In the next few hours, the seven nightshift workers are still searching for Chloe White after she ran away in fear. They have checked behind almost every tree, it seems, and yet the girl is no where to be seen.

“Chloe! We’re sorry! Please come back!” Steve calls out.

They eventually find her sitting in a field of flower, staring off into space.

“Chloe...” Steve says.

“...Who can I trust...?” Chloe asks, turning to look at the men.

“I understand you are confused and frustrated...” Steve says.

“Angry, even!” Grant yells.

“What have I done? Why does everyone want me dead?” Chloe asks, staring sadly at the men, “All I ever wanted was to live a peaceful life...”

“If it’ll make you feel better, we can skip work tonight and stay around to protect you...” Reynold suggests.

“No... It wouldn’t be fair of me to prevent you all from doing your job... I think... I think it is time I start standing up for myself,” Chloe says with a determined look on her face.

“Whoa, seems Chloe White is growing up!” Slate says.

“Are you absolutely sure? We don’t want to find you dead again...” Indigo says.

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“I am sure...” Chloe says, clenching her fists.

The men look at each other and nod.

“Be wary of strangers,” Steve says.

“Unless they have chocolate cake!” Joey says with a laugh.

“NO!” the other six men shout.

“Thank you... Thank you all... I wish you good luck on your work tonight,” Chloe says.

The men nod and turn to leave. The sun is getting close to setting, now, and Chloe White is starting to feel sick to her stomach.

“I don’t feel so good...” Chloe moans, getting up to head back to the cabin in the woods.

Right as she is about to reach the cabin door, she reverts back to being a vampire again.

“BLOOD!” Chloe White shrieks, turning into a bat.

Hungrily, Chloe White flies around, searching for her next victim. All seven nightshift workers are safely tucked away in their place of employment and completely unaware of Chloe White’s plight! She swiftly weaves between the trees until she finds a figure walking along an old dirt path.

“Chloe! Chloe!” the figure calls out, looking around nervously.

It appears to be Prince Kennith Sheershided himself! A glimmer twinkles in Chloe White’s eyes as though seeing this familiar face triggered a sense of humanity. Carefully, she transforms back into her humanoid self and drops down from the tree nearby. Startled, the prince turns and sees Chloe standing there.

“Hello,” Chloe White says, her eyes twinkling.

“Ah! Chloe White! I’ve searched everywhere for you!” the prince declares.

“Y-you have...?” Chloe White asks, trembling.

“Yes! And I have a gift for you,” the prince says.

He digs in his cloak and pulls out a bright red apple. Chloe White’s eyes widen as she stares at the beautiful fruit.

“Wow, I love apples!” Chloe White exclaims.

“It is yours,” the prince says and puts it into her hands.

“Thank you,” Chloe White says.

“Go on, enjoy it,” the prince says, grinning.

Chloe White takes a big bite of the apple and begins chewing. All of a sudden, she begins choking and sputtering. She holds a hand to her throat and collapses first to her knees, and then onto her face. The apple rolls away from her and hits a nearby tree.

“HAH HAH HAH HAH! THOSE DARNED HUNTSMEN COULDN’T KILL THE VAMPIRE, BUT I SURE HAVE!” the prince says.

In a flash of light, the figure transforms, revealing itself to actually be the mean old witch from earlier. Quickly, she runs away from the scene of the crime, leaving Chloe White’s body crumpled on the ground. A few minutes after the old witch departs, a wolf arrives and sniffs curiously at the body. It then stands up straight with a look of horror on its face before running off into the woods.