On Angels Wings- Version 1, Chapter 6

On Angels Wings

Chapter 6

Angels Wood.

D stopped where the footprints vanished. A circle of melted, and refreezed snow was the only sign of anything happening. The snow was tainted with blood. "Damnit Cass...." He looked around, wings tighting around his shoulders and torso. The pack was nessled between his wings.

"Mommy..." Teddy whimpered from Joran's arms. Joran simply wrapped his arms around the child and whispered something in his ear. Teddy nodded and looked over at D. "What do we do now?" His voice was almost yelling to get around the cold winter air

"We go to town and help the others get packed. We need to get to higher ground or leave across the desert." D brushed his fingers off on his knees, brown eyes darking consisterably. He was Pissed, with a capital P. "Damn you Cassie... You know better then to leave without us..." He tossed his head, dislodging his locks from their resting place as he looked into the sky. "if you aren't safe, I'll kill you myself." He whispered as he turned, motioning them back down the side of the mountian.

Jewls sent Annabelle moving once more as the small girl paused to stare at thesky. "Anna, you got to keep working, if we are to load up the bus and the trucks, we need to keep moving." Jewls steered her with a light hand toward the Truck. "Your dad will be back soon. But we need your help."

"Yes'm Mama." Anna tore her gaze from the horizion as she toddled carefully back to the truck with an armfull of pillows.

"Damn." Azzie slammed his sweat soaked palms on the table. He was standing behind it, looking at D, Michael and Gab. The girls were packing the trucks and the Bus for the long trip out of here and East. "You mean she just vanished?"

"Without a trace." D was relaxed, feet propped up on one corner of the desk, hands clasped lightly across his taunt stomach. So maybe he wasn't as relaxed as he tried to appear to be. "What do we do?"

"We go to the gathering spot. The world didn't fall with us. For some reason, we changed early." Mike was echoing his twin's stature, only he was as relaxed as he looked. "Nothing has changed. Cass did her duty."

"She did nothing!" Azzie slammed his fist in the desk, whirling around to look out the window. His wings where meshed, forming a almost cloth like trenchcoat. It, would hurt, however, if say he was shot in the shoulder. For it would hurt both shoulder and wing. " This is a bunch of shit... We were supposed to protect her!"

"Our lord and master calls, don't you hear it, whispering gently on the wind? We must go, or fall like so many before us." Gab's deep rumble entered the conversation. Gab was leaning on the door, making sure the children didn't accidently interupt. "He calls, we Answer."

The air fell heavily amung the four angels. Four of the most powerful angels ever created. The air changed, slowly, gathering electicty. "What?" Gab straightened, tensing in his chair. Where his gray orbs had been half closed, they were now wide with horror. "No.."

Mikes fingernails dug into the chair as the very air became an almost living, breathing thing. It burned as each man took a breath, then exhaled. Mikes knuckles were white as his blues turned heavenward. "No.." He whispered through cletched teeth, the pain echoing through every inch of his body, soul and mind.

Fallen. The wind howled, as if echoing, mocking their pain. Another angel had fallen from his post, fallen into the depths of hell.

D closed his eyes. "We must go." He finally whispered as the air became normal. "We are being summoned. We will do her no honor to stay." His brown eyes opened slowly, something flickering behind them as he looked at Azrael. "We have to."

"Damn..." Azzie whispered, clentching his fists at his sides. He turned slowly, brown locks shifting and settling along his shoulderblades. "Know this.... I go with a heavy heart, for I have failed one of my most beloved and cherished duties this day." His eyes, swirling with blue and gray looked to D.

Together, the two friends had watched over Cass, in her many forms, many times. To loose her, on the age of Ending, was an almost complete insult. D understood, Azzie knew, as he motioned. "Lets get going, the sooner we answer his summons, the sooner we can Find her."

"If she lives." D whispered, blowing absently on the pesky redbrown lock that fell into his eyes.

Kai scowled, shoving Duncan into a snow bank. "This is the way home, you said. Trust me, you said... ADMIT IT! We're LOST!" She scowled, tucking her wings and muttering the word for them to form into a warm shimmering lavender, sky blue and pink bomber jacket. "Bloody hell.. We'll never get there in time..."

"Good one Dunky... She got you there, I tooold you to ask for driections at the gas station." Ellijah tucked n tugged his wings from the howling wind, forming them into a trenchcoat. "Now what are we going to do?"

"Follow the summons, and pray we taught them to do the same... Otherwise, we will be fighting some of the most dangerous creatures." Duncan shoved his beard into his belt, shoving his wings closed and sealing them, making him look like he was in very bulky monks robes. "Ha... I do hope they realised the mortals have no clue whats going on yet..."

"I would hope My Azrael would show Your D and Michael what to do." Ellijah shoved Duncan back into the snow. "Otherwise, we could be facing a "End of the World, we're going to die" Flight or fight, bad movie remake, world." Ellijah snorted, crinkling his very red nose upward. "Or, have little alliens toast our planet...."

Kai slammed a fist over his mouth. "Shut up... Az let you watch one to many bad end of the world flicks..." She shook her hand n shoved it back into her pocket. "So, which one of you old farts remembers the spell?"

By the blank looks both of them were giving her, Kai rolled her eyes and shook out her hands, letting the blood rush back into them. "And, by that token, I'll assume my Ladies are the only ones with enough knowledge to transport the boys?" Kai took another hard stare at them and tossed up her hands. "Lord, why must I be stuck with the ultimate idoits? Can't you stick them with Uri?"

"hey..." Duncan spat water, once snow, out of his mouth. then shook out his hair. "I resemble that remark..." Ellijah nodded swiftly.

"Yes he does... But did you have to inculde me in the idoits? How about a little forgetful?" Ellijah ducked the incoming snow ball.

"Lord, Father, Maker. We plead you to hear our call, our cry." Kai bent down, scribbling a cross roughly in the snow. "Master, Messiah, holy one, I call to you. Answer my humble prayer. Take your angels to your throne, so we may worship at your feet and answer your wishes. " Kai glanced up, looking at the boys. "Well?" She hissed, smaking both of them with two more snow balls.

"eh.. Yeah... Lord... Um... Presence, blah blah.." Duncan snorted, he was a Druid... not a bloody angel... He swiftly got knocked back into the snow.

"Ingore him..." Elijah smiled brightly and bowed his head over his crossed hands. "Father, your child seeks your guidence, let us join you in your heavenly presence."

"Blah... Humph!" Duncan mummbled around a handful of snow.

A light shot down between clouds, swirling around the trio. "Who seeks my honor?"

"Kai, Ellijah and Blah!" Ellijah got to one knee stiffly, letting his wings unfurl from his back. "We seek passage through your gate."

"Blah?" The voice, so deep, powerful, godlike, suddenly became like a child's and giggled. "Whos Blah?" A small figure popped into existance, floating with rapid wingbeats in the golden air. "oh! It's Dunky!"

"... Hey Cammile..." Duncan grumbled, sitting up on his knees. "Still Realm walking I see... Portals working well?"

"Dunky Dunky.. You should know better then to say stuff like that. He could hear and take offense." The small sprite, with the face almost like a kittens drifted down closer. "But your lucky, I just happend to be in the area and told him I could take you...If.."

"If? Ellijah cupped his hands, letting the small sprite land delicately in his palms. "My dear little Fae, you seem to forget, we are in the host."

"Ah, but you froget, my dear mortalturnedangel, that the world is not ending, not yet." Cammile fluttered her wings, impatience starting to leak.

"What do you mean? We got our wings, the summons..." Ellijah clasped the sprite tightly in his hands, causing her to squeak. "What kind of game is this Fae child."

"Even Luci fears the outsiders.." She squrimed. "You were summoned because we are being challenged, all ready the outer realms have fallen. They want the home of Gates."

Duncan paled, zooming her out of Ellijahs grip and patting her gently. "You mean they have returned?"

"Yes... And we are powerless unless the one who walks awakens truely, and even then, it's an uphill battle. The summons mean that anyone with some remote chance of helping protect the GateHouse is commanded to come." Cammile too a deep breath as she finshed, only to start again. "All, who want to live, fight and protect, are commanded to journey at once to the three sectors unable to be scanned by those who come. Where we can plan." She leaned on Duncans thumb.

"Gods above and below.." Duncan caressed Cammiles back lightly with a thumb. "It has begun again... Do..?"

"Yes, he and his lady both are awakened, she is with him. But, you must, you must go help your friends. If the outsiders break through, no god, fae or soulimmmortal will live to see the age of Endings and Beginings." Cammile fluttered back up in the air, small cat face worn. "I can open a portal to send you to the outpost in Asia. You are needed there. Your friends will need you to gather support. Find and protect the other angels awakening, as well as the other protecters. We will need everyone."

"Of course..." Duncan nodded, leaving both Kai and Ellijah staring in blank shock at him. "Well, let us be off..." Duncan nodded to the sprite. Cammile spreed her arms wide, the light shot bright and hot from between her breasts, opening a shimmering golden pool of light. "Go, quickly, our small friend is one of the best, and even she can not hold it open for long with Them coming!" Duncan dove through the pool of light.

With a questioning look up to the sprite, Kai followed. Elijah scowled, looking at her. "If I find out I get to work with Fae, I'll be seriously..." He was silenced as a hand reached out and dragged him into the shimmering light.

Chapter 7

The Summonings.

"Gah..." Azzie tucked his wings tighter around his body as snow mixed wind brushed it's cold fingers down the neck of his shirt. "Anyone remember the spell for wings to become a jacket?" He shifted, glancing over a half frozen nose to look over at D and Mike.

"Nope..." Mike looked miserable, through the last week, they had gone through extremes. Desert to snow, then through almost rainforests. "Got another question for you..." His teeth chattered without his permission. "Are we there yet?"

"Shut up." D smacked his twin upside the head, before sliding his hands back into his jeans. "Your the smart one who lost the bags with our winter clothes in them..." D blew an icicle, of what had one time been hair, out of his face. "Damnit..." He muttered, kicking a bit of snow. "This bites, first we loose Cass, then we loose our clothes, next I'll loose my pimpin' skills..."

Mike returned the favor, smacking D into a snow bank. "Shut up. God, the women flock to me, not you." He smirked n crossed his arms over his chest. Only to get shoved in right next to D by a pissed looking Jewls.

"What was that Mister?" Her arms crossed over her chest as she stood, feet planted firmly in the ground, looking down at her snowman. Domi and Beth both leaned on either side, giggling at the poor boys. Azzie wisely stepped a pace back, sending a pleading 'I maybe male, but your my heart.' look to Domi. She chuckled, quirking a finger over Jewl's shoulder.

Gab slid from the shadows, all bundled up in a pearlish gray trenchcoat. "The kids found it." He leaned down planting a kiss on Beth's cheek. "Looks like Uri and a few others are awake too." He brushed a rouge lock of midnight out of his eyes. "Well well.. looks like Mike and D were trying to pimp the women again.." He smiled, offering a large hand to D.

"Shove it Gab... Some of us can't find decent women like Beth." D got yanked to his feet by the larger man. "I mean, look at my poor twin..." D ran, ran like the wind, following the large footprints of Gab to the camp. He wouldn't stick around for Jewls outrage.

"Wings of might, wings of grace, vanish into streams of thread, weave me a jacket, so I can tread." D rolled his eyes as he recitied the silly poem. But , even with his scarasm, the wings shimmered, and if one had a slow motion cammera, one could see them become threads and weave in and out of eachother, forming a protective layer around D's body. His was leather like in quality, where Az's were more cloth like.

"Damn right." MIke chuckled, whispering the words under his breath, wings vanishing in a flurry of feathers. "oh no! I multed!!" Mike mock swooned, the back of his right hand on his forehead as he sagged into Jewls' arms.

"Yeah, okay Mike." She let him drop onto the ground, were abouts Nathan and Nick, the two blond wonders, pounced and smoothered him under bodies. Jewls turned to look at the girls. "Domi, you and Beth take the kids to the safehouse. I'll go with the boys and keep D's eyes from popping out of his head." D tossed a glare to Jewls as he kissed Marie's forehead.

"I'm coming with you." Joran spoke up, emeralds blazing with stubburn pride. "You may need a magus..." Az rolled his eyes, looking over at D who shrugged. "I'm not a baby anymore, hell, when you were my age you were already some of the best figthers... Come on..." Joran's fingers brushed messily through his locks, eyes on them. "Duncan taught me everything I know, surely your old advisor isn't all wrong."

"Fine... But only if you swear to move, only, when I say." Mike stared Joran down with deep blue eyes. Then he turned, looking at Domi and the kids. "Gab will go with you to help out. I'd feel better if you all kept close together."

"Of course." Domi nodded, brushing her fingers along the hems of her skirt, her wings to, had become a shawl, wrapped tightly around her shoulders. "Come children, let us go see who else brought kids along..." She nudge the brood with a loving finger prod, then followed, moving into town with careful steps.

"Jewls, if you'd be so kind.." Mike glanced at his lady, then tilted his head to the vehicles, who would know if they needed them again. Jewls smiled, bowing her head silghtly.

She bowed her head, whispering under her breath. She had to change the words, like wagon to truck, donkey to bus, but the spell should hold, it was the will behind it that was important. The world shifted in on it'self. The air hung heavy a moment, then with a soft pop, the vehicles were gone. Jewls sagged, and it was D who wrapped his arms around her to keep her on her feet.

"Thanks... D, would you carry her?" Mike smiled evilly. D and Jewls both looked outraged at the thought. "Kidding.. Kidding.." MIke held up his hands, then, took off, hair flapping in the wind, taking a path leading into the forest, instead of town.

"Come back here!" D screamed, charging after him. Jewls and Az exchanged a look then smiled and followed at a more sane pace. Joran held back a moment, then shrugged a small bundle closer to his chest.

"Soon..." He whispered, brushing a finger along the bundles cheek. Kelsi cooed softly up at him.

"hurry up Joran! Or you'll never see the dance!" A bright sounding voice chimmed over his head.

"Cammile?" Joran spun around, spotting the small fae instantly. "What are you doing here?"

"Answering my summons..." She blinked, fluttering her wings closer and landing on his shoulder. "And you my mortal friend? What are you doing here?"

"Same as you..." he shifted Kelsi closer, glancing at the small fae with a curious look. "Fae are gathering?"

"Our high lord called..." Cammile fluttered again, landing on kelsi's tummy. "What a cute child... May I give her a small gift?"

"Ah... sure... Why not..." Joran started moving after the others, careful not to jossle either passanger.

Cammile tapped her small pixie nose n sneezed. "bless me!" She squeaked, then leaned down and kissed Kelsi's forehead, causing a small glow to shine a soft pink in the dimming light of the dense forest.

"What did you do?" Joran asked without malice, only curiousity.

"Gave her, her birthright." Cammile smiled brightly and leaned againest him. "She's a very speical child.. But then, you would know that wouldn't you?"

"What does that mean?" Joran tensed looking at the small girl. She beamed and opened her mouth to respond when the world went black. "What in the..?"

"Shut up Human." A soft hiss echoed from the darkness. "Let the Fae and the Unicorn go, then leave. The summons are not for your kind."

Joran blinked, unicorn... of course! Stuipd stuipd stuipd... "I am with the Angels."

"Angels?" The voice rasped, then did the best version a large, over grown snake could for a snicker. "Angels, my boy, are a figment of your imajionation, of any mortals..." The dull sound of scales sliding againest rock echooed through the area around Joran, as if amplified by an unknown scorce. "And, the imajionation can not save you, from me."

"I think... we're in trouble." Cammile whispered into Jorans ear, cluching her small fingers around it like she were but a giant earring. "I don't suppose Dunky taught you the banishment spell?"

"uh... Nope... He said he'd teach me it, but then with all the confusion..." Joran muttered a word under his breath, a staff, topped with a eagle in flight, appeared in his hand. "I don't suppose you could... open a portal and get us out of here?"

"With the outsiders coming, you know that's impossible..." Cammile's voice was a bare whisper as both figures, one with a staff and a child, the other to small to do much good, faced off againest a giant snake.

"At least this isn't a videogame... with impossible odds..." Joran tossed his crimson locks out of his eyes. "Eagle, come forth!" He commanded. The eagle on the staff glowed a pale green, then became a miniture Eagle. "Go, find the angels, and tell them we need help." He held his staff high, and in a moment the tiny pale green, jade like, eagle flew off. "Okay, now we pray..."

tucked his wings tighter around his body as snow mixed wind brushed it's cold fingers down the neck of his shirt. "Anyone remember the spell for wings to become a jacket?" He shifted, glancing over a half frozen nose to look over at D and Mike.