The Vampire of Lavendar Town
By Ree-chan Peekster, Dugtrio16, and Dessa
Chapter 24
Chan walked into the library. It was dark and musty. And it contained tons of books. "Victor must not come in here very often," he commented.
"Not to that part," Dessa answered from somewhere in the room. "He's been in this area though."
Chan found her at a table looking at a book. "What's that?" he asked.
"A book on dark pokémon," she answered without looking up.
Chan left her to do her research and wandered around the library. Victor had a lot of books on psychic powers and other magic. "No wonder he wants that manuscript," Chan said. He found a book on telepathy that looked promising and started looking at it. After awhile he also started thinking of the task hunters. He hoped they were alright. They may be his last chance out of here.
Chan tried to concentrate on the book he was reading, but his mind kept wandering. When he was a vampire, he could feel his body changing inside of him, and he knew that his mind was changing as well. But Dessa... Dessa was still the same old Dessa, just with longer teeth. The only change in her personality that he could see was that she'd mellowed out, but she did that almost anytime when she was faced with a crisis. He knew Dessa well enough to realize when she was having a hard time with something, because she shrank back into herself, and went along with what other people were doing and saying. Like she was doing now.
Chan looked around the library for a moment. He sensed danger. But he didn't know from where. After a minute, it faded. Chan went back to his own thoughts. When he had been a vampire, he actually had started to get used to it and he hated to admit it, but he had been starting to like it. What is wrong with me? Chan wondered. Despite the fact he had been starting to like the change, he didn't like being a prisoner of Victor's. He hated being trapped. It reminded him of when his brothers had tried to force him to join Team Rocket. He had no freedom anymore. Suddenly, he dropped the book causing Dessa to look up from what she was doing.
"What was that?" she asked.
"Me dropping a book," Chan answered.
"Why?"
"Because I was thinking about something." Chan didn't want to go into it.
"Chan," Dessa started. "Have you been getting sleep? You look half dead."
"I know. I can't sleep when I'm being held against my will. Of course after this, I don't think I'll ever be able to sleep again," Chan answered.
"Yeah, but you look paler than you did before."
Chan rubbed his neck. He felt the bite marks. They had been reopened. "Oh no..." he moaned.
*****
Brandon looked out the window. "Um... we have a minor problem," he stated trying not to panic.
"What?" the others asked in unison.
"The moving whirlpool is coming our way... and fast."
Ben looked at it. "Oh my ..."
"No kidding!" David cried.
"Turn as quickly as you can and go the other way!" Nishu yelped shrilly. They did, or attempted to. The whirlpool rushed up behind them and swept them into its current.
"We're dead!" Sarah screamed.
"No!!!" Brandon shouted as he was thrown across the submarine. His eyes glowed brightly for a second as he hit the wall. Then he collapsed to the floor unconscious. The force was gone.
"What happened?" Ben wondered.
"I think Brandon just let forth a burst of psychic energy that teleported us out of the whirlpool," Nishu said. "Then he hit the wall."
"Well, when he wakes up, we owe him thanks," Ben stated with a slight smile. The others agreed and David shook his friend trying to wake him up. A few minutes later, he did.
"I talked with Chan," Brandon said worriedly as he sat up. "I've got bad news."
"What?" Sarah demanded.
"Well, Chan is normal again... but Dessa is the vampire now."
David clamped a hand over his mouth. "No..."
"Uh huh... that's what I said. Victor has also been drinking Chan's blood again," Brandon added.
"We need to get back. And soon," Nishu said with a tone of desperation. The others agreed quickly.
"Full speed to the docks!" Ben shouted.
*****
Chan was starting to feel dizzy. He sank to the floor. "Chan?" Dessa asked with concern.
"Victor... has been drinking... my blood... again..." Chan said trying to catch his breath.
"He can't turn you back!" Dessa cried.
"Yes, I can," Victor said appearing from the front of the library. "He is still under my control. I can do as I plead."
Dessa cried in frustration and jumped at Victor. "Dessa!" Chan gasped. "Don't." Victor's Gastly appeared and put Chan to sleep.
"I suggest you don't try anything or it'll do the same to you," Victor threatened. The servant appeared and picked up Chan's limp body and carried him away.
"He'll be fine," Victor said. "He'll be asleep for awhile though."
"Depends on your definition of sleep," Dessa responded icily.
Victor gave her a grin. "I can think of worse."
"Oh?"
"Uh huh. Him not waking up from it."
Dessa shuddered. "You'd better not."
"I won't. If I were going to kill him, I would have done so when he first came into the Tower," Victor answered.
*****
Original # of parts: 3
Chapter 24
Chan walked into the library. It was dark and musty. And it contained tons of books. "Victor must not come in here very often," he commented.
"Not to that part," Dessa answered from somewhere in the room. "He's been in this area though."
Chan found her at a table looking at a book. "What's that?" he asked.
"A book on dark pokémon," she answered without looking up.
Chan left her to do her research and wandered around the library. Victor had a lot of books on psychic powers and other magic. "No wonder he wants that manuscript," Chan said. He found a book on telepathy that looked promising and started looking at it. After awhile he also started thinking of the task hunters. He hoped they were alright. They may be his last chance out of here.
Chan tried to concentrate on the book he was reading, but his mind kept wandering. When he was a vampire, he could feel his body changing inside of him, and he knew that his mind was changing as well. But Dessa... Dessa was still the same old Dessa, just with longer teeth. The only change in her personality that he could see was that she'd mellowed out, but she did that almost anytime when she was faced with a crisis. He knew Dessa well enough to realize when she was having a hard time with something, because she shrank back into herself, and went along with what other people were doing and saying. Like she was doing now.
Chan looked around the library for a moment. He sensed danger. But he didn't know from where. After a minute, it faded. Chan went back to his own thoughts. When he had been a vampire, he actually had started to get used to it and he hated to admit it, but he had been starting to like it. What is wrong with me? Chan wondered. Despite the fact he had been starting to like the change, he didn't like being a prisoner of Victor's. He hated being trapped. It reminded him of when his brothers had tried to force him to join Team Rocket. He had no freedom anymore. Suddenly, he dropped the book causing Dessa to look up from what she was doing.
"What was that?" she asked.
"Me dropping a book," Chan answered.
"Why?"
"Because I was thinking about something." Chan didn't want to go into it.
"Chan," Dessa started. "Have you been getting sleep? You look half dead."
"I know. I can't sleep when I'm being held against my will. Of course after this, I don't think I'll ever be able to sleep again," Chan answered.
"Yeah, but you look paler than you did before."
Chan rubbed his neck. He felt the bite marks. They had been reopened. "Oh no..." he moaned.
*****
Brandon looked out the window. "Um... we have a minor problem," he stated trying not to panic.
"What?" the others asked in unison.
"The moving whirlpool is coming our way... and fast."
Ben looked at it. "Oh my ..."
"No kidding!" David cried.
"Turn as quickly as you can and go the other way!" Nishu yelped shrilly. They did, or attempted to. The whirlpool rushed up behind them and swept them into its current.
"We're dead!" Sarah screamed.
"No!!!" Brandon shouted as he was thrown across the submarine. His eyes glowed brightly for a second as he hit the wall. Then he collapsed to the floor unconscious. The force was gone.
"What happened?" Ben wondered.
"I think Brandon just let forth a burst of psychic energy that teleported us out of the whirlpool," Nishu said. "Then he hit the wall."
"Well, when he wakes up, we owe him thanks," Ben stated with a slight smile. The others agreed and David shook his friend trying to wake him up. A few minutes later, he did.
"I talked with Chan," Brandon said worriedly as he sat up. "I've got bad news."
"What?" Sarah demanded.
"Well, Chan is normal again... but Dessa is the vampire now."
David clamped a hand over his mouth. "No..."
"Uh huh... that's what I said. Victor has also been drinking Chan's blood again," Brandon added.
"We need to get back. And soon," Nishu said with a tone of desperation. The others agreed quickly.
"Full speed to the docks!" Ben shouted.
*****
Chan was starting to feel dizzy. He sank to the floor. "Chan?" Dessa asked with concern.
"Victor... has been drinking... my blood... again..." Chan said trying to catch his breath.
"He can't turn you back!" Dessa cried.
"Yes, I can," Victor said appearing from the front of the library. "He is still under my control. I can do as I plead."
Dessa cried in frustration and jumped at Victor. "Dessa!" Chan gasped. "Don't." Victor's Gastly appeared and put Chan to sleep.
"I suggest you don't try anything or it'll do the same to you," Victor threatened. The servant appeared and picked up Chan's limp body and carried him away.
"He'll be fine," Victor said. "He'll be asleep for awhile though."
"Depends on your definition of sleep," Dessa responded icily.
Victor gave her a grin. "I can think of worse."
"Oh?"
"Uh huh. Him not waking up from it."
Dessa shuddered. "You'd better not."
"I won't. If I were going to kill him, I would have done so when he first came into the Tower," Victor answered.
*****
Original # of parts: 3