CHAPTER 22

"My...My Lord!!!!? What are you doing here!?" Said Lady Ashbury in shock of seeing Dracula there.

"Don't worry my dear, I will never let one of my generals die," Dracula replied.

Then many werewolves began to surround them, the ones that were on the roof of the houses, were near this new castle. They started scratching the roof with their claws and growling at them. In the far back, there was a man that hasn't transform yet into a werewolf and it looked that he is in charge. This man has dark hair and brown eyes, finally, he finally arrives in front of Dracula.

"Well, Well, Well, but if it's Wilfred." Said Dracula mocking him.

"Hello, Dracula it's being a while," Wilfred replied seriously.

"Indeed, it has, old friend."

Wilfred chuckles and tells Dracula.

"Are we now!? After all our species have been at war for many years."

"Maybe, that doesn't mean that...." Said Dracula getting interrupted by Wilfred.

"What do you want!?"

"Alright then. We need to talk in private."

Wilfred then looks at him very seriously and then he smiles.

"Alright then let's talk! Werewolves they are our guests! For now! Come on then enter my castle please." Said Wilfred enjoying himself.

After they enter the castle, Dracula enters Wilfred's Chamber.

"So, what do you want to talk about?" Asked Wilfred eager to make Dracula's visit short.

"I need to ask two favors from you."

"Alright, am listening?"

"The first one is simple. I need you to deliver me the heart of a werewolf that you consider unworthy."

"Hahaha. Really!!! I have to say, I wasn't expecting that." Said Wilfred enjoying himself.

"So, are you going to deliver it?" Asked Dracula to get a straight answer.

"What's the second favor!?"

"Are you going to deliver...." Dracula got interrupted again by Wilfred.

"THE second favor, what is it!?"

"I need you to join my army."

"Really mate, again. After all that happened that day, you really want to get the band reunited again."

"This time it will be different."

"Different how?"

"This time I got the advantage and I have an element of surprise, believe me, they will never even see it coming."

"Hahaha. It's just like the last time. The day we fought King Arthur and Merlin in Camelot; you said the same thing. That was the day that we lost The Invisible man and the creature of the Black Lagoon!"

"What happened with The Hunchback of Notre Dame?"

"The Knights of Camelot trap him and they killed him years later when we destroy Camelot. Not to mention, that was the day that Frankenstein found out that you were the one that killed the mad scientist and blamed him for the scientist's death." Said Wilfred enjoying himself when he talked about Frankenstein.

"He needed to understand that mankind is the real threat. By the way, what happened to The Mummy?"

"Well last time I heard, he was in his home. Egypt."

"Alright then, are you going to join my army and deliver me the heart of a werewolf that you consider unworthy!?"

Wilfred sighs.

"Alright, then Dracula. I will deliver to you the heart of one of us."

"And you are going...." Dracula kept being interrupted by Wilfred.

"I can send some of my soldiers to join your army but that's it, I would not join your army."

"Fine then."

Both of them shake hands and went to the dining room, were everyone that is with Dracula, was.

"My Lord, are you ok." Lady Ashbury Asked worried about him.

"Am fine Ashbury don't worry, we got what we came for."

"I will send 4 of my soldiers with you." Said Wilfred seriously.

"What!!? My Lord..." Said Ashbury getting interrupted by Dracula.

"Only 4!?"

"We didn't agree with how many, just that I will send some of my soldiers to join your army," Wilfred replied.

"Fine then." Said Dracula disgust with Wilfred getting the advantage of him.

Then a werewolf gives Wilfred the heart of one of his soldiers that he considers unworthy.

"Here it is My Lord." Said the werewolf.

"Thanks," Wilfred replied.

Wilfred grabs the heart and gave it to Dracula, then he tells him.

"Well, Dracula here it is. Now get the hell out of my castle before I order my soldiers to destroy all of you."

"How insolent!" Replied a vampire near Dracula.

"That is enough, Valmir, get us out of here." Said Dracula seriously looking at Wilfred.

"Yes, my Lord," Valmir replied.

Valmir then cast a spell of teleportation and all of them got to the castle in the bridge that they left before.

"Perfect then, now we only need John to come back with the red stone rune." Said Dracula happy.

"My Lord, a word please!?" Said Lady Ashbury.

Dracula then looks at her, that she was very serious, then he tells her that it was fine.

"Fine, let's talk in my Chamber."

Dracula and Lady Ashbury got to the chamber.

"My Lord, tell me something, did you already had planned to go over Wilfred's castle!?" Asked Lady Ashbury seriously.

"Huh!? What did you mean, my dear?"

"Well, it's the first time in a very long time I see you getting out of the castle and not to mention that was a surprise that you got to place you send me. Quite weird don't you think?" Pointed out Lady Ashbury.

"Are you suggesting that I use you as bait?" Said Dracula using a surprise face.

"It quite felt like that. It seems that you already had planned to go over that castle and ask for Wilfred's help."

"Ashbury, I can assure you that I did not use you as bait, I will never use you as bait, my dear, you are far too valuable to me… but yes! I already had planned to go to Wilfred's castle and talk to him."

While Dracula was speaking to Lady Ashbury he grabs both of her shoulders softly.

"I can't lose more of my generals. I will not lose more of my generals."

"Then how did you know I was in trouble."

"Blackmir." Answered Dracula.

"The witch!?" Lady Ashbury replied confused.

"I ask her to show me if you were ok, then she told me that you might die, at that moment I decided that I wouldn't let you die, so I ask Blackmir to send me in there as fast as she could, so I could save you."

Dracula then stops grabbing Lady Ashbury's shoulders.

"Alright then my lord, forgive me for questioning you." Said Lady Ashbury not completely trusting him.

"Don't worry my dear it's ok."

Lady Ashbury opened the door to get out of his chamber and then she stops and turns around and ask Dracula.

"Oh! my Lord!? Before I leave, can I ask you a final question?"

"Of course!"

"Was it already your plan to ask Wilfred to join your army?"

"No, it was not, but I saw the opportunity to join forces and to make my army even stronger, so I had to ask him." Dracula answer not looking at her because he was lying. He knew that Ashbury hates werewolves because of her past.

"Of course, my Lord, I will stop bothering you."

Then she made a fake smile.

"Alright then, off you go."

Dracula turns around and Lady Ashbury stops smiling at him and looks at him seriously and with a face saying that she doesn't trust him anymore.

Back with John finally he finds the red stone rune it was beneath the city protected by magic but with the help of the witches that were with him, he finally had it.

"Alright everyone let's go back to castle." Said John excited.

Then the witches cast a spell of teleportation and everyone got back to the castle.