The Enemy Has Come

> "*Apollyon...what do you want?*"—Sia Argent, interviewing Apollyon shortly after his capture

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Chapter 11, titled "The Enemy Has Come", is the eleventh chapter of the original published version of *The OMEGA Subject*. It was published on July 31, 2019, on Fanfiction.net.

## Summary

The chapter begins with Apollyon confronting the group outside the building, seeing a mixture of humans, Grimm, and a ground vehicle. The Grimm, a trio of Creeps, stand by the humans and do not attack them, surprising Apollyon. The woman at the front, wearing a Specialist's uniform, orders him to surrender and be taken to their Station to heal him and return him to the Program. Apollyon refuses immediately, causing Sia Argent to order for him to be sedated. The vehicle fires a trio of darts into him, causing him to lose balance. He jumps at the her, but falls unconscious before reaching her. The soldiers get to work loading him onto the vehicle, identified as a Grimm Capture Vehicle, but struggle with lifting the heavy Beowolf. One of the soldiers, a woman, calls over the three Creeps. With their assistance, they are able to get Apollyon into the back of the vehicle and ride back to AVALON.

When Apollyon regains consciousness, he sees he is back in a large cell. Not only had all of his wounds been healed and broken spikes replaced, but a brace had been placed on his leg as well. The large doors at one end open to reveal a squad of Atlesian Knight-130s and a drone. The drone is larger than the drones that watched him in OLYMPUS, and has two large rotary cannons on its underside. Sia walks in after them and stands opposite him, the door closing behind her. She asks if he has gotten better, and he replies with disdain. Unperturbed, she asks if she may question him. He agrees, on the condition that she answers his question in turn. She accepts his terms, and the two begin to talk. While Sia asks about his past and abilities, Apollyon asks about why he is what he is.

When one of his answers brings up his Mother, she pushes for him to describe this Mother. Other Grimm being asked about their creation all attributed it to her, but never described her in detail. Apollyon mocks Sia, stating she has asked questions out of turn, and demands he gets more questions as a result. Before she can refute him, he gives her a name: Salem. The interview concludes soon after, with Sia asking if he wishes to continue with other questions. He replies by saying that he has no other way to spend the time, so he will do it. The answer displeases Sia, and she repeats the question. Apollyon eventually caves and asks what exactly it means to want something or be willing to do something. Sia explains the idea of want, and repeats her question one last time. After that, the chapter ends.

## Characters

### Major Characters

* Apollyon
* Arthur Watts (Mentioned)
* Salem (Mentioned)
* Sia Argent

### Minor Characters

* Ace (First Appearance)
* GCPSEC Personnel
* Joker (First Appearance)
* Queenie (First Appearance)

## Trivia

* The three Creeps used by the hunting party are each named after different playing cards. Ace is named after the Ace, Joker is named after the Joker, and Queenie is named after the Queen.
* Older drafts of the chapter had Ace replaced by King.