She got up, but now her world was blurry, and those things were bearing down on her, along with dozens of Napoleon’s vampires. She needed some time to regain her strength, but there was no time to be had. They were closing in fast, and she just didn’t have more left in her. It was one of the few moments in her life when she felt that it was over. And she resigned herself to her fate.
At just that moment, another huge stained glass window smashed, and another vampire plunged down, aiming right for her.
As he came into focus, she saw who it was.
Her eyes opened wide in shock. It was Caleb.
Caleb dove in just in time, swooping her up in his arms, and flying her off into the air just before one of those evil creatures stomped her with this foot, crushing a huge hole in the floor were Caitlin had been lying.
He carried her up high, to one of the upper balconies of the Notre Dame, and placed her safely on a seat. He then turned and leapt off the balcony, meeting one of those evil things in midair. The two of them grappled with each other, struggling; eventually, Caleb gained the upper hand, and threw the creature across the church, smashing him into a wall.
But Caleb was suddenly jumped by the other three creatures, who dragged him down to the main floor.
Caitlin snapped out of it. She felt her primal energy return to her, especially as she saw Caleb in danger. She leapt off the balcony and dove to help him, feeling stronger than she ever had.
As she flew through the air, she saw the three evil creatures smash Caleb into the floor, pounding and kicking him in the back of the head – and fury overcame her. It was a fury unlike any she had ever known. She felt the rage course through her feet, her arms, up through her head – and felt herself alive with a primal battle fury.
She increased her speed, diving for all she was worth, aiming right for one of the creatures. Without slowing, she dove right at him. At the last second, he turned his disgusting face, and she punched it so hard, she snapped its neck in half.
Caitlin then wheeled and elbowed the other creature right in the face, knocking him back. Before it could get to its feet, she leapt and kicked it under its chin with such force, she sent it flying halfway across the church. It landed on a huge spike, impaling it.
There was but one of those things left, and as it charged at Caitlin, she closed her eyes, and tapped her new power. Using her mind only, she lifted it way into the air, then sent it flying, across the church, and out a glass window at the speed of light.
Caleb looked up at her in awe.
Napoleon’s vampires, too, were in shock that anyone could kill such evil things. Caitlin faced them and roared, ready to bear down on them next, and as she did, they all suddenly turned and fled. Napoleon fled with them, not willing to face Caitlin after what he had just witnessed.
Caitlin reached down and picked up Caleb and brought him to his feet. He smiled back at her, and she knew he would be all right.
“You saved me,” he said, through his smile. “It was supposed to be the other way around.”
She smiled back.
“You saved me, too,” she said.
But before the two of them could collect themselves, suddenly, there was another crash.
They turned to see, in the far corner of the church, several more windows get shattered. She could not believe it. Who could it be now?
In flew Kyle, Sergei, and Kendra. The three of them spread throughout the air, each holding unusual weapons, and flying right for them.
At the same time, the huge doors opened from the rear of the church, and in poured hundreds of new vampires, all clearly loyal to Kyle.
Caitlin didn’t care. This was the faceoff she’d been waiting for. She hated Kyle, Sergei and Kendra with a passion and fervor she reserved for few others. And as she saw Caleb stand up proudly beside her and prepare himself for the confrontation, she knew he shared the same feelings.
“It’s time for you to pay for my son!” Caleb screamed, as he dove in the air, right for Kyle.
“And it’s past time that I killed you for good!” Kyle retorted.
The two of them met in the air with a vicious sound, the sound of their bodies crashing into each other echoing, as they wrestled each other, fangs out.
Caitlin wasted no time. She flew right for Sergei, relishing the idea of attacking her nemesis, the one who, literally, stabbed her in the back, and who spurned her girlfriend.
“You will pay!” Caitlin screamed.
He snarled. “Have you forgotten? You are my maker!” he screamed back. “If anyone will pay, it’s going to be you!”
The two of them met in mid-air. Sergei lunged for her throat, but Caitlin saw it coming. She dodged at the last second, and instead tackled him in midair, plunging with him right down to the ground, and smashing with him into the floor. She reached up and began to choke him, ready to kill him on the spot, for what he had done to her, for what he had done to Polly, for everything he had done to help Kyle. She had him in an iron grip, and she felt she was winning – when suddenly, she felt a horrible kick in her back, knocking the wind out of her, and forcing her to let go.
She rolled over to see Kendra looking down at her, snarling. Kendra extracted a small silver dagger, and quickly lunged right for Caitlin’s heart. She was quick, and sneaky, and Caitlin only dodged it at the very last second.
Caitlin spun around and back-handed Kendra hard, knocking her down.
But then Sergei was back on her, punching her hard, and knocking her across the floor. She could handle either of them on her own, but the two of them together was becoming too much for her. She looked over and saw that Caleb was still struggling with Kyle, the two of them wrestling on the ground, first one having the upper hand, then the other. They fought viciously, punching, elbowing, choking. It was an epic battle.
Behind them, Caitlin saw hundreds of more vampires rushing towards them, and she knew that they couldn’t win. They just couldn’t fight them all – and these three – at once. Once again, she felt that they were losing, and that this could be their final resting place.
Suddenly, there was yet another crash through the windows.
There appeared, flying right for her, two more vampires. She couldn’t believe what she was seeing.
It was Sam and Polly, both diving right for her.
Just in time. Just as Kendra was gearing up to kick Caitlin again, hard in the kidneys, Sam dove between them, and knocked Kendra back with a vicious elbow to her throat. She went flying back, hard against the wall, and it saved Caitlin at the last second.
And as Sergei jumped up and prepared to stomp Caitlin in the head, Polly dove in faster, kicking Sergei hard, planting both feet in his chest, and sending him flying across the room, smashing into the altar, and breaking the marble monument into pieces.
Caitlin jumped to her feet, so happy to see them, and so grateful for their help.
“Caleb!” she yelled, and the three of them jumped into action.
They hurried over, and each took turns kicking Kyle so hard that they finally knocked him off of Caleb.
Caleb spun over, got on top of Kyle, and grabbed him by the throat, choking him. It looked like he had him for good this time.
Caitlin looked over and saw the masses charging them; she also saw Kendra and Sergei slowly starting to recuperate.
“Caleb!” Caitlin cried. “Let him go! There’s no time! We have to go!”
But this was clearly the face-off that Caleb had been waiting for. Caleb squeezed for all he had, the veins bulging in his face, as Kyle turned purple. Caitlin didn’t think he would ever let go.
“CALEB!”
Finally, reluctantly, Caleb let go. He spit in the unconscious Kyle’s face.
“Another day!” he spat.
Caitlin turned to Sam and Polly.
“I found a key,” Caitlin said. “But it’s not meant for here. It’s meant for some other place.”
“Go!” Sam said. “Find it. Bring Caleb. Go now! We will stay here and hold them back for you.”