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Chapter 10- Scientists and Apes

Norman squinted his eyes as the scientists flashed bright lights into his face. He had been moved from one dark room to another, as scientists took samples of his DNA from hair or saliva. They had been fast when working with him, and they didn't talk to him at all. The main scientist was the Ape that Maleficent had called Nuerous, with a figure that he had thought was only from legends and myths. Count Dracula. The vampire was watching the interrogation from the shadows. His pale red eyes glowed within his hallowed eyesockets as he watched the Ape ask the questions that the boy didn't know the answers. "How long have you been able to see ghosts, boy?!" asked Nuerous leaning in closer to him. Norman winched at the foul smell of the monkeys breathe. "As long as I can remember!" shouted Norman moving his head away from the mouth of the Ape. The Ape just grabbed Norman's head and forced him to look at her once again. "And how long is that in human years?" she asked with a growl coming into her already animal like voice. Norman moved his eyes away from the Ape focusing on to Dracula, who only looked on with no sign of any emotions.

Norman didn't reply to her questions, and this made the Ape even angrier. Nuerous was so close to striking the boy across the face when the vampire spoke in that velvet voice that had lured many people into his castle in Transylvania and they would no longer be seen after entering his castle, "The boy may be telling the truth, Nuerous. According to your men the boy has had family members that have had this ability!" Nuerous turned round to face the vampire as he stepped out from the shadows. His pale grey skin and white hair was only made much scarier due to the two fangs that could just be seen coming out of his mouth. "You believe that this skill he has is from his genes?" she asked pointing a hairy thinker at the Norman. "I do, so he has had this ability all his life much like the werecreatures of many worlds, and if so then he has forgotten all about the events from his early life. Like how this ability was started!" said the vampire as he walked towards Norman who was sitting on the leather chair. By far, when Norman was with Nuerous he was given the more comfortable seat.

Nuerous growled at what Dracula was saying, but she knew that the Count was saying. "Take him back to his cell" she snapped loud enough for both the boy and the vampire to hear what she was saying, before getting closer to the vampire and whispering "Let's see how much he knows about his ancestors!" Dracula nodded and smiled revealing those sharp teeth of his. Dracula grabbed Norman's arm and lifted him off of his chair. The door to Nuerouses lab slid open as the vampire dragged the boy out of the room.

Dracula waited until they were beyond the Apes room before dragged Norman into his room. With the door closed and the vampire just in front of it Norman was trapped. Norman stepped back until his back was against the wall on the other side. He didn't have anything to protect him if Dracula bit his neck. Norman had faced zombies and ghosts and all those times he had been brave enough to stand up against them all, but not this time. He was face to face with the real Dracula, and he had sided with those that wanted to kill him to find out how he could see ghosts. "All I know I have already told you and that monkey thing!" shouted Norman trying to keep calm like he had done when speaking to Aggie. Norman watched as Dracula smiled revealing those white teeth of his. "I am not here to continue the interrogation, I am here to warn you" said Dracula walking over to a seat that had been closed to the door. There he sat; even sitting he had a sense of power that told Norman to stay back. "Warn me? You are with Maleficent and the villains. And I can warn you Elsa and Julian will come looking for me!" said Norman still trying to keep calm. Dracula's red eyes were only focused on Norman has the boy stood close to the wall. "Have you heard of Infinity?" asked Dracula flicking through a book that he had picked up from the table. Norman had to think for a moment, but when he didn't speak Dracula spoke out. "Infinity is a team that has been brought together by Master Yin Sid and Nightshade Deathwalker. They are planning not to only bring heroes from the realms in Disney but to bring in other heroes from all over the place to stop an alien invasion, that our Ape friend is very much part of!" said Dracula putting the book back down on the table and looking back at Norman. "I am an old friend of Nightshade and owe her a dept after she helped my kingdom when the mortals were attacking each other during the war back in our universe. I was one of the heroes that she had sent to come and look for you along with Julian and Elsa. Julian knows me to well, but not Elsa and they do not know I am here!" said Dracula still seated to the chair.

Norman wasn't given the chance of relaxing when being around Count Dracula. "Why are you telling me this? And why were you with the villains if you are a member of Infinity?" asked Norman glaring at the vampire with his blue eyes. Dracula was laughing at what Norman had said. "I am not a member of Infinity, and I am only here because of my alliance with Nightshade Deathwalker that goes back for seven decades" he said with that velvet voice once again. Norman was still disbelieving what Dracula was saying until he said, "Julian is already here just waiting for a signal from me!" said Dracula after a moment. "So I take it you will take me to him and Elsa?" asked Norman moving closer to the vampire very carefully. "I am after all, Nightshade told me to all this" said Dracula getting up off the chair that he had been sitting on. Every movement that Dracula made was well thought off and Norman was reminded of a cat when it was hunting for its prey, which sent a shiver down his spine.

Dracula opened the door and beckoned Norman to follow him. Norman was reluctant for a moment before following him out into the corridor. "Where are we going?" asked Norman following the imposing figure of Count Dracula down the corridor of the labs. "The backdoor that is where Nightshade and Barbossa would be waiting for us!" he said in a very quiet voice. The strange pair kept walking down the corridor; only a few occasions did Dracula need to grab Norman and act scarier before the Titan soldiers and Maleficent's men as they headed for the backdoor.

Nuerous listened impatiently to what the scientist had to say about the boys DNA. "Tell me there is a least something that we can give to Lord Kronos?" she asked as her hairy hand rested on the hilt of her terrible blade. A scientist was brave enough to stand before the Ape, "The DNA of the boy is just that. There is nothing strange about it!" he said getting ready to run. Nuerous was silent for a moment before she finally realised that the DNA would be the same as all humans, but the genes would be slightly different. "Look at the genes that come from his mother's side. There we shall find the key to seeing into the realm of the Shadow Men and this war will no longer be a one sided war!" snapped Nuerous watching as the scientists ran about looking at the genes that they presumed was from Norman's mother side. A pirate from Jolly Rogers ship came up towards Nuerous and shouted, "The boy is gone along with Dracula. We have seen them heading towards the south!" With the new news Nuerous looked round to the pirate and was so close to striking the pirate down when she came the command "Then go after them. Kill the vampire but the boy must be kept alive until we find out more about his powers!"

The pirate walked away with guards from the Titans and went after the two. Yet they still didn't know that Infinity were right at their door.