Disclaimer: I don't own most of the characters, including Saros, I do own the plotline and Umai.

Spoilers: True Spirit

Author's note: Please read and review! I'm sorry this took so long...RL is a killer

Scene: Zanga Village

It's day now, and Veronica is leading the way into the Zanga village. Malone follows her, and finally comes Marguerite, flanked by Roxton and Challenger.

Marguerite: (annoyed) Stop looking at me like that.

Roxton: Like what?

Marguerite: Like I'm going to break!

Challenger: It's just that we're worried about-

Marguerite: (Cutting him off, voice cold) I am perfectly fine, and I do not need the likes of you to protect me. Look at you both; you couldn't even save Summerlee and you barely helped save Malone.

She pushes through them and strides quickly to walk with Veronica. Roxton and Challenger looked crushed, but each hide it. Assai comes out.

Assai: (hugs Veronica) It is so good to see you again. All of you.

Marguerite: Well, I'm not.

Veronica: Marguerite!

Assai: (looks slightly hurt) It is all right. (sees Malone) Ned Malone! I see your friends succeeded in rescuing you from the spirit realm! Although we told them it was a foolish task.

Malone: (looks sheepish; shrugs) I tried to tell them not to rescue me, but they came anyway.

Assai: You have brave friends.

Marguerite: (Bored and annoyed) Can we do whatever we came here to do?

Malone: (warning) Marguerite.

An old man comes out and points at Marguerite.

Old Man: She is a demon!

Veronica, Malone, Challenger, Roxton, and Assai all look at the Old Man, then look towards Marguerite.

Marguerite: (The slightest bit worried) What is that crazy old man talking about?

Assai: Umai, please. Marguerite is a friend of the village.

Umai: Marguerite may be, but the demon who possesses her is not!

Marguerite: (Now looking extremely worried) Demon? Possession? I haven't the slightest idea what you mean. (Turns to Roxton) John, he's just a crazy old man.

Umai: Then you must allow me to perform an expulsion ceremony!

Marguerite tries to run, but Veronica and Roxton manage to catch and hold her. She starts kicking and screaming, trying to break free.

Marguerite: (Screaming) Stop this! Let me go! I will not stand for this; you cannot have her!

Roxton: (voice hoarse and worried) Who? Who are you? And what do you want with Marguerite?

Marguerite: (Voice getting low and harsh...it is now Saros' voice...the same one they heard when she was possessed in the tree house) She is mine now, John Roxton, and I will not give her back! This body is far to precious, and what she knows! I will wreak havoc in this world, I will cause pain, I will cause suffering!

Malone hits her on the back of her head, causing her to slump unconscious in Roxton's arms.

Malone: Not unconscious, you won't.

Umai: (gesturing to a nearby hut) Bring her in here. Allow me to gather my fellow spirit men, and we will send the spirit of Saron back where he belongs.

Roxton carried Marguerite into the hut, followed by the others. Fade to...

Scene: The dark room

Marguerite is limp against the wall; in front of her, Saros is unconscious on the floor. With great effort, we see him wake and painfully crawl to Marguerite's unmoving figure. He uses the chains that bind her to stand, and slaps her face. Her eyes flutter open. Fade to...

Scene: In the hut of Umai

Marguerite's eyes flutter open as she is laid on a bed in the center of a large room. Roxton holds her hand.

Roxton: Don't worry, Marguerite, love, we'll free you.

Marguerite: (weakly) John...

Roxton: Shh, don't speak.

She looks up at him pleadingly. Fade to...

Scene: The dark room

Saros forces Marguerite's eyes open and stares into them.

Saros: You may think you have won, child, but your pain has just begun. That disgusting old man hasn't told your friends the complete truth. No one has ever survived an expulsion. No one. And the pain, I've heard, is just as excrutiating for the possessed as it is for the possessor. Yes, child, your pain is far from ending.

He slumps to the ground as Marguerite's head drops. Fade to...

Scene: In the hut of Umai

Marguerite's eyes close as she passes out again.

Roxton: This had better work.

Assai: I have never seen an expulsion ritual, but I have heard they are always successful, yet do cause pain. You must be strong for Marguerite.

Roxton: (Clutching Marguerite's hand) I will be.