Harold H. Harold
realizes Dracula is sneaking up on him and, to his relief, the vampire
collapses in his arms. Aurora Rabinowitz arrives and helps him put Dracula to
bed; the weakened villain gasps for blood and the two realize they need to
supply some to keep their visitor alive. Aurora suggests the hospital at Harvard
University. Once there, Aurora flirts with a handsome intern to distract him
while Harold steals several bottle of blood. Back at the apartment, they feed
their vampiric guest….
Frank Drake, Quincy Harker,
and Rachel van Helsing see an illusion of Dracula outside their hotel
window and pursue it, reaching a darkened brownstone; they enter and are taken
prisoner by Doctor Sun’s hulking henchman Juno, who ushers them into the
presence of his master. Sun lectures them, trying to persuade them that they
are naturally his allies as they all want Dracula dead. Sun also reveals that
he has been draining Dracula, not just of his memories, but his powers and
strength as well (since issue #21). Quincy Harker points out that Sun’s plans
are the same as Dracula’s: conquering humanity; the big difference is that
Dracula gave up the idea long ago as a world of vampires would have no one to
feed on. Quincy then fires explosive darts from his wheelchair, blowing up the
machinery surrounding Doctor Sun. Juno tries to kill Quincy but Frank battles
the giant until Sun tells Juno to stand down, only the device draining
Dracula’s powers has been destroyed. Sun moves on to plan two: killing Dracula.
And he has brought the heroes there to witness the death of their greatest foe,
after which they can decide to join him….
Back at the
apartment, Dracula is looking better and Harold has just about talked him into
sitting for an interview when Juno bursts in, demanding that Dracula accompany
him to Doctor Sun. Since Dracula would like very much to see Sun, he
accompanies the big man in his car; soon, Dracula stands in the presence of his
enemy, who informs him that he will never be permitted to leave….