Seraphine glanced at Kai who was sipping his coffee. She leaned back on the diner's chair sighing. The diner they were in was gloomy and dull, but then again the part of Brookstone Meadows they were in was famous for being like this.

"Almost done?" Seraphine queried.

"Yeah, I'm getting there." Kai slurped.

"We still need to get some new clothes for tonight, so hurry up."

"Please, I still need to wake up."

"You're never awake though."

"You'd be surprised." Kai said finishing his coffee. "Let's go."

"Thank God." Seraphine said as they rushed out of the diner, bumping into anyone in their way, which so happened to be none other than Trevor Lobo. Seraphine let out a cold stare at Trevor and thankfully, she couldn't recognize him without the fangs and the ears. He hurried to pick up Catherine's coffee and headed back to the hearse, waiting by the curb.

"Where to now?" Eve asked to Catherine, who was searching through the newspaper.

"Eve," Trevor said, "Guess who I just ran into."

"Who?"

"Seraphine and Kai."

"Really? Guess we came to the right town."

"Onto finding a job. You know Trevor, you picked the worst time to get a job. It's the Christmas season. Every place is full of workers."

"Good point. Plus do I really need a job yet? Derek has so much money already."

"Cool. How'd an idiot like him get so much dough though?"

"Lottery." Eve said as Trevor turned on the radio. Eve knew that no one else should know about how Derek really got that money. What was she to say? Yeah he just hacked into some franchises and stole their money? Trevor and she didn't even know until the cops came.

"Lucky Derek." Catherine replied, "Sorry Trevor, but are you listening to this song?"

"Go ahead," Trevor stated as Catherine put a cassette in the tape player before Trevor could say she can change the station. The music exploded through the car paralyzing Eve's train of thought.

"It's a good thing we stopped to get my jacket back! They had some great music at the club yesterday!" Catherine yelled. Eve reached for the cassette player, but before she had a chance to turn it down, Trevor grabbed her arm as he heard the sweet sound of the lovely siren herself. "Turn it up!" He yelled.

"You got it!" Catherine said.

"What the hell?!" Eve said before she was washed out by the deafening music. Trevor knew that voice from anywhere. It was Seraphine talking to someone, he assumed it was Kai.

"Stop the car!" Trevor yelled, as Catherine couldn't hear anything other than the sounds of a band named the Hell Hounds. He continued to yell, but to Catherine, Trevor's cries for attention were nothing more to her but back-up singers. "Screw it."

"What'd you say?" Catherine said turning off the music.

" the music."

"Don't need to tell me." Catherine said as she ignited it. Trevor carefully tried to listen to Seraphine and Kai talk. He could faintly understand what they were saying, but tried his best to make the best out of it. The sound of Catherine outraging over a drink and leaving was there, and so was the conversation between Seraphine and Kai. Trevor noticed that Mainly, bullshit went on through the conversation, but he managed to take out some key points. One in particular stuck out.

"So are you ready for tomorrow?" Trevor heard Seraphine say.

"Of course." Kai replied.

"Who's coming?"

"Well old colleagues are coming for the unveiling, and some of Sir Wolfe's friends are coming to the auction. Of course, Ed Crick will be there as well."

"Of course. We just better have this place ready by midnight."

"We will." Kai said as the cassette ended.

"What'd you think of the song?" Catherine asked.

"We need to head back to the house," Trevor said, "Now!"

Trevor, Eve and Catherine walked in the apartment building to find Derek watching TV.

"Guys," Trevor said.

"Not now, watching Die Hard." Derek said.

"We found Seraphine and Kai."

"Where?" Eve asked.

"Catherine, where did you leave your jacket?"

"In this nightclub called Brimstone." Catherine said, "What's going on?"

"I'll tell you later, guys we have to find out what's up. Seraphine and Kai have something planned and we need to find out."

"How are we gonna do that?" Derek asked, "Send someone in there undercover, wired up and listen in on what's going on."

"Thanks for volunteering Derek."

"Oh come on, I don't wanna go."

"Fine we'll do the most fair thing." Trevor said as Eve and Derek nodded. They held their palms out flat and put fists on them as they said together, "Rock, Paper, Scissors, Shoot!" Trevor lied out a fist, so did Eve and Derek-

"-Yes!" Derek yelled out, "Scissors cuts rock!" A moment of silence occurred until Derek broke it. "Wait a crushes shit."

The hearse parked on the curb with Wolfbang, Eve, Catherine and Derek who was costumed up. His hair was down, he wore a purple velvet suit with a yellow and red striped curvet, silk white gloves, leather Italian black boots and a black cane. He had a fake mustache and of course, to complete his "inconspicuous" disguise, a black patch lied over his left eye.

"Alright Derek," Wolfbang said, "you're going undercover to this party. Find out what's up. We'll be listening in on you through the wires-

"-Provided by me." Catherine said.

"-Provided by Catherine, under your shirt, so don't worry if something bad should happen. If there's anything wrong, you have a walkie-talkie in your back pocket. Any questions?"

"I'm not leaving the car." Derek said.

"Fine." Wolfbang said as Eve pushed him out of the hearse. Derek crashed hard onto the road.

"I'm not going in."

"Why?" Eve said.

"Cause-"

"-Cause you're a pussy?"

"What?"

"I understand pussy."

"But-"

"I think I'm gonna call you pussyboy."

"Fine Eve!"

"Ok pussyboy."

"Shh!" Derek said as he walked towards Brimstone. He didn't know what to do. Sure, he's been to parties before, hell; he's even crashed them before. But there were never fancy clothes. There never was any orchestra playing. And there sure as hell was never the threat that he'd be slowly murdered if discovered, well if he counted that one time at college. But that was then and this is now. And now he was being asked,

"And you are?" one of the stiffs said at the front of the door.

"," Derek stuttered. Come on, he thought, this fucking stiff doesn't know me. I can trick him. "Derekerr, DOCTOR! YES! Dr. Grueber."

"Dr. Grueber?"

"Yes, Dr. Hans Grueber." Derek stated in a German accent.

"Dr. Hans Grueber?"

"'Es, vy jou don't vememberr me?"

"Uh."

"Oh, dat's vight. Jou had too much trinks at zee party. Now I demand jou let me, in!"

"Uhm."

"NOW! SCHNELL! SCHNELL!"

"Uh, yes, yes! Now .remember you. Right inside sir."

"Tank jou!" Derek stated letting some spit hit the stiff in the face. Derek stepped into Brimstone. The place was packed. Bunch of stiffs in dresses, tuxes and fake smiles, so of course, Derek, or Dr. Hans Grueber, stood out like a yuppie in New York City. Fortunately for Derek, he was no yuppie nor was it New York City, but Brimstone was sure crowded like it.

He continued to walk through the mass amounts of people, everyone staring at his attire and raising a brow. Derek thought he was fucked so to calm down, he grabbed one of the champagne glasses from the stiffs carrying the trays. And then Seraphine came to welcome her guest, Dr. Hans Grueber, and that's when he knew he was fucked.

"Why hello." Seraphine said cheerfully sticking out her hand to be kissed. Derek raised a brow, chugged the champagne and handed it to her.

"Danke schoen." Dr. Grueber stated. Seraphine set out a fake giggle and handed the glass to Kai.

"Name's Seraphine, and you are?"

"My name is Doc-tor Hans Grueber!"

"Ah yes, we were told that one of the guests was a surgeon from Belgium, though of course, I never expected you to be so."

"Attractive?"

"Young."

"Close. Now if jou vill excoose me mademoiselle."

"You're French?"

"Er.I just love the lan-go-waage."

"Indeed it is Dr. Grueber." Seraphine stated kissing him on the cheek. Derek went east, Seraphine went west, and Derek's hand went north to wipe the kiss off. He walked over to one of the many gambling tables in the place where they were playing Craps. A very simple game that a mere child could understand, which means it could be a brainteaser to Derek.

"Care to play sir?" the craps stiff asked.

"Nein," Derek replied, "Jat's al-"

"I insist." Seraphine stated nudging Derek in, "You do know how to play Craps, correct Dr. Grueber?"

"J'know eet? I louve eet."

"How much do you wish to best sir?" the craps stiff asked.

"Five sound good?" Derek asked Seraphine.

"Sure." Seraphine replied as she threw in a chip. Derek was handed the dice and started the roll. Seraphine lifted his hand and blew into it.

"Jwas dere someting on eet?" Derek asked as Seraphine laughed. He shrugged and let the dice roll.

"Double sixes! Boxcars baby!"

"Craps, you lose." The craps stiff said ending his joy. He let out a glare with his one eye.

"Let us play a different game doctor." Seraphine said, "Cards?"

"Go feesh?" Derek asked as Seraphine let out another laugh.

"Oh doctor, you're so funny."

"Jo-k. I'm not really een zee mood to play."

"Alright."

"Excoose me Sera, boot nature calls."

"Ok." Seraphine said as Derek headed to the front door, "Uh, Dr. Grueber."

"Jess?"

"You're going the wrong way."

" I am." Derek said.

"Here, follow me." Seraphine said leading Derek to the bathroom. He rushed in the bathroom, which was nothing like the chaos in the other room. The bathroom was quiet. The only other person in the bathroom was the lonely bathroom assistant.

"Hey." The bathroom stiff said.

"Jello." Derek said walking into the stall. He pulled the walkie- talkie out of his pocket and sat down on the toilet seat. "Wolfbang you there?"

"What's up Derek?" Wolfbang replied.

"Help, Seraphine won't quit bugging me."

"It sounds like she's quite fond of the doctor." Eve said.

"Don't be ridiculous!"

"No, no, she's right." Catherine said, "This chick likes you."

"Oh God help me. What if it's a trick?!"

"Doctor?" Seraphine said peeking her head through the door.

"Joust a vinute!" Derek said.

"Alright." Seraphine said closing door.

"Listen Derek," Wolfbang said, "don't worry. She's dangerous-"

"Yeah, no shit!"

"But we're ready if something bad happens, which I doubt anything bad will happen."

"So go get her tiger!" Eve said.

"Shut up!" Derek said, "Alright, I'm off. Derek over and out." He put away his walkie-talkie and got out of the bathroom stall. He walked out of the bathroom with the bathroom stiff having the strangest look on his face. "Jess?"

"N-N-N-N-Nothing." The bathroom stiff said.

"Vhat? Jou don't talk vhen jou go potty?"

"Uh."

"Jou Americans and jour silent shittings! It takes a veal man to talk vhile making poopies." Derek said as he started to wash his hands.

"Are you at least gonna flush the toilet?"

"If I vanted to, I vould've." Derek said drying his hands on the bathroom stiff's ties. He walked out of the bathroom as Seraphine waited patiently for him. Some soft music started to play as Seraphine dragged Derek to the dance floor. Seraphine held Derek tight on the dance floor as they started to slowly move.

"How do you like Brimstone." Seraphine asked.

"That's what your breath is like." Derek stated softly and coolly.

"Huh?"

"Oh.I said I veally do like."

"Yeah." Seraphine stated softly as she held Derek closer. Her head lying on his chest and her hands holding his back. Derek raised a brow and twitched his lips, so not knowing what to do, he did the only thing he could and tapped her on the back. He then let his arms be stiff to his side. They both rocked until Derek ended with his landing of his leather Italian boots on Seraphine's open sandals.

"Ouch!" Seraphine said.

"Vhoops." Derek said. She smiled as the slow music ended and was replaced with some swinging music. Seraphine let go as she started to dance in a jazz form. She circled seductively around Derek, who was putting up a fake smile. Derek not knowing what to do did the only dance he knew.

"What are you doing?" Seraphine asked.

"The Thriller." Derek replied.

"Shh." Seraphine said as she grabbed his hand and started to shake it. She was kicking her feet in a jazz motion. "Try it." Derek nodded and did the same. He was shaking his arm along with Seraphine and kicking his feet. Too bad that move ended when his foot connected with another dancer's ass.

"Vhoops." Derek said as the man gave an evil glare. The man lifted his arm in a fist as Seraphine stood in the direction of the punch. The man stopped as she glared at him. The man turned around and continued to dance with his partner as Seraphine leaned back on Derek's suit, holding both his hands so Derek can notice Seraphine's cleavage. She smirked and leaned back onto Derek's pelvis. "Whoa!"

"What? Seraphine asked.

" no sex vith clothes on."

"How bout without?" Seraphine said seductively as she jumped into Derek's arms. Derek quickly let go as she fell hard to the floor. She side kicked him to the ground and went on top of him. "Answer my question."

"Ladies and gentlemen," a voice from overhead said, "will you now make your way to the theater, the show is about to begin."

"Let's go!" Seraphine said as she dragged Derek down the stairs. Thank God, Derek though as they walked into a small theater, with the red curtain up on stage.

"Vhat? Ve are going to see a play?" Derek said as Seraphine burst into laughter.

"You are a riot Hans. It's alright if I call you Hans, right?"

"Of course." The two sat down on the seats, which was made out of the same material as Derek's suit, but was just a different color. They watched the stage as the lights went out and the spotlight lit on the stage. Sir Wolfe and Kai stepped out of the curtain as the audience applauded, except for Derek who was the only person in the audience who had no idea what was going on.

"Hello," Sir Wolfe said, "doctors, colleagues, scholars, family, friends, ladies and gentlemen. I'd like to thank you all for coming to this exciting occasion and momentous occasion. I remember when I was five years old. My father took me to go see a life-changing movie. It was James Whale's 1931 Frankenstein. I remember it vividly. The magnificence of that film has changed my life forever. How I was sucked into a world of science and of fantasy. And that was the best part about James Whale's Frankenstein. The fantasy! To create a life out of the dead! This fantasy, soon became my dream. And this dream soon became my legacy. Yesterday, you could've said that the earth was flat. Yesterday, you could've said the sun revolves around the earth. Yesterday, you could've said that death cannot be turned into life.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to welcome you to 'Today.' I, Sir Wolfe, and my faithful companion, Kai, have been working diligently on this for quite sometime. But much like all hard work ever done, success is inevitable! In a few moments, you shall witness the greatest scientific experiment since the light bulb! Some may be alarmed and think that this creation is untamed and even, precarious. But I tell you this, well I can explain by telling you one of my favorite quotes from my favorite 'once-was- fantasy' movie. 'Dangerous? Poor old Waldman. Have you never wanted to do anything that was dangerous? Where should we be if no one tried to find out what lies beyond? Have you never wanted to look beyond the clouds and the stars, or to know what causes the trees to bud? And what changes the darkness into light? But if you talk like that, people call you crazy. Well, if I could discover just one of these things, what eternity is, for example, I wouldn't care if they did think I was crazy.' Colin Clive, the actor who portrayed Dr. Henry Frankenstein, said that. Fact was though, Dr. Frankenstein was crazy. Not because of his madness to create a monster. He was crazy in the way that he was passionate. He loved his work, it was his dream. And now, his dream is my reality.

"Ladies and gentlemen.I present to creature, the being, the person, mine and Kai's son.I present to !" Sir Wolfe ended as the red curtains opened slowly, and there was the same creature that tried to kill Derek and his friends at that night at Apocalypse. The juggernaut stood there tall, looking untouched, looking ferocious, but yet, acting tame.

"Holy shit." Derek whispered.

The sun was almost up and the hearse headed for the home. Derek removed his eye patch and fake mustache.

"Unbelievable." Derek said.

"Yeah," Eve said, "how can anyone wanna do stuff with you."

"Quiet Eve!" Derek said as silence occurred for about a minute.

"She is right." Wolfbang said.

"Shut up Trevor!" Derek said as the moment of silence occurred again. It was broken five minutes later by Eve's uncontrollable laughter. "What's so funny?" Derek asked.

"You're a victim of attempted rape!" Eve said.

"Shut up Eve!" Derek yelled as everyone in the car burst into laughter, except for Derek, who had an angry face on.

"Don't be pissy pussyboy." Eve said, "Why are you pissy?" Derek didn't reply. "Is it cause you were just raped?"

"Die Eve! Die!" Derek said as they continued to laugh. "You're just jealous cause she had the hots for me."

"Oh yeah," Eve sarcastically replied, "I'm so jealous she had the hots for you, because I really wanted to have Seraphine attracted to me."

"Shut up."

"Well I guess we know that all you attract are nuts!" Eve said as everyone continued to laugh, but this time Derek had a confused look. It took him five minutes to realize-

"-Oh ha ha! A gay joke! Real funny Eve! Ha fucking ha! You know what?!"

"What?"

"I don't know."

"You were raped." Wolfbang laughed.