Zeus (Frozen Origin)

by Dawn, Crystal

  Sierra cleared that up quickly. “Pedro will ransom them back for a good bit of money. I wish him good luck with dealing with the dregs of humanity. I do, however, reserve the right to take a few should they be useful to our cause.”

  “A cause is it? You always called it a mission before. Does it have something to do with this special man of yours? I don’t really expect you to answer, I agree to all usual terms. Let us drink on it.” Pedro poured three glasses of tequila. “You got the worm, Zeus, you lucky bastard.” He said as he handed him his drink.

  Zeus was conflicted, he didn’t like insects but he understood that being a man, he would sometimes be tested in different ways by different groups or cultures. In the end he remembered that old saying ‘to thine own self be true’. He left the little crawler in the bottom of his glass when he was done waiting to see what Pedro would say.

  Pedro laughed until tears came to his eyes. “Don’t worry, big man. Sierra won’t swallow them either and she’s got bigger balls than any man I know.” He picked up Zeus’ glass and the worm slid into his mouth. “It’s good luck, and I need all I can get.” He said as his laughter followed them out of his office.

  Zeus turned to her. “Are you not insulted by the comment about your balls?” He asked thinking he had never seen a female who was less a man.

  “It was meant as a compliment. He means I am tough and can fight.”

  “I have never heard it used for a female that wasn’t manly before.”

  “You have now. I didn’t know how you would handle the details of the deal. Lab and security equipment are valuable, well worth Pedro’s time. He is an invaluable ally and may come in handy on the other two rescues we have to manage later. His price for the plan is fair since he hooverized it and found a clean title.”

  “Hooverized?”

  “You know, like a vacuum cleaner, he has removed all signs of who owned it before. It’s perfect for your use but it may need to be kept elsewhere because of the extreme weather. This year we are ending the winter easy, but the weather can get impossible for a plane to survive without an indoor hanger which we don’t have.”

  “What did Origin use? We went places on planes and helicopters.”

  “We’ve assumed they flew in then out as soon as possible. If not, you have a hidden hangar somewhere. Maybe old tapes will reveal its location.”

  They got ready to head back home. Home was a funny word, one Zeus would never have used in describing the facility he was raised in before. Times they were a changing.

  Chapter 5

  Hey Baby

  Ares greeted them as soon as they landed which should have been good, but she didn’t feel so good about it. His quick, “We need to talk,” didn’t allay her fears at all. Zeus grabbed Sierra’s hand pulling her behind him.

  Once they were in his office with the door shut he turned to Ares. “Report.” He said in an almost military fashion. They might not be military but Sierra understood gods were strong alphas even in those classified as foot soldiers and discipline was necessary to keep order. Ares glanced at Sierra inquiringly. “She stays.” Zeus said brooking no argument.

  “There are a couple matters we must discuss. First, Sorose was guarding Cronos when he said he saw a slight movement. We fear he may be waking.”

  “What does Doc say?”

  “You rely on that female too much. She says there is nothing we can do either way, to wake him or to keep him asleep. She recommends watching him more closely so we can be sure whether it was a nervous reaction or a sign he is waking.”

  “Sounds like good advice to me.”

  “I would like to see some action taken. I am tired of waiting.”

  “There will be some action taken and you will be in the thick of it but it will not be regarding Cronos. What else is going on?”

  “We were attacked again but it was a half hearted attempt. No one was hurt on either side. I feel like there is a reason, a strategy behind this but I don’t know what they are trying to do.”

  “Perhaps they want to keep you from leaving this place or make others fear it will not be safe for the ball, maybe they are even testing you and your security.” Sierra suggested thoughtfully.

  “Maybe any one of those or all of them I don’t know.” Ares admitted sinking deep into thought. “What is it I will be in the middle of soon?”

  “We will go free our demon brothers as soon as possible. Get a team ready, be sure Eres and his males are on it. No more than eleven including you but not Sierra or me. Your best fighters, your most stealthy soldiers. Two or three days to get ready then we go.” He knew he moved up the schedule but he had to have them back. Sierra said nothing waiting for them to be alone and understanding his need to save his men. She had been in his shoes before and would probably be there again sometime.

  As soon as Ares left he propelled her to his room where he started to strip. They had shared a room at Pedro’s but paper thin walls had cooled her desire though his had stayed strong. They were different in their outlook. She was embarrassed to have their lovemaking heard, while he said he would get more shit from his males if none was heard at all.

  “Why aren’t you getting naked, Babe? We need to clean up a little.” Zeus said motioning toward the shower. She started throwing her clothes off as she headed toward the bathroom with him in hot pursuit. The male was just too damn sexy! He pushed her into the shower holding her just out of the spray as he turned on and set the water.

  He pulled her under with him so they could enjoy the relaxing jets of water just shy of being hot. He kissed her raising her heartbeat, making it go crazy. The water streaming around them ran in sensual streams down her breasts and thighs. It only increased her sensitivity and awareness of his lips, hands, and body where they touched her. His lips plundered her mouth as his hands squeezed and pinched her nipples. The water helped his body slide against hers easily so she felt his hard length moving against her stomach. It made her ache to feel him inside her to the point that she moaned at the thought.

  He reached down pulling her up by her ass cheeks moving his hands over them as he lined up their bodies so he could slam his steel shaft into her tight, hot slot until he hit bottom. They both moaned at the incredible pleasure that swam over them. She felt energized and sensitive to every move he made. His strong arms lifted her up and down while his hips rocked into her hitting all the right spots. She felt her pleasure spiral, lifting her up and over the edge screaming his name. He followed clutching her tight against his body while they jerked against each other until they calmed. He slid her down his body until she was standing on the floor. Now, it was time to get clean.

  Once they were through with their shower, after making sure they were both squeaky clean, of course; they lay down to get some sleep. That was the plan anyway but plans often went awry, so it should have been no surprise when the alarm went off. Sierra’s first thought was they must have another hidden place to attack from. She and Zeus dressed quickly though she had to go to her room for her boots again since the ones she wore in weren’t for cold weather. She rushed back to her room, only to find four strangers there. “Who are you?”

  “Your worst nightmare, just come along peacefully and you won’t be hurt.” A man about five ten, built lean, and having dark blond hair said. She looked into his cold blue eyes seeing no warmth, no soul. She knew she would rather die than let these men take her.

  “I don’t know who you are, but you must not know a thing about me either. There is nothing peaceful about me.” Sierra kicked out suddenly clipping the guy’s chin knocking him out. Two of the others grabbed her arms while the third stupidly approached head on. She twisted kicking him right in the nuts. Score! He bent over and she kicked him in the head then twisted out of the hold of the guy on the right, turned away from him, then struck him in the balls with her knee. While he was doubled over, she punched the last man in the nose causing blood to spray everywhere. She opened her door yelling for help, after all there were four of
them who had probably come in without being seen. She couldn’t let any of them get away.

  Agnon, one of the lower ranking gods rushed by but she stopped him as the men rushed out to find her. Agnon was a tall, beefy god who looked like a weightlifter, but she found out the male could also fight. She and Agnon fought side by side taking the already weakened males down in moments. He radioed in to have restraints brought as Sierra used her com to tell Buzz to check the security tapes from the area near her room and track the intruders back to where they entered the facility. The attack was thwarted, the alarm off, and everyone went back to what they were doing except for Hercules and his team. Sierra was concerned about being targeted personally but them getting to her so easily concerned her even more.

  Buzz called her with bad news, the security tape was in an endless loop during the attack. That required access to their main computer which managed the cameras and held the tapes. Buzz ruled out anyone from outside hacking in leaving someone inside accessing the program in person. Things had just gone from bad to worse with a traitor on the inside. Sierra had to suspect Kyler or his crew first because all of her people that would have access except Buzz were gone. If Buzz was guilty, he would just make it look like it was done from outside which he hadn’t.

  Zeus was headed her way looking fierce, which wasn’t unusual, but in a rage which while not usual, wasn’t unheard of. “I was told you were attacked. You will stay with me so I can protect you.” He growled low as he motioned her to follow him.

  “That’s not going to work. We need to find out who helped them get in here without being seen. They might go after a weaker target next time plus we need to get rid of any traitors before the demons come.”

  “You’re right, but I want you beside me anyway. We will work together. Where was Kyler and his team while everything happened?”

  “I don’t know yet, but I’d like Hercules to talk to them and Buzz is checking out the tapes. I’m not sure how they knew I was back since we weren’t due back until tomorrow. Maybe it was an attack for another reason but they changed targets when they realized I was here.”

  “I don’t know but when we find them, which we will, they will wish they had left you be.” Sierra had to smile at his protectiveness. She couldn’t deny it was sweet, but she could take care of herself better than most. Agnon had stayed with her and Zeus turned to him. “You have my thanks for looking out for my woman.”

  Agnon, at six foot two, was dwarfed by Zeus even though he was built like a bull. His chestnut hair was fine and straight halfway down his back. His eyes were blue with yellow flecks, his smile broad as he enjoyed Zeus’ praise. “I live to serve you and your mate, Zeus.” He looked about eighteen but was probably much older. He left to get on with his duties while they watched him walk away.

  “What is he the god of?” Sierra asked with curiosity.

  “Rhetoric, since he was named after an ancient Greek rhetorician. There were so many of us, they began to use common Greek names in the end.”

  “How many of you were there?”

  “I’m not sure but at least a thousand.”

  “That is a lot of babies to name.” Their conversation fell off as they both began to think about traitors, attacks, and the mission ahead. Once they saw there was nothing left to do, they headed back to their room to rest.

  Two days passed with no answers to the question of who had betrayed them. It was time to free the demons but they were concerned about the traitor finding out about them. They decided to bring them in through Cronos’ chamber and leave them off the first level. Kyler’s team wasn’t trustworthy so they couldn’t know about them. It was odd that Kyler had said nothing about Zeus giving the interview, the recent trip, the fact that Kyler’s team was limited to the first level, and other matters. He hadn’t protested when Zeus had complained about his team hiding instead of fighting during a recent attack either. Nothing seemed to bother Kyler nor did there seem any plans to pull him from his assignment, it seemed they were stuck with him.

  They grabbed their gear heading out to the helicopter. The other two helicopters were there too so they distributed the team equally. Pedro had the plane ready to fly once the demons were free and SUVs ready to carry them where they needed to go. The weather was cooperating, their spirits were high, so everything should go as planned. Pedro was waiting as they landed with SUVs and plenty of men. Eres and Sierra with a small team would enter at an unmanned gate that Pedro’s men had the combination for. They would go through taking out as many of the enemy as possible. They would then search for demons freeing them and giving them clothing and gear to cover their wings, for those who had wings which not all did. A few had tails but they were easily hidden.

  She looked at Eres as the gate clicked allowing them in. Zeus was probably waiting impatiently driving poor Pedro nuts. She motioned for Eres to follow her, noting the poor condition of the back of the property. She hoped the demons weren’t in such a rundown area, it made her concerned with the condition they might be in. They went in the building running into two guards almost immediately. They took them down quickly using ties to restrain them. Eres grabbed one in each hand carrying them to a room so they wouldn’t be found easily. They continued finding guards here and there before they headed downstairs. This was the lab area but was all but deserted. They found one female who they restrained easily. They hurried back upstairs moving to a new building at the side finding four guards at once.

  She and Eres split them taking two a piece. She should have been more careful but she ended up with a shiner. They rushed through the inside gate leaving it open. They opened a set of double doors and found rows of individual doors. They split up to cover more ground. She opened the first door stepping in only to be grabbed and lifted off the ground. “What do I have here? You should have been more careful, Sweetheart. Didn’t they tell you I haven’t had a female in years?” She looked at the familiar face, it was Lucifer. He looked even more beautiful in person.

  “Lucifer, I’m here to free you. Zeus sent me to let out as many of you as I can and take out guards. I have some clothes in back packs so you can cover your wings so the locals who are helping us don’t freak out.”

  He took a deep breath moving up against her neck to breathe in again. “I can smell Zeus and Eres on you. I will trust you but if you are lying I will kill you after I have my fun.”

  The look he gave her was more frightening than Zeus’ angry looks. She opened her backpack handing him a huge jacket to pull on. They stepped out of his cage, because that’s what the inside was, it was a cage with a bed in one corner and a toilet near a sink in the other. Eres had already moved on and had help freeing more demons. Sierra continued to help but since they all questioned her thinking she was the enemy, she wasn’t as helpful as the others. She heard gunfire realizing the cavalry had come. She hoped none of their side was injured but couldn’t care about those who worked for Origin. Baal, who turned out to be Lucifer’s second in command, wanted to find a female who worked here. It sounded like the one they had restrained in the lab. She didn’t understand why he needed her, but he was insistent and grew agitated when Eres wanted to leave her.

  “She is in the lab tied up. Is she important?” Sierra asked.

  “She was abducted, forced to work against her will. She tried to help us but was punished.” Baal said with an angry expression.

  “I’ll take you to her but we must hurry. This place will be destroyed soon.” Sierra said as she turned to lead the way. Baal wore the jacket which hid his wings and helped him appear human, it turned out to be a good thing. They met some of Pedro’s men on the way. The female was still where they had left her so Baal threw her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. She seemed actually relieved to see Baal.

  She wasn’t gagged so she spoke, “Please get the laptop computer. It contains important files for Baal’s kind.” Sierra grabbed the laptop as they hurried out past the lab Pedro’s men were dismantling with amazing speed. Sierra
went to a half sized file cabinet then pulled it along after her. It never hurt to have more information and Pedro’s men would just destroy the files. As soon as she saw Eres he grabbed the file cabinet, carrying it for her. Pedro had left all the file cabinets behind to go up in flames because they weren’t worth much money. As they drove away, she could see the building where they had found the demons was already on fire. Only a few of Pedro’s men were still dragging out people or equipment. She was glad to see the last of that place.

  She hadn’t taken the time to worry about the conditions the demons had lived in but none of them had been fed enough in a while. They could eat on the way home since plenty of food had been loaded on the plane. The place was filthy and all demons were in need of a bath and clean clothes. That was something that would have to wait until they were home. She hadn’t noticed any injuries, but she knew they healed practically overnight. They got to the airfield where two of the gods were directing the demons onto the plane. Zeus caught up with her picking her up and hugging her so tight she couldn’t breathe. He stepped back examining her eye with an angry look on his face.