Two Worlds - Choni

Chapter 15

"This doesn't make any sense." Cheryl growled, pacing the kitchen. "Why would they nuke San Francisco?"


"What do you mean? It seems pretty straight forward to me." Toni said, frowning. Rose nodded.


"They're a bunch of racist assholes who don't care about collateral damage." She said.


"That's just it though." Cheryl said. "They do care about collateral damage to a certain extent. Most Hunters don't do what they do just because they hate us; they do it because they think that humans need to be protected. By launching three nukes at a major US city though, they've just made things worse for humans. This is going to start a major war, maybe even World War 3."


"No it won't." Reggie told her. Cheryl turned to face him.


"What do you mean it won't? Somebody just dropped three nukes on San Francisco."


"Yes, but the thing is, every country with nuclear missiles makes them differently. As a result, it's possible to tell what country the nukes belonged to. And in this case, the White Court used Israeli nukes. Even the United States government isn't stupid enough to believe that Israel would nuke them." Reggie told her.


"...I got to admit, that's actually a pretty good strategy." Rose said reluctantly.


"No, it's not." Cheryl growled. "Yeah, that'll prevent World War 3 for a little while, but if their plan is to nuke every stronghold, that's going to start a war. And what'll they do if they clear out the United States? Our strongholds in Europe are Paris, Berlin, London, Rome, Venice, Moscow, all of Romania, and St. Petersburg. How can they nuke those without starting World War 3? Hell, the majority of our strongholds in South America are in places where humans can't or don't live, how will they find them?" Reggie snorted.


"Seriously Cheryl? You're trying to bring logic and sanity into this?" he asked. Cheryl nodded, acknowledging the point.


"Uh, sorry, random question." Toni said, raising a hand. "What are you doing here?" She asked Reggie.


"San Francisco was always a favorite of the Autumn Court." Reggie told her. "King Samhain himself was in the city when the first nuke hit, though he was fortunately able to create a portal and escape through it before the second one hit."


"That doesn't explain why you're here though." Toni pointed out.


"The Autumn Court has declared war on this so called 'White Court'." Reggie said simply.


"That still doesn't explain anything." Cheryl snapped. "Now stop beating around the bush and get to the point."


"King Samhain has sent me to recruit the greatest lone warriors and bring them together to help in the oncoming battle. I have already recruited Link, the samurai known as Jack, Logan, Lord Vader, Peter Pan, Sherlock Holmes, Josie, Veronica Lodge, Lady Kayley, Merlin, and Jason Voorhees. You're the last one on the list."


"I'm flattered, really, but I can't." Cheryl told her. "The whole reason I'm here and not in Riverdale was to make it so that I don't have to fight."


"Know it's not." Toni said slowly. The others turned to look at her, and she blushed. "Cheryl, you came here to keep me safe, but the thing is, I won't be safe anywhere if the White Court has nukes. None of the strongholds will be able to keep us safe."


"Then we won't stay in a stronghold." Cheryl said quickly. "We can go to Alaska, nobody will ever think to look for us there, and it's huge."


"I'm not going to spend the rest of my life hiding in Alaska while the world burns Cheryl." Toni told her. "And I know that you don't want to do that either."


"I'm not just going to leave you here in Chicago, which they can probably nuke at any time they want to." Cheryl snapped.


"You don't have to leave her in Chicago." Rose pointed out. "I can take her to New Salem." Cheryl glared at the witch, who just rolled her eyes. "C'mon Cheryl, you're being stupid. If you run now and we win, you'll look like a coward in front of the whole magical community and most of them will shun you. If we lose, then it'll be you and Toni against an army that was able to destroy the Autumn Court of the Fey and the strongest warriors in the world. Either way, you'd end up in a living hell." Cheryl growled and stomped over to the fridge to get another glass of blood.


"What's New Salem?" Toni asked, confused.


"It's a pocket dimension, similar to the Never-Never but much smaller." Rose told her. "You see, some Imags can live among the humans by making minor changes to their appearances-shaving off facial hair, changing their clothes, dying their hair, etc., etc. Vader is able to run his coffee shop because everyone just assumes he's a huge Star Wars fan. However, there are those who can't blend in so easily, and those that just don't want to live in the human world where they'll constantly be assaulted with new versions of their lives. So they live in New Salem."


"Yeah, great idea." Cheryl growled, turning around to face the others. "Send the newly made werewolf to a pocket dimension populated by such wonderful people as Dracula, Maleficent, and the Big Bad Wolf."


"I'll go with her to keep her safe." Rose said reassuringly. "I'm not in any shape to fight in the upcoming battle anyway." Cheryl scowled and looked away.


"Cheryl, look at me." Toni said, getting up and walking over to her. "I know you want to protect me, but isn't this the best way to do that? Send me to somewhere that isn't even on Earth, and then go and remove the threat permanently?" Cheryl looked at her, and Toni continued, a slight smile on her face. "Besides, I know you want to go fight." Cheryl gave a small chuckle.


"You know me too well." Toni pulled her into a kiss, then turned to face Rose.


"Let's go pack." She said, heading upstairs. Rose quickly followed her, leaving Reggie and Cheryl alone in the kitchen.


"She seems nice." Reggie said after a moment of awkward silence.


"She is." Cheryl said, downing the rest of the blood in one quick gulp.


"Does she know about...?"


"Yep." Cheryl said, tossing the cup into the sink. "Ready to go?" She asked, cutting off the next question Reggie was about to ask. Reggie nodded, holding out his hand for Cheryl. Cheryl took it, and the two disappeared in a beam of light.