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.How the hell was he going to get out ofthis? Tibo s Beginning 97Chapter 9Glade stilled.Something wasn t right.He slowly filtered out allthe noise around him and listened carefully for anything out of place.There was a presence that didn t belong, a presence that spoke of eviland damnation.He gasped, inhaling a sharp intake of breath when he realized whoit was.Mr.Donahue was here.He felt one of the phoenixes close tothat source of evil.Glade cursed as he whipped around, gaining Rileyand Samuel s attention.He thrust the image into their heads, makingthem feel and see what he was seeing.The image was dark, but he could make out a small figurehuddling, bound.He could also make out an ominous presence pacingby the huddled figure.The bastard had Tibo.Riley and Samuel stoodthere stone-faced, waiting on Glade s instructions. Get the phoenixes to a safe location, he commanded Riojos andTony. He has come for them. Who? Tony asked as he grabbed Kyle around his waist, haulinghim closer. The one who seeks to imprison them, Glade replied. What the fuck? Riojos asked. Your eyes, they re white& allwhite. Glade lowered his head, looking directly at Riojos. I am the onewho protects the phoenixes.You must obey, or all is lost. Tony and Riojos grabbed Collin, Mica, and Kyle, shoving theminto one of the SUVs.Glade spun around, feeling the change comeupon him.As he walked toward the mouth of the bunker, his skinbuzzed, swirling with the glow of colors of the being he truly was. 98 Stormy Glenn and Lynn HagenClaws unsheathed at his hands as canines grew until they were pasthis chin.His eyes shifted, allowing him to see perfectly in thedarkness. I can smell him, Samuel said from behind Glade. He stinks ofsulfur and ash. Glade nodded as they walked inside the bunker.He knew Micawas Riley s mate.It was rare a Zardozian mated a phoenix, but it hadhappened in the past.He knew Riley would die to protect Mica.They would all die to protect every last phoenix.If the vilecreature posing as a human, calling himself Mr.Donahue, actually gota hold of the phoenixes, life on this planet would cease to be afunctional society.Chaos would reign, and disorder would becomethe familiarity.Glade scraped the tips of his claws against the concrete as hewalked along the corridor, sharpening them, readying them.As they rounded the corner, his nose was filled with the brimstoneof hell.Phoenixes represented purity, goodness, and Glade would bedamned if he allowed one of them to fall into Mzenhar s hands, or, ashe liked to be called, Mr.Donahue. I know you are here, Mzenhar called out. Come find me,Glade, son of Hymthane.Come join your friends. Glade inhaled, following the scent to its strongest point, his foothitting something solid.He looked down to see Sal lying on theconcrete floor, looking up at him with terror in his eyes.The manshifted into his wolf form, growling and snapping at Glade. Silence. He pushed the message into Sal s head. We are notthe enemy. Sal snapped his jaws one more time before spinning around,snuffling at the ground.He gave off a low growl as he began to followafter his mate.Glade and the others used Sal as a guide.A small luminescent light glowed from one of the rooms upahead, and Glade knew they only had seconds before Mzenhar tookTibo from this place.All three Zardoz linked their minds together. Tibo s Beginning 99Glade prayed it was enough.Four would have been better, but Juddhad fallen to the call of evil something else that was rare amongsttheir people.Glade felt the power building to the fullest it was going to becomeand then thrust the energy toward Mzenhar.He heard a shriek, andthen the light from the room ahead of them faded.He wasn t sure ifthey had gotten to Tibo in time or if Mzenhar had vanished, takingTibo with him.They raced to the room that had glowed, to find Tibo crying,curled into a small ball in the corner of the room.Glade dispatchedRiley to bring the others back as he knelt in front of the phoenix,shushing him. He is gone, Tibo. Get the hell away from him! Sal shouted as he raced across theroom and dropped to his knees, pulling Tibo into his arms.When he began to remove the binding, Glade stopped him. Thatis no ordinary rope, Sal.You will sever his hands if you try to removeit. Then what the fuck do I do? Sal asked as he abandoned his task.Glade reached out and, using the tip of one of his claws, snappedthe cursed rope and freed Tibo s hands.He started to stand up untilSal pointed a finger at him. You are not going anywhere until I find out what in the hell isgoing on, Sal snapped as he pulled the gag from Tibo s mouth andthen hauled his small phoenix into his arms.Glade nodded. It is time you learned. You re damn right it is, Sal retorted as he walked out of thebunker with Tibo held tightly to his chest.Just as Glade exited the bunker, the SUV pulled to a stop.Hedidn t bother changing back into his human form.They needed to seehim.They needed to know.It was time.* * * * 100 Stormy Glenn and Lynn HagenTibo curled up into Sal s arms.He didn t know what was goingon, but he never wanted to go through something like that again.Itwas downright terrifying.He could feel his body shaking as Salwrapped his strong arms around him, cocooning him in and makinghim feel safe once more. What the hell? Riojos asked in a low voice as he climbed out ofthe SUV.Tibo knew how he felt.Glade didn t look like Glade.Neither didSamuel or Riley.They looked creepy.Their skin swirled withmultitudes of color, and their fingernails needed a serious trim job,with a carbide-tipped blade.Glade motioned for the others to join Sal and Tibo as Rileystepped closer to Mica.Tibo didn t know what the hell was going on.He was tired and hungry and confused as all hell.He wished someonewould say something. Dude, what the hell is that? Collin asked.Tibo jumped when he heard Collin talking to him inside his head.He had totally forgotten that they could do that.If he hadremembered, he would have shouted his head off when Mr.CreepyMan had kidnapped him. That s Glade, Samuel, and Riley, Tibo answered.Collin turned toward Tibo, his mouth hanging wide open. Remind me not to piss them off, ever. Tibo smiled as he cuddled closer to Sal.He felt the same way.Glade was just plain ass scary. We are Zardozians, a race of beings born to guard the phoenixes.The man you know as Mr.Donahue is a creature from the depths ofhell.He poses as human, but he is not.His one quest is to capture allthe phoenixes.The phoenixes feathers are magical, enhancing anymagical spell, incantation& Tibo sat there and listened in disbelief.His feathers were what gothim into this mess? If he didn t think it would hurt, he d pluck Tibo s Beginning 101himself bald.Scratch that.He wouldn t look good bald
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