Dave first climbed onto the bus and rode it all the way to the terminal where he transferred to the bus that would take him to Fifth Avenue. As Dave drove by, he spread his subconscious outward to the streets to see if he was able to catch some thoughts or defensive spells as he passed.

Dave got off near fifth and walked down slowly, allowing his subconscious to do a thorough scan of what was around him. Dave walked down and then he sensed something powerful coming two buildings in front of him. Dave raised his hand and a small cloud of black ash with golden sparkles slowly shifted towards the building. Dave followed the Detector and it stopped in front of an abandoned small bank building. The Detector slowly inched towards the door and then disappeared. Dave held out his hand and could feel some powerful defensive spells placed in and around the building itself. Dave looked around to see people giving him none to a glance.

Dave spread his subconscious to find as many defensive spells as he could. Defensive spells were placed under one another until the spells couldn't hold anything up anymore from the energy containment. Defensive spells from electric doorway spells to intruder detectors. That is when Dave started to slowly peel one spell away from the next so delicately, he felt like he was unarming a ticking time bomb, which he might as well have since one of the defensive spells inside was an intruder explosive trap that was embedded into the walls. Dave commanded that for each defensive spell that peeled off, it would turn into mist. The intruder net trap first diminished into mist followed by the electric fence on the doorway.

It took Dave about forty minutes to get rid of every defensive spell in and around the bank. Dave had to leave for a few minutes because he was getting some looks from by passers and he would come back a few minutes later to finish up.

As the last defensive spell dispersed into a puff of mist a sudden gust of energy made Dave almost fall over. He managed to regain his balance and he looked around and saw that no one was paying the slightest attention to him. Dave opened the door and stepped inside.

Inside the bank was hollow, every piece of furniture that was there was gone, vaults and the safes were open with everything cleared out. Dave looked around the place and spread his sub-conscious. He tried to detect any sign of life in the bank but all he could find was some insects that had died and collected dust at the baseboards and in corners. Dave finally picked up on when a sorcerer was here and that was back in 1734. Dave sighed and started to head out.


Balthazar didn't have any better luck than Dave did, he was almost killed by an electric net intruder defensive spell and was almost fell to his death in the butcher shop on Stone street. Balthazar had made the safe house a long time back during the 1920's to hide from an army of Morganians who were on a mission to destroy every ally to Merlin. The last sorcerer who had stayed in the safe house had placed a fake third floor which would vanish and the intruder would be impaled to death my the multitude of spikes stuck out of the second floor roof. He didn't receive any life signals except for the insects and the last person using the safe house was a sorceress in 2005. Balthazar sighed and then left the safe house.


Veronica on the other hand, was able to find the safe house that Horvath, Penkral and Terra were using. The first clue that Veronica found out that the safe house on East 86th was the magic boundaries surrounding the safe house. Veronica noticed that the defensive spells around the safe house were powerful but there was a sense that they were slightly weak at the same time, which indicated that it was Terra who had placed them up. Veronica sent a telepathic message to Balthazar and hoped that he would send it to Dave. Veronica didn't want to disturb any of the spells so that neither Morganian would be alarmed that an intruder is near. She also didn't want to touch any of the building itself incase she would trip something or her scent would be picked up.

Veronica moved away from the safe house and went across the street to the small cafe. She sat out on the patio and waited patiently for Balthazar and Dave to get there. Despite the fact that the safe house looked barren, Veronica knew that there was much activity going on behind the magical sheet that is always placed overtop safe houses so that humans won't get curious or know what is going on. She looked from side to side for any sign of Dave or Balthazar. Veronica had ordered a cup of tea and waited patiently. Dave was the first one to arrive and then Balthazar followed only about five minutes later.

"Is this it?" Dave asked, his eyes glanced over at the safe house.

"Yes, the defensive spells aren't totally complete," Veronica said taking a sip of tea, "Terra definitely placed them up."

"Uncomplete?"

"Something is missing in those spells they aren't finished, which would definitely be a downfall for being in a human body."

Balthazar sat beside Dave and spread his subconscious to the safe house and detected the defensive spells weak points and another thing.

"There disintegrating," Balthazar said, "And fast, probably will be gone by tomorrow."

"Just shows how weak Terra is getting in Becky's body."

"I doubt she even knows it."

Dave looked at the safe house and had cast his own subconscious out to scan the area. He could sense three people and one of those people having two auras within the one body. Dave clenched his fists and was ready to get up when Balthazar forced him to sit again.

"We'll go tomorrow Dave," Balthazar said, "Easy."

Dave kept staring at the safe house, wondering what was happening inside.