Chapter 20

It was in Sara's sprint that she felt she was the victim of the most profound misfortune as she slammed into someone that looked horrifyingly familiar in the forest who had just been in the process of drinking blood from a deer.

Taking a good look at seeing his face, she shook her head. "Oh no, Oh God no. It can't be. Anything but this. Anything but…." In that moment, she froze forgetting the powers she was capable of using as Edward Cullen stared at her whimsically, sensing her mind and that it wasn't quite right. "Are you a vampire too?" He asked in a secret tone that wasn't very secret at all if one really thought about it. At this request, for some reason, despite his mesmerizing good looks, it simply sent the brunette shrieking off into the forest. Staring into the nearby river, enchanted by his image, he pondered how he failed to captivate her simply by his radiating presence when he was suddenly approached by several strangers.

A redhaired girl spoke first, "Hi, did you see a brunette run through here?"

Edward nodded agreeably and pointed. But his curiosity was peaked at the girl, as well as the gentlemen. While he could read the girl, it was like listening to static…just like the brunette's mind. But the men? Their minds were blank as a freshly washed chalk board. "What are you? I can't sense your minds."

Nova's eyes widened as she realized that this man was an active telepath and threw up her shields, which made the black-haired individual stagger backward. "That is very rude! Didn't your mother teach you any better? Stay in your own head unless invited or emergencies."

Well, that was interesting. He couldn't sense the redhead now either. "Are you vampires?"

Nova took a step backwards, suddenly scared. She had read fantasy books about vampires for leisure. It never ended well…unless it was a romance novel, but those always ended well. She doubted this was a romance book when her romance was only a few feet from her.

Another scream came from the distance, catching all of their attention.

The men tensed and Nova shook her head at their posturing before taking off running toward the sound of her sister's screams. This was unacceptable and just all around bad! "Sara!" She yelled, trying to get a better direction.

"Nova!"

She readjusted her running and finally found her sister backed up against a tree by a man holding a dead bear with one hand. Nova didn't waste any time. She darted forward, one hand grabbing Sara to yank her sideways out from being pinned in place. "Stay away from my sister!"

Sara held Nova tightly, her eyes darting around. "Where are the boys?"

"Coming. Had to deal with a rude person down the trail. Standard testosterone poisoning."

"How funny," the man with the bear dropped said bear and grinned at them. It wasn't a nice smile with all the blood on his teeth. "Neither one of you smell good. Quite terrible actually."

"You are just as rude as the other one," Nova grumped. "Sara, we need to get back to the TARDIS."

"Yeah," Sara nodded, hating that she had ever left the ship in the first place. "I didn't know there could be a world where Twilight actually existed."

"Twilight." Nova said in confusion. "You mean when the sun goes down?"

"No!" Sara exclaimed. "These vampires. They are imitation only. Notice how the sun is out and they aren't even catching fire like any respectable vampire would?"

"Catching fire?" Khan and Joaquin only heard the last phrase. "Have they harmed either of you? We should exact a fitting retribution."

"Khan wait…" Nova started at the same time Sara said, "Joaquin," but it was too late. That one vampire was joined by a few others and everyone ended up in a brawl.

Sara just took a step back with a grimace. "And well, there they go." She leaned against the tree, watching the fight silently hoping the augments would have a victory over these lame versions of vampires. She could heal any damage inflicted later. Nova was only watching the fight with some horror. "Oh come on, Nova, it's kind of fun. These books are written for teenagers. What harm could a bunch of emotion driven, angst ridden vampires cause? "Besides, I'm still angry at the Doctor." She folded her arms across her chest. Waiting two hundred years for marriage consent. Not in her lifetime!

Nova shrugged in response, too worried about the fighting to really focus on her sister at the moment. "Shouldn't we stop them? I don't like this…" Her hands were wringing themselves in her anxiety.

"Oh fine." Sara muttered as she headed forward, releasing a steady blast of energy that knocked all the parties to the ground, temporarily unconscious. She bent down, next to Joaquin. "That's going to leave a mark." She muttered.

"Sara, just heal them so we can get back to the TARDIS." Nova wasn't liking this situation one bit and she didn't know how long the vampires would stay unconscious.

At least it was easier with the house bond in place. Sara wound her hands on both their arms, releasing a steady surge of energy as Nova bent to her knees at Khan's side. Combined with Nova's anxiety and the energy Sara was releasing something happened. Another unexpected occurrence. One minute, they were next to a group of vampires and then suddenly they appeared in an almost decrepit bar where Sara could hear a familiar voice speaking German to others at a table. Very sarcastic German….if she concentrated, the words just were barely able to be made distinguishable when….she looked at the person delivering the address in surprise.

"Joaquin?" She asked blankly.

The person only stared at her in confusion. "My name is Erik." He immediately switched to English. "How did you all get here?" He looked at his double who was just standing at the girl's side before his gaze turned cold. "Are you with Klaus Schmidt?"

"Who's that?" Nova asked in confusion.

Guns were suddenly fired in the background, making every single person react. Khan and Joaquin pulled their mates behind them protectively. Nova made a rather embarrassing squeak. Sara ducked.

"I don't like it here." Nova exclaimed, grabbing Sara's arm. We need to go back home…back to the Doctor…get us back home…back to the Doctor…get us back home…back to the Doctor… she linked with the TARDIS energy inside her sister, making sure the men were holding onto them tightly—the two weren't paying much attention, all their focus on the guys with guns in the bar and keeping their women safe—and said over and over the parameters for going back home. She didn't like this at all.

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