Down On The Bayou Detective Agency - Case Files
Chapter 22
Dragomir's End
Definitions: sci·on /ˈsīən/ noun
A descendant of a notable family.
Psychic Power Types:
Telekinesis.
Telepathy.
Teleportation.
Psionic Manipulation.
Empathy.
Precognition.
Omnikinesis.
Author's Note: Author's Note: Sorry this is so late. Life is my only defense. Only two more chapters to go (maybe depending if the characters get chatty)
~o0o~
Previously:
Finally, Dragomir realized he was being confronted. "So, you've finally come."
~o0o~
No sooner than Dragomir had acknowledged their presence, Edward spoke. "Yes, you wanted us here, and here we are."
The dark entity ignored the twins and their continued attempts to distract it and glared at the thirteen humans standing there. The twins flew to their father and each nestled into his protective arms. Edward spoke to them through thoughts, "While we have him distracted, get your mother out of here and back into her body at once. It's very important that you do this for me, children, please. I love you with all of my soul for you are my life's joy."
The twins heard and understood what their father wanted them to do and didn't give any argument which, if Edward hadn't been so focused on the coming battle,would have been worrisome. He felt such a relief as they blinked out of sight.
The entity who thought of himself as Dragomir, laughed. "Isn't that a pretty sight of domesticity. A father who loves his children, and the children who love their father. I too loved my scion in such a manner, and you and your detectives"-the word was spit out with great venom-"killed my child! I shall make you watch as I kill your children, your mate, your parents, and all of your siblings, so you will know just a bit of the grief you have brought to me."
Just as he finished his tirade, the twins popped back in. Each took one of their mother's arms, and popped back out, taking her with them.
Too late, the dark being made a grab for Bella. Enraged he screamed, "You cannot hide them from me! I shall find them all and drain every bit of life's energy from their bodies. When I'm done with you, I shall contact my home world and have more of my kind come here to this planet of yours that is so rich with life! We will destroy everyone and everything. By the time we are done, this planet will be a dry, dusty husk, like the bodies of those who once inhabited it."
The Templars all dropped to their knees and began their collective prayer while the detectives advanced on Dragomir, trying to ask distracting questions.
Edward asked, "Why do you call yourself Dragomir?"
Sam shouted, "Why come to our planet?"
"How did you find us?" Angela asked.
Lauren cried out, "Leave us and never come back, and we will not kill you!"
At this last, Dragomir just laughed.
Emmett, who'd been brought onto the inner planes by the magic of Michael, then charged Dragomir while his attention was on Lauren, his arms extended, holding a long, glowing broadsword in both hands, swinging.
As they had hoped, the being did not expect such a frontal attack. Emmett knew he really didn't stand a chance of killing the invader, but it was part of the plan, and he'd agreed to the distraction tactic so that the others could mount their psychic attack.
Each of the detectives that had psi powers started building their focus and force.
There on the inner planes, their abilities were greatly enhanced. The main thing they had going for them was Dragomir's belief that humans were unable to hurt him-they were, after all, just cattle upon which he and his kind could feed. He did not realize that these beings had great forces from which to draw power and great individual gifts from their Creator-free will and the ability to love unconditionally as well as the ability of self sacrifice for those loved.
Emmett was slashing and stabbing at the invader yelling, "How dare you come here to kill my family! I will not allow it! I will not!" He actually made Dragomir flinch, and it looked as if Emmett actually hurt the creature.
In the meantime, Edward, Sam, Angela, and Lauren combined their psi abilities causing Dragomir to fall to his knees in what looked like pain.
As soon as he was on his knees, the Templars arose from their prayer and attacked with their own swords and battle axes, hacking and slashing away. Then suddenly as the creature was trying to rise, there was a blinding flash of light which encompassed him and a booming voice telling the thirteen to place the killing strikes.
Edward, Sam, Angela, and Lauren held the palms of their hands over Dragomir's head and began pulling energy from him. While the detectives were doing this, the Templars began to cut off limbs and cut up the body.
Acrid, black vapors arose from the cuts and soaked into the ground. Screams of pain and anger flowed from his throat and mind. When there were no more sounds coming from Dragomir, Captain Lou Bajolière approached with a torch that Edward had not previously see but knew something would appear that would destroy the creature utterly. Captain Bajolière set each of the pieces of the creature ablaze.
When the acrid smoke and flames cleared, there was nothing but ash left of the invader.
"Now," Captain Bajolière said. "We must go to where this creature's body lays smoking and spread the ashes around. We Templars know where that is, and we will take care of this final part. We will contact you if we have problems. Please, if in future we can be of use, ask for our help again." With that, the Templars vanished.
The detectives found themselves back in their war room on Sam and Angela's houseboat.
They all stood and stretched as their muscles had become a bit cramped from the positions they'd been in for so long.
"Anyone hungry?" Angela asked.
Edward laughed and thanked her for the offer, but he needed to get back to the hospital to see how Bella was and to see where his children were.
Then he vanished.
Chuckling, Sam said, "Looks like Michael is still working his transportation service!"
~o0o~
Esme was sitting by Bella's bed at the hospital and holding her hand. Suddenly, it seemed as if Bella's hand was growing warmer. Esme looked at Bella's face just as Bella opened her eyes.
"Wha...what? Where am I? Esme?"
"Oh, thank the Lord! Carlisle, Bella's awake."
"Hush, Esme! This is a hospital, and look who's here," Carlisle said as he walked into the room. He had a twin on each hip, and they were hugging their grandfather and giggling.
They flew from Carlisle's arms into their grandmother's and then to their mother.
The charge nurse came running into the room demanding to know what was going on. It took Carlisle some time to explain that Bella was now awake and that the twins were very happy to see their mother's condition had improved.
Edward was next to walk into the hospital room, and he rushed to his wife's bedside. He just stood at the foot of her bed, taking in the wonderful sight of his wife and twins. Tears brimmed in his eyes and ran down his cheeks.
Esme rushed to her son, squealing with happiness, and hugged him. Carlisle attempted to calm the charge nurse down once more, and when that failed, he pushed her from the room and shut the door.
"Son! I'm so glad to see you again. Where did you find the twins?"
"It's a very long and involved story, Dad, and one that I promise to tell you both, but I'd like to take my wife and children home."
~o0o~
