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Chapter One: One Year After

Van Helsing walked slowly through the courtyard of Miss Lyon's school for young women. There had been several accounts of rape and sexual harassment and the Vatican thinks it's the work of the Invisible Man.

It didn't matter to him. After Anna died nothing seemed to feel or even seem important. The leaves behind him rustled. He stopped and rolled into a bush. He double checked his paint gun to make sure it was loaded. It was. He sat still and listened even closer. He waited and waited until finally he heard footsteps. He looked out through the bush but saw no one. For the first time since before Anna died, he smiled. He didn't know why but he did.

"It sure is cold tonight," a voice said.

Van Helsing looked around but saw no one.

"But it sure is worth it," said the same voice "I won..." he started but was cut off by a glob of white paint catching him in the stomach.

"Hawley Griffin," said Van Helsing stepping out of the bush. "You are under arrest for rape and sexual harassment of these helpless girls."

Even without seeing his face you could definitely tell his jaw just dropped. "H-h-how," Hawley stuttered.

"Oh come on," said Van Helsing sarcastically. "You were so loud I could hear you a mile away."

The Invisible Man spun and ran the other way.

"Hey," Van Helsing yelled giving chase. He loaded his paint gun again and shot him twice.

Then the Invisible Man turned a corner and Van Helsing followed.

It was the Grand Hall and the Invisible Man was nowhere to be seen. Van Helsing walked slowly through the room. He looked back and forth trying to find any signs of him. He didn't seem to be anywhere. Van Helsing perked up his ears and heard the sound of metal scraping metal. He whirled around but still saw nothing but a suit of armor. "Hmmm," he thought looking back and forth and that's when, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a sword coming right at him.

Van Helsing ducked and rolled forward onto his back. He quickly drew his dual revolvers and shot. He watched as the bullets went right on target and went out the other side. Blood started gushing down both sides of the Invisible Man as he dropped the sword and fell to the ground. He slowly became visible until the man named Hawley Griffin was completely visible.

Van Helsing heard the doors open and saw all the girls and teachers staring at him. He turned around and quickly shot his grappling hook to the roof. He quickly pressed the button and held on as he listened to the screams of "Murderer" and "It was him, he was the rapist."