"The Power Within"
It was simple, really. Max would stand in a very conspicuous spot, one that Raven said was a prime vampire haunt. Terry and Raven would then rush from their hiding spots, and attack as their animal forms. I don't think I've seen Terry's yet. Raven assured Max she would be safe. Since my first involvement when Terry came into the Batcave that first night, I wasn't really worried. Even when I fainted for the first and last time ever, I was more startled than worried. If I haven't worried yet, why am I worrying now?
~~
"So all we have to do is lure a vampire out, and we'll get the big one?" Max asked from her seat in the batcave.
"In theory." Raven replied. Max shifted nervously.
"What if it's a good vampire, like you?"
"Good vampires do not attack needlessly, Maxine." Raven said with no attempt to hide her exasperation. Terry was still on Batman patrol.
"So, what do I do again?" Raven sighed. This could be a long night.
"You will walk into the campus of the old college and act like you lost your way. Then Terry and I will attack and capture the first vampire that attacks you."
"And if you can't stop it?"
"They only attack one at a time, so unless they have gotten smarter, we should have a pretty easy time." Bruce Wayne was sitting in a corner, a thoughtful expression on his face.
"Don't think it's so easy. Plans are your ideas, not theirs. They might have their own ideas on the situation that you won't be able to plan for." He said suddenly. Raven turned.
"Do not worry. I have everything figured out."
"When people say that, I tend to worry." He replied. Ace's barking announced Terry's return.
"Everyone ready?" He asked, eagerly.
"Calm yourself, McGinnis. If you are excited, you will not perform as well in battle, and we all know how important that will be tonight."
"Right. You're right." He took a deep breath. Terry was actually a bit nervous. He hadn't really fought with his vampire side before, and wasn't sure if he could do it.
"You are nervous." Raven stated. "Do not be. Once we have the vampire in our grasp, we will have won." Terry stood, open-mouthed. Could Raven have read his mind? The idea made him shudder.
"Come on. Let's go. I really just want to get this over with." Max snapped. Raven shrugged, and they left.
~~
Max walked out into the deserted quad. She looked around wildly, as if she were lost. Terry, watching the action from the roof of a building, stole a glance at Raven. So fierce was the determination written upon her face that Terry knew she had waited a long time for this. A flicker of movement snapped his attention back to the situation at hand. A vampire almost glided towards Max.
"My dear child, are you lost?"
"Y-yes. I was trying to find the High School, but I got lost."
"Come closer my child, and I will show you the way." Raven tapped Terry on the arm. That was the signal. Both jumped off the roof, and shifted into their animal forms. Terry glided smoothly into his: a black hawk. Raven was a panther. Both attacked the vampire swiftly and pinned it to the ground. Before either could shout, Terry and Raven found themselves sliding through a portal.
The place they found themselves was a scene right out of Dracula. The castle hall had stone walls and tapestries down all of them. Both unsheathed their fangs, and crept down the dark corridor. The air had a slightly chilly feel to it. Terry noted that he could feel the chill, but was not affected by it. _Is that an advantage or a disadvantage to being a vampire?_ He thought. At the end of the hall, the two saw an ominous light, and all heck broke loose.
It was simple, really. Max would stand in a very conspicuous spot, one that Raven said was a prime vampire haunt. Terry and Raven would then rush from their hiding spots, and attack as their animal forms. I don't think I've seen Terry's yet. Raven assured Max she would be safe. Since my first involvement when Terry came into the Batcave that first night, I wasn't really worried. Even when I fainted for the first and last time ever, I was more startled than worried. If I haven't worried yet, why am I worrying now?
~~
"So all we have to do is lure a vampire out, and we'll get the big one?" Max asked from her seat in the batcave.
"In theory." Raven replied. Max shifted nervously.
"What if it's a good vampire, like you?"
"Good vampires do not attack needlessly, Maxine." Raven said with no attempt to hide her exasperation. Terry was still on Batman patrol.
"So, what do I do again?" Raven sighed. This could be a long night.
"You will walk into the campus of the old college and act like you lost your way. Then Terry and I will attack and capture the first vampire that attacks you."
"And if you can't stop it?"
"They only attack one at a time, so unless they have gotten smarter, we should have a pretty easy time." Bruce Wayne was sitting in a corner, a thoughtful expression on his face.
"Don't think it's so easy. Plans are your ideas, not theirs. They might have their own ideas on the situation that you won't be able to plan for." He said suddenly. Raven turned.
"Do not worry. I have everything figured out."
"When people say that, I tend to worry." He replied. Ace's barking announced Terry's return.
"Everyone ready?" He asked, eagerly.
"Calm yourself, McGinnis. If you are excited, you will not perform as well in battle, and we all know how important that will be tonight."
"Right. You're right." He took a deep breath. Terry was actually a bit nervous. He hadn't really fought with his vampire side before, and wasn't sure if he could do it.
"You are nervous." Raven stated. "Do not be. Once we have the vampire in our grasp, we will have won." Terry stood, open-mouthed. Could Raven have read his mind? The idea made him shudder.
"Come on. Let's go. I really just want to get this over with." Max snapped. Raven shrugged, and they left.
~~
Max walked out into the deserted quad. She looked around wildly, as if she were lost. Terry, watching the action from the roof of a building, stole a glance at Raven. So fierce was the determination written upon her face that Terry knew she had waited a long time for this. A flicker of movement snapped his attention back to the situation at hand. A vampire almost glided towards Max.
"My dear child, are you lost?"
"Y-yes. I was trying to find the High School, but I got lost."
"Come closer my child, and I will show you the way." Raven tapped Terry on the arm. That was the signal. Both jumped off the roof, and shifted into their animal forms. Terry glided smoothly into his: a black hawk. Raven was a panther. Both attacked the vampire swiftly and pinned it to the ground. Before either could shout, Terry and Raven found themselves sliding through a portal.
The place they found themselves was a scene right out of Dracula. The castle hall had stone walls and tapestries down all of them. Both unsheathed their fangs, and crept down the dark corridor. The air had a slightly chilly feel to it. Terry noted that he could feel the chill, but was not affected by it. _Is that an advantage or a disadvantage to being a vampire?_ He thought. At the end of the hall, the two saw an ominous light, and all heck broke loose.