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Chapter 6: Delegating Entrapment

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"They've been at it for over an hour." Consuela complained glaring at the entrance to the massive building in thought, her patience had finally run out and she knew the others were at great risk right then.

Willy yawned checking his watch and shook his head. "It's only been a half hour, they like taking their time." He calmly returned his watch and flipped his cane back and forth.

She glowered at him and stepped within a few feet of his personal space. "HOW can you remain so damn calm?" He rubbed his ear at her high emphasized 'how' and ignored her protruding fangs. "Your friends are there." Her voice was now almost a hiss.

"I remain calm because that is the only way to get help…don't mistake this for me not caring. If anything happens to either of them during their delegating…I have candies to deal with that." His violet eyes held malice deep within the normally twinkling with mischief gaze; underneath those childish antics he had his dangerous side.

There was an amused chuckle which made him glance up reflexively. "The big bad candy maker…since when did you get dangerous?" Willy made a disgusted expression and stuck out his tongue.

"Who are you?" Consuela was thrown a bit by the amused looking tall man; he was currently puffing away on a cigarette wearing an olive green dress shirt, black tie, slacks and long tan coat. His silver rimmed glasses hid his dark eyes, and his slicked back short hair with silver sides was slightly disheveled by the currently blowing wind.

"Corso isn't anyone." Willy smirked at the dark look he received from the familiar book appraiser and familiarity with the occult. "Where's your partner?"

"Behind you." Willy jumped a foot and turned to meet the amused expression on Mort's face, he had always been extremely uncomfortable around the writer, with a sociopath for a multiple personality. "Relax…shooter isn't in the mood right now." He flicked his cigarette at Willy's feet watching him wrinkle his nose in disgust.

Consuela glanced at Mort sensing something was off, he wore a pair of black slacks and a heavy sweater with currently wild wheat colored hair due to blonde and brown mixing, his dark eyes were concealed behind his glasses.

"Vampire?" Mort studied Consuela with equal interest hearing Willy snort behind him.

"Duh." Willy stood walking over next to Consuela just to keep an eye on what she might do if crossed. "Give up the whole robe, and pajamas thing Mort?"

"He dressed up a bit today…he doesn't need to deal with your less then amusing antics does he?" Willy ignored Corso and intently studied his gloved hands; Ichabod was probably about one of the only ones that actually liked him other then a couple others.

"You're all children…how Ichabod or Sabina can stand you is beyond me." Consuela crossed her arms studying the men around her and shaking her head.

"You haven't seen him and Sands at it have you?" Willy winced at Mort's reference to Sands, he really hated the fact he had ticked Sands off again. "I see you still have both your kneecaps." Willy took one of Sabina's more amusing and prominent gestures to heart and flipped them both off.

Corso and Mort both were shocked by this gesture, in all the time they had known Willy as far as his cursing went had been candied version and weird ones at that. "Learned it from a particular pest." He smirked satisfied that they would let him be for the moment. "I'll have to remember to thank Sabina…I just don't plan on using that again." He glanced down waiting for the hour to finish passing.

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Once inside the far from safe barge Sabina noticed a large space full of various monsters, some she recognized and others she was clueless about. Ichabod sensed her discomfort and placed a hand gently over hers, which were still locked around his arm. Stefan attempted to introduce some of the monsters but neither could really see much due to the very dim light and in her opinion she wasn't really sure she wanted to know them all.

Stefan called forward four of the rather large group; they were apparently some of the ones that helped organize with Consuela and him. "These are Ichabod Crane and Sabina Crystal…they're from the dimensional agency." The four regarded Sabina and Ichabod carefully, she could feel her skin crawling when one stepped into the dim light and reacted by stepping closer to Ichabod. "These are Cam, Cyan, Midori and Rowen…four of Consuela's and my most trusted of the group."

Rowen was the one that made Sabina a bit uncomfortable, he was a gargoyle the color of midnight itself with teeth and claws as sharp as the silver daggers they mirrored and a major wingspan she didn't even dare to guess at. His eyes burned into them both the deep yellow serpent like eyes narrowing in brief suspicion before he bowed in greeting. Cam was what she recognized as a warlock, he had neck length blood red hair and the darkest green eyes she had ever seen which glowed an almost eerie reflection of that green, he also appeared to be twins with the female witch currently present due to their resemblance to one another, Cyan smiled slightly at Sabina's intense study and extended a hand.

"My brother likes to make guests nervous with our eyes…forgive him." Sabina smiled slightly and disengaged one hand from Ichabod long enough to shake their hands and return it back around his arm and back into her comfort zone. "Midori?"

The last of the group raised her steel silver eyes to meet Sabina and Ichabod; she offered a nod in their direction and brushed her midnight hair from her face. "Dragon Demon…nice to meet you." She was amused at Ichabod's nervous expression when she flicked out her forked tongue and stretched massively black wings, with scale like feathers. "This one has a sympathy for my kind…well at least my ancestors the great dragons." She adjusted her wings and titled her head thoughtfully in Sabina's direction.

Stefan noticed how the barge suddenly became silent and turned toward the entrance, something was definitely wrong and a great deal of the monsters in the room abandoned them at the sign of threat. All that remained was Stefan, the four newfound friends, Ichabod and Sabina, she glanced up at Ichabod and cautiously removed her grip turning to the direction the sound came from. "Something isn't right." She noticed the others tense nervously almost expecting trouble.

Stefan stepped to the doorway and listened intently picking sounds he didn't like. "Get them out of here Midori and Rowen…Cam, Cyan block the door with a barrier." The twins nodded stepping up to the door and murmured a spell waving their hands creating an almost invisible blue barrier on the doorway.

"How are they supposed to…

"Fly us out." Sabina noticed Ichabod's face pale at the suggestion and was almost expecting him to faint. "Midori…he may…

"I think I'm fine." Ichabod managed meeting her gaze and nodded to reassure her. "I just don't like the idea of abandoning them." She glanced back at Stefan, Cam, and Cyan and nodded in agreement.

Midori stepped forward and lifted Sabina spreading her wings watching Rowen do the same with Ichabod. "We're all going to meet at Stefan's car…we should be able to go to safety then." With that Sabina closed her eyes hoping Ichabod was safe and felt the wind outside the boat instantly rushing her face.

"I'm flying with a dragon demon." She cautiously opened her eyes seeing Ichabod looked almost as white as a ghost but otherwise seemed to be holding up fairly well, the water below her was an almost emerald color at their height and even with the slime covering it appeared oddly enchanting. The pair made several sweeps around the area where Stefan's car was parked before landing watching Sabina immediately rush to Ichabod who was holding onto the side of the car for support; once he was steady on his feet he offered her one of his apologetic smiles.

Sabina smiled and slid up next to him carefully lacing her arm with his again. "Whatever happened…Stefan looked very nervous." Ichabod glanced down briefly at her arm and nodded in agreement meeting her gaze.

"I think we're in far more trouble then before." Ichabod noticed her face fall slightly at this, she realized he was right and was starting to wonder what was going on with Willy. "He will come through…the council isn't always receptive to suggestions, evidence and especially Willy. He's made a few of the council very disagreeable with him." He studied Sabina for a long moment and glanced skyward briefly. "Katrina almost had his candy making hide for some of his mischief." She leaned against his arm hoping Cam, Cyan and Stefan were alright, she didn't notice the effect she seemed to have on distracting him at the moment from his less then pleasant thoughts.

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"When did you learn such an offensive gesture?" Willy glanced up at Corso after the rather prolonged silence and smirked.

Consuela got the feeling that he was up to something and stood off to the side in case something went wrong. Willy twisted his cane thoughtfully seeing Corso and Mort were both annoyed with waiting, which made it all the more entertaining for him. "That pest…she won't get out of my mind." He remembered the brief encounter back at her house and found his cheeks tint slightly at the image before his violet eyes flashed in amusement.

Willy casually leaned forward glancing at his watch and wrinkled his nose in irritation. "Taking them long enough." He met the frustrated pair staring at him and shrugged. "Sabina…the girl Tia was rambling about, rather entertaining I might add." He slid out a stick of what resembled taffy and tossed it lightly at their feet.

Consuela let out a startled hiss and floated up on the wall of the high gardens surrounding the entrance to the agency building, watching the candy let out a colored smoke and several popping sounds. Mort and Corso after realizing it wasn't dangerous looked about to beat him senseless, she was starting to understand why he wasn't overly popular.

Willy already saw Mort's jaw cracking and knew Shooter was about to take over. "I wouldn't Shooter…she needs me to get back to her friends as well as Ichabod and Sabina, the council frowns on those sorts of things ya know." How Mort/Shooter hated that fact and slowly backed over next to Corso who lit a cigarette in hopes of maintaining his temper. "Hour's up…time to go party." His voice was filled with sarcasm that even Consuela could sense.

Inside the Superiors chamber Willy took notice that only Tia Dalma, Katrina and Norrington were present, for once it bothered him his father was nowhere to be seen. "Sabina was so sure my dad was worried." He shrugged seeing Tia Dalma stand and clear her throat. Consuela was growing very impatient with the theatrics the woman seemed highly fond of, but took Willy's advice to heart; she wasn't so sure he wouldn't permanently seal her mouth shut with one of his candies.

"You have help…I trust you can get along with each other long enough for the mission?" Tia Dalma directed the question at Willy, this told him who was coming along with them and he almost cringed at the idea. "You have a private audience with Superior Wonka…that way." She pointed to Willy's left where several office doors were hidden among the room.

Consuela glanced at Willy curiously. "Wait here Consuela." He left her uncomfortably staring around the room and walked to an all too familiar office door. "What does he want?" he knocked lightly on the door and then entered, he was surprised when his father walked over and offered him a kind gesture of an open embrace. "You wanted to see me?" he hesitantly hugged his father stepping back seeing his father was studying him carefully.

"Ms. Crystal told me what happened…rather Ichabod did. I'm glad you're safe." Dr. Wonka nodded that he was welcome to leave after the brief encounter. "Watch yourself son."

Willy was stunned by the emotion and then the lack of emotion; he was also accustomed to the actions of the man by then and went back out seeing Consuela looked ready to bolt. "They even unnerve vampires." He walked up behind her and leaned down near her ear, she was still unaware of his return.

"Boo?" Consuela let out a startled shriek and whirled glowering at him her fangs fully ready to rip him apart. Katrina and Tia Dalma's cold gazes landed on the both of them, he offered an impish grin and escorted Consuela out the door.

Once she was sure they were outside the building she turned on him. "Damn you…you are evil in carnet Willy." Consuela glanced up in time to hear an overly amused chuckle and flinched back from the throwing knife being tossed back and forth between Sand's hands.

Jack stepped from the shadows with his own amused look. "No…actually my partner be love, he's good at hiding it though." Willy eyed Sands nervously but could see their little disagreement was currently on hold. "Captain Jack Sparrow and Agent Sands." Consuela glanced at Willy for conformation they were safe, he nodded in response to her nervous gesture.

"Consuela…currently disgusted with how your superiors work." She glared back up at the yellow mocking building. "They're probably in far greater danger now Willy." His violet eyes met hers and he nodded in agreement programming the traveling device, he ignored Sands studying the coordinates over his arm for their own traveling device.

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"Eep!" Sabina turned hearing a group of voices coming their way and slid behind Ichabod, she normally wasn't the type to hide out and have someone protect her; at the moment she had no idea what was going on and hated it. "Stefan? Cam? Cyan?" she breathed a sigh of relief when they stepped into the dim light of the alleyway.

Midori noticed instantly something was wrong with Cam and was at his side in seconds. "He's been wounded…blade demon." Ichabod and Sabina were all too familiar with this species and exchanged irritated looks with one another. "He's going to be fine." Both watched in fascination when she pressed a talon into her arm and then allowed her blood to fall upon the gashes. "Unlike most warlocks he can deal with my healing poison." She explained seeing the curious expressions aimed her way.

"Fascinating." Sabina smiled stepping back. "YIPE!" she whirled in time to follow the hands that had presently goosed her from behind and nearly did punch him this time. "Damn it Willy, scare the hell out of…Sands, Jack?" she noticed Consuela smile and walk over explaining to her friends who the new arrivals were.

Sands smirked seeing Jack glancing around cautiously before smirking at how easily Willy had managed to fluster Sabina. "Miss me?"

"Like a toothache…that was uncalled for." Sabina glowered at Willy and turned walking around behind Ichabod cursing him everything she could think of.

Ichabod couldn't help the small smile on his face; he had been just as surprised by Willy's reappearance as she had been. "Like she said…I see you got help, took long enough though." Willy shrugged seeing Jack had disappeared off to the side inspecting the car with Sands. "Give you the run around?"

Willy saw Sabina had gotten over her annoyance and was back over with them. "No, they just took their time as usual…Norrington had a bad check in with Jack apparently." Her eyes narrowed at the mention of the Commodore. "You may have been useful with a look like that." He flicked at her hair, she reflexively swatted at his hand in a half attempt at being violent.

"Do we have to go over the whole walking in on me thing?" Willy's eyes narrowed at this, all she did was smirk at the small flush that slowly slipped into his cheeks. "Kidding…you've been tortured enough." She offered him a hug of truce and turned to Consuela's snort.

"Matter of opinion…that man is just…

"Impossible…his better charm." Ichabod could already see Willy was startled by Sabina's hug, but noticed it was more of a sisterly thing and got the impression Willy noticed this too.

"What's that bloody noise?" Jack had his sword drawn and Sands had a gun ready, Willy slid his arm lightly around Sabina's waist pulling her between him and Ichabod, his cane ready and Ichabod grabbed a board handed to him by Consuela.

"Trouble." Midori was instantly in flight followed by Rowen and each were ready for trouble.

Sabina jumped ducking into the back of the car, she already guessed by the way the others were acting she needed to be out of sight and the way. She heard several various sounds of monsters and things she was familiar with and then others she wasn't. She could hear the others fighting it out and knew she couldn't just sit there, but she was apparently a key to the whole mess whether she knew why or not. Sabina reluctantly sat up and peaked out of the car seeing all the others were busy with various monsters and demons, she saw Willy and Ichabod were sticking close to the car; but they were having difficulty keeping it that way.

"This is ridiculous." She reached out grabbing a crimson frock coat and yanked Willy backwards into the car making him avoid a collision with an unfriendly flying gargoyle. "You need to watch those things." His violet eyes met hers and he offered her an impish grin. "When you grin like that…you're always up to something." She ducked down pulling him half on top of her when another fly by attack occurred.

"Careful Sabina, you're getting to know me far too well." He startled her with a small kiss to the cheek and climb out the car back into battle. "Take that." He smirked ramming his cane easily into a flying gargoyle sending it crashing with a violent thud.

"What the hell was that for?" Sabina lay there in the car still staring straight up at the now dark sky; she felt her face flush slightly and realized she was touching her cheek thoughtfully. "Damn him." She sat up with a ferocity in her eyes she hadn't had since fighting with him before and without caring grabbed a crowbar from the back of the car and rammed it into the nearest head of an offending blade demon.

"Thanks love." Jack offered her a familiar smirk and was back into the fight. "Ichabod!" he was too late to notice until he got tied up saving Sands from an attack.

Sabina glanced up in time to see a gargoyle pinned directly at Ichabod, he was currently struggling with demon resembling something of a crocodile. She jumped out of the car and was directly behind Ichabod swinging her weapon directly into the gargoyle's head. There was a high screech that made her ears ring and the thing crashed into the slime filled water slowly sinking into the depths.

Ichabod turned seeing she had handled things rather easily and was currently furious. "Get back to the car Sabina…they're after you." She didn't like the order in his tone of voice, but didn't dare argue with him. Something told her it wouldn't be wise to push her luck with Ichabod no matter how kind he was. "Now…please." He refrained from the ordering tone to an almost pleading one.

"Alright." She ducked across the battle and literally dove into the car. "Ouch." She glared at the weapon in her hand and dropped it on the floor; it really hurt to land on that thing. "Why me?" she again hesitantly glanced up from her hiding spot reaching out and grabbing a throwing knife from Sands hitting an ugly indescribable flying purple blob. "Sorry…

"No problem…never pegged you for hiding out." Sands fired several shots at various other blobs. "Following Ichabod's advice?" she gave him a scathing look and pulled him sideways.

"Stop being your true asshole self…pay attention." He offered her an amused smirk and went back to work. "Damn it." She ducked several of the blobs; apparently she was no longer entirely safe in the car. "I think I'm rethinking convertibles." She saw a flash of crimson and noticed Willy dive back into the car sending something overhead that would have collided with her. "Flirting with me in a dangerous situation is annoying." She glowered at the amused violet gaze now facing her again, irritatingly enough he was again on top of her and had that same impish grin as before.

Willy easily knocked more of the flying creatures aside and climb out standing beside the car. "Who said I was flirting with you missy?" he flicked a button on his cane and sent a rather long blade into another of the various crocodile looking demons. "Besides…you're already infatuated with Ichabod." He smirked violet eyes twinkling before they widened in horror. "No!" a black leather fist easily batted him backwards like an insect.

"Willy!" Sabina turned seeing a huge demon hidden among a hooded cloak and felt her heart leap into her throat, red eyes glowing menacingly in her direction. "Shit." She barely breathed seeing far too large leather clad hands coming directly at her, she heard a far to amused laugh that made her shiver in her attempt to scramble out of the car.