Private for Celestial. x Tiger

Clarisse glanced at Xander. "Are you okay...?" She looked up as three guards barged in the room, all holding tazers. Jewel cursed and pushed them out of the room, murmuring something about taking care of them. Aster followed. Clarisse turned back to Xander. "Why? Is there something bothering you?"

Xander wanted to go and help them, mostly because he wanted to give these people he's been stuck with for a year and a half a piece of his mind, but he was stopped by Clarisse's question.

Closing his eyes briefly, he shifted back to his natural form, gritting his teeth against the pain that came with doing so. If he wanted this to work, he'd have to be able to talk.

"Yes." He responded, his voice a bit hoarse since he hadn't spoken yet that day. He cleared his throat and turned around, pointing at the spot between his shoulders. "When I was brought here, one of the first things they did was put this chip in me. They use it as a way to shock me to get my attention, usually, and for tracking."

He looked over his shoulder at Clarisse, frowning. "I'm not sure what else it can do, but those two are the most important things right now. I can feel it vibrating a little, which means they turned the tracker on. It's supposed to intimidate me, the feeling of it vibrating, but it doesn't right now."

He bit the corner of his lip, feeling his horns heating up slightly. "We can't go anywhere with this chip in me."

Clarisse pursed her lips, thinking. "We can't take it out right now," She decided. "But we can stun it so it can't track you." Grabbing a taser from the ground, she held it up. "This'll hurt, but it'll prevent anyone from tracking you." Pressing the taser where Xander had showed her, she briefly powered it on before turning it off. "Does it still vibrate?"

Xander eyed the taser, instinctively growling softly just at the sight of it. He wanted to take a step away, but he forced himself not to. Clarisse was here to help, not hurt. He could trust her. He had to.

The demon closed his eyes tightly as she turned the taser on, clenching his fists. It was better than having it on him for a minute straight, so he let out a light sigh of relief after it was done in a few seconds.

He stayed still, waiting for any vibration, but it didn't come. A very faint smile appeared on his face as he shook his head. "No."

Clarisse let out a sigh of relief and kicked the taser into the shadows of the cell. "Great. Now we have to get out of this hell." Stepping out of the cage, she glanced out the door and cursed. "Jewel and Aster are holding them up, but more keep coming. We have to hurry."

Xander quickly shifted back to his wolf form, following her out of the cage. He growled at the sounds in the hallways, not liking them one bit. He looked up at Clarisse and nodded.

He was ready to get out of here, and fast.

He also hoped that she knew a quick way to get out, because after some time he'd forgotten the way to the front. He only knew how to get to the back, where the big walls stopped him from getting anywhere.

Clarisse thought for a moment. "We'll just run out." Flinging the door open, she gazed at the battlefield-well, more like a very dangerous game of tag. Inching out of the room, Violet followed Clarisse closely. "Stay against the walls," Violet said, pressing her body against the cold gray wall. The guards didn't notice-at least, for the moment-them as they ran around trying to catch Jewel and Aster. Escape was close.

Xander nodded once more and followed Clarisse and Violet out. The want to growl or snap at the guards passing by was so strong, but he forced himself to stay against the wall and stay quiet.

He didn't want this whole mission to be doomed because of how badly he wanted to tear these men to shreds. So, he went with his better judgment and kept his eyes on the two women in front of him.

I hope we're close now. He thought, licking his muzzle as a sign of nervousness. With becoming a werewolf hybrid, he also naturally inhabited some more canine behaviors, but as of now he only knew the negative ones.

Clarisse glanced at Xander. "Almost there," She muttered, the door barely three yards away. Eight feet...seven feet... "STOP!"

Three guards had noticed them. They barreled towards Xander. Clarisse muttered another curse and scooped a lone taser from the ground, brandishing it dangerously. The three guards circled around them, but didn't advance. "Go!" She hissed to Xander and Violet. "I'll hold em off."

Xander jumped at the sound of the guards, and he spun around quickly, not hesitating to peel back his lips in a threatening snarl. He heard Clarisse's words to go, but there was no way he was just going to leave her here against these three, not after what she was doing for him.

Looking up at Violet for a second or two, he then turned his eyes back on the guards, focusing on the one closest to Clarisse. He lunged at them, easily knocking him down with his sheer size. He ripped his weapon out of his hand and grabbed the back of his suit, tossing him into the wall with a growl.

As he laid there groaning, Xander's chest glowed brightly as he eyed the other two men, still standing. One took a hesitant step back, but the other stayed completely still, glaring at him through those dark glasses.