(A/N: I don't own Van Helsing. Anyway, this chapter will probably be half the size of the last one. Don't get mad at me please.)

Chapter two

Liz put her hat back on. She stopped running and kicked up a board into her hand.

"Are you crazy?" Anna shouted at her.

"Partly." Liz replied as Aleera flew toward her. Liz swung the board leaving scratch marks on Aleera's face as she was flung backwards.

"Van Helsing!!!" Aleera roared as the scratches healed on her face.

"I am NOT Van Helsing!!!!" Liz roared at the vampire. "I just look like him." she added quietly to herself before she bolted off running again.

Verona appeared before her in human form.

"Oh shit." Liz swore again. "What I wouldn't give for a saber." Liz said backing up. She and her friends had been taking lessons are were doing fairly well, for teens.

Verona hissed at her. Liz looked behind her to see Aleera. They both flew at her. Liz dived out of the way as the brides hit their heads. "This is to easy." Liz said scrambling to her feet.

"C'mon!!!" Bri shouted.

"Do you have any idea what's following you?" Ali shouted trying to urge her on.

"Bride!!" Liz shouted.

"Uh, DUH!!!"

"No Ali, Marishka's behind you." Liz said grabbing her friend's wrist as they passed the bride. They group followed them.

Liz let go of Ali's wrist as she saw Marishka out of the corner of her eye following them. They ran into the park where dead leaves covered the ground. The leaves made it hard to run because they would slip under their feet. Liz heard a groan behind her. She looked to see Ali slowly getting up off the ground.

"If you had to pick a time to be accident prone, why now?" Liz said bolting back to stand in front of Ali. Aleera knocked Liz back about ten feet and she slid another five.

"Ow." Liz whispered. She felt hands around her waist as someone quickly set her up. It was Van Helsing.

"Thanks." Liz told him. "Now would be a good time to use the crossbow."

Van Helsing smiled. He liked this kid. She thought just like him. He pulled out the crossbow that Carl had made.

"Just don't get killed." Liz told him before she ran off and hid with the others.

Liz crouched behind the bush next to Bri and Carl.

"Where's Ali?" Liz asked.

"Over here." Ali said from behind Anna.

"At least your not dead."

"Yet." Bri added in smiling with her eyes glittering with laughter.

Liz looked behind them to see a steep drop down to the edge of a lake. If Van Helsing failed to kill at least one of the brides, they were done for. Carl about fell backwards. Liz grabbed his arm without even looking at him. Carl looked at her in shock. That's what Van Helsing would have done. Carl got his balance back and Liz let go of him.

Liz felt someone grab the back of her collar and she was flung into the lake. She came up to see her hat floating three feet from her. She grabbed it and put it on. Liz swam to the edge and got out of the water soaking wet.

"Leave them alone." Liz said dangerously to the figure hunched over Bri. Dracula turned to her as did everyone else.

"What?"

"You heard me!! Leave them alone. Do I need to spell it out for you or use simpler words?" Liz said. She was really mad by now. Dracula appeared an inch from her. Liz backed up slightly so she was about knee deep in water. Dracula glared at her.

"Oh poor Dracula, can't cross water unless he's in his coffin." Liz said smiling evilly.

Bri and Ali smiled at each other and tried not to laugh.

"You will regret the day you ever met me." he said.

"In the words of Marishka, 'too bad, so sad.'" Liz said smiling evilly with her eyes glittering. She was enjoying this, she as enjoying this a lot.

They heard a scream. Dracula roared and flew away with the two remaining brides. Liz let out her breath, she didn't know how nervous she was. She took out the silver cross she wore around her neck. She kissed it and tucked it back under her shirt.

She waded out of the water still soaking wet. Van Helsing stepped through the bush with his crossbow over his shoulder. He cocked an eyebrow when he saw Liz.

"Don't ask." Liz said flatly.

"She taunted Dracula. It was so cool." Ali said through laughter. She was soon joined by Bri in laughing.

"You taunted Dracula?" Van Helsing asked.

"It's fun. You should try it sometime." Liz said taking off her hat. She shook her hair out in attempt to dry it.

"Let's get to my house, we have like four guest rooms anyway. Plus my parents are never home so they won't care." Liz sighed.

"We're coming too." Bri and Ali said at the same time.

Liz smiled. "Don't you think I knew that already?" she said putting her hat on.

They walked on through the park. Liz stepped over a root that had, well...up rooted.

"Ali, look out for the root." Liz said behind her.

"What? Ah!" Ali said as she tripped over the root. All three of the teenage girls burst out laughing. Anna was giggling slightly while Carl was desperately trying not to laugh, and failing. Even Van Helsing found himself smiling.

Liz finally stopped and was smiling widely. "Are you okay, Ali?" she asked still giggling.

"Yeah, I trip so much I can't feel pain any more."

"This is news to us how?" Bri said smiling.

Ali glared at her. "I hate you."

Liz smiled. "The feeling is mutual."

"No, you can't say that! You took that from me! You're not allowed to say that or anything like that!" Ali said.

"The feeling is equivalent." Bri said smiling.

"No, gosh darn it, no!" Ali said. Liz smiled and breathed in. "No, if you say anything starting with 'the feeling is,' I will kill you." Ali said.

"The emotion is quite similar." Liz said smiling. Van Helsing, Anna, and Carl were smiling widely.

"Arggggggg! No!" Ali moaned. "LYCON!!!" Ali shouted at her.

Liz just turned and smiled mischievously. "Thank you."

"Grrrrrr, I hate you to."

Bri smiled. "The feeling is…."

"Let's not start that again." Ali interrupted her.

They soon got to Liz's house and Liz reached in her pocket.

"Oh, I'm having a terrific day. First Dracula, then the brides, then Dracula again, now I lost my key" she said aggravated.

"Oh, that sounds like a horrible day." Carl said.

"Thank you Carl." Liz said reaching into her boot. She pulled out a Swiss army knife and flicked the blade open. She leaned down and fiddled with the lock. Soon, they heard a click and Liz pushed the door open. She flicked the blade closed and walked in. They all walked in as Bri closed the door behind them.

Liz hung her jacket up on the coat rack along with her hat. She ran upstairs to her room and changed into jeans, another pair of black boots and tight black sleeveless shirt with a v-neck.

She came down and handed Bri something. It was a black bracelet. "You left it at the park." Liz said.

"I think we better get back to our time." Van Helsing said looking at Carl.

"Um about that, I.….lost it." Carl said.

"What?" Anna asked.

"Lost what?" the girls asked.

"The amulet that got us here in the first place." Van Helsing said.

"Was it silver and about the size of a silver dollar?" Liz asked.

Van Helsing turned to her. "Yes."

Liz took off the second necklace she wore with the charm tucked under her shirt.

"I found that too." Liz said handing it to Van Helsing. "But you might not want to go just yet. If you leave now, we'll be stuck with Dracula."

"Point taken." he said putting it in his pocket.

"Well, you guys can stay here for the night."

"Thanks."

Liz showed everyone to a room. Ali and Bri shared a room as Liz went to her own room. She flopped down on the bed and closed her eyes.

"What is the world coming too?" she asked herself. She couldn't believe what happened in the past day, but yet, there everyone was. Liz heard a scream and a thud from the room next to her. Then uncontrollable laughter.

"Ali, try not to kill yourself just yet." Liz shouted through the wall. She rubbed her temples.

"What have I gotten myself into?" she whispered and then fell asleep.

(A/N: me again. This chapter is six pages, which is good for me. I'm not to happy with it, but that's just me. As usual, no flames please. Thanks.)