That night...

Dib was looking out his bedroom window into the pitch-black night. The only two sources of light were the full moon, which was glowing oranger than an UT football homecoming game, and the yellow light coming down from a nearby street lamp.

Down below in the bushes sat Cri.

'When is she going to show her immortal, evil self? I've been out here in the biting cold siting on an evergreen for hours just to battle my mortal-wait immortal foe or two. That is if my doomed twin brother and/or their two other friends.'

Dib had heard her talking to herself and now was debating with himself to save his cousin or just stand back. In less then a moment he had decided. He wasn't going to destroy the paranormal; the four [well maybe three because of Tro] weren't really dangerous to humankind. Dib ran downstairs to Bri, who rarely slept, yelling, 'Bri! Bri! I need to tell you something!'

'What is it? I'm on Mysterious Mysteries?'

'No! Um...' Dib lowers his voice, 'Cri is outside my window waiting to kill you and/or the others.'

'Cri... I bet she will stop at nothing to kill us and that she has more powerful people coming to aid her.'

'But I have a plan...'

'What?'

'Can you transport or what ever more than one person?'

'I think so.'

'Then you can transport the others here and then we can fight.'

'Sounds better than mine. I will just going to run'

'Okay...'

Bri grabbed Dib's hand and focuses on Tro's house. Dib feels a strange light feeling like when your foot falls asleep and then he was standing in a strange bedroom.

'Tro!' Bri called down the staircase in his room. 'Come up here! NOW!'

Tro floated up the stairs but went he sees Dib a darker look fills his face.

'Is this filth here to die? Or just be taught a lesson?'

'No, neither!' Dib squeaked.

'Your sister and she little Triste friends are outside my house waiting to kill us. I came to get you and the others there to stop them.'

'I've been waiting for the day that Cri would try to hunt the hunter. Come here.'

Tro floats down the stairs into an almost black room. A large pillar candle in the center of the room cast an eerie light on all of room. A glint of silver caught Dib's eye.

'What is that?' Dib said as he pointed to a dark shape in the corner.

'Oh that's what I was going to show you. It's my weapons case.'

Tro opened a trunk and it opened out into many compartments filled with silver blades, daggers and a few large swords.

'Whoa....' who all Bri and Dib said.

'I do believe we will need these in our little battle. We already have the mental advantage now we just need to have the weapons advantage.'

'Here use this, Dib.' Tro handed Dib a small sword and a small dagger. 'Only use that dagger when needed. The sword should do since all of them are blades that would kill a Triste or just about any other creature for that matter quickly.'

Tro was going to hand Bri a sword but she shook her head. 'Have my own.'

Bri pulled the necklace off her neck and held it. It glowed red and started to transform and in a minute it was a long broad bladed silver sword was in her hand.

'Nice. But we need a few weapons for Risika and Jen.'

Tro grabbed his own sword like Bri's and a few other weapons. Then Bri, Dib and Tro headed to get the others. This was the beginnings of the battle.