The Vampire of Lavendar Town
By Ree-chan Peekster, Dugtrio16, and Dessa
Chapter 18
Victor got up and paced. He was close. Soon the task hunters would be gone and he could do what he had been planning on doing for a long time. It didn't matter if Dessa and Chan struggled against him or not. They were too weak right now. And that's the way he wanted it. Especially with Chan on the brink of losing control of himself again.
The next morning, the task hunters awoke hoping that this day would be the day that Victor would tell them their last task. The morning was as dull as any other morning in the Tower. Ben woke up outside of the Safety Zone, but quickly scrambled back inside. They sat around in silence, all other forms of conversation used up. Suddenly, someone's stomach rumbled. It was then that they realized that they hadn't had anything to eat in for than a day.
"We should ask for some food," Nishu said.
"But who wants to?" David replied. Nobody volunteered.
Nishu rolled his eyes, "Fine, I'll do it." He stood up and looked out of the Safety Zone. "Count Victor!" he called out. "If you can hear us, we'd like something to eat. It's not very sporting to leave us starving like this when we have another task to do." After listening to the quiet afterwards, he sat back down.
Suddenly, Victor's pale servant appeared, holding a large silver tray of toast, juice, and butter. Without saying a word, he set it down at the edge of the Safety Zone and walked away.
Nishu looked at the group and shrugged. "I guess he heard us." he said. He brought the tray over and set it down on the floor. Without much hesitation, they started to eat.
Brandon was nervous about eating. He remembered what Chan had said about Victor putting something in Dessa's food to gain control of her. Then he realized that Victor probably didn't care much for controlling him. He was having enough fun sending them on tasks.
"Give me a glass of orange juice and pass the toast, please," he said.
David passed the food and laughed. "Don't vampires have a weakness to silver?" he asked.
"I think so," Ben said catching on.
Brandon realized where this was going. "Don't you dare! He does have that Gastly, remember?" he scolded them.
"Come on, you have the Haunter!" Sarah snapped.
Brandon scowled at her. "It won't do us any good to rebel against Victor!" Sarah backed away startled at his anger.
"Calm down, Brandon," David pleaded. "I was only trying to cheer everyone up." Brandon settled back down and took a bite of his toast.
"Cubone?"
"It's that Cubone..." Ben commented as it appeared at the edge of the Zone. David and Nishu coaxed it in and gave it some toast. The Cubone ate the food happily.
"Bone bone!" Everyone laughed.
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Chan walked into the room where Victor stood with Dessa nearby. It was all he could do to resist his hunger.
"Chan.. your eyes," Dessa gasped. Chan lowered them to the floor.
"Dessa, go get our guests," Victor said. "It is time that I sent them on their third task." Dessa nodded nervously and slipped out of the room.
Chan sank into a nearby chair. "What now?"
"I'll tell you after your friends leave," Victor replied coolly. They looked at each other in silence until Dessa returned with the task hunters.
"I hope you ate the food," Victor said. Dessa's eyes widened.
"Don't worry... I didn't put anything in it," Victor told her. He, then, explained the task the others were to perform.
"But you don't even know if it is there!" Sarah said started to lose her temper. David and Nishu held her back.
"Let me go!" she cried.
"Let her come. I'm sure her brother will enjoy satisfying his hunger," Victor snarled. Sarah stopped struggling.
"We'll go," Brandon said. "And I hope that we'll be able to find it."
The group walked out of the room and left the tower to teleport to Vermilion City.
*******
"Gastly," Victor called softly. Gastly appeared and put Dessa to sleep. Victor caught her as she slumped to the floor. "Now, young one, I have a bargain for you," he told Chan.
"Oh?" Chan asked shifting uncomfortably in the chair.
"Yes," Victor said. "There is a way for you to become normal again..."
"Normal?" Chan echoed warily.
"Yes... you won't be dead.. or undead as they call us. But there is a catch. You have to make Dessa a vampire."
"What?!" Chan cried jumping to his feet. "No... no, I won't do it."
Victor frowned. "But you want to be alive again, don't you?"
"Yes, but I won't go to that extent to do it," Chan said backing away.
"I'm disappointed... oh well... I'll keep my end of the bargain," Victor shook his head and raised his hand.
A burning pain tore through Chan skull. "Stop!" he cried as he sank to his knees holding his head in his hands. Then his mind went blank. He fell into unconsciousness and Victor gained control of his body.
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Original # of parts: 3
Chapter 18
Victor got up and paced. He was close. Soon the task hunters would be gone and he could do what he had been planning on doing for a long time. It didn't matter if Dessa and Chan struggled against him or not. They were too weak right now. And that's the way he wanted it. Especially with Chan on the brink of losing control of himself again.
The next morning, the task hunters awoke hoping that this day would be the day that Victor would tell them their last task. The morning was as dull as any other morning in the Tower. Ben woke up outside of the Safety Zone, but quickly scrambled back inside. They sat around in silence, all other forms of conversation used up. Suddenly, someone's stomach rumbled. It was then that they realized that they hadn't had anything to eat in for than a day.
"We should ask for some food," Nishu said.
"But who wants to?" David replied. Nobody volunteered.
Nishu rolled his eyes, "Fine, I'll do it." He stood up and looked out of the Safety Zone. "Count Victor!" he called out. "If you can hear us, we'd like something to eat. It's not very sporting to leave us starving like this when we have another task to do." After listening to the quiet afterwards, he sat back down.
Suddenly, Victor's pale servant appeared, holding a large silver tray of toast, juice, and butter. Without saying a word, he set it down at the edge of the Safety Zone and walked away.
Nishu looked at the group and shrugged. "I guess he heard us." he said. He brought the tray over and set it down on the floor. Without much hesitation, they started to eat.
Brandon was nervous about eating. He remembered what Chan had said about Victor putting something in Dessa's food to gain control of her. Then he realized that Victor probably didn't care much for controlling him. He was having enough fun sending them on tasks.
"Give me a glass of orange juice and pass the toast, please," he said.
David passed the food and laughed. "Don't vampires have a weakness to silver?" he asked.
"I think so," Ben said catching on.
Brandon realized where this was going. "Don't you dare! He does have that Gastly, remember?" he scolded them.
"Come on, you have the Haunter!" Sarah snapped.
Brandon scowled at her. "It won't do us any good to rebel against Victor!" Sarah backed away startled at his anger.
"Calm down, Brandon," David pleaded. "I was only trying to cheer everyone up." Brandon settled back down and took a bite of his toast.
"Cubone?"
"It's that Cubone..." Ben commented as it appeared at the edge of the Zone. David and Nishu coaxed it in and gave it some toast. The Cubone ate the food happily.
"Bone bone!" Everyone laughed.
*******
Chan walked into the room where Victor stood with Dessa nearby. It was all he could do to resist his hunger.
"Chan.. your eyes," Dessa gasped. Chan lowered them to the floor.
"Dessa, go get our guests," Victor said. "It is time that I sent them on their third task." Dessa nodded nervously and slipped out of the room.
Chan sank into a nearby chair. "What now?"
"I'll tell you after your friends leave," Victor replied coolly. They looked at each other in silence until Dessa returned with the task hunters.
"I hope you ate the food," Victor said. Dessa's eyes widened.
"Don't worry... I didn't put anything in it," Victor told her. He, then, explained the task the others were to perform.
"But you don't even know if it is there!" Sarah said started to lose her temper. David and Nishu held her back.
"Let me go!" she cried.
"Let her come. I'm sure her brother will enjoy satisfying his hunger," Victor snarled. Sarah stopped struggling.
"We'll go," Brandon said. "And I hope that we'll be able to find it."
The group walked out of the room and left the tower to teleport to Vermilion City.
*******
"Gastly," Victor called softly. Gastly appeared and put Dessa to sleep. Victor caught her as she slumped to the floor. "Now, young one, I have a bargain for you," he told Chan.
"Oh?" Chan asked shifting uncomfortably in the chair.
"Yes," Victor said. "There is a way for you to become normal again..."
"Normal?" Chan echoed warily.
"Yes... you won't be dead.. or undead as they call us. But there is a catch. You have to make Dessa a vampire."
"What?!" Chan cried jumping to his feet. "No... no, I won't do it."
Victor frowned. "But you want to be alive again, don't you?"
"Yes, but I won't go to that extent to do it," Chan said backing away.
"I'm disappointed... oh well... I'll keep my end of the bargain," Victor shook his head and raised his hand.
A burning pain tore through Chan skull. "Stop!" he cried as he sank to his knees holding his head in his hands. Then his mind went blank. He fell into unconsciousness and Victor gained control of his body.
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Original # of parts: 3