They all watched in horror as Jekyll's form changed. He had so much demon essence inside him now that his human form was no longer visible. He became a huge black shadow figure, looming over them.
Gabriel fired a shot but it just bounced off and a sound that might have been a laugh came from the mass before them.
In his surprise Vladislaus had let go of his bride but now he looked round for her. Where had she gone? Just then he spotted her. She was carefully making her way round behind Jekyll, towards the cabinet filled with different coloured vials. So as not to give her away he quickly turned his eyes back on Jekyll.
Nicola made her way carefully to the cabinet. Luckily Jekyll's attention was fixed on Gabriel and he didn't notice her. She opened the door and surveyed the bottles inside. Something here would surely help. Finally something caught her eye. A small highly decorated box. She knew enough of the occult to recognise the symbols suggested it was a genie box. A plan began to form in her mind and she quickly grabbed the box. Then another vial attracted her attention; a bonding potion, or so the label said. She grabbed that too and carefully shut the door, sneaking back round. She crept back to the group and saw Vladislaus glance at her.
"I have a plan," her voice echoed in his head. "Get Gabriel to shoot this vial at Jekyll! We need to freeze him long enough for me to do an incantation. We need to trap him in here!" Carefully she flashed him a look at the box.
"Pass me the vial," came the reply and as the small bottle rolled across the floor, Vladislaus stopped it with his foot. He picked it up and edged closer to Gabriel.
Gabriel glanced round a moment at Vladislaus and felt his friend slip something into his hand.
"Shoot this at him, quickly," Dracula whispered in Van Helsing's ear and saw the hunter nod.
Just then Jekyll decided to act. With a noise resembling a roar he conjure a great flame in his hand and prepared to hurl it at the group. Just in time Gabriel slipped the vial into the gun and fired.
The glass broke as it hit the demon and the contents spilt over him. With a cry of rage Jekyll felt himself bond by invisible ropes. They tightened on him till he couldn't move. Nicola leapt forward and skimmed the open box along the floor till it rested just beneath Jekyll. She stood and held out her hands, palms up as she stared at Jekyll.
"Goddess Hectare," she cried, "bind this demon of yours to your will!"
A wind swept through the room and papers began to fly from the tables. They swept round Jekyll created a tornado-like affect and all watched in awe as it sucked Jekyll down into the box. He let out a shriek before disappearing in a puff of smoke. Nicola hurried forward and slammed the lid of the box down. She looked round the lab, holding the box tightly then saw a small metal chain and lock on one of the workbenches. She rushed over and clipped it into place around the box then turned to the others.
No one was quite sure what to think of all the had just happened but finally Gabriel spoke up.
"The antidote?" he asked, his voice filled with worry.
Nicola reached into her pocket and presented him with the small vial. It was nearly over!