Jake had been reading and researching long into the night. Trying desperately to figure out what it was that took his beloved Anjelika. Will had slept.

He had tried to get Jake to go to bed too, he didn't know what was wrong with Jake but he knew that draining himself all night certainly wasn't going to help. But Jake refused.

When Will awoke the next morning he found the other Grimm passed out at the table covered with books in strange languages. He rustled Jake's hair a bit then went outside.

'Wow it is beautiful here in the morning. No wonder Anjelika and Jake enjoy it here.'

"Excuse me?" The voice startled Will. In front of him was a tiny man about 5 feet of the ground. He had on round spectacles and his silvery hair shone bright in the morning sun.

"Yes, can I help you with something sir?" "Oh, right I'm Dr. Opper."

"Will Grimm," said Will shaking the man's hand.

"Oh, Mr. Grimm everyone knows about you and your brother. You're famous. Sasha told me all about how you saved her, how you saved all of them."

"Yes, well it was a team effort. Like this time. We'll get them again."

"Begging your pardon but who are "they"?"

"We're…working on it."

The doctor took off his glasses and wiped them on his shirt.

"So the two of you intend to go in after Anjelika and Jeager?"

"Absolutely."

"Well I should like to go with you."

"I'm sorry doctor but it's simply out of the question. These people may be in very real mortal danger and we can't have anyone slowing us down."

"If these people are in danger I can help you. I know the forest well. I only want to help."

Will was considering this when a half-asleep Jake came up to him.

"Good God Jakob!" Will looked his brother up and down.

"What?" "Well it's just you look like death."

"Oh, thank you very much Will."

"I didn't mean t like…" Jake stared questioningly at Will.

"I just meant you don't look so good." Will finished.

"Right Will. Who is this?" "Oh, yes Jake this is doctor Opper. He wants to go into the forest with us."

"Oh well all right it's all right with me."

The doctor smiled quite satisfied. Will looked from Jake to the doctor, "Uh, Jake can I have a word with you privately." He yanked his brother away.

"Will what?" "He can't come with us." "Why not? If he says he can help he can help."

Will just stared, "Jake why do think a doctor can help." Jake looked at the ground, he started coughing a little.

Will continued to stare, "all right Jakob but you are responsible for him. If he gets himself in trouble you bail him out, are we clear?"

"Fine we're clear! Look Will I think I may know what's doing this."

"Well why didn't you say so? What?"

"Well according to my research, around the time that the queen was ruling she had an army. A very powerful, not to mention evil army. Men would destroy villages, slaughtered women and children anyone who was in their way. Anyway when the plague came they were all wiped out. There were five men leading the army. They answered to no one but the queen, not even the king. Well while all of their men were dying they—." Jake went into another coughing fit.

"Jake? Are you still with me?" Will buried the worry deep inside of him.

Jake composed himself. "Y-yes I'm fine don't worry about me. Anyway while the men were dying the leaders were putting a spell on all the corpses. It's a spell for bringing the dead back to the world of the living. To make it work the five leaders would need the blood of three souls that have been touched by magic. Anjelika, that's one, apparently this boy Jeager, and a third that I assume they don't have yet."

Will was mentally catching up. "Right Jake that's all well and good but how did the leaders come back and how do you know it's them?"

Jake grabbed his brother's arm and led him to a spot behind the courthouse. There was a burned symbol of a rose on the ground.

"They bear this mark on their foreheads. And as far as the leaders coming back…well that could either be a result of the queen's magic, or the fire to the forest, perhaps it stirred their bones."

Will took a moment, "well then let's get going, we leave first thing tomorrow morning."

Authors Note: R&R please. I hope you all buy this explanation. Oh, and once again I love you guys for the reviews I'll try not to disappoint. Next chapter should be up very soon.