Chapter 6: Doctors, Owners, Guardians oh my!

Doctor Stone's fist slammed onto the metal table, causing the ten other scientists to jump. They all looked away, bowing their heads or making themselves look busy with their notes.

"I want to know ladies and gentlemen. Why we haven't found Subject A117! It's just one damn creature! I don't think you understand what's at stake here!" The Doctor was yelling and he knew it, so he forced himself to stop and he took a moment to breathe.

"If those damn whack jobs find him. Who the hell knows what could happen. Whether we like it or not, A117 could ruin us. I want him found, and I want it done now." He said, in a much calmer voice, running a hand through his slick backed hair. The scientists scrambled all going different ways. One scientist, a very large and round man, waddled over and handed Doctor Stone a piece of paper.

Doctor Stone snatched the paper and his brown eyes darted across the paper. He was only part way down the paper when he smiled. "Really? You made progress?"

The fat man nodded and gestured for Stone to follow. "We have been making breakthroughs with Lovdahl. She is very receptive to our Dream program."

Doctor Stone laughed, "That is what I like to hear. When will she be ready?"

"Give me three months. And she will be perfect."

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Elsa had been down the same alley ways seven times over and still no sign of Anna. She knew Anna hadn't run away because she called for Elsa. But that didn't explain where she went. She dropped to her knees exhausted from running around. It had been two hours and still no sign.

The girl jumped when she felt a pair of hands rest on her shoulders. It was Hubert who did his best to smile reassuringly. "We have to head home Miss Roe. It's getting late and your Mother called. We can look tomorrow." He patted her shoulder and helped his Lady stand.

Elsa sighed in defeat and followed him to the limo. Even after the city was long out of sight, nothing but a black speck, she still looked back.

"Anna come back to me please."

XxXxX

Kristoff and Rapunzel led Anna down another another set of stairs and she gagged. "Ugh what is that smell?"

Kristoff chuckled, breathing in deeply. "That would be the sewer."

Anna pinched her nose, staring at Kristoff. "Ew you like the smell?"

Rapunzel laughed this time too and Kristoff coughed loudly. "No. I don't. I just am used to the smell. Thats all."

He opened a side door and he let the girls go in first. "Almost home." This tunnel didn't smell as bad and two figures stood guard beside another door at the end. Anna noted one was a flier.

Angel. I mean Angel. I really hope these guys don't get weird with me.

"We have brought a fledgling. Nothing new to report." The human nodded unlocked the heavy door. With a grunt, both angel and human pushed together to open the heavy door.

Anna gasped, inside was a massive cavern? Filled with many holes, and tunnels. The entire place was filled with Angels and human alike. No leashes, no one had their heads bowed.

They laughed and shared jokes. A few eyes wandered to the three who stood in the door. Rapunzel waved over at a dark haired angel.

"Eugene! Did everything go as planned?" The angel stood and brushed himself off and jogged over so they wouldn't have to yell to one another.

Eugene leaned in close so they could whisper. Heads together. Kristoff just turned Anna to face the cavern again. "Ignore those two they are just talking business. We're all equal here but since you weren't part of the mission it doesn't matter for you to listen in." Anna stiffened at his touch and she shrugged his hands off.

"So this is where the Guardians live?" She was still trying to get past how large and full of people it was.

"Yes. We all live here, this big room is like a sitting room. A place to relax and chill out." He gestured for her to follow and led her down a tunnel with a sign that said, 'Tables'. "This tunnel leads to the tables. It's where we all eat. You're in luck, we are having dinner soon. After dinner I'll show you where we sleep."

Anna didn't know what to say to that, but she didn't have to. A loud bell clanged loudly and angel and human filed in for their dinner. Kristoff jogged to get up in the front of the line and Anna followed much slower. The large room was certainly big, and the ten long tables took up all the space. Sticks with fire burning on the ends lit this particular room up. "Torches." Anna jumped and did her best to not look scared. Behind her was the angel Rapunzel called Eugene. "Those are torches."

Anna huffed, "I know what they are." She was lying but she didn't want to look stupid around the Guardians. Eugene laughed like he knew she was lying and draped an arm over her shoulders.

"You are going to love it here. Sure it's a little dirty, but we have been making progress. A lot of progress. We are getting closer to taking that bigot down. Doctor Stone that is." He gave her his best smile in hopes to reassure her that everything would be fine.

It didn't help her. She stepped away to her left, using her wings to force him a step over as well. "Don't touch me. Alright?" He held his hands up in surrender and she wasn't sure why she felt so defensive around him. This place was amazing, a place where she could be apart of something. So why didn't she feel any better?

It's because Elsa isn't here isn't it. What if she is worried?

Anna shook her head, reaching for the empty tray, copying what Kristoff did and piled on food. Apples, chicken, mashed potatoes, a torn piece of bread, and some weird green mini tree. After she followed the blonde man to a table, where they both sat. Kristoff dug in like he was starving and Anna stared at the food.

It was weird for her to sit at the table, since Mrs. Roe never let her eat at the table. She shuddered remembering the last time she had dinner with the Roe's.

Ate my dinner right out of a dog bowl.

Shaking the awful memory out of her head, she looked at Kristoff who was now staring at her. He swallowed his food painfully and coughed into his hand.

"Aren't you going to eat? Go on dig in." He nudged her tray a little closer to her, and she sighed.

"I am hungry. It's just weird sitting at the table. I'm.. uh.. used to the floor is all." She didn't like the anger in his eyes and she stared at her palms.

"Damn. Look its alright, you're safe here. Eat I promise. Watch out for Rapunzel, she steals food." A gasp from Anna's right had her nearly in Kristoff's lap. With a blush she relaxed and realized it was just the girl they were speaking about.

"I do not! Anna don't listen to that oaf. He is the thief, he just wants you looking at me so he can snag a bite." Rapunzel smiled to at Anna and sat down, eating her food. She was more relaxed and dainty about it compared to Kristoff.

Reminds me of Elsa a little when she eats anything. She eats like she has all the time in the world, and never spills.

Anna finally dug into her food, putting her hungry belly out of its misery. She listened to Rapunzel and Kristoff argue, and Eugene tried to talk to Anna. She just stuck to Rapunzel and Kristoff in the end. She started to think about Elsa and the mansion, she was only there a month but it still felt like her home. Even if the sight of teacups still made her shudder.

"Yeah and I hear our contact got A117 out of the building. Doctor Stone has been looking for a whole month and hasn't seen the angel." Kristoff made Anna inhale sharply and choke on her food. Rapunzel patter her back and Anna waved her off when she was fine.

"Did you say A117 Christopher?" Kristoff nodded and eyed her suspiciously, leaning away to really look at Anna.

"It's Kristoff. What do you know about A117?" Kristoff kept glaring at her and Anna's insides screamed to not tell him. So she didn't.

"Oh I just heard things from.. around. Before I was sold, I always heard news about A117. That's all." Kristoff didn't look like he trusted her but he still gave in.

"Alright. I was only curious." After an awkward silence dinner resumed and soon everyone was clearing out. Anna stretched and with all the people gone she let her wings unfurl. Letting them stretch as far as they would go.

"You have amazing wings Anna." Rapunzel said, reaching forward like she was going to touch Anna. She hesitated, "Um.. may I?" The only people to touch Anna's wings were Elsa, the scientists and Mrs. Briar. Something else bothered Anna about what Rapunzel said. She didn't feel a blush, and it didn't make her heart race and want to hear it again. How strange.

"Sure.. I guess." Rapunzel ran her hand along the top of her wing, pulling a feather apart from the rest. She studied it closely, eyeing it and then she patted it back in place.

"Your wings have to be at least seventeen feet across. Longer than Eugene's." Eugene scoffed in the distance unfurling his. "Here stand back to back with her."

Eugene stood behind Anna, doing his best to stretch his wings out as far as they would go. It was no use, and Rapunzel giggled.

"Sorry Eugene, she beats you by two feet. Looks like we have a new record." Eugene crossed his arms and pouted and Anna found herself laughing a little.

"Lets go to bed. We have work to do tomorrow. Such as training the fledgling, making our next plan against Stone. Saving more angels." Kristoff yawned part way through, and he walked back down the tunnel. Everyone agreeing with him, heading in the same direction.

Anna followed at a slower pace thinking about Elsa again. Maybe she could like it here, if not then she could find her way back to Elsa. Sounded like a good plan so far.

But what if you don't ever want to go back? Will you leave Elsa with her mean mother?

Anna let herself be led to the sleeping quarters, where she curled up on the comfy little bottom bunk. She still wasn't sure about the Guardians. She rolled onto her belly trying to ignore her thoughts, and for once, she missed Elsa's floor.

AN: Phew, the Guardians are a strange they are like a big crazy family. The question is, what will Anna do? Stay and become part of the group and help take down the man who created her? Or go home, forgetting about it all? WELL WE DON'T KNOW. (Hehe I do. But ya'll don't.)

Hope you liked this small bit to the Guardians.