The future Meats The Past

Robin Branagh

2008

"This is so freaken awesome!" Said Robin bouncing on Vlad's bed. "A vampire party, I'm going to have my best fake fangs, blood down my chin, hey Vlad can I borrow one of your capes?"

"Robin I've already told you, it's not a party," Vlad sighed straightening the collar of his black shirt his father insisted he would wear, "It's only a bunch of my dad's five thousand year old friends having dinner, stuffing themselves with meat and bottles of blood, watching Renfield's Transylvanian twists."

"So they are not going to drain the whole village?" asked Robin in puzzlement. Usually when the Count had this type of thing the main event was for vampires biting local peasants and every time Vlad, Robin and Chloe had been there to stop it.

"Not this time, with the VanHellsings about dad wants to bite them for himself he doesn't want the other vampires ruining his chance in draining VanHellsing before him."

"But your dad has had plenty of opportunities to bite him."

"I know" Vlad smiled "I don't think he will, he just likes messing with his head."

"Yeah, so about this party?"

"No Robin it's too dangerous if my dad is discovered letting his son hang out with humans I won't be allowed outside again!"

"Ok, so where do I go?"

"Home."

"What!?"

"You can't stay here, not with vampires around."

"Fine" Robin snapped jumping of the bed "I know where I'm not wanted."

"Don't be like that Robin" But when Vlad turned to face Robin he was already gone.

"Stupid Vlad" Robin was muttering to himself, "I'm more of a vampire than him." Robin stormed down the stairs, accidently pushing Renfield over but he took no notice.

Robin had no desire to go home to his cheesy parents, stupid brothers and annoying know-it-all sister in fact he wouldn't mind if a vampire bit him, he would turn into one of them and besides he enjoyed the thought of the risk of being caught or a vampire sniffing him out. He would have to hide, but where? It would have to be somewhere where the vampires won't go or sniff him out but it would have to be somewhere that would cause enough suspicion to hunt for him.

Underground. The vampires will never go down there they will probably just stay in the throne room. Robin knew the way, he had been down with Vlad loads of times. With a big smile on his face he set of down the dark corridor of the underground rooms in the castle…where the mirror room was.

He reached the mirror room and shut the door behind him and leant against it. Now he was trapped in a room with no other doors or windows with a bunch of evil vampires up stairs…cool

He had never had a proper look in the mirror room. The last time he was here is when Boris transformed…that was a disaster.

He looked at his refection in the mirror. He did look like a vampire with his pale skin, Goth clothes and black hair. He wondered if there was a refection somewhere in that mirror waiting to grab him turn him into a fully-fledged vampire then he won't need his family anymore he would be Robin- racula!

Ok that's a bit lame but it's not a bad thought.

He reached out to touch the mirror with his finger tips to see if he can merge with it but it was just solid glass Robin felt a wave of disappointment until he felt a hard shove on his back and he stumbled though the mirror.

2013

"This is so freaken awesome" Robin stared in wonder as vampires were lining up with fangs bared, hands reaching out, all trying to getting their hands on some blood first. Ingrid and Renfield were hurrying with bottles and glasses, serving the hungry vampires who have not drank any blood all day. Vlad, Chloe and Robin stood away from them in the far corner watching the scramble.

"So this happens every night?" asked Chloe taking in all the madness.

"Yep" answered Vlad "they still haven't learnt to queue up in an orderly line but I will leave that lesson for another time."

"But this is awesome!" cried Robin, "who wouldn't want to this every day?"

Vlad and Chloe just rolled their eyes and gave each other the look which probably says 'oh Robin.'

"Come on," Said Vlad "Let have lunch somewhere quieter." Chloe nodded in agreement.

"You two can go on ahead," said Robin clearly hypnotised by the scene in front of him, "I'll stay here."

But Vlad was not having any of that with his amazing Chosen One powers he dragged poor Robin by the ear down to the mirror room.

"That hurt!" whinged Robin as they sat down, rubbing his sore ear. They were sitting at the table in the mirror room. This room had become a regular place for Vlad to come whenever he wanted to chill with his mates or just be alone.

"I'm not having you alone with a crowed of hungry vampires," sighed Vlad as he brought cups of tea to the table. "They are not fully trained yet and if they find out you're a breather they will drain the blood of out you not because they are hungry but just for fun."

"Thanks for getting me out of there" Said Robin as he took a sip of the tea only to pull a face of disgust "So… besides training street vamps to become goodie-two-shoes have we missed anything interesting?"

"Not really" Vlad avoiding eye contact and taking a sip of his tea. Robin could tell he was lying but decided not to push the matter any further. Even after not seeing each other for five years Robin could still read his friends face like a book, even though he has aged a lot and looks more like a vampire and more like a Dracula…

"Er…Vlad?" started Chloe putting down her cup, "do you have any toilets around here?"

"Oh yes!" Vlad said getting up out of his seat, "Come I will lead you to them."

"Thanks" said Chloe clearly grateful, "Robin you will be ok for a few minutes on your own won't you?"

"Sure don't worry about me," said Robin taking another half-hearted sip of his tea.

"Great!" said Chloe and Vlad both cheered in fake enthusiasm.

"Hey, don't be sarcastic about it!"

"Hey don't worry about it mate, we will be back soon I just don't Chloe walking around by herself while the street vamps are here" Mate? Vlad was turning into a proper Scouser (Those who don't know this a Scouser is someone from Liverpool where Young Dracula is set) "sometimes they sneak around the corridors but they won't come in here, you'll be safe."

"Thanks mate." Robin was not convinced but oh well what can you do?...I had to get Vlad and Chloe out of the room somehow so Robin can have his turn in the Time Mirror!

Anyway Vlad and Chloe left walking too close together for Robin's liking. Seriously if his sister was going to be a vampire before him he would throw a casket.

Robin once again looked at the cup of tea in disgust 'Honestly how can people drink this crap'

He got up leaving the discarded cup on the table, honestly there was nothing to do in here. Robin was the type of person who had to fidget with something or he would become bored very quickly. The only furniture in the Mirror room was a table and three chairs and of course a mirror, but that was it. There wasn't anything interesting or personal to look at like family pictures, wallpaper or posters the room was very blank.

The only thing that gave the room some interesting identity was the Blood Mirror. I mean those stone monsters where wicked, Robin was thinking how many cool cartoon villains he could create with them. He could imagine them creeping around in the middle of the night ready grab you in your sleep and carry you off for dinner…cool!

"You don't scare me though" said Robin eyeing one of the creepy demon things that guarded the mirror "You know, I wonder why I don't remember you?" Robin remembered the mirror with a black frame full of cobwebs and a skull on top so where did these stone monsters come from? They looked so real. Robin waved his hands in front of the monsters face, pulled silly faces and did peek-a-boo on them but the creatures stayed still. Robin was disappointed "It would be cool if you were real."

"Well maybe we are," and as fast as Robin could blink the two monsters grabbed him by the arms pushing him though the mirror.

Robin fell flat on the floor; he probably would off broken his nose if the floor hadn't been covered in carpet. Robin picked himself up and saw his dream living room. Gothic couches, furniture and walls.

"Awesome" Robin gasped, he made himself comfortable on one of the sofa's. "Yum coke!" a whole lot better than tea!

Suddenly he heard a ripping noise and the wall he was facing spilt in two and a boy fell out, landing flat on his face. Robin ran up to him.

"Are you ok?" Robin asked picking the boy up from the floor, he was still rubbing his sore nose and hadn't turned to face the young man who helped him yet. But the older Robin knew.

"Thanks man I'm alright, but I think I broke my nose though" This time the young Robin did look up and couldn't help but scream which of course made the older Robin scream. The truth was the older Robin hadn't changed that much in the past five years. He still wore the same type of clothes and wore his hair the same way, his skin was still pale. But he had grown taller that was probably one of the few things that changed.

"Are you like...?" started the younger Robin but he couldn't seem to finish. This was just too weird.

"I think so" The older Robin knew what his younger version meant. "How did you get in here?"

"Well you should know you are my future self."

"Well I don't know or I wouldn't have asked"

"How strange, I just got stuffed though the mirror, hey you're my reflection aren't you?"

"What are you on about?" Then he remembered. When he was younger with Vlad he thought there might be a reflection of him, a bloodthirsty vampire side one that was evil and cunning even more so than the Grand High Vampire. "Look I'm neither your reflection, nor a vampire so just don't ask again."

His younger self looked hurt and disappointed but Robin had to be hard on him. He knew what he was like when he was younger when something got into his head he would use everything in the book to prove he was right. Then the younger Robin asked

"So what are we doing here then, if you aren't my reflection?" You see…

"No idea" The older Robin confessed "Coke?" pointing to the bottles on the glass table. His younger self nodded eagerly and the two made themselves comfortable on the sofa's.

"So tell me what it's like the future?" started the young Robin "do people have flying cars? Have we communicated with other life forms? Go on holidays to Mars?"

"Hahaha I wish" The older Robin said and laughed as his younger self's imagination "Tell me what year have you come from?"

"2008"

"So we are five years apart not to long really but they have made quite a few awesome mobile phones, check out my new iPhone" The older Robin reached into his pocket and pulled out the strange, futuristic devise

"An iPhone, I heard about these they are brand new?" the young Robin looked at the device in puzzlement but when the younger reached out to touch it a bolt of lightning struck his hand "OWW!" he cried.

"What the hell, are you ok?" The older Robin hastily put his phone back in his pocket and reached across to see if his younger self had any burn marks but fortunately there weren't.

"I'm fine I think, what the hell happened?" Just then, answering his question some words that the two Robins hadn't noticed before glowed a bright orange and it read 'You can bring items into the mirror but you can't let your past or future version take it from you to their timeline practically if that item hasn't been invented yet or is destroyed later in the future.'

"But I'm not going to take it! I just want to look." said the younger Robin going into a sulk.

"Perhaps this mirror knows you too well" Shrugged the older Robin. The young Robin just pulled a face of annoyance and thought to change the subject. "So…Is Vlad a vampire yet or what?" The older Robin didn't answer. It just didn't feel right tell all these things to his past version and to confirm his suspicions. The table glowed again and more writing became noticeable "The present Dracula's can't discuss mega events that will happen in the future to their past self's or this would ruin time vortex and the story line this is the same with every rule"

"What is this Doctor who?" The younger Robin threw his arms up in annoyance.

The older Robin just burst out laughing. The younger Robin didn't see what was so funny, to him this was a very serious matter the man across from was being hysterical.

"I think I should go now and face the vampires," said the younger Robin getting up from the sofa to the wall which he had fallen out of and it gradually opened for him.

"Wait" the older Robin, now calmed down a bit and touched his youngerselfs shoulder "be careful, you are still young and still have plenty opportunities yet to become a vampire just be patient." The younger Robin looked surprised for a second then smiled warmly and thanked his older version. He felt like he learnt a lot, he remembered how his older version was concerned when he landed on his face when coming though the mirror and when that bolt of lightning shot though his hand and how his older version didn't taking things too seriously he just shrugged or laughed it off. Maybe that was better than getting into augments with his friends or getting himself killed. He went back to the mirror room with the hope now that no vampires will sniff him out.

The older Robin went back to his own timeline just in time to see Vlad and Chloe just coming through the door and looking at Robin is puzzlement.

"Robin" started Vlad "what are you doing on the floor?"

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Thanks for all the lovely reviews it just proves more reviews creates faster updates. I hope people like that I chose Robin I miss him and I don't think he will be coming back but I had to include him.

So who's next? We've had Ingrid, The Count, Jonno and Robin. Do you want to see Chloe, Renfield or Magda next? Vlad's last.