Chapter 67 (An Eternal War)
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Italic means thoughts or dream P.O.V. It also means texts.
I remember being in the lair, talking with Don when a mutated version of Darko and the Ultimate ninja appeared. A flash of blue light and then just darkness, pain ripped through my body forcing me to bit back a yelp of pain, feeling wet droplets hitting me. Slowly opening my eyes to see that I was in a park of some kind, being rain upon. Cautionary pushing myself up to a sitting position turning to make heads or tails of where I was. Looking around to see what look like brownstones. Carefully standing up, and try to walk, the pain was ripping through me. Slowly walking thinking if I can find a place where I can figure the Hades where I was. Getting out of the great rain, looking around to see posters along the walls. Seeing one that held my attention.
"Send those bloodsuckers back to the fire pit where they belong."
A truck drove past knocking at me, following it to see that I was in a court of some scene. Looking at a sign that read.
"The Black sail, London."
So I'm in London, looking around more to see more shops and places but each of them was shut and lockdown. Pushing my long and wet hair away from my face to still see. Walking to find a dry spot to dry off. As I step under an overhang, not feeling the rain, but was cold within seconds causing me to shiver. Looking around at the court wishing that I could be back home with everyone. Light footsteps alerted to someone before I was thrown up against a brick wall. A vice-like grip on my neck. Fighting to break free from the vice grip was proving difficult if not impossible.
"Give up girl," A male voice said. "You're not going to break free and you will make an easy and good meal."
Growling and trying to break free more. The male throws himself into my view. An older man looking like he step out of an 1800's fashion magazine. He threw his head back, opening his mouth to see fangs growing. He latched himself on my neck. Pain screamed from my mouth, he pulled back and drop me within a second spiting the red blood from his mouth.
"Fowl dog blood," He growled. "I'm going to kill you like the others of your kind."
Pain still ripped through me as I gripped my neck. Howls ripped through the rain. The man looked at me, his fangs still showing with my blood dripping down his mouth and chin.
The pain was getting too much to me. Flashes of pain were making it hard for me to focus on anything.
"It seems that found ourselves a fanger." I heard a loud and sharp English accent.
"It seems that I found one of your lost bitch." I heard the man said.
"Hands off fanger." Another said.
A blonde male came into my view.
"Oi pay attention to me." He said shaking me. "He freaking bit her."
Growling and snarling erupting around me, as the pain rips through my neck and ripping through my body.
"You're going to die fanger." The loud voice growled.
"Focus on me stay awake." The blonde said to me.
I could feel my eyes flashing and my own teeth growing. My body felt like fire was raging through it, the heat and pain were getting too much.
"Focus and stay awake." He ordered again.
I could feel my body fighting to stay awake but the pain and heat became too much and allowed darkness to flooded my vision.
(TL)
I could feel myself coming back to the land of the living, I was somewhere warm and dry, feeling something warm and soft covering my body. Slowly feeling my body was safe and allowed my eyes to blink open to find myself in a bedroom it looks like. Returning everything making me reach for my neck to find a large band-aid covering it. Listening to the world around me to feel people moving around, people talking. Looking to see that the sun was shining, footsteps alerted me to someone coming up to the room. The room itself up simple with mind blue walls, and the furniture of the room was misplaced and different from each. The door slowly open to show a petite woman, greying black hair, her skin was dry and old with wrinkles on her hands. Dressed in what looks like a housecoat in blue.
"It seems that you're up girl." She said walking into the room and shutting the door. "That seems that they were able to stop the venom."
"I'm sorry but I don't know what you are talking about ma'am," I said.
"The fanger that bit you last night," She said. "I would also like to know what you thought that you would okay out at night."
"I didn't know," I said. "I'm not from here ma'am."
"Not from around here?" She asked. "Then where did you come from?"
"New York ma'am," I replied.
"You're not from Europe?" She asked. "But how did you get here?"
"I'm sorry but I don't remember," I replied.
"Well, you are lucky that the pack found you went they did or you might not be here dear." She said. "I'm Ma Barker you got a name girl?"
"Tabitha Hayes," I replied.
"I don't know any wolves with that last name," She said. "Did you get bit dear?"
"No, I was born this way ma'am," I replied.
"It will be alright," She said. "If you are ready then you can come down and get some tea and toast."
"Thank you," I said slowly sitting up.
"Change into something a bit warmer, we had to put you in a nightgown, you were soaked to the bone."
She placed a sweater and what looks like a warm skirt and woolen socks.
"Thank you again," I said.
She gave a nod and walked away, shutting the door behind her. Also getting up and changing into a sweater, skirt, and socks. Carefully walking out of the room and headed down the stairs. Seeing the walls were covered in old wallpapers and different furniture. Using my hearing to find the kitchen, as I walk into it I crashed into a large body. Looking up to see it was the blonde who had been ordering to stay awake.
"Oh sorry," I said.
"Hey, it quite alright how are you feeling?" He asked and offered me a smile.
"I'm alright thank you for saving me," I said.
"Well, we couldn't let a fanger kill someone." He said.
"Robert let her sit and eat something!" I heard Ma Barker voice shouted.
He smiled at me and let me step into the kitchen, I was meet with smells of bacon frying, black tea, bread cooking, and butter. Ma Barker looked up and smiled at me.
"Sit and I will feed you," She said. Taking a seat at the table and have a teacup and plate with toast placed in front of me. "Eat."
She pours hot tea into the cup.
Taking a bit of the toast and started to devour it. She smiled at me.
"Thank you," I said.
"Don't worry about girl," She said. "I'm shocked that you didn't know about the war between vampires and werewolves. I mean I do understand that it has not gotten over to America but the fact that you are a wolf that you didn't know about the war."
"I'm surprised about it as well," I said.
"Well it's been really bad here in London," She said. "Humans have given no going out at night because of it but us wolves go out and patrol the streets to keep everyone safe."
"Understood," I said. "Thank you for giving me something to eat and clothes I will be on my way."
"You are not going to go anywhere," Ma Barker said. "The fact that you didn't know about the vampires and things I cannot in a good idea to let you out of my sight. You are going to learn how to defend yourself and bring you into the pack."
"Thank you for the offer ma'am," I said.
"Good," She said. "Now eat more."
"Yes Ma Barker," I said and eat more of the toast.
"So this is the lost pup that Robert and the others brought in last night." An English female voice said.
Turning to come eye to eye with a female, red hair that was curled back, piercing brown eyes. She looked annoyed a small scar on her cheek which looked like a pair of fangs.
"Lena behaves," Ma Barker said. "She doesn't know about everything so let her be, she is a wolf through and through."
"Yes, I am sure." She replied with a growl and flashing her teeth. She looked a seat across the table watching me with keen interest, she poured herself a cup of tea and grabbed a piece of toast. I knew that I was possibly the omega and outcast of this pack.
"Thank you for the tea and toast Ma Barker," I said.
"You are welcome girl," She said. "Lena when you are done will you please bring Tabitha up and get her ready and everything with this war."
"Get Robert to do it," She replied. "I'm far too busy with making sure the soup kitchen and prevention for the normal people nonfangs or wolves."
"Lena." Ma Barker said.
"Nope get someone else to do it." She shot back before standing up with toast in hand and walked out the kitchen door.
"I'm sorry for her behavior." Ma Barker said.
"It's quite alright I understand that I'm new to all of this," I replied.
"Yes but still If I ask her to do something then she should do it," She replied. "I will have Robert and William take you for a tour of the ground alright."
"Thank you for everything," I replied.
She gave me a nod.
"What size shoes are you?" She asked.
"I'm a size eight ma'am," I replied.
"I'm sure that we have boots that will fit your feet," She replied. "Robert, William!"
Footsteps stomping into the kitchen, where Robert can in followed with another blonde came in that was taller and tanner than Robert.
"Yes, Ma." Both of them said.
"I want both of you to walk Tabitha around and I would also like one of you to get a pair of boots that are size eight." Ma Baker said.
"Yes, Ma," both of them said and disappeared from view, banging and shouting followed by them coming back. "Found them."
Robert held a pair of brown lace-up boots, while William had a long tan jacket.
"Thank you boys," Ma Barker said "Here you go Tabitha get them on and head with the boys."
"Thank you again, Ma Barker," I said taking the boots, slipping them, and laced them up, as well as grabbing the jacket. "Alright, should we head out?"
Both Robert and William offered me a smile and lead me out into the outside world.
(TL)
The sky was chilly and bright, gripping the jacket closer to me. They both offered me a smile.
"Come along Tabitha," William said. "We will show you everything."
"Many of the people that live here," Robert said. "Have wolf blood and a good amount of them are part of the larger pack."
"Alright," I said.
"I remember Ma Barker said that you are from New York," Robert said. "So the war isn't going on over there?"
"Yes, I really didn't know anything about this war and everything with it," I replied as we walked through the streets of what looks like the east end of London in the 1950s. Other people were enjoying the sun and getting everything done that they need. People were selling fruits, ribbons, books, and various other things.
"William, you found another orphan pup?" I heard someone questioned.
"Maybe we did Jeff," He called back. "Maybe we did."
Causing them both to laugh.
"Don't worry about them Tabitha," Robert said. "Both they like to joke, Jeff, is a human but he is in support of Us."
"This is crazy that I didn't know about this war," I replied. "But that people know about all of this."
"Yes I'm more in shock that you don't know about it," William added. "Everyone and I mean everyone knows about the eternal war between vampires and werewolves."
"I guess that maybe New York and the States have something different," Robert said.
"Perhaps," I replied with an unsure look upon my face.
We kept walking until we came to a stop in front of what looks like a community center.
"This is where Lena and a few others were supposed to help give support to our community," William said. "I'm sorry about her being a jerk."
"It's alright," I replied. "She is loyal to the pack and I'm the outsider."
"Yes but she needs to welcome everyone," Robert said. "We need to get you ready for a walk tonight. Let's guess hope it doesn't pour tonight."
"We don't need you to smell like a wet dog now do we?" Robert asked.
Giving him a smile and shake of the head. Both of them lead me along down the road to come to a stop in front of docks that overlook the water and that look out at the city and you could see more of the city of London. The water was gliding from the sunlight.
"Well welcome to London," William said.
"Thank you," I replied giving them both another smile.
"We should get ready to head back to the house," Robert said. "We need to start training you to partly shift."
"Are you talking about like a true Lycans?" I asked.
"Yes," William said. "If you know it means you have some knowledge."
"You mean like this?" I asked and showing my hand and allowed it partly shift into a claw.
"Well done," Robert said. "Shift it back now."
Taking a breath and shift my claw back into my own hand.
"It seems that you have a good amount of control already," Robert said.
A reeking smell of fish slipped into my nose. Causing me to cough.
"Welcome to the smell," William said with a laugh.
Robert smiled at me and placed a large hand on my shoulder.
"You will get used to the smell." He said with a nod of the head.
People around us were working and laughing, while the children were playing and running around. These people were happy and enjoying life. It seemed that the fear of vampires was gone for the day at ease.
"So I'm guessing that the vampires are not able to come out during the sunlight?" I suggested.
"Yes," William said.
"Come along now," Robert said. "We need to walk a bit more to show you the lay of the land."
"Of course," I said walking with them away from the docks.
(TL)
Night had fallen, I was given my jeans back, with my boots and a new shirt and jacket. Making quick work of braiding my hair. Robert was waiting for me.
"Are you ready to go Tabitha?" He asked.
"Yes let's go," I replied.
We both headed out walking into the darkness of the city.
"It's going to be alright," He said. "We need to make a quick stop I need to pick something up."
"Yes of course," I replied.
We kept walking through the dark alleyways, where he then turn into another place before he pushed me behind some trash.
"Stay here right now." He said.
I waited and listen.
"Ophelia you might as well come out," Robert said.
"Are you alone?" I heard a female voice asked.
"Yes," He said. "Hello love."
"Hello, wolf." I heard the female said again.
I could only hear one heartbeat, making me question what is going on, but I kept my mouth shut and told myself to relax.
"I can't stay long I have patrol." He said.
"Give a quick kiss then and be off." The female said.
Robert soon returns with a smile.
"Let's keep going then." He said.
"Sure," I replied.
I wanted to ask about who this Ophelia was but I kept my mouth shut. I would ask about it another time. A loud cry of pain, alerting us and made us run following it to find a child with a large bite that was bleeding from it. Looking for a bitter to find nothing. A few others including William came to a stop next to us looking at the children. The sharp copper smell ripped through my nose, causing me to fight a gag. I couldn't hear a heartbeat and the children felt cold.
"I don't think we can save him," I whispered.
"Yes I agree with you," William said. "God bless him and lord grant him into heaven."
He leans down and closed the children's eyes.
"I swear I will find the monster who did this and rip them limb from limb." He growled.
(TL)
The next day seems hollow, the children that were killed were laid to rest today. Robert hadn't left my side while this was going on.
"I'm sorry that you had to deal with this Tabitha." He said.
"It happens unfortunately god bless and allow him into heaven," I said. "Can I ask who Ophelia is?"
Robert face's showed fear within seconds.
"What are you talking about I don't know anyone who is called Ophelia." He replied quickly.
"Robert," I said. "You can tell me, I have been keeping my own secrets."
"Like what?" He asked.
"Like loving someone who is not right or will like you back," I replied.
Robert looked around before looking back at me.
"Ophelia is someone that I really like and she likes me back," He said. "But both of your families would never accept it."
"I understand," I said. "Is she a fang?"
"Yeah," He said looking down shameful of it. "I love her and she loves me."
"We accept the love regardless of what others may think or say," I said simply.
Feeling myself being pulled somewhere else,
"Tabitha was is happening?" He asked.
"I don't know," I said feeling my body being pulled, looking down to see my hands were appearing and disappearing. "Whatever happens I think you should go and be with Ophelia."
"And I think that you should be with who you wish to be with as well Tabitha." I heard Robert said.
The pull was too much and allowed myself to follow the pull.
A flash of light and nothing.
Okay, that end of chapter 67 more is coming please tell me what you think but please use Constructive criticism.