True Bloodthirst Page #5

Nevertheless, allow me

to do something for you.

Cass,

is that really you?

Hello, again.

You look...

The same?

Is this, um... Do you live here?

It doesn't exactly

work like that with us.

I drive through Ferentari every night,

past the vampires, and the blood dealers,

and the homeless. I've seen your face

a thousand times, but it was never you.

How can you be sure?

What I did to you, was unforgiveable.

But that doesn't mean I

don't want you to forgive me.

I want to thank you.

No. I was selfish. I just

didn't want to lose you,

and I still lost you anyway.

You never lost me, Terry.

And you'll never have to.

I just don't know if that life's for me.

I know. But, think about it.

You know where to find rne now.

What have we done?

We didn't do this, Kovaks did.

All units, all units, we have multiple

disturbances in Rahova, Ferentari, Odai.

Please respond.

Half the city's under siege,

where do we even start?

Celeste.

- Celeste.

We're quicker on foot from here.

HEY'

'bout time you have a

real weapon. Come on!

This is almost fun! I'm

starting to not hate you as much!

Just so you know, the

feeling's not mutual.

Good.

Come on!

Come on you bastards.

Is that all you got?

Whoa, what about my hug?

Oh, I'm sorry Johnny, I almost forgot.

What are you, psychotic?

First of all, ow.

And secondly... I could have been killed!

You're fine.

There's something you need to see.

Whoa, what is that?

Those are the blood transmitters

we've injected into Aleksandr.

They've been passed on exponentially.

Wait, you're telling me that each

one of these is a vampire bat?

They're being drawn into

the heart of Ferentari.

Vamp central.

- Why?

Some kind of ultrasonic signal,

but here's the interesting part.

The signal is only being relayed there.

It's actually originating here.

The Vampire Relations building?

- Someone's doing this on purpose.

That son of a b*tch isn't just letting

it happen, he's making it happen.

We have to stop that signal before

this thing turns into a massacre.

We need to get in there tonight.

Well I can get us in there,

but getting out, now

that might be tricky.

By now, Kovaks will have the

entire complex locked down tight.

He'll have snipers on the rooftops

in case any vampire bats get too close.

Peacekeepers will be at the entrance.

The signal emitter should be on

the rooftop along with more guards,

but the moment we break in,

they'll activate the UV lights.

That's going to be a problem.

That's why we're going to cut

power to the entire city grid.

So no one can see?

They can.

Turn out the lights and

we'll have the upper hand,

but like everything else, the vampire

bats will have the same advantage,

only more so.

We're going to need backup

on this one. A lot of it.

You'll have it.

So, whaddya think?

Hell, I should be in prison

right now anyway. Why not?

I believe they're here.

Masks down!

Don't worry, they're just unconscious.

I can hear their heartbeats.

The control room should

be right up ahead.

That's where we shut down the signal.

I think we've got a problem.

I'm seeing a lot of movement.

Tell me that's not what I think it is.

Transmitter must need

full power to operate,

and since we cut primary

power to the building.

The vampire bats are all

coming here now, and fast.

Then let's get that signal shut

off, then, sooner rather than later.

Can you shut it down?

Got it.

Wait.

If I don't press this button right now,

every two hundred pound

vampire bat in Bucharest

is gonna be here in the new few minutes.

Exactly.

Even for you, Harker, you're

not making a lot of sense.

Let's say we shut off

the signal. What then?

The bats leave, we survive.

I got a better idea.

We blow the building.

That way they're all in the

same place at the same time.

This is how we end it. Tonight.

Are we really considering this?

Well, we wouldn't have to

blow the entire building.

Just the transmitter on the roof.

That's actually not bad, Harker.

So... how do we do this, exactly?

With a little luck,

and a lot of C-Four.

Kat!

I'm a little busy here, Johnny!

You appear to have brought some

new friends with you this time.

You had to know the truth will come out.

Of course.

So genocide was something

you wanted on your resume.

Is it really genocide

when the survival of one's

own species is at stake?

Or simply self-preservation?

Either way, that's

not for you to decide.

Hey guys?

Go ahead, Celeste.

Uh, we got another problem.

This is bigger than you or me,

Detective. Much, much bigger.

Kat!

Katya!

John,

we have to go.

Yeah.

When the main power came back on,

so did the transmitter relay.

It's sending the bats back downtown.

You can't shut it off?

Not without the code.

You can't threaten me.

You know I would rather die than fail.

They're not mutually

exclusive, by the way.

The code, Kovaks. Now.

You know, sometimes we have

to make decisions for others

for their own good. Don't

you agree, Detective?

Oh, by the way, how is your wife?

I made a choice, and I've

had to live with that,

but that's got nothing to do with this.

Well, I think we should find out.

No!

I'm not going to shoot anyone

else. I have made my point.

What point?

She's dying.

No, there's gotta be

something we can do.

There is.

No. No, there's got to be something

else. A hospital or something

we can help her!

Celeste, Celeste, talk to me! Celeste!

Whoa, Harker, Harker.

Wait. Think. We need him.

We're losing her.

What do I do?

You can't make that decision for her.

Johnny...

Hey.

Celeste, tell me what

I should do. Celeste.

Save her. Save her. Please.

Your body's healing itself.

You're weak, but you'll be fine.

Johnny...

Sorry.

I couldn't stand to lose you.

You have nothing to be sorry for.

As I said, my point is made.

Is it so wrong to choose life?

No, and therein lies the dilemma.

If they survive, we do not.

If that's the way it's

gonna go down, so be it.

Perhaps. But I will let

history be the judge of me, not you.

It's all right, I'm fine.

You may not be scared of dying,

but you are scared of one

thing becoming one of us.

You wouldn't.

The code, Kovaks, or

become what you hate.

Okay. Okay.

It's working. The bats are doubling

back again towards the roof.

What are you doing?

What is this?

A choice. There's enough C-Four

on the roof of this building

to vaporize the top three floors.

Hey Harker, remind me,

what floor are we on?

Top floor, boss.

So like I was saying, that there

in your hand is a detonator,

which you'll probably want to

press once this place is crawling

with those things you helped create, or

if you really want to make a statement,

don't press it. Just let the monsters

eat you alive and you'll have high schools

named after you and people will know

you died for a cause

you truly believe in.

And how do you know

I won't press it right now

and blow us all to hell?

Because you still think you're

making it out of this alive,

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