A/N~ Sorry noticed one glaring error in the last chapter. Lauren really has no idea how old the Librarian is. It should have read she looked ten but could have been 2 thousand, I blame being about cross-eyed with exhaustion for that one. Also something has destroyed my computer. Seriously, I went off for an afternoon, came back and the screen to my computer was shattered. Hopefully, this will come out alright. For those of you who follow me, this may effect future posts on my other stories. ~A
Chapter 15
Evony, the Morrigan felt awful. Even for her, this much makeup should have covered any myriad of flaws It didn't hide the fact that she looked almost as bad as she felt. Unfortunately she wasn't the only one. At least eight out of ten of her dark fae were also sick. There had already been a few deaths and her healers were saying that if things didn't change soon there would be more.
The only saving grace was that her spies were telling her that the light fae were in the same boat. Until they weren't. Suddenly the light fae were getting better. Apparently the Ashe's pet human doctor had worked out a variety of treatments and the combination of science and natural remedies that she had used had worked to heal the light fae. They were still getting sick but unlike the dark fae they were recovering.
When she had asked her dark fae healers why they hadn't worked out a similar cure, their responses weren't ones she wanted to hear. After she had sent them off to be punished, the Morrigan figures in her fevered delirium, that the doctor plotted against the dark fae. That she is actually the cause of the ailment in the first place.
After a very nasty trip to her restroom. The Morrigan returns angry, the adrenaline from the anger enough to carry her through for a few minutes. She sends a few of her dark fae who haven't been affected by the illness, on an errand. "Hello pets," she said condescendingly, "I want you to go fetch the light fae human doctor."
The quartet of dark fae are barely human, and normally know better than to question the Morrigan. However for this task, more information is needed. "We don't know where the doctor is?"
Evony looks down at them coldly and replied, "That's not my problem, now is it?" Realizing that they needed the human more than she need her image at the moment, she relented a little. "Find the succubus or one of the light fae who work in the compound and pound it out of them."
Trick is still stuck in the library but still hasn't figured out a way to stop Kenzi or the prophecy from coming true. He has found something in the library or rather it found him, by falling off of a shelf and onto his head. It is a scroll that supposedly shows the only thing that might defeat a Phoenix.
The scroll he reads indicates that the Phoenix can be spirits of light and that they can also be harbingers of doom because if a Phoenix ever turns dark all of that power can be uncontrollable. Then the only thing that can be used against all of that light is the darkness.
Trick completely ignores the part where the Phoenix is a bringer of light and focuses on the harbinger of doom part. Continuing on the Blood King began to study the part about how to unleash the darkness.
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Kenzi has figured everything out for the ritual and decides to have a talk with Bo about her plans to help the succubus get her mojo back. The young woman calls her bestie and tells her to meet at the Dahl. They both get there and discover to their horror and surprise that not only is it closed, but that there aren't the usual fae pounding on the door to be let in. They're both shocked and more than a little disappointed.
"Now what do we do?" Bo asked a bit morosely.
"Wanna try the Carpe Noct?" Kenzi suggested. She had always considered the night club, a relatively safe place to hang out. Vex always watched out for the younger human and made sure that she had the copious amounts of alcohol that she enjoyed.
Bo agrees easily enough, "Why not? I haven't seen Vex in a while either." the succubus admits.
They head over to the Carpe Noct only to discover that it's also locked up and abandoned.
"What is this? A fae holiday no one told us about?" Bo asked in a frustrated tone.
Kenzi was a little more concerned, but responds, "No. I'm pretty sure Dyson would have mentioned if it was. Besides after the past few years pretty sure we know most of the fae holidays, by now."
"Well either way, no bar." Bo said testily.
"No fae bar," Kenzi agreed but suggested, "Why don't we try to check out a human bar."
They find a lightly populated one just two blocks away. As soon as they manage to score a booth and order their drinks. As soon as their waitress heads back to the bar to put their orders in, Bo starts the conversation with, "So you and Dyson…"
As opening shots went it wasn't subtle, Kenzi had to give her girl that and she replied, "Yeah, me and Dyson."
"Is this something before you…," the succubus carried on, "or after you got back?"
"A little of both actually," Kenzi said vaguely and then realized she would have to explain in better detail if she wanted to maintain her friendship with the other woman. She then explained her and Dyson's evolving relationship, before, "I died, you can say it Bo. I died, and now I'm better. And since I got back Dyson and I have realized that we're mates, mated, bonded, whatever term you may want to use."
The older woman was clearly uncomfortable talking about Kenzi's sacrifice and death, but they continued to have their talk and clear the air. While the succubus also started to get a little buzzed from the human alcohol. While they're having their talk though, Kenzi decides to wait to be in a place where the other customers won't look twice at a pair of women talking about doing a ritual.
They're a little tipsy but not drunk when they leave. Apparently drunk enough though that Bo mistakenly gives the taxi driver the doctor's address. When they do finally manage to catch a cab in the seedier side of town.
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Lauren after treating the two dark fae had pretty much collapsed. She is sleeping at the foot of the bed whenever Vex wakes up. Having never really seen the lady doc as anything but put together before the Mesmer is amused to see her hair in her face and a soft snore coming from her lips.
The librarian is still asleep in her night shirt but is asleep not unconscious. He touches her face with long, slender fingers to discover is cool, her fever has broken. There is a loud crash and the apartment is suddenly invaded by the dark fae, who have come to drag the doc off to the dark fae leader. The Mesmer jumps into the fray and interferes. The dark fae either don't recognize him or don't care. They also knock out and drag their fellow dark fae off as well.
The noise from the attack and kidnapping causes the librarian to come to in the guest room, all alone and afraid in the unfamiliar surroundings. As the dynamic duo are walking up to the lady doc's place Kenzi is trying to explain to a yes, maybe more than tipsy Bo what the ritual is for. Kenzi and Bo see the dark fae dragging the doctor and Vex away. They run into the lady doctors apartment where the door has basically been broken in.
When they see the young pre-teen looking blonde. Bo is immediately suspicious and questions her a little too aggressively. "Who are you? What are you doing here? Where are they taking Lauren? What are you doing in Lauren's apartment? What was Vex doing here?" By this time the succubus was literally shaking the librarian by her arms.
Kenzi calls her off the kid. "Bo enough, even if she knew the answer, you kind of need to give her a chance to answer the questions." The smaller woman physically got between the two fae. Literally shoving herself between Bo and the blond.
The librarian explains a little hoarse, "All of the fae are getting sick and some of them were dying. My caretaker also fell ill and tasked Vex with taking care of me." She leaned forward as though confiding a great secret and told them, "Vex is the only dark fae that my caretaker trusts.
The besties look at each other with a knowing gaze, as they realized why the doc was kidnapped but they still need to get her back. They were both shocked however when the young blond said out of the blue, "You're Kenzi, aren't you?"
When Kenzi confirmed, the girls smile was dazzling as she responded, "He got you back. He said he would. Dyson really did it." she bounced a little in the bed with enthusiasm before she began to look a little green again. "I think I need to lay back down for a bit."
Kenzi called Dyson, "Hey D-man, there is a little girl here who says she seems to know you."
Kenzi then describes the young fae and she hears Dyson draw in a sharp gasp and whisper, "The Librarian."
"So you do know her," before the werewolf can answer though Bo says over the speaker phone, "We need you to come keep the kid safe while we go get Lauren." The pair help the girl make a nest inside the closet and tell her to stay hidden in the closet until he gets there.
The Librarian tells them, "I'll be fine, go help the lady who saved me." With a quick stop in Lauren's kitchen to raid the knife block and the spice drawer, the pair head out the door to do just that.