Having landed on Silas, Gabriel's fall was cushioned. Many of his brothers however, weren't so fortunate. They were knocked unconscious by the fall from the staircase. Taking deep breaths to calm himself, Gabriel reached into North's pack to take out a lantern. Lighting it, he was relieved when he did a headcount and all of his brothers were still intact. Crawling over to the nearest , North and Corey, Gabriel shook them violently. With a gasp North woke up, fist swinging.

Having lived with his Brother for many years, he ducked. "Get the others up." Gabriel said to him hoarsely, suppressing the panic he felt building. Corey awoke lazily, blearily blinking his eyes as he absorbed what had happened. Slowly, the trio worked in tandem to wake all other 11 members of their family.

They all sported some form of injury, be in minor head bleeding, bruises and scratches.

They took in each other, grateful that despite everything, they were still 14 strong. "That bitch of a princess!" Brandon seethed, fussing over his twin's head wound. Corey slapped his hands away half heartedly.

''And to think we wanted her'' Raven groused. The rest of them looked away, feeling very sorry for themselves.

"We're trapped! How will we get out?" Sean asked

"We'll find a way Sean," Owen responded, soothingly patting Sean's leg. A moment of silence ensued.

"Why'd you give the fucking lamp!" Raven burst.

Calmly Corey faced his brothers' heated stares . "I gave them A lamp. Not THE lamp. " he corrected. Gabriel patted his satchel and was surprised to see the dull plated lamp sitting there. He fished it out and showed it to his brothers, placing it in the centre of them. They each took turns examining it, the cause of all their problems.

"Kota, I think, there's another language written here. You're our language expert, do you think you could decipher it? Maybe it could give us a clue as to what the big fuss about the lamp is." Victor suggested. The rest of them quietened as Kota gingerly took the lamp between his hands and brought it close to his face. "It's an Old World language.... similar to your homeland's Silas...but not quite it.... I can't make out what's on here" he muttered to himself. Impatiently, Gabriel grabbed it and took out a hanky. "Fucking rub it, fucker." He grumbled, rubbing it violent before anyone could stop him. "Gabe no! Don't.... never mind." Kota said exasperated. "What is wrong Kota?" Axel asked.

"It's just that from what I was able to decipher.... there was something about rubbing the lamp... and I don't trust ancient languages to not lead us to our deaths...." he explained. All the while, after Gabriel had rubbed the lamp, nothing happened. A shiver ran through each of them suddenly and they jumped as a single thick golden cuff appeared on their right wrists. "What the...." Raven said. "I can't get it off!" Nathan cried out

"It's stuck!" Brandon grumbled, throwing an evil eye at Gabriel. ''Don't look at me! How would I know that cleaning it would give us major bling?''

''We shouldn't fight.'' Victor said softly. The rest calmed down and looked to their leaders. Owen's and Axel's faces remained blank. ''GREAT! We're trapped down in this forsaken place with no fucking way out!'' Dakota seethed, tapping his fingers furiously against his leg.

''...I've seen worse, and... gotten out of worse,'' A tinkling female voice came from the shadows.

''MOTHER OF HAIRY BABOONS!'' Gabriel yelled, as the rest of his brothers too, jumped in unison, before simultaneously aiming their weapons in the direction of the voice. ''I can't hurt you, my masters, so there is no need for those. But keep them up if you wish.'' The girl said timidly, still hidden. ''I'll decide when to put down my fucking weapon. Now step out into the light!'' North commanded. ''As you wish....master.''

A single dainty bare foot emerged first, and trailing upwards was bare skin. Despite having seen (and had) their fair share of scantily clad women in The Academy, the boys blushed as the woman stepped out of the shadows.

Simply put, she was unbelievably beautiful. Eyes that rivalled a night sky, thick lashes framing it, a cute mouth and a perfect nose. She had long inky black hair with blue streaks through them that ended below her breasts. Her figure was a perfect hourglass, shapely and enticing. The outfit she wore was meant to degrade her worth. (something like image)

Her chest was adorned with heavy, precious jewels and metals, a thin material covering her up, below the adornments. Her poor excuse for lower coverings, was too adorned with more heavy jewels and pendants. It barely covered her female parts and if she were to bend, or squat, or even fight, she would be exposed to all. Around her neck hung a huge heavy medallion. ''Isn't that the Sorenson crest?'' Dakota voiced to his brothers telepathically. It was clear to them all, having been through Gabriel's incessant fashion lectures, that the outfit was designed to make her feel and portray her to others as an object rather than a person.

Owen made to approach, but Gabriel's outburst beat him to it. ''OY! What the fuck are you fucking wearing? '' The girl looked stunned for a moment, before fear and sadness replaced her expression. Sighing softly, while the brothers watched her like a hawk, she knelt down on her knees, head bowed. ''I am soory, to have displeased you master. Allow me to correct my error.'' She whispered emotionlessly. ''What?'' Luke asked.

She said nothing, removing the jewel circlets from her wrists and reaching behind her neck. The brothers watched in confusion. ''Uh, I might be a lil' slow here, but what is she doing?'' Victor asked hesitantly.

The boys gasped when she removed her top and started removing the only thing protecting some of her modesty. ''Whoa, whoa lady we didn't ask you to strip!!'' Gabriel shrieked flailing his hands about, almost whacking Nathan in the face. She paused, looking up under her lashes, looking so vulnerable that the boys felt an indescribable need to protect her forever.

She cocked her head slightly. ''I am sorry, to have disappointed you master. I had only assumed you would want to punish me.'' She replied, still on her knees. Raven made a little growly noise in his throat and took off his long duster fur coat. He walked over to her and draped it over her, covering her up. None of the boys missed how she flinched away or tensed in anticipation for a beating, but chose not to say anything.

Raven got her to her feet but she refused to take another step, her eyes cast down, fidgeting nervously. ''Sean, talk to her'' Brandon urged giving him a mental shove. Sean shuffled forward, and made himself appear friendly. She darted her eyes to him, but upon making eye contact she darted her eyes away. ''Hey, sweetie, my name is Sean, I'm a doctor. Can, you tell me your name?'' He reached his hand out. ''I'm not allowed to touch you, master.'' She said.

''I'm your master?'' He asked, puzzled. ''You all are.'' She nodded to the group behind. ''Well, sweetheart, none of us, want to be your masters. Can we be your friend instead?''

She looked so hopeful when she looked up that it damn near broke all their hearts. ''F-friends?''

"Yup!" Sean grinned, suppressing the anger he felt at whoever that made her so distrustful. She scoffed softly, eyes slightly glazed as she remembered something from her memory. "Sure, Sean." She said reluctantly, but everyone present could see that she had no intention of being friends with them.

"Hey, doll, you got anything to change into?" Marc asked for the group. Slowly she shook her head in confusion. North started unbuttoning her shirt making her tense and back away from the group, right into Raven's chest. "Whoa, princess, I'm just giving you something to wear." He rumbled, holding out a shirt, with a blank face. "Smile little Brother!!" Luke hissed poking his cheek. North growled at him, making the girl, whose name they still did not know, back away some more. North softened his face and gave a reassuring smile to the girl, who relaxed a little and cautiously reached out for the shirt. Looking to Sean for reassurance, she was met with the friendly and helpful faces of him and his friends. She took the shirt in her grasp and to their shock, it disappeared. "Wh-where- what--" Nathan sputtered. She simply pointed to under the coat she wore and the guys were impressed to see that the shirt was already worn and reached her mid thigh, like a dress.

"Now, that that's settled, sweetie, let us introduce ourselves" Brandon voiced, and each of the brothers took turns to introduce themselves. At the end of the introduction, she stood there still taking all of the them in. "....So, whats your name, beautiful?" Dakota prompted. She blinked. " I've not used that name-my name-, in a long, long time." She said vacantly.

"Well, what did you go by then? If not your name?" Victor asked

She laughed once, an empty sorrowful sound that made the boys' heart clench. "Whore, cunt, bitch, and Genie. Depends. You can choose from those."

The boys' mindlink exploded with curses thrown across as they heard what others had called her.

What the fuck! Can we hunt these fuckers down? Raven seethed.

I'm right behind you. Who in their right mind would call her such? Silas concurred

Gentlemen,let's calm down, we're scaring the girl. Owen advised

"Well, none of those names represent you, little one. What about your real name? The one you said you hadn't used in some time? Could we use that one instead?" Axel responded.

"As you wish, master...... it's D-d-diana." She got out as if it were a foreign word.

"Well, that's a beautiful name, Diana! We're all your friends, not your masters okay? Corey chirped.

"Um; baby, do you know a way out? Some of us are really injured and I would like to get them home to treat them." Sean interjected.

Her eyes sharpened as she noticed the various bruises and cuts that adorned them. Kneeling down on one knee, she bowed her head. "I apologise for my incompetence mas-"

"Nawww none of that master shit." North chided, making her look up. She snapped her fingers and closed her eyes for a few seconds. The boys watched in confusion. Raven pointed at them. "You're healed!" He exclaimed in his thick accent. Looking at each other, the brothers realised that what Raven had said was indeed true. They had been healed! They were no longer aching and woozy from blood loss.

"That is so fucking cool!!!" Nathan ranted " I wish I could do that!!"

Diana simply colored a little. "Awww she's blushing" Corey cooed. "So what exactly are yo-" Owen started.

"Hey, we have matching bling!!!" Luke shouted, making everyone jump. They looked at him questioningly and in Owen's case, in annoyance at being cut off. Luke ignored that and pointed at his gold cuff. The boys looked at Diana's wrist and were surprised to see an identical cuff on her wrist, peeking out under the coat sleeve. As if noticing it for the first time, she gaped at the cuff, before trying to force it off. "No, no, no!" She muttered, chanting incantations probably to remove the cuff. "We've tried princess, it doesn't come off." Dakota snorted. Snapping her fingers once more, the cave was illuminated by a light from the ceiling. "How many of you are there?!" She cried, frantically doing a headcount. "Fourteen, why?" Owen demanded.

Before she could respond, the cave started to crumble, with large rocks falling onto them. ''Fuck!!'' Gabriel cursed, as usual. ''Find a way out!'' Marc ordered. ''Victor! Brandon look out!'' Nathan yelled and everyone saw the large boulder hurtling down, that would kill two of their brothers. The boys blinked as the rocks suddenly seemed to be bouncing off a invisible shield. None of them had telekinetic powers so their heads swivelled and saw that Diana had outstretched her hands, that glowed with a bluish tinge, her face one of concentration. ''Idiots!'' She hissed. ''You never should have come!''

Before anyone could respond, they felt a sucking sensation that made them nauseous. They saw nothing but stars and blackness for a minute before they could see again. The boys blinked a little at the sudden brightness that surrounded them. ''Whoaaa'' Corey gasped, as he recovered first. His brothers looked around and were speechless at the amazing sight that beheld them. An oasis island. It was surrounded by blue crystal seas as far as the eye could see, and the sandy beach they were on had lush greenery and a waterfall through the clearing. ''Where are we...'' North mumbled.

''Hey, where's Di!'' Nathan asked. The boys looked around and couldn't find her nearby. ''Spread out, find her! We need to ask her questions!'' Axel told them.

''Also, see if we can find any snacks'' Silas rubbed his defined abs. ''Meet back in half an hour, boys.'' Owen told them

The time passed and none of the boys had found mysterious little Di. When they trudged back to the spot that they had first arrived at, they were stunned to see that Diana had set up a camp, complete with tents and a fire with some food over it. What took you hot fools so long Her voice filtered into their mindlink making them jump. She looked at them quizzically, and gestured to the seats she had set up around the fire. Did you hear her? Luke asked cautiously.

Yeah, but she doesn't know that we heard her, Raven pointed out. There's another link now, to all of us, like on a different frequency, connected to us. We didn't notice earlier, but I'm sure it is her. Corey said, as he prodded around their link. Right, act normal.

She had laid the coat that Raven had given her to one side and was now just wearing North's shirt with the one of the sleeves rolled up, exposing the familiar golden cuff. She kept the other arm to her side, not using it, as she poked the fire. ''Please, have some. They are for you.'' She said softly, over the crash of the waves. The sea breeze made it chilly, so the guys were thankful for the fire. The guys passed around plates that she had somehow gotten and piled the fish and vegetables onto their plate. Hesitantly they took a bite and moaned at the taste of it, before digging it ferociously. ''Hey North, move over, I want her to be our new chef,'' Luke joked. North growled but kept silent as he too agreed. Halfway in, the boys started with their questions.

''Where are we?''

'' I brought you to the place that I knew would be safe, it is a land from the 'Old World' as you call it I suppose?'' She said

''What else can you do, doll? What you did back there was fuckin' amazing! Thanks for saving our lives, by the way.'' Brandon gushed

''I can do, anything as long as it protects and/or enhances my masters' wellbeing and interests.'' She rattled off, clearly leaving some things out.

''...And...?'' Victor prodded

''And nothing.'' She said. ''Anything you want done, I will do it, for you.''

Owen hummed as he digested this. Sean frowned. ''Darling, why haven't you eaten?''

All 14 pairs of eyes stalled in their second/third helpings of food and stared intently at her. As precious and delicious this food was, they couldn't have her not eat!

She waved her hands. ''No, I'm fine. Please eat. I am sure that you gentlemen are most eager to get back home?''

The brothers immediately frowned and started discussing their plans for when they got back. Thinking about home got them excited and angry. They certainly had some revenge to exact on certain elites. And Diana was pleased that her mentioning of their home distracted them from their line of thought. Sean noticed her diversion but got to planning too, filing away this incident for future reference.

The boys took turns watching the camp, while Diana stayed up the whole time, looking deep in thought and troubled. Her eyes constantly went back to the gold cuff that now adorned her.

Fuck, She thought loudly, unaware of the fact that the boys could hear. It was early in the morning and the guys had just risen. Her word sent them jumping and glancing at her before sending knowing glances at each other. They'd have to work on getting her to trust them. After all, how could they help someone who didn't trust them?

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