There was a burst of air and Newlin was on the floor with Godric towering over him.
He was still alive.
Eric asked me if I was okay. I didn't say yes because the alarms were sounding and they caused me to panic. Something I needed to work on.
I grabbed the gun from Steve. I knew how to use one because Pam taught me.
"Eric, shed no blood on your way out. Keep her safe."
I followed Eric towards the exit.
I groaned as I peeked around a corner. The last person from the lock-in stepped out and some of the soldiers who in the short time I had been here tried to get in my pants were guarding the door.
Eric started to step forward.
"Stop. I've got this one."
I slipped the gun into the back of my jeans and covered it with my shirt. I could pull it out easily if needed.
I kissed Eric's Adams apple and jogged towards the guys with him slightly behind me.
"What's going on?" I let the tears roll down heavily.
"Lucy, the vamper is here. We think he's looking for you."
"Oh my god! Where's Nick? And Jason?"
"Missing, both of them."
"You have to let me out there so I can find them!"
"Who's your friend?"
"Steve sent him with me."
"We can't let y'all out."
Before they noticed I had the gun pointed at Billy—I think that's his name.
"Holy shit, man!"
"Get the door, Eric,: I said evenly.
He opened the door, calculating how we could get past the mob.
"You'll never make it. The arrows are made of wood," Billy stuttered.
"Thanks, Billy."
Eric and I sauntered into the chapel.
"There's an exit back there."
"Oh, there's an exit, but yours will lead straight to hell." Steve was standing at the altar with a different gun in his hand. Shit.
"Godric is gone! You don't have a vampire to burn now."
I glanced at the mob behind us.
"We don't need Godric. Any vampire will do and we have one right here."
"No!" I screamed, latching onto Eric.
"Nikki."
"No, Eric, you can't!"
"I'll be fine." Eric looked at me and nodded.
The chains were on quickly.
Eric lifted his head as much as he could so he could try and talk to Newlin. "I offer myself in exchange for Godric's freedom and the girl's as well."
"That's noble, but she's just as culpable as you are. She's a traitor to her race. The human race. She hardly deserves mercy. Maybe we should tie her to you so you could meet the sun together."
"NO!" Eric barked.
Jason came out of the darkness after a paintball hit Steve in the hand, making him drop the gun that had been pointed at me.
"AHHH! OOWW!"
Suddenly the doors burst open and the vampires of Area Nine lined the back wall of the church.
Stan stood in the aisle and nodded toward me before looking at Newlin. "Steve Newlin! You have pushed us too far. You expect us to sit on our thumbs while you round up your men to come lynch us? We'll kill you first. Same way we did your father."
I wanted to barf. They killed a baby. An innocent baby. "Oh, god, no."
"MURDERERS!" cried Steve as the armed congregation watched in silence.
"Destroy them all," the vampire growled.
I buried my face in Tommy's back so I wouldn't have to see the vampires kill everyone and held onto Eric like he was a safety device.
"Enough!" Godric shouted from the rafters in the front of the church. I unburied my face and watched him. "You have come for me, I assume, Underlings?"
Stan spoke for the vampire crew. "Yes, Sherriff."
"These people have not harmed me. You see we can coexist." Godric eyes washed over me then to Newlin. "Mr. Newlin, I do not wish to create bloodshed when none is called for. Help me create an example. If we leave you in peace, will you do the same?"
Steve Newlin was seething. "I do NOT negotiate with sub-humans!" He tugged open the collar ofd hi shirt. "Kill me. Jesus will protect me."
Smirking Godirc replied, "I am actually older than your Jesus. I wish I could have known him, but I missed it." His eyes glanced over the church before he dropped down onto the floor. "Good people, who of you is willing to die for this man's madness?"
No one answered and no one would.
"That's what I thought. Stand down, everyone. People, go home; it's over now."
Those happened to be the best words I'd heard all night.
Okay, this was short and rushed! Don't get mad! It's homecoming week which means many, many, many extra activities along with all the regular stuff! I really hoped you liked it! two weeks, Wednesday is the next update!
