Chapter Twenty Two- Plotting (Josh's POV)

I stared out at the makeshift group I had created. About thirty vampires and wolves stood before me, but even I knew that this wasn’t enough. Patrick had about fourty vampires in his mansion alone, not to mention the other groups that would come as soon as they heard the call. I sighed, pushing back my hair and looking at the group. They were all like me. They had lost their family members and now they were just using each other to survive. But the one who was able to make us smile had been taken and would most likely be killed if we didn’t hurry. I stepped up onto the makeshift stage I had placed in the middle of everyone to try and seem dominant. 
“Hey! Shut it!” I shouted to everyone. The group stopped, turning to face me. I nodded.
“Good, good. Now. I bet you’re wondering why I’m here. Well, you see, Taylor was kidnapped by Patrick’s clan.” I said. I stared at the expressions of the group. One voice spoke up.
“Isn’t she a Talking? Can’t she protect herself?” the voice asked. Everyone turned to glare at Frankie. Frankie shrugged.
“Someone was going to ask. I just chose to verbalize it.” He stated. I nodded calmly.
“Thank you for addressing that Frankie. You see, Patrick put a collar on Taya which only allows someone who either is or once was a Talking to order her around. Taya managed to break it once, but because she’s not quite rank A, she can’t escape. We need to help her escape and for that, I propose, we storm the mansion.” I said. The group stared at me as if I were on crack.
“But that’s suicide!” Karin shouted out. I nodded.
“Maybe so. But you know what? We’ve lost enough people to Patrick’s army without doing anything to them.” I stated. Hushed voices were heard amongst the crowd. 
“Why should we trust a mix blood like you, you fucked up sin against nature!” A vampire screamed. I aimed my gun, not even bothering to look at the speaker, shooting them in the head.
“Anyone else care to insult my background?” I asked. The crowd grew silent. I nodded.
“Damn straight” I snarled, then nodded to Ryan. Ryan nodded back as he walked over to the dead vampire, pulling his body away and throwing it into a dumpster. Suddenly, a wolf that I knew as Cody spoke up.
“I’m all for killing a castle full of bloodsuckers, but doesn’t Patrick outnumber us, greatly?” He asked. I raised an eyebrow at Cody.
“Oh, and you’re doubting that you can kill all of those fuckers?” I asked. Cody paused, then smirked.
“You have a point. Well, I’m with it. Who else isn’t a pansy ass?” He asked, climbing onto the stage next to me. I nodded at Cody as some other people stepped forward. A few vampires and wolves left, leaving us with sixteen remaining members. I stared out at all of them, grinning.
“Thank you all for not being dicks!” I said, screaming dicks at the others that had left. They just continued onward, trying to ignore the comment. I smirked, looking at the sky. I checked my watch.
“We’ve got about six hours until the sun rises for all the vampires. As for Patrick’s re-enforcements, we’ve got two hours to find the door to the tower, destroy as many fuckers as possible then get the fuck out.” I stated. I turned to Cody.
“Cody, you know what I’m in there for. You feel free to lead the others to kill anyone who tries to stop you.” I stated. Cody smirked.
“Got it… say… do you have anymore of those special guns?” Cody asked. I glanced at the pistol in my hand and the mini machine gun attached to my belt that he had been eyeing. I nodded.
“Thanks for reminding me. This way, everyone.” I said, leading them through the rest of the alleyway. We entered a small building. I nodded at the receptionist. She nodded, pressing a button.
“Mr. Ramsay’s here with… friends” She said calmly. There was a buzzing noise as the door opened, allowing us all through. I entered the warehouse’s large basement, resembling a Costco. Only this Costco was filled with guns. I opened my arms, standing on top of a large box.
“This is where all of my guns are. Every single gun has been blessed and every single bullet you get is filled with ultra violent rays that will burn the enemy from the inside. Go crazy.” I shouted. A man walked towards me, raising an eyebrow.
“You’re letting everyone in here? After all this work?” He asked. I nodded to my security guard, Crimson, who was a hybrid like me. Only he was a vampiric wolf. 
“I am. My plan is finally coming together. We’re killing that mother fucker.” I said calmly. Crimson grinned.
“Good. Don’t forget to give him my message” Crimson stated. I nodded.
“Will do.” I said calmly. I turned to the group as they came back towards me. Everyone had a decent amount of guns except for that wolf, Cody. He had loaded himself down with as many guns as he could carry. I raised an eyebrow.
“Can you fight with all of those?” I asked. Cody smirked.
“I don’t give a shit. These are fucking awesome” He stated. I grinned.
“Okay! Lets go!” I shouted, leaping down as we exited. I could feel my heart pounding as the thought of revenge consumed me. Time to plug that mother fucker.