Chapter 13

Ben stretched in bed and moved his arms to where Abi was supposed to be, but she wasn't there. He got up and to his relief heard the water running in the shower. He had a satisfied smile on his face as he headed into the bathroom.

Abi was standing under the hot water, letting them run down her head and body. Her hands were leaning against the wall. Her eyes were closed and Ben stepped in behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist and found she was shivering under the hot water. Realizing she is having one or her visions he slid down to a sitting position pulling her with him. Not saying a word he just held her there, water still running on them both.

Absorbed in the images she was seeing Abi just leaned back against him, her hands falling to her sides unable to speak or move. The images slowly faded and she then put her hand on Ben's arms that were still holding her gently.

"Want to share with me?" asked Ben.

"We must leave here at once," she said. "We must go. Now."

Ben realized she was trying to get out of his embrace and get up. "Abi, we are leaving in a while. Relax honey."

"No. We must leave now, before it's too late and we're stuck here," she insisted.

Ben didn't understand what she means. "What did you see love?" he asked again holding her firmly, wanting straight answers.

"Ben, the house is closing down on us. Can't you feel it? Can't you feel the walls moving down on us? If we won't leave now, we will be trapped her. I just hope it's not too late."

The water suddenly stopped running, and mid November wind hit them with full force when the bathroom window opened with a bang then closed back on it's own.

Ben let her go and suddenly felt as if something was applying pressure on his heart. He had trouble breathing and he felt dizzy. "Abi," he said faintly, "Help me."

Abi put both her palms on his chest and closed her eyes in concentration. The feeling disappeared, and Ben looking at her surprised tried to figure out what she's done but then got up and followed her into the bedroom understanding now. "How long have you had these feeling Abi?" he wondered.

"Since we came back from the mountain yesterday. At 1st I wasn't sure. I thought it was that overwhelming sense of getting my powers back, but it's been getting stronger since and now I finally am grasping the seriousness of the situation. I just hope it's not too late," she answered getting dried and putting some clothes on. She hesitated whether to tell him more of what she's seen, but didn't want him to get all worked up. However she seemed to forget just how well Ben knows her.

By the look on her face, though she tried to hide it, Ben knew. "Abi, you're not telling me everything," he stated.

"I'll tell you on the way," she said knowing she can't hide it from him much longer, "But for now lets just get out of here and go home."

Ben agreed with her on that. He wanted out of there. The scene in the shower told him it was dangerous to stay there, so in a few minutes they were both dressed and ready to go.

Ben picked up their cases and headed downstairs Abi following behind. As soon as they reached the bottom of the stairs, Abi froze. "It's too late," she said, "We're trapped."

Jerusalem

Mooli was sitting in his office writing some last case updates before he clears his office for the new Dr. that will take over his position as the hospitals child psychiatrist. Although sad to go, he felt he has finally found the secret destination that eluded him in the past. There were some cases he would continue to supervise, and he also informed the board that they could always call him for emergencies or any kind of help he would be able to provide.

When he was finished, he got up, took one last look around the room that has been his 2nd home for several years and headed for the door. The minute his hand touched the handle he felt as if a jolt of electricity went through his body. Images filled his head and gasping for air after they disappeared, he immediately picked up the phone and dialed the legacy house.

He waited for an answer when he heard the voice on the other side. "Luna foundation, Ethaniel Speaking."

"Thank god it's you Ethaniel. We got trouble coming," he told the other man.

"Trouble?" asked Ethaniel worried. He learned to trust Mooli's visions as much as he trusted Abi's.

"One is Abi and Ben. They're trapped in that big old house. Second is Hanna."

"Hanna? Abi's grandmother? Is she in danger?" asked Ethaniel immediately signing Eti who was standing next to him. "Go find Abi's grandparents and the twins. Don't let them out of your site till I get there," he told her quickly, then back to Mooli, "You better get over here right away so we can figure out what to do."

"I'll be right there," said the psychiatrist and in a flash was out of his office running outside to his car.

Portland

Derek and the others were very surprised to see the state of the Portland house. It looked at least a 100 years old while it was actually only a few years old.

He saw Nick and Julia talking to an officer and headed in their direction.

"Hey boss, hi guys," said Nick. He then saw Sloan and just nodded at him asking Derek quietly, "What's he doin' here?"

Derek said nothing nodding his head and just asked him, "Any news?"

"I wanted to try and get access to the house but the police are refusing to let me or Julia out of their site," answered Nick.

Suddenly a loud sound was heard. One of the policemen started calling "Gun shots," and everyone ran for cover. That was the opportunity Nick was waiting for and signaling Derek he pulled on Julia's arm and soon they were both out of site trying to figure out another way into the house.

Derek was staring into the air when Kristin approached him.

"Swastika's," he mumbled.

"What?" asked a confused Kristin.

"I saw swastika's," he answered. "Donald Jacobs, the Portland precept was head of the Berlin house during WWII and besides fighting the Nazi's and helping a lot of Jews escape, he also had a big part in smuggling artifacts that the Nazi's wanted, out of Germany."

"And you think that's what's it all about?" asked Sloan.

"I think it's an attempted vendetta against him, yes," replied the SF precept.

"Ok," said Sloan. "So I suggest we start digging into some of our WWII files and see if we can figure out who's behind this."

"I'll call Alex and ask her to do some research," said Phillip.

"Tell her to call London house. They have all of Donald Jacobs' files from that period of time. She can easily access them," suggested William Sloan, then looking around he said, "I see our young hero used the distraction well."

Derek was annoyed by Sloan's comment, but said nothing.

A few minutes later he saw Julia running in their direction. "We found a way in," she whispered in Derek's ear. "Nick could use some backup," she told him.

"Don't tell me he went in by himself?" asked Derek a slight anger in his voice.

"What else did you expect him to do?" asked Julia sarcastically. Nick was just being Nick.

They all followed her besides Sloan. "I think I need to stay here and get the police's attention so you can go explore with no disturbances," he said.

Derek turned to Kristin. "You better stay here with him. Make sure he doesn't cause more damage then help," he told her.

Reluctant but not wanting to disobey her precept Kristin stayed behind while Derek and Phillip followed Julia to where she said they found an entrance to the house.

Abi & Ben

Ben didn't understand why she would say they're trapped until he reached for the front door trying to open it.

"No don't," he heard Abi call, but his hand was already touching the doorknob. Before he could press it down he was thrown across the room landing by the stairs next to where Abi was standing.

Abi bent down next to him calling his name checking his pulse. He was alive just really shook up. He sat down on the floor looking at his hand. It had a big burn mark on it. "Are you ok?" asked Abi holding his face between her hands. Her eyes staring into his.

"What the hell was that all about?" he asked.

"I told you Ben. We're trapped here. But I don'feel any unnatural presence involved in it so it's gotta be man made."

"So what was causing the other things we experienced upstairs?" he asked.

"There are two beings here, but they are not strong enough to stop us. Not yet anyway. We will have to deal with them another time," she answered.

"If it is so then we can find a way out of here," he said and went over to the door to have a closer look. He looked out the small window next to the door and said, "Well there is no way out of the front door. It's sealed shut and there are also some explosives attached to it. The knob is also connected to some electrical force. Let's try the back door," he suggested, and Abi followed him.

The back door was in the kitchen and Ben took a broom and touched the knob. Unfortunately the situation of that door was the same as the front one.

"Damn," shouted Ben. "I could swear someone doesn't want us to leave this place alive."

"I think they're stalling," said Abi.

Ben looked at her. "Does this have to do with what you didn't tell me about your vision?"

"They're after grandma," she said after a little hesitation. "The way to get to her is through me or the children," she said knowing that will get him all worked up, but there was no way to keep it from him anymore.

"Why didn't you tell me that before Abi?" he asked.

"Because for now the children are safe. I see no danger to them, so let's calm down and find a way out of here," she said. She then remembered his hand and quickly took out the first aid kit from under the kitchen sink. She put some kind of antiseptic paste and bandaged his hurt palm.

"Ok," he said when she was done. "If the doors are not an option, let's try windows.

They went into the living room and looked at the windows. Ben opened one, then another, then a 3rd one. Unfortunately and adding to his frustration, they all had bars on them, and he was starting to lose his patience. He picked up a chair and started banging on one of the bars but they were almost brand new and didn't budge. The one window that was not barred was too small for them to get out through, but that gave Ben an idea. He remembered that once while he was looking around the house he saw an ax. "I'll be right back," he told Abi and went looking for it. He came back a smile of triumph on his face and the ax in his hands. He checked the small window to see there are no hidden wires or other traps and then broke the window with one blow. Glass fell all over but he ignored it and with the ax broke the window frame. Luckily the structure itself was old, so he had no problem breaking the bricks around the window. About 20 minutes after he started, they had a big enough opening for them to get out of. He helped Abi out and got out behind her, when her phone suddenly rang.

Following in Ben's footsteps to where the car was parked, she answered the phone. "Hi Ethaniel," she said.

"Abi, are you guys alright? Mooli called and said you two are in trouble," he asked worried.

"Well, we actually encountered a little problem leaving the house but we're now on the way home," she reassured him.

"That's good because he also said Hanna is in danger," continued her head of security.

"I know," she said. "Keep a close eye on her, grandpa and the kids till we get home and figure out what the danger is and how to handle it."

"Already done," she heard Ethaniel's reply.

"Thanks. I knew I could count on you," she said. "As always."

"We'll wait for you. Tell Ben not to drive like a maniac. We are all safe in the house," he told her.

"See you soon," she replied and closed the phone. "Ben, check the car…" she started saying but he already bit her to it and was under the car checking it, then he checked under the hood.

"The car is safe, then let's get out of here," he said opening the passenger door for her. He then entered the driver's side and they were headed home.

Ben drove as fast as he could for a few minutes until he felt Abi's hand on his shoulder. "Ben. Slow down please. Everyone is safe in the house. We won't do them any good if we are killed on the way."

He slowed down then took her hand and kissed it softly a faint smile on his face. "I love you," he said.

"I love you too," she replied kissing his cheek, "Now let's try and get home in one piece."