Episode Fourteen

Return to the Eisenez

Vampires. Vampires in this dark world are the biggest business tycoons. They have there hands in everything from art, to vehicles, medicine, magic, slavery and even food. Anything rare and priceless can get a vampires attention in a second, especially if they can trade for it and not spend a dime; one of the open weaknesses of many vampires. For years vampires have been the aristocrats of the underworld. Controlling the black market (along with various natural and pure blooded demons, and other creatures, and a few EH's-human's with super powers). Until this day they still are, just some are more wealthy than others having there own business or land like the vampire sister of Ana Mortis- Sadie Sixx.

As she walks down the stairs.

Sixx: May I offer you all something to drink... or eat?

Whispering to Brandis curiously.

Nightmare: She seems a lot nicer than the other one.

Zero: No thanks lady, we just came to get... wait what did we come for?

Brandis: Ana Mortis, your sister...

Interrupting.

Sixx: Yes, I think I know who she is...

Brandis: Yea... well she sent us here for a ship...

Sixx: And what are you going to give me?

Confused.

Brandis: I'm sorry?

Saying as she walks up to Brandis.

Sixx: You gave my sister... something very rare... priceless... what are you going to give me?

Ivory: Brandis... you can't...

Nightmare: No… That's insane!!

Brandis: Hold on... let me talk to you for a moment.

Brandis begins to walk away with Sixx.

Zero: Whoa! What's all this secret shit, we deserve the right to know something...

Brandis: ...and I will tell you but right now you have to relax, and let me do this... trust me.

Nightmare, Zero, and Ivory stay behind and Brandis walks off with Sadie Sixx into an office and closes the doors. A couple minutes pass and Brandis walks out of the office with Brandis.

Sixx: So we have come to an agreement then...

Zero: Wait!...what agreement...

Brandis: In a nut shell she is giving us a craft....

Nightmare: Wait a second... really? How do you know she isn't lying? I mean for all we know she's no better than her sister.

Sixx: I resent that that... you have my word... I am very interested in this deal...

Zero: She's telling the truth.... most definitely...

Brandis thinks to himself.

Brandis: Of course... Zero would know...

Nightmare: Then lets go...

Ever one walks into a small shaft area, Sixx presses a couple buttons on the inside and it begins to move down.

Nightmare: So where to now?

Sixx: Taking you to the craft gentlemen and lady...

The elevator door opens revealing a large and dark hangar. Lights stagger on, as everyone walks from the elevator, revealing a mass amount of automobiles, hover craft, ships, cycles, planes and even trains.

Walking forward, through the hangar, every one looks around in amazement.

Ivory: Guess its true what they say about vampires... they really do have their hands into everything...

Nightmare: Whoa...

Zero: This is incredible...

Brandis: You collect all these?

Sixx: Well...Yes... live for centuries... you come across some rare and very great finds... Priceless...

Nightmare: Centuries?... How old are you anyway?

Sixx pauses, and looks at Nightmare. In front of her is a large wooden-like door that she then opens. Inside is a large ship like vessel with sails- it resembles a cross between a hover craft like Nightmare's ship and a pirate ship.

Sixx: This is my ship... The Icotomi Trickster....

Nightmare: Nice... how fast is it?

Sixx: Wouldn't you like to know?... Just know it will get you where you need to go...

Brandis: Good... that's all we need.

Zero: Well lets go.

Everyone boards the ship and there are various crew members aboard- all different types of vampires.

Sixx: Attention!

Everyone stops working and stand up along the sides of the ship at attention. Sixx begins to walk down the center with the other behind her.

Sixx: These are my personal guest among this vessel, treat them well for they are in command along side me. They ask for something, you will do it. Try anything and you answer to me.

Crew: YES MISTRESS SIXX!!

Sixx: We are on a voyage to find the where about of specific ship, and trust me...we are indeed to be well compensated...

She says as she looks at Brandis.

Ivory: What does she mean?

Brandis: Don't worry about it...

Sixx: Get to work!

The crew then begins the preparations to cast the ship off into the Black Sea and leaves the docks into the dark waters.

Sixx: So what is your plan on finding your lost ship?

Everyone looks puzzled.

Brandis: Nightmare, can you pick up on Athame's location with your device?

Nightmare: No, can't locate her even if I tried. She could be miles away in any direction.

Sixx: Well the Eisenez can be anywhere... there is a lot of sea out there...

Ivory: I could scout ahead...see if I could find it...

Brandis: You can do that?

Ivory: It found me last time...now I will find it...

Zero: ...

Brandis: Alright... just be careful, don't try and be a hero. You find it report back immediately.

Ivory then dives into the water head first and swims off fast through the water like a dolphin.

Nightmare: Whoa...

Zero: Yea... that's fast...

Nightmare: Well yea but super whoa....

Sixx: We will head East... There are a few non-salvaged villages in that area... hopefully they have not been found out by him...

Zero: With our luck I bet...

Brandis: Lets not think that way.... Ivory went east when she jumped out the boat...so head east.

Nightmare: What if she can't find us?

Brandis: She will find us...

Nine days pass and Ivory Comes back to the ship.

Ivory: My scouts have said they have found a ship docked off 75 miles off the east coast off the Australian Islands.

Zero: No way...

Nightmare: Coincidence... that's not far from the Death Bat.

Brandis: Alright, then we grab Athame' and get back to our ship.

Zero: Wait dragon boy who told you that you are the leader?

Brandis: Listen! I made a promise and I intend to keep it. You can do your own thing...no one is forcing you to come along!

Nightmare: Hey take it easy both of you; we come out better working with each other...

Ivory: He's right going to take more than just us.... Cros has a many on is ship...we are only few.

Sixx: You all will need a hand...and I do not want my payment lost to the sea...

Brandis: We need a plan...

Nightmare: ...

Ivory: ...

Zero: I know... this is what we will do...

Zero discusses his plan in detail which involved everyone. Its very devious and smart. The others agree and go along with it.

Two hours pass and a night gazes has come up on every one, but they lay only two miles away from the Eisenez. Nightmare, Brandis, Zero and Ivory sit from the Icotomi Tricker deck Ready.

Nightmare: Any movement from them?

Using his Eye.

Zero: Nothing at all. Slow... steady... but in place I think they are sleep..

Brandis: What about Athame'?

Zero: She's down in the lower level... in a detention cell.

Using his super hearing Brandis can hear Athame' whimpering.

Nightmare: I wonder is she is ok.... I hope...

Brandis: She will be.

Zero: Lets go.

All lower themselves into the skiff below them and sail off toward the ship. Sixx stays behind with her crew on her ship.

As they make there way up to the ship and dock beside it, everyone makes there way to the decks of the ship silently with out making a sound.

Whispering.

Nightmare: I can't believe they are all sleep...

Zero: Well what you expect from a bunch of murderous pirates...

Brandis leads all of them into the detention area where Athame' is, quietly.

Whispering.

Brandis: Athame'.... wake up....

She looks like Ivory did when they first met her. Tattered clothing, bruises, and bandages made form her clothing to cover bruises. She is also some what disoriented.

Jumping up in shock.

Athame': Brandis? Nightmare? It's really you?!

Brandis: SHHHHH!

Nightmare: Shhhhhh!

Brandis: Lets get her out of here.

Nightmare: How we don't have a key?

Zero: How about you phase through?

Nightmare: If I phase through I can't phase out.... then what?

Brandis: Zero can you pick the lock?

Zero: I don't know.... Detention cells are made with special locks.... some a retinal scan, thumb print... sometimes a key...

Nightmare: He's right... this one is needs DNA- or a drop of blood- from the owner...

Brandis: What about if I just break it?

Nightmare: You can't. Even if you manage to some how nudge it open, there is a probability rate of the cell imploding... killing whoever inside it.

Ivory: Which means one of us needs to go and get a drop of blood.... from Crosafix

Nightmare: Doesn't have to be a drop of blood... can be skin...finger nail... just something cell related to his DNA structure.

Brandis: I will do it... but listen to me....anything happens... you do what u need to get her out of her and off this heap, alright?

Nightmare: Gotcha...

Zero: Good luck man...

Athame': Be careful Bran...

Brandis looks at Athame' and nods and dashes out the room. He then makes his way up to the captain’s barracks silently, stepping over the crew as they lay out in various areas of the ship from the detention cells to the captains room. Once he gets to the stairs he steps on the first but it creeks which causes one pirate to move a little but not wake up. Brandis knows he has to get up the stairs with no sound, so he levitates himself to the top right in front of the captain door to his room. He opens the door and makes his way into the room with out a single sound. Upon entering he sees various candles and lanterns perched on top of skulls of various creatures, even humans. Various pieces of his furniture is even made from bone, stone and wood- including his bed- where he is lying with his shirt off and only his leather pants, belt boots, and a dagger in one had. Two women lie dead on both sides of him.

Brandis looks around to see if there are any signs of his DNA.

Whispering to himself.

Brandis: Great... nothing here...

He then look over to sees Cros' belt of knives.

Brandis: Guess I'm going to have to do this the hard way...

He takes one of the blades and proceeds to Cros' bed to scrape a few skin cells off his arm. As he gently places the blade to his skin, Cros moves slightly. Still asleep, Brandis proceeds, to take the cells off with the blade. With ease and being very gentle he does so successfully. and begins to sneak his was out of the room. But is stop suddenly by a knife being thrown to his head by Crosafix- it misses as Brandis dodges it.

Crosafix: Who are you?!

Brandis: Listen I just want to leave... but you have something that belongs to me.

Crosafix: You?!

Brandis: I just want my friends and I'm out of here... that's all...

Crosafix: Thought my special would finish you off for good... guess I get to do it again.

Crosafix begins to go for his bell to ring for the other pirates but is stopped by Brandis throwing the same knife, the one thrown at his head, back at Cros.

Crosafix: Son of a...!!!

The two begin to fight all around the room destroying everything that they come close to. Brandis is fights with out a weapon why Cros swings wildly at Brandis. The noise cause the pirates out side the room to awake but by the time they break open the door Brandis has rendered Crosafix with his own knife to his throat- holding him hostage.

Brandis: Back!!

The crew stands ready and angry at Brandis as he holds Cros in submission.

Crosafix: Argh...Your never goin' to get off this ship alive mate...

Brandis: I think otherwise....mate.... Get out the way!!

Brandis says as he slightly jabs the knife into Cros' neck removing a little blood.

The crew begins to move as Brandis makes his way back down to the Detention cell. He gets there and uses the blood to open the cell and free Athame'. Everyone makes there way back to the skiff, Brandis still has Crosafix in his arm with the knife on his throat.

Suddenly one of the crew jumps for Athame' which causes Brandis for a split second to take the knife off Crosafix to defend her. This gives Crosafix and the rest of the crew a chance to break free, which he takes. An all out battle pursues against the rest of the pirates. Brandis uses his fighting skills to defend Athame' who is still distraught, and hides in a corner. Nightmare uses his MDM to pass through objects and fight the pirates with basic combat skills, Zero uses his new arm- which forms into a blade and into a torch and blaster over and over at his will- to fight the pirates off. Ivory uses her super strength to fight them off, but uses her power to communicate with small creatures of the sea to jump aboard and lend a hand. She calls upon Octo-Spyds, Flying fish, and even a baby sized octopus to throw some pirates off the ship. The odds of winning were strongly in their favor. Crosafix and Brandis even square off in the end- but soon Brandis finds himself a small distance from Athame' to protect her. Brandis soon finds himself on the plank across the ship from Athame' and Crosafix in front of him.

Crosafix: Ay!! Ya fight well matey...but what of your darlin' wench?

Brandis looks to see Athame' at knife point being held hostage. All the fighting soon stops and Ivory, Zero, and Nightmare are captured. Brandis falls to his knees in failure as he grow disappointed in his lost of the battle. Crosafix then come up behind him and places his sword to the back of his neck as if he is to behead him.

Crosafix: Ay... poor scoundrel... ya almost was at victory... 'tis too bad... ya would have made a great partner...

Crosafix then raises his sword to cut off Brandis head. Suddenly a ray hit Crosafix in the chest and he stand still and begins to struggle as if he can't move. Seconds later his body slowly begins to start turning into stone.

Crosafix: Wha!!! What sorcery is this!! Argh!!

Moments later the Icotomi Trickster sails up right beside the Eisenez and the grew from the ship jumps its way onto the ship and the battle restarts it self. Sadie Sixx Vamp speeds her way onto the ship into the center of Crosafix (who is still turning to stone) and Brandis.

Brandis: Nice timing...

Sixx: I figured we would wait to the right moment to save your ass...

Crosafix: Argh!!

Sixx: Scream all you want...moments it won’t matter.

Sixx then jumps into the battling vampires and demons fighting (along with Ivory, Nightmare, and Zero). The moment she hits the deck she beings a full scale martial arts attack on the pirates- while at the same time shooting rays from her eyes which turns the pirates she is aiming at immediately to stone. (Lower level and upper level natural demons take different times to turn to stone- since Crosafix is a upper level natural demon he takes longer) The vampires from Sixx's crew and pirate demons from Crosafix's crew continue to collide in battle. Deaths on both sides- vampires turn into dust from the demons, and the demons fall to death from the vampires. Minutes later the battle ends with the crew of the Eisenez defeated. Sixx's crew cheers and the others do so along side them.

Sixx walks up to Crosafix before he completely turns to stone.

Sixx: I have waited along time for this Captain.

Crosafix: Ay... looks like ya finally got what ya wanted.... but... will... be... b...

He then completely turns into stone stuck forever into the position he was in- right before he was about to behead Brandis.

Vampire First mate: Mistress what shall we do to the other statues?

Sixx: Toss them over board... I only want the captain hear for my collection.

The first mate proceeds to tell rest of the crew to toss the statues over board a as Sixx walks up to Ivory, Nightmare, Zero, and Brandis who has Athame' in his arms passed out.

Sixx: Well you came through... I must say... I am pleased.

Brandis: Always a man of my word...

Sixx: If a man is what you are... Will be good to do business with you again... you ever need anything... you know how to find me...

Brandis and the others make their way into the skiff as Sixx begins to sail off with her ship and crew- and the Eisenez along with the demon Crosafix's statue for her prized and rare collection.

Zero, Nightmare, Ivory, Brandis sitting down and next to an unconscious Athame', begin to venture back to the Death Bat.

Zero: How long 'til we reach the ship Nightmare?

Nightmare: We stay consistent... then I say should get to it in a matter of 8 hours in this boot...

Zero: Then lets get rowing....

Nightmare and Zero grab the paddles to the skiff and begin to row toward their ship.