Chapter 12:- Evil Illuminated
A.N: - I decided that I should probably let you all know who the bad guy was, so here you are but well explanations aren't going to be so forthcoming for a while at least! Enjoy!
Lexa ran after the fleeing mystery man, he paused at the corner to peer behind him, this decision cost him dearly, as Lexa appeared directly in front of him, she shoved him back against the alley wall and put her hands against it, encasing him against the wall. Her fingers took on their laser form and she stood still, starring in the eye for the first time, the man who had caused her, the others but particularly Baby so much torture and pain.
"You" she breathed.
He said nothing in response just starred wide eyed at the furious woman.
"First Jesse and now Baby, you really wanted to piss me off didn't you" Lexa's anger bubbled over and the smell of singed hair arose as he hands got a little to close for the mans comfort.
He attempted to edge out from under Lexa's arms, but she held him firmly in place. He whimpered slightly as he felt the heat from the laser perilously close to his ear lobe. He stopped fidgeting and looked Lexa in the eye.
"Why? Why do you keep tormenting us?" Lexa yelled. "Answer me Harrison! Why?"
Dr. Kenneth Harrison's horror stricken face was illuminated by the laser. He appeared unwilling or unable to offer any reason.
Lexa's anger grew considerably at the lack of co-operation. "If you don't explain yourself right now, I'll forget that you could be useful and you'll end up a rather foul smelling pile of ash! Tell me how and why you came after Baby! NOW!"
Dr. Harrison stuttering began to explain, his eyes focused the entire time on Lexa's hand and the laser it was emitting.
Shalimar's lightning quick reflexes saved her from a fiery end; she sprang upwards away from the rapidly approaching ball of fire. She grabbed onto the window ledge and clung to it with all her might.
Baby looked up at her, considered firing off another fire ball but decided upon a different tact. She leaped up to meet Shalimar, landing centimetres from her. Baby clung to the wall with one hand, her other claws extended tore for Shalimar's throat. Shalimar jumped backwards, performing a neat back flip and landing in a crouch.
"Baby you need to stop this! You have to fight it" Shalimar yelled as she saw the fiery yellow glow of Baby's eyes even through the white tint.
Baby ignored Shalimar's plea and swiftly jumped back down to ground level. Brennan was still trapped behind the wall of flames. He watched in horror as the two sisters fought again, arms and legs flailing at such speed that he could barely comprehend what was going on. However he could easily see that the wall of fire was slowly encircling nearer and that Jamie and Jesse were in danger of being consumed by the flames. He ran over to Jamie and heaved the man over his shoulder, he grabbed Jesse's jacket and dragged, pulled and lugged the pair back as far from the flames as he could get. This didn't prevent that thick, dark, acrid smoke pluming off of the flames. Brennan sank into the corner, coughing frantically as the smoke probed deep into his lungs. Eventually unconsciousness over took him and he slumped over onto Jesse the smoke inhalation taking its toll on his body.
Baby and Shalimar were still embroiled in their epic struggle, neither was willing to give ground to the other and the punches and kicks were hard and rapid. Baby leapt wide of Shalimar's forceful blow, she shot off three fire balls in quick succession but Shalimar managed to avoid them all cart wheeling sideways out of the line of fire, literally.
Baby's unsatisfaction at being unable to corner her prey was becoming obvious, she was snarling viciously her teeth barred. Shalimar responded in kind becoming all feral. She knew her feral nature was all that was keeping her alive; she let it overwhelm her in a way she'd never previously allowed. Her eyes glowed yellow and stayed that way, the two of them circled each other again and again neither willing to make the first move towards another round of combat. They began to circle around the other way both panting from their previous physical exertion.
The flight or fight instinct in Shalimar suddenly took effect and for once her feral instinct wasn't to fight. The feral in her recognised just as her human counterpart did that Baby was part of her pack, her kin. She stopped circling at the opportune moment and then retreated; she sprang for the wall, scouring the five stories building in the blink of an eye. Baby naturally followed, reaching the roof top mere moments after Shalimar.
Baby saw Shalimar running full pelt across the roof; she sped after her, copying the feral leap Shalimar made to cross from one rooftop to another.
Unbeknownst to Shalimar, she was instinctively heading toward help, she continues her roof top romp, springing from building to building until she was atop the very building that Lexa had Harrison pinned up against several stories bellow.
Shalimar stopped running and turned to face Baby in a crouch her eyes still a brilliant yellow. Baby again followed Shalimar's lead shrinking into a crouch, they lokked each other straight in the eye for one long moment before they both sprang forward in attack.
Baby came off the victor, her claws slashing deep into Shalimar's arms. Shalimar howled in pain as Baby flung her backwards off the edge of the building. She fell rapidly, her feral reflexes kicking in and righting her course so she landed on her feet all be it with a jarring force.
Lexa whirled her back to Dr. Harrison and saw Shalimar land as Baby came bounding down, landing on Shalimar and pinning her to the ground. Harrison ever the opportunist took his chances and ducked under Lexa's arm and began running as fast as he could away from them.
Lexa noted his retreating form and stood stock still, unsure what to do. Her options were simple, help Shalimar and Baby or go after Harrison. She had a split second to decide.