Chapter: twenty seven: Taken

CRASH! BANG!

AHHHHHH

CRASH

SILENCE

Everyone woke and raced into the pack house hallway. Two warriors outside of Conrad's and Cynthia's room were knocked out cold. Simon and Simeon were the first two to arrive and they, together,busted down the door. There was a giant hole in the wall where once a window was and NO CYNTHIA...Conrad was lying in a pool of blood barely breathing.

"What the hell?" Tom looked around the bedchamber and exploded. Timothy arrived out of breath, having been mindlinked by Conrad before he passed out. Simon and Simeon looked at one another and "knew"... simultaneously said, "Blake!" Steve and two warriors arrived having been mindlinked by Timothy. Gerald arrived and took one look and disappeared out the hole in a flash of shadow movement having said nothing. Tom gathered himself and mindlinked the pack Doctor for Conrad and told Steve and the two warriors to gather 8 trackers and.10 more warriors ans meet him downstairs in 10 minutes.

Gerald said, "The work of a powerful demon, I believe. The darkness is palpable." Simeon sighed, "No doubt." and shook his head.

Tom shook his head in disbelief. hey had reached out to the head deamon himself, Lucifer, but under a peace accord. If this was a demon, it was one working independently of the head demon. This was ot going to make Lucifer very happy. "Well, if it is the work of a renegade demonwe need to get word to Lucifer ASAP." Jus ten a darkness filledthe room, "No needto let me know. I know already. e have been tracking downthis little demon. He is not really very powerful as demons go butI see he surprised your King." ucifer chuckled. Then he scowled, "And your Queen...How?" Gerald sniffed the air, " Teamw ork." Tom scowled, "What? WHo?" Gerald sniffedagain, " Theodore!" All in unison replied,"Theodore??" Gerlad acknowledged them,"Yes. Theodore. My brother and one who resues to follow our rule." Lucifer laughed, "Oh so not just demons struggle with command over their wayward, bullheaded, strong willed younger brothers." Gerlad rolled his eyes,"If this was not so serious a matter I would join in with your laughter but this is most serious. Apparentlylyour younger brother and mine have joined forces with that insane Alpha wolf!" "What wolf?" Tom growled, "Blake.""Ahh, Blake the insane wolf." Lucifer said. Gerlad yelled, "YES! I just said that!" "No need to yell. I heard you." Lucifier walked towards Tom. By this time the pack doctor was trying to stablize Conrad.

"Alpha," referring to Tom, the former Alpha and father to Conrad,"He has lost a lot of blood.We need a ttranfusion BUT there is a bit of a problem." Tom looked at his unconscious son, "What ? Use my blood." "Sir, you are incompatible with teh King. I am sorry. We need Her Majesty's blood...or...a ..." The doctor's voice was so low even the werewolves could not hearhi. Tom bellowed, "SPEAK UP MAN!" "Fine. We need either Her Majesty's blood or a combination of all th Supernaturals' bloods to replace what His Majesty has lost." Gerald and Lucifer looked at one another. Lucifer said, "Fne start with me while Gerald gathers the others!" The doctor had Simon and Sieon lift Conrad up onto the bedand began to set up for the transfusion which would have to be directly inputted into Conrad. Lucifer sat beside the bed, rolled up his black long sleeve shritto expose his arm. Gerald dashed for the others. Vladimir appeared back in the room, "It was a demon, a faye, a witch, a vampire and a wolf. They seem to be working together and they have Her Majesty knocked out from what I can tell. Wolfbane perhaps?" Tom said, "No, she i immune. That means they had to have knocked her out. Hit her over the head.God help them when she awakens! She will be so upset and if they trigger her rage..." Lucifer chuckled,"Then may they trigger her rage...this should be interesting." Vladimir looked at the bed,"What are you doing here, Lucifer?"

"I was invited just like you. And I was chasing my younger brother." "Your YOUNGER BROTHER?!" "Yes. It was him."

"Hmm. I hopeyou said your farewells to him because chances are once her Majesty awakens he will be no more. Even demons cannot stand against her wrath when he is in full rage mode. Trust me."

Lucifer frowned, "I am aware."

Conradhad still not moved.His breathing was shallow. Vladimir asked the dctor, "I can give him some of my blue 'blood'. That should heal himfaster, yes?" The doctor agreed and said "Just another few seconds and we can set you up next." As the doctor removed Lucifer's neddle, Lucifer stood andsaid, "I think I best follow them." Vladimir disagreed. "Lucifer, old friend, I do not believe any of us wish to be within 50 miles when Cynthia awakens. Stay put. We will know when it is time to go to her."

25 MILES AWAY

In an abandoned house deep in the forest Cynthia stirs. She realizes shehas a furious headache and feels woozy and queezy. " hmmm"she thinks to herself,"signs of a concussion. Did I get hit? How? Whem?" She lay on what felt like a sall bed quietly,not opening her eyes yet nor moving her body at all. She allowed her other senses to send her needed information. It was an old,musty smelling place, dusty and smlled a lot like dirt. There was no warmth so either it is dark out or the sun cannot reach this place. Sounds? birds chirping in the distance ....not nearby though. Dangerous creatures here then. Water...near a stream then. She strained her hearing. Mutterings were heard ...outside a door perhaps. Male voices. Time to check herbody. Besides the headaches he appeared to be fine. She checked in viamind link with her wolf, Artemis first. "Artemis are you there?""I am, Cynthia. You were hit over the head hard. Please continue to lay still for just a few more minute while heal your brain." Cynthia complied.She wasn't in a hurry to get up or to alert anyone she wasconsciou. Best if she just remained motionless and act as if she was still out cold. This would give her time to assess what was going on. "Ok. I have you healed now. Does the headfeelbetter?" Arteis asked through their shared mind space. "Yes.Yes, I feel much better." "Good. Then let's go kick some..." "Artemis!" Cynthia never did like her wol cursing, not that she didn't occassionally have a wordslip out but not as a general way of speaking. "Do you know who or how amny or why?" "No. I was unable to 'see' once they knocked you out, which is odd. Maybe a witch?" "I see." Cynthia pondered for just a minute when she heard a door (not the door to the room she was in but a door) open.The voices now were clearer. She could easedrop.

"SO, what now.?" a strange deep,almost dark voice asked. "How the hell should I know?" a female voice unknown to Cynthia replied. "We wait." a thrid Russian accented voice stated infatically."Why? Why hould we wait? Why not just kill her or I mate with her?" Sounds of a fight??? crashing over tables and lamps, broken glass."STOP IT YOU DUMMIES!" the female voice said. Silence. hen a slamming of a door..."GOD DAMN IT! SHE IS MINE!! MINE ALONE!! I TOLD YOU ALL THAT! JUST MINE! You will all get what was promised you but SHE IS MINE!" he roared, growled then apparently from waht Cynthia could decifer, slammed his fist into the wall. She KNEW that voice. She knew t all too well. BLAKE. "Artemis?" "Yes, I heard him. DO NOT FEAR him. We are far more powerful that he knows or he can handle." Artemi chuckled insie Cynthia's mind. "Exactly." her witch voice chimed in. "Absolutley." hre Faye voice agreed. Cynthia smiled then qickly wiped off her smile as she did not know if anyone was guarding her in the room. She did not yet want them to know she was conscious.