Chapter18 Epilogue
10 days had passed since Dakar's defeat and everything returned back to normal for everyone, Dylan had at last accepted his other side of himself and was no more ashamed for the event that happened because of his dark self. On the contrary his dark self was no more bothering him after finishing Dakar off and finally accepting his other side. As for Dolly it was the same, the fact that they had saved their mother from the clutches of an evil one that nearly turned her and Dawkins was again something she could be proud for doing. In the case of Da Vinci her gloom that started because of Dakar had vanished completely her art style become again orientated towards joy and happiness while Dawkins had at last recovered from his illness completely, and now he has to make up for the lost time of staying idle. He managed to at last build his new inventions that he placed on the blueprints he made during his illness not to mention the fact that he managed to spend time with DJ and Da Vinci on different occasions either seeing videos or helping one another in their activities and Doug also been with them.
As for Delilah she came to accept the fact of vampires existing not only that she and Doug were meeting Liana, Van Hound and Seward on the streets in the evenings when returning to work. By all accounts she started a very good friendship with Liana; by all accounts she will forever be grateful for both her Tiberius and the 2 hunters in helping Dawkins recover, by all accounts both Doug and Delilah though that Van Hound should really marry Liana. In the evening of that night the Dalmatians went to the park to listen to the concert, the stage was set to begin soon.
"Ohh, for a long time I wasn't at a concert here." Delilah said.
"Glad that Liana told us about it. It will take the stress from both work and the event that happened some days ago. Wonder when it will start?" Doug said with a smile.
"The concert should begin pretty soon." Dylan said while looking around noticing that the park was full of both human and animals waiting for it to begin. "The whole place seems full."
"Wonder who else is here?" Dolly asked.
"You can always count." Said a voice from her right, it was Liana who was smiling at them and she wasn't alone, her 7 half-vampire pups were also near her with calm smiles.
"Liana, glad you could come and with the little ones." Delilah said.
"I don't want to miss a concert." She said with a smile.
"It's a good way to relax from the stuff some people do." Said Professor Van Hound sitting near Doug with Seward.
"In your part time field of work, you surely need it…Bram." Doug said trying to tease him with a smirk.
"Yeah indeed." He said trying to keep a calm and stern stature. "Yet, one aspect of this concert is the fact that guitarist girl with blond hair, yellow eyes and dark blue dress is the dhampir of the band, if you want to know."
"Like Liana's pups." Delilah said with a smile to the professor.
"And yet professor why are you in a place where a half creature of the night is member of a band?" Dylan asked.
"Because he doesn't quite have a choice, our owners are also here." Seward said pointing to a white human male with a long black coat, well cared dark hair, glasses and brown eyes with a moustache sitting on a chair while near him there was doctor Maria Veins also wearing a long dark coat.
"The one in the right is our owner, Professor Han Van Helsing and you probably know the woman who is near him." Seward said.
"Doctor Maria Veins, you can't mistake her." Dolly said with a smile hearing the concert ready to begin.
"A hunter and a creature of the night, together. Where is this world coming?" Dawkins asked.
"Hey you know the camera is the latest generations, alongside the reflectors used." Said one of Liana's female, full Dalmatian, half-vampire pups, tracking Dawkins' attention.
"We will talk about this later, for now let's enjoy the concert, on the other side, one should always like good music." The professor said with a calm smile while the concert was about to start and while Dawkins and the dhampir pup started to talk between themselves. The concert lasted for 2 hours, the music itself was very enjoyable and very energetic with moments in which all started to dance. At the end, the concert finished with some light spectacle and the exit of the band, after the concert the Dalmatians met with Liana, the Doctor and Professor.
"It was great concert, the music really makes one forget of past worries." Delilah said.
"I am glad that you liked it, good music always helps heal your mind." Liana said.
"Indeed, by the way Mrs. Liana thank you for letting me hear the lullaby, too bad it can't be recorded." DJ said with a calm voice.
"With pleasure DJ, sorry by the way, if it will affect you for 5 weeks." Liana said.
"No worries, it doesn't make trouble with my singing projects. I have lots of relaxing songs that I have to put on record now in my head." DJ said.
"Can't believe that vampiric songs can be this powerful." Delilah said.
"Used as medicine to heal a troubled mind is very helpful." Professor Van Hound said.
"I tested it a lot myself, it does work very well, however if used with the purpose of luring one for a personal pleasure I should protest." Seward added.
"Ohh, but the pups the professor and Liana have are so wonderful, alongside the other little ones from the previous." Delilah said to the German Sheppard.
"It is still a bit annoying what happened in our first encounter if you want to know madam." Van Hound explained.
"Oh Professor you should try to relax more, and let this pass, everyone has their times of weakness." Doug said smiling.
"Maybe, and aside from that I do have to tell that me and Liana might have to encounter one another much more often during night time, more than usual, due to our owners." Van Hound said almost with a dread like voice.
"How is that professor?" Da Vinci asked.
"Look behind you." Seward said and all turned to Professor Van Helsing and Doctor Veins, the man's right pocket he pulled out a small box and presented to the doctor who on opening it, it was like she was mesmerized and break into happy tears, it was a wedding ring.
"Wait, that means." Dolly started.
"You guessed it, marriage, also." Van Hound started and showed them 2 bracelets to indicate their 'wedding rings'.
"Ohh, we always knew it, congratulations." Doug said coming and hugging them both before the rest of the Dalmatian puppies started to jump excited.
"Ahh, thank you Doug, of course it wouldn't be staying in the same house, the vampire hunter family of Van Helsings alongside others in knowing didn't protested on this, but as an act of caution they decided that each should stay separate to prevent unwanted incidents. They don't consider the restraining rings and bracelets that we have as enough." The Professor said happy at this thought before Doug let them go.
"Ohh, it doesn't matter as long as you 2 tie the knot, one thing to tell you 2 will surely work very well together." Delilah said before whispering to Liana. "Send me a note when the wedding is."
"No problem." Liana whispered back with a smile.
"In any case Professor, we will surely want to see you 2 soon." Dylan said with a smile.
"You will don't worry." The professor said before noticing something across the street a dog wasting himself in alcohol.
"Hey you, put that bottle down!" The professor called going to him.
"Ha-ha-ha, oh he can't stand people getting wasted." Liana said smiling.
"Why is that?" Delilah asked.
"An event where we tried to get a dog into a mental asylum due to wishes of suicide, and we found him dead, wasted in alcohol, and drowned in the Thames River." Seward explained before noticing the dog. "Oh and yeah that dog is also a fellow hunter, a colleague of ours who has a problem with alcohol." He said before the professor returned.
"Small, moderate quantities at occasions are no problem. But wasting oneself is pure sickness, even the Bible advocates for moderation." He commented.
"Can't argue with that." Delilah said before Liana, Seward and Van Hound heard their owners calling.
"Well, we have to go, hope to meet again." Liana said smiling.
"We surely will Liana, and thanks again for helping us." Dylan said.
"No problem Dylan."
"And by the way Dylan, Dolly watch out for the day once a month when. You know what happens for the next 2 years." Van Hound said with a smile.
"We already got Aloe Vera for when that happens." Delilah said.
"At least this time it will be more tolerable." Dolly said glad that he will not have neck pain from now on.
"Ah, hey where is Dawkins?" Dylan asked looking around for his brother, they noticed him near one of Liana's pups, a full dalmatian and also a dhampir been trapped in a conversation, by the look on his face he was love struck.
"And you know what happens with the magnets. Officially the same pole can't make them attract but they do come together when the poles are opposite." Said the female said.
"They sure are." Dawkins said dreaming.
"Liz, come here we will go home." Liana called.
"Coming mom, goodbye, it was nice to meet you." Liz said before leaving Dawkins still in the dream world.
"Hope you have some fun?" Liana said with a soft smile.
"I really did mom." She said.
"In this case let's go." Liana said and she and her pups left for their owner.
"Well we should go as well; by the way maybe you should try to do something with Romeo there." Van Hound said pointing at a still dreaming love struck genius Dalmatian puppy.
"On it." Da Vinci said going to him with Dolly and Dylan.
"Hey Romeo did you had any fun?" Dolly asked with a smirk.
"Yes." He said still dreaming.
"So you enjoyed Liz's company?" Dylan asked.
"She is amazing, her intellect, her knowledge, her mind-"
"Her fangs." Da Vinci said with a smirk "You know she is a dhampir?"
"Which, literary means, half-vampire." Delgado added snapping Dawkins from the dreamland.
"And it is weird." Dmitri 1 said with a mischievous smile
"Since a full evil one tried to get you." Dmitri 2 added.
"And this is creepier and weirder then his new behaviour." Dmitri 3 added in a teasing way now shocking the genius pup at the thought of falling in love for a half- creature of the night.
"What am I doing?!" He asked shocked to the core and everyone laughs.
"Ha-ha, oh honey, this is your first love your will pass this don't worry." Delilah said taking him in her arms.
"Can I get grounded for this?" Dawkins asked with a begging tone.
"Well, no. You can't be grounded love." Delilah said with a soft smile and Dawkins turned to his step-father.
"Doug."
"Sorry, no can do." Doug said with a soft smile.
"Daaaaaahhhhh."
"You will get over this." Dolly said patting his back.
"Let's go home now to sleep. And honey don't worry things will get sorted out." Delilah said and all started to walk back home, and although the night was young and they all had enjoyed it with the concert sine one aspect is to be known, no matter what, a night can also be both good and bad, both dark and bright in what one can find. This one was very bright, if you found or know of the good surprises from the creatures of the night.