"Yes, your grandparents will be so happy when they see the big masquerade party Johnny and I have planned."
"What…?"
Using his powers, Dracula froze everyone in the room except his wife and Johnny.
"Play along. It's my dad and her parents."
"You guys have parents? That's funny."
"Johnny, focus!"
Johnny looked to Margaret.
"You don't understand. Our parents can not know that you and your family are humans."
"What? But, Marg, Drac, I'm proud that we're…"
"Or he'll steal your family's souls…"
"And eat your backpack."
With a shocked expression, Johnny looked to his backpack.
Using his powers again, Dracula unfreezed everyone.
"That's right, gang. We're gonna make the birthday a monster masquerade party."
"Really?"
"Oh, that's lovely. Sort of like a last hurrah before Dennis gets to be with normal people."
Letting out a low groan, Margaret gripped the table cloth so hard that she swore she could hear it rip.
How she wanted to sink her teeth into Johnny's neck.
Just so she didn't have to hear her voice anymore.
But she cracked her face into a fake smile.
"I couldn't have said it better."