Sorry for no updates soon! Went to Universal Studios!! Went through Fortress Dracula (AWESOME!)...sorry...
Here is chapter 2!
CHAPTER 2: Banshee Attack.
Van Helsing and Carl boarded a boat that took them from Romania to England. Once they arrived, they called a carriage and proceeded to the road where Jinnete had told them to go. While in the carriage, Carl flipped through the pages of a book.
"Monster...death...Velarious...," he stopped and looked up quickly as Van Helsing snapped from a half-doze.
"Velarious?" he said drearily.
"Yes, Boris the elder of the Velarious family!" Carl stated. Gabriel sighed and wiped his forehead. Carl gaped at him through his large, magnifying glasses.
"I know that what happened troubles you very much. Death is merely a thing that we all must take, it is not a choice!" Carl said. Those words rolled through Gabriel's mind and he saw Anna's angel like face stare into his.
"Do you have any family, Mr. Van Helsing?" she asked him. The words he spoke back became a long drone and Gabriel fell asleep.
Van Helsing was startled by a sudden jolt. He opened his eyes and saw Carl shaking.
"Wha...?" he began. Another jolt came and they felt the carriage tilting to it's side. Gabriel looked over too see the windows covered in vines from the outside. "What happened?" he asked slowly. Carl cleared his throat.
"I had dozed off, just like you, when the carriage started to make weird turns and lunges. I went to open the door and look out, but it was sealed shut!" the friar said, "I tried waking you, but you wouldn't even move a muscle. It was like you were dead!" Carl exclaimed. Gabriel was about to speak again when they both heard loud screeches. The monster hunter bolted up quickly and tried to open the door, but it was still sealed shut.
"Carl, crossbow!" he commanded. Carl searched through the bag at his side and pulled out a large crossbow.
"Fully loaded with ectoplasmic bullets!" the friar said, handing it to Gabriel. He took the weapon up and shot at the ceiling. It shot at lightning speed until a hole large enough for Gabriel to fit through was revealed.
"I'll be back, you stay here!" Van Helsing exclaimed. Carl nodded. The monster hunter went through the hole and lifted up. He was greeted by a large, green forest that was dotted with trees, but that wasn't all. A group of hovering creatures. "Oh no!" he yelled. The Banshee were the most fierce creature in the forests of England. He readied his crossbow and shot rapidly at the women. They let an ear piercing scream and flew through the air. There light blue skin with yellow eyes that were vampire like and the scraggly grey hair with the tattered bits of cloak made Gabriel's skin crawl. Some of the Banshee flew towards him and he shot, others hovered high above the trees. Van Helsing tried to eliminate as many as he could, but they kept multiplying. He was out of ammo at last when he remembered the sword Carl had given him. He reached for the hilt and unsheathed it. It glinted in the sun that shone nearby.
"You don't have a chance, monster hunter! It is us against one man!" a tall Banshee said. Gabriel smiled and slashed the sword at them. They screamed and fled again. Once he was sure they were well away, he went back down to get ammo. He layed down on his back and put his head down the opening in the carriage roof.
"Carl, I need some more crossbow ammo and I need it now!" he snapped. Carl threw some at him and Gabriel reloaded, "Thanks!" he said. When he went to go back up, he felt a tugging at his legs. He gasped and saw that a thin and slender Banshee had his feet in her hands. She smiled childishly and pulled him up. "CARL!" Gabriel yelled. Carl had scrambled out of the carriage roof and saw that Gabriel was flying away, arms flaying in the air. The friar jumped and grabbed his arms. The three lifted up into the air and went over the trees. The Banshee was laughing as she carried them. Van Helsing had managed to steady his crossbow and shoot. He aimed and shot the woman straight through the head. She screamed and started to fall out of the sky. The creature had let go of Carl and Gabriel and they fell past the trees. Now, two more Banshee swooped up and caught the both of them. Carl had covered his eyes and was saying a prayer over and over.
Van Helsing had managed to stab part of the creatures' cloak which ripped and tore. He then stabbed again at the woman in the back. She let off an ear piercing scream and also fell. Now Gabriel landed on the end of the carriage.
Meanwhile, Carl was praying for dear life and finally, a scream louder than the rest was heard. The Banshee turned and headed in the direction of the carriage. Carl gasped and wiped his forehead, folding his hands and closing his eyes.
A tall Banshee stood before Gabriel. Her light, scraggly hair turned darker, eyes becoming blue, blue skin into a light peach. Her old, tattered and torn cloak was now long and very similar to one a gypsy princess that Van Helsing knew before wore.
"I know your face, Mr. Van Helsing," the woman said. She had a fair, Transylvanian accent. She addressed his name with clear care and compassion. Gabriel smiled and opened his mouth.
"You too look familiar, Alvonia Sleareale," Gabriel replied. They both grinned at each other and went in to hug but realized and stopped to shake hands. Just then, Carl had landed with the whole crowd of Banshees behind him.
"All of you, return to the grave. Mr. Van Helsing here proves to be harmless!" she said. The crowd screamed once more and disappeared in a cloud of ashes. Carl stood gaping at the woman before him.
"Who is this?" Carl said, surveying her with large eyes. Gabriel turned and cleared his throat, staring at Carl.
"She is a being of the past. A part of my past that I choose not to remember." He said. Carl gave a quick 'oh' and started to step down into the carriage. Alvonia stared at him and grinned.
"I know your past is painful, Gabriel. I suffered the same things that you did. I will not repeat what happened for it was indeed painful," she said, head slightly turned. He shook his head. It was bowed. Alvonia cupped her fair hands under his chin and sighed.
"So, what was all of that back there?" Gabriel asked. She sighed once more and cleared her throat.
"It is a strange story, so do not be taken aback. I was found by Mischoffe Miles, a scientist who brings and takes the life of many," she said.
"You know Dr. Miles?" Gabriel asked. She shook her head and continued.
"I was once left at a dangerous river by a nemesis. We will not discuss my past now, but Miles found me half dead and took me in. He nursed me back to health and made my life full again, until one day," she said, "He was testing an experiment once that filled the room with static electricity. I walked in on it and got shocked and till this day, I can do this," she continued, stepping back. She stood there for a moment with Gabriel watching and change from her lady figure to Gabriel, then Carl, the a Banshee, and then back.
"You can shape shift?" he asked.
"Yes. Dr. Miles now orders me to become a Banshee every day and kill anything I and my many sisters come along. He needs the souls for a stranger I do not know of. He has also set a creature loose, the Gillman, to gather souls. Miles will do everything in his power to get souls." She told him.
"Can you lead me to Miles?" Gabriel asked. She shook her head and pointed towards a path that was before them.
"If we leave now, I can take you to him to find out whatever you need to know!" she said. Van Helsing nodded his head and crouched down to the entrance to the carriage.
"Carl, gather the things, we are leaving!" he told the friar. Carl poked his head out, bag in hands.
"Where are we going?"
WELL....I used a slight line from Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King- death is another path we all must take...and...I will tell more about Miles, Gillman, Alvonia, and explain who needs the souls in later chapters...R&R please! CHAPPY 3 coming soon!