Episode 4-Blood Feud
It was nighttime at Avengers Tower, and Iron Man, and Falcon, were in the lab.
"This new wind will increase my velocity by 30%?" Falcon asked.
"Of course it will, I invented it," Iron Man replied.
In Kitchen, Thor was making coffee, Luna was reading a novel, Pinkie was baking a cake, and Hulk was making a sandwich then a few seconds later Hulk growled.
"What is it?" Thor asked.
"Some dead man took all the peanut butter!" Hulk exclaimed.
"What do I care for the butter of peanuts?" Thor asked, then Hulk roared.
In the gym, Applejack and Cap were training as Hawkeye was eating peanut butter.
"Mmm. Peanut Butter," Hawkeye said.
Then out of nowhere several creatures were in the gym.
"Take him." One of them said,
"A little late for the cleaning crew," Hawkeye said as threw the jar at them. "Cap. AJ. Heads up!"
Cap kicked one of them as AJ bucked one with her hind legs, Then Hawkeye fired an arrow only for it to pass by them.
"Missed."
"I never miss."
The arrow hit the alarm button and Hulk tore through the wall with Thor, Luna, and Pinkie.
"You rang?" Hulk asked.
"You know, Hulk, when I built this place, I designed it with doors," Iron Man came into the room then received a glare from Hulk. "You're right, doors are so overrated."
"They don't have any heat signatures. And no pulses," Falcon said.
Then Cap caught one and ripped off its mask.
"It can't be," Cap was horrified.
"They ain't puny humans," Hulk said.
"Iron Man, the tower has UV light frequencies built in right?" Cap asked Iron Man.
"Yeah,"
"Fire them up!"
"Okay. Weird, but okay." Iron Man engages the UV light and the creatures disperse.
"What just happened?" Luna asked.
"Vampires," Cap replied.
"You gotta be kidding me," Hawkeye gasped as Cap remove the hood of one only to reveal Black Widow.
"Widow?" Applejack asked as Black Window was possessed.
Good evening, Captain America. It has been a long time. I send this female a message. I offer her life in exchange for yours.
"Tell me Widow has creepy voice power. I knew about." Iron Man said.
"That was Dracula." Cap implied.
"Black Widow is a vampire?" Falcon asked.
"No, not yet. She's in the early stages. Dracula's hold on her isn't complete. But it's getting worse. We can save her if we act quickly."
"Look, maybe I'll buy there are such things as vampires," Hawkeye came in. "Big maybe. But Count Dracula? Come on. We're talking 'I want to drink your blood,' guy right?"
"It's just Dracula, he finds Count insulting since he is the king of all vampires."
"Great, let me know when Frankenstein's Monster and the Wolf Man show."
"Don't mock. There's often true in myth," Thor told him.
"Weren't we and Thor myths before you met us?" Luna added.
"But Hawkeye's got a point," Iron Man said. "You, Celestia, Luna, Twilight, and the three unicorns powers seem like magic to Earth but it's simple science. There must be some kind of scientific explanation for these vampires."
Then Window regained consciousness then attacked Hawkeye and avoided everyone else. Luna fired a beam from her horn but she missed and Widow ran from the training room.
"By the stars of the moon!" Luna exclaimed.
"She fighting at whole another level it likes she's a…" Iron Man began as Widow crashed into a glass door.
"A vampire, like I said," Cap finished.
"Why run into a mirror?" Applejack asked.
"Duh, vampires can't see their reflection," Pinkie said then hold a mirror to face only to see no reflection."
"Just like in the movies," Falcon said.
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"Okay, I've used her biometrics to get into her personal SHEILD file," Twilight said as they were all in the Med Bay. "She was following a lead on the Red Skull in Transylvania?"
"That's it. Now if we want to cure her, we need to find the vampire who turned her into this and force him to release her," Cap said.
"Not so fast, Cap," Iron Man said. "If Skul is involved this MODOK's brain-switching machine or even Chyrsails' venom-like powers. Maybe Spellcaster is using hypnosis on her."
"Tony. We are wasting time! We need to get to Transylvania."
"A little faith, Rodgers. If there's a way to cure Widow, I can do it here."
Then the machine started to smoke.
"You were saying?" Applejack smirked at him.
"That we should to Transylina."
Much later on the Avenjet.
"What that's you got there?" Zapp asked.
"Silver-plated strike disc," Cap answered. "Tools to deal with Dracula's troops."
"Can't Hulk just smash them?"
"He can knock them down, but they won't stop."
"Alright, you might want to explain how you're an expert on vampires?" Lunar asked.
"During the war, Dracula and our country were uneasy allies. Hydra was trying to invade Transylina. Dracula was protecting his land. The enemy of my enemy sort of thing," Cap explained.
"But why he is after you now?" Thor asked.
"Dracula is a king. He takes what he wants. I must have something he wants."
"And you don't know what that is?" Hawkeye added.
"No. But finding that is our chance to save Widow."
"Relax, people. You're all acting like you're in the middle of a horror movie. We just need to break into his castle and find out what Dracula used on her," Iron Man said.
"Seriously, Hawkeye, wooden stake arrows," Masked Matterhorn glared at him.
"Why not? Mare-velous has garlic-fused horseshoes."
"I'm uneasy, Captain," Radiance said to him. "It feels like we're walking straight into a trap."
"No kidding."
At Dracula's Castle, Dracula was on his throne thinking to himself as his alter glowed showing Tirek.
"What the progress?" Tirek asked.
"The Avengers approached my kingdom. The soldier is with them."
"Just as the Skull predicted. Follow the plan and you will get what has been denied to you for too long," Tirek said as the altar went dim and Avenjet reached the castle and the gang was on the doorstep of Dracula's castle.
"Is it always nighttime here?" Phoenix Blaze asked.
"Yes, little unicorn, my kingdom lives in eternal night." Dracula's voice echoed then he appeared right in front of them.
"Good evening, Avengers. I see you received my invitation. So Captain, my offer. Your life for the woman. Are you willing to accept?"
"Wow, you need new headshots, Drac," Hawkeye said before firing a wooden arrow right at him.
"Don't!" Cap tried to stop him but Dracula became mist forcing the arrow to miss.
"Well, that was easy."
"You have no idea what you've started."
"Or finished."
Then Dracula was right in front of them then took Widow from Hulk.
"Hey!"
"Because of our history, Captain, I was going to make this painless as possible. I see that my mercy is not wanted. Destroy them all."
Several vampires surrounded them.
"I hate to think I was wasting all that time stake carving!" Hawkeye exclaimed.
"Jarvis, what am I looking at?" Iron Man asked him.
It appears that the vampire genetic structure can reconstitute itself. They do not take on the damage the same way you do. After careful analysis, sir. It is my conclusion that you are down in trouble town.
"Thanks for the color play Jarvis. All right guys and girls, let's him with everything and a little more. We'll figure out to make it permanent later."
"You overthink Stark, just smash!" Hulk exclaimed.
Everyone fought them with each hit causing them to disappear then one of them strike its whip at Falcon and tried to pull him in.
"A whip? Gonna have to go higher tech that."
Falcon ripped the whip with his flechette the flew away with him holding part of the whip.
"That's not normal."
"Get to the entrance," Cap said taking charge.
"Right behind you," Hawkeye said shooting down a vampire.
Five vampires showed then Cap threw his silver disk that cause them to vaporize, then Mare-velous threw her garlic-scented horseshoes at them passing out due to their weakness to garlic.
"Garlic-themed weapons work just as well," She exclaimed.
"So as wooden stake arrows,' Hawkeye added. "I like it when Iron Man is wrong.
A vampire dog had Thor on the ropes but he simpled chucked and had Mjoinlr create a lighting bolt to vaporize it.
"Come demons. I can do this all night!" Thor exclaimed as a swarm of vampires converge on them then threw Mijonjir at them turning them into dust.
"You may have to," Iron Man and Masked Matterhorn blasted vampire after vampire. "They just keep coming."
"This tech is amazing," Falcon came down. "It's like it's alive."
"Alive? That's it! Non-genetic bio-drives," Iron Man said. "It's not magic, it's a form of biotech. They use blood to transfer data. Piggybacking program commands through the white cells. I just have to hack these sequence codes before Widow goes full-on vampire."
"I already know to get Widow back," Cap said to him then turn to the others.
"Hulk, Phoenix, Thor, Zapp. and Fill-Second, Solaria, and Cosmos cover this entrance. Falcon, Matterhorn, Hawkeye, Lunar, Marevelous, Saddle Rager, and Radiance around me. Hulk make me a hole."
Hulk tore a hole through the castle allowing Cap's team to go in.
"Hole."
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"Dracula's chambers are in the north tower," Cap said.
"How do you know that?" Saddle Rager asked.
"Further from the sun," Cap replied as they started to move.
"Falcon! Falcon, help me, please!" Falcon heard the Widow's voice.
"Guys?"
"Help me."
Falcon veer from the group and headed to the bell tower.
"Widow? Are you here?" Falcon asked then the bell rang loudly making him wince.
"The sonic navigation units that run your armor make you vulnerable. Great job as an Avenger Wilson," Widow prepares to bite him.
"Back away from him, Natasha," Hawkeye stops her. "He may be a noob, but he's our noob."
"Clint. Help me, Dracula's controlling me. I can't stop him."
"No, fight it."
Dracula came from behind and knock out Hawkeye.
"The Avenger's compassion will always be their weakness,'" Dracula said as he grabs both of them. "Will more suffer before you give me what I want? What do you say, my Captain?"
"Put them down. I'll come with you," Cap replied.
"I knew you wouldn't disappoint.
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"Take that, fang face!" Zapp fired a lightning bolt at a vampire then fired again but only the second vamp to retreat.
"Hey, come back and fight!" Fill-Second shouted.
"Vampires are cowards," Hulk said.
"Indeed, their strike and retreat tactics lack honor," Thor added then turn Phoenix and Solaria. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"Yeah, it's time to show these creeps the light!" Phoenix declared.
Phoenix Blaze and Solaria glowed their horns and created a flash of light that turn every vampire to dust.
"Not bad, from a couple of mares with sun-based cutie marks," Solaria chuckled.
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Sir, the hack codes for Black Widow's blood are ready.
"What took you so long?" Iron Man asked.
I cross-referenced her blood with other Avengers and something alarming came up.
"Define alarming," Masked Matterhorn implied as she fired an electric blast and three vampires
It concerns Captain America.
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"Why are you doing this?" Cap asked Dracula as they were in the throne room. "We were allies."
"I have a new enemy," Dracula coldly said.
"Okay, we've had common enemies before. The Avengers can…"
"My enemy is humanity!"
Dracula chucked both Hawkeye and Falcon to the side as Saddle Rager gulped.
"There are more of you humans every century. My kingdom is threatened. I can no longer hide in the shadows of rumor and myth. I am at war!"
"Release the Widow, then we can talk."
"You are in no position to make demands. I have recently learned that the super soldier serum coursing through your veins can cure me of my one weakness."
"Let me guess? Red Skull?"
"But you were at war with. Why join him?" Radiance asked.
"These are strange times, milady," Dracula lunged at Cap and tried to bite him.
"You know you can't trust the Skull."
"Of course, I can't trust him, that's why I'm using him. With your blood in my veins, I will be able to destroy Hydra, the Avengers, and anyone who dares stand in my way."
Just as Dracula prepares to bite him. Cap used his shield to block it and chipped one of his fangs then Dracula knocked him to the ground.
"Your blood, Captain, I will walk again in the daylight. Finally."
The walls came down as Iron Man and the rest showed.
"Hulk."
"Like you need to tell me!"
Hulk smashed his fist against Dracula.
"Not even Dracula can handle a Hulk? Right?" Comos asked, then Dracula became green.
"That doesn't look good," Hawkeye exclaimed and Hulk grew fangs.
"That looks worse."
"Slave, finish the Avengers."
"Yes, master."
"Hey, big guy. Hey, I'll replace the peanut butter."
"You did that," Lunar glared at him.
Then Hulk rammed right through them.
"Amazing. He is even stronger than before," Solaria exclaimed
"Uh, guys, we're losing the Widow!" Fill-Second said as the reflection started to fade.
"Black Widow is the least of your worries," Dracula said as he was flying above them. "Now that I have the power of the Hulk, there is nothing to stop me from getting your blood, Captain."
Dracula chuckled and then screamed in pain as green mist came out.
"What's happening?"
Sir, Hulk's blood is attacking Dracula's blood.
"That's it, the gamma rays. Hulk's gamma-energized blood has a similar ionizing property to solar radiation," Iron Man explained.
"Say what?" Zapp asked.
"Hulk's blood is practically sunlight." Masked Matterhorn told her.
"Okay, where do we go from there?"
"We make him madder."
"I am an expert at that. Strike and retreat. He hates it."
Thor threw his hammer just as Iron Man blasted him.
"Are you sure that is a good idea, cause I spend a lot of time making sure he doesn't get mad."
"If the Gamma levels up high enough they'll burn out the Dracu-cells. I think?"
"That's the idea. But it's not enough! Come on people! We need him angrier! Angrier!"
Everyone attacked Hulk and the duck from him.
"Over here, green bean!" Fil-Second attack from him behind.
"No, over here!" Zapp struck him with a lightning bolt.
Everyone poured it then Solaria did a magic blast that brought down most of the castle on him.
"Slave, no!" Dracula screamed.
"I hope that's angry enough."
"I hope not."
"His blood cells are like millions of tiny suns," Masked Matterhorn said, seeing Hulk's bloodstream. "Burning away the vampire infections."
"Come on, big green you can do it," Zapp said as Hulk returned to normal.
"Is he dead?" Phoenix Blaze asked.
"Wait for it," Fill-Second said as Hulk fell asleep.
"He purged himself?" Dracula asked. "That's impossible."
"That's the Hulk for you," Iron Man said as Dracula burned out.
"I was so close! So Close!"
"Release the Widow, bucko!"
"Away from me!"
"Let her go! Or eating gamma rays will be the least of your problems!" Iron Man aims his repulsor hand at him.
The ground opened as Dracula's vampire army pulled him underground.
"This is not over! The Widow's soul is mine! You have won nothing!"
"Don't worry. Nat, we're going to save you, right?" Hawkeye asked.
"Who's going to wake the Hulk?" Falcon asked.
"No time for questions! Let's beat our feet!" Fill-Second exclaimed as everyone got out and took off in the Avenjet before the castle exploded.
"This is a synthesized version of Hulk's blood. It will burn out the vampire virus and cure her," Iron Man as he injected.
"No chance she'll turn green?" Hawkeye asked.
"I ran the results, she'll be her old self before turned batty," Twilight said.
Meanwhile, Chrysalis and Cozy Glow were walking through a cemetery before several vampires surrounded them and the two of them prepared to fight them.
"Let them pass," Dracula ordered them to back off as he rested in his coffin. "Be honored, you two. I show few of my moments of weakness."
"No kidding," Cozy said in disbelief.
"Your present state, your Highness is not your fault, it was stupid Avengers, they always can ruin a good evil plot," Chrysalis snarled.
"You two came out to point my humiliation to those mortals?" Dracula asked.
"No, we were sent by The Skull to offer you a seat in his cabal," Cozy said. "A powerful consortium devoted to the thing you also seek."
"And what is that, little filly?"
"Revenge."
"Keep talking."