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It was a sunny afternoon. A postman was driving his van through the woods. He had come to deliver a package to an obscure school called Grimwood’s. The driver had never heard of this place. He had checked the map and it said he was near the location. He pulled up to two iron gates. The gates opened and he drove in along a drawbridge. He saw an old house. He checked on his map again. There was no doubt about it, this was Grimwood’s. 

“This can’t be right, this place looks nothing like a school!” the driver complained.  

He got out of his vehicle. He opened up the back of the van and got the package he was meant to deliver. The package held packets of blood inside. The postman found this odd. He figured that it must be for a science lesson or something like that. He approached the door of the house. He rang the doorbell. There was no answer. He rang the doorbell again but still no answer. He was about to ring a third time when he heard something. He heard rustling from the nearby bushes. He turned around. He saw the bush moving. He then saw a peculiar sight. He saw two yellow eyes peek out from the bush. He was starting to get creeped out. The figure then rose up from the bushes. Although the figure was in shadow, the postman could see sharp claws and what looked to be hair on its head. The figure then snarled and looked ready to attack. The postman panicked and left the package at the door. He quickly ran into his van and quickly drove away. 

The figure looked on and then started to laugh. The figure then stepped into the light revealing herself to be Winnie Talbot. Winnie was wearing her trusty red checkered shirt and blue trousers on. She howled in victory. 

“And that students, is how you scare a human,” Winnie said. 

Winnie watched as her students came out of hiding from the bushes. There was Osiris the mummy, Bethany the Gorgan(who was wearing her special glasses), a Werewolf called Jasper, a zombie called Horace, a banshee called Chloe and a troublemaking Goblin called Jerome . 

“That was a great scare coach, how do you do it?” Osiris asked. 

Osiris had bandages around her head in pigtails and was wearing a red shirt with sandals on. Despite her timid appearance, she was tough as nails. She is the top of her class in sports and art. 

“It’s simple, I used the element of surprise” Winnie stated. 

“Man, I wish I could be as scary as you”. 

“Don’t fret Osiris, I’m sure with enough practice you’ll be one scary mummy”. 

Winnie then led her class back around to the back garden. She saw a familiar purple bat flying in the air. The bat landed on the ground and transformed into Sibella. Sibella hadn’t changed her appearance too much aside from now wearing a black cloak like her father. She had a stern look on her face as she saw that the ground was littered with holes. 

“Win-. I mean Coach Talbot, do you care to explain why this lawn is full of holes, and why you led our students away from their class!”. 

“Don’t be mad at Coach Talbot, she was just showing us how to scare a human,” Osiris said. 

“And she was showing us how to dig,” Bethany added. 

Sibella looked at Winnie, with her arms on her hips. 

“May I remind you Coach that the students already have a gardening class”. 

“Well you never know when you need to dig your way out of something” Winnie said. 

Sibella groaned. 

“Never mind, Coach Talbot, I want you to come by my office later, we have to talk”. 

The class made a wooing sound. Sibella and Winnie knew that rumours were floating around that they were a couple. The two were longtime friends and work partners but that was it. They even attempted to silence the rumours but to no avail. 

“Okay then Miss Dracula” Winnie said. It was just something about the name that made Winnie cringe when she said it. Although she was a teacher, she still felt like a child when she had to refer to someone by their second name in public. Osiris and Bethany also had to bend to the rules even if they knew the teaching pair before they got their jobs. 

“Good, I will see you later” 

Sibella then went back inside. Winnie turned to her students. 

“Alright everyone, let’s do a lap around the school” Winnie said. 

The group went on ahead but Osiris remained. 

“Anything wrong, Osiris?” Winnie asked. 

“Why is Sibella, I mean Miss Dracula so uptight?”. 

“I honestly have no idea”. 

Later that evening, Sibella was sitting at her desk. For the past year, she and Winnie had been apprentices for Miss Grimwood. She was honoured to have the opportunity to work directly under the best teacher she had ever known. Then recently, Miss Grimwood decided to retire and she named Sibella her successor as principal of Grimwood’s. Sibella was beyond happy that Miss Grimwood thought that she was ready to be put in charge. She was given Miss Grimwood’s office. Out of respect for her mentor, the school kept the same name. She then kept Winnie as a full-time coach. She also strived to update the school’s image. She put in a cleanliness policy, got a ICT room and went to vast lengths to open the school library, even getting a small argument from her dad. Nevertheless, Sibella was proud of herself. She was determined to live up to her mentor's name. 

Her attention was pulled to her photo frames on her desk. She looked at the photo that was taken on graduation day. Being a vampire, Sibella had no reflection in either photos or mirrors. In her place was a floating graduation hat. She was standing beside her best friend Tanis. Sibella missed her mummy friend. Her gaze then shifted to Winnie.  A knock at the door then got her out of her thoughts. 

“Come in,” Sibella said. 

The door opened and Winnie peeked her head in. 

“You wanted to see me?”. 

Sibella nodded her head. Winnie then entered the room. Although she was offered a seat, Winnie chose to stand. 

“Winnie, i've been looking over some of your “suggestions” for how we could improve this school” Sibella stated. 

“And?” Winnie asked excitedly. Her tail was wagging behind her. 

“And, I have to decline your offer”.  

The smile that was on Winnie’s face dropped in an instant. 

“What, why!”. 

“Because they aren't really safe for school. I mean the health and safety risks of a wrestling club are too great”. 

 “Come on Sibella, I think the students will love it. I bet Osiris would kick everyone’s ass”. 

“Why do I get the feeling you just want another excuse to skive off”. 

“You say that as if I don't put in enough work. I don’t mean to brag but the students love my class”. 

“You need to start taking things more seriously, Winnie. In the last month alone, I got complaints from angry parents that the students are doing extreme things”. 

“Sibella, I think you’re taking this a bit too seriously, you need to lighten up a bit”. 

“Where on earth do you get your optimism from, Winnie?”. 

Winnie smiled. 

“Dunno, maybe something I picked up from Tanis”. 

Sibella sighed. 

“You're dismissed”. 

Winnie made a move for the door. Before she left the room, she turned back to Sibella. 

“Don’t work yourself too hard Sibella, even teachers need their sleep” Winnie said. 

“Thanks Winnie,” Sibella said absent mindedly . 

As Winnie left the room, Sibella looked out the window. Maybe Winnie was right. Maybe she was working too hard. What she needed right now was a refreshing glass of blood. 

Winnie didn’t know where she was. She looked around but she couldn’t move. She was strapped down to a bed which was being wheeled into a nearby room. It looked like she was in a hospital ward. She could see young kid patients looking at her. Her bed was being escorted by armed guards. 

“Arrgh, please let me go!” Winnie demanded. 

“We can’t do that dear,” a voice said. 

Winnie shuddered as she knew that voice. She felt her blood boil and she started to growl. A woman then appeared. The woman had a slender figure and curly orange hair. This was Winnie’s mother, Jessica Talbot. 

“Mum?” Winnie asked. 

“Why would anyone ever want to be a mother to a monster like you?” Jessica said. 

“Shut up!” Winnie demanded. 

“One freak is enough, but a whole school of them, it’s revolting!”. 

This caused Winnie to snap. With all her strength, she broke out of her restraints. She went on a rage induced rampage. She killed the armed guards and jumped on her mother. However, her mother changed into a small kid. Winnie couldn’t stop herself in time and killed the child. She looked on in horror. 

“What have I done, it happened again…no..no..no” Winnie cried. 

Winnie woke up in a panicked sweat. She was back in her real bed. Sibella was standing before her. 

“There, there Winnie, it’s okay” Sibella reassured. 

“What happened?” Winnie asked. 

“You were having a bad dream, you're lucky you didn’t wake the students up with your yelling.” 

“That bad, huh?”. 

Sibella just gave Winnie a knowing smile. Winnie just sighed. 

“Is there something troubling you, Winnie?”. 

“I don’t want to talk about it”. 

“Come on Winnie, we’ve known each other for a long time now”. 

“I know, I just don’t feel comfortable talking about it right now”. 

“Fair enough, but just to let you know that my door is always open”. 

Winnie couldn’t help but laugh. 

“What’s so funny?” Sibella asked". 

“You’re stealing phrases from Miss Grimwood now?”. 

“What can I say, Miss Grimwood is a wise person, we should all learn from her”. 

There was a brief silence. 

“If you want, I know a potion that can help you sleep,” Sibella suggested. 

“No thank you”. 

“Very well. Don’t forget that we have a big day tomorrow, so I want our gym teacher in tiptop shape”. 

“Aye, Aye, captain Dracula”. 

Sibella smiled. She bid Winnie goodnight and left the room. This left Winnie alone with her thoughts. She was wondering why she was still thinking this way. She had already accepted who she was when she and the others defeated Apep last year. So, why was her doubt still eating away at her?.  

Elsewhere, a monster prison was under attack. A green-skinned vampire was sitting in his cell. This was Rastaban Dracula, the younger brother of the more popular Count Vladimeir Dracula. People often mistake one Dracula for the other. Rastaban was the former head of the Monster Race Rally. That was until he was exposed for being a cheater. He was also exposed for doing experiments on both humans and ghouls alike. He took notice of the commotion outside his cell. He saw two guards being thrown across the room. He then saw a large hulking figure come to his cell. The figure tore the metal bars off. It was a Werewolf with black fur. It must have been the most vicious Werewolf he had seen. Then a lavender-coloured Bat appeared. The bat transformed into its normal form. It was Vanna Pira, Rastaban’s loyal wife and assistant. Although she can appear ditzy and a nuisance at best, she wasn’t to be underestimated. She had long black hair, sharp black nails and wore a purple hobble dress. 

 “Vanna Pira, you came back for me?” Rastaban said. 

“Of course honey, the castle wasn't the same without you!”. 

“I see you brought company”. 

“Why yes, Wolfie here is our new loyal servant”  

“Excellent”. 

“I also have great news!”. 

“Yes?”. 

“The book has been detected near Grimwood’s”. 

“Grimwood’s, eh?”. 

“I also heard that our very own Sibella is now in charge of the place”. 

“What…so much has happened since I've been away, I have to pay her a visit sometime”. 

“I heard her friends are very lovely,” Vanna said absentmindedly. 

“With the book back under our belt, it will be much easier to spread our experiment”. 

“But we must also be wary Rastaban, your idiot brother and our niece aren’t to be underestimated”. 

“I agree. from what I heard, Sibella is shaping up to be a powerful Vampire indeed, probably even more than her father”. 

“Yes and since you’ve been away, I have been continuing our experiment with other methods and I chose a good place”. 

“Excellent news. Might I ask where?”. 

“Why Egypt of course”. 

“Soon the whole monster world will suffer. They will all pay for turning their backs on me!”. 

The two vampires laughed maniacally. Their Werewolf howled in victory. 

Outside Grimwood’s in the pouring rain, there was a light in the distance. It was coming from underneath the old oak tree. This was the same place where Winnie had buried that dreaded spell book that somehow found its way back from Duat. The ground gave in and the green light emerged from the hole in the ground. It was going into the air in all directions. This was the start of something terrible indeed.

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Deep underground in Egypt right under the Great Pyramid was the city of the undead. This is where the ancient mummies of Egypt would come. They did their best to conceal themselves from the human world. A mummy guard came into the royal chamber. The queen was nowhere to be seen on the royal throne. He took a guess where she was. He rushed to her chambers and gently knocked on the door. 

“Queen Tanis, are you in there ... .there's an urgent meeting in five minutes” the guard said with a slight panic. 

He pushed on the door, and to his surprise it opened. The royal sarcophagus was open and  the queen was missing.   

Tanis and her boyfriend Jeffery were riding Camels out in the desert. Tanis took a stop to take a drink of water. Even undead mummies still had to keep hydrated. She was wearing a brown robe which concealed and protected her royal clothes from the sand. Jeffery approached her from his Camel. 

“Thanks for your help, you're majesty” Jeffery said. 

Tanis smirked. 

“Jeffery, we’ve been through this, you don’t have to refer to me as “You’re Majesty”. 

“I know, but for appearances sake”. 

“Don’t tell me that you’re embarrassed of our relationship?”. 

“What, no. I just meant it so that others don’t come snooping around in public”. 

“Ahh, I see your point”. 

The two mummies had arrived at their destination. Jeffrey's father worked in ship construction and ran out of supplies. Tanis being the kind person she was offered to get more. Her and Jeffery went by Camel to the human marketplace. They got supplies of wood and Papyrus Reeds. The two returned to greet Jeffrey's father Ahmed. 

 “Oh thank you, you’re majesty” Ahmed said. 

“Just looking out for my people,” Tanis replied. 

Ahmed went back into his workshop. This left the two Mummies alone. 

“Jeffery, can I ask you something?” 

“Yeah?” 

“Jeffrey i was wondering if-”

Just then, a familiar female Mummy with black hair appeared with two guards. 

“Where have you been!” Cleopatra stated. 

“Mother, I was just helping Jeffery and his dad out”. 

“You didn’t turn up to today’s royal council meeting”. 

“With all due respect mother, I don’t find those meetings all that interesting”. 

“You may not like them, but they are part of your royal duties nevertheless”. 

“But mum-”. 

“Come on you’re majesty, it's time for your royal spa”. 

Since Tanis became queen, she was now the head of the undead kingdom. Her duties included being a diplomat for other ghoulish visitors. Unfortunately, these were very rare. She also had to knight the occasional Mummy for his or her good deeds. There were a lot of boring council meetings. Usually, Tanis would zone out during these meetings. To her, they were so mind numbing. She barely had time for herself anymore. She would rather spend her days with her boyfriend Jeffery.  

After her royal spa, Tanis went to her personal quarters for the night. She took off her white royal dress and gold headwear. She went to put on her pajamas. It was a blue nightgown. She heard a knock at the door. 

“Come in,” Tanis said. 

The door opened and it was her mother Cleopatra. 

“Tanis, can I talk to you?”

“Of course, what is it?”. 

Cleo entered the room and faced Tanis. 

“Your father and I are going on a two week vacation to The Canary Islands” 

“Really?” 

“Yeah, we are both due for a vacation”. 

Tanis smiled. 

“However there is a problem that’s come to our attention”. 

 The smile on Tanis’s face dropped. 

“You”. 

“Me?”. 

“A survey was sent out to each and everyone of our subjects and a majority of them say that you don't inspire confidence”. 

“What!”. 

Cleo handed Tanis the survey. She read through it and saw a lot of negative comments about her. The people said that they didn't feel safe around her as queen. 

“How can this be?”. 

“Well my dear, half the time you aren't even sitting on your throne and off gallivanting with Jeffery”. 

“Firstly i don’t gallivant and secondly, I may not sit on the throne all day everyday, but I am still there for my people”. 

“When you aren't busy with Jeffery?”. 

“I didn't mean it like that”. 

“A queen always puts her people first”. 

“I know that but-”. 

“No excuses, you aren't a little ghoul anymore”. 

Tanis sighed. 

“Me and your father just don’t want our kingdom to be a pile of ashes by the time we get back”. 

 After a few minutes of silence Tanis spoke. 

“You trust me, right mother?”.  

“Of course I do, I just don’t want anything bad happening to you or our kingdom”. 

There were a few more minutes of silence. 

“Your father and I are leaving in the morning, so why don’t you give me a hug for good luck”. 

Cleopatra and Tanis hugged. 

“I love you mother”. 

“We love you too sweetheart”. 

Later that evening, Tanis was ready for bed. She got into her sarcophagus and closed the lid over. She sat there in the darkness. There was a lot going through her mind. Hasn't she done enough for her kingdom?. Didn't her own people not trust her?. Tanis went to sleep. 

Tanis woke up outside her old school. She couldn't believe that she was back. 

 “Tanis, is that you?” a voice said. 

“Sibella!”

Tanis ran to her bestest friends and hugged them. 

“I missed you guys!”. 

She looked at the girls. They had scowls on their faces. 

“What have you done Tanis!” Phantasma pointed. 

Tanis looked to where Phanty was pointing. The school was ablaze. The fire was everywhere. 

“No!” Tanis yelled. 

“That’s what we get for putting our faith in a child!” Sibella said in a harsh tone. 

Sibella and the others went to leave. 

“No Sibella, it's not what it looks like!” Tanis begged. 

Tanis went to move but she fell through the ground. She then landed in a grey area. A big shower appeared over her. The water then came out, soaking her. Tanis looked in horror as her arms and hands began shrinking. She was being de aged into an infant. She wanted to scream but couldn't. 

Tanis woke up in a cold sweat. She opened up her sarcophagus and gasped for air. She checked her digital alarm clock and saw that it was only four in the morning. Knowing that she couldn’t get back to sleep, she decided to take a little walk. She left her room and walked. Her royal guards were on 24 hour surveillance, so she wouldn't totally be alone. She came to a walkway facing the underground waterfall. Unknown to her, there was a figure near the waterfall. The black figure was pouring small bags of green liquid into the stream of water. This was where the entire city got its water supply. The figure took notice of Tanis walking. The figure climbed the underside of the walkway, parallel to Tanis. Tanis heard something come from underneath her. She looked over the edge and tried to take a peek underneath. While she looked, a big black claw grabbed her face. The figure tried to pull Tanis over, but she stood her ground. Unfortunately she was pulled over and fell off the platform. She fell to the ground. In her dazed state she saw the black Werewolf come for her. 

“What are you?”  Tanis asked. 

The Werewolf went from all fours to two legs. It was about to finish Tanis off when it saw a flashlight in the distance. The Werewolf then retreated and disappeared into Lavender coloured smoke. The last thing Tanis saw before she fell unconscious was her guards coming to tend to her

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Sibella went back into her office in frustration. The morning class didn’t go well. It was science class. For some reason, Tyler and Jerome had it out for her. They were snickering behind her back while she was writing on the chalkboard. One of the students had put a whoopie cushion on her seat. When she sat down it made a farting sound. Sibella was never one to get angry so easily, but this morning she lost her temper and scolded the class. Looking back, she had no idea how Miss Grimwood had the patience of a saint when she and her friends did their own antics back in the day.
She then heard a knocking sound coming from the window. She approached the window. She saw a black bat carrying a black umbrella with its legs. She knew that this was her dad. Unlike her, Dracula was very sensitive to sunlight. If he did need to move around in daylight(which was rare) he would use a black umbrella and sometimes a special sunblock. Sibella opened the window and let her dad in. She instinctively pulled the curtains, so her dad can be open in the room without fear of burning.
“How are you my dear daughter,” Dracula stated.
“I’m okay. What are you doing here daddy?”.
“I’m afraid It’s not good”.
“Couldn’t this not wait until nighttime?”.
“Not even for that. Your uncle has….escaped prison”.
Sibella was in shock. Even as a young Vampire, Sibella knew that her uncle Rastaban wasn’t a nice person. His craziness was only surpassed by his wife, her aunt Vanna.
“Do you know what happened?” Sibella asked.
“No, there’s rumours that the prison was broken into”.
“Really?”.
“Yes. I don’t like to speculate but I have a feeling who would do such a thing”.
Sibella only nodded in response. She wouldn’t be surprised that Aunt Vanna broke Rastaban out of prison. She could recall the time where she, as a young child, saw her aunt feast on innocent people. Sibella vowed that she wasn’t going to be that type of Vampire. She would only kill(if necessary)for survival, not for pleasure.
“That is why I am taking you back home to Transylvania” Dracula stated.
“What, but you can’t”.
“Sibella please, it’s too dangerous”.
“I’ve fought worse things than my uncle”.
“My brother may not be as powerful as Revolta or that Apep monster, but he’s just as dangerous. I don’t want to lose you”.
“You won’t”.
“You know Sibella, you really are like your mother. She was stubborn too, but-“.
Dracula was interrupted when suddenly loud screams came from outside.

Outside during P.E class, Winnie was arm wrestling with Osiris. Winnie was close to winning. However at the last minute, Osiris was able to slam Winnie’s arm down.
“Ow!” Winnie said.
Oops, sorry”.
“No, don’t worry. You're actually really good at arm wrestling”.
“Thank you”.
Bethany the gorgon was watching the game. She couldn’t help but notice her other classmates heading towards the bushes near the oak tree. She slithered after them.
“What are you doing Tyler?”.
“Oh nothing” Tyler lied.
“Come on Tyler, you aren’t fooling anyone”.
“Fine. Have you noticed that for the past year and a half, our coach always comes and checks on this spot”.
“Well, when you’re a P.E teacher you're sure to cover the same grounds”.
“That's not what I mean, it’s as if she’s hiding something”.
“Like what?”.
“Dunno. Maybe a private stash of sweets. If it were me, I would put it in a place no one would suspect, like the oak tree for example” Jerome said.
“You all seriously think that a P.E teacher would eat sweets on the job?” Bethany asked.
“That’s what we’re here to find out. You're welcome to join us”. Tyler said.
Bethany looked nervous.
“I don’t know if we should do this. I mean we shouldn’t mess around in Coach Talbot’s private stuff”.
“Grow up Bethany, quit being a goodie two shoes, oh wait, you can’t even wear them” Chloe sneered.
Bethany gritted her teeth. She really didn’t like Chloe. Chloe was a bully who made Bethany her target. Bethany didn’t know what she did to deserve that bullying. Although it was against the rules, she would really like to petrify her to stone.
“I’ll do it, let’s see what’s going on with that oak tree” Bethany said.
The group made their way through the bushes. When they reached the other side. They saw a dug up hole in the ground. They saw something peculiar. They saw lines of wavy green magic. The lines went straight towards them. Bethany looked on in horror as she saw her friends overwhelmed by the magic.

Winnie and Osiris heard screams. They ran to the area. They were joined by Sibella and a bat with an umbrella on. Winnie knew this was her dad Dracula. Alarm bells were ringing in Winnie’s head as she saw that they were near the oak tree. The group was in shock with what they saw. Tyler, Chloe, Horace, Jerome and Bethany were on the ground. Four of the five students were screaming intensely, while Bethany was lying dead silent.
“Winnie, check her pulse!” Sibella ordered.
Winnie went over to Bethany. She could see that Bethany’s eyes were green. The green could be seen from within her special sunglasses. Winnie put her hand over Bethany’s chest.
“She’s breathing, but her heart’s beating very fast,” Winnie said.
“No, please, get that needle away from me!” Tyler cried.
“Tyler, it’s okay, you're just dreaming,” Sibella reassured.
“Get them off me!” Horace cried.
“Help, I can't swim!” Jerome said.
Chloe was screaming and crying profusely.
Sibella was truly lost for words. She was the head teacher and yet she didn’t know what to do. Hearing her students scream in agony was soul crushing. Dracula then spoke up.
“Winnie, call the ambulance”.
Winnie did as she was told. She called the Ghoul hospital and they sent an ambulance. When the paramedics arrived, they had news for the group. Apparently the same situation was happening all over the monster world. Already, there were hundreds of monsters who had fallen victim to this mysterious phenomenon. Sibella could only look on in sadness as she saw her students being taken to the hospital.
“This can’t be a coincidence Sibella, now you see why you must come home with me” Dracula said.
“With all due respect daddy, I have a duty of care for my students and I will do whatever it takes”.
Seeing that he couldn’t convince her otherwise, Dracula relented.
“If that’s your wish. Just remember if you need me, you know where to go”.
Dracula then flew off to Transylvania.
“What was that about?” Winnie asked.
Without a word, Sibella stormed back inside the school. Winnie and Osiris followed.

Sibella angrily pushed the door open. Winnie and Osiris went in after her.
“Sibella, are you okay?” Winnie asked.
Winnie put her hand on Sibella’s shoulder.
“Do I look okay!” Sibella snapped.
She then turned to face the pair.
“Half of our class is in hospital and apparently it’s happening everywhere else, what am I supposed to do!”.
“Alright Sibella, you just need to calm down”.
“Calm down, the students were in your care, what were you even doing?”.
Winnie looked sheepishly at Sibella.
“Me and Osiris were doing arm wrestling”.
Sibella groaned.
“Sibella I know this looks bad, but I know a way we can turn this around”.
“How?” Sibella asked with curiosity.
“We find a solution to this problem and we save the day”.
“But how, we don’t have any leads to go on, I appreciate your optimism but we can’t just rush into things”.
“When has that stopped us before?”.
Sibella smiled. Winnie may be stubborn at times, but she always knew what to say.
“I want to help!” Osiris said.
“Out of the question, your safety is our top priority. I should call your parents to pick you up” Sibella said.
“No, if our world is in danger again, I want to fight for it”.
“Come on Sibella, I think Osiris would be a great help” Winnie said.
Sibella looked at Osiris.
“Ah fine, you can help”.
Osiris cheered.
“First thing you can do is tend to our pets and feed them”.
“Right away Sibella, I mean Ms Dracula”.
Osiris then left the room. Sibella grabbed her black cloak.
“Where are you going?” Winnie asked.
“Where we’re going you mean. We may both be strong in our own right, but we aren’t going to do this by ourselves”.
“What do you mean?”.
“I think it’s time we headed to Egypt”.

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Tanis woke up in a hospital bed. She saw her royal guards standing there. Jeffery was also there and Shira. Shira was the royal physician and palace doctor. Shira took her job very seriously to make sure that the medical needs of everyone in the place was met. She also had her own staff. Even for someone as dedicated as Shira, she couldn’t possibly tend to every person by herself.
“You’re majesty, thank goodness you’re okay” Shira said.
“What happened?” Tanis asked while putting her hand on her head.
“You took a nasty fall. Luckily you only sustained minor injuries”.
“You gave us quite a shock,” Jeffery said.
“Don’t you mean gave you a shock” Tanis playfully teased.
Jeffery gulped.
“You’re majesty, do you remember who or what pushed you off?” The head guard asked.
Tanis was in thought for a few minutes. She then answered.
“A Werewolf pushed me off”.
“A Werewolf?” The group asked.
“Yes. It was dark but I know a Werewolf when I see one”.
“What would a Werewolf be doing in our kingdom?” Shira asked.
The head guard and his men stepped forward with their spears raised.
“What do you have us do, your majesty”.
“I want you and your men to check every corner of the city for this creature and bring it to me”.
“But Tanis, all Werewolves come out at night,” Jeffery added.
“That wolf probably wouldn’t tell day from night down here”.
“It will be done, my queen,” The head guard said.
As the guards left, Tanis thought she heard something. It sounded like the most awful screaming.
“What’s happening out there?” Tanis asked.
Jeffery and Shira exchanged looks.
“You’re majesty, I don’t want you to panic but-“.
“What’s going on here?”.
Before Shira could even answer, Tanis got up and left her royal bed. She ran out to the larger ward. She saw an awful sight. Hundreds of her people were in hospital beds. They were all screaming. The combined sound of their hellish screams made Tanis stand on edge. The color green in their eyes was very overpowering. Men, women and children were reduced to whimpering, scared messes. Tanis saw additional staff members carrying a patient on a stretcher.
“Tanis!” A voice said.
Tanis knew that voice anywhere. She rushed to where she heard the voice. It was her mother. Her mother and father were lying on beds next to each other.
“I'm here mother, thank the heavens you two are fine” Tanis stated.
“Tanis, where are you, Tanis!”.
“I’m here mother”.
“Argh it burns!” Imhotep said.
“Daddy, you're not on fire,” Tanis said with tears in her eyes.
“Tanis, where are you!” Cleo shrieked.
Tanis began to cry and weep. Jeffrey had caught up to Tanis and decided to hug her.
“Tanis, I am so sorry”

Later that day, Tanis was sitting on her throne in thought. Her mind was full of anger, sadness and confusion. Who would be bold enough to attack her city. Shira told her that after some examinations, she came to the conclusion that the city water supply was poisoned. Tanis felt so helpless. She had let everyone down. If she was more vigilant, she may have prevented this mess. She didn't know what to do, she needed a miracle.
Just then, the head of the royal guard came into the room. He kneeled and stood up again.
“You’re majesty, I have some good news!” the guard said.
“What is it?” Tanis said solemnly.
“We caught The Werewolf and its accomplice”.
Tanis perked up at this. This was indeed a surprise.
“You caught it, and wait did you say accomplice?”.
The guard nodded. Tanis was wondering if there was a pack of Werewolves in the city.
“Bring the prisoners in,” Tanis ordered.
“Is that wise you’re majesty, I mean Werewolves are unpredictable”.
“I’ve dealt with them before, i know what to expect”.
The guard simply nodded. The door opened and the other guards led the prisoners in.
Tanis saw a Werewolf but not the one she was expecting. This one had brown fur and had curly orange hair. She was also wearing a red checkered shirt and blue trousers. She was joined by a purple skinned Vampire. Tanis knew these two all too well.
“Quit poking me with that or I will shove it so far up your-” Winnie began to say.
“Winnie, Sibella!” Tanis exclaimed.
Winnie and Sibella looked at Tanis.
“Wait, you know these prisoners you’re majesty?” the guard asked.
“They aren't prisoners, they are my friends, release them”.
The guards lowered their spears.
“Now, you and your men are excused” Tanis ordered.
The guards did as they ordered and left the room.
Tanis went off her throne and ran to her friends. She got them in a group hug.
“Oh, I'm so happy to see you two,” Tanis said.
“We’re happy to see you too,” Sibella said.
“Something terrible has happened here”.
“We know, it happened at Grimwood’s too,” Winnie said.
“Wait, what?” Tanis looked at Winnie.
“The Newspaper is already calling it “The Fear Plague”.
“You both have a lot of explaining to do”.
The three caught each other up on what had been happening. Tanis also told them that she had been attacked the previous night by a black Werewolf.
“That Werewolf must have poisoned the water supply!” Sibella said.
“If that’s so why, I mean why would a Werewolf want to poison us?” Tanis asked.
This got Winnie thinking.
“Some monsters like to use Werewolves as hired muscle for obvious reasons, so I wonder if this werewolf is on its own or working for someone else”.
“Who would even attempt to attack our world like this?” Tanis asked.
“Revolta would” Sibella blurted. The three girls shuddered at the mention of the name.
“Revolta’s dead, you all saw her get devoured by the gods”.
Sibella was in thought.
“Even so, I was getting Deja vu”.
“What do you mean?” Winnie asked.
“Seeing our students…distressed, reminded me of those dreaded Chaos Pearls”.
For Tanis and Winnie, lightbulbs went off in their heads. Whatever was happening, did look very similar to the effects of those pearls.
“At least they aren't turning into hideous monsters this time,” Winnie smirked.
“No, but it's safe to assume they are still suffering,” Sibella said sternly.
Tanis had a moment of realisation.
“Fear”.
“What?” Sibella said.
“Fear, I think whatever is happening to those people is fear. My mother told me that she wouldn’t know what to do if I got hurt”. Tanis was starting to cry, but she wiped her tears off.
“And Tyler said something about Needles, and…Bethany must have feared being turned to stone!” Winnie added.
“That explains why her heart was beating fast. Where did this Plague even come from?” Sibella asked.
Winnie started to look nervous. Tanis and Sibella noticed.
“Winnie, is there something you want to tell us?” Tanis asked inquisitively.
“You….remember that spellbook?”.
“Winnie, I kicked a hole in that book myself” Sibella stated .
“Not exactly”.
Winnie told the story of how she found the book again and how she had hidden it under the oak tree. To say Sibella was furious was an understatement.
“Winnie, why did you not tell me about this!”.
“I….I didn't want to worry you”.
“If there wasn’t a crisis going on, I swear to god-”.
“Girls please don't fight, we need to take action”.
“Tanis is right, we need to take action about this”.
“We need to get back to the school and find that book,” Sibella stated.
Tanis had an immediate idea.
“Winnie, is it true that Werewolves can track each other through smell?”.
“Within reason yes, whenever it's for food, a fight or… something more intimate”.
“Winnie, I'm going to need that nose of yours”.

Tanis took Sibella and Winnie to the waterfall. The waterfall was understandably cordoned off. However, even with the barricade, the girls could see how contaminated the water was. Tanis was looking around the area. Thanks to Winnie, she knew that Werewolves shedded a lot. After a few minutes, they were able to find strands of black fur. Tanis took the strand and faced Winnie. Without any words, Winnie took the strand to her nose and sniffed it. This way she would be able to track the smell of the Werewolf. This was the first step in hopefully stopping the wider problem.
The girls returned to the throne room. Tanis had assembled what was left of her staff and royal subjects. Jeffery was present for this too. Tanis cleared her throat before speaking.
“My royal subjects, I have an announcement to make”.
This got the room's attention.
“For the time being, I will be away from Egypt”.
This got the expected reactions.
“But your majesty, you are needed here,” Shira said.
“That is why I must go. Our world is in utter turmoil and I must help stop this chaos” Tanis stated.
“But who will lead us?” a random commoner asked
Tanis smirked and started to address the crowd.
“That is why I am personally appointing Jeffery as a temporary Pharoah until I return”.
The crowd gasped.
“Me, Pharaoh?” Jeffery asked.
“Yes, I will need someone trustworthy on the throne”.
Jeffery stepped forward.
“Then, I will do it for you, my lovely Majesty,” Jeffery stated.
Tanis felt butterflies in her stomach. When this was all said and done, she planned on asking Jeffery if he wanted to be a full time Pharaoh. For now, that will have to wait. For luck, she brought her locket with her.  The locket contained a photo of her and Jeffery . This way, she will always see Jeffery even if it wasn't In person. 
Sibella and Winnie were making the final preparations for the reverse teleportation spell.
“Tanis, we are ready to go,” Sibella said.
“Coming”.
“You’re majesty, wait, what if something happens to you?” Shira asked.
“It is a risk I am willing to take”.
Tanis looked around the room and to her subjects. She turned to Jeffery who was taking his place on the throne.
“I love you,” Tanis said.
Tanis, Sibella and Winnie stood in one spot as they disappeared into purple smoke.

Chapter Text

Tanis, Winnie and Sibella arrived back at Grimwood’s. Tanis looked at her old school. She was pleased that the school looked relatively the same. Sibella had told her about the new additions to the school such as a new and improved library, ICT room, games room and a cleanliness policy. She saw a rather familiar mummy approach them. 

“Osiris, is that you?” Tanis asked. 

Osiris took a little moment to recognise Tanis. When she did, she was beyond excited and hugged her idol. 

“Tanis, I’m so happy to see you, I thought you would never come back!”. 

“Osiris, you look different”. 

“I should say the same about you, my hero living the high life!”. 

Tanis’s expression dampened. 

“What’s it like being queen, do you get your own food, your own bed, or-“. 

“Osiris, Tanis doesn’t have time for your questions,” Sibella said. 

“Sorry Ms Dracula” Osiris apologised. 

“Have you tended to the pets?” Sibella asked. 

“Of course, let me show you”. 

Osiris led Sibella around the back. This allowed Tanis and Winnie some quality time. 

“So Winnie, what’s it like teaching P.E?”. 

“Oh it’s great, being outdoors and keeping fit. Osiris is a natural in my class”. 

“Really?”

“She sure is, she’s still your biggest fan. She keeps on asking me how Tanis is doing”. 

This made Tanis chuckle. Winnie’s expression then turned serious. 

“Do you think Sibella is mad at me?” Winnie asked. 

“I’ve seen Sibella mad, this isn’t it,” Tanis said. 

Winnie looked confused. 

“What is it then?”. 

“Sibella is just being defensive”. 

Tanis couldn’t help but notice Winnie’s tail wagging. Before she could comment on it,Sibella approached them. 

“Come on Winnie, take us to this tree”. 

The three friends plus Osiris went to the tree with Winnie leading the way. The atmosphere was tense among the group. They didn’t even know what they were going to do with the book if they got their hands on it. The book had powerful dark magic and it wasn’t to be trifled with. 

The group walked right to the tree and looked down in the large hole. They were shocked to see that there was nothing there. All they saw was dirt and no book. Winnie jumped into the hole to do a search. She was looking all over for the book but couldn’t see anything.  

“Now’s not the time for a joke Winnie, where’s the book?” Sibella asked. 

“I…don’t know. It was literally here the whole time”. 

While Sibella and Winnie were having a “friendly argument” Tanis heard something. She turned around and saw something rushing in a bush. She went in for a closer look. She could have swore that she saw two beady eyes looking back at her. She put her right hand into the bush. The small creature then bit her hand. 

“Oww!” Tanis yelled. 

Tanis pulled her arm back and put her left hand over her right one to rub it. The others noticed and quickly ran over. While the group was distracted, the small creature took its chance to flee. It was a lavender coloured bat who was holding the spell book with its clawed feet. Although it somewhat struggled carrying the spell book, it was able to get into the air. Before the bat completely flew away from Grimwood’s, Sibella turned around in time to see a glimpse of the bat. 

“What happened to Tanis?” Osiris asked. 

“Something in that bush bit me!”. 

Tanis looked at her hand and saw two little bite marks that had pierced her bandages. 

The bat was flying in the sky. It had made it to a derelict castle. When it came in through a window, the bat transformed into Vanna Pira. She had successfully retrieved the spell book for her dear husband. Thanks to some special sunblock, she was able to move around in daylight. However, it only lasted a few hours. She was admittedly jealous of her niece Sibella who seemed to have the best of both worlds. Vanna walked into another room. 

“Deary, I got something for you,” Vanna exclaimed. 

Rastaban was in his study. With his telepathy, he was able to open the spell book and unleash his “Fear Plague” on the monster world. He was looking at some beakers when he saw his wife. 

"You're back I see,” Rastaban said. 

Rastaban turned and saw that Vanna was carrying the spell book. 

“Excellent work my dear, excellent indeed!”. 

Rastaban took the book and put it on a stand. He opened it up and immediately the power coursed through him. He could see and feel how many victims were affected by his plague. The experiment was working and soon the whole monster world would pay for what they did to him. 

“That’s not the only thing I saw,” Vanna said.

“Oh really”. 

“Yeah. Sibella and her friends were also looking for this book. I even got a little nip of her mummy friend”. 

Rastaban was in thought. 

“Imhotep and Cleo’s daughter, she must be trying to save her parents”. 

“I must say, 2000 year old blood is quite ravishing!” Vanna exclaimed. 

“And this is the same mummy who defeated Revolta and Apep?”. 

Vanna nodded. 

“It seems so”. 

“They will pay. All those girls need is a nice dose of fear!”. 

“But what about our niece?” Vanna asked. 

“We will send our Werewolf to retrieve her”. 

“And if she doesn’t come quietly?”. 

“I think with the right motivation, Sibella would agree with us”. 

“Let me follow them too”. 

“What?”.

“I can follow them and when the time is right, I can have that mummy for tea!” Vanna clapped her hands excitedly. 

“Very well my love, although I don’t see you getting much out of a rotted corpse”. 

“Oh, you’ll be surprised”. 

The two vampires then laughed. 

“If all goes according to plan, Phase one will be over, and Phase two will begin” Rastaban stated. 

Back at the school, Tanis was walking down the corridors. She was getting nostalgic for the times where she and the others were the students here. She could remember all the magic lessons Miss Grimwood taught them. All of her best memories came from this place. She honestly didn’t know where she would be if she hadn’t gone to this school and met her closest friends. She was so busy daydreaming she bumped into a bookshelf. On top of the shelf was a newspaper. The newspaper fell down and fell apart. Tanis was able to catch a few of the papers. It wasn’t the school newspaper, it was last week’s edition of The Ghoulish Times. Tanis skimmed through the pages. Her eyes widened when she saw something familiar. 

Sibella, Winnie and Osiris were in the former's office. They were discussing what to do. They were brought out of their thoughts when Tanis came into the room. 

“Girls, look what I found!”. 

“What is it, Tanis?” Winnie asked. 

“Look!”. 

Tanis handed Winnie the paper. It was the advertisements section. At first, Winnie couldn’t see what Tanis was getting at. She then noticed something. It was a column advertising a private detective, but something about it seemed familiar.  

Ever felt like something was missing from your life, like your favourite costume or something trivial like caterpillars?

Well look no further than Phanty Private Eye. I am the ghost with the most, oh and a good sense of humour. So if you want any mystery to be solved, call 028 977 1028 at 647 Ghostly Drive. I am available from 4 o'clock to 9 o’clock.  

The girls looked at the paper and were surprised. 

“Is that who I think it is?” Sibella asked. 

“It has to be, I mean come on, Phanty Private Eye” Tanis said.

“I thought Phanty became a stand up comedian?” Winnie asked. 

“Whatever the case, we’re going to need all the help we can get,” Sibella said. 

“Time to get the band back together” Tanis stated. 

Chapter Text

Sibella called the number on her phone. After a few minutes of ringing, the phone wouldn't pick up. They called two more times but still nothing. Tanis tried calling Phantasma’s personal phone number but nothing happened.
“Come on Phanty, pick up!” Tanis said irritatedly
“Maybe we'll wait until tomorrow,” Osiris suggested.
“This can’t wait until tomorrow, let's go to 647 Ghostly Drive” Winnie said.
“What a Fangtastic idea Winnie,” Sibella said.
“Sibella, what if something happens to this school?” Tanis asked.
“Don’t worry Tanis, I have a perfect security system”.
The group were making final preparations before they left. Sibella installed a security system that involved holograms. If anyone tried to break into the school, they would be chased out by a ghostly hologram. Tanis looked at Sibella.
“Why don’t you hire a real ghost?”.
“You would be surprised by how little Ghosts do security”.
The group stood in a circle in the centre of the room.
“Take us to 647 Ghostly Drive!” Tanis stated.
Purple smoke started to surround the group. While this was happening, Vanna was in her bat form and looking in through the window. She bolted her way through the window and without anyone noticing, tagged along with the girls before they completely disappeared.

The group had arrived at their destination. They looked around to find an idyllic neighbourhood. For a street called Ghostly drive, it actually didn't look all that bad.
“Argh, the human stench is revolting!” Winnie complained while holding her nose.
“Don’t be rude Winnie!” Sibella said.
“Sorry, but don’t forget we Werewolves have a higher sense of smell”.
“Of course Winnie,” Sibella said absentmindedly.
Vanna Pira was up in the sky tailing the group, little knowing they were being followed. The group walked along the road. All the houses looked clean and polished, all except one. The house looked like a complete wreck. The white paint was clearly flaking away. The garden was overgrown, and the house looked badly damaged.
“Girls look” Tanis pointed to the house.
“This must be the place then” Winnie stated.
“How can you tell?” Osiris asked.
“Ghosts are attracted to old decrepit houses, if i were Phanty i would choose a place like this” Sibella said.
The group approached the door. Tanis was the one who knocked on the door.
“Phanty, are you in there?” Tanis asked.
There was no answer.
“Stand aside girls, let me handle this” Winnie said.
“Winnie, what are you-”.
Before Sibella could finish, Winnie had stepped back a few paces. She charged and ran up to the house. By the time she got to the door, it had already opened. This surprised Winnie as she tumbled to the floor. The girls were impressed by the large inside of the house. There was a staircase, an chandalier above it, what looked like the remains of a kitchen and a living room.
“Winnie, what were you thinking, we can’t just break into someone's house!” Sibella said.
“No one alive lives here anymore”.
As Sibella helped Winnie to her feet she thought she heard something. She wasn’t sure if it was her imagination but she swore that she could hear growling. Winnie’s noise started twitching.
“I smell something”.
“Is it the Werewolf?” Tanis asked.
Winnie smelled the area more.
“No, but something’s-”.
Winnie had fallen to the floor.
“Winnie, what happened?” Tanis asked.
“Don’t know, something is on top of me!” Winnie said as she wrestled with an seemingly invisible object.
Osiris noticed that something had been holding on to Tanis’s loose bandages. Tanis and Osiris looked at each other. Tanis was then being pulled backwards.
“Sibella!” Tanis yelled as she tried to pull her bandages back.
“Tanis!” Sibella yelled.
Sibella followed Tanis as she was being pulled into the kitchen. Tanis was being pulled towards the counter. She saw a knife and took it. She gently cut the bandage. The bandage soon snapped in two. Tanis was free from the grip of whatever had her. She then saw some flour on the counter. She took the flour and threw it at the mysterious thing. The flour then revealed what was attacking her and Winnie. It was a four legged animal with fur and red eyes.
“A ghost dog!” Tanis said.
Tanis ran back into the hallway with the ghost dog in pursuit. Sibella, Winnie and Osiris were surprised. Tanis ran towards Winnie and ducked. The flour covered Ghost Dog then crashed into the other on Winnie. Winnie then got up and ran up the stairs. The two dogs then got up and chased after her. Sibella and the two mummies then chased after them.
Winnie was running up the staircase. She didn't know what to do in this situation. Going up against dogs was one thing, but ghost dogs were another matter. She climbed onto the banister and then jumped onto the chandelier. She was clinging on to dear life as the chandelier was shaking.
“Winnie!” Sibella yelled.
Sibella went to move forward but the two dogs appeared with snarling teeth. Sibella and the two mummies were cornered to the wall.
Downstairs, a ghost came in through the wall. She had tattered clothes, white cowgirl boots and white hair. Phantasma was carrying a bag of groceries.
“Oh boys, I’m home!” Phanty exclaimed.
Upon hearing her voice, the dogs were happy. They started panting and rushed down the stairs. Phanty immediately started rubbing the dogs.
“Look what I got for you two!”.
Phanty picked out two bones. She gave the bones to the dogs and they started chewing them. Tanis went downstairs.
“Phanty?” Tanis asked.
Phantasma looked at Tanis. A smile formed on her face. She was going to say something until she looked up and noticed Winnie on the chandelier.
“Can someone get me down from here?” Winnie asked.

Phantasma helped Winnie down from the chandelier. She told the group to come with her to her office. Phanty floated upwards to the ceiling while the others took the stairs. It was a decent sized office. There was a desk in the middle of the room and a smaller table behind it with a telephone. There was also a snooker table at one side of the room. Phantasma gave the group a big hug.
“Oh girls how I missed you , I thought I was never going to see you again!”.
“We missed you too, Phanty,” Tanis said.
Phantasma hugged the group tighter.
“Phanty…you're choking me” Winnie said.
“Oops…sorry”.
Phanty let go of the group.
“I hope my boys weren’t too rough with you,” Phanty said.
“Your boys?” Sibella asked.
“Murray and Leech, I found them as strays on the street. I felt sorry for them and I took them in”.
“Wait, you live here all by yourself?” Tanis asked.
Nervousness appeared on Phanty’s face for a moment, but it was gone as quickly as it came.
“What do you mean, of course not. You would be surprised by how many ghosts come here” Phanty said all too happily.
“What happened to your job as a comedian?” Winnie asked.
“That’s just my day job, by night I’m-“.
Phantasma then did a twirl and her clothes changed. She was wearing a trenchcoat and a Sherlock Holmes style hat that barely fitted her head due to her hair.
“Phanty, Private Eye!”.
Phanty hovered over to her desk and sat down.
“So, what can I do for you, my loyal friends?”
“Well, no doubt you heard about the so-called “Fear Plague” that’s going on” Sibella said.
“Unfortunately yes, my comedy club’s been dead quiet”.
There was an awkward silence.
“Sorry”.
The others filled Phanty in on what had been happening so far.
“Umm, that does sound like a mystery,” Phanty said while looking through a magnifying glass.
“Will you help us then!” Tanis said with excitement.
Phantasma then turned sad.
“I really would, but I have a mystery of my own to solve”.
Tanis noticed that Phanty was staring at a framed photograph of her boyfriend Edward or Eddy for short.
“Phanty…are you okay?”.
“It started a few weeks ago. Eddy and his parents were going on vacation together. Eddy promised that he would bring me back a souvenir. So, when the cruise ship came home to dock, I waited for him. I waited and waited for him but there was no sign of him or his parents”.
“Have you told the authorities?” Osiris asked.
“Yeah, as if the human police will listen to a ghost”.
Sibella had an idea.
“Phanty, what if we helped each other out?. You help us stop this plague and we will help you find Edward”.
“You’ll do that for me?”.
“Of course, that’s what friends are for”.
Phantasma then dashed at Sibella and hugged her.
“Oh thank you, thank you, thank you!”.
Winnie looked out the window.
“What time is it?”.
Sibella looked at her clock.
“It’s 9 O'clock already”.
“Phanty, is it alright if we crash here for the night?” Winnie asked.
“Of course, the bedroom is down the hall. You may have to pair up”.
“How about you?”.
“Don’t worry, phantoms can’t sleep in beds, I have my own spot”.
“I don’t mind sleeping downstairs,” Sibella said.
“Are you sure?” Winnie asked.
“I don’t sleep well in beds anyway”.
“That means Winnie, Tanis and Osiris can sleep together,” Phanty said.

That night the girls went to bed. Phanty slept in her favourite spot in the cupboard. Tanis and Winnie slept in the master bedroom. Tanis was fast asleep and unaware that Winnie’s foot was on her head. Sibella was sleeping downstairs. She found a pole on the wall. She was sleeping upside down with her cape keeping her body warm. She found this approach more relaxing and refreshing than a night in the coffin which she grew out of. While she was sleeping, a puff of black smoke came from the fireplace. Vanna decided to come into the house through the chimney. Her bat form flew out of the chimney and transformed. Vanna looked at her sleeping niece. Although she knew that Sibella would definitely oppose her and her husband’s plan, Vanna was proud of her niece. She was proud that Sibella was finally able to take charge of something. Being her aunt, she knew that Sibella had some inadequacies. Although they were family, Vanna wouldn’t let slide what Sibella and her friends had robbed her of. She was about to call in her “pet” when she heard someone coming downstairs. She quickly hid. She saw a mummy come downstairs. Unfortunately it wasn’t the mummy she had taken a bite of earlier.
Osiris had come to get a drink of water. She walked to the kitchen. She turned the tap on and put a glass underneath. She was about to leave when suddenly Vanna appeared. She dropped the glass in shock.
“Wh….Who are you?” Osiris asked.
“No one you need to concern yourself with”.
“Leave now or I will scream so loud that the others will hear”.
“You’re a brave young Mummy, aren’t you”.
“I’m not afraid of you, Tanis taught me to be brave”.
“You think you are doing her proud?”.
Osiris nodded.
“Then I’m afraid, you have to do a better job than that”.
Vanna sped quickly towards Osiris and touched her head. Osiris was quickly engulfed by the fear plague. Her eyes turned green as she fell to the floor. Vanna also put a sound barrier spell around the kitchen that would last for a few hours. Taking this opportunity, Vanna also decided to take some blood from Osiris. What was the harm in taking blood if the mummy had no need of it. Vanna simply smiled in delight.

Chapter Text

Osiris was in the kitchen. She could have sworn that there was somebody else in there with her. She couldn’t see anything because of how dark it was. She didn’t think that the house would be this dark at night. She thought she heard a faint buzzing noise. She looked around to see where the noise could be coming from. She anxiously looked but couldn't find the source. 

“Who’s there?” Osiris asked. 

There was no answer. She decided to go back upstairs into bed. She made it back into the bedroom. There was no one there. She was wondering where Tanis and Winnie were. She looked around the room. She heard the buzzing again. She was starting to get creeped out. 

“This isn’t funny girls!”. 

 Just then, her neck was throbbing with pain. A bee then flew out from behind her. She instinctively ran to her bed and pulled off the bed sheets. This was a bad idea as there was now a whole swarm of bees. She ran and she ran but the swarm of bees were keeping up with her. She made it outside the house only to find more swarms of bees. She tried swatting them away but they kept on coming and coming. The bees then stung her in all directions. 

Osiris was very much afraid of bees. It started many years ago when she was a child. She was out playing when she accidentally destroyed a beehive. The bees were mad and swarmed over her. She got stung a few times. From that day on, Osiris hated anything to do with bees. 

“No, get away from me please, get away from me please!” Osiris screamed. 

The others were woken up by the sound of screaming. They rushed downstairs to see Osiris lying on the floor shaking. Sibella jumped down from her spot. The girls were in shock and confusion. 

“What the heck happened down here!” Winnie asked. 

“I….i don't know” Sibella said. 

“Get away from me please, I'm begging you!” Osiris screamed.  

“Osiris, it's us,” Tanis said. 

“No, no!”. 

This caused Tanis to get distressed. She couldn't take the screaming anymore and ran out the door for some air. 

The screaming was that loud, even Winnie had to cover her ears. 

“Phanty, lift Osiris to the nearest Ghoul hospital” Sibella stated. 

Without any words, Phanty lifted up Osiris in her arms. She then flew up into the air. Her friends were lucky that they had ears to cover up. While Phanty did have ears, they were transparent.  She knew just the hospital to go to. 

Back at the house, Sibella and Winnie exchanged looks at each other. 

“I will go and check on Tanis” 

Sibella went outside and saw Tanis sitting on the patio. She was wiping away tears. 

“Here’s a tissue,” Sibella said. 

“Thanks”. 

Tanis then blew her nose. 

“Are you okay, Tanis?”. 

“I’m sorry, I just got deja vu”. 

“I understand, this whole thing is a mess”. 

Tanis put her hands over her face. 

“I’ve let everyone down”. 

Sibella sat beside Tanis in an attempt to comfort her”. 

“Tanis, listen to me, you haven’t let anyone down”. 

“You didn’t see what I saw, my whole kingdom is in shambles!”. 

“Tanis, we’re all in the same boat”. 

“I’m meant to be the one that everyone looks up to, but i couldn’t even do that!”. 

“Tanis, don’t blame yourself for stuff beyond your control, remember that Scorpion incident?”. 

“Yes I do, the fact that I nearly crushed you”. 

Sibella couldn't help but give a slight chuckle. 

“And who got you out of that mess?” 

“You and the others,” Tanis replied. 

“Who asked Jeffery to be her boyfriend”. 

“He made the first move technically but…..I did” 

“And who stood up to Revolta?”. 

“I did”. 

“You see Tanis, you are stronger than you realise and you can come out of any situation unscathed”. 

Tanis smiled. 

“Thank you Sibella”

“You’re welcome”. 

The two friends hugged. 

“I just want to do what I can to get things under control again”. 

 Sibella sighed. 

“Sibella, what's wrong?” 

“It’s just that you remind me of someone”. 

“Really, who?”. 

“Now, how about we head back inside”. 

The two friends went back inside. Sibella took one last look at the patio. She could feel someone else there but she couldn't put her finger on it. 

By the time Sibella and Tanis got back in the house, Phanty had returned. The four girls sat in silence for a few minutes. Tanis was the one to speak up. 

“Phanty, what’s that underneath you?”. 

“Huh?”. 

Phanty looked down to the ground. She saw a lot of soot on the ground. She then saw a footprint on it. Phanty got out her magnifying glass to take a closer look. 

“Hmm, how interesting” 

“What is it?” Sibella asked. 

“A footprint, it looks like someone came down my chimney last night and it wasn’t santa!”. 

Winnie’s eyes widened with a sudden realisation. 

“Wait, you don’t think someone deliberately cursed Osiris, do you?”. 

The group fell silent again. It was indeed a concerning thought. What if this Plague was a deliberate attack?. There were a lot of things that were not making sense.  

“Could it have been that Werewolf?” Tanis asked. 

Winnie got up off her seat and went over to the fireplace. She took a closer look at the footprint. 

“These aren’t Werewolf prints, someone else is behind this, someone wearing leather”. 

“And the plague?” Phanty asked with concern. 

“Very well could be”. 

“Looks like we have another adventure on our hands” Sibella stated. 

“Yay, i missed our adventures!” Phanty stated. 

“Phanty wait, I thought you regularly went on adventures as a detective?” Tanis asked. 

“I have something to confess, you're my first proper client”. 

“Well that’s encouraging,” Winnie said. 

“Before we do anything, we have to get Elsa. Our team isn’t complete without her big brain” Tanis said. 

“Agreed, I propose we head over to Shelly University in London” Sibella said. 

“I wonder how Elsa is doing?” Winnie asked. 

“Let me call a dog sitter for Murray and Leech,” Phanty stated. 

Elsewhere in London, Elsa was in her bed. Elsa had recently started her second year at Shelly University. It was the second in a three year course. Elsa was getting closer and closer to her dream of becoming a proper scientist like her father and “Grandfather”. As for now, she was a trainee. Elsa woke up in her bed. She lazily looked at her clock. The clock read half 9. Elsa immediately jumped up. She had slept in. She quickly got up and washed herself. She took her key and rushed out of the room. She ran to the lecture hall. When she got in, Professor Karloff was writing on the whiteboard. She quickly took the next available seat. She just hoped that no one had noticed her missing. 

 “Nice of you to join us, Miss Frankenteen” Professor Karloff stated. 

Elsa mentally kicked herself. 

“Sorry sir, it won’t happen again”. 

“It better not, Miss Frankenteen. Unless you want another visit to my office” Karloff said sternly.  

“Of course not sir” Elsa said with a hint of worry. 

“Very well” Professor Karloff went back to his whiteboard. 

Elsa sighed in relief. For the next hour and half, Karloff told the students that it would be best for them to stay in the university. There was a global crisis going on. He didn’t elaborate on what it was though. He also said that in the meantime, the students can work on their projects in preparation for the exams.  Elsa wanted to prove what would happen if bodies got a shock of electricity while in water. This meant she spent most days studying in her dorm room. She was brought out of her thoughts when she heard a barking noise. She jumped up. She looked tense. Her classmates noticed. On the other side of the room, a dog was barking. This dog belonged to Mary, one of Elsa’s friends. Mary was what you would call an oddball. In many ways, she reminded Elsa of her ghost friend Phantasma. Mary was eccentric and boisterous. 

“May I remind you Miss Whale that dogs aren’t allowed in here!”. 

“I’m sorry Professor Karloff, he’s my emotional support animal, he needs to be here”. 

“Very well”. 

Later on, the students left the lecture hall. Mary and her dog caught up with Elsa. Elsa was visibly nervous around the dog. 

“Elsa, are you okay?”. 

“Is that dog really your emotional support animal?”. 

“Of course he is”. 

“Whatever happened to Gerry the lizard?”. 

“He died, so I got a dog instead”. 

“Well whatever the reason, keep your dog away from me”. 

“Why?”. 

“I don’t do well with dogs”. 

“Well that’s rubbish, you told me that one of your friends was a Werewolf, so why’s that different?”. 

“I don’t want to talk about that, right now”. 

“Oh Elsa, you’ve been grumpy since Max got sick”. 

“Mary, can we just get our break?”.

“I’m getting hungry as well, so let’s eat”. 

The day at Shelly University went on as normal. Elsa studied hard in her classes. Elsa was the type of person who wouldn’t be satisfied with her work until it was all done. She didn’t want to be known as a workaholic but she just couldn’t help it. She wasn’t happy that her boyfriend Max had to leave the university because of a sudden illness. Max was always a bright spot in her day. 

It was 4 O clock and a hour until dinner. Elsa was sitting at a table. She then saw something in the distance. The figures came closer. Elsa had to do a double take. She saw Sibella, Winnie, Tanis and Phanty. Tanis and Winnie were both wearing ear muffs. It had been so long since she saw her friends. Elsa was feeling butterflies in her stomach. The four girls went over to the table. 

“Long time no see Elsa” Phanty stated. 

Elsa tried to keep her cool. 

“This is a surprise, how are you doing?”. 

“We were all doing fine until this plague started,” Sibella stated. 

“Plague?” Elsa asked. 

“Yes, from what I’ve seen, It causes people to see their worst fears,” Tanis said. 

“Oh man ... .I had no idea how serious it was. Professor Karloff just said it was a global crisis”. 

“It’s a crisis alright and it has something to do with Ashley’s spell book!” Phanty said. 

“What, how could that be?”. 

“We don’t know why, but that’s what we’re going to find out.” Sibella said. 

Elsa shifted her gaze to Winnie and Tanis. 

“Why are you two wearing ear muffs?”. 

“Well London is busier than we thought it was. Since noise affects us both differently, we’ve come up with this solution” Tanis said. 

“Can’t argue with that”. 

“So Elsa, will you come with us?” Sibella asked. 

Elsa froze on the spot. She didn’t know what to say. 

“Well-“. 

“Hey, no dogs allowed in here!” A voice said. 

The girls turned around. There was a young male Franken monster with muscles. 

“I’m afraid your dog will have to wait outside”. 

“For your information, Winnie isn’t a dog, she’s a Werewolf” Tanis said. 

“Yeah, there’s a difference,” Winnie said defensively. 

“Ain’t that so!” The jock boasted. 

“Why don’t I show you” Winnie pretended to roll up her short sleeves. 

Sibella grabbed Winnie’s arm. 

“Winnie please, we don’t need a scene right now”. 

“Listen to your owner dog, we don't need another rabid one like you!”. 

At that moment something snapped in Winnie. She snarled and lunged at the jock. The two landed on the floor. Winnie started punching and clawing him. 

“Winnie, stop!” Sibella yelled. 

Elsa looked on. She was starting to get Deja Vu. 

Phantasma and Tanis had to go up and take Winnie off the jock. Winnie calmed down and was back to her senses. Deja Vu was indeed a funny and equally awful thing. 

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The day wasn’t going well for the girls. Sibella and the others were being escorted out of Shelly University by security guards. Elsa was behind and trying to keep up with them. The guards took them to the exit and the girls went outside
“I may not have been to Grimwood’s but we don’t harm our students here” the guard said.
“Please this is all a misunderstanding, take us to the man in charge” Tanis said in her most queen-like voice.
“Don’t waste our boss’s time, now leave the premises at once”.
As the guards went back inside, Elsa went outside.
“Elsa, come with us,” Sibella said.
“I can’t just leave”.
“Help us explain to your teachers why we’re doing this”.
“No, I mean I can’t come with you”.
“What, why?”.
“I…I can’t explain”.
“What do you mean?” Tanis asked.
“I’m sorry girls, but I won’t be of any use to you” Elsa said solemnly.
Without any words Elsa walked back inside.
“Elsa wait, you’re our favourite Franken monster!” Phanty stated with her arm reaching out.
Sibella looked over at Winnie and had an angry glare. She then purposefully stood on Winnie’s foot.
“Ow, what was that for?” Winnie said while holding her leg.
“You, why do you have to be so immature?. You’re acting like a child”.
“That jerk was insulting me”.
“Yeah, but that doesn’t mean you can tear his face off”.
“I could and I would have”.
“Oh Winnie, can you get your head out of your ass for once”.
“Can you two be quiet!” Phanty yelled.
Sibella and Winnie looked at their phantom friend dumbfounded and were surprised by Phanty’s sudden burst of anger.
“In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a mystery that needs solving, so let’s get to it!”.
Phanty led the way.
“I don’t know about you guys but I’m hungry,” Phanty said.
“I agree with Phanty, let’s take a bite to eat,” Tanis said.
The girls then decided to take a walk around London. Winnie was feeling down. Tanis saw this and decided to walk alongside her.
“Winnie, are you feeling okay?”.
Winnie just shrugged. Even Tanis knew that Winnie didn’t want to talk about it. Tanis at least hoped that Sibella and Winnie’s personalities would stop clashing with each other. She didn’t want a repeat of what happened last time.

Rastaban was in his castle. He got up off his chair and walked over to his fireplace. The fire inside blazed brightly. The image of his wife Vanna Pira appeared within.
“Report my darling” Rastaban stated.
“I have great news, I have found some interesting tidbits about Sibella’s group of friends”.
“Such as?”.
“Well the mummy Tanis seems to be afraid of letting everyone down”.
“Oh, she will indeed be a suitable target for the Plague” Rastaban boasted.
“And both Tanis and Sibella are friends with a Werewolf”.
“A Werewolf?”.
“Yes and she’s called Winnie”.
“The Wolf Man of course, I forgot he even had children. What about the ghost and the franken monster?”
“They are here too, although I’m not sure about the franken monster”.
“Where are they now?”.
“London”.
“Hmm, interesting location. I will send our wolf over at once”.
Rastaban ended the meeting. He was very curious about Sibella and her friends. How could five ghouls who aren’t even fully grown yet already make enough headlines in the monster world. While he was in prison, he had read the front page articles about their victories against Revolta and recently last year against Apep and Ashley. If they were as smart as what the stories suggest, they would already be finding a way to stop him. Rastaban wasn’t going to let this happen. They weren’t going to stop his ambitious experiment.
He made his way down to the castle dungeons. Guarding the main cell were two of his skeleton guards.
“I am here to see our guest”.
The skeletons let him past. He was here to see his new Werewolf. When his wolf wasn’t of service, he would be sent to the dungeons. As of all Werewolves, this one was a cursed human. Rastaban faced the prisoner.
“I am In need of your services, wolf”.
“I Have a name you know!”.
“Don’t forget who gave you your powers”.
“Technically, it was your wife who did that”.
“Technically it was your fault" There was a silence between the two. “You know my niece Sibella?”.
“Of course”.
“I want you to capture her for me and if necessary stop her friends”.
“I won’t do it!” The prisoner said defiantly.
“Excuse me!”.
“You heard me, I won’t do it. I will never hurt the girls”.
“I'm sure you would love to wolf them down, especially after-"

The prisoner snapped and ran to Rastaban. "Leave them out of this!".

“Full moon is coming, I need the wolf”.
Rastaban then blew a dog whistle. The prisoner covered his ears and started screaming in pain. Rastaban then cast an illusion of the moon in the cell.The prisoner felt a throbbing pain. On the wall, a shadow was cast. The silhouette of the prisoner was transforming into that of a Werewolf. Rastaban smiled an evil grin.

The girls had found a diner themed restaurant to eat in. They were able to convince the nearby humans that they were art students who were dressed up weeks in advance for a Halloween art project. Phantasma even appeared fully transparent to fool the waiter. They ordered moldy Pizza to the surprise of the waiter.
‘It isn’t like Elsa to turn us down,” Tanis said while eating a slice.
“If only she could tell us what’s wrong,” Phanty said.
“After all we’ve done for her, you would think we were owed an explanation” Sibella said.
Winnie was licking the sauce from her mouth. Sibella took notice of this.
“Winnie, please we’re in public”.
“Sibella please,” Tanis stated.
“I’m sorry. The longer we wait the more people fall victim to the plague”.
“Well Sibella, Rome wasn’t built in a day.” Winnie said.
“I wish I had your optimism”.
Winnie took a look at the window. It was now nighttime. She had a sudden realisation.
“Hey, what day is it again?”.
“Wednesday,” Phanty said.
“Oh no”.
“What’s wrong Winnie?” Tanis said.
“I completely forgot that tonight is a full moon”.
The girls looked amongst themselves.
“Don’t worry Winnie, we will look after you” Sibella said.
“Don’t worry, we will find somewhere safe and secluded, you can wear Sibella’s spare cape,” Tanis said.
Winnie heard something. It sounded like something with heavy footsteps. Her nose started twitching.
“Wait..I smell something”.
“It must be that pizza,” Phanty said.
“No, it’s-“.
Just then, something crashed through the window. The girls looked. It was a big black Werewolf. Tanis recognised it immediately.
“That’s it!”.
The werewolf then howled. Understandably all the humans ran scared out of the restaurant. The Werewolf then lunged at the girls. The group evacuated the table and booth. The wolf landed on the table. The Werewolf grabbed Tanis by the arm. Tanis screamed.
“Tanis!” Sibella said.
Sibella ran to Tanis. She was slapped backhanded by the wolf and she fell to the floor. The wolf let go of Tanis and pounced on Sibella and bared its teeth.
“Hey, why don’t you pick on someone your own kind!” Winnie said.
Winnie ran towards the Werewolf and jumped towards it. She was grabbed mid air and thrown through the window to the street outside.
“Winnie!” Both Tanis and Phanty said.
They ran outside and tended to Winnie. The Werewolf took its opportunity to take the unconscious Sibella. It put Sibella on its shoulder. It then jumped onto a nearby building and ran.
“Winnie, I got you” Tanis said as she pulled Winnie’s hand.
Winnie looked up into the sky and saw the moon.
“Um, girls”.
Phanty and Tanis looked up as well.
“What do we do?” Phanty asked.
“We’re going to fight fire with fire,” Winnie said with determination.
“I don’t think that’s a good idea,” Tanis said.
“Well, do you have a better one?” Winnie asked.
Tanis didn’t have an answer.
“Relax, I’ll be okay”.
Winnie was now in the vicinity of the moon as it shined on her. She felt a deep feeling overcome her. She knelt on the ground and she went to the floor with her arm stretched out. Her fur was standing up and her claws were showing. Winnie looked up. Her pupils were enlarged and her teeth were sharper. Her jaw extended into a snout. Tanis figured that a snout must come to a Werewolf with age like their tail. Winnie got up off the ground and howled at the moon.
Winnie then turned and faced Tanis and Phanty. She observed the pair. She looked as if she did recognise them. It was as if Winnie was subconsciously controlling her other half.
“Winnie?” Tanis asked.
Winnie simply nodded her head.

The wolf was now at the bank of the River Thames facing Westminster Bridge. It had Sibella in tow. The wolf heard another howling. It turned around to see Winnie on all fours running fast down the road towards it. Tanis was on Winnie’s back clinging for dear life on her shirt collar. The wolf also saw Phantasma hovering in the air. The wolf then laid Sibella unconscious on the ground. Knowing what was to come, Tanis got off Winnie’s back and stayed to the side. The wolf went on a fours and went up to Winnie. The two wolves were circling and stared each other down. Winnie made the first move and went straight for the other wolf’s neck. However, the wolf swiped its claw at her and it sent her lying on her back. The wolf went to smash Winnie, but she swirled out of the way. Winnie went for the wolf’s chest. She was able to leave a scratch. The wolf didn’t like this and kicked Winnie. This sent her flying to an outdoor table which fell over. When she got back up she saw someone familiar. In the wolf’s place was a tall slender woman with orange hair.
“What have you gotten yourself into?” Jessica stated.
Winnie looked confused.
“It wouldn’t be the first time you’ve messed up!”.
Winnie growled.
“Your friends might as well be dead and it will be all your fault!”.
This made Winnie furious. She rushed towards her mother. Her mother then changed back into the Wolf. Winnie was attacking with such ferocity but the wolf dodged her attacks. She was knocked back onto the ground. She noticed Sibella lying unconscious on the ground. She didn’t want Sibella to die but the wolf was too strong. Thinking the battle was over, the wolf lifted Sibella. Winnie mustered all her strength and got up. She charged right into the Werewolf. This sent all three into the River Thames.

Tanis and Phanty ran to the bank of the River. They looked up each and every bit of the river but they couldn’t see Sibella or Winnie. Tanis was desperate to find them. She did not want to accept the possibility that they were dead. She wouldn’t forgive herself if that was the case. In the shadows from behind, Vanna was watching. She couldn’t wait any longer. Her bloodlust was becoming insatiable. Seeing there was no one around, Vanna made her move. She appeared behind the pair. The pair turned around to see her.
“Who are you?” Phanty asked.
“Who I am doesn’t matter”.
Tanis looked at the figure's lavender hobble dress. She had a moment of realisation
“You're a vampire, you’re the bat that bit me”.
“So perceptive, I can see why Sibella likes you”.
“How do you know Sibella?”.
“That’s none of your concern little one”.
“Don’t talk to me as if I’m a child, you’re talking to the queen of Egypt!”.
“A queen that can’t even save her own people let alone her friends. Some queen you are”.
Tanis looked worried.
“You don’t scare us, we’ve dealt with vampires before” Phanty said.
“So tell me, what scares you the most, ghost?”.
“I’m scared of nothing,” Phanty said with a false determination.
“I find that hard to believe”.
Vanna sped her way to the girls. Phanty and Tanis started to run. While running, Vanna knocked Tanis to the floor. She then grabbed Tanis by the throat. “Tanis!” Phanty yelled.

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Winnie, Sibella and the mysterious Werewolf were submerged underwater. Sibella had gotten a jolt and was panicking. Winnie swam after her. They both had to get to the surface for air. She was getting close when the Wolf charged right into her. It had pinned her to a rocky wall. The wolf put its elbow over her neck. It was clearly trying to suffocate her. Winnie tried to fight it off with her free hand, but the lack of air was getting to her. Winnie then got a sudden idea. She kicked the Wolf in the shin. This caused the wolf pain and released her. Seeing that the Wolf was distracted, Winnie took this as an opportunity to flee. Normally Werewolves wouldn’t back down from a fight but this clearly wasn’t the best place for one. Winnie swam to Sibella and the two went up to the surface. The wolf got its bearings together and looked for Winnie. She and Sibella were nowhere to be found. It swam back up to the surface and howled in frustration. Rastaban wasn’t going to be pleased with this.
Winnie was holding on to an unconscious Sibella as she was swimming. They found a nearby cave. It wasn’t much but it would have to do. They entered the cave. Winnie put Sibella down on the ground and she laid down on the space opposite her. No one was going to take Sibella away, not on her watch. Winnie sat up again and went on all fours to shake the water off her body. She then went to check on Sibella. She got closer and closer to her head. Sibella woke up and screamed. This caused Winnie to back away in surprise. Sibella took in her surroundings.
“Winnie?” Sibella asked.
Winnie backed away to the cave entrance. Sibella followed her.
“Wait, Winnie, I'm sorry”.
Sibella then looked at Winnie and saw that she was in her “feral” form.
“You…you saved me from that wolf”.
Winnie simply bowed her head.
“Thank you”.
Although Winnie couldn’t talk in her “feral” form, her facial expressions gave the impression of “don’t mention it”.
“Well I guess we’re sleeping here tonight” Sibella stated.
Winnie sat down and watched the moon from the sky.
“How long has the moon been in the sky?” Sibella asked.
Winnie turned and looked at Sibella.
“Sorry I forgot, you can’t talk while you’re under”.
Winnie then let out a yawn.
“Looks like someone needs their sleep” Sibella stated.
Winnie then looked defensive.
“Don’t worry, I will keep watch. Even Werewolves need their sleep”.
Winnie reluctantly took Sibella’s advice. She went inside away from the entrance of the cave. She found a spot she liked and laid down. She then curled up her body and began to drift away to sleep. Sibella couldn’t help but smile. For someone who didn’t like being called a dog, Winnie sure slept like one. Sibella looked to the sea outside. She was worried about the others. She was wondering if she and the others were even going to save the day this time. She quickly put those thoughts out of her mind. She knew that the others wouldn’t want her to be like this. She was a leader and she was going to get her friends through this.
“Sibella” a male voice called out.
Sibella looked behind her in fear. There was nothing there.

Vanna eyed Tanis intently. Phanty was left stunned at what was happening. Vanna was preparing to bite into her victim's neck.
“I have to say Tanis, you aren’t exactly living up to the stories”.
Something unexpected happened. As Vanna was about to bite into Tanis, she slipped out of her bandages. Vanna then bit on thin air as she held the bandages. During her reign as queen, Tanis came up with the clever idea of zip up bandages. This wouldn’t eliminate the traditional bandages but to work as an alternative option. Back home, she would use the zip up bandages to escape crowds.
Vanna was left dumbfounded. She was that dumbfounded that she didn’t notice someone coming up behind her. She turned around to see a punch to the face. She fell to the floor. Phantasma immediately cuddled Tanis.
“That was brilliant Tanis, I thought I was going to lose you!”.
“You know me better than that,” Tanis said.
The two girls looked up at who saved them from Vanna. It was Elsa.
“Elsa!” They both said.
“Hey girls,” Elsa said.
Phantasma went up to hug Elsa. She then realised something and faced Elsa.
“Wait, why did you ignore us when we needed you?”.
“Look girls, there’s something I must tell you”.
Vanna regained consciousness. She saw something next to her. She picked up and quickly transformed into her bat form.
“No!” Phanty said.
Tanis then went to put her bandages back on. She was feeling cold.
“I have to say, it’s good to see you both again” a voice said.
Phanty and Tanis looked up to see another figure behind Elsa. To their surprise, it was none other than their old tutor Miss Grimwood.
Miss Grimwood led the girls back to her house. She lived in a small house with yellow paint all over. She opened the door with her wand.
“Miss Grimwood, what are you doing here in London?” Tanis asked.
“This is my retirement house. Don’t get me wrong America is good but England will always be my home” Miss Grimwood said.
Tanis looked around the house for something.
“Matches, here boy, where are you?”
Miss Grimwood looked sad.
“I’m sorry Tanis but matches doesn't live here anymore. He had to spread his wings if it were and went to find his own way”.
“I’m sorry Miss Grimwood”.
“It’s okay Tanis, this was always going to happen”.
Although she wasn’t crying, it was clear that Matches leaving had an impact on her. Tanis and Phanty then hugged her.
“Now then, why are you two here and where are Sibella and Winnie?”.
Tanis explained everything to Miss Grimwood.
“Oh my, so much has happened since I’ve been away”.
“Who was that vampire you two met?” Elsa asked.
“No idea, although she knew Sibella,” Tanis said.
“Could it be a family member?”.
“I don’t know. Sibella’s only mentioned her dad, her estranged brother and sister as well as her deceased mum and the first stepmother”.
“I didn’t know she had two siblings and two stepmothers!” Phanty exclaimed.
“Sibella doesn’t talk about her family that much”.
“Hmm, strange”.
“Hey, do you still have that Werewolf fur Tanis?” Miss Grimwood asked.
“Of course”.
Tanis went into her pocket and picked out the hair strand.
“Elsa would be able to identify who the wolf is with her technology”.
Elsa smiled meekly.
“What’s wrong Elsa?”.
“I will tell you all when we find Sibella and Winnie”.
Tanis looked into her pockets again. She checked it for something but she couldn’t get it. She checked the other pocket but couldn’t feel anything.
“Oh no!” Tanis exclaimed.
“What happened?”
“My locket is missing!”.
“Your what?” Phanty asked.
“My locket, it has my photo of Jeffrey”.
Tanis paced a bit. She stopped when she had a sudden realisation.
“I must have dropped it when Vanna tried to bite me”.
“Don’t worry Tanis, I will help you get it back tomorrow”.
“I just hope that Winnie and Sibella are doing alright”.

Sibella woke up in the cave. She must have dozed off. She looked around but couldn’t see Winnie. She hoped that she didn’t wander off.
“Winnie, where are you!” Sibella asked aloud.
“Hello Sibella,” a voice said.
Rastaban came out of the shadows. Sibella was in shock.
“Uncle Rastaban?”.
“In the flesh”.
“How are you h-, wait is this a dream?”.
“Nothing gets by you Sibella, you are a smart one”.
“Are you behind all this?”.
“Straight to the point I see”.
“Just answer me”.
“With mystical help of course but yes”.
Sibella was in shock.
“How…how could you!”.
“The experiment is a success so far”.
“These are real lives you are gambling with, if my father knew-“.
“Your father won’t stop me, in fact he will be thanking me after all this is over”.
“Are you really that deluded, no wonder the monster world thinks you're a nutcase”.
“Is that anyway to treat your uncle, your family?”.
“We may be family, but you and Aunt Vanna are evil”.
Do your friends know?” Rastaban asked.
Sibella went silent.
“We wouldn’t want anything bad to happen to them, wouldn’t we?”.
“Don’t you dare!”.
“Your friends are an interesting bunch, especially your werewolf friend”.
“You mean Winnie?”.
“Yes, she could be a good plaything for my amusement”.
“Well she’s not for sale, we’re not a fan of mind control either”.
“I wasn’t suggesting anything of the sort”.
“What do you want then?”.
“Look, come with me and I promise I’ll explain everything”.
“And if I refuse?”.
“Then I’m afraid you will have to be exposed to your own fear”.
“Oh really, are you going to hit me with that Plague of yours?”.
“Of course not, as your uncle I already know what scares you”.
Rastaban then snapped his fingers. Sibella woke up from her dream. She sat up immediately with sweat running down her head. She immediately noticed Winnie who was drying her clothes in the sun. Winnie was back to her “normal” self as she lacked a snout.
“Excuse my nakedness.” Winnie said.
“Winnie, you aren’t even naked, you have fur”.
“For a Werewolf this is being naked”.
Winnie then noticed the sweat on Sibella.
“What happened last night?”.
“I had a bad dream”.
“No, I mean how did we get here”.
Sibella looked confused.
“You honestly don’t remember?”.
“Last night’s a little blurry for me. The last thing I remember was Tanis pulling me up and then seeing the moon”.
“Winnie, can I ask you something?”.
“Sure”.
“What’s it like when you become your other half?”.
“Strange, it’s like having a surreal dream. It’s like watching someone else take over your body”.
Sibella told Winnie how her other half saved her from the wolf and took them to the cave. Winnie looked intrigued. Her other half was by no means domesticated. It was strange to hear that the beast within her was tame.
“And I didn't hurt you?” Winnie asked.
“No, in fact it honestly felt comforting with the other you present”.
“I don’t know if I should be happy or insulted”.
Sibella smiled.
“Now then let's get-“.
Sibella stood up. However she felt very strange. It was coming from within. She then collapsed onto the floor. Winnie was panicking.
“Sibella, what’s wrong!”.
Sibella put her hands over her throat. Her pupils were starting to get smaller.

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Winnie didn’t know what to do. She never saw Sibella like this. Sibella was always the steadfast one. Sibella felt very dry. She looked up at Winnie. 

“Wi…nine?” Sibella asked. 

“What is wrong Sibella?”.  

“Thirsty”. 

“There’s water out here, I will get you some”. 

“No, you don’t understand, I’m…thirsty”. 

The first thing Winnie did was help Sibella up. 

“I need…I-“ 

“What do you need?”. 

Winnie looked at Sibella. She didn’t like the way Sibella was looking at her. She looked very ravenous. Sibella then jerked her head forward right for Winnie’s neck. Winnie then quickly pushed her back. 

“Sheesh Sibella, what’s gotten into you!”. 

“Blood!” Sibella mustered. 

Sibella really didn’t look like herself. The usually polite and confident vampire was replaced by a savage wild animal. She went for Winnie. Winnie moved out of the way and Sibella fell onto the floor. 

“Sibella, this isn’t you”. 

Sibella went for Winnie again. Winnie reluctantly kicked her to the ground. She then put her foot on Sibella’s chest to hold her down. Sibella was frantically moving on the floor. It was as if she was possessed. 

“Sibella, you need to calm down”.  

Sibella was able to scratch Winnie’s leg with her red fingernails. This caused her to yelp in pain and let go. Seeing her prey disoriented, Sibella tackled Winnie to the ground. Sibella then jagged her claw into Winnie’s arm. Sibella eyed her prey. She then looked down to Winnie’s neck. 

“I’m starving!” Sibella said. 

Sibella then went for Winnie’s neck. 

“I’m sorry about this”. 

Winnie then headbutted Sibella. This caused her to stumble backwards. When she regained her bearings, Sibella took notice of the cave entrance. Open air meant only one thing….more prey. 

Sibella turned into her bat form and flew out of the cave. Winnie could only look on. 

“Aw Jeez” Winnie said to herself. 

Meanwhile, Tanis and the others were back at Westminster Bridge. Surprisingly, they were able to blend in with the other tourists. Tanis and Miss Grimwood were looking out to the sea. Miss Grimwood approached Tanis. 

“I want to help you girls”. 

“What?” 

“I want to help you stop this awful plague, I can’t help but feel that this is partly my fault”. 

“Why’s that?”. 

“If I hadn't been manipulated by Apep and Ashley, that book wouldn’t even be a problem”. 

“Don’t do that to yourself, it wasn’t your fault”. 

“I know, but one day when you get to my age, you start having regrets”. 

That sent shivers down Tanis’s spin. Tanis knew that all ghouls aged eventually. They aged slower than humans but still aged nonetheless. Tanis didn’t know if she wanted to be a queen for the rest of her afterlife. The thought of it scared her. The last thing she needed right now was an existential crisis.  

“Besides, I want another adventure with my girls,” Miss Grimwood said. 

“Anything for you Miss Grimwood”. 

“You know you don’t have to refer to me as Miss anymore”. 

“I know, I just like the familiarity of it”. 

“You know Tanis, I am so proud of you!”. 

“You are?”. 

“Yes, running a whole kingdom isn’t easy, your parents are so proud of you”. 

“I wouldn’t say that,” Tanis said deflated. 

Miss Grimwood looked concerned. 

“I let them down, I let my whole kingdom down”. 

“Tanis listen-“. 

Phantasma then came up from the floor. Normally this would have scared anyone, but not Tanis. Being Phanty’s friend for that long made her accustomed to the phantom girl’s eccentricity. 

“Have you found anything, Phanty?” Tanis asked. 

“Well I found this”. 

Phantasma held out her hand. It was strands of brown wet dog hair. 

 “That’s Winnie’s fur!”. 

“She and Sibella must be nearby” Miss Grimwood stated. 

“What about my locket?” Tanis asked. 

”I can’t see a locket anywhere”.

Tanis looked sad.

“What’s wrong, Tanis?” Phanty asked. 

“It’s Jeffery, I'm worried sick about him”. 

 Phanty then put her hand on her shoulder. 

“Don’t worry Tanis, we won’t let another boy down on our watch”. 

Tanis smiled. 

“I bet Edward would have loved to be a part of this”. 

“Of course he would, that’s my eddy, i’m his gal pal!” Phanty stated. 

Tanis noticed that Phanty sounded strange. She was always happy but something about this happiness seemed unnatural. 

“Phanty, are you okay?”. 

“Of course I am, I've never been better!”. 

Tanis could see right through Phanty both literally and metaphorically.  It was as if she was hiding something. Phanty was good at a lot of things but she was bad at keeping a secret. 

 Elsa was looking through binoculars. She saw something rather familiar. 

“Girls look!”. 

Phanty, Tanis and Miss Grimwood looked up. They saw the familiar purple bat in the air. 

“Sibella!” Tanis exclaimed. 

The group followed the bat until it got to an alleyway. They then heard a scream. The group immediately ran in.They saw Sibella draining the blood of an innocent person. 

“Sibella?”. 

Sibella looked up at them. There was blood coming from her mouth. Sibella had an animalistic look in her eye. 

“More snacks!”. 

Sibella then lunged. The group scattered. 

“Sibella, listen to us at once!”. 

Sibella swiped her claw at Miss Grimwood. While this was going on, a nearby manhole was opening. 

Tanis tried pulling Sibella’s cape. 

“Sibella, what’s going on!”. 

Sibella noticed what was going on. Before she could react, Winnie then ran out towards her and charged into her. 

Sibella got up off the ground and quickly went to the rooftop. 

“Miss Grimwood?” Winnie asked. 

“Hello Winnie, I see you're keeping well”. 

Phanty took a sniff of Winnie. 

“Gosh Winnie, you stink!”. 

“What do you expect when you have to go through a sewer”. 

“Winnie, what’s wrong with Sibella?” Tanis asked. 

“I don't know, she said she felt thirsty and she sounded hoarse”. 

Miss Grimwood had a moment of realisation. 

“Oh no”. 

The girls looked at Miss Grimwood. 

“What’s wrong Miss Grimwood?” Tanis asked. 

“A Vampire being thirsty means only one thing”. 

“Which is?” Phanty asked. 

“When a Vampire becomes thirsty and dry, they are drained of blood. They are so ravenous for blood that they don’t care about life or death”. 

“Is there any way we can help Sibella?” Tanis asked. 

“Yes there is, but it is very risky”. 

“Tell us”. 

“Sibella needs a steady amount of blood to replenish herself, but in her current state she can't tell friend from foe”. 

The girls looked amongst each other. 

“We will take the risk”. 

“Sibella can’t take too much blood from the same person or it will kill them”. 

The girls made their way to the roof thanks to some ladders. 

Sibella was on the roof, ravenously eating a rat she found. She then saw the shadow of someone approaching her. She turned and saw that it was her Aunt Vanna who was holding a juicy steak. 

“There, there, Sibella, I’m here” Vanna said tenderly. 

Somehow that got through to Sibella, well her primal self at least. She then took the steak and started aggressively eating it. 

Vanna saw the other girls coming. 

“Sibella!” Tanis cried out. 

Tanis jumped towards them. Vanna dropped something on the floor and clouds of purple smoke covered the area. When the smoke cleared the two vampires were gone. Tanis landed on the ground. The girls couldn’t believe what just happened. 

“Sibella..is gone!” Phanty said in shock. 

Tanis frowned and made a noise in frustration. She then noticed something on the ground. 

“What’s this?” Tanis said to herself. 

It was a small white piece of paper. It was a card.  She picked it up and turned to the other side.  

The Thirsty Barmaid. 

Below the name there were contact details and an address. 

“Who’s the Thirsty Barmaid?” Phanty asked in confusion. 

“No idea, but at least we got something,” Tanis said. 

“What? The others said in unison. 

“A clue”. 

Vanna and Sibella arrived at Rastaban’s castle. Rastaban was busy scolding his prisoner. 

“Why did you not do as I ordered!”. 

“What can I say, those girls are tougher than you give them credit for”. 

“That may be, but all heroes must fall eventually”. 

Rastaban then noticed Vanna and Sibella. 

“Ah, my beautiful niece Sibella”. 

Sibella then noticed the prisoner and instinctively went to bite him. Rastaban put his hand to her shoulder. 

“Now, now Sibella, we don’t bite our henchmen”. 

Sibella was aggressive. 

“What did you do to her!” The prisoner said. 

“Believe it or not, I don’t like seeing my beautiful little niece like this either, but she can be useful”. 

“What do you mean?”. 

“That’s none of your concern, as a matter of fact I’ve got something else in mind for you”. 

Vanna stepped forward. 

“I’m going to make your transformation permanent, it’s nothing personal but you're far more valuable to us as a Werewolf than a human”. 

“What no, please you can’t!”. 

“Anyone in your position would die to have this opportunity”. 

Vanna cast her magic spell. The prisoner could only watch in horror. His nails grew into claws and he sprouted fur all over his body. His mouth extended into a snout and his ears became pointer. 

“That’s better,” Vanna said. 

“Did the girls take the bait?” Rastaban asked. 

“Yes my darling. Hook, line and sinker”. 

“Excellent!”. 

“Oh and I found something else while in London”. 

“What is it?”. 

Vanna lifted a small grey locket from her pocket. It showed a picture of a male mummy. 

“Must be a boyfriend or something”. 

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Count Dracula wasn’t happy. As if there weren't enough things already happening. Dracula was in his castle when he got told the news that his daughter Sibella had gone missing. He had gotten a call from his crystal ball. It was none other than Miss Grimwood. Dracula was shocked when he heard the news. Recent days haven’t been going well for the Dracula family. First Dracula’s brother breaks out of prison and then this “fear plague” comes. The day before, his eldest estranged son Vlad got affected. Dracula rushed up to the ghoul hospital to see his son. Vlad was trapped in his own mind and stuck with his biggest fear..sunlight. It was agony to see him react with such pain to an imaginary threat. Dracula was relieved that his youngest son Stoker remained unaffected. He told his new wife Francesca to take extra care of him. Dracula was told to come to Grimwood’s to hear what happened to Sibella. Dracula was angry. He wasn’t angry at Miss Grimwood but rather at someone else.
“How could you let my daughter get taken, Miss Talbot!”
Dracula faced Winnie. Miss Grimwood and the other girls decided to leave London and go back to the school for a base of operations. Plus the school had the equipment they would need.
“And how is this my fault exactly!” Winnie said.
“You’re her work colleague, you should have kept her safe”.
“God, even my own papa isn’t this overprotective” Winnie said with her arms folded.
“What’s that supposed to mean?”.
“Do you know how much stress you put on Sibella?”.
“I don’t know what you mean”.
“Sibella puts the most effort into whatever she does but that’s never enough for you!”.
“You’re implying I don’t love Sibella?”.
“Winnie please” Miss Grimwood said while holding Winnie’s arm.
“She loves you and you don’t give her the time of day, and for your information I do keep her safe!”
Winnie then stormed off in anger. Tanis turned to face the Count.
“I don’t know what’s gotten over her”.
“She definitely has her mother’s temper” Dracula remiscised.
Tanis was curious. Winnie never talked much about her mother. The only thing she knew about her was that she died ages ago.
Phantasma held her hand up like a schoolgirl.
“Mr Dracula?”.
“Please call me, Vladimir”.
“Well Vladimir, who’s the Thirsty Barmaid?”.
“It’s not who it's what. The Thirsty Barmaid is a club for Vampires. It’s an ideal place for the seedy underbelly of our species”.
“Well the vampire who took Sibella had a business card”.
“What did this other Vampire look like?”.
“She had long black hair, a dark purple dress and green eyes,” Tanis said.
Dracula had a moment of realisation.
“That sounds like Vanna Pira”.
“Who?” Tanis asked.
“She’s Sibella’s aunt and my sister in law. I will never know what my brother sees in that airhead oddball”.
“Me and her would get along like a house on fire!” Phanty punned.
“Could Vanna have made this Fear Plague?” Tanis asked.
“My brother Rastaban was always into questionable magic but I didn’t think he was this deranged”.
“What do we do now?”
“Me and all your parents are going to storm his castle”.
“Where is his castle?” Elsa asked.
“That’s the tricky part, my brother has multiple castles”.
“What about us?” Tanis asked.
“You stay here and out of trouble”.
“Why?”.
“I respect you girls for helping in the past but I want you to stay out of this”.
“We don’t walk away, especially when one of our own is in danger,” Tanis said.
“Tanis, I can’t imagine what you must be going through but your parents wouldn’t want you to be in danger”.
“With all due respect, everyone I know is already in danger”.
Dracula looked at the girls and sighed.
“There’s no convincing you isn’t there?”.
Tanis nodded.
“Very well, you girls can investigate the Thirsty Barmaid”.
The girls smiled.

Winnie was out in the back garden pacing back and forth. When not on duty, Winnie would often go outside to calm herself down when she got aggravated. She was lost in her thoughts. How dare Dracula accuse her of not looking after Sibella. It was as if he didn’t have much faith in them at all. Winnie knew that Sibella could look after herself. Dracula didn’t seem to appreciate that she saved Sibella from that Werewolf. Did he even know that he wasn’t the only one who had missed Sibella.
“I swear Sibella, if he wasn’t your dad, I would gladly tear him a new one” Winnie said aloud to herself.
Winnie then heard a familiar laugh.
“Oh, I would pay to see that”.
Winnie turned around only to see the familiar spectre that was Phantasma.
“What do you want, Phanty?” Winnie said with an exasperated expression.
“Miss Grimwood sent me to check on you, you seemed angry back there”.
“Oh really, what gave it away?” Winnie said sarcastically.
“Come on Winnie, let’s have a girl talk, it’s been too long since we’ve had one”.
“Okay then, if you insist”.
Winnie sat down on the step. Surprisingly, Phanty sat down beside her.
“So what’s on your mind?” Phanty asked.
“It’s about Sibella”.
Winnie’s tail started wagging at the mention of Sibella.
“What about her?”.
“Why is her dad so stuck up, doesn’t he realise that we care about her as well?”.
“He’s just overprotective, my own daddy is like that with me”.
“I get that, but with Sibella it feels like she’s looking for something, you know?”.
“What do you mean?”.
“You remember last year when Sibella was all stuck up?”.
Phanty nodded.
“You even saw what it was like inside her head”.
“I remember, she craved her dad’s attention”.
“I think the reason why she’s so hardworking is because she’s compensating for something else”.
“Which is?”.
“She doesn’t have someone to share stuff with”.
“You mean love?”.
“Yes, that’s it”
Phantasma then got her magnifying glass out and started looking intently at Winnie.
“Are you hiding something from me?”.
“I think you are confused”.
“I’m not confused, I’m a detective, remember?”.
“Well then Miss Fenton, what am I thinking about now?”.
Phantasma thought for a few moments.
“Well, since you and Sibella have been working together for a while now, I see that you respect her deeply”.
Phantasma looked at Winnie.
“That respect for Sibella then turned into admiration and that admiration turned…into love”.
Winnie then howled uncontrollably. She then quickly put her hands over her mouth. Her tail then started wagging.
“Sibella,” Phanty said.
The tail wagged.
“Sibella”.
The tail wagged more.
“Sibella, Sibella, Sibella!”
The tail wagged faster.
“I knew it!” Phanty exclaimed.
“Okay you made your point!, how did you know?”.
Phanty smiled.
“I saw the way you smiled at her in my office”.
Winnie sighed.
“Hey it’s alright, me and Eddy were like that too”.
“It’s not that, it’s just I don’t know what to do”.
“Simple, you tell her”.
“For an hyperactive ghost it might be easy, but for me it’s different”.
“Because?”.
“Because me and her are very different in what we want, plus I’m prone to acting out like a little pup”.
“So what, we all have things that make us different”.
Winnie nervously shuffled. She was thinking about her late mother.
Phantasma was waiting on Winnie to elaborate but she didn’t. She then looked up at the sky.
“Winnie and Sibella sitting in a tree K.I.S.S.I.N.G f-“.
Winnie then covered Phanty’s mouth. She continued singing the song while muffled.
“Don’t you dare tell the others or I will hunt you down”.
Winnie removed her hand from her friend's mouth.
“But why?”.
“I want to tell them myself when the time comes, do this for me please”.
“Fine, I’ll hold off, but I would like something in return”.
“What?”.
Phantasma thought of something.
“One day when I don’t have work, I would like someone to help take my dogs on their walks”.
“Really?”.
“Yep, it’s a dog eat dog world”.
“I don’t think you know what that means”.
“Do we have a deal?”.
Winnie and Phanty shaked hands.
“Excellent, now let’s get inside. The others would be wondering where we are”.
Phantasma took the lead as she hovered in.
“Hey Phanty”.
Phantasma turned around.
“Thanks for listening to me”.
“Anytime chum”.

The girls met up again in the dining room. Dracula had already left to meet with the other adults. He told Phantasma, Elsa and Winnie that he would tell their parents that they were asking about them. Tanis felt sad. She hoped her friends didn’t have to suffer what happened to her own parents. She had screwed up completely. She held back her tears. She had to be strong for her friends.
“So what do we do now?” Phanty asked.
Tanis looked at Phanty.
“We go to this Thirsty Barmaid club, there’s a chance that Sibella might be there”.
“But what if she isn't?” Elsa asked.
Tanis went silent. Winnie then came forward.
“Then it's a chance we have to take. Sibella would do the same for any of us!”.
Winnie had her hand raised in the air. Elsa stumbled and flinched.
“Elsa, are you okay?” Winnie said.
Elsa was shaking.
“Elsa, have you invented a new dance or something?” Phanty asked.
Winnie stepped forward and it made Elsa flinch even more.
“Elsa….are you scared of me?” Winnie asked in confusion.
“There's ss….something i have to tell you girls”.
The girls looked intently at Elsa.
“Since the whole Ashley and Apep incident,.....i've been afraid of dogs”.
Elsa could remember when the nightmares started. The dreams started normally. She would be doing any of her normal activities. She then heard growling coming from a dark room. She decided to investigate. When she entered the room, she would see two big red eyes looking back at her. Winnie would come out of the shadows and attack her. She would make scratches on Elsa’s body. Winnie would also bark aggressively. Despite Elsa’s pleas, Winnie would attack relentlessly. Elsa woke up in a state of panic. The nightmare would repeat itself over and over again. No matter how much Elsa tried to do anything different, the results would always be the same. Elsa couldn't look at dogs or anything to do with them the same way again. While at university, Elsa found out that coincidently Miss Grimwood’s retirement house was nearby. More often than not, she would ask Miss Grimwood for the occasional sleeping potion.
The girls looked at Elsa in a combination of sorrow and sympathy.
“Elsa ... .you know that wasn’t me that did those things, i would never deliberately hurt any of you girls” Winnie said.
“I am so sorry Winnie…..i can’t control it, i just panic when i see dogs” Elsa said while sobbing.
Tanis patted Elsa on the shoulder.
“There, there Elsa, it's okay”.
“I’m sorry I won't be any help to you girls”.
“Elsa we need you, Sibella would want you to come”.
“I will just be a liability to you”.
“Elsa-”
“I can’t, i just can’t”.
Elsa ran up to her room crying. Miss Grimwood looked at the three girls.
“Elsa just needs a bit more time to herself”.
“Yay, it’s a threesome,” Phanty exclaimed.
Winnie facepalmed herself. Sometimes Phanty didn't know what timing was.
“Girls, I have done some research on The Thirsty Barmaid” Miss Grimwood said.
“What did you find?” Tanis asked.
“Well it's a Vampire exclusive club, you might find it difficult to get in”.
Tanis went silent for a minute.
“I have an idea”.
Winnie, Phanty and Miss Grimwood looked curious.
“What if we disguise ourselves as Vampires”.
“Tanis, that sounds like a marvellous idea!” Miss Grimwood said.
Winnie then got an idea.
“Sibella keeps extra capes around, I'm sure she wouldn't mind if we borrow some. There's also a joke shop nearby that has Vampire fangs”.
“Perfect!” Phanty exclaimed.

Tanis, Winnie and Phantasma got suited up. After going to the nearby joke shop, the three got three pairs of fangs. They then got three capes and put them on. Surprisingly they each fitted nicely. They then did the collars. Phanty started to paint her fingernails.
“Wait, what are you doing?” Winnie asked.
“Black would help me blend in more, i can do yours if you want?.
“No thanks, I don't want my claws contaminated with that girly ghoul stuff”.
“Nonsense, all you need is a little dress up” Phantasma took a random black wig and put it on Winnie. The three girls were ready.
“My girls, you each look good as a Vampire”.
“Thanks Miss Grimwood,” Phanty said.
“I would be coming with you but I need to take care of Elsa”.
The three nodded.
“Well good luck you three and knock them dead!”.
Phanty started laughing.
Tanis said the teleportation spell and the three were away. The trio ended up in a desert.
“Tanis, are you sure this is the place?” Winnie asked.
The three looked and quickly saw a building in front of them. It looked like a western themed club with a neon sign that read The Thirsty Barmaid. The girls stepped forward. There was no going back now.

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The three girls walked closer and closer to the club. They were all nervous. Although they had dealt with Vampires before, there was something about being surrounded by them that was daunting. Winnie sat on the ground and was scratching the wig with her leg. 

“Winnie, what are you doing?” Tanis asked. 

“This wig is itchy!”. 

“Just hold on a little longer, If these vampires want classy, they will get classy” Tanis stated. 

After Winnie got off the floor, the three approached the door. Phantasma decided to be the one to knock. A small window on the door opened. On the other side was a pale vampire. 

“Can I help you three?” 

“Yes, we are vampires and we would like to enter this establishment,” Phanty said in a refined tone. 

“I would need to see proof that you are vampires, show us your fangs”. 

The three girls bared their fake fangs. 

“Very nice, let’s try the sunlight test”. 

The person on the other side turned on the lights which came on outside. The trio pretended to be affected by the light which convinced the vampire. He then turned the lights off. 

“Now give me a few minutes to get the mirror”. 

“The mirror?” Winnie asked. 

“Of course, it’s the third and final test, if you are a Vampire you have nothing to worry about”. 

The vampire then closed the window. Tanis and Winnie started to sweat. 

“What are we going to do, we’ll be busted for sure!” Winnie said. 

“Calm down Winnie”. 

Phantasma then got an idea. 

“Girls let me touch your body”. 

Tanis and Winnie were understandably taken aback by the statement. 

“That’s inappropriate, even for you,” Winnie said. 

“No not like that, I can give you ectoplasm so you can fool the mirror”. 

“Make it quick, he could be back any minute” Tanis said. 

Phantasma nodded. She went up to Tanis. She put her two hands on Tanis’s head. 

“Arms out please”. 

Tanis obliged and held her arms out. Phanty moved her hands down from the head to all over Tanis’s body. Tanis was soon covered head to toe with blue ectoplasm. Phanty did the same thing to Winnie. 

“Don’t worry, the Ectoplasm will come off by itself,” Phanty added. 

The door then opened. The girls got a clear view of the vampire they were talking to. He was carrying a large mirror with him. He had the mirror in front of the trio. No reflections can be seen, just empty space. The Ectoplasm had worked. 

“You three passed the test, you can go in now” the Vampire said. 

“Thank goodness, if you kept us waiting any longer, I might have had to suck your blood,” Phanty said. 

“Please ma'am, just come on in”. 

The vampire stepped aside and let the girls in. The Thirsty Barmaid was a big place. There was a stage at the back. There was also a small fighting ring in the middle of the room. There was a bar and lots of tables. Various vampires were sitting at the tables.  Above the stage there was another compartment which seemed to be an office or something.  The three walked over to the bar. There was a bartender vampire there. 

“What can I get you fine ladies?” 

Tanis didn’t like the toothy grin that he was giving them. He was clearly trying to hit on them. They had to keep their cool. 

“We would like a drink please,” Tanis said. 

The bartender gave them three glasses of blood. The three drank at the same time. It was hard to hide their obvious discomfort from the sour taste of blood. Their facial expressions were that of disgust. How on earth did Sibella drink this stuff?. 

The pale Vampire checked through the door again. The door was kicked off its hinges. When the dust settled, the Werewolf came in. Behind him was a green skinned Vampire. 

“I must apologise for my Werewolf, he’s so temperamental”. 

“Not at all Rastaban,” the pale Vampire said. 

This made the girls turn their heads. This must have been Sibella’s uncle Rastaban. Rastaban made his way over to a table. The other vampires cleared the way and let him sit down. 

“Is it just you and your…wolf tonight?” The vampire asked like a waiter. 

“Yes, my wife is busy and my wonderful niece will remain upstairs”. 

“Will I get your usual?”. 

“Of course”. 

This caught the attention of Tanis who turned back to the stall to talk to her friends. 

“Sibella’s upstairs, we have to get her out of here”. 

“But how, this place is packed,” Phanty said. 

“And don’t forget that Sibella is a little wild at the moment”. 

“I know, that is why I will be giving her my blood”. 

“Why does it have to be you Tanis?” Winnie asked. 

“Because as a mummy, I don’t need much blood”.  

“Very well, but how are we going to do this?”. 

“We need some sort of distraction”. 

While this was going on, Rastaban was looking at the three girls. He then turned to the pale Vampire. 

“Excuse me but is Fight Night on?”. 

“Why yes sir, do you want to compete?”. 

“No, my Werewolf will fight and on his behalf I will choose his opponent”. 

The pale Vampire then turned to face the audience. 

“You hear that everyone, The Werewolf will be fighting tonight!”. 

The crowd cheered. Rastaban was scanning the room for potential opponents. He settled on one. 

“You there, you in the red shirt!” Rastaban pointed. 

Winnie turned around in her chair. 

“Who, me?”. 

“Yes you, you look tough enough to take on my Werewolf”. 

Winnie took a quick glance at the Werewolf. 

“Come on Winnie, I know you can,” Tanis whispered. 

“But Tanis, that Werewolf already has my scent”. 

“Please, this is the distraction we need”. 

Winnie then got off her chair and faced Rastaban. 

“I’ll do it!”. 

The crowd cheered. Phanty poured a glass of blood on Winnie. This was to disguise her scent. 

Winnie and the black Werewolf were standing in the small ring. They were surrounded by groups of vampires. On Winnie’s side of the ring were Tanis and Phanty. Tanis looked around and saw what looked like an entrance to the compartment upstairs. The pale Vampire stepped into the ring. 

“Here’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for, fight night where anything goes!”. 

The crowd cheered. The pale Vampire went up to Winnie. 

“This vampire dares to go up against the beast, what’s your name dear?”. 

 To avoid detection, Winnie couldn’t use her real second name. She had to make one up. 

“Schreffler….Winnie Schreffler”. 

“Now without further ado, let the fight begin!”. 

The vampire left the ring and the bell rang. Winnie and the werewolf stared at each other. She was looking forward to getting it even with the Werewolf. The wolf ran up to her with its claws outstretched. Winnie was able to duck out of the way and dodge the attacks. Winnie was about to land a punch when the wolf grabbed her fist, threw her over itself and slammed her into the ground. The wolf couldn’t put his claw on it but something about this opponent seemed familiar. Winnie went to get up and just barely dodged the wolf charging at her. She was able to quickly leave a scratch on his back. The wolf wasn’t at all happy. The wolf slashed its sharp claw, sending Winnie to the floor. When Winnie got up off the floor, she wiped away the blood stain on her chin. 

“Why you son of a-“ 

Winnie charged at the Werewolf and she slashed at its legs. It grabbed her by the cape and threw her right at the pole. Winnie laid dazed and confused. 

“Don't give up Winnie, I believe in you!” Phanty exclaimed. 

Winnie grumbled incoherently. 

Seeing the crowd now fully invested in the fight, Tanis took this as her chance. She slipped out of the crowd and made her way to the entrance upstairs. Rastaban had seen her slip out and decided to follow. 

The wolf realised it was now holding Winnie’s cape. It dropped it to the floor. It approached Winnie and took her by the leg. It then slammed her into the ground with a thud. The thud was enough to knock Winnie’s fake fangs from her mouth. 

“Those aren’t real fangs!” A vampire said. 

“She’s no Vampire, she’s a-“. 

Winnie’s black wig also fell off. Her bright orange hair made her easily recognisable to the other Werewolf. This was the one that stopped it from getting Sibella. 

“Remember me, tough guy” Winnie taunted. 

The Werewolf snarled. It raised its claw and pierced right through Winnie’s chest. This made her yell in pain. 

“Winnie!” Phanty screamed. 

Tanis made her way upstairs. She could hear noises from the crowd below. Winnie must be putting on quite a show. She saw a cage in the middle of the room. She quickly ran up to it. She couldn’t see anything in it. 

“Sibella?”. 

Just then Sibella dropped from the ceiling. She bared her fangs at Tanis. Tanis didn’t like seeing her best friend caged like a wild animal. Tanis held her right  arm out. 

“There, there Sibella”. 

Sibella sniffed and eyed the arm. She looked at Tanis with uncertainty. It was as if she was asking if this was some kind of joke. 

“Go on, I don’t need much blood anyway”. 

Sibella went ahead and bit Tanis’s arm. She pierced the dead skin and started sucking blood. Tanis initially thought this would feel unpleasant. Instead it was sort of comforting. It was probably due to her skin being long dead. 

“Ah, there you are,” a voice said. 

Tanis looked around and saw Rastaban come from the shadows. 

“You must be Tanis”. 

“You must be Sibella’s uncle”. 

Rastaban bowed his head. Tanis turned to Sibella and back to Rastaban. 

“How could you do this to your own family!”. 

“I know how much Sibella cares for her friends, so I used that to my advantage”. 

“What?” 

“Vanna might be dim but even she isn’t that stupid to leave anything behind”. 

“You mean-“. 

“Yes, you girls fell into my trap perfectly and now you will all succumb to your fear!”. 

Rastaban raised his arms and the fear plague came from his hands. 

“You…you’re behind this?”. 

“Yes”. 

Tanis immediately got flashbacks to when she saw her subjects and her own parents subjected to the Fear Plague. The many screams and cries for help were still ringing in her mind. It was a harrowing experience and one Tanis didn’t want to go through again. 

“Why are you doing this, my people have done nothing to you!”. 

“Your kingdom was an easy place to start my experiment”. 

“What experiment!” Tanis demanded. 

“Now that would be telling”. 

Something inside made Tanis snap. She detached herself from her right arm and let Sibella hold on to it.  She then threw herself onto Rastaban. She was trying to scratch Rastaban with her left arm. Rastaban was able to get his hand on the back of her head. 

“No escape for you this time, you’re majesty”. 

Touching Tanis’s head made her susceptible to the plague. Her eyes were starting to glow but weren’t completely engulfed in green. 

Tanis woke up in bed. She was back at Grimwood’s. She had no idea what happened. Did they get Sibella back, she honestly couldn’t remember. 

“Hello?” Tanis called out. 

She heard noises from outside. It sounded like someone was having a sparring session or something like that. She got up out of her bed and went outside. Outside she saw Sibella and Winnie in a makeshift ring. The fighting was innocent enough at first. But then things took a dark turn. Sibella flicked one of her nails right into Winnie’s throat. Winnie then started choking and coughing. 

“Sibella, what are you doing, she’s choking!”. 

Sibella went up to Winnie and held her by the throat. Sibella was then about to bite into Winnie’s neck. 

“No!”. 

Tanis ran up to them but it was like no matter how close she was getting, they got farther and farther. She heard a piercing scream come from Winnie. The scene then changed. It was now the Egyptian desert. Tanis ran and ran in hopes of getting back to her kingdom. When she got there she was shocked. The kingdom was in ruins. She looked behind her and saw a row of sarcophagus. 

“Their all gone Tanis” a voice said. 

Tanis looked beside her and saw Jeffery standing. 

“What?” 

“They are all gone Tanis and it’s all your fault!”. 

Tanis started crying. 

“Jeffery, let me explain!”. 

“There’s nothing to explain, you're no queen and you never were one!”. 

Two guards then came behind Tanis. They took her by the arms. 

“No Jeffery please, I didn’t mean for this to happen!” Tanis screamed. 

“Take her away”. 

“No!”. 

One of the sarcophagus had opened. Tanis tried to resist but the guards forced her in. They then closed the lid shut. Tanis banged relentlessly. 

“I didn’t mean to..I.i..,I didn’t mean to” Tanis sobbed.

Chapter Text

Sibella was standing in the cage. She was drinking blood until something happened. Her pupils returned to their normal size. As Sibella regained consciousness, she put her hand on her head. For a Vampire, being drained of blood is an equivalent to blacking out. The vampire has no recollection of what happened during their thirst induced frenzy. 

“Ow, what happened?” Sibella said to herself. 

Sibella looked down and was shocked to see Tanis’s arm in her hand. She dropped the arm in shock. What the heck did she do to her friend?. 

She took notice of her surroundings. She saw that she was in a cage. Outside the cage she saw her uncle and Tanis. 

“Uncle?” Sibella asked. 

Rastaban took notice of his niece. 

“Ah, I see you're awake”. 

“Uncle, what am I doing in this cage and why is Tanis here?”. 

“Your friends sought fit to rescue you, even if it meant falling into my trap”. 

Sibella looked appalled. 

“How dare you exploit our friendship like that, Tanis, get out of here!”. 

“You’re majesty can't hear you now. She got a temporary dose of fear, now I can make her condition permanent”. 

Rastaban prepared to touch the middle of Tanis’s face to make sure that the mummy was forever stuck in fear. Sibella couldn't let that happen. She quickly turned into her bat form and flew out of the cage. She flew right into her uncle. This caused him to fall over and release his grip on the back of Tanis's head. 

“No please” 

Tanis woke up. She looked around and saw Sibella. Sibella hugged her. 

“Oh Tanis, I'm so happy to see you!”. 

“I missed you too buddy”. 

“Where are the others?”. 

“They’re downstairs”. 

“Good, lets go and get out of here”. 

Sibella and Tanis went to leave when Rastaban appeared before them. 

“Where do you think you're going!”. 

“Uncle, whatever this is all about, leave my friends out of it”. 

 “I can’t do that, you all have to suffer for what you have done”. 

“We haven't done anything to you,” Tanis said. 

Before Rastaban could elaborate, there was a loud growl. 

“Sounds like my wolf is making short work of your friends”. 

Sibella and Tanis ran past Rastaban. Rastaban just looked on. 

Winnie grabbed onto the ropes and tried to hold herself up. The Werewolf then grabbed her by the throat. The werewolf literally looked like it was going to bite her head off. Phanty couldn't take anymore of this and hovered into the ring. 

“Put my friend down or else!” Phanty shouted. 

The Werewolf dropped Winnie to the ground. It then turned and looked at Phanty. It looked at the ghost girl as if it knew her. She could also see something in its eyes. 

“Girls!”. 

Both Winnie and Phanty turned to see Sibella and Tanis running towards the ring. Rastaban was behind them. 

“Make sure none of those girls leave this place!”. 

The vampires and the Werewolf cornered the girls as they were in the boxing ring. 

“Winnie, you're bleeding!” Tanis said. 

 “I think we have more to worry about”. 

Winnie then sneakily gave Sibella something. The two then quickly exchanged looks. Sibella noticed Rastaban in the crowd. 

“You know what Uncle, there’s something you've taught me that I remember”. 

“And what might that be?”. 

“That you always have an escape plan!”. 

Sibella then dropped a smoke bomb and there was smoke everywhere. The vampires and the wolf all jumped on top of each other. At the corner of his eye, Rastaban saw the club door close. His niece was one smart Vampire. The wolf also looked on in regret.  
It was now sunrise and the girls were running away from the club. Winnie was visibly exhausted. She was starting to slow down and pant. She then collapsed onto the ground. 

Winnie woke up in her bed. She saw her friends. Elsa was even there although she was keeping her distance. They were now back at Grimwoods. 

“What happened?” Winnie asked. 

“It appears that you overexerted yourself, Winnie,” Miss Grimwood said. 

 Winnie looked down at her stomach and saw a big white plaster on her chest. 

“You took a real beating from that Wolf, I suggest letting that scar heal through rest” Sibella said. 

“So does that mean no more P.E” Winnie said jokingly. 

“This isn’t funny Winnie, you could have died!” Tanis said. 

The others looked surprised, Tanis was never one to turn down jokes. 

“Tanis, she was just joking” Miss Grimwood stated. 

“You could have died and it was my fault”. 

The girls could see that Tanis looked visibly terrified. Sibella told the group that her uncle had put her under the Fear Plague. Tanis saw something but she was too shaken to explain what it was. 

“I…I have to go,” Tanis said. 

Before anyone could say anything, Tanis was out the door. Sibella cleared her throat.

“I wanted to thank you all for saving me,” Sibella said. 

“We’ll never leave a friend behind,” Phanty said. 

Sibella smiled. 

“Now then, I suggest we let Winnie rest,” Miss Grimwood said. 

Miss Grimwood led Phanty out of the room. 

“I want to stay, i have something to tell Winnie” Sibella said. 

“You’re the boss,” Miss Grimwood said as she closed the door. 

Sibella approached Winnie. 

“Winnie, you’re the bravest Werewolf I've ever met”. 

“I am?”. 

“Of course. I know me and you haven't always seen eye to eye, but I appreciate you doing what you did. Not everyone can say that they saved the same Vampire twice”. 

“I don’t mean to brag but you would have done the same for me”. 

“True”.   

Winnie noticed that Sibella then looked sad. 

“What’s wrong?”. 

“I…I lost control”. 

“So what, now you know what i go through every full moon”. 

“No you don’t understand, my uncle made me experience my worst fear”. 

“Which is?”. 

“Losing control”. 

“You’re afraid of losing control?”. 

Sibella nodded. 

“Is that why you're a control freak?”. 

“Is that what our students think of me?” Sibella asked in disbelief. 

“Well one hears a lot of things”. 

“Is that what you think of me?”. 

Winnie sat herself up. 

“Look Sibella, you might be a bit bossy since you became head teacher, but your still a kind and down to earth person” 

“Why thank you, in fact I can say the same about you, only replace bossy with stubbornness,” Sibella smiled. 

Normally Winnie would get offended if she got called out, but for Sibella she made an exception. 

“You always said that Werewolves are show offs”. 

The two then laughed amongst themselves Sibella then got sombre again. 

“Still, I must be a crummy teacher”.

”Sibella, you're a great teacher and you're doing Miss Grimwood proud” Winnie said with stoic defiance. 

“You always know what to say”. 

“It's my job”.  

The two just looked at each other, not knowing what to say. Quickly and quietly, Sibella left the room. Winnie sighed in frustration. 

Tanis was outside. She was sitting on the patch of grass opposite the lake. She came here to calm down.  

“It's all your fault” Tanis could still hear Jeffery in her head. 

“Tanis?” a voice said. 

Tanis looked around and saw Elsa standing there. 

“Do you mind if I join you?”. 

“Not at all,” Tanis said while patting the space next to her. 

 Elsa smiled and sat down beside Tanis. 

“I’m sorry to hear what you’re going through,” Tanis said. 

 “Thanks”. 

There was a minute long silence. 

“I can’t even imagine what it's like for you”. 

“Huh?” Tanis said in confusion. 

“You don't need to be a scientist to see when someone is fearful”. 

 Tanis remained silent. 

“It’s alright Tanis, everyone feels fear at some point, even ghouls”. 

“What I don't understand is why this always happens to us?”. 

Elsa looked confused. 

“What do you mean?”. 

“I mean why are we put in these strange situations?. First Revolta kidnaps us in a flying cabin and brainwashes us, then comes back years later turning us into monsters, then a giant snake nearly broke our friendship and now this!”. 

This got a chuckle out of Elsa. 

“Maybe it's just luck”. 

“Do you believe in luck?” Tanis asked. 

 Elsa thought long and hard. 

“All my years as a scientist and studying magic have taught me to expect the unexpected”. 

The two sat quietly. Elsa had an idea. 

“Tanis, would you like to help me out?”. 

“What with?”. 

“I got my old equipment out of storage and I need help getting my DNA scanner back up and running”. 

Tanis looked intrigued. 

“That way we can probably identify who our mysterious Werewolf is”. 

“Great, we need some good news”. 

The two girls then went to the lab. The DNA scanner was a huge machine. While it wasn't as big as The Extractor, it was just as wide. It looked like a big computer scanner. Beside it was a thin tube where the object of the source DNA would be placed. Elsa was underneath the machine on a skateboard. . 

“Tanis, do we have any lights|?”

“Use this”. 

Elsa rolled out of her space and looked up. It was Tanis’s mummy flashlight. 

“You still have this?” Elsa asked. 

“Of course, it always comes in handy”. 

Tanis handed Elsa the flashlight and a Spanner. Elsa rolled back under the machine and did her work.  After half an hour, the scanner was up and running again. Elsa knew it was a job well done if they heard the humming of the machine. 

Just then, a familiar ghost then came through the door. 

“Hey girls, what are you both doing here?” 

“Tanis was helping me get my DNA scanner online”. 

Elsa then turned to Tanis. 

“Would you do the honours of putting these hairs in?”. 

“Of course”. 

Elsa gave Tanis the black Werewolf hairs. Tanis went up to the machine and put the hairs in the tube. A light came on and the machine started running. After a few beeps and boops, an image came on screen. The girls were shocked by the image. 

“What!” Phanty said. 

The screen read: 

DNA Match 

Edward Davies

Chapter Text

Everyone was told to meet up in the bedroom. This information concerned the whole group. Sibella and Miss Grimwood were there. Sibella trusted Tanis completely. If she said it was bad news, then it was bad news. 

“Edward is the Werewolf!” Tanis exclaimed. 

Those who hadn’t known were shocked. 

“Elsa, are you sure that machine is correct?” Phanty asked. 

“You were there Phanty, my machine doesn’t lie” Elsa said. 

Phantasma’s eyes widened in shock. She was starting to worry. 

“This is all my fault!” 

The others looked surprised. 

“Phanty, this isn’t your fault” Sibella said. 

“Oh but it is"

Tanis faced Phanty. 

“Phanty, do you mind telling us what happened the last time you saw Edward?”. 

Phantasma nodded. She got a cup of Toadstool Tea to drink before telling her story. 

(Flashback) 

Phantasma and Eddy were the best ghoulish couple ever. They always supported each other and brought out the best in one another. When Phanty’s  work schedule as a comedian wasn’t overbearing, she would make time for her boyfriend. Today they decided to go on a lunch date. Phanty picked a Cemetery as the spot for the date. Edward packed the stuff in a picnic basket. He wasn’t sure what Phanty was going to eat as she didn’t eat as much and when she did, the food was disgusting.  

“You’re looking as beautiful as ever, Phanty” Edward stated. 

“Why, you don’t look too bad yourself Eddy”.

“So, how was work last night?” Edward asked. 

“Swinging, I literally broke a leg!” Phanty’s left leg then came off. 

Edward laughed. 

“How do you do it?”. 

“Do what?”. 

“How do you say as many jokes as you can”. 

“It’s easy if you see the funny side in everything”. 

“Like death?”. 

“You have to be as dead as a doornail!”. 

The couple laughed and began eating. Edward packed a chicken sandwich while Phanty got out a bowl and started pouring cereal and milk. 

“What’s that you got?” Edward asked. 

“My favourite cereal, Spookies”. 

“Can I try some?”. 

Phanty nodded. 

Phanty gave him a spoonful of Spookies. Edward tasted it. He then spat it out on the ground. 

“What’s in that thing!”. 

“Poison Ivy combined with rotten porridge and fudge”. 

“Do you ghouls never eat human food?”. 

“Human food is bad for our taste buds, although we can eat sugar”. 

There was silence. 

“Phanty, there’s something I want to tell you”. 

“Tell away” Phanty ate another bit of cereal.

“Me and my family are going away on a two week Holiday”. 

Phantasma nearly spat out her cereal but was able to digest it.  

“A Holiday!”. 

Edward nodded. 

“That sounds lovely, where are you headed?”.  

“We’re going to The Bahamas”. 

Phantasma then imagined herself and Eddy in The Bahamas, swimming in the sea and lying by the pool. Phanty then jumped atop of Eddy and the raft he was on and they sank to the bottom. The two then laughed. Phantasma had hearts in her eyes. 

“Um, Phanty?”. 

Phanty still looked dazed. 

“Phanty!”. 

Phantasma snapped out of her trance. 

“Yeah?”. 

“Are you okay?”.

“Yeah, I was just thinking how amazing it is. When are we going?”. 

Edward looked at Phanty. 

“I’m sorry Phanty, but it’s a family only Holiday”. 

“What do you mean?”. 

“It's a family holiday for a reason. We just need a little getaway”. 

“You’re my getaway, you're all I need”. 

Edward crossed his arms. 

“I’m serious about this”. 

“Come on Eddy, I rarely get to see you nowadays!”. 

“I’m sure you will survive two weeks without me”. 

“It will be so lonely without you”. 

“You have the others”. 

“The others are too busy with their own lives and work”. 

“Look Phanty, I will be back before you know it”. 

Edward then held her hand. 

“I love you Phanty”. 

“If you love me then why don’t you let me come with you?”. 

“Phanty, have you and your family ever been on holiday?”. 

“Of course”. 

“Then you know what I mean”. 

Phanty’s brow furrowed. 

“If you want to go on your holiday fine, you don’t need my permission!”. 

Phanty let go of Edward. 

“Phanty, please don’t be like this. I will bring you back a souvenir". 

“If you want to go, just go!”. 

Phantasma then immediately regretted her words. Edward silently stood up and left the cemetery. Phantasma then started sobbing. 

(End of flashback)  

“Why did I have to be so selfish!” Phanty said while blowing her nose. 

Tanis did her best to comfort her friend. 

“You aren’t a bad person, Phanty, you just misunderstand sometimes”. 

“Tanis’s right, you just need to catch up on personal boundaries” Sibella said. 

“What if I messed up our relationship for good!”. 

“Eddy, loves you too much for that” Tanis said. 

“You think so?”. 

“I know so”. 

Sibella turned to Winnie who was still lying in bed. 

“You're the Werewolf expert, how does one become a Werewolf and can it be reversed?”.  

Winnie thought for a few moments. 

“There’s a few ways actually, one way is through a bite. The other would be a spell or a curse. Or in my case being born with it”. 

“Can we cure Eddy?” Phanty asked tearfully. 

“Yes, but it depends on how he got infected”. 

“We have to find him!”. 

Phanty went to move but Sibella appeared in front of her. 

“Phanty, we can’t be making any reckless decisions, not in a time like this”. 

“He’s our friend and my boyfriend!”. 

“I know he is but you know what’s at stake”. 

“We…I have to do something!”. 

Phantasma started to sob. Sibella let her cry into her shoulders. Sibella then patted her on the back. 

“You’ll get your chance, I promise”. 

Elsa then lit up with an idea. 

“I think I got something!”. 

The others turned and looked. 

“What do you mean?” Tanis asked. 

“Come down to the lab and I will explain”. 

The girls then went down to the lab. Winnie had to stay in bed as her wounds weren’t fully healed yet. Miss Grimwood and Sibella said that they would fill her in on what Elsa had found. Elsa wheeled out her whiteboard. 

“What’s this about Elsa?” Sibella asked. 

“I’ve been thinking about something. I thought about what you described back in the club, about Tanis being briefly affected by the Fear Plague”. 

Sibella looked around to see that Tanis was shaking. She felt bad for her mummy friend. No one knew what she had seen. Elsa drew a diagram on the board. 

“Tanis was only temporarily affected because she was touched from the back of the head. Going off Winnie and Sibella’s accounts, I assume that the Fear needs to attack the victim from the front to be completely effective”. 

Sibella held her hand up. 

“Wait, you mean a full frontal assault on the senses?”. 

Elsa solemnly nodded. 

“Trapping its victim in a fear induced hallucination”. 

“This is all that darn book's fault!” Phanty said. 

“Wait, what do we know about that spell book?” Tanis asked. 

This made the group stop and think. 

“Well, the book belonged to Revolta before she met her end” Elsa stated. 

“I’m afraid that’s where you're wrong. When I was working with Ashley, she told me that the book didn’t belong to Revolta, she stole it off someone else” Miss Grimwood stated. 

The girls looked at their former teacher with wide eyes. 

“Did she say who owned it before?” Tanis asked. 

“No she didn’t”.

“I know this is going to sound taboo but do you remember any dark magic Ashley taught you?” Sibella asked. 

Miss Grimwood gave a sad sigh. 

“I wish I could be of more assistance to you, but I’m afraid dark magic is harder to follow for those who aren’t familiar with it”. 

Miss Grimwood had a lot of regret about being so easily duped by Ashley and that demon Apep. Her desperate attempts to keep her school nearly destroyed the friendship of her students. She didn’t deserve their trust. 

“It’s okay Miss Grimwood” Sibella said. 

Sibella could see the sadness in her mentor’s eyes. 

“What do we do now?” Tanis asked. 

Before Sibella could say anything, Phanty stepped forward. 

“I tell you what we do, we stop that plague and if you don’t mind me saying, stop Sibella’s crazy aunt and uncle” Phanty stated. 

Sibella had no objections to that statement. 

Elsa turned to her board. 

“I’m going to need a sample of the plague to better analyse it”. 

“Elsa, that is dangerous,” Sibella said. 

“I know, that is why I will be building an airtight container”. 

“We must go to the hospital then, they will have samples,” Tanis said. 

“I’ll go,” Sibella said. 

The group looked at Sibella. 

“Why?” Tanis asked. 

“Because I’m responsible for what happens in this building and you all already risked your lives for me”. 

“With all due respect Sibella, this affects us all”. 

“Look Tanis, I don’t want to lose you and the others, as head teacher it is my duty to do what is right”. 

Tanis was about to talk back when Sibella just left the room. 

“Don’t worry Tanis, I will go talk to her” Miss Grimwood said. 

Elsewhere in Rastaban’s castle, Edward the Werewolf was in his cage. If he had known what being a Werewolf actually entailed beforehand, he wouldn’t have been so gullible. It was like he was split in half and the two halves were at war with each other. His true personality was lost in a sea of rage and viciousness. Despite this, he did remember glimpses of his life as a human. He remembered his parents, the Grimwood girls and Phanty. Oh how he missed her. He so wanted to meet her again, but knew he would attack her. He was remembering the day he made a foolish mistake. The day he became the Wolf. 

Flashback

Edward and his parents arrived at The Bahama’s. After getting out of the Airport and getting settled at the hotel, Edward and his parents went out. It was now getting dark. They found their way into a marketplace full of shops and stalls. Edward felt bad for how his last encounter with his girlfriend went. He didn’t mean to make Phanty upset. Why did she have to get upset at the littlest things? 

They passed by one shop. This shop looked like it had interesting monster themed stuff. He pleaded with his parents to let him go in. They obliged and did so. Edward entered the shop. It was a pleasant enough spot. There was a counter in the middle of the room. Behind the counter there were shelves of stuff.  There were shelves all around the little shop. This shop had items such as human brains, a vampire bat and even the famous Monkey's Paw. 

A woman came out of the door behind the counter. She had long black hair, green eyes and wore a Lavender coloured hobble dress. 

“Greetings young man, what may I do for you this evening?”. 

“Hello ma'am, I was just passing by and saw your shop,” Edward said. 

“My shop is lovely isn’t it”. 

“It is, I’m a fan of all things creepy”. 

“You aren’t from around here, are you?” The woman asked in an exaggerated Russian accent. 

“Yes, my parents and I are on holiday”. 

“The Bahama’s is good, ya?”. 

“Yeah, I know some friends of mine who would love a place like this”. 

“Oh, I’m sensing you're trying to impress someone”. 

“How do you know that?”. 

“I'm telepathic, I also sense that you're into monsters”. 

“I am, I was wondering if your shop had anything monster related?”. 

“Of course, take a look around”. 

Edward looked around the shop. There were so many strange items. There was a haunted painting of a man, a magic wand and a mummy's head. One item caught his eye. It was a glass beaker containing liquid. The label read Wolfsbane. It certainly didn’t look like any Wolfsbane Edward had known.  

“Hey, what’s this?” Edward asked. 

“Oh that, that’s secreted Wolfsbane”. 

“Really?”. 

“When the Wolfsbane plant gets crushed down it releases the liquid within. Many do it for the thrill of the hunt”. 

“What do you mean by that?”. 

“Because secreted Wolfsbane is one of many ways for one to become a Werewolf”. 

Edward was now very intrigued. Winnie never mentioned something like this. 

“But I thought a full moon turned people into Werewolves?”. 

“That is the way, yes, but Secreted Wolfsbane enhances the transformation by allowing the user to maintain their intelligence”. 

The woman stepped forward. 

“You want to know why people go out of their way to become Werewolves, to be more independent, to follow your own path and your own instincts. You never have to listen to anyone else again”. 

“Being a Werewolf sounds cool, Winnie never talked about it that way”. 

The woman furrowed her brow. 

“Who’s Winnie?”. 

“A friend of mine…she’s into Werewolves”. 

“Well, she picked a good hobby”. 

“How much-“. 

Just then Susan rushed into the shop and grabbed Edward. 

“I’m sorry Miss-“. 

“Vanna Pira”. 

“I’m sorry Miss Pira, my son didn’t mean to intrude”. 

Susan took her son out of the shop. 

“Mum, I didn’t even buy anything!”. 

“That woman nearly robbed you blind!”. 

“But mum-“.

The next day, Edward was feeling peeved. This holiday was meant to be an opportunity for him to be himself. Instead, his parents were bossing him around. When it came to the poolside, he wasn’t allowed anywhere out of reach of his parents. Even when he did find people his own age to talk to, his mum would always interrupt him. 

“Edward, don't talk to strangers,” Susan warned. 

His parents would even get mad at teensy tiny mistakes such as a spillage on his shirt. His parents were really putting a damper on his holiday. 

That night in bed, Edward thought about what Vanna had said. For a monster fanatic like himself, being a Werewolf sounded awesome. Back home when he had the chance to see Winnie, he would ask her about the Werewolf lifestyle. She told him that although there were downsides such as relentless shedding, being a Werewolf was great. As a Werewolf he will be an independent and agile predator who followed his own rules. There was a tiny bit of self doubt in Edward’s mind that Vanna’s potion was a scam. He put that thought away. Meeting Phantasma and her friends last year opened his mind to what’s possible in the world. He had made up his mind. He was going to get that potion. 

He got changed and sneaked his way into the rest of the apartment. The room had two keycards, one for Susan Davies, one for Patrick Davies. He could never tell his parents what he was doing as they would never understand. He took the second keycard and gently opened the door and gently closed it. He made his way out of the hotel and onto the streets. He remembered where Vanna’s shop was. He had found the shop and entered it. He was surprised to see that Vanna was pleasantly standing by the counter. 

“Happy to make your acquaintance again Edward” Vanna said. 

“You know why I’m here?” Edward asked. 

“Of course, you want to become a Werewolf”. 

Edward nodded. 

“Are you sure, once you drink the potion, there is no going back to being a human being”. 

“Yes I'm sure, I want to be free and independent, I want to be a creature of the night”. 

“Then you're in luck because tonight happens to be a full moon”. 

Edward looked out the window and saw a moon in the sky. 

“How much do I owe you?”. 

“Money is not required, it’s free of charge”. 

Vanna handed Edward the beaker. Edward opened the lid and was about to drink it when his parents barged in. 

“Edward Davies put that drink down now!” Patrick ordered. 

“You don’t boss me around anymore, I’m my own boss!”. 

“Edward, you're only 17, you aren’t of age yet”. 

“I’m tired of being treated like a child”. 

“Whatever Vanna has promised you, it won’t work”. 

Edward prepared to drink it. 

“Edward, if you drink that, we will be going home first thing in the morning”. 

His mother’s threat didn’t do anything as Edward proceeded to drink the beaker. At first nothing happened. Edward was starting to wonder if this stuff really worked. But then something happened. He felt a burning sensation come from within. He saw the moon brightly shining. He then fell but caught himself on the counter. 

“Oh my god, are you alright Eddy!” Susan panicked. 

“What did you give him!” Patrick demanded of Vanna. 

“You will see soon enough,” Vanna stated. 

“Mum…I don’t feel good”. 

Edward looked in horror as his hand changed. Fur was growing on his arm and hand. It changed into a claw. 

His parents screamed. His face was changing. His ears were more pointed and his teeth were sharper. He fell onto the floor. His clothes were starting to rip. Black fur came from within. His face elongated into a snout. Pointed claws came from his socks. His pupils became diluted. 

His parents looked horrified as he got up from the ground. Their son was no more and his in place was a big black muscled Werewolf. Edward then howled at the moon. 

“Oh my god!” Susan stated. 

“Edward is that you?” Patrick as he reached his hand out to his son. 

Edward looked at his father. He then swiped his claw and launched his dad backwards knocking down some shelves. Susan looked terrified. 

“Ed…Edward, it’s me, your mother”. 

Vanna went into the middle of the room. 

“Come on boy, let’s play fetch!” Vanna said. 

Edward then went for his mother who ran for dear life out of the shop. Vanna saw that the dad wasn’t completely dead yet. She went up to him and bared her fangs. She bit his neck and drained his blood until there was nothing left. 

Edward was chasing his mother down the road. He was gaining on her. She made a sharp turn to the right. This led her to the woods. She decided to hide behind a big tree. She was very afraid. Before tonight she didn’t even know that she could fear her own son. She then felt breath on her neck. Before she could turn around, Edward pounced on her and they were facing each other on the ground. 

“Edward…please don’t hurt me. I promise we will fix this”. 

Edward wasn’t listening. He was eyeing his prey. He opened his jaw and went straight for her neck. He bit down and blood came out. Susan Davies was dead. Edward’s pupils returned to normal. He looked in horror at what he had done. His mother was dead and it was all his fault. He whimpered and howled in pain. Vanna then came from the shadows. 

“Well done Edward, you successfully rebelled against your parents”. 

Edward snarled. 

“Well I did warn you that there was no going back” Vanna said grimly. 

Edward went for Vanna. Vanna had her hand in a sideways motion. This made Edward stop. 

“You really are pathetic, you made yourself an experiment”. 

Vanna took the beaker out and removed the label. 

“That was no Wolfsbane, that was a potion of my own making. Now you belong to me”. 

Edward wanted to attack her but he couldn’t. 

“The full Moon still affects you but as long as my magic is within, you're bound to serve me and my husband when we break him out of prison”. 

Vanna had come to the Bahama’s to feed on innocent people. She would set up a fake shop to lure potential victims. When she saw inside Edward’s mind however, she had to do something. Someone who is close to her niece and her friends deserves a better fate than getting their blood drained. A devious smile formed on her face. 

End of flashback

Chapter Text

At Castle Dracula, Count Dracula had called a council meeting. He along with The Wolf Man, Mr and Mrs Frankenteen, as well as the Fenton Phantoms were on the monster council. Imhotep was on the council too before he got affected. Dracula was saddened that both him and his wife had to suffer the whole ordeal that was the Fear Plague.  Although he was the head of the council, Dracula wasn’t the ruler of the monster world as a whole. That title belonged to the reclusive yet well respected Goblin King. The king had already retreated to his private hiding place on an island. After a whole day, Dracula had finally located his brother’s castle. It was in the little known region of Sardonia, not to be confused with Sardinia. 

Vladimir Dracula always had a strained relationship with his brother Rastaban. He was always hungry for power even if that meant hurting others. He never imagined that his brother would follow in the steps of someone like Revolta. He thought that his brother’s wife Vanna was just as vile. 

Dracula and his friends were in the council room. 

“The meeting is now in session,” Dracula said. 

 There was an uproar of voices. Dracula had to immediately get his gravel out. 

“Order, order!”. 

Erik Fenton was the first to speak. 

“What are we going to do, Halloween is nearly upon us and our world is a nightmare!”. 

“It's all drop dead at the minute” his wife Christine said. 

There was silence. 

“Sorry, force of habit”. 

“This is already getting out of hand, we need to catch Rastaban!” Papa Werewolf said. 

“As you all know, Imhotep and his wife are still in Egypt, his daughter and the royal staff are doing all they can” Dracula stated. 

There was a moment of silence for their fallen comrade. 

“Rastaban must pay!” Papa Werewolf said. 

“I agree, we need to take action,” Frankenteen senior said. 

“I have finally located my brother's castle, we will apprehend him and make him pay for his crimes” Dracula said. 

“Will that be enough?” Christine asked. 

The others stared at Christine. 

“I mean that this fear monger won’t stop until we are all under his spell, so why don’t we permanently stop him?” 

“With all due respect Mrs Fenton, he’s my brother and I can’t kill my own blood” Dracula said. 

Papa Werewolf looked at Christine.

“Could it be that we actually agree on something,” Papa Werewolf said. 

Dracula looked appalled. 

“The answer is no. Aside from upsetting our late mother, if we kill Rastaban we will be no better than him”. 

“I’m just thinking about our children, they’ve already put themselves in enough danger”. 

“I know dear, I know,” Erik said, trying to comfort his wife. 

“I suggest we draw a vote, ones who want to arrest my brother raise their hands, ones who don’t raise their hands”. 

Dracula, The Frankenteen’s and Erik raised their hands to arrest Rastaban. Papa Werewolf and Christine raised their hands to kill him. It was four against two. The decision was made. 

“Now that’s settled, we will all be going to Sardonia. I will give us 15 minutes to prepare ourselves” Dracula stated. 

Sibella went to the main classroom. She looked at the vacant desks. Normally this room would be buzzing with her students. Now however, it’s an empty room. Despite encouragement from her friends, Sibella wondered if she really was a good teacher. She did everything by the book to look after her students and yet the worst happened. Sibella’s world had already crumbled. 

Sibella was making final preparations to fly over to the hospital when she saw Miss Grimwood by the doorframe. 

“Miss Grimwood?” 

“Sibella, i want to talk to you”. 

Sibella stopped and looked.

“What about?”. 

Miss Grimwood walked in the room. She then looked around the room. 

“Sibella…i can't help but notice how clean the rooms are now”. 

“You can thank my new cleanliness policy for that”. 

“Cleanliness policy?”. 

“Of course, Students and Staff have to clean up after themselves in each room or they will get a fine consisting of paperwork”. 

Miss Grimwood looked intrigued. 

“What about your students, how are they?”. 

“They are good students. Of course some are more trouble making than others, but I punish those who do”. 

“How often?”. 

“More often than I have to”.  

Miss Grimwood looked confused. 

“If you don’t mind me saying that, it sounds very authoritarian”. 

“I’m only doing what any teacher would have done”.  

Miss Grimwood sighed. 

“Sibella, do you want to know why I let you girls do your own thing?”. 

Sibella looked confused. 

“While your education came first, I let you thrive in a friendly environment to realise your full potential. Now if I started pushing you all into success, who knows maybe Elsa wouldn’t be a great scientist or maybe our old Volleyball team would have never won a trophy”. 

 “What are you saying Miss Grimwood?”

“While I stand by my decision to make you my successor, don’t push your students too hard with rules or otherwise they won’t want to learn anything”. 

“You want me to teach like Winnie,” Sibella said with more annoyance than intended. 

“Winnie’s teaching methods might be unusual but she gets the point across”. 

“Plus the students respect her more than me,” Sibella said with sarcasm. 

  “Now Sibella, that's not true”. 

Sibella turned around and kicked a chair in frustration. Miss Grimwood put her hand on Sibella’s shoulder. 

“It’s not a popularity contest, you just need to know when to stand back and let them solve problems on their own. How can they flourish when they keep on being pushed?”. 

Sibella sighed. 

“I am very proud of you both, you have done me proud by looking after this old place”. 

Sibella turned around again to face Miss Grimwood and hugged her. 

“Thank you!”. 

“Your welcome, miss Dracula”. 

Sibella smiled. 

“One thing that a teacher must know is that even the best teacher needs help now and again”. 

“I told Tanis-”. 

“I know but we are all in this together, you gotta have faith in your friends”. 

“Will that be enough?”. 

“There’s only one way to find out”. 

Sibella was about to say something when both she and Miss Grimwood heard Tanis coming. 

“There you are, I've been looking for you!”. 

“Tanis, I need your help”. 

“What do you need?”. 

“How about we head over to the hospital”. 

Elsewhere in Sardonia, the parents had arrived. They arrived in puffs of purple smoke. They were outside Rastaban’s castle. It was a huge castle. It had an iron gate, a drawbridge, a courtyard and a tall spire. 

“Dracula, would it have been better if we sneaked our way in, my wife and I are pros at that” Erik said. 

“Not this time my friend, we have to show my brother that we don’t fear him”. 

“The sooner this is over the better” Mrs Frankenteen said. 

The group walked over the drawbridge. Behind the iron gate were Skeleton Warriors. There were more Skeleton Warriors above aiming their crossbows at the group. 

“Stand down, it’s only my brother and his colourful friends, let them pass” Rastaban’s voice came from an intercom. 

The Warriors withheld their weapons. The gates opened, allowing the group to enter. They were guided across the courtyard into the castle. When they got inside they were in a luxurious hall. They saw a huge table, a stairway and a chandelier. Rastaban was sitting on a sofa drinking a glass of blood. 

“Hello brother,” Rastaban said. 

“Don’t hello brother me, after what you’ve done!” Dracula said. 

“And I thought you were here for a friendly chat”. 

“You monster!” Wolf man said as he charged towards him. 

In a swift motion Rastaban sped off the sofa and behind Mr. Talbot. He had him in a choke hold. 

“Werewolves are so dumb”. 

“Brother, let him go now!”. 

Rastaban reluctantly agreed and let the wolf go. 

“I had your daughter in my grasp until her friends saved her”. 

The adults looked pleased. They were proud of their children. 

“That’s our girls, never giving up without a fight!” Erik stated. 

“Brother, I demand you cease this plague at once and come with us!”. 

“Are you going to kill your own brother?”. 

“No, but you're certainly going back to prison”. 

“Why, why would you do this to your own people!” Christine demanded. 

“My people aren’t ghosts, werewolves or Franken monsters, I am saving the Vampires”. 

“What are you on about, Vampires aren’t endangered!” Wolf Man stated. 

“No, but when me and Vanna are done, that wouldn’t even be a problem”. 

“You aren’t making sense brother” Dracula said. 

“I say we take him back right now!” Mr Frankenteen said. 

“Does it have to come to this?” Rastaban asked rhetorically. 

The Wolf Man started smelling something. 

“Wait, is that-“ 

Just then, Edward then ran on all fours out of the shadows and scratched him. 

“I thought you said Werewolves aren’t your people?”. 

“They aren’t, but you hairballs make for excellent muscle!” a voice said. 

A lavender coloured bat flew down. It then transformed into Vanna. 

“You take that back!”. 

The Wolf Man went towards Vanna. However Edward, now upright, charged into him and knocked him down. He then approached the downed wolf and started pounding on him with his fists. 

Rastaban changed into a bat and flew away. 

“You aren’t going anywhere brother” Dracula said. 

“You have to catch me first!”. 

Dracula looked back at Eric. 

“You go on ahead, we’ll deal with these two”. 

Dracula nodded. He turned into a bat and chased after his brother. 

Skeleton Warriors then surrounded the group. Vanna then approached them. 

“I’m just dying to know what you’re afraid of”. 

“God Vanna, even you must have some decency” Erik said. 

“That’s it!” Christine shouted. 

Christine hovered towards Vanna at fast speed. Vanna dodged her. She then turned towards Christine. 

“If you think being transparent would help you, think again”. 

Christine wasn’t normally a violent person but desperate times called for desperate measures. Christine went to punch Vanna but she caught her fist. Christine did the same with the other fist but it had the same result. Vanna and Christine were now facing each other. Vanna opened her mouth. She then blew Fear right into Christine’s face. Christine fell to the ground as her eyes turned green. 

“You alright my love?” Erik said as he raced over. 

Erik helped his wife off the floor. Christine had no idea what happened. One minute she was facing Vanna, the next she was gone. 

“What happened?”. 

“No time to explain, we need to get Phanty”. 

“Phanty is here, she was captured”. 

The two ghosts raced to the room where Phanty was. The Fenton family was reunited. Phanty hugged them. 

“I’m so happy to see you mummy!” Phanty said. 

“Phanty, I'm so glad you're fine”. 

Phanty then started coughing. She backed away from Christine while coughing. 

“Phanty, what’s wrong?”. 

Phanty was starting to cough up spiders. The spiders kept on spewing from within her. Eventually she was overwhelmed by the spiders and then the shape of Phanty disappeared. 

“Erik, what’s going on!” Christine shrieked. 

Christine turned back to her husband. Her husband changed and in his place was a giant spider. She screamed in horror. She then fell down through a black void. She then landed on a huge spider web. She tried to move but couldn’t. The giant spider hissed at her. Thousands of little spiders were all over her. She was screaming.

“Arggah!” Christine screamed. 

Vanna then gagged and coughed up a small capsule. 

“That’s better, dangling this and the fear on my tongue was a real nightmare”. 

“No!” Erik said. 

Erik rushed towards his wife. 

“There, there dearly I’m here”.

“Where’s my family!” Christine screamed. 

While Erik was tending to his wife. Vanna took this opportunity to sneak up on him. Vanna then opened her hand at the side of his head. The fear went straight to Erik. He was affected. 

Erik was playing piano on a stage in front of people. He was playing Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig Van Beethoven. He was playing pretty well. He then hit an out of tune key that stopped the song dead in its tracks. Seeing the people, he quickly pressed the other keys. They were all out of tune as well. 

“You call that a performance, you're the worst!” A voice said. 

“You’ve ruined that excellent piece of music” another voice said. 

“You're a failure!”. 

“Failure, failure, failure!”. 

The crowd started laughing. The laughter got louder and louder. 

“Please, let me try again, please!” Erik said. 

The crowd laughed even more . 

The Wolf Man was getting a beating. He was outmatched by this presumably younger Wolf. He had gotten a black eye. 

“Please…from one Wolf to another, let me go”. 

The Wolf then stopped. 

“Sorry, but he doesn’t take requests” Vanna said as she was walking by. She then let fear out of her hand which went to the Wolf Man’s face. 

The Wolf Man woke up in his house. It must have been all a crazy dream. Everywhere and everyone was safe. He breathed a sigh of relief. He then heard the sound of footsteps. He went into the other room and saw his daughter Winnie packing something. 

“Winnie?” 

Winnie turned around and smiled. 

“Hey Papa” Winnie said. 

“What are you doing?”. 

“Packing my things”. 

The Wolf Man looked confused. 

“Packing?”. 

“Yes, I’ll finally be out of your hair”. 

“But Winnie-“. 

“Don’t say anything”. 

Winnie then picked up and looked at a framed photograph of Jessica Talbot, The Wolf Man’s human wife and Winnie’s mother. 

“Mum was right about me, I never belonged here, I’m a burden. I mean who would want a monster for a daughter?”. 

Winnie walked away and went out the front door. The Wolf Man went after her. Winnie was nowhere to be seen, she was gone forever. He had lost his only daughter. 

“No, please!”.

“No, please come back!”.

Vanna walked away from the Wolf Man smiling. 

The Frankenteen’s were fighting off some Skeleton Warriors. They threw in some good punches. One skeleton warrior jumped on Mr Frankenteen’s back and held his arms in place. Vanna walked towards him. She then kicked him in the chest and this sent him to the ground. Due to his great size, he couldn’t get up off the ground by himself. Vanna faced him on the ground and blew fear from her hand into his face. 

Frankenteen Sr was out in a vast lake. He was panicking. He was aquaphobic and couldn’t swim. He tried holding on to a big log but it broke apart. He then sank to the bottom of the ocean. He tried to scream but couldn’t. All that came out from him was air bubbles. He was sinking right to the bottom where no one could see him or hear him scream. 

Vanna then roundhouse kicked Mrs Frankenteen. She fell to the floor very easily. She didn’t know what her husband saw in that weak pound of flesh. She shrugged as she lifted Mrs Frankenteen by the head and gave her the fear. 

Mrs Frankenteen was trapped in a burning building. She looked around for any means of escape. Unfortunately all the exits were blocked. The fire seemed to get bigger and bigger. Her white dress then caught on fire. Soon her whole body was on fire. She screamed in pain. 

Vanna looked over the hall and marvelled at her work. Five of the monster council members were affected by the fear. There were five down and one to go. 

Dracula chased after his brother. When he was close enough, he charged straight into his brother. Both went down on the floor and turned back to their normal forms. Dracula had his brother pinned on the floor. 

“I don’t know what games you are playing brother, but this ends tonight!”. 

“I agree, you lot are all just footnotes in my plan”. 

Dracula looked confused. 

“Why do you think I easily let you in?”. 

“Wait, you mean fighting us was your plan?”. 

“You know, for an older brother you're always one step behind”. 

Rastaban took advantage of his brother's confusion and tumbled him backwards. Dracula got back up and ran to his brother. Rastaban slashed his claw at him and left a mark in his face. He then threw his cape at him. This temporarily blinded his brother. When Dracula finally got the cape off, he was met with a dose of fear. 

Dracula awoke and had no idea where he was. His brother was going to pay alright. He knew the exact maximum security cell that would be perfect for him. 

“Daddy, help!” A voice called. 

“Sibella!”. 

Dracula ran into the next room and saw his daughter tied to a chair. 

“Sibella, what happened?”. 

“Uncle  Rastaban kidnapped me, I need your help!”. 

“Okay I-“. 

A thought then came to Dracula. 

“What’s wrong daddy?” Sibella asked. 

“Sibella would never get herself captured easily. I taught her basic defense”. 

The dream Sibella smirked an evil grin and disappeared. Dracula turned and saw his brother. 

“Is that all your plague has for me, you think you can use my daughter against me?”.

“Ah, you and Sibella’s relationship has always been enlightening”. 

Rastaban pulled a lever and all the curtains in the room fell down. It was bright outside and the sun was shining brightly. Dracula was being burnt alive. He fell to the ground and wailed around. 

“Brother please, save me!”. 

Rastaban smiled . 

Rastaban looked on as his brother was suffering mental torture. 

“Don’t worry brother, Sibella will join me soon enough”. 

Vanna then walked into the room. 

“It is done, the others have fallen to the fear”. 

“Excellent!”. 

“Do you want me to send them to the dungeon?”. 

“Just my brother, the others will send a message”. 

Vanna furrowed her brow. 

“A message for their children to come play!”. 

Chapter Text

The next day, Winnie was in her bed. She was mumbling in her sleep. She was dreaming as she was kicking her leg at something.
“Oh … .what would I do without you?”.
Winnie was eating her pillow. What she didn’t realise was that she was at the edge of the bed. Winnie fell off the bed.
“Oww!” Winnie said, scratching her head as she got up.
Winnie looked at the mess her bed was in.
“That was some crazy dream…lovely and crazy” she said to herself.
She then coughed up some feathers. She then looked down at her chest and saw that her plaster had fallen off. Her wound had now fully healed.
“Woohoo!” Winnie exclaimed enthusiastically.
She left the bedroom and did a small run. She did a slide across the hallway before stopping at the stairs. She then slid down the banister. Miss Grimwood passed by as she slid off the banister.
“Looks like someone’s in a good mood” Miss Grimwood stated.
“Look Miss Grimwood, my wound is gone!”.
Winnie then showed her mentor her chest.
“Very good, looks like this school will be keeping its P.E teacher”.
“Wait until Sibella sees this, wait where is she?”.
“Her and Tanis went out last night to the hospital, they haven’t got back yet”.
Winnie looked confused.
“Now, I suggest you go get food, you’ve been in bed all morning”.
Before Winnie could say anything, Miss Grimwood sent her on the way to the kitchen. Being a teacher had its privileges. You could get any food you wanted to eat. Winnie chose a plate of rotten scrambled eggs. Afterwards she got ready and put on her red checkered shirt. She had multiple pairs of the same shirt.
“You're a little monster,” Jessica Talbot said.
Winnie turned around and started panting. There was no one there. She took a sigh of relief. She closed the wardrobe and went outside.
Winnie went on a little jog around the school. She was thinking about how she missed her students. They all showed promise at sports. It was against the rules to pick favourites but if she had to pick a favourite it would be Osiris. The girl had the right balance of toughness and shyness. In terms of sports prowess, Osiris would probably give Sibella a run for her money if she had the chance. Winnie was devastated when Osiris fell victim to the Fear. Years ago she was taught by her mother to hide her emotions. Werewolves weren’t allowed to feel sadness, in fact they weren’t allowed to express anything. Winnie was brought out of her thoughts when paper flew into her face.
“Hey, what’s the big-“.
Winnie got the paper off and read it. It was black and orange. It was advertising a Halloween Carnival. Winnie realised that today's date was October 31st and tonight was Halloween. Due to everything that was going on, Winnie totally forgot about Halloween. Like all ghouls, she loved Halloween so much. The Halloween Carnival was happening in the nearby town. She definitely wanted to go. She was wondering if she could convince the others to come as well. Winnie folded the paper and put it in her trouser pocket. She wanted to do another run, but this time on all fours.

Later on, Winnie met the others in the main hall. They saw a purple bat flying with a white mummy down to the ground. Sibella and Tanis had returned. Sibella turned back to her normal form. Tanis noticed Winnie.
“Winnie, you’re better!”
Tanis hugged Winnie.
“Yep, I just needed a little rest”.
Winnie looked and saw Sibella.
“Sibella”.
“Winnie”.
“I heard you two were in the hospital, are you-“.
“It was haunting to say the least”.
In the hospital, Sibella and Tanis saw a lot of ghouls. Some had to be strapped to beds because they were a danger to themselves in their fear induced states. The screaming and cries for help were harrowing to their ears. Neither mummy or vampire felt so powerless in all their afterlife’s. With some persuasion, they got the staff to give them a sample of the Fear Plague. The Plague was very potent even more so than The Chaos Pearls. The sample had to be kept in a tightly sealed container.
Tanis handed the container very delicately to Elsa. Elsa put it in her own airtight container. Elsa put her hands into two black plastic gloves and opened it. Elsa watched from behind the glass as the Fear spread around the area.
“Oh my!” Elsa said.
“What’s wrong?” Sibella asked.
“This plague might be more dangerous than we thought”.
Elsa’s machine started to make beeping sounds. Elsa looked at the screen.
“According to this, this stuff does more than make you see your worst nightmare”.
The others looked concerned.
“It rewrites your DNA, breaks it down and turns you into something else”.
“What, you mean more of those freakish monsters?” Phanty asked.
“I’m not sure, it sounds like the perfect blend of dark magic and science. I’m not sure to be thrilled or terrified”.
Phantasma then noticed something in Winnie’s pocket.
“Hey what’s that?”.
Phanty took the paper, opened it up and looked at it.
“What is it, Phanty?”
“Say, there’s a Halloween carnival in town tonight”.
The others looked at Winnie.
“It blew into my face earlier today and I was wondering if you would all like to come?”.
Sibella looked at Winnie.
“Out of the question, we have more important things to-“.
“I think Winnie is right,” Miss Grimwood said.
“What?”.
“With everything that’s happening, you girls deserve a break”.
Sibella faced Miss Grimwood.
“We are on the verge of a breakthrough, we can’t give up now”.
“I’m not saying that you are giving up. they say that happiness can be found in the most darkest moments”.
“What does that mean?”.
Before Miss Grimwood could respond, Phanty cut in.
“I think we need a break, there’s too much gobbledygook in my head” Phanty said half jokingly with a solemn expression.
“It will be nice to see the town again” Tanis mused.
Sibella looked on at her friends. She could see a smile form on Winnie’s face.
“Fine, we can go”.
The group cheered.
“Now that’s settled, Me and Elsa can stay behind and analyse what we have, you lot have fun” Miss Grimwood said.

Later that evening, Winnie, Sibella, Phanty and Tanis made their way to the Halloween carnival. The group was in pairs. As the pair walked, they saw a lot of people dressed up as monsters. There were many vampires, ghosts, Skeletons, witches and so many more. It was refreshing to see that the spirit of Halloween was still very much alive. If only the rest of the monster world could celebrate as well.
“Now this is what I call a party!” Winnie stated.
Sibella turned towards the others.
“Alright then, how about we split up in pairs”.
“Me and Phanty could stay together,” Tanis said.
“Is that okay with you, Phanty?”.
“Yeah sure” Phanty said in her most disinterested tone ever.
“That leaves me and Winnie. We walk around for a while and meet back here in town square”.
The group put their hands together in a circle and lifted them. The group separated with both sides going in different directions.
Winnie and Sibella were walking together when they came across a booth.
“Roll up, roll up, test your aim at our very own shooting gallery”.
“Wait, did you say shooting gallery?” Sibella asked.
“Yes ma’am, simply aim your gun at these moving targets and you win a prize”.
“I accept your challenge”.
“Sibella, are you sure you are up to this?”.
“Of course Winnie, daddy used to have a musket collection”.
Sibella got into position. She let the gun go over her shoulder. She was able to fire three consecutive shots at the targets. Winnie and the Carny were surprised.
“How did you do that?”.
“Simple, all it takes is aiming and skill”.
Sibella then chose a big pink plush rabbit as a prize.
“Let me try!”.
Winnie tried the game. On her first shot she accidentally blew herself backwards to the floor.
“Sorry” Winnie said as she got up.
On her second attempt. The bullet ricocheted everywhere until Sibella narrowly dodged it.
“Watch it”.
“Sorry”.
On her third and final attempt, the bullet just missed the target by an inch. Winnie grumbled.
“You know, you’re adorable when you're mad,” Sibella said.
“Let’s try another game”.

Elsewhere Tanis and Phanty were in a bouncy castle. They were jumping up and down. Tanis saw Phanty smile in the air.
“Is that a smile on your face I see?” Tanis asked.
“It sure is, this bouncy castle is about to get more bouncier!” Phanty exclaimed.
“It’s good to have you back, Phanty”.
“I’m sorry if I’ve been a downer lately”.
“It's okay, I know what you’re going through”.
“I miss Eddy, I would be so alone without him”.
“That’s not true, you got us”.
“But you lot have jobs”.
“We may have jobs, but that doesn’t change our friendship”.
Phantasma decided to change the subject.
“Hey Tanis?”.
“Yeah?”.
“Can I tell you a little secret?”.
“What kind of secret?”.
The two stopped bouncing. Phanty went over and whispered in Tanis’s ear.
“What!” Tanis said in surprise.

Winnie and Sibella were finishing up a game of ring toss. Winnie won a prize and it was a plush dolphin.
“Can we trade prizes?”
“Sure”.
The two exchanged prizes.
“I need to sit down,” Sibella said.
“I know a place where we could do that”.
Winnie and Sibella went to a secretive area. They walked up a nearby hill. They got to an area with a tree. The view was beautiful. They could see the whole town from here. The two sat down near the tree.
“This is beautiful Winnie, I don’t think I’ve seen this place before”.
“I came across this place while on a full moon”.
“You mean?”.
Winnie just nodded.
Sibella started laughing.
“You could have been in a lot of trouble for that”.
“Well what Miss Grimwood doesn’t know can’t hurt her”.
Winnie then noticed how bright Sibella’s eyes were.
“Were your eyes always so bright?”.
“My eyes always glow brighter at night”.
The two sat in silence for a moment.
“Winnie, I feel like I owe you an apology,” Sibella said.
“For what?”.
“As a fellow teacher, I’ve been hard on you. I always question your judgment and I’m sorry. It’s not that I don’t trust you it’s just that…”.
“Just what?”.
“Just that I’m not used to sharing leadership with someone else”.
“What do you mean?”.
Sibella cleared her throat.
“Growing up in my family, I was what you would call “the runt of the litter”.
Winnie looked at Sibella in disbelief.
“No way, you don’t look like a runt to me”.
“Believe it or not, yes. Although I am the middle child, I wasn’t as strong or productive as my other siblings and step siblings were”.
Winnie looked confused.
“Daddy has a complicated love life”.
“Oh”.
“It took me longer to learn my powers as I didn’t learn to be a bat until I was five. My mum was always there for me in those early years until-“.
There was a hesitant pause. Winnie didn’t need to hear what happened as she had already deduced.
“My father did the best he could for me. He taught me that to be a strong Vampire you have to be dominant and then others will follow. I had to prove myself a confident leader by succeeding in whatever came my way”.
Winnie looked on in silence.
“That is why I’m such a bossy control freak!”.
Sibella started sobbing. Winnie instinctively held Sibella’s hand.
“Look Sibella, you're a great person and a beautiful one too, if no one else can see that, they’ll have me to answer to”.
While Sibella was rubbing away her tears, she noticed Winnie’s paw holding her hand.
“Winnie?”
Winnie looked down and noticed the blunder she had made. She quickly yanked her hand back.
“I just had to go ahead and do that, didn’t I!” Winnie facepalmed herself.
“Winnie, wait”.
There was a loud banging. Winnie jumped up and looked startled. There were fireworks in the sky. There were red, green and yellow ones.
“Relax…they’re just fireworks”.
“Werewolves are more sensitive to loud noise”.
“Let me help you relax then”.
Sibella then straightened herself out as she sat upright. She looked up at Winnie.
“Are you sure about this?” Winnie asked.
“Positive, I won’t bite”.
Winnie then sat down next to Sibella. She sprawled herself out on Sibella’s lap. Sibella then handed her a pair of earphones.
“Where did you get them?” Winnie adjusted them on.
“You should know, a teacher always comes prepared”.
“Thanks”
“Your welcome”.
There was a few minutes of silence. The only sound was the occasional firework. Sibella affectionately stroked Winnie’s hair.
“You’re the best Werewolf anyone could ask for”.
“You think so?”.
“We’ve known each other for years, only a true friend could stay that long”.
“Of course, you may drive me nuts sometimes but I respect you”.
Sibella looked curious.
“You know Winnie, I think you’re hiding something”.
“Really…why don’t you enlighten me?”.
“Sometimes I get the feeling that your "tough girl” persona is an act, that deep down is an insecure little girl who doesn’t trust herself”.
That struck a chord with Winnie. She tried to maintain her composure.
“W…what gave you that idea?”.
“It takes someone with baggage to know”.
“Ah dang!”.
“What’s wrong?”.
“My stomach is itchy”.
“Is that all?”.
Winnie nodded.
“Can you scratch it?”.
Winnie smiled.
“I don’t know, I might need some help”.
Sibella smiled. She immediately knew what her friend was getting at.
“Fine, but this is the only time I will do this”.
“Fair enough”.
Sibella put her hand on Winnie’s stomach. She rubbed the skin up and down. For Winnie, it felt like she was in heaven.
“Ahhh…that’s so good”.
“There’s more where that came from”.
Sibella decided to rub Winnie’s foot.
“Stop, you know I’m ticklish!” Winnie said while laughing.
“Are you sure?”.
The two then laughed amongst themselves and enjoyed the fireworks.

Sometime later, Sibella and Winnie walked back to Grimwood’s. They were soon joined by Tanis and Phantasma. Phanty was eating some Candy Floss.
“I see you two enjoyed yourselves” Sibella said.
“You bet, I wanted to try candy floss with spider webs”.
While they were busy talking to Phanty, Tanis looked behind the backs of Sibella and Winnie. She saw the latter’s tail wagging. She knew what that meant and she smiled. At least her friend was happy.
The group made it back to the school and walked in.
“Ah, I see your back girls, how was it?” Miss Grimwood asked.
“It was brilliant!” Phanty exclaimed.
“Yeah, me and Sibella saw the fireworks”.
“That’s great to hear girls, now how about-“.
Suddenly the phone rang. The group looked at the ringing phone in front of them. There was a sudden feeling of dread coming from the pit of their stomachs. They were frozen in dread and fear.
Elsewhere in Egypt, Jeffery was having his own problems. The number of infected people was just getting bigger and bigger. The infirmary was at the point where it was overcrowded and impossible to hear yourself think. Shira noticed something peculiar about one of the patients. This patient somehow tore through the bandages on his fingers. Coming out of the holes were sharp talons.
Outside the city in the darkness were two eyes. The figure came forward to reveal Edward the Werewolf. Behind him were an army of Skeleton Warriors. Tonight they were going to attack the city and nothing was going to stand in their way.

Chapter Text

The group continued to look at the phone. Even Elsa stopped her work and looked on. Miss Grimwood then stepped forward.
“I’ll get this one” she said with a slight hint of uncertainty.
Miss Grimwood went towards the phone and picked it up.
“Hello this is Miss Grimwood speaking, who’s this?”.
There was a brief silence.
“Yes, the girls are here with me…what?…..What happened?.....thank you for getting this to my attention….I will tell them myself”.
Miss Grimwood put down the phone and looked at the girls with solemn eyes.
“What’s wrong Miss Grimwood?” Tanis asked.
“Girls, something happened to your parents”.
There was an immediate sense of unease.
“What happened?” Winnie asked.
“Your parents found Rastaban’s castle in Sardonia and ... .are in hospital infected with fear”.
The group were in shock. Phanty was the one who made a noise.
“This can't be happening, this can't’ be happening!” Phanty said in panic.
“I am so sorry, Phanty,” Tanis said as she comforted her friend.
Elsa cried while Winnie tried to contain herself but couldn't.
“Wait, what about my father?” Sibella asked.
“Your dad led the charge, he wasn’t with the others when they were called in”.
“Who called them into the hospital?”.
“A female vampire with black hair”.
Winnie let out a scowl.
“Vanna” Winnie stated.
Suddenly a portal appeared to the confusion of the group. They saw a familiar image within. It was Jeffrey the Mummy.
“Jeffery?” Tanis asked.
“Tanis, we need your help”.
“Sorry I didn't call sooner, I'm busy”.
“Tanis, we are under attack!”.
“Attack…by who?”.
“That wolf is back and he’s not alone. There's Skeleton soldiers and there’s two vampires leading the charge”.
The group looked on in anger.
“We’re on our way,” Tanis said.
“Hurry, i don't know how long before-”
Just then, they heard the sounds of rapid banging. The portal call then closed. Tanis turned back to the group.
“Come on, my kingdom needs all the help it can get”.
The girls went to move but Miss Grimwood appeared before them.
“Don’t you see that this is what Rastaban wants. He’s using your love for your parents against you”.
“So what, he and his wife need to pay!” Winnie said.
“Eddy is out there as well, there has to be a way to turn him back to normal” Phanty said.
“What if there is no way?”.
“Don’t you dare say that!”.
“Phanty, hush!”.
“Please don’t talk to her like that, Miss Grimwood,” Sibella said defensively.
“Look, I don't want you girls to fall into an obvious trap”.
“Then, it’s a risk we are willing to take, come on girls” Tanis said.
The group walked away.
“Girl’s wait, Sibella, Elsa!”.
The group then magically teleported away, leaving Miss Grimwood alone.

Rastaban and Edward barged their way into the throne room. Jeffery stood up off the throne and looked defiant.
“Whoever you are, I demand you to leave!”.
Rastaban smiled.
“You must be Tanis’s boyfriend”.
Jeffery was taken aback. He quickly maintained his composure.
“What are you talking about”.
“You and Tanis honestly think you have what it takes to run a kingdom, it's pathetic”.
“Look, I suggest you stand down before it's too late”.
“And if i say no?”.
The guards then came out and surrounded him.
“I really suggest that you do”.
“Edward!”
Edward then went wild and sliced through each of the guards. Edward then hid in the shadows. Jeffery was in panic. Rastaban jumped up in mid air and before the mummy knew it, he was already behind him.
The girls teleported and arrived in the underground Egyptian marketplace. It was in ruins. Tanis looked around and saw the buildings in smoke and flames.
“Oh my god ... .this is all my fault,” Tanis exclaimed.
“Come on girls, we don;t have time to lose!” Elsa stated.
The girls ran to the palace and found it under attack outside by skeleton warriors. Winnie jumped onto the scene and started attacking. She kicked one to the ground while throwing another over her head.
“Have you been working out?” Phanty asked.
“Being a P.E teacher has its advantages”.
“Come on, Jeffery will be in the throne room,” Tanis said.
The group ran inside and into the throne room. Tanis could see Rastaban having Jeffery in a chokehold.
“Let him go!” Tanis screamed.
Rastaban then noticed the others. Sibella then stepped forward from the group.
“Ah, I see you made it!”.
“Uncle, stop this at once!” Sibella stated.
“Why?, I find this all rather fun”.
“This madness needs to stop, where’s the book?””.
Rastaban smiled.
“It’s in my castle where it belongs”.
“You and Aunt Vanna have no idea what you're playing with”.
“On the contrary we do, if you come and join us, we will explain everything”.
Sibella looked at her uncle.
“We may be family, but I'm nothing like you”.
“You have a brilliant mind Sibella, you get that from me”.
Winnie stepped forward.
“Didn’t you hear her, she wants nothing to do with you!” Winnie said.
Rastaban didn’t look amused at Winnie’s interruption. He scowled at her and snapped his fingers
Edward then came out of the shadows and charged into Winnie, sending her to the ground. Edward then pinned her to the ground. The group was shocked.
“Let her go!”.
“You care for this mut, Sibella?”.
“And let my Eddy go!” Phanty snapped.
Rastaban looked at Phanty intrigued.
“So you must be the girlfriend?”.
“I am”.
“Why would he be interested in a thing like you?”.
“Change him back right now or I will make you”.
“Eddy here brought this on himself, he wanted to impress you girls”.
Phanty stood defiant.
“If you want him so bad, you can have him”.
Edward got off Winnie. Winnie gasped for air as Edward was a lot heavier as a wolf. He made his way to Phanty. He snarled at her.
“Eddy, it's me… Phanty”.
“He can’t hear you, my child”.
Elsa looked on in fear.
“Phanty, no!”.
Edward turned to look at Elsa. Elsa was trembling with fear. Her palms were sweaty and she was shaking. She was getting severe Deja Vu. Rastaban noticed her fear.
“Edward, chase her”.
Edward switched targets and went for Elsa. Elsa did the only thing she could do in this situation…run. She ran down a side corridor.
“Elsa!” the group said.
Edward ran down the corridor after her.
“Eddy!” Phanty said.
Phanty then flew after them.
Winnie sat up on the floor. She looked at Sibella.
“Winnie, go after them!”.
“What about you and Tanis?”.
“We’ll be fine, go after them”.
Winnie got on all fours and ran after them. Rastaban dropped Jeffery to the ground.
“Good, now it's just us!” The green skinned vampire stated.

Winnie was chasing after Edward who was chasing after Elsa. The chase went through the corridor and over a large walkway.
“Just get away from me!” Elsa cried.
“Wait up, Elsa!” Winnie called out.
While Winnie was running, Phanty was hovering alongside her.
“Winnie, we need to make Eddy see sense!”.
“Try telling him that”.
“I just know that my lovely Eddy is in there somewhere, don’t rough him up too bad”.
”Can’t make any promises”.
When she got close enough, Winnie jumped onto Edward’s back. This made him stop and he tried to get her off. Winnie wrapped her hands over his neck. Phanty went in front of Edward.
“Eddy, are you in there?”.
Phanty put her hand tenderly over Edwards face. He was starting to calm down and for a moment he seemed to recognise her.
“I’m here, i’m here” Phanty said tenderly.
There were a few moments of silence.
“I can’t imagine where I would be without you”.
Winnie felt a temptation come over here. She really wanted to make this wolf suffer. She tightened her grip. She was going to squeeze the life out of him.
Phanty noticed.
“Winnie stop, you're hurting him!”.
Winnie then got out of her trance.
“Huh?”.
Edward then butted his head backwards and knocked Winnie off.
Edward snarled in pain and ran off. Phanty didn’t look happy.
“Winnie, what the hell are you thinking!”.
“I…I…don't know what happened”.
“Look, there's no time for excuses, if we hurry we might-”.
As Phanty was talking, a figure was coming up behind her. Winnie could do nothing but point.
“What?”.
Phanty turned around and was instantly met with fear. She fell to the floor.
“No!” Winnie yelled.
The figure came forward revealing herself to be Vanna.
“You are a nutcase, aren't you!” Winnie said.
“And you must be Winnie Talbot”.
“How do you know my name?”.
“I’ve met your father. He begged for mercy like a dog”.
This made Winnie snarl and growl.
“Don’t you dare insult my papa!”.
Winnie lunged towards Vanna with her claws aimed. Vanna then punched Winnie right in the stomach and it sent her backwards across the walkway onto the floor.
Phantasma found herself in a strange place. It was a place she initially didn’t recognize.
“Hello, is anyone here?”.
There was only silence. Phanty checked around the area and found herself in an auditorium. She was in a theatre.
“I must be home,” Phanty said to herself.
Phanty hovered up to her parent’s room but found nothing. She was starting to get concerned. She then heard a familiar giggle.
“Tanis?”.
Phanty rushed outside but found a great big white void. She ran all over but always found herself in the same spot.
“Somebody please answer me!”.
“There’s no one to answer to,” a familiar voice said.
Phanty knew that voice anywhere, it was Eddy.
“Eddy!”.
“Nobody wants to be with you anymore, so they all left”.
“They wouldn't do that!”.
“They would if all they saw was an attention obsessed little ghost”.
“Don’t say that!”.
“It’s only the truth”.
Phanty ran and ran. She was glad when she finally saw Grimwood’s. She rushed towards it and tried to phase in but she couldn't. She couldn't even open the door.
“Face it, you're nothing without a crowd, you're nothing, period”.
“Stop it!” Phanty ordered.
“You are and always will be alone”.
Phanty banged on the door repeatedly.
“No one will come for an attention seeking pest like you”.
Phanty was starting to cry. Eddy was telling the truth. She deserved to be alone. She was nothing but a horrible attention seeking ghost.
Elsa was running. She was so scared and lost. How could she just leave her friends like that. She was lost in thought that she fell down a crevice. Elsa laid on the ground. She looked in horror as she saw Edward looking down from the crevice. He was unable to get down to her level. She was shaking uncontrollably. She then heard footsteps come her way. Before she could even comprehend what was happening, a hand went over her face.
Elsa woke up in a park. She must admit that she was confused. One minute she was in Egypt, the next in some park. She sat up and saw her surroundings.
“Elsa, come here honey” a voice called out.
“Mum, dad?”.
Elsa’s parents came over and helped her up. They hugged each other.
“I’m happy that you're okay,” Mrs Frankenteen said.
Just then, the sky darkened. The moon came out and there was howling.
Elsa looked and saw a pack of Werewolves coming for them and leading the pack was Winnie Talbot. Winnie had deep red eyes not dissimilar to how she appeared in The Duat. She went for Elsa and lunged on her. She bared her teeth at Elsa.
“Winnie…..please ... .I beg you!” Elsa screamed.
Winnie put her paw at the side of Winnie’s head. She turned it the other way. She was to be shown something.
Elsa watched in horror as her parents were surrounded by wolves. Her dad got both his arms torn off and her mum was being slashed repeatedly.
“No!” Elsa screamed.
Elsa could do nothing but watch as her parents were being killed. Winnie bit and pulled Elsa’s legs off. Elsa was living her worst nightmare.
The skeleton warriors were carrying Elsa back to Vanna who was walking toward Winnie who was on the ground. They put Elsa beside the fear stricken Phantasma. While walking towards Winnie, Vanna turned and noticed the pair.
“Looks like the “Grimwood Girls” are falling like dominoes”.

In the throne room Tanis, Sibella and Rastaban were in a circle-like formation. It was like a standoff from an old western with neither knowing who would attack first. Tanis broke the stalemate. She held her arm out and her bandages came off. Rastaban grabbed the bandage and pulled it upward. This sent Tanis up to the air. Rastaban then pulled it down to the other side and slammed Tanis against the wall. Tanis was down on the ground.
“Tanis!” Sibella said.
Sibella scowled at her uncle. She went to attack him. However when she got close to him, she froze. Something was holding her back. Rastaban grinned.
“You see Sibella, family runs deeper than blood”.
Sibella tried again to attack but she just couldn’t.
“How are you doing this!”.
“I haven’t done anything, you won’t hurt me because we’re family”.
“Where’s my father!”.
“Locked up like the traitor he is”.
“How dare you say that about your own brother when you're the traitor!”.
“Your father’s a good vampire but he lacks vision”.
“Yeah, a vision of chaos”.
“I forgot to say, congratulations on being head teacher, but what’s the point when you can’t even control yourself and the chaos around you”.
This made Sibella angry. She raised her arm in anger. Rastaban took Sibella by the arm and pushed her with his free hand down to the floor.
“I’m only going easy on you because you’re my niece”.
Rastaban then turned his attention to Tanis. Tanis regained consciousness. She was in pain and she was feeling tired.
“Tanis…Tanis…Tanis, don’t you know when you’re outmatched?”.
“A certain someone taught me to never give up because good will triumph”.
“Spoken like a true naive child”.
“Why are you doing this, me and the others haven’t done anything to you”.
“That’s where you're wrong, do you remember a Vampire called Ashley?”.
Both Tanis and Sibella were in shock.
“You knew Ashley?”.
“Of course I did”.
“Ashley told us that her parents were killed by humans!”.
“Me and Vanna may not have been her biological parents but she was like a daughter to me. Who do you think introduced her to black magic?”.
Tanis gasped.
“You girls robbed me of my desires and this is my vengeance against you”.
Rastaban got something out of his pocket. He threw it and it slid across the ground. Tanis picked it up. It was her locket, the one she supposedly lost.
“Wha-“.
“Vanna picked it up. You think we attacked this place by chance!”.
“What!”.
“This is all your fault. Your city is burning, two of your friends have already fallen to the fear and your own family are mine”.
Tanis started to weep.
“No…no..I didn’t mean for this to happen”.
“Don’t listen to him Tanis, he’s lying he’s-.
A skeleton soldier then put his foot down on Sibella’s chest pinning her to the ground.
“You can’t even protect your own flock, you’ve let everyone down”.
Rastaban went up to Tanis and grabbed her by the throat. She was so grief stricken that she didn’t see that he had the fear in his other hand.
“Looks like someone needs a timeout”.

Vanna went up to Winnie and held her up by the neck. She was impressed by the werewolf’s durability. Winnie was down but not out.
“You're a tough one, I’ll give you that”.
“What can I say, I stick around”.
Vanna smiled.
“You know what, we would need someone like you, so why don’t you join us?”.
Winnie spat in her face. This made Vanna drop her. Winnie got back up.
“You must be nuts if you think I would willingly betray my friends”.
Vanna looked enraged. She was about to attack until a wave of magic sent her to the ground. Winnie looked behind her.
“Miss Grimwood?”.
“Winnie”.
“Phanty and Elsa have been affected”.
“I know, we must regroup with the others”.
Winnie turned to look at the fear stricken Phanty and Elsa. She didn’t want to leave her friends behind. But she knew that this was a losing battle and if they stayed any longer, they would suffer the same fate. She turned back to Miss Grimwood and they both ran along the large walkway.
Vanna got herself back up. Edward was beside her. He looked like he was going to chase after them.
“No Edward, I have something else in mind for them. We need to take our prisoners back to the castle”.
Edward bowed his head.
Miss Grimwood and Winnie were running back to the throne room. Winnie glanced back while running.
“Looks like we gave her the slip”.
“Somethings wrong, a vampire like her wouldn’t give up so easily”.
The two stopped running just a few inches off the exit and contemplated. In the distance, Miss Grimwood could see something. She focused her sight and saw a line of Skeleton warriors with flaming bow and arrows.
“Oh no,” Winnie said.
The warriors fired. The arrows went through the air and right towards them. The fire burned right through the walkway. The warriors prepared to fire a second round. This time they were aiming for underneath the walkway. They aimed and fired. The walkway was collapsing in on itself. Winnie’s eyes widened in panic. Miss Grimwood turned to her.
“Winnie, you have to get out of here!”.
“What, no I’m not leaving you!”.
“Winnie, do as I say”.
“But Miss Grimwood!”.
“Tell Sibella, I’m proud of you all”.
Miss Grimwood then pushed Winnie through the corridor. She quickly sat up. She looked on in horror as the walkway collapsed. Miss Grimwood gave her a smile before she fell. Winnie got up and gasped. There was a big pile of debris down below. Winnie was in complete shock.

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Rastaban eyed Tanis. He didn’t care what his wife thought, this little pest was going to get a good dose of fear. Unknown to him, Jeffery regained consciousness on the floor. He looked up at the vampire.
“No!” Jeffery cried out.
Just then, there was a loud rumbling. The throne room was shaking. This made Rastaban drop Tanis. The rumbling made the skeleton lose his footing. This allowed Sibella to move her leg and kick the warrior into pieces. She got up off the floor. She faced her uncle. Rastaban turned to her.
“I would love to stay and chat, but it looks like you have your own problem to deal with”.
Rastaban then transformed into his bat form. Sibella ran up to him but he flew away into the ceiling. She looked around and saw both mummies. Jeffery got up and was tending to Tanis.
“What was that noise?” Tanis asked.
Jeffery helped Tanis up. The two mummies and the vampire went down the sideways hallway. They saw Winnie staring into the distance. They ran up to her.
“Winnie, what happened?” Sibella asked.
There was no reply. Winnie was in shock. Sibella started shaking her.
“Winnie, what happened!”.
Tanis looked over the edge and saw the walkway had collapsed. After what felt like an eternity Winnie spoke.
“Miss Grimwood”.
“What?”.
“Phanty and Elsa are captured and Miss Grimwood was on the-“.
Tanis was in panic.
“Oh no”.
Tanis ran back and went down below. The others noticed and went after her.
“Tanis, wait up!” Jeffery shouted.
The group followed Tanis down to the lower levels. They saw loads of debris. Tanis was desperately trying to remove them.
“No, please don’t do this!”.
Tanis removed a block of concrete and found Miss Grimwood lying still.
“Miss Grimwood, are you okay!” Tanis said.
She tried to make Miss Grimwood budge but it didn’t work.
“Miss Grimwood?”.
Tanis was trying to move Miss Grimwood. Both Jeffery and Sibella went up to her. Sibella was starting to tear up.
“Tanis she’s-“.
“Don't say that Sibella, she’s just sleeping”.
Jeffery put her hand on Tanis’s shoulder. Tanis knelt to the floor and cried. Sibella was crying as well. Winnie was tearing up as well and drooped her ears. Tanis got up and went to Winnie.
“Why didn’t you do anything!”.
The others were in shock.
“Tanis!” Sibella exclaimed.
“Why didn’t you do anything”.
Tanis broke down and cried into Winnie’s shirt. Winnie patted her on the back. The group were in stunned silence.

The group went back to the ghoul hospital. They had to identify Miss Grimwood’s body. It was an out of body experience. Their mentor of many years was now gone. Each of them were having flashbacks to their school days. All these memories involved Miss Grimwood. Either if it was sports or magic, Miss Grimwood was their teacher. Her death left a void for the girls that couldn’t be filled.
Winnie decided to visit her dad. Her dad was fear stricken, trapped in his own mind. All Winnie could do was watch her own Papa struggle with something only he could see. It was something to do with her, as he kept on calling her name. At first it gave her false hope that he could understand her but then he kept repeating.
“Oh papa, how could this happen!” Winnie exclaimed tearfully
She then heard the door open. She turned and saw Sibella.
“What do you want?” She said with more anger than intended.
“I just wanted to check on you”.
Sibella looked at Mr Talbot.
“Winnie, I am so sorry about your dad”.
“You mean that?”.
“Of course I do, why would you think I wouldn’t?”.
“It’s my fault”.
“Winnie, what Tanis said, she’s just upset”.
Winnie stood up and faced Sibella.
“No you don’t understand, back in Egypt, I nearly killed Edward. I wanted to squeeze the life out of him. I’m a bad person for even thinking that and now my inner animal caused Phanty and Elsa to be captured!”.
Sibella had a sympathetic look on her face.
“Winnie, you’re not a bad person. Everyone has those urges now and again, it’s just that Werewolves have it more difficult than others”.
“She was right about me, I have to go”.
Winnie then went past Sibella and went out of the room. Sibella followed her into the corridor.
“Winnie, your mum’s wrong about you”.
Winnie turned around and was speechless. She was about to speak.
“I’ve always known, I hear you call out to her during your nightmares”.
Winnie had a stern look on her face and marched towards Sibella.
“You mean, you knew and yet you let me suffer!”.
“I wanted you to come to me when you were ready, I know how badly she treated you”.
“That’s none of your business!”.
“Winnie please, I see that she still eats you up on the inside, don’t let her win”.
“Don’t try to order me around, you may be my boss but I’m not your plaything!”.
“Winnie please-“.
“No, if they want a Werewolf then they’re going to get a Werewolf”.
Winnie’s claws then came out.
“Winnie, what are you doing?”.
“I’m going to pay your aunt and uncle a little visit”.
“No Winnie, I forbid you from going to Sardonia”.
“They may be your family but they took away so many others”.
“They are beyond cruel but we can’t kill them”.
“Well too late,”.
Winnie went to leave out the door. Sibella went up to Winnie and tried to hold her back. There was a bit of a struggle and Winnie in her anger ended up scratching Sibella. There was a scratch on her left cheek.They both stared at each other solemnly. Without any words, Winnie simply left.
Sibella then sat down on a waiting room chair. She put her hands over her face and she began crying.

Tanis was in the girls bathroom. She looked at herself in the stall mirror. Her reflection showed a mighty queen but on the inside she didn’t feel like one. Tanis grew irritated by her reflection. She punched the mirror in frustration and left cracks. Her family were gone, her friends were gone and her kingdom was in ruins. She wasn’t fit to be queen. She had let everyone down. She heard the door open. She felt someone come up to her.
“I’m not in the mood Sibella” Tanis said.
To her surprise, it was Jeffery who had come in.
“Sibella is elsewhere, guess you have to deal with me” Jeffery said modestly.
“What are you doing in here, this is the girls bathroom!”.
“To make sure you don’t do anything too drastic”.
“Like what, like this!”.
Tanis then took the crown off her head and threw it to the wall. Luckily Jeffery ran and caught it before it smashed.
“Tanis, you’re crown!”.
“It was never mine anyway”.
“What do you mean?”.
“Our people were right, I haven’t been the best queen at all, everything’s gone wrong and it’s all my fault!”.
Jeffery comforted his girlfriend.
“Tanis listen to me, none of this is your fault”.
“My parents put me in charge and I’ve failed them”.
“You haven’t failed them.
Jeffery then tenderly touched Tanis’s cheeks.
“Look, you may not be exactly like your parents but that’s not a bad thing”.
Tanis looked confused. Jeffery took this as a sign to continue.
“Your sweet, kind and care for everyone around you. You may not believe in yourself but I love you and your friends love you”.
Tanis looked at Jeffery.
“So what if you aren’t the traditional Pharaoh, I wouldn’t want it any other way”.
Jeffery then kissed Tanis on the lips. The two embraced in this moment. Tanis really needed a moment like this. A bit of relief from the madness all over the place. Sibella then came in threw the door. The two mummies stopped and looked at Sibella.
“Sibella, what happened?” Tanis asked.
“It’s a long story”.

Thanks to the quick logic of magic, Winnie arrived in Sardonia. She was able to scout out Rastaban’s castle. She was scaling one of the castle walls. In her mind, Rastaban was going to pay for what he had done to her papa and so many others. A image of Sibella came to her mind. She felt remorse for what happened in the hospital. She didn’t mean to do it, it kinda just happened. Winnie always had anger within her. It was a part of who she was. She hated her mother because she treated her like a monster rather than a daughter.
Winnie climbed in through a open window. She was getting closer to the belly of the beast. She made it to the hallway. Her nose then started sniffing something. She had a moment of realisation and her eyes widened. She looked above and saw Edward clinging to the wall. He jumped down to her and slashed his claw. This sent her to the floor. She looked up at Edward.
“Edward, i know your in there, I don’t want to fight you”.
Edward ignored her. He went down on all fours and went towards her. He used his powerful jaw to hold her by the collar. Edward had a strong grip and he wasn’t letting go, despite her best attempts at fighting back. He took her to a laboratory. He then dropped her onto the floor. She was able to get herself up off the floor. Rastaban was standing before her.
“Well done, Edward”.
Edward bowed.
“How did you know I was-“.
“Coming here, I had a feeling someone would come, It was only a matter of time”.
Winnie then turned serious.
“Enough games Rastaban, it’s time to meet your maker”.
Winnie then sped towards Rastaban with her claws on full display. Edward then charged into her. She then kicked him back with her two legs.
“Do you Werewolves do anything that doesn’t involve violence?”.
“I’m going to end you” Winnie said bitterly.
“Isn’t that a bit rough for you, what would your mother think?.
Winnie looked dumbfounded.
“What, how do you know that!”.
“Come on now, you think I don’t see how my spell affects people. I looked into your dad’s mind and saw your life”.
“Leave my papa out of this!”.
“I saw a mother who loved her husband but hated her daughter”.
“Shut up!”
“A daughter who is nothing but a monster who deludes herself into thinking otherwise. A monster who lashes out at those close to her”.
Winnie was now enraged. She got up off the floor and went straight for Rastaban. Edward then grabbed her by the arm and threw her backwards. Her arm was nearly torn off. He then savagely started slamming her head against the wall. He slashed her around the face. He then did a uppercut which sent her to the floor. She was able to roll out of the way before he slammed her. She threw herself on him as he fell to the floor. She then started punching him. Edward then knocked her forward with his knee. This attack had left her disoriented as he kicked her right in the chest. Winnie wasn’t one to run away from a fight, but she tried to move away from him. Edward slashed his claws into her back and left claw marks. Winnie went on her knees battered and beaten.
“Don’t think you’re getting out of this one easy” Rastaban said.
Rastaban touched Winnie right on the head and she was affected with fear.

Winnie Talbot woke up with a sore head. She found herself in a old cabin. This wasn’t just any cabin but the same one that she and her family lived in when she was younger. It was bigger than she remembered. She found a mirror and went up to it. She saw a reflection of herself but something was wrong. It was her younger self. She was wearing her blue dress and her baby blue bow tie. The scenario then changed. She as her younger self was now in a cage. People were watching her.
“Let me out, let me out!” Winnie said as she held onto the bars.
The crowd stared at her. One person in particular stood out for her. It was her own mother Jessica Talbot.

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Sibella and Tanis returned to Grimwood’s broken and defeated. Not only had Rastaban taken their families but also their friends. Now everyone they cared about was now suffering their own worst fears. It was enough to crush anyone’s spirits. Jeffery insisted that Tanis went back to the school with Sibella. Despite her arguments, Jeffery convinced her to go to the school. Jeffery would go back to Egypt and help whenever possible. Sibella opened the door. The near empty school was now completely deserted. The vampire and the mummy then sat down on the sofa. They sat in silence for a while. After what felt like an eternity, Sibella spoke up. 

“Tanis, can you hand me a drink?” Sibella asked. 

“Drink away” Tanis said absentmindedly as she raised her arm up. 

Normally this would be seen as dark humour but neither were joking. Sibella then sipped some blood from Tanis’s arm. 

“Your blood is delicious”. 

“I must be good if your aunt wants a bite of me”. 

There was another lengthy silence. 

“I’m a screw up,” Tanis said. 

Sibella turned to face Tanis. 

“No, you’re not…I’m the screw up” Sibella said solemnly. 

“I’m the one who was put in charge of a whole kingdom but I cared more about my own needs rather than those of my people”. 

“Miss Grimwood made me head teacher but I was so busy trying to be the best teacher that I overlooked everything and that cost me my students and…my partner”. 

Sibella and Tanis looked at each other. 

“We're both screwups!”. 

Both girls cried and hugged each other. They cried into each other’s shoulders. Tanis didn’t care if her bandages were getting. 

“I’m scared Sibella…I’m really scared!” Tanis sobbed. 

“I know Tanis….I know”. 

“We’ve both been poor leaders, haven’t we?”. 

Sibella then nodded. Just then, something dripped on Sibella. The two looked up and saw ghostly ectoplasm dripping from upstairs. 

“Oh not again” Sibella stated. 

“Now what?”. 

“You remember when Phanty stays in an area too long, her ectoplasm sticks to things like a sponge”. 

“Yeah, I remember”. 

“Phanty must have gone to her old room before we went to the carnival”. 

Sibella looked at Tanis. 

“Can you go to my office and get my makeup?”. 

Tanis simply nodded. Tanis went to the office and got a stick of makeup. She ran back to Sibella and saw her holding a framed photograph. It was an old group photo. Sibella was looking at a certain stubborn werewolf. 

“Here,” Tanis said. 

Sibella took the makeup and got her brush out. She dusted purple makeup over her wound. In two minutes, it was like her wound was never there. 

Tanis looked back at the ectoplasm. 

“Wait” 

“What is it?” Sibella asked. 

Tanis got up on the sofa and touched the ectoplasm. Her hand turned invisible. 

“Tanis, where’s your hand?” 

“It’s still here, it’s just invisible like a ghost”. 

Tanis had a little lightbulb moment. She held her hand out and let the stuff drip on. 

“Tanis, what are you doing, you know how dangerous that stuff is”. 

“I just want to try something”. 

Tanis rubbed the ectoplasm over her body. She was transparent and had a blue outline like a ghost. She opened the container. Sibella was very worried. 

“Tanis no, I can’t lose you too!”. 

Tanis let the fear go over her. Tanis decided to keep calm. 

“I am a screwup”

Something was happening. It was as if something was fighting the fear. The green fear was being overwhelmed by the blue ectoplasm. Both Tanis and Sibella were surprised. 

“How on earth did you do that!” Sibella exclaimed. 

“I have no idea, what would you say happened?”. 

“From what I’ve seen, I think the fear had a reaction to the Ectoplasm”. 

“Hmm, how peculiar”. 

Tanis called her royal medical doctor Shira to the school. She and Sibella reported her findings to her. 

“How did you feel?” Shira said. 

“I felt good, I felt an overwhelming sense of calm”

Shira was in thought, 

“Interesting, sounds like you used positive energy to repel the negative”. 

“What?” Tanis and Sibella said at the same time. 

“This plague is basically dark magic which is powered by intense feelings of anger, sadness and fear. It also overpowers its victims with these feelings offering little to no resistance. Dark magic like this can also be repelled by equally strong positive feelings”. 

“Miss Grimwood taught us this before. She said that even when it is done, it would be severely draining for even the most positive ghouls in the world” Sibella mused. 

“Too bad the one who could help us is trapped,” Tanis said. 

“I think that Ectoplasm amplified your positive thoughts and overwhelmed the fear and you sealed the deal by admitting a flaw within yourself”. 

Sibella looked intrigued. 

“Out of curiosity, what happy memory were you thinking about?”. 

Tanis looked at her friend. 

“That day when we won our first Volleyball game”. 

Sibella smiled. She then turned to Shira. 

“But that still doesn’t explain why Phanty and her family got affected”. 

“Maybe phantoms need to be hit twice as fast before their body even comprehends what’s happening”.  

Sibella paced back and forth. 

“But why would aunt and uncle do this, why would they subject so much to this?”. 

“And what did Elsa mean by rewriting DNA?” Tanis mused. 

Just then, the three heard something. It sounded like something landing on the roof. They heard whatever was making the noise headed for the door. 

“Tanis, where are you!” A voice cried out. 

Tanis was confused. She knew it was the voice of her mother but she was meant to be in Egypt and under the weather. She reluctantly went to the door. A portal opened behind Shira. Shira turned around and saw another mummy. 

“What is it guard?” Shira asked. 

“Shira, we have a problem”. 

“What’s going on?”. 

“Cleopatra is missing”. 

Shira and Sibella looked shocked. 

“What?”. 

“She’s not in her bed”. 

Shira had a grim expression. 

“Thanks for bringing this to my attention”. 

Shira closed the portal. Tanis was about to open the door. 

“Tanis, don’t open that door,” Sibella warned. 

Tanis opened the door and saw her mother standing there. Something was wrong with her. She had two large bat wings sprouted from her back. She had sharp fangs and sharp claws. Her eyes were still that sickly green colour of fear. 

“Tanis!” Cleo exclaimed. 

Back in Rastaban’s castle, Vanna entered the main dining room. Her husband had ordered that Phantasma, Elsa and Winnie were put into cages. She walked by each of the three cages. 

“Please, don’t leave me!” Phanty cried out. 

“Stop…please…stop” Elsa said in tears. 

Vanna smiled. She knew that these three would make great additions to their army. She stopped at Winnie’s cage. Winnie was going nuts with fear. She started snarling. 

“Hmm, I wonder what a big bad wolf such as yourself would be afraid of?”. 

Vanna had talked with her husband about delaying the process for Winnie for now at least. She had a lot of potential. 

Winnie was still in the cage. The people outside were mocking her. Her mother stepped forward. 

“Come on you worthless mut, give the crowd what they came to see!”. 

Winnie shakes her head repeatedly. 

“No, I won't do it!”. 

“Come on Winnie, you’re nothing but a beast. Do you think that Sibella would care about you? You would maul her the first chance you got”. 

Winnie growled. 

“Leave Sibella out of this!”. 

With her strength, she broke the bars open and jumped out ahead. 

“Everyone will see you as the savage beast you are”. 

Winnie looked in fear at the crowd. 

“And you know what beasts like?”. 

Winnie looked confused. 

“Fresh meat”. 

The sky darkened and Winnie looked up at the sky. She saw a full moon. 

“No, not now”. 

Winnie felt the urge within her. She knelt to the ground. She tried to hold back the urge but it was too strong. 

“Kill, kill, kill!” The crowd chanted. 

Winnie gave in to her urges. She watched in horror as her claws grow sharper. Her face elongated to a snout. She got taller and her blue dress ripped off completely. She was now a savage Werewolf. She howled at the moon. 

Winnie looked at the crowd and went nuts. She rushed towards them and slashed them with her claws. Some fell and others ran for their lives. Jessica had an evil smile on her face. 

“You see, you are nothing more than a beast who doesn’t deserve love”. 

The beast inside Winnie loved to kill. She saw someone on the ground trying to get away. Winnie gave him a swift end by biting his neck. She saw another person watching and terrified beyond belief. Winnie realised something. She didn’t deserve to be loved, only to be feared and maybe she was a fool for believing otherwise. A tear was rolling down her left eye. 

Werewolf Winnie was now nuts in her cage and howling at the moon. The moon was shining through a large fancy window. Vanna and Rastaban smiled. As long as they had the moon, Winnie was at their mercy. 

Tanis, Sibella and Shira were being chased around the school by Cleopatra. Cleo threw Shira on the ground knocking her unconscious. They got upstairs. Tanis looked back at her mother. 

“Mum, what’s gotten into you?” Tanis asked. 

“Tanis, where are you!. 

Tanis was confused. Her mum was chasing her and yet she still talks as if she’s under the fear. 

Tanis had a idea. She ran into one of the upper bedrooms. The door was wide open. Cleo entered. She looked around the room but couldn’t find her daughter. Tanis was behind the other side of the door. She went to sneak out but her foot went on a creaky floorboard. Cleo turned as she heard the noise. She ran towards Tanis who quickly locked the door. Cleo banged on the door. 

“Tanis, Tanis, do you hear me!”. 

From out in the hallway, Tanis was holding the door shut. Sibella then quickly got a super lock and put it on the door. 

“That should hold her back” Sibella said. 

“Why does is my mum a vampire?” Tanis asked. 

Sibella was in deep thought. She thought back to when the plague started. She thought back to what Elsa said about the plague. She thought of her aunt and uncle. She thought of Cleo appearing as a vampire. She let all the pieces connect together in her mind. She then came to a horrible conclusion. 

“Oh no” Sibella said in shock. 

“What’s wrong?” Tanis asked. 

“I know what my aunt and uncle were doing with their book”. 

 “What?” 

“They were using the book and the plague to turn people into vampires”. 

“What!”. 

“It’s like what Elsa said, it is rewriting DNA and I think the fear hallucinations are meant to distract the victims from the metamorphosis”. 

Tanis looked shocked and appalled. 

“All those people, our friends….we have to do something”. 

“We are, we are going to my uncle’s castle and we’re putting an end to this madness once and for all!. 

Tanis looked scared. 

“But..can we do it?”. 

 “I don’t know but we have to try, it doesn’t matter what mistakes we make or didn’t make. It all depends on what we do now”. 

Sibella put her hand on Tanis’s shoulder. 

“What happened to your kingdom wasn’t your fault”. 

“Just as what happened to your students wasn’t yours” 

Sibella and Tanis then got suited up. Tanis put new bandages on. Sibella opened her wardrobe and put on her purple cape. She got her lipstick out and painted her lips blood red. 

Tanis and Sibella emerged from Grimwood’s with a renewed purpose. They were going to save thier friends and family. Rastaban wasn’t going to know what hit him by the time they get through with him. 

“Let’s do this” Tanis said with determination. 

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Sibella was in her bat form and carrying Tanis. She was holding onto her by the back. They were in the air. They arrived in Sardonia and landed on a cliff slide opposite Rastaban’s castle. Sibella had to admit that her aunt and uncle at least had style. Sibella transformed back into her normal self. She got out some binoculars. She was looking at the tower and then the grand dining room window. She couldn’t help but notice the full moon in the sky. She really hoped that Winnie was alright. 

“So, what’s the plan?” Tanis asked. 

“We have to get inside”. 

“How do we do that?”. 

Sibella chucked to herself. 

“That’s easy, I keep my aunt and uncle busy while you sneak in”. 

“Are you sure about that?”. 

“We may be on opposite sides but we’re still family”. 

Through her binoculars, Sibella looked intently at the tower. 

“You need to find that book, it is the key to all this”. 

“Where would I find it?”. 

“My uncle has a private laboratory”.

“Sibella, I don’t know how to read dark magic, I don't know if I can do it”. 

Sibella turned to face Tanis. 

“Tanis please, the world is counting on us. If Winnie could do it, so can you”. 

Tanis was getting nervous. 

“I believe in you, you aren’t my best friend for nothing”. 

Tanis then smiled. 

“I will do the best I can to interface with it”. 

“You’re starting to sound like Elsa”. 

Tanis gave a nervous laugh. Sibella looked sad. 

“Don’t worry, we will get them back,” Tanis said. 

“I hope so”. 

“Hey Sibella, can I ask you something?”. 

“Yeah sure”. 

“Were your relatives always this insane?”. 

“Daddy told me to stay away from uncle after a while”. 

(Flashback)

A seven year old Sibella(per human assumption) was playing with her dolls. She had only recently discovered how to transform into a bat. She was over at her uncle’s home. Aunt Vanna then came into the room. 

“Sibella!” Vanna said. 

“Aunty!”. 

Both Vanna and Sibella hugged. She then started to cry. 

“What’s wrong my dear?”. 

“Nothing, it’s just that I finally learned how to fly”. 

“Me and your uncle are so proud of you”. 

“I don’t think daddy is”. 

“Why would you say that?”. 

“Because, I’m different from the other Vampires”. 

Rastaban then came into the room. He commanded respect. 

“Being different is a good thing Sibella, never be ashamed of yourself”. 

“I just want to prove to daddy that I can make my mark”. 

“I know a way you can make your mark”. 

Sibella lit up. 

“You do?”. 

“Follow us and you’ll see”. 

Sibella followed her aunt and uncle down to a cellar. There was a man sitting there tied up. 

“Uncle, who’s that?”. 

“A peasant from the local human village, he thought that he could steal from me”. 

“What are you going to do to him?”. 

“What you’re going to do is kill him”. 

“What?”. 

“It’s simple, just bite him on the neck and drain him completely”. 

“I don’t know if I could do that”. 

“Come on Sibella, this is how vampires earn their mark”. 

Sibella was now worried. 

“I don’t want to do this”. 

“I thought you wanted to earn your mark”. 

“I do but-“. 

Rastaban then held Sibella by the cheeks. 

“Vanna, you know what to do?”. 

Vanna stepped forward to the prisoner. 

“No, please,” Sibella warned. 

Vanna bared her fangs at the prisoner. 

“No!” Sibella said. 

Vanna then sank her fangs into the prisoner. She was draining his blood rapidly. She felt intense joy while her victim had absolute horror on his face. The prisoner then dropped to the floor. Sibella couldn’t intervene as her uncle was keeping her still. 

“You see my dear, this is what it takes to become a feared Vampire. 

“No!”. 

Sibella bit her uncle's other hand and ran up the stairs. Her dad had returned from his errands. She ran into her arms. 

“What’s wrong Sibella?” Dracula asked. 

“It was horrible…Aunt Vanna killed someone and I couldn’t do anything”. 

“What?”. 

Rastaban and Vanna walked in. 

“We were just teaching Sibella,” Rastaban said. 

“Is it true that you killed somebody?” Dracula asked. 

“Just a nobody who didn’t believe in Vampires”. 

“Brother you know full well that we only kill for food not pleasure”. 

“People aren’t scared of us anymore”. 

“And they shouldn’t be”. 

“How are we meant to be supreme then, if we aren’t meant to be feared”. 

“Brother, there’s already allegations against you for twisted experiments”. 

“How about Sibella then, she needs to know that everyone must fear us, with my help she will be one ruthless killer”. 

“There are other ways to teach besides your medieval methods”. 

“You seriously aren’t suggesting that Sibella goes to that Ghoul School!”. 

“I am and I’m in my right mind to say that Sibella shouldn’t be anywhere near you two!”. 

Vanna looked appalled. 

“You can’t do that”. 

“I can and I will”. 

Dracula took Sibella and they both walked to the door. 

“You can’t protect her brother, one day this world will fear vampires again!” Rastaban stated.

“One day you will get caught brother and I may not be there to get you out”. 

Dracula and Sibella left the castle. They never looked back. Sibella was confused. She can see a worried expression on her dad’s face. 

(End of flashback) 

In the dining room, Rastaban and his wife were having dinner. The door then opened. A purple bat then came through. Rastaban and Vanna turned and looked. 

Sibella then turned back into herself. 

“Uncle!” Sibella said. 

“Look who it is, Vanna,” Rastaban said. 

Vanna beamed with delight and went over to her niece. 

“Oh Sibella, I still can’t get over how big you’ve grown!”. 

Vanna tried to affectionately cuddle Sibella but she didn't let her. 

“Don’t touch me,” Sibella stated. 

Vanna looked appalled. 

“Is that anyway to talk to your aunt”. 

“Where’s my father and my friends!”. 

“See for yourself” Rastaban pointed upwards. 

Sibella looked above and saw her dad, Phanty and Elsa in cages. 

“It burns!” Dracula stated. 

“Leave me alone please!” Elsa screamed. 

Sibella looked shocked. She then turned her anger to her uncle. 

“Let them go!”. 

“I can’t do that, what happened to your mummy friend?”. 

“She’s….busy”. 

“Or maybe she’s too scared to face me”. 

Sibella looked angry. 

“Tanis is more capable than you realise”. 

Unknown to Rastaban, Tanis was in the room. She was covered in ectoplasm and was invisible. She came in the door behind Sibella. She had her own mission. She was walking around the room. She hoped that Edward couldn't pick up her scent. She quickly ran to an open door. Vanna thought that she heard footsteps, but quickly dismissed it. 

“Why are you turning everyone into Vampires?”. 

“You figured it out, you always were smart”. 

“Tell me, uncle”. 

“I wanted us to be at peace”. 

“What are you talking about, our world is already mostly at peace with each other”. 

“Yeah but with bloodlines being tainted and tarnished. Our kind has always been more refined, powerful and purer than those other ghouls”. 

“So what, all this is to do with some prejudice?”. 

“Me and your aunt Vanna didn't like how things were being run, so we decided on a plan to put vampires in charge”. 

Sibella was silent. 

“We knew everyone believed in all that equal rights junk,so we turned to other methods,” Vanna said. 

“We turned to dark magic and we communed with several demons including Apep”. 

Sibella looked shocked. 

“And did Apep give you that book?”. 

“No, that’s a long story”. 

“What?”. 

“We came to a deal, he would produce the toxin needed for our plan in exchange for freedom from Duat”. 

Rastaban got a sip of blood from a wine glass before continuing. 

“I was intrigued by fear. I find it fascinating…fascinating how humans are afraid of monsters. So I wondered what do ghouls fear?. People fear change and I decided to put two and two together. 

Sibella was in shock. 

“You didn’t”. 

“Yes we did. We modified the toxin to not only change one’s DNA but to also subject their minds to their own worst fears. And the best part is that even after the change is complete, they will never know”. 

“That’s beyond cruel!” 

“You’re either at the top or the bottom,” Vanna said. 

Sibella was about to say something when she heard a noise. It was the sound of howling. It wasn’t just any howling, but it was a howl of pain. Sibella looked over to where it was coming from. It was coming from a cage. She ran up to the cage and saw Winnie. She was already transformed into her “other half” as evidenced by her snout as well as her shredded clothes. 

“Winnie!” Sibella stated. 

Tanis was sneaking around corridors looking for the lab. She was about to turn a corner when she saw two skeletons on guard duty guarding a door. She then heard more skeletons coming up behind her. She stood at the side and watched as they walked past. Being up close and personal with the enemy was nerve wracking but she was able to keep her cool long enough. She then had an idea. She saw a small pebble on the ground. She threw it to the other side of the corridor. It made a noise which made all the skeletons, even the ones guarding the door to leave and investigate. When the coast was clear, Tanis phased through the door. 

Tanis was inside the room. This was the laboratory alright. There was a table filled with beakers, test tubes and all sorts of lab equipment. Tanis looked around the room and saw the book resting on a pedestal. There was a ray of light coming out of it. Tanis went towards the book and opened it. 

“Oww!” Tanis said as she felt a shock on her hand. 

Tanis turned the pages of the book. She had a feeling that Rastaban was about to enter his endgame. She was reading the book but couldn’t find anything relevant to her current situation. She then rested her elbow on one of the pages. Ectoplasm was starting to drip off her arm to the pages. 

“If only I could see this book from the inside out” Tanis said to herself. 

Just then something happened. The book was starting to shake and there was a bright yellow light. Tanis was in awe and confusion. The light was encompassing her and then she was gone in a flash. 

Sibella was looking at Winnie. Winnie made some whimpering sounds. She never saw Winnie look so startled and scared before. She saw the sickening colour of green in her friend's eyes. However unlike the others, her black pupils were still visible. Sibella turned back to her uncle. 

“What have you done to her!” Sibella demanded. 

“Nothing that her own Werewolf nature hasn't already done”. 

Vanna then pulled the curtains allowing the moon and its light to shine into the room. 

Sibella could see scratches on Winnie’s arm. 

“What happened to her?”. 

“Edward may have been a bit rough on her,” Rastaban smirked. 

Sibella scowled. 

“If you’ve touched a hair on her head, i’ll-”. 

“Since when did you care for this creature?” Rastaban asked. 

He looked into Sibella’s eyes. 

“You…care for her?”. 

“Yes I do,” Sibella stated. 

Winnie was looking at Sibella. 

“Winnie, it's me, I'm going to get you out of here!”. 

However, Winnie couldn't see Sibella. In her place was Winnie’s mother Jessica. She was laughing at Winnie’s torment. Winnie growled. She then started to shake the cage. 

“Winnie?” Sibella asked. 

Winnie then broke out of her cage and walked towards Sibella. 

“Winnie, it's me Sibella”. 

Winnie wasn’t listening. 

“The problem with Werewolves is that they are hard to control, this one has so much fear in her that she probably can’t tell between thought and reality” Vanna said. 

“Her name is Winnie!”. 

Sibella was about to lunge at the table when Winnie grabbed her cape and threw her backwards across the room. It was a large space between wolf and vampire. Winnie circled her prey. 

“Winnie, please I don't want to fight you!”. 

 Winnie then pounced at Sibella. She ducked and Winnie flew over her. Sibella stood back up and faced her friend. 

“Please, don't make me do this”. 

Winnie got up and slashed her claws. Sibella dodged her attacks. She took Winnie’s arm and then gently flipped her onto the ground. Winnie went for Sibella’s legs. She pulled at them and made Sibella tumble over. By the time she got herself back up, Winnie then charged at her and sent her to the ground again. Sibella noticed that Winnie was standing on her cape. Sibella pulled her cape and Winnie tripped. Sibella got up and went to jump in the air and glide away. However, Winnie jumped on her and sent them both crashing to the ground. With Sibella on the ground, Winnie threw herself on her. She was going straight to the face. However, Sibella was able to block Winnie’s jaw with her own elbow. 

“Winnie, please”. 

Winnie growled. 

Sibella went to concentrate. She transformed into a bat which surprised the feral wolf. Sibella attempted to fly away. Winnie chased after her in hot pursuit. Sibella flew onto a bookstand. Winnie climbed the bookstand and slashed her claws. However the bookstand was about to fall. Sibella flew away but Winnie wasn’t lucky. The bookstand fell to the ground with Winnie on it. Sibella looked on in shock. The bookstand was lifted into the air. It was Winnie. She saw Sibella and threw the stand at her. 

Sibella flew out of the way as the stand crashed to the ground. Winnie ran and grabbed Sibella. Winnie held the bat to her face.  She was about to eat it whole. Just then something charged into her. Sibella flew away just before the hit. She went back to normal and saw Edward on top of Winnie. 

“You didn't think I would let your friend have all the fun now, didn’t you?” Rastaban asked. 

“Winnie!”. 

Sibella went to help Winnie. Edward was pounding Winnie in the face. Sibella then saw a chandelier up above. She jumped onto it and pushed herself forward. The chandelier then knocked Edward back. Sibella then jumped down off it. She faced Winnie who was lying on her back. 

“Winnie, you don't have to do this”. 

Sibella held her hand out. Just then, Edward came up and bit Sibella’s arm with his jaw. She was screaming in intense pain

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Winnie watched her mother as she came towards her. She wept a tear. She could remember everything as if it were only yesterday. 

Flashback  

Jessica and Lawerence Talbot were a happy couple. She didn’t even mind that her husband was a Werewolf. Although a human monster couple was unusual, they somehow made it work. Things changed when Jessica was pregnant. Their baby had arrived and it was a wolf. Winnie Talbot was born with the intelligence of a human and the appearance of a Werewolf. 

Lawrence was proud of his daughter due to her having the best of both worlds. Even at a young age, she was proving herself an excellent hunter due to her agility in catching prey. She also showed a love of sports. Jessica wasn’t happy due to her husband spending his time with Winnie and not her. 

When her husband was away on hunting trips or the occasional monster council meeting, Jessica would take care of Winnie. Winnie liked to play rough and made a mess of the house. Jessica would chastise her any chance she could. This would include verbal abuse.

“Why don’t you behave like everyone else, you dog”. 

The more times Winnie heard the word dog directed at her, she would go into rage. Jessica also liked to punish her by spraying cleaner fluid on her. 

Winnie would develop a habit of self loathing and she doubted herself. The only times she would feel happy was when she and her dad were on a father daughter hunting trip, and when she went to the Ghoul School. Her friends brought out her fun loving and protective side. Because of her mother she never liked being talked down to and treated like an idiot. 

When Winnie was 9 years old, her father picked her up at the end of the school year. This was after the whole Barren Bog incident. Understandably, her dad was concerned. 

“Are you okay, Winnie?” Lawrence asked. 

“I’m fine dad”. 

“We could have lost you and the others to that witch”. 

“We were lucky that Coach’s Shaggy, Scooby and Scrappy saved us”. 

“That human and his dogs must have guts if they faced down Revolta”. 

“Revolta and her walking creepy plant can take a hike”. 

The car drove up to the cabin. They saw Jessica outside with two suitcases. 

“Honey, what are you doing?” Lawrence asked. 

“I’m leaving”. 

“What, what do you mean?”. 

“I can’t take that brat anymore”. 

“I’m no brat!” Winnie snapped.

“Your daughter is out of control”. 

“Jessica please don’t talk to Winnie like that”. 

“It’s bad enough that there’s a whole school of those brats now”. 

Winnie was angry. 

“What did you say about my friends!”. 

“Winnie please, let me handle this”. 

Jessica pointed her finger right at Lawrence’s chest. 

“It’s because of you that Winnie behaves like a wild animal and not a person!”. 

Something snapped within Winnie. It was a burning feeling of anger and rage. 

“That’s it!” Winnie shouted. 

Winnie lunged from her seat and tackled her mother to the ground. 

“Winnie, stop!” Lawrence said. 

Winnie was scratching and clawing at her mum’s face. It wasn’t even nighttime yet but the beast within Winnie was free. All of her anger towards her mum came out at that moment. She could barely stop herself from attacking. Her dad held her hand in an attempt to stop her. Winnie then got out of her trance and saw how bloodied and beaten her mum was. 

“Mum?” 

Jessica was rushed to the hospital. Despite the doctor’s best efforts, she died from her wounds. Winnie was in a confusing state of emotional turmoil. She didn’t know how to feel. She didn’t know to be sad or angry at her mother. 

End of flashback 

Tanis didn’t know where she was. It was a large brownish void. She was walking around in a seemingly endless void. She saw a Pentagram sitting in the corner as well as a drawing of a demon. 

“Am I….inside?” Tanis asked herself. 

She continued to walk around. She came across brown doors stacked like dominoes. She followed the path and she found herself inside a large circle of doors. She saw the doors were numbered with initials. She instantly noticed the door numbered with the letter P. With a smile she opened the door and entered. 

Tanis was now in a white void. She heard a familiar crying sound. She ran to the sound and saw a large structure. It was an old theatre. 

She entered the building and noticed how empty and barren it was. She saw Phantasma sitting on stage holding a skull. 

“To be or not to be,” Phanty said tearfully. 

“Phanty!” Tanis said. 

Tanis ran up to Phanty and hugged her but the ghost didn’t even seem to notice. 

“Phanty?”. 

“Now I know I’m going mad, because now I’m seeing Tanis”. 

Tanis looked confused. 

“Phanty, I’m right here”. 

“Yeah sure you are, like how you and the others didn’t abandon me”. 

“Phanty, we would never do that”. 

“First Eddy leaves me and now my friends and family too, am I such a burden!”. 

Tanis thought for a moment. She thought back to what Sibella said back at the school. 

“Phanty, none of this is real”. 

“Great, are we playing mind games now!”. 

“That’s exactly what’s happening. Back in Egypt you were hit with fear and at this moment you’re in a cage, we didn’t leave you”.  

Phantasma’s eyes widened. 

“You mean…we’re in my head?”. 

Tanis nodded. Phanty then hugged Tanis. 

“Oh Tanis, you came back for me”. 

“Me and Sibella are rescuing you and the others”. 

Phanty pulled back, 

“Sibella’s here too?”. 

“Yes, she’s busy with her uncle and Winnie”. 

Phanty noticed something. 

“Why are you covered in my ectoplasm?”. 

“Your Ectoplasm might be the key to stopping all this, It can phase through anything, even the fear”. 

“Really?” 

“Yes and we can free the others too, not just our friends but everyone!” 

Tanis was running away. She then stopped and noticed that Phanty wasn’t following. 

“Phanty?” 

Phanty had her head down in shame. 

“I lied to you about me having visitors in my place”. 

“What do you mean?”. 

“No one comes to see me, they all see me as an annoyance!”. 

Tanis got concerned. 

“What do you fear, Phanty?”. 

“I hate and I’m afraid of being alone…it makes me feel insignificant”. 

Tanis then comforted her friend. 

“Why did you not tell us this before?”. 

“Because everyone is so busy with their lives, even my parents were too busy to check on me”. 

“Aww Phanty”. 

“And then I screwed everything up with Eddy, I was clingy”. 

“What happened to Eddy wasn’t your fault, it was Rastaban and Vanna”. 

There was a pause for a moment. 

“I know what you’re going through,” Tanis said. 

“You do?”. 

“Yes and someone once told me that flaws don’t make you any less of a person”.  

Phanty smiled. 

“Who told you that?”. 

“One of my friends”. 

Tanis held her hand. 

“When this is all over we will help, but now we have to get out of here”. 

“How do we get out of here?”. 

“I got in here through a door but you have to get out of your head and face your fear”. 

“How do I do that?”. 

“You have to admit a flaw, oh and Phanty?”. 

“Yes”. 

“When you wake up, get to the lab and into the book. I’m going to need extra help in waking up to others”. 

Phanty smiled. 

“Consider it done”. 

Tanis saw a door nearby and opened it. She turned back to Phanty. 

“See you on the other side” she said cheerfully. 

Tanis left and closed the door. Phanty got up off the stage and concentrated. The fear was coming towards her. A blue flame emerged from her. 

“I am needy”. 

The flame rose further and the whole room started to crack. The hold Rastaban had on Phanty was broken. She was now free. Everything was fading to white. 

Rastaban and Vanna were still at the table. They enjoyed watching their niece and Winnie fight each other. Rastaban then suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head. He held his head in pain and groaned.  Vanna immediately noticed that something was wrong. 

“What’s wrong, my love?” Vanna asked. 

 “Something is wrong”. 

“What?”. 

“It’s like ghouls….disconnected from the plague”. 

“What, how!”. 

“I don't know, but it’s like they’re no longer scared”. 

Vanna looked at Sibella and Winnie. She then looked at Elsa and Phantasma in the cages. She did a double take and saw that Phanty was missing. 

“The ghost’s missing!”. 

Rastaban groaned in frustration. 

“Tanis!” he stated. 

“I know what to do,” Vanna said. 

Vanna went up from the table and went to the lab. No stupid little Mummy was going to stop their moment of glory. 

Elsa was living her worst nightmare. Her parents were gone, her friends were who knows where and she was in pain. All she was now was a torso with a head. Her arms were torn off by Winnie and her wolves. She hobbled away to safety. She had her back up against the wall. She saw a shadow figure come by. Elsa was nervous. What if they were back to finish her off. The figure then came closer. The figure revealed herself as Phantasma. 

“Phanty!” Elsa said in disbelief. 

“Elsa, we have to get you out of here”. 

“No Phanty, get out of here now!”. 

“Elsa, none of this is real”. 

Elsa looked confused. 

“What are you talking about, my parents are gone and so are my limbs!” 

“They're not gone Elsa, the fear is making you see all this stuff”. 

“What?”. 

 “Back in Egypt, you got affected and now you are seeing your fear”. 

“Are you real or just an illusion as well?”. 

“Of course I'm real, Tanis helped me get out and now I'm returning the favour”. 

 “Phanty, i can't get out, my fear is too strong!”. 

“Nothing is impossible”. 

“I can’t even move”. 

“That’s what it wants you to think”. 

“I’m useless if I'm scared of every dog around me!”. 

“Don’t say that Elsa”. 

“But it’s true”. 

“Remember what Winnie said”. 

“What”. 

“She said that as a Werewolf, she would never deliberately hurt any of us”. 

Just then, the nightmare version of Winnie turned a corner. She was on all fours and turned to face them. She snarled and ran towards them.  

“Elsa do something!”. 

“What am I supposed to do”.  

“Think”. 

Elsa began thinking of the good times. She remembered the times where she and the others would play together. She also remembered the time when both Phanty and Winnie would let her have hair samples for science projects. 

The fear Winnie was about to lunge at Elsa. The wolf had jumped and was about to attack. A fist then came out from the side and punched Winnie in the face. Elsa had her arms and legs back. she stood up. 

“You bad dog!” Elsa stated. 

The nightmare Winnie snarled. Elsa grabbed it by the tail and swung her around a few times. She then let go mid air and Winnie landed right into a pack of other wolves. 

“Elsa, that was brilliant! Phanty said. 

“Why, thanks”. 

The Illusion started to collapse. 

“What’s happening?” Elsa asked. 

“You’re nearly out”. 

Phanty looked behind herself and saw the door. 

“I have to head now, but I will see you when you wake up”. 

Elsa nodded. 

Phanty left for the door and closed it. Elsa looked around her as the illusion was starting to crack. She then blissfully closed her eyes. 

“I worry too much,” Elsa said. 

Elsa started to wake up as everything went to white. 

Chapter Text

The staff of the ghoul hospital were in for a surprise when they heard the sound of a patient calling for them. Osiris the Mummy was awake. 

“Is anyone there?” Osiris asked. 

A doctor and a nurse came in. they looked in awe and confusion.

“Where am I?” 

“You're in the hospital”.  

“Where’s Tanis?”. 

“Who?”. 

“She saved me”. 

Just then, the other teenage ghouls of the ward were waking up too. Chloe and Jerome woke up together. The two got emotional and hugged each other, glad that the nightmare was over. 

The doctors then noticed that the same thing was happening in the other wards. The patients had stopped screaming and were all waking up. It was a miracle. The parents were waking up. The Frankenteen’s woke, The Wolf Man woke and the Fenton’s. The Wolf Man howled in relief. 

Christine gasped for air despite having no lungs. She could remember seeing her own daughter fight off the spiders tormenting her mother. Christine saw her husband and the two hugged and went through each other. 

“I love you!” Christine said. 

“I love you too dear”. 

Christine had a moment of realisation. 

“Where’s Phanty?” 

“The girls are probably in Rastaban’s castle” The Wolf Man interjected. 

“We must go and save them!”. 

Christine went to move but her husband held her hand. 

“I have a feeling they are the ones saving us,” Erik said. 

“Leave me alone!” Winnie cried out. 

Jessica approached her daughter. 

“I can’t do that, I’m a part of you and so is that murderous temper of yours”. 

Winnie growled. She lunged at her mother. However, Jessica was able to grab her by the arms and throw her down to the ground on the other side. Winnie groaned in pain. 

“What’s the use in fighting, you’re just an animal”. 

Winnie then heard a familiar yell of pain. She recognised it. 

“Sibella!”. 

“There’s another one you failed to save,” Jessica said grimly. 

“No!” Winnie tried to budge but she couldn’t. 

“Winnie!” A voice called out. 

“Huh?”. 

Winnie looked to her side and saw Tanis standing on a small cliff. 

“Winnie, this isn’t real!”. 

“What!”. 

“You're in fear”. 

Winnie sighed. 

“What difference does that make, I’m a monster wherever I go, no one wants me!”. 

“That’s not true, we all care about you”. 

“You do?”. 

“Of course we do. Without you, who else would encourage the team to let loose and lighten up their day”. 

Just then, vines came out from the ground and held on to Tanis. 

“What happened with your mother wasn’t your fault, she couldn’t see how special you were”. 

“That’s enough of that!” Jessica said. 

The vines sent Tanis to the floor and they started trailing her along the ground. 

“Sibella loves you!” Tanis yelled. 

This got Winnie’s attention. 

“That’s enough from you, you cursed brat, now d-“. 

Jessica looked back and saw Winnie was holding her arm. 

“Hi mum” Winnie said as she punched her mum back. She went over to Tanis and cut the vines with her claws. 

“Tanis, are you okay?” 

“I’m fine, I’m happy to see you again”. 

“Same here”. 

Jessica then groaned as she got up from the ground. 

“Tanis, you have to get out of here”. 

Tanis went to speak but Winnie silenced her. 

“Go on, I will deal with my mother”. 

Tanis nodded. She ran to the nearby door and closed it. Winnie faced her mother. 

“You're feeling brave?”. 

“You wouldn’t know what bravery was if it slapped you across the face”. 

Jessica ran at her daughter. At the last minute, Winnie ducks. She then kicks her mother in the back which sends her to the ground. 

“Why should I take the fall for your mistakes!” 

Jessica then feels a pain in her stomach. She then charges at Winnie. Winnie slips in from behind her and lifts her up. 

“Let me down!”. 

“You want down?”. 

Winnie just drops her mum to the floor. She then goes up to her mum and lifts up her head with her claw. 

“You may have been my mum but you weren’t there for me”. 

Winnie then takes her mum's head and throws her upwards and slams her to the other side. Winnie looks down at her mother. 

“You think you can get rid of me that easily, I am your mother”. 

“At least I know what I am. I am Winnie the werewolf Talbot and there’s nothing you can do about it!”. 

Winnie then stamped her foot down on her mothers head. The head then disappeared in a puff of green smoke followed by the rest of the body. 

Winnie took in a few breaths. She felt like a weight had been lifted. There was no longer any self doubt about who or what she was. She couldn’t wait to embrace her friends once again. She started thinking of Sibella. 

Tanis and Phanty were both doing a great job at freeing the ghouls from their individual fears. There were now only a handful of people left to go, one of whom was Cleopatra. Tanis couldn’t stand the thought of her mum being stuck as a vampire. She was running through the white corridor when she came across the door with her mum's initials on them. She went to open the door. 

“Mum!” Tanis said. 

From within the door, Cleo stood. She was confused. Tanis was beyond happy to see her. 

“Tanis!”. 

“I’m so happy to see you!”. 

“Can you explain to me what the heck is going on, where’s your father?”. 

Tanis breathed a sigh of relief. At least her mother’s personality was intact.

”I will explain later I promise, but now we have to get y-“. 

Tanis felt a hand on her shoulder. She was then thrown backwards. The figure was Vanna. Vanna launched a fireball at the door which caused it to break apart. 

“No!” Tanis yelled. 

Vanna turned around to face Tanis. 

“Your mum will remain one of us”. 

Vanna then felt an intense throbbing pain in her head. 

“What have you done!” 

“You and your husband are finished, we’ve gotten nearly everyone out of here”. 

“But how?”. 

“Now that would be telling”. 

Vanna snarled. 

“You brat!”. 

Vanna ran towards Tanis. She launched herself onto Tanis. She pinned her to the ground. She bared her fangs. 

“I’m gonna enjoy this”. 

When Vanna got close enough, Tanis headbutted her. This made her yelp in pain. Tanis took this as her opportunity to run. Vanna then grabbed her right arm. 

“Oh no you don’t”. 

“Let go of me!”. 

“You're in over your head”. 

Vanna then ripped the bandages off her whole right arm. It revealed her decaying skin underneath. Vanna took the bandages and fashioned them as a rope. She then got behind Tanis and wrapped her around her neck. She was going to choke Tanis. She then had an idea. 

“Wait, why should I have all the fun when both me and hubby can dine together”. 

“He doesn’t even love you”. 

“You don’t know him like I do”. 

“Would a loving husband send his wife to do all his dirty work?”. 

“Silence!”. 

Vanna then sunk her teeth into Tanis’s neck. Being undead, Tanis couldn’t die again. However it was a very uncomfortable feeling. Tanis tried to scream but Vanna was covering her mouth. 

Winnie regained consciousness. She was back in the real world and out of her head. She sat up and felt everything. She felt her snout showing that she was transformed. She saw Sibella in tears. Edward had just bitten her arm. She yelled in pain. There was a red bite mark on her arm. Edward then kicked her onto the ground. She looked on in horror. Seeing Sibella scared was enough to make Winnie mad. She snarled at Edward. She got up and charged at him. Edward was caught off guard by this. Winnie then headbutted him which temporarily knocked him out. Winnie then looked at Sibella. She then held her hand out. 

“Winnie?” Sibella asked. 

Winnie simply nodded. 

Sibella took her hand and she got up off the floor. She then hugged Winnie which caught her off guard. 

“I’m so glad you’re okay!”. 

The two then heard a sarcastic clapping. It was Rastaban. 

“What a lovely couple”. 

Winnie growled. 

“It’s over uncle” Sibella stated. 

“I hope you're happy now Sibella, thanks to your little friends, my plan is close to shambles”. 

“Happy to disappoint”. 

“You leave me no choice”. 

“Are you going to turn yourself in?”. 

“Of course not. A vampire needs to feed and to do that he needs sustenance”. 

“You wouldn’t dare!”. 

“Your friends will be perfect meals for me”. 

“Well we’re not on the menu!”. 

The three looked up and saw the voice belonged to Elsa who was still locked in a cage. 

“If you won’t come willingly, it will have to be by force”. 

The doors opened and loads of skeleton warriors came in. They looked locked, loaded and ready to fight. Sibella and Winnie exchanged knowing glances. They were ready to fight. 

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The crowd of Skeletons surrounded the pair. Elsa was looking down from her cage. She looked up at the top and saw a familiar face. The figure did a shushing motion which Elsa understood. 

“This is your last chance to come quietly,” Rastaban stated. 

“It doesn’t have to be this way,” Sibella said. 

The Skeletons moved forward. 

“You know what Uncle, I think your a coward” 

Rastaban glared. 

“Excuse me?” 

“You always said that I didn’t have the guts for killing but you use others to fight your battles!”. 

Rastaban was now very angry. 

“Seize them!”. 

The Skeletons moved forward. Winnie snarled at them. Just then, a cage fell down and crushed the Skeletons below. Elsa came out of the cage a bit dizzy. 

“So happy you could join us,” Sibella said. 

Elsa could now see straight again. 

“Happy to oblige”. 

A skeleton was about to land a punch on Elsa. However, its arm was still midair. The invisible force then threw the skeleton to the nearby wall where it smashed to bits. A bright blue light revealed itself and it became Phantasma. 

“Phanty!” Both Sibella and Elsa happily said. 

“No one messes with my friends and gets away with it”. 

“Nor with my daughter”. 

Sibella was shocked and even her uncle was. Count Dracula jumped down from the cage behind Phantasma. 

“I wouldn’t have survived that mental torture if your ghost friend hadn’t rescued me”

Rastaban glared. 

“A pity because torturing you was an added bonus for me”. 

Dracula angrily faced his brother. 

“This ends now brother!”.

Elsa looked concerned. 

“Wait Phanty, where’s Tanis?”. 

Phanty looked confused. 

“Hmm, I thought she would have been here before me”. 

“If you want her, you have to come get her!” Rastaban stated. 

Rastaban started to run up the spiral staircase. 

“Oh no you don’t”. 

Sibella turned into her bat form and flew after her uncle. 

“Sibella, no!”. 

Dracula went to catch his daughter but he was faced with Skeleton warriors. The group was surrounded. Phantasma looked at Winnie who gave a knowing look. Phantasma then faced the Skeletons. 

“Let’s slip the dogs of war!” She pointed. 

Winnie then lunged at the skeletons and started clawing her way through. 

It was pandemonium as the fight broke out. Phanty was using her gymnastic skills. She went to grab a Skeleton’s neck by the end of her cowgirl boots and tumble him to the ground. 

“Nice hit, Phanty,” Elsa said while fighting off some other skeletons. 

“Why thank you”. 

Phanty then saw skeletons running towards Elsa. 

“Elsa loo-‘. 

Without even looking, Elsa straightened her fist and it made the Skeleton fall to pieces. 

Dracula was defending Winnie from some skeletons. She made a gesture by bowing her head. Just then, she felt a massive surge of pain. Edward came in from behind and bit into her shoulder. She let out a growl of pain. She then got a sudden idea. She stamped her foot onto Edward’s and it made him release his grip. She then ran up and slid underneath him. She then pierced her claws onto his back. He then yelled in pain. He tried to shake her off but he couldn’t. He then finally pulled her off and she landed on the middle of the floor. She got into a crouched position and snarled at Edward. The two Werewolves then charged at each other. They were at a literal tug of war as they were both trying to hold each other back. Edward then broke the stalemate by taking Winnie by the arm and slamming her into the nearby wall. 

This made the wall collapse as she fell through it. It was a small laboratory. Winnie was still on the ground when Edward came in. He then took her by the head and slammed her into a table. She wasn’t going to give up. There had to be a way to beat her opponent. She quickly grabbed a nearby stool and hit him over the head. While he was disoriented, Winnie lunged at him and they both tumbled into an area with generators. Noticing the hole in the outer wall, Phanty went to investigate. She saw Eddy and Winnie. As much as she wanted to intervene, she knew that it was unwise to disturb a Werewolf especially if they were fighting. Winnie had Edward pinned. Edward then kicked her lower half which sent her flying. She then quickly grabbed on to metal netting. She looked behind herself and saw live electricity wires. She had an idea. It was risky but it could work. She then growled at Edward. He took the bait as he started running towards her. Just as he was right up to her, Winnie jumped up. Edward then looked back while running. Winnie then kicked him in the face. This made him tumble into the electric wires. Edward screamed in pain as he was being electrocuted. His skeleton could even be seen. Phanty looked on in horror. 

When the electricity subsided, Edward had burn marks on his fur. He dropped to the floor. 

“Eddy!”. 

Phanty rushed into the scene. She pulled Eddy by the leg away from the wires. She immediately went to feel his heartbeat and pulse. Winnie went up to Phanty and put her clawed hand on her shoulder for comfort. 

“He’s…he’s breathing!” Phanty stated. 

Phanty then turned to see that Winnie was gone. The battle in the dining hall was over. Winnie went over and chewed on a bone much to Phanty’s delight. 

“I think you earned it pal” Phanty gave her friend a pat on the shoulder. 

Winnie then looked at the spiral staircase and was off running like a firecracker. 

“Winnie, wait!” Dracula said. 

Winnie was already near the top of the stairs when she felt something. She looked out the window and saw that the Moon was no longer in the sky. She felt strange. Her claws retracted and her snout turned inward into her normal mouth. Winnie was back from her feral self. She had no idea where she was. Her feral self was like a separate personality and she would have no recollection of what she did while under. Dazed and confused, she fell off the stairs and was about to fall to the ground. Elsa threw herself on the ground and held her arms out as she caught Winnie. 

“I got you,” Elsa said. 

Sibella made it to the main laboratory. She kicked open the door to the room and entered. 

“Uncle, this ends now!”. 

“I agree,” Rastaban said. 

Sibella turned to her aunt and uncle. Rastaban and Vanna were draining blood from Tanis who was tied to a chair. Beside them was the book standing on an altar.  

“See my love, I told you that Mummy blood was enlightening!” Vanna exclaimed. 

“Yes, quite”. 

“Tanis!” Sibella said. 

Tanis saw Sibella. 

“S…Sibella, your aunt overpowered me” Tanis said. 

“It’s alright Tanis, we will get through this”. 

“The only thing your friend will get through is our stomachs,” Rastaban said. 

 “Uncle, don’t you know when you're beat!”.

“Your little friends might have disrupted our plan, but we can salvage what we can,” Vanna said. 

“Her name is Tanis!” Sibella angrily stated. 

“What are you going to do then, are you going to stop us?” Rastaban asked. 

Sibella looked at her uncle intently. 

“I will fight you here and now”. 

Both aunt and uncle were surprised at that. 

“Really?”. 

“Yes really, I've had enough of you!”. 

“You can’t fool me with that bravado, deep down you're just a scared little ghoul”. 

“So what if i am, for far too long fear has kept me back from achieving my true potential”. 

“And that is?”. 

“From being the best Vampire i can be, flaws and all!”. 

 Rastaban left Tanis’s side. He faced his niece. They circled each other in a big empty area of the room. To show that she meant business, Sibella removed her cape and cast it aside. He did the same. 

“You friends can’t interfere with our battle” he stated. 

“Wasn’t planning to”. 

The two vampires ran at each other. Sibella suddenly had an urge of guilt. She then dodged her uncle’s punches. 

“Don’t chicken out on me now Sibella, why-”. 

Just then, Sibella let out a punch across Rastaban’s jaw. Now he was the one blindsided. 

“Would you ever shut up!”. 

“Now that’s more like it!”. 

Sibella then did a roundhouse kick. However her uncle caught her leg and spun it. While she was disoriented, he took this opportunity and punched her in the chest. She was on the ground. Rastban came up and put his foot on her chest holding her down. 

“Thought you would have done better than that”. 

Just then, the others came up and entered the room. Dracula entered. Phanty and Elsa were each carrying a clearly out of breath Winnie by the arms. 

“Girls!” Sibella stated. 

She and Rastaban looked at the group. She was concerned about Winnie. 

“Winnie’s fine” Elsa said. 

“No one comes any closer, this is between me and her!”. 

While her uncle was distracted, Sibella had an idea. In a swift motion she raised her arms in the air and they became big wings. The gusts of air caught her uncle off guard. While he was disoriented, Sibella hit him up the face with her clawed foot. And in another swift motion, jumped backwards and changed mid air. Sibella was now a giant bat. She then lunged at her uncle and covered him with her wings. She flew up in the air and let him out mid air which sent him crashing into his lab equipment. He got back up and sneered. 

He changed into a bat monster as well and lunged at Sibella. He flew right at her and raised his talons. He was able to pin her to the wall above. This made her whine a little. She opened her mouth and aimed her sharp fangs. She went for her uncle’s neck. Her uncle grabbed her by the neck and held on too tightly, clearly trying to squeeze the air out of her. Desperately, Sibella clawed at her uncle’s eye. This made him lose focus. She then bit his wing, which made him back off in surprise. Using this to her advantage, she then charged at him. He was now pinned to the other wall with a thud. She then tore at his wing. This made him fall to the ground. He tried to take Sibella with her by grabbing at her legs. She then whacked him across the face with her wing. 

Rastaban fell to the ground. Sibella flew back down to the ground and was her normal self. Seeing her uncle still in his bat form, she grabbed him by the legs and swung him around. She swung him around until she let go mid air. He was headed straight for the altar the book was on. Vanna even moved out of the way. Rastaban then crashed into the altar, sending the book flying. Tanis just missed the full assault of the crash by a second. The room was now in complete shambles. Rastaban laid with his back to the wall dazed and confused. He was back in his normal form. He was in clear panic when he saw Sibella walk towards him. 

Sibella got up and held her uncle up by the neck. He had never seen Sibella so angry. 

“Sibella, please, let me go!”. 

“Why should i?”. 

“You wouldn’t kill your own uncle, would you?”. 

Sibella opened her mouth and bared her fangs. She surely was tempted to. She looked behind her and saw everyone watching. Tanis watched with a mix of horror and confusion. Sibella knew that she was one step away from becoming like her aunt and uncle. She closed her mouth and smiled. 

“No, I have something else in mind for you”. 

Sibella then threw her uncle a short distance away so that he was in front of the now fallen book. The thud caused green fear to leak out of it. Rastaban was so wary from the battle that he couldn't move. 

“No please, i’m begging you, please!. 

 The fear went straight for him. Rastaban was infected by his own fear plague.        

Rastaban woke up in who knows where. He was scared and alone. 

“Where am i?” he asked aloud. 

“Why, you're right where you always should be,” a voice said. 

Rastaban looked and he saw a darkened figure. The figure revealed himself to be his older brother Count Vladimir Dracula. 

“You're at the bottom of the food chain!”. 

Rastaban then found himself in the poor house. He looked out the window and saw a crowd of people cheering. He went to look. 

“What are you all so happy about!”. 

The crowd looked at him dumbfounded. 

“And who are you?”. 

“I Am Rastaban Dracula”. 

The crowd looked confused. 

“Who?”. 

“Rastaban Dracula, you must know me!”. 

“Sorry, it doesn't ring a bell”. 

“What!”. 

The crowd cleared away and disappeared, leaving Rastaban all on his lonesome. 

“Please, does anyone know who i am, please I'm begging you, please!”.

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“Please don’t leave me!” Rastaban yelled. 

Rastaban laid on the ground in a daze while his eyes were bright green. The fear monger was now the one stricken with fear. Count Dracula walked up to his brother. 

“I always said there would be a time where I wouldn’t be able to help you”. 

Rastaban screamed some more. Dracula then punched his brother and knocked him out cold. 

Tanis was able to free herself from the restraints. She got up off the chair and ran to Sibella and hugged her. 

“That was incredible Sibella, I didn’t know you had it in you”. 

“I didn’t think I even had it in me”. 

Dracula came up to his daughter and patted her shoulder. 

“I am proud of you daughter, I haven’t seen anyone stand up to your uncle for a long time”. 

Sibella hugged her father. 

“Thanks daddy!”. 

Sibella then saw the others coming. She let go of her dad and went over to Phanty, Elsa and Winnie. Winnie was still feeling a bit hazy from her transformation. She tried to walk but she stumbled forward. Sibella caught her. 

“You okay, Winnie?”. 

Winnie nodded. She then embraced Sibella in a hug. 

“You….you came back for me?”. 

“Of course, no one gets left behind”. 

“Even after what happened?”. 

“Look Winnie, we’ve all done things we aren’t proud of”. 

Winnie looked at Sibella. 

“Sibella, there’s something I must tell you”. 

Sibella looked curious. 

“What is it, Winnie?”. 

Winnie looked nervous. She could feel the other’s eyeing her. She closed her eyes and took deep breaths before continuing. 

“I love you”. 

Phanty and Tanis knew what was happening. They watched on. 

“I love you too, Winnie,” Sibella said. 

“No, you don’t understand. I really love you. The way you put yourself out there for others is incredible. You’re brave, smart and beautiful. You don’t need to be perfect, you're amazing just the way you are”. 

There was stunned silence. Sibella was left speechless. Winnie was worried that she overstepped her boundaries. She was nervously shifting. A smile formed on Sibella’s face. 

“I..mean if you don’t feel that way I understand, I was ju-“. 

Sibella put her hand around Winnie’s face. She then went in and kissed her on the lips. The two embraced each other lovingly. The others reacted. Elsa had her mouth open in shock. Phanty was trying really hard not to squeal with delight at this moment. Tanis smiled. Dracula looked confused and apprehensive. 

“How on ear-“. 

Tanis then shushed him. He reluctantly kept quiet. 

Sibella and Winnie let go and stared at each other. 

“Winnie, I love you so much”. 

Winnie smiled with delight. Her tail wagged back and forth. She had no reason to hide now. She had a sudden realisation. 

“What’s wrong?” Sibella asked. 

“I’m naked, aren’t I?”. 

Winnie looked behind and saw that she was naked. Her hairy butt was sticking out. 

“Relax, we’ve seen far worse than a naked Werewolf”. 

“As far as I’m concerned, that’s the butt of a true Werewolf!” Phanty exclaimed. 

The girls then started laughing amongst themselves. Then at the corner of her eye, Winnie saw something purple in the distance.

“Vanna!”. 

The girls turned around and saw Vanna trying to open the window. She had the spell book under her arm. Realising she was caught, Vanna turned around. 

“I must congratulate you girls on a job well done, especially you Sibella”. 

“It’s over Aunt Vanna, there’s nowhere left to go” Sibella stated. 

“On the contrary there is, you may have foiled our plan, but nothing will stop me from bringing back Ashley”. 

“Ashley lost herself to that book, that wasn’t our fault” Tanis said. 

“Let us destroy it,” Elsa said. 

Vanna gasped. She held the book closer.  

“Let you destroy my prized creation, never!”. 

The group was in shock. 

“You wrote the book?” Tanis asked. 

“Of course I did. I wanted to be the most powerful Vampire ever. With all the supernatural power at my disposal, I would have been unstoppable. Rastaban however didn’t like the idea of anyone being better than him, so I was just abiding time”. 

“So, you were going to betray your own husband?” Elsa asked. 

“Rastaban had such ambition and did a bang up job putting the world in chaos, but there had to be a point where I took charge”. 

Vanna looked at her now unconscious husband on the floor. 

“And now that you have dealt with my poor husband, I’m going to take centre stage!”. 

The group looked ready. 

“That’s not going to happen!” Tanis said. 

Phanty stepped forward. 

“And besides, you owe me an explanation!”. 

Vanna smiled. 

“And what’s that?”. 

“How to change Eddy back!”. 

Vanna laughed. 

“Tell me!”. 

“I should have known that you were his girlfriend. There is no cure for his condition”. 

“You’re lying!”. 

Vanna laughed some more. Phanty was getting more angry. 

“He really wanted to impress you. You should have seen him maul his poor parents”. 

Elsa silently gasped. Phanty looked like a raging volcano. 

“Phanty, she’s trying t-“ Sibella tried to say.

Phanty threw herself onto Vanna. During the struggle, they both fell through the window. The book fell apart as it opened and fell below. Phanty was hanging on to Vanna’s leg, while Vanna was trying to hold on to the ledge. 

“No!” Vanna exclaimed. 

“Phanty!” The girls said as they ran over to the ledge. 

Vanna looked down at Phanty. 

“You stupid ghost!”. 

Vanna tried to kick Phanty off with her free leg. 

Vanna looked up at her niece. 

“Sibella help me up, you're no killer!”. 

Sibella looked at her aunt and then back at her friends. She then stared back at her aunt. 

“Give me your hand!”. 

Vanna let Sibella take her hand. She was then able to push herself up. When she was nearly inside, she turned to Sibella. 

“Sorry Sibella, but you're either at the top or the bottom!”. 

Vanna then put her free hand on Sibella’s neck. She was trying to throw her down. 

“Sibella!” Winnie stated. 

Feeling some sudden bravery, Tanis went up to Vanna and punched her right in the face. This made her go sideways and lose her grip. She tried to catch herself and regain her balance. She off the ledge. 

“No!” Vanna screamed. 

Vanna and Phanty were separated by a big momentum of air and gravity. Vanna fell further and further to the ground below.  There was a big splash in the moat. 

Winnie and Elsa helped Sibella. Tanis quickly looked below the window and let her bandages down. Her bandages caught Phanty by the foot. 

“Phanty, are you okay!”. 

“Now I know how bats feel,” Phanty said while hanging upside down. 

The girls pulled Phanty up and back inside. They all hugged each other. They then heard the sound of panting. They turned to see Edward crawling on the floor to them. 

“Eddy!” Phanty exclaimed. 

“Phanty, wait!” Elsa said. 

Phanty flew over to Edward. They looked each other in the eye. Edward then held out his hand. Phanty held it. She then hugged her boyfriend. 

“Eddy, that electric shock must have restored your senses”. 

The others walked over to them. 

“Oh Eddy, I’m so sorry for being such a selfish jerk, I was scared. Could you forgive me?”. 

Edward couldn’t speak but he could use other means of communication. He bowed his head. 

“Wait, how is Edward going to get back to normal?” Elsa asked. 

The group looked amongst themselves. None of them had an answer. Dracula then stepped in. 

“I will help Edward. I will do whatever I can to reverse what my brother and my dreaded sister in law have done to the poor boy. After all, it’s the least I can do for the ghouls who saved my life”. 

Phanty hugged the Count. 

“Oh thank you!”. 

“It’s not a problem, now please unhand me”. 

Phanty realised what she was doing and let go. 

“Oops sorry”. 

“Now girls, I say let’s get out of here” Sibella said. 

“Sibella’s right, I bet there’s a surprise waiting for you back in the hospital” Dracula said. 

The girls each got excited and held their breath. It was time to leave this cursed place. 

Dracula and the Grimwood Girls returned to the ghoul hospital. Some of the girls felt an uneasy pit in their stomachs. They walked into the main ward and were surprised. 

“There they are!” Bethany called out.  

“Our Heroes!” Osiris said. 

Every ghoul in the room from parent to student cheered. The Grimwood group was overwhelmed with joy and happiness. Phanty had tears in her eyes. 

“Mummy, daddy!” Phanty cried. 

She floated over to her parents with her arms out. The three phantoms hugged, well as close as they could to hugging. 

Winnie and Elsa did the same. They went over to their respective parents and hugged. 

“Papa, I thought I lost you!” Winnie cried. 

“I missed you so much!” he said. 

Papa Werewolf then let go and looked at his daughter. 

“Winnie, what happened with your mother wasn’t your fault”. 

Winnie had tears in her eyes. 

“I know dad…it was an accident”. 

The two wolves embraced once more. 

Tanis and Sibella looked around the room. Tanis felt happy for the others, but she herself was feeling glum. She didn't have time to properly free her parents. Sibella then noticed something behind them.  She tapped Tanis’s shoulder. 

“Tanis, I think someone’s here to see you”. 

Tanis turned around and was in for a surprise. Her two parents were standing there and unpetrified. Tanis got super emotional and ran to them. She embraced them in a hug. 

“Hello dear” Cleo said. 

“But how, I didn't free you”. 

Cleo explained that after Tanis was pulled away by Vanna, she ran to her daughter. When the door was destroyed from the outside, this got her thinking. She faced her fear and woke up in Sibella’s bedroom. With her new vampire wings, she flew over to Egypt. Before her vampire skills went away forever, she telepathically communicated with her husband and him out of the hallucination. 

“Now, how about we go home?”. 

Still upset with emotion, Tanis nodded. She waved her friends and the others goodbye before getting an emotional group hug. Her and her parents walked out of the hospital and prepared to make the trip home. Tanis couldn't believe that they did it. They saved everyone and defeated both Rastaban and Vanna. Tanis herself had an important decision to make, but that would have to wait. She was feeling tired and long overdue for a nap.

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It had been a few weeks since the Fear Plague was stopped. The Grimwood Girls were praised as heroes. They each got a medal for their bravery. Winnie and Phanty were a bit over enthusiastic about their medals.

But they had to remember the one they’ve lost. In honour of Miss Grimwood, Sibella had her portrait moved to above the fireplace. She had a tear in her eye as she knew that Miss Grimwood would have loved what they did. The other girls were pleased and were equally emotional. 

After some persuasion, Winnie was able to convince Sibella that the school should have its own fight club. Sibella eventually relented and gave her approval albeit with some conditions. 

Winnie and the other students were outside. The boxing ring was seated outside right in the centre of the garden. It was a good enough day, so why not have the boxing ring outside. Winnie was in the centre of the ring and faced the students who were standing outside the ring. 

“Right everyone, welcome to the first ever Grimwood’s fight club!” 

The students were understandably excited and cheered. 

“Now before we get too crazy, we have to put these on”. 

Winnie got out red plastic headwear to protect herself. The other students did the same. 

“Sibe- I mean Miss Dracula has given me permission to teach you all fighting skills. I can’t stress enough that this is strictly for defense only, am I clear?”. 

The students nodded. 

“Very good. A close friend of mine has kindly volunteered to help demonstrate today’s lesson”. 

Phantasma then hovered up into the ring. 

“Howdy everyone!” Phantasma stated. 

Winnie and Phanty faced each other. 

“Now, today we’re doing mixed martial arts”. 

This got some gasps from the crowd. 

Winnie started the lesson. She went up to Phanty and held her hand up to her neck. She then put her leg in between Phanty’s legs. Phanty then tripped and fell over. Winnie turned to the crowd. 

“That was what they call Jiu Jitsu”. 

Winnie taught the group other basic defensive techniques such as blocking and basic jabs (by hitting the headwear). 

The students then went into pairs with each having a go at fighting each other. Winnie and Phanty were off to the side watching them. 

“Osiris and Chloe, you're up next!” Winnie said. 

Osiris and Chloe got into the ring and into place. 

“Oh please, this is going to be a piece of cake, ghosts are superior to mummies!” Chloe boasted. 

“You're going to eat those words,” Osiris said. 

Osiris knew how much of a brat Chloe was. Her friend Bethany told her that before the fear incident, Chloe had insulted her. 

The fight had begun. Chloe went to hit Osiris. Osiris was able to duck, avoiding her strikes. Osiris then went to a defensive stance. Chloe ran towards her. She then held her arm out and hit Osiris as she was running. There were some boos from the crowd. Chloe went for Osiris again but then the latter was able to slip right past the ghost. Osiris then had Chloe in a backwards choke hold. Chloe pivoted her back towards Osiris, forcing her to let go. Chloe had her opponent cornered. Osiris was on the ropes. Chloe went straight for Osiris. The two were now close to each other. 

“It’s over Osiris, I win”.  

“I wouldn’t be so sure”. 

Chloe was confused. Osiris then pointed down. Her leg was now in between both of Chloe’s. Chloe had little time to react as Osiris then pushed her on the chest. She then tripped and fell to the ground. The crowd cheered. Winnie got onto the ring. 

“I knew you had the fighting spirit!”. 

“Thanks coach”. 

The crowd cheered. 

Later that afternoon, Winnie and Phanty were coming back from walking with the two ghost dogs Murray and Leech. Winnie literally ran on all fours with them. They were returning to Grimwood’s when they saw Sibella waiting for them. 

“Where have you two been?” 

“Sorry Sibella, had a promise to keep”. 

Winnie winked at Phanty. She smiled. 

“Come with me you two”. 

Sibella went back inside. Winnie and Phanty were confused. Phanty turned to her pet dogs. 

“You two can go and play out front, mummy won’t be too long”. 

Murray and Leech did as they were told. Winnie and Phanty walked on. They entered a room. In the middle of the room was a group of chairs in a circle. They saw Elsa, Tanis and Sibella. Another mummy was there, one some of them didn’t recognise. 

“For those who don’t know me, I am Dr Shira”. 

She motioned to the group. 

Please take a seat”. 

The group took their seats.  

“Now then, I bet you want to know why you are all here?.Tanis and Sibella asked for my assistance”. 

Winnie, Elsa and Phanty looked intrigued. 

“I’ve been told that in the years since you all came to this school some…strange things have happened”. 

They all nodded. 

“And stuff like that undeniably leaves a lot of baggage. Even this recent incident with Rastaban had forced you all to face your fears in the most horrific way possible”. 

The group nodded solemnly. 

“That is why we are here today in this safe space. Group therapy is a great way to get stuff off your chest. Some of you may prefer individual sessions and that’s okay, but for the moment let’s see where Group therapy takes us”. 

“But what about you, your job as a Doctor is equally important” Elsa said. 

“Very true, but I will make time for all of you”. 

Winnie was sitting beside Sibella. Sibella put her hand gently onto Winnie’s. The girls told Shira everything that had happened to them over the years. They explained everything from Revolta kidnapping them in the Barren Bog to when she came back and turned half of the group and their parents into monsters. Tanis opened up about her self esteem problems. Even now, Tanis still felt like this and that the duties of a queen were overwhelming. 

“I feel as if the throne has made everything worse, everyone depends on me, me, the scrawny little girl who’s too naive”. 

Shira listened and nodded. She thought that Tanis’s insecurities were completely valid. The group then told Shira about the time where Winnie was framed and how it nearly tore the group apart. 

“I…I thought my mother was right all along about me. I thought I was a monster who didn’t deserve love” Winnie said with her eyes watering. 

“I was and still am a perfectionist. I just wanted validation from my dad and everyone around me” Sibella said. 

Shira listened further.  

“I…I was terrified when Winnie seemingly ripped my body up!”. 

“I was feeling a little lonely, so I wanted a boy for myself. I found the most handsome boy I had ever seen. We are like two peas in a pod. He is the perfect counterbalance to my eccentricity”. 

Shira took her own pen and wrote down some notes. 

“But then, I got selfish and became clingy”. 

Shira looked at the group. 

“I know that this is difficult for you guys, but honestly you’re making good progress. Most people would be too confident to admit flaws”. 

“Yeah, we’ve been through a lot,” Winnie said. 

“That’s what I am getting at, you all have each other. You all trust and value each other’s company”. 

Phanty smiled. 

“But what about our jobs?” Elsa said solemnly. 

“Work is often unavoidable but I strongly suggest you all stay in touch with each other as much as you can”. 

“Thanks for listening to us Shira,” Tanis said. 

“Not at all your majesty, if you don’t mind me saying”. 

Phanty raised her hand. 

“Yes, Phanty?” Sibella asked. 

“How about we all go out for a drive, as a group” . 

The others looked intrigued. Tanis smiled. 

“Wait, what about the school?” Elsa asked Sibella and Winnie. 

Winnie was about to say something when Sibella beat her to it. 

“Don’t worry, I got a substitute teacher”. 

Elsa had her car parked outside as this was how she got here. The group walked out of the old building. They got into the car. Elsa sat in the front, Phanty sat in the front passenger seat, while Tanis, Sibella and Winnie sat in the back. The car started moving and the girls started their drive. 

“Elsa, can you put the radio on?” Sibella asked. 

“Sure” Elsa then turned the car radio on. 

The radio played an upbeat pop song. The girls had heard this particular song before. The group then turned and looked at each other. 

“Let's sing along!” Phanty stated. 

“Yeah!” Tanis exclaimed. 

Winnie then pressed the button that put the car door window down. She put her head out the window and let her tongue blow in the wind. 

Life is a highway

I wanna ride it all night long

Sibella then looked at Winnie. She put her hand on Winnie’s. The two looked up to the little roof on the ceiling. Elsa nodded from the driver's seat and pressed the button. The roof window opened and they both stood up and looked out. Winnie had her arms out as she was feeling the air go through her. The two then looked at each other.    The car drove off into the sunset heading towards town. The group was really happy to be here with each other. As long as they are together regardless of what happens, they will always have each other.

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Rastaban sat in his white padded room cell. He had a straightjacket on. Sibella and her father had come to check on him. They watched him from the small window on the door. 

“Here he, yere he” Rastaban said. 

Rastaban had been under the influence of the plague for a while and now he was now saying random things. Sibella looked at her uncle straight in the eyes, even if he couldn't actually see her. This was her uncle’s price for attempting world domination. She then furrowed her brow, her uncle deserved everything that happened to him. Aunt Vanna’s fate was unknown. Her body wasn't found and neither was what remained of the spell book. Either way, Vanna was now disgraced by the monster world for what she had done. 

Sibella had returned to Grimwood’s. It was near nighttime and her students would have been in bed by now. She made herself a glass of blood and sat down on the main sofa. She looked at the portrait of Miss Grimwood. 

“Miss me?”.

Sibella looked behind her and saw that Winnie had returned from her errands. She was leaning against the doorway. 

“Oh, hey” she said. 

Winnie made her way over to the sofa. She sat beside Sibella. 

“So, how did the visit go?”. 

“As well as any prison visit would”. 

Winnie noticed that Sibella was looking deflated. 

“What’s wrong?”. 

“It’s just seeing my uncle-”. 

“Don’t tell me you pity that monster”. 

“Yes and no, what he and my aunt did was awful but he’s still family”. 

Winnie could sense that there was something more to what was being said. 

“Back in the castle, I really wanted to kill him…but-”. 

“You didn’t, you did something even I have trouble with”. 

Sibella looked curious. 

“You fought against your urges, even someone as stubborn as me can get that”. 

“You're not stubborn Winnie, you just like to play loose”. 

Winnie smiled. Sibella looked up to the portrait of Miss Grimwood. 

“She would have been proud of us back in the castle”. 

“She sure would have been”. 

Winnie noticed how dark it was getting outside. She stood up. 

“I have to go soon, i-”. 

“Winnie, wait!”. 

“Sibella, it's my time of the moon again”. 

“I know, it's just that ... .can i join you outside tonight”.  

Winnie looked at Sibella. 

“Sibella, you know very well what i’m like under the full moon, i could scratch you without even kno-”. 

Sibella put a finger on Winnie’s lip. 

“I know the risks, but this is what I want”. 

“I probably won’t remember it”, 

“Well then, lucky you have me”. 

Sibella and Winnie were outside the school in the back garden. Winnie was preparing herself. 

“Are you sure you want to do this?”. 

 “Of course,”.  

Winnie looked at her girlfriend and smiled. 

“There is no convincing you otherwise, isn’t there?”. 

Sibella walked forward towards Winnie. 

“No, you aren't getting off that easy” Sibella playfully teased. 

They both looked in the sky and saw the moon come out. Winnie fell to the ground as her transformation began. Sibella began to concentrate. Fur started to grow on her arms and her face. She went on all fours and became a large purple wolf. Winnie had finished her transformation. Feral Winnie looked on at this purple stranger. Her green eyes were alluring. Winnie went up close to the wolf. Sibella then licked Winnie’s face. Her tail started to wag. Winnie nudged her head against Sibella. The two spent the night playing and chasing each other in the garden. They both got up a small hill and both howled at the moon. 

Phantasma opened up to her parents about her loneliness. They suggested that she could live with a flatmate until she felt more comfortable. They found a suitable flatmate in a ghost called Casey. She also decided to close her short lived detective business and focus on her stand up act. Now she would devote her evenings to her pets. Count Dracula would also occasionally let her enter Transylvania to see Edward. There was still a long way to go to reverse his transformation, but Eddy was making an improvement. He was starting to communicate more with grunts and whimpers. It wouldn't be long until he started talking in full sentences again. Phanty was proud of her boyfriend. Phanty hugged Edward. She also brought him a little gift from her, a ghostly batch of flowers. 

Elsa went back to study in London and was the top of her class. Her professors told her that she would have a great career ahead of her. One day, Elsa was lying in her bed reading when she heard a knocking at the door. 

“In a minute”. 

Elsa got up and opened the door. To her surprise, it was a young adult green dragon. 

 “Matches!” Elsa exclaimed. 

Matches the Dragon had returned from his “age of becoming” ritual. He had heard the news about Miss Grimwood’s passing and was sad. He had a card in his mouth. 

“What’s that?” 

Elsa got the card and read it. 

Can I come in? 

Elsa looked back at Matches. It seemed the dragon had somehow learned to write. 

“Of course, what are friends for”. 

Matches entered the room. Elsa smiled and closed the door. 

In the underground city of the mummies, there was a massive party. The rebuilding of the city had been coming on well in the weeks since Rastaban’s attack. The locals organised a party to celebrate. The throne room was turned into a party room. Three long tables were used for everyone to sit at. Tanis sat at the top of the middle table on her throne. Tanis was happy to see that everyone was enjoying themselves. She knew what she had to do. She got an empty glass and gently tapped her fork on it. She stood up from her throne. 

“Can I have everybody's attention?”  

She tapped the glass some more. The people calmed down and started to listen. 

  “Thank you. I know that recent events have been very stressful to say the least, but I would like to thank Dr. Shira and all her staff for helping us through it all”. 

The crowd cheered. Dr. Shira looked humbled and grateful. 

“I also have an announcement to make”. 

The crowd looked at their queen. Even Cleo and Imhotep looked on in wonder. 

“I am resigning as your queen”. 

There was some boos and outcry. Tanis tried her best to stay calm. 

“Please let me explain”. 

The crowd went silent. 

“This wasn't an easy decision to make but let me explain. I saw the surveys you all signed saying that I wasn't a good queen. And you're right, I wasn't. I had my head in the clouds and avoided my duties…because I was scared of letting you all down. That is why as my last act as queen, I will let our council make all the decisions. An commity elected by the people, for the people and to serve the people. I, Tanis Isis Tutt, swear to all of you that this city will endure!”.  

The crowd cheered. Tanis lifted her crown off her head and set it down. 

Tanis was in her dressing room when her parents and Jeffery came in. Tanis faced them. 

“Guys, I'm sorry I didn't tell you beforehand but-”. 

Cleo then hugged her daughter. 

 “We are so proud of you daughter!”. 

Cleo let go of Tanis. 

“You mean you aren't mad at me?”. 

“Of course not, you spoke your mind and you were honest about yourself”. 

“That was a brave thing to do,” Imhotep said. 

Tanis smiled. 

“I love you guys”. 

“We love you too dear”. 

Cleo and her husband left the room. Jeffery looked at Tanis. They hugged and kissed each other. They let go of each other. 

“So, what happens now?” Jeffery asked. 

“I’m taking a break from Egypt for a while”. 

“Really?”. 

“Yes, I need time to recharge and focus on myself”. 

“What about us?” 

Tanis then put her hand on Jeffery’s cheek. 

“This isn't a breakup, just a little break”. 

“But Tanis, you will need a job somewhere”. 

“Too true, i have just the place in mind”. 

Tanis looked back towards her desk and saw a photo of her, her friends and Grimwood’s. Tanis smiled.