Gargoyles: The Manhattan Clan Saga 7

Quarrymen Return

Just as planned, Elisa got Goliath to follow her to the police station to interrogate the Quarryman. Just one look at Goliath had put all loyalty to the Quarrymen out the window. The man was more afraid of Goliath than what the new Quarryman leader would do. Goliath was surprised at how easily it was to get the information out of him. Even Elisa was surprised. She predicted the man sung like a bird but not that quick.

The information told, turned out to be not as good as they thought. There was no new hideaway as of yet and the Quarrymen were all over the place, hiding in warehouses, abandoned buildings, down by the waterfront and even in the sewers.

Elisa knew that she couldn’t go to all the places where the Quarrymen could have been hiding especially since some of the places the Quarrymen would have been hiding were areas where the homeless spent their time.

When Elisa had a chance for a break, she went up to the roof to get some air and to her surprising eyes; Goliath was also on the roof.

“I thought you left,” she said.

“I was going to but the confession from the Quarryman has left too many questions.”

“I know what you mean. He took one glimpse at you and sang like a bird. It was too fast for my liking.”

Goliath turned to her. “Contact Xanatos. I have a bad feeling about this.”

“Sure. Maybe you…”

“No. I will not live in fear of these men.” He knew what she was going to say before getting it completely out. “The Gargoyles have never lived in fear of humans why should we stop now.”

“Your right. I’m just worried about you. We are, after all, getting ready to plan a wedding. And I don’t need my happiness short lived.”

Goliath wrapped his arms around her and pulled her to him. She went easily into his arms. “Alright. I’ll be careful. I’ll stay up here until you speak to Xanatos. Perhaps having someone to talk to on the way the back to the castle might not be a bad idea either.”

Elisa smiled at the way Goliath basically said to get a couple of the Gargoyles to come. “Well I should get back inside. My break is almost over.”

“I’ll be waiting,” he said gently. He wanted to kiss her but couldn’t take the risk of being spied on. One thing the police nor the Gargoyles needed was Elisa and Goliath’s engagement to be announced all over the media.

Elisa reluctantly pulled away from Goliath and headed to the roof access door to return back to work. When Goliath was alone, he turned back to staring at the city.

“What are they up to?” he asked himself. “John Castaway is in prison. So who is the new leader? And why are they spread out everywhere.”

Goliath was too deep in thought that he didn’t even hear anyone coming up to him.

“Mind if we talk?”

Goliath turned and saw Matt. “Not at all.”

“I hear you and Elisa are getting married,” Matt said. He watched Goliath nod. “Well you better take care of her. She is like a sister you know.”

“I know. What brings you up here?”

“Elisa asked me to come up here. She said that Hudson and Talon are on their way.”

“Talon.” Goliath turned to the detective. “When did he show up?”

“Apparently after you left the castle, him and his gang arrived. Elisa said the Quarryman confessed too quickly.”

“And he didn’t give us any good information. There are Quarrymen through the city and there’s no leader.”

“There has to be a leader. Why else would two of them try and damage Elisa’s car?”

“The better question is who helped the other one escape. Elisa didn’t even have time to get the license plate.”

“I’m not sure I like this new officer,” Matt said, changing the subject.

“I agree. I get a weird feeling around him. Like he’s not telling everything but he checks out. He is from Brooklyn and I’ve read that he’s good too.”

“Too good if you ask me. He reminds me a lot like one of those Marvel superheroes.”

“Well we might as well not dwell on it too much. Elisa is only with him to show him around. After a week, you two will be back as a team.”

“And that I can hardly wait,” Matt said. “We are good together as a team. Before I knew you, I had wondered why Elisa never accepted any awards for bravery. And I know, it’s because if it weren’t for you and your clan, half the criminals wouldn’t be in jail.”

“Yes that is true. She always would tell me when she had to go to a gathering and ended up winning an award but not accepting it.”

Matt looked into the sky and saw two Gargoyles preparing to land. “Well it looks like your friends have arrived.”

Goliath looked. “Well you better get back to work. It’s nice speaking to you even though Elisa wanted you up here to keep an eye on me until they arrived.”

Matt smiled and shrugged. “Anything for a friend.” He turned and left the roof.

“Are you ready to head back?” Talon asked as he touched down. Hudson was just one step behind him.

“Yes. Hudson.” He turned to his trusted friend. “Where are the others?”

“When Elisa phoned and told us what was up, I had everyone return to the castle. They should be there by the time we get back.”

“Good. Let’s go.” Goliath jumped into the air, as did the other two, spreading out his wings to allow the wing to catch them and carry him up into the air.

“Why would you want everyone to return?” Talon asked.

“I have a feeling that one of them may be watching us. And at the right moment try and strike us down.”

“But with you being part of society you have the same rights as the humans do.”

“That may be so Talon,” Hudson responded. “But we Gargoyles are not ones to take things lying down. We fight our own battles without help. We just help humans fight their battles.”

“That is a weird law.”

“True. But it has been with the Gargoyles as far back as when we were first created,” Goliath said.

“Created?” Talon questioned. “Like us?”

“Not completely,” Hudson answered. “Gargoyles were created by magic to protect. A few thousand years ago, a powerful wizard back created us. His king wanted something protect his castle and family.”

“And protection is part of the spell?”

“It started out that way,” Goliath said. “But later through the centuries, it became the Gargoyle way.”

The rest of the way to the castle was silent. When they reached the castle, Goliath breathed a sigh of relief. They made it without incident.

“What’s going on?” Lexington asked as he approached his leader. His rookery brothers and Angela were right behind him.

“Elisa almost had her car ruined by the Quarrymen a little while ago,” Goliath answered. “She has one of them in custody; however, his confession has got me wondering. We must be careful and stay on our toes. Let someone know where you at all times.”

“Father,” Angela said. “Why don’t we carry around the communicators and keep them on when we’re on patrol at all times like we did tonight. This way we’ll know when someone is in danger.”

“Good idea Angela. The rest of you take the rest of the night off.”

“I should get going myself,” Talon said. “The people down in the Labyrinth may get worried.”

“Nonsense,” Hudson said. “They know where you are.”

“That maybe so but I’ve been hearing rumors that Fang might be back.”

“Hasn’t he been missing since my mother found out that Thailog had used her?” Angela asked.

“Yes. By the way how are you getting along with her?” Talon turned to Goliath.

“Better than we have been in a long time. But I get this feeling that she is just being friendly because of Angela.”

“Father, I’ve said many times that she isn’t putting on a show this time. She really wants to turn a new leaf.”

“I know. But a truce between the humans and us doesn’t happen overnight when it comes to a thousand years of anger and vengeance. Demona has those emotions since Princess Katherine left her castle, taking you and your rookery brothers and sisters with her.”

“But she knows that she doesn’t need to live in fear. That is one emotion that she never talks about. She fears death.”

“But she can’t be killed,” Brooklyn said. “The only way she can die is by killing MacBeth. And he’s even turned over a new leaf.”

“Especially since King Arthur is still alive and that Griff is now with him as his right hand man,” said Broadway.

Lexington looked up at his leader. “When do you plan to get married?”

“That’s a good question,” piped Brooklyn. “Will it be a tradition human wedding or a Gargoyle mating ritual?”

Goliath chuckled as his warriors. “Probably a human wedding. Elisa and I haven’t really discussed much on it and now she a temporary partner for the next week.”

“What’s his name?” Angela asked.

“He’s from Brooklyn. Ric Valance.”

“Ric Valance!” Broadway said. “He’s a hero in that area.”

“That’s what I’ve been reading and heard,” said Goliath. “If you excuse me. I’m going to talk to Xanatos. See if there’s anything he can do about the Quarrymen.”

“I’m going to find Maggie and Claw. We need to head back to our base,” Talon said.

“Maggie and Claw are both in the library,” Broadway said.

“Good.”

The Rookery brothers watched their leader and Elisa’s brother head inside. Hudson remained outside for a few more minutes before heading in as well. The trio knew exactly where he was headed. He was heading off to the little den that was made specially for the Gargoyles.

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When Elisa’s duty shift was over. She headed straight for home. She was too tired to see the Gargoyles. She couldn’t wait for her next day off. She was going to start planning her wedding with Goliath.


As she unlocked her door and stepped in, she noticed something was amiss. She took a quick sweep of the living room and noticed a huge dark shadow in the middle of the room. She didn’t even turn of the light as she walked toward the figure, with a smile.

The figure opened his arms when she was near him and cuddled her.

“Tired,” he said.

“Very,” she said. “After you left. A couple Quarrymen tried to break their friend out. Before they got to the door, Ric tackled them. Now all three are in jail.”

“There’s more going on than he told us.”

“Was there any problems on your way back?”

“No. And there was nothing when I came here.”

“As much as it’s not a good idea to come here. I’m glad you did.” She raised her head and was barely able to make out his face. One thing was clear, she was able to see the fangs of his teeth and she noticed that he was smiling.

Before she could utter another word, his head swiftly bent down and caught her in a loving kiss. When he pulled away, she cuddled closer to him and rested her head against his chest.

“I could fall asleep like this,” she whispered.

Goliath picked her up and carried her easily to her bedroom. “Get changed,” he simply said and left the room.

Elisa groaned but was happy enough to change. Knowing where everything was, she changed quickly in the dark. Day was starting to approach. A few minutes later, Goliath walked back in and cuddled his fiancée. Without saying a word, he picked her up again.

He was about to place her on the bed, but she quickly moved her head up and kissed him passionately. The move almost made him loose his balance. He couldn’t do more than kiss her back and keep a strong hold of her.

When she pulled away, he quickly but gently placed her in bed. “Cheat,” he whispered.

Elisa smiled. She was half a sleep. “I love you.”

“As I love you. Get your rest. I must leave. Day is fast approaching.” He gave her a quick kiss on the head and headed out. Before shutting the door, he turned back to find her asleep. He smiled then shut the door. He quietly moved to the opened window and jumped into the morning sky, getting to the castle in time to jump up on his perch for the day’s rest.


Author’s Notes: The Gargoyles being created from a wizard is my idea. In later chapters, way later, there will be a complete explanation of the complete Gargoyle heritage. The title for it will be called ‘heritage’. Heritage was what gave this idea to write this whole story in the first place. It originally was suppose to be a short story but then I later decided that it would be better to get a background for heritage instead of giving a brief explanation of what happened since the end of Gargoyles.

I thought I’d just let you know right now that most of the characters from the three seasons will be playing a role or two through out the series. There may be some resurrections of Thailog and the clones and a few others. Ones that will not play a role are the ones in jail.