Bob Hill and his new wife Betty were vacationing in Europe... as it
happens, near Transylvania. They were driving in a rental car along a
rather deserted highway. It was late and raining very hard. Bob
could barely see the road in front of the car. Suddenly the car skids
out of control! Bob attempts to control the car, but to no avail! The
car swerves and smashes into a tree.
Moments later, Bob shakes his head to clear the fog. Dazed, he looks
over at the passenger seat and sees his wife unconscious, with her head
bleeding! Despite the rain and unfamiliar countryside, Bob knows he has
to get her medical assistance. Bob carefully picks his wife up and
begins trudging down the road.
After a short while, he sees a light. He heads towards the
light, which is coming from a large, old house. He approaches the door
and knocks. A minute passes. A small, hunched man opens the door. Bob
immediately blurts, "Hello, my name is Bob Hill, and this is my wife
Betty. We've been in a terrible accident, and my wife has been
seriously hurt. Can I please use your phone?" 
"I'm sorry," replied the hunchback, "but we don't have a phone. My
master is a doctor; come in and I will get him!" Bob brings his wife in.
An older man comes down the stairs. "I'm afraid my assistant may have
misled you. I am not a medical doctor; I am a scientist. However, it is
many miles to the nearest clinic, and I have had a basic medical
training. I will see what I can do. Igor, bring them down to the
laboratory."
With that, Igor picks up Betty and carries her
downstairs, with Bob following closely. Igor places Betty on a table in
the lab. Bob collapses from exhaustion and his own injuries, so Igor
places Bob on an adjoining table.
After a brief examination, Igor's master looks worried.
"Things are serious, Igor. Prepare a transfusion." Igor and his master
work feverishly, but to no avail. Bob and Betty Hill are no more.
The Hills' deaths upset Igor's master greatly. Wearily, he
climbs the steps to his conservatory, which houses his grand piano. For
it is here that he has always found solace. He begins to play, and a
stirring, almost haunting melody fills the house.
Meanwhile, Igor is still in the lab tidying up. His eyes catch
movement, and he notices the fingers on Betty's hand twitch, keeping
time to the haunting piano music. tunned, he watches as Bob's arm
begins to rise, marking the beat! He is further amazed as Betty and Bob
both sit up straight!
Unable to contain himself, he dashes up the stairs to the conservatory.
He bursts in and shouts to his master:
"Master, Master! ..... The Hills are alive with the sound of music!"
(I am soooooo sorry...... But you really should've seen that one coming)
What did you expect... The Harehunter has a reputation to uphold.
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