Everybody's Back

Chapter 9

Brian stood still, not moving not breathing.

"Wise choice in the end. People seldom make it easier on themselves, they all insist on fighting me. I always win in the end. But don't get me wrong, the fighting is the best part of the fun!"Chiros laughed, he looked over to Brian's friends, and laughed,"Young and stupid. That's what I like. Your friends put up very good struggles, but in the conclusion, they gave in. I tried to pick off the weak and scared first. I took the curly haired one that likes to talk, Howard. He was easy. I tried to take the youngest, Nickolas, next. But you kept him from me. I retrieved young Alexander shortly afterward, and Kevin. They proved to be excellent new editions to my collection here in the castle. Did you enjoy my monsters? Did you enjoy the dance?"

Brian looked dazed.

"I hope you did, because you are going to be with us a very long time. Now it is time for you to come..." Chiros began to puff more on his cigar causing a cloud of confusion around Brian making him very drowsy. Brian began to lose sight of where he was and who he was. He was sooo tired, all he needed was a little sleep... Just a little.

Brian awoke to Chiros laughing, he was itching, when he looked down he saw that he was covered with fur, werewolf fur!! Oh no, he was that tacky werewolf! He tried to scream, but howled instead. NO! What had he done, he had gone to sleep, and let his friends down!

"No, you haven't! There's still time, you're not fully asleep yet, you're not fully under his control! You've still got control of your dream. Dreams are real. Do something Brian..." Nick's voice came into Brian's head, he looked up to see a transparent image of Nick looking down at him with pleading hope in his face.

Brian looked at Nick's face, he looked back and saw the slumbering forms of his friends on the beds. It was this, that made Brian take control. He growled. He saw Chiros. Chiros had his back turned, he hadn't heard Nick or seen him, and he wasn't paying attention to Brian anymore. Brian bowed his head for a charge. He charged Chiros. Chiros wasn't expecting this and was thrown off his guard, "Foolish mutt, I'll teach you. My monsters come to me."

The mummy Nick, vampire Howie, Phantom A.J., and Hyde Kevin appeared. They began to combat with Brian as well.

Chiros aimed his scepter and opened fire on Brian, who used his new werewolf agility to get out of the way of the deadly beams and from the false versions of his friends. Brian roughly decided not to direct his attacks at Chiros, but at his scepter. It seemed to be his source of power. Brian only hoped he was right. Chiros laughed as he fired on Brian, one beam did land. Brian fell out on the ground sizzling from the wound. Chiros towered over him,"And now, it ends..."

This was his chance, Chiros raised his scepter and Brian went for it. He used his uninjured hind leg to kick the scepter out of Chiros's hands and onto the floor beside him.

"No! YOU FOOL!"Chiros screamed, but that scream was in vain,"You imbeciles, get my scepter away from that beast!"

A.J., Nick, Howie, and Kevin all leaned towards the scepter, but...

Brian smiled a wolfish grin at Chiros, "It looks like I win." Brian bit the scepter in half with his massive werewolf teeth and strong jaws.

A flash of bright light erupted out of the scepter along with lots of smoke and vapors. Brian hid his face. When it was all over he sat up. The hideous mockeries of his friends were gone... Dust. He looked at his arms, the fur was gone. He felt his face for fur and felt none. He tested his leg, no burn! He jumped up, "I'm not a werewolf! I'm not a werewolf! Guys!" Brian ran to the beds, where his friends were strapped down,"Guys wake up! Guys?" I hope I'm not too late, he began unstrapping them from the beds. He wasn't. Howie stirred first, "Hey Brian. Man, I was having the weirdest..." he sat up, "Where are we..?" Then it all seemed to settle in on him,"Oh.. Oh..."Howie sat up and shook his head,"Man, I was Dracula... and tried to bite you man, I'm sorry..."