Chapter 4
Daphne Blake and Velma Dinkley, two of the members of the world famous detective agency Mystery Inc. stand in the doorway of the unofficial leader of the group's uncle's bedroom inside the Jones ancestral family home, an ancient castle in Southeastern Germany; at the moment the pair of female sleuths are telling Fred Jones' uncle about their harrowing experience with a vampire that appeared in the red head and the bespectacled teen's bedroom earlier in the evening.
Fred's uncle Jeffrey Von Jones has been listening to Daphne and Velma's tale with great interest, particularly when the two investigators told him that the vampire and a man in a painting that hung above the blond teen's bed had both been wearing a strange gold medallion; the dark blond haired man looked to have a troubled look on his face, in fact it was with good reason as Fred's uncle was about to tell Daphne and Velma about the medallion and why their compatriot Fred had vanished earlier in the evening.
"Mr. Jones, why were you so interested in why the vampire and the man in the painting were wearing the same medallion?" Daphne asked.
"Yes, does it have something to do with Fred's disappearance?" Velma added with a question of her own.
"Daphne, Velma, I'm sorry to say that yes, there is a connection between the medallion and Fred's disappearance; it all has to do with a strange and terrible family secret that's been locked away for decades, I was hoping that it would stay hidden and that it wouldn't rear it's head again, but like they say good things don't last forever" Uncle Jeff commented.
"But what is the connection Mr. Jones?" Daphne asked.
"If you two will accompany me to the castle's library then I can tell you more about what's going on and more about the family secret I was talking about and more about the medallion I was mentioning earlier" Uncle Jeff replied.
"Well what have we got to lose, lead the way Mr. Jones" Velma said as Fred's uncle, the redhead and the bespectacled teenager walked out of the blond teen's uncle's bedroom and made their way down the hall; after a few minutes the pair of sleuths and Fred's uncle found themselves in front of a familiar looking door, which they had seen earlier, in fact it was the place that Fred, Daphne and Velma first saw the blond teen's uncle in the first place; Fred's uncle then took a key ring out of his pocket and opened the door, which considering it was a room in an ancient castle squeaked as it opened.
Fred's uncle, Daphne and Velma then entered the room, which the youngest member of the group recognized as the blond teen's uncle's combination study and library; Daphne and Velma stood in awe at the sheer number of volumes that the library contained, just as they did before, meanwhile Fred's uncle walked over to one of the bookshelves and began searching it; he seemed to be looking for a specific book and a few minutes after he began searching he found what he was looking for, he then walked over to the same table that he was sitting at before when the girls and Fred first met him and laid the book down on it, Fred's uncle then motioned for Daphne and Velma to come join him and sit down at the table, which they did as each of the two sleuths pulled up their respective chairs and moved them towards the blond teen's uncle, where he had opened the book that he took from one of the shelves.
Daphne and Velma looked on and glanced at the strange volume that Fred's uncle had pulled out; in addition they wondered why he had chosen this particular book and what it had to do with the strange medallion and Fred's disappearance, so they did what anyone would do in a situation like this: they asked Fred's uncle about it.
"Mr. Jones, what exactly is the book that you took out?" Daphne asked.
"Well Daphne, you see this is a complete record of our family's history; in addition to a list of family members, birth dates, and all the other pertinent information about our family over the years, it also contains, shall we say some rather dark and shameful moments in our family's history over the years, including this" Uncle Jeff explained as he opened the book to a page that contained a picture of a distinguished looking gentleman; the girls noticed that he had a rather darkish shade of blond hair, was wearing a business type suit, what looked to be brown slacks and brown shoes, as well as a dark orange tie around his neck.
"Who is that Mr. Jones?" Velma asked.
"This is a picture of my great great grandfather Jonathan, he was one of Germany's richest businessmen in the early to mid 1700's, in fact he was the gentleman who built this house; not to mention he came from one of Europe's finest families and he was quite respectable, in fact he received many marriage proposals from any number of families from not only Germany, but throughout Europe as well" Uncle Jeff said.
"Jeepers, he almost looks a little like Freddie; in fact the resemblance is amazing" Daphne responded.
"Yes it is incredible isn't it; however, there's more to the story" Uncle Jeff replied.
"You don't say, can you tell us more?" Daphne asked.
"Unfortunately yes I can" Uncle Jeff said as he turned a page of the book; the blond teen's uncle then came to a page which contained another picture of the man, however in this picture in addition to his other clothing the man was now wearing a strange looking gold medallion around his neck, in fact Daphne gasped as she saw the picture, specifically because she recognized the medallion instantly.
"Jeepers, that's the same medallion that the man in the painting was wearing and it's the same medallion that the vampire was wearing as well," the red head said as she clasped a hand over her mouth.
"That's because it is the same medallion Daphne, you see the medallion that is being worn in this picture by my great great grandfather is a family heirloom, it has followed the Jones family for several hundred years and it has given us bad luck no matter where we have gone or no matter what we have done; you see when any member of the Jones family sets foot inside this castle, and if any member of the family should happen to wear the medallion you see here, they will become hypnotized, not only that but if this should ever happen, the medallion will also transform the wearer into a vampire" Uncle Jeff replied.
"Jinkies, so does that mean that your great great grandfather was a vampire at one point?" Velma asked.
"Yes, unfortunately and I'm sorry to say I was a vampire briefly when I was in my twenties" Uncle Jeff replied.
"Jeepers, is there anything more that you can tell us about the medallion Mr. Jones?" Daphne asked.
"Possibly, however no one knows the full history of the medallion except that during the early 1700's was the first time a member of the family ever wore it; although I think I now know what happened to Fred, and I would suggest the two of you prepare for a shock" Uncle Jeff replied.
"Yes, what is it Mr. Jones?" Daphne asked.
"If what the two of you have told me is correct, I believe that someone opened the secret panel that was behind the painting in Fred's bedroom, reached down towards Fred's neck and dropped the medallion around his neck; and I also believe that the medallion hypnotized Fred, in this hypnotized state I believe that he opened the secret passageway as well, and if everything adds up the way I think it is, then that vampire the two of you saw is none other then Fred" Uncle Jeff replied.
"Oh no! No, it can't be, my Freddie is a v-vampire?" Daphne said with a scared look on her face.
"I'm afraid so Daphne" Uncle Jeff replied.
"Jeepers, then when Freddie was in our bedroom, he was probably attempting to transform us into vampires" Daphne said; the red head still looked to be distressed by what she was hearing and was still attempting to fully comprehended the fact that her boyfriend and the unofficial leader of Mystery Inc. was now, at least temporarily a vampire.
"Sadly yes; the power of the medallion most likely corrupted him and clouded his mind with the hypnotic spell, blocking out any possibility that he would recognize the two of you and any possibility that he would realize what he was doing was wrong" Uncle Jeff stated.
"Okay, so now that we know what this medallion is and what it's capable of; however, there's still one thing that we don't know" Velma remarked.
"What's that Velma?" Daphne asked.
"We know that someone in this castle somehow hid in the secret passageway behind the painting in Fred's bedroom, lowered the medallion towards him and put it around his neck; however we have no idea who our culprit is, not to mention how do we find him or her" Velma replied.
"Good question girls, although we can eliminate a few suspects right away; for instance I know I didn't do it, I was in my bedroom the whole time, and we can eliminate the two of you as suspects because you explained to me what your whereabouts were at the time Fred was hypnotized" Uncle Jeff clarified.
"That's right, so once we eliminate the three of us, who does that leave us with?" Velma inquired; the bespectacled young woman then placed two fingers to her chin and began thinking, trying to somehow figure out who was behind hypnotizing Fred and transforming him into a vampire, finally it hit Velma like a mental bolt of lightning, she had come up with something and decided to inform the red headed sleuth and the group's unofficial leader's relative of her theory.
"Mr. Jones, is it possible, even though it sounds unusual that Mr. Wilkins the caretaker might be behind all of this Vampire business?" Velma asked.
"Miss Dinkley, I don't know if that's possible at all, I mean Mr. Wilkins has been a valued employee of mine for about ten years now, not to mention his family has been the caretakers of this castle for centuries and they have always been trusted and respected people, although…" Uncle Jeff replied.
"Although what Mr. Jones?" Daphne inquired.
"As you probably noticed, Mr. Wilkins was absent for a short period of time when I was getting ready to show you to your rooms" Uncle Jeff replied.
"That's right, he did duck out of the study, I wonder…" Velma stated.
"Wonder what Velma?" Uncle Jeff asked.
"I wonder if after Mr. Wilkins left the study, he went to Fred's bedroom, figured out a way to cut the holes in the painting, rig up the book in the book case and set up the entrance to the secret passageway all before the three of us went into the bedrooms to sleep" Velma explained.
"Velma, you may be onto something there; also, this wouldn't be the first time he has tried something like this, he's been disappearing from the castle for weeks at a time ever since he started here; frankly I can't understand it myself, but I think it might have something to do with the hauntings around here" Uncle Jeff replied.
"How so Mr. Jones?" Daphne asked.
"Well, every time ghosts or phantoms or other supernatural occurrences have taken place in this castle since he was hired, I have went to his cabin outside of the castle to see if he was all right, but every time I have checked on him, he was nowhere to be found, frankly for the last few months I've been very suspicious of him and his actions as well" Uncle Jeff stated.
"Hmm… Mr. Jones, maybe there is something to what you just said, maybe Mr. Wilkins is the one behind all the hauntings at the castle and maybe he's behind Fred becoming a Vampire as well" Velma replied.
"Jeepers, then that means that we have to figure out where the caretaker currently is, if we can do that, it should lead us to Freddie, and then we can break whatever hypnotism is being used on Fred" Daphne explained.
"Right Daphne, now the only question is where is the caretaker's cabin?" Velma wondered.
"I can answer that: Mr. Wilkins cabin is on the outskirts of the property and if we hurry we should be able to get there in five minutes" Uncle Jeff remarked.
"Well then let's get going before Fred becomes a bat," Daphne declared.
"Is she like this with Fred all the time?" Uncle Jeff asked in a whispered tone of voice as he moved closer to Velma.
"Usually yes, although when Fred's in serious danger like he is now she acts much crazier" Velma whispered back.
"Ah, I see; young love certainly has changed from when I was a teenager, hasn't it?" Uncle Jeff remarked.
"Sure has" Velma replied with a bit of a chuckle.
With that Daphne, Velma and Fred's uncle left the bedroom, but not before the blond young adult's relative locked the door behind him; once the door was locked the trio raced through the house at lightning speed towards the caretaker's cabin, after what seemed like hours but in reality was only about five minutes the two female investigators and Fred's uncle reached the outside of the castle.
"Come on Daphne and Velma, Mr. Wilkins cabin is this way!" Uncle Jeff declared as he led the two young women towards a clearing next to a large Fir tree, the two female sleuths and the blond teen's uncle then ran several hundred more feet before reaching the large tree; as the three of them walked through the clearing they noticed a small wooden structure which seemed to be out of place, considering it was surrounded by grass and a few bushes, however Fred's uncle recognized the building and explained to the young investigators what it was.
"Girls, I think we found it" Uncle Jeff remarked.
"You mean this is…?" Daphne asked.
"That's right Daphne, this is the caretaker Mr. Wilkins cabin" Uncle Jeff replied.
"Terrific, then let's go in and find that creep!" the red head declared.
"Right, and I happen to have an extra key to the cabin for just these situations" Uncle Jeff said as he dug through his pants pockets and found a small gold key which he then placed in the lock of the door to the cabin; moments later the two sleuths and Fred's uncle heard the lock click and the door opened wide, which enabled the three of them to enter the cabin easily.
"Well girls, this is Mr. Wilkins' cabin, so any ideas on what we should be looking for?" Uncle Jeff asked as he stood in the doorway.
"It's fairly simple Mr. Jones, usually we search the building or location that we're in for clues as to whatever mystery we're involved with, like this mystery for example" Velma explained.
"So all we have to do is find clues as to where the caretaker is and what he's up to, is that fairly accurate?" Uncle Jeff inquired.
"Yep that's about the extent of it Mr. Jones" Daphne replied.
"Sounds fine to me, so how are we going to look for clues?" Uncle Jeff asked.
"Well Mr. Jones, you look on that side of the room while Daphne and I look on this side, okay?" Velma explained as she pointed to the sidewall of the cabin.
"Sounds good to me" Uncle Jeff said; with that he started searching on one side of the small cabin while the two female sleuths searched on the other side of the cabin, soon the blond young adult's relative began searching a nightstand and within a few minutes he was looking through the top drawer of the nightstand, when he found something rather interesting.
"Miss Blake, Miss Dinkley, come here for a moment" Uncle Jeff remarked; the pair of female investigators then joined the blond haired man where he was standing, the two young women flanked Fred's uncle as he was showing them something inside the top drawer of the nightstand, from what the girls could tell it was a small button of some kind, which confused the three of them to be sure.
"Hmm… I wonder what someone would be doing with a button built right into a nightstand?" Velma mused.
"Good question Velma, I wonder what would happen if we pushed it?" Daphne asked.
"Well girls, you two are the detectives in the room, so why don't we find out" Uncle Jeff replied.
"Good thinking Mr., Jones, who wants to do the honors?" Velma inquired.
"I'll take a shot at it" Daphne said; the red head then reached inside the nightstand and pushed the button, before she knew it, a few dozen feet or so away from the trio the floor began opening up to reveal a hole in it, which made the three of them very curious.
"Jinkies, there's a hole in the floor of the caretaker's cabin, hmm…" Velma remarked.
"Hmm is right Velma, why would there be a hole in the floor of the cabin?" Daphne asked.
"Well, why don't we explore it, after all it might lead us to Fred and the answer to our little mystery" Uncle Jeff suggested.
"Good thinking Mr. Jones, come on" Velma replied as she started towards the hole in the floor; soon the young chestnut haired woman had went down the hole and discovered something very interesting, after her findings she poked her head back up through the hole and let Daphne and Fred's uncle know what she found.
"Mr. Jones, Daphne, you're not going to believe this but this hole leads to a tunnel" Velma explained.
"Jeepers, that must be how Mr. Wilkins got into the castle and hypnotized Fred; and it quite possibly could lead the solution of this whole mystery" Daphne replied.
"Right, which means we have to explore this tunnel and see if we can find Mr. Wilkins and Fred" Velma remarked.
"Sounds good to me, come on Mr. Jones, I'll help you down into the tunnel" Daphne said as she led Fred's uncle towards the hole and down into the tunnel.
"Thank you Daphne, now why don't I help you down into the tunnel as well" Uncle Jeff replied.
"Thank you Mr. Jones, that's very gracious of you" Daphne remarked as Fred's uncle took her arm and helped her down into the tunnel.
With Daphne, Velma and Fred's uncle inside the tunnel, they began walking through it, making sure to comb through every inch of the passageway for any sign of Fred or the caretaker of the castle; they had been walking for what felt like several days when Mr. Jones spoke up and told the two young women about where the trio were.
"Ladies I think I recognize this portion of the tunnel; if I'm not mistaken, we're not directly under the castle, and I think we might be underneath the hallway that contains your bedrooms" Uncle Jeff explained.
"Jeepers, how can you tell Mr. Jones?" Daphne asked.
"Because Daphne; a few years ago we had some of the worst thunderstorms this part of the world had seen in a couple decades; when the storms were pouring down buckets of rain, Mr. Wilkins and I hid in the tunnel because it doubles as a sort of an old fashioned bomb shelter, probably built during World War Two to enable the inhabitants of this castle to hide from the Nazis" Uncle Jeff clarified.
"Jeepers, but how do you know this part of the tunnel is underneath the hallway with our bedrooms Mr. Jones?" Daphne asked.
"When I was preparing for your arrival I made sure that your rooms were sturdy and nothing would happen to them; because the ground this castle is built on has been notorious for being damp and soggy, in addition the soil has been eroding slowly over the last couple decades, so I wanted to make sure you didn't sink into the tunnel or anything similar" Uncle Jeff replied.
"Makes sense, so do you really think this tunnel will lead us to Fred and the caretaker?" Velma asked.
"I'm sure of it girls; now, all we have to do is find my nephew and the caretaker and figure out this mystery" Uncle Jeff replied.
Fred's uncle, Daphne and Velma then continued walking through the tunnel, they had been doing so for around twenty minutes before they found a sight in the tunnel that was all too familiar to the two young women, considering they were supernatural investigators; in fact, this was a sight that they were expecting to see at least once during their time in Germany, considering they were staying at an old castle.
What was the sight? You might ask, in this case the sight was a large wooden box draped in black and red; however, this wasn't any ordinary box, or at least one that you might find in a factory or something similar, it was in reality a large and very frightening looking coffin, which made Daphne and Velma quite nervous to be sure as they caught sight of it.
"J-Jeepers, what's a coffin doing in the tunnel?" Daphne asked, standing nervously behind Velma and Fred's uncle.
"I don't know, but let's just see who's in the coffin and then maybe we'll have some answers" Velma remarked; the two young women then walked over to the coffin and opened it, but when they did they saw a sight that almost stopped their respective hearts, the sight in this case was their best friend Fred Jones, who looked much like a vampire, only asleep, at least for the moment.
"Jinkies, Fred, it's true he is a vampire" Velma remarked, standing with her mouth open in shock.
"Jeepers, poor Freddie, what are we going to do?" Daphne asked.
"Well for starters I would count your prayers, because my apprentice is going to turn the two of you into vampires very soon" a sinister sounding unseen male voice said as he laughed evilly; soon the two young women and Fred's uncle could see a very familiar figure wearing a black cloak stepping out of the shadows, it was indeed the castle caretaker Mr. Wilkins, who was grinning from ear to ear.
"Well, well, well, here we all are, in the tunnel; and it looks like the three of you have found my apprentice's resting place as well" Mr. Wilkins continued.
"You monster, what have you done with my Freddie?" Daphne asked, sounding quite angry.
"Why my dear, I've simply made him better; your leader is now a creature of the night thanks to that medallion he is wearing, and soon he will put the bite on all of you, turning you all into vampires! And then nothing will stop me from ruling Germany and all of Europe!" Mr. Wilkins declared, sounding as if he had gone completely mad.
"You're crazy Wilkins, what makes you think turning us into vampires will help in your plan?" Uncle Jeff asked.
"That's just like you Mr. Jones, always squashing my ideas; just think of it, an army of creatures of the night, able to stop anyone who dares oppose them by simply biting them and turning them into vampires, then as the only human in the country and continent I would be King" Mr. Wilkins replied.
"Fred's uncle is right, you are crazy; and by the way, your plan won't work" Velma remarked.
"Oh? And why not?" Mr. Wilkins asked, folding his arms impatiently.
"Because vampires have to stay out of sunlight, they would burn up in the sun; so you would only have to have them go out at night" Velma explained.
"Ha! Naive girl, because they are humans turned into vampires, they would be able to go out into the sun and because they are not vampires from birth, they would be safe from the sun; you know you really should learn more about these things before you speak my dear" Mr. Wilkins replied, while Velma gritted and grinded her teeth watching him.
"Well I may not know much about vampires, but my Freddie isn't going to help you in your plan, because I'm going to get that medallion off his neck once and for all" Daphne remarked as she began walking towards the coffin.
"Well miss Blake, I'll let you know that my hypnotism is strong and that you won't break it no matter what you try, in fact I'll even give you a sporting chance at doing it; go ahead and try and remove it, oh, by the way: while you're doing it, I am going to bring Fred back into my control, so it'll be even more challenging for you my dear" Mr. Wilkins said
Suddenly the vampire Fred stood up from the coffin and came out of it, then he began walking towards Daphne, but of course she was ready for him as she began speaking to Fred, hoping to break him out of his trance.
"Come on Freddie, snap out of it, please! I care too much for you to see you like this, I want you to be back to normal please Freddie!" Daphne said with all her heart, hoping to reach her boyfriend.
"Sorry my dear, it's too late, you can't break my control, don't even try" Mr. Wilkins said, sneering at the trio as he watched Daphne approach the vampire Fred, while the blond young adult hissed and tried to bite Fred.
"Please Freddie, you can do it, there has to be some way to get you back to normal; wait, I've got it!" Daphne said as she continued to slowly approach the young man.
Soon Daphne was right in front of Fred, or rather the vampire Fred and had a plan to bring him back to his sense in her mind as she watched him; the young red head then leaned into towards Fred Jones and planted her lips on his as she began kissing him; as she kissed him, with one hand she tried removing the medallion and lo and behold, after a few minutes of trying, it was indeed budging, which made the caretaker quite angry.
"No! This won't happen, this can't happen, I was so close!" Mr. Wilkins declared as he watched Fred and Daphne kiss; soon the red head had managed to get the medallion off and had thrown it with one hand towards Fred's uncle, who caught it with his right hand.
As Fred and Daphne kissed, the red head could see that her boyfriend's hair was returning to normal, his face was turning back to its regular color, his cape was vanishing, his fangs were gone, in short he was returning to normal, which relieved Daphne, but confused Velma.
"What's going on Mr. Jones?" Velma asked.
"Simple, according to the family histories here in the castle, if a member of the Jones family is kissed by their true love while they are a vampire and wearing the medallion, the kiss will turn them back to normal and break the vampire spell" Uncle Jeff replied.
"Jinkies, that's actually pretty romantic" Velma remarked; as the young woman and Fred's uncle watched, Daphne and Fred were finishing their kiss and the blond young adult was turning all the way back to normal, in fact once the two of them finished, Fred was back to normal and stood in the tunnel somewhat confused.
"Oh man, what happened? I feel like I raided a blood bank" Fred said as he held his head; the young man then saw Daphne standing right in front of him, blushing, which made Fred a little perplexed.
"Daphne? What's going on here, why are you blushing?" Fred asked.
"Because Fred, I just saved you; you were a vampire and I got the idea that if I kissed you, you would turn back to normal" Daphne replied.
"I guess it worked, I feel normal; but I don't get something, how did I turn into a vampire?" Fred asked.
"You can thank Mr. Wilkins here nephew, he got into your room through a secret passage and turned you into a vampire, then your friends and I had to save you from a horrible fate" Uncle Jeff replied.
"Wow Uncle Jeff, you guys did all that for me?" Fred asked, with a broad smile on his face.
"We sure did Freddie, we sure did" Daphne replied as she began hugging Fred and didn't stop for at least a couple of minutes.
"Thanks guys, Uncle Jeff, Velma, and especially you Daphne, you must have been pretty brave to face me when I was a vampire huh?" Fred asked, continuing to look into the young red head's eyes; the red head didn't respond to his comments, she just began kissing him again, which made Fred's uncle smile, Velma shake her head, but smile as well, and Mr. Wilkins… well Mr. Wilkins just snarled and growled at the gang, realizing that his diabolical plot had been foiled once and for all.
Later on, as the early morning dawn came, Fred, Daphne, Velma and Fred's uncle sat around the breakfast table discussing the events of the previous night and the events of the mystery that Daphne and Velma had solved, with the help of Fred's Uncle Jeff of course; however, one person was not at the table, nor anywhere in the castle for that matter, the one person not with the group was the castle's caretaker Mr. Wilkins, who after the local authorities had been called, was led away to the local jail, and who had been charged with kidnapping because he had taken Fred out of his room in addition to hypnotizing him.
However, as Fred, Daphne, Velma and the blond young adult's uncle continued to savor their large meal, the caretaker of the castle was as far from the group's minds as one would expect, but the trio and Fred's uncle did discuss some aspects of the strange caretaker, which made sense considering Fred wanted to know more about his time as a vampire.
"I still can't believe I was a blood sucking vampire, that Mr. Wilkins must have done a good job, because I don't remember much of my time as a vampire, much less what happened before you kissed me Daphne, by the way thanks for the kiss, I enjoyed it" Fred remarked.
"Not a problem Freddie, I enjoyed it too" Daphne replied as she and the blond young adult looked lovingly at each other while they ate.
"Mr. Jones, are you going to stay here at the castle now that Mr. Wilkins is in jail?" Velma inquired, looking over at the relative of the unofficial leader of the group's relative.
"I don't know Velma, I probably will, but I'll need a new caretaker for the castle; maybe I'll head back home to the United States if I can't find a new caretaker" Uncle Jeff replied.
"Speaking of caretakers, I wonder what's going to happen to Mr. Wilkins?" Velma pondered aloud.
"Well whatever it is, it's not enough; serves him right for turning Freddie into a vampire" Daphne said, before getting up from the table and getting some more milk from the fridge, once she was done with that though, she kissed Fred on the cheek, before she sat back down again.
While Fred, Daphne and Velma had a rather uneventful rest of their visit at the castle, they decided that they enjoyed solving mysteries with only the three of them, so they made a decision to do what they used to do when Shaggy and Scooby were around, mainly traveling around the world and solving mysteries, at least until they worked on careers and went to college.
Meanwhile back in the small German town that contained the prison where Mr. Wilkins was spending his sentence for kidnapping, he was about to receive a rather unwelcome surprise; the former caretaker of Jones Castle sat in his small cell, awaiting the day that he completed his ten year sentence and that he would get revenge on Fred, Daphne, Velma and Fred's uncle, as he sat on the stone bench that made for the only place he could sit in the cell, he thought about how he would take vengeance on the young sleuths and the blond young adult's uncle.
"Blasted meddling kids and that meddling uncle of that Jones kid, he ruined my plans! If it's the last thing I do, I will get out of here and I will get revenge on him and his friends!" Mr. Wilkins growled.
However, as the ex-caretaker of Jones Castle sat on the stone bench, he looked across the small cell through the bars and saw that the medallion that he had tried to hypnotize Fred with was sitting right in front of the cell, so he got up, walked over to the cell doors, reached through them and retrieved the medallion; to his surprise though, when he held the medallion in the palm of his hand, it began glowing, and a few moments later he could feel himself transform completely into a vampire.
A few moments later a uniformed guard in the prison walked by the cell, holding a metal tray and knocking on the door of the small cell, however he was unaware of what was happening in the caretaker's cell as he walked by.
"All right Wilkins, time for breakfast; actually you're in luck, the prison kitchen made some pastries today" the guard said as he approached the small cell, however when he looked through the cell, he noticed that there was a strange creature wearing a black cape standing in the cell, which made the guard as nervous as he could be.
"It can't be! A V-vampire!" the guard exclaimed as he pushed a button on his walkie-talkie and began speaking into it; after the guard got a closer look at the vampire, he ran away down the hall and began looking for someone to check the cell.
As Mr. Wilkins sat back down he smiled and laughed evilly, somehow he was now a vampire and he had the powers of darkness within him, which meant that the rest of his sentence was going to be interesting to say the least.
"Ah, now those fools will pay, and the guards in this prison will feel my bite soon enough, with my new vampire powers, I shall be invincible!" Mr. Wilkins declared, hissing and laughing evilly.
With the caretaker of the castle now a vampire, Mr. Wilkins figured he was going to have some fun in the prison for the rest of his sentence, that is if no one had garlic, holy water or a stake, in addition once he was free, he would turn Fred, Daphne and Velma into vampires once and for all, then he would try his plan to transform all of Europe and Germany and then the world into creatures of the night once and for all.
Author's Notes: I wasn't sure how to end this story, but after some thought I decided to make it a cliff hanger, hope you enjoy; and make sure and tell me what you think of the stories with just Fred, Daphne and Velma, I'm going to do a series of stories with just these three, so I want to make sure everybody likes these stories.
