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The Slaying Mask, Megan, and Angelica snuck into the castle through the window and kept quiet since the vampires were still asleep and Joseph was still trying to find his way out. The narrator said, "Once they saw Joseph, Megan used the grappling gun she took from The Slaying Mask's lair to drop from the ceiling and grab him. Then she told him to be quiet so they don't get caught. Then they headed to the door and tried sneaking out." Megan spotted the mayor's trophy on the way out, which sparkled, standing on a pillar in the room. Megan said, "That's strange." Megan approached the trophy and said, "Why would Matt leave the mayor's trophy unprotected?" The Slaying Mask said, "Because maybe it's a trap." Megan tried grabbing the mayor's trophy and said, "Or maybe." The narrator said, "Angelica tried stopping Megan because she knew it was a trap, but Megan grabbed it before Angelica could stop her." Once Megan grabbed the mayor's trophy, she set off the alarm, and they hurried out of the castle. Then, the vampires came and caught Megan, Angelica, and Franco and returned them to their hideout while they took Joseph back to his cage. Matthew also took the mayor's trophy back and locked it up.

The narrator said, "Once they had them, the vampires handcuffed Megan, Angelica, and Franco to a pipe on the ceiling." Matthew said, "That was a brilliant performance back there, Franco. Or should I say, The Slaying Mask?" Matthew took Joseph's necklace from Franco's neck and said, "You clever thief. Hiding stolen loot in plain sight." Matthew held the jewel ahead of Franco's, Megan's, and Angelica's faces. Angelica said, "You've got to be kidding me." Megan said, "You stole Joseph's necklace?" Franco said, "What part of 'notorious jewel thief and vampire slayer' do you not understand? And I did it for his own good." Matthew said. "Clever plan. Steal his necklace, stop him from changing, and then you stop us. Well, once I put this necklace back on him, I'll expose your brother slash best friend slash boyfriend as the werewolf he is and then kill him in front of the town's folk. The sun is almost down, meaning he'll change when the moon comes up, and I put this necklace on him."

Matthew then left and locked Megan, Franco, and Angelica in from the outside. Megan said, "Great, now Joseph's a goner." Franco said, "Maybe not. I've got a plan. Angelica, turn into a bat." Angelica then turned into a bat and got out of her handcuffs. Then she flew ahead of Franco and Megan and turned back into herself. Then she unlocked Franco and Megan, and they rubbed their wrists. Megan said, "Great, but we're still locked in, and Joseph will change in three minutes." Franco said, "Not without this; he won't." Franco showed Megan and Angelica he still had Joseph's necklace. Megan said, "You stole the necklace again?" Franco said, "Nope. The one he took was a fake; this is the real one. Also, Megan, I'm sorry, but since you're related to Joseph, it should only work on you." Megan said, "You don't mean." Franco said, "It's the only way." Franco then put the necklace on Megan, and her eyes glowed green when he did.

The narrator said, "Meanwhile, the vampires had Joseph locked in a cage so he couldn't escape." Matt opened Joseph's cage, walked in, and said, "I believe this is yours." Matt put the fake necklace around Joseph's neck, and Joseph scowled at him. Joseph said, "You're such a charmer." Maddy said, "You are so lucky to be chosen and should be honored to be our next victim." Joseph said, "Yeah, honored. I'm sure your next victim will feel the same way." The vampires waited for him to change, but nothing happened to him when the sun went down. Matthew said, "Where's our werewolf?" Angelica said, "Right here." The narrator said, "The vampires turned around and saw Angelica with The Slaying Mask. Then Megan came as a werewolf since she was now wearing the necklace. The necklace affected her because she was related to Joseph, another werewolf."

Once the vampires spotted Megan, they tried killing her, but Franco threw a bomb at them. Angelica said, "A bomb? Vampires are immortal, remember?" Franco said, "Yes. But hit the deck." When the bomb exploded, the vampires started to cough like they couldn't stand the smell of the smoke. Angelica said, "What'd you do?" Franco brought out another one of the bombs he threw, opened the top, and Angelica started to cough from the smell. Megan sniffed it and said, "Garlic." Franco said, "Yep." Franco shut his garlic bomb, and Angelica stopped coughing. Franco said, "Notorious vampire slayer, remember? So, I carry garlic bombs." When the smoke cleared, the vampires fell to the ground unconscious. Franco gave Angelica an air mask and said, "This'll protect you from the smell."

Angelica changed into a bat, took Megan's necklace off, and flew over to Joseph with it while Megan changed back. Megan held onto Franco while he shot his grappling gun at the cage and swung them over to Joseph. Once they did, Franco reeled in the line, and Megan climbed onto Joseph's cell. Megan said, "How are we going to get him out?" Franco gave Megan a laser and said, "Use this." Megan said, "Angelica, catch me." Angelica turned into an owl and grabbed Megan. Then Megan shot the cage with the laser and broke Joseph free. The narrator said, "Once Joseph was free, Angelica put the necklace back on Joseph. Then he climbed out of the cell, jumped, and landed on all fours. Then all four ran for it and escaped before the unconscious vampires woke up."

The narrator said, "Raven arrived and saw her friends were unconscious. Since they couldn't drink anything, Raven injected the garlic antidote into them instead." After Raven gave each of them the remedy, all four woke up and saw Joseph had escaped. Then they looked down the street and saw Megan, Angelica, and Franco running away with him. Matthew said, "The intruders escaped and took the werewolf with them. We got to get it back."

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