Chapter 9 The Rescue Plan!

Southern Winterville Caramel led Alan into a room filled with disabled children, the look of sadness on Alan's face when he saw the children showed how devastated he was. The children were all dressed in worn out, and dirty clothes, both male and female. They were about twenty, all seated on the cold, tiled floor. Some were blind, others were crippled, some deaf, others dumb! "I do everything for these children, they've all got no one but me" Caramel began, a tear drop escaping her eyes. "Part of my magic is used to ensure that these children are safe and well taken care of" she continued.

"What's stopping you from healing them?" Alan asked. "The mana required to perform the healing spell would absolutely drain me of my essence and turn me to ashes" she explained. "Not that I can't make that sacrifice, but if i die? In whose hands will i leave these poor children?" "As you can see, I've got no one here assisting me, I ran away from my family twenty five years ago!" She further explained. Deep down Alan wished he could help, but the truth was that he couldn't, his powers were meant for battles, self sustainance and defense, there was nothing he could do even if he tried. Alan sighed. "I understand your plight!" He began. "But if you don't help me?" "When the weredragons come, there'll be no one left to take care of" "You've gotta believe me, the weredragons are cruel and terrific creatures, their strength and power is unparalleled" he tried to convince. Caramel also sighed. "Alright, I'll help you, in any way I can, just call me when you need me!" She accepted. Alan grinned. "I will be honored to" Suddenly his phone vibrated in his pockets, he brought out the phone and saw a text message which popped up from Kyle. "We've got trouble!" Alan's heart skipped at the sight of the message. "Uhm, I gotta go, I've got something to attend to!" He said to Caramel who was staring suspiciously at him. "What happened?" She asked, showing much concern "Never mind, it's personal" he replied and walked out. Asia Beijing, China. Verolez appeared on top of a tall building situated in the middle of several other buildings in Beijing. The gentle breeze in the air made his robe dance around behind him. He sniffed the air in this environment, it was conducive and nice. He looked down on the people moving to and fro, cars moving on the asphalts, and small buildings around. He couldn't feel a supernatural presence around here, he had travelled around Africa, Europe, and even Asia. But still he couldn't find any supernatural, not to talk of finding his targets, the Vaewolves. He bit his tongue in anger, and growled angrily. He'd wanted to destroy this city to purge his anger, but on a second thought, he decided against it, in order to keep his existence a secret for now. North-East Winterville Alan appeared outside Lucia's house in a blur to meet Kamilia, Kyle, and Hitler. The trio wore sad and worried looks on their faces. "I got your text, what's up?" Alan asked, with a slight frown on his face. Kyle sighed. "They took my friends, and I need your help" "Your friends? Who took them?" Alan was starting to get confused. "The Vampires!" At the mention of the word 'Vampires', Alan knew they were in trouble. "If the vampires have your friends then that means we need to find them, right away, else!" Alan stopped talking as he made eye contacts with Kamilia, she had been staring at him since he arrived. How come Kyle never mentioned anything about Alan, damn he was so handsome. These thoughts ran into her mind as her gaze was still fixed on him. "You must be Kamilia!" Alan said, jolting her out of her thoughts. "Yeah, nice meeting you Alan!" She replied, amidst wide smiles. "I heard you're a witch, have you tried using a tracking spell?" Alan asked. "Yeah, I've done that, but someone or something magical is cloaking their location from me!" She explained. "I think we already know where they are!" Hitler added. "The tunnels downtown, but we're not allowed to go there now!" "Until 8pm" Kyle added. "Why?" Alan asked, with a slight frown. "Because if we do, they die!" "Then we need a plan, fast!" Alan shot back at Kyle. Alan sighed, trying to calm down his nerves, he was getting angry for no good reason. He ran his fingers through his hair, back and forth before speaking. "So you're trying to tell me that these Vamps kidnapped your girlfriend precisely, and her friend, and told you to meet them at the tunnels by 8pm tonight, alone, else they'll kill them!" "Exactly" Hitler contributed. An eerie kind of silence dominated the scene for a while, before Kamilia broke the silence. "Okay guys, I think this isn't the right place to discuss, I'm teleporting us to my house right away" She casted a teleportation spell whilst dancing her arms around in the air diagonally, and then they vanished from the spot. South-East Winterville Inside the dark, long, and wide tunnels, footsteps could be heard approaching from a distance. Lucia and Taylor both sat on the floor, their arms and feet tied with strong ropes that even if they tried to cut themselves loose, they couldn't. It required the strength of a supernatural like a Werewolf or Vampire to cut loose the rope, and too bad they were nothing but humans. Their mouths were left uncovered because even if they tried to scream, no one would hear them. The entrance of the tunnels was basically over 20 meters away, so it would take a long walk to get to their position. These tunnels were abandoned years ago by it's owners, no one ventured there anymore, so it served as a good hideout. "I don't wanna die!" Taylor said in a sober tone, tears flowing freely down her eyes. "They're gonna kill Kyle and Hitler if they come here" Lucia wept. "Quiet, they're approaching" Taylor warned as the footsteps they heard earlier got nearer. Six people walked towards them, four were men and the other two were ladies. The one who seemed to be their leader walked nearer to meet Lucia and Taylor. "I hope you're enjoying your time in these tunnels" he taunted. "Don't fret, you're gonna get home soon, if your boyfriends corporate!" He said and burst into laughter. The man then turned to his associates. "Lydia, I need you to alert the boys, tell them to be on lookout" he said to one of the ladies. "Ryder and Greg, make sure the plan is set, and don't mess things up" "Alright Drake" The one called Ryder replied and they walked away. The one called Lydia tagging behind them. "Please don't hurt them!" Lucia pleaded, in a sober tone. "Oh come on sweetie, your friends hurt me and my clan, why won't i return the favour!" He replied with an evil grin. North-West Winterville They all appeared inside Kamilia's living room, they could tell from the couches around. A TV was hung on the walls in front of them, a table with a flower vase on it was kept in the middle. Kamilia panted, like someone who just ran a marathon. "What's wrong Kamilia?" Kyle asked, he was the first to notice. "The teleportation spell, it's straining me for an unknown reason" "Maybe because you've been using a lot of your magic recently" Alan suggested. "You're right, she needs to rest!" Kyle retorted as he helped her sit on one of the couches. "So what's the plan!" Hitler asked. "When we get there, I'll be the first to show up, I'll distract them while you and Alan rescue Lucia and Taylor" "Are you crazy?" Alan asked, with a slight frown. "What?!" "You don't even know how many vamps we got there, you're gonna just barge in a crash the show like that? That's truly insane!" Alan explained. "He's right, we have to consider their numbers, and I'm sure they're keeping Lucia and Taylor inside the tunnels" Hitler contributed. "Yeah, if they asked us to meet them at the tunnel roads, that means they're planning on pulling a stunt on us" Kyle added. "Okay, this is what we'll do, I'll be the one to distract them, while you and Kyle go rescue Lucia and Taylor" Alan said, making Kyle fix a stern look on him. "You're planning on taking on 'God knows how many Vampires' alone?" "Yeah, trust me, there's no one stronger!" Alan bragged. "Okay, so that means we'll be on standby in case they pull any stunts?" Hitler asked. "Exactly! But if they turn the 'tide', then one of you would run into the tunnels and do the rescuing alone while the other would join in the battle" Alan explained. Kamilia watched them closely on the couch, they were putting her out of the rescue mission. "Hello, what about me?" She asked with a frown. "I'm sorry Kamilia, but you've used too much Mana, and it's dangerous out there, we can't risk letting something else happen to you!" Kyle said with concern. "Cut the crap, the lives of my friends are at stake and i have the power to save them, and you're telling me to rest?!" She said, standing up, anger visible in her tone. "I'm sorry Kamilia but........." Hitler was saying, when she collapsed on the couch, unconscious. Kyle turned to look at Alan, who was beaming with smiles. "What did you do?" Kyle asked him, at the top of his voice. "Relax, I only put her to sleep, of which she can come out of, because she's a witch too!" Alan said with a grin. "That'll buy us enough time to rescue Lucia and Taylor alone before she wakes up" Hitler chirped in. Alan shot him the 'I like you' look. "Exactly, now let's go save our princesses in distress!" Alan smiled once again.