The Sacrifice

Chapter 20: The Sacrifice for those She Loves

*Ashley's POV*

I arrived inside the warehouse, realizing that there were angel wardings everywhere so I was truly on my own and saw the sight I never wanted to see again. Sam, Dean, Brandon and John were all tied in chairs and looked beaten and broken from hours of torture while Sherlock, The Doctor, Jack and Stormy are all chained to the wall of the warehouse. I look over and see two figures that I thought I would never see again. They were both bleeding but the taller one was bleeding from a fresh stab wound while the smaller one was bleeding from a broken nose. When I got a better look of them, they were people I thought I told to leave and this caused me to cry in anger and sorrow. "Harlow...Konnie?!" The two people I thought I sent home were tied to a post and were bleeding quite a bit.

As I was about to step forward, I hear the cocking of a gun and the yelling of a certain person saying for the mysterious person to not hurt her. The figure comes into the light and I see Oliver holding a gun to me while James holds a gun to Kaleb, who was bleeding from a busted lip and a black eye. Moriarty comes into light with a slow clap. "I was wondering if you would have figured out my little clues. Now, shall we finish our game of Chess, my queen?" He asks as he nods to James who hits Kaleb on the shoulder, causing her to scream in pain. "Stop this! You have me now, stop hurting them please and let them go!" I all but shout, trying to not show fear for my abusive father, abusive ex and the mastermind of this scheme. I can't allow them to be stronger than I am now.

"First thing is first....Drop the weapons you have Ashley or I hit Kaleb again. And you should know that I don't ask twice." James yells as Oliver smiles wickedly at the crying 13 year old on the ground as I growl before removing the gun from the small of my back as I have seen Harlow do on several occasions. "Don't do it Ashley...Don't listen to them. Run Dammit!" Kaleb yells as I drop the gun, a glock, I took from Sam before he vanished and my Taser from Sherlock and John before kicking it towards them. "Give up the pocketknife too you little bitch!" Oliver states as I look at my family and friends, bleeding and begging me to get away with their eyes and mumbles before I kick them all my weapons. "That is how you should always behave." James smirked as I growled. "You have me now let them all go...that was the deal." I expressed as James shook his head.

"Now...let's make a deal. I just know that you like making deals, huh Ashley." James sneers as I look at my family and fighting back tears to show that I was not afraid. "What is this deal then?" I ask as I hear several voices tell me to not do anything, to get away and I see James's eyes go from a blue to a black all over, meaning that he was possessed after all, just a meat sack. "The deal is simple, either we kill them and you go free or you die and they all go free. But you know me...we won't make the same deal twice." Oliver says as I ball my fists up and resist the urge to cry. I promised I protect them from my past and now...they were caught up in it all because I was disobedient. "Ashley, don't do this...we will find our own way out...Baby, please just listen to me!" Dean yells as I cannot help but keep my fists balled up.

"Ashley, you need to get away. Do not do this. We swore to protect you and no matter what, we will do that even if we are not here. Firefly, get away!" John yells in pain as I am shaking so much that I finally just snap. "Enough! I am tired of hiding and I am tired of being sheltered." I cry out as I look at Moriarty dead in the eye, not showing any more weakness. "These people you have taken hostage were just to toy with me huh? Are you thinking that you have won this game of chess, you Psychopath? You wanted me dead any way because I interfere with you plans well too bad. I am tired of hiding you hear me. I am not scared of James or Oliver anymore. I am strong now because of those people you tortured and I will be damned if you hurt them anymore because of me."