Chapter 25 - A Time to ...

Henry staggered over to Vicki ignoring the shock setting in from the severe blood loss. Too much blood for his own body to heal on its own. Reaching down, using the last of his fading strength Henry grasped the paw/hand of the beast in his own trying assess the damage to Vicki using his senses. Her heart was fluttering in an irregular rhythm. Henry placed his ear against her chest and could hear the whistling of a perforated lung, the blood struggling to move around an obstruction in her chest.

The wolfman in front of him began to shudder and to his horror he saw the beginnings of a reverting to human form occurring. Henry lunged at the claw impaled within her chest and snapped it away from the paw leaving it embedded in her chest before the paw reverted back into a human hand and fell away.

"Henry, how bad is it" asked Mike limping over clutching his torn arm to his side, blood falling onto the ground moving towards Vicki.

Henry looked back into Mikes eyes shaking his head, not trusting his voice.

"God, no Vicki please, Vicki" Mike begged looking at the claw end hanging out of her chest in horror. Turning to Henry with a pleading look in his eyes. "You won't let her die?" he asked knowing that as a last resort Henry could turn her. Henry stared back at him.

"I won't turn her" he said simply and finally to Mike, ignoring the shocked expression.

Bruce moved slowly towards the two men, eyes struggling to focus through the blood of a nasty forehead cut, flipping his cell phone shut.

"I've called for emergency airlift to the Toronto Hospital" he said looking down at what was possibly a fatal chest wound shaking his head. "I'll need some answers Henry, Mike when this is taken care of" he said never taking his eyes of Victoria Fitzroy.

Henry lifted his head away from Vicki, taking his attention away from her heart beats for a second to look into Bruce's eyes knowing that Bruce had to be taken care of now. Moving with lightening speed Henry drew a startled Bruce into his arms before he could react, bending his neck and plunging his fangs into Bruce's neck as he struggled to get away from Henry.

"Henry, what are you doing", yelled Mike trying to intervene before being flung away falling heavily and looking on in horror as Henry drained the Agent in front of his eyes. Bruce began to shudder within his arms, hands no longer trying to free himself from the vampire, eyes rolling shut. Henry dropped Bruce to the ground sensing that he was sufficiently drained to allow him to violate the agents mind before using the voice.

"You saw a man with three trained wolves, they attacked us, Vicki was hurt. You did not see a wolfman or me change into a vampire" he finished not even bothering to wipe away the blood running down his chin and neck staining his shirt red.

Mike looked in horror at the sight of Henry forcible taking the blood of the agent before whispering "Did you really have to do that?" shaking his head.

Henry didn't bother to answer instead reaching down and removing the bite marks from the agents neck before turning back to Vicki and again listening intently to her heart struggling for each beat.

Behind them a low moan could be heard coming from the remaining girl huddled under the filthy blanket giving Mike a reason to stop thinking about what had just happened. Moving over towards her he saw that she appeared to be coming around. Suddenly he felt a hand grabbing his shoulder pulling him away from the wounded girl.

"Mike, don't go any closer" said Henry watching her intently.

He stopped and looked into Henry's face seeing his eyes again black and fangs extending.

"Mike that girl the last victim of the wolfman was bitten too many times and is now turning into a werewolf. its too late I'm sorry" he said feeling pain within him for what he needed to now do. Moving Mike aside Henry looked to him.

"Take care of Vicki while I take that girls life" he finished simply walking towards the young girl.

"Fuck, do you think I'm going to just let you kill her!" yelled Mike with tears in his eyes looking down at the poor girl.

"Mike its too late, if I don't do this it will start again, more killings more people going missing I'm sorry, he said. I'll make it painless and quick, no fear, please Mike I have to do this" begged Henry pushing Mike towards Vicki.

Mike backed away from the girl and turned back towards Vicki, crouching down beside her, his back turned to Henry. Ever instinct told him to stop Henry draining the life out of the poor victim. Mike clenched his hands in front welcoming the screaming pain in his shoulder.

Henry gently picked her up and brought her to his chest making gentle shushing noises, soothing back her hair. Giving her peace and love as he moved her matted hair to one side, touching his lips to her neck and gently inserting his fangs into the jugular taking her pain her suffering away with her life blood. Holding her and feeding until her heart stopped beating he gently laying her back onto the ground and closed her eyes for the last time saying a pray under his breath.

"Its finished" he whispered.

...Vicki...

Vicki groaned feeling hammering behind her eyes, the pain and the pressure of coming out of that drug induced coma. Pain filled eyes struggled to take in the scene before her, Mike covered in blood silently crying holding her hand. Henry wiping blood away from his mouth and walking towards her, clothes ripped to pieces and gaping wounds showing through that were closing as she watched.

Henry knelt in front of her sending her love and strength though his beautiful haunted face.

"Don't move he said softly, help is coming you just need to be still" he finished brushing his fingers down her face, eyes filling with tears.

"Hey, is it that bad?" she asked looking at Mike and Henry hearing voices calling towards them from the tunnel. A burning pain raged from the center of her body causing her to gasp before falling into blackness.

A/N: Don't hate me for another cliffhanger.