The Attack (Vincent, Nightshadow/Lena)

[Theo]

The sun rose over the horizon of the earth, a blood-red orb that was somehow suiting for what the day would hold.


Vixyn had gone off to her human alliances and had returned with an array of weaponry the likes of which Theo had never even SEEN before.

“Wear these crosses around your necks, friends.” Vixyn instructed to the small band of Weres that huddled around the wooden table in the main den. There were four of them total: Vixyn herself in her human form, wearing a plain earth-toned dress, her long flowing hair pinned back with a wreath of flowers. Theo, who stood wearing soft leather pants and a ragged leather vest, boots nestled firmly on his feet. A veritable giant of a man who stood at a cool 7 feet tall, weighing in at perhaps 300+ lbs of pure muscle; his name was Brutus, and he was a Were of the clan Bear...and also a friend of Theo's. The fourth member was another Were fox, a sly-looking fellow a little shorter than Theo named Twix. He was thin but corded in lean muscle, his features sharp and pointed like his fox heritage dictated. He was holding a dagger in one hand, the likes of which the Lord's prayer was carved into the blade.

“Niiiiiice,” Twix chuckled, flipping the dagger up into the air, then sliding it into the belt that encircled his narrow hips.

“Umm...my cross won't fit around my neck.” Brutus held the chain in his hand, looking rather perplexed, the other hand rubbing the huge bulk of his neck.

“Heh, all the more reason to lose some weight, fatty!”

“Hey! I am NOT FAT! This is still residual from the Winter Nap-”

“Must've been a looooong Winter then, fatty fat fatbear-”

Brutus growled started to lunge forwards but Theo got in between them instantly, putting a single hand on both Twix's and Brutus' chests. Brutus nearly crushed him. “That's enough, friends. We're not here to mess around. There's a mission to be accomplished.”

Vixyn was scowling at Twix, and she reached out and smacked his arm. “Stop starting stuff, Twix. If Brutus says his pudge is from Winter, it's from Winter and I'd be careful before Theo lets him eat you.” Even though she reprimanded him, Theo could see the affection in his sisters' eyes. She had a crush on Twix, which he would never understand—the guy was annoying and the only reason he was even HERE right now was because he was one of the sneakiest Weres Theo knew, and that would come in handy.

“Right, then.” Theo cleared his throat. “The rest of the weapons, Vix?”

Vixyn nodded. “Ahem. Anyways. Crosses for around your necks, or...um...Brute, in your case, probably just wrap it around your wrist like a bracelet. Holy water...” She handed them all packs that contained multiple glass vials of water. “And then, the coup de gras...” She now pulled out a large leather case, handling it carefully as she flipped the latch and exposed the contents...tiny orbs that looked to bigger or different than orange marbles.

“What, are we going to play Jacks with the vamps or something?” Brutus scowled.

“No. These are solar bombs. As small as they are, these tiny little things carry enough oomph to replicate the exact light of the sun. Throw one of these around a Vamp, and they're toast.”

An appreciative sound rose amongst the other Weres as they carefully fingered the orbs. “Humans are getting smarter,” Theo admitted, then shut the case. “Alright then. Everyone is equipped and ready?'

There was a sound of confirmation from them all, and Theo put his right hand out. “Then good luck, and be safe. Don't do anything overly stupid.” He shot a pointed look at Twix, who merely offered back a sly grin and shrugged.

“No promises, mate. But I'll try to keep the idiocy to a minimum.”

Vixyn was grinning brightly, excitement highlighting the beautiful features of her human-form face. “As the humans say then...all for one, and one for all! Beans, Beans, the musical fruit, the more you eat--”

Theo cleared his throat. “Um, Vix, they don't...ah, they don't say that when they're about to go into battle. The bean part, I mean.”

“...Oh. Okay. Well, let's just go to the castle then!” She put her hand atop Theo's outstretched one, and then Brutus did the same, followed by Twix. Though there had been jokes amongst them before, as they all stood there looking at eachother, it was clear that they meant business and were silently vowing to get everyone out, and everyone out alive.

“To Holme's Castle, then.”

[Nightshadow]

Nightshadow laid there wtih a smile on her face. She was in her master's bed once again and sighed as she put her hand over her stomach. She could only hope she was pregnant with his vampyre child. She rolled over and closed her eyes as she heard Lena in her head again. The wolf wanted freedom, to roam once again with Theo, but there was no way Nites was letting her have control again

[Lord Vincent/ Dr. Joseph]

"Having trouble sleeping?" Vincent asked as ha glanced over at Nightshadow. He coud tell what she was thinking because of how she was rubbing her stomach. "With a little luck tonight will be the night that makes you my queen."

[Theo]

Suddenly, the castle would rock as though an earthquake had hit, but the sound of an explosion nixed that possibility. And downstairs towards the rear of the castle...

"TWIX! Goddamn it, we said don't use the solar bomb unless you have to!" Theo snapped angrily, standing there looking at the sly Twix with an expression of complete and utter disbelief. Before the four Weres, a huge hole had been blown out the side of the castle, the edges blackened and smoking...apparently, the solar bombs were incredibly powerful. Sunlight from the morning streamed into the castle but was swallowed by the darkness within.

Twix grinned sheepishly and shrugged. "My bad. It slipped."

Vixyn scowled and slapped Twix's arm again, making him yelp a little and jump, rubbing his skin. "That was a waste of a perfectly good bomb, and now they definitely KNOW we are here!"

"IT...SLIPPED."

Brutus just shook his head, raising a huge hand to rub the bridge of his nose. "Foxes..."

"Tell me about it." Theo mumbled, looking up at the castle now, sure that any moment they were going to have a full-on attack on their hands. He had tracked Lena's and Vincent's scent here, to this dark and forboding castle.

[Nightshadow]

Nightshadow shot up as the bomb exploded. She clung to her master as she looked at him. She didn't like this once bit. She smelled Theo and Lena tried to rip out of her. She gritted her teeth and growled as her eyes shut. It was hard to fight Lena when Theo was around. Her two sides fighting was almost too much for the wolf

[Lord Vincent/ Dr. Joseph]

"He has come for you hasn't he?" Vincent asked as he felt the explosion, knowing who was probably behind it. Climbing out of bed he quickly pulled on a pair of pants and his jacket, slipping on some silver rings and straping on every silver weapon he had. "I suggest you dont leave this room Nites." He said as he strolled to the door, calm and unworried.

[Theo]

Theo just glared at Twix a small while longer before straightening his back and glancing to the inside of the castle. "Well, I guess the Vampire probably knows we are already here. Might as well make it official..." Theo said, before rearing back his head and letting loose a howl that echoed off the corridors and walls of the castle, floating up Vincent and Nightshadow...and hopefully, Lena.

Vixyn hopped over the smoldering bit of stone into the castle, one hand on her cross, the other holding a dagger. Brutus simply smashed his way through the stone, making the hole even bigger, allowing more daylight to stream through; Twix, giggling, scurried inside.

"Nice digs, gotta admit... He said, streaming his fingers over a rather expensive looking gold trinket laying on a tabletop...before pocketing it. Who was to blame him? He was a fox.

At the end of his howl, Theo glanced to his fellow Weres and drew his blade. His muscles were tense, ready. He was ready. "Steel yourselves. I will get the girl. You keep everything else back."

And with that, they all took off into the castle, ready for anything, Theo following his nose.

[Nightshadow]

Nightshadow nodded to her master and wrapped the blanket tightly around her. She didn't want to leave, she didn't want to be stolen away by some monster. She shivered as her long black hair fell into her face. She leaned against the back of the bed adn hugged herself as if she was cold.

Let me out I have to see him Lena was scream in Nightshadow's mind. The girl wrapped ehr hands over her ears as if she could block out the sound.

"No I want to be with him." The two argue back and forth as Lena gre more persistant. She had heard his howl. He had come for her even at the risk of himself and his family. She was going to go to him one way or another. She hated hurting Nites but this was something she had to do

[Lord Vincent/ Dr. Joseph]

Vincent growled as he walked into his throne room, the entire place smelled of Were and not his pets. "Come on out wolf!" He called confidently, knowing who would have come and why. "If you are here for Nighshadow you are to late, soon she will carry my child and then she and I will be wed, she does not want to be with you, if she did she would have tried to fight me."

It seemed all of his slaves had fled or hidden, but no matter soon enough the city guard would arrive and the intruders would be put down, but until then Vincent knew he could hold his own. "Did you happen to bring me any new pets?" He asked knowing he would piss the wolf off. "Maybe a cute young fox."

[Theo]

Instinctively, hearing Vincent's cold voice mention a cute young fox, Theo retreated a tiny ways back to stand nearer to Vixyn, who seemed a little perturbed by the idea but nevertheless stood her ground fiercely, bravely.

"Go," she whispered to her brother, nudging him in the back to make him move. "I'll be okay. I've got Brute and Twix."

"It is not THEM I am worried about," Theo pointed out, his voice a hiss beneath his breath as his green eyes darted to the werefox and the werebear. Brutus was large enough to handle his own and Theo had never thought very highly of Twix's morals; he was suspicious that upon the first sign of true, imminent danger to himself, he would flee and leave Vixyn unprotected, vulnerable to the Vampire Lord's fury.

Vixyn, though, knew better. "I trust them both. Time is short, Theodynn." Vixyn used his whole given name to get his attention further. He seemed to take this in for a moment, then darted his gaze between their two companions again.

"You let nobody harm her, do you understand me?" He squared himself off with the werebear first, who stood mutely before Theo and simply nodded. He took no offense to Theo's protective manner, being an older brother himself to a few femme cubs. Next, Theo squared himself off to Twix, not saying anything at first. He couldn't; the look he gave said it all--if Twix disappointed him and Vixyn was left for harm, Theo would find Twix and end him.

"Be careful, little fox," Theo said to Vixyn and pulled her to him, kissing her forehead quickly before he let her go and spun off to follow Vincent's voice to the throneroom. "FIND THE SHE-WOLF! She goes by the name of Lena, but can also be called Nightshadow! Take her with you, no matter who she says she is!" He called back to the trio before disappearing around the corner.

Vixyn took in a deep breath and nodded. "Alright, guys, I've smelled this female before, and her scent leads upwards. Let's find the stairs and get her out of here before this turns really, really ugly."

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Theo found the throne room with ease, for here the stench of Vampire arrogance was strongest, undermasked with fury. Theo made no attempt to hide himself, merely calmly stepped out into the light, his head held high and his shoulders back, not the cowering semblance of subserviency and fear that the Vampire Lord was used to having in his home.

"I've come for the girl." Theo said simply, though that much was rather obvious.

[Lord Vincent/ Dr. Joseph]

"The girl is mine." Vincent said slowly as he pulled out a short kris blade and ran it over a finger, drawing a slight line of blood. The blade was razor sharp and made of steel covered in layers of folded silver which would leave traces of the poison inside of any wound left by it.

"I am impressed that you managed to pull this off, getting into the city without getting caught, then pulling this off... but surly you know there is only one way this will end if you fight me, the city guards arrive and slaughter you and any of your pals that dont intrest me because I know you could not have done this alone... but if you beg me to spare the lives of your followers I will kill you and let them live." His voice was cold as ice but his eyes showed a restrained fury. "You cannot have Nightshadow, she is mine, she has lived with me for over two centuries, born and bred in captivity... do you think that she can survive outside of my care? And even if part of her loves you... well part of her loves me and if you forced that part to go with you would you be any better then I am? Keeping her against her will?"

[Nightshadow]

Finally, Lena won out for supremacy. She let a howl tear through her as she changed forms. The pure white wolf laid on the bed, her head held high and her eyes closed as she thanked the Mother for her blessings. She then stood, ready to join the fight. She knew Vincent and Theo would want their own battle and as much as it pained ehr she was willing to let that happen. She would need to just trust her fellow wolf as her skills were needed in killing the guards. Even though she had control for now it would all be lost if Lena tried to kill Nightshadow's love.