"You think you can heal in time to fight all of them, Avalon?"
Damien asked his head titled as he watches Avalon look out the one sided window she leaned watching Liz placing her gloves on the sterile, her glasses pushed up her nose, sweat covering her brow, Avalon observed her place a breathing mask on Jacob's mouth, Avalon smiled seeing Jacob grin at Liz his hand grasping at her arm whispering something encouraging to Liz that they couldn't hear,
"I dont know..thats up to them"
Avalon sighed leaning back her arms crossed as she glanced at Damien a smile tentative smile turning back to the operation, Jacob is knocked out pain numbing medication, Liz ordered to bring the arm while Damien walked to stand beside, his dark crimson eyes caught Liz she glanced at them without seeing them setting the arm on stub where Jacob real arm used to be,
"If we know Jacob which i believe we do, he will be as stubborn and with fight through every pin point pain, and thought Liz correcting him," Avalon answered her Silver hues squinted as they heard Jacob let out a cry of pain even in his rest hearing the searing heat into his arm his shoulder, Avalon stared at it feeling some empathy remembered a seating pain of her own, Damien was scanning the operation room when a flicker came from Avalon's arm,
"I see it's not just us watching"
Damien assured peering at her, the flicker turns into a flame curling into her arm,
"No it hasn't not for a long time," Sandel uttered her flame drifts closer to the window watching Liz saunter the arm to Jacob's stub, they heard Jacob trying to stifle a cry, but couldn't in his sleep he scream, Avalon flinched her head titled up the look of blank confidence was false, she looked down at Sandel and flickered her gaze to Jacob, Sandel hummed almost a chuckle as Damien witnessed it, Sandel struck out of Avalon's arms through the window without breaking it. Phased thought the window making a line towards Jacob, Damien felt the end of his mouth curled up,
"Did you ask her to do that or was it a compromise?" Damien inquired he set on his right side leaning towards Avalon, she peered at him and gave him the answer,
"both, he might be numb to the pain but it connecting to his nerves no amount of pain meds helps that..unless you cut off the nerve, that won't help Jacob or Liz"
They both see Sandel's light flame covered the metal arm crawling towards Jacob's shoulder, Liz's assistant seem startled hands reaching to touch or even take Sandel off, Liz looked at her annoyed, she reprimanded the assistant talking with Sandel, Avalon looked away to Damien,
"How's Ally? Is she prepared for this?"
"Are you prepared for this?" Damien countered his hues unbothered leaning on the window, Avalon hesitated she flinched her fingers clenched her arm, she stared stern and said,
"Perpared?"
She turned facing him, leaning closer, her eyes tensed her eyes brows squinted,
"I'm only prepared through my experience. That's about it. And even with it, I don't think I'm prepared at all" Avalon finished, her eyes lessened tired observing the operation but kept a slight focus on Damien. He peeked at the operation, the arm is half way on, Sandel laid on Jacobs chest helping him breath, seeping the pain through his system the arm held in place by Liz assistants while Liz herself connected the a arm with the tissue and nerves, the screams coming from Jacob went away into a blissful sleep, they could even see Sandel shaking, laughing maybe from hearing Jacob snore through it.
"Makes you and Ally the same, she's been helping the left side of the department militarized. Salvatore has been in meeting since four in the morning trying to get clearance, keeping the partner side of things clear," Damien announced
Avalon glanced at him away from Sandel, Liz and Jacob, Avalon grimaced her hands tighten on her arms,
"That's why I couldn't get a word with him this morning, and Ally" Avalon stopped shaking her head she placed her head back staring straight at him,
"Yes, that's why you couldn't reach them. Ally is cussing at the new scrubs teaching them how to handle an angel powered soldiers, to trying to find the layout of the crescendo, She's been in and out of the meeting room then the lobby taking to the scrubs," Damien huffed, glaring at the operation feeling the slight irritation from the mention of said scrubs,
"That's not all, isn't she waiting for one of the agents sent by the government or the mayor's office?"
"Both. She's waiting for both, Salvatore has reached them. They told him that they're sending a group of their most trusted agents to us, so far nothing for the past two days," Damien explained, his eyes squinted, seeing Liz distributing more of the pain medication to Jacob talking with Sandel,
"Nothing then today they should show up, or the invasion can't continue without the government's agreement," Avalon scoffed
"In front of them maybe nice acting professional Avalon been a while,"
Damien joked with a slight smirk he peered at Avalon seeing what he expected, her with an annoyed glare her hand tighten even more on her arms, the tattoos green and glowing with irritation. Her lip a slight bit in, his smirk grew hearing Avalon's sarcastic quip.
"Well acting professional is hard when facing angels,"
"I guess facing angels could make being professional small, However Avalon with or without their agencies," Damien remarked
"That will cause legal issues, and you know that, so does Salvatore that's why he's trying to pull their asses here," Avalon grumbled
"They will but not when they have angel run gangs at their door step killing most of their personnel."
Damien answered he stepped away from the window hearing he hear the sizzle from Liz grafting the arm onto Jacob stopped, it was placed his stub was purple faintly twitching, rolled out of the operation room, Avalon stood up slowly following them, Sandel stayed with Liz her calm voice trying to sooth Liz who was staring at the flame unbothered on her face, bit her trembling hands that are hidden by Sandel made the angel believe other wise, the angel let Avalon see before cutting off going onto Liz's shoulder consoling her, Avalon went to the door waiting for Damien to follow her, and he does, he followed not far behind like a lumbering giant compared to Avalon,
"When have they cared about their people?"
"Not recently. They have been giving them more training, even gave them a heads up before going in," Damien responded
Avalon scoffed, her eyes looked ahead at the hospital hallway, finding some of the personnel walking past, a few rushed through them, hitting Avalon's shoulder. Avalon took a step back, seeing them past carrying a little girl, her face once serious, mellowed expression, and continued forward, Dmaien slowly behind her, he noticed the moment of softness from her he wanted to be a snarky little shit and he couldn't. She got to him before he could,
"Color me surprised as they give a crap of anyone but themselves Daimen, and try not to say im going soft dont make me tell Ally why she had a week off of work that one time,"
"You always have to go for that, don't you?" Damein said
"What can I say? You ask for a favor, and i take it as to stop you from being a little shit,"
Avalon retorted, passing through the hallway leading to Liz's makeshift office. Her hands went into her pockets, hearing Damien beside her, he nudged her, his shoulder brushed against hers
"Stops me for now, we're going to haven't to wait to see Jacob," Damien let out
"I recognize that, ill check on him later for now I have to stay," Avalon huffed,
"Sandel?" Damien asked
They turned the corner seeing the see through glass door of the quickly made office given to Liz, she was in the middle watching the projections of Jacob operation and the abilities of the arm, seeing his vitals working with the metal. Avalon found the small white flame that's resting onto Liz's desk observing her work, both Avalon and Damien heard them elaborating while the walked closer to them,
"Yes ive noticed i cant leave her for a long time,"
Avalon lifted her head to the side, seeing someone pass by them holding some files, Damien peered at her taken back from his knowledge Sandel could be anywhere and they would be fine and just like cloak work, Avalon responded to him,
"After Bal she wanted us to stay close, even if it was a majority in our favor she does not trust them. Any of them."
Damien took a moment contemplating if this was them building for this, then what the other did on the other side. He stiffen, striding beside Avalon, he muttered to her,
"Then we both know you're not the only one who's waiting to see what the other does, if the enforcers are done talking soon enough, their bosses will start talking again. When they do they will all be there. The only missing piece is Blake he hasn't been on our radar for a while,"
"Three weeks," Avalon interrupted
Damien glanced at Avalon as they neared the door, He noticed how she tensed how her eyes held this colored sheen again as they were thinking of them and of him. He reached out for the door, taking it while still looking at her, hearing her continue,
"Three weeks of nothing from him, he hid for a reason only sending out Maxien and Peter to bring him things, he even sent his men back bringing them to the crescendo,"
"How did you get that information ?" Dmaine inquired confused,
"I had gone with a group to look for some information me and Sandel stumbled on that, we caught Maxien as she left, only her back but she dropped something and the team got it, if Salvatore isn't head deep in the government as we think he is, he should be hearing about it now,"
Avalon explained while they stood at the door staring at each other, Damien stared at her, exasperated.
"You didn't relax as we have discussed." Damien accused
"No but I didn't think I had much of a choice, I might be tired so is everyone around me," Avalon countered
She held onto the door her hand next to his, she looked at him, her eyes scanned, she was trying to find what he was looking for. Dmaien moved forward, asking,
"What is it now, more blackmail?"
"No, we are waiting for Sal, Ally, and them the rest to fall into place, before we can even conceive of going after them, it's so daunting. I can fix this with a flick of my wrist, even if I can't break one of the oaths we are done for…"
Avalon stopped her hair fell over her eyes that went ahead to Sandel and Liz, her hand, he could feel the heat building from her, growing onto the metal handle. He went to let go of the handle, his hand feeling the string from her. He saw her eyes dilating the rainbow that covered her eyes like a film covered them,
"Avalon, you don't have to make those decisions so soon. Give yourself a day, a few even, lean on Ally or me, don't just take Sandel's advice, lean on us to" Damien leaned into her space, his crimson eyes cut through the gloss of her eyes, he grabbed her shoulder, feeling her tattoos pulsing under his hand, reminding him that she was still a part of her, with them. The heat seeped through his hand into his arm he waiting staring back into her iridescent eyes, to find the cold silvers,
"I have leaned on you both, but these angels, these parasites, there different, i have to deal with them if we want this problem to vanish," Avalon stated
Avalon wanted to push the door open, wanting the conversation to end, but Dmaien took her hand, even if it scorched his hand he grunted his teeth his glared intensified,
"We have your back since the time you were brought into my home, when you tore down the whole building just for my brother, when you gave us a new life, you were there, Avalon even if I can't help you much i will not let you have this on your own," Damien asserted
Avalon stared at him, her body pulsed irregularly, something she hast felt before she stared a him her glare matched his, she wanted to look through him, see that it was an empty phrase waited for it to all fall apart but Dmaine pulled his hand from her shoulder off and opened the door stepping in Liz peered at him over her shoulder brown hues unamused,
"Took you long enough to open the door?" Lizz inquired
Damien scoffed as he walked in with a certain swager, he laid his arm on the desk seeing the blue prints for Jqcobs new arm, Sandel curled around him her flame inch towards the door,
"Avalon come we are in need of a good talk anyways" Sande beckoned her sweet, Liz and Damien looked to the door, seeing a sight they've found once in a few days, a woman covered in green starlight from the glowing crystals to the iridescent eyes and white hair.