The Vampire of Lavendar Town
By Ree-chan Peekster, Dugtrio16, and Dessa
Chapter 17
Chan waited until they were gone until he went to his own chambers. Before he did, however, he checked on Dessa. She was sleeping soundly. "I don't think I'm ever going to sleep again after this is over," he said to himself as he left the room closing the door gently behind him.
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When Dessa awoke, she was surprised to still sense Brandon and the others in the Safety Zone. She couldn't figure out why they hadn't gone on the third task yet. She was worried. What if Victor tried to get control of them, like he did her. Sarah was very headstrong, and Victor wouldn't like that. Although, she had only met her once, when she visited Chan and his family during vacation. As she recalled, Takeshi had been pretty upset at the change in whom she visited. Although, since Brandon had come to the school, she and David had spent all of their vacations practicing, whether for telepathy or for martial arts class. Wanting to talk to someone, she decided to teleport to the Safety Zone.
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Chan rammed the door. He hated to be locked in his room. Victor had already told him to knock it off but that had only lasted for a few minutes. He was desperate. He wanted to get out of his confinement. Partly because he hated to be kept somewhere against his will, and his hunger was growing by the minute.
"Let me out!" he yelled. Finally he gave up and collapsed on the floor. "I'm going to be glad when I get out of here," he gasped. "'Cause when I do, I'm never letting a stranger near me again."
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Brandon shifted uncomfortably in his sleep. He didn't like this vision. It was very disturbing. Suddenly he shaken awake.
"Hey!" he cried in fear, waking David up as well.
"Sorry," Dessa said. Brandon was shaking, partly from the vision, which he had forgotten, and partly because Dessa had startled him.
"Hey.. you're free," David remarked groggily.
"Not really," Dessa said. "Victor won't be pleased when he finds out that I'm here."
A loud crash came from upstairs. "What was that?" David asked looking up. "It was from several stories up from the sounds of it."
"Probably Chan trying to get out of his chambers. Victor locks him in there all the time," Dessa told them.
"Knowing Chan, he probably doesn't like that," Brandon commented.
"No, he doesn't," Dessa confirmed.
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Chan awoke in a cold sweat. His throat was dry. He was surprised to see his door open. He wanted to go down to the Safety Zone but he was afraid that he'd attack the others so he went to Victor instead.
"You don't want them to complete the third task, do you?" he asked Victor.
Victor smiled darkly, "Of course not. I want to keep you and Dessa."
"Why?"
"You ask that?" Victor laughed. "Because you are strong and I like having others to control. You two are a challenge." Chan felt a shiver run up his spine.
"Where's Dessa?" he asked noting that she wasn't around.
"Downstairs talking to Brandon and David," Victor said. "I don't mind. She's not safe from me even in there."
Chan swallowed hard. "What is the third task anyway?"
"Heh... It is an old manuscript describing how to use psychic hypnosis and other psychic abilities. However, I don't know if it still exists or not. The last time I saw it was on the shipwreck of an old boat of Vermilion. The boat was sitting on jagged rocks which are well hidden under the water. I don't know if the boat is still there or if the manuscript is there. It won't matter all that much if it is. It's in the middle of several dangerous and large whirlpools. I barely made it there when I was still a young mortal. My boat sunk and I almost got pulled into the largest of the whirlpools which is not far from where the rocks are. I was lucky. Getting back to shore was a different problem though," Victor explained.
"In other words, you might be sending my friends on a wild goose chase," Chan commented. Victor nodded but there was no hint of mockery in it.
"I'm stalling partly for time and partly because I couldn't remember all the details to where it was," Victor said relaxing in his chair.
"When are you going to tell them?" Chan demanded.
"Careful with your tone, young one," Victor growled. "I'll probably tell them tomorrow night. They'll have about four of five days to finish the task."
"That's not enough time, is it?"
"No." Chan was about to say something else but changed his mind. Slowly he left the room. He looked down the stairs and saw Gastly threateningly blocking the way down.
"Don't worry," he told it. "I'm not stupid enough to try doing that."
Chan went back to his room and sat warily on his bed.
"They're going to be lucky if they make it out alive," he whispered into the darkness of the room.
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Original # of parts: 3
Chapter 17
Chan waited until they were gone until he went to his own chambers. Before he did, however, he checked on Dessa. She was sleeping soundly. "I don't think I'm ever going to sleep again after this is over," he said to himself as he left the room closing the door gently behind him.
*******
When Dessa awoke, she was surprised to still sense Brandon and the others in the Safety Zone. She couldn't figure out why they hadn't gone on the third task yet. She was worried. What if Victor tried to get control of them, like he did her. Sarah was very headstrong, and Victor wouldn't like that. Although, she had only met her once, when she visited Chan and his family during vacation. As she recalled, Takeshi had been pretty upset at the change in whom she visited. Although, since Brandon had come to the school, she and David had spent all of their vacations practicing, whether for telepathy or for martial arts class. Wanting to talk to someone, she decided to teleport to the Safety Zone.
*******
Chan rammed the door. He hated to be locked in his room. Victor had already told him to knock it off but that had only lasted for a few minutes. He was desperate. He wanted to get out of his confinement. Partly because he hated to be kept somewhere against his will, and his hunger was growing by the minute.
"Let me out!" he yelled. Finally he gave up and collapsed on the floor. "I'm going to be glad when I get out of here," he gasped. "'Cause when I do, I'm never letting a stranger near me again."
*******
Brandon shifted uncomfortably in his sleep. He didn't like this vision. It was very disturbing. Suddenly he shaken awake.
"Hey!" he cried in fear, waking David up as well.
"Sorry," Dessa said. Brandon was shaking, partly from the vision, which he had forgotten, and partly because Dessa had startled him.
"Hey.. you're free," David remarked groggily.
"Not really," Dessa said. "Victor won't be pleased when he finds out that I'm here."
A loud crash came from upstairs. "What was that?" David asked looking up. "It was from several stories up from the sounds of it."
"Probably Chan trying to get out of his chambers. Victor locks him in there all the time," Dessa told them.
"Knowing Chan, he probably doesn't like that," Brandon commented.
"No, he doesn't," Dessa confirmed.
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Chan awoke in a cold sweat. His throat was dry. He was surprised to see his door open. He wanted to go down to the Safety Zone but he was afraid that he'd attack the others so he went to Victor instead.
"You don't want them to complete the third task, do you?" he asked Victor.
Victor smiled darkly, "Of course not. I want to keep you and Dessa."
"Why?"
"You ask that?" Victor laughed. "Because you are strong and I like having others to control. You two are a challenge." Chan felt a shiver run up his spine.
"Where's Dessa?" he asked noting that she wasn't around.
"Downstairs talking to Brandon and David," Victor said. "I don't mind. She's not safe from me even in there."
Chan swallowed hard. "What is the third task anyway?"
"Heh... It is an old manuscript describing how to use psychic hypnosis and other psychic abilities. However, I don't know if it still exists or not. The last time I saw it was on the shipwreck of an old boat of Vermilion. The boat was sitting on jagged rocks which are well hidden under the water. I don't know if the boat is still there or if the manuscript is there. It won't matter all that much if it is. It's in the middle of several dangerous and large whirlpools. I barely made it there when I was still a young mortal. My boat sunk and I almost got pulled into the largest of the whirlpools which is not far from where the rocks are. I was lucky. Getting back to shore was a different problem though," Victor explained.
"In other words, you might be sending my friends on a wild goose chase," Chan commented. Victor nodded but there was no hint of mockery in it.
"I'm stalling partly for time and partly because I couldn't remember all the details to where it was," Victor said relaxing in his chair.
"When are you going to tell them?" Chan demanded.
"Careful with your tone, young one," Victor growled. "I'll probably tell them tomorrow night. They'll have about four of five days to finish the task."
"That's not enough time, is it?"
"No." Chan was about to say something else but changed his mind. Slowly he left the room. He looked down the stairs and saw Gastly threateningly blocking the way down.
"Don't worry," he told it. "I'm not stupid enough to try doing that."
Chan went back to his room and sat warily on his bed.
"They're going to be lucky if they make it out alive," he whispered into the darkness of the room.
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Original # of parts: 3