Athena was currently at the Manhattan Diamond Exchange with Jason because a friend of theirs had invited them after donating money to the History department that Jason works at the University. The two were currently walking around the room and looking at the various diamonds when Athena spotted Jackal and Hyena.
"Oh, no," She sighed. Jason took notice of Athena and looked over to see Jackal and Hyena.
"What are they doing here?" Jason growled as his eyes glowed red.
"Jason, you have to calm down or else we're going to have a panic on our hands with Etrigan," Athena told him.
Jason took a deep calming breath and when his eyes opened, they were normal, "Thank you, my love."
"Your welcome," She smiled and kissed his cheek.
"Isn't that sweet," Xanatos commented. The two turned to face him, "Funny meeting you two here. Didn't really picture this as your kind of scene."
"We were invited by a friend," Athena told him.
"I don't believe we had the pleasure of being formally introduced," Xanatos said to Jason and held out his hand, "I'm David Xanatos."
Jason shook his hand, "I'm well aware of who you are, Mr. Xanatos. I'm Jason Blood. And I believe the last time we met was when my father-in-law had visited you at the castle."
"Is there a reason why you're here Xanatos? Or did you just come here to bother me and my husband?" Athena asked.
"Actually, I'm here to purchase the Coyote Diamond," He replied.
Athena looked over and saw a worker open the case of the diamond, no doubt the one that Jackal and Hyena were trying to open to steal the diamond, was open and was removed by the worker. A moment later, the worker walked over to Xanatos with the diamond, which he examined with an almost predatory gleam in his eye.
"This should look nice next to the Star of Arabia." He mused.
"I bet it would be even nicer next to The Eye of Odin," Athena whispered to Jason.
Suddenly, Jackal leaps into the air, somersaulting across the room until he lands directly behind Xanatos. He roundhouse-kicked the man in the back of the head, knocking into Athena and Jason, then snatched up the diamond as he dropped it. He tossed it deftly over his shoulder, into the waiting hand of his sister. He smiled down at the diamond with a chilling grin. Her brother then ran over to her, placing his hand on her shoulder.
"Time to go, sis." He said through his teeth.
"I don't take orders from anyone!" Hyena snapped. "Not even you brother."
"Let's just go!" Jackal insisted.
Jackal turned on his heels, dashing for the elevator. Hyena followed close behind, her knife still gripped in her hands. As the doors closed behind them, Xanatos stood up and rubbed the back of his head.
"Call the police, Owen." He ordered.
Athena opened her clutch purse and took out her badge and gun, "This why I always carry my badge and gun, Jason. You never know when things might get exciting."
Athena kissed him on the cheek before placing her badge on the strap of her purse and ran after Hyena and Jackal. When she reached the roof, she saw Jackal and Hyena with air gliders, ready to jump off the roof, but before they could, Derek and Elisa rose above the roof in the helicopter, blocking their path.
"This is the police!" Derek called through a megaphone. "Stay where you are!"
The wind caused by the helicopter blades spinning blew the air gliders out of the hands of Jackal and Hyena. The two then ran away and split up. While Athena went after Hyena, Derek and Elisa stayed with Jackal.
"Come out, come out, where ever you are," Athena called out to Hyena, who was hiding somewhere on the rooftop. As Athena makes her way around the corner, Hyena jumps off and tackles Athena.
"Not so tough without those freaks of yours," Hyena chuckled as she pinned Athena to the ground. Athena headbutts Hyena, knocking her back.
"I can do pretty well on my own," Athena stood up from the ground and got into a fighting stance.
Hyena rubbed her sore head before running away from Athena and she chased after her. Meanwhile, Jackal scrambled back over to his bag and pulled out a large bazooka.
"I don't think so." Jackal sneered.
He aimed the Bazooka at the helicopter and Derek quickly went to dodge. Xanatos arrived on the roof and tackled Jackal to the ground before he could fire. The shot went wild and struck the rear motor of the helicopter rather than the cockpit. It began to spin out of control with Derek wrestling against the controls to try and keep it stable. But, he managed to land the helicopter safely, and not a moment too soon.
"You just made your last mistake, rich man," Jackal snarled
Xanatos looked to see Hyena and Jackal surrounding him with their knives drawn. However, the sound of a gun being cocked drew their attention. They looked over at Athena and Elisa, who had their guns drawn on them.
"Drop the knives and put your hands in the air!" Elisa called out. "Do it now!"
The two exchanged glances before quickly ditching Xanatos. They began running back to their air gliders, righting them and taking off into the sky. Xanatos watched them leave, then shook his head.
"Never a gargoyle around when you need one," He said.
Elisa watched as Xanatos walked across the roof towards the edge, where he found the Coyote Diamond sitting on the ground. He picked it up, dusting it on the lapel of his jacket, then placing it in his pocket and walked over to Derek.
"I saw you land that rig without the rear rotor. Impressive," Xanatos commented.
Derek rubbed the back of his head, "Well, uh, I didn't really have a lot of choices."
"I wonder, would you be interested in a job with my company?" He asked, "I need someone as a pilot and personal bodyguard. I can guarantee the job will be less risky than police work. And I can probably pay better, too. Much better."
"Well, uh, th-that is I," Derek began.
Xanatos pulled out a small card, handing it to Derek.
"Think about it," He insisted. "Nice meeting you. Detectives. Always a pleasure."
Xanatos walks away and leaves the rooftop.
"Ignore him, Derek. He's just using you to annoy me," Elisa told her brother before trying to take the card away from him.
Derek moves the card away and behind his back, "Oh, right. It couldn't possibly be that he actually thought I was good."
"You're not saying that you're actually considering."
"Hey, sis. Why don't you use your cop instinct to figure it out?" Derek suggested before walking away.
"You got lucky with having no siblings, Athena," Elisa told her.
"Actually, I kinda did have a sibling. I was a year older than Princess Katherine and I considered her my little sister, but just give Derek space and time. It is his life," Athena advised.
Later on, in the clocktower, Elisa was telling everyone the situation that had happened earlier.
"He can't work for Xanatos. What am I gonna do?" Elisa wondered.
"Tell him the truth," Goliath simply said.
"The truth?" She repeated, "The whole truth? Including the part about gargoyles living in New York? And the part that my friend was raised by the gargoyles over a thousand years ago in Scotland and is married to a knight who is bound to a demon that rhymes? That's not my secret to tell."
"It shouldn't have to be," Broadway said, "He should trust you."
"Trust doesn't mean a whole lot without honesty," Brooklyn remarked.
"Excuse me, but aren't we missing the point here? Jackal and Hyena are loose in the city. We should be tracking them down," Lexington brought up.
"Derek is your brother, Elisa. Tell him the truth. Show us to him if necessary. He must be made to believe," Goliath told her.
It was not after the sun had risen and the gargoyles were now in their stone sleep, that Jason and Athena were at her desk waiting for Elisa to tell them how her talk with Derek went.
"I just wish I could have been up there to protect you," Jason voiced his thoughts about what happened on the rooftop at the diamond exchange.
"Jason, I know that you worry about me from time to time, but I've fought a lot worse than Hyena. And all I ended up with from that fight was a slight bruise," She told him, "Besides, as I said that night, I don't think we need a panic on our hands with Jackal and Hyena or everyone in New York knowing about Etrigan."
"Do you think Derek will listen to Elisa and decline Xanatos' offer?" He asked Athena.
"I don't know. Derek is an adult and can do whatever he wants to do with his life," She replied, "But I know that Elisa just wants to protect him."
The two then saw Derek leaving the assembly room and Elisa not long after. Elisa walked over to Jason and Athena.
"So, how did it go?" Athena asked.
"Not great," Elisa replied, "Derek decided to take Xanatos' offer. I got to go and talk to dad about this. Maybe he'll have an idea about how to stop Derek," She then left to call her dad.
"Come on, let's go home," Jason said, "I think we could use some rest after the excitement we had earlier."
"I could use a nap. Maybe after we can get some lunch from that diner in Queens?" Athena suggested.
"That sounds wonderful."
The next night, after Elisa went into the male officers' locker room and failed to convince Derek to not quit, Elisa was telling Goliath, Hudson, Athena, and Jason the situation while the trio was working on the tv.
"I just can't talk sense to him. He can't see that Xanatos is up to something," Elisa said.
"Is there anything we can do to help?" Goliath asked.
"I'm glad you asked. If you, maybe even Etrigan, could keep an eye on Derek, for his own good." She replied.
Goliath looked over at the trio, "You three. Station yourselves near the castle and watch for any signs of trouble. And please, try to get along.
Later that night, the trio had returned to the clocktower after saving Derek and Xanatos from Hyena and Jackal and hid their damaged helicopter.
"I think I can have it airborne by tomorrow night," Lexington said.
"Why would you want to?" Broadway asked, "What do we need with a helicopter?"
"As long as Derek is flying Xanatos' chopper, we may need one just to keep up, " Elisa spoke.
"Etrigan and I will take over surveillance of Derek and Xanatos tomorrow night. You three get the Pack's helicopter working," Goliath told them.
Lexington smirked and says, "Don't worry. I'll tell you what has to be done."
"Oh, yeah? You and what Starfleet?" Brooklyn remarked before he and the others went up the stairs to take their place before the sun rose.
Goliath stayed behind and placed his hands on Elisa's shoulders, "Elisa. You must talk to Derek. You must tell him the truth about us."
"I'm not sure that'll be enough now. I need proof of whatever Xanatos is planning to convince Derek," She told him.
"Bring him here," Goliath offered, "When he sees us, he will have the proof he needs."
Goliath then walked away and up the stairs to take his perch.
"No, Goliath. It's gonna take more than that."
That evening, Elisa and Athena thought it was time to pay a visit to an old friend of theirs, Fox, in prison. Elisa and Athena sat in a visiting room. As Fox took her seat, she had a smug look on her face.
"Fox, we're here to find out-" Elisa began.
"I know why you're here," Fox interrupted, "David told you you'd come. He created the pack, you know. Got us together, me, Wolf, Hyena, Jackal, Dingo. Put us on the air and made us stars."
"Then why are the psycho twins trying to kill him?" Athena asked.
"They don't know he's the boss. Only I do," She explained, "David told me to have them hit the Diamond Exchange, and then make himself the next target."
"He set up his own assassination attempt," Athena realized.
"But why?" Elisa asked Fox.
"He wants your brother. And what David Xanatos wants, he gets."
"So why are you telling me all of this?" Elisa questioned. She chuckles, "Because he left you to rot in jail?"
"You haven't got a clue. You're so far behind him it's pathetic," Fox taunted, "He told me to tell you. He doesn't have to hide his plans from you. There's not a thing you can do to stop him. He's the most brilliant man on the face of the earth."
Elisa and Athena made their way out of the prison. Elisa then pulled out a recorder she had hidden in her jacket pocket. She hit the replay button, the conversation she had with Fox replayed.
"There's not a thing you can do to stop him. He's the most brilliant man on the face of the earth."
"Nothing I can do to stop him, huh?" she repeated, a smug look on her face. "Well, we'll just see about that."
Elisa stopped the tapes and says, "Let's see how brilliant he feels when I play this for Derek"
Athena and Elisa were in the parking lot, heading to Elisa's car when Goliath and Etrigan landed atop the car next to Elisa's. Scarring both Athena and Elisa.
"Father, Etrigan, what are you doing here?" Athena asked.
"Derek and Xanatos left in the helicopter faster than we could follow," Goliath replied.
"We followed them as far as we could go forth, but they headed north," Etrigan added.
"He's probably headed for Xanadu, his upstate retreat," Elisa said, "Come on. I hope Lex and the guys have got the Pack's chopper working."
Goliath picks up Elisa while Etrigan picks Athena up and the four were then on their way back to the clocktower.
They flew over to where Lexington had stashed the Pack's helicopter and got in it before taking off.
"This thing looks like a flying junk pile," Broadway said.
"Yeah? I suppose that if you designed it'd be covered with food," Lexington retorted.
"Boys, play nice," Athena told them.
"We'll get there in time, Elisa," Goliath reassured her.
"I hope so," She responded.
Eventually, they arrived at Xanadu. Jackal and Hyena fired at them, but it bounced right off the helicopter.
"Still think that the armor is dumb?' Lexington called out to Broadway before turning on the high beams, blinding both Jackal and Hyena. The two then ran away.
"It's Jackal and Hyena. Take them out quickly," Goliath ordered.
Lexington smiled and then hit the missile button. The missile was immediately dropped and it went straight for the two. The missile then released a net trap that quickly snared them both. Unfortunately, the two were able to cut through the net and ran away again. They only stopped when they fired and tried to take the helicopter down. While Broadway and Brooklyn went after Jackal, everyone else followed Hyena.
Etrigan picks up and holds Athena in his arms before flying out of the helicopter and lands on the ground not far from Hyena.
"Plures fallaciae," Athena spoke.
Athena stepped out from behind a tree and said, "Hello, Hyena."
"And goodbye, freak," Hyena said as she took aim and fired at Athena. When the shot hit Athena, she disappeared into smoke. Another Athena appeared and Hyena shot her. Then another and Hyena shot her as well. Every time Hyena fired at one Athena, another would appear.
"What is this?" Hyena asked as she kept firing.
"A distraction," Athena replied.
Hyena turned around only to be met with a punch to the face and fell to the ground. Soon backup arrived and Jackal and Hyena were taken away. The gargoyles and Etrigan stood off to the side, while Xanatos, Derek, Elisa, and Athena were speaking.
"Detective, I'm sure your brother was more than capable of handling the situation. But thank you for your help just the same. And you as well, Athena. Now, you'd probably like a private moment," Xanatos said before walking away.
"So they are real," Derek spoke.
"What do you mean?" Elisa asked.
"Xanatos told you, didn't he?" Athena asked.
"Yeah," Derek replied, "Showed me a videotape of them and Etrigan. And he told me the truth about Athena, but I still find it hard to believe. He said he tried to help them, but they rejected him. He also admitted he made a few mistakes in dealing with them. And with you."
"A few mistakes?!" Elisa exclaimed.
"Xanatos tried to kill them," Athena told Derek.
"So you can give up trying to get me to quit because it's not going to happen," Derek told Elisa, ignoring Athena.
"You have to quit!" Elisa insisted, "He's using you!"
"It's my life!" He snapped, "Butt out!"
"Quiet, both of you!" Goliath yelled and the two stopped fighting. Goliath steps forward, "You don't know how lucky you are to have siblings to fight with. All of my rookery brothers are dead. And there is nothing, nothing more important than family," He placed his hand on his daughter's shoulder, "Let's go home."
The gargoyles and Etrigan holding Athena flew away and returned to the clock tower as it snowed.
Back at the clock tower, Elisa, Athena, and Jason watched as the gargoyles prepared for sunrise. Broadway turned to Lexington.
"Hey, Lex. Good job on that helicopter," He said.
"Yeah," Brooklyn replied. "That armor really helped."
"I couldn't have done it without you two," Lexington told them.
The three then took their places and as the sun rose, the gargoyles turned to stone.