Welcome, Humans!

Chapter 2

The flight went well for Johnny and his friends, they took transport to Transylvania and now, they were walking through the forest that was protecting the castle. It was dark, as usual, and quite scary, although Davy was more impressed than scared.

,,Ugh, Johnny, I really hate to ask, but how much more?'' Maureen tripped over something, for what was her third time. Her backpack was quite heavy, it was slippery and it did not help that Davy made fun of her for being clumsy almost the whole way.

,,Yeah, we are close.'' Johnny moved away a tree branch and they crawled through the bushes to come out to a clearance. There, was a stone bridge that led to a castle, for which they knew it was The Hotel. Davy and Maureen stared in shock and awe. It was beautiful, with sunlight reflecting of its walls and roof. Johnny let them take in the sight for a minute.

,,Ahem. Guys, you ready?'' He asked.

,,Yep. Man, it looks great!'' Davy exclaimed, while Maureen just nodded.

They walked across the bridge to the wooden door. They stood in silence for a second, then someone opened the door. Maureen yelped and Davy flinched when they saw one of zombie men, gesturing them to come in. Johnny gave them a ,,it's okay'' look and came in. They followed.

,,Okay. Maureen, Davy, this is one of the hotel's maintenance people, the Zombie Squad.'' Then he turned to the zombie ,,My friends, Maureen and Davy''. Zombie mumbled something, which Johnny translated in ,,nice to meet you''. Then, they started walking to the hotel entrance.

,,Guys. Now you will meet everyone. Please, do not try to act like you think monsters would act. Trust me, doesn't work. Then, do not ask vampires do they drink human blood, or blood in general. And, watch yourself around Chef and his rat.''

They just nodded. Then, Johnny led them to the lobby and entered. They were not unprepared, but still let out a tiny gasp as they saw all of the monsters in one place. They just stared for a second, and then, relaxed a bit as Johnny broke the silence.

,,Tadaa! I'm back. So good to see you all.'' He greeted happily.

,,Hey Johnny!'' was the collective reply

Then, Dracula and Mavis came from behind.

,,Welcome Johnny!'' Dracula said, looking at the companions.

,,Thanks, man. Hey Mavis!'' They hugged, while Davy and Maureen just stood there, speechless.

,,Everyone, this is Maureen and this is Davy. They will be staying here with us for a week.'' Johnny announced.

,,OK, guys, this is Count Dracula, who started this hotel, this is Mavis, there are Frankenstein, Murray the Mummy, the invisible man Griffin and this is Wayne the Werewolf.''

,,H-ii...'' Maureen stammered

,,It is nice to meet you all. Quite a place you have here.'' Davy said, and Dracula was pleased that he liked the hotel right away. Tension started to melt away.

,,So, come on! Johnny, let's show them the place. Dad, you coming?'' Mavis asked.

,,No, sorry sweetheart, but I'm sure you will show them everything just fine. We will see each other later.'' The last was directed to Davy and Maureen.

,,So...You are Mavis? Dracula's daughter?'' asked Maureen.

,,Yep, That's me. And you, Moran....Maureen?''

,,Yeah. You know, I was kinda skeptical, but this place looks great. I hope it's not trouble that you will show us around.'' Maureen asked.

,,Of course not. Johnny will help. Come on, I'll show you the room halls and the bar, then the pool and the yard!'' Mavis seemed quite excited, and they all went after her. Frankenstein decided to join them too, because Eunice was nagging him about some dirt on his suit he got while chasing something with Wayne.

First they went to the rooms, where they met the door heads. Maureen had a room with purple walls, a nice big bed. There were some spider webs on the roof and a talking painting. The one small rug was alive too, but Maureen was not creeped out now, more interested. She left her backpack and went to see Davy's room, which was similar but with dark red walls.

When they changed and went out to continue their exploration, one head spoke up ,,Humans. Nasty with pitchforks. What is it with Dracula?'' Mavis gave it a sharp look, Maureen and Davy were confused, but Johnny spoke up, annoyed. He knew this head ,,Hey, small brain, you don't miss a chance, do you. Where are the pitchforks, if I may?'' They all laughed and then moved away.

,,OK, so this is the pool. We sometimes make pool parties here.'' Mavis explained

,,Yea, I jumped from that 50 meter jump once. I fell apart though.'' Frank said.

,,Wow, really? That is impressive.'' Davy said.

,,Well, Johnny tried too, but my Dad emptied the pool, so then we had to place Blobby, the green monster, to catch him. That was funny.'' Mavis laughed at the memory.

,,Suuure. I could have broke my neck. Gee, when I remember my first times...'' Johnny made a mock glare at her.

They spent a lot of time discussing past events, talking about themselves and checking out some places. By lunchtime, both Davy and Maureen relaxed completely. Johnny showed them how to fly tables, and they had a chase. When they sat down, Maureen was listening to Murray's stories while Davy was discussing about hotels with Dracula. Mavis and Johnny were not there, as they wanted to take a little walk by themselves.

,,Alright, now try this!'' Murray exclaimed as he handed Davy a bowl of monster soup. Davy was little freaked out by talking noodles or whatever, but found it delicious. Maureen absolutely loved scream cheese, unlike Johnny. They tried Halloween pumpkin candy and blood cupcakes, even though they didn't sound too good. They stayed talking for hours, because Maureen and Davy wanted to meet the mariachi band, the zombies and have another table race. This time, Dracula joined too and beat them all. He stood on his table, smirking, while they tried to untangle themselves from a table crash.

No one noticed when the darkness fell. They stayed until late at night, when Maureen said she would like to rest and Davy agreed. Both of them went into their rooms, quite content and full of day's images. They thought, it would have been a mistake not to come. These monsters are not what we made them be in our minds.