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Chapter Eight

"Gentlemen, please take the girl's parents." Dracula said. The men came forward and ripped Van Helsing and Anna away from Liz.

"No!" Liz shouted on the brink of tears.

"Now, you either agree to be my daughter or you shall be parentless. It is your choice my dear." Dracula said.

Liz looked at Van Helsing and Anna, her one and only family. She couldn't lose them, she couldn't. Liz hung her head in defeat.

"Let me get dressed." she told him.

"That's a good girl. I knew you'd see things my way." Dracula said smirking.

Liz grabbed her clothes and went into the bathroom. She put them on, the whole time thinking. There has to be a way out, there just has to be. It can't end like this, it can't. I refuse to let it.

Liz saw the air duct above her head. "It just might work." she whispered.

After about fifteen minuets of waiting, Dracula was growing impatient.

"Gabriel, get the girl out here." Dracula ordered and Van Helsing was shoved toward the bathroom door.

Van Helsing knocked but there was no answer. "Liz?" he asked and opened the door. The room was empty.

"What?" Dracula roared. Liz heard him from two blocks away. She had never been so scared in her life.

"I will come back for you." she whispered a promise to her parents. "Or I'll die trying."

Liz ran on through the night sticking to the shadows. She never relaxed till she set foot in Ali's house.

"Vampress! Lycan! Code red!! We have a problem!!!" Liz shouted.

Ali and Bri came running down the stairs while Carl and Chase came up from the basement.

"Where is Van Helsing?" Carl asked.

"Dracula has my parents."

Just then Liz hunched over grabbing her head. It was Dracula again. He was trying to control her.

"Liz!" Chase shouted sitting next to her.

"I won't let you win. I won't let you win." Liz mumbled over and over again fighting Dracula off.

"Deum lacessat ac egredior meus corpus. Deum lacessat ac egredior meus corpus! Deum lacessat ac egredior meus corpus!!!" Liz shouted till a white light shot out of her heart and flung her against the wall.

"Liz!!" the three teens shouted running over to her.

"Carl, Carl what did she say?" Ali asked.

"It was something along the lines of 'In the name of God, exit my body'." Carl stated.

Liz's eyes fluttered open and she smiled softly.

"He's gone, he's out. For good. Dracula can no longer control me." she told them.

"Now, what do we do about your parents? We would need an army to get them back." Chase said.

The three girls looked at each other.

"Brad." They said at the same time.

The next day, the snow had all melted except for a few small spots. Liz put on her long coat and hat along with her famous sunglasses before they set out for Brad's house.

"Why are we going to this kid's house again?" Carl asked.

"Because he's the future world dictator." Ali said and slightly stumbled on a crack in the side walk.

"Other than that."

"He knows a lot of people as crazy as us." Bri stated.

"Other than that."

"He is a genius that has come up with some the best battle strategies in the world." Liz finished. Carl opened his mouth to ask the same question but Liz beat him there. "And if you say one more word I'm going to hurt you."

Carl quickly shut his mouth as the four came up to a house. They ran the door bell and a boy with light brown messy hair and hazel eyes answered the door.

"Ali, what are you doing here?" he asked.

"Brad, we have a proposition for you." Liz said taking off her glasses and putting them in her pocket.

"Then come in. We will discuss it in my office." Brad said leading them in. They sat down at the dining room table and began to talk.

"We need people Brad, people crazy enough to fight vampires." Bri said. Brad burst out laughing.

"Vampires!!! Hahahaha! They don't even exist. Hahahaha!!" Brad laughed.

Liz rolled her eyes. She leaned over the table and grabbed Brad's collar and pulled him over the table.

"Do you want to take that chance?" Liz asked him.

"Give me proof that they exist." Brad argued.

"Give me proof that they don't." Liz told him. Brad opened his mouth to respond but quickly closed it as he thought about what Kevin had told him.

"Exactly." Liz said and let go of him.

"Testy today aren't we?" Brad mumbled.

"You have no idea." Liz told him flatly. Anyone's parents being kidnapped by their worst enemy is enough to put anyone in a poor mood.

"I'll make you a deal. You get the soldiers and I'll form the plans. Deal?" Brad asked holding out a hand.

"I want it in writing Brad. I know you to well." Liz said.

"Fine. I can't believe you don't trust me." Brad said taking out a piece of paper and a pen.

"We don't trust dictators." Liz said sounding like Anna. Brad wrote it and Ali looked it over as did Carl, Bri and finally Liz.

"I don't see any loop holes. Alright, deal." Liz said signing it. Brad then signed it.

"Nice doing business with you." Liz said and they left.

"Liz, where are you going to get an army?" Chase asked as they walked back to Ali's house.

"That is for me to know and you to find out." Liz replied putting on her sunglasses.

That afternoon, Liz appeared at a club in down town New York. It was called 'Wolf's Den.' This is where Liz would find Rachel. The bumper outside stopped Liz from going in.

"Your kind isn't allowed here." he said.

"Then please tell Rachel L. to meet me out here then." Liz said.

"I'm sorry, Liz, I didn't recognize you. Go right in." he said. Liz entered the club and went directly up the stairs to a private room. She knocked on the door. A voice came from the inside.

"Password?"

"Rachel, open this door."

A girl with short black hair and green eyes opened the door. She looked to be Liz's age.

"Huntress!!" she screamed and hugged Liz. Liz hugged her back. Then the two pulled away and the girl lead Liz inside the room.

"How have you been Rachel?" Liz asked.

"Alright. Daddy's been bored stiff and we still can't find the vampire hideout. You?" Rachel replied.

"The vampires are the exact reason I came. I know where their hideout is. But I have bad news. They brought Dracula and his brides back to life. Dracula, being the jerk he is, kidnapped my parents." Liz explained.

"I'm sure daddy will help. You and your family haven't killed one of our clan." Rachel said.

"Your werewolf clan eats chickens, not humans. Your clan isn't evil. Why would we want to kill you?" Liz said.

Just then, Liz saw Rachel's father, Taylor. He looked to be in his mid-thirties and had Rachel's light brown hair.

"Hello, Liz. To what do we owe the honor of the visit of a Van Helsing?" he asked.

"The vampires brought back Dracula and his three brides. He has kidnapped my parents. Of course, I want them back. Sadly, I can't do it alone. I need your help." Liz said.

"I'd love to, but I don't see what's in it for my men." Taylor said.

"I knew you'd say that. I know where the whole vampire coven is. That is where they are keeping Dracula. That is where my parents are. You help me and your men get to slaughter vampires to their little black heart's content." Liz said smiling.

"We'll help." Taylor said at the thought of getting to rip a vampire's neck out.

"Great. I'm sorry my visit was so short but I better be off. It will be night soon and I'd like to avoid as many vampires as possible." Liz said and turned to leave. Liz walked home while the sun was just about to set.

Ali came down from her room to see Bri watching 'Buffy the vampire slayer'. Chase was in the kitchen helping Carl to cook dinner. Actually, he was helping him not to burn dinner.

"Where is Liz?" Ali asked.

"Isn't she up in her room with you? I thought she came back a while ago." Bri asked, eyes never leaving the fight on TV.

"I thought she was down here with you guys." Ali said. Bri turned to her.

"What time is it?" Ali asked.

"Ten." Chase said from the kitchen. He was now aware of the conversation, as was Carl.

"She left at four. I know it doesn't take six hours to talk to Rachel." Bri said.

"We have to go find her!" Chase said heading toward the door, but Carl's voice stopped him.

"We can't. It's dark and the vampires will be out. If they are looking for Liz, they'll be looking for us too."

"I never thought I'd say this, but Carl's right. We can't go out there." Bri said.

"What do we do? Just wait?" Chase asked. Bri nodded.

"Till morning. Then we look for her."

(A/N: Sigh The next chapter of this story will get me killed. It will be more likely to get me killed than the cliffy from chapter seven. Oh, well. I'll enjoy my life while it lasts. Thanks for not killing me yet.)