Chapter 14: Dracula's New Servent

Shadow just stared at him. Dracula? Really? He thought. Shadow blinked as he dropped into a fighting stance. "Yeah, I want my friend back. Snap out of it, Sonic!"

Sonic, or Dracula as he was now known, chuckled evilly and glared at him. "I'm under no spell, Shadow. I've finally realized what I'm meant to become. Either you and Silver join me...or I'll kill you."

Shadow growled. "I'll never join you."

Dracula smirked. "Then you're not going anywhere."

He rushed forwards at a fast speed towards Shadow, intending on killing him. The vampire transformed into a large wolf and pounced, knocking Shadow to the ground.

Silver cried out as he saw Dracula's fangs shoot towards Shadow's throat. He turned into a wolf and lunged towards Dracula, pulling him away from Shadow. Dracula whirled around and bared his fangs at Silver, who growled back. This gave Shadow enough time to escape. The two vampires that were left reverted to their normal forms. Silver gasped; Dracula's fur was now black and he had pupiless eyes.

Dracula snarled at Silver, but Silver just gave a weak smile.

"What are you going to do with me?" Silver asked.

Dracula smirked. "Look into my eyes," he commanded, and his eyes became swirling red.

Silver gasped and tried to look away, but it was too late, he'd already looked into Dracula's eyes, and couldn't look away. He began to feel dizzy and fell to the ground, unconscious. Dracula smirked and snapped his fingers; in a flash, Silver's coffin appeared. He saw that the sun was coming up and lay Silver in his coffin, then carried it down to the basement where his own coffin was.

"When you wake, you shall serve me," he told Silver. Then he lay in his own coffin and fell asleep.

Shadow reappeared outside of Tails' house. He stumbled over to the door and pushed it open, startling Tails. Tails instantly noticed that something was wrong: for one, Silver wasn't there, and another thing was that Shadow was injured. However, the wound healed instantly.

"Shadow? What happened?"

Shadow just looked at Tails sadly. "The Sonic we know...he's gone...Silver, he gave me a chance to escape, but he got captured by Sonic." Tails froze, then stumbled over to the couch and sat down, crying softly. He looked at Shadow, wondering why Sonic would do this. He had to find out what happened and where the vampire was now. Shadow just sighed. "The sun...it's about to rise...I'm sorry Tails, I have to return to my coffin."

Tails nodded and watched Shadow head upstairs. Then he lay down on the couch and continued to cry.

The day went by quickly and Shadow opened his coffin, then walked downstairs, where he found Tails, who had cried himself to sleep. He hesitated and lay a hand on Tails, who stirred and woke. Tails looked at the vampire, his eyes wet from tears.

"Hey Shads..."

Shadow just sighed. His ears pricked as he heard footsteps approaching, and he stiffened, He relaxed again though, as Blaze walked through the door.

"Hi, Shadow, Tails," Blaze said. "What's going on?"

Tails said nothing, but he began to shake with silent sobs.

Blaze looked at him. "Tails, are you okay?"

Shadow sighed. No, he's not...Sonic...The one we know is...gone..."

"What do you mean?"

"He's turned evil."

Blaze gasped. "But...how?"

"Mephiles' influence." Shadow growled.

Blaze sighed. "What are we going to do now? And where's Silver?"

Shadow flinched at Silver's name. "He...he's still with Sonic..."

Blaze's eyes widened. "What are we going to do?"

"We have to find a way to bring Sonic to his senses...and rescue Silver."

Blaze and Tails looked at each other and nodded.

"You want us to come to Transylvania with you?" Blaze asked.

Shadow sighed. "If you want."

Tails and Blaze looked at him and nodded. Shadow smirked and closed his eyes, grabbing Tails and Blaze, then vanished in a flash of light.

They reappeared in Transylvania's town plaza, and the first thing that greeted them was screams. Their eyes widened as they saw a black hedgehog biting people in the neck, killing them. Tails began to cry as he saw the dead bodies surrounding them, and Blaze gasped in shock.

Dracula's sharp ears caught the sound of Tails' crying, and he dropped his drained victim and he turned in their direction. He grinned and ran up to them. "Well well, if it isn't Tails and Blaze, along with Shadow. What are you all doing here?"

"Don't even try to fool me, Sonic!" Shadow snarled at him.

"I told you, it's not Sonic anymore. The name is Dracula."

"I'll never call you by that name."

Blaze and Tails looked at Shadow, confused.

Shadow continued to glare at Dracula. "Your name isn't Dracula, it's Sonic!"

Dracula chuckled and shook his head. "Not anymore it's not."

Shadow growled deep in his throat. "To me, your name will always be Sonic."

Dracula scoffed. "You want to know why I changed my name? Mephiles told me that Dracula was a real vampire who was feared by many until he was killed, and to strike fear into the hearts of mortals, I chose that name."

"Hooray for him." Shadow's short temper was beginning to fray.

Dracula grinned and walked up to him. Shadow growled and moved protectively in front of Tails, and Blaze moved to stand beside him as fire covered her hands. The vampire grinned, showing his sharp fangs. He turned into a bat and few back to the castle, as did Shadow. Tails and Blaze followed the two vampires.

"Silver, come here!" Dracula yelled.

Shadow, Blaze and Tails all froze as Silver shuffled forward from the shadows, his eyes completely blank of any emotion or recognition at the sight of them.

"What have you done to Silver?" Blaze asked.

Dracula chuckled. "He's under my command now."

Blaze and the others gasped in shock. Silver looked at them with souless eyes.

"You can all join me, or you will die."

"Sorry, but we don't agree with either choice." Shadow snarled. Blaze just hissed, Tails' eyes were blank with shock.

Dracula chuckled and looked at Silver. "Make them suffer."

Silver nodded, turned into a wolf, and lunged.