In this chapter, Kari Feratu is going to invite a bunch of guests for a party. However, it will become apparent that she has more sinister intentions. Will Sam and Danny be able to stop her?

Also, she's going to make a deal with Sam. As you may know, she has something that Kari wants. A certain book that you can use to seal monsters. However, Kari has a different purpose for the book in mind.

Chapter 7: The Vampire's Apprentice

Sam woke up after experiencing what felt like a nightmare. She dreamed that she had been beaten up by another vampire...a vampire that was way stronger than she was.

But perhaps it was just that. A nightmare.

However, when she looked outside, she noticed that Kari's butler was cleaning up a mess. It appeared to be rubble of some kind. Perhaps it was the possessed statues that she had destroyed earlier?

However, when she looked outside again, she noticed that the butler was gone.

She decided to go back to bed. Maybe it was just a coincidence...or maybe not.

At that very moment, Kari Feratu entered the room.

"Are you awake yet?" asked Kari.

"Hello?" asked Sam.

"Greetings! Why don't you go outside for a while? It's bright and sunny out..." asked Kari. It'd be a shame to miss out on the weather.

Sam noted that Kari Feratu seemed to have more in common with her parents than her.

"Can't I just sleep in?" asked Sam. She had stayed up fairly late last night, like she usually did.

"Surely you want to see whose going to be at the party...they'll be here any minute!" exclaimed the lady.

"Alright. But after that I'm going back to bed..." answered the girl.

Immediately, Sam went to the entrance to see who was coming in.

Sure enough, there seemed to be guests of all different sizes entering the building.

However, for some strange reason, her eyes were turning red every time one of them entered. Was it just her imagination? The guests seemed pretty normal to her.

When she turned around, she noticed that for some strange reason Kari Feratu was wearing shades.

"Why are you wearing shades?" asked Sam.

"So that I can enjoy the weather, of course! What else?" inquired Kari.

Sam started to get the feeling that Kari was hiding something...but she wasn't quite sure what. Why exactly she was she wearing sunglasses indoors?

"Since you clearly aren't a morning person, why don't we hold the party at night? Does that seem good?" asked the aristocrat.

"That seems reasonable." nodded the goth.

For a moment, Sam decided that maybe she should simply hang out and have fun during the party.

However, she then remembered her eyes glowing red whenever one of the guests entered the mansion, and started to wonder if something was up.

She decided that maybe she should give Danny a phone call. She wouldn't mind getting assistance if for whatever reason the party went sour.

She asked Kari on the matter.

"Can I invite some of my friends to the party?" questioned Sam.

"Alright, but don't get carried away." answered Kari.

Immediately, Sam went to her room so that she could call Danny. She pulled out her cell phone. It was a good thing she decided to take it with her...even if she made the mistake of not bringing the Monstronomicon. This mansion was haunted!

"Hello? Danny?" asked Sam after she dialed Danny's phone number.

"Hey, Sam. Do you need help with anything?" inquired Danny.

"Well, I had a nightmare in which a vampire beat me up..." answered the teenage girl. For some strange reason it felt surprisingly real. Since when did she ever dream like that?

"A nightmare in which a vampire beat you up? Reminds me of when I took on Vlad Plasimus for the first time...I thought it was just a dream until Vlad Masters showed me his ghost side..." noted the phantom.

"Yeah...now that I think of it, vampires do heal rather fast...maybe I already recovered from my beating..." suggested Sam.

"Are you saying you need help?" inquired Danny.

"I'm starting to wonder what Kari has planned for her party...I wouldn't mind if you showed up..." answered the girl.

"Alright, sure. Wait, whose Kari?" nodded the boy. Was she a friend of Sam's that she had never told him about? He didn't like being left out of the loop...like the time Tucker and Sam were gossiping about Paulina.

"Her full name is Kari Feratu...I'm visiting her mansion along with my parents since we got invited so suddenly..." questioned the vampire.

"That's rather odd." answered Danny.

"I know. That's why I figured I would invite you in case there was foul play involved..." explained Sam. "I'll text you the address."

Immediately, Sam did just that. The mansion was on 1897 Hemoglobin Avenue. Danny decided to commit it to memory so that he didn't forget.

"I'll see you there..." answered Danny as he hung up the phone.

As soon as he hung up, his breath suddenly turned cold.

He turned around, and he noticed Frank Romero inside his living room.

It looked like it was time to do his job.

"I'm going-"

"Wait! I'm not here to fight you!" exclaimed Frank Romero.

"You're not? Then what are you doing here?" asked Danny.

"I'm looking for Sam...she left behind the Monstronomicon..." answered Frank.

"Oh, she said that she went to attend a party..." explained the phantom.

"A party, eh? Sounds like fun...who invited her?" inquired the monster hunter.

"Oh, some lady named Kari Feratu...I heard that she's filthy rich..." said Danny. For some strange reason she reminded him of Vlad Masters.

As soon as Danny mentioned Kari Feratu, Frank's eyes widened in shock.

"Is something the matter?" inquired the ghost boy.

"We have to get to that mansion! Now!" demanded Frank.

"Alright. No need to panic." recommended Danny.

Immediately, Danny picked up the Monstronomicon so that he could return it to Sam.

Both he and Frank then flew towards Kari Feratu's mansion.

At night...

"Well, it looks like the party's going to start soon. I guess I should go downstairs and enjoy the fun..." noted Sam.

However, at that very moment, Kari Feratu entered the room.

"Hello, Sam! Could you do me a favor real quick? I would REALLY appreciate it." asked Kari.

"Um, sure..." nodded Sam. That seemed reasonable.

"Could you go to the attic and help me get some of my belongings? I've left them there for a while and they're starting to gather up dust..." explained the lady.

"Alright." answered the goth girl.

Immediately, Sam followed Kari to the attic, going up the stairs.

Sure enough, the attic was rather dusty, as Kari had implied.

"Now could you stand in this circle real quick? I need you to hold still while I look for where I put my possessions..." asked Kari.

Curious, Sam noticed that there was a rather strange circle nearby. It was red and somewhat resembled a star.

Sam decided to step in.

Suddenly, the strange circle began to glow.

"What is this? Some sort of mandala?" inquired the vampire girl.

Shortly afterwards, she found herself unable to move her legs.

"My legs! They're stuck!" exclaimed Sam.

She then tripped and found herself sitting on the floor, still unable to escape the mandala.

"Pretty nifty, huh? I designed it myself." asked Kari.

"That's it! I'm going out for blood!" exclaimed Sam.

"Not tonight, you're not!" taunted the lady.

Curious, Sam noticed that none of her powers seemed to work while she was inside the mandala. Apparently, it was used to ward off vampires.

"Why are you trapping me like this? Are you going to throw me a tea party or something?" asked Sam.

"Very funny..." answered Kari.

"Or is this some sort of evil plot that involves kidnapping me?" inquired the teenage girl.

"Something like that. You see, I've always wanted to meet another half-vampire like myself...and today I finally got my opportunity!" exclaimed Kari Feratu.

"Half-vampire? Wait a minute..." stated Sam.

At that very moment, Kari transformed into the exact same vampire that she had encountered last night.

"Huh. I guess I wasn't dreaming. I should have known..." remarked the teenage girl.

"When I'm in my human form...people call me Kari Feratu. But since I'm a vampire currently...why don't you call me..."

"Kari Anemia!" exclaimed Kari.

"Kari Anemia, eh? I guess you can call me Sammi Bloodsucker then..." answered Sam.

"Now that we both understand each other...why don't I cut you a deal?" inquired Kari.

"How'd you become a vampire anyway?" asked the girl.

"Oh, it's simple...I got bitten by a vampire, just like you did. And it's all my former partner's fault..." said the lady.

"Your former partner?" inquired Sam.

"That's a story for another night. For now, I think I have something that might interest you. As you may know, I'm a lot more experienced than you are. I can do things that you probably won't even discover for the next few years...you know those little monsters that you've been fighting? To me they would be a cakewalk...I could take on legendary beasts if I wanted to...though of course I would probably have to wait for them to show up...they only appear when a large amount of monsters gather in one area, in case you were wondering..." explained Kari Anemia.

"So, are you going to just brag all night about how tough you are?" asked the teenage girl.

"Don't be silly. I'm not arrogant like that. How about I take you up to be my apprentice? Think about it...you could become as strong as I am...maybe even stronger! You would have loads of power at your fingertips...it makes me excited even thinking about it." continued the vampire lady.

"Your apprentice?" inquired Sam.

"Of course, if you take up my offer you'll need to do me a favor..." stated Kari.

"Let me guess...you want me to renounce my father because he's a total idiot and he'll never amount to anything, am I right?" asked the goth girl.

"What? I would never make you do that! Who would even try?" inquired the vampire.

Meanwhile at Vlad Masters' castle...

As Vlad Masters sat on his sofa and petted his cat, something suddenly occurred to him.

"Hmm, for some strange reason I feel like I made a big mistake...I wonder why?" asked Vlad Masters. For some strange reason it seemed to involve Danny and his obnoxious father.

"Meow!" exclaimed Vlad's cat.

Back at Kari Feratu's mansion...

"If you don't want me to renounce my father, then what do you want from me?" questioned Sam.

"Oh, it's rather simple. You know that book you've been carrying around as of late?" inquired Kari.

"You know about it?" asked Sam with astonishment.

"Of course I do! You'd be surprised what you can do with it if you know how..." answered the vampire. "If I had my hands on that book, I could use it to build up an army of monsters...I'd be virtually unstoppable!"

Sam started to worry about Kari's mental stability.

"So what do you say? You give me the book, and I'll make you my apprentice. Sound good?" inquired Kari Anemia.

"More like evil." thought Sam.

"Just tell me where I can find it and you'll get to be a REAL vampire." explained the vampire lady.

"Sorry Kari, but I'm going to have to turn you down..." answered the goth girl.

"Oh...and why would you ever do that?" inquired the evil vampire.

"Oh, it's simple...one, you're clearly a megalomaniac." answered Sam.

"What, I'm not a megalom-I must have power..." contradicted Kari hypocritically.

"Second, you're also an evil villain, which I would never work with unless I was desperate." continued the teenage vampire.

"You got me there." answered the adult vampire.

"Third, you're a real pain in the neck..." stated Sammi Bloodsucker.

"Well, of course I'm a pain in the neck! I'm a vampire!" exclaimed Kari Anemia.

"Yeah, I get it." nodded Sam.

"Well, I suppose it is a big decision...I've had to make decisions like that myself in my lifetime...I suppose I should give you a while to decide...I'm going to the party so that I can feast..." answered Kari.

Immediately, she began to make her way back down the stairs.

"Wait...shouldn't you transform back into your human self?" asked Sam.

"Oh, that won't be necessary...you see, I'm going to be feasting on blood!" exclaimed Kari.

A few seconds after she said that, Kari licked her lips.

"Feasting on blood?" inquired the teenage girl.

"Yes...just like my guests are going to be feasting on meat..." continued the evil vampire lady.

"Feasting on meat? Wait a minute..." asked Sam.

All of a sudden, she then remembered her eyes turning red whenever one of Kari's guests entered the room...and that she was wearing shades when they were coming in. She must have been trying to hide the glow.

"My parents! No!" exclaimed the teenage girl.

"Sorry, Sam, but I don't really need them anymore. They brought you here and that's all I have to ask from them. Besides, they would only hold you back...I plan on training you all the time, and they wouldn't approve if you were to spend long periods away from home, wouldn't you say?" asked Kari Anemia.

Sam whimpered.

"If it makes you feel any better, I bet both their blood and their meat will taste quite delicious. At least my monster buddies are hoping so...oh, and one more thing. When you turn into a vampire, you shouldn't try to restrain your urges...you should embrace them!" exclaimed Kari.

Sam curled up into a ball.

Kari laughed as she went down the stairs. Tonight she was going to have her fill...and then some.

"What am I going to do?" asked Sam.

Meanwhile...

"Looks like we're finally here!" exclaimed Danny.

"We would have been here a lot sooner if we hadn't stopped at Nasty Burger about three different times." scolded Frank Romero.

"But the burgers are delicious! And the soda! The SODA!" bellowed the phantom.

Immediately, Danny began to munch on a Nasty Burger.

"Mmm...that's one good burger." remarked Danny.

Frank Romero sighed. Someone was clearly a fast food addict. Why couldn't he be a vegetarian like Sam was?

"You know, if you eat that burger too fast, you might end up choking. And I should know. I'm a GHOST!" exclaimed Frank Romero.

"Fine, fine. I guess I'll just save this burger for later. Let's go look for Sam, shall we?" asked Danny.

Quickly, Danny opened the door.

Immediately, he noticed that there was a lot of food and drinks on the table.

"Alright! Sam knows where to party!" exclaimed the phantom.

"Danny, we need to look for Sam." reminded Frank Romero.

"Oh, right. You do that, I'm going to have some fun!" shouted Danny.

Frank sighed, but he decided to do as he was told.

Meanwhile, Pam and Jeremy were enjoying the party as well.

However, they noticed that Sam was not at the party.

"Where do you think Sam is?" asked Pam.

"I sure hope that she shows up soon...she's missing out!" exclaimed Jeremy.

Immediately, Jeremy began to drink some fruit punch.

"I wonder where Kari is too..." questioned Sam's mother. Surely she would show up for her own party, right?

The two of them continued dancing.

It looks like Sam's figured out Kari's little secret...and she wants Sam to be her apprentice. Not a big surprise there.

In the next chapter, the full moon will rise...you can probably guess what's going to happen next. It's Danny Phantom to the rescue!