Blood Match Young Dracula

You think you can destroy me?

My revenge has just begun!

I have spread it over centuries!

Ha-ha! Oh, yes.

Go, Count! Go, Count! And goodbye, Ingrid.

All right, Genghis Khan. You win... Again.

Genghis Khan was an amateur compared to me.

Right then, that's 12-0 to me.

It's official, I am invincible. Yeah!

No wonder they call it a board game.

If this gets any more tedious, I might go for a walk in the sunlight.

Where's Renfield?

It's his turn to grovel. Renfield? Renfield?

HE WHIMPERS

'Renfield! Renfield!'

Renfield, forget the refreshments!

It's your turn to be defeated.

Can't we just wrap up this stupid games night?

It's time I was in my coffin.

What on earth is that?

Wait a minute, that looks a lot like a...

UV cage.

Who would dare, in my house?

-Get off!

-What? Oh, yes.

Renfield! Renfield! Renfield!

Renfield's out cold.

Stage one complete. Now for Vlad.

We're getting a second signal from the tracking devices.

He must be with Talitha.

Two love birds with one stone.

OK, let's try this again.

Concentrate. Think only of fire.

Clear your mind of everything else.

Make a fireball.

Make a fireball.

OK, I think I've got it.

Ha!

Pathetic.

I guess we're back to rubbing two sticks together.

Hey, it's not funny.

Your human side and your vampire side are at odds.

You have to learn to concentrate your vampire energy.

Let everything else flow through you.

I've spent years trying to suppress my vampire instincts.

This is who you are, Vlad.

Accept it. Stop fighting yourself.

Your vampire powers are as much part of you as your human side.

Why does everything seem to make more sense when you're around?

-Another one of your surprises?

-What?

Vlad, get out of here now!

Perfect!

UV cage engaged.

Now we destroy them.

Enjoy the moment, Malik. Taste the victory.

They aren't going anywhere.

I can't get at the power unit.

Then you'd better get out of here

and find out what's going on.

Ow!

Go on!

I've never seen one like this before.

It's sealed up.

Can you dismantle it?

No, it would cause a UV explosion. You'd be dust.

So what's next?

I'll be back.

I know.

You've got to get me out.

I can't hang around in here for all eternity.

I'm stuck in here, too, you know.

I'm a free spirit, I can't be tied down.

I have to soar! I have to soar!

-Calm down.

-Ah!

-I'm trying to think.

Whoever did this knew exactly where we'd be and when.

Worked it out yet?

Ah.

Malik, thank goodness.

Quickly, boy, turn this thing off. Set me free.

You're not going anywhere.

Are you saying this was your idea?

Not entirely.

Asan... Oh.

You're the bat man.

Something tells me you're not back here to sell us a loft conversion.

This is my brother, Shango.

We are the sons of Ramanga.

No, no, no, no...

But I took you in, gave you shelter.

And all the time you were a spy?!

I did what I had to.

Our father perished because of the shame you brought on him.

But his final wish will be fulfilled...

Your destruction.

You're on the way out, Count.

About time we had some new blood running this clan.

Has this been your plan all along? You and the boy?

Not exactly.

My new partners in crime approached me a few nights ago.

We're going to destroy the High Council,

defeat the other vampire clans,

divide their territory between us...

And rule the world, I suppose? Yes, how very original.

Yawn, yawn, yawn.

Please, Count, don't. You'll only make things worse for yourself.

You betrayed my hospitality, my trust,

and then you stick me in a UV cage!

It really couldn't get much worse!

It's for the honour of my father

Oh, please.

That treacherous, preening buffoon got what he deserved.

There's no honour here, only treachery. And you'll pay for it!

Asan has been a dutiful son.

Remember the amulet our father gave you?

Look at it.

Remember him.

Everything we've been through.

Don't weaken now, brother.

CLATTERING

What was that?

Vlad! How did he get out?

Perhaps he dodged the UV cage. We must find him.

He still has the tracking device attached to his shoe.

Of course. That's how you knew where we were.

Oh, yes. Look. What is that? There it is.

Leave Vlad to me.

Think, Vlad, think. How am I going to get them out of there?

MUFFLED SHOUTING

MUFFLED CRIES

Master Vlad, thank goodness!

You know what, I don't think that Alexi Shandor is all he seems.

He's not, he's Ramanga's son. Asan, too.

They're out for revenge and Malik's with them.

Master Malik? After everything we did for him?

Dad, Ingrid and Talitha are all locked up in UV cages.

It's up to us.

Three vampires against a human and a half-human?

Not the best odds, but...

We really need Talitha.

Talitha? Are you sure?

Isn't she a bit, you know, weird for this kind of thing?

There's more to her than meets the eye.

We have to get her out of that UV cage.

She's not half-breather like you.

Can't just walk through UV light, can she?

Why don't we sit together with a nice glass of something warm

and talk this over?

Malik told me how much you hated the UV.

Think of it - day after day, the walls closing in.

No escape, no respite.

You may even go mad and walk into the light.

Shango, you promised we wouldn't torment them. They were good to me.

They're our enemies! Remember our father.

-It burns!

-What's happening?

No, no, no!

It can't be...

Ramanga!

Surprise!

No, no, no.

Why are you doing this, Malik?

Do you really want to destroy your own clan?

I've got no loyalty to you.

You proved that when you threw in your lot with Ramanga's sons.

I've been lied to and deceived all my life.

Your mother deceived us all.

And the Count's always been so honest with you!

We're the same, Vlad.

Neither of us is who we thought we were.

Now, Renfield! Go!

Even if he does bring help, it'll be too late for you.

What did you mean when you said we're the same?

Oh, I'm all vampire, trust me.

But turns out I can't enter the Blood Mirror alone.

Seems I'm not a Dracula after all.

That's not possible.

My mad, bad mother deceived all of us.

Well, now she's gone for ever.

And I really don't miss her.

I've got more important things to think about.

Like destroying you!

How refreshing to see my favourite arch nemesis

trapped like the rodent he is.

Come on then, come and get me.

I should've finished you off when I tore out your fangs.

Like the new set?

Titanium gold.

Designer.

Vulgar and fake. They suit you perfectly.

Yes.

How could I forget the cutting wit of Ingrid?

I had a lucky escape there.

A woman scorned. Count Dracula at my mercy.

Can things get any better?

Of course they can!

RAMANGA CACKLES

So, aren't you happy to see your father again,

and on such sparkling form?

They told us you were dust. You lied to us.

I did not lie, Asan.

I had to enter the shadow realm in order to learn its secrets.

The dark arts can only be mastered by those brave enough

to risk their very sanity.

-Necromancy!

-Mm.

The shell of my body was empty,

but my essence, my spirit, moved in between the two worlds.

You perfected animus necrosis?

Transcendence of my spiritual essence

into the shadow realm and back again.

No, no, no. It's impossible!

-The risks are too great.

-Ah!

But the rewards, my poor, doomed Count.

RAMANGA LAUGHS

I may not have returned entirely unscathed,

but now I have the knowledge

of the ages at my command!

HE LAUGHS

Why won't you fight?! It's just you and me.

We've got no family ties left!

What's the matter, breather?

Got no vampire left in you?

HE YELLS

I won't fight you.

You can't, can you?

You're weak.

Your powers are failing.

Show me I'm wrong.

Come on! Fight!

MALIK LAUGHS

You're becoming human.

The Chosen One is finished!

I want Vlad here!

I want him here NOW!

Malik is bringing him to us.

You know, he seems much... err, errr...

madder than I remember him.

Dabbling in necromancy can do that.

-You two will be silent!

-Right, right.

How did he escape the UV cage?

-SHANGO:

-Might have something to do with the girl, Talitha.

You were tricked by a girl?

Destroy her.

I want no more distractions.

Now, go!

RAMANGA GROWLS

-TALITHA:

-Expand your lungs,

as deep as you can.

Good.

No, this is making me light-headed.

And you actually do this to relax, Miss Talitha?

-You came here to rescue me, didn't you?

-Yes.

This is the only way I can think of. Now breathe, in and out.

Now, walk to me.

Now, breathe deep.

Remembering what I said.

Renfield? Renfield?

HE MURMURS

Miss Talitha? You're free!

Let's not try that again. Come on, let's find mission control

and see what we can do with those UV cages.

Where are they?!

What's the matter, Ramanga?

Things not going your way?

I know how it is - you have a perfectly solid plan to

rule the world and the world just won't cooperate.

I am going to get great pleasure in removing that tongue of yours.

Not as much as I had removing your fangs.

Aren't you supposed to be dust?

Rumours of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.

Malik, what have you done?

Vlad, my boy, speak to me.

You! You! First you betray us, then you hurt your brother!

Just let me out of this stupid... Aaargh! Aargh!

Ouch!

Not so clever now, are we?

HE LAUGHS

It's so good of you both to join us.

The party couldn't really begin without you being here.

What are you playing at?

A little trick I picked up in the shadow realm.

The noose of Acheron -

a force-field as strong as the grip of death.

But I'm on your side. Asan, tell him, I'm helping you.

You will do as I command! All of you!

He's my father.

I'm part of this!

Yes, you are.

A leading part.

Though not the role you'd quite anticipated.

RAMANGA LAUGHS

Here, Renfield, is this what we're looking for?

This definitely controls the UV cages.

But I can't switch them off. They're protected.

MACHINE SCREECHES

Hang on a minute, they forgot to secure the frequency.

Right, all light exists on a wavelength, like a radio signal.

If I can increase the wavelength of the UV light beam,

I can turn it infrared.

And infrared light is harmless to vampires.

Renfield, you're brilliant!

Only, the light needs to pass through a quartz crystal filter to do it.

-You need a crystal?

-Yeah.

-Is that all?

-Yeah.

I think I've got just the thing.

-MALIK:

-You're not walking out of this one. This is bad magic.

Let them go, Ramanga. It's me you want.

Ah, the Chosen One speaks.

Now, you can all bear witness to my supreme triumph.

Good!

What is all this?

An ego trip that's getting a little out of hand.

When you come of age, the power that lies dormant within you

will make you the mightiest vampire that's ever walked the earth.

That's the idea.

I mean to have that power.

I'm going to draw the very essence of your being

and take it for myself.

-Pure energy transference?

-Don't be a fool, Ramanga.

The power is too much for anyone except the Chosen One to control.

You'll be de... All right, OK.

The spirits do not lie.

They told me their secrets.

RAMANGA LAUGHS

They still whisper to me.

He's barking mad.

Asan, after everything we went through...

I brought you here, I helped you. You have got to get me out of this!

Father, please. Malik's right, without him...

Do not plead for this creature, Asan.

Malik has found his place.

With every light there is darkness.

I can temper the Chosen One's

enormous power by combining your essence with his.

The darkness in you will reduce the intensity in him...

RAMANGA PANTS AND GROWLS

..long enough to let me draw it in.

HE LAUGHS AND SNORTS

MALIK: What do you mean?

He's going to use you as sun block.

He'll use you as a screen to steal

Vlad's energy without it destroying him.

And in the process he'll dust you both.

-TALITHA:

-Give me three minutes to get the crystal in place.

That's 180 Mississippis.

-What?

-One Mississippi, one second.

That's not very exact, is it?

Mississippis never fail. Now, after 180,

I'll change the wavelength of the UV light.

You know, Renfield? We make a good team.

Oh... Thank you very much.

Go!

BOTH: One Mississippi, two Mississippi, three Mississippi...

Simbi, guardian spirit of the necromancers,

I command thee...

Listen to Asan, Ramanga! I can still be useful to you.

Power is the only ally I need.

Soon I will have enough power

to rule the entire vampire world.

When he's finished with you, there won't be anything left.

That body will just be an empty shell.

Yes. Then we'll have it stuffed.

Hey, Ramanga, you want twisted?

Take her instead. Ingrid's the real heart of darkness...

Stop whining, boy!

I can't use her energy - she's a girl.

Subjects for transference must be

blood relative and the same gender...

Blood relatives. Ramanga, Vlad and I, we're not...

Silence!

I'm about to begin the ceremony...

Vlad is not brother!

Treacherous to the end! You see how easily he denies me!

No. It's true.

What?

Malik isn't a Dracula.

His mother lied.

No, no, no! Not even Elizabeta would lie about something like that.

Wouldn't she?

RAMANGA GROWLS

Your deceitful family dramas do not concern me.

The ceremony begins.

In a moment,

all the combined energies

will be MINE!

RAMANGA LAUGHS

151 Mississippi, 152 Mississippi,

153 Mississippi...

Oh! 154 Mississippi,

155 Mississippi...

The gateway is open.

A shadow realm is with us.

Now, we start the ceremony of the transference.

RAMANGA PANTS

I call upon the spirits of the shadow realm.

I tear you from limbo.

I resurrect you to do my bidding!

-INGRID:

-Talitha!

-TALITHA:

-177 Mississippi.

Asan, get the girl! Do it, boy!

178 Mississippi...

179 Mississippi...

Now, Renfield.

179 and a quarter Mississippi,

179 and a half Mississippi

180!

RENFIELD LAUGHS

Oh, ratty, me and you! The A Team!

Thank you, Renfield.

The light's harmless now.

Ramanga!

-INGRID:

-We're too late, he's started the transfer.

-We have to save Vlad.

-It's too dangerous.

If we break the connection now he'll destroy them both.

My son!

-TALITHA:

-Listen to me Vlad. Remember what I taught you.

Let the energy flow through you and conserve your essence.

You too, Malik.

This won't work!

-Malik...

-This is how it ends...

Good. I'm sick of your faces.

Lies, corruption and pain.

You'll never know how much I despise you!

My loathing will live on for eternity.

I curse you with it!

Gah! Aargh!

Dust to dust...

You contemptible fools.

Aaargh!

Done it! I have drawn the power of the Chosen One!

I'm invincible!

The most powerful vampire in history!

Vladimir, my only son. Ramanga!

Aargh!

RAMANGA LAUGHS

No, I'm close...

No, I'm invincible...

Father?

This is not over!

Vlad, my boy, come back to me. Come back to me.

VLAD GASPS

Vlad!

It worked, it really worked.

You!

YOU!

You knew Malik wasn't my son and you didn't tell me!

He told me he would tell the VHC that Vlad was half human if I did.

And you expect me to believe that?!

VLAD: Malik's gone, Dad!

Let him rest in peace.

COUNT LAUGHS

You know, Renfield, there's something deeply

satisfying about reducing your arch nemesis to dust.

I think I might have him mounted over the fireplace in a UV frame.

'Ramanga's remains. Rest In Pieces.'

RENFIELD LAUGHS

What shall we do with what's left of Master Malik's remains?

That snivelling charlatan?

I never, EVER want to hear his name mentioned in this house again.

-No.

-Do what you like, just get rid of him.

A sprinkling of vamp dust will bring up my wolfsbane lovely.

Wait. It seems a bit harsh using him as fertilizer.

I mean, we all thought Malik was one of us.

You mentioned him!

If he'd have had his way,

that would be you.

At least he's one enemy we won't have to face again.

Shango and Asan are another story.

There's only a few days left until my birthday.

Exactly. They won't want face the power of the Chosen One.

They've seen what it can do.

Your sister's right, Vlad. We need to be ready.

We should discuss tactics. Come, come, come.

I'm beginning to think all this power's

more trouble than it's worth.

Dust to dust...

Fool.

FIRE CRACKLES