Progeny

Chapter 2

Over a year later, Winston had studied the gargoyles all from a distance and saw just how magnificent they really were. He had never encountered them up close in person before. But he managed to get in contact with Xanatos on the phone.

Now that he was an ally of the clan, David was very wary of who he let see the gargoyles in his home.

"Mr. Xanatos, my name is Winston McGuffin. I would like to meet the red gargoyle. Brooklyn, is it?" Winston asked.

"Mr. McGuffin, I can talk to Brooklyn and see if he's up for it. If you give me a number to reach you at, I'll give you a call back." David said. "The gargoyles just have to be careful about who they meet."

"I understand. I'm not one of those people who wants to harm them. If anything, I want to be their friend. After seeing their picture in the paper, Brooklyn just caught my attention was all." Winston explained. "I saw his name in the caption below the photo, along with the rest of them. They were very heroic to save the train despite all the people hating them for so long."

"Yes, they persevered. It was hard, but I'm glad that ones who seek to cause them trouble will be brought to justice now if they are caught. But like I said, I'll talk to Brooklyn tonight. I'm sure he won't mind meeting you."

"Thank you, sir." Winston went on to give him his cell number. He hoped he could meet the red one soon. He had a plan for him, but it would wait until further notice.
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David went up to the balconies that the gargoyles slept on during the day and woke on at night. He was going to talk to Brooklyn after he first woke up. The sun was almost down.

Moments later, it was down and all the gargoyles roared and stretched after their long day's stone sleep. The stone skins went flying everywhere. David kept his distance.

"Good evening, everyone." He greeted them. They all turned around.

"Xanatos, what has you up here tonight to greet us as we awaken? Is something wrong?" Goliath asked.

"I need to talk to Brooklyn about something."

"Me? About what?" the red gargoyle asked. It wasn't often that he was summoned for talking about important stuff. It was usually Goliath who was summoned for private talks.

"I'd like to talk in private."

Brooklyn followed the man downstairs to a hallway. His clan waited up above. They wanted to know what it was about. Then they would move on to their nightly activities.

"So, what's up?" Brooklyn asked curiously.

"I got a call today from someone called Winston McGuffin. Do you know who he is?" David asked him.

"No. Why?"

"He saw you in the newspaper after the train rescue and he wants to meet you. He says he's a gargoyle fan. I have a number to reach him, but I only will call him back with your answer if you want to meet him." David explained.

"Sure. If he's a friend, I'd be happy to meet him." Brooklyn smiled. He did like to make new friends. "But, do you know anything else about him?"

"No, not really."

"Alright. Call him back saying I'll meet him." Brooklyn then told him where he could meet him.

"Perhaps it's best if one of the others goes with you." the man advised.

"Of course. They would want to know I'm just being safe. I do too."

After the talk, David went to go make the call while Brooklyn went up to talk to the clan and tell them what they had talked about.