A/N: The second chapter of The Count's Game. Now, this is going to be like
a game, so here are the players so far for the second game:
Annie Lily Watson Lyra and Pan Sherlock Holmes
These are the original players of the first game: Lucy Westenra Dr. Seward Quincey Morris Arthur Holmwood Jonathan Harker Mina Harker Professor Van Helsing The Count
Disclaimer: I own only Annie. Bram Stoker owns the Count. Tamora Pierce owns her stuff, the Doyle Estate owns Holmes, Philip Pullman owns Lyra and Pan, and Lily belongs to Kate Klise. I think that's all.
Lily
Cripes! Where are we? I have a really bad feeling about this. But we need to know where we are. I walk up to a man.
"Excuse me, sir?"
"Yes, miss?"
"Where are we?"
"The hospital wing of the Royal Palace." He walked off.
"Did any of you know what he was saying?" I asked the rest.
"Nope, " Annie replied.
"I'm afraid not," Holmes added.
"No," Lyra said quietly.
"I demand to know what's wrong with my wife!" It was a male voice.
"The exact nature of the disease is unknown, sir," A woman replied.
"If I pulled a CHILD off the street, I bet it would know what it is!" The man yelled. He barreled out a door and grabbed Annie. He yanked her in. "You girl, look at my wife and tell me if you know what is wrong with her." Annie gulped.
Annie
The woman, a blonde, was pale. Not naturally pale. Bags were under her eyes, and her pulse was faint. Glancing at her neck, I blinked. There was a pair of holes in her neck. They were ragged and white with a red center. No way! Impossible, completely impossible. Steeling myself, I checked her gums. They were pale, and were pulling away from rather pointy teeth.
"This. Cannot. Be. Happening." I breathed. It was not real, they didn't exist. But time traveling and Sherlock Holmes were considered fake.
"What?" said the furious man.
"Vampires aren't real, they can't be real."
Holmes
The girl was right, Vampires don't exist. They were a myth, a story. But why was she so terrified? Surely she did not believe they were real. The ill woman suddenly recoiled painfully.
"No way..." It was Miss Watson. A red burn mark was on the lady's arm where Miss Hathway's silver bracelet brushed it.
"What did you do to her?" Than man rounded on Miss Hathway. The girl Lyra and her pet tried to stop him.
"It just confirms my theory. Your wife is the victim of a vampire."
It was the closest I've ever come to fainting dead away.
Lyra
"How do I stop this thing!"
Annie took a deep breath. "Well, for starters, she needs blood, and there must be garlic and silver on every crack of this room. But the only way to truly end it is to find the vampire, cut off its head and drive a stake in its heart. Did I forget anything?" She opened a book covered in coarse brown paper from her knapsack and flipped through it. "Oh, yeah, stuff garlic in its mouth."
"How do you know all this?" The woman said sharply.
"English class."
"What?"
"You know, spelling, grammar, all that fun stuff? What country are we in, anyways?"
"Tortall, of course"
"Any of you guys heard of it?" Lily asked. When everyone, including me and Pan, shook our heads, she said, "Sorry, never heard of it. You see, the funniest thing just happened and we poofed into another world just now, so we're kind of lost. Do you know anyone who can maybe help us?"
"The mage Numair Salmalin might. I'll get a servant to show you the way."
A/N: Alright, the original player's roles will be filled by the new players. To help you out, I'll make you a chart. Lucy Westenra -Blonde woman Dr. Seward -Lyra and Lily Quincey Morris- Unknown Arthur Holmwood- mad guy, then Holmes (Don't ask) Jonathan Harker- unknown Mina Harker - unknown Professor Van Helsing- Annie (yes, Annie IS thirteen and a GIRL!) The Count- unknown
Who will play Mina? Will the count win? Or will it go like the first game? Or will something change? (Hope it does! Quincey dies at the end, and I'm planning for it to be...
Cliffy. Don't kill me! Or I'll make her die! Hint: it IS a she.
Annie Lily Watson Lyra and Pan Sherlock Holmes
These are the original players of the first game: Lucy Westenra Dr. Seward Quincey Morris Arthur Holmwood Jonathan Harker Mina Harker Professor Van Helsing The Count
Disclaimer: I own only Annie. Bram Stoker owns the Count. Tamora Pierce owns her stuff, the Doyle Estate owns Holmes, Philip Pullman owns Lyra and Pan, and Lily belongs to Kate Klise. I think that's all.
Lily
Cripes! Where are we? I have a really bad feeling about this. But we need to know where we are. I walk up to a man.
"Excuse me, sir?"
"Yes, miss?"
"Where are we?"
"The hospital wing of the Royal Palace." He walked off.
"Did any of you know what he was saying?" I asked the rest.
"Nope, " Annie replied.
"I'm afraid not," Holmes added.
"No," Lyra said quietly.
"I demand to know what's wrong with my wife!" It was a male voice.
"The exact nature of the disease is unknown, sir," A woman replied.
"If I pulled a CHILD off the street, I bet it would know what it is!" The man yelled. He barreled out a door and grabbed Annie. He yanked her in. "You girl, look at my wife and tell me if you know what is wrong with her." Annie gulped.
Annie
The woman, a blonde, was pale. Not naturally pale. Bags were under her eyes, and her pulse was faint. Glancing at her neck, I blinked. There was a pair of holes in her neck. They were ragged and white with a red center. No way! Impossible, completely impossible. Steeling myself, I checked her gums. They were pale, and were pulling away from rather pointy teeth.
"This. Cannot. Be. Happening." I breathed. It was not real, they didn't exist. But time traveling and Sherlock Holmes were considered fake.
"What?" said the furious man.
"Vampires aren't real, they can't be real."
Holmes
The girl was right, Vampires don't exist. They were a myth, a story. But why was she so terrified? Surely she did not believe they were real. The ill woman suddenly recoiled painfully.
"No way..." It was Miss Watson. A red burn mark was on the lady's arm where Miss Hathway's silver bracelet brushed it.
"What did you do to her?" Than man rounded on Miss Hathway. The girl Lyra and her pet tried to stop him.
"It just confirms my theory. Your wife is the victim of a vampire."
It was the closest I've ever come to fainting dead away.
Lyra
"How do I stop this thing!"
Annie took a deep breath. "Well, for starters, she needs blood, and there must be garlic and silver on every crack of this room. But the only way to truly end it is to find the vampire, cut off its head and drive a stake in its heart. Did I forget anything?" She opened a book covered in coarse brown paper from her knapsack and flipped through it. "Oh, yeah, stuff garlic in its mouth."
"How do you know all this?" The woman said sharply.
"English class."
"What?"
"You know, spelling, grammar, all that fun stuff? What country are we in, anyways?"
"Tortall, of course"
"Any of you guys heard of it?" Lily asked. When everyone, including me and Pan, shook our heads, she said, "Sorry, never heard of it. You see, the funniest thing just happened and we poofed into another world just now, so we're kind of lost. Do you know anyone who can maybe help us?"
"The mage Numair Salmalin might. I'll get a servant to show you the way."
A/N: Alright, the original player's roles will be filled by the new players. To help you out, I'll make you a chart. Lucy Westenra -Blonde woman Dr. Seward -Lyra and Lily Quincey Morris- Unknown Arthur Holmwood- mad guy, then Holmes (Don't ask) Jonathan Harker- unknown Mina Harker - unknown Professor Van Helsing- Annie (yes, Annie IS thirteen and a GIRL!) The Count- unknown
Who will play Mina? Will the count win? Or will it go like the first game? Or will something change? (Hope it does! Quincey dies at the end, and I'm planning for it to be...
Cliffy. Don't kill me! Or I'll make her die! Hint: it IS a she.
