"Ah, Daniel, Sam. So good of you to join me." Said Vlad as he greeted Sam and I outside his Wisconsin mansion.

"Listen, Vlad, I hate to say it, but you're the only one who can help. Danny's been kidnapped."

"And you want me to help you. Very well, I'll do it. If…"

"'If' what?" I asked, knowing full well I wouldn't like the answer.

"If you and Sam become my slaves, and that I adopt the boy and raise him as my own. Think about it, Daniel, you're really not in a bargaining position."

"Excuse me." I said, pulling Sam into a huddle. "What do we do?" I whispered.

"Let's agree on some conditions." Sam said, so we hammered out some conditions

"Agreed," I said, "on these conditions: That you make me and only me your slave, that you release me no longer than one week after this adventure is over, and we get to keep our child, and in exchange, I'll keep your secret. Agreed?" I asked, extending my hand.

"Agreed." Vlad replied, accepting it.

(A/N: I know it was short, but I can't think of where to go from here. "For now." To quote Freakshow.)