CHAPTER THREE ♔ what's done in the dark will be brought to the light

[wynn]

♬ god's gonna cut you down - johnny cash

WHO || The Knights
WHAT || The aftermath of Chapter 2
WHERE || London, England and variou
WHEN || Evening of June 7th --> onwards
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread.

In less than twenty-four hours, everything has turned on its head.

A Knight and her allies were kidnapped by Iscariot agents for execution in Rome, barely escaping with their lives.

A mission meant to free one Knight from the influence of a dark god succeeded - at the price of another's life.

A simple recon mission at a Keijen Blade concert nearly led to two Knights committing mind-controlled suicide in front of an eager crowd.

Several Knights went to see Draken Crombe, leader of the Church of the Lord's Humanity, speak in person, and learned just how sinister his religion's dogma is.

A call from Sir Hathaway alerted Wynn to the escape of the doppelganger from the Knight's dungeons, an escape perhaps aided by Elena Gilbert.

A demigod interrupted what might have been a simple smash and grab retrieval of an artifact.

And most horrific of all, in the middle of the night, hundreds of Shadowkind in New York City awoke, and walked in a mindless trance down to the Hudson River to drown themselves. Only the quick thinking and combined efforts of the Knights present and their allies prevented all of them from succeeding.

Beset on all sides, a dark time awaits for the Knighthood - who were already suffering from the capture of Dragon's Claw Sir Thomas Bancroft at the hands of their long time enemy Dimitris Sarandis of Andres Isle.

In times such as these, the light can be difficult to find. Hope itself seems somewhere just out of reach.

Comments

jaime lannister, lila zacharov, lydia martin, stiles stilinski ♔ ota

[bittersweeter]

[ lila has the keys, but she grew up in new york, if you want an aggressive driver, she is the one you want. she's waiting impatiently by the car for stiles and lydia and whomever they fucking picked up on the way to get their asses to the garage. she's also texting sylar, no one is surprised.

she doesn't really want to look for elena. people looked at her like she was a monster, if she wanted to run away with he only other one around... why the hell wouldn't she? but wynn said go get her and lila is going to listen. which is why she is standing next to the car, chain smoking in agitation and speed texting her frustration. ]

[socialgraces]

[ well, there's basically only one road out of the castle, and if they're thinking london, she'll just head that way (drive 26) while they wait for gar to answer ]

[bluffcheck]

An infuriating trick. Useful, though. Have to admit, I'm quite jealous.

[He's here to try to add a little humor where he can.]

Any of you know the lass well? The one they say freed the prisoner?

[theminotaur]

[ abigail hasn't done much to hide the fact that she's thoroughly interested in doppelgängers. it's a childish fascination though, like wanting to be a mermaid after seeing ariel for the first time. but safety...

anyway, she will bossily keep anyone from will until he's done being creepy, glancing over her shoulder every so often to watch him. ]

[bigbad]

Hotel, I suppose? [Spike may have taken charge during combat but he's pretty useless past that.] Guess we'll be calling Wynn again.

[asuma]

[Klaus ain't saying shit, but he's sort of ... admiring Nick from afar. Because unlike Archer he has some fucking dignity. Sometimes. He's totally going to start drawing horses unicorns again ok.]

[immuno]

Helen said she's checking out the hotel for the convention with some others. [ lydia pockets her cell phone as she approaches. ] We should try the airport. They both must have realized we'd catch on, the chances they stayed in the city are slim.

But while we're at it, does anyone want to tell me why we're so interested in hunting someone down who willingly defected? I'm just saying this feels a lot like a rescue mission for someone who doesn't want to be rescued.

[likeagod]

I've only spoken to her briefly here and there. She is, however, Rose's best friend in London.

[Rose would be said girlfriend.]

Unfortunately, she's in New York City at the moment, having her own difficulties.

[killingtodeath]

[Stiles found Lydia. And a laptop! Because I said so and because he has tiny baby ranks in computer use and it's time to use them. Maybe.

As he approaches the car, he knows better than to think that he can get shotgun. Ladies are riding up front, obviously. So he just heads for the door behind the passenger side.]

Maybe the big guy knows more than we do. Or maybe he wants to serve some kind of knightly justice.

[twinfucker]

It's no rescue mission. We're hunting down fugitives. [Jaime has his huge-ass sword and probably won't hesitate to use it. He's also clanking while he walks. Clank clank clank. He had just... headed to the garage hoping he can get a ride don't mind him tagging along.] She's got secrets and unimaginable powers. Hardly one we can afford to let walk away.

[bittersweeter]

Or maybe Elena is a teenager being manipulated by a sociopath. [ #monster solidarity 5eva. SHE IS JUST SAYING. ] You couldn't have brought something a little more travel friendly? [ judging the sword as she climbs into the suv and starts it up. it's not her mercedes. but it is a mercedes. ] All aboard who's coming aboard.

[ex_psionic439]

[Wait up, bitches. Adam was ... I dunno, feeding Mars' cat because that bitch wasn't back yet and apparently he was supposed to be on duty tonight. Except with his mentor gone and Astrid ignoring his fucking texts he is left to team up with random ass people.

But he recognizes Lila, and maybe Stiles and Lydia from the covnention, idk so that's something I guess.]

Do you guys have room for one more?

[desperatewarning]

[yes please dismount nick. his back hurts.]

Nicholas Starkweather. More of an alias, really. Normally I'm not so blatant about this.

[this being his horsey nature]

[useagoodkiss]

[ She would prefer to drive, but she also knows how to pick her battles. ]

Has she ever done anything like this before? [ Anything to explain the allegation... ]

[littledhampir]

[Without something to focus on, Rose searched for fucks to give about pretty much everything, including Archer riding a friggen Unicorn while drunk in the middle of Shadowcidalpalooza and... (Search 3) found none to give.

Exhausted, more mentally than physically her shoulders slump and she nods her agreement, moving back towards the hotel. She's not even raging anymore. Now she's just numb.]

[twinfucker]

It's a big car. It fits. [CLIMBING INTO THE BACK.] If it turns out she's innocent, she's in need of a rescue. If she's working with the sociopath, then we're hunting our enemies. Either way, the first step is finding them.

[He just looks over at Adam and lets the people who know about cars take this one.]

[killingtodeath]

Uh- yeah, dude. More the merrier. [He holds the door open for Adam because he is not volunteering to squish in the middle.]

I'll try to see what flights are leaving soon. Maybe we can figure out the most likely option?

[moonheart]

[ the petite blonde slings her arm through the new guy's as she gives nick a tired smile and a pat on the side. her accent is touched with an irish lilt as she explains to the stranger: ] Desperate times, desperate measures.

We're staying right up there. [ she jerks her thumb back at the hotel they'd all run out of ] If you come up, we can tell you a little more, but it's somewhat classified to go yelling in the street.

[rationalizes]

[ except gar... doesn't answer D: oh noooo ]

[bittersweeter]

[ her foot pressed down on the break as she slams the gear into reverse. get in before she mows you down. it seats seven, don't worry, no one needs to cuddle. ] If they're even taking a flight -- they'd need passports. Are we really going with the idea that she got forged papers for the both of them before she sprung him from the dungeons. [ she glances down at her phone as it chirps. ] Of course, he could have just killed someone and taken their passports...

[ THANKS SYLAR, YOURE THE BEST. ] So yeah, google that.

[ex_psionic439]

[WOW REALLY, BITCH? But I guess he can't really fucking complain since they're letting him tag along at all. So Adam squeezes in the middle seat but he ain't all that thrilled about it (at least this shit is roomy?) and--wow, really? A fucking greatsword tho?]

Are we going to look for them at the renaissance fair or something? [Deadpan as fuck. That's what we in the modern world refer to as throwing shade, Jaime.]

[bluffcheck]

Afraid I wouldn't know. I've never spoken to her. I'm not sure I'd know her if she walked right up t me. But since she could look like anyone, I suppose that hardly puts me at a disadvantage.

[craic]

Nice to meet ya, [ says the new guy after a definite delay in which he processes that the unicorn is named Nicholas Starkweather. Yes this really is the most difficult bit of all this so far for him, though the greeting seems sincere enough and comes with a lopsided smile.

He's easily distracted even from that by a blonde on his arm with a familiar accent. And 'somewhat classified' information. Pretty much everything about that makes him smile. ] Yeah, alright.

[likeagod]

[He hits the button to unlock the doors so they can all pile in.]

No, though she was recently knighted. [It was a mess of a knighting ceremony.] Though as of now I don't believe it's known if she did this of her own free will or is being coerced in some way.

[twinfucker]

[Jaime's greatsword gets its own seat.] They may not rely on flying. There are still ships in this world, are there not?

[Jaime gives Adam a blank look since... he doesn't even know what those are (knowledge 4).] Or there, if you think it's worth looking. Seems like a waste of time, though, attending a fair when you're on the run.