Dracula meets Mr. Hyde

written by Amy Sabon and edited by Kiari Sabon

[Renfield and Mr. Hyde meet in London Renfield has escaped from the insane asylum and Mr. Hyde is enjoying himself the two meet on a corner Renfield is trying to capture a cat Mr. Hyde can’t help but stop and observe him. The cat has been cornered but has found his way up a tree.]

Mr. Hyde:  having trouble with your feline are ya? [Smiles]

Renfield: [turns quickly] it’s none of your business I say!

Mr. Hyde: [frowns] sounds like you need taught a lesson just like you cat [he growls]

Renfield: [turns back to the cat] indeed I intend to teach it a lesson… of how to make one grow and become more…

Mr. Hyde: [his posture softens some and a twinkle of curiosity comes to his eye] what do you mean by become more?

Renfield: [bites his nails frustration coming into his face] no. no. not the time I’m busy... unless [he spins facing Hyde] you help me get it down and I’ll tell you

Mr. Hyde: [smiles] it’s a deal [looks around the ground spotting a rock he picks it up and throws it]

Renfield: No!

[the rock hits the cat and knocks it out of the tree it falls twitching to the ground Hyde smiles and Renfield runs at him the two men meet in a lock of arms Hyde hits Renfield knocking him down Renfield pulls him down men I white coats rush around the corner yelling at the two they separate them dragging Renfield off. Dr. Seward walks up to Mr. Hyde]

Dr. Seward: Please forgive Renfield... he has been acting up of late. [Holds out hand] the name is Dr. Seward

Mr. Hyde: [straightens himself] keep your nuts locked up or you might lose them [storms off]

Dr. Seward: [moves to the cat and mutters to himself] maybe I should have just gave him a cat [moves the cat with his foot] then again... [He turns and leaves]

***

Later that evening, Dracula is on his way to order boxes to contain his home soil. He notices a man running down the street. As the man turns a corner he tramples a young girl in his path. Dracula halts and follows the man. He talks to him.

Dracula: “I couldn’t help notice that you seem to be in a rush, sir.”

Unknown: “I must be going,”

 Dracula: “Would you be willing to talk to me for just a moment?” [He seemed to speak in a different tone from there on out, and it was very convincing somehow.]

Unknown [says reluctantly]: “Okay, fine”

Dracula [stated in a polite manner]: “Would you like to travel with me?”

Unknown [replied sharply]: “It won’t be necessary, I’m a very busy man.”

[Dracula’s expression changed, a bitter look set upon it.] “I’m sure you would enjoy it, sir. I can take you to beautiful places in the country, things you wouldn’t imagine seeing.

Unknown [tone softens]: “Okay, I suppose I will get my things ready. I’ll see you soon.”

Dracula: “Likewise.”

[We had met the next day during the late afternoon. It was becoming dark.]

Dracula: “You seem to act rude towards others, as I saw the other day. Do you enjoy it?”

Unknown: “I feel like I’m taking out my stored up stress and anger,” [It was as if he had read my thoughts…]

Dracula: “Hopefully, our journey together will relieve you of some of your bottled up, negativities.”

Unknown: “Perhaps.”

[We checked into a hotel. Soon after Dracula had retrieved something he had to order, (he said something about boxes?) we were going to go to Castle Dracula and stay for a while, because Dracula mentioned to me that he had important business to attend to there.

Dracula lead me in a room.  

Dracula: “Here is your room, sir. I never got your name, by the way.”

 Unknown: “My name is Mr. Hyde.”

Dracula: “I am the Count. You may call me Dracula. I must be attending to some important business, Mr. Hyde. I hope you sleep well.”

[After Dracula leaves the room]

Mr. Hyde: “Isn’t that odd,”

It was getting late Hyde laid down for bed, and settled his thoughts. He woke up sometime late that night. He tried to recall if it had been a dream or not. It felt so real to him. Hyde recalled being waked by what seemed a touch; but he was unsure of himself. He had seen a dark figure come over him. He hadn’t been able to make out their face, but the skin was very pale and cold. He hadn’t been able to move; terror had gripped him then as it did now. He recalled feeling pain near his throat that had made him scream. It had felt like his flesh was ablaze.

***

-A man in the business of law, known as Mr. Utterson, has been having suspicions about Mr. Hyde. He believes that Mr. Hyde has been committing murders. For months, he has been searching for clues to prove that Mr. Hyde has been causing problems. �"

Mr. Utterson [says in frustration]:“I just need evidence.”

[He went into the local hospital and observed a young boy. The child seems to have bite marks on his neck.]

Doctor: “We have never had a case like this before. We asked the child if he could recall anything that may have caused this to happen to him, and all he said was he remembered waking up on the floor of his bedroom and believes he may have blacked out, he also recalled two men that were extremely pale, walking away from him and jumping out of his window. We’re having someone come in tomorrow to try and see what’s wrong. He’s an expert in medicine, and he seems to know a lot of religion and superstition from his background as well. He’s known as Abraham Van Helsing.”

Mr. Utterson: “Two men?”  [What seemed a forlorn look spread across Utterson’s face.] “Do you think I could maybe come back tomorrow and talk to this Abraham Van Helsing?”

Doctor: “I don’t see why not. I’ll see you tomorrow then, along with Mr. Van Helsing.”

Mr. Utterson: “Good day to you sir.” [Turn and leaves]

[Mr. Utterson paces in his room]

 Mr. Utterson: “Two men?... Two men?... Mr. Hyde must have assistance in his crimes then,”

He lays down in bed for quite some time, thinking about who could possibly be the accomplice.

Mr. Utterson: “A close friend, perhaps? Mr. Hyde doesn’t seem like the kind of person who would have friends…”

[He drifted off to sleep. The next day, Mr. Utterson went back to the hospital, seeming frustrated.]

When he approached the room, a man of great stature looked at him and said,

“Are you Mr. Utterson?”

“I am Mr. Utterson, indeed. And you are?”

The man said, “I am Abraham Van Helsing. Call me Van Helsing. It’s nice to meet you.”

Mr. Utterson: “Oh hello, sir!”[They shake hands] “I see you have come to see to this child’s illness?”

Van Helsing: Indeed I have. The doctor tells me he has never seen a case like this before. I know my medicines very well, and I’ve seen quite a few ill people in my time. I thought perhaps I could help out. I am also firm with my law, religion, and I know my superstitions.”

[At that, he turned away and went into the room where the young boy lay. Utterson followed behind him, and Van Helsing stood over the boy, observing him. It shocked Utterson to see the grave look that fell upon his face]

Van Helsing: “I have seen this before.”

Mr. Utterson: “What ails him?”

Van Helsing: “Oh, Mr. Utterson sir, you wouldn’t believe me for the world. It’s more of a, how should I say this, complex illness, and you probably wouldn’t understand.”

Mr. Utterson: “I would appreciate it if you would tell me. I think I may be of assistance. You see, I’m investigating someone I am suspicious of. I guess that’s why I’m a lawyer; I have a need to know the truth of things. I know of a man that is a terror to look at. He’s dark and very rude to people, and there was a murder a couple of weeks ago… I think that this person may have had something to do with the incident. I even heard tale of him trampling a young girl in the night, as he was running down the street!”

Van Helsing: Very well, I will tell you. But there isn’t a doubt in my mind that you will not believe me, sir.”

Mr. Utterson: “Go ahead and tell me. I want to help.”

Van Helsing: “So you see there are two marks on this child throat… This is of superstition for most, sir. For ages, people have believed that there are beings such as ‘vampires’. They crave blood; it’s their necessity. They can change their form, whether it is an animal or even mist. They have incredible strength, and they can set people in trances, and can command them. They are clever indeed. The only way to stop this is to rid the world of these cruel creatures. This puts everyone in danger,”

[Irritation is clear on Utterson’s face] Are you mad, sir?”

Mr. Utterson: “How could you even think?” [Van Helsing interrupted him.]

Van Helsing: “Remember sir, I warned you, it’s out of superstition for most people. But I have seen these creatures, honest to our good God. I can prove to you that these beings exist! Follow and believe in me, and we can help this child get away from the brink of death.”

Mr. Utterson: “I’m unsure of this Van Helsing,”

Van Helsing: “Mr. Utterson, you say you want to help this child, and bring the man you are suspicious of to justice, but where are you going to get without believing me? I’m a man that has great knowledge of this creature. You will get nowhere, sir. Attempt to help or don’t, I will do this myself. The world will be a much better place without those ‘things’ being about,” [he mumbled, aggravated.]

Mr. Utterson: “Okay, if you say so. I suppose I will go along, if it means helping others.” [Utterson later felt bad about being smart towards Van Helsing.]

[They stayed at the hospital overnight, to watch over the boy. They sat in the room with the boy in chairs not far from the boy. They seemed to have dozed off, for they woke up to screaming. They saw the boy, screaming with blood running down his throat. Utterson saw one figure outside of the window. He was very tall and pale man. But then there was another man, and he was fighting Van Helsing. Terror griped Utterson. Van Helsing had a crucifix in his hand, pointing it at the man. It appeared to be Mr. Hyde. It took a long time for Utterson to realize it; shock was apparent on Mr. Utterson’s face. Mr. Hyde had blood running down the corners of his mouth, his eyes were blazing at Van Helsing, and he backed away the closer the crucifix came. Mr. Hyde looked to Utterson.

Mr. Hyde: “You’ll regret what you’ve done here tonight.” [He turned and jumped out of the window very quickly, Utterson heard him say something to the other man. He called him ‘Dracula’. From then on, Utterson had faith in what Van Helsing had told him earlier that day. They cleaned the boy up, and covered up his wounds.

Van Helsing: I was worried.  We must be very cautious. I haven’t told the doctor what was wrong with the poor child, but they’ll call us crazy. We must fix this ourselves, you and me.”

Mr. Utterson: “I’m with you all the way.”{Utterson’s thoughts: I wanted to rid this place of Mr. Hyde. I can’t believe he’s been turned into one of those things… He was already bad enough.}

 Van Helsing: “This shouldn’t be too hard to do. We need to destroy both of the creatures, in order to save this boy’s life. He’s running out of time. The only thing I can think of at this point in time is to lure them back here. They must be stabbed in the heart with a stake in order to be killed. Do you understand Mr. Utterson? This is no laughing matter.”

Mr. Utterson: “I understand,” {Utterson’s thoughts: With the short amount of time I had been here, look at everything that has happened… I feel that I’m in permanent fear now.

The next day, we watched over the boy again. I felt agony looking at him. He has grown deathly pale, and his breathing seems to be off, different than normal. We waited for what seemed like a long time. We had gone out and made stakes. I ask myself, can I do this? Do I have the courage to go through with it? I have grown an attachment to this child. It’s sad; I don’t even know his name. But I want him to survive. I must do this. It was getting late now, and I became tenser. I looked at Van Helsing, he seemed to be focused on something, and he was watching the window. I then watched the window as well.}

[After the hours of silence]

Mr. Utterson: “I’ll watch the window, Abraham. You can sleep if you must.”

Van Helsing: “Oh, no, Mr. Utterson. I’m worried about this boy. I want to help him survive in every way I can.”

Mr. Utterson: “I understand how you feel. Some evil in the world, I never would’ve thought existed. Thank you, Van Helsing, for making me aware of these things that lurk in the night.

Van Helsing: “It’s not a problem at all.”

[Then there was silence again.]

{Utterson’s thoughts: I thought I was dreaming, but I suppose I wasn’t. The window had opened. Van Helsing and I looked at one another, then back at the window, tensed up and frozen. This, I knew, was Mr. Hyde. We hid behind the chairs, with our stakes positioned. He was probably aware that we were somewhere, ready to attack. He was facing the door, and he looked around for a moment. He was like stone. Van Helsing jumped out with a crucifix and his stake, but he just stopped right there in that spot. Mr. Hyde had paralyzed him. He couldn’t move. While he was paying attention to Van Helsing, I leaped from behind the chair and ran towards him. He turned to me, with his arm ready to hit me back against the wall. I ducked as soon as he swung, and I stabbed him with all of my might. He dropped on his knees to the ground, and his body writhed. It was a terrible thing to look at, and Van Helsing moved again. He threw the crucifix on his body. After a moment, the body disappeared.}

Mr. Utterson: “Van Helsing, are you okay?”

Van Helsing: “Yes, Mr. Utterson, I am fine. Good job, sir. You have defeated the man you so wanted to bring to justice. We must turn to the boy.”

They went towards the boy, and he seemed to be less pale. Relief fills Mr. Utterson’s face.

{Utterson’s thoughts: I believed that our work is done.}

{Van Helsing’s thoughts: It may yet not be over [brow furrows]}

Two days later, Utterson went to see the boy. When he went to walk into the room, a doctor that he had not seen before said he could not enter the room.

Mr. Utterson [asks demandingly]: “Why can I not see him?”

The doctor: “Unfortunately sir, the child passed away yesterday. He was extremely low on blood. He could not live.”

{Utterson’s thoughts: I felt myself turn pale. What had we done wrong? I went to Van Helsing; it was his last day here.}

Mr. Utterson: “Van Helsing the boy passed away. What have we done?”

 Van Helsing: “I’m very upset about it as well, Mr. Utterson. We did not find Dracula in time. He was the vampire that turned Mr. Hyde into an Un-dead. The doctor told me how the boy described two pale men walking away from him. Dracula was one and Hyde the other.”

{Mr. Utterson’s thoughts: I looked at him in defeat. I felt rage. There was nothing we could do at this point, he told me. There weren’t enough of us. Still to this day, a year since this had happened, I haven’t stopped searching for Dracula. He will regret this someday…

 

Months later John Harker has the unfortunate privilege

To go to Dracula’s castle.