Did we get you or what? You didn't actually think Lance was a Vampire did you? Well, maybe he is, or will be... you never know! Hehheheee... ok, sorry! Anyways, I know you wanna get to reading, so go and have fun!
Back at the Light.
"Lance, wake up my dear boy." Lael said as he rubbed the side of Lance's face with his long fingernails.
Lance's eyes slowly began to open as he looked around and jumped at the site of Lael.
"Oh, how beautiful your eyes truly are. You know why you're here right?" Lael asked as he knelt down in front of Lance as he just looked at him with pure hate in his eyes.
"I'll take that as a no. Well you see we have what you might call a sort of Bible. And in it, there is JC, Chris, Justin, Joey, and you. Now, there is a little story that goes with this. Oh what did it say? The swordsman of the group holds the key to being the most powerful Vampire to walk the earth. So you see Lance, if you join us you and I could rule the world. Nothing would be able to stop us." Lael said as he removed the gag. "What do you say?"
"Go fuck yourself." was all Lance said.
"You will come around. Oh and JC and your friends will die, and you will...." Lael stopped suddenly as Lance spit in his face.
"You'll come around." Lael said as he put the gag back in Lance's mouth.
Lael slowly walked out from the basement up the staircase. He wiped the spit from his face. It was clear that he would have to get rid of JC before he could get Lance. He figured that JC probably wouldn't attack during the night
"Sire!" Alex's deep voice called out.
"Yes, what is it.....Put her down!" Lael yelled as he saw Alex dragging Maggie by the hair.
Alex dropped her on the ground and kicked her in the ribs.
"Stop! What the hell is going on?"
"She is a traitor, she is in... love with....Joey, and told them what is going on."
"WHAT!"
"If she wasn't my sister I would have killed her."
"Keep her alive!"
Alex bowed his head and grabbed her by the hair again and pulled her into her room. As he laid her on the bed she grabbed his hand.
"I won't let you hurt him." She said in a whisper.
"There is nothing you can do about it, sis." He said as he moved a piece of hair from her forehead.
"I... won't.. l.. le.. t.. yo...." she attempted to say as she fell asleep.
Alex gave her a kiss on the cheek and said.
"Poor kid." He said as he got up and walked out of the room.
Brady's room.
"Did he hurt you?!?" Brady asked as he franticly checked over the boy's body.
"No, like I said I'm fine." Nick replied with a laugh as Brady ran his hands down Nick's sides tickling him.
"What's so funny?"
"You were tickling me."
"Oh, you mean like this?" Brady said as he began to tickle Nick frantically.
"Sto...stop." Nick yelled as he tried to fight Brady off.
Brady pinned him down to the bed and moved his wavy brown hair out of his eyes. He looked into Nick's eyes and smiled.
"What?" Nick asked with curiosity.
"I was just thinking, what would I do if you weren't with me?"
Nick cocked his head to one side as if thinking.
"You would probably wouldn't have a pillow hitting you in the side of the head."
"Huh?" He asked as a pillow came flying across his head messing up his hair.
Nick began to laugh and Brady said,
"You think that's funny do ya?"
"Yeah!"
They began to wrestle around, before Lael came to the door, and told Brady to go to sleep, because there was going to be a fight tomorrow.
Justin's house, early morning.
Chris heard a loud bang on the door.
"Come on Chris, we need to get ready." JC yelled through the door.
"I'm up....I'm up." Chris said as he slowly sat up in his bed and rubbed the sleepiness out of his eyes.
He walked over and pulled out his cloths that he had warn the night before, put them on and walked out into the front room. He saw Joey sleeping on Justin's shoulder, Justin sleeping on JC and JC looking though the book.
"Morning." Chris whispered.
"Morning." JC responded as he looked up from the book.
"Whatcha lookin at?"
"The pictures changed again."
"Let me see." Chris said as a frown appeared on his face.
"What the hell?" Chris said in a load whisper.
"Shh! That's what I said." JC responded
There were the five of them standing together surrounded by a bright light.
"You know, this book is really confusing. So why did you get us up so early?"
"Well, we were going to practice, but Justin, and Joey conked out, and I'm having trouble thinking."
"Worrying about Lance?"
JC simply shook his head yes, and closed the book.
"He's tough, I don't think they will be able to hurt him, and if they do he will hurt them worse." He said as JC gave a faint laugh.
"Come on, we can go pick up some breakfast or something." Chris said as he patted JC on the arm.
"What about them?" JC asked as he looked at Justin and Joey.
"What about them, they want to sleep, let them sleep." Chris said as he walked over and grabbed the keys to JC's Jeep.
JC slowly took Justin's head off is shoulder and let him lay down all without waking him. Joey fell right with Justin and then turned over facing away from him. Chris and JC walked out the door and got into the Jeep.
"So where to?" JC asked.
"Don't know, I feel like spending money. Let's go to The Broker."
"You do feel like spending money."
"Hey, they got good food." Chris said in his defense.
"True, but they don't give you much food."
"Please JC?!?" Chris asked giving him puppy dog eyes.
"I hate you.....I really hate you!"
JC turned onto the freeway and drove to The Broker. Of course they got in with very little trouble, and were seated and eating in no time.
"So, did you find anything in the book?" Chris asked with mouth full of food.
"Just the pictures." JC responded after he took a drink of OJ.
"You think we will be able to pull it off?"
"I hope so." He said, as his cell phone began to ring.
"Hello" JC said picking up the phone.
"Oh thank God, you're ok!" Justin responded with a sigh.
"Of course I'm ok. Why wouldn't I be? It's daylight."
"Well you never know. Where the hell are you?"
"The Broker."
"You're coming home, now!"
"Ok, just calm down."
"I AM CALM! See you soon."
JC hung up the phone and smiled.
"Who was it?" Chris asked as he picked up the bill.
"Justin. He was just checking up on us." JC said as he put the cell phone back in his pocket.
They paid for the food, and went back to the house. There sat Joey and Justin impatiently standing outside, who both had a worried looks on there faces.
"What's up?" Chris asked as he stepped out of the jeep.
Justin and Joey looked at each other and worry started to fill Justin eyes. JC looked at Justin and walked over to him.
"Just what's wrong?"
"We got this in the mail today." Justin said as he handed the letter to JC.
"My Dear boys of `N SYNC, we know Maggie told you so, come and get us. Lance is waiting for you. Lael."
JC made a fist crushing the paper.
"Just, did you find anything for weapons?"
"Nope, been looking the whole time you were gone."
"And there is nothing?"
"Well there is the sword, we found something about that in the book." Joey said.
"Well what did it say?" Chris asked as he sat on the step.
"It said that the sword is..... indestructible." Justin said as he pulled it out from inside the house and looked at it.
"Well, that's a lot of help." JC said as he took the sword from Justin's hands.
They sat for a few seconds thinking about what to do. Things started to run though their minds.
"Why don't we just go get him?" Chris said.
"What?"
"I mean, we can get him out of there first, then worry about Xaina, the rest of the group and Maggie. But first, we need Lance."
"He's right! Let's do this!"
The Light.
Lael sat in the large room patiently as he awaited Lance. He had sent Brady to go get him, and bring him to him unharmed. He was polishing his sword and was humming an old tune.
"Lael wants to see you." Brady said plainly as he and one of the weaker Vampires untied Lance.
Lance's head bobbed up and down as if he were tired.
"Fuck you." Lance muttered.
Brady picked Lance up by one of his arms and the other Vampire took the other and they started walking up the stairs from the basement. When they got to the dance hall Lance finally said something,
"Brady?"
"What?" Brady said with an evil snicker.
"You're fucked!" Lance yelled as he pulled away from both of them and flipped back.
His flips were graceful and fast, hardly any sound was made when his feet and hands hit the ground. Brady and the other Vampire sat in awe of the blonde's powerful flips. Lance quickly stopped flipping, made a mad dash for the large burn hole where the two huge blue doors used to be, shot straight down the hall.
"Stop him!" Brady yelled, as Lance was halfway across the dance hall.
The other Vampire quickly took off after Lance. Seeing he was a Vampire he ran faster, and just as he was about to grab Lance's shoulders, Lance ran up the side of a wall and flipped behind the him. When he landed he quickly kicked the Vampire in the back and took off down the hall again. Lance could hear Brady screaming, he then heard the door ahead of him fly open. There stood JC in the black trench coat with a stake in each hand.
"JC!" Lance yelled from halfway down the hall.
JC quickly ran down the hall after Lance, hugged and kissed him as they reached each other.
"Come on, we have to get out of here!" Lance said as he pulled JC away.
They both began to run down the hall when JC felt something rap around his feet and he fell to the ground.
"Not this time JC, you're not getting out of here without a fight!" Brady said as he calmly walked towered JC.
Lance stopped and started to run back to JC, but Justin stopped him and said,
"You're no match, let JC handle this!"
JC took the rope from around his legs, and stood back up. He threw the rope to the side and looked at the godlike looking person coming towards him. He got into his fighting stance and started walking towards Brady. Brady ran towards him and JC ducked and sweeped him, causing Brady to fall to the floor. JC jumped on top of Brady with a stake in his hand. Just as he was about to stab him, Brady grabbed JC's arms and flipped him off. Brady jumped back up and got back into his fighting stance. JC stood up and was immediately punched in his stomach. He crouched down and Brady uppercutted him in his jaw. He was knocked back onto the floor and Brady ran and jumped on top of JC. While on the floor, JC held up the stake and when Brady landed on him, he landed on the stake. Brady's eyes grew wide and he turned to dust.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" Nick yelled from across the room.
He ran over to where Brady was and started to cry.
"Josh, let's go!!" Justin yelled.
JC got up and ran towards the door. They ran outside and got to the car. They drove out of there as fast as they could. Now that they got Lance back, all they had to do was save Xaina and her group and Maggie. They went back to Justin's and started to plan out what they were going to do.
"Ok, this is it, tomorrow is showdown!" JC said as he laid the book on the kitchen table.
"Lance, this is the only thing the book said about your sword." Justin said flipping to the page.
"Ok, that's nice to know." Lance said reading the page.
"Is there anything he told you that might help us?" JC asked.
"Yeah, I know why he wants me."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, why he put that spell on me, and why he chose me."
"Why?" Joey asked.
"Well it's about some story or something."
"What do you mean?" Chris asked.
"In order for him to be unstoppable, he needs me."
"Why?" JC asked.
"I don't know, that's what that ancient proverb thing said. He needs the swordsman of the group. And I'm the swordsman."
"Well, he's not gonna get you!" JC said.
"Yeah!" the rest of the guys said.
"Ok, Sammy?"
"Yes Josh?" Sammy said.
"We'll need your help tomorrow when we go back to get the rest of them."
"Ok, but remember, I can only be out for 3 hours."
"I know, you'll come out as we pull up."
"Ok, I'll be waiting."
"Now, we need to figure out how we're gonna do this."
"Ok, we can't do that busting in thing again, cause they're gonna expect it." Justin said.
"Yeah, we gotta sneak in!" Joey said.
"But how?"
"How bout through the roof?"
"HUH?" the all said.
"Well, it has to have an entrance on the roof, and it's the last place they'd expect us to go through."
"Good idea!" JC said.
"And how're we gonna get up there?" Justin asked.
"Duh, me!" Chris said.
"Oh yeah!"
"Ok, then, you can turn us invisible with that spell again, this way we don't have to cling on to Chris." Lance said.
"Then we make our way to the main Dance hall and kick some ass!" Chris said.
"Not so fast!" JC said, "WE will go into the main dance hall and kick some ass. YOU can go and look for Xaina and her crew. If they are well enough, they can help fight. IF not you have to get them out of there."
"Yeah, and find Maggie too!" Joey said.
"Ok. Hmm, hey Sammy?" Chris said.
"Yes Chris?" she said.
"Is there some kind of healing potion or spell that could help them if they're hurt?"
"There's both."
"Could we make the potion so I could give it to them in case we need them, which we probably will?"
"Hold out your hand."
"Why?"
"Just do it!" Justin said.
"Ok."
He held out his hand and a bottle appeared in his palm.
"Just give them each one sip and they will be rejuvenated."
"Ok cool!"
"Well, now that we'll have their help, we should be good to go!"
"Yeah, but what about Maggie?" Joey said, "Did you see what they did with Maggie?"
"No." Lance said sadly.
"I'm sorry to say, but they might have killed her." Sammy said.
"NO!" Joey yelled as he started to cry.
"We don't know that for sure!" JC said comforting Joey.
"She probably is still alive, just being tortured." Sammy said.
"Ok, you're not helping much!" Justin said.
"Sorry, but you have to face the truth!"
"Yes, but now's not a good time."
"I'm sorry, but if she is still alive, then they are not happy with her betraying them."
"Duh!" Chris said.
"Ok, we all need to calm down!" Justin said.
"He's right!" Lance said, "Gees I was the one that was held hostage and you people are acting worse than I am!"
"We're sorry!" JC said.
"Yeah, I am too!" Joey said wiping his face.
"OK, I think we all need some sleep!" Justin said.
"You're telling me? I've been sleeping tied up to a pole!" Lance said.
"Don't worry, they'll all pay for what they did to you!" JC said.
They all went upstairs and into their rooms. Once JC and Lance got into their room, JC grabbed Lance and hugged him tight.
"Josh, you're hurting me!" Lance said.
"OH, sorry!" he said letting go, "I'm so sorry! I've just been so worried about you! I didn't know whether you were dead or alive! I was scared I'd lost you forever!" Lance kissed JC and silenced him. JC was startled at first but then kissed back. After about five minutes, Lance separated from him and said,
"You ok now?"
"Hmm?" JC said still dazed.
"That's what I thought."
"Let's get to bed!"
"I'm gonna take a hot bath first!"
"Can I join you?"
"No, I really need to bathe, if you joined me, we both know that wouldn't happen."
"I can give you a massage while you sit in the tub."
"Now that, I can use!"
"And I promise I won't do anything." JC said with a wicked grin.
They went into the bathroom and Lance turned on the water. He started to take off his clothes and JC said,
"DAMN! You really do need to bathe!"
"Told you!"
"You stink!"
"Hmmm, wonder why!"
Lance stepped in the tub and JC sat on the edge. He started to rub Lance's shoulders as the steam from the water started to rise. They stood there for a little over a half-hour, until the water got cold. Lance then got out and JC dried him off. Trying hard (no pun intended) to keep his promise, he just dried him off and then they walked into the room and got in bed.
"OK, That's enough teasing!" Lance said as he got on top of JC.
Back at the Light.
Nick sat balling in front of Brady's ashes. Yolanda and Alex came storming into the hall and saw Nick. They stood looking down at what used to be their lord. Tears filled Yolanda's eyes. And Alex stood in shock.
"Nick?" Yolanda said in a soft voice.
Nick didn't look away, from the floor. Yolanda bent down and put her hand on Nick's shoulder.
"NOOOOOOOOOO!" Nick yelled as he threw Yolanda 's hand off his shoulder and started to run out the dance hall.
As he got to the door an arm raped around his waste and stopped him dead.
"Whoa Nick," Lael said as he held the boy in front of him. "What's wrong?"
Nick couldn't find the words. Alex and Yolanda slowly came back into the room with saddened eyes. Lael looked at them with curiosity. His eyes grew wide once he saw the ashes on the floor.
"Where's Brady?" Lael said as he looked back to Nick began to break down again.
Lael quickly pulled Nick into a gentle hug and started to rub the back of his head.
"Yolanda, get my car ready. We're not waiting for them to come to us." Lael said while not letting go of Nick.
"But Sire.."
Lael quickly gave Yolanda a look of disapproval, and not saying anything to upset Nick. Yolanda nodded and stepped out of the room. Lael pushed Nick away and looked at him.
"Are you ready?"
Nick gave a slight nod.
TBC..
The showdown is next! Stay tuned! As usual questions, comments, and all that good stuff all welcome! Email us as Dtang2000@aol.com and Papito6187@aol.com.