Chapter 59
They finally made their way to the Fort Salem landing in the private airport. It took a second for Nicta to remember that the village or town of Salem had been bombed. And that the whole area was flatten. And many lives were lost. For over a week there were funerals. For the dead, most for civilians. The witches were buried in the graveyard of Fort Salem that was close to the necromancy entrance but not many knew of it until there was love in them.
A few of them witches and civilians were part of the Cession.
Norm's father had died, it was going to be his first time out of the country. He was going to meet Norm birth mum, who was a British witch. That's how she knew at first. Before Raelle had informed her and a few others to ad, them. And to make any Camarilla feel their emotions. And there did.
Norm shows them more than others. They only stop when given the order to support Raelle in City drop. Who is now staying behind, to kill any Camarilla that are still alive from that disaster.
She was brought out of her thoughts. When Alder gets out of the Helicopter first 'as always'. Nicta thought.
She turns and is about to take Raelle but pauses when Nicta gives her a death stare.
"I got her"
And with climbing out, with a little difficulty but with Alder staring she managed to do it flawlessly. She keeps herself from grinning smugly at her. Instead just wake away.
There were a handful of vehicles parked, ready to take them. Two small similarities looking cars with the same amount of car sits. There was a prisoner transfer vehicle close to the second helicopter. And a van-like vehicle. That was in front of Nicta.
The car dive wasn’t as intense as the helicopter. Alder was up front and she and Raelle were at the back with Toot and all the biddies. The only thing she was thankful for was the short distance. It was only a twenty minute drive.
She was the first to get out this time. She stepped out of the car still in her arms. She didn’t listen to anything around her. As she walked the same path, she did so many years ago. To stop herself from remembering the past. She could not allow herself to remember. How Petra turns on her, and Sarah doing nothing but making it worse.
She farspeech with Olly.
"Olly I need all Raelle’s Partners to gather at the infirmary. It's time to explain her condition."
-Are you sure?-
"There no way around it this time, and she needs all the support possible"
After a moment Olly respond, -Be there as soon as-
Nicta cut the connection and finally entered the infirmary, two fixers came up to them. But as there was about to take her form Nicta. Lt: Grey came rushing over.
“What happened?”
Quickly Nicta understood two things, this fixer knew Raelle and second knew about her condition. The way she knew, she didn’t try to take Raelle from her. Not many people know how to hold Raelle.
“Her shiner mark has been removed”
“How many”
“All of them”
Lt: Grey face paled.
“Let more to the bed.” she looks over at the other fixer.
“One of you gets the civilian doctor here. And the other gets me, pain meds and fluids” quickly both of them dart off as Nicta carefully places Raelle down.
She quickly helps Nicta remove her jacket, boots and trousers. Only when that was done did Lt: Grey notice the blood. She lifted her top and noticed where the blood was coming from.
"That over her shiner mark"
Nicta looks at her, "how much do you know if her condition"
"Enough to know that this is going to be bad"
“Well let's get started then” Nicta's voice cracking a little at the end.
Lt: Grey put her hand on Nicta shoulder, “what your profession”
Nicta was quiet for a second before it clicked, “Necromancy”
“You numb the surrounding area and i will heal her, understand the plan”
“Understand, Lt: Grey.”
With that Nicta moved around the bed, opposite. Lt: Grey knelt down beside the bed as one of the fixers came rushing back with pain meds and fluids. Instead of adding them to her right away, Nicta and herself started their work.
After ten minutes of Nicta numbing the area and Lt: Grey healing. Raelle's wound was mostly healing. Lt: Grey only stopped because she was unable to heal the surface wound. She makes eye contact with Nicta.
“I can’t heal the surface wound”
“This is where the civilian doctor takes over and the other two things.”
“You will explain this, right”
“Once your done”
As said, Nicta sits down and explains why Raelle wouldn't heal fully. And due to medical protocol that information can not be expressed and disclosed to anyone. Lt: Grey has been told this as she is Raelle doctor. And she needs to know this, for you. Imagination is a wild thing.
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Olly's face drops from a smile to a more serious expression. Everyone could feel the shift in his Aura. Everyone stopped talking, and just waited for him to talk to them.
After a moment he looked at them, smiled sadly, "Libba, come with me. Batgirl needs a word"
That got everyone's attention. Abigail, not knowing who he was talking about, stood up to him a little too aggressively.
“Who is this Batgirl”
“Libba already met them, when she and Raelle dropped off Scylla.”
“Is something wrong”
Olly looked at them, “I have been ordered, by my superior, to bring Libba and only Libba to the infirmary to meet up with Batgirl.” he says through gritted teeth.
Libba stands up, “Grey once the briefing is done. Find Toot. and everyone else, my father couldn’t get near me in natural areas on base. And have you met, my girls?”
That got Tally and Grey giggling. Closely behind them are Bells.
“You are not wrong,” Abigail said.
And with that Libba leaves them, the guards. Did a quick link with her, to see her experience of City Drop. It was a quick link, as the witch, guard of intelligence. Have the unique abilities to flash through memories. And once it is inside their minds, they can slow them down and write down in detail what they see.
“Thank you for your openness, I will write down your memories. If we have any more questions for you. Or others are in need of seeing your Experience of City Drop. A high ranking officer will bring you to Alder or the officer who in charge”
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Olly wakes in and notices Nicta in deep thought and taps her shoulder, pulling Nicta out of her head space. She quickly wipes her tears away.
"Olly"
“Are you ok”
“Not really, my daughter is laying two feet from me. Unable to move without pain. And my mind keep reminding me of what Sarah and Petra did to me”
“What did there do”
With a little smile, “remember the rule to told you at the beginning of your training”
“Yes cause,
Rule one: no, using others' work, without being fully trained and with the original owner's acknowledgement. And except all, positive and negative come back from doing this.
Rule two: Never openly talk about the further while in combat.
And finally Rule three: Back up your comrade, never betray your people whatever the outcome is”
“That's right, good job. Olly.”
Her face dropped from a proud mother to deep despair.
“Will all three were broken with a few other non written rules. When it come to them two”
With a little bow, “I am deeply sorry, for their action. And to let you know, Libba outside, Scylla is up stairs, in recovery."
“You never have to apologise for others, only take ownership of your own actions. Know Stay here with Raelle, tonight going to be a long one"
He understands what that means, when it comes to Raelle. Night terrors.
She left the room, and standing just off from the door was Libba. The same girl that brought Scylla to her. That dark night. She walked over to her.
“Blue eyes it so night to meet in more better conditions”
“Not any better, still one of my loves is in some kind of pain. And need of healing”
“Yes, I can see how it is the same, why don’t we head up the stairs. Scylla is waiting for us. There is something i might explain to both, you and Scylla”
There made the stairs with know one speaking, Libba only once looked at her away. At the next level to see if this was said level Scylla was.
Once Libba saw Scylla she paused only briefly before whispering ‘Scylla’. dart toward her. Scylla almost cried seeing Libba. Both of them had tears in their eyes. When Nicta comes close to them and clears her throat, getting their attention.
Nicta sits down in the chair at the end of Scylla bed. She had been out of surgery for a good few hours at this point. And has healed up nicely.
Scylla looked over at Nicta and noticed her sour look. She then looks at Libba, she can see in her eyes the same feeling.
“Where is Raelle”
Nicta could tell quickly that Scylla thought she was dead and checked the information.
“She is alive, but in bad shape”
Forcing herself to sit up, Libba quickly helped do just that. Once she, no, both had settled is when Nicta spoke again.
“So I might tell you about Raelle's condition. She has Chronic pain due to the Slumber party as well as PTSD”
“I already know this, she told me and our coven”
Scylla tap Libba arm, “not me silly”
“So i’m going to tell you both everything” she took a shaky breath.
“When Raelle was fourteen years old she was taken by the Camarilla. Who in their ways, broke her. There turned her into a puppet”
Scylla looks at her, “wire around the bone, like puppet”
Nicta locks eyes with Scylla, “yes, that very thing, how do you know”
Scylla broke eye contact and started playing with Libba fingers. “My father was killed like that” Libba pulls her into a hug. Allowing her to cry.
But nothing happened, she just kept playing with her fingers. The air grew tense, “Raelle died the same, I used this old technique that i learnt in the cession and brought her back. But she was forever changed”
Nicta for the next hour explains the events that took place at the Slumber Party. And the injuries Raelle has to deal with.
“So what do we know now” Libba spoke softly.
“Be there for each other, today and tonight, me and Olly will look over Raelle. Then tomorrow if you wish. Can visit. And go from there”
And with that Nicta stands up, stretches her back a little and then leaves the area. Heading down stairs.
“Are you ok?” Libba said after a second of nothing.
“I can’t believe that, want she has to go through and have to deal with, daily.”
Libba kisses Scylla tenderly on her lips. And rest her forehead against Scylla. They stay like that until both of them tire out. And Libba lay down pulling Scylla into her. Holding her close, knowing at some point she will let out her tears, about her father, mother and Raelle.