Not Vamp enough???

Bob was looking in the closet for some computer parts, when he noticed that his Halloween Vampire cape was missing. "Babe have you seen my drac cape?"
"Yes" said Stef, "No need to yell, your friend Vlad borrowed it."
"Vlad, the Vampire? " asked Bob.
"How many Vlads do you know?" replied Stef.
"Wonder why a real vampire would want a Walmart vampire cape? mused Bob.
 "No idea" said Stef, "but when you see him, tell him he can keep the lipstick".
"Lipstick?

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHWWWWWW”!!!

Bob heard a loud cry coming from Grrr’s cave followed by a clash, garbing his Mauser, he ran over to Grrr’s cave looking for burglars.
“Grrr...Gretta! “Bob called, “are you guys OK?”
Grrr was shaking his head and getting to his feet. “We are fine Bob..it is  Vlad....he just went nuts.”
“Vlad? Stef said that he was over the house..that he borrowed my vampire cape, you know the one I wear on Halloween? and a lipstick from Stef.”
“Why would a real Vampire want to borrow your Walmart cape...or for that matter go ape, knock me on my tail, and bust my TV in the middle of a movie?”A  few hours latter as Bob and Grrr  were sitting  in  "The Lair" ; Al Gator came slowly and painfully swimming up to the “LAIR” that his construction company had built for Grrr and Bob in the swamp. 

     “I say chaps any of y’all home?”  Al Gator‘s family were from what was once called British Honduras but had swam up to South Florida  looking for a better life when Al was a young gator.
“Hello Al” said Bob  “Say old fella what happened to you? You look like you went a couple of rounds with Godzilla and lost.”
“Yeah, Al, what happened?” asked Grrr
“Sorry to be a bother chaps, but could y’all give a fella a hand into the den, I must admit I am a tad poorly.” Bob and Grrr helped a battered Al into the Lair.   “If I could impose on y’all for a cup of Earl Grey and a moon  pie?  That would be very decent of you.”
After helping Al to his favorite seat and and handing him his snack, Grrr asked “Give Al, what the heck happened? You been fighting with humans over a tee time again?      I told ya that golf was not safe. Those old humans( no offence Bob"..."None taken Grrr" replied Bob.  go Jurassic over it.”
“Nothing, so jolly old boy. No.   I was just doing my bit for a pal don’t ya know?  Trying to help out Vlad when he went crackers ...just ape ...Went  off like Lee licking them Yankees ( no offence Bob...None taken Al) Never seen any thing like it...did not know the chap had it in him, him being such a gentleman and polite.”
“You too?” asked Grrr.
“You mean?” asked  Al
“Sure do, Vlad went ape over at my cave knocked me on my tail and busted my new TV.Gretta is Not happy.”
“Something strange is going  on. Vlad came over to my place and borrowed my vampire cape and one of Stef’s lipsticks.” said Bob.
“Why would Vlad, a real Vampire, want to borrow a vamp Halloween cape from Walmart and ladies’ lipstick?” or attack me and Grrr?” wondered Al.
“Don’t know.” said Grrr “But we best find him before a mob with stakes and garlic does.”

“Find him?” Roared an angry  Grrr. “I am going to find him alright and stomp on his undead butt”
“While not a chap who would  normally go cowboy, bit of bad form that.  Ah  have to say that the boy needs a trimming.” Agreed Al Gator.

“Look guys, I agree. But it is one thing if we kick his butt, that does not mean we want him staked.” put in Bob.
“Hate to say it, old ape, but you have a point.” Said Grrr and Al raised his tea cup in agreement.
“Question  being old boy, where do we find him and how do we help him?” asked Al.
“Bruce...” said Grrr.
“Bruce the Shark ?” asked Al
“Right, he is Vlad’s oldest friend. If any one knows where he is and what is bugging him Bruce will.” agreed  Bob.

Leaving Bob and Al to keep an eye out for Vlad, Grrr went over to see his old friend and mentor, Bruce that Shark. As you know Bruce got Grrr his start in pictures and the two beings had been fast friends ever since.

“Grrr, boy-chick hows by you?” called a pleased Bruce the Shark from his pool as he saw Grrr walk up the hill toward his rather stately home. Bruce had done very well in pictures and other investments.  known as a shark with a big heart, always ready to hold out a fin to a friend.
 “Doing well old friend.”   Replied Grrr.
“Gretta and the kids and your human friends?”
They are fine as well.” said Grrr with a smile.
“Good...good..family and friends that’s your treasure.”
“Sit, eat..when I head that you were coming , brono burgers and root beer, I got.
I had coffee and donuts too but Bob I don’t see?”
“ No , he and  Al and looking for Vlad.”
“Vlad?” asked Bruce.
“Yes”, Starting with Bob’s cape and ending with Al  Grrr told Bruce what had been going on.
“You know if he gets in with the wrong sort....garlic and a stake come to mind.” said Grrr
“Oy!  Vlad is not a bad sort. I would hate to see him go to such an end.”
“So how can I help?” asked a concerned Bruce. The water in his pool getting churned up as his tail  moved back and forth in concern for his old vampire pal.
“Well, You know Vlad longer than any one, any idea what is bugging him?’
Asked Grrr.

"The sensitive  artist type, that is Vlad. The business, as you should know, is full of them".
"Vlad, like a father to me, always the helping hand or encouraging word, Grrr you know what that means when your starting out.  For him, it was never a business.  A home he found in film.. a love.
Any film, any bomb or stinkeroo, he would back, "Vlad, who will buy tickets?  On a cold day You could not pay people  to sit in the seats".   I would say.
 "Bruce", he would reply  "I am undead, I may never die.   If I must live forever, let it be for art."
 In life, Grrr,  a being needs balance, where film is concerned Vlad, he is swimming with no right fin. 
We will need Dr H. Please bring him.  I will make some phone calls. As Grrr was walking off Bruce called. "Grrr mein boy...Bob or Al, they will understand?  Vlad is a good being , a  gentle being.  it is just the craft. you know. Gretta knows...they ...they won't".?? asked  Bruce with concern in his voice and tears in his eyes.
"Not to worry old friend.  Vlad is one of us. They may give him a kick in his Romanian  butt but they won't hurt him or let anyone else hurt him.  
We have to find him before he gets himself hurt." Grrr repilied.