Chapter 3

Back at the Hotel, Dracula and Johnny added the finishing touches to the banner. Mavis told her father and husband that she wasn't feeling too well and decided to sit it out. Ever since she punished her son, the vampire woman wasn't feeling like herself. She sat in her room, thinking.

"Maybe I was too hard on Dennis," Mavis thought, but then another thought suddenly appeared, "No, he needs to be punished for what he did." Mavis rubbed her head. She was getting headaches after that night, and she doesn't know why.

She walked out of her room and enters Dennis'. She looked at the items that Dennis supposedly stole. Something looked really off.

"Why would Dennis take these things? They're not things he's really interested in," said Mavis as she picks up one of the items, which was a little troll doll.

"What do you think, Winnie?" Mavis asked, but there was no response.

"Winnie?" She calls her name again, no response. "Willie, where's your sister?" Willie didn't respond either. Mavis was getting concerned. She gets up and walks out of the room. "Dad?"

Back in the lobby, the entire place was completely decorated for the big party. All they had to do now was wait for nighttime. Johnny sat on the chair, he was all tired out.

"Man, I can't feel anything," said Johnny in a weak voice.

"Oh, man up!" Demanded Dracula. "There's going to be a lot more work when we clean up after this party." That statement made Johnny moan in exhaustion.

"Dad?" Mavis called out as she walked into the lobby.

"Mavis!" Dracula exclaimed in excitement. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm okay. Have you seen Winnie or Willie? I hadn't seen them all day."

"No, I haven't seen them since breakfast," Dracula responded.

"Where could have they gone to?" Asked Mavis in concern.

"Well, last night I overheard Winnie saying she and Willie will sneak into the school and clear Dennis' name," said Johnny. Mavis glared at her husband.

"Wait, so you overheard them saying that they were sneaking into the school?" Mavis asked, with a hint of anger in her voice.

"Yes," Johnny responded, with a hint of fear in his voice.

"And you didn't let me nor dad know?"

"Uh, no,"

"Why not?!"

"...I don't know," Mavis sighed in annoyance. She was going to deal with Johnny later, but she had to find the two werepups. The vampire woman grabbed her sun hat and puts it on her head to block out the sunlight.

"Where are you going?" Asked Dracula.

"I'm going to pick those two troublemakers up. They better have a good explanation for this," Mavis said, sharply.

"Oh boy, I wonder how this will out," said Johnny.

"You won't have to wonder for long. You're coming with me," Mavis told Johnny.

"Oh man," Johnny moaned as he and his wife walked out the door. Dracula stood there in disbelief.

"Oy, what is with the youth of today?" Dracula asked himself as he walks back to his room. "I don't need this, not today!"

Little does Dracula or anyone know, a black cat was hiding in the bushes outside. He hisses and runs as fast as he could, trying not to be spotted by Mavis nor Johnny.

Meanwhile, back at the school, Winnie and Willie sat in the principal's office, waiting for the principal to give them a stern lecture. Winnie looked really bored, she wanted to continue her investigation, but this stupid old man was wasting her time. Willie, on the other hand, was scared out of his mind, he didn't like getting in trouble.

"Oh man, we're done for, life is over!" Willie cried. This annoyed Winnie.

"Will you be quiet? Just let me do the talking, I know exactly what to say," said Winnie.

"That's a bad idea, you always run your mouth and get yourself into trouble," Willie said with concern.

"I do not!" Winnie exclaimed in defense.

"Quiet!" Yelled a voice. Willie's heart nearly jumped out of his chest. Even Winnie had a chill go down her body hearing that voice. That voice belonged to the principal, who walked to his desk and sat down. "I should've known a couple of werewolves would cause trouble."

"What's that supposed to mean?!" Asked a rather offended Winnie.

"Hush it, girl, you're already on thin ice right now," the principal warned Winnie.

"How could I be on thin ice when I'm just sitting on a chair?" Asked Winnie, who didn't understand what an expression was.

"Just shut up, Winnie," Willie muttered under his breath. The principal didn't hear it, but Winnie surely did. She made a mental note to deal with her rude brother later.

"You two better have a darn good explanation for this!" Exclaimed the principal.

"I do. My explanation is my zing-zing, Dennis," Winnie said as she stood on the chair. The principal didn't like that.

"Sit your butt back in that chair!" Shouted the principal. Winnie sat back down. The principal thought about the werewolf's reasoning and crossed his arms. "Dennis huh, what about that troublemaking thief?" The principal asked in a stern tone.

Winnie ignored the principal's ignorant insult about her zing and sighed. "We're here to clear his name. I promise you, he's not a thief," the werewolf responded. The principal wasn't buying it.

"Why should I believe you?" He huffed.

"Dennis is the nicest boy I know, and I have 300 brothers," Winnie responded. The principal's eyes widened, there was no way she has that many brothers. He looked at Willie, who simply gave him a stare.

Winnie continued; "Dennis would never do anything bad. Never!"

"Yeah, the boy watches Kakie for corn sake!" Willie exclaimed.

"Willie please, don't interrupt your big sister," Winnie scolded her brother. Willie pouted and crossed his arms.

"I'm older than you," he muttered.

"Enough! So you want to clear his name, right?" The principal asked.

"That's right," Winnie responded.

"With what proof?" The principal asked, this time with a rather smug look on his face.

"I...I don't have any right now," Winnie responded sadly as she lowered her head.

"That's what I thought. I'm calling your parents!" The principal exclaimed as he picked up the phone. Willie gulped in fear.

"Wait!" Winnie cried, "Just hear me out, please. Give us time to find evidence!"

"Why should I?!"

"Just give us three hours, that's all we need, please!" The principal noticed how desperate Winnie was getting, she really cared about that boy. He thought about it, then he hung up the phone. Winnie felt a little bit a hope.

"Three hours you say? Okay, I'll give you three hours," said the principal, now in a much calmer tone. Winnie's eyes brighten up.

"All right, our investigation is back on!" Winnie exclaimed as she jumps out of the chair in excitement.

"Cool," Willie said as he gave a thumbs up. He was off the hook, for now.

"However," The principal suddenly shouted, getting the attention of Winnie and Willie. "If you do not bring me any evidence when you run out of time, you two will be sent to a monster boot camp for the rest of the year. There, you will have the worst time of your miserable life. Do I make my myself clear?"

Winnie took a deep breath and sighed. "Yeah, perfectly clear," she was risking it all for her zing zing. "Come on, Willie, let's go. We don't have a lot of time." She takes Willie's arm and walked out of the door. The principal sat back in his chair, thinking about everything that was going on, he had one major thought in his mind.

"What the heck is a 'Zing Zing'?"

Winnie and Willie walked down the hallway of the school. Willie gave his sister angry glares during their walk. Winnie noticed this.

"Is there something you want to say to me, bro?" Winnie asked, sternly.

"Yeah, you really got us into a mess this time! We'll never find any stupid evidence in this short amount of time!" Willie snapped at his sister.

"Yes we will, just have a little hope," Winnie said with a slight hint of anger in her voice.

"Well I hope you're right, I don't want to go to boot camp!" Willie exclaimed as he got close to Winnie's face.

"We won't go anywhere. We'll solve this mystery," Winnie said as she backs away from her angry brother.

"We better! If we don't; not only will you fail Dennis and you'll probably never see him again, but I'll hate you forever," Willie said in a low tone. Winnie was shocked, her own brother threatened to hate her forever, she actually felt her eyes getting watery. Willie felt a little bad for nearly making his sister cry, but he had to get his point across.

"Let's go," Winnie said as she wiped her eyes and walked past Willie.

"Right behind you," said Willie as he followed his sister.

Meanwhile, in a Science classroom, a young witch girl listened to the conversation.

"Oh dear, I hate it when siblings fight," the young witch girl said as she tried to work on a new spell, but unfortunately, things weren't going so well. She eventually gave up. Just then, she hears a cat meowing outside, she turns around and sees a black cat sitting outside, scratching the window.

"Let me in, Vivien," the cat spoke. The young witch girl, now known as Vivien, opened the window to let the cat in.

"What do you want, Ash? I'm busy," Vivien said sternly.

"I just saw a vampire and a human walking, they're heading to this school!" Ash, the cat, explained. Vivien gasped.

"Make sure they don't reach this school, our plan will be ruined!" Vivien exclaimed.

"Yes ma'am," said Ash as he jumps back out the window. Vivien sighed and sat back down.

"Looks like my spell wore off. While Ash deals with them, I'm going to deal with those noisy werewolves," the witch thought to herself, "Framing that vampire boy wasn't easy, and I'll be darned if I'm going to let those stupid wolves ruin it for me!" Vivien gets up from her chair and grabs her wand, "Time for operation: Back up plan."