(The authoress stands in front of a pile of Marlow-clones, which quickly dissolve into black sand)
Me: And THAT, Ricky, is why you should never mock Monty Python.
Ricky: *blinks*
Me: Well, everyone, I suppose half of you are shocked from the last chapter due to the graphicness. Here's a less-mortifying chapter to lift your spirits. (sees a Marlow-clone slowly crawling away, and puts an ax in its back.) Stay dead, you!
Reviewer Thanks
Fangface the Second: Oh, there's gonna be more than 2. …WAY more. And thanks again for PM-ing me some ideas! :D
Disclaimer: I don't own Fangface, or any other cartoons featured in this fic. Just myself, my OC, and my little Pomeranian.
Ricky: *blinks*
Benny was pacing back and forth, while Timothy was hyperventilating into a paper-bag. Apparently, neither of them were taking the news of having a long-lost twin brother too well.
Blackrose, on the other hand, was ecstatic. "This is so COOL!" the little she-wolf exclaimed. "Just two years ago, I found out I had an older brother, and now it turns out I have TWO! *gasp* Do you think I could have a long-lost sister, too? (grr) Huh? Huh? Do ya?"
"Author and co-authors forbid," Toni scoffed, rolling her eyes.
"I don't get it… why didn't you tell me I had a family, before?" Benny asked Vincent.
"Marlow was in the middle of brain-washing you into hunting down werewolves with him." Vincent answered. "As much as I despise the beasts, I knew that if allowed your family to get killed, then Marlow would have succeeded."
"And you wouldn't get your chance to skin us," Kiff sneered.
"I'm surprised he hasn't tried, now." Blackrose huffed.
Vincent gave them a glare. "The only reason I refuse to kill all of you is because you're the only ones who can save us." he said, coldly.
"Wait, what do you mean?" Luca asked.
Vincent sighed and leaned back. "I suppose Lamone told you one part of the legend of Darkarai, but there is more. It is said that a child of Vandeguarde heritage will unleash her-"
"Toni accomplished that," Timothy scoffed, getting punched in the arm by Toni. "Ouch! Hey, what was that for?"
"…But after her release, a group of heroes consisting of five werewolves, three vampires, two were-cats, and a child of noble-birth will come together to rise up against her power." he gave them all solemn looks.
"Wait-wait-wait… you want US to save the world?" Toni asked, shocked.
"Eh, pretty much." Lamone said, rubbing his chin. "We've already got two werewolves… two and a half if you count Kiff. Alyx and I are two vampires… though I don't believe the rest of you are were-cats or royalty."
"And we're also short one vampire and two werewolves," William added.
"Then lets hope we'll come across them on our journey." Vincent said.
"Hold it, Hunter-Boy. What makes you think YOU'RE coming along?" Alyx sneered.
"You'll need our help, whether you want it or not!" Brody snapped.
"What do you know? We don't!" Blackrose retorted.
"We don't have much of a choice," Lamone said. "With Darkarai on the loose, we're gong to need all the help we can get- whether we trust one another or not." he looked out the window, seeing that the sun was already beginning to set. "We must leave as soon as possible. We have only three days before the lunar eclipse. If we don't reach her by then…"
"Yeah, yeah, we're all going to die." Toni scoffed, and Lamone gave her a glare.
"Don't worry, Lammy. All we have to do is find her, grab the book, read a spell, and POOF! She's gone again." Luca said. "You and Eddy did it a hundred years ago before you were a vampire, and you can do it again!"
"Wait… a hundred years? Before you were a vampire?" Alyx questioned.
"Yes… why does that sound odd?" Lamone questioned.
"Well… I thought you were born a vampire and you said you were a hundred… I'm confused."
Lamone sighed. "I was born a vampire… but my trait didn't kick in until I was fifteen. By that time, vampires' growths begin to slow down, making us age 1/16 that of a human."
"I remember you telling me that," Kiff said. "Back when I was a vampire… then became a Kretin… and now I'm just half-werewolf."
"Yes. I remember, too. …Anyway, I stopped keeping track of my regular age, deciding to go by centuries rather than years."
"Do you age like that, Alyx?" William asked.
"Not exactly. When my father bit me, I was only half vampire at the time, thereby I could age like a regular human. But, once I get my… I mean, once I hit puberty, I'll start aging like the rest of them." Alyx explained.
"When you get your 'monthly visit', you mean?" Blackrose asked, smirking.
"You mean you haven't gotten it, yet?" Toni asked, trying to stifle a laugh.
Alyx glared darkly at Toni. "Watch it, Marker!" she snapped, then turned to Blackrose. "And how did YOU know about it?"
"Well, back when Kiff and I could change our ages, I was at a certain age and-" Blackrose began.
"Uh, how about if we SKIP the 'mother-nature's curse' talk and get back to the matter-at-hand?" Luca interrupted.
"Yeah, man. This is a fan-fic about facing evil bad-guys, not going through a lecture about the trials of womanhood." Benny scoffed.
"The boys are right. We'll talk about it AFTER we take out Darkarai," Vincent said, then shuddered. "God willing you forget about it by then,"
"So, let me get this straight," Toni said, looking at Kiff and Blackrose. "You both could change your ages AND you used to be a vampire-kretin-whatever?"
"Yeah, but then Wherever Girl made a few tweaks in our characters because she'd think it would be too confusing for the readers to remember our natural ages." Kiff said, then rolled her eyes. "I still think she just didn't want her half-son to grow up too fast."
"There's one thing I still don't get," Timothy said. "Toni, you said you were 12 when my cousin, Fangpuss, was a baby… now all of a sudden you're both the same age! What's up with that?"
"What do you mean?" Toni asked.
"Well, he's 15, and you'd be 27... But you look 15, too."
Toni arched an eyebrow. "Maybe I just take after my cousin and have a slow growth-spurt. Ever think of THAT?"
"Gosh, I hope I don't have that trait…" Kiff whispered to himself.
Lamone rubbed his chin, eyeing Toni. "That couldn't be it… The only people who age without looking it would either be cartoons, or…" he said, then paused. "Toni, when were you born?"
"Fan-fic wise? I'd say June 4th 1968... Why?" Toni asked.
Lamone counted on his fingers, then slapped his forehead. "Drat, I had miscounted!"
"W-W-What are you t-talking a-about?" Stutz asked.
Lamone sighed. "My family trait. Every 100 years a vampire is born in my family…"
"And it was Kiff. …Wasn't it?" William asked.
"I THOUGHT it was Kiff… but apparently I lost track of the years. Kiff wasn't the next to bare the trait."
"Then who was?" Timothy asked.
All eyes then fell on Toni. "You mean… I'm the one?" she asked, stunned.
Lamone merely shrugged. "I guess so." he replied.
"Ah… okay… Luca, Stutz? Get behind me."
Luca and Stutz stood behind Toni. "Why do you want us to-" Luca began to ask.
A second later Toni fell back fainting.
*Thud!*
Luca and Stutz looked down at their friend. "Ooh… I t-think she w-w-wanted us t-to c-catch her." Stutz said, cringing.
A/N: And yet another secret is revealed. Next Chapter- we get back to me and the others! No flames or I'll sick Ricky on you! Right, Ricky?
Ricky: *blinks*
Me: Right. Now, lets go…
Mysterious Voice: Not too soon, 'sister'.
Me: What the-?
*BONK!*
