Ilikhats2: something did happen

Chapter 9: New Blood

(In the Academy an hour and 30 minutes earlier)

Nick Fury and Coulson had secretly sent A-Bomb's cameras to follow the group and keep them under surveillance.

"Sir, are you absolutely sure we shouldn't have told them we would be watching them?" Coulson asked.

Agent Coulson trusted the group to do their best, but he was 50/50 on keeping the heroes under surveillance.

"It's for their safety. Should they need reinforcements, we'll send 5 ground strike squads of agents." Fury explained, his voice as calm as ever.

The Director of SHIELD kept his eye peeled on the screen which displayed the footage the camera bots are broadcasting.

'What could Dracula have planned? His hunt for the Ankh failed, I just hope he doesn't get Roger's blood.' Fury thought to himself.

On screen it displayed the heroes falling into Dracula's ambush. The group engaged the compelled villains in combat.

"There! Call for and send 5 squads! NOW!" Fury bellowed. "Squads Alpha, Beta, Zeta, Giga, and Gamma get to you aircraft transportation. The assembled group of individuals sent to the factory are being overrun. Hurry to their location and aid them." Coulson said over the speaker.

Several men armed themselves with various weaponry and gathered medical supplies. Each individual group rushed into their transporting aircraft. It took about 15 minutes before they were ready to leave.

"We need to keep watching. The events that follow could help us in discovering Dracula's plans." Fury said, before sitting down with Coulson following suit.

(In the factory during the present)

Dracula laughed with excitement at the current feeling he is experience. He felt so powerful; the energy from the masked hero's blood gave him the power from one that is Pure of Heart. The vampires cheered with glee as their king reveled in his new power.

'This power is incredible… Who would've thought one so young would carry such power in his life force?' Dracula mused in his mind.

The vampire king smiled at his subjects' excitement that their lord had become what he so desired and hoped to be.

"You mortals have been so entertaining, I might actually let you live." Dracula chuckled, his voice a sinister snarl. "Spidey… No…" A feminine voice sobbed.

The vampire king looked down to see the girl in the White Tiger costume cry with great sadness. Then he looked down to see the boy he had fed off of. Dracula grinned with amusement.

"How dare you smile! You just drained the life from the kid!" Jack Russell bellowed, his growling shaking the room. "I can't believe it… Spider-Man…" Iron Man gasped. "I'LL TEAR YOU APART!" Hulk roared with blistering anger.

The green goliath knocked off his attackers and leapt at the vampire king. The vampires were about to jump to their lord's aid, but he signaled them to hold with a wave of his hand. As Hulk neared him, this strange alarm sense went off in Dracula's body. He ignored it for the moment. Hulk screamed with rage as he aimed a punch at him. To everyone's shock and horror, Dracula caught the fist with his left hand.

"WHAT?!" Red-Hulk screeched. "HOW?!" Falcon gasped. "Ugh… Ungh… AHH!" Hulk screamed as Dracula clenched the hand locked on Hulk's fist with more strength.

The bones in Hulk's fist shattered as Dracula continued to add more pressure to his grip. Hulk screamed with agonizing pain at the horrific feeling. The vampires subdued Hulk, who put up no resistance. Dracula laughed with amusement.

"Such strength the boy has in his body. Why didn't I realize it earlier?" Dracula laughed.

Deadpool's anger boiled, his usual comical self having vanished.

(THAT'S IT!)

Deadpool punched and kicked the vampires in their groins. The undead soldiers cried with pain as the pain set in.

"Take this bitch!" Deadpool shrieked as he pulled out two machine guns.

Dracula grinned.

"BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!" The mutant yelled as he fired on the vampire.

The bullets passed through the vampire's body as if he was a ghost.

'Pathetic.' The vampire lord scoffed in his thoughts.

Suddenly Dracula appeared behind Deadpool and tore the mutant head off with one hand, leaving a trail of blood.

"Ok… that hurt… Ow…" Deadpool groaned in pain.

(Yeah… even that can't kill me… Accelerated healing…. Still hurts… Ow…)

"You won't get away with this!" Power Man growled. "I already have mortal." Dracula chuckled as he walked back to the front of the room.

Dracula turned to look at the defeated heroes, and his eyes fell on Cap. The vampire frowned and let out a tiger-like snarl.

"It's so unfortunate that I was so obsessed with drinking your blood. It appears the information that I was given some time ago was incorrect. I shall deal with that once my plans are complete." Dracula hissed.

The heroes had confused expressions. His plans weren't complete? He had gained the life force from one Pure of Heart.

"What do you mean?" Ant-Man grunted. "I might have this new power, but it doesn't mean my plans are finished." The vampire king hissed. "Your intel? Where did you get it? Who gave it to you?" Cap grunted.

Once again Dracula frowned; the man who told him the path to Dracula's plans needed the super-soldier's blood. The vampire lord snarled to himself, his anger boiled with ironic fury.

"It came from the same person who invited me a place in his team: the Cabal." Dracula deadpanned, no amusement in his voice. "Red Skull…" Cap sighed.

What was once cloaked by the sounds that occurred in the previous 30 minutes was no revealed: crying. Dracula turned to look at the girl responsible. White Tiger had ignored everything that occurred; her undivided attention was the motionless figure not 10 feet in front of her. Dracula chuckled.

"When I get free… I'm going to…" White Tiger started to threaten, but Dracula interjected by saying, "Not all is lost dear."

Everyone was now truly confused. They looked at one another for answers, but none had it. Dracula and his minions laughed with hysterical amusement. White Tiger growled with fury at their laughter.

'HOW DARE THEY! HE KILLED AN INNOCENT PERSON! THE ONLY ONE WHO TRULY UNDERSTOOD ME! WHY?! WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE HIM?! HE…. HE….No…' White Tiger screamed with unshakeable rage in her mind.

"You foolish mortal don't realize it?! Hahahaha!" Dracula laughed. "Speak sense ghoul!" Thor growled. "Stupid Asgardian brute! You don't realize it." The vampire king hissed.

No one could still understand what was going on. They watched Dracula drain Spider-Man dry of blood. It only took a few seconds for him to do it. His motionless corpse had been lying on the ground for 30 minutes.

"These last few minutes I've been patiently waiting for my favorite servant." Dracula chuckled. "Where is he? Why hasn't he shown his ugly face?" Hawkeye grumbled.

A slow hissing sound came from a few feet away. Everyone turned to look in the direction. All the heroes' eyes had an expression of horror in them.

"No…" Ava gasped.

Spider-Man rose to his feet, and turned around.

"Meet the new blood." Dracula chuckled as he held a hand towards the young hero, as if he was on display.

Spider-Man went under some kind of transformation. His body writhed with vigor. From his fingers emerged long, sharp claw-like nails. He tore off the eyepieces of his mask, revealing a set of searing red eyes.

"About the ugly face…" Hawkeye gulped.

Spider-Man ripped off the part of the mask covering his mouth. He bared four sharp fangs with a ravenous frown.

"Go on my boy. Greet you friends." Dracula grinned.

Spider-Man opened his mouth revealing all his teeth and let out an earth-shaking, blood curdling screech.

To be continued…