Chapter 5
Hunting a monster of the past...My first werewolf hunt.

The sound of thunder rumbling and rain falling echoed as Anna slowly woke up. She sat up before she glanced at her door remembering how she got knocked out. "Van Helsing!" she said before she got out of her bed and walked out the door, going to find him.

As she passed the door way that lead to the armory, she head a soft clattering sound. 'Must be him,' she thought as she walked into the room. "Van Helsing!" she said in an angry tone of voice walking in thinking he would be in there with Ana, but stopped half way as she saw that the room was dark and no one was inside. Anna quickly took a lantern that was already lit, before she walked further into the room. Suddenly there was the sound of a door slamming in the room and Anna grabbed a mace, wanting a weapon to defend herself in case it was an enemy.

She slowly walked further into the room prepared to swing as she heard hinges now squeaking as she got closer and closer. Anna paused for a second getting herself ready. 'Now or never,' she thought before she jumped around the corner with a grunt. She froze as she then saw that the sounds were caused not by a enemy trying to sneak in, but by a window that was partly opened and banging because of the wind. Anna sighed heavily before she settled the mace onto a table that was nearby. "Well that was a disappointment," she whispered as she walked to the window and shut it. As she locked it after settling the lantern down, she noticed something out of the corner of her eye. She then saw the wolf prints on the floor that lead down into the armory.

'Oh, God,' Anna thought as she slowly looked around. 'Dracula has a new werewolf,' she concluded before she heard a low growl and something behind her she sharply turned around gasping in surprise.

There was no one there, but Anna still had the feeling something was watching her. She slowly started backing away, quickly picking up a pistol and cocking it back as she slowly walked back into an archway. The feeling not going away. As Anna slowly turned around and started to slowly walking forward, behind her were small drips of water slowly starting to follow her. Anna hearing the small dripping sound slowly turned around, the small of a wet animal or dog filled her senses before a single drop of water dripped real close to Anna's face, making her shudder.

'It's here,' she thought to herself before she slowly looked up to where the drips were coming from. Anna soon found herself face to face with a roaring, brown-haired, dripping wet werewolf. Anna took a random shot at the werewolf's face before she started to run like hell, not noticing that the full moon was being covered by the storm clouds outside.

Anna hid herself behind a stone pillar, checking to see if she was followed but she relaxed as she saw nothing was behind her. As she started to walk away from the pillar, she bumped into something, making her gasp. She then saw the man's face and looked stunned at the man's face. It was her brother Velkan! "Velkan?" she asked softly wonder if she was dreaming.

"Anna," Velkan said, his body trembling which was hot surprising considering the poor man looked like had been through hell. "Oh, my God," Anna said as she cupped his cheek, confirming she wasn't dreaming. "You're alive," she said with relief. Velkan looked like Anna's touch was like he was touched by an angel. Velkan suddenly looked worried before he moved Anna's hand away. "No!" he said as he looked at her. "Anna, I only have a moment," he told her as if he was running out of whatever time he had. "But, Velkan, there's a werewolf-" Anna tried to say but Velkan stopped her.

"Never mind, listen to me," he said to her with a quickness. "I know Dracula's secret!" he added with a smile on his face. "He has a-!" he started grunting as if fighting against a force that seemed to prevent him from saying what he was trying to say.

"Velkan?" Anna asked as he was slowly walking away from her reaching his hand to her. "Please," Velkan said as he bumped against a mace table. Anna shook her head knowing that now Velkan, her beloved brother, was the werewolf. "No," she said starting to shed tears of her heartbroken pain. "No!" she said again slowly backing away from him. Velkan's body started morphing in some manner but fought against it as if trying to hold the beast within him at bay. He grunted again before he roared, making the table behind him flip over. He twisted around, still fighting the change, waling back up against the wall.

"No," Anna softly cried as if she was saying it to herself that she couldn't believe what she was saying, tears streaming down her face. Velkan bumped his back against the wall, his arms stretching up above him, doing a back stroke up the wall. Anna looking up at him in shock as he went to the very top of the wall. He then glanced to the window, seeing the storm clouds move away, uncovering the full moon. "Run, Anna," he said as he looked down at her.

"Run!" he roared before Velkan started to change into the brown haired werewolf she saw before. His human skin peeled off revealing that beast inside him. His arms and legs growing more longer and more wolf like.

Anna's face wet with tears, started at her brother's transformation shocked and pained. "No," she softly whispered as Velkan fully transformed into the werewolf beast looked at her with his glowing golden eyes roaring at her.

-Meanwhile-

Ana and Van Helsing were running into the village fighting the rain that was pouring on them, hoping they make it in time. "So care to tell me about werewolves?" Van Helsing asked as they ran. "Well one, they are giant wolf-like creatures that only become what you just saw only when the moon is full," Ana answered as they got the entrance. "Well the moon is out and full," Van Helsing sarcastically. "Anything else?" he asked.

"Werewolves unlike vampires or warlocks, they are those that are forced to become the beasts they are," Ana replied. "Usually you either have to be born, bitten or cursed to become one," she added. "So they have no choice in the matter," Van Helsing said taking the hint.

"Basically, yes," Ana agreed. "And the worst part, it my guess is correct, if you are a werewolf you have no control over yourself when the beast takes over," she added as they got to the front of the church and hurried through the village. "Not telling from your friends to your enemies, and nothing can stop you," she said with a sad face. "Nothing?" Van Helsing asked. Anna nodded her head. "Yes, unless you are armed with silver bullets, but never have wolf's bane on you, for that also is another way for you to change without the full moon," she explained as they started to get to the castle entrance. "Unless you are a powerful wizard or warlock type of character, you are screwed to the cruel fate of being a werewolf," she added. "And also you are able to be cured by an antidote, if there is one," she said as they got closer inside hearing a table being banged against a wall echoed.

"'If there is one'?" he asked. "Well there have been many times of a cure being made or is already made just needs to be found," Anna explained as they got to Anna, they see Velkan on the wall before her. "Anna!" Van Helsing shouted with worry. Velkan looked at them with his teeth bared. "Watch out!" Ana said as she and Van Helsing pointed their guns at him.

Velkan jumped from the wall and though the window, avoiding the chance of getting shot. Ana ran to Anna, who was frozen stiff looking at where Velkan was on the wall. "Are you all right?" Van Helsing asked as he looked at her. "Anna!" Ana asked as she gently shook her. Van Helsing ran to the balcony doors and pointed his pistol out into the storm, looking at where he saw Velkan run off into the village, from what he could tell. Ana looked at Van Helsing with worry. "I think she's in shock," she said to him. Van Helsing looked at them.

"Can't blame her," he said before looking back outside. Carl then walked in, sniffing the room curiously. "Why does it smell like wet dog in here?" he asked them.

"Werewolf!" Van Helsing said as she started running out of the armory. Carl's eyes widen as he heard this. "Oh, right, you'll be needing silver bullets," he said as he tossed the said bullets in a bullet box to Ana who ran after Van Helsing. "Well done!" she said as she caught the box. Anna turned sharply as she heard Ana and Carl. "No..." she thought as she slowly walked to Carl. "They can't..." she softly whispered to herself. "Anna?" Carl asked as he walked to her looking concerned.

"They can't!" she said before she ran off, heading to her room to grab her coat as she ran after Ana and Van Helsing.

In the village, Ana and Van Helsing slowly walked in the village the rain had stopped and started to snow. Van Helsing holding one of his pistols which he loaded with some of the silver bullets, while Ana held the shot gun which was also filled with silver bullets. The both stalked the street they were in.

Van Helsing was at the front as Ana slowly followed him, ready to shoot if needed. Van Helsing glanced to his right, hearing clanging nearby. As they got further down the street Van Helsing slowed his pace, his eyes searching for the wolf man. Ana could feel the eyes of the wolf man on her and Van Helsing, her heart pounding more faster with each step she took, she then heard footsteps behind her. She sharply turned pointing her gun ready to fire, Van Helsing reacting to her movements sensing what she heard. But as they looked where they heard, they found the street empty. "Who's hunting whom?" Ana asked softly to Van Helsing before they slowly backed away out of the street. Van Helsing held his back against the corner wall hiding next to a coffin.

"Nice night," a voice said from the coffin startling both Ana and Van Helsing at the same time. Van Helsing jumped in front of it, pointing his pistol at the person inside it. Ana rolled her eyes as she saw it was the creepy top hat guy that Ana found out from Anna as the undertaker.

'At least the wrestler or the one from Black Butler are more cooler an spooky," she thought as she saw him standing up in the coffin with his arms crossed over his chest like he was a vampire. "This is a bit tight for me," he said with a half smile on his face before he raised his hands up framing Van Helsing as what Ana guessed. "But for you," he said as he walked to the other side of Van Helsing seeing him in front of the coffin, looking like an artist look at a painting. "It's a perfect fit," he added with a sick smile on his face. "What a coincidence," he said as he turned around walking to the grave yard.

"I see the wolf man hasn't killed you yet," the undertaker said as he walked up to a half dug grave. "Don't worry, he's getting to it," Van Helsing said as he looked around cautiously. "You don't seem to bothered by him," Ana said as she looked around the other side of the graveyard. "Oh, I'm no threat to him miss," undertaker said with a smirk as he picked up his shovel. "I'm just the one that cleans up after him, if you get my meaning," he said as he started digging. Van Helsing looked at him with a raised brow before he looked away. "It's a little late to be digging graves, isn't if?" he asked the undertaker as Ana kept her eye on the man. "Never too late to dig graves," he replied with a smile on his face.

Van Helsing and Ana looked down the street as they suddenly heard clanging coming from there. "You never know when you need a fresh one," he added before he tried to hit Van Helsing with the shovel. But Van Helsing sharply turned sensing he would do that. Ana, getting pissed at this, pointed the nose of her gun to the undertaker's face. "Oh, sorry," the man said looking nervous and scared, as he saw them both glare at him.

"It's just...my nature," he explained before his eyes widened in fear. Van Helsing knowing what was coming behind him, jumped into Ana knocking her out of the way. Velkan instead of jumping into Van Helsing, knocked into the undertaker making the man break his back on a lamp past and land in one of the fresh dug graves.

Van Helsing got up after seeing Ana was okay, spotted Velkan who was getting up from his jump. Velkan roared at Van Helsing before Van Helsing raised his pistol to shoot at him. "No!" Anna shouted as she smacked at Van Helsing's arm making him miss Velkan. Velkan ran off growling as he headed to the wall of a building nearby. "Move!" Van Helsing said as he ran after Velkan as he then started to climb over a building, escaping them. Van Helsing got Anna in a choke hold, pushing her up against a wall. "Why?" he shouted at her. "You're choking me," Anna replied as she tried to loosen his grip.

"Give me a reason not to," he said in an angry cold tone of voice. "I can't she said in a gasp. "If people knew-" she explained before Van Helsing let her go with a grunt, leaving her softly panting. "He's not your brother anymore, Anna!" he shouted at her. She looked up at him with wide eyes. "You knew?" she asked softly. "Yes," he replied softly panting. "Before or after I stopped you from shooting him?" she asked as she walked up to him.

Van Helsing turned to look at her. "Before," he answered. Anna looked furious at him. "And still you tried to kill him!" she shouted as she shoved at him. "He's a werewolf, he's gonna kill people," he argued, defending himself. "He can help it!" she argued back. "It's not his fault!" she added. "I know, but he'll do it anyway!" Van Helsing said to her.

"Do you understand forgiveness?" she asked her voice sounding more gentle. Van Helsing's face softened at that question. "Yes, I ask for it often," he answered looking at Anna honestly. "They say Dracula has a cure," Anna said knowing Van Helsing understood. "If there's a chance I can save my brother, I'm going after it," she added before she started to leave.

"No, I need to find Dracula," Van Helsing said as he stopped her. "And I need to find my brother," Anna said looking up at him with tears starting to form in her eyes. "He gave his life for me, he's the only family I have left," she said as she fought the tears, and Van Helsing looked sad for her.

"I despise Dracula more then you could ever imagine," Anna said with hate and passion in her tone. "He has taken everything from me, leaving me alone in this world," she added before she took a step away from him so to hide her face in case she was shedding tears. Van Helsing groaned before he took a step away from her. Ana then took a step to him knowing that the two hard heads were done arguing. "To have memories of those you loved and lost is perhaps harder then to have no memories at all," she said as she walked to Van Helsing.

"And isn't more better trying to save him from his curse the less painful way?" she asked him. Van Helsing looked up at Ana, listening to her words and thought for a second before he sighed. "All right," he said before turning to look at Anna.

Anna turned to look at him confused at his words. "We'll look for your brother," he said to her, making a smile come to Ana's face.

Author's note:

Here is my fifth chapter of my fan fiction inspired by the Van Helsing movie and also a little written piece by Seduction of time!

It took me only two days to write out this chapter, and my grandma is getting better. Also I was possibly going to have a difficult time yesterday cause my old charger to my laptop died out on me, (using another one from one of my old laptop's so being careful this time.) so pray that this charger I am using doesn't die out too.

One of the most difficult things about writing this chapter was writing out Velkan stalking Anna and Van Helsing and Ana hunting Velkan. Hopefully though I wrote out those scenes as they are like in the film, since it was hard to write out and make sure to write details that I thought some of them expressed.

And if you guys don't get the undertakers I mentioned in here, here they are:

Wrestler (which is my personal fav and has the best entrance music ever! ) [link]

And the beloved Undertaker from Black Butler [link]

Here is the sound track for this chapter to help you with some of the bits in here:

10.) Velkan Visit from the van Helsing movie sound track. (starts at when anna enters the armory, and ends before Anna runs into Velkan in human form.) [link]

11.) Shape-shifting stinger from Van Helsing movie soundtrack. (Velkan's transformation basically) [link]

Anastasia Ircus belongs to

Van Helsing belongs to Stephen Sommers and universal pictures/Studios

And all of the songs I place here for the sound track all belong to their movies, bands and composers that composed them.