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Chapter #1. "Rude Awakenings"
“Hey! Get up! Get up! Get up, get up, get up, get up, GETUPGETUPGE-“

There was a loud slam that ended the annoying voice’s commands.

Sami’s eyes slowly slid open. Not that it would matter, considering she was practically blind in the mornings. She had rather violently shut off her talking alarm clock; by slamming her fist down onto it, shattering it to pieces. “Time to build another…” she groaned to herself. Her back crackled as she arose from the covers, which she had bundled up in overnight. She looked around the room, but her vision was still blurred.

So what better to do than walk down a few flights of stairs?

She stumbled quite a few times trying to make her way down the stairwell, kicking one of her pets in the process. It was her rather demonic black-and-white kitten, Ziggy, who had been napping on the middle step. She let out a loud yowl before hissing and slicing Sami’s ankle with her sharp claws. Sami yelped and fell, falling down about five steps before stopping herself by clinging to the railing. She snarled at the cat, who she couldn’t see very well. “Ziggy, I TOLD you not to sleep on the stairs! Now we’re both hurting!” she growled. Ziggy flicked her tail. The look in her devilish eyes was simply saying “Good. Now we’re even.”

After bumbling around on the stairs for a while longer, Sami’s vision cleared, revealing she had barely made it to the bottom. “Oh well. Better than wandering around like a blind woman.” she sighed to herself. Ziggy wove in and out of her legs, as if trying to trip the poor girl yet again. Sami swiftly maneuvered her feet around the cat’s slender body, and finally made her way down the stairs. She headed out and sat at the dining room table. Today was going to be difficult, and she could feel it.

Chapter #3. “To the shop”

Today, Sami had been given an assignment on the worst of days to be given it.

She was given the assignment of helping out around the Barber Shop and Pie Emporium.

Now, usually, Sami would happily stroll down to the old place and have a meat pie with her good friend Mrs. Lovett, and then get a quick haircut from Mr. Sweeney Todd, the grumpy barber who also worked there. However, today was the anniversary of the day that Sweeney was taken away from his wife and child, meaning he was in the meanest, most murderous mood he could be in. Sami would usually steer clear of him on this day, but today, she had to work alongside him. She gulped. “I hope he’s already had his breakfast…” she whimpered to herself, approaching the run-down shop.

She could see from the window that Mr. Todd, the cranky barber himself, was watching her as she neared the shop. He had his signature scowl twisted onto his face, and his eyes followed her every movement, like a snake awaiting a mouse. Sami innocently waved at him, but he made no attempt to greet her back. Reluctantly, she entered the shop, causing the tiny bell on the door to jingle alarmingly. Sami walked in, trying her best not to look at the man, but just as she reached the counter, she felt his cold hand firmly grasp her shoulder. She jumped, and slowly turned her head.

Mr. Todd stared down at her, his grip on her shoulder tightening. His mouth opened, and his voice came out, a deep growl from his throat.

“You’re late.” he snarled.

Sami smiled nervously back up at him. “Heheh. Sorry, Mr. Todd, sir. I got a little delayed. I had to deliver Izabell’s ma-” she began, being cut off by a loud hiss from the barber.

“NO EXCUSES! YOU COULD HAVE DELIVERED THE MAIL AFTERWARDS!” he roared, now clutching her with both arms. Sami was trembling. “I’m sorry… I know it’s a bad time… I know today is a bad day for you…” she simpered, her voice a tiny, frightened squeal. Mr. Todd sighed, loosening his grip. His expression darkened once more. “Enough talk… Just get to work on the cobwebs…” he grumbled, handing her a small duster. Sami let out a sigh of relief. “Better get to work…”

Chapter #5. "Shave and a Haircut"
After a few minutes, Mrs. Lovett had Mr. Todd’s pie ready, and she sat it on the table in front of him. Sami was happily sipping her cider from a little glass. Mr. Todd’s eyes narrowed at the girl. He waited for Mrs. Lovett to leave the room, which she did rather reluctantly, having seen how violently angry Mr. Todd was today. She felt uneasy leaving him with the poor girl.

After Mrs. Lovett had departed to her bedroom, Mr. Todd sat his pie onto the table, turning to Sami. His deep growl of a voice hissed out from between his clenched teeth.

“You made me wait.”

Sami looked up from her glass of cider. “I’m sorry. What was that, Mr. Todd?”

“You made me WAIT.” he snarled yet again. The words seemed to slither off the barber’s tongue and smack the poor girl right upside the head. Her eyes widened at his statement.

“Oh! You mean for the meat pie? Yeah, sorry about that. She just asked me first, and-“

“NO EXCUSES!!! I’VE TOLD YOU THAT TWICE NOW!!!” he roared, slamming his hands down onto the table. He leaned in until his face was so close to her own that she could smell his putrid breath. Heck, if he had gotten an inch closer, she would have felt him breathing.

“Look, Mr. Todd. I’m very sorry, but I didn’t mean to delay your breakfast. I was simply asked what I wanted, and I answered.” she stated, trying to stand up to the man, who was now making an angry hissing sound through his rotten teeth as each breath he took grew faster.

That was about all he could take. Mr. Todd, seething in anger, immediately lost all control. He thrust his arms around the girl and lifted her into the air. She let out a loud shriek, but it didn’t stop him. He kicked open the front door and ran up the steps to his parlor, the girl still screaming in his arms. He slammed into the door, causing it to burst open with a crash. The moment he walked in, he threw Sami out of his arms, sending her hurtling towards the floor with a violent smack.

He stood watching her for a moment. It was only seconds after the impact, and she had completely curled herself into a ball, crying in pain. She had landed on top of her left arm, causing it to twist rather painfully.

Mr. Todd’s eyes widened, and he froze, going completely silent. What had he done? He had tossed an innocent child onto a hardwood floor, and possibly injured her arm. What more, this child was a very close friend of his. And why? Simply because she had her breakfast before his own?

He felt his muscles loosen with fear and angst. This was his fault. His knees gave out below him, and he dropped to the floor, instantly going to comfort the life he had harmed.

Now, Sweeney Todd was not a gentle man, nor a friendly one, but hurting a little girl who’d done him no harm was a crime punishable by death. To make matters worse, this little girl was probably the only person willing to sit alongside him so peacefully, let alone be so kind and helpful towards a murderer like himself.

He carefully wrapped his arms around her, making sure not to touch her sore left arm. She trembled at this, but relaxed, realizing he meant no further harm.

Sami looked the old barber in the eyes. Her lower lip was quivering from fear, and her eyes were nearly swelled shut with tears. Her face was reddish-pink, and her nose was running. She looked a mess, but her sobbing had died down into soft whimpering. Mr. Todd held her in his embrace.

“I’m sorry, luv”.

Chapter #7. "Goodmorning, starshine!"
Sami entered the hallway to the chocolate room, still a nervous wreck from the haunting display. She approached the tiny door and pushed it open, walking into the enormous fantasy world that was the chocolate room. She took a small lollipop from the ground as she walked around. She wasn’t looking for candy, however. She was looking for the man who made it. Eventually, she spied him.

He was snuggled up asleep on a blueberry taffy hammock, which was tied between two lollidoodle trees. One arm was hanging off the side of the hammock, and his hat and cane lie on the ground beside it. Sami chuckled, noticing that one of his legs was twitching slightly. He was probably dreaming. She walked over and stood over the resting candyman.

Now came the hard part; waking him up.

Sami decided to wake him the traditional way. “Willy… Wake up, Willy…”

He didn’t budge.

Sami figured he would block her out. She reached out and poked him right on his tummy, causing him to jump about 10 feet in the air. He landed back onto the hammock, which snapped free of the trees. He fell to the ground with a thud.

Sami chuckled nervously. “Goodmorning, Mr. Wonka.” The now awake and very irritated chocolatier rose his head and scowled. “You know, you could have just let me wake myself up. I was having the most inspiring dream. You see, I was in a-“

Sami cut him off before he could start up one of his hour-long conversations. “Yes, yes, that’s great. Just tell me what my chores are.”

Willy scoffed at her. “Humph! You know, I don’t interrupt YOUR dreams!” he said, turning his nose up. “Yes, you do.” she corrected. He gave her a stern glare. “Anyways, I figured today is the day we could-“

He suddenly stopped in mid-sentence, which was something he rarely did. Sami noticed he was staring intently at her bandaged arm. “Good gumdrops, what happened to you?” he asked, tilting his head like a curious puppy.

“Mr. Todd was in a bad mood today.” she grumbled. Willy’s eyes widened. “SWEENEY did THAT?!?! Wow! I guess he’s scarier than I thought! You know, just the other day, he told me-“

Sami cut him off before he could finish. “It’s ok, he apologized. Now, what were the chores?” she interrupted. Willy scoffed again, but answered the girl. “Well, I thought today you could help me with testing some things.”

“Oh, goody.” she mumbled, looking annoyed. Willy piped up. “Hey, no mumbling. You know I don’t like it when you mumble.”

Chapter #9. "Surprise, Surprise"
Willy lead Sami over to the great glass elevator. He had discovered its location after he had smacked into it rather hard. He shook it off and pressed the button, causing the transparent doors to slide open, allowing him to step inside. Sami followed behind him. The doors closed, and Willy pressed a button on the wall of the device. He had done it so quickly, however, that Sami hadn't seen the room he'd chosen.

After the elevator had taken off, Sami noticed that they had passed every room that made candy and were now zooming through the various other business rooms of the factory. Sami knew where they were headed now.

The elevator came to a halt as it stopped in front of a casual house door. Willy opened the door and walked in. This was his "house room", the room in the factory where he lived. It had a kitchen, a bedroom, a bathroom, and a small living room with a writing desk and couch. Sami had been here multiple times. She grinned.

Willy sat down and reached into a small box on a small side table next to the arm of the couch. He pulled out a small present. "You did great at testing today." he said with a smile, handing her the brightly wrapped package. Sami knew what this was. She took it eagerly and tore off the wrapping. Inside was a small Wonka bar, but not just any Wonka bar. This Wonka bar was sprinkled with fundip, Sami's favorite candy. She squealed, hugging Willy and thanking him about seven times before sticking the candy in her pocket.

"Maybe my next chore won't be all that bad!" Sami thought to herself, looking at the candyman's smiling face. It gave her confidence and made her very optimistic.

However, she was very, very wrong.

Her next chore would be one she would not soon forget.

Chapter #10. "Pain in the Neck"
After Sami bid Willy goodbye, she exited the factory, walking through the unnerving display of melted puppets on the way out. She shuddered, but made it though the gates and headed back to the outside world.

After checking her schedule, she discovered that her next task was to do a vampire check. You see, Sami was a vampire slayer, and a very good one, at that. She had slain vampires worldwide, and was very skilled. Her friends always knew who to call when there were bloodsuckers about.

Sami chuckled. “Time for some good old fashioned vampire slaying.” she giggled, a smile spreading over her face. She headed into the woods. She carried her trusty weapon with her: A green lightsaber, which she had named Daisy Bell. Sami had used Daisy Bell to slay nearly every vampire she came across, and Daisy Bell would always made a clean cut right though the vampire’s chest. Sami looked down at the light blade in her hand. “We’re gonna go hunting tonight, Daisy”.

After making her way into the woods, she noticed that something was off. Usually, the woods were flooding with the horrible demons, but tonight, the woods were quiet and peaceful. Animals scurried around freely, knowing there was nothing to hide from. Sami tilted her head. This wasn’t right.

Suddenly, like a cannon through the hull of a ship, something pounced from behind and tackled her. She let out a shriek and fell to the ground, the attacker clinging to her back like a parasite. She flailed helplessly, Daisy Bell lying a few feet on the ground beside her, just out of reach. Like poison to her mind, a devilish voice slithered into her ear.

“Is something the matter, young Samantha? Art thou feeling weakened by my presence?”

Sami scowled. She knew that voice like a dog knew it’s owner. It was one of her worst enemies. Barnabas Collins.

Chapter #12. "Hot-blooded"
Sami looked up in horror at the vampire who now held her at his mercy. "Great," she thought to herself, "first he catches me, then he taunts me, and now he's going to drink my blood". Barnabas let out a laugh as he opened his mouth, bearing his teeth. They were pink-tinted, stained with blood. Sami winced. Her own blood would stain them soon.

Barnabas, fully prepared to dine, held her steady and brushed her hair away, revealing her neck. Without further delay, he bit down. Sami let out a shrill cry, the noise ringing his ears. He ignored it. He was used to her ear-spilling screams.

Sami was flinching and trembling. She was afraid of having her blood drawn, and having her blood drawn violently by a vampire's teeth was more painful and scary than having it drawn by a needle at the doctor's office. Her head spun, dizzy from blood loss. She could hear Barnabas eagerly sipping up her life force. He was stealing from her.

Stealing.

Sami, without warning, let out a quick thrash, knocking the vampire off of her. He fell backwards onto the ground, blood still dripping from his lips. Sami's neck was bleeding excessively. He had been drinking from her jugular, and now it had two open puncture wounds on it. She covered it with her hand, knowing it would do no good.

Barnabas stood over her. He was a little dazed from the sudden impact and fall, but still as rude as ever. "Many thanks for the drink, little Samantha." he said with a laugh, walking away into the darkness of the woods.

Suddenly, Sami's world went black.

spongebob123 wrote:

This fic seems pretty cool, but I kinda went waat when Barnabas appeared in what was apparently a Willy Wonka fic XD I might write a longer review later

Well, Willy's just in one chapter. It's about Sami's chores.

Chapter #14. "Ghoulish reveal"
Sami was still amazed that this creature, this entity, had saved her life, and yet it didn't even know her.

"Why? Why did you save me?" she questioned, looking up at the tall beast. It let out a deep, guttural moan, but nothing more. Sami realized that it had no mouth.

"Can you speak?"

It shook it's head side to side, a negative reply.

"Do you have a mouth?"

It nodded yes.

Sami stared. She couldn't see a mouth. She couldn't see any facial features, for that matter.

Acknowledging her confusion, it decided to show her, lifting its hands up to its face. Suddenly, it dug its fingers into the flesh on its chin, pulling from the top and bottom. Sami squealed in terror.

After much gruesome pulling and tearing, it revealed a large, pointy, jack-o-lantern mouth. Inside the mouth, there were layers of a black, tarish slime. A long, black tongue slithered around, then shot out at the very frightened Sami.

She closed her eyes. "It only rescued me so it could eat me!" she thought.

However, as she prepared to be devoured, something much, much different happened.

The tall monster was, in fact, licking her wounded neck, as if it were a dog. It didn't seem to mean any harm. In fact, it actually seemed to be healing the bite marks even more. Sami opened her eyes.

"...You... You really aren't bad, are you?"

dunno

but its cool

samid11 wrote:

soupoftomato wrote:

What is this a fanfic of

Well, it's Sami's daily routine, which includes various characters.
Just kind of a crossover.

Well see I saw the names Willy Wonka but I also saw the name Barnabas, like the disciple, so I thought maybe there was a weird bible/Wonka cross going on here.

soupoftomato wrote:

samid11 wrote:

soupoftomato wrote:

What is this a fanfic of

Well, it's Sami's daily routine, which includes various characters.
Just kind of a crossover.

Well see I saw the names Willy Wonka but I also saw the name Barnabas, like the disciple, so I thought maybe there was a weird bible/Wonka cross going on here.

Barnabas Collins, the vampire from Dark Shadows.
Ain't no way I'm posting religious stuff.