It had been several hours since the plumber incident, and the Merovingian
had been all over looking for the Twins and had found neither one of them.
For the first time since he had created the Twins, he was starting to get
concerned. There were certain places in the chateau that weren't safe for
young kids to be at, such as the dungeon and the place where most of his
vampires stayed. He glanced at his watch. Any time now, Persephone would be
back from town. What was she going to say when the Twins weren't here to
meet her. The Mero walked out into the hall and started toward the places
that the Twins shouldn't be to hunt for them there. Knowing the Twins it
was a very good chance that they wandered off there, whether dangerous or
not.
The Twins quietly crept down the long dark hallway that was lit only by the soft glow of small candles that hung on the walls. None of them knew which way they had come from for the darkness swallowed their path, making every direction look the same.
"I'm scared." Two sniveled, his voice echoing off of the walls. One was scared too, but he didn't want to say anything. Several shattered mirrors hung on the walls they passed by while many weapons, swords, and knives hung on the rest of the walls.
"I'm beginning to wish that we had stayed and let Daddy yell at us in French." Two shuddered.
"Yeah, me too." One agreed.
After a long and creepy walk, the Twins came to an open room on the right and walked in. It was a huge room, having very little furniture and a tall ceiling, like many of the other rooms did. The only light came from the sun shining through two huge stained glass windows to the left. The two Twins walked into the middle of the room and looked around them.
"Where are we?" Two said while looking up at the tall ceiling. His voice echoing.
"I don't know, but it's cool." One giggled.
Two playfully tugged on his brother's hair and giggled when One started to run after him. Their laughing, giggling and the sound of their boots on the hard floor echoed in the hugeness of the room. They tumbled over one another and started to wrestle. The game lasted a good while until a presence was felt in the room. The Twins stopped their laughing and playing and slowly looked up. They jumped and backed up, Two stumbling over One's legs. The figure in front of them was tall, slender, dressed in black clothing, and had raven black hair that came to his shoulders. His dead white pale face and hands were the only things that stood out from his dark and creepy appearance. Where he or it had come from was unknown. There were several dark corners of the room so he could have been lurking there and came out into the open to see what all the noise was about. Wherever it had come from, the Twins didn't really care. All they knew is that they wanted to get out of the room as quickly as they could and away from the being in front of them. They tried to move, but the fear they felt wouldn't allow them to move. The dark figure walked slowly toward them, coming closer with each step he took. The Twins crawled backwards toward the entrance they had come through, all the time keeping their eyes on the stranger. Instead of going out of the room, though, the Twins backed up against the wall. They quickly stood up and pulled out their razors in defense. The strange being wasn't fazed by it, and instead continued walking toward the two small twins. One wasn't sure but he thought he saw a sneer form on the being's dark lips when he saw them pull out their razors. One lost his fear and started to run toward the creature. The creature dodged One, causing him to run forward past him. The dark being turned from One and looked at Two and smiled evilly. Two twirled his razor trying to scare his enemy, but somehow he didn't think it worked. The being stood silently and stared at Two as if he wasn't very impressed. One started twirling his razor too, coming at the being from the other side. The stranger looked from One to Two and never moved from the spot he stood in. Two, losing his patience, ran at the being and kicked him with a karate kick and punched him with his fist before backing up against the wall again out of harm's reach. The stranger didn't move a muscle.
Suddenly the creature, without warning, grabbed onto One and flung him at Two like a bowling ball. Both Twins tumbled over each other while trying not to land on one of their razors. They both looked up at the stranger who was now towering over them. The Twins backed up against the wall as the dark being loomed over them, stretching his long pale fingers out to them. The Twins grabbed each other and began to whimper while sliding down the length of the wall all the way down to the floor again and huddled together at the feet of their enemy. Two's chest heaved and he started to cry as the stranger's long black nails started to touch his shoulder. The being quickly latched tightly onto Two's arm. He screamed and scrambled to get away and buried his face in his brother's coat. One grabbed his razor and slashed the being's hand to make him let go. The creature yelped in pain and drew back, then violently snatched One's arm and forced the razor out of his hand by baring his long black nails into One's skin. The being sneered, his dark lips curling upward revealing a set of vicious pointed teeth.
"Vlad!" a voice called out.
Startled, the stranger looked up, his black hair brushing against his white cheeks.
"Leave them alone. You aren't going to torture anyone today."
It was the Merovingian.
The dark pale figure let go of One's arm, turned and walked silently away into the darkness of the room's corners, leaving the Twins with the Mero.
"It's ok, he's gone. Although you did pick quite a rough one to tangle with. Vlad is known for torturing his victims before bringing them to me. You're fortunate I came along when I did." The Mero bent down and tried comforting the Twins, picking up their razors and handing them to the two.
"Wh-who was he?" One stuttered.
"That was Vlad, leader of the vampires. Come on now, we've got to get you back to where you belong."
"He's scary." Two softly said. The Mero smiled.
"It's best to stay away from him. Remember that, ok?"
The Twins nodded in unison.
"Why does he want to torture people before he brings them to you?" One asked.
"That's just Vlad for you. Now let's go. Persephone will be back any minute."
The Mero pushed the Twins out the door then turned to Vlad who was standing on the other side of the room watching everything. Vlad didn't say anything, but exchanged a cold silent glance with the Merovingian. The Mero turned, closed the door of the room and followed the Twins down the long dark hallway.
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(A quick note to the readers: Vlad is an actual Matrix character who is, so far, only seen in the 'Enter the Matrix' video game. So if you haven't played that game you may not know who he is. If you are curious to see a picture of him, email me and I'll send you one.)
The Twins quietly crept down the long dark hallway that was lit only by the soft glow of small candles that hung on the walls. None of them knew which way they had come from for the darkness swallowed their path, making every direction look the same.
"I'm scared." Two sniveled, his voice echoing off of the walls. One was scared too, but he didn't want to say anything. Several shattered mirrors hung on the walls they passed by while many weapons, swords, and knives hung on the rest of the walls.
"I'm beginning to wish that we had stayed and let Daddy yell at us in French." Two shuddered.
"Yeah, me too." One agreed.
After a long and creepy walk, the Twins came to an open room on the right and walked in. It was a huge room, having very little furniture and a tall ceiling, like many of the other rooms did. The only light came from the sun shining through two huge stained glass windows to the left. The two Twins walked into the middle of the room and looked around them.
"Where are we?" Two said while looking up at the tall ceiling. His voice echoing.
"I don't know, but it's cool." One giggled.
Two playfully tugged on his brother's hair and giggled when One started to run after him. Their laughing, giggling and the sound of their boots on the hard floor echoed in the hugeness of the room. They tumbled over one another and started to wrestle. The game lasted a good while until a presence was felt in the room. The Twins stopped their laughing and playing and slowly looked up. They jumped and backed up, Two stumbling over One's legs. The figure in front of them was tall, slender, dressed in black clothing, and had raven black hair that came to his shoulders. His dead white pale face and hands were the only things that stood out from his dark and creepy appearance. Where he or it had come from was unknown. There were several dark corners of the room so he could have been lurking there and came out into the open to see what all the noise was about. Wherever it had come from, the Twins didn't really care. All they knew is that they wanted to get out of the room as quickly as they could and away from the being in front of them. They tried to move, but the fear they felt wouldn't allow them to move. The dark figure walked slowly toward them, coming closer with each step he took. The Twins crawled backwards toward the entrance they had come through, all the time keeping their eyes on the stranger. Instead of going out of the room, though, the Twins backed up against the wall. They quickly stood up and pulled out their razors in defense. The strange being wasn't fazed by it, and instead continued walking toward the two small twins. One wasn't sure but he thought he saw a sneer form on the being's dark lips when he saw them pull out their razors. One lost his fear and started to run toward the creature. The creature dodged One, causing him to run forward past him. The dark being turned from One and looked at Two and smiled evilly. Two twirled his razor trying to scare his enemy, but somehow he didn't think it worked. The being stood silently and stared at Two as if he wasn't very impressed. One started twirling his razor too, coming at the being from the other side. The stranger looked from One to Two and never moved from the spot he stood in. Two, losing his patience, ran at the being and kicked him with a karate kick and punched him with his fist before backing up against the wall again out of harm's reach. The stranger didn't move a muscle.
Suddenly the creature, without warning, grabbed onto One and flung him at Two like a bowling ball. Both Twins tumbled over each other while trying not to land on one of their razors. They both looked up at the stranger who was now towering over them. The Twins backed up against the wall as the dark being loomed over them, stretching his long pale fingers out to them. The Twins grabbed each other and began to whimper while sliding down the length of the wall all the way down to the floor again and huddled together at the feet of their enemy. Two's chest heaved and he started to cry as the stranger's long black nails started to touch his shoulder. The being quickly latched tightly onto Two's arm. He screamed and scrambled to get away and buried his face in his brother's coat. One grabbed his razor and slashed the being's hand to make him let go. The creature yelped in pain and drew back, then violently snatched One's arm and forced the razor out of his hand by baring his long black nails into One's skin. The being sneered, his dark lips curling upward revealing a set of vicious pointed teeth.
"Vlad!" a voice called out.
Startled, the stranger looked up, his black hair brushing against his white cheeks.
"Leave them alone. You aren't going to torture anyone today."
It was the Merovingian.
The dark pale figure let go of One's arm, turned and walked silently away into the darkness of the room's corners, leaving the Twins with the Mero.
"It's ok, he's gone. Although you did pick quite a rough one to tangle with. Vlad is known for torturing his victims before bringing them to me. You're fortunate I came along when I did." The Mero bent down and tried comforting the Twins, picking up their razors and handing them to the two.
"Wh-who was he?" One stuttered.
"That was Vlad, leader of the vampires. Come on now, we've got to get you back to where you belong."
"He's scary." Two softly said. The Mero smiled.
"It's best to stay away from him. Remember that, ok?"
The Twins nodded in unison.
"Why does he want to torture people before he brings them to you?" One asked.
"That's just Vlad for you. Now let's go. Persephone will be back any minute."
The Mero pushed the Twins out the door then turned to Vlad who was standing on the other side of the room watching everything. Vlad didn't say anything, but exchanged a cold silent glance with the Merovingian. The Mero turned, closed the door of the room and followed the Twins down the long dark hallway.
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(A quick note to the readers: Vlad is an actual Matrix character who is, so far, only seen in the 'Enter the Matrix' video game. So if you haven't played that game you may not know who he is. If you are curious to see a picture of him, email me and I'll send you one.)
