Goin’ Batty

One evening, Count Dracula thought it would be interesting to begin a contest for the vampire bats in his belfry. He decided that the bat who could drink the most blood in the shortest amount of time would get to meet his new girlfriend, Mina.

All the bats chittered in excitement over the contest to meet Dracula's new Bride-to-be. The Count had certainly mentioned she was drop-dead gorgeous and an animal lover to boot; what was not to love?

So Squeakers was the first bat to go out. Ten minutes later, he came back with a mouth full of blood.

Dracula gave Squeakers a proud smile. "How did you manage that?"

Squeakers, after swallowing the mouthful, promptly squeaked, "You see that tower to the north? Behind it, there's a house. I went in and sucked the blood from the whole family!"

"Very good," Dracula replied.

Nibbles was the next to go out. She came back in five minutes, her furry little face covered in blood.

"Oh my!" Dracula exclaimed, sounding not unlike a certain Star Trek alumnus. "How did you manage that?"

"You see that tower to the south?" Nibbles chattered, after scrubbing her face clean. "There's a school behind it. I drank from all the kiddies!"

"Excellent," Dracula replied.

Then little Geordi flew out and returned just three minutes later, covered from his furry little head to his tiny clawed toes in blood. 

Dracula was startled by this. "How on earth did you do that, my pet?"

Geordi shook himself for a moment, then licked at his fur. After a long moment, he quietly chirped, "Do you see that tower to the east?"

"Yes," Dracula said.

"Well," Geordi huffed. "I didn't!"