-1Jane listened intently to the conversation that was going on behind her. She didn't understand most of it until Bert volunteered to go. Go? Go where? Jane listened to all the directions memorizing them. She suddenly realized that he was going to rescue Michael and get that necklace that that awful man had used to hurt Mary. Jane wanted to go; she felt a need to help. The problem was that she knew Bert would never agree to take her. She had to find some way of following him.

Suddenly she heard a spell. Ingredior unus quod ingredior procerus vobis have nusquam vereor. The doctor said all Bert had to do was think of whom he wanted to see and say those words and he would be taken there. Jane quickly committed them to memory and slipped off of the chair she was sitting in. Kissing Mary on the cheek she started to retreat from the room.

"Jane" Bert called after her. She turned to face him. "I have to leave for a few days, the doctor will be taking care of you, alright?" Jane nodded Bert kissed her on the cheek "Stay strong my girl, if everything goes right everything will be back to normal in no time." With that, he stood and walked out of the room.

Jane took one last glance at Mary, and retreated to her bedroom. Gathering some things in a bag she stood in front of the mirror and thought of Michael then repeated the words.

"Ingredior unus quod ingredior procerus vobis have nusquam vereor" she said timidly.

Suddenly the room became hazy everything around her seemed to dissolve. Then like she had woken from a dream she was standing outside of a stone cottage in a forest. She crept up to the cottage and looked into the window. Michael was sitting there tied to a chair. A piece of cloth in his mouth. Jane wanted to rush in and untie him but she restrained her self. She had to think of a plan.

All of a sudden a hand clamped over her mouth. Jane tried to scream but the hand muffled her voice. Then she heard his voice.

"Now how in the world did you get here?" Bert asked trying to calm the girl.

Jane stopped screaming and squirming and Bert released her. She threw her arms around his neck and sobbed into his shoulder.

"I couldn't let you do this alone" she gasped "I herd you and the Doctor talking and I just wanted to help so I memorized the spell! Oh please don't send me back! I want to help! I want to get Michael home and Mary better!" She was crying now. Bert held her stroking her blonde hair.

"Ok darling, ok. Just calm down, I'm not going to send you home." Jane pulled away and wiped her eyes. "Your not?" She asked

"No, I could use all the help I can get!" Bert smiled

Jane's face lit up with the biggest smile she could muster. Bert kissed her forehead and moved to the window. Peering in he saw what Jane had seen just a few moments before. Michael tied up, but he also noticed something else. James O'Riley was asleep. Bert signaled for Jane to be quiet and started to creep up the stairs of the cottage to the door. Slowly opening it he tiptoed inside and went to Michael. He untied the boy and picked him up. Michael held on tight to Bert as they retreated from the cottage. Once outside Jane ran to her brother.

"Michael!" she cried and hugged him tight

"Are you alright? Did he hurt you?" Bert asked doing a quick check over the boy.

"No, I'm fine. Where's Mary?" he asked

"She's hurt" Jane answered, "We need to get that necklace that the man showed so we can help her get better."
Bert had a funny feeling, getting Michael out of there was just a bit too easy. He looked back at the cottage and gasped. James O'Riley was standing on the steps with the amulet around his neck. Bert stood and looked him straight in the eyes.

"I figured it would be you that would come." James said with fury. "Just trust me and let her die, she's a lot more trouble than she's worth."

Anger boiled inside of Bert "And how would you know?" he asked.

"I loved her at one time. She hurt me so deeply that I vowed revenge. Looks like I got it." James started to raise his arm but Jane knocked it down. She had snuck up on him as the two men were talking. She made quick work in grabbing the amulet and took off at a dead run. James caught her blonde locks in his hand and yanked her back. She quickly threw the amulet at Bert. He caught it and handed it to Michael.

"Michael, do exactly as I say. Think of Mary, think of Mary and repeat after me Ingredior unus quod ingredior procerus vobis have nusquam vereor" Bert said slowly so the boy could understand.

"Ingredior unus quod ingredior procerus vobis have nusquam vereor" Michael repeated and he vanished with the amulet.

"Oh you just made the biggest mistake of your life." James fumed and threw Jane to the side. She hit the steps with a thump and she cried out in pain.

"Jane, go home!" Bert said to the girl but she didn't budge. Slowly she rose to her feet and wiped the blood from her mouth. The look in Jane's eyes was one that a ten year old should never have, pure anger and hatred. Jane suddenly started to run at James and leapt like a cat onto his back clawing at his eyes with her fingernails. James cried out in pain. Suddenly Bert heard a voice from a few feet way. "Jane, come here at once!"