Chapter 22

Battle of the wolf and bat, history repeating itself...

Inside the burning lab Van Helsing slowly limped out between two machines that were close by the pile he had created in his fall. He was walking towards the giant Gothic looking clock to see that it was almost midnight. "Looking for someone?" a voice said behind him. He turned to see Ana standing there as two burning Dwerger run past her. "Ana," he softly whispered as he sighed in relief.

"So nice of you to drop in...Gabriel," she said with a pause as if saying his name brought bitterness to her mouth. He half laughed at that, amused that in the mist of danger she would always find a moment to be funny. "I always like to make an entrance," he said with a chuckle before he limped towards her.

"Come on," he said as he got closer to her. "We need to get out of here," he added as he reached out a hand towards her. Ana stepped away from Van Helsing, moving around him towards the clock. "Ana?" Van Helsing asked as he watched her move away from him. "What is it?" he asked as he walked towards her again. She then pulled out her minicrossbow that Aleera had given her while she waited for Dracula to awaken earlier. Van Helsing stopped as he saw the crossbow. "Ana?" he asked her again looking at her confused.

"Sorry Gabriel, but I'm not going with you," she said staring at him with a glare. "I would be a real idiot and a fool to fall for that act again," she said as she took a step back. "What?" Van Helsing asked looking at Ana shocked. "Oh, come now," Ana said as she rolled her eyes. "Do you think me stupid to go off with the man who betrayed me and stood there while I was burned alive in my past life four hundred years ago?" she said with a half laugh.

"I gave you my word that I'd protect you!" Van Helsing shouted at her. "Oh yes," said a male voice a few feet away from where Ana stood. "We all know how famous you are for protecting your friends," Dracula said as he started to walk to Van Helsing. "You're too late my friend," he said with a joyful smile. "My children live!" he said with a hiss before he glanced at Ana. "Then the only way to kill them, is to kill you," Van Helsing said as he backed away towards the clock pointing a finger at Dracula. "Correct," Dracula said as Ana stood beside Dracula still pointing the mini crossbow at Van Helsing. Van Helsing looked at her before he took off his coat.

"So be it," he said before looking behind him to see the clock strike at midnight. "One," he said in a growl as he looked at Dracula. He then got to his knees ripping his shirt and vest off at the same time as he yelled at the top of his lungs as pain ran through his body. Dracula's eyes widened in shock as he then knew what was happening to him. "No," he whispered softly to himself.

"This cannot be," he added before he and Ana saw Van Helsing transform into a giant black werewolf. Ana slowly backed away, knowing that these two were going to fight. Dracula laughed as he saw Van Helsing in his wolf form. "We are both part of the same great game, Gabriel," he said as he started to slowly back away. "But we not need to find ourselves on opposite sides of the board," he added with a smirk as Van Helsing slowly stalked towards him. But he only growled and roared at Dracula, with the look of pure rage in his eyes. Dracula then transformed to his demon bat for and soon they both started to fight like animal like titans. Ana could hardly believe her eyes as she watched them fight. 'Underworld's got nothing like this,' she thought as she saw Dracula try to fly away. But he was caught by van helsing making them both fall on a catwalk, making it break and crash.

Meanwhile in the tower Anna and Frank were getting up from the crash that had Frank save Anna from being killed by Aleera. She suddenly appeared and tried to go at Anna but Frank caught her by the ankles. Aleera roared like a wild cat as she tried to get her hands on Anna but Anna managed to get a hit at Aleera's face, pushing the vampire upward.

"Go!" Frank shouted as he held on tight to Aleera's ankles. "Go help Van Helsing!" he shouted before he used his super strength to throw Aleera to the wall across the room like a bird into a window. "Now!" he said to her in a pleading shout. "Thank you," Anna said to Frank, remembering what Anastasia had said of Frank's story and also was grateful for him saving her life. Frank's eyes widen as he heard those words, for the first time he had received kindness from someone that didn't want to kill him.

Feeling stronger now, Frank turned and headed towards where Aleera was. Anna quickly went to the edge of the window, unstrapping her sheathe belt as she saw Carl on the bridge. She saw him running as fast as he could, knowing that it would soon be midnight. But suddenly a bolt of lightning struck the bridge, making it break a large section of it. "Oh, my God," Carl said as he saw he was a bit stuck. He then looked at the window seeing Anna standing there. "Anna, I need a little help!" he shouted as he got to the edge of the bridge Anna looked behind her to see Frank getting pounced on by Aleera.

"Hurry!" Carl shouted as the fear of them not making it in time to save Van Helsing. Anna grasped onto the wire and started to swing across and did a block flip in mid air to grasp onto another wire. "Throw it to me Carl!" she shouted as she started to get closer to his spot on the bridge.

Carl held his breath before toss throwing the cure needle to Anna praying that she will catch it. Anna reached out with one arm and caught it holding it against her chest. But soon as Anna was about to reach at the door to the lab tower, Aleera came up from behind her and shoved at her, making Anna land on one of the edges below the Gothic window. She managed to grab onto the ledge and climb up laying on the ledge on her back. She then tried to crawl backwards as she saw Aleera coming.

Aleera landed before Anna slowly stalking towards her. "Anna, my love," she said with a fanged smirk. "It is your blood that shall keep me beautiful," she said as she got closer. "What do you think of that?" she asked before she laughed at her. Suddenly a silver stake came from out of nowhere and Anna drive the stake through Aleera's heart. "I think if you're going to kill someone, kill them, don't stand there talking about it," Anna said to Aleera before shoving it deeper to go right through her. Aleera scream screeched as she slowly turned green and bubbly before she exploded into green goop, making the stake his the wall nearly getting Carl who was the one that tossed it to her after having quickly crossed the bridge. Anna nodded her head in thanks before she then started to climb up to the Gothic window, hoping she would make it in time to save Van Helsing.

Back in the lab Ana was leaning against a column that was by the Gothic window. She was holding her breath as she waited for who would come out of the pile of rubble. She sighed in relief as she saw Dracula come out in his human form.

"You're being used, Gabriel," he said as he pointed to Van Helsing, who was coming out of the pile. "As was I, but I escaped, so can you," he added looking at Van Helsing, trying to wither stall or win him over to his side was a mystery. But apparently it wasn't working as Van Helsing pounced at Dracula, at the same time Dracula morphed again and soon they were fighting in midair and on the machines equipment in the lab. Ana felt fear crept in her heart as she saw Van Helsing break one of Dracula's wings. "No!" she softly cried as she saw Dracula get caught in the electricity coming from one of the machines in the lab and landing on one of the catwalks nearby changing back to human form looking down to Van Helsing. Van Helsing then looked up at Dracula with a deadly look and drew out his claws, scratching them on the column behind him so to make them sharp enough to be able to cut into anything. "NO!" Ana cried as she ran to Van Helsing pointing the crossbow at him, but before she could pull the trigger Van Helsing used his claws as he smacked her away making her land a few feet away from where she was standing after hitting the column. "Anastasia!" Dracula cried out as he saw her land on the column. Before Dracula could go to her, Van Helsing was right in front of him. "Don't you understand?" Dracula said to Van Helsing who stalked towards him.

"We-we could be friends, partners!" he said before trying to slash his hand to Van Helsing but missed with a screech hiss before he started to slowly morph again. "Brothers in arms!" he said with his voice deepening as he changed to his bat demon form and fly away but Van Helsing grabbed at him. Van Helsing had Dracula by the neck roaring at him but suddenly he was changing back to his human form he released Dracula's neck and quickly leaped down away from Dracula knowing that he was vulnerable in this state.

Dracula changed back to his human form and touched his neck looking at his blood. As he licked it up he then saw that the moon was covered up. He smirked evilly as he then looked down at Van Helsing. "Did I mention that it was you who murdered me?" he asked with a smile on his face. "It must be such a burden," he said as Van Helsing started to back away from him looking shocked.

"Such a curse," he added with a mocking tone. "To be the left hand of God," he said as his voice that echoed and then he was suddenly behind Van Helsing who sharply turned to see him. "All I want is life Gabriel," he said looking at Van Helsing with a calm expression. "The continuation of my kind," he added as if explaining his wish more clearly. He then smirked sarcastically. "And perhaps the return of my ring," he said as he then lifted his left hand showing where his signal ring would be on his left hand. Van Helsing looked down at his ring and then realizing that his ring was actually Dracula's ring. 'Guess I was the one that killed Dracula,' he thought as he looked at it.

His eyes widened as another thought came to him. 'Then that means I also...,' he thought before he noticed Dracula walking towards him. He quickly started to back away.

"Don't be afraid, Gabriel," Dracula said to him. "Don't be afraid," he said again hearing Van Helsing's heart beat going faster. "I shall give you back your life," he said as he got closer. "Your memory," he added as he knew Van Helsing might react to that. Van Helsing smirked at him.

"Some things are better left forgotten," Van Helsing said with a smirk before he leaned over with a groan of pain as the beast took over him and he pounced on Dracula who had also changed to his demon bat form at the same time. Van Helsing then bit Dracula on the neck who soon then started to slowly turn into a black melting fanged skeleton dying with a dying screech. As the monster's offspring exploded at the same time their sire died.

Author's note:

Here is my twenty-second chapter of my fan fiction inspired by the Van Helsing movie and also a little written piece by a friend on deviant art Seduction of time!

Here is the moment you all have been waiting for! (sorry I didn't write it more in this one.) Dracula VS werewolf Van Helsing!

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

52.) Night Wish's Pharoh sails to Orion (one of my favs and is the battle music that plays through the entire chapter till van Helsing changes again for the second time to his wolf form and kills Dracula.) [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.

Hope you all enjoy this chapter!