The Vampire of Lavendar Town
By Ree-chan Peekster, Dugtrio16, and Dessa
Chapter 10
When Dessa awoke, she didn't know where she was, but her head was throbbing. She lay wherever she was for a few minutes, to try to get her senses back. The last thing she remembered was falling down, and the Gastly coming toward her, but after that, nothing. She felt around her mind, and felt a small bubble in the back, and when she felt it, she was given a jolt of pain.
"I wouldn't try that again, young one." Dessa's eyes flew open, and she came face to face with Victor.
"Who are you?" she asked.
"Pardon me, I forgot we hadn't been introduced. My name is Count Victor, and the Pokémon Tower is my domain. The Gastly belongs to me, as does Chan. And now you also, my dear..."
"Dessa," she replied, not of her own free will.
"Dessa," he echoed, thinking of the name's meaning. "It is derived from 'Goddess,' is it not?" The forced nod was barely perceptible.
"What's with this dress?!?" Dessa exclaimed, noticing what she was wearing.
"That dress is what you will be wearing for the rest of your life. It is the traditional garb for a vampire's servant. And that is what you are, for Chan, and, if needed, for me. Your bright raiment that you had worn offended me, and what offends me does not stay alive in this tower for long."
"What about Chan?" Dessa snidely remarked.
"In case you hadn't noticed, little Goddess, Chan is already dead." Dessa was quiet after that. "Furthermore, you are now a slave, and the lowest level in this hierarchy. You will answer to me first and foremost, then to Chan, and then to my servant. Do not think of crossing me, because I have control of you, as does Chan. Although, just one little bite would make it total control. For now though, you are too strong. Gastly!" The Gastly appeared, and Dessa felt her eyes closing, not of her own will. Then, just before sleep overtook her, she realized that she had lost her freedom.
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Chan awoke to dizziness. He tried to get off the bed that he was lying on but the dizziness grew worse and he nearly passed out. A loud squeal echoed through the doorway. Victor stood there holding what appeared to be a large Spearow.
"The reason you are dizzy is because you haven't fed," Victor told him.
"You expect me to?" Chan asked knowing the answer.
Victor nodded. "Are you going to do it willingly or do I have to force you, young one?"
Chan backed against the wall. He shook his head trying to clear it. Suddenly there was nothing but a cloud covering his vision. He no longer had control of himself. No! he cried to himself. He struggled and fought and finally made it throw the cloudy wall. He jerked back away from the limp Spearow. It twitched every now and then.
"You're stronger than I thought, young one," Victor commented. "No matter. I got you to do what I wanted." Chan wasn't so sure about that. The Spearow was barely alive. Chan wondered what would have happened if he hadn't gotten out in time.
"What are you trying to do?" Chan asked in a voice barely above a whisper. He felt better but was still weak compared to Victor.
Victor grinned wickedly. "I'm not answering that, young one." Chan tried to stand but was too weak.
"What happened?" he asked as he gave up.
"I had my Gastly paralyze your legs for the moment. I want answers from you," Victor answered. Chan's head started to throb indicating that Victor would force the answers from him if it came to that.
"Stop!" Chan begged. He hated the pain. "What do you want answers about?"
"Your friend, Dessa."
"She's not going to like that," Chan said trying to back away.
Victor knelt down quickly and grabbed Chan by the shirt. Bring him close to his face, Victor snarled, "You really don't have a choice in the matter. Must I force that out of you too?" Chan tried to pull away but after a few seconds gave up because of the pain.
"Stop... I'll tell..." Chan gasped through the pain. Victor let go of him. The pain stopped. Chan was on his hands and knees trying to catch his breath.
"Start talking, young one," Victor commanded.
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A few hours later, Chan sat on the third floor stairway. He felt bad. He had told Victor everything he knew about Dessa. It was either that or Victor would have forced it out of him. Still, he knew Dessa wouldn't be happy. She already wasn't happy about losing her freedom. She loved her freedom. Chan did too but Victor's power was too strong for Chan to resist for long. He heard a creak on the stairs behind him. Turning, he saw a Cubone. It was a large one. Probably one that was about to evolve.
Hunger... Chan thought. He leaped at the Cubone, unable to control the vampire hunger. But he was careful not to kill it. After feeding, he teleported it to the safety zone where it would hopefully stay until it recovered. Chan noticed that Victor's Gastly was floating above him. Watching it nervously he went back to the stair he had been sitting on and relaxed.
"This is a big mess that I got myself into," Chan muttered. "I don't think there's anyway for me to get out of it." Chan knew that there might be, but Victor refused to tell him what it was. The only thing Chan knew was it might have something to do with whether or not he killed his victims when he fed. So far he hadn't. Chan was afraid of Victor. The vampire was strong in ways Chan didn't know and wished not to know. Chan was mainly trying not to make the older vampire angrier than he already was.
A loud creak sounded once more on the stairs. Chan turned around and gasped in surprise. "Dessa!"
"He has summoned you." Chan thought her voice sounded cold, and lifeless. Then he realized that Victor must be controlling her. He got up and silently followed Dessa, because he knew that if he didn't, Victor would cause her pain. As they walked up the flight of stairs, Chan longed to be able to go back to the way they were, where they could joke and chat whenever they wanted. But not here. He contemplated conversation, but he figured that Victor would be listening in, and he wanted to talk with Dessa alone. He wondered how much free will she had left, that hadn't been siphoned off by Gastly's Dream Eater. Chan knew that if he could defeat Gastly, Dessa would become stronger again, and break Victor's control of her. Or at least he hoped. Victor, nor he, had complete control over her, like Victor did his servant. Victor didn't need to worry about food, because Victor drank of his servant. He did not become a vampire, but he was completely obedient to Victor. That is what Victor wanted Chan to do. But it was for other reasons, Chan guessed. Victor wanted complete control of Dessa. Perhaps he wants to force her to evolve. If he could get her to become Raifugami, he could do a lot of damage. Since they were getting near the vampires' sanctuary, Chan pushed such thoughts from his head, as Dessa showed him where Victor was, then retired to her own room.
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When Dessa got back to her room, Victor's hold on her was released. She felt awful. Victor knew exactly what Chan had been thinking, thanks to her. She had not had a restful sleep, thanks to Gastly, and Victor forced her awake right after the attack had ended. He had taken partial control of her, and compelled her to go down and retrieve Chan. As she had led him silently up the stairs, Victor was making her scan Chan's thoughts, and project everything to him. Dessa longed to be free again, but she knew that it would not happen until Chan was free, if he ever got free.
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Original # of parts: 3
Chapter 10
When Dessa awoke, she didn't know where she was, but her head was throbbing. She lay wherever she was for a few minutes, to try to get her senses back. The last thing she remembered was falling down, and the Gastly coming toward her, but after that, nothing. She felt around her mind, and felt a small bubble in the back, and when she felt it, she was given a jolt of pain.
"I wouldn't try that again, young one." Dessa's eyes flew open, and she came face to face with Victor.
"Who are you?" she asked.
"Pardon me, I forgot we hadn't been introduced. My name is Count Victor, and the Pokémon Tower is my domain. The Gastly belongs to me, as does Chan. And now you also, my dear..."
"Dessa," she replied, not of her own free will.
"Dessa," he echoed, thinking of the name's meaning. "It is derived from 'Goddess,' is it not?" The forced nod was barely perceptible.
"What's with this dress?!?" Dessa exclaimed, noticing what she was wearing.
"That dress is what you will be wearing for the rest of your life. It is the traditional garb for a vampire's servant. And that is what you are, for Chan, and, if needed, for me. Your bright raiment that you had worn offended me, and what offends me does not stay alive in this tower for long."
"What about Chan?" Dessa snidely remarked.
"In case you hadn't noticed, little Goddess, Chan is already dead." Dessa was quiet after that. "Furthermore, you are now a slave, and the lowest level in this hierarchy. You will answer to me first and foremost, then to Chan, and then to my servant. Do not think of crossing me, because I have control of you, as does Chan. Although, just one little bite would make it total control. For now though, you are too strong. Gastly!" The Gastly appeared, and Dessa felt her eyes closing, not of her own will. Then, just before sleep overtook her, she realized that she had lost her freedom.
*******
Chan awoke to dizziness. He tried to get off the bed that he was lying on but the dizziness grew worse and he nearly passed out. A loud squeal echoed through the doorway. Victor stood there holding what appeared to be a large Spearow.
"The reason you are dizzy is because you haven't fed," Victor told him.
"You expect me to?" Chan asked knowing the answer.
Victor nodded. "Are you going to do it willingly or do I have to force you, young one?"
Chan backed against the wall. He shook his head trying to clear it. Suddenly there was nothing but a cloud covering his vision. He no longer had control of himself. No! he cried to himself. He struggled and fought and finally made it throw the cloudy wall. He jerked back away from the limp Spearow. It twitched every now and then.
"You're stronger than I thought, young one," Victor commented. "No matter. I got you to do what I wanted." Chan wasn't so sure about that. The Spearow was barely alive. Chan wondered what would have happened if he hadn't gotten out in time.
"What are you trying to do?" Chan asked in a voice barely above a whisper. He felt better but was still weak compared to Victor.
Victor grinned wickedly. "I'm not answering that, young one." Chan tried to stand but was too weak.
"What happened?" he asked as he gave up.
"I had my Gastly paralyze your legs for the moment. I want answers from you," Victor answered. Chan's head started to throb indicating that Victor would force the answers from him if it came to that.
"Stop!" Chan begged. He hated the pain. "What do you want answers about?"
"Your friend, Dessa."
"She's not going to like that," Chan said trying to back away.
Victor knelt down quickly and grabbed Chan by the shirt. Bring him close to his face, Victor snarled, "You really don't have a choice in the matter. Must I force that out of you too?" Chan tried to pull away but after a few seconds gave up because of the pain.
"Stop... I'll tell..." Chan gasped through the pain. Victor let go of him. The pain stopped. Chan was on his hands and knees trying to catch his breath.
"Start talking, young one," Victor commanded.
*******
A few hours later, Chan sat on the third floor stairway. He felt bad. He had told Victor everything he knew about Dessa. It was either that or Victor would have forced it out of him. Still, he knew Dessa wouldn't be happy. She already wasn't happy about losing her freedom. She loved her freedom. Chan did too but Victor's power was too strong for Chan to resist for long. He heard a creak on the stairs behind him. Turning, he saw a Cubone. It was a large one. Probably one that was about to evolve.
Hunger... Chan thought. He leaped at the Cubone, unable to control the vampire hunger. But he was careful not to kill it. After feeding, he teleported it to the safety zone where it would hopefully stay until it recovered. Chan noticed that Victor's Gastly was floating above him. Watching it nervously he went back to the stair he had been sitting on and relaxed.
"This is a big mess that I got myself into," Chan muttered. "I don't think there's anyway for me to get out of it." Chan knew that there might be, but Victor refused to tell him what it was. The only thing Chan knew was it might have something to do with whether or not he killed his victims when he fed. So far he hadn't. Chan was afraid of Victor. The vampire was strong in ways Chan didn't know and wished not to know. Chan was mainly trying not to make the older vampire angrier than he already was.
A loud creak sounded once more on the stairs. Chan turned around and gasped in surprise. "Dessa!"
"He has summoned you." Chan thought her voice sounded cold, and lifeless. Then he realized that Victor must be controlling her. He got up and silently followed Dessa, because he knew that if he didn't, Victor would cause her pain. As they walked up the flight of stairs, Chan longed to be able to go back to the way they were, where they could joke and chat whenever they wanted. But not here. He contemplated conversation, but he figured that Victor would be listening in, and he wanted to talk with Dessa alone. He wondered how much free will she had left, that hadn't been siphoned off by Gastly's Dream Eater. Chan knew that if he could defeat Gastly, Dessa would become stronger again, and break Victor's control of her. Or at least he hoped. Victor, nor he, had complete control over her, like Victor did his servant. Victor didn't need to worry about food, because Victor drank of his servant. He did not become a vampire, but he was completely obedient to Victor. That is what Victor wanted Chan to do. But it was for other reasons, Chan guessed. Victor wanted complete control of Dessa. Perhaps he wants to force her to evolve. If he could get her to become Raifugami, he could do a lot of damage. Since they were getting near the vampires' sanctuary, Chan pushed such thoughts from his head, as Dessa showed him where Victor was, then retired to her own room.
*******
When Dessa got back to her room, Victor's hold on her was released. She felt awful. Victor knew exactly what Chan had been thinking, thanks to her. She had not had a restful sleep, thanks to Gastly, and Victor forced her awake right after the attack had ended. He had taken partial control of her, and compelled her to go down and retrieve Chan. As she had led him silently up the stairs, Victor was making her scan Chan's thoughts, and project everything to him. Dessa longed to be free again, but she knew that it would not happen until Chan was free, if he ever got free.
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Original # of parts: 3