"I can't believe that it's you doing this but it shouldn't surprise me. I've heard about you and it hasn't been good," Fitzcairn told the man.

"I've got a reputation! Too bad I've never heard of you. That means I will have to kill you since you know who I am," the man said with a laugh.

"That's difficult to do since we're both already dead," Fitzcairn replied, sounding a bit upset.

The man laughed as he walked up to Fitzcairn and circled around him. Fitzcairn was becoming nervous as he did so. He could almost feel the man's eyes burn into him.

"You can't keep me, Charley Street, away from what I want," the man finally said with a snicker.

"Scott has. He kept you away from Elkaryene long enough for Macleod to kill you. Let's try and talk this out. Maybe we can come to an agreement of some sort," Fitzcairn suggested to him.

Charley appeared to have a disgusted look on his face from that statement. He turned to walk away from him and stopped a few feet away.

"You don't realize what I've gone through to find Ella. She is the main reason I stayed alive all these years. I desired to have her head, to possess the knowledge she has," Charley replied as he angrily walked back up to Fitzcairn, who was trying to stay calm. "Now, if I can't get her head, I'll have her 'teacher' take it instead. I know they're very close friends and it would break his heart to harm her in any way let alone kill her."

"I can't let you do this. This is madness!" Fitz angrily told him as he grabbed the other man's arm.

"This isn't madness. This is planning it all out," replied Charley with a small laugh, as he broke free from the grasp.

"Then if we can't settle this through diplomacy, then I'm afraid some other action will have to suffice," Fitzcairn replied as he pulled out his sword.

Charley also pulled out his sword and the two began to fight.

###

Elkaryene and Duncan walked up to the church and looked at it.

"So this is where Scott went to?" Duncan wanted to make sure as they walked up to it.

"Yep and it looks like he's still here," replied Elkaryene, sensing the eldest Immortal inside the building.

"Then let's go inside and see what we can do," Duncan told her before heading inside.

"Maybe he'll listen to you. You've around him more lately," agreed Elkaryene as she followed him.

"And you think he'll listen to me better than what he would you? You're the one who's known him longer than Joe and myself combined," Duncan said with a smile and a laugh.

"It looks like my long friendship with him doesn't matter at the moment. We'll just have to wait and see," she replied, a sad look on her face.

###

Fitzcairn and Charley had their swords locked. They stared at each other. Fitzcairn was a bit upset.

"You will not win this. You leave Scott alone. Leave Elkaryene alone. You're dead and let it be like that. You were not supposed to find Elkaryene," Fitzcairn told Charley through slightly gritted teeth.

"Oh I will with this. I might not get Ella myself but it will be a pleasure to see what I'm about to do," came the reply.

The two began to battle again, their swords frequently hitting each other.

###

Methos could feel a headache coming on and he could hear the voices as well. The headache was quickly getting very bad.

"Oh great, now there are two of them. Please stop!" he pleaded as he placed his hands over his ears.

He managed to climb to his feet and stumble into the aisle. The pain in his head intensified as the argument in his head continued and grew more intense. All of a sudden, he began to knock down several objects that were nearby. He pulled out his sword and threw it away from him.

But the sword beckoned to him as he tried to look away. His stare came to the sword lying on the floor. He was being tempted to do something as he continued to stare at it longer.

He slowly walked over to it and picked it back up before heading towards the door.

###

Duncan and Elkaryene headed towards the door and opened it. They looked in to see Methos walking towards them, sword in hand.

"Scott! What's wrong? Please tell me," she pleaded with him as she stepped towards him.

His eyes darted up to look at her but it was as if they didn't see her as he turned around in place. He lifted up his sword, preparing himself for some unknown enemy.

"I know you're there. I just have to find you," Meoths quietly told himself.

Elkaryene and Duncan looked at each other with curious looks.

###

Fitzcairn looked over at two Immortals who just walked in and at Methos. He was worried as he looked at the sight of the sword in the Immortal's hands.

"Oh no. Something nasty is going to happen and it will be because of us," he muttered before blocking another blow from Charley.

"And I will be happy of it," Charley told him with a laugh.

"I don't believe you sometimes," Fitzcairn snarled at him.

Charley simply shrugged before their battle continued.

###

Elkaryene dared not to approach Methos any further as he began to walk around as if no one else was in the room.

"Scott!" she said.

It appeared as if she finally had gotten through to him as he stared at her. He began to back away from her.

"You're part of the enemy. You're here to tell me what to do as well," he barely said. "I must do something."

Duncan and Elkaryene glanced at each other, both hearing what Methos had said and wondering what it meant. They were slightly unprepared for what happened next.

Methos took his sword and lunged towards them. His sword was embedded in the person standing before him. In the back of his mind, he heard a familiar gasp.

###

Fitzcairn glanced over his shoulder and the look on his face turned to horror once he saw the scene nearby.

"Oh no!" he cried, placing a hand over his eyes. "Elkaryene."

"Oh yes!" cheered Charley, placing his hands in the air.

Fitzcairn blocked an attack from Charley and knocked him to the ground before looking back at the scene. He slightly cringed as he looked at his friend with a sword in her abdomen, with Duncan looking on in horror.

He watched as Methos slowly regained his senses and looked at what he had done. Fitzcairn figured at that since Charley and him stopped fighting, Methos would be in control of his actions. Methos watched in horror as Elkaryene slowly began to sink to the ground.

"Kari," he managed to choke out as he slid the sword out of her body and gently lowered her onto the floor.

He looked into her eyes and they asked 'why?' all over them. He could tell that she was trying to say something but was unable to. He couldn't believe it when she died in his arms. Methos stood up as Duncan knelt beside them.

"Methos, what happened?" demanded Duncan.

"I...I don't know," replied Methos as he stood up. "Macleod, no matter what, you will take Kari as far away from here as you possibly can. I don't want her to get hurt anymore because of me. I am not safe to be around right now."

Methos soon turned and ran out the door. Fitzcairn couldn't help but watch as he hurried after him, with Charley following close behind.

Duncan sighed as he waited for Elkaryene to recover from the injuries she ever so recently suffered from the man she called her teacher and friend.

TBC...