The stunt that former enemy of Dracula almost ended the lives of the monsters when a tune was played to control the Kraken. Jarlath put his life on the line to protect his fellow monsters when Dracula fought the tentacled beast. Mixture of shadows and and manipulating the known mineral called calcium to perform his moves. The elder Dullahan ended up forming barriers and domes made of bones plucked from the sea's bottom. That would deflect flinging tentacle of a hypothesized sea beast not knowing what he was going. While housing scared shitless monsters that had their only way destroyed before the fight began. He used his shadows every now and the to catch who ever almost fell into the water when ground gave way. Herding them to a place where they wouldn't be harmed or knocked around like a human's doll.
Hazelcape work with Mavis to keep Winnie and Dennis from getting hurt with structure falling around them. Every action ended up testing her own shadows when she waved what she could to make proper shields. Only lasted for a few hits when tentacle would come crashing down on their heads when they were moving. Left her to pick them up and put her legs to use with a jumbled mess of shadows over head. Winnie's whining combined with Dennis crying were soothed by her as best she could as she leaped for safety. She tried not to watch the failing one- sided battle of Dracula and Kraken since she feared for his life. Finding herself swallowing this fear when she froze for a second whenever she did catch a glimpse. Dennis and Winnie were the ones that kept her going in what was becoming a limited amount of space.
Heather was finally able to cut loose and put her magick to work to also help her husband and daughter along the way. Her skeleton pets worked with her to gather any monsters in process of falling or been hurt. Sometimes she had magically freeze a falling remands of a column to keep a monster from being crushed. Re- position a few from a collapsed area or has a close call with a few tentacles coming down. Using elemental pieces of magic to blow or melt away chucks of stone with flick of her fingers when running by. Mainly she was slinging around Glyphs where she could to structure from sinking when she noticed the water. Allowing her magic to be fueled by angry toward the modified Monster Hunter and the Fleshwarper as she moved.
Breandán was no use to anyone in his weaken state since he was still tucked away on the boat with most body bandaged up. He could barely move let alone get up and look out a window to see what was going on. Hating how he couldn't use a ounce of his powers to even reach out to his father or step- mother to speak. All he could do was seat back in a bumping mattress and worry he wasn't going to end up as a orphan. Finding himself in comfort of his sister Saber tooth kitten and his mother's Saint Bernard curling around him. Giving him some form of comfort when he couldn't help but let his tear spill from fear. Wishing he wasn't bed ridden all alone with only monster based pets to keep company until someone returned. He wanted to be with his family and handling whatever was making the boat start to rock.
Came to end when Jonathan's skills as a DJ combined with Dracula's powers were the life saver that had everyone, thankful a human was his son-in-law. Just celebration at the end of the music battle was welcoming for everyone when it ended. Heather ended up taking the music sheet the controlling was written on for her collection in the end. Leaving her husband and fellow monsters to handle once great Van Helsing as she relocated to Dracula's side.
"Move I got something can heal him." She pulled a glass beaker out of her pocket.
Before anyone could object to how she could fit something that big out of her small pocket or what was in the mixture. She popped the seal and forced the blood red liquid down vampire's throat with little to no bed side matter. Making sure Dracula gulped down every last drip before she pulled away the bottle and got her to feet.
"I have a son to check in on." She wasn't sticking around. "See you guys later."
"Is my dad going to ok?" Mavis called after her.
Jarlath was the one that assured Mavis that his wife's healing potion always came in handy for something like this. Just she was never one to stay long enough for a thank you or even a decent gesture of graduate. Encouraging Mavis to go have fun with her husband and rest of her friends so Hazelcape could have time with Dracula. She did after hugging the Dullahan a little to tightly and thanking him for everything. Being confident that he father would be watched after until the potion could mend the more minor wounds. Which he would assure before seeing her run off and join Jonathan on the dance floor for rest of the night. To end up falling onto the floor next to Dracula when he could finally feel his legs give out. Stiffly moving his sore joints to place his arms atop his bent knees saying he wasn't young monster he used to be. This Dracula would come to agree with him with light laugh on his lips as he lay there.
"Dad? Dracula?" Hazelcape walked up to them.
Her father would make room for her to seat between her and Dracula with remanding energy he had left. She place her head leaned on her father's shoulder while Dracula was allowed to place his head on her lap. Allowing her to sooth the vampire outwardly with one of her hands gently brushing his messed up hair. As inwardly Heather healing potion would make work of his wounds he received from the Kraken.
"I'm just happy your guy are alright." She looked to both Dracula and her father.
"Anything to keep the family safe." Both spoke addressing her.
She ended p smiling the rest of the celebration before a decision was made by Abraham Van Helsing to refund the monsters. Which resulted in them dancing some more and this time with the former monster hunter. Cheers were full of happiness that from both sides of everyone that added ot the cheery atmosphere.
"Excuse me, May I speak you guys awhile?" The Captain asked stepping up toward Dracula, Hazelcape, and Jarlath.
"This about you seeking forgiveness for what you and your did ?" Dracula summed up what she had done.
"You'll have to take up with my son." Jarlath stated. "Everyone in my family are not on speaking terms with you."
Dracula had to Hazelcape's hand when she had turned her head away from eyes of the captain when she neared. Not one word would came from her on the topic of her brother on how to receive her forgiveness for what she done.
"That may mean travel back with us to my hotel." Dracula guessed.
"I don't Heather will take a liking to that." Jarlath warned the vampire.
"I can imagine that." Dracula could only half way smile.
The captain would end up leaving them for the time being until the all had to return to the boat to get back home. By then Dracula could move on his own thanks to Heather and her forceful ways of potion drinking. Not that he was going to thank his former employee for what she did for him to be able to walk. Meant he would end up taking Hazelcape aside when they boarded the boat for help on how to privately thank her mother.
"I think those three positions you wanted filled would work." Hazelcape suggested.
"You do know your mother was a terrible maid." Dracula tries to remind Hazelcape.
"...for me?" Hazelcape would bed quietly.
Somehow Mavis was near by and ended up helping Hazelcape on this by point on as a way to lighten her father's load. Being a micro- manager within the hotel was getting to be a old hat since Mavis was adult now. She been trying to get her father to lessen his controlling ways over the staff and start enjoying his life.
"How can she be that bad at her job back then?" Mavis asked him.
"I met her through that job in shattered and left a happy man." Jarlath explained with a smile. "Yes, it started off as mostly sexual relationship, but love did come from it."
Jarlath went on to describe how Heather changed from a woman of lazy morals to a actual mother figure. Going about how she took on the responsibility of two young monsters that needed a womanly presences. Guiding one into the early years of womanhood when she turned 112 and puberty hit for her. Explaining the monster equilateral of birds and the bees to her among other thing female monster needed to know. All the while putting up with rebellious Breandán she shaped up and got behaving in right ways. Besides helping the boy grief for the death of his mother when he allowed her new.
"Alright I'll give her another chance." Dracula sighs in defeat. "Doesn't mean I'll go easy on her. "
"Now you'll excuse me, I have a room escape to." Jarlath needed rest to recover.
He made sure to give a proper good- bye to his daughter until he was more able bodied to be around her and rest of his friends. Leaving her alone in the presences of Dracula and his own family until someone in her family recovered their energy.
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Winnnie with her one new baby sister and all her brothers ended up thanking Hazelcape for all her handwork into protecting who she could. Ended up distracting her every morning by having her play with them until they ran off for lunch. Sometimes she was blinded blinded and had to guess which of the werewolves were the girls and boys by smell or voice. She enjoyed since she could use her shadowy powers as a 6th sense and cheat to figure out what she needed to win. Other times they would have her play with them in basic games once would play with their dog being fetch the stick. She would have to hides somewhere on the ship and each wolf pup could only use their scent of smell to find the object. Only about 60 to 40 percent could find the stick without getting in trouble with ship staff or fellow monsters walking by. When they couldn't play that game then they would play own being who can play dead the best.
Since no body could find the rest of Hazelcape's family to thank them for what the did, Next best thing would be confront Hazelcape and tell her. Most of them were hugging her until she could stand up or shaking her hands into mince meat. All she could do was smile her face off and just accept what they would give her while listening to what they had to say. Other times she had to sit down and hear a heart felt speech straight from their heart about risking their lives for them. A handful plainly bows and even expressed how happy they were to be alive thanks to her father and her family. Only a few would give her get well gifts for her brother after hearing how he was used by the Van Helsings to do their bidding. Wanting to see him back on his feet and around the boat when ever he started feeling up to basically walking.
"Just checking in." Heather found Hazelcape near the pool.
"Worn out from all these thank yous." She smiles.
"Your brother is showing improvement. Heather smiled. "He'll be able to leave the bed by tonight. "Family meal tonight?"
Hazelcape answered her step- mother by giving her a box filled with monster related gits jut for Breandán alone before she left. Got Heather excited since she could half of them as ingredients in new potions once they get back to the hotel. She kissed her step- daughter on the side of her cheek and disappeared the way she came with a smile on her face.
"Sometime I think dad only married her for her magical sense." Hazelcape laid back in her seat.
She then summoned a secret she been working on since her relationship with Dracula started all those months ago within his hotel. What appeared before was a scrap book made from her shadowy essences and basic human photo binder. Each page was filled with picture after picture of the days leading up the cruise that she manifested from her very memory. Making sure to use decorative stickers and lots of colors to fill the empty space the filled pages had in her spare time.
"Lets fill the rest in." She smiled to her self.
Better part of her days were quietly putting together the rest of the rest of the book she choices to give to Dracula. Filling the remanding pages with their new adventures and small drawings with personal notes that only he would understand. Using colors of all kinds in form of markers and something called glitter glue her brother had introduced too. A few stickers were always used to finish off the page she would let dry before working on the next one. Finishing off the last page and first pages were family portraits Jonathan and her Mother too of just their families pair together.
"I can't wait to give you to him." She hugged the scrap once.
She always took the longest routine back to her shared room with her family to be able walk passed one Dracula's family was in. Leaving behind all kinds of gifts for them, Leaving small notes about how she and everyone else were doing. Not knowing Dracula would keep each hand written note or letter she left each time hoping he could see her again.
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Dracula sat on edge of his bed foot's end with his hands resting on his top of his knees ad his eyes peered into the dimly light room. Take in the outline of a nervous Hazelcape standing just a few feet away from him with loosen dress handing on her. She had slowly undone the zipper when she walked away from him when they were in middle of making out.
"My Darken Heart, Please come back here." Dracula softly called to her. "We don't have to do this."
"It's not that." She spoke looking in those eyes filled with concern for her.
She could feel the hammering of her heart beneath her bossom when those eyes looked upon her. They had started exploring each other in sensual ways after their first kiss. They could never get pass heavy petting or even removal of a piece of clothing. Dracula's friends had always turned up just when a button was going to be up done or zipper was grasped. Blunt advice Murray gave them about just jumping sex without needing foreplay left them uncomfortable. Frankenstein input was take things slow and see where they would led when time comes. Which Griffin agreed with a wink neither one could see when he tried to give his form of encouragement. Was the two needed to get away from the prying eyes and interrupting crowds to finally take the next step.
"May you share with me what is the problem..." Dracula asked on verge reaching out to her. "Sight of your standing there. Alone."
He was silenced when sight of her dress falling away from her body to the floor below her bare feet as she moved. Slowly making her way back toward his place on the bed's edge by leaning forward and pressing their together. Around her waist one his arms would go to hold her in place as he other went to cup her face. Angling his own and started to lean back on the silken sheets of his bed with her still in his clasp. Her hands started to make quick work of the delicate buttons that made up his waist coat and shirt. Fighting the urge to right away those fabric to look upon pale skin extended over able-bodied torso. Smooth lines made up his chest and led down to his trimmed abs would soon be disclosed to her innocent eyes.
"Need some help?" Dracula hands would soon join her own on hemline of his pants.
She could only nod her head trying to figure out when the kiss that shared stopped and take in sight of him under her. Once was slicked back hair was now a messed up halo and a face that always held a angry frown. Held a faints signs of smile toward the towering sight of pretty young thing that warmed his heart.
"Maybe a little." She could feel him stroked fingers across her cheek as he awaited for her approval.
She slightly shivered when his hand resting on the small of her back made quick work of her corset's laces. Allowing her to remove supportive garment over her head and expose her apple breast to his eyes. Would have covered her self after discarding her last few pieces of clothing onto the floor with rest. A whispered wasn't pulled from her lips when he barely squeezed one of her shapely mounds as a experimental touch. Lasted only for a seconds when he lightly traced the rest of her chest in a downward direction. Resting on one of her hips and noticing the amount of clothing he was wearing compared to her.
"Mind if I join you in my underwear?" He asked trying to sound funny.
"Go ahead." She got one last kiss from his before rolling off of him
She sat on the other side of his bed to watch him remove his already undone shirt and waist coat as he sat there. He made quick work of his under shirt before starting on his slack's fastening, to the buckle of his belt to button and zipper combo to follow. Would soon lay on the floor when he returned to the owner of the watchful eyes of his short strip tease.
"Now we're equal." He lay next to her.
"Then..." She made to look like she was going to lay a top of him by how she reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck.
Roll them over for him to end up on top of her and she ended up placing in the center his own bed with out much trouble. Got her called sly as one of her hands traveled to below his waistline and into flap of his boxers. Taking full hold of her fleshy prize standing at full attention within that thin layer of fabric. Left Dracula to call her bold when he captured her lips within his own to continue the kiss that had earlier. Just wasn't making an attempt to remove her hand from within his boxers when they got closer. Gave the advantage to start moving said hand in a up and down motion that only made focusing harder. Didn't stop him from showing her a few tricks of his own using his telekinesis and super speed she didn't see coming.