"Are you sure you'll be alright doing this on your own?" Eluveitie asked as he stood next to the bathroom door in Vera's hotel room, "I don't mind lending a hand."

"I'll be alright." Vera replied from inside the bathroom, "Plus, I got an allie to help me out. I just need a vehicle to get me out of the city once all's said and done."

"Are you sure you can trust this person?"

"He's a thief and knows this place really well. I'm sure I'll be in good hands." Vera opened up the door and stepped out wearing a black vest with a high collar, her bracer, a pair of black pants and her boots. Two large tattoos showed on her upper arms. The one on her left was the Brotherhood logo outlined in Celtic designs, and the one on her right was a large Celtic design.

She walked over to her duffle bag and zipped it up. She handed it to him, "Take this with you. I'll meet up with you in New York."

Eluveitie took the bag in his hand, "What kind of vehicle would you like?"

"I really don't care as long as it has a GPS and Blue Tooth. Where do you plan to leave it?"

"The tunnel connects to a cathedral, so I'll park it in the back."

"What about the key?"

"I'll tape it under the hood."

"Fair enough." Vera looked over at the clock and saw that it was getting closer to nine, "I need to be heading out. I'll see you in a day or so…depending on how long it'll take to drive to New York from here."

"Try not to stop too much. Only stop if you need to, but make sure not to stick around too long. You never know who could be following you."

"I'll keep that in mind." Vera walked over to the bed and picked up the cape. She whipped it around her shoulders before placing the hood on her head.

"It looks good on you."

"Thank you." Vera walked up to him, then kissed him on the cheek, "I'll be seeing you."

"Be careful." Eluveitie replied as he returned the kiss, "I'll see you in Rivendell, Arwen."

Vera placed her hand on the center of her chest where the Evenstar hung around her neck under the vest, "I'm looking forward to it, Strider." With a light smile she watched as Elvueitie walked over to the door and opened it. Before he walked out, she spoke, "And, when you get there before me, dig out the movies. You know where they're at."

Eluveitie paused and looked back at her, "Which ones?"

"The extended editions, of course."

Eluveitie grinned, "I'll stop and get some snacks and soda along the way."

"Good, because I don't think we'll be sleeping for several hours." Vera grinned back and watched as he left the room. She used this opportunity to sneak out the window. She looked across the river at the city still covered in lights, "Alright…let's do this." She whispered as she dashed off into the darkness.

Remy had already managed to take out the guards hidden within the nearby trees and was just climbing down when he spotted Vera in her cape coming down the street. He went over to her.

"Did ya get lost?" He asked as the two of them walked up towards the mansion.

"No. My friend stopped by to take my bag and to discuss transportation. He's going to leave a vehicle outside of the cathedral for us. One of the tunnels leads to it." Vera replied to him as she looked at the door, "This can't be this easy."

"Trust me, Cherie, it ain't. Ya want me ta go first?"

"I have a better idea in mind." Vera turned to face the side of the mansion. She moved towards it and spotted a window right next to the chimney. She pulled a rock out of her pants pocket and threw it at the window, which shattered to pieces. She waited to see if an alarm would go off. When there was no sound, she jumped through the broken window, then opened it up for Remy, so he wouldn't be harmed by the glass.

Remy climbed in, "Ya alright?"

"Yeah. Just a few scratches, but nothing serious. I'm use to doing this kind of stuff." Vera brushed a few small shards of glass off her before having a look around the dark family room, "Ok, I'm guessing you know where to go."

"Top floor." Remy took her hand and lead her through the living room and towards a grand staircase that lead them to the second floor. He guided her down the hall and towards a second set of stairs that would take them to the third floor, where Jean-Luc's office and bedroom where located.

"Dere." Remy pointed to the first door on the left hand side, "Dat's his office." He could see the glowing of the medallion coming from the crack under the door, "Tis in there."

Vera studied the door for a moment before slowly opening it up and having a peek inside. She allowed herself to enter the large room. While she could careless about the luxurious desk, chairs, TV, paintings, light fixture and fish tank surrounding her, her mind was focused on the large, wooden cabinet across the way, where the medallion blinked inside amongst other valuables Jean-Luc owned…or stole. She went up to the cabinet and noticed the velvet bag was laying under the stand the medallion rested upon. She stared at it for several moments before reaching out and touching the handle on the cabinet.

"Remy…this seems too easy. Are there sensors inside?" She asked him.

Remy scurried to the desk and searched around for some kind of powder, any kind of powder like substance. He was able to find some chalk dust inside a small container, then brought it over to the cabinet. He opened up one of the doors and blew some of it within. Red lasers appeared all over the cabinet.

"Yeah…I thought so." Vera replied as she looked at the glowing lights, "There aren't anymore of your father's guards around, are there?"

"Not dat I know 'a." Remy said.

Vera walked over to the door and closed the door and locked it, "Ok, because I have no idea how to maneuver around those things, I'm just going to grab it." She went back over to the cabinet and saw a window right behind the desk. She went to the window and opened it up. She looked out to see the roof wasn't that high above them, "Are you good at running across roof tops?"

"I…think so."

"We won't have any other choice once I get done with this." Vera went back to the cabinet and opened up the other door. She quickly reached inside and grabbed the medallion and allowed the stand to fall to the ground when she pulled the bag out. The medallion glowed in her hand as she placed it in the bag, then tied the strings to her belt loop. She looked around and listened. No alarms…no people coming. She sighed slightly.

"Ok…that was painfully easy…too easy." She looked at the window, "We need to get out of here before someone finds out about this." She moved to the side of the cabinet and began to try and slide it across the carpet.

"What da heck are ya doing?" Remy questioned.

"So no one can get in here." When it was in a position to her liking, Vera pushed the cabinet over and watched as the top leaned against the doorway while all the items inside fell out onto the carpet, "Now, get moving."

Remy went to the window and looked up to see that he'd be able to reach the roof with ease. He wasn't sure if Vera would need help, or not. After climbing out the window, he positioned himself on the ledge and was able to grab the gutter and pull himself up. He looked over the edge to see Vera climbing out behind him. He reached his hand down and helped her up.

Once she was safely on the roof, Vera had a look around, "Ok. This is pretty easy. Just follow after me. Stay in the center of the roof if you can. Less risk of falling. Which way to the cathedral?"

Remy glanced around, then pointed to a faint building in the distance, "Dat way. But, we'll run outta roof before we get there."

"It does look a good distance away. The tunnel will provide us with safety the rest of the way. Until then, we need to get as close to it as we possibly can." She looked down the street and saw a few cars rushing their way, "I think it's safe to say, time to get moving." Before she knew it, she was already darting her way across the roof tops.

It took Remy a few moments to catch up to her. He kept losing his footing every so often, but was able to regain his balance. While he had ran across a few rooftops before, they weren't shaped like those of the mansions they were running across at the moment.

Reaching the final mansion, Vera quickly stopped and had a look around. There was nowhere else to jump and they still had a long way to go. She looked down to see a pick up truck parked out on the street right below them. Taking a deep breath, she jumped from the roof and landed on the hood of the truck while Remy landed in the bed. She jumped down, grabbed Remy's hand, once he was safely out, and dashed off in the direction of the cathedral.

"We ain't gonna make it in time." Remy said as he tried to keep pace with her, "Dey'll catch us in no time!"

"I just need to find one of those concrete slabs and we'll be safe." Vera turned a corner and quickly started to check each of the slabs by putting her hands on the crack between the slabs and pulling up. Once they reached the end of the street, the last slab lifted up with ease and just in time as the sounds of cars and shouts could be heard at least five blocks away.

"Get in!" Vera replied to Remy and allowed him ascend down the latter within before following after him. She closed the slab just in time to hear the cars and voices coming from above them. She held onto the metal bar on the slab for just a little while until she knew it was safe to release it and make her way to the floor below.

Remy was in complete awestruck when he saw the tunnel and all the wonderful Celtic and Nordic symbols carved into the walls, "Dis is really cool." He said as he walked up to one of the symbols to have a look at it.

"Careful. Those connect to the tombs of our ancestors back in Europe." Vera replied to him. She removed the bag from her belt loop and handed it to Remy, "Would you hold onto this for me? I think it would be safer in your hands."

Remy looked at the bag for several moments before taking it by the strings and placing it into a pocket inside his jacket.

"It won't harm you when it's inside the bag. Just if you touch the medallion itself." Vera looked up and down the tunnel, "I believe we go this way." She pointed to the left.

Remy nodded, "Dat's da way." He started to walk down the torch lit tunnel with Vera next to him, "Besides jumpin' across roofs, what else can ya do?"

"I can climb walls." Vera said as she kept close to him while keeping her ears open for any sounds other than the sounds of their footsteps and the ancestors' voices, "But, it depends on the type of materiel the wall is made out of."

Remy looked at the walls around them, "Can ya climb dese ones?"

Vera shook her hand, "No. Not enough places for my hands and feet. Plus, I would never climb on an ancestor's 'tomb'."

"You'll have ta show me later."

"When we get to New York, I will."

Remy nodded slightly, "Does dis tunnel end at da cathedral, or is it like at da mansion?"

"My guess is that we'll be entering the cathedral. If the tunnel stops without a staircase, then we'll be coming out on the sidewalk. If there is a staircase, then we'll be inside the cathedral. This is my first time navigating through here."

"Dis is a really cool place. Wish I would have known 'bout dis earlier. Would 'ave helped me a lot."

"Like I said before, only us creatures know about it, along with fellow brothers."

"Will somethin' happen ta me for being down 'ere?"

"I don't think so because you're with me. But, I don't see how anything can happen to someone if they found the place." Vera paused for a moment as she listened.

Remy stopped next to her and had a look around, "Do ya 'ear somethin'?" He whispered to her.

Vera turned her head to the right slightly as she saw a shadow ascending from one of the tunnels farther away from them. She grabbed his hand and quickly picked up the pace, "Let's hurry." She said in a low voice.

"Tis someone comin'?"

Vera could feel her heart pounding at the speed of light as they made for the exit, which was still, at least, twenty minutes away, "Yes, and I have a bad feeling I know who it is, too." She moved at a fast walk in hopes that the person wouldn't be able to see them, but she was well aware of the torch light, which would make it almost impossible for them to blend into the darkness.

The person stepped out from the tunnel and looked down the hall to their right to see a dark blur down aways, "Vera, is that you?"

Remy felt a chill go down his spin when he heard the voice echo down the tunnel towards them. The voice seemed dark and a bit threatening, but he noticed that Vera wasn't stopping, that she just kept on walking as if to ignore the person. Obviously, she was trying to avoid getting into a scuffle with them, but he felt that they weren't totally safe of them. He tried to calm himself as he could hear the footsteps echoing behind them. Unlike Vera, he couldn't hear the sound of the ancestors' voices around them. All he could hear was the flicker of the torches and the oncoming visitor.

"Vera! I know that's you!" A quick flash past the two of them and paused some feet in front of them, "Did you really think you could out walk me?"

Vera quickly stopped and stood in front of Remy slightly, "Get out of the way, Daniel! I'm done dealing with you!"

"And, where are you headed in such a hurry?" Daniel questioned as he took a step closer to them.

"None of your business!" Vera hissed at him as she allowed the blade in her bracer to show.

"You wouldn't happen to have the medallion on you, would you?" Daniel allowed his blade to exit his bracer. It stuck out of the bottom of his sleeve.

"No, I wouldn't!"

Remy felt his heart drop as he knew that Daniel would soon figure out that it was hidden in his jacket. While he knew he could hold his own, he wasn't sure what type of power this guy had and how good he was at fighting. He reached into his pocket and waited to draw a card.

"Then, why are you down here?" Daniel questioned as his eyes shifted to Remy when he noticed Remy's hand motion.

"That's none of your business!" Vera took notice to Daniel's distraction and quickly gave him a swift kick to the ribs while jabbing him under his ribcage with her finger tips. As soon as he fell, she raced off with Remy right behind her.

Daniel groaned as he slowly pushed himself up, trying to catch his breath. He placed his hand on his side and realized that at least two of his ribs had been broken. He turned his head as his eyes flared red. Upon removing his earring, he dashed off after them.

Vera could hear him coming again and quickly pushed Remy ahead of her, "Go!" She called to him.

Remy looked back to see a flash coming straight towards them. It wasn't long until Daniel had caught up to them and had grabbed Vera. He quickly stopped and turned to see that Daniel had his blade to Vera's neck.

Daniel panted heavily as he glared at Remy, "I don't know who you are, but I take it you're not much of an alliance to our Brotherhood! If I were you, I'd hand over that medallion before I decide to slit someone's neck."

"How do ya know we even 'ave it?" Remy questioned him as he kept his eyes locked to Vera, who was struggling against the blade, even though the blade was being blocked by the high collar.

"I'm not stupid. I know why she came down here. She's been looking for the same thing as me. She just got lucky to have friends help her out. Now, give it to me!"

Remy kept his eyes on Vera as his heart raced.

Vera looked back at him as she could feel the blade starting to rip through the collar and onto her skin. She mouthed to him, 'Give it to him.'

Remy reached into his jacket pocket and threw the bag towards them.

Daniel released Vera and shoved her out of the way as he made his way towards the bag.

Remy darted to Vera, then kneeled next to her, "Ya alright, Cherie?" He asked her.

Vera coughed a little as she brought her hand to her neck. She removed it and saw a slight bit of blood, "I'll be fine." She said to him.

Daniel picked up the bag and reached inside. He pulled out the medallion and watched as it glowed in his hand for several moments before it stopped. He stared at it for several moments before looking over at Vera, "Why isn't is glowing?! It should be glowing!" He hissed at her.

Vera slowly stood up as she faced him, "Because it's judging you."

Daniel's eyes widened as he looked down at the medallion that hung from his hand.

"I might not have ever seen that thing until now, but I've heard stories and I've learned my family's history. It only glows when a family member holds it. Once it stops, that means that it's starting to judge you and is sealing your fate! You should have known that it was not meant for you! It was meant for my family and my family alone. We do not share the same bloodline because it died of centuries ago! If you thought it would react to you, then you are mistaken."

Daniel looked over at her as he allowed the medallion to drop to the floor. It made a loud clink sound that echoed through the tunnel, "Do you know how many times we've drank each other's blood? It should have reacted to me!"

"That's not how it works! It goes by your bloodline and that alone! Maybe you should have been the one to learn about that thing before you came and searched for it!"

Before Daniel had time to react, Remy threw several cards at Daniel, which blasted him down the tunnel. That gave Vera time to grab the medallion and place it back into the bag. Her and Remy headed off in the direction of the cathedral, but they were quickly stopped by Daniel again. Only this time, Daniel knocked Remy to the ground, who quickly became unconscious as soon as his head hit the concrete floor. A small bit of blood trailed from his forehead onto the ground below. Before Vera had time to help Remy, she quickly found herself on the ground as Daniel the pressure point on her neck. She groaned as he dragged her to one of the nearby walls. He sat against it and brought her close to him.

"Now that the medallion has no use for me, I think it's time to clam the other thing I want." Daniel hissed at her as he brought the blade to his neck and slit it slightly, allowing a bit of blood to drain down his neck.

Vera looked at the blood as her eyes quickly turned red. She bit her lip as she was able to turn her head to Remy. The blood wasn't running as quickly, but she could tell that he'd need some kind of help. The smell of both of their bloods was driving her insane! She closed her eyes tightly as she allowed a tear to roll down her cheek.

"You decide whose blood you want." Daniel said to her as he removed her earring, "But, do you really want to kill you friend, or do you want him to spend the rest of his days as a vampire? The choice is yours."

Vera struggled to decide. She knew that she couldn't control herself when taking someone else's blood and she'd likely kill Remy before having the chance to change him into a vampire. But, she was well aware that if she took Daniel's blood from his neck that she'd quickly become his. She leaned her head on Daniel's chest as another tear escaped her eye.

'Please, someone, just help me!' She thought as she tried to make a decision. She knew that if she didn't make it quick, then Daniel would decide for her and she knew it wouldn't end the way she wanted it. She looked at Daniel's neck knowing that this wasn't the decision that she wanted to make, but she needed to get to Remy and help him before something ended up happening to him. She took a deep breath and listened as it came out unevenly.

'Eluveitie, Remy, my family and my friends…I'm sorry.' She thought as she leaned into Daniel's neck. As she was about to take his blood, she heard the voices around her getting louder and louder. Her body shook from the noise and her ears pounded. She quickly withdrew and saw something appearing out of the wall behind Daniel. Her eyes widened when she saw it was the ghost of one of her male ancestors.

Daniel had heard the voices and quickly turned to see the ghost as well. Before he had the chance to make a move, the ghost wrapped his powerful hands around Daniel's mouth and nose, making it almost impossible for him to breath. In moments, he was leaning against the wall unconscious.

Vera panted slightly as her body shook from fear. She looked up at her ancestor before bowing her head slightly and said in Celtic, "Thank you."

He bowed back to her before disappearing into the wall and the voices quickly calmed.

Vera got up and ran over to Remy. She rolled him over on his back and saw a slight cut above his head, which was still dripping with blood. She placed her earring back on, then used her blade to cut off a section of her pants from the knee down. She made a temporary bandage and fixed up the wound the best that she could.

She waited a few moments before shaking him lightly, "Remy, are you alright? Remy, please wake up."

Remy groaned as he placed his hand on his forehead, "What happened? An' why does ma head hurt?"

Vera let out a sigh of relief, "Are you able to walk?"

"Give me an hour."

"We don't have that kind of time." Vera stood up, then helped him up, "We have to keep moving."

Remy leaned on Vera as he looked over at Daniel's body, "What da…"

"He's unconscious. He shouldn't be awake for several hours. We need to leave here at once." She lead Remy down the tunnel.

About fifteen minutes or so, they came to a concrete staircase that went up to the cathedral. It was much like the same staircase that she had ascended at the theatre. When they reached the top, she placed her hand on the wall and the door slid open. Safely inside, she noticed that they were in the heart of the cathedral's sanctuary, which was empty. She lead Remy through the room and out of the cathedral. She looked around, then saw a sign pointing to a parking lot right behind the cathedral. She followed the sign and saw a black extended crew cab truck parked in the back. She went over to it, then allowed Remy to lean on the bed before heading to the front of the truck and opening up the hood. There, as promised, was the key duck taped to it. She removed the key, then opened up the truck. She opened up the backdoor and saw a few bags back there. She pulled the seat down and watched as it transformed into a bed, but not a nice comfy one. More of a solid one. She allowed Remy to rest in the back and allowed him use her cape as a blanket. She hoped up front and started up the truck. Within moments, the Blue Tooth kicked on as a picture appeared on a small screen in the center of the cab.

"Set course for Westchester, New York." She said and watched as the screen quickly turned into a map. She pulled out of the parking lot and headed on their way out of the city and back up north.