Chapter 127: The face-off

Damon 

I guess I should be given the fastest man alive award for the way I had dashed out of the lab. Finally, my brothers were coming up to speed with what I was planning to do and it was really nice that I was not alone in this. Seeing those vampires out there looking really helpless was not something that I had been looking for. So, I went over the rock and made the fastest jump down ever as I rushed to the car. Very quickly, I pulled away the bushes used to cover it and I got inside and started driving away. The sun was already coming down at this point a little and I knew we were somewhere around the afternoon. I drove all the way straight out of the outskirts in a frenzy I had not been expecting and soon, to the city. I had no idea at the slightest where exactly I wanted to go but I pulled one on my contacts. 

The moment I dialled him, he became really scared from how he sounded on the phone. He probably was wondering why I was calling him two times a week. That was bothersome, almost like I was watching him or something.

I demanded that he tell me where I could get more blood and he was confused. I told him that there were some immigrants that had the need for it after they had been attacked and we wanted to handle this off the records. That did appeal to his conscience especially when I mentioned that there were children part of everything..

He started by explaining to me that they were expecting blood to come to the hospital although it was being collected at a particular location which he told me. I was confused, what was that location and he said he really did not know but some man had said that he could help with all their blood stuff. I knew that seemed a little fishy but nevertheless, I thanked him for his kind gesture once again and I started driving off towards the location he had mentioned.

It was a rather unexpected place that I have never seen before and to be on a safer side, I decided to get out of my car and go investigate the surroundings by scooping it out. That was when I realised what this was. There was a compound there fenced really high and I started scaling the walls until I got to the top and was disgusted and pissed at what I saw. There were people here, looking really shabbily dressed and scared as they were being made to give blood forcefully.

There were also men armed with guns and I knew that I was looking at a human trafficking unit. I saw that they were moving blood in a basket to a particular van and instantly I knew that I needed that van.

Jacob's car was still out but not real close to this place and probs not going to get trashed, so, slowly I started to find my way inside and I decided to do something even more drastic. I took out my photo and I started to record what I was seeing. I made pictures while snooping around and also checking to see if they were all humans here. Seemed to me that they were and all I needed now was to get out of this place with that van.

That was when I started turning around to leave when I heard his voice. Oh, I knew that voice. It was Luke quite alright and I knew that the bounty hunters were responsible for this whole thing. I needed to create a scene so that I could chase after that car. So, I sent the video anonymously to the police line. It was also going with the location.

Shortly after that, Luke got a call and he seemed really pissed.

"We're fucked." He told the other guy beside him.

"What is it? Is Donald pissed again?" Another person asked him.

"Not just Donald. Somewhere there was a phone among them and they sent a video to the police." He said.

"What about Clark, he can intercept that message for us, right? He's our guy out there." The other man said.

"Right. If only that rat in here had not sent it to the general line. We have to leave. Someone get to the blood van." Luke said as he started trying to move his men.

"What about the people?" The other man asked.

"Kill all of them. We cannot have them saying what they have seen here or who." Luke said.

What? How could someone be this evil? Kill a bunch of people that did you no harm? I mean, these people were helpless and I needed to help them. I have caused this to them and it was all on me to save them. Dang it! Jacob and Garrett would probably be pissed at me but I had to do this to make it right. So, I instantly started to get prepared.

Luke and some others were running towards the van while two men were fixing their guns and I stepped inside.

"Hello boys." I said.

For a brief moment,  they were shocked but that shock did not last for too long when they started calling out.

"Intruder! Intruder!" They yelled as they came at me immediately.

"Kill them all!" I heard Luke cry out.

He was already packing up the rest of the blood and I smiled. Yes, he should do that because I do not think I would have the time to do it myself.

I started to get on a face down with these ones when I secretly slid out my claws as I started fighting. Barely a minute in and I already scratched someone with my claws across the face. He screamed like a bitch.

"Bloody hell, he's a werewolf!" His partner cried out as I suddenly jabbed at his throat, silencing him for good.

He went totally quiet and numb. Clearly, I got him and he fell. Everyone screamed and started running as I started fighting. Probably they would stand in as witnesses to the fact that a werewolf actually saved them from their troubles. That would make all the troubles super worth it.

So, I continued fighting this new guy and soon, from the corner I could see Luke leaving the car with two others . I needed to quickly deal with this person and then face off with them before things went out of context.

And pretty much very quickly, he screamed as I broke his legs and then held his head as I pulled it away from his body. More screams erupted as I faced the men approaching me. Luke was already smiling viciously and I knew what his plan was. I thought about what he was doing to my friend, his wife and I snapped. I had to make certain that I ended things here.

"You made a grave mistake coming in here, buddy. Now, you're going to die." He said to me and I scoffed.

"Be my guest." I said and then the face off started.

Suddenly, someone from behind wrapped a silver chain over me and I felt the burn intensity. I tried to fend it off but it was suddenly pulled up and it got on my neck. I was burning immediately, the pain I was feeling was so great that I realised this was probably what Peter had been going through. Luke paused and started smiling now.

"I guess you're prepared to meet your fucking goddess. You see, we've had enough of your kind feeling like they own this world and we are going to end your race. It was bad sport for you to have come here alone." He said to me,

"And who the fuck said he was alone?" A voice asked and boy I have never been more happy to hear that voice.

"Fuck it! Kill this one quickly." Luke said and then he froze. The chain around my neck loosened and I managed to push it away, panting as I breathed hard. Then I watched as Peter stepped forward and started dealing with them. Just when he wanted to end Luke, I stopped him.

"That bastard is mine." I said and he stepped backwards as I stepped forward.

"You're all monsters and killing me right now would prove that you are definitely monsters." He said.

"Then I am happy being a monster. And now my friend is free of you." I said as I slashed his neck really fast and he fell on his face.

Now the people there started coming out of hiding. They were huddled away from us when one approached.

"You're not monsters. You save us." She said,

I smiled and then told Peter we needed to go. That was when the driver started driving the van and we went in pursuit. We very quickly started gaining on the van and I went for the driver while Peter went to the back and attacked the two men there before closing it. At this point, I had command of the vehicle and he came to the front.

"I thought your car was out there? Let's go for it." He said, obviously oblivious of what I was going to do with the blood.

"Actually, I'm here for the blood. We'll come for our car later. For the time being, let's go." I said.

"What are you doing with the blood?" He demanded 

"We found some friends that could help us with this cause. But wait, how on earth did you find me?" I asked him.

"Harold chipped this car and we could track it. I was very happy when I saw that you were in the city and I drove here. There's my car." He pointed out as we were out of the compound and I knew we could not afford to leave it here.

"We definitely cannot leave that here. Too flashy and suspicious. And I bet it has your real plate number. I believe the cops are approaching but we could take another route here and then you take your car. Mine is a safe distance away and not something anyone would want to check out." I said to him and he agreed.

Peter took the other car and I found us another way on the map to go through. We were just gone a little when we heard the sounds of the police siren arriving at the scene but we were already safe.

Lucky to say that our speed in handling those bounty hunters helped us a great deal. So, we started driving away.

This place was further away and by the time we arrived back at the location of the lab, it was already sundown.

Peter came and started helping me as he explained how he had woken up and Harold briefed him on everything that had happened. Harold did not want to tell him at the onset about where we were but eventually, the old man succumbed and I briefed him on what we found. We carried the blood in the container they were in and started to go over the rocks. There was no time to cover the cars, especially since we thought no one would see it anymore.

We got back and Peter was marvelled by what he saw. That was when we went to get the escalator and I called out to our brothers and pretty soon, Garrett had arrived at the scene.

"Took you long enough. Wait, don't tell me that's Peter who's supposed to be resting." He said out loud.

"It is I, mon Cherie." Peter said. "I rescued this one."

We got on the escalator and then came down.

"What happened? You both are covered in blood." Garrett said.

"That's what we are trying to tell you, we ran into bounty hunters." I explained and started walking to the cage while Peter explained slowly as he approached.

He flinched at what he saw, especially now that the vampires were hissing a lot.

"Are you guys crazy? Those are vampires. Our arch enemies!" He yelled.

"Yes and they have every reason to kill the bounty hunters as we do too. They are our allies now." Jacob said.