The Chronicles of Shamballa

In the beginning

Billy and Raven were both taken in to separate living quarters and asked to rest- the Chief would send instructions soon. They were treated well with warm food, new clothes and a cozy bed. A nurse came in later with a small cup of medicine and asked him to drink it in one go. Billy drank it and was immediately repulsed by the bitter taste. The nurse said that he would get better within hours. So he settled in his bed in a room with no windows but with proper air supply and began to wonder if his plan had worked and whether the police arrested Johnathan or not. He drifted to sleep and soon began dreaming about strange things. He had no idea that he was given a herbal solution mixed with a psychedelic plant called Ayahuasca and a strong concentration of wild herbs. This was the Chief's hobby- researching in the jungle, he had set up an underground labs to research various wild plants and herbs that could either be used to kill or heal... This was one of his many interests...

Far away in an unknown location, the Chief sat in a room full of screens. He was observing things that particularly interested him. He had a screen that showed what Billy and Raven were doing in their rooms, another screen showed him the mining site, another showed the research lab and one of the showed the police precinct that held Johnathan. He focussed on that screen for in a few minutes, things were going to get - Interesting!

It was early morning, around 6 a.m. Teams of detectives were looking for Billy and working overnight. Even Lisa was out on duty, only the captain and a few of his men stayed back and they were all overloaded with work. The office of the District Attorney wanted quick results, they wanted to solve the matter quickly because the media was making a mess. Nobody in the precinct has had proper rest after the news of Billy's escape. Meanwhile Johnathan slept soundly on the interrogation table during the night, a deputy handed him a pillow and a blanket. They were not going to let them go that easy, even with a lawyer, Johnathan was looking at minimum 6 months in prison if he was lucky but the same couldn't be said about Farid.

Johnathan woke up and stretched himself a little. Someone brought him some coffee. He could see that they had barely any time for them; they were all busy with something else. A few minutes later, the Captain walked in and started interrogating him, mostly the same questions but he also asked about Billy and his history with him. Johnathan simply told him that he barely knew Billy. The Captain kept digging, asking him all sorts of questions but Johnathan only asked for a lawyer and refused to talk anymore.

"You know Sergeant- I think you're a good man caught in a wrong time and place but you're still going to prison for conspiracy and aiding and abetting, if not for the theft and murder..." said the Captain as he was leaving

"Enough with the good cop- bad cop routine... just get me my lawyer-" replied Johnathan.

He was starting to get irritated by all the questioning.

"They don't know the truth, they don't know how many times we've saved their lives- "

Just then, he heard a lot of commotion outside. He then hears gunshots - before he could understand what was going on. Two of the perpetrators ran towards the interrogation room and slammed open the door. Johnathan saw the two and immediately understood that they were not normal people- they seemed possessed.

"C'mon; we can go now- " said one of them.

Johnathan didn't move and it annoyed them.

"Who are you? What the hell you think you're doin'?" he asked.

They pointed their guns at him and threatened him- they were going to break him out, whether he liked it or not. Johnathan preferred not to go, this would further incriminate him and make him look like an actual criminal. One of them approached him trying to grab his collar but Johnathan grabbed his hand and immediately recognised the flow of dark energy- they were indeed possessed. He got up from his chair and punched him hard on his face- he fell down like a pile of rocks. The other one saw this and froze - Johnathan walked towards him.

"Who sent you? Tell me now-" he demanded answers.

But the man simply ran away from him shouting-

"Stay away from me- stay away..."

Johnathan followed him outside and when he reached the outer room, he was shocked to see two policemen shot dead on the ground and the rest were kneeling downon the ground at gunpoint. The scared goon walked out and informed his group what he saw. The leader actually didn't want to get out- instead he stood his ground and waited for Johnathan to come out.

"It's not every day that you get to kill a Guardian! Boss would be so proud-"

Johnathan walked out and stood face to face with the gang- there were six of them, armed to the teeth with semi automatic rifles. They looked mean and had black masks on their faces. The leader stood in the middle, he seemed pretty confident and strong. He would go to any lengths to finish his mission- right now his mission was to kill a few cops and defame Johnathan, making sure that he stayed in jail forever. Or atleast that's what the boss asked him to do- kill a few cops and pretend to rescue Johnathan and leave. But he didn't expected Johnathan to fight back and as soon as he saw him, he understood that Johnathan was no ordinary man. This changed things- the demon inside him craved for his blood.

"Who are you and what do you want?" asked Johnathan.

"Relax boss! You recognise us- we're here to rescue you-" replied the leader and chuckled.

The Captain who was kneeling on the ground, looked at Johnathan in disgust.