The group of rabbits were still outside the bathroom, carefully watching the part of the wall that concealed the hidden passage that Jessica had used. Just moments ago, Jessica and Zach had heard noises coming from the passageway. Jessica was suspecting that it was something that Sleety had sent to come after her, as she knew that Sleety was targeting her. The group watched the part of the wall and eventually saw it open. Jessica gestured for her parents to hide while she and Zach kept on looking. They eventually saw the wall open and a bunch of zombie foxes come out of the passage. Jessica instinctively hid, as she figured out that Sleety had sent them to try and kill her. She did find it amusing that Sleety had sent Foxes to try and catch her, as she had no fear of them. The group of foxes then turned and looked at the doorway. Jessica prepared for the possibility that she would have to fight all of the foxes, but the foxes just ran out of the door and straight past the rabbits, not seeming to notice them. This did come as a relief to Jessica, as she didn't particularly want to end up fighting a ton of zombie foxes. Zach was silently counting the foxes as they charged out of the doorway. When the last fox left the room, the group of foxes charged off down the corridor, completely oblivious to the rabbit's presence.
"Blind or stupid?" Jessica asked.
"Maybe both." Bugs suggested.
"There were about 20 foxes in that group." Zach said.
"Sleety's serious about killing me if he's going to those lengths." Jessica muttered. Zach grabbed hold of her hand and turned her to face him.
"Jess, I won't let Sleety lay a rotten feather on you."
"I know you won't Zach. But I may need to rely on your protection while we're here."
"Why?" Bugs asked.
"You can take care of yourself." Lola added.
"You saw how many foxes came out of the bathroom." Zach replied.
"If Sleety had sent all of those after me, I'm in serious trouble even with my own strength." Jessica added.
"Jess, we'll get through this alive."
"I know. You give me the confidence I need. Thank you."
"But what do you do about Sleety?"
"If he or his son is allowed to live, the town, no the world, will be in danger. We have to stop them."
"But if I remember, only Tweety can kill him." Bugs protested.
"Then we need to find him." Zach said.
"I think we should stay together." Lola suggested.
"Agreed. I'm in too much danger right now."
"But where would Tweety be?" Bugs asked.
"Absolutely anywhere." Zach replied.
"Then how can we find them?" Lola asked.
"With our training mum." Jessica replied.
"Training?"
"We underwent quite heavy training to strengthen our sense of hearing."
"So that's why you two heard things before we did."
"So you two can hear Tweety from a distance?" Bugs asked.
"If we concentrate." Zach replied.
"You'll need to concentrate?"
"We'll be trying to hear their wings flap. Even with our trained hearing, that won't be easy." Jessica replied.
"If we look out for any dangers, you two concentrate on listening for canaries." Lola said.
"We should be able to hear any approaching danger, but thanks for your help."
"If we do get attacked, we'll fight back." Zach added.
"And we'll help." Bugs said.
"Dad, you're not trained for this sort of stuff." Jessica protested.
"I have been in several fights before."
"Ok then. Just try not to get yourself killed."
"Jess, you're awfully worried about us." Lola said.
"Mum, I know that you're pregnant. I don't want your unborn baby to be harmed."
"Jess, it's so nice that you think of your unborn sibling."
"Guys, the more we spend here chatting, the more likely it is that we're going to be discovered." Zach interrupted.
"Zach's right. Let's find Tweety." Jessica replied. The group began walking in the opposite direction to where the foxes went to begin their search for Tweety. Jessica and Zach kept their ears out, listening for anything coming. They were listening for Tweety's family primarily but were also listening for potential threats.
Tweety and his family had found their way to a bedroom surprisingly close to where Bugs and his family were. As with most of the rooms, it was fairly empty. The room was covered in dust as it hadn't been used for so long. They had seen no sign of anybody in the mansion. Becky was, as usual, riding on her mother's back. She still had a feeling that they were being constantly watched, although she hadn't seen anything. She was also getting two other feelings. One felt like a reassuring wind, the other was like a deadly gale. Both feelings, even the one that was like a reassuring wind, made her shiver in fear. She hadn't told her parents of this because she was too scared to. She was, however, shaking ever so slightly, but enough for her mother to notice. Aaooga turned her head around and looked at her daughter. She noticed that Becky had her eyes tightly shut.
"Becky, are you ok?" Becky didn't answer. She didn't even open her eyes. Tweety looked over and realised that something was wrong.
"Becky?" Tweety asked. There was still no response.
"I can feel her shaking. Something's scaring her." Aaooga explained.
"But what?"
"I wish I knew." As a precaution, Tweety readied the old silver dagger that they had found. If there was something sinister around, he had to do something about it. They were looking around the room, expecting a hidden passage to open up at any moment. They hadn't realised that the zombie cat that Cheesy had sent had entered the room through the main door. Before they knew it, they had been grabbed by the zombie.
"No you don't!" Tweety scolded, thrusting the silver dagger into the zombie's hand. The silver dagger went through its hand but the zombie didn't even flinch.
"Uh oh." Aaooga moaned. Before anyone else could say anything, Becky screamed in terror. The scream was loud enough to make the zombie flinch and drop the three canaries. This didn't stop Becky screaming. The zombie couldn't move because of all the screaming. Tweety and Aaooga had to cover their ears. As a result, they didn't notice a white mist enter the room and head into the zombie. The zombie began flashing white and glowing, forcing Tweety and Aaooga to shut their eyes while covering their ears. Eventually, Aaooga was able to unblock her ears and force Becky to stop screaming by forcing her beak shut. Even though Becky was small, she could scream louder than her mother. When everyone had opened their eyes, they saw that the Cat zombie had regained all of the rotted flesh that it had lost, and was now recognisable; Sylvia.
"Sylvia?" Tweety asked. Sylvia was on the floor regaining consciousness. She struggled to her feet and put both hands on her head. She felt like crying; she was back in her own body. She would have to get used to being back in her own body though. She eventually saw Tweety and his family on the floor. She was then suddenly hit with an awful memory. She could remember what her zombie had been doing while she had been out of her body. She knew that she had been sent to apprehend Tweety's daughter. More importantly, she remembered about the vampire canary.
"Tweety, I am so sorry." Sylvia said.
"Sorry? For what?"
"I was sent to abduct your daughter while I was outside of my body."
"You were outside of your body?"
"It is very complicated, but I'll explain." Sylvia then explained what had happened to her the previous week, how her body had been taken away and what her corpse had been told to do. She even described the vampire that had done everything to her.
"It's not the evil vampire we know and hate." Aaooga said.
"Then who is it?" Tweety asked.
"I don't know. He never said his name." Sylvia replied.
"But I'm willing to bet that he's related to Sleety."
"I've heard of him from my son."
"If they are related, could this new vampire be able to resurrect Sleety?" Aaooga asked.
"I certainly hope not." Tweety replied.
"Are you guys ok?" A voice from the door asked.
Tweety and Aaooga turned around to face the door. Sylvia just looked up at the door to see who it was. They were all relieved to see Bugs, Lola, Jessica and Zach at the doorway. Tweety and Aaooga were concerned that nobody else was around.
"We heard screaming and came here, but when the screaming stopped we didn't know where to look." Lola explained.
"Eh, Sylvia, what are you doing here?" Bugs asked.
"Long story." Sylvia replied with a sigh.
"Where's everybody else?" Aaooga asked.
"Gone." Zach replied.
"What?"
"They've disappeared. I have no idea where they are."
"What happened?" Zach explained to Tweety, Aaooga and Sylvia what had happened in the attic, slightly twisting the truth by omitting the part where he killed one of the zombies. After Zach had finished his story, Tweety and Aaooga were looking at each other in shock. It was very similar to what had happened before. Too similar, perhaps. Sylvia was now very worried about the safety of her son. She knew that he couldn't defend himself very well. She also had a sudden thought as to where everybody was.
"Guys, I think they'll be in the basement." Sylvia said.
"Huh?" Everybody asked.
"The basement of this mansion has a voodoo chamber hidden. I'm pretty sure that's where everyone will be. There's a vampire down there"
"Again?" Jessica asked. She was bluffing this, as she knew about the chamber, as did her parents and Zach.
"Oh great." Tweety moaned.
"Sylvia, if what you are saying is true, then how do you know about it?" Bugs asked.
"I was there."
"Were you working with the vampire?"
"Yes and no."
"What?" Zach asked.
"That doesn't make sense." Jessica added.
"The vampire separated me from my body. I have only just returned to it." Sylvia explained.
"How could you be torn from your own body?" Lola asked.
"That vampire I mentioned did it. He tore my soul from my body and used it to try and kidnap Tweety's daughter."
"Everyone, I think we should go down to the basement and see if we can find this vampire." Tweety said.
"Who's with us?" Aaooga asked.
"I'm in. I want to save my son and avenge what happened to me." Sylvia replied.
"Count us in." Bugs added.
"Bugs, Lola, we may need Jessica." Sylvia said
"Why? What can I do against a vampire?" Jessica asked.
"Remember last time when you foiled Sleety's possession attempt?"
"I remember that. How do you know anyway?"
"My son told me."
"Oh."
"Anyway, I think you may have some kind of hidden power that can repel vampires."
"Could our daughter really have that kind of power?" Bugs asked.
"It's possible."
"And I seem to remember Sleety saying that only a young girl pure of heart can defeat his minions." Aaooga added.
"Oh yeah, I remember that." Tweety said.
"So if it is a minion of Sleety, Jessica should be able to defeat him."
"I don't want to." Jessica moaned, putting on a scared child act.
"Jessica, we need you." Sylvia said.
"Please, there must be someone else."
"Only our daughter, but she's too young." Aaooga replied.
"Besides, without you, Sleety would have killed us last time." Tweety added. Zach grabbed hold of Jessica's hands and looked at her in the eyes. He could tell that she was putting on an act when she winked at him.
"Jessica, I know it's dangerous, but what choice do we have. If what they say is true, you and Tweety are our only chance. If you do it for anyone, please, do it for me." Zach pleaded. Jessica pretended to sigh. She had no intention of chickening out but put on the act to fool Tweety, Aaooga and Sylvia.
"Ok, you're right Zach. I shouldn't be afraid."
"Ok, are we ready?" Bugs asked.
"We're ready!" Everyone replied.
"To the basement." Tweety said.
The group made their way down to the basement of the mansion, luckily avoiding trouble. There appeared to be no signs of the fox zombies that Sleety had sent after Jessica. They seemed to have gotten completely lost in the mansion. When the group reached the basement, they found that it was only one eighth of the size that it should be. This indicated that there was something hidden behind the walls. They could not see any entrance though.
"Is this where the chamber is?" Tweety asked.
"Yes, it's behind this wall." Sylvia replied.
"But where's the entrance?"
"Wish I knew." Jessica walked up to the wall and just leant on it idly. She was prepared for the upcoming battle with Sleety but was unsure as to how Tweety and Aaooga would react to seeing him. They didn't know about his resurrection, but she, her parents and Zach did. They just hadn't told anyone. She was showing a timid child face all the time. When she leant on the wall, she accidentally leant on a loose stone. As a result, the entire wall slid to the side, revealing the voodoo chamber. Jessica fell backwards and landed on the floor, not even bothering to stop herself. She climbed to her feet and looked into the voodoo chamber.
"Jess, what did you do?" Aaooga asked.
"I just leant on the wall." Jessica replied.
"Magic touch." Bugs muttered. The group entered the chamber and had a quick glance around. The first thing that they saw was a bunch of crucifixes at the far end of the room. They were also able to see the others tied to the crucifixes. They immediately ran over to them, only to find them still breathing, but unconscious. There were 6 crucifixes spare, leaning up against the wall.
"I guess those are for us." Jessica moaned, sounding timid.
"I'd assume so." Tweety replied.
"So you've come on your own free will have you?" A very evil voice from behind scolded.
"That sounded like…" Tweety began. The group turned around and saw Sleety and Cheesy behind them. They were just standing on the floor and looking at them, both with evil red eyes.
"Count Sleety!" Aaooga exclaimed. She made no effort to hide her terror. Ever4yone had thought that Sleety was gone for good.
"We meet again Tweety." Sleety said.
"I thought you were dead!" Tweety scolded.
"Meet my son, Cheesy."
"And nobody laugh!" Cheesy scolded.
"He resurrected you?" Aaooga asked.
"Yes, and recovered my body from that cat. Now I can get my revenge and continue my desires." Sleety replied. Jessica and Zach were hiding behind Bugs and Lola's parents, putting on a terrified child routine. Bugs and Lola said nothing about what was going on, as they knew from Jessica as to what had happened. They just looked shocked. Sleety looked around and eventually saw Jessica behind her father.
"Jessica Bunny, your life is mine!" Sleety shouted.
"Jess, run!" Sylvia shouted, just before being knocked unconscious by Sleety. Jessica and Zach decided not to argue. It was all part of a little plan that they had discussed while searching for Tweety. They were going to run as far away from Sleety as possible, hopefully forcing him to chase them. Once they were all out of range of the others, they could lay a smack down on him. The plan was unfortunately spoilt, as the zombie foxes Sleety had said suddenly appeared at the entrance of the chamber, blocking their way. Sleety looked in their direction and smiled evilly.
"Kill her as slowly and as painfully as possible." Sleety instructed the zombie foxes. The foxes then suddenly surrounded the two young rabbits and began closing in on them. Bugs and Lola immediately ran over to try and help their daughter and Zach. Tweety tried to lunge at Sleety but was shunted out of the way by Cheesy. Tweety was sent sailing to near the foxes were and knocked unconscious. Cheesy then lunged and swung at Aaooga, knocking her next to Tweety. Becky was thrown off her mother's back and landed in front of the two vampires.
"Aha, a young canary girl. A perfect addition to the army." Sleety gloated.
"Agreed, and the daughter of one of your biggest threats." Cheesy added.
"After today, there will be nobody to challenge us."
"Young girl, join us. We shall rule the world as a family." Becky backed away from the two vampires. She had never been so scared in her life. At the same time, her head felt like it was about to explode. Something was building up inside her.
"I won't." Becky squeaked.
"You have no choice." Sleety said. He walked closer to her and reached out a hand to grab her.
"I WON'T!" Becky shouted, just as Sleety was about to grab her.
A/N: Sorry for the delay on uploads. I'm sure you can guess the reason. Merry Christmas to you all.