Chapter 2
"Hello! Come on we didn't even do anything!" After our near death experience we were grabbed and bagged so to speak. Now we were held in a room with a large mirror which was probably one of those two way mirriors that police stations had. At least they had the common decency to but a small blow up mattress for Miss Passes-Out-At-The-Drop-Of-A-Pin. For the love of all things good in the world we could have gotten out of there while they were distacted by the rest of the pack if it wasn't for her.
"Ok just keep calm. They've got to get someone in here sooner or later. Then you bash their heads in for making you wait so long. Then drag the source of all my misfortune out by her pretty brown hair."
"Yes that will work well in our favor and I resent that last part." I turned to see the woman in question rubbing her eyes in an effort to wake up.
"Welcome back sleeping beauty."I said with a slight smile,"Do have any idea the kind of trouble you've got us in."
"Hush." She said.
There are people listening.The thought came into my mind with a sense of urgencey.
Of course they are listening!.We're being held in contempt! Mind link an ability all our people had it came in handy when you didn't want anyone to hear anything they shouldn't.
"Where are we?"She asked. Good girl act like you not having a psychic conversation.
"Like I got a clue."I saw the label BPRD I've heard they go after 'mythical' creatures. That would explain why they were chasing werewolves on a full moon. She took a look around.
"Hello? Can someone come in here please."What should we do?
Hell if I know.I joined her in examining our sorroundings.But we can't let them think we're anything but two twenty-ish girls who came to the city that never sleeps for a night of fun.
What if they perform tests?
I hadn't thought of that one.
We'll have to cross that hurdle when we come to it. But I honestly doubt they would have any test that would prove we weren't human.
Ok I guess that makes sense.
Just use a bit of your beauty on them and they'll be putty in your hands. I haven't seen a mortal man who doesn't like a pretty face.
I was drawn out of the link by the sound of the door opening. A brown haired man who looked to be in his late twenties stepped through and gave us a kind smile. Hmm nice faced young man who practically screamed I'm your friend and would never hurt you, let me confess everything to him I know.
Time to face the firing squad girl.
"Should we really be keeping them here?" Liz asked,"They don't exactly seem like a threat."
"We can not know for sure that what those wolves said isn't true." Kraus said.
They'd been going at it for a while now and one of the girls was in the middle of a hissy fit in the other room while the one that had passed out was sleeping. Several agents along with Liz, Hellboy, Abe and Dr. Kraus were sitting in the room with them and recording the girls with the cameras and microphones in the room.
"Maybe we could just ask them a few questions then let them go with our number and a squad to follow them and if they don't see anything we can leave them alone."She continued.
"And if they make a break for it?"
"Then we'll find them and bring them back."
"Hey I think the girl's awake now."John Myers said. After his run in Antarctica he was sent back to take over Professor Brooms old position as researcher. Everyone was happy to have him back and his work researching the creatures the team would hunt was indispensable.
"Good maybe someone should go in and talk to them." Kraus said,"Someone...normal looking maybe, any volunteers?"
"I'm going." Myers said and opened the door to the interrogation room and Abe turned up the microphones in the room.
"Sorry to keep you waiting ladies." He said with a smile,"Please have a set and tell me your names."
"My name is Arianna Smith and this is my cousin Penelope."Arianna was a medium sized girl with an athletic body and long blonde curly hair reaching the middle of her back. Her eyes were ice blue and her features were pixie like. All around she was a very attractive woman. She gave John a smile and he seemed to blush for a second.
Penelope was taller and thinner than Arianna and she had long chocolate brown hair that went to her butt and hid a good portion of her face until she pushed it out of the way. John visibly stiffened and agents jaws dropped. She was absolutely beautiful. Her face was heart shaped and it was framed well by her wavy hair. Her eyes were large and a shade of forest. She smiled slightly and all eyes were drawn to her pale pink lips.
"What a beauty."One of the agents said and earned a few sharp words and a boot out from Kraus.
"Are we in any trouble Mr. ...?"Her voice was soft and musical.
"Oh Myers. John Myers and no you're not in any trouble we just need to ask a few questions."
"You're not gonna wipe our memories with a flash pen like in Men in Black right?"Arianna asked then paused. "Actually that might not be such a bad thing."
"Uh no nothing like that but you do know that you won't be able to tell anyone about this." He said.
"Of course who would believe us if we did?"
"Good we'd like to take each of you separate and get your accounts on what happened. If you don't mind of course."
"No we don't. When do we start?"
Nice job that guy was drooling over you.
Huh? What do you mean Artie?
...God you're so innocent.
We were placed in different rooms but from the link I could tell they were next to each other. No one had come for me yet so I sat and braided my hair out of boredom while talking to Artie now Arianna.
If I looked like you I'd get a lot smarter about men. They're absolute pigs and would just love someone pretty like you.
You haven't even been with a man how can you lump them all together.
I've seen how they are. You have been very sheltered my dear.
Back to this again I guess. She's always been her own person and no one ever tries to hold her down. I've always envied her for that and believe me she knows it. A man walked into the room before I could reply.
"Hello there Penelope I'm agent Simmons nice to meet you."I smiled at him and said hello.
My guy just came in P did yours?
Yes his name is Simmons.
Ok lets keep our stories in sync here.
"So why did you and your cousin come here exactly?"He asked.
Straight to the point aren't they.
Defiantly.
"We were just coming for a little get away for my birthday. We were actually going to a night club when those werewolves attacked us." I replied.
"Oh really happy birthday. And you've never seen anything like this before?"
"No I haven't."
Just things much stranger, wonder how long they'll keep us till they're satisfied we know nothing.
"How old are you exactly and when is your birthday?"He asked.
"I just turned 21 today actually."Wonder why they would want to know that.
Lots of cultures dictate that birthdays are rites of passage. Perhaps they think your birthday has something to do with the powers that idiotic wolf told them about. There is most likely someone communicating with him and telling him what to say.
"And how old is your cousin exactly?"
Say 23.
"She's 23."
"Do you and your cousin have any...special talents?"
Crap! They're trying to find something that would tell them we have power.
What do I say?
Umm your an avid gardener and I'm a good hunter...And I like animals!
"Um well I like to garden and Arianna's more of a tom boy she really likes to hunt and play with animals." I say after making it look like I was thinking.
"What kind of animals?"
"Um dogs mostly though I've seen her petting cats. What does this have to do with us being here?"
Good job didn't think to ask them that.
"Just a few generic questions to get a feel of the situation."I nodded my head.
Generic my well shaped ass.
Artie!Language!
"Have you noticed anything strange about yourself or your cousin?"
"Um not really." I acted my way out of most of the questions faking confusion in a few places.
"Ok I think that's it. One last thing though our medical examiners would like to take a look at you to make sure you're ok" He said. I said I would do it and went with him to a white room with a nice looking woman. A few minutes later Arianna came in with that first agent Myers.
"Ok girls my name is Jane Aders and I'll be doing a physical on you today." The woman said,"If you'll just move behind these curtains we can get started. We sat on different beds and the woman went to Arianna first. After a few stretches to make sure nothing was broken Jane went to a cabinet and got out a package. She sat down on the bed next to her and pulled it open and took out a needle.
"Uh what are you going to do with that?"Arianna asked.
"Just going to draw a little blood. Are you scared of needles?"The doctor asked and Artie nodded.
I was panicking but trying to stay calm. We should have thought out the tests more.
Crap, crap, crap. Ok things are going to be fine got it.
But our power is in our blood if they examined it they could tell we aren't human.
Listen we always have to draw the power away from our blood when we sacrifice some for magic right. So maybe we can try taking all the power out of the blood she draws.
Is that even possible?
No ones tried it but it could be done.
"Don't worry I'll be gentle." Aders said. Arianna nodded and faked a worried look. After she was done she performed the same exam on me. At the blood drawing point I contacted my power. The smell of plants filled my nose and I felt a wind blow across me skin bringing the scent of anemones, daisies, iris, and narcissus. I felt life run in my blood and pulled at it feeling it pool in my torso. The doctor went to draw blood but I still couldn't pull all my power out. I felt a small amount get drawn out by the needle.
"Ok well just do some quick tests and then send you on your way."She smiled and left the room.
"Here let me escort you two to the library." John said.
Let me guess you couldn't pull all the power out?
No. How did you do?
About the same. I felt her frustration. Hopefully what got through can't be detected.