"Hey is anyone home?"
He walked around the house trying to find any hint of her, he strolled into the dining room and looked around finding a computer on the table with a hot cup of coffee,
"She's behind me," he said
He hears movement behind him before moving aside from the knife flying at him,
"You know barging into my house dumb idea," She said
He smiles at her taking the knife out of the wall, expecting it for any damage, he has an idea.
"It's alright, I know Avalon doesn't take care of you, I'll take you home with me,"
Avalon rolled her eyes while closing her computer and taking her coffee,
"You sound like a murderer taking these instruments after a killing," Avalon said
"Well, I guess I do maybe… or I came back after drinking blood regaining my strength, and came back to one of my three wives," He said
Avalon chuckles at this, walking up to him and taking the knife from putting it away,
"If there are two other wives you must be busy mister Sickle," Avalon said
"Mister Sickle? I think we have a more inmate relationship than that pleases call me, Marcello," Marcello said
He stretched out his hand urging her to take it only to push it away telling him,
"You watched Dracula again?"
He felt heat facing his face. She sat down looking at him enjoying the red blush on his face, he sits in a chair with a huff taking her coffee and having a sip,
"Why did you barge into my home?" Avalon asked
"I have been told to come here and tell you," he stopped
Avalon felt her heart drop seeing him frustrated look on his face, Marcello tries to tell her but seeing how happy she is. not having to go on a drastic mission hurt her both mentally and fiscally,
"I know what has to be done, but…" Avalon thought
She wants to hold this peaceful life dearly to her heart, not wanting to let it go… she knows that there is critical rot in this system, not helping the people at the bottom or the middle class, but helping the people who took over the system from them, she despises this rot the people who helped it as well. God helps her get back up again not to hate her enemy, but to help kick out the evil that lives with them,
"Marcello," Avalon whispered
He looked up at her, hoping to hear something other than,
"What do you need help with?"
Marcello felt like it was his fault that she want to help him, he pulled a file out of his pocket and placed it in front of her,
"This is what Sal tried to tell me," Avalon thought
"I and Jacob went to look into this lab that... had," Marcello stopped
He felt her hand on top of his and she tells him,
"Whatever it is, I can handle it," Avalon says
"We went into the lab that had… human and animal clones that I saw before. But that's not the half of it," Marcello said
Avalon read through the first page. She felt her gut twist horrendously reading how they made something not to be, her breath got stuck reading it out loud,
"The government funded project made possible by the mafia gang in Arthur helped made these new "beings" for a new future,"
She held it in front of her and then sets it down, looking at Marcello with a knowing stare, the nods saying,
"I know you've seen this multiple times, but it's getting worse. We need you to help stop it, If you want there are more files you can look into,"
She sighed and starts to read the file again, Marcello wanted to ask her something. But seeing her this, he wouldn't say angry, only disturbed by this "event",
"Avalon..." Marcello said
Avalon keeps reading it out loud, interrupting him,
"From our studies and with the help of our colleague, we have made a diagnosis of our testing. The specimen has made new genes that created strengths that made them have light in the palm of their hand,"
She rubs her forehead and throws the file at Marcello, who grabs it before it can hit his face,
"You alright there pal?" Marcello said nervously.
Avalon sighed and popped her hand on the table making it shake, she felt her passion flow through her, not enough to be angry but to be frustrated with the whole thing,
"If alright means being mentally stable, then I'm alright," Avalon said
That made him chuckle at her sarcasm, she smiles at this and starts laughing,
Marcello's voice died down, watching Avalon laughing made him feel something… he doesn't know yet.
"How I needed a laugh. Thank you, Marcello," Avalon said
"It looked like it," He said
She gave out a few giggles and then stopped. Thus causing an urgency in Marcello, He starts to worry,
"Did I upset her? No, I believe that I didn't, then what caused her to," He thought
"Don't worry too much, you'll start getting gray hairs if you keep it up," She joked
"But I already know most of this, Sal has been keeping me in the fold, telling me what new information you have. Jacob, Ally, and Lucario have gotten it from hacking or missions," Avalon said
There's a silence that invades the room, making him shiver, he rather people talk and laugh with others than have his thought to himself,
"Good job, by the way, it's weird I've been going on missions for four almost five years then I become co-CEO with my father figure. But have you seen the news lately?" Avalon said
"No, I haven't," He responds
"There was a ball of light following a bunch of vehicles, but there was one in particular that caught its shine," She said
"What?" He said stunned
"Yeah, that's what I thought honestly I'm surprised that no one asked if it was me yet," Avalon said
He wondered how this could happen, thinking of all the possibilities of the ball of light only came up with one solution,
"Av..." He said
Avalon cuts him off, telling him,
"Do you want to know what I think about this ball of light," Avalon asked him
Marcello watched her push aside the laptop and coffee, putting her full attention on him saying.
"I was talking to him… being done with my surroundings, locked up with that man, was the most mind-boggling thing I've been through,"
She continued,
"I fell asleep in his hold then I woke up in a lab with my blood being drained into a bag, he did that act, but at that point, I almost fell for him."
"You think it was your blood that made that ball of light?" Marcello asked
"No, it's not a ball of light," Avalon said
"Are you sure about this boss?"
"Yes, I am, now leave"
They looked uncertain, but the glare from his boss changed his mind,
"Now miss Janet would you like another round or tell me what you know,"
She glared up at him, blood dripping from her hair onto her face, she lifted her head and leans back into the chair for support, her body can't handle much more.
"Y…y y." She shutters
He looked at her, unamused by her pain. He used to enjoy it now it's just another hindrance,
hello, my fellow barbarians,
I decided to make a chapter with Avalon cause I wanted to.
then added Blake after Janet was interrogated thought to ask her some more questions,
but that's for another chapter,