2. Sister, My Sister?

"Who the Hell is Lottie?"
"Who'd do you think? The one she's saying Lottie to", Fedora said, finding her feet.
"And Granddaughter? That would make you my-"
"Sister, yes". Before Robert could react she dived for a container of monocane on the lab table and swallowed it. She breathed a sigh of relief and turned to see him. "Lottie Jekyll, at your service".
"But she's with Tenebrae. She's with Dance", Garson muttered.
"Why Fedora? And why are you with Tenebra"
"I would have thought you could have figured that out for yourself", she lulled, taking her hat and gracefully putting it on Robert's head. "And as for Tenebrae, you've seen what technology they have, you've seen what it can do to me. They reversed my telepathic powers to mind control me instead. Made me Dance's puppet". Garson laughed, which woke Bella and Lily from their slumber, unbeknownst to the feuding family.
"You've got to be kidding me. First they send Olalla, now they send this one. They're just making you weak boy, trying to fill you full of lies", Garson chuckled.
"But what she says is true", Olalla answered, coming in from the doorway. "Sorry I'm late. Had demon portals and shapeshifters to deal with".
"Where's Renata?" Ravi asked. They were now all conscious, though hardly any of them knew what was going on.
"I'm sorry. She didn't make it", she replied mournfully and looked over at Ravi. For the first time Ravi had seen Olalla had he seen the Jekyll in her eyes. "I buried her in the church. I thought it best she was laid to rest with her family".
"But who's the gatekeeper now? There's no one to take up Renata's mantle", Robert asked, keeping one eye on Fedora who was looking around like a curious child.
"I offered. I'm a Jekyll after all. It's in my blood".
"Are you sure Olalla? To take that mantle is to give your life to it", Robert said as he ran up the steps and held her by the shoulders.
"Yes. I am the Gatekeeper".
"You won't win Robert. She always got her way", Fedora said, eyeing Garson with a sparkle in her eye. "Didn't you?"
"Finally came back did you, Fedora?"
"How the heck do you know about me? I was forced into Tenebrae years before you, that's where they got the idea for you".
"What, do you think I didn't do anything when he locked me in the library all the time for 'my own good'? You were all over those manuscripts in there. And apparently you're supposed to be locked in a cryogenic chamber for being too powerful to control". 

"Ha! Told you she was lying", Garson called out from underneath the stairs. "Oh, and can I borrow you for a minute. You know bleeding people". 

"Bleeding people?" Robert asked to himself, confused. He ran down the stairs to see Lily lying on the concrete coughing profusely, a large pool of scarlet blood in the middle of her shirt. "Oh good God". 

"She's been shot", Garson said bluntly. Bella was standing out of the way, but looked up at Robert with a half-smile. Even though it disgusted her to think it, but with Lily gone, Robert was hers . Both sides. 

Robert rushed down the stairs and went to Lily's side, looking hastily at her rapidly closing eyes. 

"Let me help", Fedora said, walking to his side.  

"No, you've done enough". 

"Oh, for the love of-. Just let me help". Taking off her glove, she shook her hand and it glowed red a tiny amount. She pressed it gently to Lily's cheek, and it absorbed into her pale skin. Lily jerked forward, breathing heavily, and then tended to her wound. Well, what was left of it. The energy had sealed it so only a tiny scar remained. 

"What was that?" Bella asked. 

"Experimental Tenebrae thing they tested on me. Extracts my blood and evaporates it into a gas so it can be breathed in. The red hand thing was just a bit of a show. So now  do you believe I'm not completely evil. You have to know, everything I did was not me. That was Dance". 

"I believe you, Lottie, as Jekyll. But I can't say anything for Hyde", Robert answered. 


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