Disclaimer: True Blood and all related characters are property of Charlaine Harris and Alan Ball and HBO. This is all done for fun.

All Hell Breaks Loose

Chapter 1: Broken

"Somebody help us," Sookie cried out at the top of her lungs while she cradled the motionless body of Tara. She barely took notice of the blood that was staining her clothes as it pooled around the two of them. The only concern was that the blood was gushing from Tara. Sookie did not want to think about that was covering her friend's head besides the blood. She did not want to think about the possibility that Tara might die or is already dead.

"Sookie," Bill cried out as both he and Eric had entered the kitchen faster than a flea could jump.

"What happened?" Eric asked as he looked at both Debbie's body and Tara.

"D-Debbie," Sookie croaked out. "She was here, tried to kill me, but Tara pushed me." She had to take in a deep breath. "She took the shot."

"Sookie, I'm sorry," Bill said. He was sincere. Tara might not be his number one fan on the account he was a vampire and that he had nearly killed Sookie once before and he is not a big fan of hers because she sided with Marnie at first but he knew what Tara meant to her.

"What the hell is going on?" Lafayette asked as he ran into the kitchen and nearly slipped on the blood that pooled from the remains of Debbie's head. "Sookie, what the fuck?" His eyes widened when saw Tara. "What happened? What the hell happened to her?"

"An insane were tried to kill Sookie," Eric explained in his usual calm tone. "Your cousin took the shot instead."

"Fuck no," Lafayette gasped before he shouted. "No fuck no, not Tara." He glared at the ceiling. "You first take my Jesus and now you fucking try and take my cousin? Fuck you!"

"Calm down," Bill said.

"I aint calming down," Lafayette said and started to pace around. "We need to call an ambulance."

"No time," Sookie said and stared at Tara. "We have to take her to the hospital now. We have to save her."

"I don't think the doctors could save her," Eric said. "If she was hit in the head then-"

"Eric," Bill held up his arm. "The only way to save her would be to turn her." His fangs popped out.

"No," Eric grabbed him by the arm. "You still have one baby vampire under your wing."

"You have Pam," Bill said.

"She can stand on her own, Jessica needs more from you." Eric's fangs extended.

"No," Lafayette shook his head. "You aint turning her into one of you."

"There is no other way," Eric said.

"Please," Sookie begged as she took a gasp. "Just save her."

Eric dropped to his knees and leaned forward for the bite, only pausing as his fangs were a hairsbreadth from Tara's neck.

"Too late," Eric gasped and uttered a string of foreign words. "She can't drink from me."

"No," Sookie cried out and lowered her head allowing her warm tears to fall on Tara's body. "Oh God no, please, don't let her die."

"I can help," a strange voice said.

Sookie snapped up her head and stared through bleary eyes at the stranger. He was somewhat familiar with short dark hair and a solemn expression. She had to blink a few times before she studied his handsome face.

"Who are you?" Bill snarled at him with his fangs still bared. Eric was also glaring at the stranger.

"I am Claude," the man said and scowled at Eric. "One of you is responsible for my sister's death."

"I know you," Sookie said softly. She imagined him with pale gray skin, pointed ears and nose and odd blue eyes. He was the fairy who helped her escape the world of Faery. "Please, can you do something?"

"Who is this?" Lafayette asked and pointed at Claude. "What is he, another witch? Is he some sort of magic healer? Is he an angel?" He looked at the ceiling again. "I take that back, just save her."

"I can save her," Claude said as he stepped away from the two vampires that were inching closer to him. Sookie had thought they kept their fangs out because they were trying to protect her and Tara, but now she wondered if they were tempted by Claude's blood.

"I'll do anything if you help her, please."

"Sookie, no," Bill was able to snap from his craving. "He is only doing this so you will go back with him."

"Don't you care?" Sookie asked.

"What's going on?" Lafayette asked

"I care," Bill said, choosing to ignore the frightened man. "But I also care about your well being."

"I agree with Bill," Eric said. "Their motives are far from pure."

"He aint an angel?" Lafayette asked.

"This isn't about me," Sookie said. Her sorrow and anguish was replaced by anger. "This is about Tara." She turned back to Claude. "Whatever it takes. I'm willing to do it for her."

Claude nodded and grabbed Tara's arm. "Extend your light with mine."

Sookie held up one hand and watched as the light build up in her hand. She watched as another light built up in Claude's. Both their lights grew larger until it cased both of them and Tara.

One lesson that Jason Stackhouse learned that night was to never answer the door buck naked again, no matter what. Instead of Jessica he was facing Reverend Steve Newlin who was hissing at him with fangs bared, fangs?

"Are those real?" Jason asked. It was a stupid question and he knew it but the idea of Newlin, the leader of the Fellowship of the Sun, the biggest vampire hater in the country standing before him as a vampire was so non believable, Andy Bellefleur being an alien from mars was more believable than that.

"Of course these are real," Steve said and pointed at Jason's crotch. "Is that real?"

"Yeah," Jason said, not sure if he should be insulted or proud. Wait was the reverend checking him out? He placed his hands over his goods. "Just thought it might be a costume."

"I'm been kept away for months and when I'm finally let out I go trick or treating as one of them?" Steve shook his head. "Jason, you were always a good little soldier of God. You were good with weapons, nice and strong and pretty, but you were not that bright. You still aren't."

"Well excuse me if I'm having a hard time believing that you became a vampire."

"Did you think this was my choice?" Steve asked as blood welled up in the corners of his eyes. "Did you think I want to be condemned? I have nowhere to go, no one. Sarah left me, my family is dead because of them, because of my kind now. I'm a monster. I'm a bloodthirsty monster. Now are you going to let me in?"

"Sure," Jason said as he stepped back and realized his mistake when Steve rushed in and pinned him against the wall. He should have guessed there was the possiblity the reverend could glamour him.

"I'm sorry," Steve said. "But I'm starving."

"Get out," Jason said as he glared into the eyes of the new vampire. "I rescind my invitation. You are no longer invited."

"That's-" He was cut off when a force pulled on him and carried him out of the house.

"Now you wait." Jason pointed at him. "I got some Tru Blood in the fridge." Jessica might not be drinking it now but he kept a few bottles but Bill might visit him and Jason wanted to be prepared incase Bill just wanted to shoot the shit with him and that was hard to do without a beer or blood in the case of vampires.

"You are helping me out?"

"Yeah," Jason said as he slipped his pants back on. Steve Newlin was not his favorite person, not after he tried to have Sookie killed along with Eric and the fact the new vampire tried to snack on him but neither Michelle nor Corbett Stackhouse, nor Adele Stackhouse raised him to refuse food to a hungry person coming to his door.

He grabbed a random bottle of the synthetic blood from the bridge and headed back to the doorway. "I aint warming this up for you." He looked up at paused.

Jessica had returned and was holding up Steve by the throat. By the way she held him and the way her cloak flowed in the breeze made her look like a super hero. Both sets of fangs were bared but it seemed that Jessica had just arrived. Her expression of anger turned to shock when she realized whom she was holding.

"Reverend Newlin?" Jessica asked.

"Jessica, put him down," Jason instructed. "and give him this." He held out the bottle towards her.

"Did I accidentally step into an alternate dimension?" Jessica said as she set the reverend down. She accepted the bottle and handed it to the new vampire.

"Thank you, Jason," Steve said and nearly swiped the bottle from Jessica's hand. "Bless your soul. You are a good Samaritan." He removed the cap and chugged.

"What is going on?" Jessica asked. She found someone to feed on even it was for a few minutes because there was a smudge of red around the corner of her mouth.

"You remember how Reverend Newlin was missing?" Jason asked and waited for Jessica to nod. "Well this is what happened to him." He placed his hands on his hips. "Why did you come back?"

"I thought you were in danger," Jessica answered. She glanced at Jason before turning back to Steve for few seconds and then glanced at Jason. "Were you?"

"Sorta but I took back my invitation," Jason answered.

"You invited him in?" She asked in disbelief.

"He glamoured me."

She shrugged.

"B positive is nice," Steve said once he stopped drinking and studied the bottle. "Almost like a good phrase. You can get far in life if you be positive."

"Oh great is he going to give one of his sermons?" Jessica asked. "Why did you feed him?"

"He has nowhere else to go," Jason said as he pointed at him. "What vampire is going to take him in? He can't go back to his flock."

"Maybe it would be for the best if they did tie me to a cross for a bonfire," Steve sighed. "Send me to hell faster."

"Steve you aint evil," Jason said. "Misguided yes, a little bit crazy with your fanatical ways oh hell yes, but you aint evil."

"I can't believe you are being nice to him."

"I can't believe it either, but he's kinda like you, Jessica. He was taken and turned against his will." Jason wasn't sure but he had a feeling that Steve had a crush on him. He remembered that look on Steve's face after he had punched him and confessed that he slept with Sarah. The reverend looked heart broken but was it because Sarah cheated on him or because Jason didn't sleep with the reverend?

Compassion flicked across Jessica's face. "I guess, but where is he gonna sleep during the day?"

"I dunno." There was the basement in the house, but he wasn't going to invite Steve in that soon, not after being attacked.

"We could call Bill or Eric," Jessica suggested. "They aint going to like this but that's all I got."

"It's worth a shot," Jason said and turned back to the house.

"Jason, wait," Steve said. "There was another reason why I came here. I know you would deliver the message to your sister and her vampire friends."

"What kind of message?"

"They released him," Steve answered. His expression and voice was serious. "They released Russell Edgington."

A/N: First chapter. This will be mostly through Sookie's and Eric's different POVs but other characters will have their focus now and then. I may bump up the rating if I do get in a lemony mood in later chapters.

I decided to try to do something a little different with Tara here than in other stories where she dies, or gets vamped or healed with vamp blood.

Next Chapter we will see where Claude takes Sookie and Tara.