The Courage of Italy

~11~

"Holy Mother Theresa, that's a lot of guns." Chloe said as they peered over the snow bank.

Down below them stood the large building, just a few kilometers away from the small town. It was hard to believe that it was in plain sight, such a large building with countless people coming in and out of the place. She watched as more vehicles were loaded onto the large ship and people ran around, making sure things were going to plan.

Looking around, Chloe tried to see if there was anything that would be holding the boys away from them. Shouts echoed the air as a man barked orders at the other men, attempting to avoid his glare.

"That's Sayer." Nora said, "I know that barking order anywhere."

Chloe saw Nora shiver as she remembered her captivity as she heard Brie hum, "Then that leaves Doss, Alpha and Thales, yes?"

"Kiku killed Thales." Harper reminded, "Left him in pieces."

"Right." Brie nodded, "How could we forget that?"

"We have a lot on our plate as we speak." Marie said as she looked over the land once more, "We have enough to get them from the entrance yet I cannot tell how many are within and that worries me."

"Best to conserve our good until the bitter end huh?" Amber joked.

"I'm serious woman."

"I do see her point." Brie said, "It's the question of getting in without using everything and then getting ourselves into a sticky situation."

"I have an idea." Lily announced as she moved from their hiding place, walking straight down to the main doors.

"Jesus Christ Lily, get your ass back here!" Marie told her, attempting to keep her voice down.

"She's mad!" Chloe thought aloud.

"What is she planning?" Harper asked all of them, just to see her pause just a bit away.

"I haven't the slightest idea." Juliet replied.

They watched as Lily kicked some snow around as she looked around, as if waiting for someone...or something.

"Didn't Katyusha talk to her earlier before we got here, about having a tie with Ivan?" Nora pointed out, "Could it be that?"

"General." they heard her say as the men finally noticed her along with Sayer.

"She's nuts I tell you." Amber said, readying herself to fight them.

"Wait!" Brie stopped her and grabbed Juliet, "Juliet, when you became London, how did it happen?"

"What, you were in London when it happened-"

"Just answer it!"

"I drowned in the Thames, why?"

"How did the Thames freeze over?"

"It became frozen after Lily and Alexei were attacked by a Genesis member and Ivan..." Juliet paused.

"Ivan did?"

"He summoned General Winter!" Juliet gasped, "Do you think?"

"I'm starting to believe so" Brie said throwing a blanket over them all, "Hang on girls, it's going to get very cold."

"What?" they all asked as the men were nearly on top of Lily.

"Obshchaya Zima!" she shouted at them.

A harsh, freezing wind came across them as Chloe buried herself in the blanket as all of them pushed together to endure the cold as pained screams echoed the land. Looking up, Chloe saw men flying around the area, being dragged from the entrance and being frozen in place as a strange silhouette of a war general walked along the path and into the building, just to come out and walk around the place. It paused in front of the one Nora called Sayer, looking down upon him. A blood curdling scream filled the air as the thing lifted the man, his body slowly being covered in thick ice, just to have him snap the body in half and continue its way.