Gargoyles Prime chapter 8

The gargoyles were shocked when they woke and Elisa was not there but David was.

"We don't have much time, the Friends of Humanity are getting ready to execute Rafael and make a huge show of it."

"Show me where those ruffians be," Hudson said pulling his sword, his eyes glowing white.

"Optimus prime and the Autobots are ready to take you to the location covertly" David said

~*~

Rafael was forced to a kneeling position on the stage in front of countless spectators.

"I KNOW THIS LOOKS LIKE A NORMAL CHILD PERHAPS YOUR SON OR NEPHEW BUT HE IS REALLY A DANGEROUS MUTANT, ABLE TO CONTROL YOUR TECHNOLOGY WITH BUT A THOUGHT AND BEND IT TO HIS WILL." the speaker said over a microphone "DO YOU WANT YOUR CHILDREN LEARNING WITH CHILDREN LIKE HIM? DO YOU WANT THEM TAUGHT BY TEACHERS LIKE THIS?"

There were choruses of no after ever question from the speaker.

"THIS IS A STRKE FOR ALL OF HUMANITY" he said taking the presented gun.

Suddenly a ripple went through the crowd as phones and cameras began to malfunction, street lights began to flash out of control before settling into the Morris code for SOS.
The people on the ground began to freak out.

"IF THIS IS WHAT HE CAN DO AT JUST TWELVE YEARS OLD, THINK WHAT HE CAN DO AT EIGHTEEN, OR AT TWENTY-ONE. HE WILL ONLY GET STRONGER, AND MORE FOCUSED WITH HIS POWERS; WE MUST STOP THIS NOW!" the speaker said trying to get order

The gun pulled from the man and warped out of shape.

"Who did that?" he demanded

"I did, you aimed it at my brother, and you will pay!" Yesenia said in rage.
The sound of transformers changing from vehicle mode echoed through the area and the sound of growling gargoyles soon followed.

"You picked the wrong child to pick on," Another woman stated, it was Elisa Maza. "NYPD, you're under arrest."

"WE AREN'T GOING DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT." The speaker said but all the while the crowd in front of him was scattering to the four winds only to be stopped by transformers and gargoyles and then herded back into a group at the meeting place.

"Estás bien, hermanito," Yesenia said kneeling with her brother.
Rafael said nothing just embraced his sister who began to attempt to soothe him in a mix of Spanish and English.

A soft whimpering got their attention

"Bronx" Elisa smiled as he ran to her.

Hudson grabbed the speaker by the shirt collar and lifted him.

"Ye best be glad I canna kill ya." The old gargoyle stated flatly "You were willin ta take the life of an innocent boy all because of a difference in his DNA, if it were up ta me you would die here, lucky for you I abide by the laws of this nation, unlike you."
The man could not form an argument he was too frightened.

"Pathetic" Hudson muttered and dropped the man.

They transformers and gargoyles backed out of sight as the police arrived to take in those responsible for this hate crime.

~*~

"I wouldn't be surprised if the speaker soiled himself when he faced off with Hudson," Arcee chuckled over the com line.

"Neither would I," Bulkhead chimed "That jerk got off easy".

"He won't in the eyes of the law" Optimus said. "Autobots roll out, reunite at the Eerie Building."

The bots began to roll out as the gargoyles took off in a glide towards the building. David had already started repairs on the wall that was destroyed and trying to figure out their next move.

~*~

Elisa escorted Rafael and Yesenia to the Eerie building sporting a wide smile.

"It seems after that little show from the gargoyles and Transformers the Friends of Humanity have found Rafael Darby a less than ideal target." She announced. "The judge said Rafael is free to go home."

"Good" Goliath said.

That leaves us with one issue left to resolve.

"Fiona and Hudson," Elisa sighed.

"Indeed, Hudson is nowhere near as old as he makes himself sound." Goliath sighed. "We age at half the speed of a human."

"So he's about fifty years old proportionately speaking, and she is about."

"Twenty-six, why do you ask?"

"Curious, would it be looked at oddly if he did take her as a mate?"

"Given our numbers are so low, no, no one would see it as odd, and even when we thrived it was not unheard of for a young clan member to pick an older mate, specifically a younger female selecting an older mate."

"So what keeps him from accepting her when we all know he loves her," Elisa asked in confusion

"I do not know, as you saw he believes she deserves what she could get from a younger mate than him." Goliath sighed.

~*~

Hudson walked out on the parapet to see Fiona standing out there, her white skin glistening in the moonlight giving her an ethereal beauty.

"Why won't he take me, take my love… I…" tears formed in her soft pink eyes and all of Hudson's resolve began to crumble, he hated to see her like this he loved her too much to see her in such pain.

"Hudson you old fool" he muttered to himself "yer pushin away what could be the best thing to walk into your life in over a century."

He walked up to Fiona and embraced her but too the embrace a step further and caped his wings around the younger gargoyle in a sign of his intent for her.

"Hudson…" she embraced him.

"Can ya forgive me for being such a fool?"

"Aye, Hudson, I forgive ya." She said hugging him back. "Does this mean that… that you are going to…"

"I believe we could be together"

Fiona lay her head against his chest and smiled.

The End.