205 Planning a rescue

Morrigan sighs and lifts the sleeping spell. As each awake she shushed them making sure they stayed quiet till all were awake. Crystal cuddles close to Remi afraid of what Morrigan May have to say. 

"Dint be afraid Crystal , I'm here to explain what must be done . Crystal you are right the one holding Steve is a fallen one. He has no real power only the knowledge to block it. What he is after is blood ; Nephilim blood to be precise. He senses those with it and killed them the problem is that he has not been successful in luring someone with active elemental power. Only with that can he awaken his dormant power. I'm afraid he is using Steve to lure you to him. When Crystal dream walked he came close to getting her. He will keep him alive to lure her to him. He can be killed father gave me a special knife that can only be used by Nephilim blood. I know where he is but none of you with active powers can go. You will need to do this without any power. The empath and sight are not strong enough to awaken his power and are not elemental. So that means Inola,Astila,John ,Marshal and Onacona are the only ones that can go without risking awakening his power. Now I suggest that John and Inola stay here to hep safe guard and protect you all. The others can go and work with the military to get Steve and his unit back. I have placed magic barriers around the property and on your amulets. You will not be able to use your gifts for now. It's to dangerous of a risk. If a fallen one can awaken their power it would be catastrophic. " she hands the blade to Astila and gives him a bag with special clothes. He looks at her puzzled. 

" These garments will camouflage your Nephilim blood. It will make it easier for you to find him. The small crystal shards woven in the cloth will have a reaction when he is close. They only react to angel and Nephilim blood , they will tingle when close to them , if they are evil or have malicious intent they will vibrate and warm. Only the person wearing the garment will be able to tell. Astila the person in charge of the rescue will be calling you , work with them to plan the escape they will be your cover and your means to get there. Here are the coordinates to where Steve is being held. Uktena and I will be close by but we cannot risk being seen by him. We will do what we can to ensure your safety. Now to make this easier for all involved everyone who will be left behind will not be able to leave the house. It's the only way I can be sure you won't be lured there. " Morrigan hugs crystal and disappeared. 

Astila's phone rings it's an unknown number answering . 

" hello Astila here, how can I help you?" The voice on the other end 

Astila tells him what he will need. 

"First off you should know that he is my uncle secondly I have a few people that will need to be on the team. I have an expert that can hack into any system and one who can assist in hand to hand. They will need clearance. " 

"Give me their information and do you have someplace close that a helicopter can land ? If not meet us at the landing pad at the hospital. " 

"You can land in the field behind the house . Here are the coordinates." Astila gives him the coordinates and  clearance information then hangs up. The three of them get changed and say their good byes. Before they even make it to the back field the helicopter is landing.  The Sargent Major steps forward and gives Marshal a cold stare. 

"I thought I was dreaming when I saw your name Captain, I was under the impression you were a bar owner. It turns out your still an active reserve Raider. I am not sure how you two know each other but both of you are loose cannons. The goal is to bring our men home ." 

Marshal looks at Astila and reminds him. 

"Remember that this is a secret no one is to know that I'm still a raider or that I work for the bureau. My uncle and Dad will kill me if they find out." Astila nods but Onacona 's curiosity has been peaked. 

"I don't know why you would keep this a secret, they would be proud of you ?" 

Marshal decided to clear the air. 

"You see it's not that they would not be proud as it is that I lied to them. After Aisling was attacked I promised my dad that I would not do anything that had to do with fighting. So I went into computers at least that's what I let them think. I joined the Marines and made it into the Raiders no problem. In fact as far as I know most of my records still stand. The problem is that I never told them. I'm sure that Uncle Steve probably knows I mean he knows everything. He has never hinted that he knows most likely waiting for me to tell him. It's just that I never wanted to have them make things easy for me. You know uncle always gets us out of scrapes, I didn't want that as long as they think I'm a screw up that manages a bar then they leave me alone. I get to go on a mission here and there when needed but for most part I get to stay close to home . If they knew I don't now what their expectations would then be. I've always liked that our relationship has nothing to do with being military. You saw what happened when Dude got in trouble . I don't want that. I want to do things my way and not have others think that I made it on my Dad's or Uncles reputation or influence. You may not know this but both Audis and Dad still have connections in high offices in the military and government from their active duty days. They earned that by their own merit and I want to do the same."  

The three men sitting with him can understand that it's a mans pride and it's not a bad thing. 

they arrive at Fort Bragg and head straight to the commanding officers office to plan the mission. Marshal was not pleased when he walks into the office there was his cousin Dude.  Dude gets up and greets his family then they get straight into the details of he mission. 

Astila gives the cordinances that Morrigan gave him. When asked where he got them from he explains that Steve accidentally gave  them to him. 

" the last call we had was when my niece was in the hospital and he was about to leave. He knew because of his targets reputation that he may not come back. Our unit has a special code so I was able to decipher it. " Dude winks at him knowing that it's a lie but can't say anything, besides no one would believe him anyway. 

" that's a good thing then because we had no clue where to even start . We only had the site where they were ambushed. This will make it easier. Now I don't like sending family in after family but Astila you were in his unit you know how he thinks you know what signs he would leave to follow. Dude you will stay here to help field your Aunts calls I don't want her to come here and kick up a fuss. I'm not sure if you are aware of it or not but your Aunt HeJin is scary and with her diplomatic connections it can be a headache. " the four of them look puzzled Dude and Marshal both Speak at the same time. 

"Ya my aunt is the sweetest." Shooting each  grins. 

"That May be for you but for me that is a nightmare. She keeps a low profile but that woman has some major clout. " the general dismissed them to get prepared for their journey . Once out of the office and out of ear shot Dude asks 

"It was them wasn't it that knew he was in danger. Why didn't they just do their mojo and go get him?" 

Astila answrs him. 

"Look your sister is pregnant and it's dangerous, not only that the person holding your uncle is using him to try to get to one of them. He almost got Crystal the other night. We can't risk it. Not only that Steve would be angry and never forgive us if something happened to them. Now let's get going the sooner we are there and see what we are up against the faster we can get him home." 

they head to the Airfield to catch the flight to Iraq .