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J. Urbano

Short Stories
- Count Dorgula
- A Haunting

Count Dorgula (1 rating)
         by J. Urbano
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Jeff and Dorg finished up the work downstairs, and they went back upstairs and talked untill morning when the storm had ended.
"Ok, Dorg. Take it easy, and I'll see you in a couple of days. Later, gator! Ha ha....get it?"Jeff exclaimed before he left.
"What have I gotten myself into??"Dorg asked himself.
The next few days went by quickly, however, Dorg had a strange dream every night, of someone in the castle calling out his name. When Dorg followed the sound, he would get to a strange staircase, where he would wake up with an eerie feeling.....
Jeff returned as promised, with Iggy, John, Lisa and Leona.
Dorg did not tell them of the dreams he was having. They set off for the castle, and got there quickly. Dorg opened the envelope which he took with him, and removed a key from it, which he used to open the front doors. Inside, it was rather clean. They expected it to be full of dust. It was beautifully furnished too. Jeff and the others began to look around, but Dorg stood there for a moment.
"What's wrong, Dorg? Come and have a look around."Leona said.
They walked about the castle (well, as much as they could for it was huge!) and before long, it became dark.
"Are we going to stay the night here?"Lisa asked.
"Not sure."Iggy replied.
"Well, Dorg?"John asked.
Dorg paused a moment.
"Yeah, we'll have to. My place really isn't big enough for all of you."
They found the guest room, which could easily accomodate all of them  and got ready for bed......
"Wow, comfy!"Lisa exclaimed as she lay on a very fine bed.
"A bit bouncy too, it is."Iggy added.
"I think it's a bit too smooshy."Leona said as her head literally sunk into the huge pillow.
After quite some talk about the accomodations, they went to sleep.
Dorg had the same dream again.....this time, when he awoke, he found himself by the staircase! Somehow, Dorg was more curious than afraid. He could hear the familiar voice coming from below. He went down the stairs......
"Dorg......"
Dorg took a few steps further before responding.
"Who are you?"He called out.
"I've been waiting for you......"
Dorg kept moving towards the sound, and came face to face with the one who was calling him.
"It's been some time, old friend...."
Dorg's mouth dropped open for a moment.
"Wha-!? You!!"Dorg cried.
The next morning, when Jeff and his friends awoke, Dorg was nowhere to be found. They looked all over for him, but to no avail.
"Whew! Jeff, I'm exhausted!"John exclaimed.
"I know what you mean. This place is like a maze! Where could Dorg be?"
That moment, Lisa, Leona and Iggy came up to them.
"Any luck?"John asked.
"None."Leona replied.
They decided to wait for him.....hours passed, and soon, it was night again. Jeff walked down the halls. He and the others were worried about Dorg. Jeff came to a staircase, where he saw Dorg atop it. He looked rather strange, with a black cape. As Dorg walked down the stairs, the howl of a dog could be heard outside.
"...They are the children of the night. What sweet music they make."he said in a peculiar voice.
"Say what??"Jeff asked.
"I am Count Dorgula!"Dorg raised his hands, and laughed maniacally as thunder and lightning errupted outside the windows.
"O-kay, this is where it gets wierd...."
Dorg drew closer.
"I want....to suck your blood!"
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