Season 1, Episode 1
3rd Person POV:
Nick shot up from bed, breathing heavily as he calmed down from his nightmare of Juliette getting chased by Hulda. He got up from bed and walked over to his bedroom window, looking out as he stared down at Aunt Marie's trailer.
Nick's POV:
I opened the trailer's door and walked in as I shined my flashlight around the place, seeing some things that looked like it was from the old time then I took out the key that Esther has entrusted me with as I stared at it for a moment before putting it away and resumed looking around then I noticed a closet and walked over to it.
I opened it and saw a collection of weapons from a mace to an axe. Looking at it for the last time, I closed the closet and turned around to see a large opened book laying on the desk behind me. I walked over and sat down in front of the book as I saw writing from another language then I turned a page and saw a drawing of a creature with beak.
I turned another page and saw another drawing of a woman and on the other side, another drawing of the same face that the blonde woman's had changed into yesterday.
Then I shined the flashlight to my left in a startled manner and saw Juliette standing there, shielding her eyes from the bright light. "How long have you been down here?" She questioned, crossing her arms.
I immediately closed the book. "I couldn't sleep." I replied.
"What is all this?" She asked.
"I don't know," I then got up and walked over to her. "I'll deal with it later. I'm sorry. Let's go back to bed." I suggested as I gently pushed her to leave as we walked out from the trailer and head back in our house.
"How long did you live with Marie?" Juliette asked.
"She was my mother from the time I was 12." I answered.
"After your parents died?" She said and I nodded. "Yeah."
"You didn't live in that trailer, did you?" She asked.
"I didn't know she had it." Then I heard a noise and quickly turned around, shining the flashlight as I had my guard up.
"I think it was just a cat." Juliette spoke as I looked around carefully. "Yeah." I replied feeling uneasy before we walked in the house. Not noticing a pair of silver eyes staring at us from inside the trailer.
3rd Person POV:
Esther sighed out in relief as she moved away from the small window and closed the curtain as she fall back on the soft couch. "That was too close for comfort," she muttered then she turned to the closed book on the table as her eyes softened and caress the hard cover.
"It seem I failed my duty as Guardian, again. Is it a curse for sacrificing my once, normal human life for immortality or a new chance in life?" She asked to herself and clutched at her chest, where her heart is, "am I being punished for my selfishness for wanting to live?"
"Do I really have the rights to continue being a Guardian?"
•Morning•
Esther's POV:
"How is she?" I asked the doctor who is looking after Marie.
"She's in a deep coma. There were a sudden spike in the EKG this morning, but I don't have anything definitive to tell you yet." The doctor stated as I frowned sadly, looking at the unconscious Marie. "Will she come out of this?"
"Well, all we can do is wait. Did you know about the scars?"
I stiffened when she mentioned the scars and calmly shook my head. "What scars?" I lied.
"A lot of them look like knife wounds. They're all over her body. What line of work was she in?" The doctor asked.
"She was a librarian," I replied before turning to the doctor with a small smile. "Thank you for the status." Before walking off to leave the building, with my next intention in my mind.
"When the university student was attacked, she was wearing a red sweatshirt." Was I heard when I arrived at what I think it was called, the Police Precinct, and saw Nick standing with two other men, one was an Afro-American and the other was a tall man.
'University student? Red sweatshirt...that sound like a Blutbad for sure' I thought before slowly walking toward them.
"The girl that was torn to pieces?" The tall man asked.
'Yep. Definitely Blutbad'
"Excuse Miss, what business are you here for?" I blinked and snapped out from my thoughts and turned to see a Police Officer looking at me.
"Oh! U-Um...I am here for…" I nervously stammered as I tried to think of an excuse when suddenly, someone grabbed me by the wrist and wordlessly dragged me off. I looked at the hand and looked up at the owner, who I realised was Nick, as he dragged me into what looked like an Interrogation room.
I yelped as he practically pushed me into the room and I grabbed the table to steady myself as Nick slammed the door shut and turned toward me with frustration and suspicion in his dark eyes. "What are you doing here and why?" He asked.
"I just came from the hospital, they said that Marie has fallen into a coma state and I don't know if she will come out of it or not." I informed and saw Nick faltered a bit and worry swirl around in his eyes.
"Is that all you came here for?" Nick questioned and I slowly nodded then we just stood in silence.
"...do you have any ideas on what could have done this?" Nick asked as he showed me pictures of a torn up human leg and a large shoe-print. I looked at them for a moment before nodding. "I have my assumptions but I could be wrong."
Nick nodded then he opened the door. "You're coming with me and my partner. We could use your knowledges in these topics." he stated then he left, leaving me in the room, alone, as I let out a sigh and followed after him.
3rd Person POV:
"She's supposed to cross Hunter Lane right there and then go around the park to Hildebrand." Nick stated as he looked down at the paper in his hands with Hank walking beside him while Esther quietly walked behind them. She can feel Hank's eyes glancing over to her, sometimes.
"The old man's house is on the other side of the park, right?" Hank asked.
"Right. 4753 Hildebrand Road. Directly across from here." Nick answered as they looked at the park.
"When I was a kid, I wouldn't have gone all the way around the park." Hank suggested.
"Well, it looks like the mother was very specific about the route." Esther then popped in between the two men as they jumped out of surprise at the sudden appearance of the black and white-haired woman.
"Yeah, right. Kids always do what their moms tell them to do. I know I did. Come on, Nick, ummm...Esther, is it?" Hank replied and asked for confirmation as the said woman gave the Afro-American detective a smile and nod then the trio adventured into the forested park.
"Me and Esther will take this trial." Nick spoke as he dragged the confused Esther along with him.
"Do you not trust me, Nick?" Esther asked but didn't receive an answer which made her sigh. "Look, I have been with your aunt for a long time and as well as some of your ancestors-,"
"Ancestors?" Nick queried as he looked at the black and white haired girl. "How old are you exactly?"
Esther let out a small giggle. "Well that is not a good way to ask a woman. If you really want to know, I'm 27 years old," she replied which earns her a nod from the male. "But that is how people see me as, I'm actually 726 years old."
Nick stopped in his tracks and snapped to the woman beside him with his mouth gaped open in disbelief and his eyes widened. "Wha-!"
"Nick! Esther, I got something here." Then both of them head to Hank's direction and found him staring down at a children' backpack. "Robin Howell."
"Oh dear…" Esther frowned as she put a hand over her chest in concern.
"She must have been grabbed somewhere in this area." Nick suggested and he started searching.
"Careful where you step," Hank said before going on a phone as Esther also start searching with Nick as she looked around when she saw a familiar shoe-print. "Hey guys, we got boot prints here, same kind. He took her this way." Nick stated as he saw the same thing she saw and immediately followed them.
"Nick, wait." Esther called out but was ignored as she ran after Nick. Both of them followed the tracks out of the park and across from them, stood a man taking out his mails when he froze once a couple of kids peddled past him on their bikes. Next thing they knew, the man's face morphed into a beastly one with red eyes.
'A Blutbad...but he look different from all the others I have encountered, almost like he is...reformed or something' Esther thought furrowing her eyebrows in concentration.
"Hank, I got him!" Nick called out as he started running toward the man, who changed back to normal once he noticed Nick and Esther and tried to run back to his house, but failed as Nick tackled him to the ground. "Where is she? Where is she?" He grunted as he glared down at the man.
"Nick!" Esther exclaimed as she stopped behind Nick and looked down at the restrained man, who were staring at her.
After a while, the police finally arrived and began searching in the man's house. "Look, I know she's in here somewhere." Nick stated as he walked toward Hank with Esther following after as she looked down with interest.
"You got another place to look, we'll look, but we've torn this place apart." Wu interjected then Hank dragged Nick and Esther out of the house and stood around the front porch. "What are we doing here?" Hank questioned.
"If she is not here, then maybe he hid her somewhere else." Esther spoke as Hank looked at both of them. "What do you two see in this guy we don't? He's got no priors. He's clean."
"He fits the profile...he's a loner, he's never been married, he lives across the street from a park." Nick pointed it out.
'That is a little harsh...but what am I too say that?' Esther thought as she glanced over to the police car where the man was held in as he felt eyes on him and turned toward Esther, staring back at her. 'There are something we are not are seeing here'
She then yelped out of surprise when she felt a hand grabbing her wrist and roughly dragging her off somewhere.
'And I got to have a little words with Nick about pulling me around like a rag doll'
Hey guys, I hope I didn't take too long with updating this chapter and if I did, I'm sorry! You see, I was having troubles in my little head on whether if I want to do this story or another story that I'm working on, on Wattpad so yeah, sorry about that. I'll come back to you guys with the last part for episode 1 (sorry about making so many parts for one episode)
•Cya Next Time•