Chapter 139
Rather than threatening him, Cadon shoved him out of the way and looked at the boat controls. He had driven a much smaller boat once, a long time ago, when he’d gone out on a lake with his parents.
He saw the throttle and slowed it way down as the boat captain fixed his white cap and tried to get back in front of him. It was like an ant trying to move a boulder. “Hey! You no touch boat!”
He heard a splash and used his IAC to see Elliott had jumped into the water and was swimming their way. He was coming a lot faster than the boat was moving at this point, and as soon as she realized what was going on, Heather lifted the Guardian out of the water and dropped him onto the deck.
As soon as Elliott was with them, Cadon moved aside and let the angry little human take over his boat again.
Dodging between people, Cadon made his way over to where Elliott was dripping, holding on to the railing. “Thank you,” he said, clapping the Guardian on the shoulder.
“Thanks for stopping the boat. I didn’t feel like swimming all the way to San Francisco.”
Cadon nodded. “It was the least I could do.”
Their conversation was interrupted by the sounds of helicopters coming in from the mainland. Puzzled, Cadon moved to the side of the boat where they were most visible. “What the hell is that?” he asked, wondering if Crimson was going to try to blow them out of the water.
But he saw the emblems on the side of the choppers and knew that it wasn’t the US government.
These helicopters were Australian.
“This wasn’t part of the plan, was it?” Cadon asked.
Elliott, who had followed him to get a better look for himself, shrugged. “You never know what Margie is going to do.”
A few moments later, the helicopters were over the top of Alcatraz. Bomb after bomb flew through the sky, dropping on the prison like hail in a storm. The captain managed to find a new gear for the boat to get it away from the explosions. Either that or Heather was somehow speeding them along. They weren’t close enough to be hurt by any bombs that were properly dropped, but the two humans on the boat might have gotten hurt if a bomb fell off of the mark.
If it had just been a bunch of Vampires that the Australians were blowing up, Cadon might not have minded so much, but since it was a national historical site as well, he hated to see it.
Elliott patted his shoulder. “You did good today, kid.”
Cadon turned to look at him. “I did?”
“Yeah. You don’t think so?”
Cadon shrugged. He wasn’t particularly impressed with anything he’d done.
“You managed to get everyone out, and no one died,” Jamie added, coming up on his other side. “That’s always a good thing.”
“No one died?” Cadon couldn’t believe that.
“No one. Not even the prisoners the Vampires and Assassins tried to shoot in the head.” Jamie shrugged, clearly surprised at that, as was Cadon.
“How is that possible?”
“Cale and I were able to get to them quickly enough. I guess they’re just not very good shots either. All of the people that were shot were able to get up and run to the boat by themselves.” Jamie clapped him on the shoulder a few times and then Elliott and Jamie walked away, leaving Cadon by himself.
He did feel better, now that he knew that. He had gone into this hoping for the best. Then, when the assassination attempts had started, he’d expected the worst. To hear that everyone had made it out all right made him feel much better about the whole thing.
As the boat neared San Francisco, Cadon looked around at the people he’d helped save. Aurora was hugging some of the team members who’d come with him. It had been a long time since she’d had her freedom. He was glad to be a part of that.
There were other people that he recognized, though he wasn’t ever good with names. He couldn’t help but smile to see everyone so happy and thankful.
His eyes landed on Mallory. She was sitting by a woman who looked a lot like her who had her arm around her. He had to wonder if that was her mother. It seemed odd that her mom would leave without her, but maybe there was a good explanation for it. He’d have to ask her about it. He also wanted to know how she came to be the only human in a prison for Hunters and Guardians, but if that was her mom, and she was a LIGHTS team member, then it made sense. Mallory hadn’t been old enough to Transform when she was taken prisoner, and she wouldn’t have had access to Transformation serum in the prison.
So she was still human.
Would she want to stay that way?
Cadon didn’t know, but she definitely didn’t seem to have the disposition of a Vampire Hunter. She had the disposition of a frightened kitten. Not that he blamed her. Living in an environment such as the one she’d been in for however many years she’d been a prisoner had to be terrifying. At any moment, a Vampire could kill her or turn her. It was a wonder that had never happened. He wanted to ask her how she’d managed to stay alive and unchanged for so long. But that seemed like too personal a question to ask someone he’d just met. Since there was a good chance he’d never see her again once they got to San Francisco and these people could all go their separate ways if they wanted to, he didn’t see the point in asking right now. By tomorrow, he’d probably forget all about Mallory, and she’d probably already forgotten all about him
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