Chapter 32

I was sitting under a tree listening to a lecture about event horizon when I saw a witch quietly approaching Dracula cautiously with a jeweled dagger in her hand. He was meditating in the back garden as he basked in the sun. I reached out to him with my mind and he turned into bats. He flew into the bright sunlight and he snuck behind me. She looked everywhere to find him but for the life of her she could not. It still surprised me that he would hear me. He sat next to me and whispered that he has no interest in getting screamed at again. He still remembers the day I bumped into him in the hotel and yelled at him for ignoring me when I asked for help. He was annoyed that I called James but was pleased that he was not my first choice. Drake himself was my first choice. He was extremely jealous and if it were any other time I would laugh at his expression. But right now we had bigger problems. The witch was obviously up to no good. We both jumped on the witch and she cut Drake's hand and mumbled something in gibberish language. I yanked the dagger out of her hand as it began to glow. A whirlpool appeared and I was sucked into it. I saw Drake rip the witch to pieces. She screamed in anguish. I on the other hand was in a state of shock to say anything.

I landed butt first hard onto a table. I looked to see it was the defenders. I smiled at them and greeted them with pleasantries. One of them muttered something and I suddenly spoke their language. They asked me a few questions suspiciously and I asked to see the Fenris wolves since they are the only ones that can exonerate me. When the wolves arrived they licked my face and sat down. This floored everybody. They have never seen them do that to anyone before. Usually, the wolves would rip them to pieces. I was given a seat and was promised that they will send me home. I was told not to tell them about the future since it might have horrible effects.

I asked if I could walk outside the tent for some fresh air and was told I could. I met Ergon the leader of the house of Griffin. He gave me a strange look and sat down on one of the empty seats. I heard a bang. I realized that we were on a battlefield and wondered where Drake was. Was he already a vampire? Had he become Dracula? I didn't have time to ponder more when the tent opened and I blurted out that I am from the house of Dragons. I was dressed in a suit of armor and dragged to the battlefield. I saw the witch queen and remembered how she wanted me dead. So I snuck up behind her. I saw a man in red armor protecting her. His armor resembled a dragon. The battle was going strong and neither side wanted to retreat or surrender. I decided that if I am going to get out of here I have to get the witch queen to send me home. But I had to get past the dragon man. So I waited till I was sure he can't see me and was about to hit him in the back of his head. I got to hear why they were fighting.

They were battling over a stolen Dragon's egg. The first egg in a thousand years to be outside of Drogon's protection. I managed to snatch it and flew back to the tent. The house of Griffin was pleased that I got the egg. They wanted to hatch it and train it. But before they could come to a conclusion I asked to protect the egg by taking it to a different tent a staying with it. They allowed me so I walked out and pulled out the tiny mirror and remember Zuni. She was surprised to see me but when I told her about the egg in Mermish. The passersby were surprised that I was talking to a mermaid. I held on to the egg to dear life and walked out for fresh air. I kept looking here and there trying to keep it safe. She emerged from the lake that was near the tent with a young Tiamat. I quietly gave her the egg and asked her to leave without anyone noticing. She remained still and I placed my hand on her face and I begged her to take the egg and go. She sensed something troubling so she complied immediately. She and Tiamat disappeared into the lake and I was pleased that it was back where it should be. When I walked back in they asked me where the egg was and I told them that I sent it back home. Ergon was furious and I explained that the existence of dragons would expose everyone to more danger. He was about to say something but he was interrupted by the seer. Whatever she screamed convinced him to shut up for good. I went back out there to talk some sense into the witch queen but the dragon guy would be the problem so I knocked him out and dragged him to the tent. I was met with awe and resentment. I removed the helmet and found out why. The guy I knocked out turned out to be my husband. I blushed furiously and dragged him to another tent. The seer gave me a nod. I saw that the sun was rising and remembered that this Drake can't stand sunlight. So I dragged him as fast as I could.

As soon as I was in I closed it in a manner that said do not enter. I laid him on the sleeping bag and watched him closely. I saw a change in his breathing and realized he has woken. So I waited for him to get up but he didn't. It took me a moment to realize what he was up to. He was waiting for me to get close so he can attack.

I quietly approached him and opened his eyes so he can see who he was about to attack. His pupils dilated the moment he saw me. He jumped off the sleeping bag. I smiled, "Did you expect this when you woke up this morning?" He shook from head to toe, "I haven't slept since I found out that James killed you" I tried to explain my dilemma to him but he asked me to come with him. He said he had to do something first. I told him that I returned the egg to where it rightfully belongs. But refused to tell him where it was. He told me it would help him kill the giants. I reminded him that he is Vlad Tepes the third. The impaler prince of Walachia. He gave me a sad face since I had reminded him of his sad past. But he was intelligent enough not to need magic to take down his enemy. He smiled and said that I was a projection of imagination but still it felt wonderful to see me after a full decade after my death. I shook my head and explained that I was from the future and that we were married. We were home when a witch attacked him and I pulled the dagger from her and it transported me here. He refused to believe it so I took his dagger and asked him to stare at me as I slit his arm from wrist to elbow. He didn't flinch and I asked him if imagination could do would do that to him. He stared at his arm as it healed and I told him I am real. If he doesn't believe me then I will try something else. I asked if I can open the door and he can feel the heat of the sun. Could that convince him that I am real? I cut the cloth and he hissed in pain as the sun's rays hit him. I took the blanket and covered him. I quietly took him to the forest where there were creatures in togas eagerly waiting for him. I remembered these guys were called underlings. They were waiting to ambush the defenders. I managed to convince Drake not to attack the camp.

We reached the camp of the Helm of Darkness. We found them sitting in front of a huge bonfire deciding what to do since the egg was sent away. Dracula asked the Witch Queen if I was a shapeshifter. She read my palm and declared that I was the doppelganger of his dead wife. I had traveled through time because of a rogue witch. He stared at me with hope. I showed her the dagger and she promised to find a way to send me home. She declared that staying here was a bad idea. It was time for a tactical retreat. I followed her to her eagle and was a little apprehensive about it. The queen looked like she had no intentions to hurt me so I hopped on. She took me to Drake's castle where I had trained to fight or will train to fight. Time travel is annoying. She took the dagger and dropped it into a bubbling cauldron. It had red liquid that was frothing nonstop. The queen was chanting in a hair-raising voice with words that were completely unnatural. Purple smoke billowed from it. It swirled around till it opened a portal and I saw Drake was waiting for me. I took two steps forward and was pulled back by the Dracula of this time. My husband saw it and he waltzed right into the portal and yank me out of his hands and brought me back. The second we cross the threshold the portal closed. I heard the other Drake scream in agony. I apologized for causing him pain. He shrugged it off saying he is happy to have me back. I teased him about his jealousy and he stood still as he seemed to enjoy my return enough to ignore my words. I did love to watch him blush.