He watched from the shadows. Waiting for the perfect specimen to walk by.
Another lovely young lady to add to his collection. A beautiful woman to aid him in his experiments.
He was determined to find a way to turn people into mindless slaves. Beings of flesh and blood that could serve the wealthy and elite in much more pleasurable ways than any robot could.
He smiled in glee when he spotted her. A stunning creature with golden hair.
Her body was accentuated by a red dress that molded to her form. The corset was low cut and pushed up her breasts. The ruby pendant she wore further aided in drawing the eye to her chest.
It was obvious she wanted to be desired. Everything about her appearance demanded attention.
This one he would keep for himself.
He tightened his black cloak around himself and drew out his syringe.
He knew he needed to be quick. Not just to inject her with the drug to put her to sleep, but to get her back to his lab before she wakes up and before anyone could see and interrupt his task.
Luck was on his side. There was no one around.
The heels of her shoes clicking on the stone paved walkway were the only sounds to be heard.
He crept behind her, as quickly and quietly as possible. Watching for any sign that she had noticed him.
Women such as her, who made their living selling their bodies, often kept a weapon on hand to protect themselves from customers who got too aggressive.
He needed to be careful to reach her before she could take out her dagger.
He raised his hand with the syringe, aiming for her neck.
Suddenly he found himself pressed to the wall of an alleyway. A searing pain coming from the gash in his arm.
Blood was spraying everywhere.
The syringe, along with two of his fingers and his thumb, were laying on the ground.
"You have been a very bad man, professor." The beautiful woman smiled.
Shock made way for terror when he saw the sharp fangs.
He had made the mistake of following a vampire.
"Please." He begged. "Don't kill me. I can get you girls. Young virgins. I work for a school. You can have your pick."
He nearly lost consciousness when his head was snapped back and struck on the brick wall.
"You were entrusted to educate those children. Not experiment on them and manipulate them."
She turned to face the darkness.
From it emerged the massive head of a wolf. Its fur was as black as an abyss and it's eyes glowed a hypnotic blue.
"Get his scent, my love. We need to destroy his lab. And I doubt he will be willing to tell us where it is."
Too paralyzed by pain and fear, he could do nothing to defend himself from the creatures of the night. Even his screams were silent.
Carrying him as if he weighed nothing, they moved with great speed through the back alleyways.
The door to his lab was locked tight by a code box. He thought that they might ask him for the code. But as it turned out, they didn't need to.
With one swipe of his enormous paw, the werewolf broke the box from the door.
The professor was laid on the table where he had performed experiments on his drugged and helpless victims. Now it seemed, he would be the recipient.
"Make no mistake; you are going to die. But my lover and I are being paid to make your end as slow and agonizing as possible."
The professor could see the vampire's lips move, but could hear nothing except for the crash and clang of metal.
The werewolf was literally tearing his lab apart.
He had a strong feeling he would be next.
Pained shot through him as the vampire broke every bone in his arms and legs.
"I'm not going to drink from you. You don't deserve to feel my lips on your skin." She looked at the beast. "But my lover will be hungry once he's done with your machines."
Sparks flew when the last of the monitors were pulled from the wall.
The werewolf then moved to the vampire, who looked at him with love and affection clear in her eyes.
The professor swore he could see that same love and affection mirrored in the beast's eyes.
But that was impossible. Wasn't it? The creatures of the night could not possibly feel love. And most certainly not for a being who was not of their own kind.
But the way the vampire stroked her hand through the fur of the werewolf made the professor question everything he had once believed.
He only had a moment to ponder this new information before he was filled with terror once again when he heard the vampire say,
"We should wrap things up here. I'll send word that our task has been completed. You enjoy your meal."
This time, the professor's scream was loud when a large muzzle and powerful jaws descended on him.
In the morning, passerbys noticed the lab door open. The remnants of the lab were scorched by a fire that surprisingly stayed contained.
"There must have been an explosion." The constable proclaimed. "Whatever it was that the professor was working on got him killed and his lab destroyed.
"The constable is half right." Nemo smiled, setting his Farnsworth tablet. A handheld device that allowed a being to see and hear whatever was transmitted on the frequency the machine was set on. "That evil professor should not have used his position as a teacher to experiment on children. It caused him to have an encounter with the best agents in the business."
He looked up and grinned knowingly at the couple in his office.
The vampire Emma, and the werewolf Killian, were not only a deadly and attractive couple, but they were talented with investigating and solving the cases that plagued society.
"If the professor hadn't been done away with, it's highly likely that his doing would have been blamed on a supernatural creature." Killian said.
"The two of you have done an amazing job, as always." Nemo praised. "Justice was served. The children are now safe. And the school can keep their reputation intact. They paid extra as thanks for ensuring the professor's death looked like an accident."
"How generous of them." Emma smiled. Knowing Nemo had probably insisted on the extra payment.
"It was well earned." He took out some papers and handed them to the couple. "As will the money from this next case." Turning to Killian he advised, "You might want to get some reinforce armor for your wolf form. There's reports of a large creature terrorizing communities. Different towns, but residents gave the same description. It looks to be a werewolf. One that is using its form to scare people out of their wealth, and hide its identity. If anyone can put a stop to it, I know the two of you can."