LAST TIME-
Troy was up and off the ground seconds after climbing out of the totaled Lincoln, but Hunters foot was already on the gas. The growing crowd of pedestrians and college students scattered as the Expeditions tore away, one after another. Troy watched in agony as they turned a corner in the distance and then disappeared from his line of view.
He dropped to his hands and knees.
They were gone.
She was gone.
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Gabriella would remember the moment perfectly, whether she wanted to or not. She was dragged out of the car, her feet sliding on the broken glass. She kicked and screamed, calling for any help. She felt Tori's hands still around hers and she had the smallest bit of hope.
"Don't let go! Whatever you do Gabriella. Don't. Let. Go!" The blond roared out before thrashing at the men trying to grab her. But they were wasted words as the two were ripped apart by a powerful tug, both girls being dragged in opposite directions, but to the same destinations. The two semi crashed Expeditions.
Gabriella resumed her struggle, reaching out for the blond. Their fingertips brushed, but they were pulled away from each other. "Let me go you assholes!" Gabriella roared, getting a grunt from one of them as she stomped down on his unsuspecting foot. She was jerked backward, her balance off as the men dragged her towards one of the black Expeditions.
Her breath caught as a strong feeling of déjà vu hit her. The situation was so similar to Red Wolf Lake that the only missing aspect was the depressing rain. The sun shone down on them and she admitted that it would have been a good day.
For the briefest moment, she looked to Troy's body spilling from the front passenger side window and her hope was restored. "TROY!" She hysterically called his name and his cobalt eyes instantly shot up to hers. She saw straight fear radiating from his wide blue eyes. He shot up from the ground and chased them, but she was brought back to reality as she was thrown into the back of the Expedition. One of the men jumped into the drivers seat, the other joined her in the back. She was caught by surprise as she glanced to the man next to her. His deep red hair was the darkest she'd ever seen, the color of blood. But his eyes, or what she thought to be his eyes, were the color of deep mahogany. The door shut and a sinking realization hit her, Troy wasn't going to be able to save her this time.
Just as the thought of attacking the awkward looking man crossed her mind, her arms were wrenched painfully behind her back. She felt duck tape wind around her wrists and she roared at the man. He laughed and she kicked out at him, connecting with his stomach and sending him crashing hard against the front drivers seat. She smiled down at her black and white chucks, the shoes that had gone through so much with her.
"Will you control her!" the driver exclaimed, turning around in his seat.
"Bastard!" she snarled, her anger rising as she glared at the smiling face of Hunter, "Double crossing. Backstabbing. Deceitful. Betraying. Bastard!"
"Such foul words, Gabriella," he smiled out at her, his brown eyes shining with an emotion she couldn't decipher.
"There's more to come," she promised, kicking out at the back of his seat. Hunter lurched forward with the impact, making the car that she had not felt start, swerve. "The deepest darkest depths of hell are reserved only for people like you."
"So quick to condemn someone you hardly know," the rear view mirror only showed his eyes, which were small and dangerous.
She smiled, "Believe me Hunter, I know your kind," she paused as his eyed drew together, "Preying on the weak and helpless, the innocent. Graciously taking their help, then turning around and stabbing them in the back. Taking everything they have, their lives, their loved ones, till there's nothing left but an empty shell."
"That's enough," he was gripping the steering wheel, knuckles white. His voice was low and dangerous, like a growl from a wounded wolf.
She ignored him and continued, "I've been wondering, do you even have a family? Or was that a lie too?"
."Shut. Her. UP!" he barked. She had struck a cord. Hunter's eyes flashed dangerously in the mirror, his jaw clenched. He was biting back his anger, she could tell.
Before she could snap back, the man beside her tied a gag around her mouth. She bit on it and yelled out again, her curses muffle and distorted by the annoying gag. She held long notes, causing a vein to pop out in the man temple that had stuck the cloth in her mouth. He groaned, his eyes flashing with annoyance, "Can I put her out of her misery, or rather, my misery?"
Hunter glanced back into the rear view mirror, "Make it quick." Gabriella stared at his deep brown eyes, confused. Sympathy and what she thought was worry shone from his eyes for only a second. He blinked it away when he realized she was staring at him and returned his eyes to the road.
The man beside her shifted forward, a black object in his hand. She tilted her head, was he threatening her with a tape recorder? Seconds after, she realized how wrong she was.
The metal prongs of the tazer softly met her sternum, but she would recall the feeling as being hit full force by a line backer. She clenched her eyes shut as her chest tightened, the volts of electricity shooting through her system. She felt like she had jumped into an icy lake, her muscles convulsing and contracting with the electricity and shock. She screamed out into the gag, her cries of pain muffled.
She opened her eyes as the pain subsided. The man with the tazer was grinning and she weakly bucked at him. His smiled widened as he moved forward with the tazer again, his red eyes searching for blood.
"I told you to make it quick!" Hunter's voice was angry and Gabriella could hear the slightest hint of protectiveness.
"Whatever," the man replied, reaching forward again. Gabriella felt the cold metal against the back of her neck. The pain was short and sharp, her world falling to black as electricity shot through her conciseness.
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Tori woke to darkness. Or rather, a black hood covering her face. She struggled, only to find that her hands were taped behind her back. She tried to recall what had happened. The car crash, trying to help Gabriella, the two getting separated, and then the tazer, o yes, the tazer.
"Gabriella?" she called out, her voice muffled from the hood. The only answer was a grunt from beside her. Tori rolled to her back, pushing her hands over her heal so that her taped hands would rest in front of her. She reached up and yanked the black hood off of her head.
She took a deep breath and looked around. It was small room with only one window positioned high up to her left. A wooded door was to her right, and there was a thick support beam running straight through the room. She glanced beside her and found Gabriella. Her hands were taped behind her back to, a black hood also covering her face.
Tori reached over and took the hood off of Gabriella. She shook her head, her chocolate eyes offering a small thank you to the blond. Tori then untied the gag, and Gabriella took a deep and much needed breath.
"Thank you," Gabriella said as she shook her head, her short black hair whipping around.
"You must have really pissed them off to make them gag you," Tori smiled out.
"Yeah," Gabriella turned and spat, the gag leaving a nasty taste in her mouth. "Where are we?"
"I have no idea," Tori answered standing up. The knob on the wooded door turned and Tori jumped back. Gabriella shot to her feet and stood beside Tori.
"I wont let them hurt you," Gabriella promised.
"Isn't that my line," Tori answered, clenching her hands into a tight fist.
"Not in this situation," Gabriella answered as the lock on the door clicked, "They will use you to get to me. But I wont let them touch you."
The door swung open and Hunter strode into the small room. Gabriella growled at him and burst forward. A body shot past Hunter and grabbed Gabriella around the neck and sent her to the floor. Tori went forward, but a second man wrapped his arms around her neck.
"Hermes," Gabriella spat as the man pinning her to the ground smiled.
"I told you, you couldn't get away," he laughed as he pulled her to her feet.
"Hunter," Tori said, her eyes soft, "Why are you doing this?"
"Apollo, Hermes," Hunter's voice was firm, "Bring them."
The two girls were dragged out of the room, Hunter leading the way as they entered a long hallway. Two double doors were at the end, and Hunter pushed through them without hesitation. The group walked into an open warehouse, long, open windows on each side. There was a small group ahead and they turned as Hunter and the others approached.
"Achilles," an older man addressed, opening his arms, "I see you have brought our guests."
"You where Achilles all along?" Gabriella bit out, her voice a low growl.
"Now, now," the older man spoke again, "He was only following orders."
Achilles stepped forward, "May I speak Zeus?"
The older mans eyes sparkled a pale blue before he nodded, "You may."
"Gabriella," Achilles motioned towards her, "Saved my life. She killed Atlas, and rescued me from the Titans. I don't see why she is here."
Zeus wore an aged smiled as he walked forward, "So this is the one who defeated Atlas," he paused in front of Gabriella, "I must say, I am a bit surprised."
"I was to," Achilles replied, "But the way she fought, it was amazing."
Zeus turned his attention to Achilles, "You say you don't know why she is here, yet you were the one who brought her."
Achilles shifted on his feet, "I do not question my orders, even when I think they are wrong."
"Very well," Zeus answered with a nod of his head, "Have you brought it?"
Achilles eyes shifted down before his hand found his packet. He pulled out a vile filled with a red liquid.
"This is all of it?" Zeus asked, his voice disappointed.
"Its all that I could synthesize," Achilles replied, "It should be enough to beat the Titans."
"…Ragnarök," Gabriella let the word slip from her mouth. The room fell silent as every face turned to her. Achilles eyes flashed with an anger that was telling her to be quiet, and Gabriella knew why. If she had acted like she had known nothing, she might have been able to get at least Tori out of their predicament alive, but she had sealed her fate.
"So, you are familiar with the virus," Zeus stated as he walked closer to Gabriella. The aged man then turned to Achilles, "This is why they are here, they know to much."
Achilles inclined his head and handed the Ragnarök virus to Zeus. The two men's eyes met, and Zeus smiled slightly. In an instant, the two women that had been talking with Zeus grabbed Achilles from behind, wrenching his hands behind his back and forcing him to his knees.
"What is the meaning of this!" Achilles roared, "Athena, Artemis, what are you doing?"
"We know you have betrayed us, Achilles," Zeus boomed, his pale blue eyes angry, "Made a deal with the Titans."
"Zeus," Achilles defended, his eyes wide and frightened, "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Be silent traitor," Zeus hissed, "But I do have to thank you for this virus," the man paused, "And thanks to Athena," Zeus motioned to the older looking women behind Achilles, "We are no longer going to use the virus just against the Titans."
"Zeus," Achilles voice was low and dangerous, "we had a deal."
Zeus ignored him and continued; "We will send a bulletin to all the major pharmaceutical companies, informing them that a new virus will be release, and that we, The Olympians, are the only ones with the antidote."
"We agreed that the virus was only to be used against he Titans!" Achilles roared, "We were not going to hurt innocent people!"
"Plans change Achilles," the younger of the two women behind him spoke, "apparently so do people."
"Artemis," Achilles was pleading, "You can't help them. Its against everything you have fought for," he paused, his eyes sad, "everything we've fought for."
Gabriella shifted her chocolate eyes to Tori, the blond inclining her head only slightly. It was now or never, the blond's eyes were saying. Gabriella snapped her head back, feeling it collide with Hermes nose. She then brought back her elbow, slamming it into his gut. The runner instantly let her go, his hands reaching for his face and stomach.
Gabriella shot forward, her hand reaching for the Virus. She collided with Zeus, the two going down in a tangle of limbs. She rolled and came to her feet, the small red vile clasped tightly in her hands. She whipped her head around to see Tori dart away from the group, Gabriella deciding to do the same. They were surrounded by chaos. There was yelling and Gabriella caught Achilles throwing the two women that were holding him to the ground. Then he turned to face her, the two's eyes meeting for and instant.
"Get out of here Gabriella!" Achilles roared as he was tackled to the ground by Athena, "RUN!"
Gabriella ran for it.
A/N: Yeah, lots of twists, I don't know if I wrote it very well. I didn't really like this chapter; I'll probably rewrite it sometime.
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