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Brennan stared at his friends. Had they figured out how to beat the Shadow? Would the cross really stop him?
"Yeah, I think it could work," Jesse replied.
"If we could destroy him, this will never happen again. We'll stop dying in our sleep," Tana said shakily.
"Oh, that'd be great," Brennan wistfully stated. If they could actually sleep again, that'd be great. He wouldn't have to worry about whether or not that freak would come for him. But on the other hand, which one of them would willingly fall asleep to trap the guy? He wasn't sure if he could go through that again. And neither could Tana. It'd just totally destroy her. After all, she had just lost Chrissy.
"I'll do it," Scott offered. Everyone turned to him.
"Are you sure?" Brennan questioned.
"Yeah. I'll do it. I don't mind," Scott answered.
"I don't know, man," Brennan disagreed. He didn't want another one of his friends to die just because he was afraid.
"I can connect to him while he sleeps. If it looks like he's in big trouble, I can wake him," Emma offered, feeling Brennan's fear and uncertainty.
"Yeah. Yeah, that could work," Brennan accepted. He took a calming breath. He just had to relax.
"When should we do it?" Tana asked.
"Tonight. We'll do it tonight," Scott decided.
"You sure?" Brennan checked.
"Yeah," Scott assured. The team went about their day. Then, that night, they all met in the training room. Scott took Brennan's cross necklace and placed it over his head. Then, he allowed himself to fall asleep. Once he was slumbering, Emma connected herself to his mind.
Scott looked around.
"Come on. Where are you, Shadow?" he murmured. He began walking. Then, he heard the the children singing. This time, however, their song was a little different.
One, two, they're waiting for you.
Three, four, gonna run no more.
Five, six, got a crucifix.
Seven, eight, lie in wait.
Nine, ten, never kill again.
Scott frowned. Why was the jump rope song different this time? Did the cross have anything to do with it? The boy became aware of the black mist.
"Come on, freak. Come and get me," he dared. The mist came at him, but stopped when he saw the necklace. There was a hissing noise and Scott grinned. It looked like they had been right. The cross was the key. Emma frowned thoughtfully.
"What is it?" Brennan asked.
"Looks like we were right. The cross is the key," Emma said."What do you see?" Lexa questioned.
"Well, this thing---the Shadow---is trying to get to Scott but can't," Emma replied.
"All right, wake him up. We need to strategize," Brennan said. Emma disconnected as Adam shook the boy awake.
"Wha---wha?" Scott muttered.
"Wake up, man. We need to figure stuff out," Brennan told him. With that, everyone went into the kitchen.
"So, if the cross could stop him, what do we do?" Tana questioned. Brennan's brows furrowed. Then, his eyes lit up.
"Oh, I know that look! He's up to something!" Tana exclaimed.
"Come here," Brennan said. Everyone leaned in close as the elemental outlined his plan.
