It was just another day in school, but when the students came into the classroom, the teacher seemed to be late. Cherry yawned as she looked a little tired still, but she was reading a book that her parents got for her about a strange creature known as Bunnicula.
"I wonder where the teacher is?" Mo said.
"Traffic?" Atticus guessed.
Cherry was reading her book as she enjoyed the story and seemed to forget about everyone and everything else around her. Patch noticed the book she was reading and decided to join her. Cherry had a small smile as she looked at the book like it was the best thing she's ever read.
"Cherry?" Atticus called and waved his hand in front of her face. "Yeesh, she must be reading Goosebumps again."
"Nope, this time, it's a different story," Patch said. "And it's really interesting."
"Hm..." Mo hummed thoughtfully.
"All she does is read..." Cassandra muttered as she looked disinterested.
"No one asked you, Cassandra." Cherry said as she continued to read.
Atticus looked at the title of the book and saw that it really wasn't a Goosebumps book. "Bunny... Bun... Uh...?" He tried to read aloud.
"Bunnicula." Cherry said for him as she didn't even look up from her book, really getting into the story.
"Bunnicula? Huh, sounds like Dracula only as a bunny." Atticus said as he joined in on the reading.
"Yeah..." Cherry replied.
Cassandra just rolled her eyes, looking annoyed with them and since the teacher wasn't there, she decided to get some sleep, feeling like she wouldn't get in any trouble for it. Mo soon found herself reading the book too.
"Hello, class," Drell said as he walked into the room. "Sorry your regular teacher couldn't be here, but he has the..." he then saw what was going on with the four as they were reading the book while Cassandra fell asleep. "Flu..." he then said, looking angered and annoyed that he was ignored. He soon noticed the book the others were reading. He then the book away.
"Hey!" Cherry glared. "I was reading that!"
"Where did you get this?" Drell asked as he looked at the book.
"My parents gave it to me..." Cherry replied. "Besides, if anyone has to be in trouble because of your bad mood, punish Cassandra, she's sleeping in class!"
"Luckily for you four, she is the only one that will be in trouble." Drell told the group.
"Huh? What?" Cassandra asked as that suddenly woke her up before she looked surprised to see him. "Oh! Hello there."
"Go to the principal!" Drell told her.
"What?! But they were reading in class?!" Cassandra defended.
"Yes, but I'm alright with that because the book is based on their next mission," Drell told her. "Now to the Principal with you."
Cassandra groaned and soon left the classroom in defeat.
"Can I have my book back?" Cherry asked. "Please?!"
"No, because I have to talk to you all." Drell said as he kept a hold of the book.
"Aw!" Cherry complained.
"What's up, Drell?" Mo asked.
"Well... I know how much you all love the supernatural world..." Drell said to them. "In fact, a girl named Mina Monroe is living in a world like that herself... Though, she's not very well aware of it, her pets seem to be victims from it."
"Really? What kind of pets does she have?" Patch asked.
"A cat, a dog, and a cute little bunny." Drell said.
"Aww..." Mo awed to the last one with a smile.
"Who sucks the juice out of vegetables!" Drell then said.
"Guh!" Mo's eyes widened in horror.
"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, did you say that the bunny sucks the juice out of vegetables?" Cherry asked.
"He's no ordinary bunny..." Drell said as he showed her her book.
"Wait, we're going into the book?!" Cherry asked.
"Not exactly." Drell smirked.
"Wait, you mean to say is that Bunnicula is real?!" Cherry yelped.
"Take it easy, Cherry." Patch said.
"Everything I know is a lie..." Cherry said before collapsing back into her chair from the shock.
"Anyway, what do we do once we get to wherever they are?" Mo asked Drell.
"Well, that's a funny story actually..." Drell said.
"Thrill me." Cherry muttered once she calmed down.
"Bunnicula has a wish... He doesn't want to be a vampire bunny rabbit anymore." Drell said.
"What?!" Cherry gasped. "Why?!"
Drell checked some paperwork given to him and adjusted his glasses and looked through it before putting his arm around her. "I'll tell you why."
"Yes?" Cherry asked.
"Field Trip!" Drell then announced.
"No, no, you have to stop doing this to us!" Cherry groaned. Unfortunately for her, it was already happening by force or not.
"Are you listening to me?!" Cherry complained.
"Sorry, I'm a bit deaf in this ear, speak up." Drell smirked like a rebellious teenager.
"Ugh!" Cherry complained.
They were all soon on a bus against their wills.
"Everyone comfortable?" Drell asked.
"No!" The others replied.
"Too bad," Drell said as he started the bus. "Off to Louisiana!"
"That's where they live?" Atticus asked.
"Yep, Mina and her father used to live in Middle America until they moved," Drell said as he began to drive them away from school. "They inherited an apartment building."
"Yeah, from Marie..." Cherry memorized from the book.
"Exactly." Drell nodded.
"So when did they get Bunnicula?" Mo asked.
"Well-" Drell was about to explain.
"Mina took him out of the cellar he was locked in from a key that her aunt gave her when they moved in." Cherry interrupted.
"Yeah, basically that." Drell told them while glaring at Cherry.
"So does Mina know about Bunnicula's powers?" Patch asked.
"She doesn't seem to know about the supernatural world going on behind her back," Cherry interrupted again. "It seems like only the pets know about it."
"And the only one time she actually saw a supernatural creature, she thought it was a costume!" Drell told them.
"What about her friends?" Mo asked.
"Well, Mina's friend Marsha-" Cherry began.
The others glared at Drell to make sure he didn't interrupt Cherry even though she's been interrupting him twice.
"Should I stop talking right now...?" Cherry asked.
"I didn't want this stupid teaching job anyway!" Drell complained. "Kids these days are such little smart alecks!"
"Anyway, about this Marsha person?" Mo asked.
"Well, Marsha at times does witness the supernatural activities, but no one really believes her..." Cherry said. "You know how mortals can be when they find out something magical for the first time."
"Kinda like you when you met Salem?" Atticus smirked.
"Hey, you freaked out too!" Cherry defended.
Atticus had to admit that was right.
"Also, one of the number one rules is never interrupt me..." Drell warned, sounding deathly serious.
"S-Sorry, Drell." Cherry replied.
The drive took hours to get to their destination. The trip proved to take longer than expected.
Patch soon sat up as he looked down and put his paw to his stomach as it was growling. "Ugh... I'm hungry." He complained.
"Alright, we'll stop for lunch." Drell told them.
"Can we go to McDonald's?" Cherry asked. "Uh, without seeing that clown, I mean... Ugh..."
"Alright." Drell shrugged.
They soon got to McDonald's and soon saw a building which made him smile. The others walked inside as they felt pretty hungry.
"I wonder if I can ask them to make a vegetarian salad..." Mo said to herself.
"Alright, after lunch, we go and park in front of that apartment." Drell told them.
"Alright..." The others told him as they came inside to get some food.
"I feel like I spent my whole life in that bus..." Patch yawned and stretched.
They soon ordered what they wanted to the cashier.
"I've heard about a McRib..." Drell smiled.
"Uh, I think they discontinued that again..." Cherry said nervously.
"Oh, come on!" Drell complained.
Cherry smiled sheepishly.
"Bring back the McRib!" Drell demanded to the cashier.
"I'm sorry, sir, but we can't do that." The cashier said, nervously.
"What?! Why not?!" Drell glared. "I demand that you bring back the McRib!"
"It's not my job to...?" The cashier smiled nervously.
Atticus soon walked over and pulled Drell away. "Uh, give him some Quarter Pounders," He then said nervously to the cashier, leaving an extra tip. "And, um, for your troubles."
"You're lucky he's around or else I would pulverize you!" Drell threatened the cashier.
The cashier gulped and looked quite terrified.
"Wow, and I thought my dad was a drama queen when it came to the McRib." Cherry muttered to herself.
After some time, the orders were soon brought over.
"So how much further do we have?" Mo asked.
"Actually, we're right there." Drell said, pointing to the apartment building which was five minutes away from them.
"Huh, that's convenient." Atticus smiled.
"I just can't get over the idea of a bunny rabbit sucking juice out of vegetables..." Mo said as she tried to imagine that.
"Well, just think of the many people that won't have to taste the juice from the vegetables now," Drell said. "Oh, and Atticus, I know I'd already said this before, but you might meet your match with Bunnicula when he sucks the juice out of spinach."
Cherry soon looked queasy and cupped her mouth.
"Hey, spinach is good for you!" Drell told her.
"Yeah, but it makes me sick." Cherry groaned sickly.
They soon finished their lunch.
"All right, lunch is over, come with me, everybody!" Drell told them.
They soon went to follow him and came to the apartment building to finally meet Mina in person. Once inside, they followed Drell to the elevator which would send them up to the Monroe family's floor. Drell looked a little angry though as they waited.
"Hey, uh, I'm sorry for interrupting you..." Cherry smiled nervously. "I guess I just let my ego get the best of me... But if you wanna give me the silent treatment..." She then smiled brightly. "I wouldn't mind at all!"
Once they made it to the floor, Drell led them to the door to where the Monroe family lived.
"Looks harmless enough." Patch said.
Drell soon knocked on the door and backed up to let the door be opened.
An adult man soon came to the door and saw that he had company. "Uh, yes?" he then asked. "M-May I help you?"
"Yes, I believe we spoke on the phone a few hours ago." Drell told him.
"Oh!" Arthur replied.
The others glanced at the two adults, but said nothing.
"C-Come right in then." Arthur invited them.
The group soon walked in, seeing that the inside was just as normal for the moment.
"This is my home..." Arthur nervously told them.
A big dog soon rushed out, looking a bit slobbery and playful.
"No, no, no!" Cherry panicked at the big dog, feeling nervous.
The dog soon started to lick Atticus first, then Mo, then Drell, and finally Cherry.
"Get him off of me!" Cherry yelped as she was 'attacked'.
"Oh, uh, down, Harold, take it easy, boy." Arthur shakily told the dog while smiling sheepishly.
"He sure is a big fella." Mo smiled.
"And very affectionate..." Drell added, cleaning his glasses.
Suddenly, a cat came out and looked over.
"Oh, hi, Kitty..." Cherry greeted, gently petting the cat.
The cat seemed to like that as he started to purr.
"Ah, I see you've met Chester." Arthur smiled.
Mo tried to keep calm once she saw that the cat was a Siamese one which just made her think of those rotten cats who would come to visit with Aunt Sarah.
"Chester... What a handsome name for a handsome cat." Cherry said as she pet the cat.
"Hey, I like this girl." Chester smirked quietly.
A black and white bunny with red eyes and what looked like vampire fangs came hopping in.
"Oh, my gosh, he's so creepy and cute!" Cherry gushed.
"Goths..." Drell rolled his eyes.
"Hey, little guy." Mo smiled at the bunny.
The bunny looked up and his nose twitched with a small smile.
"Mina calls him 'Bunnicula'." Arthur told them.
Bunnicula spoke in strange sounds while looking up at the guests, looking cute while also rather creepy.
"Is that gibberish?" Patch whispered to Drell.
"Sometimes he speaks English, sometimes he rambles, I can't figure it out." Drell told the Dalmatian.
A pre-teen with red/brown hair soon came into the room.
"This is my daughter-" Arthur was about to introduce.
"Mina!" Cherry suddenly blurted out and cupped her mouth by accident.
"Uh, hi there, have we met?" The girl replied.
"No, you just look like a Mina." Cherry smiled nervously.
"Well, I would think so, 'cuz that's my name," The girl giggled. "I see you've met my pets."
"We sure have." Atticus smiled.
"Oh, I love you all so much..." Mina smiled as she hugged her animals.
Bunnicula smiled and soon swatted at the key around her neck like he was a cat and that seemed to annoy Chester.
"Aw, he sure likes to swat at that key around your neck." Mo smiled.
"Yeah, he does love to play with it sometimes," Mina chuckled. "You guys wanna come in my room?"
"Sure." Atticus smiled.
They soon went to follow after Mina while Cherry looked a little nervous and anxious about going to Mina.
"Cherry, you coming?" Mo asked.
Cherry looked over.
"Would you rather spend some quality time with me?" Drell asked to bribe her into going with the others.
Cherry's eyes widened and she soon walked quickly to Mina's bedroom.
"That's what I thought." Drell smirked.
"You are an evil man..." Cherry muttered nervously.