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Chapter 16

Ethan's point of view.

My body shot up from the place where I had slept on Melinda's hard wooden floorboards. My body was shivering as a cold sweat ran down my body. I had been thrown out of my slumber when the pleasant dream that consisted of Sarah and I having a small romantic picnic in the park back in Whitechapel, had morphed into a scene of me sprinting though a the left over ruins of a big city with the streets covered with thousands of dead bodies. The landscape transformed into a city still intake but I when I looked to my left I saw my Sarah and her group of rebels standing there frozen while the air surrounding them seemed to be thicker and seemed as if it was vibrating. My body was drawn closer to Sarah but when I was a few feet away my senses returned to me when I felt and evil magic at work.

I caught my breath as I sat up and crawled over to Benny needing to tell him about the trap. I leaned down and started shaking his shoulders needing to tell him about my vision. I shook him harder as I yelled into his face. "Benny wake up I had a horrible vision!"

Groggily he raised his head and faced my direction with his eyes still half-shut. "What did you say dude?"

I was about to respond when my eyes shut by themselves and it felt as if my brain seemed to go numb, I lost my balance and fell backward toward the couch landing on top of Jane's back. "Ethan what the hell are you doing?!" I heard her say but for some reason she sounded like she was a mile away even though I knew she was right below me. I heard what sounded like lullaby music planning in my head and sleep took over my body.

I was at a wonderful picnic with Sarah in the park. I was trying to explain the chemical reaction that made the leafs turn brown before they fell, Sarah would hold her hand to her mouth and giggle, but still paid attention to my explanation. Once I had finished I playfully tackled Sarah to the ground rolling the two of us down a small grassy hill, we reached the bottom and I leaned my head down connecting our lips getting the same spark we always had. I heard my name being called again and again from the top of the hill. I turned my head to see it was Jane and Benny standing at the top of the hill screaming my name over and over.

I opened my eyes to see I was back in the room sitting on the couch I looked from side to side to see Benny and Jane sitting on either side of me. Jane removed her hands from my shoulders and gave me a hug. "Ethan what the heck happened? You had me and Benny worried sick you woke up yelling something about a vision you had than just collapsed on top me and have been passed for two minutes."

I looked at both of them puzzled about what they were talking about. "Well I'm not sure how I got up to the couch but I don't remember having a vision or waking up to tell you guys about it."

Benny felt my forehead with the back of his palm. "Well he's not running a fever or anything, but maybe we should have Melinda or another Seeir take a look at you."

"Guys I'm fine really I might have had a bad dream and got freaked out or something. But all I can remember is a pleasant dream. If it were actually a vision I would remember it for sure so let's not worry anyone else over nothing." I looked to the clock on the wall seeing it was only a few minutes until we had to be up anyway, I patted both my sister and best friend on the shoulders. "Now it's almost time to meet the others in the field to make the final preparations and send the groups away." Both of them still gave me a look of concern, I held my hands up in surrender. "Listen I promise to tell Melinda and Phil right away if I remember anything else."

"Fine," they both muttered reluctantly.

"Now let's get the heck out of this mess of a cabin and meet up with the others." The three of us brushed off our clothes walked out of the door and traveled down the stone path to the clearing. Once we got close enough we saw the same mass of people from yesterday. But instead of being squished together trying to get as close as they could to the stage they seemed to be separated into groups of six.

I scanned the mob and saw Sarah standing with a group of five other people I didn't recognize, they formed a small circle and seemed to be in a deep discussion. I walked behind tapping her on the shoulder. She turned to face me and I saw a look of determination spread across her face. I leaned in giving her a peck on the cheek. "Hey, can we have a second only?"

"Sure." She looked back to her group. "Hey guys, give me a couple seconds I'll be back in a second."

Sarah grabbed my hand and lead us to a less crowed corner of the field. I looked into Sarah's eyes and she met my gaze, both of us just stared at each other in silence taking in the moment. Finally I leaned in placing a gentle kiss on her lips then wrapped my arms around her closing the small distance that had separated us. Still holding her tight I moved my head slightly back so I could look in her eyes again. "Sarah I really don't want to give one of these cliché speech, about how this may be the last time we ever see each other, but I think heard Rory and Benny have one of those last night, so let's just leave it at I love you and no matter how this turns out or what happens I know we'll be together again no matter how long it takes."

A single tear ran down her cheek before responding nodded her head yes and grabbed my hands entangling our fingers before leaning in for one last kiss. Before I even opened my eyes she had sped back to her group.

I walked though the mass of people once more to the front where I had seen Benny and Jane walk toward. Finally I got to the edge the stage from yesterday to see Rory, Jane and Benny talking to Melinda, Phil and two people I didn't recognize. I walked over to them, Rory was in the middle of describing the layout of the Vampire building in White Chapel to Jane and the two other people who I'm assuming are the Vampire and Seeir who will be joining her.

I stood next to Jane as Rory finished his explanation after he was done Melinda jumped onto the stage raising her hands and let fireworks fly from them again, after a few seconds the crowd became silent. "Before we all go our separate ways I want to tell each and everyone of you how brave you are. Now those of you who are going to protect the cities remember saving lives is our number one priority. Now if your group is ready to go please line up near the edge of the cave wall behind the stage I'll send you though the portal. Also remember the attacks still won't be happening for twelve hours so use that time to get as many people out of the city as you can."

She hopped back to the ground landing in the middle of the our small circle. Giving a nod to each of us before running over to the wall where she was going to open the portals.

One at a time the small groups of rebels moved toward the wall where Melinda would touch the wall do her little chant then each group would walk through the door. This went on for about a half an hour or so, but after about ten minutes I noticed something. Whenever she would send a group though several houses disappeared after. Once the only group left were Sarah and Erica's groups both walked over to where we were standing in front of the stage.

Erica came up to each of us giving each of us a hug and a quick peck on the check. Before walking back to her respective group she turned to us. "You know, I have always known becoming a Vampire was the best thing to ever happen to me, but I truly never realized the reason until now. It's because I got to be apart of this amazing group of people. No matter what's happened in the past or what's about to happen, each and everyone of you mean the world to me." By the end of her speech she had tears running down her cheeks. She gave us all a smile before whipping them away and speeding back to her group then walking over and going through the portal.

Sarah then walked over to us pulling us all into a group hug. "Wow really hard to follow that." She joked and we all laughed. "But really guys I hope you know being a part of the family that we have become means everything to me and I just know that no matter what happens today in the end we are all going to see each other again one day." I heard her sniffle but before a tear could fall she let go of all of us and rushed back to her group. But just before she walked through the portal Melinda had created she turned around and blew a kiss to me.

By this point in time the only people left in the cave where Phil, Melinda Benny, Rory Jane, me, the two rebels who would be going with Jane as well as the six rebels who would be going with us to the UN. "Jane it's your guys turn." I heard Melinda call.

I turned to Jane not even knowing how to begin. My little sister was about to go on a life threatening mission and I couldn't even be there to make sure she would be okay. Before I had a chance to speak Jane began. "You know who the strongest spell caster in this room is right?"

I looked at her in confusion. "Not sure where you're going with this baby sis."

"It's me Ethan and you why?"

"Why?"

"Because I know that if I fail, you'll have no chance against Derek and Damon and then no matter how many people the groups save they'll still win in the end." She grabbed the hands of the other two going with her. "So at this very moment the three of us know that quite possibly the future of the world depends on us and to a stubborn person like myself, that thought gives me enough drive to get this done. I also know that if I don't make it back you will be grounded forever by mom and dad." She smiled before grabbing me into a hug.

"I love you to Jane. I believe in you." I said giving her a peck on the check. She started to walk toward Melinda with the other two following her as they passed me I grabbed them both by the shoulder before giving them a grim look. "You do know that if anything happens to her, I. Will. Break. Every. Single. Bone. In. Your. Body. Then have my friend Benny over here heal you then repeat the process, Right?" They both took a gulp of air before slowly nodded 'yes'.

After Jane's group had left I looked around and saw that the small town that had been there had now returned to the cave that Benny and I had landed in when we first came here. No more huts, no more cobblestone roads and no more people. All that was left now, was a large stone cave that looked as if it was endless. Melinda walked back over to us. "You know I'm going to miss this place." She stated.

"Wait what's going to happen to it." I asked.

"I pushed this spell to its limits. Normally I would place some of my magical energy into the walls so that while I wasn't here it wouldn't implode on itself. But I've put so much magical energy into it in such a short amount of time it's not able to absorb anymore so when I leave and can't give it a constant source, Say bye-bye to my own universe." She looked around before giving a small kick to the ground.

Phil stepped up and gave Melinda a hug. "Babe, let's make it worth it than and kick some ass." He took a step back before giving Melinda a kiss on the lips. Causing Rory, Benny and I's jaws to drop simultaneously.

Melinda looked to the three of us. "What when two attractive and strong-willed adults spend enough time together they either kill each other or end up together." She gave us a chuckle before walking over to the cave wall with the rest of us following. Once she got to the wall and cast the portal spell she turned back and addressed the group. "Once we walk through this portal we're going to head to a small hotel. I'll need to regain my strength so I want Rory and Phil at the door at all times while the other two Vampires walk perimeter." She pointed to the four other rebels who weren't Vamps. "I want you four to talk battle strategy with Ethan and Benny here." And with that she turned back around motioning for Phil to walk through the portal after him the six rebels followed him leaving Rory, Benny, Melinda and I.

"So can we just manly shake hands and leave it at that." I laughed looking to Rory and Benny.

Rory looked to Benny and I. "Not a chance in hell." He said before quickly swiping us into a group hug. "No matter what has happened guys. I'm proud to be standing here and fighting side by your side."

After he released us Benny held up his hand and I did the same giving him a high five. "Brothers for life." We both said.

He than turned to face Rory holding his hand up his hand in the same manner again, Rory doing the same but once their hands connected instead of a high five, Benny pulled Rory into him planting a kiss directly on his lips. Melinda and I quickly took a few steps back giving them some space. But I still heard Benny whisper in Rory's ear. "I just wanted to do that in case I never get the chance again."

Once their moment was done I gave them a final wave and went to walk through it but once I was inches away from it a vision flashed though my eyes. I saw the vision I had had last night as well as an image of Benny's uncles casting a blocking spell on my mind so I wouldn't remember it. I returned back to conciseness and was laying on the ground of the cave. "Melinda close that portal now! Then open another portal to somewhere near the city were Sarah went to."

"Wait why?" She looked at me in confusion.

"Because there are hundreds of Vampires and Werewolfs waiting outside the hotel for us. And every city we just sent the rescue groups to was a trap with a time warp barrier around it to keep them there until the actual cities the armies are attacking are already destroyed!"

"Wait that means we just sent Phil and the others to their death then! We need to help them." Rory said panicking.

"We can't we have to free the others, also Melinda needs to recover and we can't risk Benny needs his strength to cast the sealing spell." I argued.

"Well their going to die if we don't help them!" Rory yelled.

"You don't think I know that!' I screamed back. "But right now we can't risk it we don't even know if we would make it out of there and without Melinda and Benny the entire world is screwed."

Melinda stepped between us. "Ethan is right, there is to much at stake." I looked up to see her eyes were watering and I saw something I thought impossible, she was crying. "As much as it hurts Phil and the others would want us to free the rescue teams and take on Derek and Damon."

Rory's shoulders slumped and he dropped his gaze to the ground before quietly responding. "I know."

Melinda put her hand to the side of the door that would have lead us to the motel she whispered to herself before the door that had been there disappeared then was replaced with a new one. Not even turning around to look at us she woefully spoke. "This door will take us about ten miles outside of Vancouver Canada where I sent Sarah's team." She turned back to us. "We'll take a car to the outskirts of the city where I will cast a counter spell on the four of us so once we find the building where the spell is cast we won't be effected. While I'm casting the counter spell Benny will be casting a spell to find the building affected by the time warp. Once inside all we have to do is move the rebels outside of the spells zone and the effects will wear off almost immediately."

"So that's the plan, just get the rebels out of the spell, than what?" I asked

"I was getting to that!" Melinda shot me a furious glare. " After Sarah's team is free Benny I'll need you to cast that Glamor spell of yours on me and I'll go to the hotel next to the United Nations building. I'm assuming the brothers think Ethan wouldn't have been able to break their spell so they won't check the area in detail since their so cocky they'll have already think they've won. But I'll cast a scent blocking spell in case they brought some Werewolfs with them and I'll also check in under the name Jennifer Hunt as an extra precaution. I want you to do the same once all the rescue troops are freed, once we've regrouped we'll teleport inside of the UN building and wait for the brother to make their move and stall them until Jane shows up with grandma Weir."

"Wait even if we free the rescue groups we still have no idea what cities Derek and Damon's troop will attack." Benny stated

"That's true, the rebels won't have time to prepare like we had planned but there is a caster assigned to each of the teams so once the attacks start they'll teleport to the nearest city to their location that is an actual target."

"What next?" Rory asked.

"It should take you around ten hours to free the teams and get them up to speed." Melinda let another tear cascade down her cheek before taking a deep inhale and continuing. "Since Phil and the other rebels who were going with us will no longer be our back up, grab Sarah, Erica, another Vampire, three casters and a Seeir. From different groups of rebels."

"Wait a second if the brothers knew our plan what about Jane's team?" I asked when the sudden realization set in.

"At this point in time I can't be one hundred percent certain of anything but I'm still quite sure the brothers don't think we knew about the magical draining. Let alone where they were keeping the captives so I'm hoping that there's still going to be light security for them."

"So right now nothing is for sure then?" I asked sorrowfully wishing I knew if Jane would be in more danger.

"Sadly yes. But right now we have to concentrate on freeing the teams and hope that Jane and her team will find a way to bring grandma to us."

"And if they can't?" Benny asked.

"Then we'll deal with that when we get there." Melinda explained

"So we're off then?" I asked.

"Yup." Was her simple response. I walked through the portal ending up walking into what looked like a small gas station. I looked down the road to see skyscrapers in the distance.

Once the four of us were though the portal Melinda walked over to a small car on the side of the building. "Rory give me your shirt." Rory looked at her funny but obeyed none the less. When Rory handed her it she wrapped it around her hand before swinging her arm back and punching the window out. All of us jumped a little not expecting that at all. Melinda just gave us a shrug. "What I said we were taking a car into town."

"Well we could have just teleported there!" I hissed out.

"Sorry I couldn't take the risk of teleporting us into a time warp trap. Also I need time to channel a counter spell for it anyway." She hit the unlock button then turned to us. "Plus I miss doing this, remember wasn't always a good guy." Opening the passenger door and reaching over to below the steering wheel. I saw small sparks fly then the car came to life.

Rory, Benny and I still didn't move. "Come on guys I think the owner would agree a stole car is better then a stolen world, now let's get in and Ethan you're driving." Slowly I walked over to the driver side and got in while Benny and Rory got into the back.

The drive into the city was quite until Benny had finished the location spell and gave me directions to the building were Sarah and her group were teleported to. We got out of the car and Melinda touched our foreheads while giving a chant. Once we were protected we opened to door to the building.

We split up to and searched the building, after a few minutes I found them, just standing outside of a small closet door frozen in time. "Rory come here and pick them up and bring them outside." I shouted to him.

Benny, Melinda and I walked back to the car and waited for Rory to carry the six of them outside. After a few seconds of being outside all six became mobile again and ran a few feet in front of them before turning back to us with a baffled look on their face.

Melinda stepped forward. "It was all a trap I was tricked into send the teams to the wrong cities. Sarah go with Ethan, Benny and Rory they'll explain the rest. The rest of you go somewhere that you're able to watch the news once you hear the attacks have started teleport to the closet city to here. After that same thing get as many people out as you can." They nodded their heads before running down the street.

Melinda turned to us again. "Sarah Phil told you the rest of the cities I thought would be attacked correct?"

"Yes Mam."

"Good, now Benny remember don't teleport into the cities, Go a few miles out. But once you cast the locator spell piggyback on Rory and Sarah to get there since you're so against stealing. Now I'm headed to New York you know what the plan is. I'll see you there." And with that she cast the teleportation spell and light surrounded her and a second later she was gone.

Sarah turned to us. "So anyone wanna explain what's happening now in better detail?"