Monday, September 29, 2014

Ch.1. How It All Started - part.3

The Vampire Lord appears amid crashing lightning and rolling thunder!


Vampire Lord: Greetings, my subjects.  As you all know, I needed young, eager vampires to spy on the normal animals, and you've gratefully volunteered yourselves for your kind.

(several hours pass as the Vampire Lord waffles on and on...explaining ideas and strategies, and eventually gets to the point)

Vampire Lord: ...Pandora Nightsong - you will be sent undercover into the Silvercloud School.  Leeroy Blackfang - You will be sent undercover into the Sunset Waters School.  And Ruby Deathdancer, you will be sent undercover into the Golden Forests School.  You will all depart for your chosen school in six hours.  Student backpacks containing all the equipment you need will be supplied before you leave.  I wish you all the best of luck.


(a little later)

Pandora: What do you think our schools will be like?

Ruby:  Strange and big!  We need to target the younger kids in order to get the information we need.

Jett:  But if we target the teachers, we can get more information quicker!

Fang:  You've all been spread out over the six main schools in our area, so none of you will be in the same place at the same time.

Ruby:  Correction Fang - you're coming with me!

Fang:  What?! Why?!

Ruby:  Grandma's rules, remember?


Pandora: We'd better hurry home before the sun rises.

Jett:  You worry too much Pandora - we've got hours before sunrise.

(the friends sit and discuss their school strategies before heading home - Spy adventuring awaits!)

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Ch.1. How It All Started - part.2

A few days later; on the full moon...

Ruby: Grandma, I'm going to the town center now!  It's the full moon tonight!

Grandma: Don't you dare go without Fang!



Ruby:  But why do I have to take him with me?

Grandma: You know very well why!  You wanted a pet, and I allowed you to have one on the condition that you look after it, and take it when and wherever you go!

Ruby:  Fine...  FANG! (calls Fang)  We're going to the town center!

Fang:  I think you're mad.



Ruby: Everyone says that.

(a little later at the town center hall, Ruby meets her friends Pandora (a red Leopard), and Jett (a black horse))

Ruby:  Hi Pandora!  Hi Jett!

Pandora: Hello Ruby, Fang.

Jett: Are you here for the announcement from the Vampire Lord?



Ruby:  Yup!  I want the job, and I'm going to get it!

Pandora:  Hear that?  the Vampire Lord is about to speak!

(end of part 2)

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Ch.1. How It All Started -part.1

It had to start somewhere - perhaps it was here...

Grandma:  Ruby!  Devin!  Kevin!  (she yelled)


Ruby, Devin and Kevin: (in chorus) Yes, Grandma?

Grandma: Come here, we've just got some Bat-Mail!

(Ruby, Devin and Kevin go downstairs)



Ruby: This must be very important, because you're often not very excited about Bat-Mail!

(Ruby is joined by her pet spider, Fang)

Grandma: It's from the Vampire Lord, and he's requesting a young vampire to go under-cover and spy on the animals!


Fang:  But why would anyone risk their own life to spy on normal animals?

Grandma:  I don't know, But I do know a great-great-great-grand daughter who has wanted to risk her life for a little bit of adventure...!

Ruby:  Sign me up!  What do I have to do to get the job?



Grandma: It says "if you want to sign up, come to the town center at the time of the full moon"...


(end of part 1)