*It is Sunday, mid morning. Javiar is driving his oversized SUV. Carlos sits next to him. Rico, Rodolfo, Marisol, Taina, and Luna are in the back seats. They are following some directions that were emailed to Carlos. Directions to Angelique's safe haven. Since she obviously can't come out in daylight, they must go to her. Also, as per Angelique's instructions, he had to ask each person a question, that only they would know the answer to, to verify their identity. They leave the border of the city and into the suburbs. Then, the houses become less and less frequent. Finally, they see a dirt road, and turn on it. At the end of the road, there is a small house, almost a cottage. It is surrounded by a thick coverage of trees, so that no sun hits the house, or surrounding land. They park and get out of the SUV. Carlos walks up to the door, and knocks.*
(Angelique) "Come in."
*Carlos opens the door and the group of chosen ones walks into the house.*
(Angelique) "I'm glad you all could come, there is much to discuss."
(Rico) "Cute place Angelique.....but somehow I imagined you someplace.....different."
(Angelique) "Not all vampires want the dank darkness of the crypt, Rico."
(Taina) "True, but the place is very........small.......you always talk about the books you have, but I see no room for a library."
(Angelique) "Come with me."
*The group follows Angelique to a door and down a flight of stairs to the basement. When they get into the basement, they look around in surprise. It is twice the size of the rest of the house.*
(Marisol) "Angelique, I'm amazed. How did you manage to do this?"
(Angelique) "The house was built for me here by a band of traveling gypsies. They were infected with a strong virus, and it threatened to wipe out thier clan. I cured them. I traveled with them until they reached this land. It was unpopulated at the time, and they, in order to thank me, built me this house, and dug the huge basement to use as a library. Using my powers to help people, they would pay me, and I soon had enough cash to purchase the land to own it."
(Luna) "Impressive."
(Angelique) "But enough of this talk now. Let's sit."
*Everyone sits at a large oval shaped table, and Angelique begins speaking.*
(Angelique) "For those who don't know, Rico and Taina were visited last night by what they thought was myself and Carlos. It turns out we suspect it was Brenda and someone else. That means she's not working alone."
(Rodolfo) "What could she possibly want with us? We've never even dealt with her before."
(Javiar) "I don't know, but obviously, she's becoming involved with us."
(Angelique) "Luna, have you heard from Heaven lately?"
*Before Luna could answer, there is a knock on Angelique's door.*
(Angelique) "Hold on one moment, I'll be right back."
*The group sits in silence, prepared to rush upstairs if needed. They can hear a male voice talking to Angelique. She reappears, and informs everyone that they have a guest. It is Andreus*
(Luna) "What are you doing here? How did you get here?"
(Andreus) "I followed you in a van. I was covered in the back, and I had a servent drive me here. I'm here to talk about Heaven."
(Angelique) "We were just about to discuss her when you arrived. Luna, I ask you again, have you heard from Heaven lately?"
(Luna) "No.....her contact with me has become increasingly less and less. She would contact me after our battle to make sure I was ok, and then less and less as the days went by."
(Carlos) "While I was healing, she came to me on my balcony. I informed her we were still looking for a way to return a soul to her, but I haven't heard from her since."
(Andreus) "She flew off the other night. Said she had some place to be, and asked me to trust her. She said something she as been looking for was within her grasp, and she needed to follow this up."
*The group continues discussions, on Brenda-and the fact she's not working alone, Heaven, and the baby. Suddenly, Carlos' cell phone rings.
(Carlos) "Hello"
(Aurora) "Carlos, it's Aurora."
(Carlos) "How are you?"
(Aurora) "I'm calling because I think I need to tell you something."
(Carlos) "Is it important? I'm kinda in a meeting now."
(Aurora) "Well, it's just that I was visited by my father last night, before I met you at Chili's. I thought maybe that had something to do with my trance at dinner."
(Carlos) "How would that put you in a trance?"
(Aruora) "My father is a powerful vampire named Tobias."
(Carlos) "WHAT!?!?!?!?!"
*Carlos' shout startles everyone in the room and they all stop talking and stare at him. He realizes that he can't just blurt out this information, so he excuses himself to the back of the room, and continues his talk with Aurora, as the others look on.
(Carlos) "Your father is Tobias......you saw him the other night? That's not possible.... We killed him weeks ago."
(Aurora) "It's true. He said that he was too powerful a vampire to die. He had some power called earthmeld and it allowed him to come back."
(Carlos) "I see.......I......I'm sorry, I don't know what to say.......he was an evil we thought we had dealt with already."
(Aurora) "Wait, you said you killed him weeks ago? He died years ago."
(Carlos) "Then when you were younger, he died, and came back, and we killed him again, and he came back again. Whatever this power is, he's mastered it."
*Carlos turns and sees everyone is still looking at him, waiting for his return.*
(Carlos) "Aurora, I need to go. I will contact you as soon as possible. We'll discuss more then."
(Aurora) "Ok.......anything I can help you with, I'm willing to do."
*Carlos closes the phone and returns to the table. Everyone looks at him for an explanation.*
(Carlos) "I have some news, but I'd prefer if we finished talking about what we were discussing previously."
(Angelique) "Very well, it turns out that Heaven has become increasingly withdrawn from people. She has left Andreus alone a few nights, and her contact with Luna has decreased dramatically. With the full moon phase about to begin in a few nights, we suspect she may have information on the baby's where-abouts, and plans to cure herself without our help."
(Andreus) "Which would not be a bad thing. Once she has her soul, she would be more peaceful, and lead her clan in peaceful ways. They may not like it, but she is the Queen, and can only be removed by her death. No one is stupid enough to defy her, they know of her strength, and that they would have the wrath of Luna to deal with as well, plus the "chosen ones" if Luna were to ask for their help."
(Marisol) "Carlos, what was that call about?"
(Carlos) "Prepare yourself for some bad news. Very bad news. I went to dinner last night to meet with Daniella and Francisco. As you know, Daniella discovered I was her father. Daniella invited a friend to join us by the name of Aurora. This Aurora fell into a trance of sorts at dinner and left the table. I suspected there was more to her than met the eye, so I gave her my cell phone number and email incase she needed to talk to anyone."
(Javiar) "So that was Aurora on the phone? What trouble is working our way now?"
(Carlos) "Aurora told me that last night, she was visted by a vampire who was her father."
(Taina) "One vampire? What's so bad about that?"
(Rico) "We've killed tons of vamps.......what's the issue?"
(Carlos) "The vampire was Tobias."
*Everyone sits in silence for a few moments.....*
(Andreus) "But, he was killed. Heaven and myself ripped him to shreds with our hands...."
(Taina-holding stomach) "Please Andreus, we were there, don't go into it."
(Carlos) "According to Aurora, Tobias spoke of some type of power called an "earthmeld" which allowed him to come back at least twice now. Have you ever heard of this power Angelique?"
(Angelique) "No, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exsist. I'll have to do some research."
(Rico) "Think about this..........The baby we need was taken by the robed vampires at the last battle we had to save the world. They were followers of Tobias. If they are still holding an allegience to Tobias, that means that Tobias has the ability to give Heaven a soul."
(Andreus) "I know Tobias has strong feelings for Heaven. He wanted to join his clan with hers, and to make her his queen. She refused."
(Luna) "Heaven desperately wants a soul. If Tobias knows that the baby holds the key for Heaven, and has contacted her, she could be joining sides with him now."
(Angelique) "I suggest we end this meeting now. Carlos, you and Javiar go to Aurora and see what she knows about Tobias. Luna, you and Andreus try to get to Heaven and make sure that Tobias hasn't convinced her to join him. Rico, Rodolfo, Taina, and Marisol, I need you to brainstorm, and try to think of places we haven't looked for the baby yet. If we can find it and sneak attack whoever has it, we can help Heaven. I'll stay here and try to find as much information on "earthmeld" as I can,and see what we have to do to stop a vampire who has that ability."
*Everyone gets into the SUV, with the exception of Andreus, who gets into the van with his servent, and they drive off. Meanwhile, back in Heaven's lair, she hears about the attack on her vampire clan by Luna, who was really Lila in disguise. Heaven, who's emotions are enhanced by the magic powder she was exposed to by Onji, flies into a rage. She decides she can trust no one, and grabs a bag. Before she leaves, she turns to her servent.*
(Heaven) "Tell no one where I am. I mean NO ONE. I will contact you when I need you. Until then, stay here."
* She quickly packs her most important things, and flies to the basement of the estate. Once there, she uses a trap door that opens to a large mass of underground tunnels. She flies through them, and finds a hiding place that she will use until it is dark, and she can go out and find a proper place to live, until the full moon, when she will receive the soul she so desparately seeks. She feels safe, away from the interference of Andreus, Luna, and the "chosen ones".