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 IsN’t
SuMmEr

FANGOUT
sumMer tHe
beAsT,
ClawDeEn?

LoUnGinG in
sunBeAmS, no gHoUlWorK
or exTra-peculiAr
asSigNmenTs… enDlesS
posSibilitiEs!

|’d love
it even more if yOu
woUlD holD sTilL,
Toralei!

WanNa go to
tHe beAcH tHis
afTerNoOn?
Nah, me anD PurRsepHone got
MeOw-tCha LatTes tHere yEsTerDaY…
| alReAdy wenT yEsTerDaY
anD don’t yOu tHinK it’s a sHame to
witH LagoOna. What aboUt
be inSide wHen tHe weAtHer’s
tHe MaUl inSteAd?
so gore-iOus?

GoOd poinT. BoO… every monSter Is it rude to inVite oUrSelVes

The parK? in New Salem wilL have over to CleO’s? | heArD tHe
tHe same ideA! By tHe time we De Niles jusT redid tHeir
get tHere, alL tHe poOl in solid golD…
goOd sPotS wilL
be gone.

It’s a sHame
we can’t fit everyOne
rigHt here in tHe bacKyArD.
my family is alReAdy
a cRowD.
 Ooh, gore-geOus-- What we reAlLy neEd is a pLace tHat If onLy oUr fienD
tHis manicLaw is to doEsN’t cosT moneY anD isN’t overRun gRoUp had a secRet
diE for! witH otHer monSterS. base, or a lair or
sometHinG…

HeY,
YoU kNow, | now tHat’s
don’t misS sChoOl, an ideA!
but | do misS seEinG
everyOne togetHer
every daY.

A lair?!

AnD
sTrinG-
We coUlD worK fRigHtS!
on it togetHer anD
No, not a lair, surPrise oUr beAsTiEs! ParasoUlS--
but…wHat if we WitH sPider-
made oUr owN sPace hamMocKs--
in tHe woOdS?

Ooh, oOh, anD

a firemanDer pit for
roAsTinG sWamP-malLowS!

The
purRfecT sumMer
fanGoUt!!!
What are yOu
tWo so eEk-cited
aboUt?
 In tHe woOdS?
Oh, heY, But don’t yOu
ClawD. We’re kNow…aboUt
jusT pLanNinG tHe curSe?
oUr secRet
lair--

Oh, here
we go…

|’m feAriOus!
One time | was oUt
SumMer fanGoUt. Our here pRacTicinG, anD |
very owN sPot in tHe woOdS acCidenTalLy tHrew my
wHere alL oUr fienDs can hanG casKetBalL over tHe
oUt anD not be inTerRupTed by fenCe--but wHen |
nosy olDer bRotHerS. wenT to get it…

C’mon, Toralei--he’s jusT

…It was beinG a sCaredy-pup.
cLimBinG a tReE
alL by
itSelF!!!

Oh, puh-leEze…

Let’s gRab my
dad’s toOlBox anD
get oUtTa here. We’lL let
yOu kNow if we
finD yOur balL,
ClawD!
Don’t saY
| didN’t warN
yOu!!!
MeAnWhile…
Yes! BarB
tRiUmPhS
again!

GrRr
HnGgG…

YO
UNg AnotHer matCh? | acCepT,
HmMm. but pRepare to be decimated--alL

U L
tHe pRos kNow BarB E. RiAn is tHe
sKulLtimate CreEp FigHter

OS
cHaracTer.
NIK

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GrAHhH… Ha, Nika

RomanCer doEsN’t
holD a canDlesTicK to
BarB--anD tHe lurKs on
my latesT fanGficTiOn
pRove it! Here, |’lL
hexT yOu a linK…

SeE--over tWo tHoUsanD

lurKs anD alMosT tHreE hunDred
favorites… waY more tHan alL tHe
otHer sToriEs, inCludinG tHat Nika
RomanCer fanGficTiOn
rigHt below it. Oh… | didN’t
ROT notice tHat was
PA D
yOur sTory, GhoUliA.
| gRudGinGly adMit, tHe
CRE wRitinG is eEk-celLenT--
EP
FIGH but Nika’s sTatS are
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byChan
WO ce
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GrRrR!
…but |’ve done alL
tHe cLaw-culatiOnS anD
opTimized for beAsT
resulTs. The numBerS
don’t liE, GhoUliA!

WelL, | supPose tHat

is tRuE--any cHaracTer can
be efFecTive witH tHe rigHt
cLaw-eYe coOrDinatiOn, anD tHe
mosT deAd-icated fanS can
conNecT over tHeir faves anD
sHare sTrategiEs on tHe
monSterNet…

SpeAkinG of
wHicH, |’m sTilL
winNinG five-to-tWo…
yOu betTer catCh up if
yOu wanT to pRove
yOur poinT!

UNgGg!

Oh, it’s on!

YeAh! WoO!
Hi-yA!!!
HAMpHhH!
 CurSed,
sHmurSed! It’s
boOtiful oUt here,
anD we have tHe
wHole woOdS to
oUrSelVes.
ClawD is so
emBarRasSinG AnD loOk at
sometimes. tHat cLeArinG
over tHere! It’s
purRfecT!

Wow, yEah, tHis is cLawSome… AnD tHe

anD it’lL be even more fierCe sPider-hamMocKs up
afTer a ClawDeEn-Toralei on tHese tReEs!
sCreAm makeOver.

OkaY, kitTen,
Oh, | can jusT yOu take tHe otHer
seE it now--we can enD, anD |’lL--
put tHe firemanDer
pit over here…

Ooh, anD tHe

parasoUlS over here! OkaY, jusT a
We’lL have tHis done sec--let me gRab
in no time! tHe hamMer…
hehe

BeAsT
sumMer
ever!!!

Wait--|
coUlD’ve sWorN
it was jusT
tHere!
 The hamMer
was in tHe toOlBox
wHen we lefT,
rigHt?

YeAh, | tHinK so
{guh} yOu pRobabLy
jusT misPlaced it.

Here, let
me helP-- AnD imagine tHe sTrinG-fRigHtS
alL acRosS here… we coUlD hanG
tHem fRom tHese tReEs!
Oh!

MaYbe we
sHoUlD focus
on one tHinG
at a time--

ThRow me
tHat rope! UrGh!
HolD on--

HeY! Now
tHe rope’s UgGhHh…
gone, toO?

C’mon,
poOcHiE! The besT
sChemes never get
done jusT sTanDinG
aroUnD…
 |’m sorRy my cReAtivity
ClawDeEn? can’t be tamed--
Where’s alL
oUr sTufF?

YoU telL me! YoU’re

tHe one runNinG aroUnD
like a fResHbLoOd at --if yOu weren’t
feArLeAdinG tRyOutS! so caUgHt up in every
litTle detail, we'd be movinG
a lot fasTer!

| jusT tHinK aEsTheticS are

a pRiOrity, toO, y’kNow? Oh, yEah? AnD
R!
how’s tHat goin’
for yA, tiger? MREOW

WelL, |’ve leArNed tHat

to get tHinGs done, sometimes
a gHoUl’s gotTa take tHinGs
inTo her owN pawS…

| jusT tHoUgHt coUpLes were

supPosed to be goOd at tHis sTufF…
| meAn, we sHoUlD be abLe to worK
on tHis togetHer, y’kNow?

We are
worKinG togetHer…
if yOu woUlD jusT
keEp up!

C’mon, let’s go to tHe howLware

sTore. We can get new supPliEs anD
sTarT over fResH… anD wHo kNowS,
maYbe someOne tHere can helP
us get orGanized.

…But we’re
definitely not
gonNa get anywHere
witHoUt toOlS.
 Chapter HeY, GhoUliA!
The Necromance4: LurKs like yOu’re
r’s Ball
| wRitinG up a sTorM
over tHere!

UNgGg…
iss
MHM Fast
Dead
GrAHhH.

HamTroll
530mer

WelL, same over

here--| acTuAlLy jusT HAMpHhH.
upLoAded a new cHapTer
of my fanGficTiOn, anD
my reAderS are lovinG
it. ChecK it oUt.

SeE? 20 new
comMenTs anD
more tHan 300 new
lurKs--“BarB E. RiAn
Tro
Hammll vS. Nika RomanCer”
e
530 r is my mosT popular
upDate yEt.

HA
HA HA
ha--

UNgGg.

TurNs oUt yOu

were rigHt--monSterS
reAlLy do conNecT over
sHared inTeresTs onLine…
sHared disDain for
BarB’s opPonenTs!

GrRr…

Upload
 Ooh, cabLe-tiEs--
how many sHoUlD we
get? Like, ten?
Oh, anD a net for
catChinG firemanDerS,
Are yOu
toO! YoU tHinK tHis
sure we neEd
one’s big enoUgH?
tHose?

| dunNo…
maYbe we sHoUlD
asK for helP.
Can yOu reAcH
tHat bucKet up
tHere, BridGe?

YeAh, tHat one!

Oh, anD gRab tHat
painT tRaY wHile
yOu’re up tHere,
toO.
Hi! SorRy to
inTerRupT, but
can we get some
adVice?
TheY lurK like
tHeY kNow wHat --oUrSelVes.
tHeY’re doinG…

Sure. YoU tWo worKinG

on a pRojecT?

gRr, we YeAh! |’m

don’t neEd ’em! ClawDeEn,
We can totalLy anD tHis is
do tHis--
Toralei--
--but we’re
sCary new
to tHis.

WelL, nice to meEt AlWaYs JusT telL us tHe pLan,

yA! |’m JacKiE Lope, anD hapPy to lenD anD we’lL figure oUt
tHis is my gHoUlFriEnD, a cLaw. wHat yA neEd!
BridGetT RolLe.
We do tonS
of pRojecTs
togetHer!

ReAlLy?
That woUlD be
FANgTAStIC!
 It’s cLawFul
nice of yOu to do
ThanKs alL tHis for
again for yOur fienDs…
helPinG us
oUt.
…it’s imPorTanT
to have a pLace
yOu can calL
yOur owN.

Oh, we love
sTufF like tHis--we’re YeAh…
helPinG my dad repair fur reAl.
my family’s bog-cabin
tHis sumMer, toO!

So, how’d yOu

tWo meEt?

At sChoOl, in
deAdWoOdShop cLasS.
It’s funNy, we didN’t
reAlLy talK tHe wHole
sCaremesTer--

--welL, | did, but |’m

alWaYs talKinG-- unTil it was
time for final pRojecTs…

…AnD |
wHitTled tHis
litTle figurine--|
love wHitTlinG,
runS in tHe
family--

“--but tHen BridGetT came oUt witH

tHe mosT boOtiful carVed woOden
cHesT any of us had ever seEn!”

AnD sHe never WelL, | jusT had tHe

sHowed it ofF bigGesT cRusH on her
afTer tHat. Aw, tHat’s
one bit, jusT quiEtLy
sCary sWeEt!
worKed awaY on a
monSterPiEce
for weEkS!
If | had tHat
kinD of talenT, |’d
never sHut up
aboUt it.

Oh my
cLaw…

Yer a
goOd wHitTler,
toO.
 HeY!
That’s ClawD’s
casKetBalL! FeAriOusLy?!

GimMe tHat! HeY! Get bacK

here!!!

UhH…do
yOu kNow
tHem?
No! But--

hehe!!!
S’okaY…
| do.

BridGetT sPeAkS GremLisH. sHe

has some gRemLin neigHborS by her
bRidGe… tHeY musT be family.

TheY don’t
meAn any harM.
tHeY’re jusT gHoUlin’
aroUnD.

It’s in tHeir nature to |’lL sTicK aroUnD for a

borRow, tHoUgH… YoU’re tHe wHile to helP get tHinGs
besT, BridGe! goin’ here, but | migHt heAd
…besT keEp oUt later if tHat’s okaY
an eYe on yOur witH yOu, JacK.
sTufF.

YeAh, no
worRiEs--jusT let me
kNow wHen yOu neEd a
bReAk, cReEpHeArT.
 OkaY, | tHinK |’m
gonNa take ofF. |’lL
be bacK later.

Sure tHinG!
ThanKs for yOur
helP, BridGe.

Did we do sometHinG to sPoOk But…rigHt in Aren’t yOu fur-sTrated sHe’s

her? | tHoUgHt tHinGs were tHe midDle of leAvinG yOu to do alL tHe worK
goinG pRetTy welL… everytHinG? by yOurSelF?

YeAh, tHat’s WelL,

oUr gRemLisH yOu’re here,
tRanSlator ain’t yA?
sTomPinG ofF inTo Oh, no, sHe’s
tHe woOdS! fine--BridGetT jusT But sHe’s talLer tHan alL
neEdS her solitude. tHreE of us sTacKed togetHer!

Now lisTen, BridGetT But aren’t coUpLes Ha! | used to get

is talenTed, but sHe’s supPosed to enJoY doinG inSecure aboUt sTufF
more tHan wHat sHe everytHinG togetHer? like tHat…
can pRovide.

Sometimes
sHe jusT neEdS a bReAk
fRom beinG aroUnD otHer
monSterS… anD tHat’s
fine witH me!
…but tHen | sTarTed
asKinG myselF wHere tHose
exPecTatiOnS came fRom, anD
tHinKinG aboUt wHat’s reAlLy
imPorTanT to me.

YoU seE, BridGe anD | do

love beinG togetHer! But we
alSo tRusT eAcH otHer to
asK for wHat we neEd.

Like, for examPle, wHen | wanT to

go to a loUd conCerT, or sHow ofF
videOs of my new favorite banD,
BridGetT supPorTs me…

…anD wHen
BridGetT wanTs
to worK on solo
pRojecTs or sPenD
tHe daY unDer her
bRidGe, | unDerStanD
tHat, toO.
 “We migHt defy wHat otHer
monSterS tHinK a ‘purRfecT
coUpLe’ lurKs like, but we
don’t have anytHinG to pRove.

“We’ve leArNed wHat worKs

for us, anD we’re reAlLy
goOd at comMunicatinG anD
tRusTinG eAcH otHer.

“Who cares wHat

yOur relatiOnShip
is supPosed to
lurK like?

“We’re monSterS,
afTer alL--

“--we alReAdy defy

exPecTatiOnS!”
 BridGe!

No pRobLem. Wow, lurK at

alL tHis! ThanKs,
BridGetT!

SnacKs? AnD What’s in

yOu bRoUgHt my tHere?
bone-jo--tHat is
so diE-rLinG
of yOu!

Oh, jusT a li’l

sometHin’ |
h!!!
worKed on tHis
afTerNoOn… oooooohhhh

WelL, wHat
are we waitinG
for? Let’s get tHis
sumMer fanGoUt
reAdy for itS
firSt parTy!

That’s
fanGtasTic,
BridGetT.

Scary coOl
of yOu.
 GAHhH
HnGgG… BAH
HmMm…

Oh my Ra, if it
meAnS tHat mucH
to yOu, let me take a
Oh, come lurK. |’m a sociAl mediA
now, GhoUliA, quEen, so |’m sure | can
it can’t be alL helP yOu witH yOur
tHat bad. marKetinG--
| meAn, it’s jusT
fanGficTiOn, rigHt?
Like, it’s not reAl…
ficTiOn’s in
tHe name.

Wait, yOur userName WelL, yOur sTory is doinG

is MhMisSdeAdFasT, jusT fine--yOu have hunDredS
rigHt? UNgGg?
of new reAderS!

GrAHhH.

HeY,
BAHhH! GhoUliA! Oh,
heY, CleO!

KjerSti’s
calLinG? Ooh,
picK up--| can’t
wait to seE her
reAcTiOn! HeY to yOu, toO, KjerSti. Have
yOu seEn tHe numBerS on GhoUliA’s
fanGficTiOn yEt? She’s a sTar!

ReAlLy? That’s
cReEperific!

HnGgG? Huh?!
 YeAh, | was YoU seE, |
acTuAlLy calLinG wRote tHat new
to apologize. cHapTer aboUt
BarB tRoUnCinG
Nika, but mosT of
tHe comMenTerS
turNed oUt to be
Nika RomanCer
fanS…

…anD tHeY alL

sTarTed asKinG if | had
any more Nika fanGficTiOn,
so | linKed tHem to yOur
sTory inSteAd.

SeEinG tHose fanS

so hapPy… it made me
reAlize how poinTlesS it
is to get wRapPed up
in numBerS.

In my eAgerNesS
for vicTory, | forGot
tHat every one of
tHose “numBerS” is an
acTuAl monSter
oUt tHere!

AnD wHo kNowS… yOur

new cHapTer was reAlLy
GrAHhH! goOd--| migHt join tHe Nika
RomanCer fanGdom afTer
alL! Haha! TalK to
yOu soOn.

ExacTly! |
coUlDn’t have UNgGg!
said it betTer
myselF--

WonDerFul! AnD
jusT in time, toO--

--we sHoUlD
meEt up witH tHe
--it’s temPtinG to otHerS for Toralei
wanT to comPete to anD ClawDeEn’s
sHow ofF tHe tHinGs we’re big surPrise!
pasSiOnate aboUt, but tHe
tHinGs yOu love don’t take
awaY fRom tHe tHinGs |
love. That’s tHe beAuty
of tHe monSterNet--
--it’s big
enoUgH for
everyOne!
 | like hikinG,
but mucH betTer
wHen kNow
wHere goinG…

OkaY, we’re
When can Are we This surPrise had here!
we lurK? tHere yEt? betTer be worTh it, Open yOur
beAsTiEs… eYes!

Ah!
Is resTful
basecamP!

GrAHhH!

Wow!
FinTasTic!

Oh, it’s a sHame

DraculaUra didN’t
anSwer her pHone…
sHe woUlD have
loved tHis.

This is reAlLy WelL, we had This is JacKiE anD

imPresSive… did yOu a litTle-- BridGetT--tHeY’re sTudenTs
tWo do alL tHis at MonSter HigH, toO! TheY
jusT for us? {ahem} helPed us make tHis pLace
eEk-sTra sPeciAl.

It was notHin’,
reAlLy…
--| meAn,
a lot of
helP.

It’s nice to meEt y’alL!

YoU’re lucKy to have sucH
deAd-icated fienDs!
 Wow,
ginGerDeAd CoOl
coOkiEs! sonG!
Ooh,
anD mumMy
worMs!!

HAMpHhH.

So tRuE,
GhoUliA…

“…tHis is gonNa
be tHe beAsT
sumMer ever!”

ThE
END!
 Do it
again, like we
pRacTiced.
I Put a Spell on You
UgH,
hypNosis was
so mucH
eAsiEr!

AHEM.

Why, yEs, helLo tHere, DraculaUra.

| don't kNow if yOu've heArD, but --anD, yOu kNow,
|’ve recenTly beEn turNin' over a new AcTuAlLy be fRiEnDs. | wanT
gRave, as it were, anD was hopin' to be fRiEnDs witH yOu is
ta do tHe same witH yOu-- wHat |'m saYin’. Uh…

While tHat
senTimenT is
super sWeEt, yOu
have got to get
it togetHer,
ValenTine.

What's witH tHe

nerVes anywaY? It's |'ve onLy ever
not like yOu're goinG to made one fRiEnD tHe
get kNocKed inTo tHe Pit reAl waY, WhisP, anD
of EterNal Body it was yOu, so forGive
Odor again-- me for beinG
a litTle--

That's my
--tetChy.
cuE! GoOd lucK, Ah--are yOu
beAsTiE! yOu alL rigHt?
got tHis.

Oh, ValenTine!
|'m so sorRy, |
didN't seE yOu!
 WoUlDyOuliketobe
fRiEnDs|'mSorRyfor
everytHinG--

--Uh, | meAn--
Ah.

--darLin' ValenTine,
DraculaUra, woUlD |'m sorRy, but
yOu do me tHe honor | jusT--
of acComPanyin' me to | can't.
a sHow so we maY
tRy to rekinDle
oUr--

--er, oUr
fRiEnDsHip--

|'ve got a DeAd LanGuAges

quiz cominG up, anD |'ve barely Ah, welL, it's Uh, tHanKs--
sTudiEd my Pig Latin-- no matTer, my
deAr, reAlLy.
--anD betWeEn PerHapS
feArLeAder tRyOutS some otHer
anD tHe pResenTatiOn time?
duE in CreAtive
FrigHtinG--

--| don't
reAlLy have
time to fanG
oUt…

"ValenTine. ValenTine."
 Lap dRagon
--SpelLdon. worKsHeEt. We're
supPosed to finisH
it by tHe enD
of cLasS.

NotHinG. NotHinG, it
doEsN't matTer. It's not
YoU loOked pRoOf of my failure
like yOu | was so or anytHinG.
weren't paYinG paYinG atTenTiOn! What's witH
atTenTiOn. tHe rose garDen PretTy
Lap dRagonS! pRoOf.
GreAt! Got it! anywaY?

YoU kNow, yOu'd tHinK |'d be

Can | betTer at emotiOnS! |'m an
have one? emotiOnal vamPire!
Sure. | don't
kNow wHy yOu'd But noOoOo,
wanT it, tHoUgH, it's wHat has my love for
gonNa be deAd in DraculaUra bRoUgHt me?
a few daYs. NotHinG but pain
anD sufFerinG--
Like my
soUl. YoU sTilL love
DraculaUra? WelL, yEs!
Of coUrSe! As
a fRiEnD!

…| kinDa figured AnywaY, if | have to feEl one

oUt tHat | don’t more heArT-related tHinG,
like like gHoUlS… |'m gonNa exPlode--
in tHat waY…

Oh, like like--

YoU
kNow wHat
| meAn!!!
 HeY. HeY,
SpelL.
YoU're a
magiciAn,
rigHt?

This is
a terRibLe
ideA. A potiOn to sTop
me fRom feElinG
love is not a terRibLe
ideA. In facT, it soUnDs
like an abSolutely
perFecT ideA!
| did. But |'m
Besides, Sure,
sTilL telLinG yOu
yOu said yOu'd sure, bad ideA,
it's a bad ideA.
helP me. got it--

--ah, a tome
on potiOnS!
PerFecT!!!

…tHe ColD HeArTs

ConCocTiOn requires
several inGrediEnTs.
It'lL take us alL
weEk to bRew.

AnD wHen |
dRinK it, | won't
feEl anytHinG
anymore?

Not a GreAt!
tHinG. What do we
neEd?
 How many sHoUlD we get?
A dozen? Two dozen? MaYbe
tHe wHole disPlaY, jusT
to be safe?
"To sTarT, hydRa
heArT sCales." One.

Ah, rigHt!
RigHt--one.

| jusT, yOu
kNow, wanT to
make sure tHis
tHinG reAlLy
worKs.

Are yOu
doUbTinG my
potiOn-cRafTinG
ability?

Wha-- | sorT of helPed oUt a litTle olD

of coUrSe gobLin woman at a sHelTer over tHe
not!!! sumMer. AfTer tHe, yOu kNow--
| woUlDn't
ever doUbT yOur
ability. | kNow
yOu're top of
tHe cLasS. --unForTunate
birThDaY parTy
inCidenT…
YoU're
reAlLy goOd
at tHat.
Not in
BiteOlogy.

We alL make
misTakes.

WelL, in my
case, |'m done
makinG tHem.
Me? No,
no, it's--it's In facT, |'m goinG
notHinG, to make sure | never
reAlLy. make tHem again!

Hm. Ah, loOk at tHis! YoU fReE

|'ve beEn wanTinG to tonigHt? For ElisSabat?
seE CracKinG DusK. |'m fReE every
nigHt.
“HimalaYan ice malT
fRom tHe lair of a yEti."

| tHinK tHis'd
be eAsiEr witH YoU have
sKates! a pLan?

Skates
woUlD ruin
tHe pLan.

| alWaYs
have a pLan.

TelL me,
SpelL. Was tHis
parT of yOur
pLan?

…no.

But Man, | sure hope no

tHat is. one takes my aUtHenTic
HimalaYan ice malT fRom
my office wHile |'m
deAlinG witH tHis!
 "AnD a gRave cHalice
to dRinK it fRom." GotTa saY, tHis
isN't a bad waY to
sPenD oUr lunCh
periOd--

--yOu take me
to tHe nicesT
pLaces, SpelLdon
CaUlDronelLo.

{HrK}

So! What's welL…This maUsoleUm is

tHe pLan tHis haUnTed by a parTicularLy
time? venGeful sPirit. To get
tHe gRave cHalice…

Great
EXPECTATION! The Chalice!!! Scarah Screams! (Doing A Favor.) Success.

Why, helLo tHere, DawN of TalK in a bad

tHe DreAd, how're yOu doin' soUtHerN acCenT to Huh.
tHis fine lunCh periOd? some monSterS.
It's not
bad!!! | musT jusT
HrRrnNnNnNn . be pRetTy
AnD | guEsS…| dunNo. | comForTabLe
alWaYs tHoUgHt it made me aroUnD yOu.
Why do yOu coOler. DoEsN't it adD to
do tHat? my mysTiquE?
SaY
helLo to
zomBiEs?

YoU don't
do it witH
me.

REALITY! Minor Concussion. That Could've

Gone Better.
Oh No!!!
 AnD tHen
it's done.
How's
yOur heAd?

| said
tHe potiOn's Oh. Uh. MaYbe
done. we sHoUlD let it
simMer for anotHer MaYbe we
coUpLe… sHoUlD make
anotHer batCh!
…tHoUsanD… YoU kNow,
quAlity
conTrol.
…yEarS.
| heArD it
helPs witH tHe
flavor.

We'd have to get But | don't

tHe inGrediEnTs again. feEl bad hanGinG
YoU reAlLy wanT to oUt witH yOu!
feEl tHis bad for
anotHer weEk?

anD if | go
tHroUgH witH tHis,
tHen | reAlLy won’t
feEl anytHinG at
alL, huh?

AnD yOu
kNow, | felT
reAlLy bad durinG …welL, it helPed me figure
tHe wHole--sTinK some sTufF oUt. It helPed me
inCidenT, but meEt yOu! AnD to be a betTer
afTerWarDs… fRiEnD to DraculaUra…

…anD maYbe
| don’t wanT to
give tHat up yEt.

WelL, | don't wanT

tHis to go to wasTe.
If yOu won't dRinK
it, | wilL.

YoU? Huh?!
Wait, SpelL--
 Did yOu reAlLy tHinK So if someOne yOu cared
| was goinG to let yOu aboUt asKed yOu to make sure
exCise yOur emotiOnS tHeY never felT anytHinG ever
…KidDinG. like tHat? again, yOu'd do it?

|--welL, no!
WelL--heY!!!

Yes?! |
meAn, | asKed
yOu to!

BecaUse | like
It was hanGinG oUt
onLy ever a witH yOu.
MurKtail.
| can't beliEve |
felL for it! wHy'd yOu
even agReE to helP me
in tHe firSt pLace?!

WelL, | guEsS
tHat's goOd, becaUse … YoU kNow, | tHinK
| like hanGinG oUt tHis potiOn is acTuAlLy
witH yOu, toO. doinG sometHinG--maYbe
we can make sure it's
not worKinG…?

| meAn--
--feElinGs
don’t seEm so
overWhelMinG
or bad wHen |'m
witH yOu.
 ValenTine!
HulLo, ValenTine!
Wait up!

LisTen, | jusT wanTed to Take alL tHe time yOu

apologize for tHe otHer daY. |'m neEd, Drac. YoU're my fRiEnD.
afRaid yOu got…welL, ratHer |'lL sTilL be here.
tHe wRonG imPresSiOn.

Hm…| can't
Of coUrSe | wanT quite put my finGer
to be fRiEnDs witH on it, but sometHinG's
yOu! It's jusT--tHere's difFerenT aboUt yOu,
a lot hapPeninG KiEran ValenTine.
rigHt now.

DarLin',
don't fRet
none aboUt
it, |-- GoOd
difFerenT, |
hope.

YoU gonNa
get tHat?

AnD sTop
holDinG yOur Hm. YeAh.
hanD?
YoU have
tWo hanDs.

So. How're
yOu feElinG? Huh,
yOu kNow
Ah, it’s jusT wHat?
WhisP! She wanTs to
kNow wHen sHe’s PretTy
gonNa meEt yOu. goOd.

Er, tHat is, if

yOu wanT to meEt
her. | meAn, | tHinK
it’d be coOl! If
yOu tWo. Met.

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