A Fall into Darkness

Captured

Bruce pulled his car into the long driveway of Katherine's home.
"Why am I here Bruce?" Clark asked.
"Because as you can see the house is burned down."
"Yes, I saw the fire across the city. And? Was she in there?"
"No."
"And you know this how?"
"Because that's her new driver. Which means she had been in the car. Which also means someone took her."
"Who could take a 1300 year old vampire?"
"Fantastic question. Well her current followers are dead."
"Not all of them." Clark said walking forward to the man that stood confused as he looked at them.
"Are you here to help us?" He asked them.
"Us?"
"We went into hiding in the catacombs."
"How many are there?"
"Eight of us survived."
"Gather them together. " Bruce told him, handing him a paper.
"Will you find our dark mistress? Those that did this said they wanted her so they could be like her."
"They want her so they can become like her."
"Exactly."
"Take the survivors to the address and when we find her we will bring her to you." Bruce told him.
"Thank you sir. She told us if anything happened we were to contact you. We never made it to the button, how did you know?"
"The flames. Now go, we will find her." Bruce told him, the young man nodded and headed toward a hidden entrance where he disappeared down a staircase.
"Yeah now we just have to figure out how."
"I bugged her. We have to get back to house."
"I'll meet you there." Clark said heading into the air. Bruce looked at the burnt out house and then got back into the batmobile and headed to his house.
Katherine's eyes slowly opened and she realized she was chained down. She looked around and saw someone come into view.
"Hello dark mistress." He said to her, she growled at him.
"Oh that's right we are keeping you silent. I would remove that but you are strong enough if someone gets close enough you can bite them. So you will remain gagged. It was so easy to sneak into your home with the rest of those fools. But your followers are dead."
She pulled on the chains that held her arms.
"Raise her." He said, two walked over and removed the chain that held her to the table and she raised up so she was held by her wrists. She was moved to the center of the room, a dagger was used to cut her deeply letting her blood flow down her arms into the container below her.
"That won't be enough blood." A new voice said.
"How much do you suggest?"
"Give me the dagger." He said walking around to the front.
"Do you remember me Princess?"
Katherine growled at him, he moved the knife closer to her and stopped at her throat.
"Won't that kill her sir?"
"A vampire of her age? No it takes allot to kill her. But that wasn't where I was going to cut." He said, he tore open her shirt and cut away her bra leaving her entire upper body exposed, he moved the dagger over her exposed skin lightly at first, and then deeper, an almost evil smile crossed his face when he could hear her muffled screams as he deepened the cuts. He drove the dagger into her ribs and cut upward opening a large wound and and the blood flowed freely down her body,
"Strip her, it will be easier than the blood being soaked into her jeans once she passes out take her down and put her in the cage. Do not remove the wrist restraints make sure her arms are above her head even in the cage and the gag remains in place. Then when I return I will be sure she is fed. We will continue this over the course of several days."
"Why her blood?"
"She is an elder vampire as such her blood makes you so much more." He said turning and leaving
Katherine raised her head, her breathing coming slowly, she was weak and getting weaker. She was being held up by her wrists in nothing more than her panties, the container below her was nearly full. Finally her world went black. Two men moved and took her down and walked her limp body to the large cage her arms again chained above her as she was left alone.
Bruce stood near his car looking at the large house before him.
"There are about eight people inside, four armed men outside, there is someone in what looks like a cage in the basement."
"That would be Katherine."
"How are you getting in?" Clark asked
"Through the front door. We just need to get rid of the guards."
"Just wait here." Clark said flying down and landing in front of the guards, dispatching them quickly. He looked toward Bruce and waited. Bruce landed near him.
"Shall we."
"After you." Bruce said. Clark slammed his fist into the door and it exploded. They walked inside and looked around.
"I think that might be the door to the basement."
"We should get rid of them first."
"Go get her, I will deal with them." Bruce told Clark. Clark nodded and headed down the stairs. He walked into the large basement and saw Katherine barely conscious in a large cage. He walked forward toward her, she looked up at him. Clark looked around and saw three men running at him, he stopped them all, he stepped in front of the cage and yanked it open and then broke the chains holding her wrists and caught her before she fell. He pulled her carefully from the cage and looked at her, he pulled the gag from her mouth.
"Help me."
"I am, come on." He said, he looked around and found something to put over her body.
"What will happen if you are exposed to the sun?"
"Right now, it would kill me."
"Alright let's cover you with this." He said covering her body with the blanket and then his cape. He stepped outside and looked to see Bruce waiting.
"You got her?"
"Yes, we need to get her out of the sun. Also she is damned near naked."
"You want me to take her?"
"Get in your car and meet me at your house."
"Alright."