"Eva; time to wake up" came Van Helsing's voice. "Alright; let me change" I said, getting up. "You'd best hurry. We'll be docking in five minutes" Van Helsing told me. I got up and changed into a pair of pants and a top along with my boots. Once I was ready; I hurried to the deck and eagerly waited to get off the ship with Van Helsing and Carl. Once we were on the ground; I took to the sky once again while they were on horseback.
When we were close to town; I landed gracefully so as not to scare Van Helsing's horse and we finished the ride into the village of Transylvania together. Carl and Van Helsing started talking but I kept my eyes open. I heard footsteps and then saw Anna. "Let me see your faces" Anna instructed. "Why" Van Helsing asked. "Because we don't trust strangers here" Anna answered. "Strangers don't last long here" the grave digger, Top Hat added. "I've come to help you" Van Helsing offered. "I don't need any help" Anna answered. "Anna, wait" I pleaded. Anna looked at me and asked "Is that you Eva?" I nodded and Anna said "Lower your weapons!"
Everyone lowered their weapons and I heard screeching. Anna heard it too and yelled "Everybody inside!" Van Helsing drew his crossbow and fired some shots. I summoned my wings and took off after the red headed vampire. It was going to be hard to catch her but I had to try. When I lost her; I landed and made my wings disappear. After awhile; we were still trying to dodge the crazy blonde one.
We didn't know what to do until Carl suggested holy water. Van Helsing put some on his arrow and finally killed the bride, Marishka. I went to check on Anna after seeing where the other brides had taken off from. "So; what name my good sir do I carve on your gravestone" Top Hat asked. "His name is Van Helsing" Anna answered as I followed behind her. A murmur came from the crowd. We finally followed Anna to where she was staying which was once the same house Dracula had lived in over 400 years ago. We got comfortable and Anna asked "Eva; why did you run nine years ago?"
I took a ragged breath and replied "It turns out that I'm the carrier of a powerful antidote for curing the curse of a werewolf. One syringe full of my blood can save even a dying man that was a wolf. It's hard to believe but true. Dracula and my father made a deal and Dracula would take me when the sunset on my sixteenth birthday. I took off after grabbing what I could. That's how I ended up in Rome thus meeting Van Helsing and Carl and how I ended up on this mission to kill Dracula."
"And if Dracula captures you then he'd have enough antidote to knock out many wolves but what would he do with you" Anna asked. "I have no idea. I understood that he was potentially going to turn me into a bride but he'd probably have turned me into a dinner" I answered. "Then at all costs; we must not only defeat Dracula but keep you safe" Van Helsing said. He decided to knock Anna out when she tried to go after Dracula on her own and then we found out that the wolf that had come in another room was Velkan. We started tracking Velkan and it led us to Castle Frankenstein. I summoned my wings to fly up and take a peek inside and that's when I saw my father. I quickly flew down before anyone could have seen me.
"What's going on" Van Helsing asked. "Something extremely sinister" I answered before adding "And worse; I saw my father in there. I don't know if I can go in there." "You have to go in. This is your chance to make peace with your dad before you have to finish him off" Anna told me. "Not to mention; the human race is at risk. Now; let's go" Van Helsing added and with that; we snuck into the castle.