Dedicated to Glitch, my brother in bond if not by blood
CHAPTER 1 Nubin Surprise
Damien watched curiously as the Spikey one paced up and down the lab. Obviously he was agitated. But at least he wasn't doing tests again. Damien doubted Spikey came to bring him back to the other Nubbins. He had been isolated since they ran the funny tests that made his hair stand on end. Sneezy soon came into the lab, stopping short when he saw Spikey. Damien hopped closer for inspection.
"Sorry Tesla didn't expect to see you here." Sneezy said ready to back out again when Spikey pounced on him.
"Henry! Oh thank God. I've been going nuts in here alone."
"Copy that." Sneezy said, surveying the mess. Damien smiled innocently to let them know he had been a good boy staying in his cage.
"Oh I didn't do this." Spikey lied and waved a hand dismissively to the mess. "I have a crisis, I got wind that there's a very dangerous threat to my way of living tracking me down as of right now."
"Who? Not the Cabal?" Sneezy asked, pulling a mask over his face and unlocking Damien's Cage. Damien hopped to the door, smiling as sweet as any Nubbin could. He so wanted to go home to the others.
"No, worse."
"Worse? Oh no, who?" Sneezy asked, starting to panic. "Should we alert the rest of the network? Should we tell Magnus? I mean the Doc would wanna know. She should know... maybe she could help..."
"Oh Helen is well aware of the situation." Spikey snarled. "She is utterly unsympathetic to my plight. I need a drink." he sighed and went to the table for more of the red liquid.
Sneezy rolled his eyes so only Damien would see. He purred in agreement and smiled innocently.
"What are you doing with that hairball anyway?" Spikey asked, depreciatively in Damien's opinion.
Sneezy held in a sneeze. "Making sure he's alright. Injected with vampire blood and then having his marbles scrambled with a giant focused gamma machine might have lasting effects."
Damien hummed sweetly to show he was fine. Spikey rolled his eyes and picked Damien up from his cage. He gave a small squeak of fright, but Spikey didn't jab him again.
"It's been a year and a half since the- Lazerous thing..." Spikey remarked, waving Damien around carelessly. He's not having seizures he's not wrecking the place. He's behaved himself like any Nubbin. What could possibly manifest now?"
Damien smiled innocently as a set of fangs sprouted.
Spikey and Sneezy stared in surprise. Still Damien smiled sweetly. Was he finally going home?
"Oh... Son- Of- A-"
"Dude. Vampire Nubbin! Oh man Ashley would flip! "Sneezy backed out quickly and left Damien alone with Spikey. Spikey sighed and poured more red liquid out, surveying Damien carefully. "Do you know, I think there's hope for you yet." he grinned and poured some of the liquid out for Damien who lapped it up eagerly.
"47 Merlot. Good year. Or so I'm told."
