Chapter Twenty Two

She was so heavy, there was no air no way to scream to way to fight it. The darkness swallowed her whole taking her hope with it. Her arms reached for something anything but got nothing and soon she felt nothing.

The ocean lapped at the white sandy shore dragging back a small crab into its surf. The palm trees swayed back and forth with the oceans heavy breeze as the crystal clear water sparkled wildly in the morning sun. A tiny blue fish nibbled on a strange object floating in the shoreline. A soft giggle and a jerk sent the fish fleeing. Anessa slowly opened her eyes and squinted at the rising sun. Slowly she lifted herself from the surf and crawled on to the sandy beach. With a few coughs she emptied her lungs of the remaining water inside. Flipping over on her back she let out a sigh, at least she was alive. With that thought she jumped to her feet.

"Hellboy, Abe!"

Were they alright? Did they survive the crash landing? Her eyes scanned the horizon of the ocean for any sign of the plane or its survivors. Nothing; she saw nothing, her heart dropped they couldn't be dead. She needed to get to higher ground to get a better look. Turning around she faced the islands jungle, thankfully it wasn't too thick and a high cliff could be seen in the distance. It would be at least a half hour hike into the trees thankfully she had put her actual shoes before she had gotten on the plane. But she still had on her hoodie which was too warm for this tropical climate. With a yank she pulled the wet piece of clothing over her head and adjusted her bra. She needed it dry just in case so she laid it over a fallen tree to dry. After rolling up her pants she headed into the trees but halted mid step and smacked her forehead.

"Fucking idiot." she mumbled to herself. Returning to the sand she looked up into the sky and concentrated. After a few seconds she felt her wings distend from her body and her sword appeared in her hand. With one swoop she was in the air, higher and higher she lifted herself. Her black and white wings stretched out beside her she began to scan the waters below for any signs of her companions or anything of the plane. There were no signs on the side of the island where she had ended up so she started to move down the shoreline. Inch by inch her eyes searched the beach and shoreline. Then her eyes caught something in the reef. It was darker then the rest of it.

Diving in head first she plunged into the oceans surf. Her wings began moving her through the water. Slowly the anomaly came into view; it was what was left of the BPRD plane. As quickly as she could she swam down to it and entered through the open tail end. The plane was eerily empty no bodies occupied the seats just floating cargo and debris. There was no Hellboy or Abe, it had to be a good sign. Quickly she decided she would need some supplies if she was going to survive on this island for a while. Darting around the cabin she gathered what she could. She found her bag in the storage compartment by were her seat use to be and pulled it free. To her surprise most of her beer had survived the crash grabbing what survived she stuffed them in her bag. The pull for air became suddenly apparent so she headed to the surface. Breaking free of the surface she filled her lungs with much needed air and started towards land. When she reached the beach she made her way to some fallen trees and began to remove her belongings. Carefully she hung her wet clothes from tree branches and on rocks. She knew her electronics were ruined but set them out to dry just in case. The last thing her bag was her sword holster she had gotten from the Darren. Carefully maneuvering it around her wings she slung it on her back and slid her sword into its leather opening. Her bag empty she turned it upside down and shook out the remaining water. Something hit the sand disturbing the smooth plane of white powder. Reaching into the small hole she retrieved the small object.

"My locator!" quickly she brushed the sand from it crevasses and pressed the button, a wave of relief rolled through her as the purple light began to flash. Sooner or later they would find her. And hopefully by then she will have found the rest of her team. She hooked the locator to her pants and headed back out to the sunken plane.

A few more dives to the plane and she had quite a few supplies, she had managed to grab a few blankets which were drying on a nearby tree. A few boxes of freeze dried rations, some bottled water, an inflatable raft bag and some hunting supplies. All the guns were wet and now useless now but they had a few knifes. She should be fine for a while. After sitting down and cutting her pants into shorts she noticed the beach it seemed it had been disturbed. Footprints, there were several footprints littering the beach. Jumping to her feet

Anessa returned her wings to her body and threw a tank top on. Shoving a knife into her boot and back pocket she followed the footprints into the jungle.

Using her skills she had acquired in the army special forces she tracked the agents. Though she really didn't need it Hellboy's size proved too massive for the small jungle. His large footprints sunk deep into the jungle floor creating small pools of water and large gashes obviously resulting from his massive stone hand. Then she began to think, what were they doing in the forest? Shouldn't they have stayed by the shoreline for a rescue? Her pace quickened instinctively.

About a half hour into her tracking she began to get an uneasy feeling, like she was being watched. Stopping Anessa surveyed the forest; her eyes scanned the trees searching for anything. A twig snapped behind her, swirling around she just saw a branch sway, its leaves fluttering in the breeze. She was absolutely not alone. She took a few more steps and she heard a snap beneath her feet.

"Fuck." She muttered as she was engulfed in a giant net and was now swinging from a high branch. Looking below her she could see several bodies moving below her. Then she could feel her net jostle and begin to lower. She thought of her wings but decided against it. It would hurt to bring them out in such a cramped space she would have to wait until she was out of this net. Due to the tight hold the net had on her she couldn't even grab for her knife in her pocket or boot. As she reached the ground she could see her attackers. They were woman, very tall muscular women. The only word that can to her mind was "Amazon's."

"Hey let me go!" she pleaded.

None of the woman looked at her. They just secured her net to a wooded post and two women carried her along a long path like in the movies like a piece of meat. She tried several times to talk to the woman but none addressed her or even looked at her. Their hard quiet faces stared forward ignoring her. Soon they came to the base of the mountain and entered into the dark cave. Big torches littered the wall engulfing the cave in light. They continued down the passage way until they came into a giant hall of some sort. The two women carrying her separated from the others and brought her to the middle of the giant room in front of a large ornate chair. In the chair was another woman, her dress much more elaborate than the others. No doubt the leader or head mistress.

"Oh god how cliché." She moaned to herself.

Without warning her net dropped to the ground releasing her from its hold. With a shot she was on her feet two heavy hands were on her shoulders to keep her there.

"Yeah like that will hold me." She laughed to herself.

The woman on the giant thrown stood to address her. "You have trespassed on our land, you do not belong here."

"My plane crashed I really had no choice."

The woman looked confused at her mention of the plane. But quickly regained her composer, "This does not matter your plane, you are here without permission of our god. She does not like outsiders on her island. You shall be sacrificed to appease her."

"The hell I will!" Anessa growled stepping back her wings burst forth from her back and her sword appeared in her hands. With one swoop she was in the dense air of the cave. With mixed horror and delight the Amazon women watched her rush into the air. After a few seconds they all fell to their knees bowing, even the head woman got to her knees.

Feeling the danger pass Anessa's curiosity got the better of her and she landed far away from the Amazons her sword up and ready.

One of the Amazon's in the crowd sat up remaining on her knees and stared at Anessa, "It is you! You have finally come to us!"

"What do you mean?"

"We have waited centuries for you my queen, your return to us has be told many generations. You are here to set us free to give us hope. To lead us!" Her eyes were pleading and hopeful. "Larkarissa has been here in your absence she has kept us strong and vigilant. She has been leading us until your return." The woman motioned for the Amazon on the thrown whose facial expression was of disbelief and anger.

"You got to be kidding me." Anessa's cradled her face in her palm. This was not happening.

The woman continued as if she was telling a story to a very anxious child, "The story has said 'she the winged goddess will come to us on a metal bird, she will free us of our enemy and give us new found hope.' We have waited my queen and you have finally found us."

"Listen." Anessa tried to start but was cut off by many hands on her body. The Amazons were at her side in second touching and feeling her wings. Soon they were pushing her to the back of the cave were another opening was.

"Come you must see our progress."

Slowly she was pushed forward by the tall muscular woman. Soon Anessa began to see some sort of jail cells with occupants, male occupants residing inside of them. They surprisingly clean bodies came to the front of the cages and reached for her. Anessa cringed away from their reaching fingers.

"These are our breeders." One woman chirped in happily.

"Breeders?" Anessa questioned quickly.

"This is how we survive we mate with the strong males to make more of the dominate gender. When a male is born and he is in excellent shape he joins his brothers in the breeder's cells."

The thought brought a shiver to her spine. Next the cavern opened more revealing more open rooms. Each room had a slab of rock as a table with straps attached to it. After a few empty rooms she began to notice they were no longer empty. Men were strapped to the tables naked their expressions blank and emotionless. She watched as an Amazon woman entered the room and proceeded to straddle the young man. Her animal skirt covered their joining but she could hear a moan from the man. The woman's hands pressed on his chest and she began to ride him. Anessa quickened her pace, there was nothing she could do she was surrounded. She could hear the heavy breathing of each couple as they "Breeded".

"We get most of our breeders from washers. Men who end up on our shores. Some of these men are more than happy to copulate with us most don't need restraining. We keep the strong ones and discard the weak. When they can no longer perform we sacrifice them to you. Come my queen you must be exhausted we shall bath you and put you in proper garbs."

Before she could protest she was herded out of the breeding area. She was more then happy to leave that place. Besides there was nothing she could do, she was surrounded and inside a mountain. She had to wait for the right moment to escape and continue her search for Hellboy, Abe and the remaining agents. Maybe she could convince some to help her in her search. Anessa noticed the well decorated Amazon following behind her expression guarded and hard. She was going to be trouble she knew it.