The aircraft was silent, the four guards sat in pairs as their eyes remained transfixed upon the two unconscious women before them, Mercy and Hope both propped up in their own seats. Felix and Demetri stared intently at Hope as Jane and Alec watched over Mercy. Their sensitive ears picking up one massive problem with the two humans.
Their hearts were silent. Not a beat between them as their breathing came out shallow and, in Hope's case, uneven.
"We have tracked and spied on them for over one hundred years... they should have aged"
Jane's words were mostly too herself, confused as she stood to look closer at the raven, not failing to notice that there was no injury where Demetri had mildly punched her in the skull. The hit should have left at least a mark, a bloody laceration at worst. But there was nothing.
"Do you think they could be hybrids? Like the Cullen child?"
Alec shook his head as he thought on his own opinion. From the information that they had gathered over the years, it was a wise decision to blindfold the raven haired sister. Her gift lay within her eyes and, if she locked onto any of them for long enough, Alec had a bad feeling that she could do some serious damage. They'd also taken measures to bind the two to their seats, not wanting to risk a fight breaking out on the aircraft. Most likely between Hope and whoever she could reach first.
"No. Not hybrids I don't think. When we faced off with the Cullen's and their witnesses, Renesmee still had a heart beat, slower than a normal human but there none the less"
Their faces twisted in a mix of confusion and perplexed annoyance. In all their combined years, they had never met two humans as strange as these two, their gifts developed further than most vampires could manage and seemingly frozen in time. Jane scoffed as she turned away from Mercy.
"It doesn't matter. They all change the same once bitten... If the masters deem them worthy that is"
"Worthy... of what?"
The four froze in place as a low groan followed those words, voice groggy from her forced sleep. Mercy tried to look upon the faces of their captors, failing as darkness shrouded her eyes and she quickly realised that she was blindfolded. With a snarl, she attempted to move her hands, to rip the offending item away, only to be rattled further when she realised that they were also incapacitated.
"Are you kidding me?!"
She glared beneath her blindfold, hoping that it would be aimed towards at least one of them. They really had done their research it seemed.
"We thought it best to cancel out any remaining threat"
The voice she could hear seemed masculine, mature as the face of one of her attackers came to mind. The one she knew to be called Jane had referred to him as Felix. She sighed, leaning her head back against the seat.
"Look, let's face facts here. You caught us, the chances that I could use my ability before any of you noticed are minimal. And, even if I could then succeed at doing that, I'm at a total of zero percent chance of taking out more than one of you before you took me out again. So just take the damned blindfold off... Please?"
"That is not a chance we are willing to take at this moment in time"
The voice was filled with mistrust. Mercy could only smirk, turning her head slightly too where the voice had originated, they were smarter than she would have liked. With death a very minor issue for her, she would have taken her chance at wiping out at least one of them. Preferably Felix, in payback for hurting Hope.
"Fine. Then just answer me two things: Where is my sister and what the hell are you guys?"
"Your sister is unconscious in the seat beside you, also restrained for safety, she will most likely wake soon. And, to answer your second question, we are vampires, along with the coven we are members of and the masters to whom we serve"
They had expected a scream, language that would have made a sailor blush and thrashing to escape the monsters that surrounded her but Mercy only smiled, twisted and full of mirth before finally breaking into laughter. What was wrong with this woman?
"You think she's going to wake up any time soon? Seriously, she consumed enough cocaine in one night to kill four men twice her size. At best, you'll be waiting a few days. And when she does, I can't wait to see the face she pulls when she learns what you guys are. She thought we were the only monsters in this world. I'd make sure she's still restrained if I were you as well, she'll probably try to swing for you again"
"We are the monsters of our world and you are the monsters of your own. There is a difference. And what do you mean she'll wake up in 'a few days'? The masters will not be pleased if they are further delayed in their objective"
rolled her eyes at the feminine voice, shrugging the shoulders as she turned her face upwards once more. Like she cared if their 'masters' were inconvenienced.
"Don't shoot the messenger. She does it to stop the voices of her clones in her head, we call it a coca-coma and, if it keeps her from going completely insane, I'm not going to stop her"
Mercy gave a sad smile as, once again, she focused her blinded eyes towards the ceiling, the words she spoke meant more for herself than the four vampires sat around her.
"And that's nice... Now even true spawns of the devil are calling us monsters... some things really don't change over time after all"
With that said, Mercy retreated into the sanctuary of her own mind, the rest of the journey passing in silence as she drifted away into her memories. Memories that she wished would just go away.
Hey everyone,
So I hope that you're enjoying the story so far, the next chapter will hopefully be up pretty soon, there'll be a minor time skip and we'll see the girls finally come up against the three kings of the Volturi. Let me know what you all think so far, I appreciate any opinions and constructive criticism as it helps me to improve my writing :)
Thanks,
Thecrimsondagger
