Alexis stood at the head of the tour bus. Stephanie was getting ready to leave. She was making an annoyed little face as Alexis checked, double checked everything. She tucked her white cotton shirt into her navy dress. And then pinched the seams as she arranged the skirt on her hips.
"Alexis." Stephanie whispered, rolling her eyes.
"In a moment." Alexis knelt, retying her uniform's blue necktie, glancing into Stephanie's eyes. She seemed like a mother preparing her daughter for school instead of an elite commander of a small group of vampires. She nodded, as she finished with the tie. Clearing her throat, she put her hands-on Stephanie's collars and kissed her on the mouth.
"Remember." She hesitated, "just set the briefcase by the gate then take off."
She stuck her hand in her pocket, bringing out a little cell phone and switched it on, went back over the timer. Then showed it to Stephanie, who smiled giving an earnest acknowledgment of her head, "ready." Stephanie laughed as she murmured.
She whirled around as Alexis stood up, reached out and grabbed the knob of the lever and threw open the door. Stephanie walked down the steps onto the blacktop pavement and started towards the gate with her briefcase in her hand.
Alexis's chest expanded as she inhaled in a nervous breath, watching Stephanie's every pace. Her white blouse and navy blue skirt, a little big. She was beautiful, delicate, oval face and carried a million-dollar smile. Stephanie managed a suitable pace walking towards the central gate, waving at the guards, smiling that million-dollar smile.
"Hello…" Alexis mouthed the words, as Stephanie spoke to the guards, "how are you?" she saw Stephanie chuckling, "somebody's flirting." Alexis laughed.
There was an unexpected brilliant flash, the roar of a tremendous explosion rocked the tour bus. The area engulfed in a large dust cloud, debris flying in the sky, striking, bouncing around them. Small remnants of reinforced concrete, wood, body parts hit the bus like a violent falling rain.
Alexis's eyes grew larger, her mouth dropped. Her world became frozen. Her eyes glimmer, the tears fell over the brink like a river spilling over its banks.
The main gate collapse, vanishing in the tremendous eruption. Alexis's body shook, her fingers quivered as she stared at the phone in her hand. The timer displayed 10 seconds.
Her jaws trembled as her teeth clicked out a desperate Morse code. Her mind trying to grasp the current events as the dust slowly settled.
"Let's go! "the Baron gave the command to attack.
The bus shook as vampires ran through the aisle, out the door of the bus, like a mass of black ants. They covered the ground, rolling over the debris of the main gate. The baron glared at Alexis. His lips twisted into a malicious grin as he prepared himself to get off the bus.
"Take care of those two for later." He smirked, glancing at the two police officers tied up at the back of the bus.
He proceeded to the steps of the bus, standing on first step, "here."
He casually slung his hand, a small black object fell through the air. "useful little piece of technology." He walked out the bus to accompany the attack.
Alexis stared at the destruction of the entire entrance. The vampires were swarming through the lingering cloud hovering in the air. the stench of blood, mingled with dust. The sound of screaming was filling the sunset. Without thinking she yanked the small black object out of the air. her faced covered in tears. She gazed at the black cell phone in her palm. The display reading zero.