The slashing rain was a blessing for John and his associates-- it would wash away their footprints and mask their scents. They had a very specific rendezvous point, where he would wait. He could see it now: a cave, hidden by trees and bushes. He climbed into a tree, waiting to see if they would come... and if they'd been followed. 

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Micah selected the ammunition he would use. The bullets were mostly nonlethals, such as rubber and tranquilizer rounds... but he did want to bring lethals. Nobody would suspect; after all, what was the life of a turned vampire compared to a born vampire?