AN: Right, so a couple of people asked about Shelby possibly having powers and wondering if she'll play any role in this story? If the Berry men in this story followed canon with regards to how they got Rachel, and if Hiram is also a trigger or centre to all of this?
I was going to answer that in this chapter, but the story didn't quite pan out that way and had I left it in it would have made the chapter a bit too long. So the next chapter will answer the questions for you...I hope.

Also, I do apologise if the whole genealogy of Stoic and Tenebris was a bit confusing; it was a lot of info to take it and manage around. Cliff notes version for those who are slightly confused; they're brothers and when they were human they were the original Cain and Abel. On their deaths they were given a chance to become heavenly beings which they took and then they fell from grace during the angel rebellion. And Demon Mike is not their Dad (he just treats them like he's their Dad), he's just one who gave them their powers. Hope that helps.

As for the why of the girls all playing Hide and Clap...kids are kids - that's the only thing I could think of. Lol.

Anyway, this chapter has the usual style of fluff at the beginning and ending with you know what.

Enjoy.

Chapter 17:

As Stoic was revealing who he was when he was human, and also how the demon in Mike's body wasn't really his father but rather his "creator"; the four girls were preparing to play their game of Hide & Clap; which Santana still thought was a stupid idea but oh well, she'd just play along - for lack of a better word...phrase.

"Right, so, rules, Brittany you count to twenty, the three of us will go and hide, when you ask us to clap, we will," Quinn said as Rachel took her hand, "Oh and Brittany, no blindfolds, it's likely we'll go upstairs, so no peeking,"

"Okay, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR," Brittany started counting as Santana sighed, the things she had to endure for Rachel,"You better be hiding Santana,"

"Alright, alright, I'm going, I'm going, god," the Latina said as Brittany chuckled.

"Let's play, let's play," Rachel said as she took Quinn's hand.

"I'm coming," Quinn laughed as Rachel ran upstairs.

"I hear thumping," Brittany said, "Did the monkey run upstairs?"

"NO," Rachel yelled back.

"Rachel, shush," Quinn said playfully.

"Oh, oops,"

"Yeah, oops, c'mon,"

"Oh, oh, the closet,"

"The closet?"

"Yeah, it's cool to hide in the closet, then when we come out we can say, 'Hello, I'm fabulous,'"

"Okay, what have you been watching?"

"I don't know,"

"Aha,"

As the two ran into the closet and shut the door quietly, Rachel sat on Quinn's lap and cuddled into her, "Quinn," she started.

"Yeah," Quinn replied as she looked down at her.

Rachel just grasped at Quinn's dress.

"What's wrong?" Quinn asked as she stroked Rachel's hair.

"I don't know, but I feel sad, Mr Tibbs is sad," Rachel said.

"How do you know?"

"I feel it, he's very sad but he's also very angry,"

"He is?"

"Yeah, someone did something bad to him and made him cry,"

"That's not good,"

"When he finishes helping Mike, do you think I should give him a hug?"

"Yeah, because your hugs make people feel better, you told me, remember? And then you gave me a hug, so when Mr Tibbs is done, give him a hug,"

"Okay,"

"Okay you two suck at hiding," Santana said as she opened the door.

"Oh, I'm fabulous," Rachel said as she jumped out of the closet and did a pose that she'd seen in a magazine.

Santana just raised and eyebrow.

"Wow, you and Quinn are rubbing each other," Rachel said, "You're raising your eye thingee like her,"

"You mean we're rubbing OFF on each other, and you're talking about my eyebrow," Santana corrected

"I said that, and yeah,"

"Aha,"

"READY OR NOT, HERE I COME," Brittany yelled.

"Santana go away, we're hiding, shoo," Quinn said as she grabbed Rachel, gently pushed Santana away, and shut the closet door.

Rachel giggled as she cuddled into Quinn again, "I like your cuddles Quinn, it's like holding sunshine,"

"I know, you told me," Quinn said as she kissed the top of the child's head.

"I never want to let the sunshine go,"

"And hopefully you won't have to,"

"CLAP!" Brittany yelled out as Quinn clapped her hands really loudly, followed by Rachel and then Santana, "Okay, I'm coming up, CLAP!"

Again the girls all clapped their hands.

"God Santana over claps things sometimes," Quinn said as she heard Brittany open one of the doors.

Soon knocking was heard and Quinn shook her head, the Latina really wanted to be found and she figured she knew why as the sound of creaking could be heard.

"I'm keeping my eyes closed but I found you Santana," Brittany was heard saying.

Quinn felt Rachel shift in her arms, "Rachel?" she asked as she looked down.

"Brittany didn't find Santana," Rachel said, "We have to go help Brittany, now,"

"Santana? C'mon, don't be like that," Brittany said as she opened her eyes and was stunned when she saw nothing but an empty closet, "What the? Guys, this isn't funny, clap,"

Suddenly hands out of nowhere clapped next to her shoulder making the blonde scream.

"Brittany, baby?" Santana said as she ran out of her hiding spot and to the room that Brittany was in, "No, no, no, no, you can't have her,"

"Santana?" Brittany started.

"How the hell did you get in?"

"I walked in the door,"

"I wasn't talking to you,"

"We found the way, the demon here lead us here, the cracks, the cracks are opening," the spirit behind Brittany said.

"Santana, who are you talking to?" Brittany asked.

"There is a spirit behind you Brittany," Santana said calmly.

"Sanny?"

"Baby listen to me, okay, just walk slowly towards me,"

Brittany started to, but the spirit that was behind her wouldn't let her go as it dragged her away screaming, "MINE, my body," he snarled as he dragged Brittany away and towards the staircase.

"NO!" Santana screamed as she tried to catch up only to be thrown backwards by another spirit.

The house around them began to rock and tremble. Rachel and Quinn ran to help Santana up as Brittany was heard screaming.

"The spell guarding this place is breaking, something shifted the balance," Santana said as she slowly got up, "Help her,"

But it was too late as they witnessed Brittany get thrown down the stairs.

"NO!" Santana screamed as she ran forward only to be stopped by a roar, there at the bottom of the stairs was Stoic, he was standing on his hind legs as he held the tall passed out blonde in his arms, "Brittany?"

Another bang was heard, distracting the two, as the spirit that tried to kill Brittany for her body was seen in flames.

"Oh my god, Rachel's destroying it," Santana said as the two cheerleaders looked at Rachel whose face was contorted in anger.

"I don't like spirits like you," Rachel said, "Burn, you all deserve to burn,"

"Rachel, sweetie, stop," Quinn said.

"Don't go near her Q, she won't stop," Santana said as she put a hand on Quinn's arm to stop her.

"Go to HELL," Rachel yelled as she opened a door way to another world and threw the spirit in.

"My, my, my, you are getting strong my little vessel," Tenebris said as he walked along the hallway, his claws scratching the walls, "You know Latina, I'm going to punish you for taking away my prize, you're faster than I give you credit for,"

"I won't let you," Rachel said as she stood in front of the stairway, "And I won't let you win,"

"Oooh, are you going to start singing the words, 'please don't take my sunshine away,'? Because I can,"

"I won't let you take her away from me, she's mine,"

Tenebris grinned at that as Stoic gave Brittany to Maribel and Judy as he bolted up the stairs and stood in front of Rachel and snarled at his brother.

"Oh Abel, how good of you to join us, or are you going by the name Mr Tibbs now?" Tenebris mocked, "You know your wife died in agony wondering why her husband never came home to save her, your daughter cried as she screamed for her Abba to save her,"

Stoic felt anger course through his veins, anger and pain, as he breathed heavily, "You'll pay for what you have done, my family, I was being a good son, a good husband, and a good father, I went out to help people, I'm glad I never became like you,"

"Your wife squealed like a pig being roasted alive,"

"SHUT UP YOU ASSHOLE,"

Tenebris soon found himself flying into the wall but it wasn't done by Stoic, it was done by Rachel.

"You're bad, I hate you and I don't hate easy, bad man, bad weak man who had to become a demon because he was too inadequate, weak man, such a weak, weak, man," Rachel said almost in a mantra.

"Rachel, calm down, don't let the sixteen year old out, okay, calm down and look at me, okay," Stoic started as Rachel looked at him and tried to calm down.

"You brat, thought you'd get me when I was distracted," Tenebris smiled, "Conniving, how about I do this? Hmmm? Naughty children should be punished,"

Tenebris reached out and grabbed Quinn by the neck making her cough as he started to choke her.

"Let her go," Rachel started as her power shifted again.

"Isn't she your sunshine? Your only sunshine, who makes you happy when skies are grey?" Tenebris sang in a mock.

"Stop playing with her you bastard she's just a child," Stoic hissed.

"Let Quinn go, she's mine, let her go," Rachel cried as she reached into the depths of her own soul for her power, but before she could do anything Stoic had enough as he let out a strong breath of fire and burnt Quinn alive. Making the blonde scream in pain and agony as she fell to the floor in the fetal position.

"NO! MR TIBBS WHY? THAT'S QUINN, SHE'S MINE," Rachel screamed as she ran to the demon and whacked him, "YOU KILLED QUINN, I HATE YOU, YOU KILLED QUINN,"

"I know you don't hate me, and no it's not Quinn, see Rachel, see who it really was," Stoic said strongly as Rachel had tears running down her face as she looked over and saw a spirit slowly burning out of existence on the ground.

"Rachel, I'm right here," Quinn said as she tried to move to Rachel but found herself frozen with fear at the sight of Tenebris standing there, "He was tricking you, why? I don't know,"

"Because it's fun to fuck around with people's minds," Tenebris grinned.

Stoic stood over Rachel so that the girl was now able to hide behind his front legs.

"Brother to brother, we will fight," Stoic said.

"No Mr Tibbs, he wants to fight you, and if you do he'll hurt you, I don't want you to leave me Mr Tibbs," Rachel said.

"He knows," Santana said quietly to Quinn who was slowly edging towards Rachel, with Santana just next to her.

"Knows what?" Quinn asked back in a whisper.

"That asshole brother over there plans to kill him,"

"How can you tell?"

"A gut feeling,"

Quinn just looked at Stoic who stood where he was, his eyes glowing red now as he growled at his brother. She eventually made a dash for it as she ran to try and grab Rachel to take her to safety.

"No, wait, Quinn," Rachel started.

Tenebris on the other hand released a powered attack on Quinn that hit her hard on the back causing her to bleed and slamming her into the wall; he smiled sinisterly as he held out his index finger on the other hand and started music playing through the house.

"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey, you'll never know dear, how much I love you, please don't take my sunshine away,"

The song just kept playing over and over again.

"You're a sick bastard," Santana said angrily as she ran over to Rachel and picked up her.

"Oh Latina, Latina, pity your blonde didn't die, but that one over there, she'll die," Tenebris said as Rachel screamed, "NO!"

Stoic jumped into action as she grabbed Quinn in his jaws and jumped, but not before his brother shot him in the leg with the blast causing him to internally roar.

"Fool," Tenebris said angrily.

Stoic stood up on his hind legs and dropped Quinn into his fore legs and held her as he stood, "Brother against brother, leave the innocent out of this," Stoic growled.

Tenebris laughed at him, "Always the fool, I may not hurt them, for now, but they will,"

Stoic looked across the room and saw two other demons and quite a few shadow spirits, he turned back to Tenebris and growled.

"But enough fooling around, let's play, brother," Tenebris said as he pounced at Stoic.

The water demon barely had time to jump out of the way as he bounded down the flight of stairs. Santana reacted as she ran with Rachel in her arms. Rachel held on tight.

"Okay, we're in trouble," Stoic said as he gave Quinn to Judy.

"Oh my god, what happened to her? Quinn?" Judy said as she held her daughter in her arms.

"My brother slashed her bad when she tried to get to Rachel,"

Maribel screamed as she looked up the stairs, Tenebris was there glaring down happily at them. The pain was fueling him.

"Save her, please save her," Judy begged.

"I can't, I use too much energy now and my brother will defeat me," Stoic said, "But she'll be fine, keep pressure on the wounds, and everyone else, keep those demons and spirits away from the two blondes, Rachel, you do NOT come after me, you understand,"

"But Mr Tibbs," Rachel started as he glared down at her, "Okay,"

"Good girl,"

And with that the demon glared up at his brother and pounced sending the two crashing up on the landing on top of the stairs.

They heard Tenebris laughing as Stoic and him fought.

"We need to protect them, let's go to the living room," Maribel said as she ushered everyone into the living room.

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As the women and the teens plus child, gathered in the living room, Maribel and Jenny put up a protection charm around the doors. Santana began to chant something that she remembered her abuela doing; Rachel was looking at Quinn and Judy was keeping the pressure on her daughter's wounds while trying to keep a prayer going that would protect them.

"Blessed Michael, Archangel, defend us in the hour of conflict; be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil, May God restrain him, we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust, down to hell, Satan, and with him the other wicked spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls; Amen" she prayed.

The spirits didn't like that one bit as they wailed and screamed. Though Saint Michael would not appear, there was some power in that prayer.

Rachel didn't know what to do as she looked around. She could hear Stoic upstairs, feel him in his pain as he was being attacked and tried to fight back. She looked at Santana who was trying her hardness to not get scared, to Quinn who was still passing out, to all the women in that room who were trying to help her and she could do nothing.

The sixteen year old may be on hold for now, but the four year old knew this feeling, she knew she had to help and she didn't want to stay useless anymore, she couldn't let anyone else be harmed, she looked at Quinn with a tear on her face as she finally snapped with her power.

"GET OUT OF THIS HOUSE," Rachel screamed as her power erupted and she began opening portals to the next world and casting the spirits back to the world they belonged in, "LEAVE US ALONE,"

The women watched in awe as the little girl battled them using her power, but they didn't stop for long as they helped her by reinforcing the protective barrier around them.

Stoic was soon heard screaming in pain upstairs and was heard crashing down the stairs. He bounded quickly for the barrier and jumped in. Bleeding badly.

"Mr Tibbs?" Rachel started as she looked at him.

"Hey baby girl," Stoic said as he was breathing hard.

"Oh no, Mr Tibbs, he got you,"

"I'll be okay, I promise, we'll win this and go help Mike, okay,"

"Mr Tibbs, how do we help Quinn first? She's not waking up, but Brittany is,"

As she asked that Brittany had woken up and flinched at all the noise.

"Little girl dry your eyes for you will be my meal tonight," Tenebris said from the other side of the barrier with a snarl on his face.

Rachel glared at him as she shot a spell but it barely moved him.

"Aww, is someone angry?" Tenebris mocked.

"Very," Rachel answered, "You're a meany poopy head,"

Stoic got up from his small rest as he glared at his brother again, "Leave this house Tenebris,"

"IN NOMINE PATRIS, ET FILII, ET SPIRITUS SANCTI, TENEBRIS I CURSE YOU," Santana started to yell, "MAY THE BLOOD OF YOUR HUMAN BROTHER, MAY THE BLOOD OF THE INNOCENTS WHO SUFFERED FROM YOUR HAND, WEIGH ON YOU, MAY YOU BE CURSED IN THE NAME OF GOD, BY THE BLOOD OF CHIRST, I COMMAND YOU TO GET OUT OF THIS HOUSE,"

Tenebris chuckled at that, "Do you think your little chant is going to..."

But he was knocked down as the front door of the house swung open, "What?"

"Get out of our house you murder," Santana said as she held out her hands.

"I'll help you," Rachel said as she picked up Tenebris with her powers and flung him towards the door, much to Stoic's surprise.

"This isn't over, you'll see, I have someone on my side now, someone you love is mine," Tenebris said as he was flung out the door which slammed shut keeping him out of it.

Rachel looked at Santana with a small smile as she gathered her power and expelled the last of the spirits from the house as Stoic chased away all the remaining demons.

"Is it over?" Jenny asked.

"Yeah, for now," Stoic said as he shifted back, painfully, into his human form, "I'm so glad that a little girl can kick his ass, it must be humiliating to his ego,"

"Mr Tibbs," Rachel said as he gave him a big hug, "You okay?"

"I'll be okay,"

"Help me," Judy said as Stoic walked up to her, "Can you heal her?"

"Yes," Stoic said as he walked up to Quinn and started to heal her back, "She just needs to sleep for a little bit after this, that's all,"

"Why'd you wait? Why not heal her earlier?"

"I know she's your daughter and that you love her, but I also told you that if you depleted some of my power at the start of the battle, Tenebris would have had more of the upper hand that he already had, I couldn't have that, plus I knew that Quinn would be okay for the time being, the marks aren't deep, she'll scar, but she'll be fine,"

"You sure?"

"Yes,"

"Why not kill Quinn though? He had a good chance to, why'd he'd just strike her?" Maribel wondered.

"Oh that's because...oh crap," Stoic started as he realised something, "Oh SHIT,"

"Mr Tibbs?" Rachel started as she walked up to Quinn, "Is Quinn okay?"

"Get away from Quinn, all of you move away from her, NOW," Stoic started but was too late as Quinn stood up and shoved Judy hard against the couch knocking her out before she tried to rush at Rachel only to be shoved aside by Stoic.

"Foolish Demon, so blind by his love for the humans that he can't see the real poison trapped inside," Quinn started as her irises turned red.

"Quinn?" Rachel started, "You okay?"

"I'm perfectly fine,"

"Rachel get back from her," Stoic started.

"But," Rachel started but couldn't as Quinn moved quickly and grabbed her around her neck and began to squeeze, "Quinn?"

"I want your power and you will give it to me," Quinn sneered as she looked directly into Rachel's eyes.

"What's happened to her?" Maribel asked as she held her hand out to stop Santana from trying to attack Quinn. Jenny was tending to Judy. Brittany stayed well back.

"Her blood has been cursed, his desires, his power, he transferred some of it to her, she can't help it," Stoic started.

"How do we help her?"

"The only person who can help her is currently being strangled alive,"

"Not for long," Brittany said as she noticed Rachel created a ball of power in her hands and shot Quinn with it making the blonde drop her so she could run back.

"Poopy head took Quinn, I'm going to get her back, she's mine," Rachel said as she looked at Quinn.

"Try all you want little girl, but your sunshine is going away," Quinn said as she attacked.

Rachel jumped away as she let out a cry of agony and pain at the thought that she'd have to hurt Quinn in order to save her, but it had to be done, she knew it had to be because if she didn't she could lose Quinn forever and that was something she just would not allow.

As she squared off against the blonde she planned her course of attack and began with a scream.

Everyone else could do nothing but sit back or else risk Rachel losing her concentration and possibly her life. Not even Stoic could this time as he was weakened from battle, he felt helpless all over again as he watched the possessed girl fight against the psychic child.

AN 2: Right, ending there. Next chapter will have a character death.

Until next time team, stay frosty.