Chapter 6: The War Rages On
The other TTC ran straight to the temple, as Bart, Marge and Homer screamed and turned into vampires. They intoned in unison, "ALL HAIL COUNT BURNS!"
"Sis, it's time to become one of us!" shouted Bart, before he leaped upon Lisa and bit her neck as she screamed.
"LISA!" Ace shouted in alarm.
Then Lisa became a vampire. She laughed evilly, then pounced on Ace. He said to the others, "CHARLES! You and the rest of the team, go on without me! YOU ARE THE NEXT VAMPIRE HUNTER, TOO! NOW GO!" When Lisa bit him in the neck, he screamed and he became a vampire.
Having arrived at the temple, they met up with Immotep, Set, Aculard and Oswald Rabbit. Immotep said, "Do you have the pure of heart to get the cure?"
"Yes, we do," answered Bert.
"Then one of you must go in and receive the antidote," said Oswald.
Charles nodded. He said, "I'm going, since Ace told me I am the next vampire hunter."
"I'm coming with you, mon amour," said Estelle.
"Same here, Sugar Dragon," Bunnie said.
Eric added, "Me too, Dad."
"Okay, let's go."
Charles, Estelle, Bunnie and Eric entered into the temple to get the antidote. Count Burns and his vampire horde arrived, as Lance bit Pandora and she became a blood-sucking vampire.
"Now, you are one of us, Pandora," said Burns.
"Yes, Master Burns," intoned Pandora, as she and Lance hissed.
Then Rocky bit Bright Eyes and she became a vampire. Alex II muttered, "Oh, great. Where's Bert Jr.?"
"He disappeared somewhere, he and Maggie," answered Lisa. "I hope they haven't been turned into vampires by now!"
Burns shouted, "Surrender now, or become vampires anyway!"
"Over my dead body!" retorted Bert.
"And we will help you, TTC."
Then Immotep, Set, Aculard and Oswald arrived at the scene. Aculard turned into Van Helsing with his two guns, since he was the original Vampire Hunter. Count Burns hissed and snarled, "VAN HELSING! So, you and Aculard are one and the same."
"Yes, Burns," said Van Helsing. "And I'm going to stop you from getting out of this book!"
"NOW, MY VAMPIRES, ATTACK!"
The vampires started attacking the TTC. Bert shouted, "Rocky! Stop! You can fight this! You're my son, and I don't want to risk having my son as a vampire!"
"No, Dad!" barked Rocky. "I'm going to make you a vampire, whether you like it or not! HA-HA-HA-HA!"
"Same here," added Bright Eyes, saying as she was hissing with Rocky.
Meanwhile, in the fairy tale world, it was also too late for Bert Jr. and Goldilocks as Maggie had already found them. Bert Jr. pleaded, "Maggie, you need to stop this! You need to fight it!"
"It's fun to be a vampire, love!" said Maggie, laughing.
"B-but please! NO!"
Maggie had grabbed him, and she was about to bite him in the neck when a rock shot out of nowhere and hit Maggie in the head. Bert Jr. looked up and saw a beautiful 28-year-old woman coming towards him. She had long bright golden hair (done up under a kerchief), jade-green eyes, and was wearing a peasant-style dress. Aiming a gun at Maggie, the woman shouted angrily, "Shoo! Stay away from that raccoon! GET!"
"NEVER!" Maggie hissed. The woman just shrugged and pulled the trigger. The bullet hit Maggie in the chest, rendering her unconscious and letting go of Bert Jr.
"Whew!" sighed Bert Jr., wiping sweat off of his brow. "What a relief!"
Goldilocks looked up, smiled, and said, "Mommy!"
The happy little girl ran straight up to the woman and gave her a big hug. The woman laughed and hugged her back, while Bert Jr. looked on. He blinked in surprise. Where exactly had he seen her before? Her hair...her gorgeous eyes...and her name...
"...Nattie?"
Natalie McLeod. The most beautiful girl in Charles Roberts University. The similarities between Goldilocks and the woman were stunning-they had the same nose and the same hair color. But what about the girl's eyes? "They're just like Mom's," he thought.
The woman looked up at Bert Jr. and stared in shock. She muttered, "Bert Jr.? Is that really you?"
"Of course, it's me," replied Bert Jr. with a nod.
She smiled as well. "It's been a long time since we've been apart..."
Meanwhile, Charles and his family had arrived at the end of the temple. A Hologram appeared, revealing Charles' dad, a male Red Toon Dragon. It said, "Hello, son. I see you've come to the end of this journey."
"Dad, is that you?" asked Charles.
"Yes, it is me. But I am a Hologram now, so you must get rid of Count Burns-if he gets freed of this book, then the real world will be in danger. These weapons can bring back your friends who've been turned into vampires." Then a Kaman Rider Device appeared in front of Charles. It was silver with a dragon on it. The Hologram continued, "This is a Kamen Rider Silver Dragon Knight. It can cure anyone who has been turned into a vampire and the spell will be broken, even that serum will be gone, too."
"I see. How does this work?"
"Just say 'Kamen Rider Silver Dragon Knight' and it does the rest."
"I see." Then he took the device. He was ready to become a Kamen Rider Silver Dragon Knight.
Back in the fairy tale forest, Bert Jr. and Goldilocks were with Natalie in her little cottage. As she poured tea in the small wooden cups, Natalie said, "I haven't thought about you in years! It seemed so long ago that you were that cute guy back in college whose favorite hobbies are lifting weights and trampling down strong players in football. Oh, the memories..."
"I've had my share of memories, too," replied Bert Jr. "Including that time at the malt shop, where we challenged each other to see who can finish the vanilla milkshake faster."
Natalie looked at Bert Jr. for a long time, before looking at Goldilocks, who was happily playing with her dolls in the corner. Finally, she sighed and said, "...Bert Jr., there's been something I've been wanting to tell you for so long. It's been seven years, but you had left before I had an opportunity to tell you about my daughter."
Bert Jr. chuckled. "Of course, I know everything about her! She's a sweet, innocent kid whom I saved from ending up on the bears' dinner plate."
"Not exactly. Although you may have saved Goldilocks' life, there's something else I want you to know. Remember that night, years ago, in my dorm room, where we...uh..."
"Yeah, I remember that one, too. What are you talking about?"
"...well...Goldilocks...was the result of that fling we had at the time. Not only is she my daughter...she's your daughter, too."
Bert Jr. spat out his tea at this sudden revelation. Goldilocks, his daughter? How could that be possible?
