Part 16:
Bonnie and Darien were floating in a strange darkness. They were
aware of their surroundings but couldn't make out any details.
They could see but they couldn't really focus on anything.
Darien's concentration was completely on the being that seemed to
be in his head. It wasn't really a person, it was more of an
essence. She called herself Bonnie and he had a mental picture
of what she looked like, though he had never seen her before.
Bonnie explained to Darien about the Night World and Circle
Daybreak. She told him of the prophecies and the Wild Powers.
Then she went on and described the upcoming problem of the
millenium.
Darien asked all sorts of questions and his answers came in words
and pictures. Some of which may have been memories. He asked a
lot about the weaknesses of each race. Bonnie's essence smiled
inwardly and she told him everything she knew.
After what seemed like days, but was probably only a few hours at
the most the U-haul came to a stop. Bonnie receded to the back
of his mind and they both focused on their surroundings.
Darien blinked a couple times as the door rolled up and a
flashlight was shined in his eyes. A bulky looking man grabbed
Darien by the shoulders and pulled the boy out of the truck.
Bonnie could tell that the man was a were-wolf by some psychic
sense. The 'wolf shoved Darien in front of him and he was lead
up a short path to large shack like house. He nearly tripped on
the stairs as he was pushed up them to the porch.
Darien wished he could try and run for it but he knew there were
way to many guys surrounding him. Nearly all of them held a
variety of weapons, guns, spears and all sorts of things. One
even had a sword. He would have laughed at that any other time.
One of the guys beside Darien knocked loudly on the door and it
cracked open. A pair of narrowed eyes glared at them. Darien
noticed they seemed to be glaring more at him then anything.
"Electric man at your service," the man who had knocked said in
an unpleasant voice. The door open wider and Darien was pushed
through, followed by his escort. Darien was forced to sit on a
hard wooden chair and was bound by rope.
"Who the hell do you think you are?" Darien spat at the man who
sat in front of him. Bonnie knew the man with rusty colored hair
was a vampire. The pale completion, fluid movements gave it away
immediately.
"Who am I? I am Campbell. We are your worst memory, and we are
going to make you ours," he said with a sleepy smile.
"Why?" Darien asked not feeling as confident as he sounded.
"Because you are going to help us. But first you must be one of
us."
"What makes you think you can make me help you?"
"We are going to change you. Both your mind and your body."
Darien opened his mouth to say more but he was cut off as
Campbell lunged at him. His head was tilted back and teeth
pierced his throat.
Pain seared through his neck and he felt the blood being drawn
out. It was a pain unlike any he had ever imagined. Darien was
frozen in place and couldn't cry out. Bonnie was to stunned to
do anything and she didn't really want to give away her presence.
At the moment she was shielding Darien's mind from Campbell,
which surprised the vampire, but he didn't pay much attention to
it.
When Darien was about to faint from lack of blood Campbell lifted
his head and tore at his wrist. Darien tried not to swallow the
blood but after a minute or so he was sputtering and choking down
the thick fluid.
After a while Campbell moved his wrist away and walked out of the
room without another word.
"Darien! Listen to me, do not forget about Day Break. We will
help you as soon as we can. Don't give in to the Night World.
Don't forget," she begged him before his senses began to dull and
his mind grayed.
Bonnie struggled to keep a hold of his mind, to make sure that
she hold him but she was unable to and soon she fell back into
the darkness.
Bonnie and Darien were floating in a strange darkness. They were
aware of their surroundings but couldn't make out any details.
They could see but they couldn't really focus on anything.
Darien's concentration was completely on the being that seemed to
be in his head. It wasn't really a person, it was more of an
essence. She called herself Bonnie and he had a mental picture
of what she looked like, though he had never seen her before.
Bonnie explained to Darien about the Night World and Circle
Daybreak. She told him of the prophecies and the Wild Powers.
Then she went on and described the upcoming problem of the
millenium.
Darien asked all sorts of questions and his answers came in words
and pictures. Some of which may have been memories. He asked a
lot about the weaknesses of each race. Bonnie's essence smiled
inwardly and she told him everything she knew.
After what seemed like days, but was probably only a few hours at
the most the U-haul came to a stop. Bonnie receded to the back
of his mind and they both focused on their surroundings.
Darien blinked a couple times as the door rolled up and a
flashlight was shined in his eyes. A bulky looking man grabbed
Darien by the shoulders and pulled the boy out of the truck.
Bonnie could tell that the man was a were-wolf by some psychic
sense. The 'wolf shoved Darien in front of him and he was lead
up a short path to large shack like house. He nearly tripped on
the stairs as he was pushed up them to the porch.
Darien wished he could try and run for it but he knew there were
way to many guys surrounding him. Nearly all of them held a
variety of weapons, guns, spears and all sorts of things. One
even had a sword. He would have laughed at that any other time.
One of the guys beside Darien knocked loudly on the door and it
cracked open. A pair of narrowed eyes glared at them. Darien
noticed they seemed to be glaring more at him then anything.
"Electric man at your service," the man who had knocked said in
an unpleasant voice. The door open wider and Darien was pushed
through, followed by his escort. Darien was forced to sit on a
hard wooden chair and was bound by rope.
"Who the hell do you think you are?" Darien spat at the man who
sat in front of him. Bonnie knew the man with rusty colored hair
was a vampire. The pale completion, fluid movements gave it away
immediately.
"Who am I? I am Campbell. We are your worst memory, and we are
going to make you ours," he said with a sleepy smile.
"Why?" Darien asked not feeling as confident as he sounded.
"Because you are going to help us. But first you must be one of
us."
"What makes you think you can make me help you?"
"We are going to change you. Both your mind and your body."
Darien opened his mouth to say more but he was cut off as
Campbell lunged at him. His head was tilted back and teeth
pierced his throat.
Pain seared through his neck and he felt the blood being drawn
out. It was a pain unlike any he had ever imagined. Darien was
frozen in place and couldn't cry out. Bonnie was to stunned to
do anything and she didn't really want to give away her presence.
At the moment she was shielding Darien's mind from Campbell,
which surprised the vampire, but he didn't pay much attention to
it.
When Darien was about to faint from lack of blood Campbell lifted
his head and tore at his wrist. Darien tried not to swallow the
blood but after a minute or so he was sputtering and choking down
the thick fluid.
After a while Campbell moved his wrist away and walked out of the
room without another word.
"Darien! Listen to me, do not forget about Day Break. We will
help you as soon as we can. Don't give in to the Night World.
Don't forget," she begged him before his senses began to dull and
his mind grayed.
Bonnie struggled to keep a hold of his mind, to make sure that
she hold him but she was unable to and soon she fell back into
the darkness.