Chapter Eighty-Three: Hunted and a Reunion
"Once you're out of the way we'll hunt down the others like you" the man said pointing his gun at Goliath.
"No! I won't...let you" Goliath growled trying to keep awake.
"What makes you think you got a choice?" he said as Elisa slammed her hell down on the foot of the man who held her as he groaned and she slammed her elbow in his gut then slammed her fists down on his back and pushed him over as she tackled the man with the gun.
"Goliath!" Elisa said as he kicked one on the three who held him down then stood up as he tossed the other two aside.
"Jason" Goliath said picking up the boy then Eliza as he ran when a woman shot her gun at them then took off after them as Goliath ran up a hill and glided into the woods before disappearing into the city.
"Really?" Max sweat dropped as Broadway ate as they glided over the city as Brooklyn glared at him.
"These are great! You should try some!" Broadway said.
"We would have if you hadn't eaten they entire cart full" Brooklyn said.
"Oh that poor man, I hope that Munny I left behind will be enough to replace his DESTROYED CART AND STOLEN GOODS!" Max yelled as they landed on the roof of a building.
"This is a big city my wings are tired" Lexington said.
"Mine too and it's a long way back to the castle" Brooklyn said as they looked down below.
"Yo taxi!" a man yelled as a yellow cab pulled up next to him and he got in.
"Hmmm" Brooklyn smirked.
"Oh no! Please tell me you're not thinking what I think you are" Max said as the four moved down below as they saw a taxi car approaching.
"Look uh...red beak guy taxis work a certain way and your three might-and he walks away" Max said in annoyance as Brooklyn moved to the street.
"Yo taxi!" Brooklyn yelled as the taxi cab hit it's break then flipped a U and drove off fast.
"Looks like we walk" Broadway groaned.
"Okay next time, let me do the talking please maybe I can pass you guys off as three dudes in very realistic looking costume" Max sighed.
Meanwhile!
Goliath carried Jason as Elisa tried to help Goliath walk as he fell to his knees under the bridge they were under.
"What is wrong with me?" Goliath asked.
"This is what's wrong" she said pulling the dart out of his arm, "they pumped you full of something" she said as she noticed something on his back and pulled off a tracking device and this is how they found us."
"What is it?" Goliath asked.
"A radio transmitter" she said.
"Some form of magic that lead them to us?" he asked.
"It's one way of putting it" she said looking at the symbol on it, "look, so kind of manufacture logo."
"But how did this transmitter get on me?" Goliath asked.
"Good question" Elsa said as she spotted a dog digging in trash, "come here boy come here."
The dog then growled as Elisa knelt down, "easy, easy boy she said petting it and putting the tracker on it, "go on! Go!" she said as it ran away, "there let them chase Rover instead of us.
"Go...liath..." Jason said.
"What is it?" Goliath asked.
"Xana...tos" Jason said.
"Xanatos?" Goliath said.
"Come on, let's get out of here before something else happens" Elisa said helping Goliath as they moved on.
Meanwhile!
"Next time you three cause me this much trouble I am going to draw on your faces while your asleep!" Max said as they glided towards the castle and landed away from Bronx and Hudson as the sun was getting too close to rise.
"It's about time you lads came home" Hudson said.
"This city is a fascinating place!" Brooklyn said.
"It had unground tube with-"
"Lights so bright they turn night into day-"
"Huge metal ships!"
"All kinds of food!"
"And while the three of them had their fun I need my sleep!" Max said.
"Have you seen Goliath?" Hudson asked.
"Isn't he and Jason back yet?" Max asked.
"We thought he be back by now it's almost dawn" Lexington said.
"Aye and that what worries me" Hudson said petting Bronx.
Meanwhile at the park!
"Dawn..." Jason said from Goliath shoulder looking to see the sun was coming up.
"Too late I'll never make it back before sunrise" Goliath said.
"Before sunrise?" Elisa said as Goliath moved to the trees.
"Helpless during the day with no defense" he said.
"I don't get it, what happens at sunrise?" she asked.
"You'll see" he said moving into position as Elisa saw the soldier down the road.
"Goliath we got to move" she said as she gasped seeing Goliath turn to stone as Jason leaned on a tree.
"Goliath? Goliath!" she said.
"We must lead them away..." Jason said standing up starting to gain control of his body, "if they see him now they'll smash him and he's gone forever."
Elisa and Jason then ran as the soldiers spotted them.
"There they go!"
"Where's the beast?" the woman said.
"We'll track him later with the transmitter, get them!"
"Got a plan?" Jason asked as he and Elisa ran and got out of the park and into a picnic area as they hood behind one of the tables.
"Fan out!"
"That's right fan out" Jason muttered summoning one of his keyblades in his hand a man then began to approach the table Elisa and Jason hid behind as he kicked his legs out from under him and made him fall as Jason whacked him on the neck with his keyblade knocking him out as Elisa took the man gun as the two ran when the other soldiers spotted them shooting as Jason held up a shield around him and Elisa as they ran.
Elisa then fire back at the man and Jason hit another with a Firaga spell as they ran to a lake and headed to a boat house and ran in slamming the door shut.
"Crap! No boats!" Jason growled seeing no boats.
Elisa then checked her gun ammo than groaned, "empty" she said tossing it as gun fire then began to come from the walls as they hit the ground and heard leaking as they saw a gas canister had bullet holes in it and was leaking onto the floor next to other gas canister.
"Crap!" Jason yelled as they ran for the water as they jumped to the water as the men shot again and the boat house explode as Jason and Elisa dived into the water then swam to a nearby dock and hid under it.
"They are trying to kill us!" Jason growled as they heard someone on the dock and remained quiet as the woman walked into reach as Elisa pulled her into the water as the last man saw Elisa and Jason take off back into the park.
"You don't know it but you're making it harder than it had to be!"
Jason and Elise then ran into a rocky area and looked to see a dead end by a large wall as they looked around for a place to climb or hide.
"It's over, don't get me wrong I admire you two and your freak job took out four of my people" he said as he spotted Elisa red jacket by some bushes, "and now" he said jumping in to see Elisa jackets hanging by a branch.
"Uh oh."
"Wrong one!" Jason yelled from behind and slammed his keyblade into the side of the man head.
"A lot to go through or a piece of lawn sculpture" Elisa said taking her jacket as they returned to where they left Goliath as Max ran down the road to meet up with them.
"I got worried when you didn't come back" Max said.
"Yeah we had a run in with those people from the other night" Jason said.
"Again? What they want?" Max asked.
"Well they clearly want us dead!" Jason said looking to Goliath as they heard a jogger as he stopped and jogged in place.
"I've been running this path for five years and I never noticed that statue before" the man said.
"Yeah this park just full of surprise" Elisa said as the man jogged on.
"What now?" Max asked.
"We wait till night fall, Max I think it was Xanatos who put the transmitter on Goliath so go back to the castle and make sure the others don't have one and guard them till night, Elisa and I will stay here till Goliath awakes" Jason said.
"Got it" Max said running off.
"So what do we do for 12 hours?" Elisa asked.
"...got any cards?" Jason asked.
Soon night fell again as Goliath began to crack as Elisa woke up and Jason stood up as Goliath broke out of his stone shell sending bits in all directions as he growled.
"Goliath, are you okay?" Elisa said.
"Of course" he said.
"That sanative seems to worn off" she said.
"Sleeps rejuvenates us, you two stood with me throughout the entire day?" he asked.
"Yeah well someone had to make sure those comic book rejects didn't find you" Elisa said.
"Thank you it is very possible you both saved my life" he said holding out his hand as Elisa shook it.
"So now were even" Elisa said.
"I must return they'll be worried about me" Goliath said.
"I understand" she said as he began to walk away, "so uhh later tonight?"
Goliath then turned to her, smiled then nodded as Jason smirked.
Meanwhile!
"Good morning sleep beauties!" Max said as the other gargoyle stretched from their sleep as they looked to see Goliath empty place.
"Don't worry lads he'll be back, we didn't survive a thousand years sleep just to lose him now" Hudson said.
"I hope your right" Brooklyn said.
"He is, Elisa and Jason are guarding him as we speak and he's probably on his way back now" Max said petting Bronx.
"Look!" Brooklyn said pointing to the moon where they saw Jason on his glider flying towards them next to Goliath as they landed, "we were worried about you."
"What happened?" Broadway asked.
"It appears we have enemies" Goliath said.
"Yeah and I think we know who behind it" Jason said.
"Given what happened I wish you had accompanied us last night Hudson" Goliath said.
"Hudson?" Brooklyn repeated.
"Aye it's my name and what would you make of it?" Hudson asked.
"It's a fine name" Broadway said.
"Hudson uh I like it" Lexington said.
"We should choose names too names that suites our new lives here" Brooklyn said.
"Oh? And what might they be?" Goliath said.
"Hmmm Brooklyn? I'm Brooklyn!"
"Better than red beak face" Max muttered.
"Broadway!"
"I called him the big blue one" Jason whispered.
"Lexington! Do you like it?"
"They're all fine names" Goliath said as they looked down at Bronx, "I guess he'll need one as well now."
"Oh I got one for him too! From now on your Bronx" Brooklyn said petting their gargoyle dog as it growled and walked away.
"I think he likes it" Lexington said.
"I like them too and you guys already know me as Jason and him as Max" Jason said as Owen cleared his throat as the man stepped from the shadows of the stairs.
Later Owen lead Jason and Goliath into a large room where David waited for them as the door closed behind them.
"You wish to see us Xanatos?" Goliath said.
"Goliath, Jason, there someone here I want you to meet" David said heading to a door, "an old acquaintance I believe" he said as the door opened and a dark figure stood in the shadows.
"Who?" Goliath said.
"That darkness that the one I sensed before" Jason said preparing himself as Goliath gasped when a red haired female Gargoyle stepped out.
"Demona! Your alive!" Goliath said.
"Who?" Jason said.
"Goliath my love" the woman smiled as she hugged him wrapping her wings around him and him her.
"...Oh dear" Jason said putting two and two together, "I take it this is your wife?"
"My angel! It really is you!" Goliath said.
"Oh Goliath all the days I've dreamed of you and this moment" Demona said as David cleared his throat.
"I am very happy for you both" David said.
"This man has brought us together my love we owe our reunion to David Xanatos" Demona said.
"How were you? You were shattered by the Viking!"
"No I feared for your safety so I left the castle to find you but I lost my way and the sun rose before I could return."
"How did you survive all these centuries?"
"When I returned to the castle the Magus had already turned you to stone I begged him to cast the spell on me so we might awaken together."
"I saw her a year ago and so impressed I acquired her for my private collection then after I woke you up it seemed possible the castle might have the same effect on her" David said.
"With you alive I can start to live again as well" Goliath said.
"As you said you and I are one now and forever" Demona said.
"Oh man things just got a lot more complicated" Jason groaned.
Later Demona reunited with the other Gargoyles as Max looked to Jason.
"Uh who is she?" Max asked.
"His mate" Jason said.
"Demona how did you?" Broadway asked.
"I'll answer your questions later it's just so good to see all of you again" she said petting Bronx.
"Is she the one you sensed?" Max whispered.
"Yep" Jason said.
"So what do we do?" Max asked.
"I have no idea" Jason said.
"My love I must ask a favor of you" Demona said.
"Anything" Goliath said.
"Xanatos has told me of the disks that were stolen from him" she said.
"He wants our help and retrieve it" Goliath said.
"Yes and I think we should help him out of gratitude for reuniting us and nothing else."
"I agree."
"You do?" Jason said.
"And perhaps by helping him we can rid ourselves of the humans who hunt us, besides with you by my side I can do anything" Goliath said.
"Oh barf" Max muttered.
"I don't trust her one bit and I learned to trust my instincts" Jason muttered.
Later they all met in Xanatos office to look at the three locations they must go.
"I've explained the strengths and weakness of the elite fortress and given you what I believe to be the best plan of attack, only your speed and strength can stand against their defenses" Xanatos said.
"We'll take the air fortress" Goliath said gesturing to him Demona and Jason.
"You four will breech the tower" Goliath said pointing to Brooklyn, Broadway, Max and Lexington.
"Cool!" Brooklyn said.
"What?" Goliath said.
"It's a word we learned last night" Broadway said.
"From me" Max said.
"It indicates a positive response" Lexington said.
"Uh...er Hudson! The underground base is yours but take Bronx with you" Goliath said.
"I'm perfectly capable of!"
"Take him with you he needs the exercise" Goliath said as Bronx smirked.
"Be careful all of you, humans are much more dangerous in this time" Goliath said.
"Come on then" Hudson said as they began to leave the room.
Later they all stood on the edge of the castle as they began to take of.
"Let's go!" Brooklyn said taking off with Max on his back as Broadway and Lexington followed.
"They better not be harmed" Goliath said.
"I hope so too" Jason said.
"They are young and impetuous but they are also warriors trained by the best" she said holding out her hand to Goliath as he took it and Jason made a gag gesture.
"To sore with you again, I's like a dream" Goliath said.
"We've dreamed for a thousand years Goliath, it's time for our dreams to come true" she said taking off.
"Time for our dreams to come bah! I don't know what she up to but I got my eye on here" Jason muttered throwing his keyblades and summoning his glider as he hopped on and flew down with Goliath.
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