Chapter 7:
They all fell quiet and listened. The gang heard a rumbling sound.
"Is that thunder?" Isabelle queried.
"I don't think so," Simon replied. "It sounds a bit different than thunder."
"It sounds like motorcycles," Jace commented.
The rumbling sound grew louder, and several motorcycles surrounding a van appeared on the horizon. The bikes grew closer quite a bit faster than Clary would have expected. Soon the bikes were only a few hundred feet in front of them.
"Do you think they bite?" Simon pondered.
"They're human, Simon, not dogs," Clary huffed.
"They could be vampires," Jace observed.
"Probably not. The sun is going to be up soon, so I would guess most vampires are finding a place to sleep out of the sunlight," Magnus pointed out.
By this time the motorcycles had reached them. The people riding the bikes stopped and formed a circle around the group.
"Well lookie what we have here," what appeared to be the leader of the biker gang said.
"Is it them?" one of the gang members called.
"I don't know," the leader answered. "You the people Jackal's looking for?"
The group looked at each other. "Who's Jackal?" Jace asked.
"You's about to find out," the leader replied. "Get em, boys!"
At the leaders command the gang rushed the shadowhunters, Magnus, and Simon. The group fought the bikers. Although the shadowhunters, Magnus, and Simon were all either strong, had magical abilities, or were good at fighting, the biker gang was just too numerous. The gang soon overpowered the shadowhunters, Simon, and Magnus. They tied their arms behind their backs and herded them into the back of the van.
"Where are you taking us?" Clary demanded to know.
"You'll see soon enough, Little Fire," one of the gang replied, leering at her.
Jace growled at the gang member, and lunged for him. The gang member's cohorts restrained Jace and secured him to the wall of the van. The gang shut the door to the back of the van and they soon felt it start to move.
"Are you guys alright?" Clary asked, concern lacing her voice.
"I'm fine," Alec said.
"All good here," Magnus replied.
"Just a few bruises," both Jace and Isabelle answered.
"Although these ropes are a bit too tight," Jace added on.
"Simon?" Clary inquired when he was the only one who didn't answer.
"I got cut really badly on my side. It's healing," Simon added when he heard Clary's sharp intake of breath. "I've just lost a lot of blood, so I'm getting hungry."
"You can have some of my blood," Clary offered.
"No, I'm not going to drink from one of my friends," Simon protested, sounding appalled.
"Don't be stupid, vampire. You need blood, and right now we're the only source of it," Magnus said.
"Here, you can drink from me," Isabelle tilted her head to the side, exposing her neck. "I'm sitting next to you anyway."
Simon still hesitated.
"It's OK, Simon. You need blood," Isabelle reassured.
Finally giving in, Simon leaned to the side and bit into Isabelle's neck. Less than a minute later he pulled away, licking his lips.
"Now that that is out of the way, we need an escape plan," Jace said, filling the awkward silence that had fallen over the group.
"Do any of you have a sharp bladed object?" Clary questioned.
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There's been a warp of time and space
Shadowhunters are scarce in this place
Of civilization there is a great dearth
Because vampires rule the entire earth
