I stood with my arms folded as Abe started towards Hellboy and I. "Hey, Blue." Hellboy called as the Sapien reached us. He nodded to Hellboy before turning to me. "Rai you really did a fantastic job down there, excellent control." He said. I smiled awkwardly and shrugged off his…compliment?

"Uh…thanks." I replied. "Although the creatures are dead we now have something to examine in order to find the others." Abe said.

"Wait so you mean there are more of those things?" Hellboy asked and I nodded before Abe could reply.

"Yeah there were supposed to be seven of them. One is back at the museum, three are here, and there are three more somewhere out there." I explained.

"Wonderful." Hellboy muttered. The corners of my lips twitched upward in a small smile.

"Yes, but it must be done. Shall we head back?" Abe asked.

I stretched and nodded towards Abe. I jumped into the truck and sat next to Hellboy again. He stared down at me and I stared back pleadingly as Abe joined us. Hellboy shook his head at me and did exactly what I had begged him not to do.

"Abe, I think you should take a look at Rai's knee. One of those wolves down there bit her and it doesn't look to good." He said.

"HB, I'm fine." I growled at him. Neither of them listened to me. Abe knelt beside me and examined the wound.

"It doesn't seem too serious but I'll check it for infections once we get home." Abe said. I nodded and then glared at Hellboy. He rolled his eyes at me and then leaned back against the inside wall of the truck with his hands behind his head.

We didn't get far. Actually we didn't even get to leave the parking lot. The agents had found a trace of the other wolves in one of the warehouses. Hellboy and Abe told me to stay put and they jumped out to help.

I sat quietly and waited for something to happen. After only a few minutes, the entire lot was cleared of everyone but me. I tried to keep paranoia from entering my thoughts but a strange tension in the air made it feeling like I was being watched. The silence stretched on and finally was shattered by the sound of a gunshot.

I jumped up from my seat on the bumper of the garbage truck. The shot was followed by several continuous rounds. By the time I reached the door to the warehouse it was knocked down and an agent was thrown though the frame. I ducked and missed him but found it quite useful that he had dropped his gun.

I reached for it but was met with a terrible circumstance. The gun lay in between two massive paws and when I looked up my nose was only a centimeter away from a large muzzle. You could say that I was more than a little surprised. The creature bore it's fangs as if smirking at me and I reared back, falling back on my butt to avoid losing my nose as the wolf snapped at me.

I had no weapon and felt completely vulnerable as I sat watching the large wolf take a step towards me. I fumbled with my belt looking for something to use and my hands landed on my flash light.

I flicked the flashlight on and blinded the beast. It retraced that one step and his wings spread themselves out in front of him to act as a defense.

I found myself staring in awe at his magnificent wings. The feathers were a raven color that had an onyx tint to them. I reached out a hand to touch them and the wolf watched me, as if he too had forgotten that he was a predator and I was prey.

The feathers felt soft to the touch and the wolf stepped forward to place his nose against my outstretched hand, pushing the hand away from his wings. He stared into my eyes and I saw a light there that reminded me of the old man who had spent his life searching for these magnificent statues and had lost his life soon after completing that task. Nostalgia infected my mind.

The feeling of peace was suddenly broken by the sound of an explosion. The wolf went rigid and I felt myself being pulled back to the real world. The explosion had been a simple gunshot and the fourth wolf was dead. Someone yanked me to my feet and I glanced up to find Claying holding out a gun for me. I stared at it a moment and then remembered what was happening.

Sound brought things to life and I found myself moving out of Clay's grasp. I darted into the warehouse as others evacuated and made my way pass several crates of who-knows-what.

The crackling sound of gun shots was heard above and I turned my gaze upward to where another living creature was perched in the scaffolding, hoping to avoid Hellboy.

I turned another corner and came face to face with a very frustrated Hellboy.

"These damn things won't ever die." He barked.

Another few rounds were shot off into the sky and finally one of them nailed its target. The wolf didn't last long then because it was too slow to avoid any further shots that were fired at it.

I walked to Hellboy's side and forced him to lower his gun after the third shot. He just stared at me and I thought that maybe he was thinking the same thought. 'It wasn't fair to kill such a magnificent creature.' But I couldn't be sure that was what crossed his mind. He just stared at my hand where it held his wrist.

Shortest chapter so far. I needed this to be a part of the 7th chapter but oh well. Reviews