Chapter 15

Erica's POV ;

So it's come down to this after almost two years on the run and after this battle it'll all finally be over. we just arrived in this weird huge cave and as soon as we walked through the portal/door thing Melinda and Phil told us to follow them. The eight of us walked down a small cobblestone path that lead us to what looked like a small town from the 1700's. I stretched my sight out to see that the path we were on kept going for a about a quarter of a mile with a small wooden hut on each side of it, after that the path branched into two other paths.

We reached the fork in the road when a man in a white robe ran up to Melinda and quickly whispered something in her ear, she gave him a nod, he looked to our group than smiled before running down the path we had just come down. Melinda and Phil kept walking as if nothing had happened we kept walking for another five minutes before we reached a large clearing the ground was made of the the same stone of the cave but at the front of the clearing was a small wooden stage a few feet off the ground. We were lead to the stage and the six of us stood behind Melinda and Phil who were standing in the front of the stage.

I looked to each of my friends but each of them seemed to be just as confused as I was. My attention was turned in front of me when what sounded like small claps of thunder in the distance. That's when I saw it, hundreds of people came pouring from everywhere and surrounded the stage. Within minutes it seemed as if the entire clearing was covered in a sea of people each one of them seemed have a look of excitement as they looked up to us while talking with each other. Melinda raised her hands and small red fire works shot into the air. I heard the crowed become silent and Melinda walked to the edge of the stage before speaking. "As most of you know we've been waiting for the final key to our attack on the Weir brothers, well here they are!"

The crowd erupted in cheers, Melinda gave them a few seconds before raising her hands again shooting off a couple more of those fire works once they quieted down she continued. "Now most of you know your part in the attack plan and after tonight it will finally be the hour of the Weir brothers end. Believe it or not these six young adults will be the leading force against the brothers." Melinda took a few steps back before grabbing Benny's hand and bring him back to the front of the stage. "This boy is the grandson of Janet Weir and quite possibly one of the strongest students I've ever had."

A man toward the front of the crowd shouted. "Wait that makes him the nephew of our enemy!" I heard a few murmurs pass through the crowd and more than a couple heads nod.

I looked to Melinda to see her reaction and to my surprise she was smirking she let go of Benny's hand then crossed her arms acrossed her chest than let out a loud chuckle. "So what, more than a few of you have heard of my old reputation as the 'umbraculo' or dark one." I heard a series of gasps sound from the audience. "But because of this mans grandmother I'm here just like the rest of you ready to take back our world!"

I saw Phil walk to the front and grabbed Benny's hand again than waved to the rest of us to join them at the front. Once we were all standing at the front of stage Phil began. "Now listen to me when I tell all of you this, I have fought in many of wars and I have been in more fights than I can remember. But not until this day have I been so sure of the people standing by my side and in front of me that each one of you will put everything on the line to protect what is ours!" The crowd went crazy chanting Phil's name. "Now all of you go to your huts prepare for tomorrow and get some sleep because I want to see every single one of you here at eight A.M. Ready to take down our enemy!"

After a couple more minutes of cheers and shouts of joy the gathering seemed to disperse and we were left standing on stage.

Once everyone else had returned to what they were doing, we followed Melinda and Phil back to the path that lead to the road of houses. We walked a few cabins in before Melinda stopped at one of them and took out a key of her pocket while she put the key in the slot I looked around and a question popped into my head. " Hey Melinda no offense but Benny and Ethan told us you're able control everything in this place, so why make everything so pioneer times looking?" I asked

Not even opening the door she turned to me glaring. " Well since this entire dimension is actually a spell I created everything I create or get ride of takes some of my magic, And right now it's taking a lot out of me to keep this up since it wasn't really made to hold this many people. So excuse me if I try to keep the things I make as simple as possible so it takes less out of me."

Rory apparently didn't get the hint that Melinda really didn't want to explain this to us, when he chimed in "That makes sense but if this place is so power how are you able to hide it from Benny's uncles?"

Melinda smacked her hand to her forehead. "Okay let me give this to you in simple terms it's kinda like I created a zipper the size of an atom in this dimension as well as the same type of zipper in a dimension where I never was born so that only I have the spell to unzip both gate ways to both of them. Than I created this place which is like a rest-stop in between the two, so if I just unzip the entrance from one dimension but not the other we end up here." By the end of her explanation my head hurt was hurting and Melinda looked as if she was about to scream if there where anymore questions.

Melinda opened the door while Phil followed with the rest of us walking in one by one. I was the last to walk in but once I was inside I wished I hadn't this place was a pigstie. Melinda didn't even make an excuse of why her place was so messy she just lead the eight of us as we trudged though random piles of mess that littered the floor. We stopped when we got to the kitchen table, instead of food it was covered with a map of the world.

Phil addressed the group. "So this is our plan of attack. Sarah and Erica each of you will be a part of small teams of the rebels we're sending to each of the city's the armies will be attacking. While Benny, Rory, Ethan, Melinda, I and a few other rebels are going to attack Derek and Damon head on."

"Wait all of us need to be there to help you guys out!" Sarah argued

"Sarah listen to me I'm sending the two of you to two major cities who Derek and Damon have sent the most troops to so I need people there who I can trust to get as many people out as possible." Sarah's shoulders slumped because she knew she had already lost the arrangement.

It was Melinda's turn to give her part of the plan. "Now one of my contacts told me yesterday that Derek and Damon have secretly been siphoning Magic from some of the strongest Casters and Seeirs who their keeping hostage in the Vampire's council old building in White Chapel Canada. So that's where you come in Jane you're going with a team of three you, a Seeir as well as a Vampire."

"Wait are you thinking my Grandma might be in there?!" Benny screamed

"Yes Benny I suspect that if Damon and Derek are siphoning Magic from Casters of great power they would be stupid to have killed her and give up that power. Now as I was saying since the armies will be on their way to attack and Damon and Derek don't know anyone else knows about their secret base most of their guards will be part of the armies, now will be the time to break them out. Now if my suspicions are right and their keeping Grandma Weir there I need you to bring her to me as soon as you find her."

"Wait how is that going to help if my uncles have been stealing her magic she won't be in any condition to fight." Benny debated.

"Stop interrupting me you brat! I'm getting to that. Hopefully while the others distract Derek, Damon. Your grandmother, me and you will use a spell that me and a couple of the rebels have worked on. It's a sealing spell based upon the one that was placed on you as a child. I changed the original spell your grandmother created so that when we cast it on Derek and Damon it should return all of power they've stolen back to who've they stole it from and while their weakened well hit them with all we've got."

I really didn't have to much faith in this plan for one I hated that we had to be separated since for the last two years we're all each other has had. Second there seemed to be a lot of Ifs happening to pull this off. Third last I knew things were still a little rocky between Benny and Rory and I hoped they could work though it, by the time we were ready to attack. Ethan looked to me and I could tell he was Empathing all of the worry I was feeling. He grabbed me hand and I felt my mind slightly relax as my worries seemed to become more distant.

"Now Benny, Ethan and Jane go up stairs and get some sleep while Phil you take the other three to go over some battle strategies. Remember we have to leave in twelve hours so I have enough time to regain my strength since only a couple seconds of actual realities time will have passed. Once I've sent all of the other teams out I'll drop us back in a small town outside of New York city and we'll drive to the UN headquarters."

Rory's Point of view

The four Vampires walked out the door but I couldn't leave like this I needed to talk to Benny before tomorrow I turned to the others. "Hey guys can you give me a second." I asked.

"Make it fast kid we'll be in the field with a few of the other Vampires." Phil said as he kept walking.

I sped back opening the door just as Benny clearing some debris off the floor to make room to lay down. "Benny I need to talk to you." I blurted out.

He stopped dead in his tracks and turned to look at me. "Okay," he half whispered

I sped back over to him picking him up then Vamp speed into the nearest door and ended up in a small closet. "Benny first I need you to know that no matter what has happened lately when this battle starts I will do everything in my power to keep you safe."

"I know you will Rory I still trust you with my life I always have."

"Second if anything happens to me..."

"Rory don't talk like that! We're all going to make it through this alive."

"Benny you know there is no guarantee of that so before this I just..." I took a deep breath inhaling as much courage as I could. "I... I umm. I want you to know that I still love you!" Before I lost my nerve I went in for a kiss. But my heart was shattered when Benny backed away.

"Rory I still love you to but I don't want the only reason for you to realize it is because you think we might not make it through this."

"Benny no I swear I've been wanting to tell you this for since the second we broke up."

"And it being right now you chose to tell me has nothing to do with what were about to do." I didn't have an answer for him because I was starting to realize somewhat right. "Rory listen we'll talk once this is all done and we'll see if you still feel the same way."

I turned away not wanting to let him see me cry. "I've got to go." I ran as fast as I could to meet up with the others.

Derek's POV~!~

This is it the moment me and my brother have been waiting for most of our lives. At this very minute he's finishing up the final preparations before we head to the United Nations Headquarters in New York city. It's only twenty-four more hours until my brother and I become the most powerful creatures in the world. Damon walked into the room standing next to me holding a glass of scotch in his hand. "Did you cast the spell?" I asked.

"Of course why else would I be celebrating, come on brother we've won this. Those stupid rebels won't know what hit them. It's all in place I put a time warp bubble around each of the cities we told Melinda we'd be attacking as well as the small town near here where our Seeirs saw they would appear."

"Don't get over confident brother remember they still have our lousy nephew on their side as well as that damned Melinda. I still don't know why we didn't adsorb her power brother?"

"I've told you ten times Derek we needed her alive to lead the rebels right to us, who else would have been able to gather all of them together than lead them to us?"

We both laughed, by the time they would be able to break through though our traps the cities we're actually going to be attacking will be in ruins and the world leaders will have no other choice than to bend to our demands.

Damon placed a hand on my shoulder. "Let's get some sleep brother. Because tomorrow is going to be the day future historians will write stories of the two extraordinary and brave hero's who put an end to the pointless war between good and bad. When they banished the concept of it out of existence to create a whole new world order in their image!" He gave me a smile before turning to leave the room.