The Meet
“So, you just attack her and Scylla alive. What the hell”.
With her hands up to stop Abigail from coming at her. “first of all, yes, she alive. Secondly because of Quartermain action going of script, causing Scylla permit injures. I acted without much thinking. And tomorrow I will meet with Alder, on this matter”.
“what do you mean, Scylla has permit injures” Libba said a little shocked.
She looked over at Libba, “she wants be able to walk normally again and her vocal cords her heavy damage and it looks like she wants be able to use her work like before”.
“you said, she was injuring but you never said how bad”.
“you need space and didn’t what to talk with me. Which is find. I was going to tell in the near future, but I guess it happened know”.
Libba get up and pulls Raelle into her embrace. After a second she relaxes into her arms. The tense finally leaving her body. There stay like that for some time before Abigail clear her thought. Getting Raelle smiling, remembering when a few days ago getting caught by Khalida.
Libba looks over at her, “you can see, bedwetter we are having a moment” her smirk not leaving her.
“know we have this sorted, for the most part, we should head to our rooms, Swythe will me before training for breakfast, so know sleep over”.
Raelle straightens up “and some goes to you, man slayer”.
Libba burst out laughing kissing Raelle on the cheek and left her unit mates following. With a shack of her head a little amused she left soon after. Tally and Raelle the last to in the room.
“I know want you want to say, you’re already eating yourself up. But you didn’t know that Scylla was spying on the spree to find who behind wanting me. And before you ask to us your sight to find them. Don’t you dare, I don’t know how powerful there are”.
Tally get up, “thank you”.
That took Raelle by surprise she wasn’t expecting her to say that.
“thank you for opening up to us, you’re not alone anymore. You may have people you trust back home. But with us, we are your sound broad understand”.
“Tally”.
Raelle pulls her into a hug, “let’s get to bed, we have training in the morning. And after my meeting with Alder, I would need other sound broad”.
With high shriek from Tally. She smiled at her friend excitement there both left the hideout.
*****
The morning was normal as ever. Nothing happened out of the ordinally. Even when Izadora spoke with Raelle informing her at Alder will, speak we her after morning training.
After breakfast there all headed to training.
The Sargent called out, “we well be practicing defence training. Everyone pairs up. One attack the other defend”.
The only surprising thing Libba paired up with Raelle. Normally she would pair up with on of her unit mate or her rival. So, when she walked to me and kind off declared, I was with her. she started training. Everyone was kept giving us the stink eye. Other then her unit and her friends.
“are you going to tell me want all that was”.
With an obvious sigh Libba step forward and whispered in Raelle ear, “my father has been sending me letters. By carriers. About you and some other stuff that I would speak in the open. That the main reason I stay away for a few days, I wanted to deal with. And by declaring you with me, stop. My father trying to discredit you.”
With a sweet smile, Raelle pushes her a little.
“proper yourself, blue eyes”.
A little confused, she didn’t so. Pulling up her shielding seed up with her blocking seed. That when a shock wave hit her hard, but luckily for her she had her defence up. And didn’t move a centimetre. Once the attack was over to looked to see where Raelle was, noting seeing her. panic hit her hard. She looked around the room several people manage to put up their defence. But a few over half the class was scattered around the room on the floor. The other helping the fallen. She around and found Raelle over Tally.
She rushed over to them and rolled Raelle of Tally.
“what was that” Tally said a little spaced from hitting her head hard on the floor.
“a few went over to top and used blasting inside, the backlash hit us”. Libba quickly figured out by looking around.
Tally looked over herself, “how did I not get injured, I was right in the path”.
Libba had move to check on Raelle out cold from taking the blast and shielding Tally.
“it looks like your Raelle took the blast inside of you, without a shielding”.
Tally pushed herself up and quickly as she could help Libba. There noted that even with the clothes in disarray her body looks fine.
“it just like before, her shiner mark is sealing her injures form us”.
Tally was about to release it. Libba quickly stopping her from doing so.
“do you know how without removing it all”.
Tally looked confused.
“her shiner mark as three levels. One cover her body, second her scars and third memories. Do you know how to only remove the first two”.
With a deep frown shock her head no.
“Abigail you good”.
Abigail on her part, not only shout that she was ok. But come over once she noticed that Raelle was out cold.
“what her injures”.
“we don’t know, her shiner mark is covering it up. I don’t know how to release it with unlocking all three seals of it”.
With a nod, she knelt down and before Libba could stop her, sung the seal of unlocking. A wave of glittery cover Raelle body and dissipated over her. That when her body revealed her injures. Her left arm and body were covered in small cuts and burns. Thank the goddness there was any deep wounds or worse.
Her scars also appeared, the only ones there could see, was the one on her neck. That snaked down into her chest. And the one around her left wrist.
Raelle eyes shot open her breathing become uneven.
The fixers from the infirmary in their white coats, shouting out orders. Well not shouting but you get it right. Most of the injures that could move come over to the fixers. There is other lot of fixers that come to the injured. And just by luck it was Lt: Grey that come to Raelle, noticing that she was the most injured but also that she had delt with her, just day prior.
She gave a quick look at her little sister. Seeing no injuries. She knelt down in front of Raelle. That when she noticed the fear and panic in her eyes.
“Tally get your self check out, Grey over her, made a perimeter around me.” She finally turned to Raelle and placed her hand on Raelle’s stopping her from digging her finger into herself.
“breathing, in and out, slowly. In and out”.
She didn’t a quick scan of her, notes her many injures.
“can you tell, you name”.
A wet laugh come out from Raelle, only then did herself and people around notice she was crying.
“need first name, last name other story”. She manages to get out.
LT: Grey lean over and wiped her eyes. With a soft smile, “what your name, fully name”.
With a little shack of her head, “Raelle stone/Collar, on outcross at your service”.
Get a little chuckle from Lt: Grey and from Libba.
Not many know of her second name, well first last name. It was in her military file but nothing else, it wasn’t even on her medal. Libba know of her family history after a few nights ago. With everything she told her about her family line, showed her as well. Her family tree.
“so, lets get you fixed up, yea”.
With that placed her hand on Raelle right shoulder and left upper arms. And begin the healing seed. After ten minutes she was done. All the wounds where healing. Just to make sure she linked with her and fund nothing of note. Once done, reseal her shiner mark. Getting a sigh from Raelle.
Lt: Grey looked into Raelle as the mark was resealed, she could see the fear and pain in her eyes be covered up. Seal away from other who could judge her more.
“I recommend to rest for a day or two. Your skin is going to be tender, from the healing.”
“and if the higher up, found out that an outcross was allowed to rest, from there injures do you think. There would be pleased to better yet do you think the Cadet will get punished as I the only one that was servery injured.”
“I don’t care what there think, your as much as a witch as the rest of us. More so, better than I would say. I can count the number people that would have do want you to have done, all of which are know dead. So, I say rest”.
She nods. But the universe wouldn’t see to that.
An officer come over, spoke to Lt: Grey only. Dismissively ignored the cadet around him.
She only to note when Lt: Grey jump up.
“she has just recovered from server injures. She need time to recover.”
That when Raelle pushes herself up. Her leg almost giving out of her. But Libba by her side this whole time was up like a shot steadying herself.
“Sir, what is it, and before you dismiss me again, remember. I love a little bit of violence” her tone cold, everyone paused.
Even people that was across the room, that would hear, was taken aback by her tone.
“Alder requires your appearance.”
She gave him the dismissive look. Making him rush off without other word.
*****
She stood outside the office door her hands fit beside her, her body still painful in places. Her new uniform touching her new skin. Making it etch a little. She really didn’t want to deal with this people right know. She was tried from being injured and on top of that, the topic she might discuss with them.
Izadora walked up behind her, her folding in hand. “I am glad you didn’t get more injured in training. And I am sorry we are giving you no rest afterwards”.
“if you an believe it not the first time this kind of thing happens to me. With a normal witch there give a day or so, what ever the crime there did. Me a second generation Outcross I get nothing.”
Before Izadora could respond to that Raelle opens the door and walks in opening the door for Izadora. With a quick glare outside. She noticed Libba coming her way. She simply shacks her head.
-this isn’t something you can hear first-hand- using farspeech to talk with Libba.
-you mean your going to ask them about the trim-
With a smile, she winks at her and closed the door.
She really did tell Libba everything that night. Her fight with the Camarilla, the trim situation, her scars, who her family is, even opening up that she of three houses but only two of them a witch bloodline. She covered everything but she couldn’t have in this room. She wanted to protect her, and she didn’t know if there would try anything. So, she closed the door, sealing it. Unknowingly to the four adults.
Raelle walks over to Izadora and pushes the chair away form the desk. Not listening to anyone in the room and back it up against the wall. And sit down. From this point she could see everyone. She couldn’t stand a chair in the middle of the room. From her past she knows that she could easily be attacked that way. And trust was not in this room. She looked out at them all, and quickly noticed that Quartermain seems off. But isn’t fully sure want about her that she is off.
“are you set know”. Alder spoke her tune calculated.
Raelle said nothing in return just look straight at Alder waiting for her to continue.
With the understanding Alder spoke again.
“we are here, for one reason, Raelle you attack Quartermain. Injuring her and placing her the infirmary. How do you plead.”
Raelle couldn’t help but laugh at her.
“What is the main of this”. Petra stated.
“this is not how it going to go down. By the look in your eye, you both have seen what Quartermain did, and of my action. I would have thought you might if done the same yourself. Alder.”
The statement implying that she had in fact done the same thing or done worse.
“fine, you Quartermain with here by stay on base, you will have no orders and with do nothing apart from sitting in your office and eating. For the next mouth”.
“I didn’t do anything wrong; you gave me permission to go of script and know when it doesn’t go your way, I’m in trouble this is stupid”.
“that way of speaking is beneath you Quartermain”.
Raelle laughs once again, not hiding it at all.
“you people are beneath me, Quartermain, you shouldn’t hide from the truth. So, stop this fault hood.”
“like you and your shiner mark”.
That was it she had received her final piece of her puzzle. Raelle looks at Quartermain, with a deep stare. With permission from Alder, she walks over to Quartermain and light a lighter under her chin. Quickly catching her face aflame. Surprising everyone, expect Raelle.
A Lt. Their name removed from there uniform stood before them. Pale skin, mixed of grey and blue eyes.
“how did you know I wasn’t her”.
“that easy, your language is different, and she hate me to the core but still she knows better than to bring up medical issues while defending herself.”
Alder stands up looks at where Quartermain was standing, “where is my daughter”.
“still recovering, the fixer wouldn’t allow her to leave the infirmary even though she fine knows”.
With that information Raelle side way glare at Izadora. Catching her staring at me.
A moment later there was a knock on the door. Raelle once again moved over and opened the door. Standing at the threshold was Quartermain. Before she made it inside Raelle once again check, this time nothing happened.
“it her” she said out loud.
Only then didn’t she step aside when Izadora responded with, finally the real criminal is here. She a big grin she moves away from once Quartermain enter and she closes the door. Again, sealing the door.
“so shall we begin again”.
“no” Raelle state.
Not looking at Alder or the other two but at Quartermain.
“have a sit, you might be tried from healing. And fully recovered this morning when I healed you. Or are you injured by other means, if so, you truly need to rest. Unlike the outcross of this “great” army. That get nothing at all” her sarcastic tone shinny though.
Quartermain was about to respond to this.
“you went of script.” Her tone truly silences the room “I get Alder gave you authority. But you went too far. Do you know how close Scylla was at being dead.”
She shacks her head. ‘no’.
“well, if I didn’t come when I did, this would be a different conversation. And yes. You would be dead, and Alder would be close behind. When it come to my family, distance or not. Blood or not. I will not stand of anything, or person hurt them”.
“but she alive so, I should be punished this badly”.
“what you reserved was nothing to want I would have done to you. You know she permanently injures right. Of cause, you don’t because she isn’t on base or anywhere near here. And I know you guys have trying to find her. She will never be able to walk normally again, there still don’t know if she can. Her working is damage maybe to the point of unusable”.
Izadora moves to stand beside Raelle. Her own anger shinning though.
“if the time where different, I would have killed your daughter or at least injure her as you did mine” Izadora said towards Alder.
That when Alder understood Izadora. She was protecting her daughter, not in military term but by family terms.
“Izadora if I would”.
Before Alder could say other word, Raelle pulled out a hidden knife and slammed it onto the table.
“stop you thoughtless words, Izadora, that folder is that. What I think it is.”
Izadora finally broke her eye lock with Alder. Her eyes soften a little.
“you where right, I’m deeply sorry. I shouldn’t have doubted you, it all there and we didn’t see it. The folder holds most of it, but I have more in my room.”
“good, know, Izadora as much as I love you being here, I can deal with old things. You may go and continue you dig if you like.”
She could stop a small smile as Izadora eyes light up with excitement of doing that. Her excitement however wavered. As she looked at the three in front of them.
“don’t worry, there can’t hurt me, and plus there will be punished by the mother if there do”.
With a little hesitation she moves to the door stop and turned to Raelle. How smiled at her, “only you know I seal it, I’m liking you more and more.”
And with that unseal the door. Alder and Bellweather exchanged looks. Both of the shock their head. Neither noticed her sealing the door. Once she was gone, with folder in hand she turned to look at them the door wide open.
“why don’t you sit outside Quartermain, like a good kid”.
She looked at Alder.
Know one moved, Raelle stepped forward and while speaking used her low note seed. “I said leave, Anacostia like a good kid”.
She knows better than to fight this, so she followed the order walking out the room and closing it behind her. Alder and Bellweather both looked at each other with a bit, well there wouldn’t quite tell.
“know that that done, there are a few think I need to get of my chest before this meeting can really being.” Not waiting anymore “Petra if you ever do that s**t again, I will cut of you f**king head. That S**t hurts, for you just to found out about my Shiner mark. And the funny thing is, if you had treated me with respect and then ask me, I wouldn’t have told you. And Alder same goes to you, stop ordering thing that impact me, and changed that dam rule that outcross can’t rest or get to much medical attention.”
Finally, with that out of system she walks over to the chair and sit down.
“well, that was something.” Petra says. “I’m sorry in my part, I didn’t you would be so open to discuss your shiner mark. I will note that for further interaction with people”.
“are we done with this know” Alder spoke up, her tone laced with annoyance.
“ok, there are three things I have to speak past want all that was with Quartermain. Frist the Camarilla are back. And before you, say otherwise, Izadora has checked a lot of my information out, it sounds. And secondly,
you need to send the black ops to the trim and save before graduation and not after. If you wait most will be dead within the next week. But if you move know, in the day. More, then 30 will be saved”.
Alder rose form her chair, her hand resting on her desk. Her head down, her eyebrow deep.
“you say, that if we don’t act there all might die”.
“yes, don’t ask how I know. You’re a leader, do you tell everyone you contact”.
“so, you see yourself as a leader, is that right. You want a Cadet. You have no idea what leadership looks like.”
“are you done with you display, or do you need to place me beneath you more.”
There are locked eyes. Alder was the one that waver and looked away first.
“I am the leader of the founders.” Raelle finally said.
“What, you. The leader of that group has closed of the borders of the Cession has attack and killed more than the spree has.”
“firstly, the borders aren’t closed, it just harder to get inside know. And secondly, if you did any digging, you would have known that every civilian that was killed was Camarilla. And has killed witches. And aren’t shy about it”.
“but I killed them all”. Alder spoke her voice small. Almost fearful.
Raelle refused on Alder. “you did” she confessed “but not their children, there past it down. know seven generation later, there finally have power to come back, and there are killing the Trim”.
“what”.
With a deep breath Raelle remove her jacket and top underneath. Holding back the tears from the fabric touching her newly healed and still sensitive skin. Know standing in front of them both, in her sport bra.
“Petra, I need your assistance. My shiner mark needs other user to open and close it when I still in recovery”.
She raised her brow, in question why.
“PTSD can be triggered, having someone to gride me though helps. With or without it being triggered”.
Alder being silence didn’t move.
Raelle turned away from Alder, her back toward her. Petra stood in front of Raelle know.
“it just under my right of my ribs. Don’t unlock the third seal” Petra moved to unlock it, before she could, Raelle stopped her. “promise you want”. She could see the fear, clear in Raelle eyes.
“I want, the little trust you have for me. Know I would never do such a thing”.
She let go of Petra hand and allowed herself to be unseal. Petra could see the scars and the appeared out of know where. The one across her neck doing down onto her chest. The scar over her heart. The minor scars that doted over her body.
Alder whole body stiffen on seeing Raelle back.
“seal her, Petra”.
With she did so. She didn’t leave Raelle instead move to the chair and help her sit down. She could see that was a lot to deal with.
Thought her link, Alder had the biddies leave to the room to the right of Alder office. And brought in two chairs. There bought them so that there where in front of Raelle chair. Allowing Petra and Sarah to sit down with Raelle. Once there where settled.
“it was one week shy of my 15th birthday. When there took, there had there fun, for a week. Before the prepared me for the slumber party. Not sure if you know about that”. Alder shocks her head ‘no’. “there cut me down to the bone and wrapped me in wire, got fixer to healing most of it. At the wrist and ankles, tip of my neck and other places there allowed a small loop outside of my body. I felt everything. That want most of the seal on my body protect me from. Then the night came there string me up. That when there cut that mark in me. There killed on the third night. After over 40 witches where killed.”
She took a steady breath, “I then after my recovery, I started my hunt, to kill them all. There are a few I can’t get at. One of them ordered the attack on the Trim.” With a smile, “there talk a lot when you think your dead meat on the stick. But anyway, there talk about the earth and sky. I think that why there after the Bellweather. I saved a few of them about two months before I come here.”
Petra eyes widen, “that was you, you saved the last of my sisters kids. Thank you”.
“I was nothing, there the only one that I could bring back, even with the mother help. When a witch is truly dead there are.”
Alder rushed over and placed her hand on Petra knee.
“we might discuss the battle plans and the information Izadora has given us”.
Raelle stands up, “I will make my leave, I am a Cadet in your army Alder. If you where in mind, there this would continue. And one finally thought, I wasn’t sure if this would happen. But I have place recombination to strengthen your army. One being changed the seals, every week. While you come up with one that does it for you”.
Raelle walks over to the door and walks out with a word from them.
Alder looks over at Petra.
“well, let’s put her intel to use. Get the black ops ready, debrief them and send of soon as.”
“yes General”.
“and one last thing, place Quartermain under arrest but allow her to do her duty. I want her to investigate the massacre Collar mention. That over 40 witched was kill in one sitting. And how we never know about this. Also, I will be informing General Stone of this. There may make there way over. But we will see”.
With that she left as well. Leaving Alder with her thought. Her biddies all come over to. The night was still young as she began to discuss with them want just happened.