(A/N: I don't own Van Helsing. Waaaaaaaaaaa!…..I'm done now.)
Chapter four
Liz and Van Helsing entered her house to see Ali and Carl asleep in front of the TV.
"Ali, wake up." Liz said kicking her gently. Ali just let out a loud snore. Liz rolled her eyes. "Something never change." she mumbled making her way downstairs.
Anna and Bri were having a sword fight with Liz's practice sabers. Anna was trying to explain a sword trick to Bri. Liz passed them and went into her dad's office.
Liz sat at the desk and set her hat next to her as she turned on the computer. The screen flashed as it turned on. Liz went straight to the internet. With a bit of typing and mouse clicking she found what she wanted. Her suspicions were confirmed.
"Now that's interesting." Liz said cocking an eyebrow.
"What is?"
Liz jumped about a mile high. Anna and Bri were in the doorway.
"You okay, Liz?" Bri asked.
"Yeah, you two better come look at this." Liz said. Anna and Bri walked over.
"What is this?" Anna asked.
"A computer. It gives out information, never wrong." Liz said as Bri and Anna leaned over her.
"I'm related to Velkan?!?!?!" Bri said shocked.
"Turns out he had a secret girlfriend I would guess." Liz said.
"My brother is your Great-great-great-grandfather?!" Anna said shocked.
"That's not all." Liz said. A few clicks later, Anna and Bri gasped.
"What?" Ali said running over with Carl behind her.
"When did you two get here?" Liz asked.
"I'm related to Carl!!!" Ali said.
"Guess so." Bri said.
"If you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. You two trip a lot. You're not the bravest people in the world." Liz started.
"Thanks Liz, I hate you too." Ali said.
"The emotion is quite similar." Liz said smiling. Ali gave her the look of death. Liz just smiled.
"What about you?" Bri asked.
"That's the weird part. I can get to my great-great-grandparents but everything before that is blank." Liz said.
"Does it say anything?" Carl asked.
"It says something about Romania, but that's it." Liz said as if thinking about other things.
"I think you're related to Van Helsing." Bri said as if she was proud of herself for thinking of it.
"Don't be ridiculous. He's the Left hand of God, he can't have kids. Can he?" Liz said turning to Carl.
"I don't see why he couldn't." Carl said.
"See, you must be related to him." Bri said patting her shoulder.
"Shoulder, shoulder, shoulder!" Liz said quickly as she winced in pain. Bri quickly pulled away. Anna gently pulled her coat away to show Liz's bloody shoulders.
"Holy cheese crumpets, Liz! What happened?" Ali asked.
"Verona."
"I'll get you bandaged up." Anna said helping Liz from the chair. Anna took Liz from the room and found some bandages and warm water.
They went into the kitchen and Liz sat down in a chair.
"What happened?" Anna asked as she unrolled the bandages.
"Two brides, one me. Let's just say it wasn't pretty." Liz replied. She bit down hard on her lip as Anna treated her right shoulder.
"It sounds like you should be dead." Anna said.
"I would be. If it wasn't for Van Helsing….." Liz trailed off. "I don't understand him. He almost died for me and he barely knows me. How am I ever going to repay him for saving my life?"
"I know how you feel. I would be dead on several occasions if it weren't for him." Anna said moving on to Liz's left shoulder.
"Anna, do you love Van Helsing?" Liz asked after contemplating if to ask it or not. Anna seemed taken back by the question. "If you don't want to answer, that's okay." Liz added quickly.
"I do." was all Anna said. There was an awkward silence between them for a moment.
"There you are, all patched up." Anna said. Liz stood and yawned. "Get some rest. You've had a hard day." Anna said.
"Thanks. Oh, and Anna, this conversation never happened." Liz said.
"What conversation?" Anna asked smiling.
Liz walked up the stairs to her room and collapsed on the bed. Her eyelids became heavy as she fell asleep. She had another nightmare.
Liz was running, but she didn't know from what. The ground below her vanished and she fell. She soon rolled on a soft ground, no, it was carpet. She was in a ball room.
"Congratulations Van Helsing on destroying Dracula." a man said.
"Thank you sir. It wasn't easy." Van Helsing replied.
"Now go out and enjoy yourself." the man said. Van Helsing smiled and made his way down the grand stairway. Instead of dancing with girls, he left the building. Liz followed him. Van Helsing was sitting outside on the front steps of Valerious manor.
"Gabriel?" came a voice. Van Helsing turned to see a man around his age.
"Hello Victor." Van Helsing said.
"What are you doing out here?"
Van Helsing remained silent staring at the silver moon in front of him.
"You still feel bad don't you?" Victor asked sitting down next to him.
"He wasn't always evil, Victor. Part of me still thinks that part of him was still good, except the evil side kept blocking it." Van Helsing said. Where they talking about Dracula, the Dracula?
"You did what had to be done, Gabriel. He was still evil and even if he did have a good side, it was gone by the time you killed him. He was consumed by evil and no one could have done anything to prevent it." Victor said trying to comfort him.
The wind blew and a man appeared before them. "Hello Gabriel." he said smiling evilly.
Van Helsing and Victor stood. "Dracula? It can't be." Van Helsing said.
"But it is Gabriel. The Devil has granted me a new life." Dracula said smiling showing fangs. "Now, for taking my life, I would like to return the favor."
Dracula flew for him but Van Helsing ducked to the side. Victor ran inside to get help. Dracula appeared inches from Van Helsing and grabbed him by the throat.
"Victor was right, there is no good left in you anymore." Van Helsing grunted. Liz wanted to run forward and do something but this was a dream, she couldn't do anything, except watch. Dracula leaned in to bite Van Helsing.
"NO!!!" escaped Liz's lips. Dracula paused as if he heard her, but he didn't. Dracula had an arrow sticking out of his arm. "Until we meet again, Gabriel." he whispered and vanished.
Victor rushed forward. "Gabriel, are you alright? Did he hurt you?"
Van Helsing stood there shocked for a moment before answering. "I'm fine Victor, he didn't hurt me."
The ground below Liz vanished once again and she was falling. She landed on her feet in near darkness. Before her was Dracula.
"What do you want?" Liz asked.
"Why are you seeing this?" Dracula asked.
"Get out of my head!!!" Liz said closing her eyes.
"Why!!!" demanded Dracula.
"GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!!!" Liz shouted tears forming in her eyes. She felt him in her mind. Dracula walked forward and grabbed her.
"WHY!!!"
"GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!!!!!" Liz shouted. She screamed and white light shout out of her heart. Liz was blinded and tears ran down her face.
Liz bolted away screaming and crying. She was breathing hard as if she had just run and was shaking violently. She looked out the window to see the silver moon above her. Liz got out of bed and went into her bathroom. She splashed her face with water to remove the cold sweat.
"Why is this happening to me? What's going on?" Liz asked her reflection in the sink full of water.
Liz heard a scream and ran out of her room. She grabbed her jacket and hat off her dad's desk as she bolted out the back door. She flung her jacket on and put on her hat. Kelsey was in her back yard.
"Kelsey? What the heck are you doing here, and at two in the morning?" Liz asked walking over to her.
"I saw Dracula and came here because you said he chased you all weekend and you lived. I thought you could help me." Kelsey said looking from side to side.
"Let me guess," Liz turned to see a boy dressed like Dracula. Let's just say it was a horrible Halloween costume. "Hi Zach." Liz said smiling.
"Hi Liz." he replied.
"You two are the worst actors I have ever seen in my life." Liz said. "If he is Dracula, I'm the queen of England."
"Your highness."
The three whirled around to see Mike.
"Oh, it's just you. Kelsey, Zach, this is Mike and vice versa." Liz said. Mike gave a low bow that seemed all to familiar. "Kelsey, Zach, go inside and I'll meet you in there." Liz said backing away from Mike slowly.
"Why? Oh, you want him all to yourself don't you? Well, he is cute I'll give him that." Kelsey teased.
"Not now Kelsey, just take your boyfriend and go inside." Liz said dangerously.
"But…"
"Now!"
Kelsey grabbed Zach's hand and went inside Liz's house. Liz didn't speak till she heard the screen door shut.
"What are you doing here Mike?" Liz asked calmly putting her hands in her pockets.
"Is it true, about that Kelsey said? Do you really think I'm cute?" he asked smiling. Shivers ran down Liz's spine, but she didn't let him see that.
"No! I mean, well, I'm sure someone would think you were cute, like all the girls in school, but I don't think so." Liz said slowly making her way to the door.
"Are you sure about that?" Mike asked walking toward her. Liz felt something in her mind and that proved her theory. Since he was new at this, Liz pushed him out easily.
"Tell me," Liz said calmly. "how long ago did Dracula bite you?"
Mike roared and Liz bolted for the house as she flicked something open. Mike jumped for her and Liz whirled around. The vampire yelled in pain as Liz's Swiss army knife cut across his face. Liz jumped over him and ran toward the door in a dead sprint. She opened the door and fell in. She turned around to slam the door in Mike's face.
Kelsey's head bent over her. "Is she dead?"
"No Kelsey, I'm not dead."
Zach leaned over her. He was his usual self with all the make-up off. He had changed into some normal clothes.
"C'mon, you two better get home." Liz grunted as she lifted herself up. She showed the two to the door but stopped dead. The brides and Dracula were blocking the front door.
"Who let you three in?" Liz asked shocked.
"Um, I did." Kelsey said meekly. "Was that bad?"
"Yes, Kelsey, that was very bad."
"Hello again Liz." Dracula said smiling.
Liz swore under her breath as she slowly back up.
"Um, Liz is that…." Kelsey asked.
"Yes it is."
"That means…"
"Yes." Liz saw someone out of the corner of her eye. More like two people.
"My dears," Dracula said turning to his two remaining brides. "please take care of the children."
Liz saw something silver out of the corner of her eye. The brides hissed.
"Scatter!" Liz said as the brides jumped forward for them. Liz dived to the side and grabbed the grappling hook. She shot up to the ceiling and pulled herself up to the top of the stairs next to Ali and Bri.
"Make sure Kelsey and Zach aren't killed." Liz said to her friends and ran down the hall. She pounded on everyone's door.
"Get up!! Get up, all of you!! We have a Dracula situation!!!" Liz shouted.
The three doors opened at the same time as Van Helsing, Anna and Carl stuck their heads out. "Who let him in?!?!?!?" They shouted at the same time.
"Kelsey."
"Who's she?" Carl asked as Van Helsing and Anna disappeared inside their rooms to get their weapons.
"My archenemy." Liz said. Anna ran out of her room and bolted down the stairs.
"But what is she doing here?" Carl asked. Van Helsing came out and dragged Liz away before she could answer.
Liz slid down the railing and landed on Aleera. Liz planted all her weight on her chest.
"Hello Aleera." Liz said smiling. She was enjoying torturing her. Aleera hissed at her. Liz pulled out her Swiss army knife and slashed her face before she jumped up and ran away from the bride. Aleera howled in pain.
Liz was looking for Dracula. She didn't want him to sneak up on her. Anna screamed and a shower of arrows flew past her into Verona. Van Helsing had is cross bow.
"Your highness." Liz heard before she was knocked back against the wall.
"Mike." she whispered seeing him before her. Only it wasn't Mike, but Mike in his bat form. He was like the brides in being all white. He swooped forward and grabbed her wrist. Liz felt herself being lifted up in the air and out the door of her house. She struggled and kicked and screamed.
Ali and Bri, who were the only ones who saw anything, bolted after their friend. Liz was really high and waited till they got over water. She cut Mike's ankle with her knife and he let her fall. Liz was plucked from the air by another vampire. She only needed to see the wings to know it was Dracula.
Liz threw her knife at him and it lodged in his leg. He roared and let her go. Liz fell through the air and landed in the middle of a lake. She came up gasping for air. Her hat was floating three inches from her. She grabbed it and poured the water out before she placed it on her head.
Liz crawled up on the shore before she blacked out.
"Liz!!" Ali shouted as they ran through the park.
"Over there!" Bri said as she heard a splash.
The two ran over to the lake to see Liz on the shore. The sprinted over and bent down next to their friend. Ali felt her wrist.
"She's alive." Ali said.
"Not after I'm done with her."
They looked up to see Dracula with a knife sticking out of his leg. He pulled it out and tossed it aside. Ali and Bri stood in front of their friend with swords raised. They knew they couldn't kill him, but they could hurt him and that would work.
Mike appeared next to Dracula and soon Aleera did too.
"Why do you want her so badly?" Ali asked.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" Mike said smiling as his canines grew longer and longer.
Liz woke with her vision blurry but it soon cleared up. Bri and Ali were standing in front of her facing Dracula, Aleera and Mike.
"Why do you want her so badly?" Ali asked them.
"Wouldn't you like to know." she heard Mike say.
"Actually, I would." Liz grunted as she pushed herself up. Bri and Ali bent down to help her. Liz held onto Ali's shoulder. Ali could tell by Liz's grip she desperately needed her support to stand.
Suddenly, they were enveloped by white light and all of them vanished.
(A/N: Hee hee. Anyway, that's where I'll leave you. No flames please. Hope you all like it. This is long for me at 10 pages again. I guess I write a lot when I really get into it. See ya in chapter 5!)