Angels and Demons part 34

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Angels and Demons part 34
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Morpheus

I awoke to pain, though it wasn’t nearly as bad as it had been. Instead of a searing agony, there was now a dull ache through my entire body. And as I lay there, I was aware that I could move again, at least a little.

Once I could bring myself to face more, I opened my eyes…or at least my eye. One of my eyes still wasn’t working, but with the one that was I could see that I was in bed and in what almost looked like a hospital room. There was an IV stuck into my arm and I was connected to a heart rate monitor as well.

“Hello,” I whispered hoarsely, though there was no one in the room to hear me.

About an hour later, a young woman came into the room and said, “You’re awake…”

Her voice was very familiar, as was her face. She was an angel, with shoulder length hair that was pulled back into a pony tail. She wore a pair of glasses, which confused me for a moment since my sisters and I all had perfect vision.

“You’re Lisa,” I whispered, vaguely remembering her finding me before I’d passed out again. “How…? I thought you were dead…”

“The rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated,” she told me with a faint smile. Then she leaned over me and said, “It’s nice to finally meet you face to face. I just wish it was under better circumstances.”

“Face to face?” I asked, still feeing dazed and confused.

“We’ve run into each other a couple times in our dreams,” she answered with a chuckle. Then she gave me a sympathetic look and said, “That’s actually how I knew you were still alive. You were having nightmares and I shared one.”

I stared at Lisa, trying to make sense of this. I’d crashed and had been left for dead, and the only person who’d come for me was someone else who was supposed to be dead. If it wasn’t for the fact that I hurt so much, I would have assumed that I was dead and she was my escort into the afterlife.

“Monica,” Lisa said gently.

“How…?” I asked weakly. “How do you know my name?”

“I know a lot of things,” Lisa told me with a faint smile. “My sources told me of your crash…and that you were presumed dead. When I connected with your nightmare, I knew you were alive and came as quickly as I could.”

With that, Lisa reached to a small table beside me, one that I hadn’t even noticed until then. There was a carafe of water which she used to fill a glass. But instead of handing it to me, she brought to the glass to my lips. I tried reaching for the glass but couldn’t do so.

“Don’t try to move,” she instructed. “Just drink. I’m sure you’re thirsty.”

I took a drink, thankful for the cool water and how it eased my scratchy throat. I hadn’t even realized how thirsty I was until then. Once the glass was empty, Lisa put the glass back down, then pulled out a chair and sat down beside me.

“You were severely injured,” Lisa explained, her voice going calm and clinical. “Seventeen fractures, several of which were quiet severe. There were multiple lacerations as well as severe contusions over much of your body. Your eye was severely damaged, you had second degree burns on your exposed skin and half the hair on your head had been burned off.”

There was nothing I could say to that, especially since it wasn’t news to me. I hadn’t known the exact number of broken bones I’d received, though honestly, I’d actually expected there to be more.

“I barely reached you in time,” Lisa continued, giving me a worried look. “I had to bring you to the nearest facility where I could treat you.” She paused at that before quietly adding, “The Harkon Research Facility…or at least what’s left of it.”

I gasped at that, feeling a surge of fear. “No…”

“There aren’t any demons here,” she quickly assured me. “The whole compound had been locked up and nearly forgotten. The part we’re in is on the opposite end from where the outbreak occurred.”

I closed my eyes for a moment, thinking about how my entire body ached and this setup. “How long?” I finally asked. “How long have I been here?”

Lisa hesitated for a moment before answering, “Almost a week. I’ve had you under heavy sedation for the pain.”

For a moment, all I could do was stare at Lisa in shock. I could hardly believe that I’d been out that long. “My sisters,” I whispered, tears coming to my eye. They had to be worried. No, they’d abandoned me.

“OUR sisters,” Lisa corrected me. She seemed to guess my thoughts because she quickly told me, “They wouldn’t abandon you. They insisted on going down to personally check on you after your crash, but they weren’t allowed to. And then… Well, we’ll talk about that later…after you get some more rest. But I can promise you this, Rebecca, Dani, and Nicole would never just abandon you.”

“But they didn’t come,” I protested weakly.

“Only because they couldn’t,” Lisa insisted, giving me a sad smile. “So I came instead.” She stood up and put a gentle hand on my forehead. “Even though we had never met in person, you are still my sister and I couldn’t abandon you any more than they could. Now rest and get some more sleep. You still have a lot of healing to do.” And with that, she turned and left the room.

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I have a really bad feeling about this

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That "And then..." sounds very ominous to me. I fear Monica's sisters may be in trouble.

Really, really enjoying this, Morpheus; you have me checking in several times a day to see if there's a new chapter!

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Tease!

We still don't know if the others know that Lisa is still alive -- though I can't really see how they could not know.

Me thinks that they always

Me thinks that they always knew through their connection. Once cannot hide oneself in their dreams. They would also know by now that Monica is alive through her. Its up to Rebecca and the others on who they trust to tell. They may not have wanted Monica to know for fear of not understanding or they may have believed she knew from the dreams.

Something tells me they don't want to divulge much due to the Senator. They may have also been quarantined due to the demons and the fact that they now have a sixth sister. Worries abound I'm sure along with their own injuries. They may not have had the strength to go back and look for her.

Short and sweet

I like how the sisters are connected. The plot is getting more and more complex, what are the angels up to? Who is the real villain here?

Very nice job with this chapter.

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WOW ...

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... I thought Lisa rescued Monica, it seems 'THE DOCTOR' made the rescue as a week has passed, I could have sworn it was only yesterday.

That explains part of the telepathic link between the Angels
Triggered by - Intense Emotion
Limited by - Distance ( Possibly )

I'm still wondering if Lisa and Dr. Vaughn are one in the same.


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Pain and uncertainity

is not a good combination. I think the pain Monica feels the most is that she feels abandon by her sisters. Being out a week and not knowing what is going on isn't good for her pysche either. Now where will Morph take us. I have a feeling its going to be James Bond style covert operation where I think someone close to the sisters but keeping Lisa's status under his cloak.

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I think Colonel Roberts knows, and the other Angels as well. Lisa indicated she has sources on the inside, but she also is aware that she's shared dreams with Monica. That's probably because she's familiar enough with the others that she recognized the difference, and it would follow that the others would recognize her in their dreams as well. Of course they might not have realized she was really there, and not just a figment of their subconscious mind, but I kind of doubt that.

I suspect the others have been locked up, and that as soon as Monica is healed up she and Lisa will be mounting a rescue.

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Given the prior speed at

Given the prior speed at which we've seen the Angels heal, Monica must have been near dead if she is still to hurt to move a week of sedation later. I suspect part of the pain is the healing process. I imagine her missing/damaged eye regenerating will cause her a lot of pain.

One inconsistency. Lisa probably has been hiding near "helltown" because without access to the drugs, she is contagious. So she would need to live somewhere people don't go. We've just discovered the demons had a "queen" living in helltown. So why didn't Lisa know about this? Or maybe she did know...

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Lisa has been hiding ...

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... out at the lab complex where the harkon virus was developed, by the description it's the medical wing, concievable there could have been some of the drug left there, also we know the origins of Danni, Nicole, and Monica, not that Rebecca isn't important bur she is the master mold as it were, Lisa however all we realy knew was that she had medical training!!

I'm still wondering if Lisa and Dr. Vaughn are one in the same?

I would guess she did know, or had atleast a very good Idea, also if you remember the nightmare Monica and the others had as Monica approached her first period, Rebecca, Danni, Nicole and Monica were all in Heaven, Was that Lisa Doing recon or demon slaying in 'helltown' that the others were telepathicaly experiencing through their subconcious.


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she's safe, at least

but what's going on with Lisa? why do her sisters (and everybody else) think she died?

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... I think that was the official story the Angels stuck to, all we actualy got told was that Lisa had medical traning and was killed on a mission, then the subject was quickly changed.

But more importantly, remember when Monica was dragged off to the assalt course by the other 3 Angels, just to talk, as they are sure they are being monitored in heaven.


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request

Morpheus, I would like to make a request of you. Would it be possible that you could repost Touching the Moon as well as this one when finished as one file. I like your stories whole when I reread them. Thank you for your wonderful stories.

L Rochelle

This Might help ...

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use this link

At the top right corner you will see ' Printer-friendly version ' click that button.

and all chapters will load at once.


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thank you

thank you Sammi