Bat Out Of Hell

Bat Out Of Hell and its sequel Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell is snippets of Victor's life both after the Academy and after coming to Dimension Alpha. It can be read here.

## Background

Bat Out Of Hell is primarily told from Victor's point of view, often jumping around timeline wise. It is based on Meat Loaf's album of the same name, with loose re-interpretation of some of the lyrics and themes throughout the album. It mostly serves to explore Victor and Nigel's relationship in-depth, as well as capture some of Victor's internal monologue as he grapples with his love for Nigel and his vampirism. Bishop also makes a brief appearance, and Keenan is mentioned throughout.

In Bat Out Of Hell II, one chapter takes place after the events of Family Business, and Nigel, his father, Admiral, and Bishop have more prominent roles.

## Plot

### Bat Out Of Hell

#### Bat Out Of Hell

Following Nigel's death, Victor is both angry and saddened and recklessly takes his motorcycle out, but in a lapse in attention, crashes.

#### You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)

Years before Nigel's death, he and Victor are spending time together on the beach. Victor, not having been able to properly drink blood yet, tries biting him, but Nigel stops him.

#### Heaven Can Wait

Victor takes Nigel out to an overlook on his motorcycle one evening, and the two of them confess their love for each other.

#### All Revved Up With No Place To Go

Victor, Nigel, and Bishop are spending a Saturday night on the local boardwalk. Victor plays a ring toss game to win Nigel a stuffed dragon, and while Nigel goes to put the dragon in their car, Victor and Bishop go under the boardwalk to avoid sensory overload. Victor, despite his best efforts, feeds for the first time on Bishop, who is saved by Nigel before he can be drained.

#### Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad

While Nigel is out on a weekend trip with his father, Victor feels lonely, and has a conversation with Admiral about their relationship.

#### Paradise By The Dashboard Light

Nigel and Victor are sitting together one night in Nigel's father's car and talk to each other about their future.

#### For Crying Out Loud

In the present, Victor goes out to the mesa alone, thinking about how much he misses Nigel. He lets a red feather go into the wind in his memory.

### Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell

#### I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)

Victor, having only moved into his dorm a few weeks prior, is visited by Nigel, who brings him chicken and dumplings. The two learn more about each other and Nigel goes back home, leaving the pot with Victor and Admiral.

#### Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back

Victor, outraged at Nigel's death, finds Keenan on the street on his way home after class and starts beating him, until he is stopped by Admiral.

#### Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through

Nigel and Bishop meet up at a local diner on the Saturday night after Victor confesses his feelings for Nigel. The two of them talk for a while and eventually leave to play pinball.

#### It Just Won't Quit

Victor is unable to sleep, and goes out into the kitchen to find something to eat. He drops and spills orange juice, reluctantly eating raw meat after cleaning it up. Nigel's father thinks he's someone that broke in at first after hearing the noise, but catches Victor eating in the dark. He and Victor go to bed.

#### Out Of The Frying Pan (And Into The Fire)

In the midst of a heat wave after the incident on the boardwalk with Bishop, Victor goes to the supermarket and buys a coconut to try to eliminate his thirst for blood, but fails. He drains a store employee and runs away with Admiral.

#### Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are

The day after Nigel's death, Victor sits outside with Admiral and briefly talks with Nigel's father. He then reminisces childhood memories.

#### Wasted Youth

Victor tells the story of taking Admiral to kill his old abusers.

#### Everything Louder Than Everything Else

Victor attempts to pierce his septum in the dorm complex bathrooms.

#### Good Girls Go To Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)

Rook and Victor have a conversation about their shared past and Bishop, and Victor offers to take Rook to Geraldine to be turned into a human again.

#### Back Into Hell

Victor, finally embracing his vampirism, goes on a cathartic run at nighttime.

#### Lost Boys and Golden Girls

Victor and Admiral finally leave the mines together.

## Trivia

* If one were to read the story in chronological order, it would go (by chapter number) 3, 2, 4, 5, 6, 1, 7 in Bat Out Of Hell.
* A separate "director's cut" version of the story exists.