Forbidden Nights with a Vampire(102)

 

"And we want to shift!" Davy looked at Vanda. "If you can get us there, we'll fight."

 

"Please," Gavin pleaded. "Mr. Jones believes in us. We want to show him we're worthy."

 

Brynley sighed. "Okay. But if any of you gets wounded, you pull out. You stay safe." She turned to Vanda. "How many can you teleport at once?"

 

Vanda winced. "Just one."

 

The boys groaned.

 

"Wait a minute." Vanda grabbed her new cell phone. Relief swept through her when she saw a long list of contacts. Thank God Phil had planned ahead. She called Maggie. "Maggie, this is Vanda. I need you and Pierce to come here right away. Bring some weapons."

 

"Are you in danger?" Maggie asked. "We'll be right there."

 

Within seconds Maggie and her husband appeared in the cabin. Maggie was holding a cell phone and a revolver, while Pierce was toting a shotgun. They both had knives stuffed in their belts.

 

Vanda quickly explained the situation. "You don't have to fight if you don't want to, but we need you to help transport."

 

"Not a problem." Pierce looked at the group of boys. "You're sure you want to do this?"

 

"Yeah, let's go," Davy insisted.

 

"Where exactly are we going?" Maggie asked.

 

"Phineas said it was a campground south of Mount Rushmore. I thought we'd call some of them and teleport straight there."

 

Pierce frowned. "If they're fighting, they're not going to answer their phones."

 

"We've got to try." Vanda studied the list of contacts on her cell.

 

Brynley whipped out her own cell. "There's got to be a wolf pack living around there. I'll try to find them."

 

Vanda's eye caught on the name Kyo. The Japanese tourist and his friends had offered to fight before. She punched in his number.

 

"Kyo, this is Vanda. I don't know if you remember—"

 

"Ah, Vanda, the famous celebrity. I am honored."

 

"Kyo, could you and your friends teleport to me? And if you have any weapons, could you bring them?"

 

"You in trouble? We be right there." Kyo, Yuki, and Yoshi appeared, all with samurai swords.

 

Vanda explained the situation once again and introduced everyone.

 

The Japanese gaped at Pierce.

 

"You Don Orlando de Corazon!" Yuki shouted. "You very famous."

 

"We are honored to fight with you." Kyo bowed.

 

Brynley covered her phone with one hand. "I called my sister, Glynis. She's looking up the phone number for the nearest wolf pack to Mount Rushmore."

 

"Mount Rushmore?" Yoshi asked. "Big mountain, big heads?"

 

"We were there," Kyo said. "We have very nice photos. You want to see?"

 

"We want to go there." Vanda wrapped her whip around her waist and shoved the handgun under the waistband of her jeans. "Do you know the way?"

 

"Hai." Kyo nodded. "We take you."

 

"Never mind." Brynley told her sister, and hung up. "Let's go."

 

For the first trip, the three Japanese teleported Vanda, Maggie, and Pierce. Then they all teleported back. It took them two more trips to transport Brynley and all the boys.

 

They heard the clashing of swords to the south and ran toward the sound, weaving through trees. The clashing sounds grew louder, punctuated every now and then with a shout of victory or a cry of pain.

 

Vanda saw the light of a bonfire ahead. She stopped behind a cabin and peered around the corner. Brynley looked over her shoulder.

 

Phil and the Vamps were completely surrounded and fighting for their lives. A panther was dashing around the perimeter, taking down Malcontents and dragging them away to maul them to death.

 

"The panther's on our side?" Brynley asked.

 

"Yes." Vanda narrowed her eyes. "Where did the bear come from?"

 

"That's Howard," Maggie whispered.

 

"Sweet Howard is a bear?" Vanda winced when the huge bear took a swipe at a Malcontent with his mighty paw and ripped the vampire's head off.

 

"Cool," Davy whispered. "Come on, guys, let's shift."

 

"Make sure you attack the bad guys," Vanda warned them. "Our guys are in the middle."

 

"Yeah, they're surrounded." Davy pulled his shirt off. "But not for long."

 

Brynley and the boys stripped and started shifting.

 

Vanda grabbed Maggie and ran to hide behind another cabin. "Maybe we can find Robby."

 

Pierce followed them, carrying his shotgun. "I'm not letting Maggie out of my sight."