Shwa

Though only a minor set back after last months failed mission of retrieving the Commandant's pass code, Sybille was able to extract other information from the various bases using Demitri as his pupper, but he became more than that, the giant was now his fully developed slave. Kneeling at the presence of his voice, begging for more pain like it was a drug to keep the giant going about his activities, inducing pain on his own to remind his master that he was truly his to own and dispose with at Sybille's whim. The long training had finally finished as the Wind Warlock grew new powers on his own, and with the aid of Sybille's runes, the final mission was ready to unfold. In Demitri's apartment, the giant sat straight in his chair, arms hanging lazily at his aides as the hung in the air, lifeless and without a care. The giant's eyes now fully white, no soul left to be found inside the once proud and respected Commander of the HDF, just a slave for pleasure, pain, rage and damnation to those who crossed his path or his masters. The giant stared at the computer screens, all dark and lifeless as the voice once again echoed the giant out of his mental entropy. ([b][i][color="#8B0000"]My slave, the time has come to make out attack[/color][/i][/b]) Sybille's voice spoke in his regular tone, there was no need to mask it anymore with Demitri fully transformed. "Yes Master, what shall you have this one do?" Demitri's head shot up, feeling the newly welcomed pain in his body made the man smile sickly, drips of blood slipped from his fingers from the lacerations he gave himself with his own wind cutting technique. Scare upon scar covered his writs on both ends, even new ones opened on top of larger gashes as they continued to seep crimson liquid from his body. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]Prepare yourself slave, and do my bidding[/b][/i][/color]) Demitri only smiled as he stood up from his chair, the rune in the center of the mans broad chest glowed, covering the giant in a black spandex suit, almost as if it were another skin, the suit hugged his body, exposing every muscle the man had until it reached his neck. A small armored skin as Demitri slipped on his dark blue, not tattered and ravaged jeans before he went to his mattress. A black collar, leather and flexible was placed on there, Demitri knelt before his mattress, knowing he was allowed an asset trinket to be worn by his master. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]You are now my slave, this collar will never leave your side, DO YOU UNDERSTAND?[/b][/i][/color]) The voice roared, Demitri merely nodded as the collar vanished, but reappeared around the giants neck, having a tight grip once it was placed. The giant adjusted his breathing for a moment before standing up once again, flexing his muscles as he transported inside the HDF base, ending up in a lone corridor during the afternoon, no one seemed to be occupying the hall as he looked around at the ready. As Demitri continued to walk, something inside of him tingled, a feeling he hadn't felt in a long time, it was strange to the man. Almost like something was calling him, still hesitant, the giant walked down as if he knew where his body was taking him. After a short walk down a couple of halls, Demitri came to a room, seeing the door cracked slightly, he hugged the wall as he listened to the conversation inside. Not everything could be made out clearly, but the giant peered inside to see a woman and a tattooed man talking, he did not recognize the tattoo's man, but he did remember the female clearly. She was the only person left in the photo from the island, Demitri and gene had been erased, along with Demitri's knowledge of his team members, including his own self. "This one...knows that woman" The giant whispered to himself as he continued to look and listen the best he could, it finally hit the man. "That's...that's Alex...my Alex!" Waves of weird emotions struck the soul less man, bringing his hazel eyes back as he fell to his knees, tears of joy flowed down his face, he was stunned by his own memories coming back to him, but something was amiss. He felt threatened by the tattooed man who sat with her and held her tight. The last words he heard crushed the man as the words rang in his ear. "I love you Ali...." Her name echoed in his mind, the giants blood boiled as he sprang to his feet and punched the door down, making the steel entrance frame bounce on the carpeted floor hard, shocking the two inside as they peered to the entrance. What they saw, was something they would have never expected, especially at the time Ali informed her condition to Marcus. Both stood up from the bed and gaped. Ali stared at her changed lover, he was different and his presence scared her a little bit, Marcus moved in front of the woman to protect her in her fragile state of health. "Demitri...it...its you" Her emotions took over her more than she realized, her own tears forming up again as she looked at her lover, Demitri standing tall and ready, his gaze never leaving Marcus. "Y-you love her?!?! SHE IS MINE!!!" Demitri growled, he could smell something though, sense something. The woman he loved had been touched, and from someone else besides him. A run underneath his foot activated, showing a lingering aura that swirled the two. Even if it had not been recent, it remained. Sybille taught the giant to detect scents and traces of scent from one of the runes, and now, Demitri was sure something had happened. But he didn't want to believe it, his judgement was clouded with Marcus' words to his love. "You disgusting woman, how could you do this to me? How could you let him even touch you? He's nothing but a failure to the HDF code" Demitri clenched his teeth and fists hard. Ali tried to protest, but Marcus held her back. "Demitri, where have you been? We're been loo-" Marcus cut off his words when he saw Demitri spill tears himself, angry tears as he shook his head. In the mans mind, the photo of Ali on the island appeared, and now, Ali vanished from the photo, leaving only the sandy beach and wildlife scenery left to be seen, everyone was gone to him. Demitri roared and grunted loud, causing Marcus to whisper an incantation just in case. The giant opened his eyes, clear white again as he smiled. "This one will serve his master and destroy this one's master's enemies!" Demitri charged at the two, but Marcus' incantation sent his own wind attack to push the giant back a little until he fell on his back. But with skill, Demitri rolled and stood on his feet once again. "A dark mystic shall now claim this one" Demitri charged wind in his hands, but unlike his attacks before, they held more power in each strike. "Demitri, we are your friends, your family. Stop this at once" Marcus ordered, but Demitri had already sent a couple of blasts towards them. Grabbing Ali in a swift motion, the two dove to the ground as the blasts went through the wall, creating large craters where the once steel walls were. Both soldiers looked up as more came their way, nearly missing each blast, Marcus tossed Ali in the bathroom as he dove out of the way once again, facing off against his former commander. "This one shall annihilate the dark mystic" Demitri smiled wickedly as he drooled from the sides of his mouth. Marcus narrowed his eyes as his palm runes lit up. "We shall see" Swiftly he made his way towards Demitri, the two connected their energies and began their assault, hitting one another and dodging several attacks, Demitri sticking with his wind powers while the mystic used the elements to counter and perry with his own attacks. The room slowly destroyed bit by bit as they clashed, much like the fight with Tempest, two powerful entities at their all. Marcus managed to duck underneath one of Demitri's attack, giving him ample time to place his hand on the giants chest and he repeated a chant to deal a powerful blow, but his hand was shocked as it backfired, sending the mystic to the bed bouncing, once again rolling away from a wind blast. Marcus stood up, breathing heavily as he looked at the giant dumbfounded when his attack did not work. Demitri laughed to himself as the rune underneath his armored skin shinned bright, red, showing a little to those who viewed it. Marcus caught a small glimps of the sketch, but was distracted when Ali came out of the bathroom, standing at Marcus' side as she pleaded. "Enough Demitri, this isn't like you" Her words stung the giant, his eyes going back to hazel as he stood breathing heavily, Marcus too the time to chant a spell while Ali tried to sooth the raging beast. She inched closer and closer to the man as he stared off into his own world as he stared aimlessly at her. "Demitri...you have to understand something. Please listen, we tried to find you for months. We couldn't, we were worried, all of us. The whole team..." She continued, the giant thought hard about what she was saying, but nothing added up. What team? Who were they? He's never seen this woman before in his life, but at the same time, her figure and face seemed familiar. Yet, he was moved by her words a little, the giant was hesitant, taking small steps back as she continued forward slowly. "Demitri, please listen to me" Ali tried her best to sway her lover, the giant hit his back against the wall, scaring him as he charged up another wind blast as an impulse, Marcus took it as a sign of aggression, letting his magic fly from his palm, blasting Demitri directly in the chest with a fire blast. The giant yelled as his eyes turned white, extending his hand, he launched his own wind blast at the two, but instead of hitting his attacker, the blast connected with Ali's chest, sending the woman screaming as she flew back on the bed. Marcus' heart skipped, he could see the pain in her eyes, the betrayal, the loss, it had seemed as timed slowed down when she was struck. Her body slowly snapping back, her hair and head moving with her flow as she bounced on the bed. He was concerned for the woman he truly cared about as she fell unconscious upon impact. "ALEX!!!" Marcus shouted, firing more fire blasts towards Demitri in rage, his runes lighting up, giving his added strength as the mystic released emotion and pain in his volleys of raw power. Demitri grunted as they impacted him making dents in the wall larger and larger until it gave way, sending the giant through the steel and into the hallway. Demitri only smiled, the pain seemed to give him energy as he coughed up blood, he took the opportunity to charge another attack, but his master has interrupted. ([i][color="#8B0000"][b]Save them for later slave, we have work to do, you will NOT FAIL THIS MISSION!!![/b][/color][/i]) More pain coursed through his body, but his master was correct, bigger plans had to be settled first. Demitri stood and made his way down the hall, smiling as he tried through his white eyes. Marcus dove to Ali's side, watching her body twitch as she coughed up blood with every breath she took. "Ali, oh Gods Ali hang in with me, please" The mystic pleaded as he examined her wound, a large bruise started to form as the young woman choked for air more and more. Demitri made his way further and further towards the higher ranked building once again, the alarms had sounded in the base, alerting the staff of an intruder. Turning another corner, Demitri stopped in his tracks when he saw a familiar face to him, but the name was impossible to think of as the soldier stood planted as he looked up at the muscular man. "It's Blues, try not to forget next time" Blues clenched his fished as Demitri glared at the small man. "This one has no quarrel with the likes of you. This one is on a mission for his master" Demitri grunted as he stood in his fighting stance. "Yes, I know. But you are no slave to anyone Demitri Athens, least of all Sybille's slave" The little man moved his right leg back, chest puffed ready to fight. Demitri growled when he mentioned his masters name. "YOU ARENT WORTHY OF HIS POWER, NOR ARE YOU WORTHY TO LIVE FOR HIM" The giant's runes activated, sending small metal spikes from his palms towards Blues, skillfully the man dodged as he flipped and took cover. Without his swords on him though, he was limited to his attacks. But, Blues is an expert in close combat, he was the one who trained Demitri years ago in the regular military armed forces. More and more the giant unleashed different attacks on the man, Blues came in close a couple of times to deal harsh kicks and punches to the giant, attacks that would break normal fighter's bones, but the rune on Demitri's back healed the giant after every critical blow he received. More and more Demitri attacked, able to land a couple of scratches on the man, Blues saw an opening and thought best to take it, once close he raised his fist to connect with Demitri's chin, but was stopped when his armored black suit came to life on its own, leaving Demitri's body and surrounding Blues, the form engulfed the man, holding him still. Blues struggled with all his might as Demitri smiled down upon him, eyes glowing bright white in the darkness of the corridor, the giant slowly made a couple of steps until he was towering the soldier, his runes shinned bright white all over as he glared. Blues took note of each rune and sighed. "So, that's how it was done. Well played Sybille" He grunted, but his protest against the suits grip stopped as the man looked up at his former ally. "Help will show itself when you least expect it" Blues gave a cocky smile, his face was covered by Demitri's palm as the giant squeezed and gripped tightly. "Not in time thought" Demitri grunted, slowly withdrawing his palm away from Blues face, the small trail of wind escaping from his mouth as the soldier tried his best to calm his shaking body, when the last bit finally came out, Blues eyes closed as he smiled. Demitri formed the air taken into tiny little crystal shards, about 50 of them in his palm bunched together. ([color="#008000"][i][b]Marcus...until we meet again...my frie-[/b][/i][/color]) His thoughts were cut off as the shards passed though the soldiers chest at the left side, directly at his heart. Once by one the wind shot through the mans body, hitting the steel flood as they dug into the metal, blood dripped from their form as more and more shot through the mans chest. His body shook and convulsed at the pain until the very last one passed through his bloody wound, the black suit released Blues and returned onto Demitri's body, covering up the runes and his figure. Blues stood lifeless for a moment as Demitri walked past the dead soldier, as he walked, he could hear a loud thump hit the metal floor. Demitri only smiled as he transported once again away from the area, once again inside the living quarters of the new recruits. the giant opened his eyes, being shown in full light in the common room of 100 new soldiers, they all looked at him and wondered who the man in black and blue was, his presence alone scared them. "Who are you" A girl questioned, everyone stood ready to defend, but little did they know who they faced. Demitri did not answer as all the doors suddenly shut themselves and locked in their place, scaring the recruits. Demitri smiled as he made his way towards one of them. Outside of the common room, commotion and screams could be heard, male and female alike as Demitri started his assault on the weakest links. One by one the soldiers attacked with their powers combined, but it was a failed attempt as one by one, the voices died down until none were left. the metal door leading to their corridor opened, only Demitri stood present as he slowly walked out of the room, splotched of blood covered his jeans as the door shut behind the man, he quickly made his way down the corridor. Finally breaching the hallway towards the commanders residences, he strode with pride until two soldiers stepped in front of the man. It was Jeff and Pocket, but the beast did not know them. "Demmy, this isn't you, stop or we will stop you!" Pocket screamed with determination, ready for action as Jeff stood at her side. Demitri extended his hands and launded a wave or electricity towards the two, sending them through the glass door that lead to the courtyard, their bodies unconscious from the surprise power the man had. Demitri stepped outside, his feet spilling blood as he walked on top of the broken glass, he looked up and the same penthouse he broke into before. Using his runes, the giant vanished and appeared in the same suit, blasting the door down as he rushed into the room, gathering the single book he needed for his master. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]YES MY PET!!! You have done well, now, dispose of the last threat and return to my side[/b][/i][/color]) Demitri smiled as he ran from the room and leapt out of the 40 foot tower, diving to the ground as if he were swimming, when the giant hit the ground, he phased through the solid earth itself. Phasing a couple of feet, he finally came to a chamber that appeared to be a large cathedral like structure, with member sitting in its various chairs. But something was wrong to the slave, it seems like they were there on purpose. Demitri landed on his feet, destroying the long dinning table as he crash landed. Not feeling the pain in his muscles and bones, but merely standing and looking around. It was the high counsel chambers, all the members present and accounted for, all 500 of them. As if they were a roman senate, they looked down upon the soldier and gave a lazy glance, feeling no threat. There was an elderly man at the highest chair in the chamber that rose and clapped, making the slave grunt as he charged an energy blast and launched it to him, but with skill and power, the wind blast vanished before it could hit the man, sending only a small breeze to his cloak. "Very well done my boy, tell me, is this coup worth your execution?" The elderly man joked as he laughed. "This one will do anything to serve his master, and blood has been spilled. This one's life is not worth your judgement old man" Everyone in the room laughed at the comment, Demitri looked around in rage as he blasted his wind randomly at different member, only for the same effect to happen once again. "My boy, you showed so much promise, but something is amiss. Never the less, is this the item your "master" seeks?" The old man raised his hand and held the same book Demitri had stolen, Demitri looked at his own hand, it was gone from his grasp. Clenching his fists, the giant unleashed all the powers he had inside of his body, but slowly, every single rune dimmed, one by one they stopped glowing, until only his wind power was of use. That in itself, proved to be useless. The elderly man closed his eyes and sighed at the disappointment he saw in the center ring. "Pavlos....do it" Commandant Shield stepped down from the steps of the counsel members, slowly making his way towards Demitri, his own eyes glowed bright white, but by his own choosing. "Forgive me son, this is for your own good" With that comment, Pavlos entrapped Demitri in a large protective bubble, the slave merely laughed as he stared at the man he once called father. "Fooling wretch, you are no threat to this one or my master" Demitri tightened up his frame, blood poured from his various wounds and self injected cuts, but unknown to him, the bubble grew smaller and smaller, cutting off air and closing in. The giant grew worried as he could barely move his arms, then his legs, then anything, the bubble now fitted his whole body like the black armored suit he wore. The suit itself was reacting on its own, trying to breath and escape, but it had no place for refuge, with one swift motion, the Commandant clenched his fist, in turn, clenching the bubble until it broke several of Demitri's ribs, his shoulder blade, arm and dislocated many other bones. The slave was denied oxygen for too long, and the pain was too much for him to accept into his mind and body, the commandant released his son from the bubble, Demitri's body hit the ground like a lifeless doll as his eyes closed for the first time in months. the elderly man made his way to Pavlos side, placing a hand on the commandant shoulder, feeling it stutter as the man cried for his son. "We have him back, be not worried my friend. But we will detail him to find a solution to this....mess. Until then, he is to be locked with your powers intact. Do I make myself clear?" The man was kind with his words, truly he was to his own son, the Commandant nodded as soldiers placed Demitri in binds, taking him away in a bubble shield made by the Commandant. "Go now, tend to the injured and fallen, you must keep spirits high" The elderly man slowly made his way back to the top seat of the counsel as small chit chat and sadden faces filled the chambers. "Yes father" The commandant cleaned his face before going out to see the damage that was done.

The next couple of weeks had been rought for the once gentle giant, more tortures and mind controlling pain endured every waking hour he served his mystery man. More runes sketched into his body, more memories faded as he lost sense of time and reality at random period, even his past life before and during his service with the Human Defense Force became a blur to him. His new â??masterâ? had him whipped like a mutt starving for food, Demitri kept his spirits up little by little, but always he was punished for disobeying direct orders or acting on his own. Day by day the pain continued onto the second month, no communication was allowed between Demitriâ??s team members or direct family, but slowly they started to vanish from his mind. Small pieces of words or objects would jog the giants memory, but Sybille knew better as his mind purging became aggressive if something were to spring up without his approval. Demitri spent nights awake, wearing his body out, too afraid to sleep to the sense of losing more than he knew he had already lost. In his apartment in Baltimore, still the many computers still operated as the giant spent day after day hacking and infultrating the different HDF bases to get bits of information, even supplies, for his masterâ??s intended plan. Questioning the voice was now not an option. On his last secret invasion of the Northern Base, Demitri sent a message to his beloved Alex, but the message was empty, forgetting for a moment who she was and why it was important to contact her, he sent it blank. The night he crept back into the facility, it took him a bit longer to get inside, due to the ample security measures by Commandant Shield. But, with the powers gained by the runes and Sybilleâ??s knowledge, he was able to now walk through walls and pass laser security. Demitri stopped by his intened room for he and Alex, on that night, he left a freshly grown red Tulip inside the room. The thought bothered the giant on why he picked that certain flower, his memories fading for the reason, but for once out of the two monthsâ?¦he smiled when he left the carnation and vanished, returning to his apartment and facing his expected torture from his master. But that nightâ?¦nothing. The giant was on edge several days afterwards, hoping he wouldnâ??t let anything slip to his master about his actions. It was Thursday, a cloudy afternoon in Baltimore as Demitri wondered the streets going to the nearest café, taking his mind, or what little he had left of it, to interact with humans once again. His phone rang, it was an old high school friend that Demitri had known since childhood, wanting to grab a cup of coffee and some lunch. The giant was hesitant to go without orders, but his willpower was still intact as the giant showered, dressed and went on his own. Stopping at the corner of the street, he rested his hand on his left eye, his entire body was sore and exhausted, but he walked on his way, there was a loud sound that surprised the man, the oncoming car that was speeding through the streets when Demtiri walked, not noticing the red light for â??Do Not Crossâ?, it surprised the giant as he stood there frozen. In a flash, Demitri was grabbed from the neck of his shirt backwards into an strong embrace as the car rushed by, flipping off the giant and the stranger. â??You know, you could have been killed. How many times do I have to save you ya stud?â? The voice was familiar as Demitri stood on his own feet again and looked behind himself, it was his friend Aaron. â??Aaron!â? Demitri gave a quivered sighed as he forced a smile, still shook by his lack of reflexes. His friendâ??s face dropped to a deep frown as he took hold of Demitriâ??s shoulders and stared the giant in the face, seeing the withered figure of his once energetic friend worried the man. Both men having the same build and muscle girth, it was unusual to see Demitri that way. â??Are you alright Demmy? You seemâ?¦worn out, like a lotâ? Aaron released his grip while Demitri adjusted his shirt. â??Just beenâ?¦.tiredâ? He gave a small laugh, but Aaron was not easily fooled. â??Lets get going, come onâ? He placed his muscled arm around Demitriâ??s neck, leading them towards their favorite hang out café they always went to. Both men ordered their drink and took a seat at the cushion table, Demitri stared at his drink for a long time while Aaron sipped, keeping his eyes on his friend. â??Demmy, come on now. This isnâ??t like you.â? â??How would you knowâ? Demitri snapped, not knowing where the anger came from as he shot an angry look towards his friend. He couldnâ??t explain where the rage was coming from, it came naturally to him for some reason. Aaron braced himself as he sat straight up in his seat, placing his drink on the table. â??Look bud, last time we talked was months ago, you said your job with the government was going well. Heck, they even recruited you from the Marines, thatâ??s pretty hard core. Is something that matter lately with work? â??I dunnoâ? Demitri sighed as he calmed down, finally taking his drink and quenching his thirst with a couple of sips, the giant didnâ??t eat or drink much during his stay. He never seemed to need basic food or water, but his build continued to stay and grow little by little. It was confusing all around. â??Is there someone special in you life?â? Aaron smiled as he gave a wink, the giant pondered the questionâ?¦was there? He seems to remember a woman close to him, but the name and image of her seemed to slip his mind every time he tried to think of her. Then, the pain came again. ([i][b][color="#0000FF"]Noâ?¦please no[/color][/b][/i]) Demitri closed his eyes and braced himself, his body hurting more and more as the seconds passed, he felt heavy in his own chair as his body temperature grew to a high level. He knew what was coming when the giant opened his eyes, his left eye completely white now as he looked at his friend, who didnâ??t even notice. Aaron only saw both of Demitriâ??s hazel eyes. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]Youâ??ve disobeyed me slave, you know the punishment for such an act[/b][/i][/color]) Sybilleâ??s voice echoed in his mind, the giant turned pale white from fear. Demitri didnâ??t want anything to happen to his closest friend , or to any of the other humans in the café. â??Iâ??m sorry, I-I have to goâ?¦â? Demitri sprang from his chair and bolted out the door, the customers watched as he nerely destroyed the door, Aaron stood up as he viewed his friend leave the café and then out of sight. Demitri made his way to his apartment, feeling more pain with every stride he took, but he had to get back to his apartment, it wasnâ??t an option. Entering the complex, the giant raced up the stair and slammed his door open without using his key, closing the busted door the best he could before he doubled over on the ground, feeling the pain in his head increase as the man yelled and shifted violently. â??P.p.p..please stop Master!!!â? He roared, crawling his way to his mattress across the room, more pain shot at his back and chest. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]You will NEVER act upon your own slave, NEVER!!![/b][/i][/color]) More pain again and again, the giant reached his bed before jolts shot throughout his body. Demitri screamed in pain for several hours, the torture was like the ones before, but this session lasted until the sun dipped down into the harbors water as the street lights illuminated the night for its busy patrons and visitors of the evening. Demitri laid on his back, eyes wide open, catching his breath as he waited for another assault on his body, but nothing came. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]Go to your computer slave, work must be done[/b][/i][/color]). Demitri didnâ??t hesitate, slowly standing to his feet, the giant fought against strained and pulled muscles, exhaustion and defeat as he stumbled each step until making it to his chair and sitting down. Turning on the monitors, he stood straight in his chair, tears flowing down his face. â??Yes masterâ? He huffed, still rasp in his breaths as he tried to calm his body from the pain. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]You will be a good pet, understood[/b][/i][/color]) The voice louder and more stern. â??Yes Masterâ?¦this one will beâ? Demitri was trained to not have a sense of self, only to address himself in the third form, it pleased Sybille, knowing his mind bending was coming to a close little by little as the days passed, he chuckled before continuing to speak. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]We are to obtain something delicate from the Northern Base, the Commandant's key code access to your organizations High Counsil files, you are to obtain those tonight slave, there will be no room for error[/b][/i][/color]). With that, another rune slowly drew on Demitriâ??s left leg, another power bestowed onto the giant as he flinched in pain, it felt like knife was carving into his skin as the black marks drew themselves, making the man shut his eyes in pain until the process was completed. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]Use this power to get by, but be swift my pet, I will not be kept waiting[/b][/i][/color]). â??Yes Master.â? Demitri slowly nodded to himself as black smoke surrounded the man, much like Cloakâ??s powers, his power was etched onto Demitriâ??s skin weeks before to complete other missions and extract him instantly. When the smoke cleared, Demitri stood inside the halls of the Northern base once again, this time in B wing, where the new recruits stayed to training and master training of their powers. The former commander was now dressed in his jeans and black tank top again, he swiftly made hast towards the commanders section of the base, exiting into the courtyard and passing the gardens in the night, he took out a couple of guards on patrol as he entered the tall 40 foot story building that held the higher ranking officials. The halls were alive and active, commanders and captains alike still roamed the hall in the evening hours, their security was to be kept active after so many invasions of the other bases alerted the northern base. Demitri used his powers to move through walls, his eyes white as light as he swifty caught a couple of commanders and grabbed them through the wall, knocking them out in the room he was in. Little by little, the giant climbed to the top penthouse, where the Commandant of the base and Madam Touch resided. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]Use the power Iâ??ve bestowed onto you my slave[/b][/i][/color]) Demitriâ??s lef leg rune lit up as the giant slowly came one with the environment, like a chameleon, he blended in with everything around him. Picking the lock on the door, he quietly entered the penthouse and closed the door. The sounds of the violin soared through the air as the giant slowly walked further into the living space of his parents, passing a large door, he entered the living room and saw his father reading a book on his favorite reclining chair. Madam touch played the violin softly, yet powerful to keep a calm in the room. Demitri quickly dashed to the office door and phased through it without making a sound as his feet touched the hard wood floor of the office. Going to the commandants computer, the giant quickly entered a hacking code and retried his information, but it was odd to the slaved giant, it seemed tooâ?¦..easy. Getting the information on disk, Demtri phased through the door once again, but this time when he was passing the living room he was stopped by a sudden blast to the wall mere inches in front of the giant. Demitri was stunned as he looked over to see the Commandant and Madam touch, not in full uniform with their own personal stances. Madam touch crossed her delicate arms as she glared with a smile, her lipstick shinned in the light as the Commandant held his hand towards the invisible intruder. â??You must have some balls to come into this part of the base. If you surrender now, no harm will come to you.â? The commandant charged another bubble blast in his hand. Demtiri didnâ??t know what happened next as he fully uncloaked himself in front of his parents, both gasping as their eyes widened in shock. â??Demitri!!!â? The commandant gasped. â??My baby!â? Madam touch pressed her fingers to her mouth, tears of happiness and worry took over her. â??Mommaâ?¦.Dadâ?¦.Hel-â?? Before Demitri could continue, more waves of pain attacked him without fault, causing the giant to fall to his knees and shake. Madam Touch went over to his side and held onto her child, trying to use her powers to heal him, but it didnâ??t work. Demitri stopped shaking as he smiled from ear to ear before speaking, but when he spoke, it wasnâ??t his voice. â??[i][b][color="#000080"]Thank you woman, now I have your power as well[/color][/b][/i]â? Madam Touch backed away for a moment, but It was too little too late, Demitri shot a strong blast of wind, hitting his mother in the stomach as she flew towards their window, crashing through as she screamed. â??TOUCH!!!â? Shield yelled as he saw his wife fly out the window, there was a thundering explosion on the ground, Madam touched projected an energy blast to soften the landing, but she still landed with great force. Sheild looked out the window, seeing his beloved feet below struggling as she winced on the ground, commanders and soldiers alike rushed to her side in shock, Sheild looked back towards Demitri, but he was nowhere to be found. ~[b]Demitriâ??s Apartment[/b]~ The giant rolled on the floor crying, jolts upon jolts fired into his body as he convulsed violently, the man yelled and begged for a stop, but none came. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE PASS CODE WAS A FAKE???[/b][/i][/color]) The voice yelled, sending more wave into the man. â??They were expecting me masterâ?¦.please stopAHHHHHHHâ? His body was thrown to the wall hard, making a mark as Demitriâ??s blood poured from his sores. â??Master pleaseâ?¦.no more!!â? He begged and protested, but nothing would work on his master, it all fell on deft ears. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]YOU FOOL, I TOLD YOU FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION[/b][/i][/color]) More and more jolts had the man subdued in pain, hours passed before it stopped. But a small picture hovered over Demitriâ??s head. It was a snap shot of the group photo they took at the island. All his team members there, but there was something missing. Pocket, Jeff, Marcus and Lily were gone from their origianal spot. â??Please masterâ?¦.no more, please my masterâ? But it was too late, soon, Jason and Tank vanished from the photo. Along with any memory of them from Demitriâ??s mind, then soon Lily and Sasa vanished along with tempest. Soon, it was only Demitri, Ali and Gene left in the photo. â??Maâ?¦masterâ?¦â? Demitri went silent as tears rolled down the side of his head, any memory of his former allies gone now to him. The angry voice now calmed itself as it spoke once again. ([b][i][color="#8B0000"]My pet, those are your enemies, and ridding yourself of that woman was good for you. Tell meâ?¦what was her name?[/color][/i][/b]) The voice had a triumphant tone to it. It took Demitri all of his might, but he couldnâ??t remember. â??She wasâ?¦.myâ?¦enemy master. Enemies have no namesâ?¦â? Demitri monotonely spoke. Sybilleâ??s voice laughed uncontrollably at his point, leaving the beaten giant to lay there defeated.

Demitri walked down the streets of the Innor Harbor in Baltimore, collecting his thoughts on everything that had happened, and the past several weeks he wanted to contact someone from his own team to let him know he was alright. But, after realizing he was the one who harmed Tank, and Ali, he couldn't trust himself to be around his team mates for the moment, and the ominous voice in his head had deepened his grasp on the giant more and more as the days passed by, the giant stopped as he marveled at the night life the city brought, he wished that he could bring Ali out for an evening to enjoy the spoils, but that would be impossible by now. The giant sighed as he continued his walk, during his stay at his condo, he had restricted using an excess amount of his powers to keep under the radar of HDF so as not to be spotted, limiting his spending and expenses as much as the man possibly could. Demitri leaned over the railing that looked over the inner harbor, the water slowly moving in the night, calm and collective now that all the ships had stopped sailing by during the evening hours. The soldier brought his hand to his face, massaging his eyes which stung to no end, it seemed to happen on a regular basis, he felt fine and re-energized, but people who viewed him pondered if he had gotten enough sleep the past couple of days. ([b][i][color="#0000FF"]Ali...Gods I miss you[/color][/i][/b]) Demitri thought, but his solitude of peace was interrupted as the voice in his head came to life moments later. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]She is not worth your time my slave[/b][/i][/color]) Every time the voice talked down to Demitri, his body seemed to relax and go numb, he was slowly becoming just that, a slave to his own will. More and more Demitri began to listen and obey every word and instruction given, his own constitution of self vanished little by little. The giant leaned his head back slightly, looking up at the stars in the sky as the voice continued to purge his mind. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]We have business to attend to my pet, is everything set up according to my specifications?[/b][/i][/color]). "Yes...." Demitri whispered. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]Yes what my slave?[/b][/i][/color]) The voice spoke in a more stern voice, almost upset as Demitri felt pain all over his body from his lack of obeying. The man held onto the railing and grunted, shifting his body little by little. "I wont' say it....ahhh" He gasped, the pain went away within seconds, the giants gasping for air as he continued down the red brick road towards his apartment. The walk was short, only a couple of feet away from the inner harbor and close to a lot of people and business'. Demitri entered the complex and grabbed his keys to his apartment, inserting them in the key lock the man twisted and turned the knob until the door was finally open. Entering the dark room, the only light that lit up were the seven computer monitors at a single desk, everything else in the apartment had been removed besides a mattress, which Demitri hardly used due to his lack of sleeping. Days would go by where the giant prayed he could be holding his beloved Alex, but thoughts like that would endure him more with pain. Demitri entered and locked the door behind himself as he made his way towards the desk, turning on the monitors with his pass code, the black inverted background of the screen highlighted the green letters and information that came up. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]Perfect, you have done well my slave. Has the information arrived that you need?[/b][/i][/color]) The voice laughed in excitement, Demitri only nodded as he looked at the screens, the new passcodes for the several HDF bases had arrived on his computer, it took a couple of days to hack into the system without being caught, but the giant was surprisingly tech savey. Typing up a couple of commands, Demitri also brought up pictures of satilite photos taken of the new bases, including the Northern Base that was now fully operational. The scattered papaers on his desk piled up with dossiers of the personnel that worked there. Regular humans and supernatural ones alike, giving their background and bio's, even place of residence outside of the base. Sybille had already taken hold of Demitri's body a couple of nights prior to visit those who were still in hiding, copying their powers and enfusing them into Demitri's body with several runes that allowed the giant to access them on his own will. Then, he would erase their memories or simply eliminate them if they were too high risk to let them live, but Demitri made sure he would take hold of his body again before that would happen. thankfully, no one was slained...yet. A small ping got the giants attention and the voice continued to laugh in victory. "The pass code my..." Demitri bit his bottom lip before he finished his words, resisting the urge to say what the voice wanted to hear. It didn't stop the voice from laughing as Demitri stood from his chair and stripped his clothing, going to the pile at the corner of his apartment, Demitri found some dark blue jeans with his gun holsters on the belt and a short sleeve black undershirt, putting the closes on he didn't bother to go barefoot, placing two fingerless gloves on his hands as the giant cracked his neck. He was ready. Sybille didn't waste any time as he transported Demitri to the NOrthern HDF base, once there, the giant stalked around carefully, avoiding cameras and the light. On his bare feet, he was skillful in making it down the corridors unheard, hugging the walls tightly. His eyes completely white as he made his way deeper and deeper into the base. Jason was down the hall, talking with a couple of rookie soldiers until he sniffed, and sniffed again until he cocked his head to the side, looking behind him as the recruits looked puzzled. "So you're here? You have some never you psycho...I'll.." "Ummm, sir, who are you talking to?" The recruit interrupted, the wolf man said nothing as he turned away from them and followed the scent closely. Demitri felt a feeling he was being watched and ducked into a random room. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]That blasted bloodhound, be swift my pet, we have little time to spare.[/b][/i][/color]) Demitri only nodded as he quickened his search, going to the sub basement area, Demitri was forced to use his commander's key card to open the door. The security room picked up on this and alerted several commanders about his appearance. The giant made his way down the stairs, knocking out a couple of soldiers with his wind blasts until he got the the main database super computer. Demitri reached into his pocket and took out a small disk, inserting it into the computer he typed a couple of commands to start the download. It took seconds when the information he needed was complete, taking the disk and making his way back to the main level, avoiding guards that passed by. [color="#8B0000"][i][b](Let us make haste[/b][/i][/color]) The voice commanded, but Demitri continued to move, on his own now towards his common room. He wanted to see if Ali was there sleeping, he would give anything to see her, more pain coursed through his body, but that didn't stop the giant and he opened the door to his own room and barrel rolled inside. Looking around...he saw nothing, no one was there, empty like his mind now. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]She is nothing....nothing.....nothing..[/b][/i][/color]) The voice echoed as it vanished into the walls of his room, Demitri clenched his fists in anger as he left and ran down the hall, not caring is he made a noise. He passed the room Tank was assigned and ducked into it quickly, hearing a growl at the end of the corner, no surprise the mutt has caught up with him. Closing the door and locking it, Demitri turned around and saw the boy Tank lying in his bed at the end of the room. Slowly, the giant made his way towards the sleeping steel man, the damage he saw was enough to made the Wind Wizard shed tears as he knelt down beside the bed, placing his hand calmly on Tank's delicate chest. "My gods....my boy, I'm so sorry I did this to you...it wasn't me. I hope you can forgive me though some day" Demitri wiped the tears away as he heard banging coming from the door, loud and harsh as the wolf man sent flurries of punches to get inside. Demitri stood on his feet again and said a couple of words, instantly he vanished as the door came crashing down, waking up Tank slightly as he looked around, still medicated on pain killers, his vision was off and blurry. But, he still heard Demitri's voice the whole time as he tried to speak. Jason sniffed more and more until he came near Tank, the scent died off from there. "..Da-daddy?" He winced and closed his eyes once again, back at Demitri's apartment, the giant typed away at his computer. A stern, lazy look on his face as he entered all the information for Sybille to view through his body. "Tank are you alright boy?" Jason asked, Tank was too weak to answer. The sudden show of alarms flared inside the building at the red lights flashed and the siren roared through the hallways. "Yes genius', now you sound the alarm" Jason scoffed as he left the room quietly to join the others, they were all brought into a briefing room, Ali and Marcus being last, still brought a smile to Jason's lips as he chuckled. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]Yes, yes, this is what we needed my slave. You have done well, I shall grant you 2 hours of rest for this work[/b][/i][/color]) The voice laughed, Demitri only nodded in return, uploading the information on Alpha Team, the commanders, The High counsil, the new security systems for the Northern Base along with the other HDF bases on his computers in his apartment. Also, classified information on sightings from the other Gods from not too long ago. "Thank you....master" Demitri whispered as he fell forward on his desk, gaining whatever sleep he could before he would be brought back to life for more torture. ([color="#0000FF"][i][b]Alex....[/b][/i][/color]) Demitri thought, it was the only thought he could wish for that kept him sane.

Demitri made his way to the woods after leaving the cabin, furious beyond all belief, he seemed to completely forgotten that it was he who did damage to his lover Ali, not Jason or Marcus. But, the movements were so fast and blurry, he hadnâ??t realized it until it happen when the mutt reminded him of what had occurred. Stomping through the fallen twigs and clumps of sand, Demitri made his stride as he continued further and further into the woodland unknown, the last glimmer of sunlight blocked by the thick trees of the island, but something shinned brightly in the horizon as the giant came closer to it. He marveled as he turned the path corner to come upon an lagoon, secluded and covered by the thick forest, the small sandy beach water came through a stream path in the rock formation that surrounded the lagoon. Demitri felt calm when he stepped closer and closer to this oasis, the voice had vanished and his body felt weak, but it was a weakness that Demitri welcomed the feeling as he forced a smile, stepping closer and closer on the rigid, rocky ground. He didnâ??t mind the small pebbles or shards pressing hard against his bare feet, the giant took off his tank top as he slowly walked deeper and deeper into the water. Feeling the cool chill of the water soak his pants more and more as he sank, finally the water level deep enough where his feet floated as the water rose to his chest. Demitri was hesitant, taking deep breaths as he felt the coolness surge through his body, without thinking, the man sank underneath and completed the sensation by relaxing under the water. He felt his mind at ease as the giant replayed all the events that took place recently, the violent surge of energy he released when fighting Tempest, the words spoken to Ali, harming his love again and again throwing her to the house and blasting her in her chest. The giant squinted his eyes under the water as he grunted, bubbles passing through his lips and teeth, air trying to find freedom underneath the watery environment. What bothered the man the most was the words spoken when he argued with Marcus, his close ally and trusted friend on the team. (Who is Masan? Why did those words come out of my mouth?) The giant pondered more as he smoothly rose to the top of the water, taking a deep breath as he breached the surface and gasped for air. He looked around to see he was still alone in his own private thinking spot, the giant took another deep breath and decided to decend again to his personal space. Out on the wood path, Tank came from around the corner holding some fire wood in his arms, not wearing his bandage around his eye, the steel man walked around with pride over his scar that crossed his right eye. Still leaving his baby blues in tact and fuctional from the attack tempest delt to the boy. The boy marveled at the scenery as he peered over the lagoon in his steel form, but was surprised when he transformed and his steel eyes only saw the rocky surroundings with a bright red lake. The water flashed and glicined bright red over the normal blue shine it usually has. It almost frightened the steel man as he cam closer and closer to the water, placing the fire wood on the ground slowly as he changed back to his flesh and blood form, seeing the water now liquid blue once again. Demitri popped up again, catching some air, scaring the steel man for a moment as he backed up, but realizing who he was, he felt a little better knowing it was their commander. Demitri brushed his wet bangs back as he looked around once again, a little embarrassed to see Tank simply staring at him. â??Hey there bud, what are you doing up so late?â? Demitri asked, only receiving a shrug from the steel mand as he came close to the water as it crashed on the small beach, hesitant as he tapped his big toe to the frigid water, shivering slightly. â??You can come in, there are no sharks and its pretty shallow.â? Tank frowned and shook his head slowly. â??Canâ??t swimâ?¦â? He murmered, Demitri chuckled at the thought but sway his way to the beach shore to meet up with the steel man. Tank was a bit hesitant as Demitri sat down on the sand next to him, still nervous about what he sees when heâ??s fully transformed into his steel form. Tank felt a muscled arm wrap around his own broad shoulders. â??Itâ??s alright, Iâ??ll teach you sometime. Takes a while to master but its fun once you get use to itâ? Demitri sighed as he laid on his back, hands behind his head as he enjoyed the warm sea breeze that passed through the thick woods. It was silent between the two until Demitri spoke up. â??Tank, how old are you bud?â? â??Thirteenâ? He said quickly, Demitriâ??s eyes popped opened when he heard the answer, slowly sitting up once again next to the boy. â??My word, youâ??re just a young pup. I didnâ??t know, you look so muchâ?¦.older!â? Tank blushed for a moment, something inside of the boy made him say what he did. Tank forced a smile as he looked down for a moment making Demitri worry. â??Tank, why do you stay so quiet all the time? Youâ??re free to talk like everyone else. You shouldnâ??t be scared bud.â? â??I knowâ?¦â? â??You seem like youâ??ve been through a lot. Did you have family growing up?â? Demitri asked, worried about the young boy. â??Dadâ?¦butâ?¦â? He shuttered as he remembered how his father treated the boy, abusing him physically as a child and even when he was ten years old. His father was a drunk, and a user of drugs, sometimes he would have gatherings at his place and his friend would also abuse Tank on a regular basis, making him their little slave for errands. â??They were meanâ?¦â? â??They? So was he a bad manâ? The giant asked as he raised an eyebrow in concern. â??Yesâ? Tank said quickly, looking down at the water where his legs dipped, wiggling his big toes. â??Did he, or they hurt you?â? â??Yesâ? Demitri braced himself for his next questions. â??Did they yell at you a lot?â? â??Yesâ? This time, there was a lump in Tankâ??s throat that caught Demitriâ??s attention. â??â?¦.they touched you, didnâ??t they?â? Waiting for an answer he hoped wasnâ??t true. â??When they drank, and smokedâ?¦yes..â? Tears filled up Tanks eyes as he looked away, trying not to remmeber the horrible times before his powers manifested and he ran away. Demitriâ??s heart sank as he listened, it wasnâ??t right for a mature boy to have gone through all of that, without any help. But it seemed like Lily was his only source of happiness, the giant was at least happy for that. With great hesitation, the wind wizard slowly patted Tank on the back, not to make him feel uncomfortable, but loved and accepted by the others. â??Youâ??re alright kid, youâ??re here with friends who care for youâ? Demitri smiled as Tank wiped his eyes before staring at the commander, giving a light smile as he asked his question. â??Are you alright?...â? Tank asked. Demitri raised an eyebrow at the question, but he knew why the boy was asking with his recent behavior. â??Honestly, I donâ??t know. Iâ??ve done so many things that I wouldnâ??t have lately, I just donâ??t know what wrong with meâ?¦â? Demitri placed his hand on his head and thought for a moment, once again, a sharp pain shot through the back of his neck. â??Is it the red man?â? Tank asked, Demitri was puzzled at the question. â??Red Man?â? â??The one I see when I change, always putting something into your body. His left eye is missing, but shows on yoursâ?¦.â? The information scared Demitri, and thatâ??s when it happened again, more pain and muscle convulsions, and once again, the voice entered his head. [b][i][color=#C00000](You must get rid of the boy, he is a threat to your life! The steel man must die!!!) [/color][/i][/b][color=black]Demitri tried his might to fight his urges the voice was encouraging into his mind, but it seemed like the voie was stronger and only getting stronger. Demitri hissed through his teeth as tank shook in his place, throwing his head back he yelled, causing the boy to stand and look down at his commander. Only seeing his glowing whit eye and his deadly left red eye. The wind wizard looked towards Tank as he stood slowly, smiling deep as he stood off against the boy. Tank was worried, before he could transform into his steel, he was grabbed from the back with Demtiriâ??s left hand as he torso was connected to Demitriâ??s knee, cracking a couple of ribs in the process. The steel man flew back as he dropped to the ground, grunting and moaning in pain as he held onto the side of his body. [/color] [color=black]â??Demitriâ?¦.Sto-â?? A wind blast sent the boy in the air, followed by a couple of wind slices, cutting the boy several times before he hit the ground hard, making an indentation into the rocky ground. Demitriâ??s glare deepened as he approached the injured team mate, extending his hand towards the boy as a rush of wind kept the steel man down where he laid, pressing his body more and more into the rock ground, the stress of his body gave way as another bone cracked at his rib cage, cutting his internal organs. The boy screamed in pain as tears rushed down his face, trying to move, he pulled muscled trying to raise his limbs to the force pressing on his body, but a failed attempts as they fell back to their original place. Demitri continued until he was standing over the weakened boy, tears falling from his own eyes. The wind stopped, Tankâ??s breathing was ragid now as he felt the pain and sores from all over his body, coughing up blood as his chest rested and fell as he stuttered to keep consciousness. Demitri spoke, but now his voice was mixed with sybilleâ??s in a raspy echo.[/color] [color=black]â??[color="#000080"][b][i]So boy, you could see me all along. Well, unfortunately you were too weak to act upon your worries, such a good pet, you would make a useful toy if you weren't so useless and easy[/i][/b][/color]â? Demitri smiled, his mind now completely gone from him as the giant stared down, several wind blasts of high magnitude shot down onto Tankâ??s body, hitting his chest area hard and fast, gravel mist rose after the blasts stopped. Demitriâ??s face smiled as the smoke cleared, open gashed and blood ran down the boyâ??s body, seemingly he had stopped breathing. Sybille controlled Demitriâ??s hand as he conjured a large wind in his hand, it took the form of a large shard, compared to a shard of glass, retracting his hand to toss it down at the boy to finish him off. Tank opened his right eye as he stared at the blurry vision of Demitri, now seeing the red man as he saw his commander, body moving the same as Demitri. Shakingly, he spoke with what little breath he had left.[/color] [color=black]â??D-d-daddyâ?¦â? With that, Tankâ??s head fell to the ground, but his words reached Demitri, making Sybilleâ??s mind bending negate itself as the red figure disappear. Demitri stood in his place as he blinked a couple of times, his eyes bloodshot and tired as he looked around. Unknowing of where he was anymore until he looked down at what he thought was his dead team mate.[/color] [color=black]â??My Godâ?¦.TANK!!!!â? Demitri slid down to his side, trying to wake the little giant where he laid with harsh shaked, but no answer. â??Noâ?¦.oh no no no, Tank please wake upâ? Demitri cried, but he got no answer. Once again, the pain in his neck acted on its own as the voice returned. [/color] [color=black]([color="#8B0000"][i][b]Come my slave, we have work to do. Let us not ligure with the dead, hahahaha...[/b][/i][/color]) [/color] [color=black]â??GO AWAYâ? Demitri cried as he held Tank close to his body, but the boyâ??s body dropped as Demitriâ??s own form started to vanish until it was completely gone. Down the path that lead to the Lagoon, Jeff and Lily walked as they headed towards their own cabin to meet Tank and watch over Pocket, it was Jeff who noticed the Lagoon first as they both approached it closer. [/color] [color=black]â??Wow, this place is prettyâ? Lily gasped in amazement, but what she saw next scared the little girl, Tankâ??s body on the ground, not moving. Screaming to the top of her lungs, she cried as she rushed over to Tankâ??s body. â??BIG BROTHER!!â? Standing over his body, the little girl knelt down and cried as she shook the larger boyâ??s body, Jeff went to his other side and placed his ear to his mouth, small breaths escaped outwards as his chest rose little by little. [/color] [color=black]â??Go Get Sasa, and the others!!â? Lily cried as she ran, running as fast as her little body could handle. Jeff began CPR to make sure the boy was still breathing. [/color] [b][color=black]~ HDF Northern Base~[/color][/b] [color=black]Unlike before, the base was slowly coming back to life with personnel and workers alike, adjusting to the new facility and security measure they installed. Demitri found himself inside of his room packing his belongings and clothes in a single nap sack, taking his credit cards and spare cash as he packed.[/color] [color=black]â??What have I doneâ?¦what did you make me do? Tankâ?¦I killed Tank!!â? Demitri cried as he packed his things, once again, his body wa moving on his own, not intentional. The voice only spoke as it laughed.[/color] [color=black][color="#8B0000"][i][b](Fear not Wind Wizard, he was only a pawn, the real prize is still to be won. But I shall protect you against your enemies[/b][/i][/color]) The voice spoke again, once Demitri had finished, it teliported the man away again without warning. Inside the Commandantâ??s new office, the muscular leader of the base filed some paperwork before Break entered the room. [/color] [color=black]â??Sir, we may have a problemâ? The commander stated, getting the Commandants attention as he removed his glasses and looked puzzled.[/color] [color=black]â??What is it Break?â?[/color] [color=black]â??The barriers I placed on Commander Athens, something seems amiss. It seems theyâ??re less the strength Iâ??ve put them at, we need to find him at once to strengthen his barriersâ? The commander stated as he stood at attention to his superior officer. The Commandant picked up the phone and dialed the number for the islandâ??s phone, he would need to return the team back as soon as the sun rose, just to be on the safe side.[/color] [color=black] [/color][b]~The Island~ [/b] [color=black][/color] [color=black]Marcus laid on the couch, miding his own business as he munched on some chips. The achievement of Ali and Marcus getting together, even if just for a simple kiss here and there, created a smile on the wolf manâ??s face as it danced from ear to ear. Taking a whiff of the air, the wolf man sat up quickly, dropping his bowl as he sniffed some more. [/color] [color=black]â??Bloodâ??s been spilled, and from one of our ownâ? He growled as he ran out of the cabin and transformed into his beast form, tracking the sent as he heard screaming in the distance. [/color]

([color="#8B0000"][i][b]At it again I see, what do you hope to accomplish mating with such a worthless woman like that? A child, none the less, one who has brought you into so many different situations based on her emotions and so called, "best judgement"[/b][/i][/color]) The voice continued to entice the soldier more and more as he rested next to his lover, still covering his one eye, the same one he;s covered since he's been hearing the voice. Though Demitri couldn't see the color change, he felt a lot of pain come from that one eye, as if something was going inside or viewing outside from his own vision, he didn't like the feeling it gave him, not one bit. The giant closed his eyes together before he heard some shifting coming from the bed, looking over he noticed Alex covering herself up more with the sheets, turning to her side, her back facing towards Demitri as she shivered slightly where she slept. Demitri smiled as he looked down upon her slender shoulder that exposed itself to the air, leaning down, he kissed it lightly, as not to wake up his lover from her slumber, but once again, touching her body brought out the thing that's haunted the giant all day today. ([b][i][color="#8B0000"]Nothing but a worthless whore, useless girl. Despose of her at once![/color][/i][/b]) The voice became more demanding, making Demitri sit up in alert from his command, never taking his gaze off from Alex. "[color="#008080"][b][i]You are not my inner power speaking to me. Who are you[/i][/b][/color]" Demitri whispered as he looked out his window, the moon light's reflection bouncing off the water, glimmering light sparkled as the water danced onto the shore with its mighty waves. Demtiri began to feel flush all over his body, breathing heavily as he felt a stronger pain course up his spine, much like before, but the pain made the man yelp as his upper body twitched violently. "[color="#008080"][b][i]Stop this, stop this now....I SAI...[/i][/b][/color]." Before Demitri could yell to the top of his lungs, his voice went out as his eyes turned white once again. ([b][i][color="#8B0000"]Now now, resistance will get you nowhere Wind Wizard. I feel that you've ignored my advice for too many years now. I shall show you who your true enemies are[/color][/i][/b]) Demitri's body became warmer and warmer by the second, small strands of steam rose off of his body as the giant twitched more in pain, but his voice was silent. His mouth opened to yell, to call for help, to just say something, but not a sound escaped to aid the giant. Demitri clamped his teeth together as he saw small vapor like streams surge into his body little by little, he saw it happen once in a while with his hurting eye, but the soldier thought he was having vision problems. Now that his eyes were white and clear, Demitri could see this hidden force going into his body, the process seemed faster as the voice continued to laugh more and more as Demitri struggled in pain. the process was about a half hour long, but to Demitri, the pain seemed never ending as his body finally relaxed and the giant fell backwards onto the cool, crisp sheets of the bed. His hard bounce brought his lover Ali to consciousness as she groaned a bit before turning to her other wide to face her man. Seeing him sprawled out as he slept placed a smile on her face, but she could hear soft moans coming from the man. "Demitri?" Ali pushed herself onto her arms and placed a hand on Demitri's bare chest, retracting it quickly from the surprisingly high temperature it was at, especially on a chilly night like this. The young girl was concerned as she sat upright and looked down at her lover, his breathing pace quickened as his head turned from side to side slightly as he slept, she brushed one of his damp bang behind his ear to see more dark and red circles under his eyes, with flushed cheeks to add to her worry. Ali simply crawled over Demitri to open their window, letting in more of the cool breeze in the lower the man's body temperature, Ali sighed as she laid next to her man, feeling his temperature drop little by little made her smile as she dozed off next to the giant. The sleep was peaceful that evening, no tossing or turning, just simply peaceful. The morning sun had risen beyond the horizon, making the water in the ocean more lively as the waves splashed about, the bright UV rays of the sun kept the creatures of earth comfortable and warm. Demitri whistled to himself as he prepared breakfast for the entire team, having gotten up and feeling much better, he felt like he owed them all a solid "I'm Sorry" for the fight with tempest that rocked the group. Finishing his batch of pancakes and bacon, he hear small footsteps coming down the stairs, turning the corner of his eye, the giant was marveled to see his love come down in his shorts and wearing her own shirt. "I think you can keep those short, they look good on you love" Demitri smiled at her while making everyone's breakfast plate, he tossed the empty play aside and began to make something for Lily. "Except the part where I have to triple tie the waist band so it will stay in place" She scoffed, watching the man as he cooked more food, his skin seemed to rejuvenate to a healthy glow, along with his spirit. But the red flushed eyes and dark circles remained. That still worried the woman to no end, but she was brought out of her deep thought when Demitri offered her a cup of steaming hop coffee. "Thank You" She took, almost surprised, but always returning with a smile. "So, did you know you were running a fever Demitri? You were sweating all over and breathing bad" She mentioned as she took a seat next to the kitchen island counter top. "Can't say I do, I mean it was a little warm...but you know what caused that" He smiled, flashing her a wink to remind her of their late night activities. Usually a smart comment from him like that would get Demitri the "glare of Death", but she simple blushed and smiled while slowly sipping her coffee. Ali had wanted to talk with her lover alone about last night, but one by one the members of Alpha Team piled into the kitchen with their "Good Mornings" and "Hello's" to one another. Everyone began to chow down on the cooking that was made for them. Lily and Tank were the last to enter the kitchen, Tank in his steel form surrounded by flowers and vines. Everyone stared and gave a small chuckle, Jeff snickered along with Marcus at the sight of the "Flowered Covered Steel Man". "Good Morning you two, you're late for breakfast" Demitri placed their plates on the table, Lily smiled as she walked over. "Thanks Daddy! We're super hungry" She giggled, more laughs came from the room and its members. Tank was about to walk over next to his sister, but he stopped when he peered over towards Demitri when his back was turned to serve Tanks drink. Tank's white eyes in steel form saw something that wasn't there before, a figure in red, transparent but it was a figure of a man none the less, that he was certain off. The steel man tilted his head a little bit at the face, one eye was present, and opened clear, but the other eye was missing completely. Suddenly, the red figures head turned and stared directly at tank, giving the boy a grim smile as Demitri turned back around holding their juices in two cups. What Tank Saw shocked the boy as he took a step bad, Demitri's haunting left eyes showed as a glowing red and white mixture, the figure looked like it was laughing when Tank saw the connection, but no sound could be heard. Without warning, the red figure ran towards the steel man, unsure of what to do, Tank transformed back to his human state in an instant, blinking his blue eyes for a moment, feeling the vines and flowers slide off his body easily as the boy caught his breath for a moment. Jason peered over at the nervous kid and smiled. "Hey dude, there's no worries. It's not like its poisoned, undercooked yeah, but it wont kill ya" The wolf man smiled, suddenly a glass plate was thrown to his stomach, sending the wolf on his back. "Then don't eat it mutt" Demitri scowled, Pocket and Sasa laughing at their rough housing. Tank was still nervous, but took his seat next to Lily as she was already in the process of eating her food with leisure. Tank moved the cooked eggs around for a moment before he felt a delicate hand on his shoulder, looking up, he saw Ali finishing up her coffee in one final gulp. "It's o.k sweetheart, Jason is just picky" She smiled, Tank nodded as he began to consume his food, he looked behind himself to see Demitri wrapping things up in the kitchen, his eyes looked normal hazel like before, just a bit red and black around them, but he acted the same for a moment before he held onto the sinks edges and looked like he was in a serious train of thought. Demitri's lips moved slightly, even when he bit his lip some. ([color="#FF8C00"][b][i]That man...[/i][/b][/color]) Tank thought. ([color="#FF8C00"][i][b]...familiar...[/b][/i][/color]) The boy continued his meal, but still felt uneasy, especially with Demitri near. Once, he looked up to the man who was nice to both he and Lily, but now, something was different and wrong. The phone in the kitchen rang again, Marcus was the closest as he picked up the line and answered it. "Yes this is He....yes we're all here. Yes Sir, that's good to hear, I'll let the others know. Thank You Sir" With a simple slick, Marcus hung up the phone and addressed the others. "That was the Commandant, he says they're already moving back to the Northern HDF Base, but its gonna be another two days before the new security and remodeling is done. But we're going to be going home very soon" He smiled, the others feeling a lot of stress being released from their shoulders, they all missed the base, it was their original home after all. Ali smiled as she looked over towards Demitri, it seems like he didn't hear the news, he still washed the dished as he closed his eyes, whispering to himself little by little.

Demitri couldn't take his mind of the woman who was hurt, scorned, tortured and manipulated by one person, and now that her life was threatened again, he was going to make due on his promise for a family. Though sore from all his injuries from the fight, he would muster enough strength to make sure he would be there for Ali, when she needed it personally along with emotionally...but the most importantly, physically. Demitri released his kiss from his love, moving her body underneath his fully as he pressed his to her's in a semi rough fashion as he removed his tattered **** from his chest, breathing heavily as he looked down at his lover, peering into her eyes as she returned the gaze, licking her dry lips for a moment before she felt Demitri's press against her's in a more gentle touch. Demitri planted kisses upon kisses before he began to trail down her neck line, licking and nipping at the tender flesh, hearing the moans and gasps escape her mouth drove the man wild, just like before, but now the giant was in full control of his actions. "Ali" He whispered as he grabbed onto the collar of her blouse with both hands before ripping the fabric down the middle, exposing her bare body to the heat of the room, Ali gasped at the sudden action, but her body didn't protest and neither did she when the giant used his wind slices to carefully tear her bottoms off, small nicks of wind caught her flesh, only leaving a trail of a burn mark where they passed. "D-Demtiri..." Ali arched her back as waves of pleasure coursed through her body, Demitri lifted one of her frail legs and began to kiss another trail, going lower and lower until he found his prize between her thighs, the most sacred area his lover would ever permit the man to explore of her terms, and now, the giant felt blessed to try and accomplish a goal. He wanted to make sure his lover was satisfied and pleased with his affection, Ali grabbed onto the bed sheets as she moved violently, yet softly at the assault of pleasure he felt. He mind going numb, even words couldn't escape her mouth as Demitri spread her legs apart before looking at his lover's body from his view. The giant paused for a moment, skillfully removing his trousers during his assault, Demitri raised himself on his knees as he got closer to his love, hovering over her body, seeing the sweat escape from her forehead and body. Taking his large hand, Demitri cupped Ali's chin to made the young girl face him before he continued. "Ali...do you trust me? Do you trust me to be at your side, through thick and thin my love?" Demitri panted, exhausted and train of thought slowly going away, he looked down onto the now shadowed woman as she raised her arms and placed them behind the mans broad neck, leading him down into a passionate kiss. Giving her lover the green light to mate with her, slowly, Demitri came closer and closer to his lovers body, feeling her body shift uncomfortably at first with small yelps, Ali bit down into her wrist as she looked to the side, the giant leaned in close and gave small nibbles on the side of her neck when he was touching her flesh once again with his body. A small tear trail trickled down Ali's flushed cheek, muffling her whimpers, she relaxed moments after until demitri began to move his body slowly, retreating from her body and thrusting back in a hesitant, but smooth motion. Grabbing onto the headboard of the bed, Demitri arched his head back in a snap motion, whipping is hair behind his shoulders as he continued to make love to Alex, huffing her name as he quickened his pace little by little, sweat dropping from his face and landing on Ali's chest. She too, assisted in their mating, wrapping her legs around the mans thighs, making their connection deeper as the woman cried in her own pains from the wounds she received. They were nothing compared to how Demitri was making her body feel at the moment. The muscular man stammered as he felt pressure build up in his body, the giant looked down onto his love as his pace quickened. He promised his love a family, and whatever he took, he was going to deliver it one way or another, shivering from the heat of their bodies and his sensation, he gave one last thrust before feeling release, the same release as Ali as she called his name. Demitri's grip on the headboard tightened, making cracks in the polished wood, hearing the wooden chips rise like dust into the air. Ali stayed motionless, her breathing erratic like her lovers, Demitri leaned down and kissed her softly before withdrawing his body before he hovered over her once again, leaning to his side as he covered Alex with the thin sheet of the bed. The young girl wrapped the sheet around her chest as her hair laid over her pillow, she looked over to her side and wiped the tears away from her eyes. "I do...I do..." She whispered before letter her eyes drop slowly, she needed the rest as Demitri rose slowly before finding his own thin sheet and covered himself up before going to the restroom to wash his face. The small burns on his body and scratches throbbed, but it was minor pain to the man as he splashed some water in his face and looked into the mirror. Looking into his reflection, he noticed only his right eye had his originla hazel color, but the left was completely white. (Did you enjoy the fruit of your labors Wind Wizard?) The same voice as before, the once who enticed the giant to fight Tempest, spoke again with a small chuckled. Once again, it seemed familiar, yet Demitri couldn't put his finger on remembering who's voice it was. "Who...who are you" Demitri stood straight up, to him, he saw his eyes normally, but in the reflection, it showed another presence was with him. Yet Demitri only saw his own eyes, not the new milky white side as the voice continued to talk. (I am you inner thoughts, the inner power of lightning you choose to keep inside of you. Time has made me strong my friend, but you are in danger...) The cold, menacing voice snickered for a moment, Demitri shook his head a couple of times before splashing more water onto his face, seeing the mirror again, he saw nothing but his own eyes. "What dangers are you talking about? Sybille? the Gods?" (No Wind Wizard...your friends. They are plotting against you and your family, why wouldn't they? You're well know, a force to be dealt with, and your riches are never ending. I would be wary of them...) The voice laughed uncontrollably now as the echo slowly disappeared into the walls, and then there was only silence. Demitri shook his head slowly, but now he felt weak all over his body, almost numb as he took a seat on the toilet, rubbing his eyes from the burning sensation he suddenly felt, as if he's been up all night for days on end. The giant finally made it onto his feet again and made his way out of the room and downstairs, some of the others had already been waiting on their own just to relax after the elemental skirmish. Sasa was the first to jokingly cat call whistle Demitri as he passed into the kitchen, the other looked to see the man covered only in the bed sheet. Demitri grabbed a coffee mug and poured himself a cold cup of coffee. He looked over the corner of his eye while the others talked, he could tell that Lily and Pocket weren't with the others. But Tank was present, the side of his face wrapped around his gashed eye area, the giant slowly made his way towards teh others. It was Jason who mad the first comment towards the giant. "Why is it that whenever you get pissy, you harm my sister?" He snapped as the wolf man crossed his arms. Demitri didn't answer as he placed his large hand on Tank's shoulder, but it was during the touch, the voice came out again, making the giant lean his head to the side to crack his neck. (The man will kill you, he thinks he's better and stronger than you. But remember, steel rusts, hehehe....) The voice escaped his mind once again, there was a distance voice that became more clear after each word was said. "Commander Athens" The voice shook the giant back to reality as his coffee spilled onto the floor a little. The group was a little thrown off, but the commander replied. "Yes Marcus?" Demitri looked at the mystic, but his area around his eyes looked dark and red on his pale skin. "Are you alright sir? We....." "SHUT UP!!!!" Demitri shouted as he turned and tossed his coffee mug to the wall, shocking the group a little as they all jumped slightly in their spots. The voice issuing another warning that didn't please the giant one bit, causing his sudden reaction. Marcus stood from the couch and looked at the mess, Demitri shook a little where he stood, turning he covered his eyes and made his way back upstairs, not a word spoken. Tank merely raised his good eyebrow as the commander vanished from sight up the stairs.

It good to see us all operating at once, just makes the anticipation greater to see what will come up next in the storyline. We all have to get in touch through a third part sometime and discuss future outcomes for the story. I believe I still have Dassum's IM from a year ago, of course, if y'all are alright with conversing.

[quote name='Knuckles' Girl' timestamp='1303508333' post='706761'] Well some of the songs are subjected to change, but I'm really glad you like it so far. Of course there'll be more additions as the RP continues as well and if you guys have other suggestions feel free to lemme know. But I'm really glad you like it. ^^ By the way Mage. Great post...I was not expecting that. lol [/quote] 0.o you doubt my creative posting!?!? Lol, naw all good. Took me almost an hour and a half to make (Note: Don't watch two episodes of Family Guy while typing, especially episodes you havent seen yet, lol). But it's a mixture of what we talked about through PM, just needed a way to mix it into the story. If permitted, I'd like to see how long it can go without the others noticing the small changes in my characters personality. Would be interesting to see how that plays out. The stage is yours or whomever posts next.

I'm not going to lie, I've already looked a couple of these songs (thank you youtube), not gonna lie, BADASS!!! I would have thought the Ball Room song would be "Waltz of the Moon" from final Fantasy 8, but still nice to see you selected a couple songs from a video game series. What would you think about Demitri's healing after the first mission be "B.T" from .hack//Sign OST? Sounds kinda cool. I think Tank's theme should also be "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green day, but your choices still give me tingles. Gotta start downloading now haha.

Demitri seemed a bit thrown off by the concern of their youngest member, but he had to remember, she wasn't as young as they all thought. Throughout the years of being with the HDF she's proven herself to be an asset to the team along with the company, her childish nature was just her way of relieving stress from the others, or so Demitri thought. But, he had to hand it to the little lady, she was more tough than he had originally thought when she was assigned to their team 3 years ago. But still, her words of warning still hit Demitri at a sensitive spot, one he didn't want to openly admit to his fellow teams that he possessed. "Pocket, you have no idea how sorry I am for the way I acted back at my parents house. I was exhausted, not thinking straight and..." Demitri stopped himself for a moment, nothing was a viable excuse to do what he did to her and Lily, it was unacceptable to even attack the two under anger and stress. Demitri scratched the back of his head for a moment and closed his eyes to ponder his words, but there was still a small burning sensation that came from the back of his head, just like before, but this sensation seemed deeper than that. Demitri rubbed it off as he opened his eyes to see Pocket's amber red gaze starting directly at him, she was shaking a little bit as she held her found, it even made Demitri uncomfortable to see his team mate like this. The giant slowly extended his open palm towards the young girl, she looked at his hesitantly, but feeling a little comfortable, she placed her own had in the center of his palm, their body heat connecting as he forced a small smile at the corner of his mouth. "I'm sorry, I wasn't myself like you know me to be. It should have happened to you, nor Lily. But I Love Alex with all of my heart. Those things that were said, they weren't me. I don't know how to explain it Pocket, but I can assure you, I would never say something like that to the woman I wanna have in my family." Demitri smiled at the though when he mentioned that to Alex a few days ago. Pocket seemed to blush as she smiled. "Have you asked her? Like officially....officially?" "Not yet no, but I passed the thought along to her. But I don't know if anytime soon would be the right time. But, I still love the girl to death, and would do anything to make sure she's well protected from anyone who would do harm to her." Demitri took his hand back and looked into his palm, her hand seemed so tiny when it rested there, just like a baby's hand would. "I'm still a little uneasy, but I know you to be a good guy Demmy. Just...just think sometimes, o.k? No one likes to see you upset, we all know what can happen" She flinched at the thought of the the Wind Wizard making that tornado at the Athens Mansion when he wasn't in control. It made the girl ponder if the storm from last night was a result of Demitri losing control of his gifts as well, there was also that instance in the Ball Room of the HDF base, but it seemed like his powers manifested when lightning struck Demitri and Hank directly, but they both were still alive and breathing. "I promise, I'll do my best to make sure you're never uncomfortable around me Pocket. Don't you remember I kept trying to talk to you when you first came onto the team? Now those were fun times when you heard all my drunken stories and mission" Demitri smiled as he laughed a bit at the sweet memory, Pocket giggled a little and blushed, adjusting her glasses in the process. Both of the soldiers noticed as Tank and Lily strolled inside the house cabin in the distance, just going about their activities like normal. Gene strolled his way towards the two after finishing his beverage, taking off his shades he flashed the two a smile. "Hey guys, glad to see things are calming down now that we got Ali under the roofs again" The ice mage spoke. There was some commotion that came from the house, sounded like arguing for a moment before a small scream escaped through the doors. "Was that Lily?" Gene questioned as he dropped his drink of the ground. "Lily!" Pocket yelled as she began to run towards the house, followed close by Demitri and Gene, without notice, all the roots from the ground sprung up, tripping the trio as they fell to the ground. "What in the world?" Demitri grunted as he felt the sting on his elbow that he fell on, he noticed Gene helping pocket to her feet, but what they saw amazed the group. The vines from the trees reached through the door, smashing the wooden barrier, but what it brought out was more shocking the the commander. The branches and wines brought out Tempest, shouting and yelling as they held him tight within the binds. The three saw the small girl, Lily, walking slowly out of the doorway, holding her hands out towards Tempest to keep him held, tears flowed down her glowing green eyes as she gritted her teeth. Pocket rushed over to her side, but Lily held her spot. "Lily, honey let him go" Pocket placed her hands on Lilys shoulder, shaking the young girl roughly, but she wouldn't budge Demitri moved inside the house along with gene, both saw the chaos that made their hearts leap. Tank struggled as he supported himself on his elbows, blood dripping down the side of his face, there was a deep gash going down the side of his face as the giant huffed and hissed in pain, mixing his tears with his own blood. "TANK!" Gene shouted as he dove to the man's side, leaning his body against the wall as Gene examined the wound. Demitri stood over the two as he looked upstair and saw a faint arm flail in the air on the stop step. "Alex..." Demitri gasped as he reached the top of the step and saw Ali breathing heavily where she laid. Demitri knelt down to her side and kissed his love on the side of the cheek, awakening her actions to open her eyes and adjust her vision to see the man she cared for. "De-demit..." She winced in pain, her body was sore and head swam with vertigo. Demitri took the hint and scooped her up in his arms as he looked downstairs, seeing Gene lean Tank's body against his, Tanks massive arm around Gene's shoulder. There was a quick flash of light that glared from Demitri's view, then the red spark got bigger and bigger, until it was now a constant glow. 'LILY!!!" Pocket screamed, within an instant, Demitri could see her body fly into the living room, crushing against the couch as smoke smothered her back, Lily cried as he arm had a deep red mark on it, Pocket struggled to stay conscious as she winced in pain. Demitri finally made it down the stairs with Ali to see Tempest standing in the doorway with the woods set afire behind him. Tank turned his body into steel, every part besides his head as he stood up on his own, struggling some in the process. The steel man charged at Tempest with all his might, raging after the assault on his sister, but the man was sent flying to the same living room just as Pocket and Lily, but crashed on the coffee table. "She...will be...MINE" Tempest launched another fire blast towards Demitri, ALi and Gene, without warning, Demitri's powers acted on their own as he held onto her body tight, but the wind surrounded the three as the fire collided. Demitri and Gene marveled how the fire fought with all its might to pass Demitri's surprising wind barrier, but the fire finally dissipated from the lack of power, vanishing as the wind vanished as well. Tempest grew angry that his marveled crush was in the arms of Demitri, the giant's eyes glowed white as he gritted his teeth, Gene's body began to emit mists of cold from his flesh, charging up his powers. "Not without a fight" Demitri growled in his deep voice. There was another pain that shot in the back of his neck, this time, there was a voice that talked along with the stinging pain. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]Show no mercy...kill him[/b][/i][/color]) The voice almost sounded familiar, there was a vast echo that muffled the tone a bit, but the veins on his body popped out and flowed more blood throughout his body. He felt somewhat...furious, not that he didn't need to be, but he almost felt as if he was, murderous. His grip on Ali seemed to become tighter as she began to wince in his grip, but then again, another fire blast came towards the group, but this time, it was Frost who shot a blase of freezing moisture that collided with the fire. Both negating their powers upon impact, sending a shock wave that pushed everyone back unexpectedly. Demitri dropped Ali as all three flew to the wall, Gene hitting his shoulder on the corner as he rolled into the living room with the others. Tempest flew out the door and landed on the porch, groaning in his self induced pain. Demitri quickly got up as the voice spoke again in his head. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]He's harmed your friends, your woman....kill him while the time is right[/b][/i][/color]) Demitri didn't know what happened next, but he acted on his rage impulse and made his way outside, tackling tempest before he could get on his feet as both men rolled on the ground fighting one another. ([color="#8B0000"][b][i]Yes, eliminate him, fill your blood lust and claim your prize....wind wizard[/i][/b][/color]) The voice continued, Demitri didn't want to even question how it knew his own personal HDF title. Both both men stood on their own and used their powers over one another, wind blowing more fire onto the tree. More fire blasting to add to the already burning forest around the island.

Demitri paced the wooden floor of the kitchen as the minutes passed for Marcus to arrive, something was amiss with what happened inside of his head and the giant needed to know what was going on quickly. Demitri had already picked up the mess he made from the dropped coffee cup, putting the broken shards in the trash and wiping up the liquid with a small towel before Gene left to fetch the mystic. Demitri leaned on the island counter top while he waited, the nice sea breeze passing through the screen door felt relaxing on the giants skin, the door opened slowly as Tank made his way inside, holding the door for Lily as she padded her way past the kitchen into the bathroom to wash up. "Big brother says I need to get the sand from my ears and between my toes" She giggled as she went into the bathroom and turned on the bathtub fosset, Tank sat down at the kitchen table and peered over at Demitri, seeing a smile from looking at the little girl's happiness. Seeing her, and the way she addressed Alex and himself, was something nice to hear. Tank didn't see to mind his little sister getting close to anyone at HDF, and he's begun to attach himself with the Alpha team more than anyone else, besides the Commandant and some of the other higher rank officers he's met at the mansion. Demitri rubbed his forehead for a moment before he saw Lily tapping onto his leg, he looked down to see the young girl's bright eyes looking straight back at him. "Daddy, do we have any bubble bath soap?" She questioned, it caught the giant by surprise as it took him a bit to answer, he was still worried on finding Ali and making sure she was alright. "Ummm....there should be some Mr. Bubble underneath the sink little one" Demitri pointed to the small sink in the bathroom, Lily smiled ans waved goodbye before she went back into the bathroom and closed the door, the next sound heard was a large splash coming from the same bathroom, making Tank chuckled a little bit. It was at that instant Gene and Marcus entered the kitchen through the same screen door. "Commander, you asked for me?" Marcus moved his way towards Demitri, seeing the giant a little shaken as he leaned against the counter top. "Something happened with me this morning, the things I said to Ali, the tone, the attitude, it wasn't me. I could hear all these things that were coming out of my mouth, but I know they weren't my exact words. I know I would never say those things, but this is confusing and I know I've hurt her so bad with what I said, I just can't explain what was happening. Can you try to find to see if there's an outside source? Please my friend." Demitri kept his left hand covering his eyes as he thought hard about the actions that happened this morning, Marcus placed his hand on the broad shoulders of his commander and focused his energy at that one spot for a moment, but his hand was whipped back, feeling the palm of his hand grow hot. Tank stood straight up as he saw the whiplash, concern filled his eyes, Demitri looked puzzled as well. "What happened?" "There is definitely something foreign surrounding your body, it's not the mental barriers since I didn't need to access your mind. But there is something amiss within you..." Marcus cut himself off as he felt danger withing himself. The rune Ali wore for protection signaled lightly in his spirit, but so did the rune on Tempest signaling that he was close to Ali. But, blood had been spilled. "We must find Ali, right away, she's in trouble" Demitri and Tank shot up as they all ran out of the house simultaneously and followed Marcus' lead. He stood for the moment before feeling where the rune was emmenating from, he faced towards the thick woodland area down the beaten path. "Down that way" The three made a mad dash down the pathway as the followed Marcus, turning slightly as their bodies brushed against the stray twings they ran passed, finally the three were able to make it to a small cove area, somewhat secluded from the rest of the housing units. Demitri was the first to act when he saw Alex on the ground. "ALEX!!!" The man sprinted to her and knelt down as he scooped her up in his arms, he felt the warm crimson liquid flow from her head and down onto his arm, the giant was puzzled on what had happened, but he heard another sound as he looked back at Tank, who transformed his body fully. Along with Marcus who stood at the ready. "Whats the matter?" Demitri stood up, carrying Ali close to his body, he felt her hand grab onto his shirt lightly. "Oh my love...I'm so sorry" Before Demitri could act, there was a spark of red that quickly made its way towards Demitri as he stood still, but it was Tank who blocked the fire blasts' path as it struck his steel body, causing the flames to scatter and die off into the air. Tank looked back at Demitri and Ali with his own milky white eyes. O.k?" He grunted. "Yes, thanks bro" Demitri walked to Tanks side as they all looked into the woods to try to find where the fire blast came from. Marcus crossed his arms and made his way to the others. "For now, it seems that our assailant is gone. Let's get her some medical treatment back at the house" The mystic turned towards the path where they came from as the others followed close behind. The marked man though long and hard about his suspect on who laid harm on Ali, since he never did tell Demitri that he marked Tempest with his own rune just to be on the safe side. ([color="#8B0000"][i][b]Tempest, this is a dangerous game you play my friend. What do you hope to gain with this stunt?[/b][/i][/color]) Marcus thought as they continued to walk..

"I think it would be best if Marcus does it, you're not even responsible enough to eat and walk at the same time. How can you handle starting a fire?" Demitri snickered as he poked fun at the werewolf, only to get snarled and snapped at by the man. "All you can do is blow it out, I don't see how that's any more useful" Jason paced back and forth around the camp fire ditch, suddenly, flames rose from the ground that scared Jason for a moment, the wolf man back flipping away from the sparks of heat as they rose. Marcus simply smiled as he peered into the burning flames that rose from the wood entrapped within the element, but something seemed to be distracting the mystic as he stood there watching, but it was Pocket who nudged the man on his elbow, catching his attention. She and Jeff carried snacks to the camp fire spot, s'mores and other delights that made Lily's eyes widen along with her smile, Tank chuckled to himself as he patted the girl on her head. "You're suppose to be bringing the food, this is for dessert" Pocket stuck her tongue out at the mystic before continuing on her way to her chair, picking it up to scoot closer to the fire for warmth, Marcus looked over at Jeff who merely shrugged and continued on his way with the snacks in his hand. There was something that clicked inside of Demitri's mind, and he knew who was doing it...it was Alex. She was calling for help, looking around, the giant sense where she was at. "That does remind me, the fish are still inside our cabin kitchen, I'll go get them" Demitri stated as he turned to go to his own cabin, after a while, he managed to catch a glimps of Ali and Tempest...but something was off and something inside of the giant made his strides widen more as he charged a wind blast in his palm. His running alerted Tempest as he retracted his body away from Ali just as Demitri turned the corner, seeing the two catching their breaths in a rapid pace. It was Alex, though, who kept her hands to her chest as she peered to the ground below. "Hey there Athens..." "Commander Athens Tempest, remember that. Always address a Commander by his rank" Demitri interrupted the man's greeting with his own stern comeback, the comment threw the new recruit off a little, not the best way to make a first impression, but it was one that would stick for a lifetime. "Are you two alright?" "Yeah we're....just fine" Tempest smiled as he licked the side of his lips, the action causing Ali to flush a little in embarrassment. ([color="#4169E1"][b][i]Ali...are you ok?[/i][/b][/color]) Demitri projected to her while Tempest continued some small chit chat that Demitri wasn't interested in. ([color="#2E8B57"][i][b]Can we talk about it later.? Please?[/b][/i][/color]) She replied, Demitri wanted to get her away from the man so they could be alone for a little while. Demitri continued to nod while Tempest talked. "Ali, care to help me get the fish from our house?" Demitri smiled as he looked down at his love, her hair dried and ruffled by the salt water, but it left her skin smooth and alive. Without hesitation, Ali shot her head up and made her way close to Demitri, looking back slightly at the disappointment in Tempest's eyes, but she knew he wouldn't stop his advances just yet. "Go join the others bud, we'll be back with the good food" Demitri stated as he continued to his destination, with Ali lacing her hands around his arm following close behind. Tempest stood from his spot and mumbled a little under his breath before he rejoined the group, who welcomed him as usual, but it was Jason that stared down the man as he squinted his eyes some. His wolf ears appeared as they twitched in the air from listening to the ocean waves crash against the shore. Inside their cabin, Demitri gathered all the fish they had caught that day into three buckets, placing the pales on the island counter top, the giant wiped his brow of sweat before stretching his arms in the air. Much to the giants surprise, he felt two slender arms wrap around his waist as they held on and squeezed the man. "Well, hello love" Demitri grunted as he looked down to see Ali's eyes meet his, he bent down a little and kissed his woman on the lips several times before he grabbed the buckets. "Come on, we're gonna be late if you don't hurry" Ali giggled slightly as she opened the door and held it for Demitri to talk through. The two walked on the sandy path back to the others, seeing the sun dip down into the ocean's water in the distance, it was a sight many dreamed they could see in person. Ali sighed as she placed her hands behind her head, her mind raced with so many thoughts, especially what Demitri had talked about earlier at the Manson before he was possessed by Sybille. "Alex..." Demitri broke the silence and snapped her out of her deep thinking. "Tempest...that new guy who joined us, do you think he has feelings for you?" Demitri asked as they could see the group in the distance. "It sure does seem like it...sure does have a way of showing it though. I dunno, it just feels weird sometimes when he's around so close to me, ya know?" She replied. "What happened back in the woods Alex...?" "It's....nothing, nothing that you should worry youself about..." "You called for me, I'm worried" Demitri snapped back, but Alex was in a more care free mood at the time since she had Demitri with her. Inhaling the sea air, Ali stretched a little as she walked, the night sky began to show its shade when the two made it back to the camp fire. Demitri was slightly uncomfortable when he noticed the rookie keep his gaze constant to Ali, no matter what she did, he was always looking at her. It made the giant blush with rage, but he controlled himself enough to play along and act friendly. Within minutes, Demitri and Jeff prepared the food as they stuck sticks through a couple of fish and octopus' and planted them near the fire so they could cook, Jeff added his personal spices and sauces while they cooked, along with the giant. Tank listened as Pocket and Lily spent time together talking about flowers, the weather, both looked at the stars to find their favorite star formation. Jason laid on his side on the sand while he joined in the conversation Sasa was having with Ali and Marcus. Within the hour, the food was finished as everyone began to chow down on the seafood. "Jeff, this is amazing! I didn't know you were a cooking guru" Sasa licked her fingers as she continued to ear, Ali gave a satisfying grunt as she chowed down her meal. Jeff smiled as he bit down onto his own fish. "Spicy" Tank commented at Demitri's dish, but was only met with a laugh from the wind wizard. "Well you're a tough guy Tank, I thought you could handle a little spicy food" Demitri smiled, making the larger giant blush when Lily pointed and laughed at her bigger brother. The group relaxed after their meals, but the temperature seemed to drop little by little as time seemed to grow later in the evening. Demitri noticed Ali shivering a little as the fire dwindled, the giant made his way next to her and held he tight to his warm body. It didn't take her long to hug back at his waist, she was shivering more than he had thought. "Alex, you're freezing!" Demitri looked down at her concerned, rubbing his large arms on her slender ones to generate some friction heat. "Well, I'm still wet from swimming, and I didn't really dry off. Should have though" She forced a smile, but she was still cold. Out of nowhere, Demitri scooped her body into his arms as the woman wrapped her hands around his neck for some support. "We're gonna call it a night guys, make sure you don't stay up too late" Demitri stated as he began to walk back to their cabin. Everyone said their goodbyes, everyone except for tempest. Tank carefully picked up Lily in his arms as the group dispersed to their respective houses for the evening after cleaning their mess. The walk was quicker than the giant thought as he found himself at the front door already. He looked down to see Ali half asleep in his arms, her body going limp as she rested in his warmth. The giant smiled as planted a small kiss on top of her forehead and entered the house quietly. Demitri didn't need to turn on the lights, he had a clear layout of the house, making his way to the stairs, he skillfully managed to maneuver the two upstairs to their bedroom. The giant slowly placed Ali down on the bed, pulling the sheets beck before he did, he turned on the light to see Ali laying on the bed in a lovely pose. Her hand rested over her trimmed stomach while the other one laid across her chest, her bikini hugged her body tight due to the dampness and her slender legs crossing as she laid. Demitri smiled as some stray strands of hair covered her face, the giant took the opportunity to remove his clothing, all of it, so he couldn't get the bed wet when he entered. Turning off the lights, he slowly made his way back to the bed, joining Alex as Demitri scooped her body closer. Demitri hooked his massive arm underneath Ali's neck and brought it back so his hand laid on her chest lazily, accidentally, his fingers slipped her swim suit top off from her shoulder as it hung in the air. The giant used his other hand to lay on Ali's inner thigh, giving it a gentle run here and there as he got closer and closer to where the two legs crossed together. Demitri planted a couple of kisses on her neck before he felt something sting on the back oh his own. Something in his own head was giving off a weird sensation, and a throbbing feeling at the back of his neck. ([color="#4169E1"][b][i]That's weird[/i][/b][/color]) Demitri thought, but he brushed the paid off as it dissipated moments later, Demtiri felt bold enough to begin licking the long curve of Ali's neck, hearing her moan softly as her body shifted a little as he held her tight. But once again, a shooting pain made the giant freeze in his spot, his eyes turned completely white for a moment before turning back to their hazel color, there was a storm brewing outside on the island, but it was not naturally made. The wind blew stronger by the second, the ocean water rose adn crashed against the sandy beach, Demitri held his mouth open in shock, but then like before, the pain went away. The storm cleared up as the weather grew calm once again, Demitri was breathing heavily in the back of Ali's neck, he felt like all the energy was just drained from his, he even fought to stay away. "Alex..." He whispered into the air before he planted a weak kiss on the back of her neck, with that kiss, the giant drifted into sleep. ([color="#4169E1"][b][i]It was probably nothing....[/i][/b][/color]) Demitri thought as his mind calmed itself.

Kenneth unpacked his small gym bag of items he had brought along with for the mission with Thalia, he had entered with her casually, but they were lucky enough to get a room on the same floor as the famous singer. But once entering the floor, they both were patted down and asked numerous questions by the muscle that guarded her personal room, finally after a small breifing, they were released on their own. Ken to his room, Thalia went about to her own scoping point. Having an up close access to the floor and being close to her room made it ideal for them to spring into action if anything were to happen, especially now that there was a human in there with her. Kenneth opened up his gym bag and brought out a small laptop and wireless ear piece, along with the power cables to both. Opening the laptop, the angel quickly typed in a new commands to hack into the security systems and cameras for the hotel, easy job for his human line of work. Reaching to his ear piece, Kenneth pressed down on the button to contact Rayne. "This is Ken, I've safely taken over their camera operations and security controls. If need be, we shall call for human back up to deal with Miss. Kun's protection. But I fear, my friend, that our time is running out for the human stuck inside that monsters living quarters" Kenneth tapped his space bar key to switch the camera views on the hall, he counted about 13 guards on the floor to her suit, some openly brandished their weapons while others hid them away on their persons. "We've had a couple of stalls Ken, but keep up the survellience for now, Thalia will be making her move soon. Stay on her and make sure you're close by just in case something were to happen." Rayne commented, Kenneth only nodded as he hung up and dialed a number on his computer screen, it went directly to Thalia's walkie. "Are you in position my dear?" Ken spoke softly as he heard a couple of footsteps outside of his hotel room door. Moving slowly towards the entrance, he hugged the wall to hear some chit chat between the guards. "There's been some commotion outside, check with the hotel security downstairs to make sure everything is taken care of. Also, contact our men on the floor, you know how Miss. Kun hates little distractions when she's preparing for her concerts!" The man ordered, he was answered by three different "Yes Sir" replied before there was more shuffling of feet until they vanished down the hallways. "Hey Ken! Yeah I'm about to deliver my pizza now, are you ready?" Thalia finally responded. "Be not worried, I am prepared for this" Ken hung up the line as he exited his room, wearing only a pair of dark blue jeans and short sleeve black shirt, he was dressed casual for the stand by, in case things got hairy, he wanted to be comfortable. Kenneth locked the door behind him, staring to his right, he got many glances from the security, they recognized him, but still kept their hands on their weapons and stared him down. That's when Thalia appeared from a corner right down the hall, donning a nice pizza delivery outfit and hiding her face with a red and black baseball cap with the pizza logo embroidered into the fabric. Ken could see her smile as she walked with her food, one of the guards noticed her and waved her down. "That will be going into this room, please follow me" Thalia only nodded and smiled, Ken took the time to walk past the guards and Thalia, quickly slipping his hand underneath the box she was carrying, he managed to stick a half piece of his angel feather, along with a small microphone before anyone could notice. Thalia got the hint as she continued walking along, playing out to everyone that they had bumped into one another by accident. "My apologies my lady, I was in a rush. Please excuse me" Kenneth spoke before he made it to the end of the hall and turned the corner, leaning against the wall to make sure the bug got inside the room. Thalia giggled at the apology as she was escorted to the front door, the guard knocked before opening the door with his personal key card, he must have been in charge of the rest to have a key card to Kun's suit. Ken was a little thrown off by this, he didn't realize Thalia would have to enter inside. [b]I know its short, and my apologies for the late replies, just had writers block for this one for God knows when. Hopefully this'll help push things along the right way :-3[/b]

Demitri smiled at the thought of a momentary vacation treat from his father and the rest of the high leaders, but still, the news of Ali's suspension still bothered him some as he paced back and forth outside of his bedroom door. He managed to pass along the information to Pocket and Sasa, who were both thrilled about the news, Jeff nearly shrugged at the thought and returned to his respective bedroom for some solidarity. Still, the giant paced back and forth until he could see his own footprint marks on the carpet below him, but he had to brace himself for her emotions for the news to be told, taking a grip on his door handle and turning the hinge ever so slightly as he opened the door. The lights were still on inside the room as Demitri stepped inside, closing the door gently, hearing the small clink sound of their entrance closing, the giant slipped off his shoes for a moment before he let the cool, soft material of the carpet nestle his bare feet. Making his way slowly to the bed, he saw Ali resting on her belly, he back exposed to the open air, along with the marks on her body from previous battles, it saddened the gentle man as he made his way to the side of the bed before taking a seat. Never leaving his gaze from her body. Her smooth, yet delicate skin glowed in the light somewhat, Demitri took his large hand and placed it on her shoulder, keeping his thumb on her shoulder blade as he slowly messaged the area, taking his other hand and doing the same the the other shoulder of his love. Small murrs of pleasure could be heard escaping her lips as Ali shifted at the touch, Demitri grew a smile as he hovered over her body now, resting on his knees on either side of her hips, bending his body downward to hers, the giant planted small kisses trailing her spine until he reached the back of her neck, making his kisses more passionate along her veins and mid line. "Alex..." Demitri whispered as he licked her neck in a long, wet lick, seeing the goosebumps rise from her skin made the giant smile as he huffed in delight. The young girl moved in her spot as the lashed of licks continued until she opened her eyes fluttering from the bright light, but still knowing who her secret admirer was. "Demitri" She gasped as he roamed his hands all over her body, exploring and teasing her sensitive flesh as he finally managed to turn his lover on her back, facing up at the giant as he blocked the room's light to make out his face clearly. "Demitri, you could at least ask if I'd liked to be woken up this way" The woman smiled as she cupped the man's face with her hands, delicate and exciting to the touch, Demitri had no idea what possessed his actions, but he stood on his knees once again and ripped his shirt off from his body, breathing heavily as he peered down at Ali. She, too, was a bit caught by surprise from his swift movements, but marveled at his muscled body and the scars he too achieved from years of fighting with the Human Defense Force. Bending down once again, Demitri hugged his body on top of Ali's as he planted a deep kiss, practically covering her own mouth with his as he man grabbed the back of her head, lacing his fingers with her long locks of hair. Taking a moment for breath, he looked down at the girl he loved so much. "Alex, please don't ever risk yourself without some kind of help. Just let us be there with you, I don't ever want to see something bad happen to you ever again, and I mean it." He looked into her eyes, she could tell he was being serious, Ali placed a hand on his chest, the side with a long gash crossing its flesh diagonally. "You know I trust you with all my heart Demitri, along with the others. You're all my family" She smiled, making the giant blush sheepishly at the thought. "You don't really mean that...do you Alex?" He paused as he looked away from her gaze, only to be brought back by her hand on his cheek, facing the two once again. "I do, my love. I love you Demitri, more than anything I do love you!" Ali wiped her eyes for a moment, fixing her vision to make out the muscular soldier brandishing a big smile on his face. "Ali...." He whispered slightly, catching his breath. "Yes?" "I wanna, make you my family. Officially, and I want to start a family....with you that is, and me. And maybe..." Demitri was cut off when he saw Ali's body turn to its side, covering herself with the thin blanket sheet on the bed. Demitri looked at her questionably and laid on his side, having Ali's body scooped in his loving hug. "Was...that too forward?" He asked. "Demitri, you remember what Patch told us in Alaska about me and, and not having kids. I'm sorry but..." Ali's head was forced to the right slightly by a gentle hand, Demitri's hand. She looked into his hazel eyes, she always seemed to get lost in them, no matter what the situation as the giants other arm wrapped tight around her waist, holding her closer to his warmth. "It doesn't mean I wont try, not matter how hopeless. I'd do anything for you Ale..." Demitri's body shook for a moment, something in the back of his head screamed bloody murder as pain rushed through his veins and mind. Demitri wanted to scream, wanted to move, but everything his experience told him to do, he couldn't even breath. Ali took the sudden change without missing a beat, she lifted herself onto her knees as she held Demitri right. Once she touched his clammy skin, everything seemed to be working again. His breathing, body functions, thoughts, everything. The giant took a couple of breaths before covering his eyes and placing his palm on his head. "That was weird..." He gasped more, Ali seemed to calm down as she rested on her bottom, but was quickly tackled onto her back onto the soft mattress, but the pressure was rough as Demitri held her hands at both sides of her head rough. "Demitri! What are you doing?!?! Let go-ahhhh!" Demitri squeezed his hands down onto her wrists with more strength, making the woman squeak in pain. The soldier lifted her arms above her head, holding both her hands with only one of his while the other hand reached down and began to undo her pants. The woman thrashed about violently, landing a couple of kicks onto Demitri's chest and stomach, sounds of bones cracked, the man hissed in pain, but continued his goal. 'DEMITRI ATHENS, RELEASE ME NOW!!!" The man looked directly into her eyes, but his hazel eyes were gone, only clear white, soul less eyes remained as Demitri smiled grimly towards her. Scaring the woman for a moment. "D-Demitri??" "Wind Wizard is not here right now....my pet" With a evil scoff, Ali knew who was possessing the giants body. "SYBI....!!!" Ali's voice was cut off when Demitri's body locked his lips over her's, muffling her screams as she thrashed about more violently. The rune lit up on Ali's wrist, but then quickly faded, something was negating its distress signal. Tank happened to be walking across the hall when he and Lily, who walked along side of her bigger brother, eating an ice cream cone. There was a loud scream, scaring the little girl as she dropped her treat. Lily went over to hug her brothers leg, but only felt cold steel underneath his jeans as he had already transformed at the scream that came from the room. Another noise caught their attention of something happening, a loud crashing sound, glass breaking. "Move back" Tank ordered his little sister, she did as told when Pocket and Marcus came up the stairs, too questionable able the yelling coming from the area. Tank proceeded to throw his body through the door, knocking it down and spreading dust into the air.

Demitri was in no mood to see anyone, even with the good intentions of his ally, the giants has even refused to see his parents after showing such disrespect when he was troubled and stressed out about finding Ali. But, there had to have been a good reason for Marcus to let this person into his room at such a time, maybe it was to calm his nerves or give him some clarity of the whole situation they were in, in either case, the giant was still opposed to the idea. "Listen..." Demitri spoke in a soft, yet stern whisper. "I don't know why you're here and frankly I don't care". Demitri rose himself from the bed and sat the the edge, looking outside of his window having his back to the stranger in his room, something was weird though. He didn't feel threatened by this persons presence. Demitri looked outside into the garden and pool area, Marcus could be seen strolling along the walkways until he met up with another soldier and they began to talk on their own. The giant sighed as he shook his head and made his way towards the work desk, taking his empty rocks glass and filling it up with more Whiskey to the brim. Picking up the glass he swallowed half the contents before hissing to himself about the mistake he just made. 'If you don't have any information on Alex...then don't bother speaking to me one bit" Demitri finished as he looked down at his glass, the rocks of ice floated in the warm liquor as he swished the contents around a little in his hand. That's when the stranger made itself known, with a voice that caught Demitri's attention at heart. "Are-are you the man that I've been seeing in my dreams lately? Demitri...?" She spoke carefully as she made her way to the only place that showed light in the room, his work desk. Demitri stood tall as he tried to make the figure out in the darkness, but he needed no help knowing who she was when she came in full view in the light. The man nearly let the glass slip from his fingers as he stared down at Alex, her new hair color almost threw him off, but the rest of her body was more than enough to prove she was the real thing. "Alex..." He gasped as he placed the glass on the polished wood before placing his hands on her shoulders, he looked all over her body, making sure each legs were as strong as they were, her eyes, nose, mouth, smell...everything about her was the real thing, they had found her finally. She was alive and safe, and now she was back with the team. "Heh...when we spoke weeks ago...you called yourself Athens, kinda funny" He chuckled as he knelt on one knee to meet her height, she smiled a bit when Demitri placed his hand on her cheek, cupping the side of the womans face, feeling the warmness of her body radiate into his hand. "Just what's so funny about that?" She wondered. "Well...that's my last name, you know that very well" Demitri caught the woman blushing, but the look in her eyes told the man she didn't know that at all. "You do remember that much, right?" "Actually, it was just a name that came to me naturally, but I liked the tone it had. But I know my real name now" She spoke as she placed a hand on the mans chest slowly, she was hesitant at first, but then mustered the corage to place it over his heart, the steady beat relaxed her own as she looked into his hazel eyes. "I see" Demitri thought, the memory wipe must have been wearing off slowly, but still a lot of things didn't come back to her. Demitri hoped they wouldn't after what she went through in the military base with Sybille and Hank, and with Demitri not being able to protect her from then when the time came. "Well, I hope this can jog something in that mind of yours" Ali looked puzzled until the man brought his lips to hers with a soft, yet demanding hug, bringing their bodies together. Demitri's head was rushing, he had imagined this moment happening for weeks now, just to have her safe and with him in a place that wouldn't effect work or their own personal lives. The kiss was more than enough to relax the giant as he placed his other hand behind Ali's head, grasping her long hair in the process as he hungered for her kiss like a wild animal. Ali didn't seem to miss the message as she placed her hands around Demitri's neck, feeling weak at the knees from the kiss and embrace he had on her. The giant surprised the girl when she was lifted up quickly, moving away from the desk and back to the shadows, he made his way to his bed and slowly placed Ali on her back upon the soft mattress before joining her, holding himself up as he looked down on his love. "I've missed you so much" Ali gasped as he leaned down to kiss her once again, a soft moan escaped her lips as he broke the kiss for some air. "I missed you too, my heart did the most. I know this is right where I want to be" She smiled up at him. Demitri stood on his knees as he began to remove his shirt, shocking the woman a little until it came completely off and was tossed to the side. Her eyes may have adjusted to his figure, but not what was on his body. Slowly, Demitri searched for her hand as he rolled to her side while holding her, now lying on his back while Ali laid on top of the giant. He paced her hand on his bare chest. "Do you remember these scars Alex?" Demitri asked as he released her hand from his grasp, the giant could feel the woman outlining the marks of his body with her slender finger tip, something seemed to be happening in her mind that Demitri was hoping to happen. Slowly she moves from one scar to the next, hinting a small smile from her lips as she laughed to herself, it almost seemed like guilty pleasure to her. "I do somewhat, but I think they make you look handsome" She whispered, Demitri blushed as he placed his hands on her thighs tight. "Alex...I meant what I said to you before" The girl looked into his eyes questionable of his remark. "I want to be with you, and only you. Just have you in my life to worry about, forever" Demitri looked into her eyes, they were beginning to tear up slowly, lifting his hand from her thigh, the giant brushed away the tears before they could fall, Ali smiling slightly from the comment. "When I can remember everything, I would like that. But...I need some time" She opened her eyes again to see her crush smiling back at her, he understood she needed time to regain all of her memories, Demitri just hoped the bad ones wouldn't plague her mind like they did before. The giant simply nodded to the woman, he could tell she was a bit tired from all the excitement, her eyes seemed to fall on their own as she resisted the urge to rest. Demitri held onto her thighs once again and slowly rolled the girl down to her side, once her head hit the pillow, it was easy for her to surrender to the sleep her body really needed. Demitri covered her body with his thin sheet before he planted a kiss on her cheek. "Don't worry" Demitri whispered before he got an idea. He placed his forehead on her's and thought his words. "[color="#0000FF"][b][i]I'll always be here[/i][/b][/color]". The giant carefully left the bed and made it to his work bench, looking at the glass of Whiskey, the man finished his cup before leaving the room, but not before turning on the lights and leaving the door cracked.

Should I just reply to where it cut off or from what was mentioned before it was cut ff deon?

Another week and a half, still no trace of their team leader as Alpha team continued to search the sighting locations Ali has been spotted in, even with the blood scent Jason obtained, they couldn't get there fast enough or her scene would be too far gone for the wold to trace out. Marcus continued to help Jason with controlling his wolf form transformation and built up rage, progress seemed limitless as the mystic spent less time and energy placing ruins on his ally. Demitri, on the other hand, changed into a completely different person than he once was. Hardly getting a good nights rest, spending whatever waking hours he had looking at the locator screen to see if her homing beacon would go off while he was on watch, sending telepathic signals every so often just to rest his mind that she was alright. He would hear some faint whispers in the air as he kept to himself, he even refused to be checked up on by his mother or patch, there was a lot of tension also with the God's sighting in the North and South America areas. Echo and Fox squads were sent to both locations to do some scouting to find clues. One by one, HDF members came out of hiding and reported in to the Commandant via encrypted signals, about 60 percent of the bases personnel was accounted for, but everyone still remained hidden for the time being until they could clear out their old base or rebuild a new one. A week ago, demitri got a mental reply from Ali, the happiest he's ever been as he tried his hardest to contact her back, but nothing seemed to work or reach her, his body was tired and exhausted from the lack of sleep and nutrition. The giant sat in his room, his old high school room filled with memories of friends, achievements and his personal items when he was growing up, now sitting at his homework desk, leaving only the lamp light on as he reclined in his chair. His hair grew longer by a couple of inches, it had been a while since he cut it, but he liked the feeling of it being free as he threw his head back feeling the long strands rest in the air. The rocks glass on his desk kept cool thanks to the ice inside, only chilling the whiskey that filled half the glass as condensation took its toll and dripped water onto the polished wood. There was a knocking on the door to his large room, Demitri didn't answer, he simply picked up his glass and took a long sip, feeling the liquor burn as he swallowed, pinching his eyes for a moment at the taste before taking a short gasp for air. The door opened slowly as Pocket and Lily entered the dark room, seeing only Demitri in the dim light. "Demmy...?" Pocket held onto Lily's hand as they both entered slowly, adjusting their eyes to the environment, the sun was full and bright outside, but Demitri kept his blinds closed to add to the darkness. The giant lifted his head slowly, the head rush sinking in as he closed his eyes to focus on his team mate. Pocket could see his facial hair growing, she never knew he could grow hair so fast, but Demitri was usually clean cut on his face. Lately though, that wasn't the case. "Demmy, come on now, you have to get some rest and relax. We know Ali is alive and well, we just haven't been able to spot her on time. But we'll find her." She smiled, noticing the bottle of Irish whiskey almost half empty, the giant merely snickered a little before he took another sip. Crushing Pocket's feelings, she frowned at his response, it was Lily who broke the silence then. "Come on second big brother, you should come out and play with us" She smiled, still unaware of their current situation and what they faced. The soldier closed his eyes and shoot his head slowly before turning to face his desk where his laptop sat, he moved his finger on the mouse pad softly to bring the computer back to life. On the screen showed files of the sightings of unknown events happening in North America, most likely due to Set, but the South America troubles were slim, just an unusual area still kept quiet. More windows popped up about last sightings of Ali, reports made by Sasa and Cloak as Demitri continued to read the detailed writings about witness reports. Very accurate, but still it gave them nothing of use to finding her exact location. Pocket walked closer behind Demitri and placed a hand on his shoulder softly, the man only grunted silently as he continued to read the reports while pouring himself another glass, spilling the whiskey on the desk slightly as his hand shook.. Another figure entered the room, but more skillfully and quietly, this time it was Marcus who still seemed shadowed in the dark room, looks like he had some urgent news. "There was a sighting in Texas, another woman matching Ali's skill and figure was spotted." Demitri's heart raced as he tried to stand from his chair, but he was pushed gently back down by pockets hand. "We've already sent Jason, Sasa, and Tank. Cloak just returned now from taking them." Pocket said softly, Lily found a wall next to the door and was feeling around for the light sqitch, finally finding her goal she flicked the light on, the bright rays of electric light burned Demitri's eyes as he was unprepared for the change. The man yelled and hissed as his eyes filled with tears that stung bad, his vision blurry, he aimed his hand towards Lily. "DEMMY NO!!!" Pocket jumped onto the mans large arm, as he fired his wind blast, she moved it in enough time for his aim to hit the door that was mere inches away from her body to the left. Lily stood there shaking for a moment before tears formed in her eyes as she looked back at Pocket hold onto Demitri's arm, the man shot up from his chair and tossed the girl off, thankfully she landed on his old bed with a bounce, but still yelping from the surprise impact. Marcus stood back for a moment after witnessing the actions by his commanding officer. "Are you out of you blasted mind?" He roared, quickly making his way to the side of his bed to assist Pocket, Demitri still continued to rub his eyes to adjust to the light. He shot a couple more blasts towards Lily, the tiny girl ducked down and covered her head with her hands as the blasts tore through the wall multiple times, sending plaster and brick dust onto her covered body. Marcus immediately drew a rune on his palm and aimed it towards Demitri, conjuring up a small flare of fire to send the man away and stop his assault, Pocket rushed over to Lily and picked the girl up in her arms. "Get out of here Pocket" Marcus shouted as he held his spot, watching Demitri step back as he looked down on his alli who seemingly was attacking his superior officer, Pocket didn't answer as she exited the room, shortly followed by Marcus as more wind blasts came shooting behind the mystic, one by one they missed until Demitri stepped out of his room and fired some more. Both Pocket and Marcus dodged the attacks as they ran towards the grand staircase, turning the corner they could see a couple of commanders and soldiers alike stand at the base wondering what was happening. "Is it another attack?!?" Patch asked as he saw the two run down the stairs. "Demmy has lost it you guys, where's the Commandant?!!?!" She gasped for air as she checked on Lily to make sure she was alright, besides a couple of scratches, she was perfectly fine. Demitri turned the corner and looked down upon his fellow soldiers and agents, his gazed seem lazy as he stumbled his way down the staircase, one step at a time as he continued to look at the group. It was then the Commandant and Madam touch entered the main entrance in shock. "What in the world is going on out here?!?!" Madam Touch yelled, she felt a finger tap her shoulder as she looked over, seeing her son making his way down the stairs, she covered her mouth with her hand. "Oh no..." The Commandant shot Demitri an evil eye as he spoke. "Demitri Athens, this has gone on long enough" The Commandant walked to the first step of the staircase, keeping his arms behind his back as he stood poised and ready. The giant didnt answer as he shot a couple of wind slices at his father, making the whole group gasp at his action. But with skill and experience, the Commandant produced a personal shield just in time to save himself from the attack as they vanished upon impact. "Whats wrong with you boy?" The Commandant tried to reach his son, but he got nothing but more wind attacks sent towards him and the other soldiers, the Commandant expanded his powers to cover the group as Demitri stopped halfway down the staircase and lowered his arms to his side. "Commander Athens, you must stop this at once" Vortex shouted as he grabbed Demitri's hands from behind and held them firmly, Demitri didn't resist, only mumbled a few words. "Alex..." he whispered, suddenly the sunny sky vanished as black clouds appeared, quicker than before when the giant unleashed his tornado attack at the HDF base. "EVERYONE, BRACE YOURSELVES!!" The Commandant roared as he added more power to his shield, within seconds the room caved in when the wind funnel dropped onto Demitri's body, Vortex was able to vanish in time before getting hit. The gale force winds tore the entrance hall piece by piece, drawing in pictures, tables and trash into its winds. it was at that time Cloak came back with the Alpha team that went to search for Ali, but they were met with wind as they were thrown in the air and against the wall. "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!?!?" Jason shouted, instantly, Tank transformed his body and landed on his feet, unaffected by the whistling winds that tried to sweep him up. "Tank, bring us to him" Madam Touch yelled over the rushing winds, he only nodded as he made his way towards the shield and grabbed both Madam touch and Patch, safely tucking them in his arms he ran towards the wind funnel and entered the wall of wind. Reach the center after a moment, the three saw Demitri floating slightly in the middle of his own funnel, Madam touch reached out to her son and grabbed his hand. "I'm sorry baby" Within seconds, her green glow surrounded his body and slowly withdrew into her hand, at the same time, all of Demitri's old scars and injuries began to show again, making them bleed and produce enough pain to snap the man out of his entropy. The giant gasped as his feet met the step and the vortex vanished, the Commandant dropped his shield as the others looked upon the commander, stumbling forward he lost his footing and fell, only to be caught by Tank's massive arm. Patch got the hint and placed his own hands on Demitri, healing his wounds back up, even his scars as the pale color sprang back into his body. "His powers are growing when stressed is introduced" The Commandant spoke, Tank transformed back to his human form as Lily ran to hug his leg as she cried silently. The giant giving a low, soft moan seeing the girl upset. "Just like Jason, he can't distinguish friend from foe in that state" Marcus spoke up "Take him to his room and seek him sedated Patch, and Commander Swift...clean this mess if you wouldn't mind." The Commandant brushed his shirt off with his hands, there was disappointment and worry in his voice when he gave his command. Tank picked up Demitri and both went back upstairs. "Any word?" The commandant looked over at Jason and Sasa, the woman reached in her back pocket and took out a rolled up newspaper and handed it to her superior. Taking the parchments, the Commandant opened and read the information and smiled. "Well, so that's where you've been hiding Miss Tal-wait....Athens?!?!" He chuckled in his mind, but kept a serious face. "Alright, prepare your team and extract her by any means, I want a group to be going. Expect something to be up if she hasn't decided to return to base,maybe she's being held hostage. This is simply a steak out until we can make sure it's the real one this time." Sasa saluted the Commandant while Jason snorted through his nose. Back in Demitri's room, the giant laid on his back as he drifted off into another lucid dream, still communicating with the distant voice that haunted his soul while he was awake. ([color="#4169E1"][i][b]Alex...It's me, Demitri. I could use an orange right about now[/b][/i][/color]) He chuckled in his mind as his eyes sank down until they shut. (I[i][b][color="#4169E1"]'m here waiting for you...my love[/color][/b][/i])

The team made their way back to the entrance that lead to the surface, all wounded and confused from the darkness in the tunnels as they accended to their escape route, Demitri followed right behind Jason, who held onto Marcus for leverage and support. It was Blues who lead the way out as they saw light at the top of their path. "We're almost there!" Blues shouted back to the rest of the team, Demitri only had one thing on his mind as he followed his allies, the safety for Ali and the thoughts of where she could be. But at the present moment, they had to evacuate the remaining members of HDF to safety, reaching the top finally, all four men squinted their eyes as the suns rays blinded the groups, they needed time to adjust from the darkness they were in. It took a couple of moments, but it was enough time for Demitri to fully open his watery eyes to make out his commrads as they looked at the group that just surfaced. Tank, Jeff, Lily sat uptop of Tank's shoulders like usual, Frost, and the other commanders and soldiers that were captured in the raid were all safe and alive, for the ones who survived the original raid anyways. There was a sweet voice that echoes through the crowd, one familiar to Demitri as he looked at the direction it eminated from, peering over the heads of other soldiers, he could see his mother, Madam Touch, slowly gaining consciousness as she was brought to her feet by Commander Aliki. "Mother!!" Demitri sprang to her direction, pushing past his friends and family to reach her, Touch lifted her head to see her son already blocking the suns light as he shadowed over the weak woman. "Demitri, thank goodness" Touch gasped as she slumped over and gave her son a hug, the giant returning the favor, but it was short lived when the large group was surrounded by back up soldiers of the compound, they must have kept reserves on call just in case their own base was attacked. All the HDF soldiers stood their ground and huddled close to one another as they were rounded in their spot by the massive army that surrounded them. There were multiple black and purple votex's that surrounded the group, and one by one a member of HDF was taken inside to safety, probably being transported back to the Athens Mansion, Madam Touch was taken by her hand and pulled into the vortex gently. She went without word as she looked at her sons eyes, he knew she would be safe from harms way if she was back home. The transport was quick, but not everyone was taken. Alpha Squad and a few other members were still left behind, Vortex was probably reaching his limit when he used his powers. Demitri, Jeff, Sasa, Pocket, Tank, Frost, Marcus, Jason and Blues were all that was left behind. The team formed back to back against one another, making their circle smaller than it originally was, every stood on pins and needles as the soldiers made their way closer and closer. "So, what's the plan?" Frost asked as he looked quickly over to the HDF soldiers he was unfamiliar with. Demitri fought long and hard to think of one, but only one came to mind until they could find another transport agent to take them. "You're name is Tank right? And You're Gene?" Demitri asked as he charged wind into both of his hands. "Well, people usually call me frost but otherwise you're right." Gene answered, Tank merely nodded as he transformed his body into a steel warrior once again. "You're part of my quad now, so get use to it. Marcus, can you still hold out for another round?" Marcus shifted a little bit until he stood on his own two feet, still wabbly from his infection but he was determined to make a stand. "We shall see" He grunted in return. "Alright, let's show these chumps why we're Alpha Squad. I WANT THEM DISARMED, BUT NOT DEAD!!! That means you too Jason" Demitri gave an angry look towards the wolf man, who only flicked him off in return. "Up yours chump, we still have a score to settle anyways" With that comment, Demitri unleashed a massive gust of wind that flew at the soldiers that surrounded them, knocking some down while the dirt on the ground distracted the others and their vision. Tank took the hint and charged a group of them, their syringe bullets and regular bullets bounced off his body as they connected, Frost proved to be more of a fighter when he froze the weapons in some soldiers hands and made them completely useless. Sasa and Pocket teamed up with Demitri as he blasted a couple soldiers yards back with his wind blasts, Pocket took out her sniper riffle and aimed for the soldiers legs, hearing them scream as they fell to the ground in pain. Sasa assisted with her own pistols while Jeff lifted a couple soldiers into the air with his telekinesis and slammed them back onto the ground. Jason transformed fully into his wolf form and was followed by Blues and Marcus who aided him in his assault, but it seemed like more and more soldiers appeared out of no where, the base was definitely well guarded. After a 10 minute skermish, the HDF soldiers regrouped and caught their breaths. "This is a losing battle, we're clearly outnumbered and they continue to gain more reinforcements." Blues sank his sword to the ground and leaned on it as he caught his breath. The group was caught off guard when the area they stood in became engulfed by a black shroud. "CLOAK" They all said simultaneously, within seconds, they reappeared in the lovely garden of the Athens estate, greeted by Madam touch, who was fully healed and her husband, the Commandant. Everyone caught their breaths for a moment before he spoke. "I see we're down a member" He frowned as he closed his eyes, he knew it was a bad idea to send her to be captured. Tank turned back to his normal flesh when he saw Lily playing in the garden, he began to walk over to her without excusing himself. "Everyone, make yourselves at home, the mansion is secured by my powers along with a few other commanders powers as well. Not to mention the new security system Sasa had installed before he went to give you assistance." The Commandant turned around and began to walk once again, Madam touch right behind close as she laced her arms around one of Pavlos as they walked together. Demitri's heart sank as he sensed an urge of pain coming from his own being, sprinting past the group, he dashed towards the entrance of the mansion, passing his parents without a word, they were puzzled as they saw their son make such a hurry. "Demitri?" Pavlos commented, Madam Touch patted his hand and gave her husband a sad look. Demitri made it inside and climbed and grand staircase and dashed to his left, running down the long hallway until he reached his room. Entering he slammed the door behind him with such force, the sound echoed throughout the well filled mansion. The giant dropped to his knees and held his hands on the ground for support as he thought real hard. ([b][color="#48d1cc"]ALI!! ALI CAN YOU HEAR ME??? PLEASE TELL ME WHERE YOU ARE MY LOVE!!!)[/color][/b] The giant lost his composure as he began to shed tears of what he witnessed back at the military base, Sybille getting his desire and Demitri could do nothing to save the one he truely loved. [b][color="#00bfff"](I'm so sorry...[/color][/b]). The giant grew angry as he stood back up and kicked his old high school computer chair, sending it to the wall, punching the walls of his living space over and over, the man was furious as he yelled and used his powers to damage his old room. "WHERE ARE YOU!!?!??!" He screamed as he thrashed about more and more.

Seems like a cool character to add, but would ass some drama for marcus' side story.

"Alex....whats going on?" Demitri sunk down to his knees as he held Ali in a tight hold, the woman still shivering frantically as she wept in his arms, nothign was said as her emotions poured onto him, but the giant could tell she was bothered by something that had spooked her good. Looking up at the damaged mirror, he could tell she put a lot of force into her punch, her bleeding hand was proof of that without a doubt. Scooping Ali into his arms, Demitri stood up and walked back to the bedroom, sitting Ali on the side of the bed as he took her hand and inspected the damage under the moon's light the illuminated the bedroom. "I-I'm sorry, for everything" She panted, trying to catch her breath, along with feeling the pain that cam from her hand. She tried to withdraw her hand from Demitri's grasp, but the solider held on tight as he looked at the cuts, they continued to bleed slightly, there was a large gash on her thumb digit that seemed the worse. "You shouldn't have to deal with any of this Demitri, none of you have to. Sometimes I think it's just better if...ah!" She let out a small cry as she felt a warm, wet mouth over her bleeding thumb, looking down she saw Demitri's mouth covering her wound. The man closed his eyes as his tongue tried to find a shard of glass to make sure something wasn't lodged in her hand, it took a minute or two until it grazed his tongue, he had found it. "Demitri..." Ali winced in pain a little, but it didn't hurt as bad as they thought, Demitri withdrew his mouth to get some air before continuing his extraction, he was able to suck out the glass shard to come to the top of her flesh before he grabbed hold with his teeth. Again, he slowly receded his mouth until the very end of the glass was tugging at her wound, in one swift motion, the giant yanked the shard out, making Ali close her eyes in pain until it seemed less annoying. Demitri opened the palm of his other hand and spat the shard out. "Who knew something so tiny could cause a lot of damage" Demitri wiped the blood from the side of his mouth before looking up at Ali with a winking smile, the girl brushed the tears away from her eyes as she forced a smile, Demitri went over to the dresser cabinate and took out a small cloth, going back to Ali he began to wrap her left hand delicately, but with skill. "Listen Ali, no matter what happens, I will always love you. That won't change for anything in the world, no matter what happens, I'll always be at your side if you let me." Demitri finished his first aid patch work and looked up at the woman, speechless she only nodded as Demitri, and looked to the side of the bed, the giant stood up and joined her as he sat real close. "Come now, you need some rest, and this time, try to think peaceful thoughts" Demitri chuckled as he wrapped his arm around her waist expertly and sunk the two down onto the soft mattress. Ali blushed in embarrassment at the thought, she forgot she could project her thoughts to him, but she didn't realize it happened often in her sleep. "Demitri, I'm so sorry if..." "Hush now" The man interrupted. "None of that, but I must say, I do like the other thoughts you think of" Demitri lazily laughed as he grew tired, Ali said nothing as she scooted closer to the mans body, she was exhausted from their recent events and sleep took hold of her quicker than he would have imagined. The giant nestled the two under a thin bed sheet as he kissed her on the back of her head before surrendering to sleep himself. Morning came quickly as the sun rose from the mountain pass, the trees in the forest giving off ample shade to the woods and to the log cabin, Demitri had gotten up before any of the others and decided to make breakfast for the whole team, surprisingly, he was a good cook. Flipping the eggs in the air from his cooking pan, Demitri felt somewhat at ease with his own thoughts clouding his head that early. There was a sudden feeling that someone was behind the soldier as Demitri quickly turned around ready to throw a wind blast, only to see their friend Cloak standing right behind the giant. "Jeez Cloak, can you at least give me a heads up before you do that?" Demitri laughed a bit before he made the wind in his hand vanish, Cloak merely smiled as he took at seat at the table in the kitchen. 'How are you fairing my friend?" He asked. "Still on edge, any word for anyone else at HDF?" Demitri went back to cooking, now starting on the pile of bacon for the group. "Nothing, at least from our base. The other HDF bases are on high alert after receiving an important message from Commandant Shield. We know his security is in place, but they're all on Lock Down and beefing up their security patrols around their own compounds." Cloak took his hood off as he reclined in his wooden chair. "We'll be heading for the Commandant's Mansion after breakfast, we can make that our temporary base until we figure something out." Demitri commented, making his way to the kitchen cabinates to grab some plates and cups before going to the table and setting it up for his team members. Once finished he stood over Cloak as he sat, looking down at the man as his gaze was returned. "O.K, you know the drill. Search my memories to find the mansion, but you are to keep its location secret, understood?" Cloak nodded as he stood up, both commanders were the same height when Cloak placed his hand on Demitri's head. Cloak's eyes went eggshell white as he scanned the location in Demitri's mind, it only took seconds before he removed his hand and nodded. "Alright, I'll give it a try" With that, Cloak vanished into his own cape and disappeared, Demitri went back to his cooking before he heard little footsteps running along the wooden floor, turning his head, he saw nothing. Turning to the other side, nothing once again. Demitri shrugged it off as he went back to his cooking, only to be surprised when Lily's face was staring sirectly at his, but her's was upside down. "MORNING!!!" She smiled and laughed, shocking the giant some as he took a couple steps back, how did she manage to climb on his shoulders without him noticing? "Are you making breakfast?" "Ummm, actually yes, and I need to see honey" Demitri smiled, Lily took the hint and jumped from his shoulders back onto the floor, Demitri gave a small laugh as he went back to his cooking, but there was another noise that surprised a giant. A large plopping sound that came from behind him, turning his head, he could see Lily on the floor just lying there, Demitri moved the pan away from the fire and went to her side. "This isn't the most comfortable place to take a nap hun...what the...?" Demitri turned her head as he saw two darts on the side of her neck, the liquid already pumped into her body. (NO!!!) Demitri stood up, only to feel several sharp pain spots on his back, he had been shot three times by the same darts as the liquid burned its way into his body. Another two shots were sent to his chest, the giant stumbled for a moment before he fell to his knees, covering Lily's body in his shade. There were some faint sounds of footsteps that entered the cabin, more soldiers with their guns drawn at the two on the floor, Demitri tried with all his might to stand, throw something at them, even to speak, but he was losing consciousness fast. "[b][color="#000080"]These two are the only ones on the property, I remember seeing them at the base. Extract and cuff them[/color][/b]" A soldier said as one man picked up Lily by himself and began to walk out quietly, it took several men to haul Demitri onto his feet as they brought the two out into the woods where their vehicle stayed. Demitri was given the stone cuffs that Ali and Lily wore before, Lily was given the same as they were thrown into the back of the van before the soldiers joined them. "[b][color="#000080"]Sir, two targets were obtained, ready for transport[/color][/b]" The soldier messaged into his communicator, suddenly, the van melted into the early. "[b][color="#000080"]Man, they may be freaks, but using their powers makes travel easy[/color][/b]" A soldier commented before the group laughed as their van was completely engulfed by the earth. Moments later, they were taken to what seemed like an underground facility. About an hour later, Demitri opened his eyes and noticed his was laying in a mattress inside a small room, he was not alone thought. "You're awake" A deep voice echoed, Demitri took a look to his left and saw Tank, and Jeff sitting next to one another, they were in no binds but just sat there in the darkness of their room. "..Jeff..and T-t-tank." Demitri groaned as his head swam. ******* Back at the cabin, Cloak reappeared in the kitchen to see the fire still burning, but the food was not ready and no one about. Ali and the others came from upstairs, Marcus held Pocket in her arms as Jason and Ali were surprised to see Cloak. "Where is Commander Athens?" He asked looking at the group, but their facial expression told everything. "We don't know, and Lily is gone as well" Jason sniffed the air to try and get a scent, but it ended outside of the cabin, Ali clenched her fists hard as she thought of the possibilities, Cloak only stood near the group and sighed. "This area is no longer safe, we must leave" "We cannot leave without the others" Ali spat in anger, but it was too late as Cloak enshrouded the group in an instant, they appeared in a garden area outside of a southern style mansion, but were greeted with guards pointing weapons at them. There was a large whistle that filled the air as everyone looked at the stone staircase that led to the balcony of the mansion's rear entrance, it was Commandant Shield, standing next to him was Sasa, Patch and the new guy Gene. The commandant was the first to speak up. "Where's Demitri...and Lily?!? You said they were in your group Cloak!" He was flustered and upset as he made his way down the stairs followed by the others, his wife had been taken and he would hope to gods his son wouldn't be, but all seemed too clear. The Commandant stood in front of Alpha squad as they saluted, but he was not in the mood for politics. [b] [size="3"]OOC: I'd figure we separate to get the team back together, makes it a bit interesting to bust out of their prison while the others either try to find them or worry about the newly arisen God's. Your move now. [/size][/b]

Tensions rose in the small cabin as the team members fought amongst one another over their current situation, Ali had retreated into her room, all Demitri wanted to do was make sure she was alright and cooled down. Still unaware of the information about Sybille and Set's warning to her, the man was just on high alert for her, and now they had Lily, a young girl who had no right to be mixed up in all this mess, yet still she was unaware of the immediate danger they were all in. There was a large growl and grunt that filled the room as Cloak held back Demitri who was planning to pummel Jason, and Marcus who, in turn, kept the wolf at bay for with all his might. "SAY THAT AGAIN MUTT" Demitri charged wind into both his palms ready to strike down the wolf. Cloak held the muscular solider as his arms laced over Demitri's keeping him from launching his attack. Marcus held onto Jason with a strong choke hold from behind, he manifested a rune scripture on the floor to draw away his animal like strength. "BRING IT OLD MAN! YOU'RE A DANGER TO MY SISTER AND SHOULD PAY FOR IT" The werewolf scowled, his fingers now changed into its wolf form as he wrestled to breath and break free from Marcus' hold on him. The wooden door opened slowly as the group looked over to see who it might be, it was Lily. The young girl peeked out of the cracked opening ans saw everyone freeze in their place, stepping out slowly, the group of men could tell here eyes were becoming watery slightly. Still, the child held onto the door and kept herself inside as she poked her head out. 'Have...have any of you seen my big brother? He's usually here with me if he's gone this long...." She whispered, the girl was tired and she had a right to be. She was woken up roughly when a man had entered her room, but he was taken care of quickly when Tank had entered and sent him flying through the wall and out to the forest below the base. Demitri blinked a couple of times before he took a couple of deep breaths and relaxed himself, letting his wind powers settle as the wind vanished from his hand. Jason took the cue and tried to calm down a little more, Marcus was the first to release his friend, then Cloak followed suit. "No Lily...we haven't seen him yet. But we'll make sure we find him and bring him here when we do. That sound ok sweetheart?" Demitri tried to smile lightly for her, but he was unsure of Tank's fate, like the others. It pained Demitri that everyone of his team members weren't accounted for, but he had to make sure the ones that were ok got out in time, but the current state of the base, everyone has probably been disbanded and sent to their own safe houses. If not, then captured by those soldiers. Speaking of which... "Who were they?" Marcus questioned as he took a seat on the couch in the living room, the others joined in with him, Jason sitting next to Marcus as Cloak and Demitri took a seat together. "They had no insignia showing they were part of any military or police force that the government openly advertises. But maybe they were hired hands to deal with "our" kind of situation, since we are stronger than average humans. What surprises me is their way of negating our powers. When we exited the War Room, we found lots of soldiers unconscious with some kind of syringe attached to their body, whatever that was, it rendered them powerless and unconscious." Cloak folded his arms and shook his head. "I'm sorry to say, but Commanders Phoenix and Landslide were taken by surprise, that's when we all scattered and the Commandant ordered everyone to the Med Ward. Unfortunately thought....when we got there, it was completely empty, no one occupied the space." "Which mean, they were probably the first to be struck down, bastards. How low, getting out allies while they were injured." Marcus added to the conversation. "Demitri" Cloak looked at the commander, the giant met his gaze. "Yes?" "It was Madam Touch who sounded the alarm....she was in the Med Ward" Those words hit Demitri harder than a bag of bricks, his inside shook and he wanted to do something....his mother was attacked and she was probably captured by those men. Demitri closed his eyes and placed a hand on his head to think, their top medical officer was down, Patch was next in line in case anything were to happen, but they were clueless if he was safe or not. Still, the thought of his mother being touched and handled by those men, it made the giant sick to his stomach as he stood up and went to the kitchen to get a glass of water. Jason felt bad, apparently hearing that news brought some strong emotions to their commander, so he decided not to make a smart comment at the moment. "The commandant was evacuated when he rescued a couple of trainee's from those soldiers, afterwards, he was taken by vortex to his safe house location. There are not a lot of people who know where your-" "My home" Demitri cut off cloak as he finished his glass of water. "Not a lot of people know where I grew up" The comment helped Marcus put two and two together, Demitri was the son of the commandant, and everyone knew the Commandant is married to Madam touch, it brought new light to the situation at hand. "Yes, you're right" Cloak finished. Demitri placed his glass in the sink and turned off the light, making his way towards the room Ali stayed in. "Cloak, I'll give you a description of the house in the morning, but right now, we should get some rest" With that, Demitri left the others and entered the room, seeing Ali's body on the bed underneath the sheets, he smiled softly and made his way to the bed. Trying to be delicate and silent, he lifted up the covers and joined his crush as he held her close to him. He was surprised to see her sleeping so soundly after everything had happened, but the man held on tighter as he rested his head behind her's, sniffing her hair and catching her scent. Demitri sniffed a little as he could feel warm streams coming from his eyes, closing them, he let the tears flow donw his face as he kept Ali close.

I'm not gonna lie, Lilt's post totally coincides with mind, awesome job gal! Alright, the stage is set :D:D