Shadow
Russian Red
"We aren't afraid of you, Caretaker. Or is it Alli?" Libya says with a smirk. The golden-haired Noah glares at the exorcist, then sighs.
"I swear to God, if you screw one thing up, it'll be your heads that'll be returning with me to the Ark, got it?" They nod. "Let's go then."
God, I've made the worst mistake in my life. . .
She smiled whilst placing the ruby red rose up to her nose.
"It's beautiful," she said with a small smile. The man returned the same smile as he slowly reached his hand over his head.
"I picked it from my mother's garden," he said. "She grows the best for the floral shop in Paris."
"It's wonderful," she said as she reached over and gave him a hug. "I just adore it."
"What would you like to do today?" he asked whilst she wrapped her arm around his.
"I was wondering if we could go visit the floral shop in Russia," she said with a gentle smile. He was taken back by her answer, but smiled anyway.
"Sure, let us go." And they left.
:+:
"Alli, where are we going?" her red-headed companion asks impatiently. Alli sighs in frustration as she contemplates on killing her or not.
"You'll see after we exit the train," she growls angrily. It had been a few days since they left London. Alli hadn't found a trace of where Helena could be, or where Allen is either. That was until she received a tip from the Earl that her sister was a in need of a visit. It was sudden, but Alli knows where she can find her.
"The Order is looking for Allen very thoroughly. Johnny Gill has gone mad with wanting to find him," Libya explains dully. Xavier sits there mystified by the scenery of the lake and forests. The train circles a mountain, and more mountains to come. It's dark, just after twilight. There's a faint glow from the full moon that shows through the dark clouds of night.
"Honestly, what has become of the Order since he left?" Alli asks with a snort.
"Leverrier became obsessed with wanting to find him," Libya explains. "I don't know much, but I'm pretty sure he's doing something with Zhu from the Asian Branch."
"Hrm, sounds like he's doing something with magic," Alli thinks out loud. The train suddenly stops with a thud, and they're pushed back into their seats from the momentum. Alli looks outside to see that they're still on the hill by the mountain.
"Why have we stopped?" Xavier asks sleepily. Apparently he had been sleeping instead of daydreaming.
"I don't know, I guess something has happened in the driver's car. . ." Another thud happens and the train begins to move again.
"They must've found the problem," Libya states. A sudden knock came about the door. Alli lifts herself and opens it. She sees a woman with bright blond hair in pigtails that curls perfectly to the tip. Her eyes are an ice blue with glasses, and stare at her with intense determination. Her cloak is pushed behind her shoulders and wears a strap top with shorts. Alli's eyes widen in realization.
"Maggie-" she ducks when the woman's fist tries to hit her face. Xavier and Libya stand as Alli grabs onto the woman's hand to block another attack. Alli slams her into the cabin across from them, and shuts the door.
"Who's that!" Libya exclaims in surprise. Alli kicks open the emergency door by the window. The train's still moving beside the mountain, and there aren't any lakes below. Alli groans. The door to their cabin starts to shake uncontrollably.
"You don't think we're going to-" Libya screams when she's pushed out of the train along with Xavier. Alli sees them land into a shadow that she created down below.
"I do think we're going to go down there," she answers Libya's unfinished question. The door is kicked open and flies out into the mountain cliff. Alli sees her opponent staring at her in the door way. "Maggie."
"It's been quite some time, Shadows. I believe you're looking for my mistress?" Maggie asks with a glare. Alli smirks.
"Yes, that seems to be the case. I presume that you won't be helping me in anyway that'll lead me towards our time component, correct?" she asks. Maggie continues to stare at the golden-haired woman with intense malice. Her eyes glow with ice and hands morph into something only a creature would bare. Alli smiles in defeat and props her body against the door frame to the outside.
"Well, Magaline, I'd love to stay a chat, but I've got some people to meet. Not to mention find my sister before you do," she says happily. Maggie suddenly pounces at the Noah, and they fall.
:+:
Libya and Xavier stand in a dimension that is unknown to them. The lift themselves off the ground and find an unusual place. The floor is checkered black and white, and has two bookshelves on the both left and right. They look up to find that there only an darkness above them, and the shelves don't end. There's a small Victorian loveseat in the left with two small tables beside it. They're covered in books and a lamp. There are three doors, one with each of its own candles above it. Beside Libya is another door that was a deep purple.
"Who are you!" someone shouts suddenly. The duo look in the direction where the voice came and find a teenage girl standing there. She has turquoise coloured hair that ends at the hips, and golden eyes that show surprise and fear in them. Her tank top is purple and skirt that ends at her knees black. She wears tights that are striped black and purple with dress shoes. They slowly walk over to the loveseat, paying close attention to what's in the girl's hand.
"We are acquaintances of Alli's," Xavier answers slowly. The girl continues to stare at them whilst holding a knife. "We are only here because she sent us through some weird portal."
At the mention of her name, Alli bursts into the room and crashes into the second door. She's not alone. A woman is thrown out of the crater and lands in the middle of the room. Alli pulls herself from the hole and glares at the woman in anger. The person in the middle lifts themselves from the ground as well. Libya recognizes her instantly. It's the woman from the train! The two women run after each other.
Alli punches Maggie in the face that forces her back. Maggie's claws reach out at her face, but misses by an inch. Alli swoops low and kicks the woman off her feet. Whilst in the process of falling, Maggie grabs onto Alli's leg and scratches it. Screaming, the golden-haired woman kicks her opponent into the barrier that looks as though it were a reflection of an abyss.
"Who was that!" Libya asks in shock. Alli touches the barrier and it morphs to show a sunset.
"Maggie," she answers with a sigh. "She's the assistant of Helena. She does the dirty work for her; the errands that she can't do because she has to watch time."
"So why did she try to kill you in my house!" the teenage girl yells angrily. Alli sighs once more.
"Shadow, stop overreacting. She caught me in my vulnerable state, and so we compromised. . ." she explains slowly.
"Well, I don't approve of it. Next time you bring something like that here, you'll be kicked out," Shadow says angrily. Alli smirks.
"We'll be out in a minute," she assures the angry girl. Alli then walks into her room and looks into the mirror in front of her bed. The reflection shows her standing there with a small crystal ball in her hand and a staff. A golden staff. Walking over to her desk, she opens one of the drawers and pulls out something and stuffs it inside her pocket. She walks back out into the main room and finds Shadow glaring at Xavier. Libya stands there awkwardly, not knowing what's wrong with the situation.
"All right, let's leave!"
:+:
The Russian air is filled with fog and heavy snowflakes. The trio enter the science lab where Alli's sister, Gabrielle, works. She didn't quite enjoy her sister's presence, for she was just as mischievous as Road Kamelot, but shows that elder sister aura. Alli grasps the handle of the lab, but realizes that it has already been opened. Left open.
"Stay close," she warns the others. They nod and enter the warehouse. Inside, it looks as though a tornado had come through. The place seems as though someone was looking for something.
Or someone.
"Bloody hell, it looks like a mess!" Libya exclaims whilst observing the wreckage. Xavier crouches down to sift through some of the debris.
"It seems as though they left in a hurry," he states as she tosses a piece of ceiling. "Must have been looking for something."
"Well, they found what they were looking for," Alli announces as she comes back. She breaths out heavily and runs her hand through her bangs. "They've taken my sister."
"Who's they?" Xavier asks as he stands up.
"Maggie and Helena," Alli answers with sigh. She groans as she puts her head into her hands. "Bugger!"
"It'll be all right," Xavier says with a smile. "We'll have to look harder now."
Alli stares at him in curiosity. "You're strange, you know that?"
"Yes," he answers. "I've been told that many times."
:+:
"Here we are!" the man said happily to her. "The Russian floral shop, you're favourite."
"Aw! Thank you," she said in delight. He opened the door and they entered the shop. She walked over to the red rose that she enjoyed so much. "It's beautiful. . ."
"It's not ruby red how you like it though," he stated with dismay. She looked up at him with a smile.
"You're right," she said happily. "It's not ruby red, but it's blood red."
"What do you-" he leaned over in pain as his hands covered what seemed to be a knife in his stomach. He looked up at her in betrayal. "Gabrielle, why-"
"My favourite colour is blood," she explained with a smile of malice. "You were only someone I needed to kill, and I did what I was told."
She inhaled the rose's sent deeply.
"I love the scent of death."
So, the beginning and the end are snippets of a memory in Gabby's life. It introduces what Gabby was like before she was a Noah. And it was just something to fill in space. (Why do you have to do that? It's not okay.) Well, I hope you enjoyed this weeks chapter! Merry Christmas!
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