A/N: The final chapter! Enjoy, and special thanks to: TeamEthanMorgan, shiki94, funkybananas47, and Dominus Trinus 13 for all the kind reviews! Here it is the final chapter. Don't forget to read the A/N at the bottom.

The Spellmaster's Mother

Epilogue: Just Another Day

The soft spring days and cool evenings gave way to heat as summer rapidly descended on Whitechapel. Schools were let out, the days became longer, and with the change in seasons a sense of normality returned. The circus was forgotten, the mysterious slumber that had taken hold became a taboo subject, and the cases of missing teenagers who vanished on the same night had been all been declared closed. The field remained abandoned, and in its farthest corner a large oak tree stood tall and proud an oddity in the otherwise empty clearing. For most everyone the events of four months ago never happened, but for a select and unfortunate few it would live on as scars and in memory forever.

Ethan stifled a yawn as he wandered aimlessly through the midday heat in search of Benny or Sarah. With no real destination in mind he walked towards the field, and thought about the proposal he had put before the Vampire Council. With some time, and a little funding the open area would hopefully one day be home to 'Everlasting Gardens', a small memorial for those who had died. As he wandered into the clearing he recalled the night from four months ago, and felt a strange wave of depression wash over him. Unconsciously he clenched his gloved fists only to relax his grip when he caught sight of Benny reading a spell book underneath the shade of the tall oak.

"I figured I'd find you here," said Ethan as he took a seat next to his best friend. He felt the cool shade wash over his body and closed his eyes in content. "What are you doing?"

"Practicing magic," whispered Benny as he flipped the page and muttered several incantations under his breath. Ethan cracked open an eye and watched as the entire area filled with white flowers. The brunette picked one up and after examining it for a moment said: "I need to get better."

"You're getting pretty good."

"Getting pretty good isn't the same as being good. You saw what my mom was able to do, I want to be able to do all that and more. Not only that but maybe... maybe I can bring her back." Ethan frowned as he recalled Celeste's warning, they couldn't interact with another dimension, but more than that they shouldn't, especially when it came to one as dangerous as the Abyss. "I know what you're thinking E, but we have to try."

"Your mom gave up her life and Eric's to stop and destroy the Ringmasters," answered Ethan honestly as he turned to face his friend. "She had to use her own life energy to open the portal, and if you somehow managed to open it there's no guarantee of what would come come out."

"It's not only that," answered Benny as he unconsciously placed a hand against the scar that now ran across the bridge of his nose. Even with Evelyn's magic they had been unable to close the wound, just another parting gift from the monsters they had bested. "But maybe I can fix you."

Ethan looked down at his gloved hands and did his best to smile. In the back of his mind the memories of his reappearance surged forth with a mixture of pain and sadness. He could see everything so clearly... He had just appeared in the field, could feel his friends wrapping their arms around him, could feel his own tears of happiness running down his cheeks, it was over... Until both Benny and Sarah pulled away screaming in pain in agony, looking at him wildly, and though he didn't have his powers he could sense their thoughts. They were taking at his purple eyes, and his new newfound curse... They were looking at him differently.

"The Touch of the Ringmaster..." thought Ethan as he sighed. The inability to touch supernatural beings, purple eyes, and the loss of his visions, all of them gifts from the Ringmasters, who in even defeat still won. "I don't think it can be undone, whatever your mom did I think it's permanent."

"It doesn't matter how long it will take or how far I have to go," said Benny as he continued to flip through the book. "I'm going to find a cure because it's not fair."

"You know Sarah told me the same thing the other day. She also said she's leaving soon, but she won't tell me where."

Benny didn't comment on that last part and instead said: "You're so calm about this. You can't touch me, or Jane, or even Sarah, doesn't that just kill you?"

"It does," said Ethan as he looked at his black gloves. "But for now I just have to deal with it."

Benny closed his spell book and leaned against the tree. He stared up at all the green leaves and the watched as they danced in the afternoon breeze. After a few minutes of peace Ethan smiled when he heard the approach and familiar voice of another person. "Sleeping in the middle of the afternoon?"

"Don't judge us," said Ethan with a laugh as he peered up at Sarah. "Besides how can you not want to just sit down and relax, especially when it's so nice out?"

"You're starting to sound like Benny," answered Sarah with a smile. She took a next to him, placed her hand on his and whispered sadly: "I'm leaving in a week."

Ethan's hand flinched, and without looking at her he nodded. Benny shook his head in disapproval and sighed, before asking: "Where are you going?"

"Greece."

"Greece?" said Benny and Ethan in unison. "What's in Greece?"

"A cure for you," said Sarah as she gave Ethan a determined look. "I was doing some research and I think I may have found Pandora's Box. According to what I read it's the ultimate supernatural prison, and once something is sealed within it, only the person who sealed it can release it. In other words if we manage to remove the Ringmaster from Ethan's mind and lock in the box, then it'll be gone forever."

"Pandora's Box..." whispered Ethan as a smile spread out across his face. "Sarah's that's amazing, how did you come up with that?"

Sarah shrugged, and as she did he leaned his head on her shoulder. As long as there was no skin contact he would be ok, but more importantly so would she. "Can you promise me something?"

"It depends," said the vampire as she watched the sun rays filter in through the tree's leaves and branches. "What did you have in mind?"

"Promise me when you get back we can finally go on that date, the one that got ruined by the circus."

"You mean the one you were too scared to go on at that time?" asked Sarah with a teasing smile. Benny snorted and tried his best to cover it up with a cough. "Of course, as long as you don't chicken out on me that is."

Ethan smiled and snuggled into her. "You're comfortable."

"You never say that about me," muttered Benny with a lopsided smile as he lay on Ethan's shoulder. "And I'm as attractive as Sarah is."

Ethan sat up and gave him look and before he knew it was laughing alongside his friends. In the distance Rory's excited screams could be heard and with them the roar of some unknown beast.

"Looks like our peaceful afternoon is over," said Sarah with a sigh. Her eyes began to glow yellow and as they did her fangs appeared. "You know what though, I wouldn't trade this for anything in the world."

"It's who we are," said Benny as he stood up and held out his hand. Celeste's large golden staff appeared. "You guys ready?"

"Just another day in Whitechapel," said Ethan as his eyes began to glow purple. He pulled off his gloves and looked at his friends. "Let's do this."

The End

A/N: There you have it the aftermath of everything that transpired. Originally I planned on having Ethan die but I thought that would be to cruel, so instead I opted for the lesser of two evils. But this is the conclusion, will there be a sequel? I doubt it I don't don't really do sequels. Thanks again to all those who reviewed, and I hope you'll stick around for the next two stories I plan on writing, one that deals with the Headless Horsemen (and will go up in October), and the other that deals with fairy tales (and should be up within a week or two). Take care, thanks for reviewing and stay cool!-Takarifan101