When the cruise liner stopped on the abandon island for a beach fun, Dracula's and Jarlath's family sat together on the beach. Giving Heather a chance to pair her step- son and Johnathon together with Dennis. Pulling Mavis toward her and her daughter wanting to girl time while encouraging her daughter to talk. Wanting the details of her private dinner date with Dracula from beginning of the meal to bed room details.
"One of the cooks put concentrated garlic in with some of the food." She explained how he got flatulent. "We spent most of night apart because of his ...gas..."
"I blame that captain." Mavis was already suspecting her.
"She made a quite a impact on my son." Heather still didn't know what to think of Captain Erika.
Mavis could only huff about how she been feeling strange vibes from the female captain since the first group activity. Heather had her own doubts about the woman since a presence of a Fleshwarper on board bothered her. Hazelcape just wanted to know why all these strange problems were happening to just them.
"I need a half length mirror, a piece of father, and last thing this Captain touched." Heather sighs. "I'll look into this Captain for you."
Mavis ended up tightly hugging Heather for her offer to look into this Captain with a few choice items from around the ship. Left Hazelcape to get to her sandal clad and make her over to Dracula and his friends. Murray and Griffin giving her a thumbs up on her beach attire being on par with what Dracula decided to wear. She ended up blushing at the compliment about her appearance that Dracula came too agree with. Had her standing on her tip toes to place a kiss on Dracula's cheek before going off to find her father.
"I already heard everything." Jarlath welcomed his daughter. "Nobody can keep things form the shadows. "
"Then do you know what is wrong with Breandán?" She asked her father.
"Your mother found a some type of control spell bond jewelry on him." Jarlath formed item with his shadows.
He explained they would have to completely amputate Breandán's hand and wrist to even com close to removing this thing. Followed by extensive procedures to remove the foreign flesh that rooted itself into his own body.
"Even then, pieces are going to be left behind." Jarlath sighs crushing the shape. "I ahaevily suggest that Fleshwarper has something to do with this. "
"They can't cast spells." Hazelcape reminds her dad.
"This one did and placed my son in danger for some purpose." Jarlath looks toward his son.
Jarlath had been trying to figure out why would someone need a Dullahan male of his son's age at this leg of the trip. Nothing odd could be found when he reached out to his shadows for an answer on certain subjects. Getting same whispers about something odd was going down below the deck and Fleshwarper hasn't done anything.
"All we could do is wait this out and enjoy the rest of this trip." Hazelcape placed her head on her father's shoulder.
"Your sound like your mother when you say that." Jarlath pats her head.
"She also would tell you to start being so over protective and relax." Hazelcape teased.
"Her way of relaxing me is..." He coughs.
Hazelcape could only laugh at her father's option to not inform her what he did with his first wife when troubled. Knowing those details could always wait for when she was more older and possibly married to Dracula. Not that he already figured his daughter had started doing her own ways of pleasing the vampire.
"Any plans when this cruise is over?" Jarlath changes the subject.
"I am moving into the hotel with Dracula and his family while keeping the cottage open." She would blush. "Dracula has to interview a few monsters to fill in some needed roles."
"Like?" Jarlath asked.
"Groundskeeper, new head of housekeeping, and a full time nanny for Dennis." She listed.
Jarlath ended up stating Heather has been wanting to move to a new place and a new location would do wonders for Breandán. Had Hazelcape growing silent when her went on talking about coming to work at the hotel with her and Dracula. Apart of his shadow would reach out to her face to wipe away her tears of joy about the announcement he made.
"Can you help convince him?" Jarlath turned attention to Dracula.
She would have agreed to do such, if Dennis didn't walk over to them with a question about them helping him to build a sand castle. Jarlath ended up showing off his shadow ability by forming a pile of sand a few inches from their seats. Dennis thanked Jarlath's shadows for the sand pile while he ended up getting help from the shadows to form his sand castle. Talon shaped fingers doing what the young boy asked from scooping out ditches to collecting water.
"Ever thought about giving him another one?" Jarlath asked his daughter having Dracula's child.
"Dad!" She screeched at him.
"What's wrong with a father wanting to know if he's getting grandkids?" Jarlath watched Dennis.
Hazelcape ended up speaking of the offer the Fleshwarper gave her about having children from the stolen essences she had gathered. Placing her hands on her stomach as she made a admittance that gift of creation may have never given to her.
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After arriving on Atlantis, Hazelcape and Dracula seemed at odds with each other other a minor issue brought up by Jarlath. One had told the other one she may not be able to give a him a child or have one without drawing attention. Dracula would have been alright with adoption and even using a surrogate form somewhere within the monster community. If she didn't suggest a offer that came from the Fleshwarper about creating them a child using their stolen essences. What got Dracula angry was asking a woman who violated him wearing Hazelcape's face. Way he lashed out at Hazelcape when he gave his answer to her in the form of a loud yell full of fury and hatred. Had one seeking the company of her own family and other going to his for the rest of the boat ride to cruise's last stop.
"I am sorry my Prickly Pear." Jarlath sadly took her hand to draw her into a hug.
"I told you bringing up that subject up with them would do this!" Breandán started to laugh.
"Sweetie Poison, leave your father and sister alone." Heather warned her son.
She ended up stuffing a crab puff into her son's mouth to keep him quiet while her winning number was called by the dealer. Her currently chips were doubled and added to the ones she currently laid aside in holders awaiting to be cashed in. Heather ended up pulling a chip or two from her side pile to tip one of the waiters that brought her drink.
"One Tropical Orgasm, One Sex on the Beach, and One Octopussy." Atlantean wait handed over the drink order and accept the chip tip. "Glass of Blood Orange juice for the kid."
Breandán would take hold of his drink in a huff while watching his sister, father, and step- mother all sipping their drinks. Knowing if he made a fuss about wanting something in alcohol one they all were separately appreciating their drinks. Clamping his eyes shut and ended up gulping down his glass not caring about the over whelming sweetness bothering him. Shoving his glass into his sister's free hand when she was going to ask what was wrong with him. What she got was leer from his eyes before he told her he was going to check out some other activity that someone his age could do. He was young to gamble and his parents weren't allowing him to touch a drop of alcohol after arriving here.
"You know I can come with you." Hazelcape offered.
"I don't want fang freak lecturing me." Breandán hissed at her.
"He has a name." Hazelcape reminds her brother.
The bracelet that stayed invisible the whole time on Breandán's wrist become visible and fueled his envy. Pushing him to tell his sister off in wanting to be alone for the rest of this trip before they had to return to the boat. Off he walked with his hands in his pocket the whole time he turned his back to his sister and ignored her.
"You better go after him." Jarlath didn't like his son acted.
"Be careful." Heather sipped her drink. "I don't like what's going on with him."
Hazelcape would hand her drinks over to her father's shadow before she dried her hands using napkin handed to her. Before running down the path her brother took to get away them as fast as her legs could go. Not wanting whatever her brother was going to do to happen since he could get hurt. Just finding her brother within the passing crowd he disappeared into. Not like she wanted to resort to using her shadows to look for her brother without gaining attention. To end up collapsing to the ground under everyone's feet when she failed to even spot his head among all. Before she could be swallowed by her own shadows and transported back to the boat where she could hide.
"You look better with a shining smile." Someone reached out a hand to her.
"I thought you were made at me?" She asked him.
"One forgets angry he is angry he sees the woman he loved stressing." Dracula reassuring addressed her.
She ended up taking his hand with her own when she couldn't help but cry tears of contentment for him being here. Allowing a gentle tug to pull her to her feet and into his arm where she could be wrapped in his cape. That familiar coldness his body projected the barely beating of his heart ended up soothing her. Being able to rest her head on his shoulder and tell him her how brother just ran off for some strange mood. Only lose track of him when she was able to get near enough to the crowd he escaped in.
"Just breath I'll see what I can do." Dracula ran his fingers through her hair.
"Thank you." She would wrap her arms around his neck.
The smiles that formed lasted for a few minutes when Dracula stated he needed more time about Fleshwarper suggestion. Stating using such a untraditional means to make a life wasn't something he was comfortable with. Since he was used to natural way he and his deceased first wife did with his first born daughter.
"Dracula! I'm scared that me being half- Dullahan / half- witch may keep us from conceiving." She blurted out.
She buried her face in his chest to hide her tears from him when she couldn't further speak about the subject. Dracula would hold her like this not caring who saw him while telling Atlantean to buzz off or leave them alone. Ready to push them away with his telekinesis or hypnosis them to forget they were standing there in passing before approach him.
"I want a boy." Hazelcape would look up at him. "I want to have your deeply caring heart and talented singing voice."
"As long as they have your eyes and lovely features." He agrees with her.
He slowly bent his head down to hers when the light of the room highlights her natural beauty for him. Softness of her lips against his own rough ones met for simple kiss with him using his hands to pull her closer to deepen the kiss. She accepted before they would split apart and go toward off limits area her brother had ran into after Captain Erika. Dracula led the way for Hazelcape following once they passed a sign that told them to not go beyond this point. Both ignored to catch up to Breandán and put together why he was suddenly followed the human Captain around.
"She must be why he's been acting weird." Hazelcape guessed.
"They why need a monster to act as her servant?" Dracula asked.
"That what worries me." She answered.
Her brother wasn't matured as a monster since his powers aren't strong enough and he was still learning about the monster world. Their father was still working with him on what abilities he hadn't tapped into when ever he had the time. Heather was doing what she could to teach him about cultures of the world he was born into without him flipping out.
"After our mother died, He become withdrawn from the world and us." Hazelcape spoke. "We're happy he's come to accept Heather."
Hazelcape had to right back her tears of worry toward her whatever was happening to her brother as she ran behind Draucla. Trying to continue on talking about her brother's emotional state after losing their mother to hands of humans. Took him going outside their home in Ireland and American to get her brother to even talk to someone human or monster. Sometimes her step- mother would have female community over with their daughters over. Her brother would never make it beyond the introduction with this human or monster before growing silent afterward.
"He started to come out his shell when he came to hotel." A small smile graced her face. "Just his mood shifted when he came on board..."
They came to complete stop when Dracula grabbed Hazelcape just when a arrow came flying out o the blue and aimed for her. He grabbed the projectile out of the air before sharpen edge pierce Hazelcape's chest and left her for dead. Got dropped on the ground as he turned to pull a scared straight Hazelcape off the ground with assurances about everything being fine. Got him thanked by her as she got back on to her legs was quickly forgotten when she noticed her brother and the Captain.
"Drac! Look!" She tried to point toward her brother.
"Don't." Dracula stopped her.
Dracula took Hazelcape close into his arms when the sight of emptied eyed Breandán handing over a werid looking canister to the captain. Teen held some heavy wounds that were openly bleeding with a bruises that were quickly darkening. Lack of movement to one of his arms that swung back and fourth without proper movement brought tears her eyes. This further irritated Dracula when he couldn't stand the tears that poured out those darken colored eyes. Had him speaking for a speechless Hazelcape about returning her brother and leaving the rest of them alone. Which happened when the Captain spoke about not needing to to use the wimpy excuse for a monster for her bidding.
On to the ground Breandán would drop at his sister's and Dracula's feet bleeding out in unconscious state with something falling off his wrist. Dracula had to remove his cape to wrap around the teen when he picked him up as Hazelcape cried. Captain would brush passed them in with mock thank you while holding a strange looking canister in hand. Would go unnoticed by both worried Hazelcape and angry Dracula needing to tend to hurt Breandán. Neither one what to look at the trail of weapons and impact sights in a strange trail up to where the canister once laid. Blood could be found through the blades of these weapons with bits of scratch marks on the handle and metallic surface.
Left anyone to guess the teen tried his best to dodge the triggered booty traps to get to what captain now held within her hands. Who was not about to speak to leave the mournful trio of monster behind and delivery this item her great-grandfather. For second before she thought her sight was missing with her before she disappeared through the exit. Thought she saw members of a family worrying over her hurt brother resting the arms of her older boyfriend with mixtures of emotions. Had her waving her head back and fourth a the notion monsters could feel and experience things just like humans.
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"You sure your alright?" Mavis asked Breandán.
Teen lifts his casted arm resting within a sling to show her how he was doing ok ad glad to not be under a Van Helsing's control. Had him forming a shadow wall between him and the out stretched arms belonging to gleeful Jonathan walking toward him. What the human got was a face full of shadowy barrier keeping him from laying his arms around a sore Breandán.
"Dude not cool." Jonathan turned his back to Breandán.
"Half of my body is mincemeat and other pulp." Breandán lowered his barrier to face Jonathan. "Hugging will only bring back my pain."
"You a moon killer." Jonathan wasn't accepting any excuses.
Dracula was the one that had to state to Jonathan that any form of physical affection like a hug or a playful punch from someone. Will only worsen the slow healing process that Breandán's still mending body was going through. Left Jonathan to other his form of help for anything that was monster of human related until he was able to function.
"I want you to help me get the Ingerman interested in me." Breandán spoke about the Fleshwarper.
"You want what?" Mavis couldn't believe what the youth said.
"She's seems like a nice girl and I want a chance." Breandán looked away from Mavis.
She sighed and stated he shouldn't working with someone that can reform flesh of living or dead being with wave of her hand. Which still gave Mavis chills when she remembered about being told what a Fleshwarper was by Heather and Jarlath.