NOCTE - The Night Wars (1x1)

[Blue Moon Queen]

Helena tipped her head and watched him with a piercing gaze. "What kind of money did he offer you? I can easily top his offer, if you were willing to work for me." The offer was strange, especially coming from a master vampire he had just tried to kill. "Before you answer, I'll let you know the conditions. I need some research done for me. There might be a little danger but much less than that stunt you just pulled. Plus, I'll pay you good money and no one will be allowed to harm you without retribution. At least until our deal is done." She set the youth on his feet and stepped back. His gun and all his ammo dangled from her fingers, though she hadn't made any obvious movements to disarm him. "What do you say kid?"

[Tcab96]

The youth's eyes narrowed at Helena suspiciously, "How much we talkin'?" He asked her.

Zaapiel paced behind them. "Did they hire him to capture her? You would think if they wanted to they would've at least sent him properly equipped. Or maybe someone actually experienced and not wetting themselves. This kid would've been ripped apart by some other vampires." Zaapiel shifted his weight uncomfortably from his left to his right foot, "Is this kid a pawn, cannon fodder maybe?" He rubbed his chin confusingly as he observed the bullets in Helena's hand. "Maybe they just wanted to see if she was weak against wood and silver. Testing her, observing if she's a day-walker or a night-walker..." Zaapiel found himself growing increasingly uneasy about where his thoughts were leading him, "If he's expected to die, and someone wants to know more about Helena, then that means..." Zaapiel uneasily and cautiously observed his surroundings as a creeping feeling slowly settled over him, it's not like someone could see him, but it still felt creepy as all hell to know you have an enemy in the shadows.

[Blue Moon Queen]

"I'm talking enough to set you up for the rest of your life," Helena's grin was wicked with a flash of fang. "In fact, if you do good work I may be convinced to give you a job permanently. By the end... couple million at the least. Though not all at once. I don't think you know how to take care of your money."

Helena knew most other vampires would have ripped this kid apart for daring to challenge them. Yet it wasn't in her character, or her training as a priestess of the Creed, to kill for such a reason. Her father had taught her better than to kill the innocent. This boy in front of her could be a spy, a trap, or any number of things that had crossed her mind. But unless he was a lot more wicked and powerful than he seemed, it wasn't his fault. So she'd offer him a chance and keep an eye on him.

[Tcab96]

The young man's features shot up with bewilderment for a split second at the words 'couple million.' "Forreals?" He said in suspicion, obviously not convinced. "Aight." Agreed the youth, "I'll check it out. But if I don't like it I bail."

Zaapiel felt about ready to face palm himself. Here Helena was, offering work to a kid who was willing to possibly kidnap and maybe even kill her not too long ago. Zaapiel shook his head. "Yep. Here we go."

[Blue Moon Queen]

Helena chuckled and pocketed the weapons she had taken from the kid. "It might not be quite as easy as you think it will be. You have to earn my trust as well, kid. But until then... let's get you out of here. Especially so that I can make sure you aren't tricking me." Helena looked around the alleyway, eyes narrowed in thought. How am I going to get us out of here quickly. I can't affordbeing followed but I have to take this kid with me.

"Come with me. And don't try any tricks, or you'll wind up dead." The steel in her voice made it known that she wasn't kidding. At all.

[Tcab96]

The kid attempted to appear tough, "Whatever man. I'm right behind you." In reality, he was shaking in his boots as he prepared to follow Helena. He knew that she probably wouldn't kill him, well, hopefully not. How could he pass up a couple million dollars? His family was barely scraping by as they were. If he could make a couple million, it was definitely worth dying for. However, if he didn't see any money soon, he knew he'd have to continue on with his former plan...

Zaapiel stroked his chin in contemplation as the situation grew more dire, "Helena needs more information on The Creed." Zaapiel thought back to an old, old rumor. The rumor itself was so old that most of the angels no longer thought about it, let alone believed it. Instead they believed that the Archangels would never lie or betray them.

It was said that the angels held part of The Creed. The archangels openly dismissed this millenniums upon millenniums ago. Now no one would dare question this, as the archangels would take it as an offense. No angel would say it out loud, hell, they'd try to not even think about it. However, Zaapiel did both on multiple occasions. Zaapiel pondered exploring this supposed rumor before, but the archangels would've had a thousand years to hide it, maybe more. How in the hell was he going to find it? He had no idea where to even look. He couldn't just ask for it, so much as speaking about it was taboo and the worst, most likely result is he'd be cast out of heaven forever. Zaapiel shuddered at the thought. Even more, what if they were telling the truth? What if they really didn't have it? What would that mean? It would mean a dead end.

[Blue Moon Queen]

Helena finally saw the escape route that she needed in a ladder reaching up to the top of one of the huge buildings. "Follow me, kid, and quickly." She climbed up the ladder faster than any human could, but waited at the top for him. The only reason she used the ladder was for the human kid behind her. As soon as he reached the top she grabbed his wrist and hauled him over the rooftops. Blocks away from where they had found the ladder, she caught sight of her motorcycle. "Down we go. Meet me at the bottom." She pointed to another ladder before jumping off the roof. No one but the kid was around to see her hit the ground without a single injury. By the time he could get down the ladder she had started the motorcycle and was handing him a helmet. "Hope you don't mind my ride."

[Tcab96]

The youth shook his head in amazement as he stared at the motorcycle. "Naw!" He said as he took the helmet and put it on, "I want one too."

Zaapiel was flying over them now, steadily watching their movements. He considered going to heaven, but he didn't want to leave Helena with the kid, no matter how weak he seemed. Besides, he didn't have a plan for when he arrived there. Zaapiel sighed, "What to do, what to do."

[Blue Moon Queen]

Once they were on the move, it didn't take long for them to reach their destination. The little building was what Helena considered a 'disposable' area. I'll have the kid go in, grab a change of clothes, pass all of his stuff out, and then I'll check it all for trackers. Then we can head to my main house. After she dismounted from the bike she told him to do exactly that. She thought about her next steps while he was inside the fully stocked building.

I can't afford to waste much more time considering all the possibilities. I know I'm a target, and not for the usual reasons alone. Several buildings away, a sniper prepared a high powered rifle equipped with a special wooden bullet with a liquid silver core. Silver was dangerous to vampires like Helena, but if it wasn't in contact she was fine. So theoretically she could dig out silver bullets without too much risk. That was why the Organization had developed the liquid silver bullets. The sniper began to take aim. If the blast from the high power behind the shot didn't kill her right away, the silver would.