Lori Crane and her cousin Grace Corbin are roommates and as close as sisters and best friends.
Their parents told them all about their family legacy but their parents didn't know their children would play a part in it too.
As they drove to the university campus they had no idea they we're getting ready to encounter their first demon.
But something else as well.
"Have you talked to the parents today?"Grace asked.
"Yeah I texted Mama, and Dad, they we're getting ready for work they said Aunt Jenny and Uncle Joe we're going to the vault to help Uncle Jake and Aunt Alex."Lori replied.
"Yeah,Uncle Ichabod sure loves the vault."Grace said.
"Of course he does I'm sure we'll be expected to meet up there when we are done."Lori replied.
They had just found a nice spot in student parking to park their car running as fast as they could to make it to their class but as they reached the door something wasn't right.
"Do you feel that?"Lori asked.
"Yes something is very wrong."Grace replied.
They walked into the room taking their seats when a cackling laugh was heard and a large boom knocking everyone in the room to the back of the class.
"You alright?"Lori asked.
"I'm fine and you?"Grace replied.
"Peachy."Lori said.
"Look Lori."Grace replied as she pointed to the demon Professor and the glowing portal with demons coming out of it.
"Shit!grab your phone text the parents we're going to need help."Lori said.
Need help ASAP we're under sent.
What's going on?Abbie asked.
Our professor is a demon he opened a portal that hoards of demons are coming out of and are attacking the sent.
Grace took a few pictures and sent them to show their parents what she saw.
"Oh my god,another portal opened and Archangel Micheal just walked out of sent.
We will be their shortly Grandpa may beat us there."Jenny sent.
Try to hold them off as best you can,stay safe."Hank sent.
"You think you can stop us? this is only the beginning. we will stop the meddling Witnesses and the world will be ours."The demonic Professor said.
"Be gone fowl demon!"Archangel Micheal's voice boomed.
"We should have stopped the witnesses at the source if neither of their bloodlines exsist we will have stopped our problem in its tracks."The demon said.
"Oh,Shit,We can't let that happen Grace."Lori replied.
Lori,and Grace, run for the portal Archangel Micheal came out of and suddenly they found themselves in Africa in a village they had never seen before.
"We have to find our ancestors."Lori said.
"Wait did you hear that?"Grace asked.
"Yeah, someone screamed."Lori said.
"Over there."Grace pointed.
"That must be it lets go."Lori said.
"Hey,ugly! didn't anyone ever tell you it's not nice to attack innocent people?"Lori asked as she started throwing spells left and right.
"Oh no, I don't think so the party's just getting started."Grace taunted.
The cousins were hitting the demons with everything they had.
Once the smoke cleared the people stared at the two woman in shock.
"Uh Grace you have any ideas?"Lori asked.
"Not a one."Grace replied.
Meanwhile back in their own time.
"Where the hell are the girls?"Abbie asked.
"They are in the past."Archangel Michael replied.
"Why are they in the past?"Jenny asked.
"The demons, told them that they intended to erase your bloodlines. so the witnesses would cease to be a problem."Archangel Micheal replied.
"So let me get this right, our children are in the past god knows where."Abbie said.
"Fear not Abbie they are in Africa where your family line begins they just fought demons that were attacking the village."Hera replied.
"They can't face this on their own their must be some way we can go and help them."Jenny said.
"Come let us go to the viewing chamber it is there your bond as family will aid them."Zeus replied.
"Okay lets go."Abbie said.
They arrived in the chamber and prepared to watch their children go through trials far harder than their own.
"Abbie, they are strong they contacted us when they were in trouble just as we taught them."Ichabod said.
Suddenly Lori and Grace could hear the worried voices of their parents.
"Mama Lori and Grace said in unison."Yes, it's us are you alright?"Abbie asked.
"Mama, we're sorry we had to stop them."Lori replied.
"We know, sweetie we will help you from here."Abbie said.
"How though?"Grace asked.
"That's a simple matter you both know what power lies inside you."Ichabod replied.
"When the time comes draw from that."Hera replied.
"Alright."Lori said.
The village elders walked over to them careful in their movements.
"Oh man,what do we do?"Grace asked.
"Don't panic."Lori replied.
"You saved our village."The First Elder said.
"It was nothing."Grace replied.
"No child, it was everything we know who you are you were prophesized."The Second Elder said.
"Prophesized?"Lori asked.
"Yes the child of the two witnesses and the child of their desciples were prophesized to travel through time saving their bloodlines from extinction and get special training along the journey."The Third Elder said.
"What kind of training?"Grace asked.
"Every training we can offer you in battle magic and healing."The First Elder replied.
"Thank you sir we accept."Lori replied.
"Come along then we will take you where you will stay while your training."The First Elder said.
"Thanks again."Grace replied.
"You are most welcome."The First Elder said.
"We,will hold the ceremony that will make you both a part of our tribe."The Second Elder replied.
"What exactly does that involve?"Lori asked.
"We will mark you with this mark pointing to the mark on his arm."The First Elder said.
"Normally, it would be one with one meaning however you will get a combined tattoo each word meaning a trait you carry."The Second Elder replied.
"Okay,"Lori said.
They cast numbing spells on their arms which allowed not to feel pain once the tatooing started.
It was an hour later and finally done.
But they also added runic magic to it.
"Well at least it won't be sore."Lori said.
"Ha ha ha very funny Lori."Grace replied.
"I wasn't joking the numbing spell works."Lori said.
"Was there any doubt it would work?"Grace asked.
"No, we never had a problem with it before."Lori said.
"Then why so surprised?"Grace asked.
"It's just this is all new."Lori said.
"I know it is, Lori but look at it this way we are here for a reason and we'll be okay."Grace replied.
"You're can't lose hope or focus."Lori said.
"No we can't,I know their worried about us but we'll be back."Grace replied.
"Come on we still have training."Lori said.
They trained as they were instructed to and by the time they were finished they didn't take long to fall asleep.
They woke up the next morning to the sounds of the people chatting and laughing and smells of cooking.
"Morning Ri."Grace greets.
"Morning Cie."Lori greets back.
"Come on you two."The First Elder said.
"We'll be right out."Lori replied.
"Today you will be learning to use our weapons."The First Elder said.
"Okay."Grace replied.
They were quick and didn't miss a beat weapons training was fun for them though the tribe was nervous out it.
"Do you think we should have gotten there sooner?"Abbie asked.
"In a perfect world, we would this time we tried to keep this world from touching them just like Diana tried to do with Molly like Mama tried with we can't."Jenny replied.
"No we cannot, we prepared them the most strategic way possible and they are doing just fine."Ichabod said.
"You know, that is always going to be a parent's we become parents we think of all the things we would protect them from all the time kidding ourselves, but deep down knowing no matter how hard we try we know they are going to face something we can't protect them from."Ezra replied.
"He's right."Martha said.
"I know, it's just hard to watch this."Abbie replied.
"The moment they find themselves in over their heads I shall open a portal and we'll go in and help."Zeus said.
Meanwhile back with Lori and Grace.
"Uncle Ichabod, would be proud we're learning to make jerky the way he used to."Grace said.
"Yeah,Daddy would have a ball showing off to Mama."Lori replied.
"Ha ha ha, seems my neice knows her father well."Jenny teased.
"There is nothing, wrong with learning those skills."Ichabod replied afronted.
"No there's not babe, you know Jenny can never pass up an opportunity to get under your skin."Abbie said.
"That is true,which is part of her charm."Ichabod replied.
"Why Ichy aren't you just the sweetest brother-in-law."Jenny said.
"Thank you, Jenny I think."Ichabod replied.
"Today, we will work on your senses."The First Elder said.
"There will be a time you may have to face a foe you cannot see."The Second Elder replied.
"Your ears, instincts, and reflexes, could be what saves you."The Third Elder said.
"We will blindfold, you and we will attack you the test will be if you can hear it and stop it."The First Elder replied.
The blindfolds were placed over their eyes and it was then they began to focus on the sounds around them.
They concentrated on the sounds around they heard what sounded like something whizzing past their heads.
"Got cha!"Lori yelled.
"Piece of cake."Grace replied.
"Very well done indeed."The First Elder said.
"Thanks we try."Lori replied.
"Come,on to the next part of your training."The Second Elder replied.
"We want to see how much you know about healing ways."The Third Elder said.
"Okay."Lori and Grace said in unison.
"You will go, to the healers hut he will have people to see he will ask you to make what they will need."The First Elder instructed.
"We'll go right now if you'll excuse us."Lori said.
"Master healer, we are here to lend a hand."Grace greeted.
"Come,come, it's going to be a busy day."The Master healer replied.
Lori and Grace followed the instructions and surprised the healer as the managed to get everything right.
"You two did very well indeed."The Master healer said.
"Thank you."Lori and Grace replied.
Lori and Grace headed back to the hut they called home for the moment.
"Can you imagine the amount of homework we'll have once we get back home."Grace said.
"We can't, very well tell them sorry we had to put our assignments on you had a demonic professor teaching the students and on top of that save the world."Lori replied.
"I'm not trying to get locked up."Grace said.
"Oh,you think I am?"Lori asked.
"You know, very well what that shit did to our Grandma and my mom."Grace replied defensively.
"Calm down,I know I know I'm sorry."Lori replied.
"Look, I know you didn't mean anything by it."Grace said.
"No I didn't I was just trying to lighten the mood."Lori replied.
"We, have Mills blood in us so we both have that sarcastic gene like Mama."Grace said.
"Yeah Aunt Jenny, has a talent for it."Lori laughed.
"Of course, she does that's part of who she is."Grace said.
"Yeah I know, but that's part of why we love her."Lori replied.
"Anyway,come on we still have things to do."Grace said.
"Alright hold your horses."Lori replied.
Lori and Grace walked the perimeter of the village making sure the magical protections still held.
"That's creepy."Grace said.
"What is?"Lori asked.
"I feel like something or someone is watching us."Grace said.
Meanwhile Zeus and Hera showed Abbie and the others the fight that took place in Africa.
"This feels like a movie."Abbie said.
"Yeah wow, they really let the demons have it."Jenny replied.
"I'm scared for them, and proud of them."Abbie said.
"Me too."Jenny replied.
"When they were babies, we had no idea what kind of young ladies they would become."Ichabod said.
"No none of us, knew but the fact remains taking risks is something that runs in your veins."Joe replied.
Lori allowed herself to focus on the uneasy feeling.
"Let's not jump to conclusions until we are sure something is up."Lori said.
"Alright."Grace replied.
They couldn't shake the feeling of being watched the villagers had gotten used to them so they knew it wasn't them but what they didn't know was indeed a demon was in fact in the tree line watching filled with rage because he couldn't breech their protections.
"Hey,Lori I found it."Grace said subtly tilting her head in the direction of the demon.
"Yeah,looks like it fell from the ugly tree hitting every branch on the way down."Lori replied.
"Silly demon you need to think about a career change."Grace taunted.
A loud roar of rage was heard as the demon hit the ground with a thud.
"What happened?"The First Elder asked.
"A demon was just outside the protective barrier."Lori replied.
"And now it's dead."Grace said.
"Good job girls."The First Elder replied.
"Thanks."Lori said.
They walked back to their hut thinking they didn't know when another portal would open up and take them back so they used their time wisely.
"I feel bad you know, knowing that alot of these people will become slaves."Lori said.
"I know, but we can cast a spell on them to protect them from harsh masters we can glamour them so as their wounds rapid heal it will look like they were scared."Grace replied.
"Sounds like a plan."Lori said.
"It's the best we've got right now."Grace replied.
"Do you wonder why the demons chose the school to attack?"Lori asked.
"I didn't think about i'm pretty sure I can guess why."Grace replied.
"Okay then let's hear it."Lori said.
"They wanted, to break Uncle Ichabod and Aunt Abbie by taking everything away from them."Grace replied.
"True, they turned Jeremy against Dad they attacked us because they wanted to send a they weren't ready for a rapid response."Lori said.
"Yes, and we don't know if this will be their only attempt."Grace replied.
"No, you know as well as i it's not over till the fat lady sings and right now ol gal is mute."Lori said.
"Ha ha 's true."Grace laughed.
Meanwhile back to the present.
The viewing chamber was similar to the catacombs for this reason alone you didn't need to sleep or eat and time was a non issue it actually stopped while they were there not that they were aware of this.
"I never thought this would touch them."Abbie said.
"Abbie you believe the tribulations are a catalist for this when in actuality the attacks in Ichabods original time where not timed to seven years.
"The evil that was happening throughout his life then was just the precursor to this."Zeus replied.
"Okay,I get that but what does it have to do with Lori and Grace? they are not witnesses."Abbie said.
"Evil does not require them to be carry witness blood inside your sister, is not a witness she still has it flowing in her veins which makes her a powerful desciple.
"Which is how your children are connected which makes them just as much a target as you two are."Hera replied.
"I know, which bothers me."Abbie said.
"Abbie you handled your experience with time traveling exceptionally well in spite of the near dangerous fate you endured."Ichabod replied.
"Yes,I know that but they still run the risk of being carted off to a plantation and made slaves."Abbie said.
"Fear not,they are protected."Zeus replied.
"That's easier said than done their our children."Abbie said.
"Girls come you feel is natural it's what your mother and I felt and still 's part of being parents."Ezra replied.
"We're learning that, it took us a long time to be comfortable being parents. afraid that we would screw it up.I mean Mama,It wasn't her fault that she couldn't be the parent we needed her to be."Abbie said.
"In spite of that, look at them Lori and Grace are capable young woman and they couldn't have become that if they weren't raised as well as they were."Ezra replied.
"Don't allow yourself to be crippled with fear."Hera said.
"Lori, !"Grace shouted.
"Huh?What?"Lori asked.
"You know, I've been calling you for ten you were just wool gathering."Grace replied.
"Sorry I was meditating."Lori said.
"Oh,well I didn't know."Grace replied.
"Don't worry about it."Lori said.
"Come on grab your stuff."Grace replied.
"Why what's going on?"Lori said.
"Look."Grace replied.
"Oh,the portal's opening."Lori exclaimed.
They make a mad dash for the portal after saying goodbye to the people of the village.