Chapter 4

New Jersey: Princeton Loading Dock Area

The had just docked into the port in Princeton, New Jersey and Christof immediately got off the ship. Upon leaving the ship, he was met with a man who was wearing an identification card with the letters, "FBI" written on it. The man introduced himself and said, "I'm special agent George Thorne, FBI, who are you?" Christof showed him the card the man in London gave him. Thorne said, "Interpol; great what information do you have?" Christof said, "The big boss is Giovanni, you must lead a raid on his warehouse; there you will find the drugs, weapons, and the Prague contraband." Thorne said, "Great! We've had Giovanni under surveillance for some time and our systems have cracked his main computer. Now we can raid the warehouse in the next few hours in New York before the evidence can be destroyed." Christof said, "I will join thy raid." Thorne said, "Thanks, but your cover was blown after you left London; get back to Europe on the next ship; we've got the raid under control." Christof said, "I will gladly grant thy wish; before I do; can you tell me how to get to the Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital?" Throne said, "Sure; it is located at Princeton University at 1 Nassau Hall at the First Campus Center," "It's not that far; just go down this street for a few blocks and then take a left on Nassau Hall and it is the first building on your right." Christof said, "I thank thee and wish you the best in the raid." Christof headed off in quick haste to find the hospital.

Princeton-Plainsboro

Eric Foreman arrived in the first patient's room with both a stake and holy water in hand. He saw that the transfused blood had just finished draining out and his skin was almost completely pale. Eric knew that the full transformation had taken effect and realized that it was only a matter of time before he awoke and started to hunt for blood as a member of the Tzimisce clan. He prepared his stake and holy water; as he knew the stake would not kill him, but only weaken him temporarily until he could dump the holy water on him to make his body completely dissolve away. He closed the curtains to the room and then took his stake and before proceeding, he said, "I am sorry that we could not do more to save your mortal life, but this is to end the curse of what's to come and banish the evil within back to Hell." Eric jabbed the stake right into the patient's heart and then the patient started to awake. His fangs showed and he was crying in agony. Eric then took his holy water and poured it onto the vampire and the vampire dissolved away leaving only behind the bones of the mortal soul he once was. Eric then left the room in haste before anyone would show up.

Thirteen had suddenly arrived in the room and found the skeletal bones in the hospital bed with a stake in its chest. She immediately ran to House's office and found that Wilson was there too. She told House, "I just checked in on the patient to see if he passed away and I found his body is now a skeleton and what appears to be a stake in his heart. House asked, "Are you sure?" Thirteen said, "Yes!" House told her, "Leave the hospital now, do not tell anyone; not even Cuddy what you found; leave NOW." Thirteen said, "Okay, I'm gone!" After she left House opened his drawer and got his firearms and stakes prepared for he and Wilson. They both locked and loaded and Wilson said, "We need to get to room #206 immediately before the Tzimisce there arises and begins a blood craving around the hospital. House said, "Let's go!"

Foreman had already made it to room #206. Inside, he found that the vampire was not in his bed. He thought to himself, "My god; the Tzimisce is running lose around the hospital looking for blood." He quickly left the room and out of the blue; the vampire arrived. He got the drop on Eric and threw him into a group of seats in the waiting area. Upon getting up; the vampire opened its mouth and showed its fangs for Foreman to see. He quickly got up and threw another thing of holy water into its face. The vampire had quickly dissolved away.

House and Wilson showed up at the room and found the vampiric body lying on the floor. They both wondered how both vampires were disposed of without them doing it. Suddenly, they heard a clicking noise and turned to see Foreman holding a gun at the both of them. He said, "Be gone the both of you Brujah's." He then got another bottle of holy water and said, "I know who you both are and even after 800 years, you are nothing more than a cursed abomination," "I'm going to make sure the curse that exists within is sent straight to Hell."

Just as Foreman was preparing to shot and douse both House and Wilson, someone appeared. A man appeared out of the blue and said, "Gregor and James, I have come to help thee." House looked in amaze and said, "Christof, is that you?" Christof said, "Aye, it is thee and I have come to help thou from this," "it is also great to see thou James." Foreman said, "Great! Now, I can dispose of you both and have Christof take your place and the Society of Leopold will be grateful to my success." Christof said, "Dr. Foreman, I sense that thou are a man of honour and I bring some bad news from London," "Leo Allatius was only using you to have me take the place at the side of both Gregor and James here to fulfill his own desires," "I have brought proof of such claims." Foreman read the journal entries that Christof had found at Allatius's in London and he sat down in shock and disgust. He said, "My god! He was all a lie," "he only wanted to use us to fulfill his ghoulish agenda and then get rid of us when he didn't need us anymore," "I feel so used." Christof said, "Fear not, for thou are a man of honour and as such you can be of use in the battle ahead for not all such clans are the epiphany of evil as the society had taught."

Suddenly a voice came in the distance saying, "it is great to see you again Christof." This voice also got the attention of both House and Wilson. It was the voice of Ecaterina the Wise; their Brujah leader. She came and said, "I knew that one day I would see the gaze of the greatest member of our clan again, even if it has been 800 years." While she said this both Cuddy and Cameron showed up because they heard all the noise going on. Cameron looked at Ecaterina and said, "Mom, what are you doing here?" Upon hearing this; Christof, House, James, and Eric looked at her with the most confused look and House asked, "Ecaterina the Wise is your mother?" Cameron said, "Yes, my mother here is of the Brujah clan, but my father is not," "My father and mother met 20 years ago and feel in love," "even though I am not a vampire myself, I have learned to appreciate and understand the ways of the clans." Cuddy showed up and said, "I have learned as well and that is why the Tzimisce gave me their blood and that to Cameron." Cameron then said, "Yes, and if you are not for us; then you are against us as Vukodlak will rise again and destroy you all." Both Cameron and Cuddy looked at them in great disturbing expressions and then quickly left the hospital in great haste. Christof said, "Oh my! Those two women are ghouls of the Tzimisce as is my Anezka."

After seeing this; Ecaterina said, "I am shocked that the Tzimisce decided to come after me and our clan through my daughter; I did everything I could to protect her from this, but I can see that I did not do enough." Christof said, "Fear not; for we will rescue her, Anezka, and this Dr. Cuddy from the evils of this clan and restore the Brujah name to what is once was." Ecaterina said, "Even after 800 years, you are still the pupil that learns through action rather than knowledge; very well," "you must find where Vukodlak is and destroy him once and for all." Christof said, "How must we find where the Tzimisce are now as they are now in New York?" Ecaterina said, "New York is not far from here and the best place to start looking is through the Giovanni clan." Christof said, "I believe I know where thou are located as I was tasked with sending a group called the FBI to raid a warehouse of the Giovanni." Ecaterina said, "Where is this warehouse as those agents will surely die at their hands?" Christof said, "Thou do not know as the location was not told, but can be found in the FBI computer." Ecaterina said, "Then you must seek out a member of the Malkavian clan named Dev/Null, whom can help out; here is where he lives." Christof thanked Ecaterina and as all were about to leave; Foreman told them all to meet him at his car.