The Count resorts to bribery when he learns Vlad is only planning a brief stopover back home during his world travels; when Vlad starts to feel ill, Renfield's search for a cure uncovers a surprising family secret.
Vlad is angry to discover the secret his father has been hiding from him for 18 years; Ingrid is trying to climb the ladder at the VHC by dusting her competition.
When the Count converts Garside into a vampire-themed hotel, Vlad invites his breather mother to stay without revealing his true identity.
Vlad persuades Sally and George to stay a little while at Garside, as he'd like to get to know them better; despite his pleas for his vampire family to pretend to be normal, Ingrid can't help herself and chaos soon descends.
A mysterious new visitor at Garside warns the Draculas that they are the next target of Ramanga's fearsome Shadow Warriors.
The Count is reveling in his victory over The Shadow Warriors when he gets even more good news; the Dracula family celebrations are cut short by another unexpected arrival.
Malik finds a surprising ally in his mission to rescue his mother from The Blood Mirror; Vlad is delighted when a friend he met traveling pays him a visit, but wonders what she will think of his breather houseguests.
Renfield arranges an open house viewing to sell Garside, but thanks to Asan and Shango, there are a few surprises in store for the Draculas and their potential breather buyers.
The Draculas' bedtime routine descends into chaos when they are set upon by enemies, old and new.
With Vlad about to turn 18 and become The Chosen One, Ingrid decides to make a final bid for power; her plan is almost faultless, if only she hadn't underestimated Renfield.
It's Vlad's 18th birthday and he doesn't know if he'll get the chance to decide whether to be human or vampire; the combined forces of the vengeful Ramangas, the VHC and the powerful Magister Maleficorum could wipe out the Draculas forever.
As the sun rises on his 18th birthday, Vlad wonders if he'll be granted his biggest wish and become human; with the Blood Seed flourishing and his family under attack, it's certainly not going to be an easy decision to make.
Vlad and his gang have 48 hours to ensure that all vampires are off the street and are prepared to abide by peaceful co-existence between the vampires and the slayers.
Vlad's peace initiative hangs in the balance; with a lot of help from Jonno, Bertrand and Erin, they manage to persuade all the lawless ferals, including tough Ryan and the charismatic new boy Malik, to turn up to SCRAP school at Garside.
Adze arrives at Garside; Vlad is busy scheming on how he can get out of the arrangement; Ramanga and Adze are plotting to get rid of Erin; a direct assault would be too provocative, so they plan a smear campaign centering on Ryan.
Malik is secretly meeting with a mystery being and his loyalty to the Draculas is not so clear cut; Ingrid strikes a deal with Ramanga that she will spy on Vlad and Erin.
The day of the bloodbinding arrives; a reluctant and nervous Vlad prepares to stand by his word and marry Adze; Ramanga proposes to an astonished Ingrid, but soon wishes he hadn't; Bertrand uncovers Ramanga's secret gift to Adze: Erin.
Despite everyone's advice, Vlad bites Erin as a means of stopping her from dying; The Count and Malik seek revenge on Ramanga for threatening Vlad and trying to overturn the House of Dracula; Malik reveals to the Count that he is his son.
The Count challenges his sons to fight for their position as his rightful heir; reluctantly, Vlad agrees, while Malik wants to prove himself; the Shapeshifter manipulates those in the Dracula Household to get the upper hand for her son, Malik.
The Slayers Guild anticipates an end to the ceasefire and plans to attack; the only way it will deviate from the plan is if Vlad sacrifices Erin; Ingrid is unaware of the conditions and prepares for war, galvanizing her troops at Garside.
The Shapeshifter creates chaos by manipulating the Dracula clan, engineering a near death situation for the Count and Malik; she impersonates Bertrand and invites Adze and Mina to Garside, where their meeting degenerates into a confrontation.
Vlad is lying to everyone about the mind wipe of the slayers; Ingrid's bid for a position on the Vampire High Council fails; with the help of Renfield she finds out the truth and reveals to Vlad what vampires are capable of.
Vlad decides that he must make amends for the bad decisions he has recently made; when the Count finds out his actions, he disinherits Vlad and formally makes Malik the Dracula heir; Vlad comes face to face with the Shapeshifter.
Vlad and Ingrid join forces to capture the Shapeshifter, but she can assume the physical appearance of anybody; they capture and torture Malik as bait to lure Elizabeta into the open; Renfield tries to find an antidote to save the dying Count.
The family is reunited when Erin saves a sick Ingrid from the slayers and Vlad comes to their aid; Vlad invites Erin to stay with them, not realizing that she is an imposter.
Erin has her newly bitten brother in the trunk of her car and plans to slay the Draculas; she fails when she gets her chance with Ingrid; Vlad has to cope with the forced arrival of several tutors.
Vlad comforts an upset Erin, who has been having nightmares, and they talk about his past and how he tried not to become a vampire; Vlad confides his plans for humans and breathers to live side-by-side.
The Count demands Vlad show him some respect by throwing a Carpathian feast, which involves a vampire being thrown to the flames; Erin is the intended victim.
The unopened book emits signals to the leader of the clans; Vlad hears strange voices which lure him to the blood mirror and suck him in and trap him inside.
When Vlad, who now has the power of 1000 bad vampires, bursts out of the mirror, he opens the Praedictum Impaver for the first time and proves himself to be the Chosen One, silencing Ramanga.
Vlad is on the rampage and causes destruction throughout the school on the day of an inspection; Ingrid is shocked by the extent of Vlad's powers and knows that if she is to take over, it's now or never.
Ingrid has hit rock bottom since her near-death experience and on the advice of Miss McCauley, she has a therapy session.
Vlad returns to the school and is changed, having matured and grown into a leader; the slayers, Jonno and Mina Van Helsing, arrive at the school.
Post-therapy, Ingrid is pretending she is all sweetness and light when really she plans to take charge; Erin now trusts Vlad and shows him the text in the Praedictum Impaver.
The banished Erin goes to the Van Helsings, wanting to find out about the weapon they have to destroy; Vlad receives a letter from Erin, explaining that the slayers have a super weapon to use against him.
Bertrand believes that if he reads the last words of the Praedictum Impaver, all the power within the book will go to him; Ryan discovers a kidnapped Erin and learns that breather blood creates text in the book.
When Vlad and Robin are suspended from school, the Count tries to take on their education at home.
Van Helsing looks forward to meeting the Count at the school's Parent's Night.
Vlad's traditional grandparents insist he undergo a special ritual to gain his full vampire powers early.
Vlad wants to try out for the school rugby team.
Now that the Count knows there is a slayer in town things are going to get much more interesting in Stokely; when both the Count and Van Helsing kidnap each other's children, things go unexpectedly awry.
The American side of the Dracula family arrive, introducing a new lifestyle choice to Count Dracula; Vlad is excited at the prospect of living like a breather, but it might prove all too good to be true.
With Boris's burgeoning powers and bloodlust causing all kinds trouble, it's a relief when Vlad discovers a way they can both avoid becoming vampires.
The day Vlad has been dreading finally arrives when cousin Boris is dragged kicking and screaming to his transformation; to Vlad's surprise, things aren't quite as bad as he anticipated.
Vlad and Robin's experiments with alchemy result in the re-growth of Renfield's father.
Magda returns to Castle Dracula; Vlad gets shocking news; Van Helsing may be done with slaying.
Vlad enters the vampiric dreamworld and has to battle the dream slayers.
Vlad thinks he's found a way of escaping his destiny when the Staff of Carpathia arrives.
On Ingrid's 16th birthday, she transforms into a fully-fanged vampire, but things don't go to plan.
Vlad blames his dad for a missing breather and tries to void police of the castle.
The Grand High Vampire turns up unexpectedly and sentences the Count to death.
A war begins, and new slayer Kurt is determined to join the conflict and several vamps are dusted.
Count Dracula, having been forced to move from Transylvania to England, is disappointed that his son Vlad doesn't want to follow in his footsteps; the family of a young neighbor wishes that he weren't such a vampire fan.
As Vlad and Ingrid attend their first day of school, they must make an extra effort to conceal their vampire heritage, but the woodworking teacher seems unusually interested in their family.
When Vlad and Ingrid's mother Magda shows up, apparently having had a falling out with her current boyfriend, Vlad warns his dad not to take her back.
The Count becomes addicted to daytime TV; Robin convinces Dracula that he and Vlad mush have been switched at birth.
A toothache makes Vlad think that his fangs are starting to grow out; Ingrid asks Robin to be her boyfriend.
The Count is delighted when a cockroach epidemic forces the Branaugh family to temporarily move into the castle with him.
Vlad and Robin take their dads camping for Father's Day, but the men have an argument that could end in a duel.
The time has come for Vlad to undergo a test that all vampires must take - the blood test.
To find a new wife, the Count decides to host a vampire Hunt Ball.