02 - The Darkest Night

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There is a Vampire trying to make Europe his personal fiefdom. Akio and Yuko are trying to find him, and he has a young female Wechselbalg and male Vampire to keep on the straight and narrow. Michael has his own brand of justice, and this world is now understanding the Patriach is back.

02/1 - 18 EUROPE, THE DUKE

02/1 Out on a feeding expedition, the Duke (William Renaud, Michael’s son) finds a young mother, Sarah, walking home with her child, Sarah recognizes the Duke, knows what will happen to her, and sends Michael, her son, to their hotel room for safety. The Duke feeds, leaving her dry and dead.

02/5 Bryon Donnington guides ships into Duke’s landing fields, The Duke has planning meeting with Gerard (his Second), as to why two were pack tokens were missing from hi map. “They missed two meetings”. Assuming they had broken their agreement with him, the Duke had their firstborns fed to Nosferatu. William senses trouble ahead, thinks back on his history with Michael (entombed him, left him to die) with his two children (Valerie, Donovan),his activities in Europe (to Conquer his known world at that time), and with Gerard. Senses trouble coming in Europe with Michael back (and he, William, will need another safe place), and decides to hide for a while.

02/7 The Duke was anticipating a victory when the pack went to attack Paris, and so said, to Gerard, “We will head out tonight and take out any remaining humans. If the Rehbolson Pack is unsuccessful by midmorning, send in the rest on my command. I wish to have Paris in my control before I go out at midnight, is that understood?” The Duke then went off to sleep the day away (Could not stand the sun). Gerard scopes the fight, and sees that the weres are losing. He notifies other local packs to join the fight, so 2000 other were get ready to battle.

02/12, 13 GERARD'S PLANS Gerard has other plans for himself, as well. First Paris, then old France, and then Germany would fall, and eventually there would only be one trusted human running the empire during the day. And only one trusted to get close enough to the Duke to help him sleep a final time, making the assassin the most powerful man in all of Europe. The blood the Duke had shared with him already provided him with a superior body; he didn’t need hundreds of years to enjoy himself before someone else had the crown. But he wanted enough years to make all of his slaving for the Duke worth it. Plans meeting with some of his cohorts before meeting with Duke later on that evening. The Duke, under the City in the Catacombs, hears ruckus of fight above, thinks it is his victory being created, smiles, goes back to sleep.

02/17, 18 Gerard, anticipating his picnic meeting with the Duke, sees slaughter of weres, decides he needs data, information, and safety, so descends to Catacombs to find the Duke.

02/1 AKIO'S SEARCH Akio flies into New York, reads minds, especially police, finds that Michael was on the ArchAngel, an air dirigible, that was just then ;eaving for Europe. Akio calls Eve, requests a Pod, delivered. One New Yorker saw him and pod, a tower control person, Sherry Logstrum.

02/2 - 7 FLIGHT TO EUROPE 02/2 It is decided to awaken Michael, tell him or pirates. Michael decides to go to ship, convince them to desist, or kill them. Mark and Jacqueline to guard ship while he is gone. Michael leaves, goes to Folly, ½ mile away, and does not see three sleds already coming from Folly to ArchAngel. Michael lands on pirate ship, finds Arnold and Amanda ethical, moral, decides to save them (brings them back to ArchAngel, will work in engine room). Starts killing others. 02/3 Mark senses skiffs (sleds) landing, calls Jacqueline, they kill all .Pirate ship blown up (by Cholly Jake) and went to bottom of sea. Michael returns, find left bank of batteries blown on ArchAngel, goes outside ship, accosts storm, “fights with Mother Nature”, wins, storm abates. 02/4 While storm is easing, Akio hovers next to ArchAngel, sees his face over ½ gone, bare skull bones showing. Injured in fight, will have almost healed by time he goes into ship again. 02/5 Greets, meets Mark, Jacqueline, O’Banion. Jacqueline wonders why anyone would send Akio after 150 years, gets answer, “Because she loves me!” Michael determines to “make a human” out of Akio, soften him up, make him smile. Mark, Jacqueline also heal. Jacqueline relates Michael’s history to Mark, Captaim Gerry, APC Alpha, was her dad, k new Michael 150 years ago. history 02/7 Can communicate with Bethany Anne in only limited way (five digits, once every 6 months, so have code they use). Yuko, Akio, Michael, Mark, Jacqueline agree to destroy Duke, his cohorts and his activities. Michael and Akio plan with Yuko, Eve (vid transfers), to destroy William’s activities in France, so all will meet there, with “good” weres and vamps still fighting William, to destroy his hold on Europe. Pinpoint 5 locations, satellites confirm. Will meet outside Paris, fight first there. Michael, Akio, Jacqueline, Mark agree to meet Yuko and Eve in France. 02/8 Michael gives ArchAngel to O’Bannon, requires that he rename ship “Michael the ArchAngel Returns”, and all leave on Pod.