Alright everyone, this is where the magic happens!
[The bullies are now outside the cathedral near the front doors.]
Anderson: Alright guys, she's now inside. We got to be really quiet and sneaky. Taylor, you take the right and Pablo, you take the left. We will be cornering her from all sides!
Taylor: Yeah! Can't wait to stretch those undies!
Pablo: She's going to be the one who gets scared! [laughs]
[In the cathedral, Lucy kneels down with curiosity, looking at the mysterious tiara sitting in the wooden box.]
Lucy: It looks like someone recently unearthed it. But what's a tiara doing here?
[As she takes the tiara, the bullies quietly entered the cathedral and close the doors behind. As they quietly sneak behind her, Lucy takes the tiara and looks at it with a smile.]
Lucy: Wow, this tiara really looks wicked. Nice style. I should take it to the next Morticians club meeting tomorrow. I wonder how I look wearing it? [She puts the tiara on her head which fits perfectly. The ruby on the tiara emits a glow as Lucy takes out her phone and takes a selfie. She looks at the photo she just took.] Wow, I look great with- [She notices the bullies in the background of her selfie. She turns around and turns out they were right behind her.] sigh.
[Anderson grabs Lucy by the shirt as the goth girl drops her phone in the process.]
Anderson: [laughs] I can't believe we actually tricked you! To be fair, I was being honest with the Vlad part. He really was here, but now he's gone. There's no friend or juice box to save you now!
Pablo: Yeah, playing princess is over!
Taylor: [cracks her knuckle] Now it's wedgie time for the baby witch!
Anderson: Lunch time as well. The main course: [shows his fist] a knuckle sandwich! Along with a double layer for scaring us!
Lucy: Sigh. Please, you don't have to do this.
[Anderson was suddenly surprised and drops Lucy while yelping in fear as he falls back. The bullies ran to help Anderson back up.]
Pablo: Hey, are you alright? Why did you drop her?
Anderson: Sh-sh-she has fangs!
Taylor: What do you mea- Oh my gosh! She has fangs!
[The bullies stared in horror at Lucy. Lucy has a pair of visible fangs. Lucy gave the bullies a confused look.]
Lucy: What are you staring at? Was it something I said?
Pablo: Y-you have sh-sharp f-fangs! Are you a v-vampire?
[Lucy felt her teeth and felt the sharp pointy fangs.]
Lucy: Ow. These are some sharp fangs. I swear, I do not know where they come from.
Taylor: Yeah r-right, y-you're not going to drink any of our bl-blood, are you?
[Before she could answer, Lucy's ears started to become pointed, shaped like bat ears.]
Pablo: Gah! Her ears! They've become pointy!
[Lucy felt her ears and was shocked.]
Lucy: Gasp. This can't be real. Why am I-
[Lucy winces in pain as she feels sharp claws growing from her fingers.]
Taylor: [screams] Claws! She's growing claws!
[Claws began to grow from her toes as well as they shred through her shoes. Lucy screams in pain as she falls while the bullies watch in horror. Lucy looks at her claws as she struggles to stand up.]
Lucy: Wh-what's happening to me? I don't feel so- [Lucy felt a pain on her back as a large pair of bat wings grow, bursting through her clothes. Lucy shrieked loudly in pain as the bullies hid behind the chairs.] My head! It's-
[Lucy suddenly falls unconscious, flat on her face. The bullies came out of their hiding spots
Anderson: Uh, who wants to touch her and see if she's alive?
Taylor and Pablo: [scared] Uh, [form an X with their arms] not it!
Anderson: [sighs] Fine. [Anderson tip toes slowly to Lucy as the bullies follow suit. He reaches his hand out to touch the unconscious goth girl. He grips onto Lucy's arm and waits for a moment.] Well, looks like she's dead.
[Suddenly, Lucy briefly lifts her head and lets out a shriek as she swats Anderson away. Anderson yelps and backs away in fear as Lucy supports herself with her arms to stand up. The bullies looked at her in fear as Lucy, now a bat-human hybrid, is now on her legs.]
Lucy: Vy, hello zere humans.
Taylor: Of course, we're humans, d-duh!
Lucy: Vat's zat you say? You saying I'm stupid?
Pablo: H-hey, why is the twerp talking like that?
Lucy: I must say, zose are not nice zings to say ven greeting each ozer. [The bullies flinched as they hear what Lucy said.] Let us start over, call me Queen Lucilla… [spreads her wings] terror of nights, shadow of nightmares… [She flaps her wings and ascends while spreading her wings as the bullies watch in bemusement.] queen of ze bats. [Lightning strikes as Lucilla lands with her wings spread out.] and you are?
Anderson: Uh… I'm A-Anderson and these are my friends, Taylor and Pablo.
Pablo: Andy, let us introduce ourselves next time.
[Anderson gives Pablo a glare.]
Lucilla: So, Andy-
Anderson: [sighs] J-just call me Anderson.
Lucilla: Okay, so Anderson, do you vorship bats?
Anderson: [confused, but scared by such a question] Uh, yes?
Lucilla: Zat's good. Now, how are bats doing now zese days? Are zey okay? Any humans try to harm zem? Because I svear, zey vill rue ze day zey mess vith batkind!
Pablo: Uh… w-we don't know.
Taylor: Besides, it's not like we car-
Anderson: [scared] Quiet, guys! Let me handle this if you want to live! [To Lucilla] A-anyways your highness, you should be happy to know that no bats have ever been harmed. We've been feeding them and let them hang upside down anywhere!
Lucilla: Zat's not bad. Zank you for sharing me zese heartvarming news
Anderson: You're welcome, [He and the bullies walk to the cathedral doors.] we'll just be heading off now, we don't want you to be bothered by our presence-
[Lucilla quickly swoops towards the doors and shuts them. The bullies were scared.]
Lucilla: You leaving so soon? Zat's so sad. Is zat how you should greet your new queen?
Anderson: N-new queen?
Taylor: W-what are you saying?
[Lucilla lets out a scream as the bullies cover their ears. The bats in the cathedral heard the cry of the bat queen as their eyes flash a brief yellow. They fly towards the bullies and bit them in the necks. The bullies yelped in pain as they fall and use their arms for support.]
Anderson: My neck!
Pablo: Oh no, I bet we're going to be bat monsters like her!
[The bullies' skin turns grey. Taylor notices it first.]
Taylor: Guys? My skin is turning grey.
Anderson: No way, my skin is turning grey too.
[The bullies realized that they are turning into bat people, growing fangs, ears, and claws.]
Pablo: Aw man, I just had to say it, didn't I?
[The bullies felt bat wings erecting from their backs followed by pain in their heads.]
Taylor: Ah! My head! Why does my head hurt?!
Anderson: Not just yours! Why do all our heads hur-
[They all fell on the ground, unconscious.]
Lucilla: Wake up, my loyal subjects. [The transformed bullies slowly get up and turned to Lucy without making a move.] Velcome to ze bat family.
[The bat bullies bowed their heads to their queen.]
Anderson: [Slavic accent] Serving our queen is vat ve do. [laughs evilly]
Pablo: Yeah, anyzing for you, your highness!
Lucilla: Ve've been in hiding in ze shadows of humans for far too long. It is time for us bats to vage var against humans!
Taylor: Humans vill pay for taking our vorld!
[The bat people laugh evilly until Lucy's discarded phone rang. Her ringtone is a horrifying scream.]
Anderson: Vat is zat? Looks like someone's calling you.
Taylor: I got to admit, ze ringtone is really creepy.
[Lucy flies towards her phone, picks it up and declines the call.]
Lucilla: I'm sorry dear family, I've got a kingdom to build. But don't vorry, you'll be part of it soon.
[Lightning strikes as everything goes black.]
End of Chapter 3