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Chapter 22 - Substitutions

The locker room is full of players and they are talking and conversing as Connor is sitting on a bench as he lost in thought watching students pass by the locker room

Dominic walks up and takes a seat next to him

Dominic: Any word on Dylan?

Connor: No…. literally nothing since the other night

Connor: Jessica is trying to locate a witch to help us find him but it's not many witches left in Craydon Falls willing to help us

Dominic: I'll try to talk to my mom and she if she can help us

Connor looks up and sees Aaron and Caleb standing there arguing

Connor tries to focus his hearing but instead he focuses on others conversation, adding to his frustration 

He eventually gives up and gains a confused look on his face

Coach Johnson walks out of his office

Coach Johnson: LISTEN UP YOU RUNTS!

The room becomes silent everyone focusing their attention on coach

Coach Johnson: NOW ITS PLAYOFFS DAY AND I WANT EVERYONE IN PLAYOFFS MODE 

Coach Johnson: I DON'T WANT NO FLINCHING I DON'T WANT NO TWITCHING AND I DAMN SURE DON'T WANT NO BI- 

Coach Johnson catches himself 

Coach Johnson: NONE OF THAT- NOW WE HAVE HAVE A NEW RECEIVER COMING TO THE TEAM HE'S FROM OUR RIVAL SCHOOL… AJ

AJ comes from the shadows confident and with a grin on his face

And everyone starts clapping 

AJ: Thank you Coach….

Coach Johnson: I SEEN HIM PLAY AND TRYOUT AND HE GOT TOP TALENT BUT WE KNEW THAT ALREADY…. and by the way he replacing you Dominic

Dominic jumps up with shock and frustration 

Dominic: WAIT WHAT COACH I'VE BEEN DOING GOOD

Coach Johnson: WELL GOOD ISN'T ENOUGH- HAVE- HAVE YOU SEEN WHAT HE'S DONE? DO YOU WANNA SEE?

Dominic: No- no i'm good coach 

Coach Johnson: NO I THINK YOU SHOULD SEE THIS-

Dominic: No- I'm still good coach….

Coach Johnson: AND ALSO WE HAVE SOMEONE ELSE STARTING AS QB1 CONNOR BELL!

Everyone looks in confusion

Connor Smiles and Dominic smiles with him but everyone else is confused

Aaron: WHAT!? COACH-

Coach Johnson: Aaron you're our star player imma be honest YOUR GRADES!

Coach Johnson: HOW ARE YOU FAILING P.E YOU'RE A FOOTBALL PLAYER?- I'M ABOUT TO BREAK SOMETHING

The player murmur and Aaron looks down in embarrassment 

Coach Johnson: I BETTER SEE THAT PLAYER I SEEN AGAINST HILL VALLEY PREP AND IF YOU DON'T THEN- YOU DON'T WANNA KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN

Coach Johnson: AND I BETTER SEE EVERYONE IN THIS LOCKER ROOM AT 6:00 SHARP AND PEOPLE LIKE TO DAMN TEST ME- IM REALLY TALKING TO YOU BELL AND DOMINIC YOU AIN'T REALLY NEED TO SHOW UP BUT COME IF YOU HAVE TO

He turns to leave

Coach Johnson: NOW I'M GOING BACK TO MY OFFICE AND FINISH READING MY POR- MAGAZINES ON FOOT- Football

Dominic: STARTING IN A PLAYOFF GAME!

Connor: This is crazy right?

Dominic: NO THIS IS AMAZING YOUR OUR QB1!

Connor looks up at Aaron who has the angriest look on his face

Connor phone start to buzz and he receives a text from Jessica

Connor: It's Jessica…

Dominic: What she say?

Connor: She said she thinks she found something and to meet her at my house 

Dominic: OK LET'S GO THEN

Connor: But I have a history test to make up for…

Dominic: This is the info we might need to save a life here Connor

They say as they leave the locker room

They turn to see Caleb talking to Lapis

Connor: When did she get back?

Dominic: Today….

Caleb: What are you doing here?

With a worried look on his face

Lapis: I go to school here don't I?

Caleb: You know what I mean… They are going to kill you let's not forget it they still think it's your fault for Hannah's death

Lapis: I know- but they won't kill me because they need my help 

Connor: Well if we're gonna save Dylan it's gotta be tonight he's probably hurt

Dominic: Trust me I don't like the guy that much but he doesn't deserve to die… Poor Dylan he's probably getting tortured as we speak-

There's a room that looks like a basement with claw marking across the wall and wires everywhere

Dylan slowly opens his eyes barely able to see tied and chained up to a chair covered in wolfbane 

Dylan struggles to get out of the chains pulling over and over again

Dylan looks around to see a big glass window tinted and unable to look through it

Dylan then tries to use his wolf vision and his eyes glow blue to see through it but it still doesn't work

A middle age man walked into the room wearing a middle to dark brown jacket and black cargo jeans

He has black hair with gray hair slowly come in

With a slight mustache and a beard in

Man: Glass is cleaned with wolfbane everyday so that old trick wouldn't work

Dylan: Who are you and what do you want?

Man: Come on Dylan don't tell me you don't remember me?

He says with a angry on his face

Dylan takes a good look at the man and still doesn't remember anything but looks at a logo on the top of the glass which is a hawk with its wings spreaded opened his facial expression drops into a worried look

Dylan: Michael-

At Connor's house

Connor, Jessica and Dominic is standing around in the living room

Jessica: So I couldn't find any witches to help us but I did find one thing…

She shows them a arrow

Dominic: An arrow? That isn't helping very-

Jessica: Look at thee logo on the arrow idiot

Connor looks closer to the arrow and it's a hawk with its wings spreaded opened 

Connor: Does the logo mean something to you?

Jessica: Yes it does and if it is what I think it is then Dylan won't be alive for much longer and I'm next….

The door opens as Connor mom makes it back home

She has her work clothes on and she walks in shocked

Ella: Why are you home? And why is there a supernatural meeting in my front room?

Connor: We might be able to locate Dylan

Ella: This is all too confusing… imma get started on Dinner

She says walking towards the kitchen

Dominic: Hi!

He says with a smile

Ella: Hey Dominic

She response with as she enters the kitchen

Connor: Now what do you mean your next?

Jessica: There a family of hunters and there the best hunters there are and they've been hunting our kind for decades

Jessica: We need to find them tonight and save Dylan

Connor: We have a game today

Jessica: Ok miss it?

Connor: Can't I'm starting I can't miss it like coach won't allow me

Dominic: We're gonna figure it out

Jessica: There not gonna let Dylan live for long-

The doorbell rings

Jessica: WHO IS IT NOW!

Caleb flies in through the door destroying it and landing into the jacket rack

Blake and Tiffany steps in with there eyes glowing in there werewolf forms

Dominic: Oh no…

Dominic gets behind Jessica and Connor

Jessica and Connor looks down for a second and Jessica eyes turn blue and Connor eyes turn yellow 

Connor: What do you want!

Blake jumps at Connor tackling him on the ground

Ella runs out the kitchen and sees what going on 

Ella: CONNOR!

Connor: NO MOM GO NOW!!

Dominic: CALL FOR HELP! AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DON'T CALL THE POLICE 

Ella runs out the back door 

And jumps into her car and scroll through her contacts 

Ella: Come on Ella think….

In the house Jessica grabs Tiffany by her neck and toss her into the wall leaving a big whole in it

Connor then throws Blake off of him and gets up

Blake: COME ON!

Connor runs at Blake and punches him in his face then dodging Blake punch and punches him again in his face

Dominic looks for a weapon has he just stands there and sees a big wooden log in the kitchen they use for their backyard fireplaces 

He grabs that and runs back into the living room 

Jessica then walks up to Tiffany and picks her up

Jessica: I WAS BORN THIS WAY YOU CAN'T BEAT ME

A woman walks in through the front door and it's Dominic's mom Susan

She twirls her hand snapping the necks of Tiffany and Blake

Dominic just stood there holding his piece of wood

Connor: Thanks for the help…

Susan: Of Course your mom called me

Connor and Jessica shifts back to normal as Tiffany and Blake lays there unconscious 

Dominic: Yeah thanks for coming I was- was getting tired of fighting them

They all look at him and he drops the log quickly 

Dominic: WHAT! I don't have claws-

Dominic: AND YOU HAVE TO SHOW ME HOW YOU DID THAT

Jessica: We need a plan….

Connor looks at the time and sees it's now 6:05 PM

Connor body tone changes into nervousness 

Connor: Well I'm late for my game and me and Dominic gotta go

Connor: Call us first before you do anything…

He says with a worried look on his face

Jessica: I will

Susan: I'll deal with these two go to your game

Connor sprints out the front door and Dominic follows behind him

A little while later….

Michael stands behind a control panel 

Michael: If you don't tell me I'm gonna force it out of you NOW TELL ME DYLAN WHERE IS YOUR SISTER? YOU BOTH TOOK SOMETHING THAT I WANT BACK

Dylan: I don't know what you're talking about…. aren't you here for the bounty?

Michael begins to becoming frustrated

He then put his hand on a dial and turns it to the right to 3 and it begins electrifying Dylan

Dylan yells in pain

Dylan: AHHHHH!

Michael: WHERE IS IT DYLAN YOU KNOW I DON'T CARE ABOUT A BOUNTY

Michael turns it back down

Dylan breathes heavy

Dylan: I don't- don't know… what you are talking about

Michael then becomes angry

Michael: How about I make you remember….

Michael turns the dial to 7 and begins to electrocute Dylan even more

Dylan yells even louder and his eyes turn blue 

Dylan: AHHHHHH

He then roars 

Michael: WHERE IS THE KEY YOU TOOK OFF MY DEAD DAUGHTER'S BODY

At the school Connor and Dominic runs through the school doors and sees Cassidy

Cassidy: Hi

She says quickly

Dominic: Hey

Cassidy: I got your text

Connor: Can you keep an eye out tonight for anything? Like anything like anyone who looks out of place at all?

Cassidy: Of course you said the hunters might be at the game watching so I got you both

Connor: Good thank you 

Connor and Dominic walks off and enters the locker room

Coach Johnson stands there like he was waiting for them

Coach Johnson: OH WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT FINALLY YOU DECIDE TO SHOW UP

They both look lost and the try to make a excuse 

Connor: Sorry coach we got lost!

Dominic: Sorry coach we caught in traffic!

They say at the same time

Coach Johnson: YOU BOTH LIVE 5 MINUTES FROM THE SCHOOL AND YOU TAKE SKATEBOARDS YOU CAN'T BE CAUGHT IN TRAFFIC OR LOST FOR THE LOVE OF GOD

Coach Johnson: JUST GET CHANGED SO WE CAN GET OUT ON THE FIELD 

Connor: Got it!

Connor sees AJ just standing there looking at him and he then grins as he turn and sees Aaron with a angry look on his face 

Connor: Oh boy….

At Dylan and Jessica house…

Jessica looks through room looking for something 

She searches under his bed and in his draw but can't seem to find it

She then look in the closet moving everything but stop as she picks up a brown journal that Dylan had

She opens it flipping through pages looking for something

She then comes across a page that names Michael

It said "Sometimes I would follow her father because he always looked as if he was being sneaky and almost every night he would go to this abandoned factory. I don't know why but he was always there and the address was 1710 S McKenzie Avenue"

She then looks up in hope

Jessica: That's where he is that's gotta be where there keeping Dylan

At the school…

The team finished getting changed and head out of the locker room towards the field but Connor gets a call from Jessica

He answers it alone in the hallway 

Jessica: I KNOW WHERE THEY'RE KEEPING HIM

Connor: Wait how-

Jessica: I'm sending you the address-

Connor: Do not go alone Jessica just wait for me!

He shouts in fear

Jessica: I CAN'T WAIT THERE GONNA KILL HIM

Connor: Jessica!-

She hangs up the phone and Connor begins to panic

Summer sees Connor in the hallway and she walks up to him

Connor: Get away from me!

He yells

Summer: Connor!- What's going on?

Connor: I CAN'T CONTROL IT!

He says as he drops his helmets and falls to the ground

She starts to run to him and he looks up at her with his fangs and his eyes are yellow

Connor: GO!

She stops and then thinks for a second

Connor looks back down and sees his claws but then her hand grabs his face

She bends down to him and he grabs her arm

Connor: What are you doing?

Summer: Calming you down…

She says as gets closer and kisses him

As they kiss Connor's sideburns go away and his claws follow them

As they stop kissing he just looks at her In shock and his eyes goes back to normal

Summer: Now you need to go your team needs you

She says pulling him up

Connor nods speechless and then runs off to the field

As he arrives on the field he sees fans everywhere with the bright lights on

He looks into the stands and he sees his mom, Lapis and Cassidy 

He runs to the sidelines

Connor sits next to Dominic and Caleb

Connor: Jessica found where they're keeping Dylan

Dominic: THAT'S GREAT NEWS- Why does it look like it's not great news

Connor: She's not waiting for us she going now

Caleb: So we have to go like NOW!

Connor: I can't Aaron quite literally cannot play and I'm the only other QB on the team

Caleb: So me and Dominic will go

Dominic: We will?

Connor: It can't just be you two it's to dangerous 

Caleb: Then we will take Lapis with us

He says looking up at her

Connor: No- We can't trust her

Caleb: Well right now we don't have much of a option and it's not like William is alive for her to be working with

Connor: Fine but call me as soon as you both get there

Caleb nods

Dominic: Why do I always get thrown in with me being powerless

They both get up and runs towards Lapis

Aaron watches from a distance and looks confused

As AJ walks up to him

AJ: I think you hate them a lot don't you?

They watch Summer takes a seat next to Cassidy

Aaron: Why does it matter to you?

AJ: Cause I think I can help you get rid of every single one of them

He says grinning as he puts his helmet on 

Coach Johnson: GET UP BELL KICK OFF IS ANY MINUTE

Connor turns around and see Dominic, Caleb and Lapis gone

Connor: Here we go….

He mumbles to himself

Both teams line up for Kickoff with the scoreboard saying 12:00 

Refs blow their whistles as kickoffs begins

Connor puts his helmet on as him and AJ runs on the field

AJ: Let's go QB1

At the factory 

Jessica arrives and gets out her car and the factory is empty outside

She grabs a flashlight and walks to the door slowly opening it

The moon shines through the open holes in the top of the roof

She looks up to see birds flying out

She turns her flashlight on and slowly walks around but still not seeing anybody 

She then walks to this big open room but it's empty 

Jessica hears a click sound 

Jessica: It was a trap-

As she say that multiple hunters appear from the shadow and some walk in through the door and they surround her with 30+ men with guns

Michael then walks into the room

Michael: Jessica…. 

Jessica: Michael….

At the game…

The scoreboard says Time is 2:31 in Q2(The second Quarter) and the score is Home Team: 7 and Away Team: 21

Connor stands in the huddle with his teammates and calls the play and they line up

Connor: READY SET… HIKE

Connor drops back and look to see a open AJ and throws it but the pass is intercepted by the other team and tackled at the 21 Yard line

Connor walks to the sideline

Coach Johnson: BELL WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU

Connor: I'm having an off night Coach…

Coach Johnson: OFF NIGHT? YOUR 3-16 PASSING THE BALL AND YOU'VE THROWN 3 INTERCEPTION AND WERE STILL IN THE FIRST HALF

Connor: Off night…

Coach Johnson: WHY AARON WHY!

He yells

Connor takes a seat and AJ walks to him

AJ: Why are you playing so bad just use your powers

Connor: I can't… I can't control it and if I get hit someone head is gonna get ripped off

AJ: Ok?

Connor: I'm not killing anybody 

AJ: Fine then imma deal with it

The buzzer sounds and it's now halftime as both teams head to thee locker rooms 

Connor sits on the bench as Coach Johnson begins to yell

Someone walks up and whispers into his ear

Coach Johnson: WHAT!

Coach Johnson: GREAT!

The woman leaves the locker room 

Coach Johnson: LISTEN UP!

Coach Johnson: APPARENTLY THERE PLAYERS ARE ALL INJURED AND UNABLE TO PLAY SO THEY FORFEITED

Connor and his team looks in confusion

Connor then looks back at AJ who smiling wiping off his bloody fist

Connor gets up in anger and walks over to AJ as the team celebrates their win

Connor: What did you do…

AJ: I don't know what you're talking about?

Connor: We don't hurt people-

Connor phones rings and he answers it

Connor: Dominic! Is she-

Dominic stands in the abandoned building with Caleb and Lapis and the only thing on the ground is her jacket 

Dominic: She's gone Connor…. they took her took Jessica….

In the room….

Jessica and Dylan sits chained up in the chairs and a bright light flash on them

To be continued…..