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Critter Volume 2 Chapter 11

Dayna panicked and grabbed her key from her purse that each employee has to get access from the side door. She continued looking behind her at the men and woman surrounding her. Once she found the key that was buried art the bottom of her big black bag, she ran for the side door. The Sirens watched her run “should we chase her?” Dane asked “NO! She’s not the one we want, but she’ll bring them to us” replied Julia as she stood in front of hundreds of Sirens ready for battle.

When Dayna got inside she hid under the bar that carried the cash register. She got her cell phone out and dialed 911. The call was patched through to the local sheriff’s department; Officer Stackhouse answered “PLEASE JASON YOU NEED TO GET DOWN TO MITCHS BAR AND GRILL IMMEDIATLEY AND BRING HELP!” Dayna then hung up and crawled into the back room where she locked herself in Mitchell’s office.

Officer Stackhouse jumped in his car after hearing Dayna’s plea for help. Her phone was cutting in and out but he was able to hear that she was at Mitch’s bar in trouble. He figured he would give Mitchell a call and let him know. There was no answer on Mitchells phone but he had Laurens number because of all the stuff that has happened to her lately. When he called her phone sent him right to answering machine, so he decided to leave a message “Hey Lauren, sorry to bother you. I just got a call from Dayna down at the bar, she said something about the bar and I’m just gunna go check it out, I only call because Mitchell’s phone wasn’t connecting, Anyway if you see him just let him know to call me, thanks” he said as he drove up to the front parking lot. Dayna’s car was the only one in the lot, next to her car was a torch that was laying on the ground still lite. He left his car and walked over to pick up the torch.

Dayna saw him from the window of Mitchell’s office; she began knocking on the window to draw his attention, until a flame was ignited behind Stackhouse illuminating Julia’s face. “BEHIND YOU!” yelled Julia but it was too late, Julia snapped his neck and watched as his grip on the torch let up. Jason’s body hit the ground as Dayna screamed “NOOOOO! JASON! NO!” Dayna ran to the closet and dug through the closet where she found a handgun, she clenched it and crawled in the closet wiping away her tears.

For the most part the group had been staying awake awaiting the attack. Lena’s house was no longer safe so the group stationed at Tyson’s farm. Clayton was sipping coffee at the table with Kyle and Lauren. Jordan had joined the group since the sun had gone down. He was sitting alone on the staircase. Warren and Kelly sat on the front porch discussing the plan of attack. Rachel was sleeping in her bed, when she shot up from a cold sweat “THEIR HERE!” she yelled as she threw her jean jacket on and ran downstairs “THEIR HERE! I CAN FEEL IT!” no one understood Rachel’s abilities, she somehow could sense that Lena was pregnant and now she was detecting the sirens.

Warren and Kelly ran inside, Lauren shot up from the kitchen table and grabbed her coat, she reached in her pocket and pulled out her phone “I have a voicemail from Jason!” she put it on speakerphone and the group listened “Hey Lauren, sorry to bother you. I just got a call from Dayna down at the bar, she said something about the bar and I’m just gunna go check it out” Warren interrupted the message “LET’S MOVE OUT!” he said as the group rounded up.

Clayton grabbed his daggers and placed them firmly in a belt holder he had laced around his waist. Rachel tied her hair in a pony and zipped up her boots. Warren got in the truck and started the engine. Kelly, Clayton, Rachel, Lauren and Kyle joined in the car. Jordan came up to the car window “meet you guys there” and he disappeared in a cloud of dirt. “Show off” said Warren, he turns his head back to the group “ALRIGHT LET’S GO GET LENA BACK!” the group drove off in the direction of the bar.

Mitchell tried everything, there was no exit. This cave that him and Megan were in was not meant for escaping. Movement on the opposite side of the cave instantly distracted Megan and Mitch. It was happening again, somebody else was coming through. A young teenage boy fell through the cracks and hit the ground. They ran to the boy and looked for any sign of an exit, it was sealed up. Traci had sent this person down here for a reason. “WAKE UP! HEY WAKE UP!” yelled Mitch as he shook the boy. His eyes opened a crack “Where am I?” he asked, “we’re trapped down here, it’s some sort of dungeon, do you know how you got here?” “Got where? What….I……” the boy stuttered and looked into Mitchell’s eyes “Who am I?”.

The group arrived a few hundred yards away from the bar, Jordan met up with the group “there looks to be about a hundred of them, I don’t know if anyone is in the bar but there’s two cars out front, one is a cop car!” says Jordan. Clayton peeks through “that’s Jason’s car!” he whispers “ALRIGHT! Everyone listen!” Warren stands in front of the group “we will surround them, Kyle and Rachel you guys take the right. Lauren and Clayton take the left, Jordan you go from behind and Kelly and I will approach from ahead. There are a lot of them, but between the seven of us, we have a chance! Alright guys let’s go!”

Clayton clenched Kelly’s head in his hands “be careful out there sister! I love you” and everyone was moving to his or her positions. It was just Warren and Kelly standing by the bush line waiting to approach “alright don’t say anything! Follow my lead” Warren walked out and Kelly followed “AAAAAH I SMELL ROTTON FISH!” yelled Julia and the group of Sirens laughed and taunted, “Julia, we can settle this where no one get’s hurt. Give me Lena and we can negotiate” he said “AND HOW TO THE TWO OF YOU MERS EXPECT TO DEFEAT A HUNDRED SIRENS!” Kelly and Warren stood there as Julia gave the first order “GRAB THEM!” as Dane and Wanita began moving in. Jordan flew in faster then light and ripped Wanita’s head off with one tear “THEY DIDN’T COM ALONE FUCK FACE!” he yelled at Julia “Oh so you have a Vampire doing your bidding now!” Clayton also joined the fight when he saw Dane going to grab Kelly. He was running at Dane with his daggers in hand “YOU CAN’T KILL ME WITH A KNIFE FOOL!” yelled Dane as Clayton came through and slit his throat leaving him bleeding out on the ground. Lauren was sending Sirens flying in all directions with her light beams. “OKAY NOW YOU’VE PISSED ME OFF!” yelled Julia “ATTACK! KILL THEM ALL!”.

Kyle and Rachel saw the commotion and joined the fight “C’MON!” yelled Rachel as Kyle began panting and looking into the night sky “GO! I’ll catch up!” he said as Rachel cocked back her handgun and ran into the fight. Kyle ran past her as a cougar, he pounced on a Siren tearing at his throat. Brock approached behind Rachel and shot her in the back sending blood splattering everywhere “YOU RUINED MY BLOUSE! My turn” she said as her torso healed, she fired twice-sending Brock flying on his ass. She grabbed the gun that Brock had and began firing back to back with Kyle by her side.

Lena was tied up on a boat a few yards out from shore near the bar. The Sirens were planning on sacrificing her after they won the battle, as a celebration. She turned her head to see a loose screw from the side of the boat; she used it to rub against the tape on her wrists. She was able to break free and rip the seaweed off her mouth. The first thing she could do is scream “HELP! I’M HERE!”.

The parking lot of Mitchell’s Bar and Grill had now turned into a full-blown battlefield. Warren and Julia were in full combat, throwing themselves around, much like that day in the bar. Warren herd Lena’s screams “KELLY GO! GO GET LENA!” he yelled as he clenched onto Julia’s throat pressed firmly against the gravel lot. Kelly snapped the neck of a Siren and ran off in the direction of Lena. Julia threw Warren to the ground and turned her head at Kelly “DON’T EVEN THINK ABOT YOU LITTLE BITCH! SHE’S MINE! SCOTT GET HER!” she yelled as Warren and Julia continued.

Kelly ran to the water and began shooting out her scales. She could see Lena out in the lake waving. Kelly ran down the dock and out burst her fins. She swam faster then ever before and almost reached the boat when she noticed Scott enter the water. She swam faster but he caught up with her. Scott grabbed her fins and dragged her to the bottom of the lake. Scott’s long knife like finger nails dug into her throat, and he used his sharp legs to dig into her gills to stop the breathing. She began to lose consciousness when her head turned to the right, the anchor that was holding Lena boat in place was laying in the sand and with all her might she grabbed it and swung it as Scott’s skull, causing an instant bleed. She wrapped the chain around his neck and pulled until she heard a crack. She then swam back to the top to get Lena.

Julia was thrown into Dayna’s convertible and smashed through the windshield. Warren was slowly approaching to finish the job. Julia reached around the car for any sort of weapon; she found an ice chipper that Dayna had laying in the back seat. She played dead as Warren came closer. She then lunged at him smacking him unconscious. Warren fell to the floor “Josh, bring me the trident” she said as Warren lay on the ground dozing in and out. Josh appeared with a large golden colored trident and placed it in Julia’s hand.

Kelly and Lena arrived at shore, they came running to the battle scene and by the looks of it, we were winning. There was no sign of Warren or Julia, but Kyle, Jordan, Rachel, Clayton and Lauren were fighting off most of the Sirens. Kelly held firmly to Lena’s hand as they walked up a slight hill, they saw Julia holding the trident over Warrens body “NOO!” yelled Lena and Kelly as they ran to his aid.

Julia saw the girls running in their direction “GOOD! I want you to watch!” she yelled as she drove the trident through Warren’s chest. He shot up from the pain and blood spit out of his mouth.

Lena fell to the ground; a tear had not yet shed. It seemed like a slow motion blur. It couldn’t have actually just happened, Warren was dead. Kelly pushed through the Sirens one by one sending them flying. Julia Watched as Kelly clenched onto his body “NO YOU CAN’T DIE! NO STAY WITH ME!” Warren was barely breathing. He signaled her to bend her head down to his lips “it’s all yours now, it’s up to you to bring the Mermaids back…you’re the Queen now” he whispered. A tear fell from Kelly’s face as she turned to Lena “LENA!!!” she yelled.

Lena became aware of the situation, and she got up and ran to his aid, Kelly met her halfway “you need to say goodbye, he’s dying” said Kelly “no I can’t, he can’t die we’re having a baby! He can’t die!” she said crying deeply “go say goodbye Lena, go” so Lena did just that. Julia stood a few feet away smiling. Lena held his hand “it’s okay hun, you can go now” she new the severity of the wounds “I love you so much! I’m going to raise this baby to be good, and I’m going to protect her with all my heart, and everyday I’m going to tell her that her daddy loved her! YOU HEAR ME! WARREN!” she yelled as his eyes shut. His heart stopped.

By the time the rest of the group noticed, they had finished off most of the Sirens. “LET’S MOVE OUT!” yelled Julia signaling to the remaining Sirens to run. They put up a good fight but they were no match for Lauren and Jordan’s powers and with the help of the rest of them there was no point. Julia got what she wanted, Warren was dead. “GRAB THE BITCH!” yelled Julia as Josh and a few others grabbed Lena and pulled her away from the body. Clayton ran to Kelly’s aid as she sat on the ground next to the body of the man that saved her life multiple times, and she couldn’t save his.

Josh and another Siren has Lena arm by arm, but when they turned the corner Ashley was standing firmly in her tracks with a large gun, she blew Josh’s head clean off and the other Siren jumped onto Ashley and raised his claws into the air, ready to swing, but not before Lena got one last shot in. She held her hand out and picked Ashley up off the floor.

Julia had to get out of there, by this point there were around 10 Sirens left and it finally clicked in that she was loosing. Kelly stood up and saw Julia running towards the lake. She ripped the trident out of Warren’s body “YOU CAN’T RUN BITCH!” and threw it directly through her throat. Killing her instantly. Clayton stood up and stabbed another Siren, Lauren lit one up sending him flying into a tree, Kyle marched over with the arm of a Siren hanging from his jaws, he then shifted back into a person, Rachel held her smoking guns in her hand as she joined the group and Jordan wiped the blood away from his mouth. Together the group stood, Lena and Ashley following behind, Kelly walked towards Lena and gave her Warren’s necklace and placed it firmly into her palm “THIS IS OUR TOWN!” Kelly yelled “WE WILL PROTECT IT!”.

Clayton peered into the backseat of Jason’s car that was parked in the lot. What he saw next, he was not prepared for. Jason was dead, in the backseat. “NO! JASON! NO!!!” he yelled as he fell up against the car in tears. Kelly ran to his side “I’m so sorry Clay, I’m so sorry” she pleaded, “bring him inside” yelled Jordan. The group travelled inside the bar to regroup and tend to their wounds. They covered Warrens body in a blanket.

Clayton sat in a booth with his head down crying, and Kelly sat with her arms around him. Rachel, was wound free, but was patching up a serious cut on Laurens forehead. Jordan sat with Kyle as he placed a bandage over a bleeding wound “don’t get any ideas” said Kyle “I can control myself” he replied. A noise then startled the group, it came from Mitchell’s office. “I’ll go check it out” said Ashley as she raised her gun in the air “you can’t go alone” said Kyle as he joined along side. The two swung the door open and heard another noise from inside the closet. Kyle placed his two fingers on the door handle and slowly creaked it open ‘BANG’ a loud gunshot came through the closet door and went right into Kyle’s chest. Blood splattered on the walls and Dayna sat crouched in the corner of the closet with the gun “I’M SO SORRY! I DIDN’T KNOW IT WAS YOU! I’M SO SORRY!”.  

Who will survive?

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Critter Volume 2 Chapter 10

Clayton knew when he got involved with this war, that he wouldn’t stand a chance up against a Siren, like Julia, alone. However he couldn’t leave Kelly, so he would do whatever it took.

When Warren led Clay further into the damp forest, he wondered what could possibly be out here that would help against the war. Warren arrived at the riverside and knelt down aside the rocky shallow stream. He pulled a small vile out from his jacket pocket, inside was a clear green liquid. “If what you really want is to protect Kelly, then this will help you get what you need” Warren held the vile over the stream and let one drop fall into the water. “Well what are you waiting for? Follow it” Warren said as Clayton began running down the stream chasing a green light down the fast moving waters.

Warren watched with a smile but was distracted by excessive howling coming from the direction of his friends. He shot his head in the direction of the noise and began running in that direction.

He came across the clearing when he heard the girls screaming and crying, but it was too late, Mitchell was gone.

The Next Day

Ashley sat in her hospital bed looking at her surroundings, she wondered if it was time to come back to work. It would take time for her to get over what happened to her over the past couple of months but at least if she were buried in work she would be focusing on other things. “You have a visitor hunny,” the nurse said. Lauren walked in “how are you feeling?” she asks, “I’m doing better, thanks. How are you?” Ashley replied, “I’m fine, still a little freaked out. Just knowing Chris is still out there, makes it hard to sleep ya know?” Lauren asked “He’s getting what he deserves, rotting in that prison” “did they ask about Mitch?” Lauren asks “Nope, but how the hell do we explain what happened?” “We don’t, we will find a way to get him back, wherever he is…if he’s still alive, we will find him” she said confidently “pretty amazing though” Ashley says while staring blankly out the window “the power that woman had, it was exhilarating” explained Ash.

Clayton watched as the green light floating down the river came to a halt. He stepped into the water and began walking out deeper towards the light. He could see through the ripples, there was definitely something there. He stuck his hand through the light when he grasped something cold, the light then dimmed as he pulled out two large daggers. The light reflected off the metal and reflected on his face. Clayton felt an overwhelming familiarity to the objects. It was like they took over his body. So much so that when he was startled by the sound of a deer in the bushes, he practically became a lethal weapon. Warren was right; Clayton was now ready for battle. 

Clayton placed the daggers in his daggers in the barn when he heard a truck backing up in the distance, he ran outside to see a moving truck. Rachel came out from the house “my stuff is finally here!” Rachel ran to greet the driver “Rachel what is this? Are you staying?” Rachel grabbed her best friends shoulders “well there’s no telling how long this thing will last, and besides I wouldn’t feel right about leaving Lena. So I figured I would just bring my home here for now” Clayton smiled and went to help unload, as he grabbed one of the boxes he said “Rachel, we are your home, never forget that”.

Lauren sat in her truck outside the police station for 25 minutes, wondering if she should report Mitchell’s disappearance. It would be hard to understand but Officer Stackhouse was so understanding when it came to Laurens case. She decided she would give it a shot, for Mitch.  She pushed through the doors and accidently smashed into Stackhouse when he was on his way out. His coffee spilt all over the ground as well as a stack of folders. “I’M SO SORRY!” Lauren yelled as she got on her knees and helped clean the scattered papers. She came across a rather disturbing photograph that came out of one of the folders, a picture of Tyson on the day he died. His body laying in his truck, and another photo of two bite marks on his neck. “What is this?” she asked “those would be private documents regarding Tyson’s death” he said as he collected the photos.

Lauren then thought to herself, she only knew one vampire, could it be? Could Jordan be responsible for Tyson’s death? She continued to wonder as she stormed out the office, second-guessing whether or not she should report Mitchell’s sudden absence. She got in her car and backed out of her parking spot when she hit the breaks after being inches away from hitting a car behind her, it was Clayton. He took her parking space and Lauren drove away. Clayton got out of the car and entered the station. He noticed Jason was still picking up the mess Lauren left behind “well hey there handsome” he said as Jason looked up and saw him, he instantly smiled “can we talk?”

Mitch opened his eyes and instantly began coughing. He was confined in a small space, which seemed to be under ground. He could see a small tunnel leading into a bigger space, where he could see light. “Hello?” Mitch desperately waited for a reply and seconds later, someone did “follow the tunnel” was all the person said “who are you?” he asked. The person did not reply so Mitchell began digging and pulling himself through this claustrophobic little tunnel. He reached the end and rolled into a pile of dirt. He could see a figure leaning up against a wall staring at him. “Who are you? What is this place?” The figure became closer, it was a woman with big green eyes and long brunette hair “The names Megan, and we’re in her dungeon.”

Dayna drover her convertible to the front doors of Mitch’s bar and Grill, to see if there was any sign of opening back up again any time soon. Dayna needed a job, and since Mitchell had his little freak out it’s been closed. She peered into the window to look for any sign of life when she heard a noise from behind her. She turned around to see over a hundred lite torches standing around her car and along side the restaurant. Julia came forward “Hello, Dayna…..So, where is everybody?”.

Everything Has Led To This.

Critter Volume 2 Chapter 9

It was pitch black. Lena couldn’t see a thing. She was tied to a chair, she knew that much.  She was just thankful to be away from the water. She began breathing heavily in a panic when she realized she couldn’t move at all. The rope around her ankles, wrists and waist were tied like no other. She wiggled her hands from behind the chair and was able to maneuver them in such a position where it provided a tad bit of space. She pulled until the circulation was completely cut off. She yanked her hand out of the rope and the other hand followed not long after.

She waved her hands in front of her face and could barely see them, it was that dark. She then heard a small noise to the left of her. It sounded like one of them. At this point she had no idea how many there would be. She then remembered a small lighter she had in her back pocket. From time to time Lena would step out for a smoke on her breaks during work, it relieved some of the stress.

She lifted her left butt cheek and reached underneath. She was able to slip her fingers into the pocket and grab the lighter. She then heard another noise. This time from the right, and then another directly in front of her. They seemed to be getting closer. Lena flicked the lighter to try to get a flame. It had gotten wet from being dragged into the lake but it seemed like it was almost there. With one more flick Lena got a flame, but when she looked past it, hundreds or Siren faces stared back at her. They were standing around her staring at her the whole time. With one scream she blew out the light. It was dark again.

In one of Tyson’s cornfields, is where the group prepared for battle. There wasn’t much time left until they will kill Lena, they had to act fast but they weren’t ready. Kelly and Warren spoke in the distance, Lauren just assumed it was mermaid stuff in which she wouldn’t understand. Rachel and Clayton were standing off speaking with Kyle and Mitchell was standing alone, cross-legged on the ground. Jordan had left for the day to sleep. Lauren went to confront Mitchell when Kyle jumped in the way. “I don’t know if you remember seeing me that night. When we got the letters from Warren, but I was supposed to be there, I was scared you would all laugh at me or call me a freak if I told you the truth about what I am” “were all freaks” added Lauren “well, I just want to thank you for letting me come along, anyway I can help after the trouble I caused you” Lauren shot Kyle a look, and walked off.

“This whole time, you were special, just like Kelly and you never told me” Clayton said to Rachel “you have to understand, when we met, I felt a connection with you and I didn’t want to ruin it or complicate things by telling you. It would have freaked you out and I didn’t want to lose you” explained Rachel “Well my world has changed a lot since I found out about Kelly, things are different now, and your gift is incredible” Clayton replied. Warren then interrupted the pair “You can’t fight Sirens un armed, and guns won’t help, you need a special type of weapon to kill a Siren, follow me” he said as Warren and Clayton entered the woods.

Lauren sat down with Mitchell, he was somehow making a rock float in the air just by raising his hands “that could come in handy” added Lauren “ya well I don’t know much about these abilities, I don’t want to lose control” he explained “I ignored my powers for years, and eventually they started to fight back. I was having awful dreams and I would light up at random times. I was beginning to lose control. Until Natasha told me that I need to own my abilities, and once I do that I could control them better.” Mitchell stood up and focused his attention to a tractor that was sitting a few yards away further into the field. He squinted his eyes and raised his arms as if he were picking it up. The tractor began to shake, and before he knew it, he sent it flying upside down and crashing to the ground “ya that’s gunna come in handy” Lauren said.

Ashley sped down the highway with her foot pressed firmly on the gas. She was on a mission. Everything was taken from her and she was tired of being a victim. She exited the highway and within minutes she was driving up to a trail hidden by bushes. She cleared the foliage and hiked through the trail. She was looking for something. When she saw what she came for, it brought a tear to her eye. Kindred’s house in the forest. Nature began to take it over and the image of Kindred’s dead body flashed again in Ashley’s mind like a slideshow. She powered through the front door and strutted into the living room. She grabbed the axe on her way in to use for bashing through the floorboards. Under the floor was a box. She opened the box and in it was a long silver gun. “Gotchya” she said as she loaded the gun and packed extra bullets in her jacket pocket.

The sun was coming down , Bon Temps was pretty this time of day. Mitchell had been practicing his abilities all day with Lauren and the group. Clayton and Warren were still gone. Kelly sat with Rachel and Kyle awaiting orders. The sound of several wolves howling at the full moon broke the silence. The group turned their heads to the sound. They could see in the distance someone was approaching. Mitchell then realized it was Traci. She strutted through the field past Tysons house and 6 wolves accompanied her. “EVERYONE GET TO THE HOUSE NOW!” Mitchell yelled. The group formed a line by Mitchell’s side “were a team” said Lauren “MMMM HA HA HA” Traci overheard Laurens remark and laughed in her face. The wolves, three on either side, sat obediently. “You broke our deal” Traci said as she starred at Mitchell.

Lauren the lite up her palms and raised her hands, but not before Traci slammed her to the ground with one flick of the wrist. Lauren couldn’t move “LEAVE THEM ALONE! YOU WANT ME!” Mitchell yelled Kyle stepped forward and Traci pointed and forced him to turn into a cat “good little shifter” she replied. “You’re wrong, I don’t want you, I want my vampire back, where is he!” she yelled “He’s not going anywhere with you” Mitchell raised his hands and sent one of the wolves flying into the forest “aah I see their back, and they have seemed to evolve yes?” Traci then ripped a piece of linen off of her cloak and sent it flying to Mitch, it wrapped itself around his writs and contained his abilities.

Rachel and Kelly then stepped forward “LEAVE HIM ALONE” Kelly yelled. Traci simply looked side to side at the wolves “dinner time boys” the wolves charged at the girls, but stopped to pay attention to a speeding car spinning mud heading their way through the field. The car stopped and Ashley kicked open the door holding the gun. Shaun then shaped back into a human “WHAT THE FUCK! THIS BITCH IS STILL ALIVE?” he said when the other wolves pay their attention to the girl with the gun “relax boys, a simple gun can’t kill any of us” Ashley walked towards the group of wolves and stood a couple feet away. One wolf began to approach when Ashley fired into it’s skull. The wolf then died immediately. “WHAT THE FUCK!” Shaun yelled “SILVER BULLETS YOU FUCK! THIS ONES FOR KINDRED” Ashley sent a bullet piercing through Shaun’s chest killing him. She then shot two more wolves and the last wolf ran off into the forest yelping. “YOU KILLED MY WOLVES YOU BITCH!” Traci sent Ashley flying across the field with one flick of the wrist.

Traci turned her head to Mitch “everything comes at a price” Traci pushed Kelly and Rachel back to the ground where they couldn’t move. She gestured her hands to the ground where Mitchell stood. A vine came through and wrapped around his leg. 5 more vines then barged through the ground gripping tightly onto Mitchell’s body, within seconds his entire torso was wrapped like a present. He was then being pulled into the ground by the vines “NOOOOO!” Lauren screamed. Mitchell was now up to his shoulders, almost completely buried. “PLEASE DON’T DO THIS!” pleaded Lauren. Mitchell’s last words before being pulled into the ground completely “GET LENA! GET HER BACK!” and he was gone.

“Goodbye ladies, it’s been fun. Trust me when I say however, if I see you again…it won’t be pretty” Traci then stormed off and evaporated into a cloud of smoke. The curses on everyone were then broken. Lauren clawed over to the piece of ground where Mitchell was taken; she clawed at the dirt hoping to uncover her friend. But nothing was found.

Critter Volume 2 Chapter 8

“WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME! STOP! YOU CRAZY BITCH!” Lena screamed as she was being dragged out into the dark murky waters of Bon Temps. Julia and 3 other Sirens had her gripped as they came across a small rowing boat. They put Lena in the small pea shaped boat and Lena watched as scales began shooting out of their skin. Their eyes changed to a dark red color and Julia shot out her tongue which had grown a few inches and was licking her lips.

“Their going to find me! Warren is going to find me!” Lena said to Julia. The Siren swam down underwater sending her bottom fin splashing up in Lena’s face. Julia swam to the bottom, where seaweed that were as tall as a small tree, danced in the water. She ripped one out f the ground and swam to the top. When she arrived to the surface, she startled Lena “please! Just tell me what you want” she pleaded. Julia then licked the piece of seaweed with her mutant tongue and smacked it over Lena’s mouth. The weed wrapped around her mouth like a vacuum sealed package. “Now no one will hear you scream, when we take your baby”. Julia swam to the bottom to anchor the boat.

Julia then swam to an underwater cave where the Sirens have been hiding since they moved in on this little town. “SO NOW WHAT!?” another Siren yelled out “HUSH DANE!” Julia said as she pointed her jagged fingernail in his direction. There were 5 other Sirens in the cave with Julia. They answered to Dane, Scott, Brock, Wanita and Josh. Male Sirens were rare, but they are very powerful. Dane, Scott, Brock and Josh were the only Male Sirens in the area. “When are we moving in?” asked Dane “any day now” replied Julia. “I think it’s important that we call for others soon, they will need time to get here.” “Good idea Josh, why don’t you do that” Julia nodded as Josh dove into the water. “Are we sure she’s the one?” asked Wanita “Yes, I could feel it…she is the one to give birth to Pallas Athena, the one warrior that can destroy us for good, and the woman who carries her, will be sacrificed.”

Hours have gone by, and still nothing. Lauren cracked an old bottle of scotch she had since her parents passed away. She figured she would need something really strong for what’s about to come. The first glass went down in one gulp, so she poured another. The silence was broke by the sound of tires driving up her gravel driveway. The headlights shine through the drapes and drift along the refrigerator. The car door slammed shut and footsteps began in the direction of her front door. What came next, she wasn’t prepared for.

~Flashback to Yesterday~

“LAUREN STOP! WE ARE HELPING YOU WITH THIS!” Mitch screamed. Clayton came running in and shook hands with Warren, who was clearly in a horrible state. His girlfriend, and the mother of his unborn child were taken. Kelly ran in behind Clayton and wrapped her arms around Warren. “It’s so good to see you, don’t worry we’ll get her back” she whispered. Jordan kept watch incase of another Siren attack, Mitch and Warren listened as Clayton explained his plan. “Lauren, look at me…LOOK AT ME!” she turned her head to Clay with tear soaked cheeks and a puppy dog look on her face. “I have asked a friend to join us, trust me you can trust him okay?” he explained “okay” she replied as Officer Stackhouse walked into the room. “Thanks for the broken nose” he said with a smile “I’M SO SORRY! PLEASE I CAN EXPLAIN EVERYTHING!” she yelled, “I’ve seen you light up once before like that haven’t I? When that Dayna girl took me. So what are you?” he asked “I don’t even know” “well, for starters I know you didn’t kill Natasha, but I think you know who did, and you’re gunna turn em’ in. As long as you cooperate you could get out of this free of charges.” Stackhouse explained with a genuinely concerned look “HOW THE FUCK AM I GETTING OUT OF THIS! I DESERVE TO ROT IN PRISON!” she screamed, “It’s not like you pulled the trigger Lauren, he manipulated you” said Clay. After thinking for a few minutes, Laurens constant tears couldn’t stop her from saying what she had to say next “I WANT THAT MOTHER FUCKER IN JAIL!”

~Today~

When Chris walked through the door he through his pack on the ground and immediately swung around the table for a hug, when Lauren refused to even lift an arm to hug back he knew something was wrong. Chris could feel a tear hit the top of his shoulder “what’s wrong?” he asked as he brushed her hair away from her face. Lauren said nothing, just starred back into his eyes. Her hand began to light up and it shocked Chris’s hands “OW! WHAT WAS THAT!?”. Officer Stackhouse, Warren, Mitch, Clayton and Jordan stepped out of the shadows. Stackhouse had a gun pointed in his direction “what is this?” he asked “PUT YOUR HANDS WHERE I CAN SEE THEM! YOU ARE UNDER ARRWST FOR THE MURDER OF NATASHA FUSARO” he said as he placed hand cuffs onto his wrists “you fuckin’ bitch…YOU FUCKIN’ BITCH YOU SET ME UP! I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME! YOU NEVER LOVED ME! I WILL COME BACK FOR YOU! YOU WILL REGRET THIS!” Lauren simply walked up to Chris and raised her hand “Give it your best shot” she said as she lite him up sending him flying out the front door.

Lauren watched as Officer Stackhouse drove away with Chris in the back seat. Lauren had no idea where he put the body; she assumed they would find it. It was as if the worst part of her just disappeared. She felt a huge sigh of relief. The thought of Chris returning would always linger in the back of her mind, but she wasn’t going to live in fear, her parents always told her that fear only holds you back.

Lauren entered the kitchen, where Clayton, Kelly, Warren, Jordan, Rachel and Mitch, all with their own crazy abilities, surrounded her. “Now, let’s go get my family back!” stated Warren. A knock interrupted the group; Lauren approached the door and swung it open. Her heart felt like it fell out of her chest when she saw a mountain lion sitting in front of her, it then became a not so friendly face “you guys need a hand?” replied Kyle “I owe you that much”.

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Lauren somehow felt relief, even though she now knew the truth about Kyle and he knew the truth about her, she still felt good about getting it off her chest. “KYLE YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME I NEVER MEANT TO HURT ANYONE!” pleaded Lauren. She noticed Kyle slowly moving his hand over to the panic button attached to his bed. “KYLE NO! WAIT!” she yelled, but it was too late, he pressed it. Officer Stackhouse came running in and grabbed Lauren by the shoulders, she immediately elbowed him in the nose leaving it broken. He fell to the floor when Lauren’s hands began to light up.

Lauren knew she had to leave the hospital fast. She turned to run and saw police and doctors charging her way. The light then attacked, clearing a direct passage to the entrance. Clayton sat up from his bead squinting his sensitive eyes from all the light. Lauren ran past his doorway and left the hospital.

When Lauren got outside she knew she was making a mistake by running. She was too scared to stick around, so she continued to run. The parking lot was swarming with security and police officers. Officer Stackhouse was running towards the door so Lauren hopped over the staircase where she landed in the ambulance pad. She jumped inside an ambulance and the keys were in the ignition. She drove off smashing through the gate.

After Lauren ditched the ambulance she figured there was only one safe place to go. She knocked on the door. Lena answered. They immediately embraced and out of the corner of her eye she saw Jordan and Mitch in the living room. “JORDAN WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!?” she yelled “long story” he replied when he shot out his fangs “oh…my…god…what happened to you?” she then turned her head to Mitch “AND YOU! What the hell is wrong with you?” before she had time to get any answers Warren approached “WARREN! I NEED YOUR HELP!” Warren tilted his head “what?” he asked “it’s Natasha……I KNOW WHO KILLED HER!” -  the secret was finally out.

Ashley awakens in the hospital, her chest pounding with pain. She looked around her and nobody was present. She thought at least her brother James would have visited but she realized they haven’t spoken since their parents passed away. Her wrists and ankles were smothered in cuts and bruises. She then placed a hand on her stomach where Kindred did the operation. So much hatred ran through her veins. The fact that Shaun was still out there angered her to her very core. She ripped the cords off of her chest and wrists. She clenched her teeth from the pain. “Ma’am you NEED TO STAY IN BED! YOU’RE NOT WELL!” a doctor yelled out, Ashley simply turned to him with her stern look and said “FUCK YOU”.

Clayton began packing his things to head home, Kyle was standing at his door “if you know where Lauren is, I think it would be best if you just turned her in” Clayton turned to Kyle as he swung his bag over his shoulders “and I think it would be best if you shut the fuck up” he pushed past Kyle and headed for the front desk. There seemed to be a panic near Ashley’s room. Clayton immediately ran over “is something wrong? WHERE’S ASHLEY!” the same doctor that was treating Ashley approached “your friend left…she just left”.

Warren was rubbing Lena’s shoulders as she watched her best friend Lauren drift off in Lena’s bed “how did it come to this?” Lena asked her boyfriend “We will figure this out Lena, don’t worry. Chris made her hide this from everyone, not with force, it was love that forced her to keep this secret from all of us”. Lena walked over to her sleeping best friend and brushed her hair away from her face “I just love her so much, we have to help her” Lena said “your pregnant” replied Warren. Lena starred back at him “WHAT? How do you know this?” she asked impatiently “would you just please go get a test” replied Warren “you’re freaking me out” she said “I have one in my bathroom, not that it’s necessary I think I would know if I was pregnant” so went into the bathroom and locked the door.

Clayton pulled into his driveway, he exited his car when he was greeted by his sister Kelly and his best friend Rachel “how are you?” asked Kelly “I’m good, but everyone else is falling apart” “what do you mean?” asked Rachel “Lauren’s in trouble, Ashley’s in trouble, and I feel like I need to help them” he explained “you said you didn’t want us getting involved in anything” replied Kelly “I KNOW WHAT I SAID, things have changed. I care for these people. I can’t sit around and watch them drown” he said as he ran inside. “Where is he going?” asked Rachel “he’s going to call Warren” Kelly said with a smile on her face. “I think now would be a good time to tell him what you are, Rachel”.

Lena sat in the bathroom in awe. Looking at this test, it was like it wasn’t real. So many things were running through her mind. Warren was a merman, what would that mean for her baby? She opened the bathroom door only to breeze past Warren. “Hunny what does it say?” he asked “positive” she replied “give me a minute” Lena slid open the screen door and stepped onto the back porch, she starred into the pregnancy test treating it as if it was going to change, but it wasn’t. She set the test on the patio table and walked through her garden. She had no idea what came next; she was excited, scared and happy all at the same time. The porch light came on and Warren was standing at the screen door with a smile. Lena smiled back but Warren’s smile changed. Behind Lena was a burning torch in the woods behind their house. After the first torch lit, 2 others lit after that, and 6 others after that. Before they knew, there were over 20 torches in her backyard. Julia appeared “take her” she said as several men and woman grabbed her, while screaming, and dragged her into the forest. Julia began to sing, Warren collapsed on the porch. She saw Mitch and Jordan headed for the door but she had just enough time to disappear.