The Vampire of Lavendar Town
By Ree-chan Peekster, Dugtrio16, Dessa
Dessa's note: Okay, there was a part in this chapter that somehow got deleted. I remember what happened, but not exaclty what the text was. So the writing will be slightly different in the last part.
Chapter 14
David thought for a moment. "What happened to Chan?" he asked. "He seemed to know that he'd be rescued. Now it looks like he knows better."
"Victor has another play card with him now. He has no intention of giving up Chan. And he definitely has no intention of giving up Dessa," Brandon replied. "Victor has control of Dessa, which means he has control of her powers. I'm guessing he used them against Chan in order to gain more control."
Nishu kicked the ground suddenly. "That creep!" he growled.
"Nishu, we'll get Chan back," Brandon vowed firmly. "We'll find a way." But even Brandon didn't know how he was going to do it.
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Chan watched Victor and Dessa. He finally summoned the courage to ask Victor a question that had been burning in his head for awhile now. "Why'd you let me out?" he asked nervously. "Was it just so the others could see how afraid I am of you?"
"Partly," Victor answered as he sat down on his chair. Dessa moved to his side and looked at Chan threateningly. But Chan could hear her calling for his help from where she was trapped inside. And for Brandon's help.
"What was the other reason?" Chan asked.
"That is for me to know," Victor hissed. "You'll find out eventually." Chan swallowed. He didn't like that tone. He had a feeling it had something to do with his hunger and the fact that he was barely controlling it.
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"So!" said Ben, breaking the angry silence, "If we want to even have a chance at getting Chan back, we'd better get to Stone Town fast. You guys ready to teleport?"
David stopped dead in his tracks. "Wait," he said, "I can't teleport there, I don't know where it is."
"You mean you can't teleport somewhere unless you do?" Ben asked.
"Yes," Nishu answered, "and unfortunately, nor do I. I hope you do, Brandon."
"Actually," Brandon replied, "I do. Fortunately for us, I visited Stone Town with my parents several years ago."
"But you can't teleport us all at the same time, can you?" Sarah asked.
"No," Brandon said, "but I can take us all one at a time. I'll take you first, Nishu."
Nishu nodded. Brandon grabbed his arm, and they both shimmered out of view. "I never knew what a teleportation looked like from a third-person point of view," commented Ben, staring at the spot where they once stood. Seconds later, Brandon reappeared. He teleported the rest of the group one at a time, and they were soon all standing in the out-of-the-way city of Stone Town.
"What now?" Sarah asked. "I mean, we have no leads to go on. We have to find a medallion with a fire-stone on it, and this is a relatively big city. How are we going to find it?"
David yawned. "As much as I want to start looking right away," he said, "I'm really tired. What say we find a hotel and get some rest? We'll be able to start tomorrow with our minds alert."
Nishu nodded, "Yeah, let's go."
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Meanwhile, back at the tower...
Victor's mind control had begun to weaken, and Dessa was finally able to control her own body, at least a little bit. She was locked into her room, but she suspected that the door connecting her room to the hallway which led to Chan's was unlocked from the other side. She knew that Chan was also locked in his room. She tried to concentrate and figure out what Victor's motives were, but she was too weak. She wondered if maybe transforming held the answer, but she did not want Victor to gain control of Dragessa or Anglessa. And, no matter how hard he tried, he could not force her to change.
Dessa noticed another door on the opposite side of her room. Dessa thought about what she knew about the layout of the Tower, and knew that it couldn't lead to anywhere inside the Tower. There are some balconies... perhaps this is one? She reached for the door, and, to her surprise, it was open.
Dessa blinked and held her hand up to her eyes, startled by the sudden brightness of the evening sun. The light filled her room, and, for the first time since she entered the Tower, she felt strong again.
"What do you think you are doing?!" a startled voice called from the main doorway. Victor telekinetically grabbed Dessa and flung her back into the room, almost knocking her out against the opposite wall. The door slammed back closed, and the room was suddenly bathed in darkness.
Victor grabbed Dessa and held her up against the wall by her neck. "NEVER try that again, or you will regret it, promise or no promise." He threw her to the bed, and hit her with a telepathic blast so hard that he figured she wouldn't wake for a few days, unless someone work her psychically.
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Chan at that moment was pacing back and forth in his room trying to figure out how he was going to keep himself from losing control. The hunger was driving him crazy. Victor was doing this on purpose though for what reason he wasn't sure of yet. He had a pretty good idea what that reason was though.
"I need to get out of here," he muttered looking at the door. Growling he ran and rammed it hard. It shuddered but stayed firmly in place. "Stupid door."
Chan? Dessa called weakly. What are you doing?
Chan smiled slightly. You heard me? he asked his friend.
Loud and clear from my room, which has the door closed. Chan sensed that she was getting weaker.
You're crazy trying to do that, she told him. The doors are solid.
I know, Chan replied easily. But when you're as desperate as I am, you'll try anything. Chan rammed the door again. After several more tries, he gave up. Partly because he wasn't getting anywhere, and partly because he sensed Victor.
"What are you doing, young one?" Victor asked. "You know you can't get out." Chan paced back and forth. Victor was just outside the door.
Victor chuckled. "I have a feeling that you're getting starved..." Chan stopped.
"You're doing this on purpose," Chan accused.
"Yes," Victor taunted. "I am."
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Original # of parts: 5
Dessa's note: Okay, there was a part in this chapter that somehow got deleted. I remember what happened, but not exaclty what the text was. So the writing will be slightly different in the last part.
Chapter 14
David thought for a moment. "What happened to Chan?" he asked. "He seemed to know that he'd be rescued. Now it looks like he knows better."
"Victor has another play card with him now. He has no intention of giving up Chan. And he definitely has no intention of giving up Dessa," Brandon replied. "Victor has control of Dessa, which means he has control of her powers. I'm guessing he used them against Chan in order to gain more control."
Nishu kicked the ground suddenly. "That creep!" he growled.
"Nishu, we'll get Chan back," Brandon vowed firmly. "We'll find a way." But even Brandon didn't know how he was going to do it.
*******
Chan watched Victor and Dessa. He finally summoned the courage to ask Victor a question that had been burning in his head for awhile now. "Why'd you let me out?" he asked nervously. "Was it just so the others could see how afraid I am of you?"
"Partly," Victor answered as he sat down on his chair. Dessa moved to his side and looked at Chan threateningly. But Chan could hear her calling for his help from where she was trapped inside. And for Brandon's help.
"What was the other reason?" Chan asked.
"That is for me to know," Victor hissed. "You'll find out eventually." Chan swallowed. He didn't like that tone. He had a feeling it had something to do with his hunger and the fact that he was barely controlling it.
*******
"So!" said Ben, breaking the angry silence, "If we want to even have a chance at getting Chan back, we'd better get to Stone Town fast. You guys ready to teleport?"
David stopped dead in his tracks. "Wait," he said, "I can't teleport there, I don't know where it is."
"You mean you can't teleport somewhere unless you do?" Ben asked.
"Yes," Nishu answered, "and unfortunately, nor do I. I hope you do, Brandon."
"Actually," Brandon replied, "I do. Fortunately for us, I visited Stone Town with my parents several years ago."
"But you can't teleport us all at the same time, can you?" Sarah asked.
"No," Brandon said, "but I can take us all one at a time. I'll take you first, Nishu."
Nishu nodded. Brandon grabbed his arm, and they both shimmered out of view. "I never knew what a teleportation looked like from a third-person point of view," commented Ben, staring at the spot where they once stood. Seconds later, Brandon reappeared. He teleported the rest of the group one at a time, and they were soon all standing in the out-of-the-way city of Stone Town.
"What now?" Sarah asked. "I mean, we have no leads to go on. We have to find a medallion with a fire-stone on it, and this is a relatively big city. How are we going to find it?"
David yawned. "As much as I want to start looking right away," he said, "I'm really tired. What say we find a hotel and get some rest? We'll be able to start tomorrow with our minds alert."
Nishu nodded, "Yeah, let's go."
*******
Meanwhile, back at the tower...
Victor's mind control had begun to weaken, and Dessa was finally able to control her own body, at least a little bit. She was locked into her room, but she suspected that the door connecting her room to the hallway which led to Chan's was unlocked from the other side. She knew that Chan was also locked in his room. She tried to concentrate and figure out what Victor's motives were, but she was too weak. She wondered if maybe transforming held the answer, but she did not want Victor to gain control of Dragessa or Anglessa. And, no matter how hard he tried, he could not force her to change.
Dessa noticed another door on the opposite side of her room. Dessa thought about what she knew about the layout of the Tower, and knew that it couldn't lead to anywhere inside the Tower. There are some balconies... perhaps this is one? She reached for the door, and, to her surprise, it was open.
Dessa blinked and held her hand up to her eyes, startled by the sudden brightness of the evening sun. The light filled her room, and, for the first time since she entered the Tower, she felt strong again.
"What do you think you are doing?!" a startled voice called from the main doorway. Victor telekinetically grabbed Dessa and flung her back into the room, almost knocking her out against the opposite wall. The door slammed back closed, and the room was suddenly bathed in darkness.
Victor grabbed Dessa and held her up against the wall by her neck. "NEVER try that again, or you will regret it, promise or no promise." He threw her to the bed, and hit her with a telepathic blast so hard that he figured she wouldn't wake for a few days, unless someone work her psychically.
*******
Chan at that moment was pacing back and forth in his room trying to figure out how he was going to keep himself from losing control. The hunger was driving him crazy. Victor was doing this on purpose though for what reason he wasn't sure of yet. He had a pretty good idea what that reason was though.
"I need to get out of here," he muttered looking at the door. Growling he ran and rammed it hard. It shuddered but stayed firmly in place. "Stupid door."
Chan? Dessa called weakly. What are you doing?
Chan smiled slightly. You heard me? he asked his friend.
Loud and clear from my room, which has the door closed. Chan sensed that she was getting weaker.
You're crazy trying to do that, she told him. The doors are solid.
I know, Chan replied easily. But when you're as desperate as I am, you'll try anything. Chan rammed the door again. After several more tries, he gave up. Partly because he wasn't getting anywhere, and partly because he sensed Victor.
"What are you doing, young one?" Victor asked. "You know you can't get out." Chan paced back and forth. Victor was just outside the door.
Victor chuckled. "I have a feeling that you're getting starved..." Chan stopped.
"You're doing this on purpose," Chan accused.
"Yes," Victor taunted. "I am."
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Original # of parts: 5