Chapter 2

Goliath had found the tracker the next night. He huffed. "I should have known."

"Father, this is not like before. We have no reason to hide from him." Angela said.

"He used this pat and plant method when we woke up. And when Fox turned into a beast. There might've been another time too, but it's escaping me. There's no such thing as a causal touch around him." Brooklyn frowned.

"See what you can do with this, Lexington, and then go patrol the south with Kanata. Brooklyn, take Nashville out to hunt. I will take Bronx east." He instructed.

"And I'm staying here with Fu dog." Angela wrinkled her nose.

"I know it's hard, but patrolling on the ground is too dangerous and we cannot leave them alone. Kanata took Fu dog out yesterday." He patted Bronx's head.

"I understand, Father. I just… miss flying." She flexed her wings' stubs. They could wrap around her shoulders, but they were ultimately useless.

Goliath's eyes dimmed. There was no tragedy like clan getting smashed or broken. "It shouldn't have happened to you, daughter. I-"

"Goliath, we want to find her too. She's clan. We're not leaving yet." Lexington looked at their leader.

"Yeah." Brooklyn agreed. The others nodded as well.

"Thank you." Goliath smiled. "In a few days, we will know. Even if she… We will leave these ruins behind then. Come, Bronx." Gargoyle and beast walked away.

"C'mon, Nash… No sword. It'll slow you down." Brooklyn told his son.

"Ok." Nash gave Angela his sword. "Make sure Fu dog doesn't get it."

"I won't." She smiled.

Father and son left next. They climbed in the air before evening out.

"Hey, Dad?" The younger gargoyle asked.

"Yeah?" He turned his ear toward him.

"What's Elisa like?" He asked.

"She's strong and kind, down to earth and helps others. Great warrior. A good mate if I ever saw one. She was a real blessing when we first woke up." Brooklyn smiled wistfully.

"I hope she's ok." Nash clicked his beak nervously.

"Me too." The air had become heavy. Both gargoyles became absorbed in their thoughts and missed the brightly clothed people below.

"Looks like Brooklyn and his kid are doing fine." Puck watched the pair disappear from sight.

"What happened here, Puck? Why is Manhattan destroyed?" Titania asked.

"Earthquakes." He replied. "It started a few months ago. Places all over the world were experiencing natural disasters. Mainly earthquakes. It was only a matter of time before New York got hit. And it got hit bad. Took the tower out the day after I took the family away."

"How are the gargoyles still alive if the earthquake was during the day?" She bounced Alex. He babbled.

"I cheated and gave them Spidey sense… a sense of unease when anything dangerous was going to happen. They roosted on the shorter buildings. However, it doesn't work too great if the danger happens when you're stone." He frowned.

"Why are they still here? The only humans left are dying." She thought.

"Elisa, Goliath's mate. Nobody's seen her since the tower fell. And that's why we're out here. Goliath and the others will come back to the bunker with us if me and Alex find Elisa and her family." Puck told her. "Xanatos really misses all of them. Isn't that right, kiddo?"

Alex gurgled.

"As long as Fox and Alexander are safe, then they can stay here." Titania said.

"I figured you say that. Well, we better get back to it. Finding everybody's not going be easy." The trickster held his arms out and was given the young Quarterling. The queen left. "All right, Alex, let's get the family back together."

"Ok." Alex agreed.