Mavis woke up to the microwave in headquarters going off. As soon as she opened her eyes, she was greeted with the site of Johnny making popcorn. On the main table, two bowls of chicken noodle soup were already cooling off, along with two glasses of orange juice. The duplication relic had become very useful lately.

Johnny looked over, and saw her, "Oh hey Mavey, I was just making breakfast. You slept well last night. No dreams?"

Mavis shook her head, "Not really...I didn't have any dreams last night luckily…"

Johnny nodded, "Well, that's good. Come on, lets eat and talk about what we do next. I have a few ideas on what we could do."

Mavis telekinetically threw on her clothes and went over to the table. She began drinking her chicken noodle soup, "So, what's your idea?"

Johnny pulled up a map on the TV, "So...I think we should make another trip back to DC."

Mavis rolled her eyes, "Not that place again, we've been there too many times. Last time, Gerschiv got caught by the feds and we went into another goose chase across the US."

Johnny winced, remembering Gerschiv, "Well, I don't think they'll be expecting us. We've been off the grid for about two weeks by now, they have no idea where we're hiding when we aren't fighting."

Mavis sighed, "Okay so if we go to DC...then what?"

"Then," Johnny pulled up a photo of a familiar building: the Pentagon, "we pay a visit back to our federal buddies, and find out where the Supreme Leader is. Then we go to the Supreme Leader, and turn his face into an overcooked waffle, then we take care of the aliens."

Mavis didn't like the idea. It was risky, it involved fighting, and it involved her least favorite city on the surface of the planet. But she didn't have a better idea.

"Fine," said Mavis, "But we're going to have the Death's Bane on standby in case things take a bad turn, got it?"

Johnny nodded, "Alright. We'll leave in ten minutes, alright?"

Mavis shrugged, "Sure."

Ten minutes later saw the two of them boarding the Death's Bane, along with Techno. Johnny called up to the AI, "Bring us to Washington DC, Mach 3, keep up cloaked the whole way."

The AI replied swiftly, "Very well, but I want to warn you: According to recent data scans of the media, there is increased security in Washington DC due to your very persistent interest in it."

Johnny glanced at Mavis, who was looking back at him, "It's fine, just get don't let us get detected," said Johnny, "And make sure to have all weapons armed in case."

"Very well, starting up engines now." said the AI. A second later, the engines started whirring, and soon enough they were far above the clouds, flying towards Washington DC.

Thirty minutes later, however, the AI spoke up again, "Master Jonathan and Miss Dracula, I have urgent news from the media."

Johnny glanced up, frowning. Whenever the AI had "urgent news" for them, it was usually pretty significant. "What is it?" he asked.

On the main screen in the cockpit, a news channel opened up.

Today, at 5:47 am, twelve people of unknown name or origin walked into the small town of La Serena, and burnt the entire place to the ground. Casualties of this pointless and ruthless slaughter are estimated to be over 2,000 men, women, and children, along with over 438 million dollars worth of property damage and destruction. Chilean authorities are urging the nearby towns to evacuate, as they fear that the twelve people are moving on. This is considered to be the most outrageous act of terrorism since 9/11. Investigators are still unclear on who or what attacked the town.

The news channel cut to photos of the town. There were bodies strewn about everywhere. The scene made Mavis's grip on the pilot seat tighten. She didn't know that such destructive force could even exist in twelve aliens. On the bodies, she immediately recognized the wounds that were inflicted.

"They were the aliens alright," said Johnny, "they were killed by energy swords.". Johnny shifted uncomfortably in his seat, "AI, mark the location of La Serena, but continue on current trajectory."

"As you wish, Master Jonathan." said the AI.

Mavis shifted, "We should kill the aliens," she said, "They're more evil than the supreme leader."

Johnny looked back at her, "Mav, they're both evil. We need to kill both. No matter what the cost is. They deserve to die.". Johnny had a weird look on his face when he said this. His eyes were burning with determination. Mavis watched him, "Johnny…?"

Johnny blinked. "I'm so sorry, Mavis...I didn't mean to sound so harsh…"

Mavis put her hand on Johnny's arm, "It's fine," she said, "you're right, we do need to kill the Supreme Leader first, he's the one who took everything away from us, after all…"

Johnny sighed, "All this fighting...it's necessary, we have to do it. Without us, humanity is screwed."

Mavis noticed how Johnny said humanity. It made her remember how she was the last monster. How she was the last of her own kind. It made her feel strange. She was part of an endangered species.

Johnny looked back to the cockpit window, "Anyways, lets stay on track," he said, "We can't afford to lose any time."

Mavis nodded, "Yeah," she said, "Lets bust some skulls open."

"They what?" asked the Supreme Leader, "How strong are they, exactly?"

George stood unfazed by the Supreme Leader's change in attitude, "The aliens are proving extraordinarily strong and resistant to our attacks. They appear to be indestructible."

"And yet, we managed to kill one when we bombarded their destroyer with our airships." said the Supreme Leader, "I'm assuming they can only be killed by extreme firepower?"

George perked up, "Our scientists believe, from biological scans they've taken of the guards, that the secret to their apparent indestructibility is something beyond science."

The Supreme Leader shifted, "You speak of magic," he said, "But I thought that Johnny and Mavis were the only individuals who had access to such things!"

George shook his head, "It appears as if the dimension our portal opened up to contains large amounts of magical properties. We cannot be certain, however, and my scientists are still trying to come up with a scientific way to approach them."

The Supreme Leader sighed, "Then for now we do not know any specific way of defeating them. Withdraw the squadrons I've sent into Chile, call them back to the Brazilian border. We must defend that border under all circumstances no matter what. It is imperative."

George nodded, "Alright, how about the Vampire and her human?"

The Supreme Leader looked at him, "What about them?"

"They are still out there, without a trace of their whereabouts, they will certainly strike yet again under the confusion that these aliens have brought us." said George.

The Supreme Leader waved his hands with dismissal, "They are irrelevant to us at our current situation. Right now, we must deal with the biggest problem at hand. The aliens threaten to destroy all of humanity. If my dream of world conquest is to survive, then they must be put down. Mavis and Johnny are...a lesser problem."

George knew something was happening with the Supreme Leader. Some sort of change in attitude. A shift in perspective towards Mavis and Johnny. But he didn't say anything about that.

"Anyways...George, see to it that the Brazilian border is secure. Go personally. The border must hold, or else everything we've worked for is doomed." said the Supreme Leader.

George nodded, "Yes sir." he said.

As Mavis and Johnny came within 15 minutes of Washington DC, Johnny began asking Techno for certain bits of information that they may need. The leader of the Joint Chiefs of Staff's name was Joseph F. Dunford. He was the person Johnny and Mavis would be going for. He also learned of the other Joint Chiefs of Staff, who were a group of generals that ran the Pentagon.

As the Death's Bane flew high above the city, Johnny suddenly turned to Mavis, giving her one of his doom blades, "Here, since you don't have your staff anymore…"

Mavis winced, "Thanks." she muttered, placing the doom blade on her belt. She already missed her staff. Her personal weapon. Her signature relic.

Mavis's thoughts were interrupted by Techno, "Alright, I'll open the back doors in ten seconds, hurry up and get over there."

Mavis and Johnny made their way to the back of the Death's Bane, and braced for the doors to open. Sure enough, ten seconds after their went to the back, the doors swung out, and the two of them were sucked into the open air.

Johnny, while falling, was more worried about being spotted than failing his landing. He had done free-fall entrances enough to completely control himself in the air. Underneath them, Johnny saw the Pentagon, its walls gleaming white in the sun.

Behind Johnny, Mavis turned into a bat and jetted down until she was far beneath him. When Johnny was thirty feet above the ground, Mavis caught him and slowly lowered him to the ceiling.

Johnny immediately looked around, expecting people to notice him, but immediately relaxed. It was only 7:00 am in the morning, so nobody was there yet. None of the common workers at least. But the Joint Chiefs of Staff were probably there…

Mavis led the way, bringing Johnny to the back entrance, which was locked, and flying under the door as mist, unlocking it for Johnny. After Johnny closed and locked the door behind him, he immediately began to look around for a map.

Soon enough he saw one, a map that was posted on the wall. It was one of those maps you would expect to see in a hotel, with a dot that said "You are here." on it. Johnny immediately located the room where the Joint Chiefs of Staff met, in the very center of the Pentagon.

Mavis saw it as well, and immediately began walking towards the center, forcing a few guards to sleep as she passed them. Johnny quickly followed behind her. He was beginning to recognize the corridors. He even saw the same room in which they had interrogated General Clecius, except now his door didn't have his plaque on it for some reason.

The two of them continued to make their way down the corridors, until suddenly-

WARNING: Vampire DNA detected in the Pentagon. This is not a drill. Please evacuate immediately. Garrisons are being deployed.

The intercom blared out the message so suddenly that it caught Johnny and Mavis both by surprise. Johnny cursed himself. He should've been more careful with sneaking into a state-of-the-art military compound.

Mavis, however, didn't hesitate. She turned to mist, flying down the corridor at supersonic speeds, and flew straight to the Chief of Staff room, where she punched the door open. In the room, she saw the Joint Chiefs of Staff hurrying through a door in the back of the room, with soldiers covering them.

"No you don't!" yelled Mavis, and telekinetically grabbed Joseph F Dunford. Before anyone else could react, Mavis had forced them into sleep.

Joseph looked scared. "What do you want?" he yelled, "I-I won't tell you anything-"

"Oh yes you will." said Mavis, "Where. Is. The. Supreme. Leader."

She punctuated every word, putting in as much effort as possible into the hypnosis. Behind Mavis, Johnny ran in, shutting the door behind him. "Mavis, hurry, there are soldiers everywhere!" he yelled.

Joseph was struggling, his face turning purple, "I….I won't tell you!" he yelled.

Mavis waved his hands in front of his eyes, "But you will…" she said, "Tell me."

Joseph gasped for breath as if he was choking, but eventually words started to form, "I...He's...in...South America." he spurted out.

Mavis shook her head, "Where exactly?" she asked, "I want specific cities, towns, even coordinates."

"He's...augh….he's in….he's in RIO." yelled Joseph, "Rio...Brazil…"

Mavis glanced at Johnny, "Know where that is?" she asked. Being a vampire, she still didn't know much of the outside world.

Johnny nodded, "I've been there twice in my life," he said, "Come on, lets get outta-"

BOOM

The door behind Johnny was blasted open with a grenade, and three soldiers ran through, raising their weapons. Johnny activated his doom blades and began deflecting bullets, and Mavis grabbed the soldiers telekinetically and threw them at the wall, hard. The soldiers went down with a scream.

More soldiers poured through, firing their guns. Mavis used her telekinesis to send shockwaves at them, knocking them back against the walls. As Mavis finished off the first wave of soldiers, Johnny already heard another group of soldiers running towards them.

"Come on, come on!" yelled Johnny, slamming the door shut again. Mavis punched a hole through the wall on the other side of the room, right into another corridor. As Mavis and Johnny clambered through, the door behind them burst open again, and more soldiers poured through, firing.

Johnny was shot in the shoulder, and cried out with pain. He temporarily fell to the ground, but dragged himself up. Mavis grabbed him telekinetically and dragged him with her to the other end of the hallway, where Mavis ran through the central corridor, right out the main entrance.

The two guards standing at the entrance didn't stand a chance. Two quick glares from Mavis were enough to make them fall asleep immediately. As Mavis and Johnny both ran into the parking lot, three squadrons of soldiers moved in from the Pentagon, their weapons raised.

Mavis looked up into the sky, Come on, she thought, Anytime around now would be great.

At first, nothing happened, but then-

Zzzsssshhh

The Death's Bane materialized right in front of them, using its energy shields as a barrier to protect Johnny and Mavis. The gatling guns popped out of the front of it and began spraying down soldiers. As Johnny and Mavis got into the Death's Bane, Techno activated the engines, and soon enough the two of them were once again rising above the Pentagon, far above the heads of the soldiers.

That is, until Mavis noticed the Tomahawk Missile that was flying right for them.

Note: W0w