maui1-In the name of Science

"In The Name Of Science" A "Gargoyles" Fanficion Story by Anne "Maui" McDonald

Disclaimer: All the" Gargoyles" characters used in this story are the property of Buena Vista television and are being used without permission. The plot and story and characters that don't appear on BVTV's GARGS. belong to Anne " Maui " McDonald (so far that means Chrissy) and may not be used without my permission.BUT, if you ask me, 99% of the cows in my head say they'll say YES!. I'd love for people to post my story. Have A Nice Day!!! :) :| (:
P.S: Chrissy is my sole creation and she's not supposed to remind you of anyone fictional or non, ( though her role model is Kellie Fay's Ricky O' neal *mine too!!*) so there. Comments are absetively posilutely welcome although I hope you'll be nice. well, on with the show!!!

This story takes place after "Hunter's Moon"; the Gargoyles are back at the castle and Goliath is home.

"Come on Bronx!" Lexington shouted as he waved a piece of meat just out of reach of the great blue beast that was prancing before him."You're getting slow boy!"he laughed. Hudson walked over to the rough and tumble pair.He pulled the steak out of Lex's hands and threw it to Bronx.
"Hey! You wrecked our game!"Lex cried.
"Serves you right for teasing that overgrown pup. " he smiled. Bronx went to Hudson's side and followed him to the kitchen. Broadway was leaning over a bubbling pot while Brooklyn was at the table playing solitaire.Hudson walked over to Brooklyn's side and peeked over his shoulder. Brooklyn had just made the worst move Hudson had ever seen Brooklyn make."Why'd ya do that lad?" he asked." You're the best player in the clan!"
Brooklyn jumped. He hadn't noticed Hudson looking over him. A frustrated look came over the young gargoyles face.
"Oh...I don't know Hudson."he sighed." I just can't concentrate."he finished.
Brooklyn jumped up and pointed a talon at Broadway."Besides," he laughed " the smell of what he's cooking is enough to drive anyone insane!" he laughed.
Hudson was glad to see his young friend laughing. With all that had happened in the last few months, it had been quite sometime since the lad had really laughed.
Broadway turned with a spatula in hand ready to defend his meal " Hey! At least it smells better than you!"
All Brooklyn did was laugh harder. "En Guarde!" he cried as he picked up a wooden spoon. The two started at each other and began a pretend duel.
"All right. That's quite enough out of you two rogues."Hudson smiled " Have you two bees in your tails or what?"
At that moment, Goliath entered followed by Lexington and Angela."What are these two fools up to?"Goliath asked with a slight smile.
Brooklyn waved his spoon at Goliath. " Hi Goliath! We're just fooling around." he said as he gave Broadway one more smack for good measure. Lexington walked out from behind Goliath and went over to the stove. He stuck a talon in the stew and tasted it." That's pretty good stuff. not." he said, dodging Broadway's angry ladle.
Then he remembered what he had come to say. " Hey Brook, guess what?"
"Mmm?"
" You and me are on patrol tonight so we'd better get going."
Brooklyn jumped at the chance to do something new.Mabye now he would stop fidgeting. "Cool. All right. Let's go!" The two gargoyles headed for the door. Goliath stopped them just before they left."Brooklyn, be very careful. We are no longer as safe as we were in the air. There may be people who would betray us watching the skies."
Brooklyn put on a serious face."Don't worry Goliath.We'll be careful." He motioned to Lexington and the pair raced out the door.

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As the two rookery brothers glided gracefully away from the Castle, Goliath looked after them worriedly.
"They had better return safe." he said quietly. Hudson put a hand on his leader's shoulder." Don't worry. They're big lads. They'll be all right" he said. He hoped that he had sounded more confident than he felt. After the humans had discovered that they existed, there had been no peace for them. Everywhere they looked there seemed to be gargoyle destruction rally's and meetings. The humans seemed to ignore everything that had changed for the better and just focused on the bad things. Life was anything but simple for the small clan of gargoyles living above xanatos' vast empire.
A faint smile played around the corners of Goliath's mouth.~ At least something turned out right ~ he thought
~ We're finally back in our ancestral home. Back where we belong.... ~
Seeing the thoughtful mood that Goliath was in, Hudson decided it was time to make his escape.
"Well lad, I think I'll just go and see how the lass is making out with that new T.V" he said as he neared the door. Goliath looked up momentarily and then resumed his dreamy stare into the night."Uh huh. You do that Hudson. And you might want to see how Angela is doing with that T.V."
Hudson couldn't help but smile.

As the two gargoyles zoomed above the city, Brooklyn looked to the stars. It occurred to him how happy he really was here. . .
" Hey Brook! Look over there! " Lex said, interrupting his thoughts. They were flying over central park and through the trees they could see a girl with long brown hair being chased by a group of thugs.
~ Me and my big thoughts.~ Brooklyn sighed and then began his descent. " Let's Go !"

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One of the punks, Greg, couldn't believe what he saw. At first, when he and his buddies had found the girl,who, he thought , looked like fun, they had given chase to her. When she realized she was being followed, she had looked back and started to walk faster. Obviously, he and his freinds had followed. " It'll be fun!" he'd said. " What's the harm in ruffing her up ? " he'd said and now look what had happened! A red demon from hell had come to claim his soul and drag him off to the pits of despair!
"GARGOYLES!!!! RUN!!!!" one of his buddies shouted as he took off down the street. He could hear the others calling his name. He tried to run as fast as he could to escape the demon, but found himself glued to the pavement. He just stood there as the blood red demon got closer and his lovely girl escaped. Wideyed, he stared as the monster landed silently in front of him. It seemed that the devil himself was shining in it's lightning white eyes. "I'm dead."he said quietly before he fell to the ground.

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She was walking through the park. It all happened so fast that her P.I.T. meeting was all but forgotten. She had known it was a bad idea to walk in the park at night what with all the muggers, freaks and perverts around. It seemed that to her misfortune, she had ran into one of the latter. She started to run, hoping to run into an exit to the street or an exit to anywhere, for that matter. The guy chasing her was catching up fast.
~ Stupid Chrissy. Real stupid. ~ she thought to herself.~ If only... ~
All of the sudden she heard the footsteps behind her slow. She risked a glance back only to see that her pursuer had stopped in his tracks. She noticed that he was staring, terrified , at something in the sky just as a piercing roar ripped through the night. She watched as a huge red-winged shape came out of nowhere and landed silently in front of the terrified man, it's eyes glowing an eery white. She tried to tear her eyes away from the scene she was sure would end in a hideous slaughter, but found her eyes glued to the ominous creature. It was only then that she noticed another, smaller creature had landed beside the first. She felt her senses dim as she watched the battle, inevitably sinking into a comforting blackness...

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She awoke to a feeling of weightlessness as she tried to remember where she was. She realized that she was not alone, there were people talking and it sounded like they were right at her ear.
" Do you think she'll be alright?" one voice said, a hint of anxiety in his voice. " I mean, what are we gonna do if she wakes up before we get her to the hospital? She'll have a fit if she realizes we're Gargoyles!"
~ Gargoyles? This must be a dream ~
" Calm down Lex!" another, lower voice said. " She's been out this long, I don't think we'll have to worry about her waking up. Besides, the hospital's only about ten minutes away."
~ Who's Lex? Hospital? This is not a dream. ~
" O. K. Just don't drop her. " the first voice mumbled.
~ That's it. I'm outta here. ~
" Don't sweat it Lex. I've got her good and tight."
She felt something tighten around her.
" I DON'T THINK SO PAL!!" she screamed as she punched her captor in the face. She suddenly felt the pressure around her dissappear as a new sensation hit her . She felt like she was falling... She looked down and was greeted by the sight of the pavement rushing up to meet her at breakneck speed. ~ Oh sh*t!!. ~
Suddenly she landed on s ij ,,,,,,,omething and realized that she was stradling the back of the smaller creature she had seen in the park. They landed on a rooftop and he suddenly dissappeared again over the side. He reappeared a couple of minutes later with another creature who was holding his head. She recognized him as the red demon she had also seen in the park.
" Who... What are You? " she asked, a bit afraid of what the answer might be. The smaller one, who she noticed was a light green colour, extended a hand. If it could be called that. It only had four fingers and each ended with a deadly talon.
" Don't be afraid." he said as if talking to a small child. He grinned. " My name is Lexington and this," He said motioning to the red demon, " is my friend Brooklyn.We're not going to hurt you. We just want to talk." he said with a look of concern on his impish face.
She gave a suspicious glance at the red demon, who was still holding his head. " What's wrong with the demon? Why is he holding his head?" She had directed her question at the on who called himself Lexington, but the demon was the one who answered.
" First of all, my name is not demon, it's Brooklyn." he said in a half growl. " And as to the reason why I am holding my head," he glared at her," You punched me in the face while I was flying you to the hospital. Because of that, I crashed and hit my head quite soundly on the ground. Thank you very much!"
For a second she thought his eyes were glowing like they had in the park.
She moved a little closer to the gargoyles and noticed that the red one's white hair had bright red patches now where there weren't any five minutes before. Absentmindedly she reached for him before she caught herself and stopped."You're bleeding." She said simply as she stared at him. All he did was sigh and look at his hand.

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Lex decided that it would be a good idea if he got Brooklyn back to the Castle. But first he had to take care of this girl. She was pretty,long brown hair that flowed to her waist,hazel eyes and a petite, curvy figure. She was dressed in a tight, Mickey Mouse t-shirt and blue jeans, the norm for a colledge student. Lex found himself liking the girl; even as she was staring suspiciously at him, there seemed to be a friendly, curious aura radiating from her.
He very slowly moved closer to the girl, placing himself between her and Brooklyn. An angry, hurt gargoyle was nothing to sneeze at and Brooklyn wasn't exactly joyous at that moment. " What's your name?" he asked.
The girl gave him a suspicious look and said nothing.
~ Okay, ~ he thought. ~ strike one. Mabye if I tell her a bit about us, her tongue will loosen up. ~ " As you know, my name's Lexington. You can call me Lex if you like."
All he got from that was a slight nod.
He decided that a slightly different approach might be in order." You've probably figured out that we're Gargoyles, so it's not suprising that you don't trust us. " he sighed. "I mean, how are you supposed to trust someone who just saved your life, as my friend here did, when the news guys say that we're murderous beasts?" He gave her a questioning look before he continued." What you hear on T.V. is always right. Right? Well, my friend here needs to get his head looked at so.."
"Chrissy." she said.
He pretended to look confused." What?"
" My name's Chrissy."she said as she stuck out her hand." I, Chrissy Marx, Welcome you on behalf of myself and all the members of P.I.T. That's People for Interspecies.... Interspecies.... Well, it's Interspecies something. The just of it is that we want to be able to communicate with you guys." she laughed. ~I'm the first person to communicate with the Gargoyles and I can't even remember what the blasted T stands for!~
Lex took her hand and gave her a reassuring smile." So, You're one of the P.I.T. crew? Our friend told us about you guys. Glad to know you Chrissy. " He looked at Brooklyn and gave him an encouraging look.
" Uh... glad to know you, um Chrissy" He looked just slightly confused. Lex realized that that bump he took could be much worse than either of them knew. It was definately time to go. " Uh Chrissy? Brooklyn's not in the greatest shape and I'd better get him home so..."
Chrissy frowned she knew what he was going to say. They had to go." How will I ever find you? I, uh, I'd really like to be friends." she smiled. " Besides, I kind of owe Brooklyn one since I was the one who made him fall."
Lexington hesitated. He knew that if Goliath ever found out what he was about to say, he'd skin him alive. Still, there was something about Chrissy that made him trust her. He put on the most serious face he could muster."Chrissy, there's something I want to tell you but you have to promise me something first."
"What is it?"she asked."You name it, I'll do it." There was something about these two that made her want to trust them.
"You have to promise me that you'll never tell anyone that you were here tonight or that you know either of us." he said."And above all else, you must never tell anyone where we live."
Her eyes grew wide as she realized what he was going to tell her. ~ He's actually going to tell me where they live!~ Then she grew serious." I understand what a great risk you guys took to rescue me" she glanced at Brooklyn." and I really hope that I never do anything to displace that trust. I promise to keep your secret."
He gave her a big smile " Good. We live in the castle that sits on top of the Aerie Building. You can come and visit us anytime you like as long as it's after sunset. Just ask for Xanatos or go to the police station and ask for Elisa Maza. She's a friend." He turned to leave, but she called after him.
" Why after sunset?"
He gave her another wide grin " I'll tell you next time you see us.! Oh. And forgive Brooklyn's 'tude tonight . He's really nice when he can think straight! " he smiled. " Bye!"
She waved exctatically." Bye!"

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Crissy was halfway down the next block when she heard the sounds. They sounded like somekind of weapons, followed by two roars.~ Oh my God! The Guys! ~ She ran as fast as she could towards the sounds of a raging battle. As she rounded the corner, she saw the form of Lex, lying on the ground with men in somekind of armor getting ready to load him into a van. Not far away, she could see Brooklyn fighting five men in the same armor, his eyes glowing white just as before. But for all his strength, she could see that he was slowly losing ground. One by one, the men surrounded him. One foolish man charged Brooklyn, who promptly rendered him harmless with a slash of his talons, but not before the others had fired at him with their lasers. Chrissy watched in shock as he fell to the ground and was put in the truck with Lex.

Before she realized what she was doing, she was up and running through the shadows, trailing the truck. She knew that the only way that she would ever see her two friends again would be if she found out where this truck was taking them . Then she'd get help. She was ready to collapse when the truck finally slowed down and turned into a garage. She backed up a bit onto the street so she could get a better look at the building. It was an old, run down factory- type building in a run-down part of Manhattan. ~ Not the kind of place you'd expect to find armed guards.~ She checked her watch. 3:45 a.m. She had better move if she wanted to catch that Elisa Maza woman. " I just hope she works nights." she muttered.

Brooklyn awoke with a wave of pain. His head felt like someone got inside it and had started to play the drums. His leg hurt where one of those punks with the lasers had landed a lucky blow, but most of all, his side hurt where they had shot him at point-blank range. He gritted his teeth and stood up, only to sit back down when a wave of nausea overtook him. " Great. Just GREAT!!!" he roared.
" OH, BROOKLYN. TEMPER , TEMPER, MY LAD." a voice from somewhere said in an English accent.
Brooklyn's eyes glowed white as he scanned the room.~ If I didn't know better I'd swear that was-- ~
"SO, YOU MUST BE WONDERING WHY YOU ARE HERE. YES, YES MY LAD. IT IS I! SEVARIUS BACK FROM THE DEAD! AS YOU HAVE NO DOUBT FIGURED OUT. WHAT WITH YOU BEING A CREATURE OF.....UH,SLIGHTLY HIGHER..INTELLECT"
~Sick or not, I can't just sit here!~" Let me OUT sevarius!"
"OH. NO NO NO MY BOY. THAT JUST WOULDN'T DO! YOU SEE. I HAVE A FEW THINGS PLANNED FOR YOU AND YOUR ASSOCIATE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN! BUT NOT JUST YET. SIT TIGHT!"
An electronic click could be heard as the line went dead.
"SEVARIUS!!!"

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Lex had awoken a few minutes before and was now searching the walls of the room for weaknesses. " There's got to be a way out! The way I came in is the way I've got to find!" he mumbled.
" DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME. " An invisible voice boomed in an annoying english accent. "THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE GETTING OUT OF THERE IS IF I TAKE YOU OUT" the voice said.
Lex noticed that it sounded exactly like. . . ~ But I was sure that we toasted him!~
" MABYE YOU COULD SPEND YOUR TIME SINGING TO YOURSELF OR BETTER YET! YOU CAN PLAY HIDE AND GO SEEK WITH YOUR IMAGINARY FRIENDS! HA HA HA!!"
" What do you want with us Sevarius?!" Lexington roared to the walls of his prison.
" ALL IN GOOD TIME LAD. NOW BE A GOOD GARGOYLE AND RUN AND PLAY. OOPS! I FORGOT! YOU'RE STUCK IN THERE! OH WELL. HA! Ha! ha!............"
~ That guy really needs to see a good shrink! Now. How am I gonna get us out of here?~

Crissy ran as fast as she could back to the police station. ~ Man am I lucky I'm on the track team ! ~ she thought to herself. She ran inside the station and grabbed a woman police officer by the collar. " I need to talk to Elisa Maza NOW! " she yelled at the startled rookie.
" Uh, mam, if you'll just calm down and take a seat I'll get you some coffee and--"
Chrissy gave her an exasperated look. " I don't have the time! My friends are in trouble and I need to talk to her now!"
She was vowing never to set foot in another Police station again when a beautiful woman with long black hair waltsed in with a cup of coffee. " What's all the fuss about Harris? " she asked the frazzled officer.
" Well, this woman just barged in here and insisted that she talk with you. I--"
" Well, we don't want to keep her waiting! Get her something to eat. " she said to the girl. Then, turning her attention to Chrissy, she motioned to the door of an office." Please follow me." she smiled and went into the office.
A bit shocked, Chrissy followed the woman who she presumed was Maza into the office. Once she was seated with the coffee and doughnut that the young officer had brought, she paused to collect her thoughts. The woman behind the desk gave her an appraising look. " And just what was all that fuss about?" she asked. "It's not everyday I see someone who reminds me of myself!" she laughed. " What's your name kid?"
"My name is Chrissy Marx and may I need your help."
" Well, nice to meet you Ms. Marx. What's going on?"
Chrissy merely frowned." Are you Elisa Maza?" she asked.
" In the flesh! Now. What's up?"
Chrissy hesitated, but continued. "Some friends of mine said that you were their friend." she sighed. She realized she was on the verge of tears." Now they're in real trouble and I don't know what to do." she sobbed.
Elisa's face sobered instantly. " Just what kind of friends are these? " she hesitated before asking the next question.
" Chrissy, these friends of yours,"she asked, looking the girl straight in the eye," are they human?"
Instantly Chrissy felt a little weight lift off her chest. " No. They're Gargoyles."
Elisa got up and closed the office door. Then she flopped back down in her chair and put her head in her hands.
" Oh. no. " she mumbled. Then she gave Chrissy an unreadable look. " What were their names? Did they tell you?" Chrissy decided that the look had been one of worry and anger. " Their names were Lexington and Brooklyn." she said as she stared at the floor. "Brooklyn saved me from a bunch of punks in the park and then I blacked out."
Elisa pressed her for more information." What happened after he saved you?"
Chrissy gave her a sheepish look." I punched him in the face."
Elisa didn't think she heard that right. " What?"
Chrissy looked at her guiltily and repeated herself. " I punched him in the face while he was carrying me to the hospital and then, " she winced, "he fell and hit his head. Lex caught me and dropped me off on a rooftop. Then he went and got Brooklyn." she finished.
" Ouch." the detective sighed.Elisa sat for a moment and let the information sink in. Brooklyn had saved this girl, who then punched him in the face, causing him to crash and hit his head.
She gave Chrissy a concerned look." Is that what this is about? " she asked. " Is Brooklyn hurt?"
Chrissy shook her head. " No, no. He was a little dazed and stuff but he was O.k. It's what happened after that that's the problem."
Elisa could see the fear return to the girl's eyes.
" What's Happened?" she asked as a feeling of dread washed over her.
Chrissy started to cry again as she relived the memories. It seemed like only minutes had passed since their abduction instead of hours.
" Well, we were still on the rooftop and Lex made me promise not to tell where they lived and he told me that you were their friend. Then he said that he'd better get Brooklyn home since he was still a bit out of it." she sighed.
" We said our goodbyes and then they took off. I headed home but had only made it a few blocks when I heard guns going off and the guys roaring."
Elisa looked at her worriedly while she listened." Please. I know it's difficult, but if you want to save them, I've got to know everything." She gave her a comforting smile and settled herself in her lumpy chair. ~ I've got to talk Chavez into getting new office equipment.~
Chrissy gave her a shaky smile and folded her hands in her lap. " I ran back towards the noise and as I turned a corner, I saw Lex lying on the ground," she shivered at the memory," and Brooklyn was fighting at least five guys. I think he was trying to keep them away from Lex."
Elisa had to smile. ~ Yep. That's Brooklyn alright. ~
" Anyways, after all he went through, me hitting him and all, there was just no way he could win. I saw them shoot him in the side; they weren't more than five feet away from him. " she sighed. She got up and went to the window. " There wasn't anything I could do. The men in the armor loaded them in a truck and drove away. I followed the truck until it stopped, and then came back here."
Chrissy couldn't believe how much of a burden had lifted from her now that she had told someone her tale. She watched as a father walked by, holding his son protectively in his arms as they walked down the street outside the window. She didn't quite know why, but the scene reminded her of her would-be flight to the hospital.She sighed as she felt the detectives hand on her shoulder." When Lex told me that you were their friend, well, I didn't know wherelse to go."
Elisa squeezed the girl's shoulder." I'm glad you came here, Chrissy. You're a true friend and the Gargoyles need all the friends they can get."She flipped her long hair over her shoulder and glanced at her watch. 5:30 A.M. " Well, I think I know some people who can help us free Brooklyn and Lex but it's too late to talk to them tonight. We'd never make it before sunrise."
Chrissy turned and gave the detective a questioning look. " More Gargoyles?"
Elisa smiled " Uh huh. Now go home, get some sleep and meet me back here one hour before sunset. Then we'll talk about what we're gonna do and go and meet the others." She walked back to her desk and flopped into her chair." See ya tonight!" She called as Chrissy let herself out. Outside the office, Chrissy caught a few nervous glances directed at her; people afraid of another outburst.
She caught a city bus, thanking God that she had remembered her buss pass, and wound up in front of her apartment building. She let herself into her apartment and ran to the bedroom. She pulled off her shoes and was asleep before her head hit the pillow.

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Breezy Heights apartment complex, Grenwich Village.

Chrissy woke up later that day and looked at her watch. 2:30 P.M. ~~ So much for sleep.~ she thought to herself. She took a shower, put on a fresh outfit and decided to go and get something to eat. She went down to the Haagen Dazs and ordered the biggest sundae they had. The lady behind the counter smiled at her as she took her order. "Rough day?" she asked.
Chrissy smiled tiredly. " Worse than you'll ever know." she replied. She took her ice cream, grabbed a paper and sat down at a table. Hopefully, she could distract herself for an hour or two with the paper, and then she'd go and meet Elisa.
After a few minutes, she gave up trying to read the paper, and decided just to watch people as they entered the parlor instead. She saw a frazzled looking mother enter with her two screaming kids, but they left as soon as they had their ice cream. The littlest kid had spilt his ice cream all over himself and had screamed for another which the mom got, and then dragged them out of there as fast as she could. She watched as other assorted types of people enered and left the bar, but out of all of them, the only ones she really noticed were two men wearing long black trench coats and sunglasses.~ they look like they're part of the Mafia ~ she thought absently as she watched them order. They sat down at the table and began talking quietly to each other. Chrissy leaned back a bit in her chair and tried to hear what they said.
" I still can't believe what happened last night!" one said excitedly.
The other made a harsh shushing sound as he rebuked his friend." Shh! Do you want to blow our cover?"he scolded.Then she thought she heard some amusement enter his voice as he adressed his comrade again." It was pretty cool though. Who would've thought it would be so easy to catch those things?" He gave a low chuckle " I mean, I only shot the little one twice before he was out cold! I thought the police said these things were tough!"
Now it was the others turn to laugh. " Yeah. Me 'an the boys took care of the red one real good! I don't think he'll be terrorizin' anybody for awhile!"
The pair went on discussing and arguing about things like 'Who was the Bravest' for quite some time before they got ready to leave. They were making for the door when she heard one of them say" Well, the way I see it, they deserve whatever doc Sevarius does to them." And then they were gone.
She thought about following them ,but remembered that she had to meet Elisa very soon. " Oh, well." she grumbled as she gathered up her stuff and left for the Station.

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Elisa was starting to think that the meeting last night had been a dream when she finally saw the girl coming down the street. She ran to meet her and mumbled " Come on." as she ran to her car with the girl in tow. They hopped in and Elisa sped off in the direction of the Eyrie Building.
Chrissy looked out the window as they approached the magnificent building. "Wow!" she breathed . When she looked up, she couldn't even see the famous Castle. She thought about how wonderful it must be to live in a Castle above the clouds. The view alone would be more magical than anywhere else in New York, she was sure.
".Pretty neat, huh?" Elisa said, interrupting her thoughts.
"Yeah." she replied, her voice full of wonder as she followed the detective to the door.
Elisa smiled as she adressed the guard. " Good day Henry!" she said cheerfully. " We're just here to see Xanatos, as usual."
Henry smiled at her as he bowed and held the door open for the two ladies. " Good day to you too Ms. Maza." He tipped his cap at Chrissy." Miss."
Once they were inside, Chrissy saw a tall, serious man with blonde hair approaching them. He looked as bland as a her mother's porridge and his suit was perfect. She instantly classified him as ' anal-retentive'. As if he could read her thoughts, he suddenly frowned at her." This way please." he sighed, motioning to an elevator." Have a nice day miss Maza." he said to Elisa.
Elisa smiled as she stepped into the elevator. " You too, Owen."she replied as the doors closed.
~ Boy! She's certainly well known around here. ~ She watched as the elevator numbers climbed higher and higher. 56,57,58,59.....
When the elevator finally stopped, she felt like she had been magically transported back in time." Oh boy! Now this is mint!"she cried as she stared at the old tapestries and paintings.
Elisa smiled at the girl's enthusiasm. She hadn't had much time to fantasize during her first trip to the castle. What with falling off buildings and all.... A gasp from Chrissy draggedf her from her thoughts as she went to see what Chrissy was staring at. She found Chrissy standing at the entrance to the great hall, a dreamy look on her face.
" A penny for your thoughts" Elisa said as she too began to stare into the immense hall.
Chrissy's eyes saddened a bit and she turned from the room." I was just thinking. This is the best and the worst day of my life." she sighed. "On one hand, my new friends are in serious trouble, but on the other hand, this is the most magical place I have ever been. I just want to stay here forever." she smiled sadly.
Elisa smiled back and looked at her watch."You think this is cool? If we hurry, You'll see something you'll never forget!"she laughed." At least I won't!"
She followed Elisa through a few corridors and then they entered what looked like someone's home. There was a lazy boy and an
old couch with a t.v. and a nintendo and V.C.R.hooked up. "Who lives here?" she asked but the detective only smiled. "You'll see."she said mysteriously. They went through another hall and ended up outside on the castle turrets. She noticed that there were a couple of statues of gargoyles, though none of them looked like Lex or Brooklyn. She looked out over the city and cooed contentedly." This view is everything I imagined it to be."she sighed. Then she took a closer look at the statues. " They look so real." she said, running her hand over one's face. It was a female, with long hair and a graceful figure. The statue seemed to be staring off at the darkening horizon. She stood there thinking until she felt Elisa pull at her jacket gently. "You'd better stand back and give them some room."she said . Chrissy just looked at her confused. " Them?"she asked , though she never got an answer. She didn't need one as the air filled with the sound of cracking stone . Within moments, the sound of thunderous roars could be heard as the Gargoyles awoke and greeted the night. When silence again reigned, Chrissy gaped at the sight before her. Five gargoyles stood staring at her with questioning looks. She did what any self-respecting Gargoyle lover would do. She fainted.

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Sevarius' Lab, Somewhere,NY
7:30 p.m.

Inside their seperate prisons, Lexington and Brooklyn had also awakened with roars to greet the invisible night. There were no windows or doors in Brooklyn's dark enclosure and for the first time , he realized how much he liked waking up in the cool night air. As he shook the last few pieces of stone from his cottony white hair, he noticed that he had been effectively shackeled to the wall. His eyes took on a white glow as he saw the wall opposite him open suddenly, only to reveal the form of Dr. Anton Sevarius.
As Brooklyn tried in vain to free himself of his burdens,the doctor came and stood taunting the Gargoyle just a few inches from his grasp. " Did you sleep well my boy? We have a busy day, er, night ahead of us." he asked, a wicked smile played across his lips.
Brooklyn glared at the man who had robbed him of his freedom.
" What do you want?" he growled.
Despite himself, Sevarius stepped back, but the smile never left his face. " Oh. Now what fun would it be to ruin the surprise?"
He motioned to the door and two men in white lab coats entered the room. He felt the sting of a tranquilizer dart in his right arm as he roared his fury. Before he lost consciousness, he thought he saw one of the men stick a syringe full of a hazy blue liquid in his arm. As he drowned in the inky blackness that was his own dimming awareness, he could hear Sevarius laughing. " Don't worry. You'll find out soon enough..."

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Lex was dissapointed when he woke up in the small room. He was just as dissappointed to find that he was chained to the wall. He had kind of hoped half heartedly that the events of the night before had been a dream. He started to get angry when he remembered who his captor was. But the thing that bothered him the most was that, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't come up with an explanation for Sevarius' illedged reincarnation.
~ Well, as long as I'm stuck here, I might as well try to think of a way to reach Brooklyn.~ He remembered that the good doctor had used an intercom to talk to him from somewhere outside the cell. " Just mabye if I can find the speakerbox, I can use it to contact Brooklyn." he mumbled. So saying, he focused his attention on ridding himself of the restictive shackles. After all, if any of this was to work, he had to get to the speakerbox.
He had been working on freeing himself for several minutes without any luck when he heard a slight whooshing sound behind him. He turned around and to his surprise, there stood sevarius and a couple of his goons. Lex could feel his eyes begin to glow as he looked from the doctor, to his comrades, and back again. To his dismay, one of the thugs had a nasty looking tranq gun trained on him. He decided to play dumb and he just sat there.
As the doctor watched the reaction of the startled Gargoyle, a broad grin spread over his face. " I see you have a bit more sense than your red buddy." he laughed with a thick English accent.
Lex only frowned. ~ Looks like Brooklyn didn't exactly go peacefully~
" Pity. I was sort of looking forward to another rumpus. Oh, well. It saves on tranquilizer anyway." he sighed, looking rather pleased with himself. " Follow me." he said as he took out a small control pad. With the push of a button, the shackles that had bound him clattered to the ground. Thinking he had a chance to escape, Lex made a little leap for the door, only to find himself face to face with the wrong end of the tranquilizer gun.
The lab coat clad thug just smiled and shook his head. " No no no beastie. You're not goin' nowhere."
He felt the sting as the tranq hit him in the chest and his world went black...

Brooklyn awoke to the sound of someone calling his name over and over.When the room had stopped spinning, he noticed a beautiful female gargoyle watching him from one corner. Slightly surprised by her presence, he merely gawked at her for a few minutes. She returned his gaze with an amused smile." Well, don't say hi or anything." she said in a slightly sarcastic tone. He tensed as she spoke. ~ she sounds exactly like Demona!~ he thought. " Who are you? " he asked, his voice on the verge of a growl.
To his surprise, she folded her legs to sit indian style, only she was floating three feet off the ground. I Guess you could think of me as a sort of... truth seer."she said.
Brooklyn advanced slowly toiwards her. She gave him the impression that she couldn't be trusted." Oh? And why would that be?" he asked, scrutinizing her every move.
"Well, why don't I skip the chit-chat and move on to the Optical demonstration?" She waved her hands and about twenty pictures appeared on the blank walls of the room. Then she twitched her pointer finger at him and he found himself nose to nose with her. "Brooklyn, why has your clan betrayed you?"
He stared at her wideyed and tried to pull away."What are you talking about? My clan would never betray me!"
She merely intensified her glare and he found himself unable to move or blink." Brooklyn, I am a truth seer. I have been wathing you since you awoke above the clouds. I have seen your clan betray you numerous times. They are your enemy's Brooklyn. You must destroy them."
Brooklyn's eyes widened in fear. " No! I wouldn't hurt any of them! They're not the enemy, you are!" He tried to will his arms and legs to move, anything to move, but it was if his body was no longer his to command.
The Female gargoyle caressed his cheek lovingly." My poor Brooklyn. You have been alone so long. Have you forgotten how to love?" she breathed." I have been watching you these years from afar, longing to be with you, yearning to feel your body close to mine. Will you deny me my life's only want, my only need over a few unrustworthy Betrayors?" she asked desperately.
Brooklyn looked at her, dumbfounded. " Man! I don't even know you! And I thought I was desperate!"
She snarled at him and punched him in the nose. He roared and his eyes flared to bright white." What have you done to me? Let me go!"
The other Gargoyle hissed at him before she regained her composure." Do not worry, Brooklyn. It won't be long before you see the light." she waved her hand towards thefirst picture and he instantly turned to face it.It swirled many colours for a few moments before the picture cleared. It was of a very young Brooklyn and a furious Hudson.
Before he could say a word, the female started to talk." This was the first time your clan betrayed you. Doyou remember it Brookyn? How furios the elder was? And none of it was your fault." she added.
He remembered that time. He and Lexington had been playing near the castle kitchen when a bunch of the older males came by. Lex, as shy as he was, ran away; but Brooklyn asked them what they were doing. At first, they laughed at him and told him to mind his own business. " Go and find your Rookery Mother, Hatchling!" one of them had teased. He had started to cry but then the leader of his older brothers stooped down and picked him up." Okay. You can help us . We have a very important job to do and we need your help." Brooklyn had nodded eagerly and said that he wanted to do it. His older brother had turned to his friends and smiled. " Princess Catherine told us thathe wants us to take the ckickens for tonight's feast and bring them to the dining hall. The only problem is, that imbecile cook has locked the kithen door. Do you think that you could squeeze through the hound's door and bring us the foul?" he asked. Brooklyn nodded enthusiastically and jumped down from his elder's arms. He ran to the small door at the bottom of the large kitchen door, and crawled through. When he came back through the dog door carrying three small roasted chickens, he bumped into the leader of the clan. He dropped the chickens on the floor and tried to run to his oldr brother who was standing behind the leader, but the leader caught him by the belt and picked him up. Suddenly, his elder brother piped up." That's him! He's the hatchling we heard stealing things from the kitchen!"
The leader merely growled softly and told the others to go about their duties. That night, the leader boxed Brooklyn's ears and sent him to the rookery without supper, telling him he was forbidden to come out for a week.

Frowning a bit, Brooklyn met the females gaze." Yeah, so? I was little and my brothers used me as a scapegoat. It's not as if that means they hated me!"
The female sighed in frustration and growled. " You want proof? You'll get it!" Suddenly, the second mirror cleared, displaying a picture of Goliath restraining a struggling Brooklyn, with Goliath's eyes glowing an eery green."Isn't it true that Goliath tried to destroy you that night?"she snarled.
Brooklyn looked at the picture, unable to turn away." He was under a spell, dammit! A spell that I helped cast! He had no control over his action and you know it you bitch!" he screamed.He felt all the guilt and confusion of that fateful night as he stared at the picture, unable to stop the memories from flowing freely through his mind.
The female only smiled at him smugly. ~I've shaken his confidence~ she thought to herself. " Are you so sure? Wasn't it convenient that Demona just happened to be there when that guy pulled a gun on you? Wasn't it a little too convenient that Goliath just dropped everything and went to the Cloister's with you without telling any of the clan?"
she breathed. With a wave of her hand, Brooklyn was facing his tormentor once more." Does that sound like the responsible Goliath you know?"
" Why are you doing this?"
" Brooklyn, answer me. DOES IT?"
Brooklyn felt his world collapsing in on him.
" But he was just sitting there thinking. He didn't have to-"
" DOES IT??"
" But-"
" ANSWER ME!"
" NO!" Brooklyn cried. " It doesn't! F***it doesn't! But I know my clan and I know they are NOT MY ENEMIES!" he screamed at her.
" They are your enemies , Brooklyn . They betrayed you. They hate you."
" No!" he cried , his voice on the verge of breaking." They are my friends! My family!" he cried.
Only , now he wasn't so sure.
" They betrayed you . . . betrayed you . . . betrayed you . . . they all betrayed you . . . . . . . ."

" NOOOOOOOO!!!"

Lexington came to in a brightly lit lab. He shook his head a couple of times to shake out the cobwebs and the last traces of the tranquilizer.Looking around, he noticed that he was in a cage that was only about ten by twenty feet. The smell of ozone in the air told him that the bars were electrified.He shook his head again and peered outside his iron prison. He could see Brooklyn on the other side of the room, tied to what looked like an operating table,wearing some kind of metal vice over his head. He seemed to be very afraid of something only Lex couldn't figure out what it was.
There was a swoosh as Sevarius entered the room, carrying some lab equipment.
" Sevarius! " he cried, " Why have you brought us here!?" Forgetting what he had learned a few seconds prior, he grabbed the bars in front of him. He jumped back and stared his burned hands, and then at sevarius.
" Now now. We don't need any repeats of earlier do we?" Not waiting for a reply, he set down the lab equipment and began tinkering with some instruments on a table in the middle of the room." You may have noticed that your companion seems to be a bit... out of sorts. As it were.
Lex glared atthe caniving lizard's back, thinking of all the nasty things he could do to him if ever presented with such a golden oppourtunity,but decided not to voice his aspirations. " What did you do to him?" he asked instead, trying to get a handle on the situation.
The good doctor let out an annoying chuckle and turned to face Lex. " Your red protege is having an . . . identity crisis of sorts."
Lex looked at him , his eyes glowing. "What are you doing to him? If he's not okay when he gets outta here I'll-"
Sevarius frowned slightly. " Now, now. Do I need to call tiny in and ask him to bring his not so tiny gun? Now be a good Gargoyle and sit quietly."he said, a cruel smile spreading over his disgustingly handsome face.
Lex made an odd sound deep in his throat." You wanna tell me what that metal head gear is all about? "
Sevarius merely smiled. "No."he said and went back to his work.
At that moment, Brooklyn cried out from across the room. " NOOOOOOO!!"

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Chrissy could hear hushed voices murmering all around her. She let out a low moan and forced herself into a sitting position. Elisa was at her side instantly.
" Chrissy? Are you alright?" the detective asked. Chrissy noted , a bit amusedly, that Elisa looked genuinely concerned. ~ Guess I've got myself a friend~ she thought. " Yeah. I guess that last night was just a bit much to handle." she said as she looked around the large room. Her gaze finally came to rest on a large, lavender beast with ebony hair. His muscular stature stated that he could rip her to shreds anytime he wnted but when she looked into his eyes, she saw just the opposite. A gentle, caring creature who wouldn't hurt a fly. ~ Unless the fly was after his girl~
She thought to herself. " Wow" was the only thing she could think to say. Elisa gave out a small chuckle as she helped her to her feet. Now she noticed a couple of other Gargoyles standing behind the lavender hunk. One was very old, he had a beard, and a dignified air about him. There was a blue gargoyle dog type thing that looked at her with eyes with no pupils.His eyes kind of reminded her of when Brooklyn's eyes had glowed, only not as bright. There was also another male, pudgy, but light blue instead of the darker blue of the dog thing. She noticed that the pudgy one was holding hands with a beautiful female Gargoyle. She was lavender like the big guy, with the same ebony hair, but she was shorter than he was, about the height of Brooklyn when he stood totally erect. She noticed that the young woman's eyes were full of concern and gentleness. Much like the big one. ~ I wonder...~
She finally realized that she had been staring at them for much too long and that they were beginning to squirm underneath her curious stare." Oh! I'm so sorry for staring! It's just that," She gulped and walked right up to the big one and put out her hand. " My name's Chrissy. Chrissy Marx. I'm honored to meet you." she said, smiling.
Goliath took her hand and shook it, taking care not to hurt her. He was a bit surprised. It wasn't everyday that a human walked up to him and shook his hand. Usually they just ran away screaming. " Pleased to meet you Chrissy. My name is Goliath and this," he said, motioning towards the other Gargoyles," is Hudson, Bronx, Broadway, and my daughter Angela." She smiled as each of them nodded at the mention of their name.After a few seconds of silence, the one called Angela stepped forward and held out her hand. " Welcome Chrissy. I just wish we could of met under pleasanter conditions." She frowned. Chrissy took her hand and shook it firmly. " So do I"
Goliath ahemmed and the two girls turned to face him. " Elisa has filled us in on what has happened and I would like to thank you for watching out for Lexington and Brooklyn. Without the information you gave Elisa, I'm afraid we would have lost them forever. Now we have a very good chance to get them back." he finished.
Chrissy gave him a reassuring smile."No prob.Besides," she smiled " it wouldn't be very nice to chicken out on the guy who saved my life." ~And got hurt in the process.~ she added to herself sadly. " Well, let's blow this popsicle stand. Elisa, if you'll drive, You're friends can follow in the air and- "
Elisa cut her off. ' Uh Chrissy? I think I have a better idea."

" Yeehah! " Chrissy cried as Angela shifted to another thermal. " This is the coolest thing I have ever done in my life!"
Angela laughed at the girl's awe and enthusiasm over gliding. " Yeah. It's pretty neat. " she chuckled.
" That's it. Next summer I'm going hang gliding."she vowed.
They flew in silence for a few minutes until Chrissy tensed. " That's it!" she said. " Goliath! Over there!" she called as Angela swooped towrds the familiar dark building. She saw Goliath's eyes become aglow with that eerie white glow
that Brooklyn's had when he'd caught her pursuer. And when she'd called him a demon, for that matter. ~ I guess that's what happens when Gargoyleg are pissed. ~she thought absentmindedly. " Goliath, what's wrong?" she asked, her spirits sobering to match the situation.
" This is the ground entrance to Sevarius' old lab." Elisa said angrily. " I guess that means he's up to his old tricks again." she sighed.
Goliath was downright ticked-off. " Let's go."

Lexington was not having much luck. Sevarius wouldn't tell him anything about where they were and he hadn't found out much about Brooklyn's condition either. He sighed as he resigned to the fact that Brooklyn wasn't going to be much of a help when it came to escaping, at least for the time being anyway. " Great" he mumbled as Sevarius re- entered the room. He sighed and tried to act cool." What do want now oh mighty doctor?" he sneered.He hoped he sounded a lot calmer than he felt as he watched as Sevarius picked up a huge needle and some other type of instrument.
Sevarius,his back turned to the nervous Gargoyle, scribbled something on a pad." Just tests my good fellow." he said, still scribbling on the paper.
Lexington was about to tell the good doctor where he could shove his test tubes when he heard a familiar battle cry cut through the sterilized air.He turned to watch as Goliath burst through the door, followed by Angela, Broadway, Elisa and," Chrissy!"he cried, drawing the girl's attention. She ran over to his cage, ducking as Goliath spread out his wings.
Even though he needn't have, Lexington talked to her in a loud whisper " Chrissy what are you doing here? " he frowned. " You could get hurt."
Chrissy smiled as she busted the lock on the cage with a metal table leg. " You didn't honestly expect me to stay back at the castle with Hudson and Bronx and miss all the fun did you?"
Lex gave her a disapproving look, but he couldn't keep it. He grinned widely at her and stretched his legs.The two turned to watch as Sevarius inched towards the door, only to be blocked by a furious Angela. " You're not going anywhere, doctor." she growled as her eyes lit up to a hellish red.
Sevarius gave half whimper as he backed away from the enraged Gargoyle. Cornered against a control panel, he turned to face Goliath.
Goliath, looking like a lion about to make the kill, advanced on the red haired doctor cowering before him." Leaving so soon? " he snarled as he picked up Sevarius and flung him across the room." How rude."

Sevarius crashed into a large table littered with odds and ends on the other side of the room. Praying to whatever Gods happened to be listening at the time, he searched through the table's wreckage. His eyes halted on a small black keypad with a few simple buttons. Grabbing the keypad and kissing it jouously, he stood up to adress his small audience.Smiling at Goliath, he shook the little device in the Gargoyles face. " Oh, I wouldn't count me out yet if I were you" he smiled. He saw Elisa descreetly reaching in her jacket for her gun. " I wouldn't move if I were you either." he said as he quickly tapped a short code into the pad."Unless..."
Lexington thought he heard a slight click but before he could warn the others, Brooklyn suddenly appeared behind Chrissy and grabbed her by the throat.
" Unless you would like my assistant here to snap her neck like a twig, that is."he breathed. With a little jump of excitement, the doctor quickly made his way over to brooklyn and stood with his hand on the red Gargoyles shoulder.
Goliath took a few steps towrds Brooklyn before stopping when Brooklyn tightened his grip on Chrissy's arm, causing her to give a little yelp of pain.Goliath's eyes ignited for a second before he brought his temper under control and focused on Brooklyn. He knew that his second-in-command would never harm an innocent human willingly.~sevarius must have done something to him to make him act in this manner.~ " Sevarius," he said in a warning tone," what have you done to him?!"
Sevarius gave him a smug look and even dared to step right up to Goliath as if he were no more than a naive child who had asked a silly question. "Well, it is quite simple really." he smiled,taking in each member in the room." In essence, I have given him the gift of the truth."he leaned in even closer." At least, that's what he thinks." he chuckled to himself. Stepping back towards Brooklyn, he looked over at Lexington. Lowering his voice, he whispered into the cage. " Figured it out yet.?" Then he stood up and leaned casually on the cage with a silly, yet confident grin on his face.

Lexington stood there for a few moments pondering what sevarius had said. Then, as suddenly as a bird hits a window, all the pieces to the puzzle fell into place. As heavy realization started to sink in, a small groan escaped his lips. " Oh no!" Lex breathed. " Goliath! I know why Brooklyn's acting so weird! Sevarius has brainwashed him into thinking we are his enemies! "
Goliath's brow furrowed as he took in that little piece of enlightenment. It made sense, but how could they convince him otherwise without someone getting hurt? He growled low in his throat and looked steadily at Sevarius. He could feel his eyes beginning to glow once again, but this time he didn't try to keep his anger in check."Sevarius!" he cried, " How low will you go before you reach bottom? Do you not have one shred of morality left? To rob a person of themself?" he said, his body quaking with rage.
Sevarius, who had been examining a hang nail on his right hand while the Gargoyle had been talking, looked up to meet the seething Gargoyle's gaze. " Oh Goliath. You make it sound as if I committed Genocide or started a war or something. All I want is to be able to have one or two measly little Gargoyles to play with. Is that so much to ask?" he said innoccently
" RROOARRR!!!" This time it wasn't Goliath that Sevarius had to worry about, but Broadway. Before Goliath or Angela could stop him, Broadway dove straight for Sevarius. The blue Gargoyle was about to show the good doctor just how measly one Gargoyle could be when he heard a familiar battle cry pierce through the air. The next thing Broadway knew, he was on the floor and a very dangerous - looking Brooklyn was right above him.
Brooklyn let out a low, ominous growl." Get up and fight."
Broadway figured that it might be a good idea to stay right where he was. Instead, he tried a different approach."Brooklyn? Don't you recognize me?" he said as he backed up slowly, still on the floor." It's me! Broadway! Your rookery brother. "
All he got in response was another threatening growl.
Broadway checked what few options he had. If he stood up, Brooklyn would most likely attack him. That would mean that he'd have to fight, risking the chance that one or both of them would get hurt or killed. ~ I don't think I like that option. But, if I sit here on the ground like a weiner, he'll probably attack me anyway.~ He let out a big sigh and took a long look at his furious rookery brother.~ I hope I don't hurt him too much.~
Broadway, however, should have worried about his own state a little more because the moment he bent forward to get up, Brooklyn lunged at him , picked him up around the middle and heaved him across the room. The others gasped as Broadway crashed head first into an empty cage and slumped to the floor, unconsious.
Seevarius merely clapped and patted Brooklyn on the back. Goliath thought, that if Brooklyn would have had any will of his own at that point, Sevarius would have been experiencing severe optic and repiratory distress.But he didn't have much time to muse over such things as Brooklyn had decided to take on Lexington as his next target.

Lex was happy to be out of the cage. He was extremely happy to see that Broadway appeared to be okay after his little spat with their confused rookery brother. What he wasn't so happy about was the fact that Brooklyn was coming towards him with a very disturbing look on his face. Lex shuddered. He knew that look. It was the look that demona got when she looked at Goliath, or when she thought that one of her crazy plans had succeeded. It was a look of pure and simple hatred. He heard Chrissy gasp beside him and mutter something to God under her breath. He moved in front of her in case Brooklyn was going to try any more funnybusiness. Lex sighed. " Chrissy., when I lunge at him, I want you to run to Goliath." he said, never taking his eyes off Brooklyn. He heard her gasp again as she grabbed his hand. " No way Lex! He's too big!He... he might- "
" Don't worry! Just GO!" He jumped at Brooklyn and landed on his back. He hung on to his neck as Brooklyn tried in vain to shake his attacker loose. "Brooklyn! Listen to me" he hissed in his rookery brother's ear." You've got to snap out of it! Sevarius brainwashed you! We're not going to hurt you! "
He roared as Brooklyn clawed his arm, leaving four long bloody lines.
" Get off me you betrayor!" Brooklyn screamed as he slammed into the wall.
Lex felt the air whoosh out of him as they slammed into the wall but he didn't dare let go. He knew this was his only chance to get Brooklyn to listen to reason before they lost him forever." Brooklyn!" he gasped," Why would we betray you? Think! Don't you remember what Sevarius has done to us? He stole our DNA and made clones of us!Remember Malibu? Delilah? Remember how he kidnapped Angela in Scotland? How he turned Elisa's brother Derek into a mutate? " he gasped.
Lex roared as he and Brooklyn hit the wall once more. Finally Brooklyn shook him loose and threw him into Angela. They fell to the floor but he got up quickly when he heard a sharp cry from Chrissy. He froze in horror as Brooklyn lifted her by the hair and put a talon to her throat." If anyone so much as flinches I'll skin her like a cat." he hissed. Lex gave it one last desperate attempt. " Brooklyn, you don't want to do this. Whether you know it or not, she's your friend. We're here to help you ... SHE'S here to help you. Come back to us Brook. Come back."
All the gargoyles held their breath and waited to see the results. Brooklyn's eyes lost their glow for a moment, and he looked around in confusion. Slowly, Chrissy's feet lowered to the floor. " Where...? "
Suddenly, Sevarius stepped out from behind Goliath. " Don't listen to them m'boy! " he pleaded. " They're only trying to get you to believe in their lies! They're sick..." he said quietly, a dark smile appearing on his lips," If you capture them , I can heal them. Don't listen!"
Brooklyn put a hand to his head and growld impatiently. " He's right! He's not the betrayor, YOU ARE! " he said as he leapt at Goliath. Caught off guard, Goliath couldn't stop his young second in command from landing a painful right-cross to his chin. He howled in pain as he shoved him away. " Brooklyn, I know that you are not under your own power, but even so, I hope you will forgive me for what I'm about to do." he growled . For a second, he paused, staring at the red Gargoyle who was charging him, and then punched him very, very hard in the head. Brooklyn flew back about five feet, and fell to the floor unmoving. The others let out a few surprised gasps as they stared , stunned, at Brooklyn lying crumpled on the floor. Goliath walked over to him and checked to see that he was alright. He felt exceptionally guilty at having to knock out his young friend. Satisfied that Brooklyn was alright, he stood to face Sevarius. The doctor gave a little yelp as the lavender Gargoyle's eyes flared to white. Goliath merely stared at him with a look of pure disgust. " Not quite so confident when you don't have helpless victim's to carry out your schemes, are you?"he growled.
Sevarius made a sound between a chuckle and a whimper." Yes, well ... that does ... um,..."
Suddenly Lex pushed past Goliath and grabbed the doctor by the front of his lab coat." What did you do to him? " he growled, his eyes once again turning an angry white.
Sevarius stared stupidly at him for a second and then regained his composure. " I brainwashed him to think that you had betrayed him."
He stared at Brooklyn for a few seconds, and then looked over Lexington's shoulder at Goliath. " I can fix him if you want, however-"
" NO !" Goliath growled. " We will have no more of your treachery! We will find our own way to restore his mind!"he growled. Suddenly, he felt Angela's hand on his shoulder." Father, what shall we do with Sevarius? I don't believe we should let him go," she paused, staring wistfully at the still unmoving Brooklyn," he would most likely go out and do this again," she shuddered at the thought. "to someone else."
Goliath growled quietly, deep in his throat. He knew she was right. Sevarius had to be locked away, so that no others would fall prey to the suffering that Sevarius caused, ~ But where? ~
" Well, I can't take him in to the precint. " Elisa sighed. "I don't think that brainwashing and kidnapping a gargoyle is a criminal offense ... yet. " she added.
All at once, Broadway had an idea. Getting up off the floor, he called out to Goliath. " Hey! What about the mutates? I bet they'd LOVE to get their hands on him." he said pointedly. He knew that it would be a little insensetive to show up at the mutates door with the very person that had forced them underground in the first place, but he didn't really see any other options.
At the mention of his estranged creation's names, Sevarius gave out a little cry. He knew that if he ever saw Derek or the other mutates again, he probably wouldn't live long enough to insult them.
" Broadway! " Angela scolded, as she thought of all the pain that Sevarius had put Talon , the Mutates and their clones through.
She noticed Lexington staring at Sevarius with a thoughtful expression. " No, I think it's a good idea." he said, an amused smile spreading over his face." Rather fitting, I think."
Goliath, who had also considered the idea, let a brief smile show on his lips as well. " Yes, " he said deeply, frowning as his gaze turned to Brooklyn once again." I think that that arrangement will be quite suitable."
With that, he took Sevarius from Lex's grasped and punched him in the face. The doctor slumped in his arms and he held him out to Broadway. " You take the doctor. Angela, you carry Elisa, Lexington, do you think you can manage your friend there?"
Lexington mentally kicked himself in the head. He had forgotten all about Chrissy. He went over to where she was sitting and offered her his hand. Chrissy, who hadn't moved since being thrust to the floor by a very angry and confused Brooklyn, stared at the hand of her friend. Numbly, she grasped it and climbed onto Lex's back without a word. Lex gave her a reassurring smile and then turned his attention back to Goliath. " Yeah, I think I can manage." he said with a grin. Goliath did not return the favour. " Good." he said, frowning thoughtfully." Let us leave this place. I will take Brooklyn." He watched as the others exited out to the elevator that led to the roof and then gently picked up Brooklyn.Sighing, he followed the others onto the roof.

Chrissy had been quiet for the whole flight so far. She supposed that she was in shock over the fight, but she didn't really know. She had never done something crazy enough to justify going into shock before. She hugged Lex's shoulders tighter and closed her eyes, listening to the wind as it whipped past her ears. Lex turned his head and looked at her, concerned. " Hey." he said.
" Hey."
Lex could see that something was wrong , but she wan't talking. " What's the matter? You're so quiet."
Chrissy let out a sad sigh as she stared at Goliath, who was still carrying Brooklyn. " When he grabbed me... Lex,..I thought I was dead. " She shuddered, reliving the memory. " I thought that he was seriously going to rip my throat out."
Now it was Lexington's turn to sigh. " It wasn't his fault, you know. The Brooklyn I know wouldn't hurt a fly, much less kill someone for no reason." He felt like he had to defend his friend even though they all knew it hadn't been Brooklyn's fault.
Chrissy shifted positons slightly and he flexed his wings to compensate." I know it wasn't his fault. I believe you when you say he wouldn't harm me. It's just that... well... being held in a death grip is kinda hard to forget. That's all."
Lex looked at her again. " You don't have to act brave around me. I know how scary it was. Just the thought of fighting against Brooklyn was enough to give me the shivers." he smiled.
Chrissy gave a little smile back, even as a single tear rolled down her cheek. " Thanks Lex."
" Anytime."

Talon was less than pleased to hear the news that the Garoyles had foud Sevarius. He was even less pleased to hear that Sevarius was within 50 feet of him. In fact, it took Goliath and Hudson fivee minutes to calm him down after they brought him to the cells.
As they were leaving the detention area, they could faintly hear Fang growl low in his throat. "Hey buddy!"
Goliath glanced concernedly at Brooklyn who was still unconsious on the couch. " Elisa, do you have any idea how we can help him?"
Elisa grasped his hand reassuringly.She hadn't the slightest idea what they could do for him. " I don't know Goliath. Don't worry. We'll think of something." "I hope." she added under her breath .
Maggie entered the common area with a tray full of cups. " Tea anyone?" she asked cheerily. Angela and hudson accepted a cup while the others refused." I shouldn't drink that stuff on my nights off. Heaven knows I drink enough of it when I'm on duty" Elisa said , shaking her head.
Derek gave a slight chuckle." Yeah. I sorta got turned off the stuff after drinking it so often when I was younger. I used to drink a pot every night after shooting the 'ol puck around in the back yard after school." His eyes took on a dreamy look for a few moments as he relived the memories. At the mention of the word 'puck', Lexington perked up.
" I think that that gives me an idea." he said, his forhead wrinkling , a sure sign he was thinking hard.
" About what, lad?" Hudson asked as he sat down next to Brooklyn's head.
" About how we can help Brooklyn!" he said excitedly.
Goliath looked at him with an expression of mixed hope and fear." Go on."
" When Talon said the word puck, I started thinking. What if the Puck and Alex could help him?"
Everyone gasped, and then fell silent while they considered the proposition.Goliath was the first to speak.
" Lexington, do you truly believe that Alex can help Brooklyn?"
Lex considered that for a moment." Yeah . . .Yeah. I really do. Puck's been teaching him an awful lot lately and he's getting better so-"
Elisa held up her hand and smiled. " It's alright Lex. We trust you." She walked over to the couch and gazed down at Brooklyn. " I just hope we can trust them."
Angela, who had been watching the whole situation quietly, cleared her throat." Father, if we are to try out Lexington's plan, I believe that we should go now. The sooner Brooklyn is back to normal, the better."
Goliath nodded his head slightly in agreement." Yes, we shall leave now." He turned to Talon and the two shook hands, warrior style." I would like to thank you for being so hospitable and for...dealing with our burden."
Talon gave him a wicked smile." Anytime. Bye sis."
Elisa waved at him and then grabbed Goliath's neck as he swept her off her feet."Bye."
Broadway picked up Brooklyn and the Gargoyles headed for the door.

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Xanatos had to raise an eyebrow when his permanent guests related the tale of his former employee's schemes to him. But, alas, he knew all too well that when one associated with Gargoyles and Oberon's children, very little , if anything was impossible. The sedated form of Brooklyn , restrained on one of the infirmary's many steel tables added more evidence that the Gargoyles weren't pulling his leg. He whipped out his cell phone and dialed that of his pesonal assistant." Yes... Owen? Please come down to the infirmary immediately. Oh and it might be a good idea to bring Fox and Alex with you." Covering the mouthpeice, he turned to Goliath. " Fox would never forgive me if I let her miss THIS!" With a grin he turned back to the phone." Yes, Owen. I'll explain everything when you arrive."
Hudson went over to Brooklyn's side and peered down at the now pale red Gargoyle. " Well, at least the lad's calm. For now "
" He's only calm because one of the doctor's pumped him full of sedatives. " Broadway snorted.
Elisa frowned at the blue Gargoyle." Yeah. He wasn't exactly thrilled when he woke up in his supposed enemy's stronghold."
Angela, who had taken Bronx for a walk to help clear her head, walked into the room. " Where's Lex and Chrissy?"
Goliath sighed as he answered his daughter, " Chrissy took him to the bathroom. When Brooklyn awoke a little while ago, he punched Lexington in the nose."
" Oh."

" I believe that you summoned me, sir." Owen said as he entered the room, followed by Fox carrying Alexander.Alex made a cooing noise when he saw Brooklyn lying on the bed." Buk'lin owee?" he asked Fox.
Fox gave him a reassurring smile. " Yes, alex. Brooklyn has an owee."
Xanatos smiled at his son and then looked at his wife. " Not exactly, my dear. The Gargoyles have told me that physically, he's O.K. except for a few cuts and bruises.It's his memories that have been damaged." he said seriously.
Goliath stepped closer to the couple." Yes. Sevarius has done something to him so that now he believes we are his enemies.We were hoping that Alex and The Puck could do something to help him."
Fox frowned and looked at Brooklyn." That's too bad. I'm sure they can help him." she said as she looked around at the assembled group. She found it odd that one was missing." Where's Lexington?"she asked.
Alex perked up at the mention of his friend's name." Where Lex! Where Lex!" he cried.
Suddenly, a familiar voice called to them from the hallway." I'm right here. Alex." he said as he and a young lady came through the door. Fox noticed that Lexington was holding a towel to his nose.
Lex noticed Fox's inquisitive stare and decided to satisfy her curiosity." Brooklyn slugged me." he sighed.
Slightly amused, Fox turned to her husband. " Oh."
Owen cleared his throat. " If I may, sir, what exactly would you have Alexander and The Puck do? As you know, The Puck's powers are restrained to when he is protecting or teaching the boy." He was being careful to speak of Puck as a seperate entity as there was a stranger in the room.Owen turned to Lexington with an appraising eyebrow. " And I suppose you have a plan to get around that minor detail."
Lex gave him a slight smile. Anymore made his nose hurt." Of course. I don't believe Alex has learned how to restore people's memories yet, has he?" Lex asked.Then he turned and took the Xanatos tot from his father. " And you do love to learn new things, Don't you Alex?" he said, tickling the baby
Alex bubbled with laughter." Yah! Teah me!" he laughed." Fix Buk'lin!"
Owen merely frowned and turned to Goliath. " If you'll excuse me, I guess I will go and fetch The Puck." And with a slight bow to Chrissy, he left the room.
Chrissy looked at Lex nervously. " Something tells me that Owen isn't exactly what he seems." she said accusingly.
Lex returned her prying stare with a guilty smile." Yeah, well...he kinda doesn't like to open up to people. He's, well, Owen." he said as if that cleared everything up.
"Oh" she said , giving him a I-don't-have-the-slightest-idea-of-what-you're-talking-about-and-I'm-not-sure-I-want-to look.But before their conversation/interrogation could continue, a small man dressed in a funny costume with pointed ears floated into the room about three feet off the ground.He did a little flip in the air and landed, grinning in front of a less than pleased Goliath." Look out Jack, The Puck is back!" he cried.
Alex let out a sqeal of joy at seeing his teacher once more." Puck!" he cried, clapping his hands.
Puck floated over to Xanatos and snapped his fingers. Instantly, Alex was in his arms." Hey-ya kiddo! Ready to make some magic?"
Alex laughed again.
Xanatos cleared his throat." Uh, Puck? Do you think we could get down to business?"
Puck frowned at him ." All right. Party pooper." he added under his breath." Alright, so where's the big tamale?" he asked.
Goliath let out an exasperated sigh." If you were referring to Brooklyn, he's over there."he said, pointing to where Brooklyn still lay.
Puck was about to come back with some snide remark about Goliath reminding him of a crotchety old man he once knew when he noticedChrissy standing next to Lexington in the corner," Oh? And who might this be?"he said, zooming over to stand( float, actually) nose to nose with her. " This one's got great potential! OOOh! Oberon would have a field day with you!" he exclaimed as he flew all around her.
Chrissy eyed him confusedly." Oberon? Potential? Who are you?"she asked, moving closer to Lex.
Puck looked at her, astonished. " You mean I haven't introduced myself?"
She shook her head shyly at him.
" Well then!" he grinned. He put his hand behind his back and bowed to her. When he stood back up, his hidden hand produced a beautiful bouquet of flowers." Milady,I am Puck, the trickster, child of Oberon, the Master of Avalon."
Lex giggled Quietly. " Yeah. Twice removed."
Puck frowned at him." Hey! You're the ones who want my help. It's hardly the time to take pot shots."he said, shaking his finger at the laughing gargoyle.Goliath threw Lexington a dissapproving stare."Yes. And if we could get back to that, the sun will be rising in less than an hour . So I suggest that we get a move on." he almost growled.
Puck heeld his hands up." Okay! Far be it from me to liven things up! So," he asked, turning to the rd gargoyle strapped to the bed." this one got his brain fried , did he?"
Hudson stepped up to stand next to the leader of the clan. He felt he should take over as the trickster's carefree attitude was wearing thin what little patience Goliath had left." Aye, lad. In a matter of speaking. Sevarius brainwashed him into thinking we're his enemies.Can ye help him?"
Puck raised an eyebrow." Mmm Hmm? And just what do I get out of it?"he asked.
" PUCK!" Goliath Growled.
Puck backed away from the furious gargoyle." Okay, Okay!Your undying grattitude is enough for me! Geez." he said, taking Alex from his parents once more." Okay. Alex, I need you to repeat the spell after me so..." he said, his gaze turning to Lexington.Lex sighed and took the child from the Fay." Okay, Alex. Get in."he said, closing his eyes. Alex gurgled and then suddenly dispersed into a ball of light, and entered Lexington. Lexopened his eyes and turned to Chrissy who was standing there with her mouth wide open.
" How-w-what?" she stuttered.
Lex laughed." It's Okay. he does this all the time. I'll explain everything later." Then he focused himself. " Okay, guys. I'm going to let alex take control now." Lex's body shivered all over and then a look of pure joy spread across ghis features."Puck!" he cried.
" That's right m'boy! Now pay attention. You might need this spell again someday." Puck floated over to Brooklyn and Lex/Alex followed him.He suddenly grew very serious and began to chant.
" You whose mind is beyond repair,
thus do cause your friends dispair,
Avalon doth listen to our desperate plea,
and restore his memory!"
As he chanted, he put a hand over Brooklyn's head and motioned for Lex/Alex to do the same.As the two began to chant in a steady rhythm, the lilt of their voices becaane overcome by a loud hum. The others had to cover their eyes as the room filled with a green glow that seemed to be emanating from Brooklyn's still form.
" The beliefs that were yours may now run free,
those that the magic of science robbed from thee,
now heed Puck's call, his beck, his claim,
and awake and put your enslaver to shame!"

Brooklyn felt a warm glow surround his body as he awakened. He suddenly realized that there was someone chanting very loudly right above him. It was as if he was awakening from a terrible dream, only to be comforted by the faces of his family. Finally, he moaned and opened his eyes. " What's going on?" he said hoarsely, realizing that he didn't have a clue where he was.
Suddenly Goliath was at his side, placing a reassuring hand on his shoulder. " You are in the infirmary. We are glad to have you back." he said warmly.Brooklyn noticed Elisa there as she took Goliath's hand. " Hey hot-shot. How're you feeling?"
Brooklyn tried to sit up and realized that he was strapped to the bed." Hey! What's up with these?" he said, lifting his restrained wrists as far as they could go.
Broadway came forward with a sheepish grin on hos face." Well, you weren't exactly happy to see us up until a few minutes ago."
Lex piped up from where he was still standing with a stunned Chrissy. " Yeah. And I can prove it." he said, pointing to his swollen nose. At that moment, Brooklyn realized that he couldn't remember a single thing that had happened after those guys jumped them in the park. He tried to remember punching Lex in the nose, or anything for that matter, but drew a blank." Well, I can't seem to remember a darned thing that happened after those guys nabbed us.Now, if someone wouldn't mind untying me, I'd like to know what I have been up to for the last seven hours."he said, staring blankly at Lex's nose as Hudson released him.
Then, he noticed the young woman next to Lex who was staring at him with a rather confused look on her face. ~ I wonder who she is~ he thought as he moved to rise from the bed. Suddenly, a white hot pain flared in his head and he shrunk back to the pillow. That's when he noticed the merry Puck, chuckling to himself beside him.
Puck, seeing The red Gargoyle's angry glare, merely smiled at him. " Oops! Did I forget to mention the spells side effects? Silly me!" he said innocently.
Goliath frowned at the incorrigable Fay and then turned to Brooklyn. " I think it would be wise for you to spend the night here while thae rest of us roost outside, tonight."he said.
Brooklyn smiled at him weakly. " No arguments here."
Angela tapped her father on the shoulder. " Father, perhaps I should stay with him untill tomorrow night." she suggested.
Goliath nodded. " Yes. As for the rest of us, dawn is upon us. We must hurry if we want to make it to our roosts in time." he said, and then made to exit. As the others filed one by one out of the room, Angela made herself comfortable in a chair in the corner of the small room.
Suddenly, a question burned in Brooklyn's mind. " Angela," he asked tenatively, " I...didn't hurt anybody. Did I?"he asked, afraid of what the answer would be. But before she could put his fears to rest, the two were frozen in stone.

As the brilliant sun went to bed for yet another day, Elisa walked into the infirmary where Brooklyn was still lying on the bed. She put a hand on his shoulder and smiled to herself." What would we do without you?" she wondered aloud. Suddenly, the familiar sound of crackling stone filled the room and she stood back to give her young friends some room. Angela and Brooklyn let loose a fury of deafening roars as they exploded from their stone shells.Angela, looked at her smiling as Brooklyn hopped off the table."Hey Elisa!" he said cheerily, as the others emerged from the hallway.
She returned the smile."Hey Brook. How're you feeling?"
Goliath stepped up beside her to get a better look at his second-in-command." Yes. How are you feeling?"
Brooklyn gave him a sort of half smile." Okay, I guess. " Then he frowned."I just wish I could remember what happened last night. It's kind of freaky. Not knowing, I mean."
Goliath gave him a sympathetic pat on the shoulder." Yes. Well, Hudson ,Angela and I will be going on patrol tonight, but Lexington and Broadway are going to stay here and fill you in." he said, motioning for the other two to follow him as he left the room.
Elisa looked up at him hopefully." Goliath? Can I come with you?" she asked, taking his arm. He shot her an amused grin." But of course" he said as he swept her off her feet and cradled her in his muscular arms." I would like that very much, my lady." he said, and then exited the room. Brooklyn and the others exchanged amused, but knowing grins, and then Angela and Hudson took their leaves as well.

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After Lex and Broadway hed filled him in, Brooklyn had decided to go and appologize to Chrissy for his actions while he was'out'. He knew that what he had done wasn't really his fault, but he felt like appologizing anyway. As he flew over the Warner Bros. huge 9 floor store towards Radio city, he was beginning to see a problem with his plans. He realized that he didn't have a clue where she livedand, if he looked her up in the phonebook, there was bound to be dozens of Marx's. That is, if he'd even be lucky enough to find a phonebooth on a street empty enough for him to be able to even get close to it. And that wasn't likely at all. He decided to go beack to where he and Lex had saved her from her attackers in Central Park. He hoped that she had had a reason for walking through the park that night and that she might be walking there again.
He had been about to head back to the Eyrie when he caught a glimpse of a figure moving through the trees. Desperately hoping it was Chrissy, he flew in for a closer look. As he flew over the figure which he had now dtermined to be a human female, he saw the familiar mickey shirt and waist length brown hair. Letting out a little whoop of triumph, he landed in front of the startled girl.
Chrissy backed up quickly, thinking that the call had come from someone trailing her but, to her belief and surprise, instead of a crazy man jumping out of the bushes to attack her, Brooklyn dropped out of the air in front of her with a happy, yet sheepish grin on his face." Hey" he said as if dropping out of the sky in front of unsuspecting teenagers was an everyday occurrence . "Oh! Brooklyn. You scared me!" she said, trying to regain her composure.
She saw brooklyn's face drop and he sighed deeply. " Yeah, well, that's sorta why I'm here."he said, stepping a little closer to her. He brushed back a stray white lock that had fell into his eyes absently.
Chrissy found herself thinking back to the night before. Suddenly, she realized why her friend was here. " Brooklyn, it's okay.It's--"
" No! I know that what I did to you wasn't my fault. But," he sighed," I wanna appologize anyway. I just wanted you to know that I. . . I would never--"
" Brooklyn, it's okay. I know you wouldn't" She gave him a reassurring smile.
He gave out a sigh of relief. " If there's anything I can do for you, just call." he smiled. Chrissy decided she really, really liked his smile." Well..."
Brooklyn gave ger an amused smile." What?"
Chrissy looked at him wickedly." I always wondered just how fast a gargoyle could fly."
Brooklyn folded his arms across his chest." Oh really?"
Chrissy looked at him nonchalantly." Of course, if you can't. . . "
"Oh yeah?" Chrissy let out a squeal as he swept her off her feet and catapulted himself into the air from the nearest tree.As they flew across the sky, with the city looking like a million diamonds, each aglow with their own fire, Chrissy realized that sitting there in Brooklyn's arms, she was the happiest she had ever been in her life.
" Brook?"she asked, gazing up at him.
" Yeah?" he asked as they flew between the twin towers.
" I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship."
Brooklyn stared at her wideyed, and then smiled. " Me too."

The End. ( For now!)

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