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The trek to the castle wasn't as long as they expected. When they arrived, the castle was the same as it was a few years ago. Finn and Veronica looked on in awe while Marguerite, Roxton, Challenger tried not to remember what happened.
"Come on! Once we get inside we'll think of a plan or something," Christina said.
The door, surprisingly, was locked.
"It's lock I guess we have to go back," said Marguerite.
Ignoring what she said, Christina went up to the door. Touching her moon crescent necklace, she scanned the door. Where hell is it? she thought.
"What are you looking for?" asked Veronica.
"The lock to put in the key," she answered.
After a few moments, she found it. "Eureka!" she shouted.
Finn snorted and the others laughed. "What's so funny?" asked the unknowing scientist.
Christina took off her necklace and removed the moon and placed it in the little slot on the door. There was a spot large enough for the charm and when she placed it in there, the door swung opened.
"Interesting," murmured Challenger.
Looking at the others, Christina smiled. "You know since my ancestor did build this I have the key for it."
When they entered, the castle seemed different. Roxton looked around and bad memories hit him. He remembered everything that happened and didn't want to stay here any longer. Marguerite saw his troubled expression and became slightly worried. Oh God! I know this is going to bad for him, she thought.
"Do we have to stay here?" Marguerite asked, for the sanity of her beloved hunter.
Christina nodded. "Yes we have to. Those vampire hunters won't find the castle because it's too far for them to travel. And if they did then they won't be able to get in."
"Cool!" Finn cried. The young blonde started running up the stairs. "Hey Vee! Check this out!"
"I better go see," Veronica said.
The jungle princess left, leaving the others standing in the middle of the entrance. "So this is what it looks like. I knew the castle had to be old but look at it! It's fascinating. I bet the history is a grand tale to tell," Challenger mused as he too wandered around.
"I think we should stick together just in case," Roxton said.
"Relax, John, I'm sure there's no real danger here," Challenger went on.
"Listen, Roxton, I know this might be hard for you but." Christina said.
"Damn it isn't!" he yelled. "Why do we have to stay here? There's plenty of caves are even villages for us to hide in. Why this bloody castle?"
"Because! I'm terribly sorry that Calista might have turned you into one of us but listen up big guy! This place is our only salvation! Sometimes you have to buck up and face your problems! If this place is so horrible to you then you can go and face the hunters. Try explaining to them that you're not a vampire even though they have a detector that can point out them and the damn thing is going off because you once were a God damned vampire!" Christina screamed.
"Christina!" cried Marguerite in disbelief.
"Sorry but it's the truth! You know, since Calista did used to live here, that doesn't make the place a living nightmare. It was the person who was running it. She's dead and she's never coming back."
Christina was fuming. She couldn't believe the way Roxton was acting. It's too bad that he can't face his fears but I have to every bloody day! she thought. She stormed off to find Veronica and Finn. Challenger and Marguerite looked at Roxton.
"What are we going to do? I mean what if she isn't telling the truth and Calista is still alive? Since vampires do have the ability to heal quickly maybe that's what happened to Calista," the hunter said.
"John, I believe Christina. Do you really think she would put us in harm for all the things we've done for her?" Marguerite asked.
"It has happened before."
"John, I have to agree with Marguerite on this one. Christina saved Marguerite's life and she didn't have to. She could have killed her and the rest of us. She's helping us to survive from those hunters. If David mistaken Marguerite for a vampire don't you think the others' would to? We have to put our faith in Christina," the visionary spoken softly.
The lord looked from his love to the man he admired. They were right, he knew. Sighing, "Fine but first signs of trouble we're leaving," he said firmly.
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"Check this out Vee! This room is something out a Tim Burton film," Finn said as she explored the tiny room.
"Who's Tim Burton? Is he someone famous in the future?"
"Sure is! He's a director and he has done so many movies. I love Sleepy Hollow and Edward Scissorhands," the young girl said.
"Oh."
Veronica moved to the fireplace attached to the wall. She brushed her hand over the antique and was amazed there was no dust. In the middle of the mantle was an old goblet. Picking it up, she found there was something in it.
"What's that Vee?" asked Finn as she approached her 'older sister'.
"I don't know." Swishing the liquid inside, Veronica was about to taste it when she heard Christina crying, "No!"
Whipping around, Veronica almost spilled the goblet's contents.
Christina grabbed it from the blonde beauty's hands. "Don't drink this! This is Calista's blood!"
"Blood?" she gulped.
"Gross! Why would someone put their blood in a cup?" asked Finn.
Giving her a look, Christina ran to the balcony and threw it. "That was a close one!" she said relieved.
Veronica came over, a little shaky. "Was that what you said that if you drink it you become a.."
"A bloodsucking demon that can't live without it."
"Thanks for stopping me."
Christina grinned. "No problem."
The two women went back inside the room and found Finn looking inside the fireplace.
"Finn what are you doing?" Veronica asked.
"I was wondering if this had any secret compartments. I guess it doesn't."
Getting up, Finn looked at Christina. "I'm a little confused about something. You said there were two kinds of vampires-good and bad- but don't you all need blood to survive?"
"No. I can go years without drinking blood and still be a vampire. Blood just gives me a recharge and I can be faster and stronger. I prefer to being close to normal."
Finn nodded. "I'm going to keep exploring and if I see anymore of those cups with blood, I'll throw it away." The energetic girl bounced out of the room.
"I wonder where she gets all that energy," Veronica laughed. "Christina, I heard you and Roxton yelling. What was wrong?"
"Him. He can't stand being here because it brought some bad memories back. I got the impression he's a fearless dude but yet he can't stay a minute here," Christina complained.
Understanding, Veronica touched her shoulder. "He *is * fearless. You have to understand where he came from that's all. I wasn't here when it happened but Challenger told me that Roxton almost killed Marguerite."
She looked up surprised. "Roxton almost killed Marguerite? He's so in love with her, why would he try to kill her?"
"Blood lust. You said it yourself that men would kill their loved ones because they were under Calista's influence."
"I know but he's strong. I can sense it and he is able to fight off any powerful hypnotic suggestion. He overcame Calista's power."
"Only after she asked him to kill his friends. He knew he was becoming dangerous and he didn't want to hurt them. Challenger was able to find a cure and stopped him from doing any harm. Roxton regretted everything that happened. The man has a guilty conscience that's easy to ignite. He already blamed himself for what happened and he doesn't want to go through it again."
The future girl stared at her feet. She felt terrible for all those things she said but couldn't take it back. "I should apologize to him."
"It's not your fault. You didn't know and Roxton shouldn't hold that against you," Veronica said.
"Yeah but if I don't then it might eat me. I guess we're two of a kind."
Christina left and Veronica followed. Christina felt a little closer to the blonde then with Marguerite. She felt bad that she would have to leave them and she enjoyed their company. Though, there were a few standoffs but it didn't matter. Looking over the stair railing, she saw Roxton still standing there. "Good luck," Veronica whispered.
Taking a deep breath, Christina went down. "Roxton I want to tell you something."
He lifted a hand to silence her. "You don't have to. Marguerite already said I was acting like a knucklehead for slashing out at you and I shouldn't have done that. I guess you're right. I should buck up and face my problems and I'll try."
"Roxton, I should be the one who should be sorry. Well, yeah you can take some of the blame but for the most part I should. I didn't know the whole story until now and felt really bad for those things I said. I have a habit of not thinking before I talk."
He chuckled. "So do I sometimes. Besides, who told you?"
"Veronica did. She only told me what she knew," she said quickly.
"You know what? I really loved being a vampire. Not the blood part but to be able to feel everything around you. I felt like home since I'm a hunter and this is what I do in my life."
"Yeah it is pretty cool to feel everything but you shouldn't really judge a book by its cover. It's not what it's all crack up to be," she said.
"How so?"
"Well, there's always the little annoying things no one else can see. When I was in high school, during tests, I could *hear * the beating hearts of nervous people. I hated it so much because I couldn't concentrate on my test! Then there was super hearing. There was so many things I never wanted to know and I did know."
The hunter looked confused. There was no way that Christina was going to explain the 'mating habits of teens' to the man. He probably wouldn't understand, she thought.
A few hours later, Christina had everyone gathered in the dining room. The room had a lovely dining table in the middle. It could seat at least 20 people and a crystal chandelier was hanging above. (If you ever seen "The Haunted Mansion" the dining room looks similar to it but larger.)
"Hello!" Finn yelled.
Hello! Hello! Hello! The room echoed.
"Echo!" she cried.
Echo! Echo! Echo!
Before the future girl could say another thing, everyone gave her a look to keep it closed.
"Sorry," she said sheepishly.
"Listen, I had you guys come here not only to be safe but to get help. Veronica, I'm terribly sorry, but they found the tree house."
"What!?"
"How do you know?" asked Challenger.
"This castle is sort of like a link to my world and to see what's going on in this world. That was how Calista was able to find her victims here. Anyways, if we're going to fight, we are going to need reinforcements. I'm pretty sure I can hook up with my parents to see if they can send help. If I can do that then there's a good chance of returning you back to the tree house with smiling faces and no worries."
"What if you can't?" asked Marguerite, a little worry of what Christina might reveal.
"If I can't," she said," then I'll have to take you to my world until the problem is fixed."
"What about the other people living here?" Veronica jumped up. "I can't abandon Assai or the other Zangas."
"Veronica," Christina said softly, "I can't vouch for the other people. I don't want to see anyone get hurt either but sometimes you can't prevent the inevitable."
"And what is exactly that?" Roxton put in.
"If the hunters see the natives as a threat or as possible vampires or what other excuse they might have, they will decimate the villages and the animals."
"No!" whispered the jungle princess.
"I'm sorry but that's war."
"Couldn't you and the hunters negotiate?" asked the scientist.
The vampire shook her head. "We tried it before. Well, my great-great-great grandfather did but if you want to see what happened, his head's posted on the wall of their secret headquarters."
"Oh," Challenger said.
"Yeah well he was an idiot at least that was great-great-great grandmother told me."
"So since we're staying here, where are we going to sleep at?" Finn asked.
The girl smiled. "There are plenty of rooms to stay in. I would mostly recommend the rooms upstairs since they're so elegant in a spooky sort of way. But we should stay close by to each other."
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"Cain! Cain, come here now!" barked Carl.
Cain ran to the lab where his boss was in. "Yes sir!"
"Cain, I need you to do me a favor. We're going to need more men and supplies you hear me? I have a feeling in my gut that this is going to be big."
"Sure thing but what about the raptors?"
"Look around you, laddie. This is a lab and there's notes and all the shit we need to make extra ammo. Send Thompson down here. He knows how to make it."
"Um, sir?"
"What?"
"Thompson's dead. But before you get angry, there's King. He can do it."
Annoyed that his best man was dead (by his order) Carl muttered, "Fine. Send him down."
Saluting him, Cain left to get King.
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In 20 minutes, King made enough bullets for a few men to go back to the field to get back to 2020. Carl ordered that they bring David's body back with them.
"No one tells anyone about the other men, understand? If I find out that one of you maggots squeak, I will hunt you down and blow your brains out! Is that clear?"
"Yes sir!" they all said in unison.
Carl nodded. "Good. Cain I put you in charge cuz I trust you. Consider it a honor and lift your head high, son."
Looking at the group, Carl selected a couple more men to leave. The others remaining had to build more weapons and make new bullets for the incoming men. As everyone was set off to work, Carl walked around and giving out orders and knew the time has come for the existence of vampires.
To be continued..........
I have a received some sad reviews about me ending this story. Sorry, but every story has to come to an end and this one time is up soon. I'll try not to disappoint you all in the ending and remember.. Xmas in 16 more days!!!!! School will be out next week!!!!!!!!! I'm a little weird if you haven't notice. LOL. REVIEW!!!!
The trek to the castle wasn't as long as they expected. When they arrived, the castle was the same as it was a few years ago. Finn and Veronica looked on in awe while Marguerite, Roxton, Challenger tried not to remember what happened.
"Come on! Once we get inside we'll think of a plan or something," Christina said.
The door, surprisingly, was locked.
"It's lock I guess we have to go back," said Marguerite.
Ignoring what she said, Christina went up to the door. Touching her moon crescent necklace, she scanned the door. Where hell is it? she thought.
"What are you looking for?" asked Veronica.
"The lock to put in the key," she answered.
After a few moments, she found it. "Eureka!" she shouted.
Finn snorted and the others laughed. "What's so funny?" asked the unknowing scientist.
Christina took off her necklace and removed the moon and placed it in the little slot on the door. There was a spot large enough for the charm and when she placed it in there, the door swung opened.
"Interesting," murmured Challenger.
Looking at the others, Christina smiled. "You know since my ancestor did build this I have the key for it."
When they entered, the castle seemed different. Roxton looked around and bad memories hit him. He remembered everything that happened and didn't want to stay here any longer. Marguerite saw his troubled expression and became slightly worried. Oh God! I know this is going to bad for him, she thought.
"Do we have to stay here?" Marguerite asked, for the sanity of her beloved hunter.
Christina nodded. "Yes we have to. Those vampire hunters won't find the castle because it's too far for them to travel. And if they did then they won't be able to get in."
"Cool!" Finn cried. The young blonde started running up the stairs. "Hey Vee! Check this out!"
"I better go see," Veronica said.
The jungle princess left, leaving the others standing in the middle of the entrance. "So this is what it looks like. I knew the castle had to be old but look at it! It's fascinating. I bet the history is a grand tale to tell," Challenger mused as he too wandered around.
"I think we should stick together just in case," Roxton said.
"Relax, John, I'm sure there's no real danger here," Challenger went on.
"Listen, Roxton, I know this might be hard for you but." Christina said.
"Damn it isn't!" he yelled. "Why do we have to stay here? There's plenty of caves are even villages for us to hide in. Why this bloody castle?"
"Because! I'm terribly sorry that Calista might have turned you into one of us but listen up big guy! This place is our only salvation! Sometimes you have to buck up and face your problems! If this place is so horrible to you then you can go and face the hunters. Try explaining to them that you're not a vampire even though they have a detector that can point out them and the damn thing is going off because you once were a God damned vampire!" Christina screamed.
"Christina!" cried Marguerite in disbelief.
"Sorry but it's the truth! You know, since Calista did used to live here, that doesn't make the place a living nightmare. It was the person who was running it. She's dead and she's never coming back."
Christina was fuming. She couldn't believe the way Roxton was acting. It's too bad that he can't face his fears but I have to every bloody day! she thought. She stormed off to find Veronica and Finn. Challenger and Marguerite looked at Roxton.
"What are we going to do? I mean what if she isn't telling the truth and Calista is still alive? Since vampires do have the ability to heal quickly maybe that's what happened to Calista," the hunter said.
"John, I believe Christina. Do you really think she would put us in harm for all the things we've done for her?" Marguerite asked.
"It has happened before."
"John, I have to agree with Marguerite on this one. Christina saved Marguerite's life and she didn't have to. She could have killed her and the rest of us. She's helping us to survive from those hunters. If David mistaken Marguerite for a vampire don't you think the others' would to? We have to put our faith in Christina," the visionary spoken softly.
The lord looked from his love to the man he admired. They were right, he knew. Sighing, "Fine but first signs of trouble we're leaving," he said firmly.
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"Check this out Vee! This room is something out a Tim Burton film," Finn said as she explored the tiny room.
"Who's Tim Burton? Is he someone famous in the future?"
"Sure is! He's a director and he has done so many movies. I love Sleepy Hollow and Edward Scissorhands," the young girl said.
"Oh."
Veronica moved to the fireplace attached to the wall. She brushed her hand over the antique and was amazed there was no dust. In the middle of the mantle was an old goblet. Picking it up, she found there was something in it.
"What's that Vee?" asked Finn as she approached her 'older sister'.
"I don't know." Swishing the liquid inside, Veronica was about to taste it when she heard Christina crying, "No!"
Whipping around, Veronica almost spilled the goblet's contents.
Christina grabbed it from the blonde beauty's hands. "Don't drink this! This is Calista's blood!"
"Blood?" she gulped.
"Gross! Why would someone put their blood in a cup?" asked Finn.
Giving her a look, Christina ran to the balcony and threw it. "That was a close one!" she said relieved.
Veronica came over, a little shaky. "Was that what you said that if you drink it you become a.."
"A bloodsucking demon that can't live without it."
"Thanks for stopping me."
Christina grinned. "No problem."
The two women went back inside the room and found Finn looking inside the fireplace.
"Finn what are you doing?" Veronica asked.
"I was wondering if this had any secret compartments. I guess it doesn't."
Getting up, Finn looked at Christina. "I'm a little confused about something. You said there were two kinds of vampires-good and bad- but don't you all need blood to survive?"
"No. I can go years without drinking blood and still be a vampire. Blood just gives me a recharge and I can be faster and stronger. I prefer to being close to normal."
Finn nodded. "I'm going to keep exploring and if I see anymore of those cups with blood, I'll throw it away." The energetic girl bounced out of the room.
"I wonder where she gets all that energy," Veronica laughed. "Christina, I heard you and Roxton yelling. What was wrong?"
"Him. He can't stand being here because it brought some bad memories back. I got the impression he's a fearless dude but yet he can't stay a minute here," Christina complained.
Understanding, Veronica touched her shoulder. "He *is * fearless. You have to understand where he came from that's all. I wasn't here when it happened but Challenger told me that Roxton almost killed Marguerite."
She looked up surprised. "Roxton almost killed Marguerite? He's so in love with her, why would he try to kill her?"
"Blood lust. You said it yourself that men would kill their loved ones because they were under Calista's influence."
"I know but he's strong. I can sense it and he is able to fight off any powerful hypnotic suggestion. He overcame Calista's power."
"Only after she asked him to kill his friends. He knew he was becoming dangerous and he didn't want to hurt them. Challenger was able to find a cure and stopped him from doing any harm. Roxton regretted everything that happened. The man has a guilty conscience that's easy to ignite. He already blamed himself for what happened and he doesn't want to go through it again."
The future girl stared at her feet. She felt terrible for all those things she said but couldn't take it back. "I should apologize to him."
"It's not your fault. You didn't know and Roxton shouldn't hold that against you," Veronica said.
"Yeah but if I don't then it might eat me. I guess we're two of a kind."
Christina left and Veronica followed. Christina felt a little closer to the blonde then with Marguerite. She felt bad that she would have to leave them and she enjoyed their company. Though, there were a few standoffs but it didn't matter. Looking over the stair railing, she saw Roxton still standing there. "Good luck," Veronica whispered.
Taking a deep breath, Christina went down. "Roxton I want to tell you something."
He lifted a hand to silence her. "You don't have to. Marguerite already said I was acting like a knucklehead for slashing out at you and I shouldn't have done that. I guess you're right. I should buck up and face my problems and I'll try."
"Roxton, I should be the one who should be sorry. Well, yeah you can take some of the blame but for the most part I should. I didn't know the whole story until now and felt really bad for those things I said. I have a habit of not thinking before I talk."
He chuckled. "So do I sometimes. Besides, who told you?"
"Veronica did. She only told me what she knew," she said quickly.
"You know what? I really loved being a vampire. Not the blood part but to be able to feel everything around you. I felt like home since I'm a hunter and this is what I do in my life."
"Yeah it is pretty cool to feel everything but you shouldn't really judge a book by its cover. It's not what it's all crack up to be," she said.
"How so?"
"Well, there's always the little annoying things no one else can see. When I was in high school, during tests, I could *hear * the beating hearts of nervous people. I hated it so much because I couldn't concentrate on my test! Then there was super hearing. There was so many things I never wanted to know and I did know."
The hunter looked confused. There was no way that Christina was going to explain the 'mating habits of teens' to the man. He probably wouldn't understand, she thought.
A few hours later, Christina had everyone gathered in the dining room. The room had a lovely dining table in the middle. It could seat at least 20 people and a crystal chandelier was hanging above. (If you ever seen "The Haunted Mansion" the dining room looks similar to it but larger.)
"Hello!" Finn yelled.
Hello! Hello! Hello! The room echoed.
"Echo!" she cried.
Echo! Echo! Echo!
Before the future girl could say another thing, everyone gave her a look to keep it closed.
"Sorry," she said sheepishly.
"Listen, I had you guys come here not only to be safe but to get help. Veronica, I'm terribly sorry, but they found the tree house."
"What!?"
"How do you know?" asked Challenger.
"This castle is sort of like a link to my world and to see what's going on in this world. That was how Calista was able to find her victims here. Anyways, if we're going to fight, we are going to need reinforcements. I'm pretty sure I can hook up with my parents to see if they can send help. If I can do that then there's a good chance of returning you back to the tree house with smiling faces and no worries."
"What if you can't?" asked Marguerite, a little worry of what Christina might reveal.
"If I can't," she said," then I'll have to take you to my world until the problem is fixed."
"What about the other people living here?" Veronica jumped up. "I can't abandon Assai or the other Zangas."
"Veronica," Christina said softly, "I can't vouch for the other people. I don't want to see anyone get hurt either but sometimes you can't prevent the inevitable."
"And what is exactly that?" Roxton put in.
"If the hunters see the natives as a threat or as possible vampires or what other excuse they might have, they will decimate the villages and the animals."
"No!" whispered the jungle princess.
"I'm sorry but that's war."
"Couldn't you and the hunters negotiate?" asked the scientist.
The vampire shook her head. "We tried it before. Well, my great-great-great grandfather did but if you want to see what happened, his head's posted on the wall of their secret headquarters."
"Oh," Challenger said.
"Yeah well he was an idiot at least that was great-great-great grandmother told me."
"So since we're staying here, where are we going to sleep at?" Finn asked.
The girl smiled. "There are plenty of rooms to stay in. I would mostly recommend the rooms upstairs since they're so elegant in a spooky sort of way. But we should stay close by to each other."
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"Cain! Cain, come here now!" barked Carl.
Cain ran to the lab where his boss was in. "Yes sir!"
"Cain, I need you to do me a favor. We're going to need more men and supplies you hear me? I have a feeling in my gut that this is going to be big."
"Sure thing but what about the raptors?"
"Look around you, laddie. This is a lab and there's notes and all the shit we need to make extra ammo. Send Thompson down here. He knows how to make it."
"Um, sir?"
"What?"
"Thompson's dead. But before you get angry, there's King. He can do it."
Annoyed that his best man was dead (by his order) Carl muttered, "Fine. Send him down."
Saluting him, Cain left to get King.
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In 20 minutes, King made enough bullets for a few men to go back to the field to get back to 2020. Carl ordered that they bring David's body back with them.
"No one tells anyone about the other men, understand? If I find out that one of you maggots squeak, I will hunt you down and blow your brains out! Is that clear?"
"Yes sir!" they all said in unison.
Carl nodded. "Good. Cain I put you in charge cuz I trust you. Consider it a honor and lift your head high, son."
Looking at the group, Carl selected a couple more men to leave. The others remaining had to build more weapons and make new bullets for the incoming men. As everyone was set off to work, Carl walked around and giving out orders and knew the time has come for the existence of vampires.
To be continued..........
I have a received some sad reviews about me ending this story. Sorry, but every story has to come to an end and this one time is up soon. I'll try not to disappoint you all in the ending and remember.. Xmas in 16 more days!!!!! School will be out next week!!!!!!!!! I'm a little weird if you haven't notice. LOL. REVIEW!!!!