A Plan of Troubles

Spoilers: All Seasons and Episodes

Disclaimer: I don't own anything but Audrey's beginning story (you'll understand as the story progresses).


She fell asleep on the grass of the hill while trying to concentrate on Jennifer, obviously exhaustion even reached her in the illusion provided by the Barn. Waking however she found a small fire beside her and she immediately warmed herself by it. After a while she just watched the fire and flashbacks of being burned at the stake entered her mind. She tried to shake it but what struck her was the words 'blood of blood, light of light' as they wouldn't go away. A distinct voice similar to Eleanor's entered her mind, not a picture memory but a voice memory.

"With only six words and an enchantment of meaning, you can help anyone. Remember Elizabeth 'blood of blood, light of light' because they will be your best defense against evil. Our gift, our Trouble as some call it as they look the other direction, is one of our blood passed from mother to daughter. There is little doubt your own daughter will have it. My daughter, we are light and we do no evil, we only seek to heal. This gift will turn into a curse the moment you use it to harm others but any means for good and it will be your healing art."

Audrey looked at the fire and whispered, "enchantment of meaning, what does she mean? Is it a spell, rhyming words maybe." She thought about it and how the voice clearly said it passed from mother and daughter, was it possible Jennifer could possess the same thing? She finally looked at the ground and spoke, "blood of blood, light of light connect me to the one with sight. Hear my voice, hear my plea so let my daughter speak to me." Tilting her head she thought of Jennifer and spoke quietly. "Jennifer?"

"Audrey, is that you?" Instantly Jennifer's voice was in her head, "where are you? No wait, you're in the Barn so why am I asking that? Look, we're trying to figure out what to do, what can we do to help?"

Audrey thought about Nathan and sent a thought back to Jennifer because it was too dangerous to speak out loud. She knew William was probably monitoring her every action in the illusion, "tell Nathan I love him and I may have figured out a way to get back. How is The Guard acting?"

"They are like our best friends, they offered Nathan back the job as Chief of Police, said you could return to being an officer when you wanted. The guy who runs the hospital is like one of the higher ups, he's not charging your hospital bill to anyone. Everyone loves you Audrey, I mean they don't know what happened but they think you stopped The Troubles so they are thankful. Even Jordan sent flowers and left town."

Planting her hands on her knees Audrey looked up at the sky, "I need you to carefully go to Vince and tell him that The Guard back in 1688 created a loophole for when I cured The Troubles. My mind would return immediately to the Barn and only a command from The Guard can release me. This is actual magic Jennifer, not some weird Haven Trouble. You have to tell Vince to go to hill where the barn was and speak out loud continuously 'The Guard releases you Elizabeth Patton'. He has to say it, the more Guardsmen there are the stronger it will be."

"Okay, I will do that. How are you, what's it like in there?"

Looking around Audrey chuckled, "its 1688 Haven so it's…a lot of nature." She thought about the truth and knew Jennifer needed to know. "Hey Jennifer, I discovered something while I was in here and it will be strange to comprehend."

"I comprehended Haven pretty quickly, what could be stranger than our town?"

Taking a breath Audrey smiled, "Vince and Dave were right, you're my daughter…by Nathan Johansson."


Vince and Dave were talking to Nathan at the Police Station, despite Audrey's coma-and-Barn state he'd agreed to return because she wouldn't want him by an empty shell until her return. They were reviewing the boundaries between what were Guard issues and what were Police issues. Jennifer rounded the corner quickly and stopped at seeing them.

"Uh, sorry to interrupt but Audrey…"

All three looked at her and Nathan straightened, "what about Audrey?"

"She contacted me and told me some stuff, some of it I kind of believe after she talked for a while and then the other thing was how to get out of the Barn." She looked at Vince and pointed, "you and your men are what we need."

Vince pointed to himself, "why The Guard?"

"Apparently The Guard in 1688 created this thing so that when she ended The Troubles she'd get stuck back there. She said that only The Guard can release her, you're supposed to say something with all your men repeating it and then…she's out." Jennifer finally took a breath, "whoa that was lot to say."

"She said that Vince had to help her?" Jennifer nodded as Nathan spoke, "okay, so what does he have to say?"

She pointed behind her, "we have to go to the hill where the Barn was. I think maybe they're linked but Nathan should go to the hospital so if she wakes up, she wakes up. I'll go with them, I'll take Dwight and Duke."

"Let's go." Dave looked at his brother, "come on, we can save Audrey."


They were quickly out the door and going in separate directions, Nathan to the hospital and the others to the hill. They got there because Duke drove fast and upon arriving Vince looked at them.

"My men are on their way, what do we have to say?"

Jennifer thought for a moment to remember what Audrey had told her. "You have to say 'The Guard releases you Elizabeth Patton' like over and over, but we have to wait on your men. She said it would be stronger in numbers."

Duke looked at Jennifer, "you're absolutely sure that's all they have to do?"

"Yes, Audrey and I talked for a long time…I mean we had a lot to talk about." Jennifer shrugged, "she discovered while in the Barn from memories that I'm her daughter by the first Nathan, the one from 1688 and the barn just spit me out now because it knew I needed to help her get back to stop The Troubles. My parents did find me in a field outside Boston, it made sense especially being immune to The Troubles and being linked to the Barn. Actually it was the first thing that really made any sense, that's why I can hear her…blood link apparently."

Duke put a hand up, "so the other day…I kissed you and now you're Audrey's daughter?" He ran a hand through his hair. "We won't tell her, I can't imagine what she or your step-father will do. I mean, technically Nathan does qualify as your step-father right despite them not being married?"

"I guess, I don't know." She gritted her teeth, "whoa and I slapped him the other day."

The Guardsmen arrived and Vince instructed them on what to do and they did, Dwight helped in yelling out where they stood the same phrase over and over. "The Guard releases you Elizabeth Patton. The Guard releases you Elizabeth Patton."


Inside the Barn, Audrey was walking through a field of flowers when she felt a tug on heart, metaphorically of course. Instantly the illusion was gone and William stood there staring at her with anger in his eyes.

"What did you do?"

She smiled, "nothing and you can't stop it, you can feel it can't you…them releasing me?"

It was if an amplifier was with them, the yells of The Guard filled the area they were in. "The Guard releases you Elizabeth Patton. The Guard releases you Elizabeth Patton. The Guard releases you Elizabeth Patton."

"No, they can't!" He lunged at her and she backed up as she spoke words.

"Blood of blood, light of light, protect me from the evil in sight." Instantly there seemed to be a barrier between them and William yelled.

"You were never supposed to remember that phrase."

Audrey looked at him, "I think the Barn has more sympathy for me than you think. I'm remembering more and more as the days pass." She felt a harder pull and looked around. "I'm going home and you'll be stuck in this eternity. Haven has changed William, they no longer want me dead and I think you should accept that."

"You refused to heal my daughter and she died but yet you brought your lover back from the dead. I can't allow you to leave, I can't allow you happiness when my daughter won't ever get that."

Audrey shook her head, "she died from witchcraft William and I couldn't heal her, the magic repelled mine every time I tried. You just think I gave up on Abigail but I didn't, I just couldn't save her. You need to accept that. We've both lost children, we both know that pain so let go."

"Never!" As he beat at barrier she disappeared from him. "NO! ELIZABETH!"


Nathan watched as Audrey's arm moved, her eyes slowly began to open despite the tube in her mouth to help her breath. The device that monitored brain function began to beep again and he knew she was back.

"Hold on Audrey, I'm right here." He kissed her head and squeezed her hand. "I'm going to get a doctor." He left and Audrey looked up at the ceiling to see the yellowish-white tiles. She knew she was home and free from the barn.

Within ten minutes the tube was removed from her mouth and the doctors were done with physicals. Nathan took her hand and held it tight, she smiled at him as she whispered due to a raw throat. "It was Hell, the Barn…I was in Hell but I deserved it for killing our baby."

"No," he leaned over her and pushed back her hair. "No you didn't deserve to go back there. You did what you thought you had to do and it's going to hurt for a while but everything is going to be fine."


A/N: And Audrey is back but there is more to come...I mean, Duke is dating her daughter and how will Nathan react to Jennifer being Audrey's daughter by his past life/ancestor?