CASTLEVANIA
Return of the Storm
Chapter 8
One night at Bus Seat Bub's pizza parlor, Eric Junior and Cindy woke up from a recurring nightmare about their father's fight with King Sarkphonius.
Sarah consoled her children. "Daddy will be back from the pharoah's tomb."
Cindy began to cry. "Are you sure, Mom? He's been gone two years."
Eric Junior cried, too. "I'm worried that this fights was his last one."
Maria heard them crying. She had taken residence in Bub's pizza parlor and had gotten very attached to the twins. She wanted Sarah to hire her as a nanny.
Maria also had a crush on Alucard. She was also realizing the beauty she was becoming. She realized she did not need the wish after all.
Maria asked Sarah, "Are Eric Junior and Cindy okay?"
"They're fine," Sarah replied. "Just the same nightmare they've always had."
Alucard came into the room. "Are the twins okay, Sarah?"
Cindy said, "We're fine, Uncle Alucard. Just the bad dream again."
Edgar overheard. "Are they ever going to have good dreams again?"
Lorina said, "Honey, I think its because they have a good father. They don't want to lose him. Our son doesn't have those nightmares because you're not out fighting evil all the time."
Edgar Junior chuckled. "I guess that's better than being a bad father, like my own."
Alucard said, "Seems to happen a lot in our family."
"Well not my part," said Bub. "It's my mother who represents the bad side."
"Are the rumors true?" asked Maria. "Is your mother really the false goddess Aphrodite?"
"Yes," said Bub. "I guess it's easy to forget I'm a demi-god." Just then, Bus Seat Bub's mom alert went off. "Oh no," said Bub. "I'll get it."
Bub opened the door and there she was, Aphrodite. "What do you want, mom?" said Bub.
"Mommy is sad," she said. "Your father is not happy with me. I need a place to sober up."
Aphrodite then passed out into Bus Seat Bub's arms.
"Oh great," said Edgar Cale Junior. "She's drunk again."
"Please don't tell me it's my turn to get the puke pail," said Sarah.
"Okay," said Lorina. "I won't tell you."
Sarah sighed. This would be a lot easier if Eric was here. Sarah remembered the past few times Aphrodite was in this state. Eric was always able to brighten up everyone's mood with sarcasm. He even made Aphrodite laugh.
Sarah was concerned she was going to have to deal with Aphrodite alone. But her worries ended when Eric came back all of a sudden.
"Whoa, Aphrodite's drunk again," said Eric. "I should have come back sooner. Could this be a result of Anubis' curse?"
Sarah, Cindy and Eric Junior came down hugging Eric. "You're back!" said Cindy.
"Mummies are very resilient," said Eric. "Sorry it took so long. I'm happy to see you guys, too."
Eric began to cry. His family began to cry with him.
"Alright, guys," said Bub. "My mom maybe asleep now, but somebody needs to get her puke pail if she wakes up sick."
"When Greek gods get drunk," said Eric. "That's something they don't teach you about in mythology class."
Everyone laughed.