AN:In case you are wondering why Hudson was let free. He is a government agent imagine if you will, trying to arrest someone that out ranks you by leaps and bounds. Poor Sara she almost had him of course she has no clue what Hudson is. :)
Chapter 7 The Awakening Trinity
Hudson while not saying a word heads to his vehicle Jeff and Cynthia follow him. They enter and buckle up Hudson looks at his watch only twenty more minutes. He swings the SUT into traffic and Jeff and Cynthia hold on for dear life as Hudson races through the streets of the city. He reaches his house in ten minutes flat. They all jump out the second he stops the vehicle and race to the door. Hudson not having time to play with keys, touches the door knob and in seconds the tumblers change direction and unlock. They rush in and Peyote has not left his post at Mark's side.
Upon seeing Mark Cynthia is extremely shaken. Mark shakes, his skin is covered in sweat and he is paler then even stage makeup could ever make him appear.
Peyote instructs them on what to do. "Come lay down, one at his right, one at his left, Hudson you lay above his head. You are the strongest in his sprit world. As they lay on the floor all lay spread-eagle with hands clasped together. Now Jeffery and Cynthia take hold of Markus's hand" At contact they both got a small shock. "Relax close your eyes and find that part of you that trusts the power within the line of Callaway. You have felt his power let the ancestor spirits of the line of Callaway guide you, follow that stream of power." They all mentally fall through the floor and are swung wildly through space. As they land they look around the scenery has changed. They now stand in an empty backstage arena hallway. They hear loud crashes and Jeff takes off running.
Hudson and Cynthia look at each other and run after Jeff. Jeff stops, puts his arms out to stop Hudson and almost close-lines Cindy. They now stand in front of a door that has a sign that reads Undertaker. "Look at the sign" Cynthia says with shock and fear in her voice. They turn their attention fully on the sign the letters are starting to fade. The noise inside the room grows louder.
Hudson enters first and is thrown from the room. "What happened?" Screams Cynthia
"He's still a little sore at me" Hudson says as he gets to his feet. Jeff walks toward the door. "Wait he is not alone, in Limbo your last fight is against yourself." Hudson knew he had failed now it was purely up to Mark's friends. He continues with thick emotion in his voice "Mark is fighting the younger image of himself. Please help my son." Hudson with all the power within him was now just an energy source. His image faded but his link continued to feed the others.
Jeff charges into the room seeing both men he yells at the younger Mark and goes for a close-line on the younger Mark. "Get out of here damn you" The man disappears and reappears behind Jeff, Mark tries to warn him but it is too late Jeff turns around and is punched square in the face. Jeff flies out the room backwards he connects with the wall. Cynthia runs to him as he disappears but his energy is still there.
Though frightened Cynthia rises to her feet, she had to try. She feels a calming hand on her cheek and knew it was Hudson offering his presences and support. She stands just inside the door and what she sees takes her breath away. The younger Mark is standing over Mark whom is laying on the floor motionless. A mixture of trepidation and Anger fuels her next action. Cynthia runs at the man and slaps him across the back of the head. She quickly regrets her action as the younger Mark turns on her unaffected by her assault and grabs her by the throat. She fights to get free swinging at him. He says nothing he just squeezes harder. As Cynthia looses consciousness her body slumps forward and he lets her fall to the floor. He turns on Mark but is surprised when he does not see his prey. Suddenly he is struck in the back and slammed to the floor. He is then grabbed flipped in the air and slammed on his head. Rapid punches assault him as he sees the face of his prey.
Mark saw what happened to Cynthia and a force greater than he thought he possessed streamed into him. He jumped to his feet and as Cynthia hit the ground he attacked his younger self. With punches and slams of new and old he beat the livin' hell out of the only thing that was keeping him here. He had been having a pity party thinking why he should go back, now he knew it was not his time. The younger Mark got to his feet and held out his hand. Without thinking Mark put both fists together. What happen next, Mark would never believe he was capable of doing, "To defeat the man before you, you must have faith in the power of the line of Callaway" Hudson's voice Inside his head. Mark soon felt his actions guided. He puts his fists together one hand under the other he quickly thrusts both hands forward and a large bolt of lighting left his fists and hit their target. At the lighting bolt's contact the other man disintegrated into millions of pieces leaving nothing but a fading light and a loud crack of thunder as the image shifted and disappeared.
Mark felt terribly weak as he walked over to Cynthia's prone form he bent down and brushed her hair out of her face. "Cynthia wake up please"
The storm was over Hudson and Jeff was allowed back into their physical forms inside the limbo world. Hudson stood at the door afraid to speak Jeff walked past him and stepped over broken furniture walking toward Mark.
"Mark"
Mark looks up at Jeff with unshed tears in his eyes. "She has to wake up. I don't understand how she got here but she has to wake up."
Jeff not knowing what to say bent down and helped Mark lift Cynthia. "I know how she got here." Jeff turns at Hudson's voice Mark follows Jeff's line of sight. "Mark we all are here because in our own way we love you." Hudson said as he walked closer. Hudson signaled for them to lay Cynthia down Mark at first would not let her go. "If she stays unconscious here she will not wake."
Anger, fear and betrayal filled Mark and the scene changed right in front of their eyes. Mark, Hudson and Jeff stood in a bedroom Cynthia laid in the bed. Mark bent down and whispered in her ear using a technique he had once read about. In this realm he had some kind of power now to put it to a true test, holding her hand. "Awaken my love come toward my voice. I don't know if you can hear me but I think you can. I will love you until the day my heart stops beating and everyday forever after. Awaken my love come toward my…" Cynthia's eyes opened and she hugged him tight he hugged her back.
Cynthia held his face in front of hers "I was so scared. Mark, please don't stay here. Please come back to our reality. It's hard enough to know that you will never be mine but I would rather you be not mine and alive."
Mark had already made his choice when he defeated himself in the locker room. "I have already chosen life thank you for giving me a reason to do so." Mark couldn't believe she was here. She had ripped his heart out and handed it to him without a backwards glance almost 18 years ago. And now she had come to him in this world where nothing was never what it seemed. Remembering what Hudson had said. Of all the people that loved him so much where the hell was his wife?"
Hudson nudged Jeff, Jeff took Mark's hand Cynthia held Mark's other hand and Hudson completed the circle. "Concentrate" Says Hudson
"On what" Jeff asks
"On life" Mark says as he squeezes Cynthia's hand as they slip form the room through the floor and spiral through space landing back where they were in Hudson's house.
Hudson was the first to rise. Mark got up pulling Cynthia to her feet Jeff jumped to his feet. Peyote crooked a finger at Mark. Mark walked toward the older man. "You are a very lucky young man."
"I know that"
"Do not speak Listen. Your father is not a good man your father is not a bad man but he is your father."
"He lied to my face." Mark growled.
Peyote popped Mark on the head with a near by news paper. Mark grabbed the man's hand. Peyote sighs and disappears.
Peyote reappeared this would be more difficult than he thought. "Did he ever deny that he was your father or did he simply omit the truth when you were around?"
"A lie is still a lie."
"Think of the reason you know he is your father. He revealed himself to you in your time of need and did not give up until you were back in this reality. He went in search of your friends. There is something you must know. Hudson and the others love you without love of some kind the Trinity would not have worked. That is all I will say on the matter."
"Hey you said it worked because they loved me where is my wife Hudson didn't go to her first?"
Peyote gently brushes Mark's face with the palm of his hand "Goodbye Dragon hair" Peyote bowed to Mark then disappeared. Peyote's work was done, his debt to the sprits of the ancestors of the line of Callaway was paid, and he could leave this realm in peace.
To be continued
