Anthony, meanwhile, since Brooklyn's running away from him had traveled across states nonstop, determined to gain his pet back. He wouldn't let his money go to waste to let his precious merchandise escape.

He was now in his second home in New York City, though near the outskirts of it so it wouldn't attract anybody in the center of his business. The man had arrived in New York near the end of December and was now sitting in his office chair in the building, already having many ideas on how to discipline his pet for disobeying his orders.

He turned to his men. "Boys, I intend to pay a visit to Gen-U-Tech. The doctor there may have some info on the gargoyles that can help us regain our prize." Anthony said. Some of the men smiled eagerly, looking forward to getting revenge on that red menace.

Anthony then took a car and drove to Gen-U-Tech. He knew Sevarius wouldn't expect him in Manhattan like this but that wouldn't stop him.

He arrived at the building after an hour of driving, stepping out and going past security to enter the building.

...

Sevarius meanwhile was researching for another experiment, unaware of a visitor. But then his intercom spoke.

"Dr. Sevarius, an Anthony Roberts is here to see you. Now," said the woman's voice on the speaker. Frowning, the doctor groaned. "Ugh fine, I'll see him," he muttered, getting up and going to the main lobby of Gen-U-Tech.

There the man stood; arms folded with two others next to him. Sevarius narrowed his eyes. "And what business do you have here in my lab?" he asked. Anthony smiled.

"Personal business. I lost my gargoyle here in this city, and I need help in finding him. I suppose you wouldn't know any allies to help me track my gargoyle? I can't bust my way into wherever he's living without having my own gargoyle stealth."

Sevarius then thought of Thailog. This could give the demon spawn of Goliath something to do since him and Thailog were sometimes partners in things.

"I have one. He is a clone of one of the local gargoyles here in Manhattan. His name is Thailog. If you're able to find him, which I'm sure you will, you can use him in your plans. Don't drag me into it. I have had enough with the devils." he grumbled. Anthony huffed.

"Alright then, since you won't tell me the whereabouts of this Thailog, I will find him myself. But thanks for the info. One more thing: how would I lure in this Thailog? And what does he look like?"

Feeling irritated that Anthony still wouldn't leave, Sevarius decided to answer to get him out of his hair. "One rare thing for a gargoyle to love, Thailog loves money. You can use some form of money to bring him to you. And he is a big, black gargoyle wearing armor." He said simply. "Now please, leave me to my work."

Anthony nodded. "But of course, good doctor. Good day," he said, leaving with his men. Now Anthony had a plan to work on, and it made him snicker gleefully. "You don't know it yet, dear Diablo, but I am going to come for you. And you will return to your rightful home by my side like the animal you are."

.....

Anthony and his men had a plan set in motion. Many of his men were positioned near banks in groups of three to set up the plan. They were keeping an eye out with night vision goggles on to spot their quarry. And one group over in Midtown spotted a huge gargoyle soon enough.

"We have a giant gargoyle in our sights, Boss. It's wearing the armor that was mentioned." Arthur phoned his boss.

"Good, Arthur. You know what to do. I'm on my way." Anthony said, smirking.

Every group of his men were armed with guns and nets to capture their target: Thailog this time.

.....

Over by the bank, Thailog was just gliding along and then, all of a sudden, he heard an explosion. He wasn't like one of Goliath's clan members, who would go and rescue humans at a second's notice, but he got curious to see what the explosion was about.

He went and landed and saw a huge hole in the wall, an alarm blaring at a bank. This might be a tantalizing chance for him too, that he could go in and get some more money before police started showing up. He smiled evilly.

Thailog took off for the bank, unaware of the trap set in motion for him.

The black armored clone gargoyle landed at the entrance and saw three masked humans grabbing gold loot out of the back locked vault. "Hmm, this is plenty of opportunity for me to get more money into my hands." Thailog smiled gleefully, rubbing his hands together. Then he stepped towards the burglars. "Mind if I join your little raiding party or get out!" Thailog snarled as he stepped forward with his gun held in his right hand.

The men stopped in alarm what they were doing. This clone sounded evil too. The men held up their hands. "Sure dude, it's all yours." One of them replied.

Anthony then said, "You know what to do," in their earphones in their ears.

"Yes, Boss."

Thailog was let into the vault to grab some loot when suddenly, there was a shot that rang out and he barely turned in time to see a net come flying over his head and all over his body. "Hey! What's the meaning of this!" he snarled angrily.

"Get him out of there." Anthony ordered.

One of the men held a small gun at the ready and he shot the big clone in the right thigh area. Thailog yelled in pain but tried to attack the men who backed off until the drug took effect and he fell to the ground. They all dragged the big black clone out of the building and into an alley where an armored van waited. Thailog was put into the van and his arms tied behind him. His legs and tail were secured too. His armor was inspected for weapons and took them all out for their safety until further notice.

Sirens were heard coming and the men took off from the bank to their secret location. Just as they disappeared around the corner, police cars were on the scene.

.....

Thailog awoke later in a warehouse, not knowing where he was. He was sitting by a large pole with his arms tied to it behind him. His legs were still tied together at the ankles.

"Where am I?" he demanded to know.

"Why, hello Thailog, is it?" Anthony stepped into his vision.

"Who are you?" Thailog demanded.

"I am Anthony Roberts. Sorry for the dramatic events earlier but we had to meet somehow. I have the same goal as you, to live richly and to take down the gargoyles of this city. We could be partners in this together." Anthony explained.

"And why should I help you?" Thailog demanded.

"You want revenge on the gargoyles, I want one of them in particular who betrayed me. You know of a red gargoyle among them?"

"Yes. What about him?"

"I want him. Can you get him for me? You can have the others in any way you want. Just get me the red beaked one and I'll give you ten grand for getting him to me." Anthony bribed him.

"You want the red one that bad, huh?" Thailog asked.

"Yes, I do. I have much to dish out on him for what he did to me." The man sneered.

"If you want me to work with you, then perhaps you can untie me, Human." Thailog spoke up.

"It was just for safety precautions, knowing of your reputation from a so-called friend of yours." Anthony said. One of the men went over and slashed the ropes on the clone's wrists and ankles.

Thailog stood up. "It's too close to sunrise now."

"Good, we can begin our plan to catch the red one." Anthony declared. "We have to plan carefully. I don't care about the other ones; I just want my red one back."

Thailog knew there was only one red gargoyle in the clan known as Brooklyn. "You shall have him as soon as possible." He stated.

They knew they had to plan carefully to get Brooklyn back. Anthony growled inside, hoping to soon after all his searching have his Diablo muzzled and at his mercy again.