Gordon and the Gargoyles

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Chapter 5: Enter….Shakespeare's McBeth?

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9:20 P.M.

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It was cloudless starry night sky and the full moon was above the illuminated city of New York and within the castle above Xanatos's skyscraper, the gargoyles and their little human ally were doing their usual activities.

Broadway was cooking in the kitchen, Hudson was watching a Donald Duck cartoon on the TV with Bronx next to him as he chewed on a bone, Lexington and Brooklyn were in the dining area amongst each other in a game of cards, Goliath was in the library with his nose in his books, and Peyton was in her own room in the castle, eating a 3 Meat Treat pizza dinner from Little Caesar's Pizza complete with breadsticks, a small bottle of Pepsi, and a Chip n' Dale Rescue Rangers ice cream bar, all while playing a round of Pac-Man on her Atari video game system.

Elisa, however, was still stuck in the hospital recovering from the accidental gun wound Broadway gave her, but the doctor said that she would be up and well again in two weeks, so, the seven year old was staying in the castle, under the gargoyle's care, while Elisa was still in the hospital for the time being.

But it wasn't that bad as she thought.

During the day, she stayed with Elisa's family and did her homeschooling, had breakfast, and Peter and Derek even took her to work with them and she spent her time helping with cases, having lunch out at different restaurants, the occasional drive-thru, or the police station cafeteria, and mainly reading a book or two during the car ride or where there was no case at all before she had either her karate or gymnastics lessons since soccer season was over and sometimes, she even spends the day either helping or tagging along with Diane when she had errands to run or places to be.

At night, however, after Elisa's family went home reassuring that Peyton would be fine on her own, she hopped on a cab, and drove off to the castle and spent her evenings with the gargoyles playing different games, reading all the books in the library, or even spending time in her new guest room.

To her, the castle was like Jareth the goblin king's labyrinth, she could explore every room, hallway, tower, and turret as she liked and learned more about the clan's past and where they came from, and, as the gargoyles do the same, Peyton loved the castle very much, and they wouldn't have it any other way.

Until that one, fateful night that is.

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A Week Later…

7:51 P.M.

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Peyton sat on the turret while enjoying her dessert from her Burger King takeout for dinner.

Sunset was only minutes away and she had just came from the kitchen after she finished making the gargoyles dinner.

She sipped on her Coke ICEE as she watched the colorful sunset from the highest turret. Chocolate was splatter on most of her face from the Hershey's Pie Sundae she had for dessert. The olive skinned seven year old couldn't wait to see her friends again.

She ate her pie happily till a voice piped up and greeted, "Hello.."

Peyton looked up at the shadow that loomed over her and licked her lips before she greeted back, "Hello."

The shadow that loomed over Peyton was a deep cream-skinned man with white hair that matched the beard on his face. He had wore a long, black and red cloak like cape that matched with his outfit and boots.

The man looked down at Peyton with his deep blue eyes and said, "Aren't you a little young ta be out here on your own?"

"Uh, no sir.." replied Peyton as she pulled herself up, "I'm just waiting for my friends to wake up."

"I see," replied the man, he tapped the statue of Brooklyn gently, "Mind if I join you?"

"N-No, not at all sir.." said Peyton, as she finished her Coke ICEE and disposed the remains of her takeout in the nearby garbage can before she joined the man, and the two watched the sunset together.

"Wonderful sunset eh lass?" the man asked Peyton.

"Yeah," replied Peyton. "and the view to see it is amazing to."

"That it is.." the man said back to her.

Soon, the man and Peyton's thoughts were clicked away when they saw Elisa, with much struggle due to her crutches, walk up the stairs. She noticed the white haired man and called to him, "Hey! What are you doing here?"

"Elisa!" Peyton exclaimed, "Your better!"

Elisa looked down at Peyton, who was hugging her gently and replied, "Sure am. The doc said that I gotta be in crutches for a few weeks, but all in all, I'm feelin' much better." She turned to the man and asked, "Now, what are you doing up here?"

"I would hate to spoil the surprise by telling you, m'lady.." he answered.

"I hate surprises," said Elisa, taking out her badge. "Now, who are you?"

"I'm called Macbeth." he answered.

"Macbeth?" asked Peyton. "Like in….Shakespeare's Macbeth?"

"Smart lass, but no." replied Macbeth. "Although, my mother loved the story so much that she decided to name me after him." Macbeth turned to Elisa and said, "I just came up here to enjoy the view."

Elisa looked at the sun and told the man, "Let's step inside and discuss this.."

"You protect no secrets madams.." said Macbeth as he turned his view away from her. "I know all about these creatures…"

"You do?" asked Peyton.

"Aye..I do." Macbeth replied

At last, the sun finally set and darkness loomed over the city. The gargoyles soon crack open from their stone-like shells and stretched. Loud roars and yawns echoed throughout the city.

Peyton smiled widely at the sight of her friends waking up and greeted them with hugs and handshakes.

The six gargoyles then turned to see Elisa with Macbeth.

"Elisa, Peyton, who's your friend?" asked Lexington.

Broadway added, "You ok? Is this guy bothering you two?"

Bronx let out a low growl accompanied by some barks but Peyton petted his neck to calm him, "Easy Bronx."

"I here to offer the six of you an invitation. Leave this drafty, old, castle and be guests at my home," said Macbeth.

"I'm afraid we must refuse," stated Goliath.

"And I'm afraid I must insist," said Macbeth. He flipped the coat behind him and placed his hands on the weapons that were on both sides of him. "I did not stoop so low as to attack you while you slept but now-"

"Y'know what? I don't like your attitude," said Broadway as he stepped in front of Macbeth, "I think you'd better leave-"

Macbeth acted quickly and put a death grip on the aquamarine gargoyle's wrist and threw him to the direction Hudson was in. The two gargoyles fell onto the castle grounds.

"Broadway! Hudson!" Peyton called out from below.

The little girl glared at Macbeth and ran towards him but Macbeth acted fast and threw some silver balls at her and the others. Some purpleish-blue gas is released from the tiny balls, making the remaining four gargoyles and two humans cough for air as Macbeth placed a gas mask over his face and looked at the group.

"B-Bronx!" Peyton coughed, "A-Attack mode!"

Bronx crept behind Macbeth as he let out a set of low growling combined with barking. The dark blue gardog ran towards Macbeth but the cream skinned man moved out of the way, causing Bronx to tackle Lexington and the two dropped to the ground like flies. Macbeth shot an electrifying net and the two gargoyles fall unconscious.

After finally gasping for air, Goliath took Peyton into his arms and lunged for Macbeth, but the sly man got out of the way and kicked Brooklyn to the bottom of the turret and shot another electrifying net as Brooklyn became unconscious.

Macbeth soon spotted Goliath and took out a different gun, this time, it shot a laser at Goliath. The lavender gargoyle barely missed the shot, causing the laser to hit the tower wall, destroying it in the process. Goliath hit the ground hard, but held Peyton protectively in his huge arms.

The olive skinned seven year old managed to get out of Goliath's grasp to help him up from the ground but Macbeth kicked Goliath back down hard from behind and grabbed Peyton by the wrist, causing the gargoyle to hit a power energy, shocking him with electricity, and causing the power energy to burst into flames.

Peyton watched in horror and in a rage, she kicked Macbeth on the leg and slipped her hand out of his grasp in order for her to rush to Goliath's aid.

Owen soon came downstairs and walked behind Macbeth and said, "Mr. Macbeth, Mr. Xanatos hired you to disinfect his castle, not destroy it."

"Quite right. We'll continue this elsewhere." Macbeth replied.

As Owen left, Macbeth called upon his air craft and it hovered over the castle. Wire hooks lowered down and hooked onto the nets where Brooklyn, Lexington, and Bronx were unconscious in and soon, the three unresponsive gargoyles in the nets were pulled up onto the air craft and Macbeth ran up the stairs for a quick get away.

Peyton helped Goliath up and the gargoyle tried to shake off the pain, but failed. Soon, the two saw what was going on and the little girls jaw dropped and her eyes popped in horror.

The giant gargoyle glided up to grab the glass and tried to bang it open with his fists, but Macbeth pushed another button in his air craft and pain went throughout Goliath's body

Elisa managed to get down the stairs with her crutches on, Hudson and Broadway were right behind her. Soon, the lavender gargoyle's body dropped in front them.

"Goliath!" Peyton called out to the lavender gargoyle.

While Elisa, Hudson, and Broadway saw the aircraft flying away with Brooklyn, Lexington, and Bronx.

Peyton rushed to Goliath's aid and helped him up.

"You OK Goliath?" she asked.

"I….believe so.." he replied as he shook off the pain.

Goliath was soon pulled onto his feet by the girl.

*in the French Narration Voice* 15 minutes later..

"I don't want to hear it anymore!"

"Your not safe here."

"No, you don't understand. We've lost our clan, our world, our time! This castle is all we have left. We will not abandon it!"

"What, you need a castle to fall on you?! Read my lips, your not safe here!"

Peyton stood by Hudson and Broadway as Goliath and Elisa were going back and forth at each other.

The lavender gargoyle began to walk away from Elisa, but the police officer was able to catch up to him even with her crutches and said, "What if the next freak job Xanatos hires comes with a sledge hammer at high noon. Me or Peyton can't protect you during the day."

Elisa placed her hand on Goliath's shoulder but he shrugs it off.

"I am going to find the others," said Goliath as Peyton rushed to her friend. Turing to Hudson and Broadway, Goliath commanded, "and you two are going to protect our home."

Climbing onto Goliath's back, Peyton noticed some crimson splatters and pink-ish marks on his forearms.

"Goliath, your arms." said Peyton.

Goliath looked at his forearms and noticed the blood and scratches on his arms.

"You've must've scratched your arms on the rocky area during the fight." the olive skinned seven year old explained, "Don't worry, I've got a first aid kit in my room back at Elisa's I could use to patch you up really quick."

Goliath looked at Elisa, Hudson, and Broadway and looked back at his injuries. He nodded and began to glide towards Elisa's apartment.

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9:21 P.M.

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*roar*

Goliath winced in pain as he growled, "IT HURTS!"

"Well if you would hold still it wouldn't hurt as much!" replied Peyton, "I'm trying to help you out here y'know."

Goliath grumbled as Peyton gently cleaned the blood and scratch marks from his arms with a warm towel and some alcoholic wipes. He thought about what Peyton just said and sighed.

"You're right Peyton.." said Goliath as the girl gently dried off the warm water from his arms, "I apologize for my previous outburst there."

"It's OK.." Peyton replied as she took out some long bandages, scissors, and medical tape from her first aid kit.

"Look, I know alcohol stings but it's the only way your scratches are gonna get better," said Peyton as she wrapped the bandages around Goliath's arms, "Did you know that alcohol can actually kill bacteria when in contact with skin?"

"I….never knew that…" Goliath replied slowly.

"That's cause when the alcohol wipe is placed on a cut or your scratches for example, that signals the brain to react and that's what causes you to feel the burning sensation from your arms." Peyton explained to Goliath as she cut the left over bandages. She tried to reach for the tap to secure the bandages but she couldn't reach it, with his tail however, Goliath grabbed the medical tape for Peyton, "thanks."

"How did you know about this?" the lavender gargoyle asked.

"There's books about medicine and doctors in the library," replied Peyton as she tightened up the bandages and placed a strip of medical tape on the bandages on the gargoyle's forearms, "Also, there was an episode of Bill Nye the Science Guy about the brain and the skin so that really came in handy to." the girl patted Goliath's forearms gently. "OK, here ya go Goliath, good as new."

Goliath got up from Elisa's couch and examined the bandages on his forearms.

"Thank you.." he simply said, closing his wings to make it look like he had a cloak on his back, "Now, we must find the others, but how to find Macbeth's home?"

The two thought for a few minutes.

"….wait a minute," said Peyton.

The olive skinned seven year old rushed to her room and rushed back out. In her hands were a special GPS she made out of a Gameboy, and a special long range communicating device she made from old headphone sets, a toy microphone, an oven dial and an antennae from a walkie talkie.

"Put this on," said Peyton, handing one of the head sets to Goliath, "I made these myself."

Goliath examined the device carefully in his claws, as he put the head set over his ears he asked, "What is this device?"

"It's a long range communicating device," replied Peyton. "Kinda like a walkie talkie but way more advanced in shape, form, and programing. I'll show you how it works."

Holding up device, Peyton turned the dial from Low to High, "First, you switch the head set on by turning the dial from low, or off, to high, or on to activate. Then I'll track down Brooklyn, Lex, and Bronx via my GPS I made out of an old game boy."

The olive skinned seven year old pressed a few buttons and within a second, a little red light blinked on the top right corner of the game boy system, showing the screen to Goliath she said, "I remembered that I gave some special bracelets to you guys so incase we got lost and don't know where we are, I can use the GPS I made to track you all down…now, they should be-"

Suddenly, three push pins began to appear on the screen, indicating the location of Brooklyn, Lexington, and Bronx. Peyton smiled and exclaimed, "Ah-Ha! They're here! 3766 Park Ave, 27th Street!"

Goliath added, "Then that is where we'll need to go."

"Now, let me contact them.." Peyton turned the walkie talkie antennae a few times before she said, "Red Beard. Come in Red Beard, it's Hop-Along."

"Peyton?" replied Brooklyn through the headset. "Is that you?"

"Hey Brooklyn!" Peyton said with a smile. "You guys OK?"

"Never better." replied Brooklyn with a groan. "Macbeth trapped us in some electrical cage. We're in the basement of his home."

"Hang tight you guys, we're on our way." she said, and with that, she turned off the headset and placed it behind her neck. "We gotta move or else the guys are gonna become bacon."

"Bacon?" asked Goliath.

"I'll explain later," said Peyton as she rushed to the window. "C'mon. I'll grab my bike."

Goliath ran to the window to start his glide while Peyton ran down the fire escape to the garage.

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12:20 A.M.

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"Are you getting closer?"

"I'm getting to Times Square now Goliath. Just gonna be a while cause I'm riding against-AHHHH!-T-Traffic. And not only that I'm still a newbie at riding bikes.."

Peyton pedaled her bike as fast as she could, trying to avoid the incoming cars, trucks, taxi's and pedestrians walking across Times Square.

"This is harder than it looks.." she thought to herself as she maneuvered, bobbed, and weaved her bike away from all the incoming people and vehicles.

Suddenly, while trying to get away from all the incoming vehicles, the front wheel of Peyton's bike hit a crack and the olive skinned seven year old, along with her bike tumbled and landed on the concrete pavement.

Groaning while slowly getting up from the street, she noticed a large bright light heading straight towards her. It was a truck.

Peyton looked up, her eyes widened, and she let out a huge scream.

Then, a huge black figure pounced on her and her bike, to push her out of the way before the truck could strike her.

The figure almost looked like a large dog.

Peyton breathed frantically as the figure lowered its head to sniff her.

The girl looked up at the mysterious black figure and squinted her eyes shut tight.

The figure opened its jaws and started….panting happily?

"Huh?"

Peyton looked up, and as the truck began to drive away and as Goliath glided down to where she was on the street, the mysterious figure turned out to be Bronx.

"Bronx!" Goliath and Peyton said.

The gargoyle beast grumbled happily and started to pant.

"You saved my life back there boy!" the olive skinned seven year old said as she hugged the dark

blue gardog. "I thought I was gonna be frog bait if you hadn't shown up!"

Bronx whimpered happily and placed his foreclaws on Peyton and licked her face. She laughed before Goliath helped her onto her feet.

"Where are Lexington and Brooklyn?" Goliath asked.

Suddenly, Peyton got an idea, she pulled a piece of cloth that belonged to Lexington and threw it a Bronx.

"Sniff 'em out boy!" said Peyton as she held out the piece of cloth to Bronx.

The gardog sniffed the piece of cloth and then sniffed the ground, once he caught the same smell of the cloth, he barked before running off.

Peyton hopped on her bike and began to pedal after Bronx as Goliath took to the sky and glided over them.

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1:34 A.M.

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Sure enough, Goliath, Peyton, and Bronx had made it to Macbeth's castle-like home.

Parking her bike outside, she ran behind Goliath and Bronx as they broke down the door.

Goliath and Bronx growled at Macbeth as their eyes began to glow white, Peyton stood by the huge lavender gargoyle, her eyes narrowed and her ground was held.

"Don't bother knocking," said Macbeth. "after all, we're all friends."

Goliath turned to Bronx and tossed him the piece of cloth as he said, "Find Brooklyn and Lexington."

Bronx sniffed the ground and as soon as he caught the familiar scent of the cloth, he barked twice and ran off.

The lavender gargoyle's eyes glowed white and he and Peyton started to come forward, but Macbeth pulled out a gun and the two stopped in their tracks.

"Go ahead." said Macbeth, holding out the gun towards Goliath and Peyton.

The lavender gargoyle just stood there as he growled with his eyes glowing bright while Peyton took a few small steps back but kept her ground.

"Smart beast and clever lass," taunted Macbeth, "But you both lose anyways. I defeated you in your home, you two wouldn't think that I would be ready for you in my own?"

Macbeth ran off and with glowing eyes, Goliath got on all fours and ran after him, Peyton followed behind him.

"Wait for me! Wait for me!" Peyton exclaimed as she ran through the hallway, trying to catch up with Goliath and Macbeth.

The creamed skin man ran through the hallway and slammed a wooden door in front of Peyton and Goliath.

The lavender gargoyle banged on the door twice before scratching it with his claws while Peyton tried to kick it down.

Soon, tired of his efforts, Goliath kicked the door down with his might, causing it to hit the wall.

Peyton stared in disbelief for a few seconds before she said, "…Well…that worked. C'mon Goliath! I think he's over here maybe!"

Goliath and Peyton went down the small set of stairs and together, the two crept through the large hallway, and sure enough, another trap fell in front of them. But this time, a large metal electrical fence blocked their way.

Goliath carefully came towards the fence and observed it a bit.

"Uh Goliath," said Peyton. "I think that's an electric-"

The fence glowed red for a few seconds as Goliath roared in fury before the electricity shut off from the fence.

"-fence." Peyton finished. "Now what do we do?"

Peyton looked around the hallway till she spotted a suit of armor standing on the left hand side of the wall. She smiled a determined grin and grabbed the suit of armor.

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(Author's Note: another Imagination scene, YAY! Sry, I just love writing these parts)

Peyton stood on an emerald green and teal chariot with the huge metal armor in her hands. The chariot was being moved by a bunch of wild Greek boars and she was now wearing a light green and teal toga with yellow sandals and a chartreuse and light blue helmet on her head.

With the flick of a ropes, the boars squealed and snorted and began to run towards the huge electrical gate.

She held the knights armor in her hands with a tight grip as the boars ran closer and closer to the gate

Peyton called out,"CHAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGEEEE!"

The olive skinned seven year old threw the armor at the electrical gate and the boars and the chariot came to a screeching halt.

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The armor on the gate began to shorted and circuit the gate, Peyton ran back towards Goliath and watched as the fence began to circuit, but turned around when she saw Macbeth coming towards the two with an evil laugh and weapon in hand.

He pointed a gun at the two and fired it, which caused a net to fly out. Reacting fast, Goliath threw a statue of a head towards the incoming net and instead of trapping Peyton and Goliath, Macbeth had trapped the impacting statue.

Dodging out of the way, Macbeth made a run for it as Goliath caught up to him on all fours and Peyton followed pursuit behind him.

Suddenly, a metallic door slide down in front of them, Goliath banged on the door with Peyton's help.

"T-This isn't working!" Peyton huffed as she kicked down the door, "W-We need a new plan or-"

Again, the olive skinned seven year old stared in disbelief as Goliath ripped the metallic door open with a huge growl.

"Or..that works to." said Peyton.

The girl then climbed onto Goliath and leaped over him.

Peyton and Goliath ran till they came across…another wall.

"OH COME ON!" Peyton yelled, annoyed at all the wall she and Goliath faced.

She sighed and said, "I got this one Goliath!"

Peyton cracked her knuckles and rubbed her hands together with some spit and charged for the wall to break it down…only, she didn't have the size and strength of the Hulk or Goliath so she just hit herself against the wall.

Goliath looked at the girl on the floor.

"Are you-"

"I'm OK.." Peyton groaned. "The floor broke my fall."

Goliath helped the girl onto her feet and Peyton brushed herself off. The lavender gargoyle growled in a humongous rage and began to dig his way out of the brick wall. Peyton took cover as the bricks and other debris flew everywhere, then, she noticed a bright light on the other side of the wall.

"Hey! There's light on the other side!" Peyton cried out to her friend.

She ran to Goliath while avoiding the debris. Soon, the two were in another room, this time, it was filled with mirrors.

"What is this?" Goliath asked.

"It's a hall of mirrors." Peyton replied. "I saw one at Coney Island. Some mirrors make you look big or small, and others make you look fat or skinny."

Taking Peyton's hand, Goliath and the girl slowly walked inside the room of mirrors.

Suddenly, Goliath and Peyton saw Macbeth in one of the mirrors and ran towards it, but fell back on the floor once he disappeared.

Goliath caught Peyton and set her on her own feet.

"It's not that easy is it?" asked Macbeth from the mirror behind Peyton and Goliath.

"Why are you doing this?" Goliath asked. "Did Xanatos pay you?"

Macbeth chuckled and replied, "Aye, I asked him for money. If he'd offer this for free, I would've been suspicious."

"Then why?" Goliath asked again. "We've done you no wrong."

"It's not you or the girl I'm after." replied Macbeth. "You are just a form. I want your queen."

"Queen?" Goliath asked, taking Peyton's hand in his talon. "We have no queen."

"No?" Macbeth said. "What about Demona?"

"Demona?" said Peyton. "Y-You know Demona?"

"Know her?!" Macbeth laughed. "I named her!"

Suddenly, a trap door opened from underneath Goliath and Peyton and the two started plummeting down to another room, Goliath landed on his back while Peyton fell onto his chest.

Quickly getting up, she pulled Goliath into a sitting position.

"Sorry I fell on your chest Goliath." Peyton said as she hoisted him up.

Macbeth came towards them with a torch in his hand.

"If I'd capture you, the last of your kind, she would come to free you." said Macbeth to Goliath. "It's her I want!"

Goliath laughed as he pulled himself up and brushed the dust off of him.

"Then you are a fool." Goliath retorted, pointing a claw at Macbeth. "She is our enemy."

"Yeah, she wouldn't even dare to come near us and save their tails!" Peyton added.

Macbeth looked at Goliath and Peyton in shock and threw the torch on the ground, causing flames to engorge everywhere.

Macbeth ran for his life with Goliath behind him.

Peyton on the other hand climbed to the wooden planks to get away from the flames.

She carefully crawled towards Macbeth and Goliath, watching the incoming nails and rats that resented there.

Peyton wanted to get in on the action between Goliath and Macbeth…but how?

Peyton saw a large chain hanging from the side and got an idea.

Macbeth ran from Goliath and was just leaning against the wall to catch his breath till he heard, "HEY! UP HERE!"

Macbeth looked up.

"EAT THIS MACBETH!"

Peyton let out a Tarzan-like battle cry and swung down from the wooden planks and towards Macbeth, kicking him to the ground.

The girl landed on her feet and let go of the chain as she brushed off her hands.

"That was fun." she panted.

Macbeth growled and went towards a bed of nails.

"YOU WORTHLESS BRAT!" he growled as he threw the bed of nails towards Peyton.

"Uh oh.." she said, lowly as the bed of nails was impacting towards her.

Goliath snatched her wrist to get her to safety and held her in his arms as the bed of nails broke in two.

"Nice save back there Goliath." Peyton replied, wiping her brow.

The lavender gargoyle saw a large cage and glided up towards it and swung from it with Peyton holding onto the chain.

Macbeth looked up.

"BOMBS AWAY!" Peyton cried out as she threw two of the rats that she found from the wooden planks onto Macbeth's face.

The creamed skinned man screamed as the rats began clawing and biting his face.

Macbeth eventually yanked the rats off of him and threw them to the ground.

Goliath then fell on top of Macbeth and the two tumbled on the floor and resumed fighting.

As Macbeth and Goliath were fighting, Macbeth knocked over a large bowl where the flames were flickering and soon the flames were spreading towards the dungeon like room where the three of them resided in.

Peyton noticed and scrambled away to safety.

She watched the fight from above the wooden planks again.

Goliath mauled Macbeth to the ground but soon noticed the man had escaped from his clutches.

"Goliath!" Peyton called out to him. "He went in there!"

The lavender gargoyle noticed a structure that acted like a door to another room.

He glided to the wooden plank that Peyton resided on and took her in his arms, protecting her from the enlarging fire and with his talons, Goliath pulled the two large doors open and went inside quickly with Peyton following close behind him before the doors shut behind him.

He set Peyton down and found Macbeth running up a staircase to another room, Goliath followed behind him on all fours and Peyton ran behind him, not knowing that the fire was quickly approaching them.

Soon, Macbeth opened the door that lead to a large room contained with weapons from various time periods both present and past with the smoke catching up to him.

He grabbed a sword from the wall and saw Goliath and Peyton walk up to the room and towards him.

Goliath saw Macbeth and ran towards him, Macbeth did the same with the sword in his hand. He swung it at Goliath but Goliath quickly ducked and glided upwards with Peyton in his grasp.

Seeing some weapons on the wall, the lavender beast grabbed a mace from the wall and glided back down towards Macbeth.

"PEYTON!" Goliath called out to the girl. "GRAB A WEAPON!"

"Any kind?"

"Yes, anything that would help!"

"YES!" Peyton cheered as she took an ax from the same place where Goliath got the mace and jumped down to join the fight despite the fire.

And soon, it was on.

Goliath and Macbeth were head to head with each other while Peyton took him from behind with the ax in her hand.

But as the three were flighting, the fire quickly made its way to the weapons room.

Peyton swung the ax around Macbeth but kept missing and jumping back every time he made a move on Goliath.

But while Macbeth was about to strike Goliath on the back, Peyton used the ax to strike Macbeth's leg. The cream skinned man screamed in pain. (Relax folks, she didn't amputate his leg, she just gave it a huge scratch)

Macbeth glared at Peyton who just stood there innocently as she hid the ax behind her and let out a huge chipped tooth grin.

He growled and was about to strike Peyton till Goliath used the mace to break the metal from his sword.

Macbeth got on his knee and sighed before he said, "Blast you two!"

Getting up, he took a gun from inside his coat and aimed it at Goliath and Peyton, but the lavender gargoyle grabbed his wrist with his tail while Peyton destroyed the gun with the ax.

Goliath held Macbeth by the collar of his coat and growled at him with glowing eyes, but Macbeth slide out of his coat and ran away from the large gargoyle and the girl.

Goliath ripped the coat in half and growled as Macbeth was getting away.

"GOLIATH!"

He turned to find Peyton trapped in the flames and trying to find him.

"G-Goliath help!" she coughed.

The lavender gargoyle looked at Peyton and then looked back at the fleeing Macbeth.

He had to make a choice; help his friend or get revenge on Macbeth?

Goliath sighed as Macbeth got away but then glided fast to grab Peyton from the enlarging flames.

"Goliath!"

The lavender gargoyle turned to find Brooklyn, Lexington and Bronx on the other side of the weapons room.

Cradling Peyton bridal style, he glided out of the room with the other three gargoyles and together, the five made it out safely from Macbeth's home as it went up in flames.

Peyton coughed and wheezed as Goliath set her gently on the grass.

"Drink this Peyton." said Lexington, handing her a Ninja Turtles water bottle from her bike basket.

The girl drank that water like there was no tomorrow and caught her breath. Brooklyn placed a talon on her back and helped her up.

"You ok kid?" asked Brooklyn.

"Yeah.." replied Peyton gently sitting up.

"Guys..I-"

Goliath, Brooklyn, and Lexington only smiled at her.

Peyton smiled back and gave the three a huge hug.

"Thanks guys."

"Don't mention it kid." replied Brooklyn.

Bronx barked twice before pouncing on Peyton and licking her face, she laughed till her sides were sore.

Bronx eventually stopped and Goliath pulled her up.

The gargoyles and Peyton saw the state of Macbeth's home as it burned and crumbled to the ground.

A few seconds after that, they saw Macbeth flying away in his aircraft.

They were disappointed that Macbeth got away, but were also relived that their castle was safe and that Peyton was alright.

"Let's go home." said Goliath.

"I'll meet you guys there." said Peyton hopping on her bike.

"Hold on," said Lexington, holding onto the handlebar of Peyton's bike, "I got a better idea."

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3:35 A.M.

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"Ever flown on a bike before Peyton?"

"No way! This is epic!"

Goliath carried Bronx while Brooklyn and Lexington held onto Peyton's bike as they glided back to the castle.

"GOLIATH!"

The five looked down to find Hudson, Broadway, and Elisa on the rooftop of a building.

"Down there guys!" called Peyton.

They soon landed on the rooftop.

Goliath let Bronx go and Peyton pushed down the kickstand of her bike.

"What are you doing here? Why aren't you guarding our home?" Goliath yelled angrily at Broadway and Hudson.

"You don't live there anymore." Elisa replied.

"WHAT?!" Goliath yelled.

"I've found you a new home." Elisa said in a gentle yet firm tone to the huge gargoyle.

"HOW DARE YOU?!" Goliath yelled in Elisa's face. "I TOLD YOU THAT CASTLE IS OUR HOME!"

Broadway got in front of Elisa, "NO GOLIATH! SHE'S RIGHT! IT'S SUICIDE TO STAY THERE!"

"Lad," started Hudson, "they're right you know. It's just a place of stone and wood. Home is more than that Goliath. Home is the six of us. Where we can be together and safe. That's our home."

Goliath couldn't take much more of this, and in anger he let out a loud roar. The roar terrified the others and feared that Goliath would go on a King Kong or Donkey Kong like rampage or something, but he lowered his wings and wrapped them around his shoulders.

"Come Goliath. Let's be going." said Hudson.

"Give me one minute." said Goliath. He spread out his wings and glided back to the castle.

Peyton stood by Hudson and asked, "Is he OK Hudson?"

"He will be soon lass." replied Hudson, wrapping his arm around her. "Give him some time."

The olive skinned seven year old looked up at the castle and back at Goliath.

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The Next Evening

4:02 A.M.

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Goliath stood at the top of the turret, deep in thought as he looked down at the city below.

He suddenly heard some footsteps heading up.

"Mr. Brunette told me you'd be up here."

Goliath sighed as he saw Peyton coming up the staircase. She sat down next to Goliath and the two of them watched the city above them.

Peyton saw the state that Goliath was in and decided to break the silence and asked him, "Goliath? You gonna be OK?"

Goliath just sat there, not saying another word. Peyton looked away from Goliath and looked out at the view.

A few minutes later, Goliath replied, "I'll be alright. Peyton, I shouldn't have raised my voice the other night and I apologize if I've startled you and the others."

"I-It's OK." replied Peyton. "Look, I know moving to a new place isn't exactly one of the most coolest ideas ever, I mean, leaving your friends and other stuff you've come to know behind."

"…and say you've arrived at a new home or place." said Goliath, ",then what happens?"

"Well, that's the awesome part." replied Peyton, "you come up with new stuff and make new friends to. I should know."

"You've moved to here?" asked Goliath.

"Yeah, from Colorado before starting pre-school." replied Peyton. "It was the best! There was a huge pond where me and my dad could go fishing in, I found my first frog there when he was a tadpole, I had a huge treehouse in the backyard all to myself, and I started scouts there to. I moved here cause my dad got a huge promotion to become a high school math teacher and my mom wanted a better pay for her vet job and I didn't know what to do here when I first moved, but it was OK after that and I made friends with you guys and Elisa and everyone at the police station. So, if you look at it this way, moving's not so bad once you get used to it."

Goliath listened to the girl's words and slowly he digested the wisdom she shared and realized that she was right, moving won't be such a bad thing after all. He smiled at the seven year old and said, "Very well Peyton, you're right. Come, the other's might be waiting for us."

Goliath lowered his wings and Peyton climbed on his back and held on to his neck and soon, he leaped away from the castle one last time and glided off into the city.

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5:20 A.M.

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The gargoyles, Elisa, and Peyton had arrived not to long ago and were now exploring their new home, which is located inside a clock tower on top of the police station Elisa works for.

Lexington and Brooklyn stood in front of the rusty gears of the old clock.

"I bet I can get this old thing working again." said Lexington as he inspected the gears.

"Why would you want to?" replied Brooklyn with a 'don't even think about it' expression.

"It's not so bad," Hudson said, walking up to the young gargoyles. "There's a place right over there for a television."

"Yeah, and this wood up here is awesome for me to climb on do some gym practice." added Peyton as she did two cartwheels, which caused the wood to break apart and for her to fall.

"I gotcha!" said Broadway, swiftly catching her in his arms and setting her down on to her feet.

"Thanks Broadway." said Peyton, brushing herself off.

"OK, so it's a fixer upper. But a few throw rugs, some flowers, it could be home." Elisa said smiling.

"Yes, as long as we're together, it's home." said Goliath, turning from the wood ledge to face them all. He smiled down at his clan and Peyton smiled back.

It may be a fixer-upper, but with a little time and hard work, it could be a home, not only to the gargoyles, but to Peyton as well.

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(Annnnd that's a wrap on chapter 5! Read, review, and no hateful comments plz! Next chapter's gonna introduce a brand new and permanent character to the story!)