Alright I don't own Hellboy, obviously.

I have made it so Nuala and Nuada survived and they are now working with the Bureau. What happened was when H.B. took the crown off Nuadas head Liz took it right then and melted it. In so doing she disabled the army permanently. This story takes place about two years after that time, in reparation Nuada is now working with the Bureau.

Chapter 2

I walked into the library happy to be far away from Nuada. The glare on his face made me cringe he was a master of glares.

"Abe? Are you in here?" I looked in the tank and he was no where to be seen. I frowned, where could he be?

"He is in the lunch room." I turned quickly to see Manning standing in the doorway.

"Manning." I put my hand on my hips.

"Hello agent Voirrey. I see you have all the information regarding the situation." He pointed at the book in my hand and the files.

"Yes, I'm informed. I thought you had been replaced." I walked toward the door wanting to find Abe as soon as possible.

"They called me back in, the last guy had a nervous break down." He laughed which made me uncomfortable.

"You laughed at his misfortune?" I glared at him surprised by his pleasure on the other mans behalf. I walked past him before he was able to explain his motives behind the laugh. I headed down the main passage again to get to the lunch room. Manning was never my favorite person when I had been here, he lacked respect. He demanded it from everyone but he didn't show it to anyone.

"Abe." I walked up to the table that he was sitting at with Nuala and the rest of the gang. "I was wondering if I could speak with you about your notes." I stood awkward next to the table, Nuada was sitting next to H.B. with a plate of fruit in front of him. He looked up at me with a glare fixed on his face. What was his problem?

"Yes, of course please sit down." He motioned for me to sit down next to him. I sat down quickly next to him trying to ignore the looks from Nuada.

"Where had they been just before their symptoms appeared?" I crossed my legs looking at him.

"Just after getting back from missions, it was odd none of the missions coincided, nothing was the same with any of them. It was just sheer chance that they became ill."

"Did they eat the same thing? Were they friends?" I was starting to get frustrated by the lack of knowledge on my part. They had been here to see it happen to each agent and I was coming in having to learn everything as quickly as possible.

"No, they weren't friends. They were fairly new to the Bureau that was the only thing that they had in common." Abe turned to look at Liz. She nodded and looked at me.

"Yes, I tried to trace any sort of similarity. I wasn't able to find anything, none of them had family to speak of. We're just at a loss, that's why we called you in." Liz had stood and walked around the table to sit next to me.

"Where are the bodies?" I asked looking at Abe and Liz.

"Manning had them destroyed. He didn't want to risk infection spreading to the rest of us." I nodded, I had expected that. It was a smart thing to do to minimize infection. I rubbed my hands over my eyes trying to think.

"So each person doesn't have any sort of connection besides the fact that they were fairly new agents. How long had they been working here when they got sick?" I looked at Abe for the answer but he stumbled for the answer.

"I, I don't know." He looked at Liz for help but she shook her head.

"Alright, we need to find that out as soon as possible. Where are the records?" I stood ready to run off to find them.

"Voirrey, sit down and eat something." H.B. stood and pointed to the seat I had been occupying. I sat down slowly looking at him.

"You go get me my food then." I looked at him smiling slightly.

"Yes, ma'am." He saluted quickly. I laughed to Abe as I watched him walk away.

"Still does what I say, how cute." Liz laughed loudly as she followed his progression to the lunch table.

"I wish I could get him to do as I say." Liz mumbled under her breath smiling at me.

"Well, when you've watched him grow up it tends to have a lasting affect. He was after all a very cute baby." I looked back at him with a smile on my face.

"What?" Nuada said with surprise in his voice. "How could you have possibly watched him grow up? You look no older than your late twenties. He is more than fifty years old." He leaned forward toward me from the other side of the table.

"My little secret." I winked at him as H.B. placed a plate of food in front of me.

My plate was full of fruits, I smiled at H.B. he still remembered that I loved my fruit.

"Thank you H.B." I smiled up at him. He was a very sweet man when he tried. I eat quickly so that I could get back to my work, I didn't want anyone to get harmed while I was here stuffing my face.

"There I have eaten, now, where are the records." I asked looking back at Abe. He nodded and stood quickly and I followed, he waved to Nuala as he left the room.

"So, which way?" I followed him down the hall quickly trying to remember my way to the room. It was a closet. It was lined all along the walls with filing cabinets. I dove into all of them pulling out every one of the deceased agents making notes in the book next their names. After just about an hour of writing I found a very distinctive pattern. Each agent had been with the bureau for either one month or thirteen months. Twelve month difference, that's all it was, just twelve months. Why twelve months? I turned when I heard a loud knock at the door.

"Hello Manning. What can I do for you?" I looked back to the file as he walked into the room.

"Making any progress?" He asked.

"Not really. I really wish you could have saved me a body, but I understand why you couldn't." It hit me then like a ton of bricks. "Get every agent that has worked here for either one month or thirteen months. Gather them in the main entrance." I walked past him and headed back to the library, I had an idea but I only hoped it would work. I need to see if any of them had any sort of connection. I had one idea in the back of my head, that all of this was sabotage. It was by far the only thing that would make sense. Some one who would have access to the records, but where did the disease come from. I made it into the library and I began to pace back and forth. My hair, which wasn't very long but was just long enough to drive me batty, I flung it out of my face and grabbed the small hair tie from one of my pockets and pulled my hair back. My hair only began to bother me when I was in deep thought or if I was irritated. At this point in time I was both, irritated at being back here and with not being able to find a solution as quickly as I wanted. It wasn't long until I heard a sharp knock at the door and I whipped around to see who it was.

"Manning has brought the agents and instructed me to help you." It was Nuada. I nodded but continued to pace along the floor.

"I need vials and syringes, I will need to take blood samples. Will you send word to Abe he will help you get the supplies. Would you do that for me?" I looked back at him hoping I wouldn't receive a chastising remark. He nodded and backed out of the room. I followed him quickly and found myself face to face with a large group of men. I walked up to the first man and grabbed his face to look into his eyes.

"How long have you worked here?"

"One month."

"When will it be two months?" I asked taking his pulse.

"One week from today." At this time Abe and Nuada had returned with my requested supplies. I smiled at them and quickly began to take blood from each of the agents and labeled them carefully. Abe stood by me patiently but Nuada had given up and went into the library to wait for further instruction. When I had just finished with the last agent the siren sounded letting each of them know that they were needed. I stood back and watched as Manning walk quickly down the main corridor with his ear to a phone. He stopped to face me with the phone to his ear.

"We need you to go along with them. They may need your special talent." He walked away with me standing there with a shocked look on my face.

"What?" I followed him quickly. "I don't go on missions, that's not in my job description any more." Manning turned to face me when I began to follow him.

"Look I'm sorry about this but I have no choice I am following orders. They asked for you specifically to join the team." I knew there was no point to argue, I sighed heavily.

"I'm not going to go out in this suit, I need to change." Manning nodded. "I managed to get you some new gear just after Liz contacted you, follow me." He lead me into the teams locker room to find Abe putting on his breathing apparatus and Liz putting on her bullet proof vest.

"What's going on?" She asked when she saw me following Manning into the room.

"I was given orders to have Voirrey go along with the mission. I'm not happy about it but you may need her, it seems that in an abandoned building there have been some sightings of creatures, they have not been identified. So you all know the drill." He opened a locker and pulled out cloths for me. I took them with irritation in my eyes and began to dress. It took me only two second to strip down and dress.

"You clearly are not a shy person." Nuala stood in the doorway watching me.

"What's the point of being shy." I tied my shoes and put my vest on. H.B. was waiting just out side the room and handed me my weapons. A gun, which I hated using, the other was my sword from long ago, I had almost forgot about it.

"You kept this after all this time?" I asked looking at my sword. It had been years since I had held it, it felt odd in my hand.

The weight of it played oddly with my balance, I hadn't used it in years. I think I would be favoring the gun tonight. I looked back at Nuala, I knew she was curious about me, I was just as curious about her.

"You don't go on the missions?" I asked as everyone ran around preparing everything.

"No, Abe won't allow it." She smiled at me.

"He cares very much for you." I smiled at her. "You are very lucky, love is one of the things everyone needs in life." I smiled at her as I headed over to the garage where the team had assembled. She waved back at me, I had a lot of questions to ask her but it would have to wait till after I returned. I ran to stand behind H.B. tuning out what Manning was saying. I looked at everyone that was assembled around the garbage truck. Abe stood next to Nuada, I couldn't help but to stair at him. He was very confusing I thought, he clearly wasn't shy about asking questions. Something I admired in a person. He was very attractive as well but I wouldn't let that interfere with my job. When he realized I was staring at him he looked shocked.

"What is she doing coming along with us on a mission? She doesn't belong." He barked at Manning.

"I have my orders." Was all Manning said.

"You'd be surprised at what she can do." H.B. laughed as he stepped into the truck, I followed close behind him.

"What is her special talent?" He whispered as he followed me into the truck. I quickly grabbed the gloves that were in the pockets of my pants and put them on. I didn't want him to sneak a touch and get information on me that I didn't want him to have. I sat next to him unfortunately, he had a powerful presence that I could never deny. I could tell that he had an effect on me physically, a feeling I hadn't felt in years, many, many years. I looked away from him and turned my attention to H.B.

"So, how are your children? I haven't seen them yet."

"Oh, well they are good. They are just starting to learn to walk." H.B. smiled at me and I was so happy for him. There where times when he was younger I was often sad seeing him locked up in his room until he was needed. Not a way a child, or a person, for that matter, should be treated.

"That is amazing. I am so happy for you." I grabbed his hand and gave in a good squeeze. "So how long until we get there?" I asked looking at Manning.

"Should only be a few minutes or so." Manning said as he flipped threw a file. Manning had changed a lot since I had last seen him, he seemed less pig headed. It was good to see honestly, he was the main reason I left the Bureau.

I heard Nuada clear his throat next to me I glanced at him quickly, he had a question but I didn't know if I was ready for any questions from him.

"Where have you been, all this time you haven't been with the Bureau?"

"Russia, that is who I am on loan from." I said it quickly hoping I wouldn't be stuck in a conversation with him.

"Why Russia?" He asked folding his arms.

"Why not Russia?"

"Alright, shut up." H.B. said quickly. "We're here. Come one Liz you stick with me." It was a quick ride that I wasn't anticipating. I stood quickly to exit the truck, I felt my hair making sure that it was all still up. I walked out onto the street, it had been so long since I had seen this city.

"Alright, the sighting was on the first floor but who knows where it will be now. Liz, you and Red go up to the top floor. Abe you and agent Tenor take the second and Voirrey and Nuada will take the ground floor. Make sure your communicators are working." I grabbed mine from Manning and put it into my ear. H.B. and Liz were already on there way into the building with Abe following close.

"Come." Nuada motioned for me to follow him.

We walked slowly into the room and found it to be practically empty, there was barely any furniture in the place. It looked as if it had been an office building at one point but now it was completely abandoned.

"So, is it just the favor of treating this disease that brought you back?" Nuada seemed to be in a very talkative mood, which seemed to be very unlike him.

"There are a few other reasons, but I would never tell you." I pointed my gun ahead of me making sure the room was clear.

"So when are you going to ask me the big question?" He asked turning to me. I looked at him confused, what was he talking about? He saw my confusion.

"If I regretted what I did? Trying to destroy the earth?" He asked walking in front of me.

"Honestly, I don't care. What is done is done, I don't like to brood over what happened in the past." He laughed at my responds.

"It looks like this floor is clear." I said putting my gun back in its holster. Nuada nodded as he put his sword back in its sheathe.

"Hey H.B., any luck up there?" I asked threw the head set.

"None, how about you Abe?"

"Nothing here. It looks as if what ever was here is gone." I nodded, what was the point of having me come. I turned to look at Nuada but he had frozen in the door way looking just beyond my shoulder. I turned slowly to see what he was looking at, what ever it was, was large. Bigger than H.B., I slowly started to back away as I slowly took my gun back out. The creature stood tall, I could have almost mistaken it for a man if it wasn't for the flaps of skin that hung off its face and neck. It stood there naked, which made me want to barf. Flaps of skin hung from all over him.

"Get behind me." Nuada whispered. "The gun will not work on it."

"We've got company on the first floor." I said quietly into my ear piece. "It's huge." I had managed to get behind Nuada at this point. I had put my gun away and pulled out my sword, I wished I had kept up with my practice with it. It was sadly too late for wishing. Nuada had his sword drawn and was about to charge the creature when I turned quickly to see another standing behind me.

"More than one." I said quietly. I tightened my hold on the hilt hoping I could get out of this without getting too hurt.

"Aim for the eyes, that is where they are the weakest." I saw him move out of the corner of my eye but I didn't hear anything, a loud thud followed soon after. I leapt from my spot and lunged for the creatures' eyes but it shifted and grabbed me around the throat and threw me against a wall. I felt my shoulder pop out of place as I fell to the ground. I stood quickly with my sword in my other hand. The creature made a swipe for my head again but I ducked and plunged my sword into his side. It had a small effect on it, it paused long enough for me to slice my sword against his face. It let out a moan as it fell to the floor, the top of its head rolled away from its body. I looked over to see Nuada in the doorway looking surprised at me.

"You have skill with a sword." He was shocked, I could see it in his eyes, at my talent.

"I'm a bit rusty." I sighed heavily as I slammed my shoulder against the wall popping it back into place.

"Are you hurt anywhere else?" He asked walking up to me with his hand held out.

"No, not that I can tell." I swung my arms around, it was good as new.

"You are, your head is bleeding." He reached for me but I pulled back.

"Please, I will be fine." I blew the hair out of my face trying to regulate my breathing. I felt my head and I had a large gash just under my hair line, damn creature. It was bleeding profusely as I walked toward the door.

"Voirrey are you alright?" Liz came into the room with her gun held out in front of her.

"Yeah, I'm good." I waved to them.

"No, she is not. Her head is bleeding and her shoulder has been dislocated." Nuada was once again trying to look at my head again but I pulled away.

"She's had worse. Let's get out of here." H.B. was at the door waiting for us.

"Thank heavens." I walked toward him leaving Nuada in the dust. "Let's get out of here."

"Looks like you got a bump on the head." He laughed at me as we got back into the truck.

"Yeah, it will be fine in a few minutes. Hand me that towel." I pointed to a medical kit and grabbed the cloth to wipe my head clean. I licked the tip of the cloth and began to wipe my head.

"I don't understand. She is bleeding, why are none of you concerned?" Nuada stepped into the truck looking irritated.

"Show him Voirrey." H.B. pointed to my hair. I pulled it back so that he could see my head clearly.

He took a small step back. "It's completely healed. How is that possible?" I shook my head and sat down trying to rid my face of all the blood.