Chapter 117

-Happy now?- I asked Thresh as we sat down in a more modern room, Dart's office.

-Yes, why?-

I just rolled my eyes.

Dart sat down behind the desk and the two men began to speak.

I could feel my mind phase out. I was done. I was still feeling the effects of jet-lag, my mind was still stressed over the whole El-kor thing and I was just feeling tired. I missed Raph, and I was underground in the middle of Nunavut.

I must've dozed off because I woke up and Thresh was carrying me. I slapped his hand, "Put me down, I can walk myself."

He put me down and I straightened myself out.

"You couldn't a few seconds ago." He said as he waited for he to continue walking.

"Mmhmm." I replied knowing that I'd just made a mountain out of a molehill. A tendency of mine.

"What did you and Dart talk about?" I asked. We were walking along a corridor, each of the metal doors had numbers on them. Our footsteps echoed on the concrete floor. It was eerily quiet.

-My plan. I need some members of his pack. He has the best hunters on the continent.-

-What plan?-

-A plan of mine.-

I twisted my lips in annoyance and decided to bring up another topic, -Isn't Kratos the name of a Greek god?- Referring back to when Dart had compared me to a Kratos.

-Yes.- Thresh said sounding strained.

-Why did Dart compare me to him?-

He sighed, -My brothers and sisters, when we were young, decided to go amongst mortals and use their gifts. Me and Dart were the only two who refused to do it. Kratos, our brother, used his gift to convince the mortals that he was,- He sighed again, -The divine personification of strength.-

I laughed, which sounded strange because no words had come out of either our mouths previous.

-So he has something to do with the strength?-

-No.-

His words came back into my mind, 'Convinced the people.'

-Mind?- I asked, thinking considering Dart compared me to him and he apparently 'convinced' some people that he was a divine personification or something, he could do something with the mind.

-Yes.- He replied.

I nodded and began wondering what Dart's gift was. Thresh was lightning, Kratos something to do with the mind. What was Dart's? His eyes were that bright orange.

-What is Dart's gift?- I asked Thresh, he might just tell me and save my head from thinking.

-Figure it out.- He said then announced verbally, "We're here."

We were standing in front of two doors marked: D45 and D46.

I reached out and touched the handle it turned and opened.

"Huh. Well, goodnight." I said as I entered the room.

"Actually that's my room." Thresh said pointing at my room.

"Why?"

"Because it's bigger. And my luggage is in it."

I walked into the room and walked out his suitcase and bag in hand. I was so tired my eyelids were barely staying open.

"Here." I dropped them in front of him then walked into his room and walked out with my luggage in hand.

"Goodnight." I called as I shut the door with my foot.

He didn't reply.

I stood in front of the closed door and observed the room, purposefully taking in the details.

There was a single size bed in the corner. There was a strange potted plant in the corner, looked real. That's another thing I noticed about this place was that it was so warm. We had taken our coats off almost as soon as we'd gotten in that main room.

I vaguely remembered Dart saying something about them never having to worry about heating.

I gave a muffled, tired sob into my hands. I was to tired to think yet my mind wouldn't stop!

There was also small bathroom with just a toilet, sink and mirror with a dim led light that flickered and buzzed.

"Living the dream." I muttered as I brushed my teeth.

The whole underground thing, I don't know, do you call it a complex? I'm gonna call it a complex. Dart's complex. Anyway, the whole thing reminded me of a military base, kinda like Cheyanne Mountain, the one from Stargate at least.

It had a few homey touches like rugs on the walls and floors, potted plants, chairs and couches, paintings along the walls. But it felt so warm when you expected it to be cold. It was strange.

"Heat! Fire!" I suddenly exclaimed.

-It's heat isn't it, or fire? Something like that at least, right?- I asked Thresh.

I could hear him chuckle, -Yes. Dart heats this entire complex,- 'Hah, I was right.' -With his gift. All year round, he said that he collapses every once in a while and the entire place loses heating.-

-Do they have generators or something?-

-Yes, they have a back-up furnace but it most likely hasn't been used in a couple months, if I know my brother he hasn't even thought about it.-

-He's kinda careless.- I said.

-Yes, yes he is.-

I shrugged my shoulders at his reply, I guess his brother had lived like it so long it didn't bother him anymore.

-Well, goodnight.-

-Goodnight, Brooke.-

I closed the channel and changed into my pjs. I couldn't find an outlet to plug my phone charger into so I pulled out my mobile charger and plugged it in for the night, but I wanted to call Raph first.

I turned my phone on and nearly shrieked in shock and horror.

-There's like, no bars out here!- I yelled at Thresh.

-Yes.-

I wanted to throw something at him through the walls.

-How do you call, or contact anyone?-

-They have a telegraph line that runs from here to Baker Lake, where we landed.-

-Hm.- I humphed in reply. Now I really wanted to talk to Raph.

I sighed and put my phone down on the small nightstand and turned the lamp off.

I pulled the thin quilt over me. I felt like I might need more bedding but nope, the quilt was enough. I was almost sweating it was so warm.

'Thanks Dart.' I thought as I hiked my pants up to my knees. I always, as a rule, preferred cold to hot. Winter and Fall, my time of year. The beginning of Spring, lovely time of year, but near the end I was just dreading the idea of summer.

In winter I can bundle up, in summer you can't. I like bundling up, and cuddling. Raph loved it warm. I think he would like it here.

After my experience in that cell with Thresh I thought that I would change my mind but no, I still hated it too warm.

I had trouble falling asleep. I wasn't claustrophobic in any way, the only phobia I had was Arachnophobia. I would freeze in place and start shaking, one time I almost blacked out Yeah, spiders were not cool. I quickly raised my head to make sure there were no spiders around.

My mind eventually just settled on Raph's face. Him smiling, his eyes shimmering, his face glowing in the moonlight. I smiled as I slept.