Okay, here's the next part.
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All Tied Up
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"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU LEFT HER THERE!?"
The worker winced as Mashirra struggled in Bloodrayne and Riven's grips, desperately trying to get at him so he could rip him apart with his bare hands.
"Look, I'm sorry, but I'm lucky to be alive as it is. All the others are dead and…" He trailed off, not sure if he wanted to say that it appeared that Eliza had left him for another, as that would fuel his anger even more. "Eliza…she was killed."
"SHUT UP!" Mashirra roared as he suddenly transformed into a small snake, causing him to slip out of the grip of the other two. Hitting the ground he lunged and changed back. "DON'T SAY THAT!"
"THAT'S ENOUGH!"
Everyone looked over as Doc entered the room, a disapproving look on his face. "We have much more important matters at hand right now than to waste time at each other's throats. We'll clear this up later, after the league is killed. Is that clear?" Everyone nodded, including Mashirra, who looked like he really wanted to kill someone. But instead he stormed out of the room.
"No one else leaves the compound unless I say so," Doc stated before turning and walking out of the room. They're all idiots, he thought to himself. The only reason he put up with them is that they did prove useful, but in the end were nothing but easily manipulated muscle.
But still… He looked down at his hand, which held the large chip that the worker had gotten from the boat. At least they aren't completely useless…
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"Are you sure that was really necessary?"
Gabriel looked over at Willow, as they sat in the kitchen. Gabriel was drinking some water out of a small cup, and Willow had been meditating again.
The half-demon sighed. "I don't think it was needed, but everyone else feels safer with her tied up." He shrugged.
"At least they put her in Lucian's room." Willow said with a small smile.
Gabriel smirked. "Lucian would have probably messed them up pretty bad if they put her anywhere else."
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Sonja raised her head as Lucian walked into the room, holding a plate of food. She smiled at him before looking at the titanium chain that held her left wrist to the bed post.
"I brought you something to eat," Lucian said as he walked over with it.
She smiled again. "Thanks, but I'm not hungry." Lucian nodded and set the plate down before walking over and sitting on the bed. He opened his mouth to speak, but she cut him off. "Don't apologize; it's okay. I don't blame your friends for doing this, considering my entrance was a bit…" she trailed off, and looked back up at the chain. "It's just…being tied up like this…it kind of reminds me of…" She looked down, sorrow filling her eyes. Sorrow for the loss of their child, and how she had been dead for so long.
Lucian leaned over and wrapped his arms around her, and she sighed at his touch, moving her other hand and clutching the back of his coat. "I know Sonja, I know," he whispered softly as he kissed her forehead tenderly. He pulled away and stared at her emerald eyes, which briefly turned blue as she gazed lovingly at him.
"Six hundred years," she whispered after a moment. "You were without me for that long, how…?" She trailed off, and Lucian looked down, a solemn expression on his face. She reached over and gently caressed his cheek, and he smiled at her.
Finally he answered. "Just…to make sure my species survived the war, and to avenge you and our child. And now here you are, alive, and with me. We've been given a second chance, and I won't fail you this time."
Sonja smiled sweetly at him. "You didn't fail me, Lucian. You could never fail me." As she finished she reached up and kissed him, and he wrapped his arms around it as he returned the kiss.
Then, as they pulled apart, he asked a question that he had been curious of himself. "Sonja, how old…?" He trailed off.
"55," she answered. "I was born back in 1948, in the U.S.A. I was a doctor for a while, and then one night I was attacked by a vampire, and turned. I was saved though, by Mashirra, who's a shapeshifter. He took me in, taught me how to fight, and we became lovers." She had expected Lucian to do something when that emerged from her mouth, but he kept silent and nodded. "And we still were, actually, when I came over here. A while ago we teamed up with Doc, which isn't his real name. None of us know his real name. And now here I am." She smiled as she finished.
Lucian nodded as he looked up at the chain. He paused, and then looked down at his arm, before the blade popped out of his coat sleeve. "Stay still," he instructed her as he reared his arm back. A second later he thrust it foreword.
The blade collided with the chain, and a small cracking noise was heard. They both looked and noticed that the chain was slightly broken, but not enough for her to get free. Lucian muttered something under his breath as he changed into his hybrid form. Rearing back again he struck. This time the chain broke, and Sonja pulled her arm free. She smiled gratefully at Lucian before staring at his hybrid form with a bit of awe. "What…?"
"It's a long story," Lucian said, not wanting to explain at the moment. "I'm a hybrid now, half lycan, half vampire, but none of their weaknesses…I…if you want, I can bite you, and it would make you like me. You'd be able to see the sun again without fear."
Sonja looked at his black eyes for a moment before letting out a small nod. She tilted her head, baring her neck. Lucian nodded and leaned down. "This might hurt a bit," he whispered. She nodded, and then, he quickly bit into her, and she let out a small whimper.
Lucian felt a bit of guilt pass through him at causing her pain before he began to drink from her, and he shuddered as he heard her let out a small moan. She clung to him, as he did to her, and he groaned as he felt her blood pouring into him. After a moment passed, a moment that seemed like an eternity, he pulled away, wiping away the bit of blood that trickled down his lips.
Sonja fell back onto the bed, and Lucian held her in his arms as she began to transform. Claws sprouted, her skin changed color, and she gasped as her whole body grew into that of the hybrid creature. Then, just as quickly as it had happened, it stopped, and she changed back into her normal form.
Lucian continued to hold her as her breathing returned to normal. She looked down at her wrist, and saw that the shackle had actually broken off when she had changed. "I love you," she whispered, as she looked up at him.
"I love you too," was his reply as he leaned down and embraced her, as the two prepared to make up for some of the time that they had lost.
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Doc inserted the chip into an open space on the machine, before putting a cover over it. "It's done," he whispered to himself. Walking over to one of the sides he pushed a few buttons.
Almost instantly the machine started to glow, and Doc grinned, a triumphant look spreading across his face. YES!
And then it stopped glowing.
Doc's face instantly dropped. "NO!" He banged his fist against the wall. He had been so close! What happened?
Then, an idea crossed his face, and he walked over, pulling the cover off. He looked inside the machine, and that was when he saw it.
He smirked. Reaching in, he pulled out a loose chip, before tossing it aside. Putting the cover back on, he walked over and pushed a few buttons.
The machine started to glow again, and then a beam of light shot out of the attachment at the top, hitting the wall.
And as Doc continued to grin, a small hole of energy began to grow.
It had worked.
Now it was only a matter of time.
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The group looked up as Lucian and Sonja entered the room. Lucian held up the chain and dangled it with a small smirk before tossing it aside. Almost instantly they had a few guns aimed at them.
"Guys," Gabriel said aloud, giving them looks that said "we don't need this now". The others looked at each other, and then nodded before putting them down.
"Now," Lucian began as he sat down. "Sonja knows where to find the people who stole that machine. We're going to go there, and she's going to pretend to be Eliza, distracting them while we get in." The group nodded as Lucian looked back over at Sonja. "Are you sure about this? Something could go wrong."
Sonja nodded. "I can handle myself. Don't worry."
"Okay, just be careful. I don't want to loose you again."
"You won't."
There was a pause, and then Gabriel stood up. "Okay, everyone should get ready for when we storm the place." They all nodded and went their separate ways. Soon only Gabriel and Willow were in the room.
"…so…I'm just going to get ready," Gabriel said to Willow.
She nodded. "Yeah, I might get some sleep."
"Alright…well…see you in a while."
"Same with you."
While they both spoke they had been moving closer and closer to each other. Now their noses were almost touching, and their breaths mingled.
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Jones stopped when he realized he had left his drink back in the kitchen. He headed back, but stopped at the door as he saw that Gabriel and Willow were in the middle of a passionate embrace.
"Yeah, I'll just get it later," he whispered to himself as he turned and left the room.
