October nights in Camden Town were always between the most chilling of the year, especially when it is the week before Halloween where people are preparing for the most frightening night of the year. However that night was the most frightening although there were still 4 more nights to pass till the 31 of October. A dark figure with a long cape and hood was walking throw the streets of London in that autumn night, his face couldn't be seen very clearly he was very fast and was always avoiding the lights on the streets, he was however in that place for a purpose, and that purpose is to make a victim. Luckily he had the opportunity at a house numbering 101 on Dalmatian Street he could sense the activity of a single individual doing chores inside while the rest are sleeping. The figure placed a foot on the wall and started to move up, he was literally walking up on the house till he reached the roof, he walked till he reached the backyard.
Inside the house an elder Dalmatian, the bigger brother of the house had just finished his duty, he wasn't the only elder of the house, he also had a sister or better to say step sister the same age as him from the side of his stepfather however she wasn't as responsible as him, she however was joyous, happy, rebellious and tomboyish. They had they're quarrels but they hold each one's back and he didn't had any kind of problem with his stepfather. He was prepared to go to sleep before he heard some noise coming from behind the house. Watching outside the window he noticed a human with a long cape there, the dog though that it might be a thief and so he went outside to chase him away.
Near the kitchen there was another dog smaller this time, natural brother of the elder one, a very intelligent a science nerd for many, he couldn't sleep very well that night, this been out of one factor; Halloween, he detested the holiday especially the stories of supernatural beans roaming around, he sometimes was the target of diverse pranks from his siblings, both step siblings and natural ones. But aside from that he was also thirsty.
"Hydration." He woke up needing a drink he went to the kitchen, he climbed up to the sink and easily let go for the water to come in for him to drink some.
"Ahh, better." He said in his calm and calculated manner.
"Something will happen!" He heard a gloomy voice, turning around he saw another pup whose fur was black with either white or dark purple spots, he immediately got scared and went backward into the sink.
"Dante! What on earth are you doing?!"
"I had a dream of something bad that will happen to one of us." He said in his gloomy manner while the smarter Dalmatian rolled his eyes not believing him.
"Come on Dante, be reasonable. It is unlikely that something will happen tonight." He commented before hearing a sound from outside, looking at the window they noticed a strange figure there in a large black cape making noise. Could it be a robber? They didn't wanted to find out instead they stayed hidden in the sink before hearing steps, looking down from the sink, they saw Dylan their bigger brother coming and wanting to go outside and see what was happening. They stayed hidden, from his view till he was outside.
"Excuse me, but you are not allowed to be here especially not at this hour." He said and amazingly the vampire understood him very well due to their power of understanding some animals, but he played the fool while approaching to grab him.
"You have to go away otherwise I shall call the police." Dylan said approaching him but the human didn't moved and seeing his stubbornness he took a much more attacking position and moved forward.
"I am telling you again, you have nothing to do in this..." He couldn't finish because the strange human got the grip on him out of nowhere.
"It is happening Dawkins." Dante said.
"I will go take my machine to fire at him." Dawkins said hurrying to another room while Dante went to the fridge to take out a piece of garlic, although every resident in the house are dogs but when it comes to Halloween whom Dante is expert in always had one at his disposal for cases like this although he never expected to use it. The figure now had the official grip on the poor Dalmatian, despite his struggle and will to call for help he couldn't manage to shout or bite; the human prevented him from doing anything. One hand was leading him to the human's face while the other hold his mouth shut. After 20 seconds he managed to see at last the face of the human, it was the face of a sick mad man with no hair looking evilly at him, his eyes bloody red, getting him even closer he could notice the oversized canines when he opened his mouth, he couldn't believe what he was seeing, a real Vampire he never believed that they could exist.
"For you to know I understood what you said due to my ability and you would either be my food or one of us." He said with malice removing his collar exposing his neck, the dog was now whimpering hard on what was happening.
"Here you be." He said opening his mouth and approaching even closer to the dog's neck, just then Dawkins and Dante came. Dawkins aiming the hoes to the food machine he built and at the end Dante placed the garlic.
"Let go of our big brother." Dawkins shouted, however in that minute the vampire plunged his fangs in the dog's neck causing horrific pain and this time was able to scream. Dawkins activated the machine and the garlic went directly at the creature's mouth which immediately let go of the dog and run into the night. Dante and Dawkins immediately went to their brother who was struggling in horrific excruciating pain.
"Dylan what is wrong with you." Dawkins asked but Dylan could barely listen or hear them.
"H-h-help m-me." He barely said.
"Let's get you inside." Dawkins and Dante took their dragged their brother back into the house and placed him into the most warm and comfortable place a room at the third floor but he was still struggling in pain.
Dylan never felt so much pain, it was as if his body was burning as a thousand hells, he was trembling and shivering, all around him was burning including his eyes that changed colour to have a shade of red and his canine teeth were also growing becoming sharper and longer, he felt weak and helpless, and his brothers were watching in total horror helpless on what to do. Then everything stopped but he was extremely weak and exhausted not able to move an inch.
"Dylan, are you all right." Dawkins asked.
"G-go a-away." He said with tears in his eyes. "I-I don't w-want t-to hurt a-any of you."
"We aren't going anywhere we want to help you."
"Don't let...the others...know what happened...tonight." He said with heavy tears not wanting them to see him that he became totally a real monster.
Author's note: I hope you will like this chapter there are many others to be posted.
The cover belongs to fellow author and artist Fenris, whom I am grateful in making both covers for my 2 stories. He is also the Author of 101-Ed-Street crossover between 101 Dalmatian Street and Ed Edd and Eddy.