Chapter 3: Plans

Chapter 3
Plans


Joshua and Saint walking down a dark corridor, they both have no problem seeing the way.
Joshua, “ There are maybe 100 humans about 100 feet ahead.”
Saint “Maybe a hundred?”
Joshua, “yeah there are 5 pregnant women among them. Also 4 armed humans are close by.”
Saint, “ How close?”
Suddenly four armed humans jump out, dressed in black military uniforms with a patch that has a cross with a sword and rifle crossing in front of it stitched to there left shoulders.
Saint, “OH okay then.”
The leading soldier, “I am Specialist Brother Jared, You will identify yourselves before we send you back to hell.” 2nd soldier, “hold it where you are, take that damn hood off I want to see your face!”
3rd soldier  runs over to Joshua and yanks his hood off, “Specialist Brother Jones gave you an order..” Joshua’s face and blue pupil less eyes are revealed. The squad steps back a few feet.
Specialist Brother Jared, “what the hell who are you?!”
Joshua balls his fist while looking down, “This is really starting to urke me.” He raises his head with eyes pulsating.
4th soldier raises his weapon towards Joshua, “ It’s you, you were the one that assaulted Pastor 1st Sgt. In the square!”

Joshua “ I did nothing, your people got scared, like you are now. I smell it on you.” The 4th soldier cocks his weapon.
 Specialist Brother Jared,” Stand down Private brother Mackey, stand down!”
Saint steps forward, “is that anyway to treat my guest?”
 The specialists look to and see his face. They lower there weapons.
 Jared, ”Sir saint, I didn’t realize It was you sir, my apologies. Jones, “me as well sir my apologies.” Joshua looking at saint, “Sir Saint?”
3rd soldier, “ I don’t give a shit who you're with, no one insults the Lt!”
Jones, “Todd, don’t do it!”
 He fires at Joshua with an intimidating rifle like gun.
Joshua falls back from the blast, but soon as he hit’s the ground he appears behind Todd. Joshua talking into his ear with his arm wrapped around his shoulders, the other guards have their weapons drawn down on Joshua calmly says, "Next time you shoot at someone, make sure you can jill them.”
he lets him go and appears back beside Saint.
Saint, “Well now, that’s settled. Shall we.” 
Somewhere else we find Melissa walking deep in the countryside, it is dry and very dark out of town. She is carrying the satchel on her back. This is the territory of the Grey Eyes, a powerful pack of werewolves. This area used to have buildings and structures but the nuclear weapons the humans used took care of that. The earth healed itself over time there are scattered patches of grass and dead trees that are trying to live again. Melissa is coming close to some ruins and make shift houses.
Melissa searching in the dark, “must be around here somewhere, damn this darkness.”
A noise from not too far off, she looks in that direction but can’t see anything.
Melissa picking up a stick, “enough of this…pyro, luminy, combusto.” Suddenly the stick explodes as if it were a live grenade, sending Melissa flying backwards.
“ Ow! Wrong incantation, okay …let’s try again Mel.”
She  stands up grabbing another stick off the ground, She says another group of words,
“Luminsto flara.”
The stick instantly lights up like an oil lamp, lighting her way.
She walks a few paces then she turns around and  yells, “Come out already, you think I don’t know you been watching me? Is this tribe scared of a little human girl?”
As she turns heard as if to turn back to her previous direction.
“Groooarrr!” She is face to face with a big open mouth of a Lycan roaring.
Melissa unphased exclaims, “ Get out of my face and shut up. I am here on business.”
A group of muscular men and tone females, that are partly hairy as if in mid change surround her. A female comes closer to her as she changes completely human,
 “Humans have no business here except to be our meal.”
The female starts smelling Melissa. Melissa takes the Satchel off her back and reaches inside to pull out a an old parchment. The female looks at the parchment then begins to howl.
 “oooowwww, owwww, oooww!”
The Lycan snatches the parchment away and throws it in the air. Following the parchment, a clean hairless hand grabs it. Melissa looks to see a handsome fair skinned man with a long open jacket on exposing his muscular chest and black pants, no shoes.
“Are you the true owner of this?” says the man.
Melissa with a slight attitude, “As if it matters, yes…I am.”
Man, “ What do you expect to come from you bring this old ragged parchment, child? I am Wayne, Chief Alpha of this tribe. Explain yourself.”
Melissa, I do not have to explain myself to you or anyone else dog man.” the pack starts growling and moving around. Wayne holds his left hand up and they settle down.
Wayne walking closer to Melissa, “Bold, brave or stupid. Which is it child?”
Melissa I am here to enforce the rights written on that ragged old parchment, as you see it is addressed to this tribe and it’s Chief Alpha. You must enforce it.”
Wayne looking curiously, “Must? That is a strong word from such a weak and small human. But, you are correct in a way. It is addressed to this tribe and It’s Alpha Chief.
The problem is That Alpha Chief is dead, child.”
Melissa getting closer to him looks up at his eyes and says, “Melissa is my name and I know he is dead but tribe law demands you oblige these rights. They are to the tribe and it’s leader. Not a specific leader just it’s leader.”
Wayne looking at the parchment then back at her.

 “So it does. Alright then If I were to honor this, what do you want of this tribe?”
Melissa touches his chest looks at him in a flirtatious way, “You are quite handsome for a wolf, you almost smell good as well.”
Wayne grabs her hand, “ If that is what you want girl then u need not present this parchment, pick any male or female if that is your liking from my tribe.” He waves his hand as if to point out the Lycan surrounding them.
Melissa looks at the heaving and snarling bunch surrounding her, “ No thank you. I have something to discuss with you and if you're good, I may give you a treat.” She walks past him in the direction he came from. He looks at her walking away.

Now we are looking down on a spectacular castle surrounded by grass. It is a little to dark to tell the color of the grass or castle though it seems grey. In the court yard we see Chad and Teresa walking towards what seems to be a steaming stone pool of water.
Closer we see that Teresa is in a towel with Chad walking beside  yet slightly behind her. He is wearing his same knight garb without a sword.
Chad speaking to Teresa yet not looking at her. “I have word on one of the betrayers, my lady.” Teresa is that so? We have only had 3 ,but I assume you are speaking of Sir Saint of Ashford Manor, are you not?
Chad, “ Yes my love I am. He should be brought to justice. It has been unscolded for so long, it is past time.” Teresa takes her towel off and hands it to Chad. As she gets into the water she replies, “Is that so?
Are you sure it is not because you are still angered at our affair? It Is past time you got over that love.”
Chad, “that is not it. I have had him tracked he is now at Dark Haven. The group I have employed to capture him has failed but I assure you…”
Teresa interrupts him, “You have outsiders tending to our business? You must be desperate to take him Chad.” She leans back in to pool relaxing. “If it is that important, then fine I shall visit Sir Saint of Ashford Manor, then I will decide what to do with him or what manor he will be punished.”
Chad, “ Yes my love, as you wish.”
Teresa leaning forward in the water swimming to the edge close to Chad, “As I wish, hmmmm? Well then..” she splashes some water on Chad. “ I wish for you to join me, I want to feel good right now.”
Chad wiping the water from his face and revealing a grin when his hand moves away, “ As you wish.”

We see Saint sword fighting with a young man. The young man appears to be fighting with full intent to kill Saint. Swords clang together with each strike to each other. The man is dressed in a black T-Shirt and green BDU pants.
Saint speaking and blocking his strikes in a relaxed stance as if not worried or concerned with the attacks. “Very good Vaan, you have kept up with your training.”  Saint swings low ,Vaan flips backward avoiding the sword.
“ Yes I have, Master.”
Joshua is a couple yards away standing with several men dressed in green BDU pants as well. Except the two men standing beside Joshua have priest collars around their necks as well as the black shirts. The man nearest to Joshua has a sash over his shoulders with dragons on either side.
Joshua seeming annoyed, “We are wasting time here.” 

One of the two men is James Pastor 1st Sgt. From the town square. He speaks, “I assure we do not want you here any longer than need be. The brothers are gathering the Intel Sir Saint requested as we speak.”

 The Other man with the sash speaks as well, “Yes, yes. They are good men, we will have you on your way soon.” James under his breath, “ Not soon enough.” 

Joshua glares at him, “I agree.”
Focusing back on the match we see Vaan swinging at Saint. Saint dodges and kicks Vaan back a few feet and takes a fighting stance with an Arabian dagger he took from his side. “Looks like were getting a little serious, hmmm?” He is answered with a  charging swing from Vaan,” I am always serious in a fight, Master. I have to win don’t I?” Saint grabs the sword with one hand and the dagger placed to the neck of Vaan, “Very good technique, but it isn’t always the goal of winning a fight…” Vaan interrupts by knocking the dagger away. He steps back and brings he foot around for a high kick. Saint grabs his leg swings him around with little effort and tosses him to the ground. He finishes his statement, “ it’s surviving, young Vaan.”
People around clap at the results Saint holds his sword up to acknowledge the cheers. Just then light brown skinned men walk in near Joshua and the other two men. The men that walked in have black BDU pants and white chest armor with cloaks of red and blue. The man with the red cloak, “ You called for us Priest /Lt. Venturnio?”
The man nearest to Joshua replies, “Yes I did Capt. Apostle Daniels, I am in need or rather our guests are in need of you and Capt. Apostle Stevens’ services.”
Saint walking up to the group of men cheerfully, “greetings young sirs, it has been ages since we last cross paths.
 Stevens, whom has a 5’oclock shadow in reply says, “ Yes and I see you are still beating on the young recruits.”
They shake hands. Then Saint and Daniels shake hands also.
Vaan walks up and looks at Joshua but doesn’t say anything.
Venturnio says to Daniels and Stevens, "our guest are in need of some…Celestial maps is it?”
He turns to Saint to get his approval. Saint nods his head to say yes.
Daniels turning his attention to Joshua, “Warlock huh? Your kind are scarce.”
Joshua looking back at Daniels with no expression.
Stevens speaking to Joshua, “Yeah we know you’re a warlock, it’s part of our job to recognize things like that. We know the location of maps like that.”
Daniels, “we are members of The Elite. You think this fancy stuff we wear is for show? He mildly laughs. Just then a familiar brother soldier runs up. James, “ Well Jones, what have you?”
Jones, “Sir have spoken with the V.A. sir.”
Stevens in aggregative tone, “ We are trusting Vampire Agents again? Times are getting desperate.”
Daniels scolding Stevens, “hold your tongue partner.”
Jones continues, “Sirs it seems that the girl Melissa earlier spotted with her companions in town, but just recently she was seen traveling to the plains, alone.”

Venturnio, “Hmmm, the plains huh? The Grey Wolves, territory. She is definitely up to something.”

James, “Yes sir, but what?”
Joshua, “I don’t care what she is up to, just give us the maps and we can get out of here.”
{I want to leave before I have to deal with her shit!}
James with anger, “you selfish bastard!”
Venturnio, “stand down James.”
James in reply. “Yes sir.“
Jones continues, “There is also talk about an interference in the Ceremony of Ascension, but nothing definite.“
 Joshua adds, “You going to have your hands full with her.“

Venturnio, “As you said before, not your concern. The Apostles will lead you to what you need.”
Daniels, “yeah we can get you there, it’s located in the forbidden sector, under ground.” 

Vaan eagerly, “I’m coming too, it will be good training.”
Stevens, “This isn’t a exercise kid, you aren’t in the Armada, you're just a liability in this situation.”
Vaan reaches for his sword that was hidden by his cloak, “liability?” 

Saint puts his hand over Vaan’s, “You know not to reach for that weapon unless you have full intent to follow through with it.” 

Vaan putting his head down, “yes, Senpai, apologies.”
Saint to the Apostles, “ I assure you I can vouch for him, he is no liability.”
Joshua, “So let’s go then.”
The Apostles looking at Joshua, Daniels says, “Alright we will stop at the armory then we will be on our way.
Saint to Jonathon, “ gather what you need as well.”

Vaan and the apostles walk off.
Joshua, “Hope you know what your doing Saint.”

Saint in Reply, “ Me too friend.”