(Another dream...)

Katherine tosses and turns over the blankets and sheets as she hears the loud tolling of the bells. The sound of the wind whistling strongly. She whimpers as she hears the growls coming from the woods, growing closer and closer towards a large cathedral. She could see several monks in a circle. Saying their nightly prayers. She yelps when she hears the furious, strong pounds against a wooden door.

"Don't open the door. Don't open the door." She mumbles in her sleep.

She yells in terror as she sees a door being shoved off the hinges with powerful force. A poor monk was behind the door and died on impact, terrifying another. She could hear the poor man's whimpering.

"WHERE IS IT?!" A familiar man's voice growls loudly. But it wasn't a man who stood before the monk. It was a giant warthog-like creature.

Katherine groans as she arches in her sleep, watching the creature rip the coven of monks apart. Her whimpers of fear blended with the survivor monk. The creature wanted something, and he wanted it bad. So bad, Katherine could taste it.

The creature forced the monk to take him to the hiding place of whatever it was. When he found it, the creature shrieks in pain as soon as he touches it.

"IRON! I FUCKING HATE IRON!" The creature roars as he drops a chest on the ground. He stands before the whimpering monk and demanded him to speak. "SPEAK THE WORDS! ONLY A MAN OF GOD CAN BREAK THE SEAL!"

But when the monk refused to say it, the creature grabs the monk by his face and begins to slowly rip his tongue out.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!" Katherine shoots up from her bed with a loud scream. Panting heavily, sweat pouring down her face. She scans her surroundings and sighs heavily when she realizes she was still at the club. She covers her face, trying to calm herself, but her nightmares were getting worse. She had a horrible feeling something was going to happen. Or has it already?

She throws the covers off her and walks towards the bathroom to clean herself. Splashing cold water over her face. She sighs softly and wipes away the sweat. But every time she closed her eyes, all she could see was the fear and pain in that monk's eyes.

Suddenly, a loud pounding was made at her door. She gasps and sighs, it was probably Lord Glaren or one of his members. She wouldn't be surprised if she woke the entire castle. She walks towards the door and was surprised to see it was a sleepy, but angry Hellboy dressed in lounge pants and no shirt.

"Jesus Christ, it sounded like you were getting murdered in here! Are you ok?" He rubs his tired eyes.

Looking at him with guilt, "I'm sorry. It was a nightmare. I didn't mean..."

"A nightmare? Again? What the hell are you dreaming about to make you scream like that?!" Hellboy exclaims.

Katherine sighs and looks down in shame, "You're gonna think I'm crazy." She scoffs.

"Well, apparently, we got plenty time before dawn breaks and I'm not going back to sleep after that. And it looks like you're not either." He scoffs and pushes the door open as he walks inside.

Katherine sighs and rolls her eyes at how bossy he was, "Hellboy, I'm not in the mood..."

"Well, neither am I, princess, but might as well get it off your chest if its gonna make me lose more sleep in the future." He glares at her and sits on her bed.

Katherine lets out a big exhale and moves to sit next to him, rotating her neck, "Okay. It started when I was a teenager. I began to have these...vivid dreams. Like, they were so real, I could feel, smell, taste everything as if I was awake. Sometimes I wonder if they are dreams. I once dreamed of one of my best friends dying. I could hear the car crashing as if it happened right in front of me. I could feel the fire. Smell the gasoline. Feel the explosion. After I woke up, they told me she was dead. It happened EXACTLY like in my dream."

Hellboy frowns at her, "So, are you telling me you dream of the future?" He scoffs.

"I don't know." She shrugs. "Maybe. If what I just dreamed happened..." She shudders and covers her mouth in horror. "Oh, god."

"What did you dream?" He asks, reaching to stroke her back in comfort.

Letting out a shakily sigh, Katherine begins to tell him, "I was in a monastery. Occupied by monks. They were just sitting around, praying...then...this creature. I don't know what the hell it was." She swallows a lump. "It killed them all." She whimpers. "I can still smell the blood. Like copper. It left one alive. It was demanding him to give him something...a chest. But when it touched it, it burned him. He said something about...'only a man of God can break a seal'... something about the word from a man of God. I don't know. But I think the monks took a vow of silence. He wouldn't talk. And then...it..." Katherine's stomach begins to churn. "Oh, god!" She gags and covers her mouth.

"Woah! Okay! Go! Go! Go!" Hellboy helps her and rushes her to the bathroom.

Katherine makes a dive for the toilet and retches, vomiting out everything that rest in her stomach.

"It's ok. Let it out." Hellboy says as he rubs her back but grimaces as she continues to vomit. "Jesus."

Panting, Katherine flushes the toilet and grabs some tissue to clean herself.

"Better?" He asks.

She shakes her head, "Getting there." She grunts as she gets up, then Hellboy helps her. "Thanks." She sighs and turns to the sink to brush her teeth. "I'm so embarrassed."

"Don't be, Kitten. I would be more concerned if you didn't throw up." Hellboy scoffs.

Katherine giggles and rinses her mouth out, "Now I bet you think I'm really crazy." She scoffs and turns to face him.

Hellboy places his hand on her forehead and waits. Katherine frowns at him in confusion.

"Hmmm, yup, you're very crazy."

Katherine rolls her eyes and slaps his hand away, "Funny."

Hellboy laughs, "I mean that in a good way, if you were sane then you're like every other human around here." He snorts.

She scoffs and gives him a weird look, "Thanks, I guess." She says sarcastically.

"I'm just saying normal is overrated. If you're dream IS real, then there's nothing we can do for the monks, but we'll figure out why you're having the dreams. Okay?"

Katherine sighs deeply, knowing he was right, without knowing where the monks were, they had no chance of saving them. Besides, she had a strong feeling they were already dead.

She nods, "Okay.".

"Okay." He sighs. "Think you can get some sleep?"

She scoffs, "I doubt it. And we got 4 hours till daylight. You should get some sleep, I'll be okay.".

"And have you screaming again? No, thank you. If it'll make you feel better, I can bunk in here with you." He offers.

"And risk you feeling me up again?" She scoffs.

"Don't hold your breath, sweetheart." He sneers.

She was waves him off, "Okay, I don't want to fight. I'm tired of it." She sighs heavily and thinks about it. "Okay."

Hellboy frowns at her, "Okay?"

"The bed is bigger than the couch. Neither of us could fit on it if one of us slept on it. We can take the bed." She offers.

Hellboy was starting to regret his offer, but he believes he'll never hear the end of it if he abandons her.

Nodding in agreement, "Ok." He sighs and moves to one side of the bed while she takes the other, helping her pull the blanket and sheets back.

"Just as long as we stay on our own sides." She stutters.

"Agreed." Hellboy clears his throat and moves to sit on the bed and she moves to join him.

They both slide into bed together and lie back against the pillows.

Katherine couldn't help but look over to him as he sighs, obviously uncomfortable. But so was she. This was the first time she ever shared a bed with a man...or a demon.

"Um...well...good night." Hellboy mutters, trying to not stare at her. When he came into the room, he failed to realize what little clothes she had on. He couldn't get over how...hot she looked in those tiny shorts and tank top. And how she had her hair tied up in a messy ponytail. Exposing her neck and shoulders. He grits his teeth silently to control his boner. Why was he attracted to her?!

"Good night." She says softly and sighs, turn to the side as her back faces him. But she looks over her shoulder and watches him do the same. Lord, he had a hairy back! She snorts softly at the sight. He looked like a hairy teddy bear.

Sighing softly, she still wasn't sure if she could go back to sleep, even with him next to her. Usually, snuggling helps. But...would he? Does she?

With his back towards her, Hellboy could only stare at the wall. It felt weird being in bed with another woman. Yet, he was comfortable being with Katherine. Which was weird. Even though she pisses him off at times, there's a part of her he actually likes...as a... friend, he guesses. But something inside him was wanting it to be...more...yet his mind screamed at him, thinking of himself being so stupid. No matter how many times he tells himself he does NOT want another woman in his life, his heart is telling him otherwise. And his dick.

He frowns when he feels movement coming close, slowly drawing near.

Katherine tries to be as quiet and careful as she could to get closer to Hellboy, just enough to help her sleep. She sighs and snuggles against the sheets and his back.

Hellboy averts his eyes and slowly look over his shoulder, watching her trying to snuggle. He sighs softly and chuckles silently. It was cute.

Katherine frowns when she feels something brushing up and down her leg. She lifts the sheets and sees it was his tail.

"Hellboy..."

"Hmm?"

"Your tail." She sighs exasperatedly.

He chuckles, "Well it's got a mind of its own, Kitten. Can't do anything about it." He smirks.

"Turn over." She says.

He frowns and looks over his shoulder, "What?"

"Turn over on your other side and face me, that way your tail will go the other way." She says.

Hesitantly, he does what she says and lies on his other side, facing her as she faces him, "Gonna make me not touch you as well?" He scoffs.

Rolling her eyes, "Just don't touch my ass or my breasts. It may seem weird but snuggling always helps me when I have bad dreams. So... don't take it the wrong way, okay?"

He shakes his head, "It's ok. I understand. I used to get nightmares, too when I was a kid." He waves her off.

With a deep sigh, she scoots closer and fits herself into his arms while he helps her with his human arm. Holding her against his chest. She was afraid he would smell again, but...he didn't, to her surprise. He felt...almost as if...he was her home and he felt so warm. She couldn't help but smile at that.

Again, it felt weird to Hellboy to hold a woman in his arms that wasn't Liz. But...it felt...nice to hold Katherine. He looks down at her as she rests her cheek against his chest, watching her smile in content. He couldn't help but grin down at her. She just looked too cute. And she smelled so good. He liked the soaps she always used. Roses and peach.

Katherine frowns when she feels something very large poking her abdomen, "Hellboy?"

"Yeah?" He whispers, his nose brushing against her hair very gently.

"That better be your tail again." She warns.

Hellboy frowns when he could feel his tail hanging off the bed, then his eyes widen in realization what she was feeling.

Suddenly, a loud creaking is made around them, and the bed falls as the legs give out. Both of them shout in surprise and sit up fast when they realized the bed broke on them. They both wince and look at each other but burst into fits of laughter.

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Lord Glaren sent his servant to fetch Hellboy, but he was confused to discover that Hellboy wasn't in the room they assigned him in. Lord Glaren and his associates searched for him, and to their surprise, they find him in Katherine's room. Hellboy snores away as his body spread out all over the bed while Katherine slept against his chest. His tail was brushing back and forth on the floor.

"I hope to God they didn't do what I think they did." One man mutters in disgust.

"They're still dressed, so I don't believe so." A second man says.

"Do wake them up. The snoring is deafening." Another scoffs.

Lord Glaren clears his throat loudly.

Hellboy snorts and grunts as he jerks awake. Squinting out of his sleep, he looks up and sees men standing around the broken bed.

"Care to explain while my 1800s Victorian bed is on the floor, Hellboy?" Lord Glaren asks.

Clearing his throat, Hellboy grunts and gently wakes Katherine up as he rolls off the bed and on to the floor, struggling to get to his feet and stands before them.

"Katherine had a nightmare last night and I was trying comfort her. But...I guess the weight of both of us couldn't be supported." He grunts, embarrassed being found as he is.

Katherine sits up and rubs her eyes, "We didn't do anything, sickos." She scoffs as she gets to her feet. "If you don't mind, gentlemen, but I would like to shower. So, out." She urges them all out of the room, even Hellboy and shutting the door behind them.

Hellboy grunts and turns towards the men as they look at him in curiosity, "She didn't complain last night." He shrugs and walks back to his room.

After getting dressed and enjoyed a nice breakfast, it was time to hunt. Katherine, dressed in jeans, a red and black long sleeve shirt and jacket with boots, walks with Hellboy through the hunter's den as everyone was getting dressed and ready for the hunt.

"Sleep good, Kitten?" Hellboy, suddenly, ask.

Blushing softly, Katherine nods, "Mm-hmm. You?"

Nodding, averting his eyes around, "Yeah. Uh, I'm happy I helped you last night."

Katherine laughs, "Thanks for that. Be careful out there."

"Glad to know you care." He smirks at her.

Katherine sighs, "I'm serious, Hellboy."

Hellboy turns to look at her, watching her worried face, "Hey, we're gonna be ok. I got your back and you got mine...right?"

Katherine nods, "Right." She smirks and turns to walk with him to follow Lord Glaren.

Hellboy scoffs at the sight of the men dressing up for the fight. Like knights with black masks, a crest covering their bodies, the crest of their society.

"What, are we trick-or-treating or hunting giants?" Hellboy scoffs.

"Tradition. To honor the brave huntsmen who've come before." Glaren says as he offers them both something to drink. Katherine shakes her head and Hellboy waves him off.

"And the pig stickers?" Hellboy adds as he points at the long metal spears.

"Another tradition. Used by giant slayers throughout the ages." Lord Glaren says as he picks up a remote and clicks a switch. Katherine and Hellboy watch a pack that was attached to the men which connected to the spears light up as the metal tips had electricity dancing all over them, "With a few modern modifications, of course. Five times as potent as an electric chair."

"Mmm." Hellboy hums, almost impressed.

"Not enough to kill a giant, mind you. But, uh, still, quite handy in subduing the creatures. Would you care for one?" Lord Glaren offers.

"Oh, it's all right, I got traditions of my own." Hellboy says as he shows off his gun.

"Miss Hemlock?" Lord Glaren asks. "Professor Broom has already explained to us about your ways. But if you'd like..." He offers.

Katherine holds up a hand, "I think I got it covered." She says as she calls her powers to hold up a red flaming energy ball and closes her hand to make it fade.

"Very impressive." Lord Glaren says.

"Oh, God. I don't have to wear the hat, do I?" Hellboy whines at the sight of a Deer's head fashioned into a big hat.

Lord Glaren chuckles and stands next to it, "No. We're very well aware of your distaste for horns. It's my honor, as master of the hunt, to wear the headdress." He says proudly and chuckles as Hellboy sighs in relief.

"Mmm."

Suddenly, they hear horses whinnying, "And here we are. Long Shadow." Lord Glaren presents a big black stallion to Hellboy.

"Don't you have a jeep or a motorcycle or something?" Hellboy asks.

Glaren scoffs, "That wouldn't be very sporting now, would it? He'll bring you home safely." He turns and shows Katherine a horse of her own. "This is Starlight. She belongs to Lady Hatton, and she agreed to allow you to borrow her for the hunt."

Hellboy moves towards the horse, he practically reached the same height as it, "For the record, this wasn't my idea." He says, feeling sorry for the poor animal to be forced to carry him through the hunt.

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Soon, they were off! Katherine and Hellboy followed Glaren as he lead the hunters through the woods. Jumping over fallen logs as they tried to head towards the area where the Giants were last spotted. As they reached an open field, they could see a house before them. A cottage and it looked like a tornado hit it.

"Oh, god." Katherine covers her mouth at the sight of dead bodies and blood sprays.

"Three sets of tracks. Just as Lady Hatton foretold." Glaren says as they walk past a dead body.

One scouts around with binoculars, "I count four bodies. Parts of them, anyway."

"They'll be back." Lord Glaren states.

Hellboy frowns, "What makes you so sure?"

"Giants don't leave food behind." Glaren smirks knowingly.

Katherine gulps with fear as she looks around. Hoping and praying they won't run into them anytime soon.

"The tracks are heading north, toward the river." Glaren states and they all begin to pick up their pace again till they reached a large stone bridge. They all stop at the fork and studied the bridge.

"This is where we'll make our stand. They'll use the bridge to cross. We can take up positions in the brush on either side."

"Yeah, seems like a perfect spot for an ambush." Hellboy nods, agreeing with him.

Glaren looks over to Hellboy with a smirk, "My thoughts exactly."

Suddenly, one of the hunters take his spear and stabs Hellboy in the back till the spear sticks out through his chest. Hellboy screams and arches his body in pain.

"Hellboy!" Katherine shouts and screams when one of the hunters' backhands across her face, making her fall of her horse.

The spear is yanked out of his body and Hellboy gasps in pain, looking at Glaren in shock as he slowly falls off his horse.

One by one, the hunters move to finish off Hellboy, but he wasn't going to go down without a fight. Katherine struggles to get up as two of the hunters make their way towards her. With a loud grunt, she calls forth her powers and force them to fly backwards.

Hellboy crawls away and gets to his feet, he grabs his gun, but one hunter stabs his arm, making him drop his gun. He dodges another spear and stabs the hunter through his throat.

"Let's get him!"

"Take him!"

Katherine yells as she makes another hunter fly away and dodges another hunter's strikes. She grabs his knife from his belt and stabs him, shoving him away.

"Hellboy, run!" She screams.

Hellboy screams in pain as the hunters kept coming for him. Katherine runs to help him, but Glaren surprises her with a kick in the face, making her fly back and hit the ground hard.

"Filthy slut." Glaren growls.

Hellboy runs as fast as he could to escape the hunters, trying to cross the long bridge, but even they were waiting for him on the other side. Cornered with nowhere to go, he had no choice but to jump the bridge. He grunts in pain and rolls down the hill. He winces as he sees one of the spears broke off and still remained in his shoulder.

"After him!"

Grunting as he struggles to run, but the pain of the strikes made him stumble. Katherine spits blood out of her mouth and winces at her busted lip. She needed to push away the pain and help Hellboy. She pants heavily and rushes to follow the huntsmen.

"Bring him down!" Lord Glaren shouts at his men as they all struggle to contain Hellboy.

Hellboy manages to get a few of them, but soon, two of them had him impaled on the spears, shoving him towards the water.

"Asshole!" Katherine jumps from the hill and knocks one man off his horse. She grunts as they both slam on the ground. Katherine pants and struggles to get up as the Huntsman scrambles to get to his feet. "Mother fucker!" Katherine combines her powers with her strength and slams her fist against his face, blood spraying everywhere as he falls dead on the ground.

Another huntsman grabs her from behind while one punches her in the stomach. With a gasp of pain, Katherine lurches forward, coughing in fits till she yelps in pain as the hunter yanks her hair back and holds a knife against her throat.

"Let her go! You got me! You got what you want, now let her go!" Hellboy growls.

Glaren scoffs at Hellboy as he dismounts from his horse, "And let the Queen of Chaos unleash her deadly wrath on us all?"

Katherine frowns at him and Glaren chuckles at her reaction.

"Lady Hatton told you, didn't she? Our so-called salvation?" He snorts and points at Hellboy while glaring at her, "He...would never make the right choice. Everyone who has heard of the great Hellboy would know what his choice would be."

Katherine grunts as she tries to fight for the hunter, but whimpers in pain as the knife is pressed harder against her skin. Hard enough to draw blood.

Hellboy growls as he watches them and sends Glaren a cold glare.

Glaren walks towards Hellboy, holding up the remote, "Did you really think we needed your help to kill something we've been hunting for centuries?" He scoffs and presses the button, electrocuting Hellboy as he stiffens in pain, screaming to the heavens.

"We will never allow the devil to sit on the throne of England. It would usher in the apocalypse." He presses again, making him scream more.

"Stop it!" Katherine cries.

"I must confess when Lady Hatton first told me about her vision and what needed to be done, I was hesitant. Broom was so certain of your potential, and you have done so much good."

Glaren turns up the power of the remote and presses down hard on the button, making Hellboy groan and scream in pain as his eyes roll back. Finally, the hunters yank the spears out of him, making him fall back into the water.

"But fate is a fickle beast. And now I must do what your father should have done those many years ago."

Katherine struggles in the man's grip, "You fucking piece of shit! Ow!" She cries out as the huntsman yanks her hair tighter. Suddenly, she gasps when she hears it. The sound of soft rumbling, growing louder at each second. As if it was heavy footsteps. Her eyes widen in realization.

Hellboy was losing consciousness as he floats in the water, slowly sinking with the current as the hunters walk towards him, unaware of the enemy that was coming for them.

"If it's any consolation, your head will make a wonderful addition to our gallery." Lord Glaren smirks.

Kathrine grabs the hunter's arm and bites down hard on his flesh till his blood filled her mouth. The hunter screamed in pain and she wiggles out of his grip, turning fast to use her powers to send him flying back. Slamming into the stone bridge.

Before Lord Glaren and his huntsmen knew it, they were overpowered by the giants that came back. Katherine dives headfirst into the lake and swims to grab Hellboy as he passes out. Before darkness took over him, he watches the severed head of Glaren floating with the current and the muffled sounds of growling mixed with screaming filled his ears along with water.

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Gasping and coughing, Katherine struggles to drag a very heavy and unconscious Hellboy out of the water. The current took them down the river and it took Katherine an hour to find Hellboy. Both were soaking wet as they reached land. Grunting with all the effort and power she had, she managed to get Hellboy to safety. Panting heavily, coughing in fits, Katherine moves and pulls Hellboy to lie on his back.

Pressing her ear against his mouth and nose, her heart leaps in fear when she couldn't hear his breath.

"Oh, god. Ok. Ok. I can do this." She says softly and clamps her hands together into a tight fist and begins to perform CPR. Grunting with effort, she pushes up and down on his chest, trying to get him to breathe and get the water out of his lungs.

"...29...30..." She pinches his nosed and opens his mouth, blowing in air into his lungs. "Come on." She does compressions again. "Come on, Hellboy. Breathe!" She leans down and blows more breath. Compressions again. "Come on, you big red baboon! Wake up!"

Before she could press her lips over his again, he begins to gag. Katherine jumps back and grunts loudly to help him turn to the side so he could throw up. Retching loudly, water spills from his lips.

Coughing and gasping, Hellboy could finally breathe again. Groaning in pain, he struggles to get up and stumble with Katherine as they walk further away from the river. Panting heavily, Hellboy rests against a big log and notices that one of the spears he was stabbed with was still buried in his shoulder, sticking out of his back.

Katherine sits up, "Ok. This is gonna hurt." She grabs the spear and begins to pull.

Hellboy shouts in pain and grabs her wrist, helping her pull it out of him. With a loud grunt, they managed to get it out of him. Gasping in pain, panting in exhaustion, they both lie against the log. Katherine tosses the spear away.

"Okay. Yeah. That hurt. Okay." Hellboy pants and pats her leg, "You okay, Kitten?"

Panting heavily, Katherine touches her neck and sees the blood staining her fingers, "Next time when your father tells us to visit his 'friends', remember this." She states as she uses air quotes, coughing in fits.

"Agreed." He nods and struggles to get his breathing back to normal. "I don't always say this...but thanks for saving my ass. Whew!"

"We're even." Katherine sighs and waves him off weakly.

Suddenly, they both jump at the sound of faint growling.

"Huh?" Hellboy frowns and they both slowly peek over the log.

There before them, several feet away, were two giants eating a large pile of dead bodies. Katherine covers her mouth in horror when she sees it was the huntsmen and some were still alive and screaming. The sickening sound of bones crunching mixed in the air as the giants happily gnawed on the bodies of the men.

"Well, look at that." Hellboy mutters.

"Oh, Jesus." Katherine grimaces. "Can't say they don't deserve that." She says softly.

Hellboy snorts, "I agree." He scoffs at the huntsmen, "I guess you did need my help after all, huh, assholes?"

Katherine frowns and recounts the giants, one...two...her eyes widen, but Hellboy was feeling the same confusion.

"Wait a minute. I thought there was supposed to be three." He says.

Suddenly loud growling was made behind them, and a grotesque giant stands before them, lifting his sword to deliver a blow towards them both. Hellboy shoves Katherine out of the way and dodges the strike, falling backwards from the impact.

"Whoa!" Hellboy shouts and ducks left and right as the giant continues to strike at him. When he tries to run, he was met by the giant's hand, sending the flying several feet away. "Whoa! Whoa!" Hellboy grunts and groans at the impact, bouncing up and down on the dirt till he skids to a halt.

Katherine yelps and runs for it as another giant waves his large axe at her. She rolls over the grass, ducking another strike. The giant growls in frustration as it chases her. It yanks off a rope off his vest with rocks attached to it and throws it at her. It wraps around her legs, sending her slamming into the ground.

"Ow!" She screams and turns on her back. Whimpering, she struggles to get untangled, but the giant stood above her and raises his axe to strike. Katherine shouts and calls her powers to protect her.

The giant growls loudly as the force field prevented him from smashing her. The impact of his strikes made her groan in pain. He was too strong to contain. Strike after strike sent Katherine to the ground in pain.

"Hellboy! Help!" She screams.

Dodging the other giant's strikes, he turns fast to see Katherine in trouble. He rolls away from the other giant and rushes towards a tree. Using his foot to snap it, he picks it up and uses it like a spear, sending it hurling into the air and stabbing the giant that was attacking Katherine right in the eye.

The giant roars in pain and falls to its knees, gripping its injured face.

"Run, Kat, run!" He yells.

Yelping, Katherine unwraps the rope off her legs, gets to her feet and runs away from the other giant. Hellboy pants as he rushes to get away from the giant with the axe. With one giant after him and the other injured, he had an idea. He rushes to the one he stabbed and climbs him. With his stone hand, he delivers blows at the giant's head while another comes rushing with his axe. Hellboy grabs the tree that still impaled his eye and yanks it up. Hellboy grunts at the force the axe stabbing into the giant's neck, killing it on impact.

One down, two more to go.

Panting heavily, Hellboy took in the victory...until Katherine screams for him again.

"Hellboy, look out!"

Before he could look, the giant behind him takes its club and sends him hurling across the land. Hellboy screams as he flies in the air. Katherine winces as she hears the loud thud in the distance.

"God, I'm gonna feel that in the morning!" He yells in the distance.

Katherine screams as the giants rush after her. She runs and runs as fast as she could to get away. Looking over her shoulder, she calls her powers and manages to force a boulder to fly and shoot at one of the giant's head. Making him roar in pain, gripping his injured head.

The giant with the club rushes towards Hellboy and tries to bring him down, smashing him. But Hellboy dodges his strikes and manages to grab a rope that was hanging around the giant's neck.

"Come to papa." With his stone hand, he punches the giant over and over in the face, "Hold still, handsome!" He punches him again and gets him right in the eye. The giant screams as his stone hand digs in his eye socket. Hellboy yells in disgust. "It's fucking wet in there!" He yanks he arm out.

With the giant screaming in pain, clutching his face, Hellboy backs away, climbing over a log and rushes to get away, but slams into a tree. The tree felt like it was on its last root. He looks up and looks at the giant. He could use this. Yanks the tree out of the ground, he turns fast as the giant was stumbling towards him and falls right on top of the tree. Hellboy yells and falls back as the giant slide down the tree, impaled through the throat. Blood and guts dripped from its lips.

Yelling in disgust, Hellboy grimaces at the dead giant as it continues to slide down till it was mere inches away from him. "Ugh! What have you been eating?"

With its dying breath, it lets out a loud belch.

"Oh, shit, I forgot." He groans in disgust and rolls out from under the giant.

Katherine rushes towards him, panting heavily, "There's one left." She gasps out and when they both turn, the last giant stands before them both.

"Run under him!" Hellboy shouts.

Both of them rush to get under the giant, making it hard for it to strike at them with its sword. Hellboy yanks her out of the way and uses his stone arm to knock its weapon out of the giant's hand. He jumps on the giant's leg and sends it to the ground.

"Yeah, it's just you and me now, princess!" Hellboy grunts and yells when the giant kicks him away.

Katherine rushes to help Hellboy as the giant chases after her.

Hellboy lies groaning on the grass and looks behind him to see one of the giants' sword. He gets up and struggles to pick it up.

"Katherine! Get him over here!" He shouts.

"You don't have to tell me twice! He's right fucking behind me!" She screams and ducks from the giant's strikes.

Throwing the sword handle over his shoulders, he takes the sword and manages to slash the giant's hand off, then his foot, and then he sends it down on the giant's head. Splitting it in half.

Katherine and Hellboy stood panting heavily as the giants were finally stopped. Hellboy was starting to feel a little lightheaded.

"You okay, Kitten?" He gasps out.

"I'm alive. That's something. You?" She pants out.

"Yeah." He pants and turns when they hear a vehicle coming their way. The world was beginning to spin for him now. "Is that our Uber?" He asks and falls to the ground, slowly losing consciousness.

"Hellboy!" Katherine falls to her knees next to her, grabbing his face as he closes his eyes.

"There he is." A girl's voice speaks up.

Katherine snaps her head up at the voices as she sees four men and woman surrounding them. The woman was dressed in a black leather jacket, light brown skin and long dreads. The men looked like muscles for hire. She couldn't let them hurt Hellboy while he was down.

"That's him. Let's get him." A man says.

Katherine calls her powers and holds a glowing hand up, forcing the men to hang from their necks. All of them groan and gag as the air was being cut off on them.

"Woah! Woah!" The girl holds a hand up. "Wait, stop!" Her English accent coming out. "We're friends of Hellboy. At least, I am. I know Professor Broom."

"That doesn't mean jack shit. That walking turd's last meal were people who knew Broom as well and they tried to kill us." Katherine says as she nods at the dead giant behind Hellboy.

"Ok, bad example. I promise, I'm not here to harm him."

"Then what's with the muscles?" Katherine nods at the men who came with the woman.

"You actually think I can carry him?" The woman scoffs as she means Hellboy.

Katherine sighs, she didn't know who to trust anymore. But Hellboy was hurt and needed help. And Katherine can't do it by herself. She grunts and let's go of the men, making them fall to the ground. All of them coughing and groaning as they get to their feet one by one.

"Try anything and I'll kill you all." Katherine threatens.

"Fine." The woman nods at the men to take Hellboy and carry him to the truck. A few were cautious as they approached Hellboy and Katherine. She never took her eyes off them as they carried him towards the truck.

"Who are you?" Katherine asks as she faces the woman once Hellboy was loaded up.

The woman turns and smiles, "I'm Alice."