Chapter 1: The First Encounter

The young vampiress ran as fast as her vampire speed could carry her. She was running away, trying to escape the dark evil that followed her. She couldn't keep on like this... She had to hide.

Thinking quickly, she dove into the forest, hiding in the trees as she watched shadows, dementors, and vampires pass her by. She sighed in relief and continued into the forest.

Allow me to break down what's happening right now. This young fleeing vampiress name is Crystal Draculara Bloodsucker, an eighth great descendent of Vladimir Dracula himself. She's a very powerful vampiress for various reasons. One of them is her being of one of the four chosen immortals to fulfill a dark prophecy. She's an Element of Friendship, the Element of Love. You can tell by the heart shaped birthmarks on the back of her hands. She also bares a powerful jewel around her neck, a necklace with an Egyptian cat laying on her chest. This necklace allows her to see the future, and view events that are happening in far away lands. Her friends, Shaylee Herpel the halfbeast, Element of Truth, Jacob Liles the demon, Element of Faith, and Destiny Seawell the Sun Child Witch as well as a siren mermaid, Element of Magic and Life, all possessed the same power in their own jewels.

All four of them were in a dark war at this time with the Evil Master and her shadow, dementor, and vampire minions. Their mission, defeat the Evil Master, turn her back into the Good White Fairy and bring peace back to the immortal race. Although, it hasn't been so easy ever since the Elements of Friendship got separated.

With no way to find her friends or the Evil Master's lair on her own, Crystal thought it was best to put the mission on hold until the Elements crossed paths again.

Crystal continued through the forest and emerged into a beautiful field. She gasped in delight at the sight.

"I remember this place!" She gasped. "This is Butterfly Fields! Filled with beautiful butterflies and adorable animals!"

She looked around at the clearing, smiling at the very sight. She turned her head, a frown already on her face. That frown, however, was replaced with wide eyed shock when she turned.

"And that must be the Dark Forest, not so dark anymore though." She laughed.

Smiling the whole way, Crystal entered the perfectly lit Dark Forest, stepping over mushrooms and jumping over logs. The mushrooms lifted their heads and stared bewildered at the vampiress. Turning their heads to each other, they went down the line with the message "A human has entered the forest".

Standing at the end of the line, as usual, was the goblin Thang, the last mushroom whispered the news in his ear.

" What?! " He gasped. "But that's impossible! Are you sure that's the real news? You remember what happened the last time, right?!"

The mushroom nodded in conformance. Thang shivered in his skin, the royals were not going to like this.

...

Thang ran as fast as his legs could carry him all the way to the castle. He ran into the Great Hall, where a peace ball was being held, and whispered into Stuff's ear.

"Oh my goodness! Are you sure?" She asked. (If you have seen Strange Magic before, you will remember that near the end Stuff confirmed that she was a girl. I know, weird, right?)

"I'm dead sure." Thang nodded.

"Oh no, we have to warn the royals." Stuff whispered. "But quietly, we don't want to alert the ball."

Thang nodded in agreement, and the two made their way through the crowd to Princess Marianne and Bog King.

"Your highnesses!" Thang whispered, he was always the one to tell the news. "News from the mushroom."

"Oh no, not again." Bog facepalmed.

"What is it this time?" Marianne sighed. "And do be sure that it's the correct news."

"It is your majesty." Stuff nodded.

"News from the mushroom, a human has entered the forest!" Thang explained.

The entire ballroom went silent. Thang looked around and noticed everybody staring at him.

"I said that out loud, didn't I?" He blushed.

"Yes, yes you did." Bog nodded, wide eyed.

Suddenly, the entire ballroom erupted in panic. Fairies, goblins, and elves ran around the room, trampling over each other and screaming in terror.

"A human!"

"A human in the forest!"

"They're coming for us!"

"We're doomed!"

"Somebody's gotta do something!"

"Everybody, calm down!" Marianne ordered, calming the room a little bit. "Don't worry. Bog and I will go out together and we'll deal with this human ourselves."

"Not without us, you're not!" Demanded a voice behind them.

Bog and Marianne turned. Standing behind them, was Griselda, Sugar Plum Fairy, Dawn, Sunny, and Imp. The Fairy King was among them too.

"And we're going too." Thang and Stuff stepped up.

Bog and Marianne smiled with greatness. It just goes to show, you can always count on your closest friends to have your back.

"Alright then," Bog smiled, grabbing his staff as Marianne adjusted the strap of her sword carrier. "Let's go find this human.

...

The group left the castle in search of the human that has entered the forest. It didn't take them long to find their possible enemy.

"Wow, she's huge!" Sunny gasped.

"She's a human, she's supposed to be huge." Marianne explained.

"I don't know," Griselda frowned. "I don't think I've ever seen a human with canines that sharp before."

She was referring to Crystal's razor sharp vampire fangs, which were left exposed every time she smiled.

"Maybe she's one of those Gothic humans." Bog shrugged.

"No matter, she still shouldn't be in the forest." Fairy King growled. "Its nearly impossible for her to be here anyway. The only way she could possibly enter is if she has magic."

"But humans aren't magical... Are they?" Dawn wondered.

"Not usually." Sugar Plum shook her head.

"Aahh." Crystal breathed happily. "The Dark Forest sure looks better now that it's not so dark anymore."

"She knows the Dark Forest?" Bog frowned. "How odd."

"I think its time to find out exactly who this human is." Marianne frowned, bringing up her sword. "She knows too much about the forest to be any ordinary human."

"I think your right." Sugar Plum nodded. "Its strange how she could even enter the forest."

Taking flight, the fairies, with the goblins, imp, and the elf on dragonflies, flew up to Crystal's height.

"Hello human." Dawn greeted.

Startled, Crystal spun around quickly, trying to find the voice that spoke to her. Unfortunately, she lost her footing on the branch she was standing on and fell off.

"Oh no!" Dawn cried. "Sorry about that!"

"Is she OK?" Marianne worried as they all took a peek over the log.

Suddenly, a bat flew up from the ground and swooped over their heads.

"What's a bat doing in the sunlight?" Sugar Plum frowned.

"And where's the human?" Sunny asked.

"Guys, I don't think she's a human at all." Griselda shook her head. "Look!"

Everybody turned their heads back at the bat. She landed on the forest floor and swooped her swings around her. When she opened them back up, the wind picked up around her and she transformed back into Crystal.

"What?!" Bog was in shock. "But humans can't do that! Can they mother?"

"No son, no they can't." Griselda shook her head.

"There's only one creature in the world that can do that." Fairy King frowned. "But it's quite impossible. They've been extinct for years. At least, I thought they were."

"Father, are you implying that she could be a... a..." Marianne couldn't even finish her sentence.

"We won't know for sure unless we investigate." Fairy King huffed. "Let's get closer."

Crystal stood and looked around, still trying to find the voice that spoke to her.

"That's strange," She frowned. "I could've sworn I heard someone say hello to me."

Crystal turned around, and got her first glimpse of the small castle. Shocked as she was, she was also curious.

"I wonder why a small castle would be in the forest." She frowned. "Does anybody even really live there?"

Crystal approached the castle and knelt down to it, studying it carefully.

"She's getting too close to the castle!" Thang cried.

"Relax," Bog ordered. "Maybe she just wants to look at it."

"I guess the only way to find out is go inside." Crystal shrugged.

"How can she go inside?" Sugar Plum scoffed. "Even a bat couldn't fit in there."

"Wait, look!" Stuff gasped.

Crystal stood up and raised her arms above her head. Glittering sparkles swarmed around her and she shrunk to the size of the fairies.

"Unbelievable!" Marianne gasped.

"What is she?" Griselda wondered.

"Let's go greet her." Dawn squealed bubbly, flying to the vampiress.

"Dawn, wait!" Sunny called, the others close behind.

"Hello?" Crystal called into the mouth of the castle. "Is anybody in there?"

Suddenly, fairy soldiers and goblin guards charged at the vampiress, startling her once again.

"What in the world!" She gasped as she dodged the unusual small weapons.

"Tell us, what business do you have here, human?" Growled one of the fairies.

"Human?" Crystal gasped. "I'm not a human. I'm a vampire with magic."

"So its true then." Fairy King gasped as they all returned to the castle, surrounding her. "Vampires still do exist."

"Of course we exist." Crystal laughed. "We never went extinct. Van Helsing may have tried to kill us all, but he never succeeded. My name is Crystal Draculara Bloodsucker, the eighth great descendent of Vladimir Dracula. Who might you be, as I've never seen fairies or goblins before."

"That information does not concern you." Bog growled. "Vampire or not, you do not belong here and you must leave."

"Oh please, don't kick me out just yet." Crystal begged. "I'm in serious trouble here."

"We cannot allow you to stay." Marianne apologized. "If we did, our subjects would surely panic."

"Please leave, or we'll have no choice but to force you out." Bog ordered.

"Oh please, you can trust me." Crystal assured. "I promise, if you let me stay, I'll protect you and even teach you about the human world."

"You leave us no choice." Fairy King sighed. "Guards, attack!"

"Wait!" Crystal gasped as the fairies and goblins attacked her.

Crystal dodged as best as she could. She didn't want to hurt these creatures, but she was going into defense mode. Her eyes turned black and she snarled. Her entire form changed as she went into full defense vampire mode. She now looked like one of the vampires from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

The fairies and goblins gasped in fear and backed away from the angered vampiress.

"How dare you!" She hissed. "I come here asking for help and you toss me out like old garbage! What kind of royals are you?! You should be ashamed for even disrespecting a vampire like me. I'm trying to save this world, but I can't exactly do that when I'm captured. Maybe I should just let the Evil Master and her minions destroy this forest and rip your delicate wings apart, bit by bit!"

The fairies and goblins, imps and elves all gasped in fear and backed away. This was really not Crystal talking, it was her vampire mode talking. Her figure changed back to normal and she gasped in shock, tears in her eyes.

"I'm so sorry!" She gasped. "I didn't mean to say that! That happens when I go into defense mode! I'm so sorry! I understand if you don't want me here. I promise, I'll leave and never come back! Please, forgive me!"

With that, Crystal changed into bat and flew away, the others staring at her in shock.

"What in the world was that all about?" Sunny blinked.

"That was so strange." Dawn agreed.

"We have to go after her." Marianne suggested.

"What, why?" Fairy King asked in shock.

"It's our fault she went into defense mode like that." Marianne growled. "If we had just listened to her, none of this would've happened."

"And besides, she gave us some very interesting information." Bog added. "Who is this Evil Master, and why is she trying to destroy the world."

"She said she was important and she was trying to save us." Griselda remembered.

"Perhaps she's responsible for the fall of the Evil Master." Sugar Plum frowned. "But if she doesn't stay in hiding until the right time, she might be captured and the whole world will be doomed."

"Then we must go after her." Fairy King sighed. "As much as I disagree, we need to know more about what is going on."

"Then let's take flight!" Marianne ordered.

...

Crystal flew as fast as her bat wings could carry her, tears flowing out of her eyes.

"I can't believe I just did that!" She cried. "What's happening to me?!"

"Getting tired, Crystal?" Laughed an evil voice.

"I know that voice anywhere." Crystal hissed, transforming back.

A shadow in the forest stood up suddenly and emerged out of the tree it stuck to. When it did, standing in its place, was a black hooded vampiress with long sharp claws and hypnotizing red eyes.

"Nightmare Dream." Crystal hissed. "Leader of the Nightmare Tribe, I should've known you would be following me!"

"I hear you gave some creatures quite a scare back there." Nightmare Dream laughed, examining her claws. "Coming onto the dark side yet, Miss Bloodsucker?"

"Never!" Crystal growled.

"Awe, pity." Nightmare Dream sighed. "Awe well, I least I can still capture you, then the Evil Master will have all the Elements of Friendship!'

"You'll never keep us contained Nightmare Dream! Give up while you still can!" Crystal ordered.

"How about, you give up?" Nightmare Dream growled as she pounced onto the good vampiress.

The two fought in the darkness, clawing and biting each other, drawing blood from each others skins. Crystal tried using one of the magical songs to wound the dark soul of Nightmare Dream, but she couldn't, because every time she opened her mouth, Nightmare Dream would knowingly claw it and bite her neck with her fangs that were even sharper than Crystal's.

Crystal cried out in pain as the evil vampiress threw her against a tree. She was weak and losing blood, she couldn't keep fighting, she was never really good at it.

"Any last words, Draculara?" Nightmare Dream hissed, baring her fangs and grinding her claws together, the red eyes staring into Crystal's weak soul.

"Yeah, just this!" Yelled a third voice behind them.

"What?!" Nightmare Dream gasped in shock.

The last thing Crystal saw before she blacked out, were the fairies and goblins jumping out of the forest to defend her.

...

Crystal woke up to feel a type of soft wet cloth pressed gently against her forehead. She tried sitting up, but she was gently pushed back down.

"No, not yet, Crystal." Marianne whispered gently. "That vampire messed you up pretty good, you need your rest."

"Where are we?" Crystal moaned.

"In the castle hospital wing." Marianne answered. "We brought you here after we fought that other vampire away."

"We were no match for her when we teamed up." Crystal suddenly noticed that Bog was in the room too. "Are you alright?"

"I think so." Crystal nodded. "But I don't get it. Why?"

"Why what?" Bog asked.

"Why did you help me after what I did and after you wanted me gone?" Crystal asked.

"We had no right to send you away like that." Marianne sighed. "And we're sorry. If only we had listened, this never would've happened."

"It's alright, it's not your fault." Crystal sighed. "This war has been going on for four years already."

"Who was that vampire? And what's going on?" Bog asked.

Crystal sighed and explained the whole situation to the king and princess. The two of them willingly listened and felt guiltier and guiltier for sending her away with each detail she told them.

"We're truly sorry for sending you away." Bog apologized. "Sounds like you really are in trouble."

"I've been running for two years already." Crystal nodded. "And without someplace to hide, or someone to hide me, I'll keep running until I can actually stand up to the Evil Master alone and free my friends. I don't know if you haven't noticed, but I'm not exactly the best fighter."

"We can teach you." Marianne offered.

"And while we're at it, we'll hide you too." Bog nodded.

"Oh my, thank you." Crystal smiled. "Thank you so much. And in return, I'll teach you about the human world."

"Can't wait to get started." The king and princess laughed, the vampiress joining in after.

End of Episode One

A/N: What did you think? Did it grab your attention? Let me know if there's anything you wanna see. I'll take any suggestions, as long as they're story related. Nonstory related suggestions will possibly go into one-shots.