THE NAME OF THE GAME:
ESCAPE
By: Lost Betwixt Worlds
Rated: M
Mostly due to language (coarse, suggestive) & perhaps some possible triggers
Story type:
MAJOR crossover of the following...
Twilight, Wynona Earp, Avengers, Originals
Disclaimer: I do NOT own any of the aforementioned series & I am making no money off of this. I am simply playing around with the characters & no copyright infringement is intended in any way/shape/form
Chapter 3
Team 3 – Mystery Manor
Natasha Rominoff came to with a start and started assessing her situation as best as she could at the moment. Noting three other figures lying prone on the floor, she stiffly got to her feet and checked the pulse of the blonde male. Realizing with slight disappointment that it wasn't Thor, but that his pulse was thankfully strong, she continued on to a black male laying face down "Please be Brody." Nat muttered softly as she checked his pulse and then shifted his body. Sadly it was another unknown. As she sat back on her heels the man came to followed almost immediately by the blonde. "Who are you?" asked Nat when she was sure that he was completely coherent. " Xavier Dolls and you?"
he replied getting to his feet. "Natasha Rominoff" replied Nat as she too stood up and made her way to the still unconscious young man. "And you are?" Dolls asked as he offered the blonde his hand "Niklaus Mikealson ", Nik answered as he took the offered hand and rose to his feet. "Any bloody idea where we are mate?" asked Nik
"A study of some sort" replied Nat "if it weren't for you three, I would swear the Maximoff girl was in my head again." The third male chose that moment to wake up and noticing that he wasn't alone, shot to his feet and backed away from the approaching female. Nat stopped cold and raising her hands in a non-threatening manner and softly stated "It's okay I'm not going to hurt you, you're safe."
After five minutes of silence from the young man and him looking at each of them with almost a constipated expression on his face, Dolls asked "You have a name son?"
"Edward Cullen" replied the young man.
"Well Edward, I'm Dolls, that's Natasha and that gentleman is Niklaus." stated Dolls as he pointed to each person.
"Lovely, introductions are made, drink anyone?" asked Nik as he made his way to a small wet bar in the far corner of the room.
"I'm not so sure that's a good idea," replied Dolls as he patted his pockets "anybody have a phone on them, mine is missing?"
Stopping mid pour, Nik reached into his jacket pocket and came up empty "Sorry mate looks like mine's been pinched as well."
Nat and Edward both shook their heads no and as Nat started patting herself down Dolls asked "Natasha are you okay?"
Not finding any of her weapons or ID that she normally carried, Nat stated "All of my weapons and my communicator are missing, whoever grabbed me knew what to look for."
Dolls reached under his jacket towards his back and then patted his own pockets "My weapon and badge are missing as well."
As Nik raised his glass to take a drink, Nat warned "There are about a thousand compounds that can be diluted in alcohol to either incapacitate you or flat out kill you, so you might want to rethink drinking that."
Raising the glass in a salute, Nik downed the liquid, poured another and smugly stated "While I appreciate the warning love, if our unknown host has any knowledge of who I am, then he or she will know that I can't be poisoned that easily."
As the others were talking, Edward made his way to the study door. Reaching for the doorknob he started in surprise as his hand passed right through it. "What the blazes?"
Making her way to Edward as she was closer, Nat asked "What's wrong Edward?"
Attempting to grab the handle again, Edward stated "There's a handle here but my hand keeps going through it like it doesn't actually exist."
Leaning down Nat examined where the handle SHOULD be "It's a hologram." she stated.
Noteing Edward's position in front of the door, Dolls visually scanned the upper corners of the walls to see if he could spot any tell-tale sign of a projector until Nat stated "It's part of the door frame, so when you go to grab it, the beam is broken and the knob disappears.
Nik meanwhile had made his way to what should have been the study windows and hissed "Fake, created to give the illusion of looking outside."
"Whoever we're dealing with obviously has the resources to create our environment in a way that would put us somewhat at ease."commented Dolls
"They also know enough about us to make sure that we were disarmed and unable to call for help." noted Nat
"I'd say witch" commented Nik, "but the energy needed wouldn't allow for an extended period of time and we've been awake what thirty minutes?"
"It's possible that it could be an Illusion Caster" mused Edward "but a scale like this and linking this many minds, the vampire would have to be extremely skilled and strong."
When he received no comments from his companions Edward faced them only to find they were all staring at him with a variety of expressions. What made it worse was that he couldn't get a read on any of them. They were blank, much like his Bella.
"You just said..." began Nat
"Vampire like they exist." finished Dolls thinking to himself 'I know they exist, but he's a kid, how the hell does he know about vampires?'
"How the bloody hell do you know about vampires, let alone what they might be capable of?" growled Nik struggling not to scare the humans to much.
Realizing that he just inadvertently broke one of the most important rules for his kind, Edward sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration "Carlisle is not going to be happy with me. First Bella, now this lot. Damn it."
"Alright I'll make this as simple as possible, yes vampires are real. While most do drink human blood, my family is different in that we only drink the blood of animals to survive." stated Edward in a way that he prayed would limit the amount of questions from the three humans.
"You're a bunny muncher?" deadpanned Nik with a look of disgust on his face
The look of shock on Edward's face coupled with the look of revulsion on Nik's was enough to have the beginning of a smirk starting on Nat's face.
"I prefer carnivores." defended Edward as he tried and failed yet again to read Niks mind.
"Are you and your family afraid of becoming rippers mate? Because that is honestly disgusting. You do realize that you could just live off the bagged blood rather than lower yourselves to eating animals?" griped Nik as he poured himself a healthy serving of liquor and took a big swallow.
"What's a ripper?" asked Nat as she made her way to the bar to fix herself a drink
Waving the bottle he was still in possession of at Nat, Nik set his own glass down and poured a healthy amount for the young woman when she nodded yes. "Dolls you want one mate?" asked Nik
"Sure, I have a feeling I'm gonna need it." commented Dolls as he took the glass Nik passed him.
"A ripper is a vampire that can't control themselves when they drink human blood. They literally 'rip' their victim apart." commented Nik "While most vampires are able to take what they need to survive and send the human on their way, rippers don't know when to stop. Some become rippers if their sire abandons them before the transition is complete, thus not knowing what to do. Others simply 'snap'. Most have to be put down, but there are a few that manage to make do with animal blood, but the chances of relapse or serious harm to the humans is much greater."
Edward stared at Nik in horror. "Once we begin to feed, there is no stopping until our prey is dead. Not finishing all the blood allows for the venom to spread thus triggering the change." sputtered Edward
Nik spit his drink out and roared in anger "YOU'RE A FUCKING COLD ONE?"
Nat and Dolls looked at each other and then asked in unison "There's more than one type of vampire?"
"No." said Edward
"Yes." said Nik
Each glaring at the other.
"Nik?" hedged Nat "How do you know there are two types of vampire?"
"Because love, I am one." smirked Nik as he noted the sudden jump and just as quick evening out in Natasha's pulse rate 'Someone has a thing for the bad boys' thought Nik to himself.
"That's impossible, I can smell the blood in your veins and you are drinking. Vampires can't eat or drink due to everything tasting like ash or cardboard and we'd have to rid our bodies of it almost immediately." smarted Edward with an air of superiority.
Losing his cool Nik let his vampire visage come out and flashed to Edward having him pinned to the wall in seconds.
"Boy" he growled "I am over One thousand years old. My family and I are the FIRST of the vampire race and I am not only a vampire but a wolf as well, making me THE Original Hybrid. You and your kind are nothing more than parasites created by a spell gone wrong and left to be a plague on the rest of us. I suggest you choose your words and actions wisely when in the presence of your betters." snarled Nik before slamming Edward against the wall and then dropping him.
Returning to the bar, Nik topped everyone's drinks off before throwing his back and pouring another.
As Edward was massaging his neck which was now sporting a number of small crack lines, a clapping came from by the study door.
'And so the pupil learns his first lesson by a teacher far more skilled than he' intoned a voice from above the door
'Please be so kind as to make your way into the next room'