"Freddie!"
"Yeah."
"What happened?"
"I dunno. I think we fell through a trap door."
"Freddie."
"Yeah."
"I'm scared."
I looked at Daph, she looked at me. She looked pale and scared.
"Don't be, darling. You aren't alone. I'm here with you. I'll protect you." I said
"Freddie, that vampire legend was true! Uncle Thomas wasn't lying when he said that a ghost vampire would return from the dead!" Said Daph
"Uh-huh." I said.
"What if the vampire is down here now?" Daph whispered
"I'll make sure that it doesn't get you." I said
"What do we do now?" She said, looking around, "It's so dark down here I can't see a way out."
"Well there must be some way to get out of here." I said.
Daph began to panic.
"What if the only way out is the way we came in? What if no one ever finds us? What if we are stuck down here forever?" She cried.
"Look, Daph, you gotta calm down! There's got to be another way out of here, we just need to look around for one." I said, trying to sound positive.
Just then we heard a grating noise. I couldn't see where it was coming from. Then it stopped and a figure emerged from the shadows.
"Ah ha!" It hissed, "Company!" I heard the sound of a match being struck, and I saw a small flame flickering as it moved upwards. All of a sudden the hole Daph and I had fallen down was illuminated with an orange glow. The person had made a fire torch. I turned around and came face to face with someone tall, deathly pale, with evil red eyes and long sharp fangs!
"Oh god! It's the vampire! He's back!" Cried Daph. The vampire rounded on her.
"Miss. Daphne. Blake." Spat the vampire.
"How do you know my name? Who are you? What do you want?" Said Daph, trying to sound brave.
"All will be revealed in due time. Right now I want you to come with me. Both of you." Said the vampire harshly, turning to look at me.
Daph and I had no other choice. We followed the vampire out of the hole and into a long dark passageway.
We followed the vampire for some way. Then the tunnel opened out into a large cavern, with lots of passageways leading off from it in all directions.
As I looked around I noticed some things that struck me as strange and out of place. A large silver box, similar to the one Daph keeps her make-up in, a bottle of red liquid and a pump. I pointed this out to Daph, she looked puzzled.
"Why would a ghost vampire have a make-up box, bottle of red liquid and a pump?" She whispered.
"I dunno, but I'm starting to think Velma was right. I don't think that the legend is true." I said.
When I looked around the cavern again I noticed two heads peering cautiously out from one of the passageways. I recognised them instantly.
"Mr and Mrs Jackson!" I whispered
"What? Where?" Replied Daph
I nodded towards the passageway where the Jacksons were hiding.
"Wait! If the Jacksons are there. Then who the heck is the vampire?" Said Daph,
"I have no idea." I replied.
We no time to think because the vampire came over and beckoned for us to go with him. Daph and I began to follow him. Looking back, I saw the Jacksons come out of their hiding place and start to follow us. Strange.
The vampire led Daph and me down another tunnel and this time we came out alongside an underground river.
"Get into the boat!" Hissed the vampire, "NOW!"
"Where are you taking us?" I said defiantly.
"You'll see. Now get in the boat…If you want the girl to live." He added cruelly.
Daph and I got into the boat. The vampire climbed in behind us and began to steer us down river. I looked at Daph; she was looking around trying to see an escape route. I took hold of her hand, it was shaking, she looked at me and smiled nervously. We carried on sailing down river.
A little while later we docked at a rickety wooden jetty. We climbed out and, once again, followed the vampire down a passageway. He led us into another cavern. Then the vampire pushed Daph and I into a small room, hollowed out in the rock.
"I'll be back for you Miss Blake." He sneered, before pushing a large piece of wood across the entrance. I waited a moment before running at it, trying to bust out. It was no good. The vampire must've put something across the wood to stop it opening.
"Freddie. We are stuck here aren't we?" Said Daph tearfully
"For the moment we are. But cheer up." I added seeing Daph look sad, "At least you aren't alone."
I sat down next to her and she rested her head on my shoulder. All we could do was wait. And hope that someone, other than the vampire, would find us.