Fire and Flames part 1
Dracula and his friends had just arrived in the unknown parts of Hollywood to perform a rescue mission to recover Mavis from the clutches of Bigtop Bill and his men. They've recently split up to cover the place more efficiently and so far, they spent a good 6 hours in searching. They had a plan to communicate with each other; but because of Dracula being reluctant to using new technology and the fact that shouting across would attract unwanted attention, they had to scrap the plan. While everyone in the party was worried about Mavis' whereabouts, Dracula without a doubt was the most worried out of everyone. One of the most obvious reasons was…well…Mavis is his daughter and that he couldn't live with himself if something should ever happen to his honey bat.
After everyone declared to themselves that they were unable to find Mavis, they all got back together where they split off.
"Any luck?" Johnny asked the group.
"No." Wayne replied.
"Nope." Frank said.
"No luck at all. Murray?" Griffin asked.
"Uh-uh." Murray replied.
These remarks caused Dracula to drop his head in complete sadness. He knew that all bets of safely finding his daughter were off. He was about to tell everyone to give up until he realized something. There was actually one thing that could help them find Mavis; her cell phone!
"Johnny! I just realized something; Dial my little ghoul's phone." Dracula requested.
"Hold on a second Drac. How is dialing Mavis' phone supposed to help us find her?" Griffin asked while Johnny began dialing.
"If she picks up, then we could possibly find her!" Dracula exclaimed with joy.
"Uh…Drac? It's leading me to voicemail." Johnny said after dialing.
"Well try again!" Dracula replied with anxiety.
Johnny then redialed Mavis' number. Meanwhile, Griffin asked his question again.
"How is dialing Mavis' phone supposed to-"
"I don't know! I figured it could help us find my daughter!" Dracula said while interrupting Griffin.
"Voicemail again." Johnny said once more.
"Well try again then! Don't stop until we get an answer!" Dracula exclaimed.
Before Johnny dialed again, he stopped and turned toward a warehouse in the distance. This caused Dracula to get a bit mad.
"Johnny, What are you waiting for!? Dial my daughter's ph-"
"Wait…I think I heard something over there." Johnny said while pointing to the warehouse.
Dracula and his friends all turned toward the same place Johnny was pointing at and they all listened quietly for any more noises. 2 minutes have elapsed and they didn't hear a thing at all. Dracula then turned toward Johnny with a face of skepticism.
"Johnny, are you sure you heard something here?" Dracula asked.
"Yeah. It sounded a bit suspicious too." Johnny replied.
"Really? I don't seem to hear any-"
"STOP HER FROM GETTING AWAY!" A voice shot out from the warehouse.
This grabbed the attention of everyone who then immediately recognized the voice. Dracula, especially after recognizing the voice, then went into a state of rage.
"It's him!" Dracula exclaimed with anger. "HE SHALL PAY FOR WHAT HE DID WITH MY DAUGHTER!"
He was about to run in there and give Bigtop Bill and his men a piece of his vampire mind, but all of his friends stopped him at the last second.
"Whoa there Drac! You can't go in there!" Murray said.
"Yeah; if you go in there now, he might capture you too!" Wayne said.
"Please let go of me." Dracula said while removing himself from his friends' restraint. "My honey bat is in there and I must go in there and rescue her! I made a promise to Martha that I'd protect Mavis forever and I have no intentions of breaking that promise tonight."
Dracula was about to run into the warehouse to live up to his statement. However, he didn't manage to move one inch because something rammed into him at high-speed, causing him, and the mystery object, to fall backward.
"Ouch…" Dracula moaned. He then picked himself up, dusted off his cape, and turned to see what hit him. When he figured out what it was, he then went into a state of overjoy.
"MAVY!" Dracula exclaimed in joy as he helped his daughter up from the ground. "I'M GLAD TO SEE MY SWEET FANGS IS SAFE!" He then gave Mavis a huge hug and wouldn't let go. Murray and Frank just stood there with their mouths open; Wayne just stood there with widened eyes and Johnny took a picture of the sort of awkward yet touching reunion with his smartphone.
"D-Dad! Y-You c-can let go o-of m-me now!" Mavis said while trying to free herself from her dad's strong grip.
"Oh…sorry." Dracula said while letting go of that, pretty much everyone else did the same thing Dracula did previously; giving Mavis a huge hug. After telling them to let go, Mavis turned toward her father while straightening her shirt and her cape.
"My sweet blood orange, what did that…that MONSTER do to you?" Dracula asked with a look of worry.
"Dad, he isn't a monster." Mavis replied.
"After what he did!? HE IS A MONSTER!" Dracula exclaimed.
"Whatever you say dad." Mavis said with a smile.
"Like I asked before, what did that monster do to you in there!?" Dracula asked once more.
"Nothing that diabolical; but it was bad." Mavis said.
Dracula, Johnny, and everyone else leaned in closer to find out what happened to Mavis during her time as a captive.
"He basically made me get in some ridiculous outfit and star in his, in my opinion, poorly written movie." Mavis said.
"What was it about?" Johnny asked.
"Don't ask." Mavis replied.
"Well…the important factor is that we're all glad my Mavy Wavy is safe!" Dracula said in joy. "Now, let's head back to the city; there's more of Hollywood to see!"
But before they could set off, they saw & heard an oncoming car. A silver 2015 Dodge Viper SRT pulled up and came to a stop right before the party. A familiar person got out of the car and started walking toward them. The sight of this person made Mavis cringe in fear and she ran behind both her dad and Johnny. It was obvious that this person was Bigtop Bill again and this time…boy was he steaming.
"So…you think you could get away from me eh? Well apparently, I've caught you again!" Bigtop Bill said.
Before Mavis could respond, Dracula immediately approached the top hat kidnapper.
"So…it was YOU who kidnapped my daughter!? I'LL MAKE SURE YOU'LL PAY FOR WHAT YOU DID!" Dracula boomed.
"Uh…who is this guy?" Bigtop Bill asked while ignoring Dracula's statement.
"That's my dad; Count Dracula." Mavis replied.
"Really? The Count Dracula? Pfft, give me a break." Bigtop Bill said with a tone of ignorance. After that, he began to chuckle.
"What's so funny about that!?" Dracula asked.
Bigtop Bill took a bit to finish his chuckle and then turned toward Dracula. "Come on here, we all know vampires don't exist! Besides, the last time I saw a vampire around here was during Halloween and in those god-awful 'Twilight' movies."
"I have to admit, that movie is bad…along with a few other ones I saw." Dracula said in agreement while recalling the time he chased after Johnny's plane and the flight they recently took to Hollywood.
"Criticism aside, I'd now like to speak to your daughter please…" Bigtop Bill requested while reaching out toward Mavis. Dracula, however, blocked his way.
"Sorry, but my daughter has had enough of you." Dracula said while standing his ground.
Bigtop Bill got a bit angry after hearing that, especially in that context.
"I'm not asking to speak to your daughter; I need to speak to her. Now please hand her over." Bigtop Bill requested again while reaching out again.
"Not happening pal. Now leave my Mavy Wavy alone!" Dracula declared.
"I'm sorry, but your what?" Bigtop Bill asked in confusion.
Dracula just groaned in frustration and then told the top hat thug to beat it. However, Bigtop Bill didn't budge at all and was still staring at Mavis.
"Didn't you hear me!? I thought I told you to be gone!" Dracula exclaimed while pointing toward nowhere.
"Look, I'm not leaving until your daughter comes with me!" Bigtop Bill also exclaimed. "Now hand her over!"
While the two were arguing over who should have custody, Mavis tried to tip toe quietly back toward their car (The Escalade). Halfway through though, Mavis' cape got caught underneath her shoe, causing her to trip.
*THUD*
This little commotion caught the attention of the Hotel Transylvania party as well as the two arguing men. After seeing this, Bigtop Bill went into a state of rage.
"WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?! GET BACK HERE THIS MOMENT!" Bigtop Bill yelled while charging toward her.
"Mavis?" Johnny asked.
"What's that?" Mavis replied.
The entire Hotel Transylvania group then shouted the only possible action she could do at this moment: "RUN!"
Mavis picked herself up and then started to run away as fast as possible. Considering that she is 118, she can run just as fast as her father can without stopping.
"Hah! Despite her speed being great, there's no way she can outrun me!" Bigtop Bill touted while running back to his car.
"And why do you think that!?" Dracula questioned.
"I'm glad you asked! This Viper here can do 0-60 in less than 3 seconds; your daughter will be captured once more by me!" Bigtop Bill exclaimed. After saying that, he got inside and the Viper then quickly took off on the same road Mavis was running on. Where does this road lead? It basically led toward the same place where the episode first unfolded; Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles.
"What are we gonna do now Drac?" Murray asked.
"There's only one thing we can do." Dracula declared.
"What's that?" Wayne asked.
"I'll fly after them. Plus, I want to keep an eye on my honey bat to make sure she's okay." Said Dracula.
"There might be one problem with that though." Frank pointed out.
"What's that?" Dracula asked.
Frank, Johnny, and the others pointed toward the sky. The sun was starting to slowly rise above the horizon; making Dracula now extremely worried.
"There's no choice." Dracula said in conclusion. He then took off running after them at high-speed, then transforming into a bat about 5 seconds later. The others watched as Dracula flew away at a very fast pace and they then turned toward each other.
"We can't just stand here; we've got to follow them!" Frank declared.
"Dude, we can't catch up to them! You heard the weird guy in the hat, that car can do 0-60 in 3 seconds!" Johnny replied.
"Johnny does have a point there." Wayne said.
Everyone then pondered over what to do now, since there was no way their rental car could catch up to neither Mavis nor Bigtop Bill's Viper. Then one of the characters came up with an idea.
"Anyone wanna go check out the rest of Hollywood?" Murray asked.
"I'm game." Johnny instantly replied.
"Sounds like a plan." Frank said.
"Let's go then!" Wayne said.
"Shotgun!" Griffin called out.
Down the road, Mavis was still on the run with Bigtop Bill close behind in his Dodge Viper. Surprisingly, the vehicle can actually catch up to a vampire and that's why Bigtop Bill chose it for this occasion. Speaking of catch, the vehicle's front end was getting extremely close to Mavis' rear end and she was running out of options. While running, Mavis turned around and she was frightened to see the car getting extremely close to her. Outside the driver's window, Bigtop Bill stuck his head out and shouted something toward Mavis:
"THERE'S NO ESCAPE! I'D SUGGEST YOU GIVE UP NOW AND GET BACK TO OUR MOVIE!" Bigtop Bill yelled while trying to sound louder than the wind.
Mavis, since she couldn't hear her pursuer in the rushing wind, kept on running. While it was a good idea to keep running in this situation, Mavis didn't realize that a bigger problem was on the rise: the sun. Parts of her exposed skin started turning a lightish red and she realized that she'd be literally burned if this continued. So Mavis decided to get some wheels; as they'd provide both speed (In her current situation) and shade at the same time.
Like Mavis during this time, Dracula was also getting some 'sunburn' as well. However, due to the extreme importance of the scenario, Dracula just had to put up with it and kept on flying.
A while later, their chase continued down into the city limits and just when the pursuit was hard enough, throw in some rush hour traffic and that's a recipe for chaos and disaster. Mavis had no problem slicing and dicing through the dense traffic; Bigtop Bill however…he got stuck a couple of rows down. Mavis turned behind her and saw that the silver viper was gone. She determined that this was a perfect opportunity to find a fast car and put an end to this madness once and for all. So Mavis came to a complete stop at the first dealership she found, which by the way was a Ford dealer. Despite running extremely fast, Mavis wasn't exhausted at all and didn't break a sweat. However, she did get a first degree burn that's getting worse by the minute, despite having a cape on her back. To avoid getting singed even further, she quickly ran inside.
A few minutes later, a fast talking salesman led Mavis toward a display of the latest models of Ford's fastest car: The all-powerful Mustang. Mavis took a look among them to see which one suited her fancy and had to quickly make a decision because Bigtop Bill could be here any second. After a few minutes, she found one she liked.
"How about that one?" Mavis asked while pointing to a Mustang all painted in black.
"That's a great choice young lady; you'll sure have fun in that!" The salesman replied with confidence.
"If it will get me away from a kidnapper, then I'll take it." Mavis replied.
"Excellent pick! Since you're a movie star, it's on the house!" The salesman exclaimed.
"Look, I'm not a…oh nevermind." Mavis groaned while performing a facepalm.
After saying that, the salesman gave her the keys and Mavis quickly took a seat inside. She thought that she'd purchased a basic Mustang; however that was a different story. The salesman actually sold her an extremely souped up version of the vehicle. What is it? It's the all-powerful Shelby Mustang 1000. Mavis doesn't know it yet, but her car can literally outrun Bigtop Bill like hotcakes at a truck stop.
Mavis wasted no time in turning on the ignition. The vehicle sounded off loud like a stock car on race day. After that, she put the vehicle in drive and paused for a brief second while resting her hands on the steering wheel and closing her eyes. After that, she said the following to herself:
"Okay Bigtop Bill…let's end this now."
She then placed her foot deep down on the accelerator and the car took off like a rocket while the tires created a curtain of smoke from the burnt rubber.
Meanwhile, Bigtop Bill's Dodge Viper just approached the Ford Dealer and pulled into the parking lot. Surprisingly, he managed to find her after being stuck in traffic. He turned his car off and ran toward the front door. Bigtop Bill entered the dealership and looked around for any signs of Mavis. While he was searching, a salesman walked toward him.
"Can I help you with anything sir?" The salesman asked.
"Yeah. You seen a girl about this tall, wearing a black cape, wearing a black shirt and black & red striped pants?" Bigtop Bill questioned.
"Uh…didn't she also have a couple of sunburns as well as black hair?" The salesman asked.
"Yeah you saw her!?" Bigtop Bill asked.
Before an answer could be given though, both heard a loud crash and a deep black mustang could be seen driving away while leaving tire marks on the parking lot's pavement.
"THERE SHE GOES! AFTER HER!" Bigtop Bill exclaimed while running toward his Dodge Viper. He immediately got in and sped off after his 'captive'.
In the sky, Dracula lost track of Mavis on the ground. His issue was quickly fixed as he saw the silver viper chase after a black mustang. He knew that Mavis was in the mustang since he recognized the driving style from anywhere. Now he has to try to keep up with both his daughter and the convict now driving high performance cars.
"Boy I hope this end well." Dracula said to himself while trying to keep up.
Author's note: Due to strong positive feedback this story has received so far, I've begun drafting a sequel despite that this story isn't over yet.
No, it isn't my recently published title: "Sick Days"; I have something more extraordinary planned for the sequel. What is it? All will be revealed at the very end. :)
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