Chapter 10
Battling Vampires
I then went to look for Charlie and Amy and found them. "Sorry about that guys. I just wanted to say goodbye," I said.
"You can do that later; come on!" said Charlie. He took Amy's hand and she took mine as we ran through the building. We eventually ran into this nightclub. It was wild. "We should be safe here," said Charlie.
I then caught a glimpse of Jerry making his way though the crowd. We then kept running. The crowd started to pick up and Charlie and Amy let go of each other. I lost Ed's ashes and started trying to find them. In the process, I lost Amy's hand. I found the jar and went back to find Amy. I was too late. Jerry had already gotten to her.
I found Charlie and the two of us started to run over to her, but before we could, two bouncers caught up to us. We tried fighting our way through but it was too late. We had already been thrown out. I then apologized to Charlie for this. We were both upset. We then went back to see Peter. He was now fully dressed. "Are you two one of them?" he asked.
"Check your monitor," said Charlie, and once he saw their reflections he knew that wasn't the case. "He took Amy," said Charlie. "We need your help to fight him."
"Look, there will be no fighting. There will only be surviving. All these years, I thought I had imagined it," said Peter, pouring himself a glass of whiskey.
"Imagined what?" Charlie asked.
"The vampire that killed my parents," said Peter.
I had a sudden realization; Jerry must have been that vampire. Oh no, mom and dad, I broke our deal. All this time, I had forgotten about that.
"So you're not going to help us?" said Charlie. "It's ok. I'm used to people stepping out on me. My dad was like that. I don't want to turn out like you. Come on, Trace, let's go."
I nodded.
"Wait!" said Peter. He then handed Charlie something. "If you light a vampire on fire and put that through his heart, it's supposed to turn its victims back to normal. Maybe you can still save your girlfriend." With that, Charlie and I left. We walked back to the car.
"You don't need him. You've got a witch on your side," I said.
"Thanks, Trace, but I think I need to do this myself. I'm gonna take you home."
"No, I want to help," I said.
"Look. I'm gonna end him, or he's gonna end me. That's how it's gonna be."
"Let me help you. Please. I'll be of assistance," I begged.
"How powerful are you?" he asked.
"Charlie, I'm really good at spells and potions."
"Alright, you can help."
"Thank you," I said. "I just need to go home and get some stuff ready," I said.
"Ok, I need to go and get some things from the store. Meet me at Jerry's lair at sun-up," said Charlie. And with that, he drove off.
I then opened the front door with my magic and went inside. I put Ed's ashes on the shelf.