the house.
“Where is the little punk?” the guys started shouting.
“There he is!” the guys pointed.
“That kid? You’re joking! What kind of pussies are you?” the guys yelled.
“Wait and see!” they yelled bloody from the ground.
Mark didn’t know what to do. He couldn’t believe they called for backup and that he was about to take on fifty tough guys. This was so out of character for him and he knew he was going to get in trouble for this. And if he didn’t get in trouble, he would surely get recognized. It’s not every day there is a brutal beating of one hundred grown men.
He couldn’t stop and dwell on it for another moment. He didn’t have any time to waste as they started running towards him with their Swiss Army knives drawn and nunchucks swinging.
Mark knew that this could be the end of him. He didn’t know how to fight off guys with weapons let alone this many guys with weapons. He was surely going to die. As the approached him, he heard a rumble in the sky and looked up. They all stopped and looked up in terror.
“I’m here to help you!” Benji yelled flying quickly to his aid.
“Benji?” Mark asked. “How did you know I was here?”
“No time for questions, Mark! Let’s get these guys!”
Within seconds Benji started shooting fire balls out of the palms of his hands setting the streets into a fiery blaze as they men were running through it. Some of them instantly burned to death while others were left screaming and shrieking with their limbs on fire.
Another group of guys came running out of the house shooting guns towards Benji and Mark, missing them each time they shot.
“Be careful!” Benji yelled.
“This is nuts!” Mark yelled back.
The shots kept firing as Mark watched Benji swoop down and karate chop each of the guns out of their hands and then throw them all onto the ground with a bang. He then walked over to the last man standing which was Romano and grabbed him with one swoop and started flying into the air with him in his talons. Romano was screaming and gasping for air as he rose higher and higher into the sky.
“Follow me!” Benji said to Mark.
“I’m coming!” Mark replied as he flew at a quick speed to catch up to Benji.
“We have to get out of there!” Benji said. “Do you hear the sirens?”
“Do you think they’re going to find us?” Mark asked.
“Not a chance!” Benji said. “These guys won’t know what to say to the police and the police are definitely not going to believe that a bunch of flying people beat them up. It’s all too crazy a story.”
“Let me go!” Romano yelled. “Please! I’ll do anything!”
“You’ve done enough already!” Benji said. “You should have never messed with my boy Mark here.”
“I didn’t do anything. I swear!” Romano pleaded.
“I don’t want to hear it!” Benji said. “Enjoy your remaining moments of life!” he said with a laugh.
Romano screamed for help but nobody could hear him up in the clouds. It was hopeless for him.
“Benji, what are you doing to do?” Mark asked.
“What are we going to do is the better question!” Benji replied.
“Huh?” Mark said.
“We are going to feed on him!” Benji said. “Aren’t you hungry?”
“Really? Just like this?” Mark asked.
“Ok, you are clearly new to this whole vampire thing, so I will teach you!”
“Vampire thing?” Mark asked.
“Yes!” Benji exclaimed.
“What do you mean?” Mark asked.
“How do you think you took on all those guys on your own? How do you think you flew into the sky? And your strength? Did these things not occur to you?” Benji asked.
“I knew something was different. I’ve been feeling weird for a while. I’ve had some strange encounters and episodes over the past few weeks, but nobody was there to tell me what was going on. I couldn’t figure it out on my own. I’ve felt alone with this and now finally someone is telling me what is happening to my body!” Mark confessed.
“I could tell when I came to rescue you that you were a bit of a deer in headlights. I knew that the sudden influx of powers and strength didn’t quite make sense to you and I could tell that you still doubted your abilities. I could tell you felt unsure in your movements and that you needed a bit of guidance about the new you. There’s no turning back now. You are a vampire now, Mark and will always be a vampire!” Benji said.
“LET ME DOWN!” Romano continued yelled as they started their descent onto a deserted island. “Where are we going?”
The two landed with a thud and then threw Romano down on the ground pinning him down and holding his arms and legs as he tried to squirm out of their firm hold. Benji squeezed his arms so tightly that his arms were bright red and beginning to pulsate as the blood stood stagnant in his veins.
“HELP!” he screeched as he took gasping breaths of air.
“Watch and learn, Mark!” Benji says as he leans down towards Romano’s neck. His long white fangs protruding out of his mouth and his eyes, which have turned a shade of blood red focused in on his prey. He took one big inhale and then quickly dug his fangs into Romano’s neck, killing him instantly.
CHAPTER FIVE
Mark walked into the local pub in his town in Pennsylvania without getting carded. He felt cool that the bouncer didn’t ID him and that made him feel entitled to grab a drink at the bar. He’d never been the type of kid to drink underage, but now that he was a different person, a vampire, he figured it couldn’t hurt him. He knew he was practically indestructible and his powers could ward off any danger.
As he approached the bar it was jam packed elbow to elbow and he could barely squeeze in to get the bartenders attention. He managed to poke his head through and on either side of him were big muscular gym rat type standing there in tank tops and tight jeans ordering shots of tequila.
“What can I get for you?” the bartender asked.
Thinking hard and not knowing what to order he blurted out “sex on the beach!”
“Sex on the beach?” the bartender asked with questioning eyes.
“Um yes! That’s what I said,” Mark answered.
The two guys on either side of him turned
