Raiders of the Lost Story Arc

Gabe managed to be as light underfoot as the goblins behind him, as he tiptoed down the corridor. He took a turn for the stairwell which would lead to the door to go outside. The angel checked to make sure that the goblin girls were following him. "Don't worry I know where I'm going." He assured them, "we don't need to worry about anyone guarding her dorm or whatever. We're going through the window." He glanced at the goblins to see their reactions, he hoped neither of them feared heights but they weren't going to get a choice in this either way unfortunately.


The angel bent down onto his knees, "climb onto my back, quickly." He ordered the girls, "grab on tight and don't be scared. " He wasn't going to drop them, he'd make sure of that. Unless they annoy me anyway, he managed to bring a smile to his own face before remembering the mission he was on, focus Saporta.

When the goblins were safely on his back, with the sack and all Gabe lifted off. I just hope she's left the window open. He thought. Logically it should be open anyway, it was the middle of summer and the dorms were too stuffy to be keeping them closed.

Ania had just changed out of her clothes, preferring to don pajamas while she was home.They were appropriate for the weather, anyway; a short sleeve shirt and shorts were pretty cool, and even if she got cold somehow, she figured she could rely on the blankets. Leaving her window open, she tossed her phone onto her nightstand, curling into a ball on top of her blankets. She didn't really feel like napping yet, nor did she really feel like doing anything else. Rescuing her phone back, she figured that perhaps she could go back and visit Hadrian again. Wriggling slightly at the notion of going back to his home, she sent him a message before rolling back onto her stomach.

Legs up and ankles crossed, her head flopped down onto a hand, her mind making a check list of all the things that she needed to accomplish before tomorrow. She should probably tidy up a bit more, reorganise her clothes...
Sitting back up, she folded one leg underneath her, and stared towards the door. She had assigned a guard out there to make sure no one tried to sneak in. Princess William had taken their game a bit too seriously for her taste, and she had taken the safer route. The thought of another guard inside her room, just watching her made her feel uncomfortable, and she had felt satisfied with just one outside the door. Curling back up, she buried her nose in the crook of her arm, trying hard to not think of her chores.

"You sure you'll be able deal with him?" Gabe asked Dorito, but there hadn't been much point. She seemed to have already made up her own mind about what she was going to do, and it looked like she was gonna stick to it. She appeared to be the stubborn type. Gabe wasn't too worried though, with the guard gone it meant they would still have two on one against Queen. Gabe believed that he was far stronger than her, with Cheeto in tow they would definitely be able to kidnap her without much difficulty.

Cheeto might have been a bit heavier than the angel was expecting her to be, but he was still able to carry her on his back with ease. 'Your hair smells nice'. Gabe blinked, "oh uh, thanks man. " He glanced back down at Dorito, "don't worry, she's safe with me." If she got hurt it would be because she'd done something stupid.

Gabe hoped that wouldn't happen though, he wanted this operation to go as smoothly as possible. Which was why he was so glad to see that precious Ania had left her dorm window wide open. But wait she's not asleep... It appeared the girl was sitting with her back to the window, hang on? She seems to be lying down again. Gabe waited a few moments, hovering in mid air, before approaching the girl's dorm. He doubted they'd be able catch her while she was asleep which ruined their advantage, but at least they still had the element of surprise.

"Okay Cheeto...here goes," Gabe murmured before building up speed and flying swiftly through Ania's windows. Narrowly avoiding crashing into anything. Gabe landed on his feet, beside the girl's bed. "Cheeto quick, hand me the cuffs." He demanded, "or the rope. " They had to act fast if they were to pull this off successfully. I hope there's something in that bag we can gag her with... If Ania was able to scream the whole game would be given away.

Rolling onto her stomach, Ania thought she could hear voices coming from outside her door. Eric was probably doing his job, and that made her feel much safer. Though, she couldn't shake the idea that she should have just spent the night at her boyfriend's house. She liked it better there, anyway. It wasn't too late to go, right?

A noise behind her distracted her, a wooshing sound followed by voices. Voices talking about cuffs and rope. Twisting around, she pulled herself into a sitting position, scrambling backwards on her bed before screeching loudly. She didn't know why these people were in her room, and she didn't recognise — wait, was that Gabe? What was he doing in her room? Had he mistaken her room for that traitor William? No, he had probably gone through William's room far too often to have it be a mistake. Tumbling off her bed, Ania tripped on herself before simply dropping to the floor, rolling under the bed. It wasn't the best idea, and she scolded herself for not just breaking for the door. Now at least she knew how those people in horror movies felt. Pressing her back up against the wall, Ania hissed at the intruders, stifling a sneeze at all the dust that stirred up when she disturbed it's rest. After this was all over and Eric had saved her, she would have to vacuum down here or something. And definitely go spend the night at Hadrian's.

Gabe hadn't given answers to any of Cheeto's small talk while they had been flying, but whether this was because he hadn't been bothered or he simply hadn't heard was unclear. However now that they had landed he needed to have a lot of communication with the goblin, otherwise the plan wouldn't work out and the girl would be able to escape before they knew where they were.

After grabbing the handcuffs, Gabe got down onto the floor. He threw the rope down beside him, he was going to have to worm his way under the bed and drag Queen Ania out - by her arms or legs. "Cheeto!" Gabe whispered, as aggressively as one could while keeping their voice down, "Get over here and be ready to shut her up. We have tape or something to gag her with, yeah? " He shook his head, not waiting for an answer, and grabbed Ania's ankles. He began to pull himself out from under the bed, dragging the girl with him.

It took longer than the angel had imagined, and he was beginning to get worried that someone was going to have noticed the commotion by now. Dorito took care of that, remember? When he got the girl out from under the bed he tied the rope around her ankles and then motioned for Cheeto to come over. "I'm gonna handcuff her to you. That way we can leave the same way we came in. " Less chance of being spotted that way too.

Ania squinted from her position under the bed. She could hear voices, though it was not one she recognised. It was talking about ... The quality of the rooms. Holding her breath, Ania pressed herself as far as she could against the wall, tears threatening to spill over as she forced herself to stay calm. It really did seem like there was no way out of his mess — turning into a fish right now would probably only kill her, and besides that, she didn't have the time to rip off this pendant and find someone to kiss.

Well maybe — A pair of hands clamped down around her ankles, and Ania screeched again, her fingers clawing at the floor for a better grasp. Her nails were too short to find purchase, and she was dragged away from her hiding spot regardless of her protests. Struggling and kicking along the way, sweat beaded up on her forehead as she fought for herself. Hissing and clawing, she found her ankles were bound, and she tried to launch herself at Gabe, flopping over uselessly without the aid of her legs. "Leave me alooone, why are you doing this?!"