Chapter 3
Lea kept her eyes closed and Transyl grew impatient. "You will submit to me!" He declared.
"Not a chance, bloodsucker!" She cried out.
He growled, but before he could saw anything else, something rolled at his feet and the sharp smell of garlic filled the air, making him cry out and cough. Hope and the others coughed too, the smell being quite strong.
"Hope! Everyone!" A voice called out and the heroine looked up to see a familiar Yellow Lantern.
"Scream Light!" She cried out, feeling hopeful again.
The ghost girl smiled. "There's that hope we need," she said. "And don't worry, I brought help."
As the smell faded, Transyl looked up to see not only was Hope free, but now she was joined by Silvania and Batman. He growled and got up. "Well, this worked out well," he said. "My target showed up after all."
Scream Light growled. "Shut up, Transyl!" She said. "Free the others, now!"
He growled. "It's Lord Transyl!" He said before he felt something clamp onto his jaw and he saw it was blue. He glared at Midnight Hope, who smiled.
"How's that?" She asked Silvania.
"Better," the ghost girl said.
Batman moved fast and shoved more garlic at Transyl, who dodged and shrieked through the clamp, quickly sending a command to Hawkgirl to attack. "Hope, look out!" Dr. Fate cried out in warning.
The girl ducked to avoid the swipe from Hawkgirl. "I'm sorry, Hope!" She said apologetically.
"It's okay! I know you're not doing that on your own!" The girl said.
The distraction got the clamp off Transyl and he began spitting out the strange objects. "Corrupturas!" Scream Light cried out, quickly pushing Hope and Batman out of the path of the parasites. "Don't let them touch you! He'll use them to control you!"
"That explains what happened to our friends," Hope said.
Batman noticed something and grew curious. "Does he have the same weaknesses as non-alien vampires?" He asked the Yellow Lantern.
"I think so," she said before looking confused. "Why?"
"Follow my lead."
The three headed out and Transyl followed with the others while Silvania caught on to Batman's plan, as did Lea when she saw where they were going. "Screamlight, I've got an idea, but need your help," she said.
"You got it," the ghost girl said.
They made it to the control room and Batman got knocked down by Transyl, but pushed him off of him and Silvania used her powers too to help out while Hope quickly set something up, being careful as she knew they only had one shot at this.
Silvania soon saw what Hope did and nodded. "He's all yours, Batman!" She said.
Transyl roared. "You will not defeat me!" He yelled as he attacked, but Batman blocked the attacks again.
Hope soon saw it was the right time. "Scream Light, now!" She called out, constructing a mirror with her ring.
Silvania quickly did the same. "Batman, duck!" She cried out.
He ducked just as Transyl took a swing at him and the sunlight that was now concentrated in a single beam and aimed at him thanks to the girls' quick thinking. The alien vampire screamed as the sun began to burn him, weakening him.
As he grew weaker, the Corrupturas on the heroes' foreheads all broke and they could more on their own again. "Alright!" Flash said.
"You did it!" Hawkgirl said, smiling.
Silvania smiled. "Hope did it," she said. "She came up with this idea to use the sun to hit Transyl after she and I realized what Batman had in mind."
"Glad to know you two caught on fast," Batman said as Transyl was placed inside a glass coffin and facing the sunlight, which he cried out as Dr. Fate opened a portal and sent the alien off. Batman updated the security systems and all was running smoothly again.
Hope turned to find Hal and he smiled at her, to which she ran up and hugged him tightly. He returned the hug, holding her protectively. "I'm proud of you, Hope," he said.
"Are you guys all okay?" She asked, looking up at them.
"We're alright, Hope," Dr. Fate said, smiling as he gently touched her shoulder. "Your name suits you well, young one, as you brought hope to us."
She looked a little bashful at his praise and later on, she was walking down the hallways to clear her mind and saw Silvania talking with Spectre and J'onn and the Yellow Lantern saw her. "Hope!" She said, flying up to her and hugging her. "J'onn, Spectre, and I were just talking about how you bravely faced Transyl."
"Well, I couldn't have let him get away with his plans," she said.
"And you didn't," Spectre said, smiling. "You made us proud, Hope, both for your bravery and to have you on the team."
The girl blushed and looked away. J'onn placed a hand on her shoulder. "Hope, are you feeling alright?" He asked. "You were stressed when Transyl tried to hypnotize you."
"Yeah," she said. "I'm okay."
Silvania looked thoughtful before smiling. "Hey, guys, let's cheer her up," she said, her tentacles reaching out and playfully wiggling into Hope's ribs.
"EEEE!" Hope squealed, jumping back, but bumped into Spectre, who caught her in a hug, his gloved hands wiggling all over her sides and stomach. "AHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
J'onn grinned before grabbing Lea's feet and removing her shoes, tickling her socked feet, making her squeal. "NOHOHOHOHOHOHOT THE FEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEET!" She laughed out.
Silvania giggled. "You're so ticklish, Hope," she said, her tendrils tickling Lea's ribs, underarms, and neck.
"She is indeed," Spectre said, smiling as he made sure he had a good hold on the girl.
"She needed this," J'onn agreed as he tickled Lea's feet all over.
Hope laughed and squirmed to get away, feeling the three stop tickling her after a moment and letting her rest. "It's alright. We got you, Hope," Spectre said soothingly.
J'onn brought her some water and Silvania brushed her hand over Hope's head, helping the girl to settle down. "Feel better?" She asked.
Hope gave them all a playful glare before chuckling. "Yeah, thanks, guys," she said as they hugged her, making her feel even more better. "I'm just glad that vampire is where he belongs now."
They nodded and J'onn lifted his head. "There's a dinner in the mess hall," he said.
"I could go for some food," Silvania agreed.
Lea's stomach growled, making her blush as the three smiled at her. "Sounds like Hope could too," Spectre said, ruffling the girl's hair playfully, making her playfully fend off his 'attack'.
"Yeah, I could," she said as they walked down the hallway.
Silvania was following behind Lea, who was behind Spectre and J'onn before the ghost girl stopped suddenly, blinking as she felt like she had to cough suddenly. Seeing the three had gone up ahead, the ghost girl ran to the restroom, phasing through the door before coughing hard.
When she did, something landed in her hand and when she saw it, her face took on a look of horror. "No," she said softly. "It can't be."
In her hand was a Corruptura, just like the ones Transyl had used.
Silvania looked at herself in the mirror, a bit afraid as she realized something.
She was more that just an Ectonurite.
Oh, my! Quite a shock, huh? :)
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