Van Helsing:
[Bangs on the canal gate feverishly while staying afloat; he looks on as the Frankenstein monster drifts away with the enemy]
I must save him!
Carl:
[Holding his head down]
No, you can't.
Van Helsing:
[Surprised]
Why?
Carl:
[Lamentingly]
I cabled Rome earlier to apprise them of our situation.
Van Helsing:
And what did they say?
Carl:
[Speaks with sadness in his voice]
Even if you somehow kill Dracula, Rome orders you to destroy Frankenstein as well.
Van Helsing:
But he isn't evil!
Carl:
Yes, but they say he isn't human either.
Van Helsing:
Do they know him? Have they talked with him? Who are they to judge?
Carl:
They want you to destroy him so he can never be used to harm humanity.
Van Helsing:
And what of *me?* Did you tell them what *I'm* to become?
[Swiftly grabs hold of Carl's throat]
Van Helsing:
Did they tell you how to *kill* me?
[He lifts him up with one arm, pinning him to the gate; the more he speaks, the tighter his grip gets around Carl's throat, while he struggles vainly to free himself]
Van Helsing:
The correct *angle* of the stake as it enters my heart?
Anna Valerious:
[Anna, terrified of his outburst tries to grab hold of Van Helsing to get him to release Carl]
No! Stop!
Van Helsing:
[His hand still tightening, his iris dilate and begin to glow an eerie, pale yellow as he yells]
The exact measure of *silver* in each *bullet*? Huh?
Carl:
[Croaks pitifully in Van Helsing's grip, and speaks pleadingly]
No, I-I left you out!
Van Helsing:
[Van Helsing's eyes look more and more savage. He grimaces and doubles over, releasing Carl from his grasp. Then he clutches himself, as a vicious roar bellows though his lips; he snarls and sneers while clenching his fists trying to fight away the curse. Anna and Carl look at him with both fear of and for him; as his eyes return to that of human, he realizes he has little time left and that he has hurt his best friend. He looks at Carl with regret]
I'm sorry... It is starting...
