Chapter Four:
Violence And Love Don't Mix
That Night: Dream Realm
"So, do you mind telling me what that was all about?" Jake wasn't acting like himself at all. His voice sounded cold, hurt, and cheated.
"Listen, Jake," Rose was attempting to explain. But, the truth was, there was no explanation. "We just... Got carried away. That's all. It won't happen again. I promise." At that, Rose kissed Jake lightly on the lips, and to her surprise, he kissed back. They parted after a few moments. Forgiveness prevails.
The Very Next Day
Rose was sleeping quite peacefully as her subconscious mind was on a date with Jake in the Dream Realm. But, that didn't last much longer. She was awaken by high-pitched ringing coming from her Hunts Staff. Rose sat straight up in bed and quickly clothed herself in the Huntsgirl uniform, to give the illusion that she had been awake for some time. She pressed a button on her Hunts Staff, producing a tiny hologram of the Huntsmaster.
"Yes, Master?" Rose said. Her Huntsgirl tone bleeding through her normal voice.
"Huntsgirl," He began. "You will be hunting with me and Vampire Hunter. (A/N: Which is obviously Adam's name in the Huntsclan) We've tracked a very powerful dhampir (A/N: A dhampir is half human and half vampire. The sun has no affect on them) that has an Aztec Crystal Skull in his possession. This dhampir is extremely vicious and rabid. It will take all three of us, the most powerful Hunters in the Clan, to overpower him. You and Vampire Hunter must meet me at Central Park in thirty minutes. You are dismissed, Huntsgirl." The Huntsmaster hologram disappeared.
Rose sighed. How was she gonna do this? If she goes in the sun she'll be burned to death. She pulled a rope hanging from the ceiling of her basement room and a small metal ladder appeared. She climbed up into the living room of the house. Adam was lazily slumped on the leather couch, channel surfing as he played around with his shiny silver lip-ring with his tongue. He was already in his Vampire Hunter uniform. A black trench coat with the infamous red Huntsclan insignia on the back and black baggy jeans with many pockets. Inside the trench coat was a blood-stained wooden stake. Perfect for vampire hunting.
"Central Park. Thirty minutes. Dhampir with a Crystal Skull. Both of us." Rose explained as simply as she could, grabbing an energy drink from the refrigerator in hopes of washing the sleepiness away.
"Both of us? Working together?" Adam sat straight up, any ounce of tiredness that he carried was not evident anymore. "It's a sign of the Apocalypse! We're all gonna die!" He flailed his arms in the air.
"Ha ha," Rose remarked sarcastically. "Very funny."
"You know I'm just playin', baby."
"Whatever," Rose really didn't want to deal with Adam today. "Can you make me a potion that will allow me to be in the sun? I'd prefer not to die today."
"Sure, anything for you, babe." Adam winked at her. Rose rolled her eyes and sighed.
"Just make it," Rose huffed and laid down on the couch, waiting for Adam to finish the potion. He finished ten minutes later.
"Here, baby," Adam handed the dark blue potion to Rose in a beaker. "Drink this and the sun won't be a problem for five hours. I know it tastes nasty but deal with it."
She took a sip of the strange, thick blue substance and nearly gagged. It tasted like coffee, troll's feet, and sour milk mixed together to produce the definition of disgusting. Apparently the expression on Rose's face wasn't very satisfying either. Adam didn't blame her, she had just tasted the nastiest potion magic ever created.
They were in central park twenty minutes later.
"I'm glad you two made it here on time," The Huntsmaster's voice boomed in Rose and Adam's eardrums as they stood alert and focused. "This an important hunt, and as always, I don't expect you to fail. The dhampir is in that cavern over there," He pointed to a small cave a ways away from where they stood. "I also believe that the American Dragon will attempt to interfere with our plot," The Huntsmaster shot a glance at Rose. "Do anything in your power to stop him. Follow me." He lead them towards the cavern. Once they were there, the Huntsmaster shot a green energy beam from his Hunts Staff into the darkness of the cave. They heard a hissing noise, then frantic footsteps.
Then the three members of the Huntsclan saw it: The dhampir.
It resembled a human, just like Rose, although his teeth weren't as sharp and large. But what he lacked in fangs, he made up for with his sharp pointed claws. He was dressed in what looked like clothes from the colonial era. He was an obviously old dhampir. He stepped closer to the crowd of three.
"Ahh, The Huntsclan," The dhampir greeted. "I expect you're here for the Aztec Crystal Skull." He gave a cruel smile. "Well, good luck trying to get it. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Damien. " Damien eyed all three Huntsclan members, pointing out potential blind-spots.
Damien attacked Adam first. Lightning speed was not enough to describe how fast Damien's offense was. But, of course, Adam was an expert so he easily blocked the attack. Damien didn't appreciate this very much. He was about to try a second attempt, but Huntsgirl zapped him with an energy beam. He was unaffected.
Damn... Rose thought This guy's tough... Rose was pulled from her thoughts by a familiar voice coming from the sky.
"Yo' Hunts-Chumps!" The red dragon known as Jake Long shouted. "The AmDrag's in the hizzy!" He fire-blasted the dnampir, but Damien was too quick. "Say what?! That was a perfect shot!"
"Bad aim, Dragon," Damien said. "You should really work on that." Adam took Damien's minor distraction to an advantage. He pulled the stake from his trench coat and stabbed it through Damien's heart with precise accuracy.
"That was too easy," Adam directed towards his father. "He was pathetic! So much for supposedly being 'vicious' and 'rabid'. He was a pansy!" Adam always spoke to his father as if he was just another friend. The Huntsmaster didn't appreciate it, but he let it slide only for Adam.
Huntsgirl shot an energy beam at Jake as Vampire Hunter and the Huntsmaster searched the cave for the Aztec Skull.
"They can't get that skull," Rose said as she dodged one of Jake's fireballs. "They only need a few more to complete it. "
"Don't worry," Jake reassured. "We'll get it."
"Huntsgirl," The Huntsmaster called. "We got it. Retreat."
"Oh, no you don't!" Jake charged at the Huntsmaster and head-butted him in his abdomen. The Huntsmaster fell on his back, dropping the skull. Rose grabbed it and threw it to Jake, who easily caught it.
Adam ran to his father's side and helped him up. The Huntsmaster blasted Jake in the head with an energy beam that knocked him out cold, the Aztec Skull fell from his grasp. The Hunsmaster trapped Jake with a green net that sent a high number of volts through him. His limp body fell to the ground.
"Jake!" Rose's instincts told her to go check on him, which was a big mistake. She crouched next to him, trying to get the net off of him.
"So," The Huntsmaster was hovering over Rose and Jake. Adam was behind his father, looking quite scared. "You are working with the American Dragon."
Rose's body went completely numb. She choked in fear. "But," She struggled with her words. "I.. Love him..." She managed to get out what she had to say. Unfortunately, Jake was unconscious at the moment and didn't hear what Rose said.
"You don't even know what love is," He charged up his Hunts Staff and aimed it for her head (A/N: Wrong way to kill her, idiot). "It's a shame I have to do this. You were like a daughter to me. But no traitor shall go unpunished."
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Wowza. I couldn't find a name for this chapter. That chapter took forever to write for some reason. Well, tell me what you think! And I wanna thank everyone who's reading. It means a lot. Oh, and Happy Holidays!
