The Vampire of Lavendar Town
By Ree-chan Peekster, Dugtrio16, and Dessa
Chapter 23
Chan lay down on his bed and sighed. He was scared. Would the others get back in time? Would Victor keep his promise? And what did Victor have planned for him now? He was beginning to think that Victor may be planning to change him back into a vampire.
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With minor pressure, Victor's servant led Dessa straight to the library. She wanted to do some research into "dark" pokémon. She knew that Team Rocket had done some experiments, but nothing much more than that. She had heard rumors of pokémon turning evil when they were raised at night, or evil evolutions of some pokémon. That's what worried her. She knew that there was something fighting Raifugami, and she wanted to be armed with as much knowledge as she could.
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Chan drifted in and out of a dreamless sleep. He was very tired. He didn't remember when he had actually gotten some normal sleep. When he awoke he got up and went into the hallway. He was going to get some food from the kitchen.
"What are you doing?" Victor's servant asked when he suddenly appeared in the hall.
"I'm hungry. I thought that I'd get something to eat," Chan answered. The servant gave him a weird look but led him to the kitchen and showed him where the food was. When he left, Chan had to wonder whether or not the servant could think for himself. It was really hard to tell.
"Does my servant confuse you?" Victor asked walking into the kitchen a few minutes later.
"Yes," Chan admitted as he took a big bite out of a turkey sandwich.
"He does have a mind of his own," Victor told him. "I just don't let him use it."
"A zombie?" Chan guessed.
Victor nodded. "He was a troublesome trespasser. He tried to kill me three different times before I took control of him."
"Did you know him?"
"Yes. His grandfather had a crush on my fiancé. He was very upset when she died. He went berserk when he found out that I accidentally killed her. He had a son who eventually had a child of his own who came looking for me."
"In a way you're doing this for his benefit."
"Your servant?"
"Uh huh... I don't know if he has any siblings or not. I doubt it."
Chan chewed slowly. He felt sorry for Victor for some odd reason. "How'd you become a vampire anyway?"
"That I won't reveal," Victor growled. Chan didn't push it. He knew better. He watched as Victor paced around the kitchen. The vampire seemed to be troubled by something. Chan decided to take a gamble.
"Is someone going around asking for info. about you or your servant?" he asked.
"Yes. They want to know the whereabouts of my servant."
"If he doesn't have any siblings, then who is looking for him?"
"A cousin I believe. And it is beginning to disturb me because this person knows about me as well."
"You're worried? If you can take care of Dessa and me, surely you can take care of a normal person."
Victor smiled. "True. But it's never a good idea to assume that you know everything about your enemy."
Chan finished his sandwich and started looking for more food. He found a rather large orange and started peeling it. He was beginning to think that Victor might not be all that bad after all.
*******
As the storm raged on, the submarine seemed to get smaller and smaller. When finally it seemed that they couldn't take it anymore, the storm stopped suddenly. Coming out, they realized that they were in the eye of the storm, and who knew how long the storm would continue.
So the decision was made: "We try for the manuscript now."
Brandon opened the hatch and peered toward the rocks. It was sitting on hidden rocks. "Steer a little closer," he called down to David and Nishu.
"Easy for you to say," David said.
"Yeah, you're not fighting the waves," Nishu added.
Brandon noted that the waves were rough. "Sorry," he yelled.
"No problem," David shouted back.
"Just a little closer," Ben said. "Okay, Brandon you should be able to jump onto the rocks now." Brandon had already done so. Now he was making his way for the boat.
"Be careful!" Nishu warned.
"Don't worry! I have no intention of not being careful," Brandon answered though he wasn't sure if the others had heard them. He made his way slowly to the shipwrecked boat. It was bigger than he had imagined it. Jumping aboard he was startled at how sturdy it was on the rocks. "Okay.. now where is that manuscript?" he wondered aloud.
About that time the wind began to pick up. David poked his head out of the submarine. "That thing is actually sturdy?" David asked.
"Yes, it is quite sturdy in fact," Brandon answered.
"Too bad we can't get it out of those rocks to see if it could be repaired," Nishu said as he climbed out. "Is it me, or did it get windy out again?"
"It's not you," Brandon replied.
"The storm's coming back. Hurry up and find it!" Ben called.
Brandon looked at the steering wheel. The base was longer than most that he had seen. Going up to it, he felt along the base and was rewarded when he was able to pull one of the sides off. There, inside, was the yellowed manuscript. "Got it!" he shouted. He jumped onto the rocks and nearly fell into the water but managed to catch himself. Then he ran over to the submarine and jumped in nearly landing on top of David and Nishu who had climbed down just seconds before.
"Think you jumped fast enough?" Sarah teased.
"No," Brandon commented. He opened the manuscript and examined it. "Yep, this is it."
"Whew!" Sarah said.
"Not yet," Ben said. "We need to get back to land safely first." Brandon, David, and Nishu took their positions and began to pedal as the submarine slipped under.
*****
Original # of parts: 5
Chapter 23
Chan lay down on his bed and sighed. He was scared. Would the others get back in time? Would Victor keep his promise? And what did Victor have planned for him now? He was beginning to think that Victor may be planning to change him back into a vampire.
*****
With minor pressure, Victor's servant led Dessa straight to the library. She wanted to do some research into "dark" pokémon. She knew that Team Rocket had done some experiments, but nothing much more than that. She had heard rumors of pokémon turning evil when they were raised at night, or evil evolutions of some pokémon. That's what worried her. She knew that there was something fighting Raifugami, and she wanted to be armed with as much knowledge as she could.
*****
Chan drifted in and out of a dreamless sleep. He was very tired. He didn't remember when he had actually gotten some normal sleep. When he awoke he got up and went into the hallway. He was going to get some food from the kitchen.
"What are you doing?" Victor's servant asked when he suddenly appeared in the hall.
"I'm hungry. I thought that I'd get something to eat," Chan answered. The servant gave him a weird look but led him to the kitchen and showed him where the food was. When he left, Chan had to wonder whether or not the servant could think for himself. It was really hard to tell.
"Does my servant confuse you?" Victor asked walking into the kitchen a few minutes later.
"Yes," Chan admitted as he took a big bite out of a turkey sandwich.
"He does have a mind of his own," Victor told him. "I just don't let him use it."
"A zombie?" Chan guessed.
Victor nodded. "He was a troublesome trespasser. He tried to kill me three different times before I took control of him."
"Did you know him?"
"Yes. His grandfather had a crush on my fiancé. He was very upset when she died. He went berserk when he found out that I accidentally killed her. He had a son who eventually had a child of his own who came looking for me."
"In a way you're doing this for his benefit."
"Your servant?"
"Uh huh... I don't know if he has any siblings or not. I doubt it."
Chan chewed slowly. He felt sorry for Victor for some odd reason. "How'd you become a vampire anyway?"
"That I won't reveal," Victor growled. Chan didn't push it. He knew better. He watched as Victor paced around the kitchen. The vampire seemed to be troubled by something. Chan decided to take a gamble.
"Is someone going around asking for info. about you or your servant?" he asked.
"Yes. They want to know the whereabouts of my servant."
"If he doesn't have any siblings, then who is looking for him?"
"A cousin I believe. And it is beginning to disturb me because this person knows about me as well."
"You're worried? If you can take care of Dessa and me, surely you can take care of a normal person."
Victor smiled. "True. But it's never a good idea to assume that you know everything about your enemy."
Chan finished his sandwich and started looking for more food. He found a rather large orange and started peeling it. He was beginning to think that Victor might not be all that bad after all.
*******
As the storm raged on, the submarine seemed to get smaller and smaller. When finally it seemed that they couldn't take it anymore, the storm stopped suddenly. Coming out, they realized that they were in the eye of the storm, and who knew how long the storm would continue.
So the decision was made: "We try for the manuscript now."
Brandon opened the hatch and peered toward the rocks. It was sitting on hidden rocks. "Steer a little closer," he called down to David and Nishu.
"Easy for you to say," David said.
"Yeah, you're not fighting the waves," Nishu added.
Brandon noted that the waves were rough. "Sorry," he yelled.
"No problem," David shouted back.
"Just a little closer," Ben said. "Okay, Brandon you should be able to jump onto the rocks now." Brandon had already done so. Now he was making his way for the boat.
"Be careful!" Nishu warned.
"Don't worry! I have no intention of not being careful," Brandon answered though he wasn't sure if the others had heard them. He made his way slowly to the shipwrecked boat. It was bigger than he had imagined it. Jumping aboard he was startled at how sturdy it was on the rocks. "Okay.. now where is that manuscript?" he wondered aloud.
About that time the wind began to pick up. David poked his head out of the submarine. "That thing is actually sturdy?" David asked.
"Yes, it is quite sturdy in fact," Brandon answered.
"Too bad we can't get it out of those rocks to see if it could be repaired," Nishu said as he climbed out. "Is it me, or did it get windy out again?"
"It's not you," Brandon replied.
"The storm's coming back. Hurry up and find it!" Ben called.
Brandon looked at the steering wheel. The base was longer than most that he had seen. Going up to it, he felt along the base and was rewarded when he was able to pull one of the sides off. There, inside, was the yellowed manuscript. "Got it!" he shouted. He jumped onto the rocks and nearly fell into the water but managed to catch himself. Then he ran over to the submarine and jumped in nearly landing on top of David and Nishu who had climbed down just seconds before.
"Think you jumped fast enough?" Sarah teased.
"No," Brandon commented. He opened the manuscript and examined it. "Yep, this is it."
"Whew!" Sarah said.
"Not yet," Ben said. "We need to get back to land safely first." Brandon, David, and Nishu took their positions and began to pedal as the submarine slipped under.
*****
Original # of parts: 5