Chapter Eleven

Captured

"God damn it!", "Ouchy!", "There goes another batch...", and "I curse you into the depths of hell, you evil side-dish!" Were the quotes Rayne spoke as she attempted to cook a simple dish of Lo Mein (spelling?) with a camp fire and frying pan. Rayne, Rose, Jake, and a squad of about one hundred twenty vampire soldiers were hiding out in a small camp, ready to move on and kick more Hunts-ass when nightfall arrived. This camp was protected by a spell which blocked the sun from the vampires. So they were free to move about, just as long as they didn't wander off the campsite. Although the forest next to it was also enchanted with this spell.

"Ya know what?" Rayne exclaimed after failing her ninth attempt at cooking an edible-looking serving of Lo Mein. "Screw this." She tossed the frying pan, it landed with a thump on the solid earth. " I'm ordering pizza! I can't cook this God-foresaken meal worth shit! What's the number to the friggin' pizza place?"

Rose and Jake were in a nearby dark green tent, cuddling under the blankets.

"So," Jake began. "What's gonna happen after this is over?"

"Hopefully we'll have normal lives," She replied, snuggling her head into is chest a bit. "Well, semi-normal."

"That'd be awesome," Jake pulled her closer. "And, if we win this war-"

"When we win this war." Rose emphasized.

"When we win this war, there'll be no more Hunts-Punks, which will totally cut the dragon business in half." He gave Rose a seductive look. "Which means the AmDrag gets to spend more time with you." He pulled her into a passionate kiss, tongues mingling together.

Of course, Rayne had to barge into the tent and ruin the moment.

"Get a room, you two!" Rayne gave them a disgusted look. "Ew. The emotional and physical display of affection and love makes me nauseous."

"Rayne!" Rose growled. "Get out!" She threw a pillow at Rayne.

"That's General Rayne to you, little missy." She wagged a gloved finger at them.

"Out!" Rose commanded.

"Fine," Rayne gave Rose a smirk. "But don't come crying on my shoulder when you get knocked-up. Heh." She left.

"That girl got major mental issues." Jake said, recovering from the unpleasant intrusion. That's when they heard it:

Gunshots.

Shouting.

Screams.

Rose and Jake scrambled outside to see what has happening.

The Huntsclan.

They were being ambushed.

Jake dragoned-up and Rose went to the weapon crate and got herself a rifle. Huntsclan members with Hunts Staffs, and a few with bayonets, were ruthlessly butchering the vampire soldiers. They were on the ground, many wounded or dead, but, fortunately, a lot more were still alive and ready to fight to the death. Several Huntsclan members were also counted as casualties. Rayne was at a turret on top of a small hut, responsible for most Huntsclan deaths. She fired the turret almost nonstop and kept shouting "BALLIN'!" as she brutally massacred members of the Huntsclan. By the look on her face, you could tell that she was proud of herself. "Oh my God," Rayne said once. "I love myself. Look at all these... corpses... All because of me!"

Meanwhile, Jake was putting up a good fight as he punched, kicked, and fire-blasted the opposing force of enemy Huntsclan members. The vampire soldiers were actually winning this battle, but what struck them odd was that there was no sign of The Huntsmaster. Usually, he was either barking out orders or going on a vampire killing-spree.

Rose was away from the main battle and fighting one of her own. Numbers Eighty-Eight and Eighty-Nine were hustling her away from the group, into a small woodland area.

Little did Rose know, The Huntsmaster was taking shelter behind a close cluster of trees, unseen by anyone. The two trainees pushed her against the tree. The last thing she remembered before she was knocked unconscious was The Huntsmaster's ominous cackle of laughter and her calling out Jake's name.

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Dun dun dun... Cliffhanger! Well, kinda.

Anyways, I just had to add Rayne saying "BALLIN'!"

So many people at my school were singing that song and I just had to let it out through writing.

Heh. Next chapter sonn!