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Fighting for Love
All of the reconnaissance teams strictly followed Mr. Beale's instructions as they cautiously headed in to the compound. They were diligent about staying connected. Aubrey cringed as she walked past the courtyard where Alice lay bleeding and near death a few hours earlier. The bloodstains were still visible.
"She's going to be fine," Stacie whispered, as she gently pulled Aubrey past the courtyard.
As they passed the slaughterhouse, Stacie looked up and mouthed a silent "Thank you."
Chloe nervously stood outside the bedchamber, waiting for Kommissar's signal; she could feel herself begin to panic. She began doubting the tall blonde's intentions. This was a test of the redhead's convictions and she knew it. She had to trust her enemy, unconditionally, or risk losing Beca. Before she ended up rushing in prematurely, Chloe began her calming deep breathing exercises. She concentrated on her breathing and felt a lightness of being overcome her. Warmth enveloped her and suddenly she heard voices.
"Mother, you cannot do this!" Kommissar pleaded.
"I can do whatever I want," the queen replied.
"Like hell you can," Beca snapped.
Chloe gasped, felt her anxiety return, and lost the connection. She quickly began her calming exercises and returned to a Zen state.
"If you kill this human, it will be seen as a declaration of war," Kommissar stated.
"Which we will win!" the queen laughed. "Now leave me, so I may dine in peace."
"Dine in peace?" Beca exclaimed, "I'm not on tonight's menu."
"Oh, but you are," the queen salaciously replied.
Chloe heard rustling.
"Get the hell away from me!" Beca yelled.
Chloe heard a loud slap.
"Mother! Stop!" Kommissar implored.
Chloe grabbed the door handle and burst in to the bedchamber.
"LEAVE BECA ALONE!" Chloe screamed.
Once all the teams were inside the compound, the search commenced. They had explicit instructions not to engage the enemy under any circumstances, unless their lives were in danger.
Aubrey led Stacie towards the large imposing building the blonde remembered from the earlier mission.
"I believe this is the operations building of the compound, so we have to be extremely cautious. I lost Chloe in here," Aubrey warned.
"It is," Stacie confirmed and swiftly pulled Aubrey around a corner to avoid detection by two uniformed males headed in their direction.
After the two uniformed males passed, Stacie pulled out her tracking unit and powered it up. The device came to life, pinpointing Beca's and Chloe's locations. Stacie showed the device to Aubrey.
"They're in the same location?" Aubrey exclaimed.
"Yes, but two enemies are in there with them," Stacie grumbled.
"How do you know?" Aubrey asked.
"See," Stacie pointed to the screen, "Four lifeform signatures."
Aubrey pulled out her tracking unit and showed it to Stacie, "My unit doesn't have that feature."
Stacie answered Aubrey with a proud smile.
Aubrey leaned in and kissed Stacie on the cheek, "My little genius. Let's go get our friends."
Chloe ran to Kommissar, who was standing next to the bed with Beca's limp body in her arms, "I'll take her," she sadly offered.
Kommissar passed Beca to Chloe, "You need to leave now."
Chloe looked down at the queen face down on the bed, "Is she dead?"
"Yes," Kommissar stated.
"No one is leaving," the queen groggily stated from the bed.
Kommissar and Chloe watched in shock as the queen came to life.
"I thought you said she was dead?" Chloe exclaimed.
"Mother?" Kommissar tentatively asked.
"It seems my traitorous offspring has a soft spot for our enemy," the queen accused and swiftly grabbed Kommissar by the throat.
Chloe yelled, "NO!"
Kommissar motioned for Chloe to get out. The confused redhead stood frozen in place. The queen turned her attention from Kommissar to Chloe and released her death grip on the tall blonde, who pooled on the floor.
The queen advanced towards Chloe and Beca, "Time to eat."
Chloe felt movement in her arms. Beca extricated herself from Chloe's arms and grabbed her best friend's hand, "Time to get the hell out of here!" Beca yelled.
"BECA! YOU'RE ALIVE!" Chloe cried as Beca pulled her towards the door.
The queen stood in front of the door, blocking their exit, "You two are not going anywhere!"
The door violently flew open, crashing into the queen and throwing her several feet from the entrance.
"C'mon!" Aubrey yelled.
"Great timing Posen!" Beca said as she ran.
Before her indignant girlfriend could halt their escape, Stacie grabbed Aubrey's hand and pulled her along. The foursome ran as fast as they could, until they were completely out of the compound. Once they were relatively safe, they slowed to a jog.
"Hey Posen, thanks for the save back there," Beca smiled.
"Mitchell," Aubrey stated, "You're naked," not breaking her stride.
Stacie threw her jacket around Beca and radioed for the other teams to pull out.
Back at command, Mr. Beale tightly hugged and reprimanded his daughter. All of the reconnaissance teams returned safely. As they waited for Mr. Beale's post mission briefing, so they could all go home, they enjoyed the snacks Mrs. Beale always put out after every mission. Beca, now dressed in clothes she borrowed from Chloe, headed towards Stacie.
Beca returned Stacie's jacket, "Hey, thanks for saving me and Chloe."
Before Stacie could respond, Aubrey sat down next to her and handed her a plate of snacks, "Thanks babe," Stacie thanked her considerate girlfriend.
Beca smirked. Aubrey glared at her and proudly stated, "Yes we are. Do you have a problem with it…Mitchell?"
"Nope, not at all…Posen," Beca laughed, but suddenly realized, "What about Chloe?"
"What about Chloe?" Chloe asked as she sat down next to Beca.
Aubrey abruptly stood and stated, "I think you two need to talk," and left with Stacie in tow.
"What was that all about?" Chloe asked.
"Hey, thanks for not giving up on me," Beca sheepishly said.
"Beca, you're my best friend. I wasn't going to leave you in there," Chloe stated.
Beca looked down and saw the distinctive mark peeking out from under the leg of her borrowed shorts. Chloe silently waited for Beca's reaction. The scrappy little brunette blushed and looked at Chloe.
"Now we have something in common," Chloe whispered.
Beca went slack jawed. Chloe nodded, smiled, and kissed Beca on the cheek. Before either of them could say anything further, Mr. Beale started his post mission briefing. After everyone left, Beca helped Chloe and Mrs. Beale clean up command, which went quickly with the three of them.
"Be-caw!" Jesse crowed, before wrapping his arms around his girlfriend.
"Where did you come from?" Beca asked, annoyed, trying to extricate herself from his arms.
"Benji and I were talking to Mr. Beale about creating a backup command station," Jesse smiled, reluctantly releasing Beca.
Beca nodded.
"I was so worried about you," Jesse said and leaned towards Beca.
The annoyed brunette leaned away from Jesse, "Thanks."
"Are you okay?" Jesse asked.
Out of the corner of her eye, Beca watched Chloe quickly leave the room. She assumed it was to give them privacy. Beca knew she had to make some hard decisions, but she hoped she would not have to make them right that second. She decided to let fate handle the situation.
"Jesse, did Mr. Beale tell you what happened to me in there?" Beca questioned.
"No, why?" Jesse asked, confused as to where this was leading.
Beca pulled back the leg of her shorts and showed Jesse the distinctive mark, "The tall blonde did this."
"Are you going to become one of them?" Jesse timidly inquired.
"She isn't," Chloe answered and showed Jesse her distinctive mark.
"What?" Jesse exclaimed.
Chloe relayed everything Kommissar told her about the difference between the pure bloods and vampires. She monitored Jesse for any signs of information overload and stopped when she felt he reached his limit.
"That's…," Jesse stammered.
Beca reached out and touched Jesse on the shoulder. To her surprise, Jesse flinched away from her.
"Dude! I'm not contagious!" Beca exclaimed.
"I…I…I…know, but…," Jesse stammered.
"Fuck you Jesse. This is just a new part of me. If you can't handle this, I'm done," Beca growled and stormed out of the room.
Chloe sympathetically looked at the confused dejected Jesse, trying to decide whether to leave him alone to process everything or try to help him through it.
Back inside the compound, pandemonium had broken out.