(A/N: I forgot to recognize all the reviewers from chapter 3 so I will do so now.
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On with the story. I don't own Van Helsing.)
Chapter Five
Morena was beside herself. She wasn't mad, just aggravated. Why hadn't she seen it? She was the daughter of a monster hunter. You think she would be able to tell who was what. Well, there weren't that many clues or hints.
Rena wasn't mad at Kella, just shocked and mad at the situation. Her parents were gone and Dracula was after her. She couldn't even protect herself. How was she supposed to rescue her parents if she couldn't even rescue herself? These things went through the teens mind as she walked through the night.
Rena had her hat low over her eyes and her coat pulled around her. The wind blew the dried leaves around along with her coat. Rena saw the moon was setting and it was only a few hours to dawn.
A ringing noise broke through the silence. Rena grabbed her cell phone from her inside coat pocket. She opened it up and held it up as she climbed up in a tree.
"Hello?"
"Rena. Where are you?" came Kella's voice.
"Around." Rena replied as she leaned back on the trunk of the tree and her feet dangled in the air.
"You need to come back. Something will happen to you. I just know it."
"I don't care if anything does." Rena replied.
"Do you have a death wish???"
"Relax Kella. I'll explain it all later." the girl sighed.
"Rena, I'm sorry I didn't tell you about what I am earlier." Kella started but Rena stopped her.
"Don't be. I don't blame you at all. I'm not mad at you Kella. I'm just aggravated. First my parents, then vampires, then Frankie, then more vampires and now all this. Plus, I have the worlds deadliest vampire after me. I'm just a little overwhelmed." Rena explained.
"We're still friends, right?" Kella asked.
"Duh! Of course! I don't care if you're a vampire, lycan or a hybrid. We'll stick this out. That's what friend's are for."
"Right. When are you coming back?"
"I'm starting back now." Rena said.
"See you soon then. Bye."
"Bye." Rena said and hung up the phone. The young Van Helsing put it in her pocket to make sure she'd have it later. Rena stood up on the branch she was on and jumped to the ground. She landed softly on her feet, her coat billowing out behind her from the wind.
Suddenly, Rena felt a hand go over her mouth. She jammed her elbow in her captor's stomach. She whirled around and saw a group of men, behind them was Kraven.
Rena took off running.
"Bring her back!" Kraven shouted and a man began firing at her. Kraven pulled him back. "Alive!"
The men took off running after her. There were about twenty men, which Rena knew she could never take on without help. Rena felt a pain in her neck. She reached up to pull out a dart. It was a tranquilizer. Her vision blurred and she swayed.
"Shit." she said and collapsed.
Things were not going well for Michael and Selene. They were now before Marcus, held in chains.
"You are a traitor to the coven and your kind, Selene. Going with this…animal. You even were conspiring with the lycan leader, Lucien."
"I was never conspiring with Lucien." Selene argued.
"You killed Victor. For this, you must die." Marcus said. The doors to the thrown room opened and a man came in.
"My lord, we have the girl." he said and two more men came in dragging a girl in behind them. They threw the girl in and closed the doors. Michael and Selene looked at each other, confused.
"The animal and the girl will be killed. They should not exist." Marcus said.
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that." the girl said lifting her head. It was Rena.
"Why not, Kella?" he asked.
"For the millionth time, I'm not Kella! My name is Rena!! NOT Kella!!!"
"Rena? I've never heard of you before." Marcus said.
"You'll be hearing my name a lot from now on, so get used to it." Rena retorted sounding exactly like Van Helsing.
"Crabby little thing aren't you?" Marcus said.
"You just happened to push me over the edge. I've had enough crap to deal with for the past week! Now, I'm just a little bit pissed off, you arrogant pansy."
"No one shall speak to me like that in this coven." Marcus told her. Rena growled at him.
"A lycan!!" he said in shock. Rena didn't reply, she just fumed.
"Guards! Kill the girl."
"I'd like to see you try." Rena said and her tojo blades slid into her wrists, buzzing up a storm. In a three second period, Rena had gotten Michael and Selene out of their chains and an alarm went off.
"You two get out of here. Go find Kella, Raze, Lucien and Max. They are in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Tell them I'm okay and I'll join you shortly. Oh, and here." Rena said handing Selene a black gun with the sunlight rounds in it. "Kella told me how you used to be a Death Dealer. You have twenty shots. Use them wisely."
With that, the two went out the back way and Rena was left standing in the center of the room as guards piled in. Rena took out the silver gun and replaced the silver rounds with sunlight ones. By now there were about thirty guards in the room all in a circle around her with Marcus at the head.
"Give it up young Lycan. There is no escape." Marcus said.
"One, I'm not a lycan. If I was, would I be carrying silver bullets?" Rena ranted smashing a silver nitrate bullet on the floor. "Two, why does everyone say that and they always end up being wrong."
"I assure you I will not be wrong." Marcus made a motion and the guards raised their guns and aimed at Rena. Rena looked around trying to find away out. She raised her gun and aimed at Marcus.
"I will make you a bargain. You order your men to let me go, and I spare your life. If not, well, you get the picture. Personally, I'd rather just kill you and call it a day. But, let's make it your decision, shall we?" Rena said cocking her gun making sure it was ready to fire.
"Gentlemen," Marcus said.
Oh my God, they are going to kill me. Rena thought but showed no sign of it on her face. Marcus smirked at her. Great, now he's toying with me.
"Escort her to Kahn's quarters. She will keep him company till it is time to turn her." he ordered. Men grabbed her arms and held her back.
"I'd rather die than let that happen!" Rena shouted at him.
"You are being used young one. But I escaped. So can you."
Rena's anger boiled up as she recognized that line. She began fighting against the guards.
"Where is he??" Rena demanded.
"Where is who?"
"Dracula!! Where is he!!! He's the only one who could have told you that line!!! WHERE IS HE??????"
"I don't know what you are talking about. Take her away."
The men surrounded Rena and guided her through the halls of the mansion. Soon enough, they shoved her in a room and locked the door behind her. Rena turned and banged on the door. She knew nothing would work but it would make her feel better. In a last bit of fury, she punched the door and dented it. She then collapsed in the nearest hair and hung her head.
"Would you please mind telling me why you put a dent in my door?" came a British accented voice from behind her. Rena turned to see a tall bald man behind her. He was dressed in all black and his skin was a chocolate color. "While your at it, you could tell me why you are here and who you are."
"You first." Rena said.
"Why?" he asked.
"Because I don't know if I can trust you yet." Rena replied.
"Smart kid. I assume you know about the situation that we are in?" he asked. Rena gave a slight nod as a reply. "Well, Kraven told Marcus that I was in league with Selene and now I am under house arrest till the coven decides my punishment." he said.
"Were you?" Rena asked.
"Yes, but that's hardly common knowledge."
"Then I can trust you. What's your name?" Rena asked.
"Kahn, and yours?"
"Morena, but call me Rena. Everyone else does." Rena said walking over to him. Kahn was standing over a table full of junk and scraps of metal. "Weapons designer?"
"Sort of. Right now I'm trying to figure out a way to get Selene and Michael out." Kahn said.
"You won't have to. I did that already." Rena said. Kahn glanced at her.
"I told you my story. So what's yours?" Kahn asked.
"I'm a monster hunter, or one in training at least." Rena said.
"Unusual occupation for one like yourself." Kahn said.
"Family tradition." Rena replied.
"So will you please explain the dent?" Kahn asked.
"I got mad. Marcus just pissed me off a little bit to much."
"You sound like Selene."
"I've been spending way to much time with Kella." Rena whispered.
"Your one of Kella's friends?"
"Yeah, why?"
"You are the young Van Helsing everyone's been looking for."
Rena looked up at him. "How do you know that?"
"Kella only has one friend, who's human."
"I don't even think I'm human even more." Rena mumbled.
"Why not?" Kahn asked as he looked over a piece of metal.
"Do you really think a human could put a dent into your door?" Rena asked placing both hands on the table.
"Alright, you have a point." Kahn said. Rena sighed.
"I'm getting out." she said walking to the window.
"Are you crazy, they'll kill you." Kahn said.
"This is news to me? I've got lots of vampires after me, even werewolves. For some reason, they can never keep me cooped up long." Rena said smirking and took out a silver gun. "Are you coming?"
Kahn looked at her for a while blanked faced. Rena heard dogs barking and looked out the window to see a silver car, Selene at the wheel. Rena quickly shot the lock off the window as Kahn finally decided you join her. They were four stories up, maybe five but all Rena knew was it was a long way down.
"That might be a problem." Rena mumbled.
"Hold on." Kahn said grabbing her by the waist. Before Rena knew it, Kahn had jumped from the window and the two were falling to the ground. The wind blew her hair back away from her face as the ground raced closer. The two landed on their feet.
"Didn't know you could do that." Rena said and the silver car stopped in front of them.
"Hurry and get in." Selene ordered them through the broken window. Kahn and Rena jumped in the back seat and the three sped off away from the manor, free (for the moment anyway). About forty-five minuets later, Rena's cell phone went off.
"Hello?" she asked answering it.
"Rena where are you? You haven't been back in the past two days." came Kella's voice.
"There was a little problem. But don't worry. Everything is just fine."
"You said you were coming back."
"I was, honestly. I…" Rena then realized that Kahn, Michael and Selene were listening to her half of the conversation intently. Rena turned her back to them to face the window. "There were a few complications." Rena said her voice lower.
"Anyway, someone here wants to talk to you." Kella said.
"Rena…" came a new worried voice.
"Max?"
"You didn't tell me your friends were…different." came Max's worried voice. "Or that your godfather was Frankenstein."
"What's he doing there?" Rena asked.
"The brides found my hide out. I had no choice." came Frankenstein's voice over the phone.
"What is this? Pass the cell phone day?"
"Actually, I believe the darkness outside means that it would be night, not day." came Lucien's voice.
"Lucien, not now." Rena sighed running her hand though her hair.
"Lucien?" Michael asked.
"Do you know where you are?" Kella asked finally getting back on the phone.
"I'm in a silver car getting as far away as I can from Kraven. That's all I need to know." Rena replied.
"You're driving?" Kella asked.
"No, your mom is."
"My mom!! You found my mom!?! What about dad?" Kella asked.
"Yes Kella, both." Rena said and then Lucien's voice was heard.
"Clearly, what you said must have been good because my goddaughter just dropped the phone from shock and sat down."
"It was. Do you happen to know where the vampire manor is?" Rena asked.
"You are in Budapest!!!" Lucien exclaimed.
Suddenly, the car lurched forward as if something pushed it and laughter could be heard.
"Met me Vatican City, Rome. Bye!" Rena said quickly and hung up the phone before the car was overturned. Rena screamed slightly as the car rolled down the hill into the lake. They lay in the sinking car everyone breathing hard.
"Not again." Michael mumbled.
The car hit bottom and water began to leak in.
"Everyone hold your breath." Selene said. Rena took a deep breath as Selene shot both windows and water poured in. Moments later, the four emerged at the surface. Suddenly, Rena felt claws in her shoulders and was lifted out of the water. Rena looked up to see Marishka laughing in her face.
"Bye bye." Rena said and shot her in the face with a sunlight bullet. Marishka screamed as she died and Rena fell to the ground. She hit the road hard and rolled to her side. She saw Selene, Kahn and Michael hunch over her before her vision blurred.
"Rena, are you alright?" Michael asked. Rena said only four words.
"I hate his brides." and the girl fell into blackness.
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