"What is it?" Eileen asked. "A distraction," Kevin replied. "I'll draw him upstairs and then you come up from behind. Heck, one shotgun blast might take him out anyway." Eileen stared at him for a moment and then said, "Are you crazy?" "What?" "You want to just rush out there and shoot at him, hoping he doesn't kill you?" Kevin shrugged, "Sure...I mean that's what we've been doing so far isn't it?" Eileen rolled her eyes, "Well if this is your plan, then I'm go--" "Nope," Kevin replied. "Wait here." Before Eileen could stop him, Kevin slipped out through the door and shut it behind him. Kevin looked around, surprised once again to find the immediate area empty. His nose, however, told him the vampire was close. He sniffed several times, trying to sort the odor of dead bodies and sickly sweet fruit from that of the vampire. A growl from behind was the only warning Kevin received before a clawed hand grabbed him by the shoulder, tearing his shirt and drawing deep gashes in his skin. The vampire hurled Kevin across the room straight into a wooden table that snapped under his weight. Kevin groaned and tried to focus. When he finally did, he wished he hadn't. The vampire was walking toward him, its eyes pure white. But that wasn't what terrified Kevin. The creature was immense, standing at nearly ten feet tall. Dark, leathery wings protruded from its back and long muscular, but furry arms stretched out toward him, the clawed hands dripping with the blood from Kevin's shoulder. The creature's face had almost no human features whatsoever. It looked like a bat's face, with the grotesque, upturned nose, long ears and fangs instead of teeth. Kevin lifted his shotgun to fire but the vampire, sensing the danger, suddenly launched into the air, flapping its wings several times before it landed on the balcony above, just out of Kevin's line of sight. Kevin slowly staggered to his feet and yelled to Eileen who had just poked her head out, "Not yet!" He moved toward the stairs then froze when a shadow crossed over the floor. At the last moment, Kevin dove forward, barely dodging the vampire's aerial attack. He tucked his body into a roll and twisted around as he came up, leveling the shot gun and firing. The vampire let out a primal screech that dropped Kevin to the ground, clutching his ears. He looked up in time to see the vampire clutch its bloody arm before grabbing his shotgun again. The vampire noticed the movement, and with another roar rushed forward, faster than Kevin could fathom, and knocked his gun aside, then grabbed Kevin with its good arm and quickly jumped into the air, flying straight to the ceiling above the balcony. Kevin kicked his knee into the creature's groin several times, causing the vampire to grunt in pain but not loosen its grip. The vampire opened its mouth wide and brought it down on Kevin's neck and was about to rip his jugular out when it suddenly jerked back and howled in pain, dropping Kevin and flapping away. Kevin was jarred from the impact and shook his head as Eileen helped him to his feet. "Nice distraction," she muttered dryly. "Thanks," Kevin replied, "Is he dead?" "No," Eileen said, "I hit him in the side...but he's still moving. This thing is powerful." Kevin looked past Eileen and his eyes widened, "That's not the only problem." Eileen turned to see the infected vampires rushing up the stairs, a rage in their eyes. "Looks like the vampire called for back up," Kevin muttered. [i]Should they: 1. Escape through the hole in the roof? 2. Blast their way to the car?[/i]