2
The Meeting
Verona slowly came around. What happened? Where am I? How long have I been out? She looked around the dark room; she was chained tightly to a chair. She tried to fly but the restrains were too tight. Then a bright light suddenly came on. Verona couldn't see any thing. The light was so bright. Verona started to panic. The light made her head pound. She began to struggle the light seemed to get brighter and brighter until she could take it no more. She tried to free herself but it did not work; the pain intensified all she could do is scream in agony. Suddenly the room went dark.
Back at Dracula's castle, the count could hear Verona's scream in the back of his mind. He began to pace nervously knowing something was wrong; usually his brides would not take so long. He feared he might loose another bride. Aleera heard the scream too. She had heard only one other scream like that, and that was when Marishka was killed. Aleera immediately turned around and flew to the castle. She heard her master as soon as she arrived. He yelled, "Where is Verona!" "I don't know master, we split up." The count was somewhat confused. Why would they split up? Aleera sensed her master's anger and backed away. "Aleera, my dear Aleera. Do not worry we will find Verona and bring her back to the castle safe. Let's go before the night runs out." The count immediately transformed into his hideous form and flew out of the castle. Aleera the followed closely behind him. She was sad because her master did not understand. She had gotten used to the idea of Verona being gone. If Verona was gone for good, she could be the all-powerful bride she wanted to be.
Verona sat chained to the chair wondering what was going to happen next. "Now that I have your attention", said a voice from the background. It was Princess Anna. Anna walked closer to Verona and said, "Why were you sneaking around here?" Verona couldn't tell her why she was really there. She had to make up something fast. She would not make eye contact with Anna. What was she going to do? "Well I'm waiting", Anna demanded. Just then, Van Helsing walked into the room. He was shocked to see Verona. "Anna, would you like to tell me why one of Dracula's brides is strapped to a chair in here?" "I found her snooping around upstairs. If I hadn't found her, Carl would have been her Dinner." Verona caught herself staring at Van Helsing; she could not take her eyes off the man. She didn't know why, but she felt as if she had met him before, as if she had loved him before. Van Helsing saw her staring at him and was a little freaked out. "I was trying to find out why she was here, but she hasn't answered me", Anna said. Van Helsing walked closer to Verona and said, "I believe she asked you a question." Verona remained silent. She decided it was better that way. Once again, the bright lights came on. Verona did not know how much more of the light she could take. She heard a shriek in the distance, it was her master.
Dracula crashed through one of the windows knocking down everyone in the room. "Aleera, get Verona." Verona was disgusted by the sight of Aleera. She still had not forgotten the words exchanged by them earlier. Aleera quickly unchained Verona. Verona flew up knocking Aleera down. "What, no thank you", said Aleera. Verona went over to her master who had knocked Van Helsing down. "Come Verona feast on the blood of your captor." "No!" she yelled without thinking. She quickly backtracked by saying, "He would make a much better prisoner." Dracula was a little shocked by this. Usually Verona was the first to bite a victim. "Very well then", he replied. Still confused he knocked the man out with one quick blow to the head. "Master, what about the others?" said Aleera. "Leave them they are no threat to us." With that said the count, Verona and Aleera flew away in the darkness.
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