Chapter 22: Dave's Heroic Moment!

20 MINUTES BEFORE SUNRISE!

Sibylla stood on the rooftop of an abandon building. She knows that the Master is not happy with her and her actions this evening. There would be a matter of time before he would catch up to her. That's when she sensed his presents. A bat flew by and transformed into a man right behind her. Sibylla did not flinch she is willing to take any punishment he will give her.

"You betrayed me, my child." Dracula spoke.

"I know. What I did was unforgivable." Sibylla calmly replies.

"Why did you have to kill the boys?" Dracula asks.

"They were inferior, Master. The job handed to them was too much for them to handle." Sibylla answers.

"You do realize I will have to punish you for this betrayal." Dracula warns.

"Understood." She simply replies.

Sibylla turns to face Dracula and appears to be unafraid to receive her punishment. She opens her eyes and even smirks at the Dark Prince.

"Forgive me, Master. As ready as I am to receive my punishment, I have but one concern."

"And that is?" Dracula growls.

"The sun will be up soon. And isn't it a long journey back to your coffin. Not only that, but you will need to gather your strength for when you go back home to Transylvania tomorrow."

Dracula froze. He hated to admit it, but Sibylla had a point. He gave her a serious look before taking a step back.

"Very well..." he begins to tell her. "Enjoy your freedom while it lasts. It is only a matter of time before I catch up to you. Your time as the undead is coming to an end."

Dracula transformed back into a bat and flew towards the Harbor. Sibylla watched as her Master flies away. She appeared unaffected by what he just said.

"We will soon see who is coming to the end...Master." She finally speaks in a low tone. "Harming children was never in the game plan."

Looking over at the Eastern sky, she can see that finding shelter herself is also at great importance. Sibylla looks over the side of the building, she could see that the street is still empty. With that being known, she jumps down from her spot and heads for a decent shelter from the soon to be rising sun.

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FEW MINUTES LATER, AT THE L.A. HARBOR!

Dave wondered the area for twenty minutes now. He is at a puzzle where Dracula could be hiding out during the day. Dave is very nervous having to go up against one of the most dangerous monsters that ever existed. He also knows there was no other choice; he has to do something to save the kids from this demon's evil.

With a heavy sigh, he started heading for another warehouse to try to find Dracula's lair. He jolted when a sound of a bat flew over ahead. Dave quickly ducked into the shadows and watched the creature heading right into the warehouse at the end of the dock.

"Hmm, I wonder." Dave pondered.

He held a firm grip on the wooden stake in his hand and runs up to the warehouse.

Inside, the abandoned building appeared to be empty with debris everywhere. A couple of rats scampered past Dave's foot, which nearly made him scream if he hadn't covered his own mouth in time. By the looks of the scenery it would appear that the warehouse was used as a storage chamber for large cargo.

A creaking noise caught his attention, so he went to investigate where it was coming from. Dave's stomach suddenly felt as it were doing back flips as soon as he spots Dracula stepping into his coffin.

Surrounding the coffin is a mound of Transylvanian soil. From some of the data he and the kids gathered earlier this evening it is said that Dracula could not travel far without a piece of his land with him. Dave continued to watch as Dracula leans back into his coffin and closes the hood over himself.

With a big gulp, Dave steps out of the shadow. "It's now or never." He whispers to himself.

Dave carefully opens the coffin lid and peers down at the still man lying there. He thought that if this man hadn't just walked into this box, Dave would have sworn that he was already harmlessly dead. But no such luck, Dracula is the Dark Prince of the undead. If there would be an opportunity to do this monster in, it would be now.

He raises the sharp wooden stake above his head. With a forceful swing he brings it down towards Dracula's be stilled heart.

As the sharp point of the wood touch Dracula's chest, the Dark Prince catches it. Dracula shot his eyes wide open and glares at Dave with a vicious growl.

"Ah, heh. Hi." Dave said nervously.

Dracula swung his arm with great force, and smacked Dave so hard that he flew and landed five feet away. The wooden stake landed between Dave and the coffin.

"You are a foolish mortal. Could you be the reason Sibylla wished me back here so quickly?" Dracula ponderingly asked.

"Uh," Dave said as he stumbled to get back on his feet.

"For this form of betrayal she shall not survive the day. I will hunt her down as soon as I take care of you!" The Vampire growls with glowing eyes.

There is only one chance for Dave. He attempts to grab the wooden stake, but Dracula puts himself between the Chipmunk's father and the one object that could destroy the Vampire Lord.

Next thing Dave knew he was pulled up to eye level with Dracula.

"You will pay for your intrusion!" Dracula spat angrily. "And after you are out of the way the rest of the Chipmunks will be next."

"Arg, you stay away from *them*!" Dave warns.

Before Dave could react Dracula threw him 12 feet across the warehouse. He bounced on the concrete floor and was lucky to have missed the rusted nails and loose boards. Feeling a bit dazed Dave opens his eyes gradually. He could hear footsteps coming towards him, but his body is in a lot of pain from being tossed across the room.

"With my newest prodigy, I shall begin a new empire." Dracula gloated.

As Dave begins to move something catches his eye. A spot of sunlight shines on his hand. He looks up to see where it is coming from. Behind Dracula is a large window blackened from years of crud and soot forming on them. Dave focused more closely, and that was when he notices part of the glass has a crack. He estimates that is where the light is coming from.

"Daylight." Dave whispered.

He concluded that the sun has already started to rise. Panic began to show in his face. Time is almost up for the boys and the Chipettes. Dave could see Dracula narrowing in on him. How was he going to beat this monster?

At that moment, Dave remembered something that Sibylla told him earlier. He looked up to see a large hook on a chain, and the chain is attached to a pulley up towards the ceiling. A thought came to him, but he only had seconds to respond, so he jumped up and reached for the chain. With all his might, Dave swung the chain in Dracula's direction.

Dracula conveniently moved his upper torso slightly to one side as the hook moved at medium speed past him. He then looked down at the man that threw it.

"You missed." He said with an evil grin.

"Did I?" Dave retorted.

The chain did not slow down. It continued all the way up to the window that Dave spotted. In an instant the hook at the end of the chain touched the old glass it shattered into a million pieces, allowing the all the morning light in.

Dracula began screaming as the light turned his youthful look into a very wrinkly old man in seconds. The nails on his hands grew several inches longer, and the bones on his fingers started to show. His black hair turned pure white then started to fall out, making him look bald.

"You fool," Dracula spat angrily. "Sunlight cannot kill me!"

"Maybe not, but from what I see it can weaken you." Dave spoke with more confidence in his voice.

Quickly, Dave reaches for a loose board and broke a part of it off, creating a very sharp tip. He then runs up to Dracula and Judo sweeps the back of his legs, causing him to fall on his back. Now that the Vampire is vulnerable, Dave takes full advantage of this and swings the sharp board as hard as he can into Dracula's heart.