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AUTHOR'S NOTES: My muse has returned to help me through my grieving process, so here is another chapter for your enjoyment.
Fighting for Love
After Chloe concluded her debriefing, the room was eerily silent. No one, including the always-vocal Alice, said a word. Chloe hoped everyone was silently trying to figure out a solution for getting Beca, and now possibly Bumper, safely out of the compound. Amy screamed and broke the silence.
"BUMPER!"
"That waste of space is getting the punishment I was unable to finish," Alice huffed.
"How can you say that?" Amy implored.
Chloe, sensing where this exchange was heading, put an end to it by slamming her palms down on the table.
"ENOUGH! We don't have time for this! Beca and Bumper are still in there. We have to find a way to get them out...," Chloe gave Alice a hard stare, "…ALIVE."
Stacie grabbed the compound schematics and laid them on the table. She intently studied them for several minutes, while everyone watched in silent awe.
She pointed to the schematics and exclaimed, "THERE! That's the compound's Achilles heel."
Excitedly, Stacie looked up at her fellow teammates and was surprised to find a sea of wonderment staring back at her.
Stacie put her hands on her hips and asked, "What?"
Before anyone in the room could inadvertently insult the young genius, Aubrey decidedly diverted the room's attention to herself by letting out an uncharacteristically girlish squeal of delight. The diversion worked and Chloe seized the opportunity.
In her best commanding voice, Chloe stated, "Let's get our people out of there!"
Back in the royal residence, an extremely loud argument was rattling the walls.
"NO! YOU MAY NOT TAKE HER!"
"NO? I STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU RETHINK THAT."
The queen's guards burst through the doors of her chamber, "Your majesty!"
The arrival of the queen's protectors put an end to the yelling. The queen dismissed her guards and they returned to their posts.
"Mother, you gave her to me…for my pleasure," the princess implored.
"Yes, I did, however, I find her scent enticing," the queen wickedly smiled.
Kommissar silently stared at her mother.
"Her scent is all over you," the queen answered, "It is making me VERY hungry."
"Why not feed from one of your humans?" the princess suggested.
The queen cupped her daughter's cheek, "Dear, you know how I love new taste sensations."
Kommissar hung her head in defeat and nodded.
The blood-curdling scream brought the female vampire running in to her brother's bedchamber.
"Pieter!" she yelled.
Pieter looked up in to his sister's blazing eyes and knew he was in deep trouble.
"How many times have I told you NOT to play with your food?" she reprimanded.
"But…come feel how smooth this human is," Pieter motioned to his sister.
"NO! You know I find human males repulsive!" she spat in disgust.
Pieter wickedly smiled, secure in the knowledge his sister gave him this human, so he would exact punishment for the death of her mate.
"Just keep him quiet!" she warned and quickly left.
Pieter leaned down next to his prey's ear and taunted, "Hmmm…how should I keep you quiet? Pull out your tongue? Rip out your throat?"
Bumper bit down on the mattress to stop his simpering and prayed for mercy.
"Ah! Good boy, you solved my dilemma for me. Now, no more noise, or I will have to silence you MY way," Pieter said as he continued punishing his prey.
Outside the compound, the team was busy implementing Stacie's plan. They quickly disabled the elaborate security system without setting it off, and then set off in teams of three to find Beca and Bumper. Fortunately for the teams, like all of the town's residents, Beca had a tracking device implanted when she was a child. Unfortunately for them, Bumper the coward never has his implant completed.
As Chloe, Emily, and Aubrey got closer to the compound's structures, their tracking devices ignited. There were several hits, so they radioed the other teams for assistance. To insure the safety of the team members and anyone they rescue, the team had explicit instructions for a one-on-one rescue.
Cynthia Rose's team was the first to find and rescue three town residents. Adhering to the one-on-one rescue, the three team members immediately brought the three rescued town residents to the medical team stationed outside the compound. Cynthia Rose quickly updated Mr. Beale on what they discovered, before heading back in to the compound. After two more teams brought out six more town residents, Mr. Beale radioed town for more help.
Emily looked at her radio and asked, "Won't these alert them?"
"Thanks to Stacie, all our electronics are now undetectable," Aubrey proudly stated.
"Who would've guessed…," Chloe began, but a stern look from Aubrey stopped her from finishing her sentence.
While Chloe, Emily, and Aubrey cautiously tracked the single signal, their tracking devices detected two more signals. Chloe motioned for Emily and Aubrey to track the two new signals and she continued tracking the lone signal. Aubrey refused to leave Chloe to track alone and ordered the redhead to stay put. When Chloe resisted, Aubrey pulled rank on her.
Aubrey naturally took the lead tracking the two new signals. When she and Emily arrived at the location, Aubrey pressed her ear against the door. She could hear female voices, but they did not sound in distress. She and Emily readied their weapons. Aubrey slowly opened the door, counted to ten, and peered inside. She immediately pressed her index finger against her lips, gesturing for the two young girls to be quiet, and cautiously approached, with Emily covering her back.
"Are you two okay? Is anyone else here?" Aubrey softly asked.
"No, we're alone. Are you here to rescue us?" the bolder of the two young women asked.
"Yes, we are," Aubrey smiled.
In the blink of an eye, Aubrey found her arms full of the bolder of the two young women.
Aubrey looked at Emily, "Let's get them out of here."
When Aubrey, Emily, and their two rescues arrived where they left Chloe, Aubrey growled when she found the redhead disobeyed her orders. The agitated blonde took a deep breath and followed her superiors' orders by leading her team out of the compound.
"Be safe," Aubrey whispered as she left.
Mr. Beale assigned Alice as team leader in the search for Bumper. As expected, she loudly balked, until he appealed to her ego by telling her he needed her expertise for this search. He completed the team with Jesse, because of the young man's extraordinary hearing and Amy, because he felt she would be able to calm a hysterical Bumper. After several failed searches, Alice was getting ready to wipe her hands of the missing teen.
"This is the last place we're searching for that waste of space," Alice informed her teammates.
"But…," Amy began to protest, but Alice's angry glare silenced her.
As they approached the building, Jesse's sensitive ears picked up the sound of whimpering.
"I think this is it," Jesse stated as he cupped his ear to amplify his hearing.
Jesse pressed his ear against the door, "There are three occupants in there, but only one is whimpering. That's probably Bumper."
Alice was about to kick in the door, when Jesse stopped her, "We should see if there is a way in from the back."
The team scurried around to the rear of the building. They carefully peered in the first of two windows and saw a seated female. When they peered in the second window, they saw Bumper, chained face down on a bed. Jesse's quick reflexes saved them. He pulled Amy away from the window with his hand firmly covering her mouth.
"What did they do to my Bumper?" Amy cried.
"I didn't see the third one," Alice stated.
Alice and Jesse peered back in the window. Pieter was punishing Bumper again. Both Alice and Jesse had to cover their mouths to keep from making noise as they withdrew from the window.
"Dammit! Not even that waste of space deserves that," Alice said.
Alice looked over at Jesse, who was looking a bit queasy, and shook him, "Once we get in there, we're going to have to split up. You take out the female and I'll kill the male."
"I have a better idea," Jesse said.
Alice watched Jesse open the female's window and crouch underneath. As soon as the female leaned out the window, Jesse pulled her out the window and swiftly staked her through the heart.
"Now, we can go through the front door," Jesse triumphantly.