Nevindoss heard him moving and walked over to him.

"I'd almost forgotten about you." Nevindoss picked him up. "Too bad. You should have slept in a little longer."

The vampire bit deep, sucked Flanagan dry in seconds and discarded his body like a candy wrapper. Nevindoss heard the approaching helicopter and stepped into the van. He looked around quickly then took a seat at the control panel. He randomly flipped controls on the panel for a moment then put his fist through the deck. He slid his chair in front of the camera and looked at his face on the small monitor embedded in the panel next to it.

"I know this feed is going back to VAMP headquarters. I just want to say, thank you for the workout. Let's do it again real soon." He got up from the seat. A moment later, he leaned back in front of the camera. "Oh, yes. You are going to need a truck to tow this thing back to base. It won't be hard to find. Just tell your guys to look for the fireball."

He placed a bomb on the counter then turned and left the vehicle. Moments later as Nevindoss flew away into the night, the rolling fortress exploded into a huge ball of fire. The chopper was a thousand feet away from the alley when the flames and shrapnel shot into the air.

"Oh, shit. We're too late," Buzz said as he slowed the chopper. "Riders. The coast is clear. Proceed to ground zero using standard formation."

The last two riders stopped and took up point

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