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Blood Relations- chapter seven- Choices
Ron, Felix, and Mary all appeared at the park where Kim was found earlier. They were all panting since teleportation took much of you energy.
"Don't worry the affects will wear off in a few seconds," said Mary whose breathing began to stabilize.
"Why here?" asked Felix.
"Where else could we go right now?"
"She's right," said Ron, "We can't go back home."
"What about the Sanctuary?"
"My sister has probably already transported herself there and is following Katrina's will."
"And we can't go to the Yamanauchi School because of Yori; she'll be there turning people too."
"Then where can we go?" asked Felix.
Suddenly a small silver object fell from the sky into Ron's hands.
"The Lily talisman," he gasped as he gazed at its alluring image.
"How did it get here? Wasn't it on Katrina, uh I mean Kim's neck back there?" Felix stated.
"Yes it was, but somehow it found itself to Ron."
"Kim…She's the one I just know it!" Ron smiled as he imagined it on her neck.
Mary smiled, but believed it was some higher power. She decided to let Ron believe what he wanted and not hurt him.
"I got it!" Felix suddenly burst out, surprising the other two.
"Got what?" asked Ron.
"Where we can hide; whenever I make my games I like to do it in secret so I made an underground bunker just out side the mountain cabin I own."
"Does Monique know about it?"
"No I told her that she could never see my work, much to her displeasure. Only I know of its location and I'm the only one with the access code," he beamed.
"Well I guess we can go there for a while; is there any food or water in it?"
"Oh yes for at least a month."
"Good then we'll go there I'll call Wade to warn him," said Ron as he flipped on the Kimmunicator. Wade's face popped on, but he looked a little different.
"Hey Wade what's with the shades?" asked Felix. Wade had on a pair of black sunglasses which was very suspicious to Ron.
"Oh hey guys I was just testing these new zoom and x-ray specs."
"It's awfully dark in that room don't you want to take them off?" Ron asked.
"No, it's okay, but what about you guys; Katrina's coming for you; you need to hide and I have just the place it's twenty miles south and..."
"Wait a minute Wade, I never told you Katrina came out of Kim yet or that we needed to hide," he said giving Wade's eyes a hard glare.
Wade slowly took off the glasses to reveal that his eyes were as red as the other mind slaves.
"Heh heh heh, you'll never escape soon the Empress will find you and…" He was cut off as Ron threw the Kimmunicator on the ground and slashed it to pieces with the Lotus Blade.
"He was tracking us; I'm sure we'll have company soon," said Ron.
"Felix do you know exactly where your secret base is located?" asked Mary.
"Yeah?" he answered, not knowing where she was going.
"Then both of you grab my robes again and Felix imagine the base perfectly; where it sits the area everything you know okay?" Felix nodded as he and Ron took hold of her robes again and they were gone in a flash of light.
Kim found herself in total darkness, yet she could see her hand in front of her face. She had been here since the morning she was very upset for some reason, she began to scream and yell at Yori and Annie, and then she was here.
She felt cold, lonely, and afraid. She had no idea where she could be, but she already didn't like it then she heard the sound of footsteps. They were getting closer and closer, until the figure was within visual range.
"Tha… That's me!" she was looking at herself and began to get very confused.
"Come now sweet Kimmie; don't tell me you don't know who I really am," she sneered.
"Katrina!" Kim realized.
"Ding ding ding give the girl a prize," Katrina mocked.
"Where am I; where's Ron; where's Annie wher…"
"Slow down girl, first we're inside your mind, second Ron's runaway, and third Annie is one of my many personal slaves."
Kim could only process this one at a time and she decided to ask, "What do you mean my mind?"
Katrina simply smiled and shook her head, "I have control of your body and you are being held prisoner in your own mind."
"This is my mind?" she replied seeing the emptiness of the place.
"Yes, this is the part of your mind that no one uses so naturally I put you here to enjoy my take over."
"Ron will stop you; Dracula defeated you before and he can do it again," Kim smirked believing her words.
Katrina began to laugh and chuckle at Kim's remark which made her a little upset.
"Dracula has no idea the kind of power I posses; besides even if he somehow stopped me from taking over the world I still have the one hostage that he can never free," she smiled looking at Kim.
"Me…" Kim knew now that no matter what Ron and Dracula do they can't kill Katrina without killing her as well.
Katrina was watching Kim's reaction with amusement, "So you finally understand that he can't win because Dracula would never kill an innocent and I know for sure that Ron wouldn't end his wife's life."
Then Kim began to laugh and not just a slight laugh, but a huge bellow of a laugh that seemed to echo through the nothingness. Katrina was very confused as to why she would be laughing at this.
"What is so funny," she demanded.
"I just figured something out; you aren't here to take over the world. At least that's not your true intention; you came back because you couldn't beat Dracula back then so you purposely died to gain otherworldly powers and have me as a permanent hostage to tip the odds in you favor."
"Shut up," Katrina said calmly, but Kim continued.
"You're pathetic you would cheat and steal to beat him and the world is nothing more than consolation prize."
"Shut up," she said again, only with more force.
"But no matter how much powers you gain or how many servants you control you will never be strong enough to beat Dracula; you'll…"
"I SAID SHUT UP!" Katrina yelled as she moved like lightning and grabbed Kim by the throat. She lifted her off the ground and glared at her.
Kim was gasping for breath; she never realized that she could feel pain in her mind and was regretting what she had said.
"You have a smart mouth on you, but your words won't help your hubbie from stopping me," she dropped Kim on the ground, leaving her to pant, but suddenly delivered a kick right to her stomach.
Kim felt the air knocked out of her and she doubled over in pain. Katrina wallowed in Kim's misery and as she waited for her to get on her hands and knees to get up she kicked Kim's stomach again, only with much more force.
Kim was groaning in pain and it hurt just to breath.
"I want you to watch me destroy Dracula and your husband; then I'll leave you here in utter darkness with Ron's bloody corpse to be your last memory," with that she disappeared leaving Kim to stumble in agony.
"R… Ron…"
Ron and the others were at Felix's secret hangout where they were making the necessary precautions in case they need to stay for a long time.
Mary had captured several small animals for food and to give Ron and Felix fresh blood. There was only one bed so decided to give it to Mary only to discover that she doesn't sleep. With that Ron and Felix played Rock, Paper, Scissors and Ron won.
The night was coming and Mary would keep watch on the video monitors, which covered a two mile radius. Felix found a blanket and an extra futon to sleep on and fell asleep instantly. Ron lay in bed and let the quiet room lull him to sleep.
He awoke to see himself at a beach. The full moon was out and it's reflection in the water was magical. He walked around and was surprised to feel the cool breeze hit his face.
This was the strangest dream he had ever had; he could feel the breeze, the ocean, everything!
He sighed as he sat down and gazed at the millions of stars in the sky.
"Kim loved to look at the sky at night; especially at the beach during a full moon," he smiled only to hear a response.
"That's why I picked this place," Ron shot up and looked into the ocean to see Kim waist deep in the water smiling at him.
"Kim!" he cried as he ran towards her and took her in his arms, not caring if the water was ice cold.
"Hello Ron," she said wrapping her arms around his neck. Ron's brown eyes were so moist from his tears that Kim thought they looked jet black.
"I thought I lost you Kim," he replied, planted a passionate kiss on her lips. Kim returned the kiss and then some only to break it a minute later.
"Ron I don't have much time I need to talk to you."
The two lovers walked back on the beach, their hands clasped together as she sat him down to talk.
"Ron Katrina's getting stronger, she already has over eight million people under her control and she's gaining more every minute."
"Relax KP, when Dracula comes out of me we'll both stop Katrina and save you."
"That's the problem Ron, even if you stop Katrina she'll still have control over me and the only way to truly stop her is to kill her."
"What are you saying Kim?" he asked, looking confused.
"Ron…I…I want you to kill me." Ron's mouth fell open and his eyes nearly fell out of his sockets.
"Wha… What did you say?"
"You heard me Ron it's the only way."
"No, I won't let that happen there has to be another way; a spell, or something."
"There isn't; Ron you need to be strong and tell Dracula to do it or I'll never forgive you."
"Fine don't forgive me, but I'm not letting you die so willingly."
"RON! Stop being so selfish and look at the big picture; the entire world is at stake. If it means I have to die to save it then so be it."
"I love you Kim," Ron begged through his tear stained face.
"I love you too Ron," Kim replied, the tears coming out as well, "Now you have to be strong. Don't go soft on me."
Kim laid her head against Ron's chest as he gently stroked her hair.
"I have to go Ron," she said as she began to disappear.
"Please don't go," Ron begged, but she was gone.
Ron suddenly awoke panting and breathing heavy; sweat plastered on his face. Mary was standing above him and she smiled as she handed him a towel.
He wiped off the sweat from his face as Mary talked to him.
"Kim came to you didn't she?" Ron only nodded, "What did she say?"
"She said that the only way for us to truly defeat Katrina was to kill her, which meant killing Kim too."
"What do you think we should do?"
"For now we need to wait until Dracula comes then we'll make up a plan." Ron fell back asleep as Mary returned to the monitor room.
Back in her mind Kim sat on the cold hard ground and just began to think. Her knees were up to her face and she pondering what she had said to Ron. She thought of every memory they had shared and every kiss they had given to each other. She thought about her family and her friends, but Ron always popped up in her thoughts. Soon she did the only thing she could think of; she lay down and began to cry like she had never cried before. Cont…
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