Chapter 16:

previously in this story

Lucifer turned around just in time to see the man she pointed out, leaving with an unconscious detective in his arms. His eyes flashed bright red, showing Hellfire in the both of them. He didn't care at the moment who would notice it. The man had just angered the wrong Devil.

He bolted after the man, his rage radiating from him, making the people around him just instinctually make a path for him.

But even with that, by the time he got there and out the door, he saw the man's car peeling away. The taillights mocking him.

on with the story:

Tommy quickly managed to make his way out the door behind Lucifer.

If Tommy thought that he saw an angry Lucifer well he was shocked when he saw a red-eyed, heavy breathing devil with sparks of fire coming through his glamoured skin. He clearly didn't care for the large row of people who were waiting to enter Lux.

"What are you going to do now?" Tommy placed a hand on Lucifer's shoulder.

"Make him regret that he was ever born," Lucifer growled deeply, almost demonic.

"How are you going to do that, Lucifer? You don't even know where he is going." Tommy was confused with what his devilish friend just said.

"Oh, I know exactly where he is going. The place where he dropped all the bodies. The carnival at the pier. This man messed with the wrong devil. " Lucifer was staring at the direction where the car had turned the corner, "It's time to save my partner." .

Before Tommy could respond he saw Lucifer rolled his shoulders and launched himself into the air. He disappeared out of sight in a matter of a mere second. He turned around to see some shocked people but most of them were too busy with each other or on their smartphones to give a damn about what just had occurred.

He ran to the private parking spot where his jeep stood. He jumped in his car and drove to the place Lucifer had mentioned. The devil should be there right now.

Lucifer was flying over the carnival and was just in time to see the killer drag Chloe to the merry go round. She was conscious again because he could hear her screaming but for some reason, she wasn't able to defend herself. Chloe Decker wasn't some damsel in distress, no, his detective was a fighter. That was one of the many things he loved about her.

The devil heard him yelling at her, "Silence! I am going to have a little fun with you before you die whether you like it or not. This time I am sure I have the right bitch who escaped my master."

"Touch one hair on her body and you will go to hell a lot sooner than you might think. I will break the one rule I follow of the many rules my father set if you don't leave her alone right now." Lucifer said enraged.

"But...but master? I finally found the one you wanted." The killer was confused for a moment.

"Master? Do I look like my brother to you?" Lucifer said but rolled his eyes, "Don't answer that of course I look the same." Lucifer flashed his eyes red, "now step away from my girlfriend"

"You … you are …" the killer muttered but before he could continue Chloe was able to yell, "Lucifer!"

Lucifer grabbed the killer by his throat and lifted the man in the air like he weighed nothing, "I said get away from her!"

Tommy was just in time to see Lucifer throw the man several feet away from Chloe, "I am not my brother…" An evil grin appeared on his face, "I can be so much worse…" Lucifer growled while he not only showed his face but the rest of his devil form too, while he walked towards the man who wanted to kill the one human he loved most of all. He walked slowly while the killer crawled backward. He didn't think this would happen when he accepted this mission from the archangel Michael.

In the meantime, Tommy rushed towards Chloe who was still incapacitated. "Are you alright?" He placed himself on one knee next to her, ready to fight if it was necessary.

"I will be fine." The red puffy eyes and the fear in her eyes told Tommy a different story though.

"You don't have to be strong for me, Chloe. Can you move?" Tommy checked for other injuries but besides some bruises, she seemed alright.

"I think it's because he drugged me that I can't move my body. Not even my head. I only can speak but it takes a lot of energy." Chloe was breathing heavily now, "Please Tommy don't let Lucifer do anything stupid." Chloe asked knowing that it had been a while that the devil had been this angry. Probably from the time when he had found Chloe in that cave.

Tommy had just said the words, he could hear the siren and could see the flickering lights of the police cars, "Shit, Lucifer!"

"It's okay, Tommy, go and warn Lucifer that the cops are on their way before they see him like that," Chloe said, still breathing heavily and leaning her head against a pole of the merry go round. She closed her eyes for a minute.

Tommy ran towards Lucifer who had lifted the killer in the air again, his claws pinned in the flesh of the human's neck, "Lucifer, the cops are about to arrive. Chloe asked me to warn you so that you can change back." Tommy wasn't a little afraid, he had seen worse monsters during his time as a power ranger.

Lucifer let the man fall at his feet before changing back into his angelic form. The man was shivering from the fear he felt. His pants were wet from peeing on himself. He curled himself into a ball to protect himself from what looked like the worst nightmare you could have. Only this wasn't a nightmare, this was reality.

"Go to Chloe, Lucifer. I will make sure this one doesn't escape." Tommy said. Lucifer wasn't even thinking about the fact that Tommy had seen his monstrous side and was acting like it was the most normal thing in the world. His mind was with Chloe and only with Chloe.

He kneeled beside her, "I am here, love. You are safe now." He placed Chloe against his chest and let her feel his warmth in the hope that it would comfort her, "Everything will be alright now, detective."

The cops came running towards them, with Dan as the first to arrive at Chloe's side. They may be divorced but she was still the mother of his daughter.

"Tommy is watching the killer, Daniel." Lucifer pointed to where Tommy stood behind a curled-up human ball.

Daniel sighed, this wasn't the first time that he found a criminal like that when confronted with Lucifer. Someday he hoped to find out what it was that made criminals fear him so much. Did they believe the nonsense of him being the devil?

"Come on buddy, you are under arrest for the murder of several women and attempted murder of a detective from the LAPD," Daniel said before reading the man his rights. Not that the man was paying attention though. The only thing the man could do was scream, "Keep him away from me! He is the devil I tell you!"

Daniel rolled his eyes and shook his head before walking to Chloe who was being placed in an ambulance.

"She is a fighter, man. She will be alright." Dan placed his hand on Lucifer's shoulder. The devil only nodded before taking his place in the ambulance.

In the end, it took a day for Chloe to recover completely from the drugs. She was happy that this case was closed now. She had to stay for another four days just to be sure she didn't develop any other complications to the drug she was given. . Lucifer didn't leave her side at all. He had a feeling that he failed her. It took Chloe the full 4 days to convince the devil otherwise.

Lucifer had surprised Chloe with a cruise in the Caribbean. Two weeks in the most expensive suite there was on the ship. Just the two of them. It would take more than these 14 days to get over her trauma but this was something they both craved for some time away from Los Angeles.

By the time they returned Chloe was more relaxed and started her sessions with Dr. Linda Martin. Along with Kimberly who was working thru her own issues.

It would take many more years to stop the nightmares for either of them, but if anyone could find a way to beat this, it was Chloe Decker and Kimberly Hart. The women would lean on each other when in need, and gain newfound strength from the bond that they formed between them. With the help of Chloe's devil and Kimberly's falcon, they would be just fine. Chloe and Kimberly were fighters after all!

The End