Mermaids are Menacing (Book 2) Complete

98.) Mess Hall Brawl

"Back to the bunker!" Cerastes yelled and grabbed me up. His arms hitched me up under my shoulders and he ran down the steps.

"Go go go!" He instructed. Someone reached the secret door first and ran through.

"The kids!" I repeated, hitting my fisted hand against his in an attempt to get him to release me. "The kids!

He slammed one hand against the wall and In his panic he shoved me towards the safe room entrance. Then he was gone and running back. The lights of the room changed from a soft yellow to an angry red.

High pitched squals and crying rang out as everyone tried to get into the safe area. I looked around anxiously trying to spot my own children in the crowd. I moved out of the entry way as others rushed past. Barrels of water spilled over wetting rugs. Meat and plates smashed under foot.

But then something els smashed. The window above the stairs.shards of glass burst forth spewing out like a down pour over the stairs. From the windows dragons came. The sounds i heard were the stuff of my night mares. The red, the invaders, but mostly the screams.

As the world started to move slow i saw Cerastes gathering up the girls, Vee grabbed on to Jens hand and they were rushing towards us. But it wasnt fast enough. another swooped in throught the now clear window and snatched up Vee and Jen in one dash. Clove and Juniper ran past me with their own kids in their arms. I dodged around them and started chasing.  The male landed on the ground sliding. His tail lashing out for balance.

"Rowan! NO!" Cerastes shouted.

I ran straight at him and barrled into him before he could fully steady himself. I put my entire body weight into and when he fell back i heard a satisfying crunch. It was a short lived satisfaction because the pain only seemed to enrage him. He appeared to have skin a dark purple black illuminated in the red light.

Jen was still in his arm but Vee was struggling and scratching to break free. I began clawing at his face attempting to gouge out his eyes. He let them both go and grabbed my neck pushing himself to a standing position with his tail. He held at arms length and i struggled while struggling to breath. I dug my claws into his wrist but what earned my freedom was a tail whip to his face.

I grabbed Jen who was still suprized on the floor and swung my head around trying to see where Vee had gone. I found Cerastes fighting two behind me. The girls hid in the unlit fireplace. He took blow after blow and i felt the blood pounding in my head. 

"Go hide with the others." I said to Jen but when i looked up i found that the door had sealed. Abyss.

I heard a roar behind me, that tresspasser recovered quickly. He spun and i braced for the hit. It felt like my arms would break from the force. I heard the sound of footsteps rushing down the hall and felt a rush of relief. In a burst of energy i jabbed a fisted hand into his side but he immediatly recoiled with a backhand and sent me flying into the north wall next to the bedroom i had once shared with Cerastes.

Dante entered with a fury with Pyros in tow and others behind. I felt pain mind seering pain. White and blinding pain. I thought i was dying. I vomited from it but i was intact. Cerastes wasnt. What they did to him. I vaguely heard screaming, not realizing it was me.

Im dying. Im really dying. His back was broken at an unnatural angle. Blood coated his chest and mouth. His eyes werent open. I was stuck there in place. Then i heard the girls snarl. Jen was with them but what were those men doing. Why are they picking up my kids? All four of them were huddled in that fire place.

I felt like i was moving through water. Walking towards them with heavy feet. All the sound was muffled or gone from the world. All that was left was red. Red lights and red blood. Red like his eyes. Red like their eyes.

Then a male hit Vee and it was like time was moving fast to compensate for the slow down. He was flung away towards me and i caught him before he could hit the ground wrong head first. I looked up to see that the two males had all three of my girls. Pyros ran past me. The two males ran up the stairs with Pyros on his their heels and jumped from the window ledge.

"No!" Pyros let out a strangled scream.

I felt that scream like it was my own. But Pyros didnt jump. His wings barely opened half way.

"Get them back now!" He shouted pointing. More males ran past me. Dante was the only one i recognized.
They jumped out one after the other. Taking to the sky to retrieve those who were stolen.

I couldnt breathe. I looked down to find that Vee was not in my arms. He had moved. He was by Cerasteses side. I crawled forward on hands and knees. Not feeling the carpet, sold stone, or glass benethe me. I crawled because i knew i didnt have the strength to stand. Cerastes long hair was messily strewn around him. Some of it was stuck in the blood around his mouth. I couldnt bring myself to move the hair away. Like touching him would make his loss real.

More and more dragon men flooded the room. To me they might as well have been passing shadows. Pyros came to our side but i couldnt say anything. The words burned in my throat before they could even reach my mouth.

"Theres not much time." Pyros said hoisting him up.