Nicola very carefully slipped into the Doctor's room, making sure she was purely invisible. There were some benefits to this demon, but she knew she had to limit her thoughts like that. She could not allow this demon to control her. She knew her husband was just outside the door and Van Helsing and Carl were off in hiding, so she would be safe. She herself had no fear, this was for her friend and she was not about to let her down. She floated a few inches off the ground and looked around for Jekyll, he was nowhere in sight! Suddenly, she felt a light presence and turned to a cabinet. She floated over and opened it. On the top shelf there was a small crystal vial with a white stopper, it seemed to have carvings of angels on it and it shimmered a bright white colour.

Nicola smiled. "The Antidote." She picked up the vial. She smiled and looked at it. It was rather small. "Only enough to save one soul," she whispered, and her anger grew from within. Jekyll was taking no chances. He not only wanted Gabriel to fail his quest, he WANTED Arene to die! She put the antidote in her pocket and turned to the door....

"Find what you are looking for?" a voice asked. Jekyll appeared in the room, blocking the door. Damn! He had been there that whole time. Nicola felt herself rise higher and the black magic flowed to her fingertips, causing her nails to grow and fire to glow around them.

"You monster!" Nicola shrieked. "How could you do this? She's only a child!"

"She's the child of the greatest hunter known to man, and as long as she breathes, my revenge will never be complete!" Jekyll cried, jumping towards Nicola and knocking her from the air.

Nicola regained her stance and then looked at the old man, he was amazingly strong! How.... that's when she could feel it. He had a demon that he got power from too! It was much stronger than hers, but she had to keep fighting! She whispered a Latin chant and a huge ball of fire knocked the old man off his feet. He was thrown to the back wall and when the flame cleared, laughter could be heard.

"Not bad at all... but not nearly as powerful as me!" A nova-sized ball of blue light shot up from the ground and caught Nicola by surprise. A horrible pain ran through her. She fell to the ground and tried to stand as blood dripped from a cut on her leg.

The door flew open and Dracula, Carl and Van Helsing ran inside. Van Helsing had his gun aimed at Jekyll's chest. Jekyll smiled.

"So, my friend, you have returned, only to find you are too late!" he hissed. "In three days time, your child will die. The great Van Helsing has failed!"

"Never!" Gabriel screamed

Nicola jumped to her feet and flew at the man.... but was surprised when he caught her and wrapped his hands around her throat. Jekyll stared into her eyes and began to whisper something. Suddenly, she felt weaker and weaker, her hair was returning to its normal black colour, her eyes returned to brown and her skin returned to its normal hue. The three men could see the demon's smoke flow out her mouth and nose. Jekyll was taking the demon! Once every bit of the demon had left Nicola's body, he threw her at her husband. Dracula caught her at once and fell to his knees. Carl ran beside him and opened the vial he was holding slightly and poured a drop of the antidote into Nicola's mouth.

"Just to make sure the demon has left," he whispered as Nicola's eyes opened and she hugged her husband tightly.

"Are you alright?" he whispered, kissing her forehead. "I was so frightened, my love."

Nicola nodded. "I'm fine," she said, holding him close, "but I don't understand how he could have..."

"You fools!" Jekyll cried. "If any demon is stronger, it can steal the spirit of another demon! There is no trace left within her... only what you see before you... and it's mine!!!!"

The four of them watched in horror as the demon entered Jekyll like it had Nicola and began to transform him. Gabriel almost dropped his weapon.

"Oh my God..."