Rising Ch. 20: I meet Mr. Williams and His New Friend

I ran through the doors and found myself in a big office. There I saw the oddest couple I have ever seen.


On the left I saw Mr. Williams. He had a brown suit and black tie. He had grey hair, brown eyes, and an old face. You could tell his hair was receeding ever so slightly. His eyes seemed young though. They held a certain sparkle that said that he loves what he does.




Stay with me on this next one, OK? The second person stood on the other end of the room. She looked ageless. She was tall, lean, and beautiful. She had long blond hair, pale skin, blood red lips, and what looked like a one piece black bathing suit lined in red. It exposed her sides and belly. She wore black boots that reach up halfway up her thigh, and gloves that almost reached her shoulders. She held a whip that looked like it had the chunks of a sword in it.


I said, "Whoa. Am I interrupting something? Should I just come back later, or......?" The woman snapped. "Who is this child?" I said, "Wow. That accent is so thick, you could cut it with a knife. Is that Swedish, German, Or Russian?" To be honest, I couldn't tell what accent that was, it almost sounded fake, or made up.


Williams sputtered, "I don't know, my mistress. Please, forgive me. He's not supposed to be here!" She tilted her chin at me and it was then that I noticed her eyes. They were blood red.


I said, "OK. What is going on here?" The lady smirked, and I saw hints of a pair of fangs there. "You have everything to fear, my boy." she taunted. "For I am Calawria the Wicked. We shall meet again, on a later date." She stepped back into the wall and melted into the shadows. I flicked the light switch to light up the room, but she was gone.


I turned to Williams. "I'll have to worry about her later. You however...." I slammed him into the wall with my forearm. "Are coming with me. You've been completely exposed. Broadsword is on their way here to destroy your company."


He only chuckled. "You will never take me alive." He pulled out a little trigger, which was a small stick with a button on top. He pushed the button and the lights dimmed and turned red. A voice came over the speakers. "Self Destruction initiated. Building will be destroyed in 120 seconds."


I looked at Williams. "Are you insane? There are innocents in this building! Including your daughter!" He smiled. "You think I care about her? I needed the ultimate bodyguard! A child who would do anything to protect her parent's honor!"


"Daddy?" We both looked at the doorway. Sadie stood there with the most horrible look on her face. She looked down and her hair hid her eyes. The speakers came up overhead. "60 seconds."


I said, "Pierce! The window!"


He broke it using an office chair. I held Williams by his neck at the window ledge. I held him there for a moment, thinking. I could kill him. He was so interested in Flying Beings, I should make him part of his research. I heard the speakers. "30 seconds." After another second, I said, "No." I tossed him back inside and said, "I'm not going to kill you." I motioned for Sadie and Pierce to come to the window ledge. I then said, "But I don't have to exactly save you either."


The three of us jumped out the window. I grabbed Pierce's forearms and we flew away with Sadie. I looked over my shoulder and saw Williams standing at the edge and then the building collapsed on itself. Like the way a demolition would be done.


I saw that at the bottom of the building the people were still running. Even from up here, I could see the kids that were imprisoned. I could also see that the ambulances were closing up and driving away.


We dropped down to one of the dust covered police officers. He looked us up and down, sizing us up. "We got the kids and the infants out." he said, "Not all the workers were out though. We are going to have a few casualties." I nodded. He then said, "And I have quite a few questions for you."


I said, "Sadie here can tell you some of the details. But, mind you, she's as innocent as the rest of those kids, got it?" He nodded.


This is going to be a very long night. Or morning, now that I looked at the time......