Castlevania: once bitten part two In the tower of science Carrie fernandez begins to stir. The cold fluid drains from the tube. It opens up and drops her on the floor. On the floor is an inhuman skeleton. For some reason Carrie feels some sympathy for it. Among the bones is a note. "Carrie I put you in some sort of sleep. If I'm right you'll awaken aobut ahundred years later. Dracula should be awkening in this time as well. If you want to break the vampire curse you must kill Dracula. It is crucial that you prevent him from returning to sleep in order to escape death. I hope the future will find you well. Reinhardt Shnieder" "Reinhardt you're brilliant" Carrie says to herself. In an ancient mansion within the castle courtyard we find Javert. Javert looks into a mirror. He ducks just as a knife flies over his head shattering the mirror. Before he can turn around Javert finds a gunbarrel pointed at his back. "Turn around very slowly." Javert turns. "And take a look at this!" The Assailant shows Javert a cross. "Oh please" Says Javert. "so your human" The man lowers his tommy gun. "sorry I'm Victor Vincent vampire killer extraordinair." "Damn are you ever full of it" responds Javert. "you shouldn't be here it's dangerous." "I'm a Belmont I'm the only one who should be here." "God help you." "Hmmph" "So little faith. You won't stand a chance against Dracula." " What's faith got to do with it? One Good shot is all I need." "Is that what you think?" "Shove off jackass" Javert leaves. Later Javert is navigating a hadge maze. He hears a chainsaw. A giant monster attacks Javert. Javert pulls out his revolver and puts six bullets int it. The giant raises His chainsaw ready to attack. Javert Fires a seventh shot through the creatures head. "Didn't see that coming did you. My lucky seven revolver." Javert carries on for awhile. Later he hears the sound of combat and runs in that direction. Fighting a group of zombies is man in a black cape with a long sword. Javert was qiet impressed by his abillities. The caped man finnishes off his enemies and makes his exit before Javert can follow him. In the castle library Carrie is purin over a number of books. "It's no use. None of them tell me anything about Dracula's weakness." Carrie looks to a pedestal. On it is a large book. Carrie examines it more closely. It was bound in human skin and written in blood. Burned on the cover was the word Necronomicon. Carrie studies te book. Hours later having read the book cover to cover carrie closes it. Javert enters. "Huh? what's a child doing here?" He asks. Carrie angrilly respnds "I'm not a child. I'll have you know I am twelve years old." "Go home kid." "I....wish I could." "say what's that you're reading?" "I Don't really know. I couldn't make heads or tails of it." Javert Looks over the Necronomicon. "The Hell? I don't get it." Carrie asks Javert "are you here to fight Dracula? Are you the Belmont who can break the curse" "What are you talking about?" Carrie pulls down her shirt collar and shows Javert the bite marks. Later: "So, You've been waiting for ahundred years? Don't you miss your family?" "They all died a long time ago." Victor enters "Belmont kill her now!" "What" asks Javert. "she's a vampire you idiot kill her before she kills you" Victor answers. "No I'm not. Javert you have to believe me" pleads Carrie. "Do it" Demands Victor. "She's only a child. I can't" Javert responds. "If you won't, I will" Vitor says as he pulls out a switch blade. Javert uses his whip to dissarm Victor. The barbed wire tears trough Victor's skin. Victor licks the blood up and grins revealing a set of fangs. He draws his tommy gun. "Damn a vampire got him. Carrie get out of the way" Says Javert. Carrie hides. Victor fires a volley as Javert rolls behind a book case. Victor leaps on top and fires down. Javert evades and fires back. Victor turns to a mist and the bullets pass through. The mist moves across the room. Javert fires another shot which passes throuh. Javert staggers back and bumps into the pedestal olding the necronomicon. Victor materializes knocks Javert over and stedies the pedestal then returns to mist. "So, this book is important to you" says Javert. He fires the remaining rounds in his gun at the unholy book. Victor materializes and takes the bullets. He falls dead to the ground. Carrie walks out as Javert is reloading. Carrie admires the weapon. She had seen guns before. but only simple flintlocks and never anything like this. "WHen this is over you will have much to learn about the modern world" says Javert. "Would you teach me" Carrie asks. "There are schools for that now. But.." "But what?" "the best private schools wouldn't take an orphan." "Oh, I see. I don't belong in this time anyway." "Now don't talk like that" "*sniff*" "hey now. come on please don't cry." Carrie begins to cry. "Nice going Genius" Javert says sarcasticly to himself. "Cheer up Carrie. I have an Idea. Listen I'm getting pretty old. In fact I turn forty next week. I always wanted to have kids but I spent my life training for Dracula. when all this is over I want to settle down. And you need a family right? So how about I adopt you?" "Would you really do that?" Sure I'm more than old enough to be your father. No one would think twice about it." "that's very kind of you Javert.......No wait Daddy. Yes I like the sound of that." "Me a father. This will take some getting used to." The pair ascends the tower. "It would be the the fight of my life to simply seal Dracula but how do I kill him" wonders javert. "His spirit will try to escape. That's when we must deliver the finnishing blow" Carrie responds. "But what is that? Huh?" Carrie collapses. "The curse is taking effect" "Drink this" Javert gives carrie a bottle full of a milky liquid. Carrie drinks it and returns to normal. "Yuck! Garlic Water?" "Silver enriched salt and garlic all boiled in holy water. Vampirism is like a virus this kills the infected cells before it can spread. But it's only a temporary fix. To be honest I've never tried it like that before. I just lace my bullets with it." "Will it work on Dracula?" "I don't know." They reach the top of the stairwell. "Stop right there" the caped man is several stories below them. He jumps down stops in mid air then flies up to face Javert. "You're a vampire aren't you" asks Javert. "Not Quite" answers the caped man. "He's a dampeal" says Carrie. "Correct" responds the caped man. "I've heard about your kind but Iv'e never actualy seen one. Halfbreed. The bastard offspring of a vampire and a human." Says Javert. "Yes my name is Vlad" "Named for your father I see." "Yes. I once fought against my father and killed many of his followers but that was before I saw the error of my ways. Wretched spawn of Belmont. Give in to temptation and accept the lord of darkness as your savior. "If you refuse to be part of the soluion then you're obviosly part of the problem." Says Vlad. He flies at Javert. Javert grabs Carrie and moves out of the way. Vlad crashes through the wall an the tower begins to crumble. Javert and Carrie make their escape. "Is he dead" Carrie asks. "No one could survive that" responds Javert. "It's too bad he died. He Probably had a better chance than us. I recall a passage in the necronomicon. 'a Belmont is cursed to combat Dracula but a vampire must bring about his end." "Most unusual book. How could a vampire fight against it's master? Hmmm. Just words on paper for all I care come on Dracula is just ahead." Javert opens Dracula's coffin. The stiff body of the undead lord awakens and sits up. Dracula floats into the air. "Infudels. Pathetic upstarts. You belong to me body and soul. All who oppose my will shall be damned. Come to me and die." Javert fires but Dracula evades and counters with a fireball. Javert is however able to avoid the attack. Dracula becomes a mist and surrounds Carrie. Two Carries walk from the mist. "Dracula's trying to trick you kill him now!" "No I'm the real Carrie!" Javert exclaims "Bastard you fight without honor or dignity!" The left Carrie speaks up "Javert trust your judgement you know who's real." "NO, DADDY DON'T TRUST HIM!" exclaims the Carrie on the right. Javert fires a found squarely at the left carrie who catches the bullet and returns to the form of Dracula. "So, you are that close. Then let us see how you deal with this." Says Dracula pointing to Carrie. Carrie Grabs her head and colapses. When Carrie rises her eyes glow red and she has a pair of fangs. Carrie leaps at Javert. Javert Grabs her by the wrists and overpowers her pinning her agains the wall. "Listen Carrie don't let him take controll. It's me. It's Daddy." says Javert trying to bring Carrie back to her senses. Carrie fights off Dracula's control. "Enough of these mind Games fight like a man" Javert demands. Dracula Attacks with a volley of of energy bolts. Javert avoids a few before he is hit. He retaliates and empties his gun at Dracula. Unfortunately the bullets bounce off his chest. "Damn he's compleatly invincible" Says Javert. A glint of realization comes over Javert's face. "Carrie I want you to Bite me and make it deep." Carrie nods and bites into Javert's neck. Her pupis constrict and something inside her snaps. Carrie tightens her grip. Javert, realizing that Carrie has no intent of letting go, forces her off and pushes her aside. Acting on reflex as if all the belmont clan had been reborn within him Javert pulls out the ancient whip of his ancestors and mounts an offensive against Dracula. Several blows though seemingly weaker than the bullets he was using are having a serios effect on Dracula. Finaly Javert wraps the whip around The dark lords throught and chokes him down. Vlad enters. Dracula pleads to his son "Vlad my son. Kill the Belmont and save me" "No father your time is up" Vlad decapitates Dracula in one clean swipe. Javert looks to Carrie the curse of vampirism is still affecting her. "I see Dracula is still alive in you" Says Javert. Vlad laughs "Precisely, Dracula is not one being but and eternal power and I am the heir of that legacy. I am Dracula reborn. now shall we dance." Vlad summons up dark energies causing the outer wall of the castle keep to collapse. The Amasing of evil power continues Javert attempts to attack but vlad blows him down with a glance. A bottle of Javert's syrum falls out of his coat. Vlad having finnished absorbing energy walks over to Carrie. "Interesting girl. You will serve me well." Javert grabs the bottle of syrum and smashes the top. "Hey overbite! The doctor's in and here's your damn prescription!" Javert jams the sharp glass into vlad's neck artery. The syrum Drains into the dampeals body. "What in the Hell is this?" Vlad exclaims "You're about to find out." The chemical drains into Vlad's body. His pupils dialate and his muscles simultaniuosly constrict. The disgusting sound of ripping tendons and exploding blood vessels resounds. His Bones turn to dust. Javert and Carrie feel the vimpire crurse lift just before Vlad explodes in a gyser of blood. Carrie rushes to Javert's side. "Daddy...is it over?" "Yes, Dracula is dead forever." "I wonder. So long as there is evil in the world there is Dracula. Mabey not as we know him but still there always festering on the world." "Perhaps but for now the war is over, and there's a big new world out there for you to see." Carrie spiles at Javert. Javert smiles back. She sun is rising. Javert looks to his cross. It seems to hold some meaning for him. [END]