Chapter Eighty Five: The Duplicate Plan

" Mom..what the hell are you doing? " Penny questioned. She knew her mother was quite skilled but to follow through on that promise..would be almost impossible. If it were possible, this would have already been done in the past to avoid conflicts.

" I have to try Penny. I know that it's going to be difficult, but if I can make this happen, it would honestly eliminate the majority of issues for the Vampires and it would make them strong allies. " The peace that Ravens idea, was unquestionable. But to actually make it happen, was another thing entirely. Even Raven had known this to be true. But that would stop Raven from at least trying.

" I will try to work on this before I present this to the King and Queen. I don't want to show up empty handed without anything to back me up. So, I will work on this. It won't be perfected when I present it but it will be enough to get us started" Raven assured.

" Well, it will be better than nothing..and if you can make that happen then we truly do have something here. As I've said, I will stop the attack plans and we will go from there" Keera assured as she stood to her feet and made her way to the door. " I need to head out and talk to a few people but you are both welcome to stay here for right now. I will be back later and we can discuss this further" And with that Keera left the home, leaving Penny and Raven to themselves.

" I don't know how much I'm going to be able to help with this but I'll do whatever I can mom. If this is something you're truly serious about and something you think that is actually achievable than we have to do it. Because if we can do this, It will fix a lot of the issues going forward. The problem is, I've seen what Vampires can do" Penny explained as she remembered her time on earth.

" At the end of the last cycle vampires fled to Earth so that they could feast. They ravaged the entire world completely until there was almost nothing left. And I grew up in the remenants of what was left. Sure, the people that remained had rebuilt..but..things were different" Penny had not told Raven her past, at least not completely and this felt like the right time.

" The Lycan that helped us..Lysette..she survived the last cycle..and she fled to Earth. She has been fighting against the cycles just like we have for a very long time. And that is why this version of her has agreed to help us. Lysette raised me..she never tried to take your place but she was a guardian and she kept me safe"

Ravens heart broke at the thought of Penny being left within that world, possibly in danger at every turn from Vampires.

" The Vampires went into a frenzy..they couldn't control themselves and people did everything they could to take the earth back. And they did. And the earth started the process of rebuilding itself. I guess the point that I'm trying to make, is that if we mess this up. The Vampires are going to frenzy again..and no matter who they take it out on..there will be nothing left..we have to get this right"

Penny and Raven knew how important this was. The stakes were completely high, As they seem to always be. No matter what they did and no matter where they turned they're always seem to be an issue that could possibly destroy the world. It was no wonder why saving the world itself would be so complicated when everything seemed so set out on destroying it. And then to know that only a handful of people were actually trying to save it against a million who will work against them, that was an all to horrifying reality.

" I promised that I'm going to find the right solution and I'm going to make this happen. What happened during the last cycle will not happen again and I can assure you of that" Raven began thinking on anything she could to try and come up with a solution. Without her memory she searched deep as she possibly could for any way that she would be able to create a world in which vampires would be able to feast or possibly be able to create something that would sustain their society.

Though it was not about sustainability, This was about thriving. Being able to do what they were meant to do and being able to feed their young for generations to come. And that is when Raven realized something that Penny had said that could be a solution.

" So..Lysette..survived the last cycle, correct? " Raven questioned to which Penny answered with a nod.

" That means there are Two Lysettes..duplicates of sorts. What if we were able to find a way to duplicate people in some way, that would provide an endless amount of food for the Vampires without actually killing anyone within this world itself" Ravens suggestion was horrid but it would also be a viable solution.

" I don't think that is..I mean..I feel like feeding inoccent people to the Vampires is not..well..ya know. But..if there is a way that we could duplicate people, or something..then maybe that could work" They began to ponder upon the idea, trying to find a proper solution to it.

" It might be possible to duplicate animals. Breeding would take too long and that wouldn't be humans.." Raven groaned in frustration.

" I mean I guess we could give that a shot. I don't know if animals are going to be different than humans as far as quality is concerned. But if we aren't talking about quality and they care more about quanity then that could work" Penny agreed. " And if we can do this, then we could do the same for the Lycans and that would aid them just as much"

" An endless supply of food...well fed empires are going to be happy empires" Raven smiled. " But I need to find a way to duplicate..because messing with time lines seems like adding more trouble than we already have" Raven and Penny were not sure they would be able to make this happen but it was definitely a good start.