PART THREE

Chapter 7

He was nothing if not a fighter and try as he might, he had tried to take them down as they brought him out of the cage, to put him against the wall in silver manacles and chains. And though he managed to break a jaw of one of the human guards and pop a kneecap of one of the vamp guards, the fact was that the silver was something even he was not immune to and as such, he was vulnerable. Something he detested being. And as he was forced against the wall, Frank stood back and watched a pair of his thugs whip him with leather straps studded with silver. And slash at him with knives. Anything that could cause blood to flow. "We don't run tests here like the other camp did."

"No….this is simply sadism….and I appreciate a innovative torture method as much as the next vampire but-" the Viking was interrupted by a knife to the midsection and yet, he hadn't shown the pain he was enduring, even laughing at those inflicting it upon him. "is that the best you can do? Back in my time, the things we did would have turned you white. Made you sick. This is nothing more than tickling." he said with a sneer.

"So full of pride…..so brave…..so primitive." Frank said as he nodded for the nest round to begin. "I suppose we need to move on to the next level." he shrugged. "They may not have been able to have gotten to you like they would have liked, but when I am through, you are going to think your first time in camp was like a vacation. And believe me, I have so many fun things to try on you. I am nothing if not very well prepared."

Snorting derisively, his prisoner gave a fanged grin. "Bring it on, I am a born fighter and if you knew the things I did before I was even turned, I think you'd think twice about all of this. And over the years since I have been turned, well….lets just say, my skills have gotten…sharper. So lets just see what your "talents" are."

Frank arched a brow. "It won't be just your body taking a beating, I daresay that ego of yours could use a beat down too. Shall we begin?"

Chapter 8

She awoke with a start as she remembered where she was. In the back of the SUV police car her brother and Andy and procured, along with some supplied they needed. She hadn't awoken for any old reason, she had felt, sensed the pain he was enduring. Their bond was that strong, she was able to feel that much and knew that even he could not endure too much more of whatever was happening and as she alerted her friends to what she had felt, she tried to keep strong. It was what he would want, for her to be brave. To fight. And fight she would, and take out everyone and everything she could along the way to finding him.

"its going to be ok…I promise. And we will stay together and if things get hairy, you can go flash away and get some help." Jason said, reassuring his sister. "We have a army of people who would be willing to help anyway and when they see what you can do…." he whistled, always impressed by his sisters talents.

"We stay together and do whatever we have to to get him out of this place. And I think we are going to have to spill a lot of blood because from what you told me earlier, there are a good amount of guards at this place. Maybe we should have called in for some backup….."

"we've got all the best weapons we can carry and you yourself are a weapon, that light of yours can obliterate the guard vamps like that." Jason replied with a snap of his fingers to emphasize his words. "and if we get in trouble, you can flash out and go find others to come to the rescue. But I think we have this covered. we've won against tall odds before, right?"

"Yeah, that's true…" she replied as the car came to a halt, Andy putting it in park. Ten minutes later, they were all armed with pistols with silver bullets and tazers for the human guards. "I think its safe to say we will need to kill all the vamps but lets try to not do the same to the human ones. They probably are being controlled anyway."

"We will do what he have to do to end this before we have another war on our hands. For all we know those humans helping this guy out are likely as evil as he is. And though I would prefer to have no killing whatsoever, we have to defend ourselves too."

"Yeah, me too. And then I want to see this building burn." Sookie replied as she made sure she had a gun and tazer with some extra clips at the ready. Combined with her own natural abilities, she was more than a threat for those within this complex and seeing her brother and Andy dressed in bulletproof vests, helmets and SWAT style gear, she felt somewhat comforted. But there would be no real comfort until they were finished with the business they had come here to take care of.

Chapter 9

The three dozen he had at his disposal were scattered around the complex, all armed, all trained to fight and all the humans had been all to eager to help out in this from the moment that Frank had decided to bring the camp back from the dead. And even still, he found them as expendable as the vamps were wanting only to spare his own skin and to see that his dream, the governors dream came to fruition. As selfish as it may sound that he saw his help expendable, Frank rationalized it as it being a sacrifice needed for the safety of all those who he wanted to help protect and save. And should his guards perish in the line of duty, so be it. He could always do some underground recruiting. As for the glamoured sheriff and his deputy, it was only a matter of time before they returned, in the hopes to save the prisoner they had helped bring her to begin with. They too, sadly were expendable. But the girl, he was curious about, Frank wanted more answers and so on his own, he went into the heavily fortified cell where the equally fortified cage rested.

"I know that they will return soon, those friends of yours who helped bring you here and no doubt that tramp, that traitor will be with them. She betrayed her own race and yet, I sense there is something about her that isn't exactly normal. Unfortunately, your file that I found in the governors belongings didn't say much about her, save for the fact she is a waitress and that there is something about her…..too bad I don't have more information, though I suspect you have done a number on her to get her to pay attention to you. That, or she is just some trampy fangbanger." Frank smirked as he got a rise from the once more caged up Viking, who was surprising the villain by being able to struggle against the chains. Still, Frank knew that his time was limited, that he wanted to end him before he could be broken free. He knew the trail of destruction this particular vampire had inflicted upon breaching the previous camp and it wouldn't do to have a repeat of that. And should his own life be endangered, Frank wanted to at least die knowing he had taken out the number one target that had escaped the first go around. "Oh, have I touched a nerve? It would be such a shame to have someone else close to you meet a sticky end, wouldn't it? Perhaps I could show you a kindness and allow you to live long enough to see her ended before your eyes. Whatever she is, she clearly is no friend to humans and like you should be eliminated."

Eric sneered. "You think you are so tough, as you hide behind your thugs and though you managed to cleverly bring me here, when I get out, I will make what I did at the former camp look like a picnic."

"That you were captured twice says a lot, that perhaps you aren't as great as you no doubt think you are." retorted the Viking. "You were clever, admittedly, un using my own friends to get me. But rest assured, I will have you."

"Cocky. I like a challenge. But big talk from a big fellow who is safely trapped in a silver cage. Forgive me if I like my odds much more than yours…..shall we start another session? This one more…private?" he got up and walked to the wall where his instruments of torture were, stained with blood. "The nice thing about your cage is I can use these through the bars, keeping me perfectly safe. As fun as it may be keeping you on the wall, I don't want to risk anything and I love a good poking, prodding and stabbing." Frank said as he selected something other than a sword. "Perhaps change things up a little…..something not used yet and this will be my only chance, I believe. At least, on you. You see, it has a little dart in it, I fire it and with a push of a button, see the container its attached to?" he held up the portable container with a attached tube to it, looking like a fire extinguisher. He aimed and shot, the dart, attached to a narrow tube, had driven deep into the flesh of the prisoner. Punching a button, Frank smiled and waited for the reaction as the silver was slowly and deliberately pumped into the prisoner.

Chapter 10

She heard the noise with her enhanced hearing, felt that though he was trying to hide it, he couldn't from her, the fear and terror that he was feeling and that he was feeling in that way, well, he had to be being quite abused if she was gleaning that from him. Ever the proud warrior, she knew he was no coward and prided himself with his stoicism. But this was a new thing entirely. And she also knew that she didn't have much time remaining to save him. What was left, anyway, she thought bitterly. Whatever she was to walk into, she knew she had to wait some time, for the whole of the guards were now streaming out into the twilight air and as outgunned as she and her two companions seemed to be, they also didn't know what she was capable of. And then it began, a flurry of gunshots and hand to hand combat beginning. And as brave as her brother and Andy were, it was only a matter of time before they were outmatched and it was then she unleashed her power and sent most of the enemy flying back into the wall of the building, all the while her brother and Andy had killed a few, both vamps and human. Blood was turning the immaculate, innocent lawn around the complex turning more crimson by the moment. And all the while, through a camera lens, she was being watched, the alarms being set off upon their arrival. And though they had certainly handled the small army-in no small part thanks to Sookie's abilities-the three still needed to navigate within the structure. And who knew what else was within the alls to impede their progress.

"Impressive." Andy said as he and Jason checked to see if there was any survivors of the battle. Seeing none, he sighed. "I didn't want it to come to such a bloodbath."

"But it was us or them." Jason pointed out. "And since that guy cant glamour vamps, they were only too eager to help us and for the humans….." he turned to his sister.

"They were glamoured but they were also brought from the dredges of society…" she closed her eyes as she looked into the mind of one man who was dead but had some flickers in his brain still. "None of them had families, this was it." and she couldn't see anything else in his mind as his brain finally died then and there. "Now I think we can safely spilt up. The two of you go one way I take another….and remember, there are probably lots to rescue from this place and no doubt, they would want a piece of this creep who made this happen."

They entered the foyer and found every doorway unlocked, as if Frank were taunting them. Teasing them to enter and though none of them liked it, it was nice not having to waste time at keypads trying to punch buttons while wasting time. Still, all three remained on guard as the offers took to the left and she to the right, she herself able to track him down, though she was doing it with great worry. The bond was barely being felt now and the reasons for that was that he didn't have long to go before… she shuddered as she opened what felt like the millionth door.

TO BE CONTINUED