Moonlight – Virtual Season 2
Episode Nine – Revelations
Rating: R
Writer: Candomom
Beta'd: Writers Group
VS2 Writers Group includes PhotoSue, CIChen, Sunny, Misfit, Evilous, mxwwmickd, Night Owl, PhantomPhoenix and Candomom.
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Wars are never pretty. The Legion is waging a war against us. Their attacks are escalating…….
It's late by human standards, but the party is just getting started at the "Gentlemen's Club". Bill and James are both partaking of lovely freshies, unaware that their undead lives are about to end.
The timer counts down 10… 9… 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… BOOM!……..BOOM!…….BOOM!
Multiple explosions rip through the club turning it into an inferno.
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"Beth….Beth," Mick says as he tries to wake her. She groans opening one eye. "Mick, what time is it?" "About 3 am." Just then Beth's cell starts to vibrate. She sits up and reaches for it. It's Ben. She starts to answer but Mick shakes his head. "Call him back in a minute." Beth quirks an eyebrow, but let's the call go to voicemail.
"Why do I get the feeling you already know why he was calling me." Beth eyes Mick. Mick sighs. "I do…there was a bombing tonight."
Beth's eyes flew wide. "Where? Who? Was Josef involved?" Mick chuckles a bit as her inner reporter surfaces. Unfortunately the humor does not make it to his eyes. "Umm, it was a private club that Josef is a member of, but he wasn't there tonight." Beth runs her hand up his arm to caress the curls at the base of his neck. Mick turns meeting her gaze with tears gathering in his eyes. "Mick? Hey…tell me."
"Well, we don't much yet except that about 20 vamps were killed along with 10 freshies.", he says hoarsely. Beth gasps moving into his lap pulling him to her fiercely.
"Did you know any of the dead?" she asks pulling back to look at him. Mick looks up at her. "Yeah… yeah, I did. Two guys I play poker with, Bill and James, were there."
Beth caresses his face. "I'm sorry, baby," she whispers and kisses him tenderly.
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Beth heads downstairs pulling her hair back into a ponytail. Mick is already dressed and waiting on her. Mick finishes his glass of blood and rinses it as Beth makes her way to the kitchen. "Well, I called Ben back. He wants me down at the scene so I can try to interview some of the witnesses." She heads straight for the coffee. "Uh, you know some, if not all, of those so called 'witnesses' are gonna be plants." He offers quirking an eyebrow. Beth pours a cup of coffee and turns back taking a sip. "Really, I would have never guessed." Beth smirks over her coffee cup. Mick smiles. "Come on, smarty. I'll drive you. I have to check out the scene too."
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As Mick pulls up to what used to be the "Gentlemen's Club", Beth gasps at the destruction. A full half of the building is gone and the other half is charred black. Mick kills the engine and comes around to open Beth's door. "Whoever did this had to be on the inside or have access to the building. Security is tight." They make their way to the police tape.
Ben spots Beth and starts towards her. He sighs. God, are these two joined at the hip. "Beth. St. John, are you here for moral support or are you working this case too?" Beth looks from Ben to Mick and back. They look like two teenage boys sizing up the competition. She rolls her eyes. "Ben, Mick is working on this case for one of the owners. Since I was over at his place tonight, he drove." Mick smiles smugly at Ben.
"So where are the witnesses I need to interview?" Beth is trying desperately not to think about it but she wishes that someone would, for once smack them both in the back of the head. Ben snaps his eyes back to Beth. "Det. Novak has them over near the ambulances," he says motioning towards the line of ambulances. Beth nods and heads over in that direction. Ben starts to follow her when Mick speaks up. "Ben, do you think I can take a look inside?" Ben stops, turns, shaking his head. "I'll let you know when the CSI's are done," and with that he follows Beth over.
Mick shakes his head. He needs to get in there now before things are found that can't be explained. Like the fact that this is a gentlemen's club but the only bodies they find will be the female freshies. As he makes his way in he spots Carmen. It's a small miracle that Josef has finally been able to get a vamp on the CSI staff. Carmen inhales deeply while gathering samples. She looks up to see Mick and shakes her head. She nods in the direction of a dark corner indicating they should talk out of sight. "What the hell are you doing in here?" She growls only loud enough for Mick to hear. Mick gives her a lop sided grin. "Well nice to see you too, Carmen." Carmen rolls her eyes. "Cut the shit St. John. You can't be here right now!"
"Then give me a reason not to be." His expression is now completely serious. "Has the scene been cleaned?" Carmen sighs. "Yes. It was a close call though. The Cleaners barely made it out of here before the police and medical descended on the scene."
Mick nods. "Thanks Carmen. I need you to keep me in the loop on this one."
Carmen nods. "I will Mick. Josef already called me, but you have to get out of here now." Mick smirks. "I'm gone."
Beth is just finishing up with the last witness. She sees Mick headed her way and meets him half way. "Where have been?" she asked. "Just checking out the scene, are you all done?" Mick tucks a stray lock of hair behind her ear. Beth leans into his touch. "For the most part I just need to transcribe my notes, so I'll have to go into the office for a bit."
"Come on, I'll drop you off," he offers guiding her towards his car, "Oscar should be there soon anyway."