Down On The Bayou Detective Agency - Case Files
Chapter 21
Case #20 - Ordre du Temple - Part 2
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Previously:
"Yes, Edward, that voice belonged to the Master of the Brotherhood of Light. This brotherhood is always active on the inner planes, waiting to be reached for by those who walk on the outer planes. I have been given permission to help you receive that help in the form of the Templars. They are God's Warriors, and this fight is right up their collective alleys. You were once a Templar yourself, which gives you more of a claim on their help."
Sam, unable to remain silent any longer, asked, "Then why the hell didn't they kill these creatures to begin with?"
"It was judged that you all were capable of taking care of the original problem, which you did. Now you need more help, and it's available to you. You have seven more individuals coming to you physically anytime now."
As if that was the cue, there was a loud knock on the door.
Angela rose and went to the door and opened it.
She gasped, "Oh my!"
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There standing before Angela were seven men dressed as modern day soldiers in full combat attire, only these men didn't have any insignia of which arm forces they belonged. Instead, there was a stylized red cross where the mark to which branch they belonged would be that she immediately realized as a Templar's Cross.
Angela stood back and gestured for the seven men to enter. As each passed her, they formally bowed to her and recited their name and rank as a Templar.
"Gentlemen, if you'll follow me, I'll take you into our war room where we all can be more comfortable, and I'll bring you some iced tea. You must be very warm in your combat gear."
The men followed Angela and seated themselves on several of the couches there.
Angela walked back into the kitchen. "Guess who's coming to dinner."
Edward laughed as he read her mind and got up from the table saying, "Come on y'all. Let's go meet the Templars.
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As the detectives walked in their war room, the seven Knights stood. Edward walked up to them and extended his right hand to each, shaking their hands. He did not know how he knew, but when he gripped each hand, he offered a handshake that was different from the norm. This, he realized, was one of the way Templars would know each other. "Thank you, gentlemen, for coming to our aid. Would you introduce yourselves to us, please. I am Edward Cullen", he said before gesturing to Sam. "This is Sam Uley and his wife Angela. That huge man," he continued, pointing to Emmett, "is my brother, Emmett Cullen, and his wife Lauren. I suspect you know who and what Michael is. Correct?"
One man stepped forward and inclined his head to the detectives. "Thank you so much for your warm welcome, I am Captain Lou Bajolière. These are André Camfrancq, Brea Galluchat, Garrigues De Flaujeac, Gaston dit Saint-Léonard, Hardi de Boisblanc, and Baudry Des Lozières." As each man's name was recited, he gave a quick nod of their heads. "We are all from this state of Louisiana and each have taken a Creole name as a Templar name. Not that we don't trust you to give our birth names too, it's just part of our Templar training, and yes, we have been given the knowledge of who Michael is."
Everyone sat down except Michael and who addressed them all. "We have been gathered here to meet the dire threat of this invader who has come from another planet not of our solar system. He has not as yet contacted his planet, as far as we can tell since he is too full of rage and grief for the killing of his child. If he is not stopped and soon, he will make that call to his home world and all of humanity will be destroyed."
"Alright, Michael, what do we do?"
An hour later, a plan was being laid out for the detectives and Templars. It was much the same as they'd used before with the exception of the power substation. "That worked before, but this new threat knows it and will not be lured into a trap like that again. Since he is much more powerful, we must take him first on the astral plains to weaken him. Then we will kill him here, on the physical plane. Edward, your children will be able to assist us this time. He was correct, you know. Those two are much more powerful than the six of you put together."
Edward nodded. "I am very well aware of that, and it terrifies me to be honest. Knowing you're around, Michael, helps me maintain some sanity. I know you'd not allow them to be hurt or to hurt someone else."
Michael smiled. "The twins have their own individual guardians, Edward. You never need worry about that. However, the guardians do need our assistance to figure how to get them released, and Bella as well, from his influence. No harm will come to the twins, but they are unable to help Bella. We need to get to her quickly."
"First, we need to locate where on the physical plain they are. Then we need to get there to do battle and destroy, once and for all, this threat. This being is arrogant, and as far as we can tell had not contacted any of his fellow beings as to what is going on. I feel among his people he's a rogue, and I suspect Earth is too tender a morsel for them to ignore."
"That would be a blessing indeed," said Captain Lou Bajolière. "Shall we get on with it?"
Angela stood. "I'll go get my Tarot Cards and see what they have to say."
Lauren pulled a ball of silk fabric from her skirt pocket and unwrapped it. There in the center of the material, was a very clear sphere of natural crystal. She carried it to a more isolated corner of the war room, seated herself and began to scry within its depth.
Sam left the room heading for the chest that contained his magical equipment. When he found what he needed, he took everything into the kitchen and began to make the ingredients he felt would help him in the search.
Edward went to the same quieter spot Lauren had gone to, seated himself, and dropped into a deep state of meditation to contact the Brotherhood of Light to see if they could help.
The seven Templars all kneeled and began to pray for guidance in finding the invader.
Emmett just sat there with his elbows on his knees, biting his fingernails and looking very worried.
Within an hour, everyone was back in the war room comparing what they'd found. It wasn't too surprising when they all came up with the same location.
Moments later, all thirteen of them were standing in a semicircle before Bella, the twins, and their captor on the astral plane. The scene would have been comical had not the circumstances been so dire. The twins were flitting around the head of their capture. He was swatting at them but would miss by just a tiny bit.
"You can't catch us, Dragomir! Na na na na na!" the twins taunted.
Bella was sitting cross-legged, smiling at nothing in particular, totally under the Dragomir's spell, making a daisy chain.
Finally, Dragomir realized he was being confronted, "So, you've finally come."
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