~August 1983~
Lorna entered the nursery carrying her infant daughter Lena in her arms. She carefully laid her down in the crib. "Goodnight my angel", Lorna said quietly and pressed a gentle kiss on Lena's forehead. She gave her daughter one last smile before she left the nursery. Lorna walked down the stairs but as she neared the bottom step, she noticed a red symbol glowing brightly on the window. "No", she breathed. She darted down the remaining steps and dashed into the living room where her husband was. "Edward they—" she started when the man cut in.
"They found us, I know", he turned to his wife, revealing that fact that he had a shot gun in his hands "but they're not getting you or Lena" he cocked the gun "not if I have anything to say about it". Suddenly the front door rattled violently, Edward and Lorna's heads snapping towards the sound. This was quickly followed by windows. "Will the wards hold?" Edward asked his wife.
"Not for very long", Lorna answered "we're going to need Theresa's help".
"To do that we need to leave this house. Which isn't going to happen with your former coven outside", Edward stated.
"We don't need to leave. I've got something that can summon her here", Lorna said "She gave it to me for emergencies".
"I'd say this is an emergency", Edward said tightening his grip on his shot gun. The windows started to crack.
"Go upstairs and activate the charm", Lorna said raising her hands "I'll try to delay them".
"How do I –"
"Just hold it in your hands and say her name three times", Lorna cut in sharply "now, go!"
Edward nodded. Shot gun tightly gripped in his hands, he ran upstairs. The first stop he made was to his daughter's nursery to grab Lena. Then he went into his room where he set his daughter on the bed. Now was the matter of finding Theresa's charm "Where would she put…?" Edward trailed off, his gaze landing on his wife's jewellery box. He walked over to it, opened it up and amongst the pieces of jewellery was a cameo with Theresa's name on it.
Edward picked up the cameo and held it in his hands. "Theresa Bennett. Theresa Bennett. Theresa Bennett", he chanted. There was a deafening silence which was followed by a loud crash and a piercing scream. "Lorna!" Edward shouted. He dropped the cameo on the floor and snatched up his shot gun. He then sprinted out of the room leaving his daughter alone.
The infant lay on the bed as shots went off. Her mother and father screaming downstairs. Her little face scrunched up and she let out a cry, her small hands curling into fists. A gust of wind blew through the room and Theresa Bennett appeared. "Edward! No!" Lorna screamed.
The Bennett witch pelted out of the room, down the stairs to find the bodies of her friend Lorna and her husband on the floor. Several witches from Lorna's former coven stood over them. "Now we're in trouble. It's a Bennett witch", Seraphina sneered.
"Big deal. There's six of us and one of you", Moira added "you're out numbered.
"But not outmatched", Theresa seriously. She raised her hands and started to chant "I call forth the witches of the past to cleanse this house of darkness".
"Stop her!" Seraphina ordered as Theresa began to shout out names.
"Qetsiyah! Ayana! Beatrice Bennett!"
The other five dark witches surged forward to grab Theresa but they were thrown backwards before they could touch her.
"Beatrice Bennett! Emily Bennett!" a strong wind surged through the house as the energies of her ancestors built up "Ernestine Bennett! Marie Bennett! Rose Bennett! Amelia Bennett!" Theresa took a step forwards to which the dark witches tried to back away but they couldn't "expel the darkness!" she pointed at the six witches and watched as they were forcibly thrown out of the house.
Theresa stumbled over to Lorna "T-Theresa", the brunette witch gasped, coughing up blood "take care of Lena…she n-needs your protection".
Theresa nodded "I'll take good care of her Lorna, I promise", she vowed.
"Thank you", Lorna whispered, her eyes fluttering shut.
"Goodbye, my friend", Theresa murmured, a tear rolling down her face. She wiped it away. There would be more time to mourn later. First, she had to get Lena to safety. She headed back upstairs, picked up the infant and the cameo. Theresa then left the Mackenzie house without a backwards glance.
