Brooklyn knew he was gonna get a red card for this. Bringing humans to the castle was a big no no in Goliath's book, especially since he never met either of the girls.

But this had to be an exception. Angel looked like she hadn't eaten in days, and the vomit/blood she threw up weren't helping matters at all. Amber on the other hand just looked wiped. She looked as if she'd been running forever with Angel on her back and was on the verge of breaking down. Not to mention that some of what Angel threw up ended up on her as well.

"How much farther?" Amber asked, looking over his shoulder at Angel in his arms. "I don't think Angel can take much more."

She wasn't kidding. The pink haired girl was getting paler and paler by the minute, but there were no signs of blood loss besides what she threw up-or threw down as the case may be.

"Just a bit more." He stated, coming close to their destination.

Amber looked up to see where they were going. What she saw surprised her.

The castle on top of the Xanatos building.

'Is he crazy?' she thought, trying not to let her worry show. 'Xanatos is a billionaire. He's not gonna allow two kids and a gargoyle sanctuary, let alone a doctor that can keep his mouth shut.'

"Relax." Brooklyn told her, having felt her tense up. "No one there is going to hurt you or Angel."

"I hope you're right." She mumbled as they landed. "Because if you're not-"

She didn't finish as the moment she was on the ground, she was tackled by something tackled her from the left, immediately knocking her off her feet.

"Bronx no! Sit!" Brooklyn yelled out as the gargoyle beast began to lick the girl, causing her to laugh.

"What is this thing?" Amber asked between laughs as the blue beast licked her cheeks repeatedly, trying in vain to get to her feet.

Brooklyn leaned Angel up against a wall and pulled Bronx off. "This is Bronx, our gargoyle beast."

"Gargoyle Beast?"

"He's kinda like a dog for gargoyles. Funny thing is, he doesn't normally like humans when he first meets them."

"That'd be true lad." A voice said walking up to them.

Amber looked up immediately to see another gargoyle approaching them. He was light brown with a white beard and mane and a scar across his left eye. His body covered in what looked to be leather but she couldn't be sure. A sword hung from his belt.

"Who are the lasses ye brought home?" the old gargoyle asked, looking both at the girls and Brooklyn. "And why are you all covered in blood?"

Amber got to her feet, pulling her hood up over her face. "I'm Amber Child. The girl leaning against the wall is my friend Angel Quartz. She's sick and I don't know what's wrong. Brooklyn brought us here because he thought you could help. Or at least someone could."

"Aye that we can." He stated, picking Angel up. "I'd be called Hudson lass. Come, you'll meet the rest of our clan downstairs in the main hall."

Amber looked between him and Brooklyn. She wasn't very sure if they were safe here, but if this was where Angel could get help, she'd risk it.

"Lead the way."

Goliath wasn't very pleased when he saw two humans with his second-in-command and his teacher. But when he saw how pale the young one was, he put his anger aside for her sake. Xanatos had Owen sent for and had him check over the one called Angel while the girl Amber was taken to be cleaned up by Fox.

Brooklyn had returned a while ago from getting the blood Angel spat up off of him, but he had yet to report what happened. He hadn't even told Goliath that he'd left the castle. At this, he let some of his anger return.

He came up to Brooklyn and asked him, "Why did you leave the castle?"

"I went out on patrol." The red gargoyle said defending himself. "I didn't know I would find two girls on their own. Just like with Dave and Bobbi."

"You think they're runaways?" Angela asked, looking towards the door Angel was behind.

"No I don't think so." Brooklyn replied. "It's different with them than it was with those two."

"How so?" Broadway asked curiously.

"Angel for one thing. I mean sure Dave and Bobbi didn't eat as much when they were on the streets, but at least they were fed. When I picked up Angel, she weighed hardly anything; I could feel her ribs through that jumpsuit."

That surprised not only Goliath, but almost everyone in the room. Especially Elisa. No child deserved to be treated like that. Not being fed? Where had the child come from?

"Amber's a bit better off, but I think she's still pretty light for her age." Brooklyn continued, sitting on a couch. "And the bow and arrows strapped to her back? Pretty sure those aren't for show."

"So she knows how to use them?" Lexington asked cautiously, unsure if he trusted the girl.

"I dunno. When I found them Amber running with Angel on her back as fast as she could from the docks. But she looked like she was ready to shoot her arrows at a moment's notice."

Goliath turned towards the door. "As soon as Amber returns, I will want to speak to her. She may hold many answers on what's happened tonight."

Fox couldn't believe how thin the girl before her was. She could almost see the poor dear's ribs. This couldn't be from dieting; this had to be malnourishment. But the question was, was she doing this to herself? Or was she just not getting enough from wherever she came from?

'No wonder her jacket looked baggy.' She thought, trying to find clothes that would fit the girl. 'She looks like she hasn't eaten in days.'

Amber sat on the bed with a towel, her black hair resting just below her elbows. She'd never seen a room like this. It reminded her of a princess room in a fairytale book. But then, this was a castle wasn't it? So of course there'd be a room like this.

"Okay." Fox said, coming over with an outfit. "I think this just might fit."

She studied the clothing closely. It comprised of a knee-length no-sleeve orange and yellow dress, blue and green leggings, a white button-down shirt, and a pair of pink keds. Perfect.

"Thank you." Amber said, grabbing the towel tighter with her left hand and taking the clothes with her right. "I don't think I'll ever be able to repay you or the gargoyles for what you're doing for me and Angel."

"Well, you better sit tight." Fox said, looking for her brush. "Because we're not done. You're staying put until we get you to a proper weight and find out what you were doing out there on your own."

That shocked Amber a bit. Sure she'd met people that would at least try to help her. But the moment they found out her secret, she knew she was better off running away before they contacted the Gem Cutters. That's how she'd almost get caught in the past.

'What have I just gotten me and Angel into?'

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Okay, it's short. So sue me. I'm kinda busy so it's gonna be awhile for more. But you're welcome to guess on what's gonna happen next!