The Vampire of Lavendar Town
By Ree-chan Peekster, Dugtrio16, and Dessa
Chapter 5
Nurse Joy looked up when the trio and Mew came bursting in, frightened. "Where have you been?" she demanded.
"Looking for Chan," Brandon said quickly as the other two tried to catch their breath.
"Brandon?" a voice called.
"Nishu..." Brandon said.
"Who?" Ben asked.
"Chan's father," David replied.
"Where's Chan?" Nishu asked.
"Someone took his body," Brandon said shaking in fear. Nishu looked stunningly like his son. Just older.
"I seriously hope that you are kidding," Nishu said.
"I wish I were," Brandon replied.
"Are you sure he's gone?" a girl asked stepping from behind Nishu.
"Yes," Ben said. "Joy and I tried to revive him for half an hour. He wouldn't respond." Neither of them, nor Mew, was about to tell them that they had seen Chan in the tower. They weren't sure if it had been real or not. They knew it was, but part of them didn't want to believe it.
"You're hiding something," Nishu observed.
Brandon swallowed hard. "Joy, could you give us a few minutes alone with them?" he asked.
Ben started the story of the incidents for the day. Once he got to the part where Chan's body came up missing, David took over. He described how they found Chan in the Tower, but something was wrong and Chan told them to leave. Brandon finished up, telling Nishu about what Chan said about keeping himself from attacking them and how they left.
"Well, that certainly is interesting," Nishu mused. "Why would he be like that? I don't get it. Wait, what did you say about bug bites, Ben?"
"Um, when I brought Chan down from the Tower the first time," Ben said, thinking, "there were these two, really deep bug bites on his neck. They were about an inch apart from each other." Ben suddenly stopped.
Nishu nodded, "Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Those don't really sound like bug bites. They sound like they could be-"
"Vampires..." Ben whispered.
"That sounds a little unbelievable," Sarah said.
"Maybe so," Nishu agreed, "But it explains everything."
"That means Chan got attacked by a vampire, Count Victor, and now he's one too," Ben said.
"But why'd it take so long to affect him?" David asked.
"How should I know?" Ben asked. "I've known him for a day or two."
Brandon nodded thoughtfully. "That means Victor owns the Gastly and uses it to put his victims to sleep. The other victims, however, from what Joy said completely healed... so what made Chan different?"
David suddenly laughed, "I just realized that I left my sandwich there."
Brandon's eyes widened. "I dropped my backpack before we went outside. It's still inside the tower," he said.
"Why'd you set it down?" Ben asked.
"I don't know. This just means we'll have to go back."
"Great," David said sarcastically.
"Don't push it," Brandon warned. David nodded and didn't say anymore.
"So we're going?" Nishu guessed.
"Yep," Brandon nodded. "Anyone got garlic or silver crosses?" David and Ben laughed.
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Original # of parts: 3
Chapter 5
Nurse Joy looked up when the trio and Mew came bursting in, frightened. "Where have you been?" she demanded.
"Looking for Chan," Brandon said quickly as the other two tried to catch their breath.
"Brandon?" a voice called.
"Nishu..." Brandon said.
"Who?" Ben asked.
"Chan's father," David replied.
"Where's Chan?" Nishu asked.
"Someone took his body," Brandon said shaking in fear. Nishu looked stunningly like his son. Just older.
"I seriously hope that you are kidding," Nishu said.
"I wish I were," Brandon replied.
"Are you sure he's gone?" a girl asked stepping from behind Nishu.
"Yes," Ben said. "Joy and I tried to revive him for half an hour. He wouldn't respond." Neither of them, nor Mew, was about to tell them that they had seen Chan in the tower. They weren't sure if it had been real or not. They knew it was, but part of them didn't want to believe it.
"You're hiding something," Nishu observed.
Brandon swallowed hard. "Joy, could you give us a few minutes alone with them?" he asked.
Ben started the story of the incidents for the day. Once he got to the part where Chan's body came up missing, David took over. He described how they found Chan in the Tower, but something was wrong and Chan told them to leave. Brandon finished up, telling Nishu about what Chan said about keeping himself from attacking them and how they left.
"Well, that certainly is interesting," Nishu mused. "Why would he be like that? I don't get it. Wait, what did you say about bug bites, Ben?"
"Um, when I brought Chan down from the Tower the first time," Ben said, thinking, "there were these two, really deep bug bites on his neck. They were about an inch apart from each other." Ben suddenly stopped.
Nishu nodded, "Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Those don't really sound like bug bites. They sound like they could be-"
"Vampires..." Ben whispered.
"That sounds a little unbelievable," Sarah said.
"Maybe so," Nishu agreed, "But it explains everything."
"That means Chan got attacked by a vampire, Count Victor, and now he's one too," Ben said.
"But why'd it take so long to affect him?" David asked.
"How should I know?" Ben asked. "I've known him for a day or two."
Brandon nodded thoughtfully. "That means Victor owns the Gastly and uses it to put his victims to sleep. The other victims, however, from what Joy said completely healed... so what made Chan different?"
David suddenly laughed, "I just realized that I left my sandwich there."
Brandon's eyes widened. "I dropped my backpack before we went outside. It's still inside the tower," he said.
"Why'd you set it down?" Ben asked.
"I don't know. This just means we'll have to go back."
"Great," David said sarcastically.
"Don't push it," Brandon warned. David nodded and didn't say anymore.
"So we're going?" Nishu guessed.
"Yep," Brandon nodded. "Anyone got garlic or silver crosses?" David and Ben laughed.
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Original # of parts: 3