A/K Ok...sorry i've been gone for a week...i got grounded...but i'm back now....i think this is the second to last chapter....sorry :(

Kara POV

I woke up in immense pain. It was like the vial feelings flowed through my veins, filling every pore with an aching to rival those of Novices. My eyes still shut, I tried to pinpoint the exact area on my body where the pain focused. While there were many places where I could feel pain and soreness, the area that ached the most was between my legs…and I realized suddenly what Isaiah had done to me.

My eyes shot open and I sat up, ready to kill Isaiah with my bare hands, but I was stopped when my world swirled and I fell back down, suddenly very dizzy.

"You shouldn't try to move very much, you lost a lot of blood last night," said Isaiah's voice from next to me.

"What did you do to me?" I asked, afraid for him to confirm my worst fears.

"Nothing you didn't ask me to. But we had lots of fun…I especially love the part when I was inside of you and you lent me your neck, and then you sighed in ecstasy when I bit you." Yep, definitely my worst nightmare. Damn it all, why the hell did I have to get kidnapped by a freaking sadistic Strigoi?!

"Fuck you, Isaiah," I spat out in his direction.

"You already did," he replied, enjoying my shear and utter pain.

Iggy POV

After the meeting, everyone immediately started training and getting ready for what was to come. Gazzy and Presciliana lead a group of fire wielding Moroi away from the gym to teach them how to use their magic offensively.

The Guardians left in the gym started teaching us how to fight and kill Strigoi. We trained well into the night, which was nothing to us, but was taking some toll on the Guardians, and I could see them still trying to be strong, but feeling very tired.

When they eventually went off to sleep we stayed in the gym practicing.

Alice POV

"This feels almost exactly like when Victoria came for Bella. Us practicing and sharing tips on how to best destroy our enemy. OOOH! Can we do the same thing we did then?! I want to be the Strigoi first! Jasper, I'm going to attack you now!" I said as fast as I could, too excited for my own good. The Guardians had already left, so I could be somewhat free to freak out.

"Sure," Jasper said, followed by choruses of "yeah"s and "sure"s.

Jasper stood ready in the center of the gym we were using and I got ready to attack. Running as fast as I could, I dodged from one side of Jasper to the other, never stopping but to find an opening. Jasper dodged my blows and countered, attempting to drive the fake stake we had been given to practice with through my heart.

He finally managed to get me on the ground underneath him, but I fought against his hold, trying to get on top. He touched my chest where my heart would be, rendering me "dead".

"HAHA, you got me!" I exclaimed, beaming up at Jasper, and he placed a kiss on my lips before helping me up.

"Ok, who's next?" I asked.

"OOOH! I want to go! Um….Edward, I want you to be the Strigoi," said Angel.

She and Edward squared off, Angel with the training stake and Edward crouched and ready to go. They moved, Edward attacking and Angel countering, all the while trying to "plunge" the training stake "through" Edward's heart. Eventually Angel one against Edward, tagging him with the stake.

"Hey, Alice, if this is a game, how do we win if we're Strigoi?" Asked Jacob.

"You win if you can wrap your lips around the person's neck, as if you're going to bite them or tear their head from their shoulders. Got it?" I replied.

"Yeah. Hey Nudge, you ready?" Jacob asked Nudge. She smiled at him evilly and gripped her practice stake even harder. Jacob "pounced" on her and she rolled him off of her, landing on top of him on the ground.

They grappled for a while longer, but Jacob managed to subdue her, pinning her to the ground with her back to him, and his teeth and lips wrapped around her neck. He bit her slightly, teasing her, and then picked her up with a smile and a "Beat you!"

We continued practicing in this manner for hours, training and getting used to using the stakes. The Guardians had assured us they would be our best chance against the Strigoi. When Kirova came back for us, she told us everyone was ready to go.

Presciliana POV

We left the school in vans, their windows tinted for us Moroi. We were headed off to save Kara and stop the massive band of Strigoi. I still wasn't sure why they were together, but whatever the reason it couldn't be good.

We traveled for two days, our band of vans only ever stopping for pit stops and to rotate drivers. There were twenty vans, each holding four Guardians and three fire using Moroi…all in all I thought our chances were pretty good, as long as we fought hard.

When we got to Connecticut we stopped to practice and rest. The plan was to go to the Mass border the next day and take out as many Strigoi as we could, then the Guardians would go after those Strigoi that fled.

Edward POV

"Alright, let's leave. Everyone have their assigned Moroi and stake?" asked Guardian Alberta.

"Yes," we answered her back, and I took Bella's hand and like that we were off to kill some Strigoi.

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