PART TWO

Chapter 4

He had pressed the intercom outside the gated community, hoping that it was not too late and he could get a hold of any of those living in the three, soon to be four manor houses in the heavily forested area. As it was, he had prepared to try scaling the walls to enter, though he thought better of it as he knew how protective he was of his family and friends. Finally, he saw her, hurrying down the winding driveway in a nightgown and robe, barefoot and looking rattled. Clearly she was upset about something and it was then Lafayette remembered the bond that they shared. Of course, she would know something was amiss.

"Lafayette! I wasn't expecting to see you but something is wrong, I feel his pain and he is in trouble and-"

"Dawn is fast comin, I know that much." he replied as she hit a button and opened the gates to the driveway and allowed him entry. "And the pain, whatever he is going through….Sook, its all my fault!" he looked much aggrieved and riled up. Frowning, she flashed them right into her kitchen and poured him a drink and sat down at the little bar area around the kitchen island.

"Spill your guts, what do you know?" she said, worry in her voice. "This couldn't happen at a worse time….Pam and Willa are overseas getting some new stuff for the bar and Aurora and Blaze are in a mandatory lockdown as they have training that is required on a regular basis, to keep them sharp and so they are incommunicado, as it were. Shields are up to keep communications shut….." she paused. "You look incredibly troubled…"

He then took to spilling the beans of what had happened over the past few hours and he watched as her face turned from chock, to anger to pain to….a look that he couldn't quite peg. But it was not happy and she only offered a bit of relief with her body language as a third figure entered the room. The temporary houseguest of Sookie and Eric until his house was completed, Godric was introduced curtly by Sookie and though stunned to meet someone he had known was supposedly dead dead not long ago…Lafayette knew now was not the time to ask questions as to how this was possible.

"I know he is on danger as well and unfortunately, dawn is coming and since the ring that allows him day walking ability will only work for him….we are at a standstill. I overheard your story, Lafayette and I know you must have been desperate. Myself, I have done things out of desperation I regret still even after two thousand plus years of existence."

"Sook, I know you won't forgive me for this anytime soon but I saw mama being taken from the place by a shifter-he-she-whoever-they looked like me so there was no questioning of them. And I just wanted her safe, I ain't got any family left, not after losing Tara like I did….we did…." he was sounding desperate. "Look, you can hate me and whatever but I promise, I will help you get him back. But it sounds like a tall order. This place…rumors have it that it plays with vamps for sport. I ain't never been there but the way this chick was talking…..somehow she has managed to keep the place legit, or at least has kept the truth a mystery."

"I can feel he is weak….I feel his anger and there is some….fear there. " she replied, closing her eyes, sending a blast of her love for him his way. Opening her eyes, she looked livid at her friend. "we will work together in this, it looks like only the three of us and when this mess is over…." she shook her head. "I get you were desperate and you have been a good friend, Lafayette….I can't deal with this with you right now, we need to find this bar and figure out a plan to get in and out."

"I have a feeling some killing will be necessary." Godric said as he sat on one of the stools in the kitchen, looking at his companions. "Are you willing to go that far to get him back for us?"

"I ain't afraid of killing, if we's got to…I…I definitely did something stupid and I…actually was wanting to go along with this plan because of my past history with him. I ain't gonna lie, there has always been a little part deep inside that wished the guy had a taste of what he did to me in that basement." and he wished he had not said that, seeing the tears filling in Sookie's eyes. "I….look, I screwed up, alright? Can we just…figure out how we are gonna find this place, get in and do what we's gots to do if we gonna get him out of there?"

Pursing her lips, she let the room and returned a moment later with a laptop in hand. Powering it on, they spent a few minutes looking up the bar on Google. "Seems like its gotten rave reviews, nothing that would suggest that there is anything untoward going on….." Godric said as he peered at the screen, his level of tech savvy impressing the two beside him. "They much have some means of controlling what happens in this place from getting out. A good threat, I suppose, could keep anyone silent."

"Or the fact that in order to keep having a good time, they are only too happy to keep silent about the things that go on in that bar." Sookie said thoughtfully, pushing her anger and worry aside for the moment as they tried to figure out the best way to tackle entering this place. "its not too far from here which is good….but if this is a were bar as she said….and she has him…well, there are going to be some super powered weres at the ready. And even with having power of our own, we can not get cocky and assume we will get in and out unscathed. We have to play this smart."

There was a silence as the cook slid off the stool he was sitting on. "I wish I had a handle on the power I inherited from Jesus. Though I don't see how being a medium slash witch would help much anyway. Lucky I am a good shot with a gun. Someday, I guess, maybe I should learn to get a handle on my powers. Truth be told, have been perfectly happy not using whatever crap I can do. Like I said, being a good shot, I think can be of use. We all bring something to this here party."

And so they spend the evening researching the bar as best they could, and when they found the blueprints of the bar which were in the public domain, there was a unsettling feeling that added to their already feelings of concern and fear. That this place was so akin to another place they were well aware of…..the possibilities could be grim, to be sure.

Chapter 5

Silence was surrounding him upon the dais where the cage was set and though he was at least allowed to be able to stand, it was barely more comfortable than being forced to be upon all fours. Though he had a feeling that would come again later, when the bar opened. As it was, he had seen Evelyn with brightly made up fliers advertising that there was a "special feature" to be had at the bar starting this evening and that she seemed selective about those entering the place, he knew these fliers must be being hand delivered. And that theory was proven when she handed a stack to one of her thugs, who grinned wickedly, casting a cold glance at the cage. The fact that they had the biggest, baddest one of them all-so far as anyone knew-in their establishment and would certainly make a huge profit off him….well, turnabout was fair play after what he and his kind had done to not only Evelyn's brother but to countless others. Soon, Killerz would be the only supernatural bar anyone would be talking about.

Evelyn had sent her employees off with the fliers, helping herself to drink at her sleek bar that was so similar to the bar at Fangtasia. He was not one to show weakness to his enemy and now was certainly no time to do that, as miserable as he felt at the moment. "You really think no one would come for me? Clearly you are not aware of the friends, the family I have."

"Friends? Family?" she scoffed. "Please….who could ever care about someone like you?" she laughed and secretly, he had to laugh, it was evident she hadn't a clue about his personal life, who was close to him. "I know you have some workers for you who happen to be like you but seriously….with my weres at my disposal-soon to be infused with a little bit of you, do you really think there is any chance of you seeing the light of the moon again? I plan on making years of profits off you."

"You are going to regret this, I promise you and I will only be too glad to tear you to pieces. And I will be the one to do it, mark my words." threatened the Viking, even thought the pain and torment. "You think this can break me? You've no idea of my past."

"Maybe not but what I do know is you are stuck there for the moment and for many, many millions of moments thereafter. I have tricks up my sleeve and I am no idiot. You will see. But for now…." she trailed off as she approached the cage and manipulating the chains on the outside, it was as if she were using a marionette, forcing him in place on his feet, unable to move his arms or legs hardly at all. She took a large syringe and in moments, had it filled. "Shouldn't take much to get the wolves going, not with your blood being as potent as it is….tonight will be fabulous, just you wait. You will be the star of the show and really, you should be so proud. " she laughed as she took the blood and herself from her prisoner and laughed all the way to where he knew, from the layout of the place, her office was. As he was left alone again, he could feel the worry and anguish that Sookie was feeling and he knew it was only a matter of time before she came to his aid. Trouble was, he knew that as powerful as she was, even she could fall victim to whatever else was in the devious mind of Evelyn. That thought alone gave him doubts that they could end this fast and furious. Rather, he was feeling it would be drawn out and messy. Messy, he didn't mind, so much as the mess was the enemy, not him and his own.

TO BE CONTINUED