Seth Larisha
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Post by Seth Larisha on Dec 4, 2009 23:41:28 GMT -5
Seth snarled and snapped, removing nothing more than the tip of the man's boot on purpose. He licked Jason's face where it was hurt, growling at whomever came near him. ~Try to kick me again. I'll tear your foot clean off. ~
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 4, 2009 23:54:13 GMT -5
The lead scientist jumped back, a snarl twisting his face. Another of the scientists stepped forward, brandishing a scalpel as he approached Seth. "Doctor Larisha was right... this one has far outlived his usefulness."
Jason's heartrate jumped in panic as he heard the man's voice. Seth, be careful!
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Seth Larisha
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Post by Seth Larisha on Dec 5, 2009 0:03:11 GMT -5
Seth whined and backed away. ~ Um... Jason...? Stay calm...~
He watched the scalpel nervously, whining again. I think I just signed my death warrant. Funny to hear them say that I said I'd outlived my usefulness.
His ears lay flat on his head and he lowered himself to the ground, whining again. Well, he had been pushing things... but he didn't expect to die just when he'd almost gotten them both saved. At least Jason should last until his family and Zeph saved him. He whined again, pressed against a wall.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 5, 2009 1:00:40 GMT -5
Jason whined mentally, trying to do as he was told. It wasn't easy. He listened helplessly to what was going on around him, starting to pray inside his head. Praying always calmed him down, and maybe God would help them.
The scientist with the scalpel raised the instrument threateningly, but stayed where he was. The room fell silent except for the beeping and whooshing of the machines around Jason. The tension was broken by the ringing of a phone; the lead scientist moved quickly to pick it up.
"You have terrible timing... Hello?"
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Post by paulaharris on Dec 5, 2009 1:12:14 GMT -5
Paula's heart jumped into her throat. Finally! A break!
"Go do that." She said, trying to keep her excitement at bay. "I have two more people to collect. I'll meet you back here in ten minutes." She turned and started off, then stopped and turned. "Thank you."
With that, Paula swept out into the street and took off for the car. Once she had reached it, she pounded on the door until someone rolled down the window. "We found him." She said breathlessly. "There are two people who can take us to them. But we have to hurry."
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"Hello, Doctor Hargrove." A cold voice drifted out of the phone. "How lovely to finally speak to you."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 5, 2009 1:20:41 GMT -5
Casper looked up as Paula thumped on the door, quickly rolling down the window to hear her. At her words, his heart leaped in joy. They were getting so much closer! But... he looked down at Zeph, then up at Paula. "Zeph is in rough shape. He's been having trouble breathing, even staying still. I don't think he should move too much, too quickly..."
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Amos Hargrove's eyebrows rose in confusion. The voice on the other end of the line was not human, but electronical. "Who is this?"
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 5, 2009 1:22:49 GMT -5
Zeph sat up quickly, ignoring what Casper had said and with a light in his eyes that had been missing even since the phone call. "Where?"
He stopped suddenly, his face twisting in pain as he leaned forward, coughing pathetically. His hand closed into a tight fist and he winced as blood trickled a little from his lips. Damn it...
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Post by paulaharris on Dec 5, 2009 1:34:31 GMT -5
Paula pointed at Zeph, but addressed Casper. "One of the people has medical training. They can look at Zeph and see what they can do, but when this is over, we do need to take him to a hospital. Not yet, though. Not until Jason and the others are safe. Now come on. We need to go."
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"Why, Doctor Hargrove." The voice chuckled. "You're so professional. So devoted to your work. Such a dedicated man." There was a pause. "Such a shame I'm going to have to butcher you and your associates and skin your little wolfie test subjects. Which to do first? I can't decide. They both sound like so much fun. I think I'm going to enjoy watching my friend remove your limbs one by one."
"By the way, Doctor Hargrove... that's a lovely shirt you're wearing. Light blue is one of my favorite colors. I think I'll tell my friend to bring it back to me. You're just my size." There was a click, and the line went dead.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 5, 2009 2:18:24 GMT -5
Casper scrambled out of the car through the door opposite Zeph, hurrying around to the other side to help the boy out. Ooh, he looked bad… there was blood all over his shirt from his coughing. He made sure Zeph was very steady on his feet before looking to Paula. “Lead on.”
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Dr. Hargrove sputtered for a reply. “Wh-what? Who are you? What the he---”
The line went dead. He hung up the phone very slowly and turned to face his colleagues, knowing he must have been as white as his coat. “Now, nobody panic… it seems we’ve been, uh, been… infiltrated. Someone is watching our every move, probably listening to every word we say.”
“What do they want?” one of the women, a redhead, spoke up nervously.
Dr. Hargove met her eye and spoke bluntly. “All of us dead, and a wolf-skin coat.”
Wolf-skin! Jason’s heart went from a steady pace to a full gallop in seconds, even as he struggled to keep calm for the sake of his own body’s condition. He couldn’t afford to lose more blood. But his thoughts were shrill with fright. Seth, I don’t want to die! Not here, not like this! He listened as the scientists took up his panic and all began shouting at once. Dr. Hargrove shouted over them all, and they fell silent quickly.
“We will get nowhere by panicking!” he snapped, though he was quite as afraid as they were. “We need to stay calm. We don’t know who these people are, or where, or how many. We need to focus, and think of, uh… something.” He swallowed. “Someone get to a computer and start searching the system for hackers into our surveillance. Someone else get the guards down here now. No one is to leave this room, understand?”
A chorus of anxious replies rose from the scientists. The redheaded woman rushed to the computer and began typing rapidly, while one of the men got on the intercom and barked for the guards. Dr. Hargrove rushed around, grabbing anything he could move and erecting a barricade in front of the door. He then joined the others as they clustered around the computer, watching the screen over one another’s shoulders and completely ignoring the two bleeding wolves.
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Seth Larisha
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Post by Seth Larisha on Dec 5, 2009 2:29:58 GMT -5
Seth looked at Jason, feeling surprisingly calm now that he was no longer being threatened with a knife. He moved over to the other wolf and touched noses with him again, ~It's going to be okay. I won't let anything like that happen to you. I'll see what I can do about your back. I promise, I will be dead long before I let something hurt you.~
Seth looked at the scientists and snorted, then shifted human. "Are you people forgetting something? Like the wolf you've already half-skinned? Perhaps you should close his back before he bleeds to death?"
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Ayden leaned against the desk, his eyes scanning the crowd. "Wasn't she supposed to be here already?"
Demetri pared his nails with a small pocket knife. He sighed softly, rolling his eyes. "Take a chill pill, Ayden. She'll be here. Did you see her face when we told her about that station? She just must be working on getting her friends here. Just take a few deep breaths and relax."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 5, 2009 2:52:13 GMT -5
“What--?” Dr. Hargrove turned, then jumped and looked quickly away from the naked young man. "You... Doctor Larisha?" he hazarded, raising his eyes to Seth's face. “Well now, here's a twist. A wolf in man’s clothing.” He had to admit, though, the “doctor” had a point. Dr. Hargrove moved quickly, finding a sterile needle and thread and moving to Jason’s side, starting to sew up the wolf’s back.
Jason lay still, mentally quivering, as his aching skin was pulled tight over his muscles and bones again and stitched in place. At least it would keep him from losing horrible amounts of blood with every heartbeat. His mind was still in turmoil, his heart still racing no matter how he tried to calm it.
It’s okay. Seth is here, he’s doing all he can to help you get out, he told himself over and over. But what happens when the infiltrators get here? And what if they beat Father and Zeph to us? He struggled hard to keep his mind away from those thoughts, but they burned in the back of his mind with an all-too-real urgency. I may very well die here. I may never see Zeph or my family again.
He couldn’t hear Seth in his mind anymore, and felt very much alone, trapped in his unresponsive body with his pain. But he knew Seth was nearby, and wasn’t going to abandon him. No matter what happened.
Father, Mother, Helen, Ari, Zeph… I love you…
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Seth Larisha
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Post by Seth Larisha on Dec 5, 2009 3:04:31 GMT -5
Seth smirked a little, "You -really- don't pay attention. And you still think we're just stupid animals. Kick me again and I will take off your leg. Much as I loathe the taste of human flesh."
He moved to put a hand on Jason's head. Looking at him, he scratched Jason's ears slightly, then shifted wolf. He watched them warningly. ~Told you I'd take care of you kid. I'll keep an eye on everything out here, you just focus on keeping calm. Think of seeing Zeph again. He should be here soon, and your father. Everything will be okay.~
For you at least... he added to himself. His blue eyes watched every movement in the room, his ears perked to catch every sound. If Jason was put in the slightest bit more distress by these men, he'd tear the person apart... and that first man too. Doctor Hargrove or whatever it was.
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Post by paulaharris on Dec 5, 2009 3:09:48 GMT -5
Paula strode into the lobby, her eyes quickly scanning the crowd and her hand resting on the handle of her gun, tucked away inside of her jacket. Locating the two men from earlier, she motioned to Zeph and Casper to follow her and approached them.
"Gentlemen." She said with an air of authority. "We need to find this location quickly. Our enemy is closing in as we speak, and he won't take too kindly to the captured boys. Lead on."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 5, 2009 3:14:13 GMT -5
The air in the lab was thick with tension, confusion and fear. Bad enough that an unknown someone was making threats to kill them, now one of their captives had disguised himself as one of them to trick and taunt them. The wolves didn't seem quite so much like dumb animals, after all. The question on everyone's lips was, “How did he know?”
The black wolf was being more informative now than he ever had been, Dr. Hargrove had to admit. Not that any of it really mattered now that people's lives were on the line. He kept his wary eyes on the door, ears pinpointing every sound.
Jason lay still on his table, one eye darting warily around the room. His paralysis was finally wearing off, and he could move, though he didn't want to because of the pain. Everything still hurt. At least they'd taken him off of the respirator so he could breathe on his own. He was silent, watching and listening for he didn’t know what.
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Post by Seth Larisha on Dec 5, 2009 3:22:46 GMT -5
Ayden nodded at Paula, then looked at Zeph and frowned, moving to put a hand on the boy's forehead. "What happen-?"
Demetri cut him off. "Ayden, you can doctor him while we're on the way. There's room in the back of the van... you made sure of that." He paused and made a double-take at Zeph, his eyes widening a little. "You... you're Zephyros. You have to be."
Ayden looked at Demetri, then at the boy struggling to breathe. "We don't have time for this. Come on, Demetri's van is this way. There's room for all of us. I'll be in the back with the kid, Demetri'll drive, and the two of you can discuss shot-gun. Then maybe we'll be polite and introduce ourselves."
He gently put an arm over Zeph's shoulders and the other around his chest, leading him and the others to the large, old but well-mantained van. Ayden helped Zeph into the very back seat, making him lie down immediately and carefully checking the boy over. "What on earth happened to you, kid? Never mind, it can wait..."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Dec 5, 2009 15:06:05 GMT -5
Zeph just lay limply where Ayden had put him, his eyes closed as he focused on saving his strength for when they found Jason. At that point, he was probably going to forget he was hurt until they had Jason and everything was okay again.
Then he was probably going to pass out and they'd be furious at him for being so careless. But saving Jason came first, then he could worry about his own condition. With luck, my ribs will actually heal by the time we need to go to school. ...Ah well, even if they don't, at least Miss Ellie can put me back together... The poor woman, I give her so much trouble...
Once the car was moving, he sighed again as Ayden carefully worked on moving his ribs from digging into his lung. Wincing, he stared at the ceiling. "I was kidnapped last month... they were trying to slowly beat me to death. They'd just started really healing when Jason was kidnapped... We were together and they punched me in the solar plexus to bring me down. I spent the next twenty four hours or more in a medically induced coma... And yes, my name is Zephyros. Zephyros Aetai... I'm the youngest of a set of quadruplets and a friend of Seth's."
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Post by Seth Larisha on Dec 5, 2009 15:28:06 GMT -5
"I'm Ayden, and my friend here is Demetri. We've known Seth for almost five years now." He looked at the scar on Zeph's neck, shaking his head. It was probably from the men who'd tried to beat him to death. There were many scars on the boy's chest, arms, legs... but surprisingly few on his face. For the boy's own benefit, probably. He certainly was pretty, not in an especially effeminate way, but not especially masculine either. He lifted Zeph's hand and blanched at the scar across the wrist... one he knew far too well. Images of this boy, lying on the floor pathetically came to his mind... then it was replaced by Seth, younger, not breathing and barely alive.
"You and Seth have a great deal in common, I see..." he said softly. "We'll find your Jason, Zephyros."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 5, 2009 16:14:44 GMT -5
Casper looked at Ayden over the back of his seat and spoke up. "Thank you for your help, Ayden. I'm Captain Casper Hiller -- Jason's father."
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Jason couldn't help but shiver as he lay on the cold metal table, still in a great deal of pain. His tremors weren't just from cold, but largely from fear. Fear of what might happen to them, and what might not.
He watched and listened as the scientists took it in turns to look him over in pairs, making sure the stitches in his back were holding up. One of them jostled him unexpectedly, and he let out a sharp yelp as the pain flared up, searing like fire across his back. The movement of jerking away only made it worse.
The scientist moved quickly to calm him down, and he whined softly. Don't worry about it, Seth. They were just trying to help. I'll be okay.
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Post by Seth Larisha on Dec 5, 2009 16:24:28 GMT -5
Seth couldn't help his snarl. ~I wish I could be human and continue to speak with you. You really should stay wolf with your back as it is... ~
He nuzzled Jason and kept his eyes on the scientists that watched over him. His own leg still refused to hold his weight, so he just stood awkwardly near the other wolf. Finally, he growled and shifted human. "It might be easier to take care of him if he wasn't paralysed in pain, you know. He's been thinking of everything but himself, and you leave him in this pain. I would have hurt you for hurting him if he hadn't stopped me..."
His tone was cold, expanding on what he didn't say. I would have killed you if he hadn't stopped me. You owe him your very lives.
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Ayden looked at him, nodding. "Always good to see real families. I bet Seth's parents don't even know he's missing. Or care whether he's alive..."
His lip curled a little, then he turned back to helping Zeph. His eyes lit up a little and he climbed over the back of the seat, digging through his bag. Demetri glanced up in his rear-view mirror. "Carefully, there, Ayden. You'll hurt your head if you aren't."
"Keep your eyes on the road and let me worry about keeping everyone in one piece," Ayden retorted, coming back with a bottle in his hand. "It's technically illegal for me to give you this, at least in America, but it will definitely help. Normally it would just about knock you out, but from how you're acting, I bet it will just take the edge off of your pain enough for you to help once we get there."
He opened the bottle and helped Zeph sit up, giving him a pill and some water. "Take it easy now, that should kick in about the time we get there."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 5, 2009 16:44:10 GMT -5
Doctor Hargrove looked from Jason to Seth and back again as he moved to find a painkiller, grudgingly obeying Seth's implied demand. "You've been communicating with him? How? ...You mean you were telling the truth aboout being telepathic as a wolf?" He looked at Seth incredulously.
Jason nodded his head once to show he knew what was going on, and to confirm what Seth had implied and Dr. Hargrove had found out. Dr. Hargrove looked into his face as he injected the painkiller into Jason's forepaw. "So you were the liar after all. There's another twist."
Jason stayed still and quiet, watching the doctor and waiting for the painkiller to kick in. It did so almost immediately, and relief flooded his limbs. His tail wagged a little, but his eyes were cold as he looked at Dr. Hargrove. I wish I were human, so I could tell you how much I despise you in a language you'd understand. Pray that God will have the same mercy on you as I have. I doubt my father or my lover will.
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Post by paulaharris on Dec 5, 2009 23:17:59 GMT -5
Paula slid into her own seat and removed her gun from it's holster. She popped the ammo clip out and checked to make sure it was full, then popped it back in. After that, she finally spoke.
"Detective Paula Harris." She said finally. "I'm one of Seth and Jason's teachers." More than that, Paula didn't feel like she needed to say. Besides, if the two were familiar with American literature, she didn't need to. Damn William and his damn book...
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Seth Larisha
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Post by Seth Larisha on Dec 6, 2009 1:23:08 GMT -5
Ayden nodded, "Nice to meet you. I'm not even going to bother to ask, I'm sure you hear it all the time no matter what the answer is."
Demetri snorted, "Oh my God, you're learning. It's the end of the world."
"Shut it Demetri or so help me..."
Demetri chuckled and just kept driving. It was clear the two of them were bantering mostly to ease the tension. "Teacher, huh? What are you professor of? And has Seth actually taken your class? I doubt it, he rarely takes anything other than art unless he absolutely has to. I've never seen someone so single-minded. And Ayden can be pretty bad."
"Shove it in your ear, Demetri, and drive."
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Seth smirked, nodding a little. He wrapped his hand around the wound in his arm, wincing a little. Biting his lip, his fingers tightened, trying to stop the bleeding with pressure. I should have thought of that...
He sagged against the table, feeling light-headed. Months of mistreatment combined with the stress of the day just overwhelmed him and he fell to the floor, blinking a little in surprise. He curled his legs up to his chest, still holding his arm and beginning to shiver.
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Post by Jason Hiller on Dec 6, 2009 1:43:27 GMT -5
Jason whimpered in alarm, seeing Seth fall; he tried to stand up, but wobbled unsteadily and had to lie down again, whining, his ears flat against his head.
Dr. Hargrove quickly rushed to retrieve a length of cloth, then bent down and bandaged Seth's arm tightly before helping the boy to his feet. He led him over to a chair and pressed him carefully to sit down. He shrugged off his coat and draped it over Seth's shoulders, unable to keep from noticing the color of his own sleeves. He shuddered a little, remembering how the voice over the phone had somehow known what he was wearing... How had he known? And how soon would his "friend" get here?
Jason watched the goings-on in silence, the fear in the back of his mind now moving to the forefront. How long did they have before the strangers arrived to kill them all? What if they met with Zeph and the others on the way, and... NO, don't think of that! Bad Jason!
He gave a soft whine of fear, shivering himself. He wasn't certain of anything anymore, except the fact that he was still alive, for now, and Seth was looking after him... and that Zeph loved him. The thoughts did little to ease his terror. He needed more than Zeph's love right now; he needed protection, or a means of protecting himself. He covered his face with his paws, fervent prayers rising up in his mind.
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Post by paulaharris on Dec 6, 2009 2:10:31 GMT -5
Paula sighed. "I teach classes for mortals, tracking and diplomacy mostly. Seth has never taken a single one of my classes, and neither have Jason or Zeph. Although Jason and Zeph will be taking them next year. Now pay attention and watch the road. If you crash, we won't make it in time, and also, we'll all be dead. That could be a problem too."
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Post by Seth Larisha on Dec 6, 2009 2:13:43 GMT -5
Seth blinked in surprise that it had been Hargrove who'd moved immediately to help him. He hunched his shoulders, pulling the coat closer around himself until he saw Jason's actions. Standing a little unsteadily, he pulled the coat closer and knelt, putting a hand on Jason's head. "Everything is going to be okay, Jason. We're going to be okay... Don't worry."
He knew his words were empty comfort... Jason needed Zephyros, and his father, and Seth knew he was far from helpful now. He scratched Jason's ears a little, knowing exactly how good that felt even to a human mind. "I won't let anything happen to you. I promised. It's okay."
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Demetri chuckled again. "I am watching the road. I haven't looked away once. We're getting close. How's the kid, Ayden?"
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