Chapter 3

Dennis, Winnie, Willie, and Vivien made it to Winnie's room without being spotted by Abraham or the other monsters. There, Winnie went inside her closet and grabbed her detective hat that was given to her by Willie.

Winnie wanted to prove Willie and Vivien wrong and show them that Abraham really did change for the good. Deep down, however, she was enthusiastic to take on another big case. The wolfgirl hadn't felt this much adrenalin since her very first case the year before.

"Bringing out the detective hat again, I see," said Vivien. Winnie gave a smirk.

"That's not the only thing I have," said Winnie as she went under the bed. She pulled out her detective kit. It had flashlights, walkie-talkies, and a magnifying glass. Dennis was impressed.

'Woah, that's so cool!" Dennis exclaimed.

"Yup," said Winnie. "Uncle Drac got me this bad boy for my birthday! Now I really feel like a world class detective!"

"That's cool and all, but do you really need all that stuff?" asked Vivien.

"We can totally use the walkie-talkies!" said Willie. "I can also use my special voice recording collar that I busted Vivien with!" Vivien blushed slightly.

"Yeah, I totally remembered that," Vivien said softly. Willie felt bad.

"Oops, sorry, didn't mean to bring that up," said Willie.

"It- it's fine," said Vivien. The room was silent for a moment until Winnie cleared her throat to end the awkwardness.

"Anyways…. Me and baby brother will investigate Abraham Van Helsing and see what he's up too," said Winnie.

"Yeah, then you're gonna find out that we were right all along," said Vivien.

"Or, I can prove how silly you two have been acting," said Winnie. "I can expect this from Vivien, but not you, Willie!"

"The dude tried to KILL us, sis!" Said Willie. "That man is super mega evil!"

"That's right, zing, super mega evil!" Said Vivien. Winnie sighed in annoyance.

"You guys are ridiculous," said Winnie as she hands Willie a walkie-talkie. "And I'm going to prove that you two are being ridiculous."

"We'll see, sis," said Willie. Vivien nodded in agreement. Dennis was still unsure, he thought Winnie was way over her head with this case. He thinks that this whole detective nonsense has gotten to her head.

"So this is the Hotel Transilvania?" asked Joey.

"It sure is, my human friend!" responded Ash, who was standing on Joey's shoulder. "The one your brother told you about!"

"Awesome!" exclaimed Joey. "I can't wait to see my bro again! It's been so long since I've last seen him!"

"Yes yes, that is indeed nice," said Ash, clearly not caring for what Joey is saying. "Now, let's head inside and see this brother of yours."

"Sweet!" Joey exclaimed as he made his way into the hotel. The poor human man had no clue about the mess he's going to get himself into.

Meanwhile, Abraham rolled around the hotel lobby, waving at monsters. He gave a fake smile during all this.

"Those fools don't know their upcoming doom," Abraham thought. "Once Ash gets here, he'll be able to give me the plans I need!"

"Abraham!" a voice called out, snapping Abraham out of his thoughts. He turned around and noticed Dracula walking up to him. "How's it going?!"

"Oh, well, you know… Just rolling around at my favorite place!" Abraham responded with fake enthusiasm.

"So, are you excited to take over the hotel while I'm gone?" Dracula asked.

"Oh, you bet I am," responded Abraham responded in a rather sinister way. Dracula was completely oblivious to Abraham's tone of voice, much to the half-human's relief.

"I'm glad we can finally put all of this mess behind us!' Dracula said as he placed his arm around Abraham. If the man had nerves, he'd completely shiver. "I'm really starting to enjoy this new life!"

"Uh, yes, I do as well!" said Abraham. Meanwhile, Winnie and Willie stood a distance away from Dracula and Abraham so they wouldn't be seen by them. Winnie still believes Abraham changed for the better, while Willie still believes otherwise.

"See that?" Winnie pointed out. "Abraham's totally good! He would've killed Uncle Drac by now!" Willie facepalmed.

"I've seen a buttload of Detective Jerry to know that this is a load of bologna!" Willie told Winnie. "He's sweet talking him! Then afterward, he hits him when he totally doesn't expect it!"

"Willie…" Winnie was about to respond with another comment, but she was interrupted when her walkie-talkie beeped. Dennis was in his room with the other walkie-talkie.

"Winnie, I still don't think this is a good idea," said Dennis.

"It's perfectly fine, my zing," said Winnie. "We're simply just investigating."

"But you're spying on him!" Dennis exclaimed. "That's wrong!"

"I'm simply trying to prove Willie and Vivien wrong," said Winnie. "That's what detectives do. I know what I'm doing."

"You're taking this whole detective thing seriously!" exclaimed Dennis with a hint of anger in his voice.

"I'm taking on this case whether you want me to or not!" Winnie exclaimed with a hint of anger in her voice. Willie was getting a little concerned.

"Holy rabies!" Willie thought. "Are Dennis and Winnie actually arguing?!"

"Just stop before you get yourself into trouble!" exclaimed Dennis.

"Don't tell me what to do!" Winnie exclaimed, causing Willie to back up a little bit. "I'm the detective here, not you! I'm not letting anyone get in my way!" Before Dennis could respond, Winnie shuts off the walkie talkie. Willie had his mouth wide open.

"Sis…" Willie tried to think of a sentence, but Winnie cuts him off.

"Sorry you had to see that bro," said Winnie, still a little angry. "Dennis just doesn't understand the hard work of a detective." Willie was still shocked.

"Uh, yeah, you're right," Willie said nervously."No-now, let's continue."

The two continued to watch Dracula and Abraham's conversation. They noticed a witch maid walking up to Dracula.

"Sir, there is a human male ready to check it," the maid told him.

"Ah!" Dracula exclaimed. "That must be Johnny's brother! Hopefully, he's smarter than him." Dracula walked away from Abraham, who sighed in relief and rolled away. Winnie noticed the entire thing.

"He's on the move!" Winnie told Willie as she grabbed his hand and ran off. "Let's go!"

The two followed Abraham around, being very careful not to get spotted. While Winnie was clearly focused on Abraham, Willie still thought about the small argument between his sister and his friend, he hoped this mystery doesn't ruin their friendship.

After a few minutes of following, the two wolfpups stopped and hid when Abraham looked around. When he thought the cost was clear, he entered his room.

"He just went inside his room," said Willie.

"I saw that," said Winnie. "He's probably just resting." Willie huffed.

"He's probably planning on attacking us," said Willie. "I suggest we listen in to what he as to say."

"Figure out a way to leave you collar recorder in there," said Winnie. "We can record what he says. That way, I can officially prove that you're wrong."

"I'm the master of plans, big sis," said Willie. "Leave this to me!"

Inside, Abraham waited for Ash to come and see him, he told him to me in this room.

"Where is that darn Ash?!" Abraham thought to himself. "He should've been here by now!" His thoughts were interrupted when he heard a knock on his door.

"Finally!" he thought as he opened the door. It was Willie, much to Abraham's dismay. "Blast, it's one of Wayne and Wanda's brats!" he thought to himself.

"Hi there, Uncle Abraham!" Willie said in a high pitched, cute voice. Winnie, from a distance, facepalmed.

"Don't overdo it!" Winnie thought. Abraham sighed and gave a fake smile at Willie and started talking to him.

"So, how's it going, Wallace?"

"Willie,"

"Willie! What brings you to my room?" Abraham asked. Willie gave a small grin.

"I wanna talk to you, privately," Willie responded. Abraham had no clue what was about to happen. He had a feeling that something was off with the wolfboy, but he shrugged it off.

"Uhh, come inside," said Abraham. "But don't take too long, I'm really busy!"

"I won't be long," said Willie. "I won't be long at all!" He and Abraham entered the room and shut the door. Winnie smiled from a distance.

"Now, I wait!" Winnie thought to herself.

Little did she know, she inadvertently set a ticking time bomb. One that could not only ruin her reputation as a detective, but it could also destroy the unbreakable friendship between her and Dennis.

And it was all because she wanted to prove her brother wrong.

Well, looks like things are really starting to kick off. Did Winnie really take on a case that was too big for her? Could Winnie really destroy her own reputation over this case?

Could Winnie accidentally destroy her longterm friendship with Dennis? Will it be worth it to her?

Find out in the next Chapter!