*The Chronicles of F.R.E.E. Atania's Knight - Raquel Festow* Part 1

Chapter 29 - The Plan

*Darren Hodgson POV*

"Of course, we were!" I shouted at Rhianna, fuming with anger by now. "Do you really think we would choose this Realm to have a holiday?"
Rhianna shrugged and pointedly looked at Perkins and Hunter. "You have your fuck buddies here, so why wouldn't you?"
I shook with anger. Raquel took Hunter's hand at that moment and pulled him into the kitchen. I had no doubt it was because she felt she had to tell someone about Rhianna's purple Aura. That was obvious to anyone who knew about Aura's.
By now, I was coming across as angry to everyone else in the room, but inside I was feeling hollow and sick with worry for Rebecca and Watson. My mind was racing with all the different places that I thought Watson could have taken Rebecca to, and each and every one made me feel all the more hopeless. I know Rebecca and Watson definitely could hold their own in a fight with at least fifteen people, so they must have been taken by surprise or outnumbered. Badly outnumbered at that.
"Where could they have gone though?" Perkins asked, seriously. He was holding a notebook and scribbling stuff down.
"I know Watson would have taken them into London, but I'm not sure where. There's so many places that they could choose from. I think it would be three main places though. Madam Tussauds wax museum, The London Dungeons, and London Eye." I said, still not entirely sure, myself, that those were the three places but they felt the most likely.
Perkins nodded and wrote down in his notebook.
"What are you doing?" Came Rhianna's snide voice. I felt a bubble of anger pop in the already boiling fury within me.
"I am making notes and then going to send out a message to all the police in London saying we're looking for a missing person and urgently need them to be looking for them." Perkins said.
Rhianna burst out laughing and Ruby shook her head at him.
"You realise they'll be looking for a missing person who's actually been missing for over ten years?" Ruby reminded him.
"Fucking moron." Rhianna chuckled. "But you are funny. Your... pole ease as you call it? They wouldn't be able to do anything! We need to get out there and search for them!" She withdrew Spineripper again and started twirling it in her hands. "We already have all that we need for a fun rescue mission. So put your little drawings away and let's get going!"
"We are not going anywhere until we have back up!" Came Natalia's voice. She was standing in the doorway of the kitchen with the other girls behind her. "Darren, could you send a message round your friends to arm themselves and meet us here?"
I nodded and immediately called Sawyer.
"Hello?" Came Ashdown's voice.
"Ashdown, it's Hodgson. I thought I was calling Sawyer?" I murmured, thinking I may have got the number wrong.
"No you are calling him but he's down for a nap at the moment. We were going to head over to see you all once he woke up. Is everything ok?" She said.
"No. Rebecca and Watson have gone missing and have summoned Rhianna and Ruby here for help. We need everyone to take up arms and get over here, ASAP!" I said in an authoritative voice.
"On our way now!" Ashdown said immediately and put the phone down.
"Perkins, you got your swords we gave you at Christmas?" I asked as I looked for Edwards' number.
"We do, they're still at home though. I'll use my lights and get back home now to pick them up." He replied, obediently and left without saying another word.
Natalia was on the phone to someone.
"Yes, you will need to be armed. How long will it take you to get here?" She was saying, her face set in a mix of worry and guilt.
"Natalia," I said. "We can't risk any more coming into the Realm and getting stuck here, what if it's a trick?"
She shook her head at me. "We already have people placed on Earth to let us know if the Order made an appearance here." She explained.
Rhianna was grinding her teeth loudly. "Is this is all fucking necessary?" She complained, loudly.
"Excuse me?" Natalia said to her, giving her an angry look that she usually only used on Rebecca. "Your First and Fourth Knight are in trouble and you want to attack without a plan? What happened the last time?"
Rhianna pouted like a spoilt teenager. "I had it all under control!" She mumbled.
"No you didn't! Rebecca had to call in the whole of both hers and Ruby's armies because of your stupidity! Granted, that was when you first joined, but you have yet to prove that you have matured, young lady!" Natalia quipped, her face angry but her body language giving her away that she was enjoying being cocky. "But this isn't about you, this is about Ruth and my wife being in danger. So forgive me, but you will not be in control, you'll merely be an acquaintance this time round."
I chuckled in spite of myself and called Edwards.
"Sup, Hodg?" Edwards cheerful reply came through the speaker.
"Edwards, can you and Ryder gather your swords and meet us at Deans? Rebecca and Watson are in trouble." I asked, urgently.
"It may only be me that attends, mate. Ryder has to stay to look after the kids. But I'll grab my things and be right there, alright?" He said and put the phone down on me.
I had forgotten they had children. I was so used to people dropping everything and being able to assist us, I forgot that they had now got other commitments. I thought about Green and Perkins who had approached their parents to help look after the kids for the week while we were here, but Edwards and Ryder had five kids, so I didn't blame their parents for refusing to look after them. This call out may be a few hours long or it could easily become a few days until we find Rebecca and Watson, I just hoped they could hold out that long.
Suddenly, there was a scream coming from the kitchen and Rhianna and I ran to the kitchen. There were three men, holding swords and threatening Dean and Hewitt who had obviously been guarding their broken fire exit.
"AT EASE!" Rhianna shouted at them.
The three men bowed to her immediately, sheathing their weapons.
I had never seen them before. They were all wearing suits. The first one was wearing a pale grey suit with a darker grey tie, white collar shirt and leather brown shoes. His sword was sheathed at his hip and it looked very odd with his attire. He had blonde hair, pale blue eyes and his mouth and chin had a big scar on it, like he had been slashed by a sword. The second was in an all black suit, with matching black hair and shiny black shoes. His sword was also looking very bizarre at his hip and I couldn't help but notice it had a blue hilt like the swords from Swindmore had. He had a thick goatee that hung off his chin to the middle of his chest and when he opened his eyes after straightening up from his bow, his right eye was blind and cloudy white while his other was such a dark brown it was almost black. The third looked the youngest of the trio. He had lucious brown hair, sparkling blue eyes and a toothy grin pasted on his face. His dark brown suit with leather brown shoes looked a size too big as it was a touch baggy around his legs and arms. He had his sword in a baldric like Watson wore, but his was matching brown and his sword had a red hilt, like Ozryn swords.
Rhianna stepped forward and sheathed Spineripper, before walking along the line of the three men.
"Butcher." She nodded at the first man with the scar on his chin. "Lawson." She gave the man with the goatee and a blind eye a hand shake, but stopped when she reached the third man. She assessed him for a moment before punching him square in the face. "Fucking tosser!" She shouted at him.
The third guy dropped to the floor like a sack of potatoes, before sitting up straight and holding his chin in pain.
"I'm not sure I deserved that Rhianna," He grunted.
"You bloody well did!" She spat, yanking him back up to face her by the scruff of his neck. "Abandoning your post for some girl, did we?"
The man took his hand off his chin and made an 'o' shape with his mouth, then shook his head, smiling confidently.
"Yeah, but you should have seen her t-"
"I DON'T GIVE A SHIT!" Rhianna bellowed. "You wait until Rebecca sees you. I'm going to enjoy handing out your punishment, that's for sure!"
"Rebecca loves me." The man retorted dismissively. "She wouldn't do that to me." He then caught a look at Green standing behind me, watching everything in shocked silence. "Well, hello there, gorgeous!"
Rhianna glanced over to see who he was speaking to before pulling her arm back and punching him again, this time rendering him unconscious.
"Fucking hate that dickhead!" She hissed menacingly. "RUBY! Come and sort out your crew!"
Ruby appeared and saw the third man unconscious. She pushed past me and rushed to his side. "What did you do, Rhianna?!"
"Given him a little of what he deserves." Rhianna snapped, kicking the mans leg. "You wait until Rebecca see's him. He'll be coming back with me for his punishment."
"He had a girlfriend, Rhianna!" Ruby snarled, glaring up at her. "She finished the relationship when you wouldn't allow him to attend their dates anymore, that's why he was moved to my team!"
Raquel and Hunter reappeared from upstairs. Raquel looked at Rhianna, over at the unconscious man, at Lawson and Butcher, then at Ruby. She scowled at Rhianna. Rhianna seemed to find that amusing and made a move towards her, but I stepped in the way, facing Rhianna with a furious look on my face.
"If you've quite finished beating everyone up and threatening people, we have a job to do." I spat, angrily.