GhostWatch (FF)

Chapter 27

The Rider woke up and stretched as he began his daily routine. He would wake up, shower, dress then be out the door towards the mess hall. He had to do this frequently due to the agents, mostly Charles's mother, telling him to keep the body healthy if he is going to share it.

"Good morning Rider." Lena said nodding curtly. The Rider nodded in greetings as he grabbed a tray of food and sat by himself.

"How can you humans eat this?" He wondered looking at the eggs. Lena sat next to him as Lucio and Hana followed close behind.

"Morning Charlie!" Hana said with a grin. The Rider stared at her before glancing at Lena. Lena nodded for him to say hello.

"Good morning, Hana." The Rider replied. Hana raised an eyebrow. "Charlie, y ou okay? You don't sound like it." Hana said staring into his eyes.

"Anyways, how was last night stream Hana?" Lena interjected. "Oh it was good. Got a good couple donations but other than that, it was smooth sailing." She replied with a grin.

"Yeah, by smooth sailing, she means getting her butt kicked. A lot." Lucio chimed in with a grin. Fareeha and Ana sat with them as they ate their meals. The Rider glanced at Fareeha, only for the woman to avoid his gaze.

"I'll be going now." He said standing up and walking away. "What's wrong with him?" Hana asked. "He's just going through somethings, why don't you go visit Angela. I'm sure she'll enjoy your company." Lena suggested as she took care of her and the Rider's food. She blinked after the demon before sneaking up behind a pillar to see him sitting on the cliff, overlooking the ocean and sun rising on the horizon.

"He looks peaceful." Aaron said, making her squeak. "Aaron! You dolt!" She hissed at him, causing a grin on the weaponsmith's face.

"So, why are you stalking Charles?" He asked. "You know why, what happened yesterday you prick." She replied. He looked at her before yesterday's battle came flooding back. Lena turned to receive a face full of leather.

"What are you doing?" The Rider asked, causing her too back up into Aaron. "N-nothin' luv, just getting a look at the sunrise. Man, isn't that beautiful?" Lena asked shakily. The Rider stared at her through Charles's face.

"If you still have doubts, I understand. But I tried to talk to him." The Rider reported. "What do you mean?" Aaron asked.

"He's become a shut in and won't talk to me. He still feels responsible for what happened to the doctor." "It's not his fault though." Aaron retorted.

"Regardless, he needs help. The only one that has this capacity is Johnny Blaze." The Rider growled.

"I take it you and him are still on bad terms." Lena said. "I'll get over them. For now, Charles's safety is my concern." The Rider replied as he brushed past the two. The Rider continued down the hallway as the agents greeted him. He continued down the path until appearing in the front gate. He reached into his pocket and grabbed Charles's phone. He opened it and scrolled through the contacts until stopping at Johnny's. As he exhaled, he pressed the call button and raised it to his ear. The rings continued until a gruff man answered.

"Hello?" He asked. "Jonathan Blaze." The Rider replied. "Oh, it's you. What do you want?" Johnny asked.

"I need your help. Where can we meet?" The Rider asked.

~Talon HQ~

"Agent Acid, I hope your mission was a success. Wait, don't answer that." Widowmaker said pulling up an image of the destroyed warehouse. Acid glared at the ground as he waited for what she was going to say next.