Chapter 23: The Time of the Vampires
Once they got there, Dracula snapped his fingers and more coffins appeared for the rest of the vampires. Then he and Blaze went into the bedroom and lay on the bed, looking at each other lovingly. Blaze purred and kissed Dracula once more.
Dracula kissed her back and put a hand on her abdomen. "This will be fun," he said. "Ruling over the world forever and having a child. It will be an immortal vampire also, right?"
Blaze nodded. "Of course."
"Excellent," Dracula said. "Most excellent."
Blaze purred. Dracula smiled and lay down next to her. A few minutes later, they got inside their coffins and went to sleep until the next night. Night quickly fell. The vampires all woke and went outside, bowing before their master.
"Master...what are your orders?" Tails asked him.
Dracula looked at them. "It is time to take this world for our own," he said. "You know what to do."
They quickly obeyed, flying to where they were told to go. Soon, they had reached a nearby village and turned back to normal.
"What should we do now?" Blaze asked her husband.
Mephiles answered her for Dracula. "Turn some of the humans, but leave some alive, we will need humans for blood."
They nodded, and followed Mephiles' orders. Soon, the night was red with blood. Mephiles smiled, the screams of the humans was as music to his ears. He smirked, and felt Shadow wanting to take control. Mephiles closed his eyes and began to transform into Shadow. When he opened his eyes, however, he had become a fusion of himself and Shadow.
He looked at himself in shock, Shadow being equally shocked. "Wh...What?"
The other vampires looked at him.
"What happened?" Silver asked.
The fused vampire looked at him. "We...don't know."
"Is it permanent?"
"Most likely."
Silver nodded, and looked at Tails for an explanation, who sighed. "I do not know myself, but this will likely be permanent...maybe we should consult Lord Dracula?"
They nodded. The fused vampire closed his eyes, communicating with his split personality. Lord Dracula? If we may, Shadow and I wish to know if you know what has happened to us, why we've fused.
Dracula thought about it. Most likely it is because you tried to transform into Shadow even though you are also a split personality. I shall try to take control.
"Very well, lord." A strange feeling was felt as Dracula tried to transform back. The feeling continued but then stopped suddenly. The fused vampire looked at his body in confusion, then at Tails. "What is going on...Lord Dracula hasn't switched with us!"
Tails shrugged. "I do not know...perhaps you should try to switch with him again."
The vampire nodded and tried again. The strange feeling returned, stronger this time. A few minutes later, Dracula was fused with them as well. He looked down at his body in shock.
Dracula sighed and looked at the others. "Well, this is weird. Anyway, let's go back to the castle."
They nodded and did so. Dracula followed them. Now that he was gaining control of the world, it would be his soon.
A few weeks later, Dracula paced outside his and Blaze's chamber, his now red and grey streaked quills somewhat tousled. Screams of pain echoed from inside and then finally stopped. He ran inside and saw that Blaze had given birth to a baby boy.
"He's beautiful," Dracula said. "What should we name him?"
Blaze looked thoughtful. "I do not know...why don't we think of something?"
"How about...Vlad?" Dracula asked.
Blaze thought it over. "Yes, that is fine."
Dracula smiled and kissed her, looking at his vampire son again. "Welcome to the world, Vlad. A world where I rule."
Dracula smiled to himself. He had conquered the world in a matter of days, terrorizing the humans, leaving some alive so they had something to feed from. He smiled at his son, knowing that he would one day rule in his stead. Vlad looked up and smiled, showing his fangs, and giggled happily. Dracula smiled back; he and the other vampires would rule forever, and he would teach Vlad all he knew during his immortal life. The time of the vampires had come, and it would always remain.