Chapter 14: Ready For This?
Tamsin and Dyson made their way into the dark cave in the middle of the woods.
"Pretty sure many people would consider this a tad suicidal.." Tamsin whispered as they slowly walked down the pitch black hall.
"Oh really? What gives you that idea?" Dyson said as he let out a light laugh.
"Oh I don't know, maybe because if this were a horror movie, this would be the part where everyone is throwing pop corn at the screen and screaming for us to turn back" Tamsin said as she felt the sides of the cave.
"Please don't tell me my Valkyrie partner in crime is scared?" Dyson said as he smirked.
"No.. Just don't want to be here any longer than we have to D.. I can feel the death from it's victims.. This asshole has been feeding a hell of a lot recently.. Looks like we got lucky with him feeding in the park because it feels like the rest of his dinners were take out.." Tamsin said as she shivered from the cold that was overwhelming her body from the surrounding death.
"You mean he brought other victims here and devoured them?" Dyson asked as he continued to feel his way through the cave.
"Yeah.. A shit ton of them.." Tamsin said as she took a deep breath.
"You okay Tams?" Dyson asked as he kept slowly walking.
"Peachy, oh but for the record, even if we get our asses kicked, this was no big deal got it? Just a small time fae criminal that wasn't super deadly and isn't a cannablistic crazed serial killer.." Tamsin said with a nervous chuckle.
"I'm guessing we aren't telling Bo how dangerous this really is huh?" Dyson said as he laughed.
"Don't want to worry a pregnant woman do we? Plus it's not like a wolf and a Valkyrie are going to let this ass hat kill us.. Minor bruises possibly, but I mean I figure at this point I'm going to continue with my original plan of do it, then tell Bo.." Tamsin said as she walked carefully through the darkness.
"Oh trust me, I know Bo.. She's the exact same way. Maybe that's why you two work so well, you both follow the philosophy of 'it's better to ask forgiveness than permission' and you both don't want to worry the other.. Secret is safe with me partner but if we come back looking like hell you get to do the explaining" Dyson said with a light chuckle.
The two walked in silence for awhile before the wolf finally spoke.
"I've been thinking.. Why would he change his feeding pattern then? Why risk outing himself by feeding in the park when he had been bringing victims back here?" Dyson asked as he sniffed the air.
"Gee I don't know Dyson, why don't we ask him when we find him?" Tamsin said as she rolled her eyes.
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"So this is the place?" Kenzi asked as they opened the door to Caroline's apartment.
"Yeah, search everything.. Find anything that'll give us an idea of where to start looking, you two start in here and I'll go check the safe where she kept her head" Bo said as she headed to Caroline's bedroom.
"Yes ma'am captain pregger panties" Kenzi said as she saluted and walked over to the table at the far end of the room and started opening the drawers ruffling through papers. Alex walked in behind them and started looking at pictures in an album that was out on a desk in the room.
Bo walked into the bedroom and started looking around at everything her client had out as she walked where a massive safe was built into the wall. Bo noticed a piece of white hair laying on the floor by the safe door and a purple goo smeared on the handle to open the safe. There were several scales of some kind that were inside the safe near the pedestal where the head must have been sitting.
So we have white hair, purple jello, and scales.. What the hell took this woman's head.. Bo thought as she eyed everything in front of her.
Bo decided to call Tamsin, she had tried Trick but there was no answer. Bo figured if she used the link and it wasn't an emergency she'd distract Tamsin and risk the Valkyrie getting hurt by focusing on her, so the Succubus decided if she called and Tamsin couldn't answer she could leave a voicemail while they tried to get in touch with Trick, but at least she could try to figure out a lead.
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Tamsin and Dyson had walked about a mile through the cave when Dyson grabbed Tamsin's arm.
"It's close.." He whispered to her as they both slowly moved forward when they heard a loud growl and snoring coming from about 25 yards in front of them.
They stopped walking.
Tamsin pulled out a can of gasoline as Dyson held up two torches with rags at the end. Dyson pulled out what looked like bags filled with a flammable compound, they were baggies with explosive clay that would create an explosion after being on fire for 20 seconds. The blonde poured a small amount of gas on each of the rags and held up a lighter.
"Ready? Cause as soon as we light this shit that asshole is waking up.." Tamsin whispered.
"Just remember the plan, stab him in the heart, pour the gas on him.." Dyson whispered back to the Valkyrie.
"Yeah, yeah and then barbecue the douche bag. Got it.." Tamsin said as she rolled her eyes and light the two torches on fire causing a massive shireking noise from the monster before them.
"Rise and shine sleeping beauty" Tamsin yelled as she lunged forward, with Dyson quickly behind her and both of them carrying swords made of pure metal as well as torches.
The monster woke up in a blazing fury and was now swiping his long and dangerous claws at the two. Tamsin was back handed by the creature and smashed into the cave wall.
Tamsin's phone started to ring and she looked down and saw Bo's name.
"TAMSIN! REALLY!" Dyson said as he knocked the creature back some and looked towards the blonde.
"IT'S BO! EITHER I ANSWER THE CALL OR SHE WILL PROBABLY USE THE LINK!" Tamsin yelled back as she answered the phone.
Tamsin: Hey Bo, how's it going? *happy voice like there isn't a monster snarling and growling in the background*
Bo: Tamsin.. What's going on? Is this a bad time?
Tamsin: Bad time? What? No! Never babe! AH! *Tamsin stands up and is now fighting off the creature, using the sword in one hand and her phone in the other*
Bo: Okay.. Well quick question, what kind of fae has purple hair and releases a slimy purple goo when it is.. Is that Dyson growling?
Tamsin: What? Oh that? Yeah, you know how he gets when it's his time of the month *Tamsin winces as she sees Dyson get smacked with force back against a bolder* But uh purple shit.. sounds like an elder or dark Encantado, they leave traces of scales and purple slime when they are on land and the body they are in is running out of time and they're slowly reverting back to their true, OW FUCK, selves
Bo: Tamsin, what the hell are you two doing?
Tamsin: Oh nothing baby, just ya know? Finding that murderer and politely asking him to stop mauling people to death.. AH! FUCK YOU ASSHOLE! *Tamsin winces when a claw grazes her side cutting her. Dyson runs towards the monster again with his eyes beaming yellow but the creature's claws swipe his chest*
*Kenzi singing in the background of Bo's call: Look at this stuff, isn't it neat*
*Alex now singing in the background: Wouldn't ya think my collections complete*
Tamsin: Is that The Little Mermaid?
Bo: Kenzi.. Alex.. Shut it.. Tamsin what kind of trouble are you two in? Because you aren't polite with anyone.. Are you going to come back in one piece or twelve?! *slightly angered voice*
Tamsin: One piece! Promise! *Tamsin stabs the sword through the monsters chest and Dyson throws a near by torch on the pile of explosives they brought. The creature screams in agony* OH SHIT! GOTTA GO BABE! LOVE YOU! BYE!
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"Oh I am so killing her later.." Bo growls as she looks down at her phone.
"What? Valk-u-babe have no answer?" Kenzi asked as she continued to thumb through the receipts she found.
"No, she had answers.. But it was kinda hard to hear her, ya know through the growling and pissed off monster behind her.." Bo said as she rolled her eyes.
"Uh oh.. Someone's in trouble" Kenzi said as she glanced towards Bo.
"Definitely.. But she did say that the hair, scales, and purple slime is from an elder Encantado that's wearing out the body it's in and changing back to it's true form.. So looks like Caroline was right, it was someone in her family.." Bo said as she looked at Kenzi.
"Someone like say her mother?" Alex said holding up a picture from the album.
"The hair definitely matches.." Bo said as she took the picture. "And the boat in the back.. The name.. Enchanted.. I think we just found our first lead.."
"Yeah and by the looks of this picture if the bitch is taking off with the head she'll head towards the docks and peace the hell out before Caroline can reach her.." Alex said as she crossed her arms.
"So mama flipper has the head and is at the docs trying to get on their boat to sail away in the sunset? Looks like we know where we're going.." Kenzi said as she grabbed Bo and started pulling her towards the door.
"Yeah.. The one thing that these fae need is water. If she changes back into her true form we're going to have one hell of a time getting that head back. Sounds dangerous.. Gonna tell Tamsin?" Alex asked as the three started down the hallway.
"I think I'll just fill her in later, she had her hands full last time I called" Bo said as she stomped down the hall way.
"Lil' T's in the doghouse.." Kenzi whispered back to Alex who simply laughed.
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"TAMSIN RUN!" Dyson said as he and Tamsin took off down the pitch black hall, desperately trying to outrun the explosion that was about to occur.
"NAH I THINK I'LL STAY AND BURN WITH THE CIUDACH THANKS!" Tamsin said sarcastically as she sprinted down the hall.
"REALLY THINK NOW IS THE TIME TO BE A SMARTASS?!" Dyson said as he jumped over a large rock.
"SEEMS AS GOOD A TIME AS ANY!" Tamsin screamed back as she ducked under a large rock hanging from the ceiling.
There was a loud explosion behind them and flames were now stampeding down the hall. Tamsin and Dyson could see the light from outside the tunnel and both were running as fast as their legs would carry them as they dove out of the cave and were sent flying from the aftermath of the powerful explosion. The two turned from their positions on the ground to see rocks tumbling down closing off the entrance to the cave.
Dyson had blood streaming down the claw marks on his chest, his shirt was ripped and there was blood coming from a cut on his head. The wolf looked over to the Valkyrie who had cuts on her side and her shirt was torn from the claw marks and the blood was evident. The blonde had a small cut on her cheek and a bruise already forming under her eye.
"See.. Piece of cake.." Tamsin panted out as Dyson smirked back to her.
"And how are we going to explain the blood to your wife?" Dyson asked with a grin as he pointed to his head.
"We're going to tell her the truth.. She'll be pissed but if I'm right, the bitch is off right now about to battle an Encantado so I think the trouble she'll get herself in to will be enough to even the playing field" Tamsin said as she stood to her feet.
"You and I battle a Ciudach and your wife is off fighting an Encantado with Kenzi and your sister.. This is so not a normal family.." Dyson said as he grabbed Tamsin's outstretched hand and stood to his feet.
"No one said we were D-Man.. Come on, let's go to the Dal. If Bo needs me she'll let me know. Maybe you and I can clean up enough so we don't look like we just went on a killing frenzy" Tamsin said as she started to walk off.
"You don't want to find out where Bo is going? Won't she need our help?" Dyson asked as he followed the blonde.
"Oh please.. If I show up trying to play white knight and try to save her when she's handling it all on her own she'll be worse to deal with than the Ciudach. Bo knows I'd go to the end of the world to protect her.. but it's Bo, she doesn't always need protecting. Sometimes she wants to handle these things on her own, and right now with the baby she needs to prove to herself that she's still capable of saving the world.." Tamsin said as she rolled her eyes and smirked.
"You really are perfect for her, ya know?" Dyson said as he smiled sweetly to the blonde.
"She's a big girl dressed in leather, she can handle her shit and when she can't, she knows I'll come running.. But I also know she has our kid in her stomach and it won't let anything happen to her. Between the baby and our bond Bo's power is like tripled.. She's more powerful now than ever, she just needs to see it for herself.. If she needs us we'll go running to her like we always do, but this time I don't want to save her unless she needs me to. Bo needs to know that she is still independent and ass kicking. She doesn't always need me to throw myself in front of danger, it took me awhile to be okay with that but I am. So come on wolf boy, let's go wait for our Succu-babe to call us or come home after saving the day.." Tamsin said as she turned and winked to Dyson.
"Right behind ya Tams" Dyson said with a grin.