Chapter 5- Plan of action and Movies
A/N: I want to thank all those who have reviewed! I didn't forget about everyone .
An hour or so later the entire group was settled in Kate's living room. Alice and Kevin sat on opposite ends of the couch with Van Helsing separating them. Anna was seated next to Libby and James while Carl sat in a chair and Alice was perched in a large black beanie chair. Kate sat at the base of the couch. The sky was still dark from the night but morning was soon to come. "Now that we are all awake we can get down to business and figure out what on earth to do about our Dracula situation." Kate said, trying to stifle a yawn in the process. "How'd you guys get here in the first place?" Alice said, still smiling from earlier. "We where assigned, by the Order, to find an hour glass that could turn back time. We where to destroy it before Dracula could get his hands on it." Van Helsing said in a serious tone. "We had it in our possession but Dracula and his brides showed up. Carl set it off and then we where here." Anna finished. "Explains a lot." James mumbled from under a pillow. "Do ya have the hour glass?" Kevin asked as a drop of water rolled down his nose. "Carl had it last. Carl you do have it don't you?" Van Helsing said looking to the friar, who had grown suddenly nervous. "Well um you see about that..." He trailed off. "Carl!" Anna said sharply. "Please tell me you didn't loose the hour glass." "Well I erm had it until Dracula came and I got scared and I guess I dropped it." He said in a meek voice, he looked as though he was trying to burry himself in the recliner. "Hey no prob! We'll just go back to the place where we where last night and search around." Said Libby. "Yeah and it'll be easy with out ol' bat breath breathing down our necks too!" James added. Alice gave him a sharp look, which she assumed went unnoticed. "Awesome. How bout we look at um." Kate glanced at the clock on the radio. "9:00?" "Sounds cool, those of us who aren't mentally awake can sleep." James said from under his pillow. "Jimmy." Alice said under her breath and rolled her eyes. "I'm getting some good old caffeine! You guys want anything?" She said getting up. "Mountain Dew please!" Libby said. "Same here, Alice." Kate said. Van Helsing and Carl both declined. James and Kevin where asleep. "Anna you want anything?" Alice said. "I wish to see what this Caffeine is." With that she stood up and followed her into the Kitchen. Alice stepped outside into the cool air of the morning and squinted around for the boxes of soda. She heard Anna follow her out onto the stone porch. "You can stay inside. Nothing exciting out here except for some boxes of soda." She said with out looking up. "I wish to see this Caffeine." Anna replied as she peered curiously around Alice. Alice held out two greenish colored cans of Mountain Dew, Anna took them and looked at them confused. "This is the Caffeine?" "Yup. Well you have to open the can first." Alice replied, "Want one?" "Yes...is it strong?" Anna quarried. "Err well depends on your reaction to it. Some people get really hyper and others fall right asleep, but most are fine with it. In fact it is consumed by adults and teens every day of their lives." Alice resurfaced with two more cans. The duo came back inside and where careful to shut the back door. Alice came back into the living room and tossed her two cans to Libby and Kate. She took her can from Anna and instructed her on how to open the cans without getting fizz all over her and everything and body around. Anna took a sip "It is very sweet, like a nectar of some kind." "Yeah that's why so many people love the stuff." Alice replied and looked out the window at the now pink sky. A little while later eventually everyone had fallen asleep, even Libby. With the exception of Van Helsing and Anna. "I thought Libby would never sleep again with the way she was running." Van Helsing said looking at the sleeping girl. "Yes. She practically dove under my bed." Anna said, too, looking at the girl. Van Helsing smiled and shook his head lightly. He took out the pocket watch that lwas in his vest and looked at it. (A/N: I think he has one. That little gold chain in his vest? Is that one?) He then stuffed it back into its place. "Still an hour before 9:00, Anna." He said. A loud thump came from their right. "GAH! I hate couches..." Came a female voice. Kate popped up and looked around, stopping at Anna and Van Helsing. Who where sitting quite close together. "Hey there...ugh. What time is it?" The couple shot apart making Kate raise her eyebrow. "Its 8:00." Van Helsing said. "Ok. I'm gonna go get ready. You guys should too, the bathroom is upstairs." Kate said walking up to the steps and climbing them. An hour later everyone had gotten ready and where prepared to go search for the hourglass. The group began to file out into the morning air. Anna caught hold of Alice's shirt to hold her back. "I want to ask you something." Anna said seriously. "Sure." Alice replied as the last of the group went outside. "Guys wait up for a sec." Anna pulled her into the living room. "Why did you give James that look when he called Dracula ol bat breath?" Anna quarried. Alice met Anna's eyes "oh boy. Ya saw huh?" "Yes." "Well you see um... well in this time period there is a um movie called Van Helsing and it tells how he defeated Dracula but the only thing different was that you died... sad really. But the guy who played Dracula is um...cute." Alice turned red. "What's a movie?" "Its like a story only with moving pictures and actors...like a play almost only better." "Oh...who am I?" "Kate Beckensale." "Is she pretty?" "Anna. She looks exactly like you." "Oh. Who plays Van Helsing?" "Hugh Jackman. Yes he looks exactly like Van Helsing." "Now who is this man who plays Dracula?" "Richard Roxburgh. Dead ringer for the Count... no pun intended." "Is Carl in the movie?" "Yep." "Who portrays him?" "David Wenham." "What about the brides?" "Yep they are there. So are Valken and Frankenstein." "My brother is in the movie?" "Yep. Will Kemp does a tres bein job playing him." "So these people are all creatures? Even my brother...erm I mean Will Kemp?" "Ooo. This is getting out of my league here...we need an expert on movie tech." "Movie tech?" "Movie technology. The thing that makes movie's tick." "Ah. Who are the brides and Frankenstein?" "The brides are Josie Maran as Mirishka, Elena Anaya as Aleera and Silvia Colloca as Verona. And the jolly green giant is Shuler Hensley." "So none of the brides are really brides?" "Well...I wouldn't say that." "What do you mean?" "Silvia Colloca is marring Richard Roxburgh." "A bride marring Dracula...how odd." "Yeah that's what I thought after I got over the shock finding out they met while filming it." "Come on in there! Someone else is gonna find that hourglass!" Kate's voice rang out. "Tell me more about this movie later." "Ok." They walked out into the sunshine. "Where gonna have ta walk because I don't want to have to pay the insane cab fair again." Kate said. The group began to walk the long way to the park. The morning was already beginning to heat up to a searing 90-degree day. Black was not the best thing to be wearing. "Hey Alice. Wud Anna want?" Kevin said. "Just a few questions about this century...girl stuff mind you." Alice replied. Meanwhile in the middle of the group Anna was talking to Van Helsing. "Movie?" "Alice said it was like a play only better." "And they made it about us?" "Yes." "But what of this Roxburgh guy? If he played Dracula then he must be a vampire." "But Alice said something about movie tech." "What?" "Stuff that makes a movie...a movie" "Oh. But how can they get Frankenstein, Werewolves and Vampires into a movie with out harming the other people?" "I don't know...they must be able to control them somehow." "Does Dracula know about this...movie?" "I don't believe so." "Good." "Where is this Vampire Roxburgh?" "I don't know. Why?" "He must have poor Alice under his control. Why else would she think he is...how did she put it?" "Cute." "Yes. Thank you. We must stop him." "What if he's not a vampire?"
"How else would he turn into his true form?" "Yes. Who knows how many he has killed." "And think of that poor Ms. Colloca." "Caught in his web like a fly." "We must stop him." Suddenly loud laughter erupted behind the couple. They turned around. Libby talked in between bouts of laughter. "Alice! You told them about the movie?" Libby began to giggle once more. "How else was I supposed to explain the look I gave Jimmy?" Alice said, now red with laughter. "You could have just told." James burst out laughing again. "That you fell for the vamp." "No. I'd have a stake through my heart! Besides they should know." "Alice. This Roxburgh fellow. Is he a vampire?" Van Helsing asked concerned and confused. "Good god no! He's just a human who plays a vampire." Alice replied giggling a bit. "Then how does he transform into his hell beast form?" Anna asked. "Special effects! Those geniuses can turn anyone into anything!" "Huh?" "Where gonna have to show you two. We'll rent a DVD later tonight if where not being chased by Dracula." Kate replied. "Under World?" James said. "Under World!" Came the reply from the rest. "What's an Under World?" Carl asked. "It's a movie. It has Kate Beckensale in it." Libby said. "Isn't she the one who played Anna?" Van Helsing asked. "Yup." "Oh." "What's it about?" Anna asked. "Werewolves and Vampires." Kevin said with a grin on his face.
A/N: I want to thank all those who have reviewed! I didn't forget about everyone .
An hour or so later the entire group was settled in Kate's living room. Alice and Kevin sat on opposite ends of the couch with Van Helsing separating them. Anna was seated next to Libby and James while Carl sat in a chair and Alice was perched in a large black beanie chair. Kate sat at the base of the couch. The sky was still dark from the night but morning was soon to come. "Now that we are all awake we can get down to business and figure out what on earth to do about our Dracula situation." Kate said, trying to stifle a yawn in the process. "How'd you guys get here in the first place?" Alice said, still smiling from earlier. "We where assigned, by the Order, to find an hour glass that could turn back time. We where to destroy it before Dracula could get his hands on it." Van Helsing said in a serious tone. "We had it in our possession but Dracula and his brides showed up. Carl set it off and then we where here." Anna finished. "Explains a lot." James mumbled from under a pillow. "Do ya have the hour glass?" Kevin asked as a drop of water rolled down his nose. "Carl had it last. Carl you do have it don't you?" Van Helsing said looking to the friar, who had grown suddenly nervous. "Well um you see about that..." He trailed off. "Carl!" Anna said sharply. "Please tell me you didn't loose the hour glass." "Well I erm had it until Dracula came and I got scared and I guess I dropped it." He said in a meek voice, he looked as though he was trying to burry himself in the recliner. "Hey no prob! We'll just go back to the place where we where last night and search around." Said Libby. "Yeah and it'll be easy with out ol' bat breath breathing down our necks too!" James added. Alice gave him a sharp look, which she assumed went unnoticed. "Awesome. How bout we look at um." Kate glanced at the clock on the radio. "9:00?" "Sounds cool, those of us who aren't mentally awake can sleep." James said from under his pillow. "Jimmy." Alice said under her breath and rolled her eyes. "I'm getting some good old caffeine! You guys want anything?" She said getting up. "Mountain Dew please!" Libby said. "Same here, Alice." Kate said. Van Helsing and Carl both declined. James and Kevin where asleep. "Anna you want anything?" Alice said. "I wish to see what this Caffeine is." With that she stood up and followed her into the Kitchen. Alice stepped outside into the cool air of the morning and squinted around for the boxes of soda. She heard Anna follow her out onto the stone porch. "You can stay inside. Nothing exciting out here except for some boxes of soda." She said with out looking up. "I wish to see this Caffeine." Anna replied as she peered curiously around Alice. Alice held out two greenish colored cans of Mountain Dew, Anna took them and looked at them confused. "This is the Caffeine?" "Yup. Well you have to open the can first." Alice replied, "Want one?" "Yes...is it strong?" Anna quarried. "Err well depends on your reaction to it. Some people get really hyper and others fall right asleep, but most are fine with it. In fact it is consumed by adults and teens every day of their lives." Alice resurfaced with two more cans. The duo came back inside and where careful to shut the back door. Alice came back into the living room and tossed her two cans to Libby and Kate. She took her can from Anna and instructed her on how to open the cans without getting fizz all over her and everything and body around. Anna took a sip "It is very sweet, like a nectar of some kind." "Yeah that's why so many people love the stuff." Alice replied and looked out the window at the now pink sky. A little while later eventually everyone had fallen asleep, even Libby. With the exception of Van Helsing and Anna. "I thought Libby would never sleep again with the way she was running." Van Helsing said looking at the sleeping girl. "Yes. She practically dove under my bed." Anna said, too, looking at the girl. Van Helsing smiled and shook his head lightly. He took out the pocket watch that lwas in his vest and looked at it. (A/N: I think he has one. That little gold chain in his vest? Is that one?) He then stuffed it back into its place. "Still an hour before 9:00, Anna." He said. A loud thump came from their right. "GAH! I hate couches..." Came a female voice. Kate popped up and looked around, stopping at Anna and Van Helsing. Who where sitting quite close together. "Hey there...ugh. What time is it?" The couple shot apart making Kate raise her eyebrow. "Its 8:00." Van Helsing said. "Ok. I'm gonna go get ready. You guys should too, the bathroom is upstairs." Kate said walking up to the steps and climbing them. An hour later everyone had gotten ready and where prepared to go search for the hourglass. The group began to file out into the morning air. Anna caught hold of Alice's shirt to hold her back. "I want to ask you something." Anna said seriously. "Sure." Alice replied as the last of the group went outside. "Guys wait up for a sec." Anna pulled her into the living room. "Why did you give James that look when he called Dracula ol bat breath?" Anna quarried. Alice met Anna's eyes "oh boy. Ya saw huh?" "Yes." "Well you see um... well in this time period there is a um movie called Van Helsing and it tells how he defeated Dracula but the only thing different was that you died... sad really. But the guy who played Dracula is um...cute." Alice turned red. "What's a movie?" "Its like a story only with moving pictures and actors...like a play almost only better." "Oh...who am I?" "Kate Beckensale." "Is she pretty?" "Anna. She looks exactly like you." "Oh. Who plays Van Helsing?" "Hugh Jackman. Yes he looks exactly like Van Helsing." "Now who is this man who plays Dracula?" "Richard Roxburgh. Dead ringer for the Count... no pun intended." "Is Carl in the movie?" "Yep." "Who portrays him?" "David Wenham." "What about the brides?" "Yep they are there. So are Valken and Frankenstein." "My brother is in the movie?" "Yep. Will Kemp does a tres bein job playing him." "So these people are all creatures? Even my brother...erm I mean Will Kemp?" "Ooo. This is getting out of my league here...we need an expert on movie tech." "Movie tech?" "Movie technology. The thing that makes movie's tick." "Ah. Who are the brides and Frankenstein?" "The brides are Josie Maran as Mirishka, Elena Anaya as Aleera and Silvia Colloca as Verona. And the jolly green giant is Shuler Hensley." "So none of the brides are really brides?" "Well...I wouldn't say that." "What do you mean?" "Silvia Colloca is marring Richard Roxburgh." "A bride marring Dracula...how odd." "Yeah that's what I thought after I got over the shock finding out they met while filming it." "Come on in there! Someone else is gonna find that hourglass!" Kate's voice rang out. "Tell me more about this movie later." "Ok." They walked out into the sunshine. "Where gonna have ta walk because I don't want to have to pay the insane cab fair again." Kate said. The group began to walk the long way to the park. The morning was already beginning to heat up to a searing 90-degree day. Black was not the best thing to be wearing. "Hey Alice. Wud Anna want?" Kevin said. "Just a few questions about this century...girl stuff mind you." Alice replied. Meanwhile in the middle of the group Anna was talking to Van Helsing. "Movie?" "Alice said it was like a play only better." "And they made it about us?" "Yes." "But what of this Roxburgh guy? If he played Dracula then he must be a vampire." "But Alice said something about movie tech." "What?" "Stuff that makes a movie...a movie" "Oh. But how can they get Frankenstein, Werewolves and Vampires into a movie with out harming the other people?" "I don't know...they must be able to control them somehow." "Does Dracula know about this...movie?" "I don't believe so." "Good." "Where is this Vampire Roxburgh?" "I don't know. Why?" "He must have poor Alice under his control. Why else would she think he is...how did she put it?" "Cute." "Yes. Thank you. We must stop him." "What if he's not a vampire?"
"How else would he turn into his true form?" "Yes. Who knows how many he has killed." "And think of that poor Ms. Colloca." "Caught in his web like a fly." "We must stop him." Suddenly loud laughter erupted behind the couple. They turned around. Libby talked in between bouts of laughter. "Alice! You told them about the movie?" Libby began to giggle once more. "How else was I supposed to explain the look I gave Jimmy?" Alice said, now red with laughter. "You could have just told." James burst out laughing again. "That you fell for the vamp." "No. I'd have a stake through my heart! Besides they should know." "Alice. This Roxburgh fellow. Is he a vampire?" Van Helsing asked concerned and confused. "Good god no! He's just a human who plays a vampire." Alice replied giggling a bit. "Then how does he transform into his hell beast form?" Anna asked. "Special effects! Those geniuses can turn anyone into anything!" "Huh?" "Where gonna have to show you two. We'll rent a DVD later tonight if where not being chased by Dracula." Kate replied. "Under World?" James said. "Under World!" Came the reply from the rest. "What's an Under World?" Carl asked. "It's a movie. It has Kate Beckensale in it." Libby said. "Isn't she the one who played Anna?" Van Helsing asked. "Yup." "Oh." "What's it about?" Anna asked. "Werewolves and Vampires." Kevin said with a grin on his face.