Disclaimer: I don't own any characters from Van Helsing. I only own my own characters.
Note: This is a new idea for me. I haven't really written "tragedies" before. (not that this can really be counted as a tragedy...)
The Anna and Velkan in this story is NOT, I repeat NOT, the Anna and Velkan from the Van Helsing movie. They are the movie Anna and Velkan's great- great-great-great (etc.) grandparents.
Chapter 1
It was a dark and stormy night. The Valerious family gathered together in one room, awaiting a miracle. Then, five minutes before the clock stroke midnight, a baby's cry could be heard. The family rejoiced as the young mother cradled the baby. Five minutes after the clock stroke midnight, another baby's cry could be heard. The young father slowly rocked the little girl and quieted her. That night was surely a wondrous time for the Valerious family. Two children newly brought into the world.
The twins refused to stop crying, even though they were safe in the arms of their family. Anna softly sung to the babies while she looked adoringly at her husband Velkan. (Please read the note before the story if you don't understand.) The baby girl cooed as her brother waved his little fist in the air.
"I hope they live in a world without Dracula... In a world where they can grow up safe..." Anna whispered, though the whole room could hear.
"Do not worry, my Anna. I will destroy Dracula before he can kill our dearest." Velkan smiled at his children. "I will do anything in my power to ensure them a wondrous childhood, with no dangers."
Jacob, Velkan's brother, asked the couple, "What shall you name the children?"
Anna and Velkan looked at each other, silently making an agreement. "They shall be called... Mira and Benjamin."
"May they grow up strong." The room uttered that prayer in unison.
Velkan held his two children up for everyone to see, "If I shall fail, our hope rides on their shoulders." As he said those words, lightning struck a nearby tree and thunder rumbled ominously.
(Fifteen years later)
Mira ran through the marketplace, chasing after her little sister and brother. "Jonathon! Rebecca! Come back here!" At age fifteen, she was growing into a beautiful young woman. Mira's brown hair shone in the sun and her brown eyes gained an inquisitive look.
She grabbed her siblings, one with each arm. Rebecca was only ten while Jon was twelve years old. "You shouldn't run off like that. You know there are dangers around here."
Her two siblings pouted; Rebecca glanced upwards and gave a high-pitched scream. Dracula's bride Verona was hanging in the air, above their heads. "My... what lovely children we have here today." She grinned, baring her vampiric teeth.
Mira hugged her siblings close to her and glared at the vampire, "Go away, you don't belong here!"
"Mira, Jon, Rebecca!" Benjamin ran in front of his twin, his crossbow loaded and ready to shoot.
"How cute." Verona sneered.
Benjamin unleashed his arrow, and it whizzed past Verona's ear. "Is that still cute?"
Verona let out a cry of vengeance and swooped down on the children. Velkan dived into Verona, pushing her away from his flesh and blood. She gave another bone-chilling scream and latched onto Velkan. Dracula appeared next to his beloved bride and grabbed Velkan's other arm.
"Anna, protect our children!" Velkan hollered as the vampires dragged him off to Castle Frankenstein.
Anna ran to gather her children up in an embrace. Tears streamed down all their faces, except for Benjamin's. He glared at the fleeing vampires with a look of disgust and revenge. He vowed in a voice slightly louder than a whisper, "I will avenge my father and to free Transylvania from the clutches of Count Vladislaus Dracula."
Mira heard her brother's vow, but brushed it off, thinking it was the wind.
Jacob seized Velkan's family and thrust them back into the Valerious Manor. "Lock every door and window leading to the outside!" He ordered the scattering servants.
Anna was slowly rocking back and forth, with Rebecca cradled in her arms. Jacob walked over to his sister-in-law and asked, "Anna, are you alright? Is anyone hurt?"
Anna gave a cry of anguish and continued to rock. Her children look at her, afraid they will lose their mother along with their father. Mira hugged her mother and murmured, "Mother, it's alright... Father is strong and very capable. He probably escaped from Dracula."
High-pitched laughter drifted in through an open window. Jacob hastily shut and bolted it. He glanced at the family his brother left behind and lightly shook his head. Brother, you better be alive... Too many people depend on you...
(A week later)
Mira was once again in the marketplace, except this time, Jonathon and Rebecca were close beside her. They each had a hand clasped tightly on one of hers. Benjamin was with his siblings, acting as a protector.
A messenger came running up to the children. "You must return to the Valerious Manor." The four of them sprinted back to the Manor, leaving the messenger behind.
Benjamin was the first one through the door, "What is so important you sent a messenger to find us?"
Jacob glanced at the staircase. "Wait until your mother arrives."
A woman wearing a shawl wrapped around her head and shoulders walked slowly down the stairs, helped by a servant on each side.
"Ah, Anna, there you are." Jacob hurried to her side and led her over to her children. "I have news on Velkan." He hesitated, took a deep breath and continued, "We were hiking through the forest and we came across Velkan. I'm sorry, Anna, but there was no blood left in him. Apparently Dracula was smart enough to pierce him through the heart with a silver stake; Velkan is dead."
Anna gave a hair-curling scream and collapsed onto the floor.
"Mother!" Teary-eyed Rebecca and Jonathon ran to their fallen mother.
Mira sat down on the ground, her eyes glazed over. For a second, her voice joined her mother's. Then, she regained her sanity and just sat on the ground quietly, not uttering a sound.
Benjamin narrowed his eyes and ran to the window. He yanked it open and yelled, "Count Vladislaus Dracula, I will not rest until you are dead!"
I decided to end this chapter here, though it's kinda short... I hope you like it (
Note: This is a new idea for me. I haven't really written "tragedies" before. (not that this can really be counted as a tragedy...)
The Anna and Velkan in this story is NOT, I repeat NOT, the Anna and Velkan from the Van Helsing movie. They are the movie Anna and Velkan's great- great-great-great (etc.) grandparents.
Chapter 1
It was a dark and stormy night. The Valerious family gathered together in one room, awaiting a miracle. Then, five minutes before the clock stroke midnight, a baby's cry could be heard. The family rejoiced as the young mother cradled the baby. Five minutes after the clock stroke midnight, another baby's cry could be heard. The young father slowly rocked the little girl and quieted her. That night was surely a wondrous time for the Valerious family. Two children newly brought into the world.
The twins refused to stop crying, even though they were safe in the arms of their family. Anna softly sung to the babies while she looked adoringly at her husband Velkan. (Please read the note before the story if you don't understand.) The baby girl cooed as her brother waved his little fist in the air.
"I hope they live in a world without Dracula... In a world where they can grow up safe..." Anna whispered, though the whole room could hear.
"Do not worry, my Anna. I will destroy Dracula before he can kill our dearest." Velkan smiled at his children. "I will do anything in my power to ensure them a wondrous childhood, with no dangers."
Jacob, Velkan's brother, asked the couple, "What shall you name the children?"
Anna and Velkan looked at each other, silently making an agreement. "They shall be called... Mira and Benjamin."
"May they grow up strong." The room uttered that prayer in unison.
Velkan held his two children up for everyone to see, "If I shall fail, our hope rides on their shoulders." As he said those words, lightning struck a nearby tree and thunder rumbled ominously.
(Fifteen years later)
Mira ran through the marketplace, chasing after her little sister and brother. "Jonathon! Rebecca! Come back here!" At age fifteen, she was growing into a beautiful young woman. Mira's brown hair shone in the sun and her brown eyes gained an inquisitive look.
She grabbed her siblings, one with each arm. Rebecca was only ten while Jon was twelve years old. "You shouldn't run off like that. You know there are dangers around here."
Her two siblings pouted; Rebecca glanced upwards and gave a high-pitched scream. Dracula's bride Verona was hanging in the air, above their heads. "My... what lovely children we have here today." She grinned, baring her vampiric teeth.
Mira hugged her siblings close to her and glared at the vampire, "Go away, you don't belong here!"
"Mira, Jon, Rebecca!" Benjamin ran in front of his twin, his crossbow loaded and ready to shoot.
"How cute." Verona sneered.
Benjamin unleashed his arrow, and it whizzed past Verona's ear. "Is that still cute?"
Verona let out a cry of vengeance and swooped down on the children. Velkan dived into Verona, pushing her away from his flesh and blood. She gave another bone-chilling scream and latched onto Velkan. Dracula appeared next to his beloved bride and grabbed Velkan's other arm.
"Anna, protect our children!" Velkan hollered as the vampires dragged him off to Castle Frankenstein.
Anna ran to gather her children up in an embrace. Tears streamed down all their faces, except for Benjamin's. He glared at the fleeing vampires with a look of disgust and revenge. He vowed in a voice slightly louder than a whisper, "I will avenge my father and to free Transylvania from the clutches of Count Vladislaus Dracula."
Mira heard her brother's vow, but brushed it off, thinking it was the wind.
Jacob seized Velkan's family and thrust them back into the Valerious Manor. "Lock every door and window leading to the outside!" He ordered the scattering servants.
Anna was slowly rocking back and forth, with Rebecca cradled in her arms. Jacob walked over to his sister-in-law and asked, "Anna, are you alright? Is anyone hurt?"
Anna gave a cry of anguish and continued to rock. Her children look at her, afraid they will lose their mother along with their father. Mira hugged her mother and murmured, "Mother, it's alright... Father is strong and very capable. He probably escaped from Dracula."
High-pitched laughter drifted in through an open window. Jacob hastily shut and bolted it. He glanced at the family his brother left behind and lightly shook his head. Brother, you better be alive... Too many people depend on you...
(A week later)
Mira was once again in the marketplace, except this time, Jonathon and Rebecca were close beside her. They each had a hand clasped tightly on one of hers. Benjamin was with his siblings, acting as a protector.
A messenger came running up to the children. "You must return to the Valerious Manor." The four of them sprinted back to the Manor, leaving the messenger behind.
Benjamin was the first one through the door, "What is so important you sent a messenger to find us?"
Jacob glanced at the staircase. "Wait until your mother arrives."
A woman wearing a shawl wrapped around her head and shoulders walked slowly down the stairs, helped by a servant on each side.
"Ah, Anna, there you are." Jacob hurried to her side and led her over to her children. "I have news on Velkan." He hesitated, took a deep breath and continued, "We were hiking through the forest and we came across Velkan. I'm sorry, Anna, but there was no blood left in him. Apparently Dracula was smart enough to pierce him through the heart with a silver stake; Velkan is dead."
Anna gave a hair-curling scream and collapsed onto the floor.
"Mother!" Teary-eyed Rebecca and Jonathon ran to their fallen mother.
Mira sat down on the ground, her eyes glazed over. For a second, her voice joined her mother's. Then, she regained her sanity and just sat on the ground quietly, not uttering a sound.
Benjamin narrowed his eyes and ran to the window. He yanked it open and yelled, "Count Vladislaus Dracula, I will not rest until you are dead!"
I decided to end this chapter here, though it's kinda short... I hope you like it (