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Wyatt and Chris went down to the living room and sat down on the couch. They were trying to remember the story that their mother and father had told them.

"So what do we know so far? …We know that it can possess people if they stay down in the basement too long," said Chris.

"We also know that it took over the house and that the longer it survives the more it spreads evil," recollected Wyatt.

"All the more reason to get rid of it fast … Do you remember what made me come out from underneath the covers when I was five?" asked Chris.

"All I can remember is something about a premonition that Aunt Phoebe had," stated Wyatt.

"That sounds right. I'm also starting to remember something about light," said Chris trying so hard to think back.

"Yeah … When Mom was telling the story she said that a swarm of lights appeared and forced the shadow away," remembered Wyatt, now starting to smile because he remembered a big part of the story.

"Go back to dark where shadows dwell," muttered Chris under his breath.

"Wait, what did you say?" said Wyatt anxiously.

"Does this sound familiar…Go back to dark where shadows dwell…" wondered Chris.

However, before Chris was finished asking Wyatt, he muttered, "You can't have this Halliwell."

"That has to be part of the vanquishing spell," Wyatt and Chris said together realizing their great break through.

"Light… there was more than the shadow disappearing because of the lights, it was because light was in the spell… I am light," realized Chris.

"I am one too strong to fight," finished Wyatt, completing another verse of the vanquishing spell.

"Go back to dark where shadows dwell, You can't have this Halliwell," recited Wyatt and Chris knowing that that was the exact wording of the spell. However, they knew that there was one verse left.

Chris and Wyatt were both muttering the words of the spell that they already knew. Then Chris said, "Wasn't it something like… so go away and let us be, and cast away as far as I can see."

Wyatt started to laugh and he said, "Your kidding right… no it's not that but I think that you're on the right track. I think it was more like, Now go away and leave my sight, and cast away this endless night,"

"That's got to be it. What's the whole spell," Chris said trying for him and his brother to recite the vanquishing spell.

Then the brothers recited the spell;

"I am Light,

I am one too strong to fight.

Go back to dark where shadows dwell,

You can't have this Halliwell.

Now go away and leave my sight,

And cast away this endless night."

Good now we know how to vanquish it. So let's go and…" started Chris and he looked at the clock it was now a quarter after four. Chris continued, "Crap"

"What?" asked Wyatt.

"I should have been at the club by now setting up for the band. I am going to have to orb there. Wyatt don't try to handle the shadow by yourself. Wait until I'm here. Ok," stated Chris.

"Don't worry. I am the big brother remember, you don't have to take care of me. I am a big boy," said Wyatt becoming irritated that his brother always treats him like he can't take care of himself.

"Okay. I'll see you later okay," Chris orbbed out of the room and left Wyatt in the living room.

Wyatt began thinking why he couldn't vanquish the shadow by himself? It is that he knew the spell to vanquish him and if he did get into any trouble he could always orb out like he did the last time. He talked himself out of because he knew that his brother would go berserk, and if he somehow messed up he would never he the end of it from Chris.

Although he was tempted to go downstairs and vanquish the shadow by himself, he stopped himself but he was not sure how long he would be able to resist. To stop the temptation he grabbed his laptop and the remote to the television and worked. He started to write an article for tomorrow's edition of The Bay Mirror.

It was now about 5:30 and Chris was still not home. Wyatt had finished his small article and now there wasn't much to do other than watch what was on TV. Since there was nothing really for Wyatt to do, temptation was growing fast. After another five minutes, Wyatt couldn't resist the temptation. He got up and headed toward the kitchen. When he arrived in the kitchen he opened the basement door and descended down the steps.

He was halfway down the steps and saw the shadow. It was larger than the last time. He finished climbing the steps and tried his force wave. He didn't expect it to work but he thought it was worth a try.

Wyatt was right; his force wave had no effect on the shadow. The shadow had already sent a shadow branch to Wyatt and was halfway to him. Wyatt remembered that he had stashed the vanquishing potion that he had made in the attic with Chris in his back pocket. His hand reached to his back pocket and threw the potion. The potion vanished in the shadow and a loud explosion was heard but nothing happened.

The branch of shadow had started to wrap itself around Wyatt. Wyatt started to panic and started reciting the vanquishing spell. "I am Light…" he was finding that it was a little harder to breath, "I am one to strong…to fight…" Breathing was very difficult for him now. "Go back…to dark…where shadows dwell."

The shadow's branch was now wrapped around Wyatt and up to his chest. Wyatt realized that he was not going to be able to finish the spell. Blue orbs appeared but Wyatt did not disappear in them. The shadow was now up to his neck and Wyatt focused as hard as he could to orb out. The blue lights appeared again but did not last as long. He was trapped.

In the next couple of seconds, Wyatt tried to finish the spell. "Go…back…to dark," Wyatt could not continue anymore. The shadow was up so high that he couldn't speak.

After completely trapping Wyatt the shadow withdrew from him. Wyatt looked as he did before but now he was possessed by the shadow.

To Be Continued ...