A/N: Hey guys, time for another chapter. I have a few things to discuss first. As most of my readers have noticed, I've been getting a lot of flames the past few chapters. If you're wondering why that is, or if your one of the flamers, check out my profile where I have written about that. I am not going to take up space here to talk about it though. The second thing is, as someone pointed out last chapter, I'm not using the monster names for locations. I find it strangely confusing how "New York" and "Boo York" can both be the same place, so to simplify it I'm only using the human names. This is on purpose. I have an announcement at the end of the chapter as well. Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoy.
The Canadian at Monster High
Chapter 29: Veronica's Secret
It was a foggy night as a small boat full of teenagers pulled up to a dock in London, England. Draculaura, Clawdeen, Cleo, Robecca and Cody climbed out of the boat and onto the rickety old dock. They headed for shore. "We made it," Clawdeen said popping her back. "Finally!"
"Hmm…" Cody mused. "Can anyone explain how we got from Transylvania to London England in a small boat?" he asked. "Wait, is London even near the ocean?"
"You're asking too many questions," the werewolf reminded him. "And for your information, London isn't near the ocean, but there is a river in London that reaches the ocean."
"Oh, well that explains everything," he rolled his eyes.
"Oh London!" Draculaura clapped her hands together once they were off the dock. "We are so going to pull this off. We just have to find…" but her train of thought was interrupted by a nearby movie poster glued to a wall. It was a picture of Veronica Von Vamp for the Vampire Majesty movies. "Veronica? Ugh I can't seem to get away from her."
"Oh!" Cleo took a closer look. "They're making a sequel to the first movie."
Robecca placed her hand on the Egyptian ghoul's shoulder. "We're on a quest for real vampire royalty, remember?"
"Yeah," Draculaura agreed. "Not some Hollywood phony who doesn't know a thing about vampire scaritage." And with a huff she walked off. The others followed her, except Robecca. She glanced at the photo a moment longer, almost as if there was something familiar about it. Then she too, walked off.
They walked on for a while longer until they came across what looked like a courtyard with a stone stature on a pedestal right in the middle. The fog had not dissipated, so it was still difficult to see very far.
"My sis said she would meet us here," Clawdeen said. "At the Globe Theater." The werewolf had explained while they were escaping that she had an older sister currently attending Oxford University. She called her up and she had agreed to meet with the teens.
The ghouls and Cody stood in front of the statue and looked around. "I don't see anyone," the human said trying to peer through the fog.
"She's probably just running late," Clawdeen shrugged.
Cleo leaned against the statue impatiently only to feel it poking her in the back. When she turned around to get a better look she didn't like what she saw. "Ughh," she groaned. The statue was of a man in strange clothing holding out a human skull. "What's with this silly normie statue? It's in the way."
"That's no 'silly normie'," a voice rang out through the fog. "That's William Shakespeare." Cody turned around to see who was approaching. A female ghoul soon appeared. Like Clawdeen, she was a vampire with brown fur and pointy ears. Her hair was long, partially curly and dyed blonde. She was taller than her sister and wore glasses, a red business jacket, a gold skirt, red knee-high socks and high-heels.
"He was the most famous playwright ever." She approached them. "For four-hundred years he's been inspiring actors, directors, and even writers just like me."
"Clawdia!" Clawdeen exclaimed before running off and hugging her sister. Clawdia chuckled and squeezed back. "Hey big sis! Thanks for helping."
"Sure! We wolves are known for our loyalty. Come on, you're just in time for the tour." She started to walk back into the mist from whence she came, only this time the teens followed her.
Clawdeen grabbed Cody by the hand and dragged him forward until they were walking level with Clawdia. "Sis, this is my boyfriend, Cody. He's a normie."
"Hi," Cody gave a brief wave.
"I'm pleased to meet you," she gave him a brief handshake. "Clawdeen has written to me a few times and I gotta say, you're just as cute as she described."
"Thank you," Cody smiled. "You're quite beautiful yourself."
"Oh ho, a charmer huh? Well I know a thing or two about normies," she explained. "I go to a normie college. There are very few other monsters there, but I don't really mind. It's actually a lot of fun. And the normie boys are very helpful, especially at night…" a perverted grin crossed her face.
"Eww," Clawdeen pushed her hands over her ears. "That's enough sis. I don't want to know what you and a group of normie boys do at night."
Clawdia chuckled. "Sometimes Clawdeen, you are no fun."
Clawdia led the younger teens through the city and to the building where the crown jewels and many other royal artifacts were kept. There were guards dressed in traditional British uniforms carrying spears both outside and inside. "Here it is," the werewolf said when they finally got through. "The crown itself. Very famous, very expensive, very shiny."
The teens arched their heads back to spot a very shiny crown adorned in all sorts of jewels sitting at the top of a very large case. They oohed and awwed at its magnificence. Except for Cleo. "I'm not impressed," she crossed her arms. "Where are the scarabs?"
"Hmm," Draculaura leaned over the railing to get a closer look. "I don't see anything that resembles a clue."
"We're gonna need to take a closer look," Clawdeen said. "Anybody have any ideas?"
"If there's a clue, it's probably on the inside of the crown," Robecca told her friends. "We might actually have to steal the crown and look inside to know for sure."
"We can't steal the crown!" Cody exclaimed. Hearing his outburst, several other people looked their way curiously. "I mean," he lowered his voice to a whisper. "We can't steal the crown, we'd never get away with it."
Robecca thought for a moment. "I have another idea that would allow us to see if there's something inside the crown without every touching it." She had everyone's attention now. "This room is being taped 24/7 yeah?" she pointed to a camera hanging off the ceiling. "If we could break into the security guard's office and steal some of the tapes, we'd be able to check the last time the crown was taken out to be cleaned. Then we'd be able to see if there's a clue!"
"Oh, good idea!" Draculaura smiled.
"That seems easier than stealing a royal artifact and getting thirty years in prison," Clawdeen agreed.
"I know where the security guard's office is," Robecca said. "Cody, Draculaura, and Clawdeen will make a distraction to get the guards to leave. Then Cleo, Clawdia and I will sneak inside and get the tapes. Sound good?" Everyone nodded. They all understood their role. "Alright ghouls, let's do this!"
*Five minutes later*
"…and stay out!" A large, burly guard tossed Cody out onto the street, where the girls had already been thrown.
"Oww," Cody picked himself up. "Well that didn't work."
"Asshole!" Clawdeen flipped off the guard as he walked back inside. "Throw me and my friends out on the curb. Why I outta…"
Clawdia grabbed her sister by the shoulders and pulled her back. "Calm down Clawdeen. Don't let your temper get the better of you again."
"Oh, now what are we going to do?" Draculaura asked from the curb. "We needed that clue to find Elissabat."
Robecca sighed. "This just doesn't spin right. I could feel that we were on the right track coming to London."
"What exactly was the clue anyway?" Clawdia asked.
Her sister pulled the letter out of her pocket and read it again. "Where the globe meets the tower, I will leave another note for you in the crown."
"Oh!" Clawdia tapped Clawdeen on the forehead. "Elissabat's not talking about the crown jewels. She means that crown we already passed. Way back at the Globe Theater."
"You mean we came here for nothing?" Cody asked.
Cleo groaned. "We have to go all the way back?"
"Yes," Draculaura told the two. "Now let's hurry!"
The six hurried back to the statue of William Shakespeare they first saw when they arrived. "A crown can also mean the top of the head," Clawdia explained. "Or, more relevantly, a skull."
Cody nudged Clawdeen. "Your sister can be a bit of a smartass, huh?" Clawdeen chuckled and nudged him back.
"I think I like the regular kind of crown better," Cleo was telling Clawdia.
Robecca stepped forward. "I can't explain this, but I feel like I've been here before." She then reached up to the statue and pulled the skull out of the writer's stone fingers. It came loose easily enough. Holding it in both hands she pressed down on the top with her finger. It went down and all at once the skull opened. It was hollow, and inside was another note.
The ghouls gasped and Clawdeen took the note out and unfurled it. She looked it over. "It's a map, and another note. It says: Count Dracula, it is too dangerous here. I'm taking the heart and fleeing to the new world. Here is the map to my destination."
The others all leaned in close to get a look at the map. Draculaura was the first one to get it. "It's a map of New Orleans! My father took me there when I was younger."
"And," Robecca spoke up, "that's where my father used to live when he was constructing me."
"She must've taken the heart there," Cleo concluded.
"We have to go find it!" Draculaura declared.
"Next stop: New Orleans!"
"And hey, I'll go with you," Clawdia volunteered. "I can't let my little sis go wanderin' the world without someone to watch over her. Ma and Dad would go ballistic."
"Clawsome!" Clawdeen exclaimed. "Thanks so much sis!"
"We should get going then," Draculaura reminded her friends. "The sooner the better." The ghouls walked off, chatting and sparing the occasional glance at the map they had found. None of them realized they were being tailed by a hunchbacked man who served a dark master.
They decided to ditch their boat (not that it would've survived the trip across the Atlantic) and take a plane back to America. Unfortunately it wasn't a one-way trip to New Orleans. The plane stopped in New York and they wouldn't be getting on another until the next morning. Until then, they decided to spend their night in a hotel.
It wasn't anything fancy, nor was it a roach motel. Just a regular old Holiday Inn a mile from the airport. The teens paid for two rooms that were joined together. That way they were free to pass between the rooms to talk, or…anything else.
Draculaura sighed for the hundredth time that night as she listened to the moans coming from the other room. Cody was currently fucking Clawdia on his bed. The older werewolf was stripped naked, lying on her back as the human drove his dick furiously into her wet pussy.
It didn't bother the others, who were all more used to such a thing. But it was getting to Draculaura-for more than one reason. "Something got you down Draculaura?" Robecca asked the vampire as she took a seat next to her.
"It's umm, it's hard to concentrate." Draculaura winced every time Cody's bed bounced.
"Still worrying about the vampire heart?"
"S-Something like that…"
"Ha!" Clawdeen walked into the room and sat next to the ghouls. "You wish Draculaura. Ghoul, we've been friends so long I can read you too well. This is a boy problem, and I only see one boy here."
"Fine," Draculaura blushed. "Yes, it is a boy problem, but not like you think. How-How am I supposed to think when he's over there…fucking her? You know how uncomfortable that is?"
"Are you sure you're just not upset that he's not fucking you?" Clawdeen teased her. "I think somebody's jealous."
"I am not jealous!" The vampire denied. "I'm not into Cody and I have no interest in being part of his harem."
"Well it's your choice," the werewolf told her. "But as part of that harem myself, I can tell you that Cody likes you, and would definitely be interested in some of that," her eyes briefly darted to the other room, "with you." She stood up. Walking over to the door to the other room she pulled off her shirt, exposing her breasts, then turned back. "And just FYI Draculaura, being in a harem is more fun than most people think."
And with that she took the rest of her clothes off and walked into the room where Cody and her sister were fucking, leaving Draculaura to think on what she had said.
The next day the six got a flight out that took them to New Orleans. But by the time they got off the plane and got into the actual city it was already evening. This didn't deter the teens however, who were still just as determined as ever to find the next clue.
Draculaura took them to the monster district where monsters of all kinds lived. It turned out they were throwing a big party that day so everyone was outside celebrating. "Hmm," Cleo said watching partygoers go to and fro. "This is quite the party."
"Let's go Cleo," Clawdeen said as she checked the street signs. She carried the map in both hands and was doing her best to lead the way to the next clue. "We don't have time to stop. The map says it's this way," she led them down another street away from the party.
Soon the noise of the celebration was far behind them and the teens found themselves on a rickety old pier in the swamp. Clawdeen had guided them to the map's location as best she could, but when she looked around the werewolf was disappointed. "There's…nothing here."
The others looked around but didn't see anything either. "Maybe this old map is out of date or something."
"No," Robecca shook her head. "The answer is here, I can feel it."
Cleo leaned closer to Draculaura. "I think somebody needs to have their gears checked," she whispered.
"Hey, be nice, Cleo," Cody glared at the mummy-ghoul.
Just then a wave of fog rolled in from the water. For a minute the ghouls could see nothing, but then out of the fog something huge appeared. It was a large ship, similar to a cruise ship but with an 1800's southern design. There was something ghostly and ethereal about it, Cody thought. It sailed right up to the dock and stopped.
"Wow!" Clawdeen exclaimed.
"A ghost ship…" Clawdia looked awed.
"Awesome right?" Draculaura turned to Robecca, who nodded.
"Should we get on?" Cody looked hesitant. "I mean, is it safe?"
"This is definitely what we're here for," Draculaura reminded him. "The clue must be on this ship." With that said, the teens started to board.
Clawdeen draped an arm over Cody's shoulder and pulled him along. "Don't worry baby, I'll protect you from the scary ghost ship."
"Ha-ha, very funny…"
The teens walked inside the interior of the ship. Despite being a ghost ship, it was well-lit and warm. The walls were covered with framed photographs of different monsters and there wasn't a hint of dust on the floors. The ghouls looked around excitedly.
"I've read about this ship," Clawdia said as she inspected a glass case. "It used to be a floating theater called the Bijou on the Bayou." Robecca walked over. The werewolf pointed to the old papers and books inside the case. "Check out all the old props and scripts."
They kept looking and Draculaura found what looked like a kind of club or restaurant where patrons would sit and eat while entertainment was provided up on stage. As the vampire stared at the stage the others joined her. "You know, every place Elissabat tried to meet with my dad had to do with a theater. Is it just a coincidence, or something more…?"
Just then a shape appeared out of one of the corners of the room. It had a red blinking light. Whatever it was, it startled Cleo. "What is that?" Everyone turned to look.
It was a ghoul.
"Sweet, suffering swamp moss!" she spoke in a southern accent, similar but different from Operetta's. "Hey, ya'll are in my shot." It was now clear that the red blinking light was actually a video camera held in one hand.
"W-Who are you?" Draculaura asked.
"I'm Honey Swamp," she answered politely. "Please to make ya'll's acquaintance." Cody took a good look at her. Honey Swamp was a swamp monster, with aquamarine skin and a big, curly blue afro. She wore a blue blouse with a matching billowy skirt with flower designs on it and pink high heels and a matching hat that sat loosely on her afro. Her figure was thin, her eyes large and her lips puffy.
"What exactly are you doing here?" Clawdeen wanted to know.
"I'm making my student film about the famous Bijou on the Bayou theater," she explained. "May I ask what ya'll are here for? Not the atmosphere, I take it."
Draculaura hesitated for a moment before exchanging glances with Clawdeen and Cleo. Was there any reason not to tell her? Maybe she could help. "We're looking for an ancient, valuable artifact known as the Vampire's Heart. Do you think it might be on the Bijou?"
"Well, so many great actors, writers, and directors have come through here seeking their fortune." Honey Swamp kept her video camera on at all times; pointing it everywhere she looked. The ghouls followed her as she passed through an archway into another room filled with photographs. "Ya know, the movie star Veronica Von Vamp gave her first performance here. Ain't she a peach?"
"No," Draculaura deadpanned. "Not a fan."
"Who are you ghouls anyway?" Her camera briefly rolled over Cody. "And…boy," she blushed.
"I'm Draculaura. Hi!"
"Clawdeen. Nice to meet'cha."
"I'm Cleo, but you can call me 'queen' or 'pharaoh'. Either will do."
"I'm Robecca Steam. Let me know if you need any help."
"I'm Clawdia, Clawdeen's older sister."
"Hi I'm Cody," the human shook her free hand. "Don't mind me, just here for revenge-I mean to support my friend!"
Out of nowhere the ghost ship suddenly started to move. The sudden action caused the room to tilt and the teens were almost knocked off their feet. The ship left the dock and started to make its way out to open waters. The ghouls and Cody immediately ran outside to see what was going on.
"Oh no!" Draculaura was the first to spot it. She pointed up toward the captain's wheel. It was currently being manned by Igor, the hunchback that worked for Lord Stoker.
"It's Igor," Robecca stated. "He's trying to take us back to Stoker."
"But we can't go back yet!" Draculaura cried. "We don't have the heart!"
"You know that fella?" Honey asked Cleo. The princess nodded. "Well don't worry ghouls. I got friends in low places." She ran along the side of the boat and the others followed behind. Stopping at the back of the boat she stuck two fingers in her mouth and whistled. Out of the water rose over a half dozen hungry looking crocodiles. They didn't attack however, instead they lined up side to side forming a bridge back to shore.
"Come on," Honey motioned. "Ya'll go first. I want to catch this on film."
"Wait," Cody stopped them. "We can't go yet. We didn't get the clue."
"But we don't have any idea what it is, nor time to find it," Clawdia pointed out.
"She's right. We have to escape now!" Draculaura said before pulling herself over the railing and onto the crocodile's back. Cleo jumped next, followed by Clawdeen and then the others. Honey meanwhile stood back and recorded the whole thing.
"Low angle, track the action and…cut!" she put her camera down and jumped.
The teens leapt from one dangerous animal to the next until they all reached shore safely. Meanwhile on the ship, Igor watched the teens escape in horror and frustration. "No!" he ran down to the bottom of the boat. "Master will be very unhappy with Igor if ghouls escape again." He glanced down at the line of crocodiles and considered whether he should jump or not.
Unfortunately for poor Igor, he never got the chance. He left the ship unmanned with no one to control the wheel. With no one to stop it the ship crashed into a grouping of trees and turned over. The ghost ship began to sink and Igor was flung into the cold waters to swim or sink.
The ghouls and Cody watched safely from shore as the ship sunk. A minute later a dripping wet Igor came sputtering up to the surface and onto the shore. He had only just managed to escape the jaws of the crocs, who apparently did want to eat him. Unfortunately for the hunchback, he found no relief on dry land.
Cody angrily grabbed him by the shirt and hoisted him into the air above his own head. "What the hell are you doing here?" he demanded. The ghouls gasped, not just because of his sudden outburst but because of his surprising strength-something he had gotten the previous night from the werewolf sisters. "Did Stoker send you?"
"Don't hurt me! Don't hurt me!" The hunchback begged. "Igor just does what master says!"
"And what did your master tell you to do?"
"Master said bring back vampire ghoul," Igor explained frantically. "He needs her or vampire council take away master's power. That's all Igor knows. Igor swears!"
"Cody…" Robecca placed a hand on his shoulder. "Please…let him go. He's telling the truth."
"I know," Cody released his grip on Igor. Gravity did its thing and Igor hit the ground hard. He groaned pathetically in pain. "You can go, but don't try this again. Also, tell your master we're going to stop his plans. And once we do, he'll pay for what he's done!"
Igor nodded. "Igor go now!" Covered in mud, he got to his feet and ran off. The ghouls watched him go before turning to Cody. They hesitated before approaching him, worried he might still be angry. But then all of a sudden he let out a deflated sigh and turned to them.
"Sorry about that girls. Is everyone okay?"
With the ship sunk, the ghouls and Cody had no reason to hang around the pier anymore. They all headed back into town to the monster district by retracing their steps. The party had mostly died down and the streets were quiet. A few people were still seen walking around but for the most part the fun was over. The teens walked through the streets with their new friend Honey Swamp who was still recording them for some reason.
Draculaura was the first to break the silence. "I'm sorry about what happened to the Bijou on the Bayou," she told Honey. "I know you were trying to film there."
"It ain't nothing to worry about, y'all. It's a ghost ship," she explained. "It'll rise up again on the next full moon."
"So we have to wait a whole month to find out if the Vampire's Heart was even on the ship?" Clawdeen asked unhappily.
Cleo frowned. "Didn't anyone see anything that even remotely resembled a clue?"
"Whoa! Hold on there, let's rewind. I took some amazing shots when we were on the ship," Honey held up her video camera and opened the screen. "Let's check the footage."
The teens huddled in close and watched the video. It showed the inside of the ship, specifically the numerous photographs on the walls. "There!" Draculaura pointed to something on screen. It was a framed letter. "That wax seal, it's Elissabat's!"
She made way for Robecca. The robot-girl pulled out her magnifying goggles to get a better look. Once she had it on the right setting, she began to read. "Lord Dracula, as long as I have the vampire's heart, its glow will lead others to me. I cannot wait any longer, so I am steaming onwards. I have found someone we both trust, an eternal friend, and given to their care, the vampire's heart."
There was a pause once she finished as the teens digested the words. "But…that…that doesn't tell us where to go next at all!" Draculaura dismayed.
"It states that Elissabat gave the heart to someone, but we don't know who," Clawdia sighed. "So even if we found her, we still wouldn't have the heart."
"Not that we know where either of them is," Clawdeen groaned.
"Maybe there's a clue who she gave the heart to in the letter," Cody wondered. "Robecca, read it again." She did and everyone stayed quiet to listen for any missed clues.
"That was pointless," Cleo complained. "That letter doesn't have any clues in it at all. Elissabat may as well have given it to the mailman for all we know."
"No," Cody shook his head. "It wasn't a random monster. She said it was someone both she and Dracula trusted. And she used the expression 'steaming onwards'…" The human's eyes lit up. "Robecca, what if she gave it to your father?"
The robot-girl looked both surprised and intrigued. "My dad? Well it's…possible. He did know them both and he was here in New Orleans at the time. But I've never heard him talk about the vampire heart, nor have I seen it around any of his labs."
"Are you sure Robecca?" Draculaura asked in a pleading voice. "You've never seen it? Ever? Since we started this journey you've been strangely prophetic; as if you already knew all these things from the past thanks to your dad. Didn't any of this jog any new memories?"
"I'm sorry," she shook her head. "It hasn't. Probably because my father was still building me when he was here. I couldn't possibly remember it unless he told me. And if he did have the heart, he would want to keep it a secret, put it somewhere no one could find it…" The gears in Robecca's head turned. "…while he was building me…is it possible?"
"Is what possible?" Cody asked.
"Stand back," Robecca backed up until she was against a nearby wall. "If my father really wanted to put it somewhere no one would find it…" Her golden, robotic right hand gripped the left side of her body near the stomach and pulled. A hiss of steam was released and Robecca's inside circuitry was revealed. In the upper left part of her chest was a device shaped like a red heart. "The vampire heart! Dad put it inside of me!"
The other teens gasped.
"No way!" Clawdeen's mouth dropped.
"Oh my Ra!" Cleo exclaimed.
"Is that…can it really be?" Draculaura leaned in for a closer look. "Robecca, you've had it inside you this whole time? That's…That's crazy!"
"I had no idea," she shook her head. "Dad never told me."
Cody had a thought. "Can you-you know…pull it out? Or would that be bad?"
"I don't think that would be safe," she said. "But don't worry, it should still work even when inside me. If I came in contact with the new queen it should still light up."
"I don't mean to be a downer," Cleo spoke up. "But what good is the heart going to do? We still don't know where Elissabat is and we don't have time to search the world for her."
"Cleo has a point," Clawdeen admitted.
"Let's try to figure this out," Cody said. He started focusing on what they knew. "We know Elissabat wanted to be an actress right? We know she went to two separate locations, both having to do with show business. Logic dictates that she probably went somewhere similar; a place that's also associated with show business. That makes sense right?" The ghouls nodded. "Okay then, where would that be? Does anyone have any ideas?"
Both Clawdia and Honey Swamp spoke up at the same time. "Hollywood!"
"Hollywood?"
"Well yeah," the older werewolf nodded. "If she was trying to become a star then Hollywood's the place to be."
Honey nodded. "That's where I'd go. That's where all the big stars are made!"
"Then I guess we should head to Hollywood," Cody decided. "Then when we're there we can use Robecca as a homing beacon (sorry Robecca) of sorts to find Elissabat's location."
"But what if we're wrong?" Clawdeen asked. "What if Elissabat went somewhere else, or what if she went there but then left?"
"Then we're screwed," the human shrugged. "But we gotta try, for Draculaura's sake."
The vampire-ghouls blushed. She wrapped her arms around Cody and hugged him. "Thank you Cody!"
They decided to catch a plane to Hollywood California tomorrow morning, but that night they had to spend in another hotel. This one was about the same quality as the one in New York, and once again they got double rooms. After getting something to eat they hung around their rooms mostly feeling exhausted from all the traveling.
"Why is Honey Lemon here, exactly?" Draculaura asked Robecca in an annoyed voice as she rested on her bed.
"She said she wanted to come with us to Hollywood," the robot-girl answered. "She's always wanted to go."
Draculaura rolled her eyes. She wasn't sure how truthful that answer was, and it certainly wasn't satisfying. Not while the vampire stared into the other room where she could see the swamp monster-ghoul herself. See her butt-naked, that jiggly ass pointed up lying with her face on the sheets and fresh semen leaking from her pussy. Cody had only just finished fucking her and the look on her face spoke of multiple orgasms.
Charming.
"Does Cody fuck every ghoul he meets?" she muttered quietly.
"Usually," Clawdeen answered, taking a seat beside her friend. "Don't worry, once you join his harem it won't bother you anymore."
"I'm not joining his harem!" she crossed her arms.
"Oh come on," the werewolf nudged her. "I saw you hugging him earlier, you sly vampire you. And I can see how jealous you've gotten of Honey and my sister. You should just admit you like him. Get it off that small chest of yours."
"Well I…" Draculaura sighed. "Okay, maybe I do like, really like, Cody, but it's complicated. It would never work. Not after everything that happened with Clawd and how Cody was involved. I still need some time to myself. And also, I'm a one man to ghoul type of monster, I don't do this polygamy thing."
"I see," Clawdeen nodded. "That sounds to me like a lot of excuses. You'll say anything to get out of it. Who are you trying to convince, me or yourself?"
"You!" Draculaura's cheeks started to turn red with anger. "I'm trying to convince you so you'll stop begging me to crawl into bed with your boyfriend!"
Clawdeen pulled back in surprise; that remark had been harsh. "Touché ghoulfriend, but just remember: I'm your friend. I'm trying to look out for your happiness, and I know right now, you're not happy. You could have more, all you have to do is ask."
Clawdeen stood up, and like the previous night, walked away. "Of course I'm not happy!" she yelled at the retreating werewolf. "I'm running from Lord Stoker and trying to find the fricking vampire queen!"
Once her friend had left, Draculaura sighed and tears began to well up in her eyes. She knew in her heart that it was more than that. The emptiness she felt deep inside had nothing to do with the vampire queen and everything to do with a human boy.
They departed the next morning and flew across the United States. They had to switch planes once in the Midwest, but the second plane flew them straight to California. From there they made their way to Hollywood.
Their search led them to an outdoor film set. It had made sense given all the other clues that a film set would be the place to search, and now that Robecca was aware of the vampire's heart inside of her, it could be used to tell if they were getting close. Unfortunately the film lot was guarded by a gargoyle in a toll booth and a locked gate.
"Name?" he asked dully while reading a newspaper.
"We're looking for a vampire named Elissabat," Draculaura said meekly. "You wouldn't happen to know if she's here, would you?"
"It's not my job to keep track of who's already inside," he said. "Tell me your name and If you're on the list, I'll let you in."
The teens looked at each other, unsure of what to do next. Luckily Cleo stepped forward. "Don't worry ghouls, I got this." She approached the guard.
"Name?"
"No, you give me your name, because I am Cleo De Nile!" she spoke in a commanding voice. "Yes, that's the De Niles. One call to my father and I'll have you transferred to the nightshift in Siberia for the next one hundred years if you don't open that gate this instant!"
"Y-Yes ma'am," he stuttered; she had actually managed to frighten the poor man with her empty threat. "I mean miss De Nile! Right away!" he pushed a button and the gate swung open. The teens didn't wait for him to wise up or change his mind. They walked right through into the film lot.
"I am impressed," Honey Swamp smiled.
"Yeah, being a diva is like, Cleo's super power," Draculaura explained.
"Okay girls, we're in," Cody said. "Everybody stay close to Robecca so we'll know right away if the heart goes off and we find Elissabat."
"And try to stay inconspicuous so no one realizes we don't belong and kicks us out," Clawdia reminded them.
The teens walked through the lot passing various trailers, numerous sets, a few actors, and dozens of other monsters who were busy putting together a movie. The hustle and bustle of the big screen was more than impressive enough to have them all acting like a group of tourists.
Unfortunately for two of the ghouls, it was a little worse than that. Honey Swamp and Clawdia were having trouble staying with the group. It got so bad that they forgot why they came here in the first place. "I'm sorry, I got to check this out, ya'll," Honey apologized before running off to check out a particular movie set. "It might be my big chance!"
Clawdia didn't last much longer. "Sorry little sis, but I gotta leave you," she said. "They're looking for writers and I can't pass this up. I hope you find your friend," she told Draculaura. She then gave Cody a quick kiss on the cheek before running off.
"How's it going Robecca?" Cody asked a few minutes later. "Any luck?"
The steam-powered ghoul shook her head. "It hasn't started glowing yet, but I'm not giving up. I can feel that it's close…" just then Robecca's chest glowed a bright red for a single second. "That's it! She must be over there!" she headed for a nearby trailer.
"Wait up ghoul!" Clawdeen called out as the rest of the teens followed after Robecca. They all stopped in front of the trailer and read the nameplate on the front.
"Veronica Von Vamp?" Draculaura read in disbelief. "Oh you must be mistaken Robecca. We're looking for Elissabat, not this poser."
Robecca shook her head. "This is the right spot. Look: I'm glowing again." It was true, her chest was bright red.
"Maybe Elissabat is just talking to Veronica?" Draculaura suggested hopelessly.
"Let's find out," Cody said not wanting to wait any longer. He grabbed the door handle and pulled it open. He stepped into the dark trailer along with the other four teens. The trailer was well furnished with carpet covering the floor and silk red window sheets to keep an occupant's privacy. The walls were covered with Veronica Von Vamp movie posters and there was a large mirror and makeup stand up against the wall along with several wigs.
That was where Veronica herself was sitting; a tall, white wig on her head. "What the…?" she stopped powdering her nose and turned to them. "Who are you people? What are you doing in my trailer?"
Draculaura looked around desperately for another person (perhaps hiding) and then stepped forward. "We're very sorry for intruding like this, but…"
"We needed to get in here and see you!" Clawdeen interrupted.
Veronica relaxed slightly. "Well I can always sign an autograph for a fan," she pulled out a long quill.
"Uh, sorry, not actually a fan," Draculaura shrugged. The movie star gave her a strange look. "In fact, I find your portrayal of vampire royalty to be stereotypical and-
"Why is your chest glowing?" Veronica asked Robecca. The others turned to look.
"It is you!" Cody declared. "Robecca here has the vampire heart inside her chest and it glows in your presence. Do you know what that means?"
"Oh no," Draculaura covered her face with her right hand. "Don't say it…"
"That you Veronica Von Vamp, are not only the vampire queen, but also Elissabat!"
Veronica dropped her quill and her skin looked even whiter than normal (if that was possible). "Im-Impossible! How do you even know that name?"
Draculaura approached and placed her hand over the movie star's. "Because Elissabat used to be my best ghoulfriend. Don't you recognize me? I'm Draculaura."
"D-Draculaura?"
"That's right," she nodded. "Wow, I can't believe it's really you. I can't believe your some big shot movie actress. I still remember when you had braces and glasses."
Veronica reached into her pocket and fished out a small black case. Opening it, she placed a very familiar pair of glasses on her nose. "I still have the glasses actually. I wear them off-set."
Recognition lit up in Draculaura's eyes. "Elissabat!" she rushed forward and hugged the other ghoul. "I missed you so much!"
Veronica hugged her back. "I missed you too. But I don't understand, why are you here?"
"It's a long story…" Robecca started. They each took turns explaining what had happened, starting with Draculaura. She explained about Lord Stoker choosing her as the vampire queen, escaping, and then trying to find the real one-her.
Once the story was finished everyone was silent. Veronica appeared to be thinking it all over. "So what your saying is, you came all this way to ask me to be the vampire queen?"
"Well…yeah, something like that."
She stood up suddenly. "I'm sorry. I can't. I won't."
"What?" the other vampire said shocked. "What do you mean? Why not?"
"I just…can't. Being the ruler of our entire race, making all those tough decisions, it's not what I want. I want to be a movie star, not a monarch!" The teens began to plead with her. They used sound arguments backed up with facts, they begged her and even got mad at her, but to no avail. "I have a set to get back to. Thank you for coming but I suggest you let yourselves out."
Veronica pushed past them and left her trailer. "We can't give up!" Draculaura said. She pulled the door back open and ran after her childhood friend. "Veronica come back!"
Suddenly a tall, dark figure appeared in front of her and she ran into him. The pink-ghoul fell on her butt with a groan. Cody helped her up. She looked up and saw the figure was actually Lord Stoker. "Oh no! Not you!"
"Yes…" he seethed. "You have tried my patience to its limit, little ghoul. I have wasted countless hours searching for you. Now my queen, this is what will happen. You will return with me to Transylvania, you will take your place at the court, and you will obey me."
"No!" Draculaura shook her head. "I've already found Elissabat, I just need to convince her…"
"Her? Ha! She is gone," Stoker laughed before grabbing her by the arm. "And you will be the new queen whether you want to or not."
"Hey, let her go!" Cody tried to pull her free.
"That is enough!" Veronica declared. The movie star angrily approached the vampire lord. "You will not treat her like that on my set."
Stoker spared a single glance at Veronica. "I will treat her as I wish! Until the queen's coronation, I am the leader of the vampires. Get out of here you lowly movie star."
'Veronica' smirked. "What's the matter uncle? Don't you recognize your only niece?" she then dramatically gripped the edges of the white wig she was wearing and ripped it off her head revealing a full head of dark-purple hair underneath. To complete the look she put her glasses back on.
Stoker gasped. "E-Elissabat? I haven't seen you in hundreds of years. How is this possible?"
"When I fled Transylvania when I was younger, it was because I knew I was too weak. Too weak to take responsibility, too weak to stop you, but now…" she sighed. "Now I have to accept my place in life. I can't let you manipulate my friend like this, nor can I let you manipulate vampire culture any longer. Lord Stoker, I'm who you've been looking for, for hundreds of years. I am the vampire queen."
"That's…that's impossible! You cannot expect me to believe such nonsense!"
"We have proof," Robecca stepped forward. She opened her chest again, revealing the glowing vampire heart. "Now you can't deny her claim."
"It's true…" The old vampire whispered. For a moment his pride and arrogance was gone, replaced with fear and uncertainty. But then it came back. "It doesn't matter! I am the leader of the vampires and I will not hand that over to some Hollywood bitch! I'll get rid of you all, then no one will ever know!" exposing his fangs and claws, he prepared to attack.
"DOWN!"
Elissabat's voice held such raw power Lord Stoker was forced to his knees. "I-Impossible…"
"What the hell is going on?" Clawdeen asked. She, Cleo, Robecca and Cody were all astonished.
"Oh that? Yeah the vampire leader has complete control over all other vampires," Draculaura explained. "Did I not tell you that?"
Elissabat then compelled Stoker's arms behind his back. "I didn't want to do that, but you gave me no other choice. Lord Stoker, for your crimes against the vampire crown, and against vampire kind itself, you are hereby placed under arrest. I sentence you to un-life in prison."
"No!" Stoker called out. "No please! Have mercy! The vampire prisons are harsh and cruel, and they don't have cable! NOOOO!"
Once the vampire guards could be summoned, they put Stoker in chains and escorted him to the vampire prison. Elissabat told them to find him a nice cold cell, somewhere near the back. Stoker never stopped screaming, begging for a forgiveness he would never get. Once he was gone it was a mercy not to hear him anymore.
As they took him away, Clawdeen stood next to Cody. "Are you alright with this? With it turning out this way?"
He knew what she meant. "I'm…conflicted," the human sighed. "I don't know. I don't know what I should've done! Sometimes I imagined I'd confront him, reveal my lineage and demand he admit what he did. But would he even remember something like that? From a thousand years ago?
Elissabat sentenced him to life in prison." Cody paused. "I didn't have anything to do with it, but it's still a good punishment. What was I going to do? Stake him through the heart? That would get me in a lot of trouble, and I don't even know if I could do something like that. I'm angry but…maybe not that angry." He looked up at Clawdeen. "This is enough, I think. I don't feel great, but I feel some satisfaction knowing my ancestors' killer is locked away forever."
Clawdeen nodded. "I think you made the right choice. I don't know if it's what I would've done, but it sounds like what you would do, and that's all that matters."
After a minute of silence they went to stand with the others. Elissabat was speaking. "Now Draculaura," she addressed the pink-haired ghoul. "For everything you've done to find the vampire heart, to put me on the throne and assist in stopping Stoker's corruption, I grant you your vampire powers."
Draculaura gasped as a dark red light shaped like electricity covered her body. A rush of power suddenly filled her from her toes up to her pigtails. When the light dispersed she was still standing there, but now she was a little taller. She looked a little older. With a confident look on her face she turned herself into a bat. The others gasped slightly, then began clapping. After flying around for a minute she poofed back into her normal self.
"Thank you so much Elissabat! Thank you, thank you!"
The new vampire queen smiled. "You're welcome. You've certainly earned them." She gave her old friend a few minutes to try out her new powers before speaking again. "I've spoken briefly to the vampire council and announced my bid as successor. Obviously I'm going to have to speak with them at length later, but for now we've already decided to hold my coronation next week.
I assume you and your father will be attending Draculaura?" the pink-haired ghoul nodded. "Excellent. And of course, the rest of you are invited to attend as well, we'd be happy to accommodate you." Her eyes rested on Cody. "Especially you, Mr. Anderson. We've never had a normie attend such an event before. It would certainly set precedent if you were there. In fact…"
She took a few steps forward until she was close enough to wrap her arm around his. "Perhaps you'd like spending some time with me…alone? All this responsibility is quite stressful, I could sure use some help relaxing. Tell me Cody…" she lowered her voice to a whisper. "…have you ever fucked a queen?"
Cody's cheeks went red with embarrassment. Draculaura's however, went red with anger. Despite how quiet she had been, Draculaura had overheard Elissabat's flirting. Her grinding fangs and fiery eyes spoke of an overflowing spring of jealousy.
"THAT'S IT!"
Both Cody and Elissabat's heads turned at the sound of their friend's scream. Draculaura came between them and pushed Elissabat away from Cody. "Get off him!" she turned to glare at her friend. "Listen Elissabat, you're my friend so I'll be polite: back off bitch! Cody's my man! I love him!" she then turned around and in one motion pulled Cody into a deep kiss.
Sparks erupted in their mouths and despite his surprise, Cody kissed back energetically. He had been waiting so long for this moment, and his patience was paying off. They wrapped their arms around each other and the world disappeared. All the people were gone and all the noise with them. They stood on a small meteor in the emptiness of space alone.
An indeterminate amount of time passed and they both opened their eyes. Cody brushed his thumb over her cheek and smiled. "You ready?"
Draculaura nodded and smiled back at him. "Uh huh."
That night they retreated to their single bed in their room at the hotel. They stripped each other naked and admired each other's body. Draculaura's was thin and petite; a lithe form resembling an angelic figure. Her skin was smooth and her breasts small and delicate.
It hurt only for a moment going in. the vampire gasped slightly, but then relaxed. Cody got a rhythm going and soon her gasps were born from pleasure, not pain. Her back arched suddenly when her first orgasm hit and her eyes rolled back into her head. It was the first of many; one for each position they made love in. Then, tired and covered in sweat, Cody shot his seed inside her and Draculaura felt a fullness she had never known before; emotionally and physically. The mark appeared on her hand before morning; making her one of his. She wasn't surprised. Instead she wanted to go again.
The next day they took a plane back to Monster High with their friends. Cody and Draculaura held hands the entire way.
A/N: So I've been getting tired of writing this story for a while now. I've been getting a lot of flames and heavy criticism for a story I never wanted people to take all that seriously, along with some other stuff. As a result, I've decided to end this story sooner than expected. It wasn't going to be a whole lot longer anyway, but now there's only going to be 2 or 3 more chapters and that's it. I'll try to wrap up the important stuff but I can't promise I'll get it all. There isn't going to be a sequel story, this is it. Sorry if you're disappointed but I'd like to put this story to rest. Thank you.
Reviews are appreciated. Flames are not.
