Sarah, Rory, Erica, the Vampire Council, and I traveled back to Whitechapel. I wonder how it will turn out. These people need to help us. If we don't stop the Lucifractor now, none of us will have anything left.
Benny is on Stern's side now. Whether or not he's evil, Benny was always be my friend. The Lucifractor will never have the magic strong enough to break up our brotherly friendship.
Once we got to Whitechapel, we sent a message to the local news station. The message was that every single person in Whitechapel to come to wait outside of City Hall.
As we waited for everyone to arrive on the front steps of the City Hall, I whispered to Sarah, "You think they're going to accept us?"
"Maybe," she replied back. Sarah held onto my hand.
Everybody started to show up. I counted how many were there. At least two hundred and fifty people were here. It should be enough. I'm sure that's all we need to defeat the Lucifractor, Stern, Jesse, and their vampire army.
"You're up, dude," said Rory.
I shouted out into the crowd, "Citizens of Whitechapel, we need your help!"
Each of them exchanged looks as they gazed at me. I knew I should've been more specific.
"Listen, guys. You won't believe the things we're about to say. This is too hard. I know none of y'all will take it too well. Right now if we show you the truth, will you please understand and don't freak out? We will not harm any of you in any way possible."
Most of them nodded. Others were looking a bit confused. Now was the moment of truth. Will they accept it the way I did when I discover the existence of vampires?
"You don't live in the world you thought lived in. We're not human like you."
Sarah walked up next to me. "It's time, Ethan." She whispered.
She and I flashed our fangs and hissed into the crowd. Erica, Rory, and the Council flashed their fangs as well.
The crowd gasped in horror as they gazed at us. Most of them started to scream. Some of them froze in fear. I knew they were going to be frightened, but how else would they believe us?
"This is what we really are. Don't be afraid! We just need some help.
"Our friend, Benny Weir, who is a spellmaster, has been brought back to life by Stern with the power of the Lucifractor. The Lucifractor is extremely powerful and dangerous. It is inside of Benny, uses his powers, and takes control of Benny any time it wants to. Benny can't stop it and he can't control it.
"He and Stern had created an enormous army of vampires to destroy our town. We're outnumbered, but with you guys, we can defeat them. Look, if you guys are too afraid, then it's fine. But just to tell you that if we die, none of you will have a future to look forward to. So what do you say?"
Each of them were either looking at us or exchanging looks. Maybe none of them are brave enough to trust us. I knew this was a total failure.
Before I lost all hope, I heard a man yell, "Hey! I'll join you!"
Did he really say that? Will another person agree to it?
"I will too!" said another voice.
"Me too!"
"Count me in!"
"Let's kick some ass!"
Suddenly, the entire audience started to cheer for us. They threw their fists into the air.
They believed us. All of them were going to fight with us. With all of them, we'll be invincible. I knew we could live.
When they stopped, I said aloud, "Listen, y'all. We don't have much time. We will teach all of y'all who are willing to fight how to destroy a vampire. Today, everybody go home, get all of the wooden material that you have, and bring it back over here in City Hall. Whoever works with the church, we need a huge order of holy water shipped over here immediately. Also, kids, we need all of your water guns and all of the water guns in all of the stores for each and every one of you, alright? Also, if any of you tell anybody outside of Whitechapel about vampires, we kill you! Got that? Now hurry!"
Before we knew it, everybody returned with wooden objects and empty water guns. The church has brought gallons of holy water already. Also, they brought a lot of garlic along with them.
Each of us vampires set up stations to teach all of them how to fight a vampire.
I had the station of where my group cuts up all of the wooden objects into wooden stakes. Sarah's station was where she and all of the little girls fill up all of the water guns with holy water. Rory and Erica had the station where they show everyone how to stab their opponent in the heart with a wooden stake.
My plan was working out so perfectly. The humans were so loyal and trustworthy. It was almost like we could possibly live in peace with them. However, they were just our hometown. They're not the entire world. I don't even think the entire world would except the existence of vampires the way the entire town of Whitechapel did.
As I cut the leg of a wooden table into a wooden stake, a guy who looked like a redneck caveman asked me, "Are you really a vampire?"
"Yes, I am." I answered him.
"Can you turn into a bat or something like that?"
"No, that's a stereotype." I chuckled. "We just fly."
"Do you die in the sunlight?"
"No, we can walk freely in the light. It just bothers us a little."
"Do you sleep in coffins?"
"No. We just don't sleep at all. It's an natural thing."
"You live forever, right? Are you like hundred years-old? Maybe a thousand?"
"No, I'm only eighteen."
"So everything about y'all isn't true."
"Don't even ask me if we have reflections. No, we don't."
"How can we trust y'all? What if you guys are just tricking us?"
"If we were, then we would've just drained everybody's blood right now."
"Please, don't."
"None of us will. I promise."
A vision popped into my head.
It was Stern, Jesse, Benny, and their army. They were camping out in the woods close to Whitechapel.
I was back. "Oh, god," I said under my breath.
"Everything all right, Ethan?" asked one of them.
"Yeah," I said. "I need to go somewhere. I'll be back. Keep working, guys."
I got up and ran towards the woods. As I ran, I concentrated on my enhanced hearing, sight, and tracking nose. I heard some conversations and smelled a few vampire scents.
Suddenly, I saw him. Benny. He was standing on top of a rock looking out into the woods.
"Benny! Benny!" I called out.
Before I could run towards him, a force made me fly back and slammed onto a tree, It was Stern.
"Good to see you again, Mr. Morgan." Stern said. "What do you think you're doing here?"
"Don't play dumb, Stern," I scoffed. "You know why I'm here."
"Benny."
"Look, you have no idea what you did, Stern. Benny is more powerful than you could ever imagine. With the Lucifractor inside of him, even more powerful."
"Indeed he is powerful. That was my point."
"And you let that thing kill his grandmother right in front of him! He lost everyone now."
"Ethan, he knows he has me. I could even raise him as my own son."
"Darren is his father. Not you. Let me talk to him."
"I wouldn't even let you near him. He doesn't want to see you."
"He can speak for himself."
"Benny said it himself."
"Fine. Whatever happens . . . you will never have the ability to control in any way. Neither can he." I walked away.
Before I could walk farther away, I listened and looked at Stern and Benny's conversation.
"What did Ethan say?" Benny asked.
"He believes that something is wrong is with you, son. But don't worry. He's gone now."
"Something is wrong with me. I know it. I was dead for awhile and now I'm alive."
"Nonsense, Benny. You're just having a very difficult time controlling your newly enhanced powers. You can do anything, you know?"
"Yes, I do."
"Like try to make a real gun with your mind."
I carefully watched Benny. He squinted his eyes and clenched his teeth together. All of a sudden, a gun started to form into mid air. After it was fully transformed, Benny floated it.
"There. You see?" said Stern.
Benny was then aiming the gun at Stern.
"Benny, what are you doing?" asked Stern. "Stop it."
He didn't respond. The spellmaster just smiled.
What was going to happen? Will Benny shoot Stern?
"I said STOP!"
Once Stern screamed at Benny, the gun fell into pieces and fell to the ground.
"Happy?" Benny scoffed at Stern. He rolled his eyes as it happened.
"Don't ever do that again!"
"What are you? My mom?"
"Don't walk away from me when I am talking to you, mister!"
"Stop treating me like a kid. I'm eighteen. I'm gonna do whatever the hell I want to!"
He stormed off back to their campsite.
Jesse appeared next to Stern.
"I can't believe that you let him side with us," said Jesse.
"He's the only one powerful enough to give us the world we want."
"Yeah. But I got a really bad feeling about him. Benny has changed. I know."
"How could you tell?"
"He's acting so quiet, strange, and clam. How do you know that he's still the same?"
"I don't know, Jesse. I just don't know what he will do. Someday he might turn his back in us just like that."
"And he will."