{"sf1_id":140538,"sf2_id":"RnodVBv1","title":"Virgin Virus - Ch23: Relinquish","author":"Aitos Saibankan","words":4523,"posted_at":"2010-04-20T17:44:00.000Z","tags":["Bat","Demon","Hybrid","Incubus","Lycan","M/M","Magic","Muscles","Plot Development","Virgin Virus","Werewolf","Wolf"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/140538-virgin-virus-ch23-relinquish","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/RnodVBv1","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/8d/d9/8dd918c1-b266-4441-96cb-62f9eb411097","description":"#27 of Incubus: Virgin Virus","content":"Incubus: Virgin Virus  \n  \n-By FurryYunSeong/AitosSaibankan-  \n  \n-Chapter Twenty-three-  \n  \n  \n- Last Chapter: -  \n\u0026nbsp;\n\nOscar was back, and safe with the demons.\u0026nbsp; But the perpetrator of it all, Fabien, managed to escape with the help of yet unknown entities.\u0026nbsp; They appeared as women of class, but who knows what they really were.\u0026nbsp; Along with them, Lestat seemed to be tagging along.\u0026nbsp; They were informed that the lab indeed held demons for experimentation, and the large group of demons split up to rescue them.\n\n_Author's Note: This chapter was going to end up a little different, but that might've resulted in further convolution.\u0026nbsp; We don't really want that...._\u0026nbsp; _And this chapter's actually clean.\u0026nbsp; Now that I think of it, some others are, as well_.  \n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nIf you analyzed what was going on; what was being uncovered, it's easy to realize a simple conclusion: \u0026nbsp;  \nThat things were getting very complicated.  \n  \nOur world was rid of the female sex, and a lot of things are happening to our deteriorating home.\u0026nbsp; We \u0026nbsp;  \nwere only scratching the surface, as it appeared.\u0026nbsp; And among all the endless questions that formed, \u0026nbsp;  \none seemed to go unnoticed:\u0026nbsp;\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nWhy?\n\nWhy did the Virgin Virus exist in the first place?\n\n\u0026nbsp; Maybe scientists could speak of mutations of a previously mild virus.\u0026nbsp; Maybe it was something that \u0026nbsp;  \ncame from outside the realm.\u0026nbsp; I lean toward that option.\u0026nbsp; It probably was forced into the realm, with \u0026nbsp;  \nno good intent.\u0026nbsp; Ultimately, that's something impossible to pinpoint with the little information we \u0026nbsp;  \nhad.\u0026nbsp; But unlike before, its a possible cause.\u0026nbsp; And yet, why?\u0026nbsp;\n\nWho could possibly want to do such a \u0026nbsp;thing?\n\n\\*\\*\\*  \n  \nWe had doc Oscar back with us, thankfully unharmed.\u0026nbsp; Maybe later on he could tell us what happened \u0026nbsp;  \nwhile Fabien held him there.\u0026nbsp; Speaking of that lunatic, he was gone, thanks to some entities yet \u0026nbsp;  \nunknown to us.\u0026nbsp; That man could not be left wandering around; he certainly had no good intentions; \u0026nbsp;  \nnot for our kind or anything, apparently.\u0026nbsp; Surely we'd go after them much later, but we still had \u0026nbsp;  \nother things to worry about.\u0026nbsp; A lot of our world still remains unchecked.\u0026nbsp; We still do not know who's \u0026nbsp;  \nwilling to help restore it.  \n  \nAt the facility we remained.\u0026nbsp; The human employees had swiftly fled the place entirely, and that was \u0026nbsp;  \ngoing to make things much smoother for all of us.\u0026nbsp; After finding out that there had been experiments \u0026nbsp;  \nin that very same facility with incubi, our goal was to scour the place and rescue any that still \u0026nbsp;  \nremained captive.\u0026nbsp; The group I tagged with came across an unconscious incubus, which Gai carried over \u0026nbsp;  \nhis shoulder as we kept wandering the facility.\u0026nbsp; This young demon seemed to have barely hit full \u0026nbsp;  \nadulthood and something was different about him.\u0026nbsp; He lacked wings, but that was fairly normal. The \u0026nbsp;  \nthing was that he had no claws.\u0026nbsp; All demons and even cambions have claws, but this one just had a \u0026nbsp;  \nhuman's fingers.\u0026nbsp; That simply struck me as odd; just slightly, but still.\n\n\u0026nbsp; The rest of the exploration was mundane.\u0026nbsp; Each corner was similar to the last, and the place quickly \u0026nbsp;  \nlost all trace of human presence.\u0026nbsp; The faint sound of their cars aiding their escape could be heard. \u0026nbsp;  \n\u0026nbsp;Our rescued demon just laid limp over Gai's shoulder, and eventually the trail we had taken led us \u0026nbsp;  \noutside, right under the afternoon sun.  \n  \n- \"Ah... nothing.\u0026nbsp; Not sure if that's good or bad.\" - Ari scratched his head.  \n  \n- \"Did we look hard enough...?\" - Rafael asked.  \n  \n- \"It's not like they're gonna hide one of us in every nook and cranny... are they?\" - Hayden \u0026nbsp;  \nwondered.  \n  \n- \"I don't think so.\u0026nbsp; We found ourselves this little fella, I'm sure he'll be thankful to get out of \u0026nbsp;  \nthat terrible place.\" - Gai mentioned.  \n  \n- \"If it were up to me, I'd level the place.\" - Rude coldly suggested, and that got him looks from \u0026nbsp;  \nAri, Hayden, Rafael and me.  \n  \nHe just had his arms crossed.  \n  \n- \"What?\" - He asked in a \"What's wrong with that?\" tone.  \n  \n- \"The place will be deserted soon.\u0026nbsp; If we leave it standing they can reclaim the place.\" - Rude \u0026nbsp;  \nexplained.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; We gave it thought.\u0026nbsp; Hmm....  \n  \n- \"He does have a point.\" - Gai mentioned.  \n  \nRude snorted.  \n  \n- \"There should be another way to condemn the place.\" - Ari pondered.  \n  \n- \"I think we should talk about this when everyone's out.\u0026nbsp; Maybe the others have better ideas.\" - \u0026nbsp;  \nRafael said.  \n  \nWe didn't really have to rush to blow up the place, after all...  \n  \n  \n\\*\\*\\*  \n  \n  \nThe group of new partners that recently joined had found two demons that were clearly experimented \u0026nbsp;  \non.\u0026nbsp; Gideon and Belham, apparent mates; they were taken out of large pillar-like test tubes, which \u0026nbsp;  \nwere commonplace in a variety of the labs in the facility.\u0026nbsp; The large Belham had a slight resemblance \u0026nbsp;  \nto Tobey, but he seemed to be taller, and he lacked wings.\u0026nbsp; Belham possessed a generally darker \u0026nbsp;  \ncomplexion and a more gentle expression.\u0026nbsp; Gideon was a normal sized incubus with a greenish tint to \u0026nbsp;  \nhis fur and mane.\u0026nbsp; He was also fairly muscled, similar to Rude, and he had an overall serious \u0026nbsp;  \ndemeanor.\u0026nbsp; While Belham remained focused on his mate, Gideon tagged along with the group.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; They in hand left the pair in relative peace.\u0026nbsp; Any explanations would come later.  \n  \n- \"I sure don't pick up any particular smell.\" - The tall Loren commented.  \n  \n- \"Just the null scent of the facility.\" - Paul agreed.  \n  \nAlong with Hoyt, Apollo, Hennesy, Anwar, Jeace, Rose and Vega, they treaded from one gateway to the \u0026nbsp;  \nnext.\u0026nbsp; In the likely evacuation, all passages in the facility were fully accessible, maybe to \u0026nbsp;  \nfacilitate the evac.\u0026nbsp;\n\nWithin minutes, they were finally outside.\n\n- \"I would've thought they'd have more captive demons.\" - Rose commented.  \n  \n- \"Don't get me wrong, though.\u0026nbsp; I would hate that.\" - Rose then assured.  \n  \n- \"We have no idea how long have they been doing this, or how do they even manage to capture the \u0026nbsp;  \ndemons.\" - Hoyt stated.  \n  \n- \"Also, I really think that the structure should be destroyed.\" - Apollo suggested.  \n  \n- \"Hmm... indeed, but I don't think we should do anything about that just yet.\u0026nbsp; There might be \u0026nbsp;  \ncollateral damage as well, and that's simply unnecessary.\" - Paul added.\n\n\u0026nbsp; Then they all heard a grunt from the back.\u0026nbsp; Gideon had his arms crossed and an annoyed look.  \n  \n- \"Excuse me, but as far as I know, you all are strangers to Belham and me.\u0026nbsp; Why should we trust \u0026nbsp;  \nyou?\"- Gideon suddenly demanded, and Belham turned his eyes to the group as well.  \n  \n- \"Did you wish to remain imprisoned?\" - Anwar asked, a little outraged.  \n  \n- \"Don't take me as ungrateful.\u0026nbsp; I'm just being logical.\u0026nbsp; Things have been rough.\" - Gideon cleared \u0026nbsp;  \nup, raising his hand in a gesture of peace.  \n  \nBelham only contemplated his mate whenever he spoke, and the other demons with their responses.  \n  \nThe rest of the group just had mixed feelings.  \n  \n- \"I understand.\u0026nbsp; Under other circumstances, none of us might be working together, but our world is-\" \u0026nbsp;-  \n  \n- \"I know the current situation very closely.\u0026nbsp; That still doesn't answer my question.\" -  \n  \nHoyt began to explain, but he was interrupted by an irritated Gideon.  \n  \n- \"If betrayal is what you're worried about, you don't need to worry about us.\u0026nbsp; Will you join us?\" - \u0026nbsp;  \nHoyt spoke firmly and intently.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; There was a pregnant pause.  \n  \n- \"Eh...hmmm...\" -  \n  \nGideon took that moment to look up at Belham thoughtfully.\u0026nbsp; They looked into each other, seemingly \u0026nbsp;  \nsharing an unspoken conversation.  \n  \nAfter a brief moment, they turn to look at Hoyt.  \n  \n- \"It'd be unwise to take a decision without knowing what your intentions are.\" - He said sternly.  \n  \n- \"If we are to recruit outsiders, we need to rethink some things.\u0026nbsp; Like it or not, most of us are \u0026nbsp;  \nhelping because you already are our leader, Hoyt.\u0026nbsp; But these demons, they have no obligation with us, \u0026nbsp;  \nnot even if we saved them.\" - Apollo pointed out to Hoyt.  \n  \n- \\*sigh\\* ... \"I know, Apollo\" - Hoyt agreed, reflecting on what has been said, then he proceeded to \u0026nbsp;  \ninform the pair.  \n  \n- \"We are trying to restore what we can of our world.\u0026nbsp; Us being here was no coincidence, since doctor \u0026nbsp;  \nOscar was captured and brought here.\" - Paul said.  \n  \n- \"Ah.\u0026nbsp; The fact that even we know that name of a human still manages to astound me... A mere human.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;  \nAnd you came here to rescue him?\" - Gideon seemed to loosen up, and so did Belham, almost in unison.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Belham was yet to speak to the other demons. Awkward glances were shared, but Gideon seemed to talk \u0026nbsp;  \nfor them both.  \n  \n- \"Yes.\u0026nbsp; He was unharmed, thankfully.\" -  \n  \n- \"We'll help. not sure if we'll stick for long, but Belham thinks that we can provide an important \u0026nbsp;  \nhand.\" - Gideon finally said with a smirk.  \n  \n  \n\\*\\*\\*  \n  \nOne part of the group headed towards the direction they had used to enter, the others used the west \u0026nbsp;  \ndoor of the testing chamber.\u0026nbsp; That left Raiko, Anshel, Jason, Boto, Sebastian, Xeno, Gale and Maseng \u0026nbsp;  \nto stick with the doctor and search another part of the structure.\u0026nbsp; They had taken the eastern door \u0026nbsp;  \nof the testing chamber, which ultimately led them through solitary hallways and steps into the second \u0026nbsp;  \nfloor of the complex.  \n  \n- \"Fabien is a brilliant man.\u0026nbsp; I mean, most of what you see around was designed by him.\" - Oscar \u0026nbsp;  \ncommented in partial admiration.  \n  \n- \"Where do you think he'll be going now?\" - Xeno asked the doctor.  \n  \n- \"He was highly funded.\u0026nbsp; Surely he must have a few other facilities.\u0026nbsp; For all we know, this one \u0026nbsp;  \nmight be the smallest.\" - Oscar replied with concern.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; - \"Very well.\u0026nbsp; This is a matter that has to be discussed patiently.\" - Xeno concluded.  \n  \n- \"If this is not only one, that means that the guy who captured the doc may have more of us captured \u0026nbsp;  \nin those other places?\" - Boto wondered worryingly.  \n  \n- \"That's basically it.\u0026nbsp; Not a good thing.\" - Jason confirmed with a sigh.  \n  \n...  \n  \nThe third group continued across the second floor of the facility, along bunker-like hallways.\u0026nbsp; A few \u0026nbsp;  \nminutes into the scouring, they enter an expanse storage room.\u0026nbsp; Nothing about the barely lit area was \u0026nbsp;  \npleasant.\u0026nbsp; Boxes and scrapped gadgets of all sizes littered the view.\u0026nbsp; They individually scanned the \u0026nbsp;  \nroom, producing a variety of reactions.  \n  \n- \"You're not gonna take any data or tool Fabien left here to help your own research, doc?\" - \u0026nbsp;  \nSebastian asked.  \n  \n- \"No, even as tempted as I am.\u0026nbsp; I can't.\u0026nbsp; It's not just my own pride as a researcher, I think it \u0026nbsp;  \nwould be erroneous, overall.\" - The doctor replied with a tinge of sadness.  \n  \n- \"It's understandable doctor- wait...\" -  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Xeno stopped midsentence, something had picked his attention.  \n  \n- \"What is it? - Anshel asked seeing Xeno's reaction.  \n  \n- \"There's someone else here.\" - The werewolf said as he ordered the demon party to stop.  \n  \nHe turned about face, and in one swift fluid motion he pulls an inopportune human from the darkness, \u0026nbsp;  \napparently a guard.\u0026nbsp; The man was hung upside down by his right leg.  \n  \n- \"Why are you still here?\" - Xeno growled with his given werewolf ferocity  \n  \n- \"It's my job, man- er, wolf!\u0026nbsp; What do you want me to say?! - The man truly seemed afraid of the \u0026nbsp;  \ntowering wolf.  \n  \n- \"How many demons were they keeping in this facility?\" -  \n  \n- \"There were only three available this month, I swear.\u0026nbsp; The big boss wanted to keep work light, \u0026nbsp;  \ndon't ask me why.\u0026nbsp; Please put me down!\" - The man took off his helmet and terror was clearly drawn on \u0026nbsp;  \nhis face.  \n  \n- \"I'm not going to hurt you, fool.\u0026nbsp; How did you get left behind?\u0026nbsp; All the other employees seemed to \u0026nbsp;  \nabandon this place with great haste.\" -  \n  \n- \"They did?\u0026nbsp; Goddamn it!\u0026nbsp; Just please!\u0026nbsp; Let go of me!\" - The man shouted his plea, and Xeno \u0026nbsp;  \nconceded.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; The man fell on his back, and after a brief complaint of pain, he stumbled into a sprint and fled, \u0026nbsp;  \nonly the eyes of the demons trailing him.  \n  \n- \"That was odd.\" - Jason mumbled.  \n  \n- \"Let's get out of here.\" - Xeno finally said.  \n  \n\\*\\*\\*  \n  \n  \nRafael and I sat on the grassy edge of a dirt road that surrounded Fabien's building.\u0026nbsp; The sun was \u0026nbsp;  \nunforgiving in that tropical setting, but the energetic winds made it bareable.\u0026nbsp; Five minutes after \u0026nbsp;  \nwe were outside, another part of the group exited through what appeared to be the building's front \u0026nbsp;  \nentrance; on the northern part.\u0026nbsp; I recognized no one of that group, save for Hoyt, Apollo, Rose and \u0026nbsp;  \nVega.\u0026nbsp; I hadn't really spoken to Vega or Apollo, so they probably didn't really count.  \n  \nI could breathe easy only because they are on our side.  \n  \n...  \n  \n- \"We found two demons.\" - Said one of them once they approached us.  \n  \nRelatively tall, good muscles, brown hair.\u0026nbsp; He said his name was Anwar, if I recall the brief \u0026nbsp;  \nintroduction.\u0026nbsp; He gestured with an open palm at the two that were freed: A greenish demon and a large \u0026nbsp;  \nwingless hyper. \u0026nbsp;  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; That was surely an official hyper, with Tobey and Bruno that made three-of-a-kind.\u0026nbsp; He was taller \u0026nbsp;  \nthan Tobey but not as much as Bruno.\u0026nbsp; And he had a very gentle look, unlike Tobey's happy-go-lucky \u0026nbsp;  \nface or Gai's serious attitude.\u0026nbsp; His mane and fur were colored in midtones of brown, and his eyes a \u0026nbsp;  \nmore colorful ebony.  \n  \nThe other greenish one had an unreadable look in his eyes, like Rude.\u0026nbsp; His body was fairly muscled \u0026nbsp;  \nlike Rafa's, and he had an undeniably big tool, considering his height.  \n  \n- \"We have one here, but he's out cold.\" - Gai signaled the knocked out incubus on his shoulder.  \n  \n...  \n  \n- \"So, you guys needed us to infiltrate the building and save the doctor?\" - The ruddy demon \u0026nbsp;  \napproached me with a question.  \n  \nI looked up at him and so did Rafa.\u0026nbsp; That one was Jeace... I think.  \n  \n- \"Ah, yes, but we took matters into our hands instead of waiting and everything went to hell.\u0026nbsp; But \u0026nbsp;  \neverything might have gone to hell anyway.\" - I replied as I stood to better face him.  \n  \n- \"Maybe.\u0026nbsp; Murphy's law.\" - he shrugged.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; - \"Huh?\" - I didn't really get the reference...  \n  \nMurphy's law.  \n  \n- \"Only Loren and boss Paul can cosplay -I mean shapeshift, so maybe that wasn't any better.\u0026nbsp; We had \u0026nbsp;  \nthree more shifters; but we lost one a long time ago, and the other two were moles.\" - Jeace added.  \n\u0026nbsp;- \"Five shifters... a family of them?\" - I asked.  \n  \n- \"Something like that.\" -  \n  \n...  \n  \nFifteen more minutes and the whole group was assembled, with Oscar safe in our company and three \u0026nbsp;  \ndemons freed.\u0026nbsp; From what Xeno said, a guard claimed that there were only three demons in the \u0026nbsp;  \nbuilding, so on that part we were good.  \n  \nBut we had something up for discussion:  \n  \nWhat the hell are we going to do with the building?  \n  \n- \"I proposed to personally demolish the building in question, but I was unanimously denied.\" - Rude \u0026nbsp;  \nsaid when the topic was brought.  \n  \n- \"Your earth powers are not polished enough.\" - Ari sighed.  \n  \n- \"An earthquake can create a lot of collateral damage. Specially in such a small island.\" - Hoyt \u0026nbsp;  \nargued.  \n  \n- \"I can implode it... I think.\" - Anwar mentioned, glancing at his right fist, then at the structure \u0026nbsp;  \na moment.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; What exactly did Anwar do again?\u0026nbsp; He can blow things up?  \n  \n- \"Hmmm....\" -  \n  \n- \"Maybe a combination... Sebastian, I'm going to need your help.\" - Hoyt declared, and Sebastian's \u0026nbsp;  \npointy ears perked up.  \n  \n- \"Ah, sure.\u0026nbsp; What do you need me for?\" - The wind demon replied.  \n  \n- \"We're going to bring this area to the ice age.\" - Hoyt expressed with confidence.  \n  \n- \"We all have to levitate a few meters into the air.\u0026nbsp; The winged should help the wingless.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;  \nSebastian, help me hover above the center of this building.\" - Hoyt gave his orders.  \n  \nTen members of the group needed help with levitation, and I decided help Jeace.\u0026nbsp; We took off without \u0026nbsp;  \ndelay, soon hovering several dozen meters above and waiting for whatever Hoyt was going to do with \u0026nbsp;  \nthe building.  \n  \n- \"Remember what we did when infiltrating the castle back at the Wind Hole?\u0026nbsp; Let's do the same, but \u0026nbsp;  \nat a bigger scale.\" - Hoyt told Sebastian.  \n  \n- \"Amplify your ice energy to freeze the whole lab...?\u0026nbsp; Kay then, here we go.\" -  \n  \nThe wind demon began to flap his large wings in an increasingly faster rate, while Hoyt seemed to \u0026nbsp;  \ngather his power, holding his paws close to each other near his chest.\u0026nbsp; The energy quickly accumulated \u0026nbsp;  \nwithin the two, Hoyt beginning to become surrounded by a sky blue aura, and his eyes began to glow in \u0026nbsp;  \nthe same way.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; - \"Argh- freaking cold!\" - Sebastian winced complained, probably from how Hoyt's temperature drops \u0026nbsp;  \nwhen he uses his power.\u0026nbsp; Still, he held the general tightly.  \n  \n- \"Hold on... now!\" - Hoyt commanded.  \n  \nThe ice demon brought his hands near his muzzle and blew, producing a rapidly expanding blue mist \u0026nbsp;  \nthat spun in a downward vortex created by Sebastian.\u0026nbsp; It glimmered in the particles of ice that \u0026nbsp;  \nreflected the light of the sun.\u0026nbsp; The facility was hit with the apparent force of a hurricane, \u0026nbsp;  \nencompassing the whole area in the powerful freezing mist. \u0026nbsp;  \n  \nEven at our distance, far above the phenomenon, the temperature dropped.\u0026nbsp; Cracking sounds could be \u0026nbsp;  \nfaintly heard as ice quickly crystallized all around the condemned structure, and in mere minutes, it \u0026nbsp;  \nresembled an ancient glacier.  \n  \nIndeed, Hoyt's power was something to behold.  \n  \nExpressions of awe echoed among us the spectators.  \n  \n- \"Wow.\u0026nbsp; He's really something.\" - I muttered.  \n  \n- \"Now, whoever has Anwar, drop him into the building!\" - Hoyt exhorted, with slight huffs from his \u0026nbsp;  \nrecovering breath.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; - \"What?\u0026nbsp; That's suicide!\" - I quickly snapped.  \n  \n- \"Not with Anwar.\u0026nbsp; He controls combustion... well, that's what he says.\u0026nbsp; The thing is that his body \u0026nbsp;  \ncan produce explosive reactions, and it makes him immune to a ton of things.\" - Jeace explained to me \u0026nbsp;  \nafter an initial chuckle.  \n  \n- \"He's a living... bomb?\" - I asked.  \n  \n- \"Technically.\u0026nbsp; Just watch.\" -  \n  \nIt was Apollo who carried Anwar, and they floated near Hoyt and Sebastian.\u0026nbsp; Anwar just seemed giddy.  \n  \n- \"Ready to go?\" -  \n  \nApollo asked the.. explody demon?  \n  \n- \"Just drop me.\" - Anwar said in a grimace.  \n  \nAnd so it was done, Anwar quickly dropped from the heat wielder's arms.\u0026nbsp; Anwar certainly fell with \u0026nbsp;  \nintent.  \n  \n- \"Gogo bunker buster!\" - Anwar shouted with glee, crossing his arms over his chest and raising a \u0026nbsp;  \nknee up in a sort of drop kick.  \n  \nHis extended footpaw seemed to glow orange, leaving a slight trail, just like a meteor would.  \n  \nWith that comet-style descent, he crashed into the frozen building, and a second later the center of \u0026nbsp;  \nit just blows up in an explosion that appeared to take half of the facility with it.\u0026nbsp; It was loud, \u0026nbsp;  \nand shattered ice flew everywhere.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; - \"Oshi... is he okay?\" - I worried.  \n  \nThat was a huge explosion, and he was supposed to be perfectly fine after it?  \n  \n- \"Sure he is.\" - Jeace said with confidence.  \n  \n- \"Sebastian, go get Anwar.\" - Hoyt told his carrier.  \n  \n- \"Ah, but...\" -  \n  \n- \"I'll carry him for ya.\" - Apollo told the wind demon.  \n  \n- \"Okay, then.\" -  \n  \nAs Hoyt switched partners, parts of the facility crumbled and collapsed.  \n  \nIt had a huge gaping hole in the middle and the surrounding structure was brittle and frozen, after \u0026nbsp;  \nall.  \n  \n- \"Whoah!\" - Sebastian said, then he quickly shifted into a high speed dive upon seeing the building \u0026nbsp;  \ncrumble the way it did.  \n  \nSebs reaches ground zero in less than minute, thanks to his wind assistance.  \n  \n- \"Anwar, you okay?!\" -  \n  \nThe wind demon called, and a sudden explosion is the response, albeit a much smaller one.  \n  \n- \"Hey there.\" - At the epicenter was Anwar with a wide grin and arms raised.  \n  \n- \"I... see you are.\" - Sebastian said with relief.  \n  \nWith the explosive demon in arms, the wind demon quickly ascended to the same altitude as the others.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; ...  \n  \n- \"That was very effective.\" - Commented Apollo, and Anwar showed everyone a thumbs up.  \n  \n- \"I could've done something like that.\" - Rude muttered.  \n  \n- \"Don't you realize that you might have harmed the innocent people in the nearby city? Or maybe \u0026nbsp;  \ncreated a tsunami?\" - Ari scolded.  \n  \n- \"Hmmph.\" - Rude just grunted.  \n  \n- \"Now that that's taken care of, what's the next course of action?\" - Paul asked Hoyt.  \n  \n- \"Well, Xeno had mentioned that Oscar's son was in one of Fabien's houses.\" - Hoyt replied.  \n  \n- \"What?!\" -\u0026nbsp; Yun was the first to react, jostling a bit under Jason's grasp. \u0026nbsp;  \n  \nWe all reacted similarly.  \n  \nFirst Oscar and now his son?  \n  \n- \"How?!\" -  \n  \n- \"Oh... must've been his friend.\" - Oscar mentioned, looking thoughtful and worried.  \n  \n- \"Doctor... what do you mean?\" -  \n  \n- \"When I built my lab, the underground facility where you all stay, I made sure that it was \u0026nbsp;  \nundetectable and impenetrable.\u0026nbsp; I succeeded in getting a close approximation, as dated tests had shown \u0026nbsp;  \nme.\u0026nbsp; Carl was not kidnapped.\u0026nbsp; A friend of his must've invited him over, and that must be Fabien's \u0026nbsp;  \nson.\u0026nbsp; Only... that I hadn't known that fact before.\" - Oscar explained, he seemed uneasy.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; - \"So he's safe?\" - Jason asked.  \n  \n- \"The lad... John, he's a well mannered boy, and they have stayed over at his house before.\u0026nbsp; I'm \u0026nbsp;  \nonly unsettled because I missed that fact.\u0026nbsp; He's been staying over at Fabien's all those times...?\" -  \n  \n- \"DO we need to get Carl?\u0026nbsp; I mean, if you say he's fine...\" - I commented.  \n  \nOscar was anxious, but not worried.\u0026nbsp; I thought we could breathe a little easier.  \n  \n- \"Let's find some place to land.\" - Oscar asked  \n  \n...  \n  \nWe landed on a beach a mile or two from the remains of Fabien's lab.  \n  \nSincerely, I wanted to rest.\u0026nbsp; And what's more, I needed sex with my angel.\u0026nbsp; But alas, a more \u0026nbsp;  \nimportant situation presented itself.\u0026nbsp; What was on Oscar's mind?  \n  \n- \"Raiko, could you charge this for me?\u0026nbsp; A little jolt will do.\" - Oscar asked the thunder demon, \u0026nbsp;  \nhanding over a familiar little handheld device.  \n  \nI think it was called a cellphone.  \n  \nRaiko looked at it puzzlingly for a moment, then he complied to the man's request.  \n  \nA quick flash of yellow lightning envelops Raiko's hands.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; - \"There you go.\" - Raiko handed back the device.  \n  \n- \"I'm going to call my son.\u0026nbsp; Fabien's lab had a signal blocking unit, so there was no way I was \u0026nbsp;  \ngoing to communicate.\u0026nbsp; Plus, my phone died.\u0026nbsp; These are convenient little things when they are \u0026nbsp;  \nactually charged.\" - The doctor mentioned as he typed on the phone and held it to his ear.  \n  \nA faint ringing buzzed from the phone.  \n  \n- \"Hello?\" -  \n  \n- \"Dad?\u0026nbsp; Holy- dad!\u0026nbsp; You're okay!\u0026nbsp; I got so worried when you were kidnapped... but the guys quickly \u0026nbsp;  \nwent after you.\u0026nbsp; They're awesome.\" -  \n  \n- \"I know, son.\u0026nbsp; Tell me, where are you?\" -  \n  \n- \"Oh, I'm at John's house.\u0026nbsp; I told them you were out on an extended business trip so no one would \u0026nbsp;  \nworry....\u0026nbsp; But I was really worried, dad.\" -  \n  \n- \"I'm glad you're fine too, Carl.\u0026nbsp; I was worried sick about you.\u0026nbsp; I guess it was good for you  \nto stay over there.\" -  \n  \n- \"Yeah. I'll tell them that you're back.\u0026nbsp; They'll take me there in a few hours.\" -  \n  \n- \"That sounds good.\u0026nbsp; I'll see you soon.\" -  \n  \nTheir conversation was pretty clear to our sensitive ears.\u0026nbsp; Carl clearly was fine and with people he \u0026nbsp;  \nknew, so he appeared to be in no danger.\u0026nbsp; But if his friend is really Fabien's son...  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; What does that imply?  \n  \n- \"Whew.\" - Rafael sighed beside me, hugging my side.  \n  \n- \"Carl's ok, at least.\" - I murmured.  \n  \n- \"And Yun's relieved.\" - I added after glancing at the warrior.  \n  \n- \"So, we don't need to go on another rescue mission.\u0026nbsp; Can we finally go home?\" - Boto groaned.  \n  \n- \"Home... with all these guests?\" - Oscar wondered.  \n  \nPaul, Hennessy, Loren, Anwar, Jeace, Gideon, Belham.... even Apollo, Vega and Anshel, and Gideon and \u0026nbsp;  \nBelham.\u0026nbsp; None of them were at the underground base before.\u0026nbsp; The doc had already some expansion when \u0026nbsp;  \nHoyt's crew came in... \u0026nbsp;  \n  \n- \"Ah... we'll work something out.\u0026nbsp; Understand, I'm not opposed.\u0026nbsp; The more the merrier.\u0026nbsp; I'm sure \u0026nbsp;  \nwe'll get all of you to fit inside.\" - Oscar assured.  \n  \n...  \n  \n- \"Hey... umm... can I try something?\" - Hayden asked the group, even raising his hand shyly.  \n  \n- \"What might that be?\" -  \n  \n- \"I'd like to warp us back home.\u0026nbsp; I mean, Xeno convinced me that I can travel across dimensions, and \u0026nbsp;  \nI managed to pull Paul's squad here.\u0026nbsp; Maybe I can take us all home.\" -  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; - \"Are you sure you can do it?\u0026nbsp; I mean, I couldn't have accessed the portals Fabien had, since they \u0026nbsp;  \nare designed differently...\" - Oscar commented.  \n  \n- \"Yes... just stand together.\" -  \n  \nHayden faced the direction in which apparently was the base, then he concentrated all his energy, even \u0026nbsp;  \nhumming as he flowed into a trance.  \n  \nIt was pretty amazing and scary at the same time to see Hayden's to become completely black, as if it \u0026nbsp;  \nwas just shadows...  \n  \nThen he brings both arms forward, and all that dark energy is released from him, conjuring a portal a \u0026nbsp;  \nfew meters in front of him.\u0026nbsp; The swirling gate of darkness quickly expanded, and it seemed to block \u0026nbsp;  \nout the light of the sun.  \n  \n- \"Whoah...\" -  \n  \nHayden was released from his trance, and he kneeled and huffed.\u0026nbsp; Gai swiftly bent to help him.  \n  \n- \"This... \\*huff\\* ...should take us home.\" - Hayden faced us with a smile.  \n  \nWe all stepped forward into the dark gate.  \n  \nThe familiar feeling of curtain smoke wrapped us as we moved past the boundary.\u0026nbsp; Along with the warm \u0026nbsp;  \nfeeling that one gets when you return home.  \n\u0026nbsp;  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Incubus: Virgin Virus","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/138812-virgin-virus-legend-of-lupus.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/143694-virgin-virus-ch24-atonement.json"}}