How Do We Keep Meeting People Like This?
"A vampire?" Lance blinked. "As in an actual vampire?"
"Yes," Blade nodded. "Your friend is in danger. He will wish to consume her blood and take her as his bride."
"You mean he's like Dracula," Forge said.
"He is Dracula," Blade growled impatiently.
"Wait a minute…Dracula? The Dracula?" Kurt gasped.
"Yes," Blade folded his arms.
"You mean as in Dracula like in the movies Dracula?" Todd blinked.
"Yes."
"The same Dracula as in the book with the same name?" Rogue blinked.
"Yes."
"Dracula?" Kitty asked. "Like as in the Dracula play me and Rogue were in with the fangs and the blood and the bats and everything?"
"Yes."
"You mean the head Fang Face himself Dracula who's always looking out for hot broads to take back to his coffin with him?" Shipwreck asked.
"YES!" Blade shouted. "That Dracula! The real Dracula!"
"The real Dracula?" Forge's jaw dropped. "But history says that the real one was really a man named Vlad the Impaler who was merely a homicidal maniac back in…"
"Yes well actually they were first cousins," Blade interrupted. "A lot of people make that mistake. And it was better for the world to believe that."
"And Storm's on a date with him?" Wanda asked.
"And he's going to make her his next bride?" Pietro asked.
"Yes to both questions," Blade snapped. "Any other stupid questions you'd like to waste my time with?"
"Yeah I got one," Fred scratched his head. "If he's the real Dracula, how come he has a tan?"
"It's a fake," Blade sighed. "You know like those ones that come out of a bottle."
"Gee for someone who can't see himself in a mirror he sounds kind of vain," Fred remarked.
"He is," Blade rolled his eyes. "He has the largest ego on the planet!"
"I dunno about that," Lance said. "I think Pietro here could give him a pretty good run for that title!"
"Hey at least I wouldn't blemish my beautiful skin with some fake goop!" Pietro retorted. "My stuff's all natural and…"
"And I thought the dead were annoying!" Blade groaned. "If we're through wasting time here…"
"Hold on!" Scott and several of the others ran in. "Thanks a lot for leaving us behind!"
"Those dents are never gonna come out of my bike," Logan grunted.
"What's going on?" John asked. He pointed at Blade. "Who is this guy?"
"Blade the vampire hunter," Todd told him without missing a beat. "Turns out Storm's on a date with Dracula. Literally."
"A vampire?" Jean asked. "A real live vampire? Like Dracula?"
"No a real dead vampire," Forge explained. "And it is Dracula."
"You saying Dracula's real and Storm's on a date with him?" Scott's jaw dropped.
"Not again…" Blade grumbled. "This is why I prefer to work alone!"
Next: Storm's date with destiny continues…Until a surprise guest interrupts Dracula's plans! Who is it? Wait and see!