The group ran over to where Mike was with Kate. Clark took the baby who was now amazingly calm.

"Breathe, dammit, breathe!" Mike was trying to will Kate to breathe. She had no signs of trauma but she was not breathing.

"Fitzroy, turn her.. turn her I can't lose her." Mike was frantic, Vicki and Henry couldn't believe what they were hearing. Mike was so afraid of losing Kate, he was willing to let Henry turn her. Vicki knew he was desparate. She kneeled down beside Kate.

"MIke," she started, taking his hand, "You really don't want Kate to be a vampire do you?" she asked tenderly.

Mike shook his head no, "But I don't want to lose her either. M.J. needs his mother,I need her.. I can't just let her die Vic. Hey, if you can handle, why the hell can't I?"

Vicki tilted her head, "We don't have enough time for that discussion Mike." Vicki began to run her hands over Kate's body holding them just inches from her. She had her eyes closed. Maggie had taught a few things, one of those being able to sense someone's lifeforce. Since Kate was a witch, it would make it easier.

"He tried to drain her lifeforce Mike. She's stuck in between. She's not really dead." Vicki motioned for Clark to bring the baby over.

She took M.J. from him and placed him gingerly on his mother's chest. He cooed softly, happy to be there.

"Mike, talk to her, let her know you are here. She can sense the baby, but talk to her." Mike took her hand.

"Kate," he whispered, "please come back to us. I'm sorry I've been rather distant. I know you think it's because I, " he stopped to look at Vicki "that I'm still IN love with Vicki, but I'm not. I'm in love you and our son. He needs you. Come back.." Mike leaned away to see if it had helped.

Still nothing.

"This is crazy. It isn't working! Come on Fitzroy, do it!" Mike shouted.

Suddenly, a loud gasp came from Kate. She stirred and put her arms to her chest, wrapping them around M.J.

She looked around slowly then caught Mike's eyes. He was smiling down at her.

She motioned for him to bend down, "Love," she said hoarsely, "if you ever try to turn me into a vampire again, I will kick your ass."

Mike laughed and kissed her forhead.

"Now, get everyone out." Vicki stated standing up.

"Why?" Henry asked. "What's the plan?"

"I'm going to close this portal for good." she said matter-of-factly.

"How?" Henry was little nervous, he was unsure of how clearly she was thinking.

"Burn it..to the ground." Vicki instructed Blade and Clark to bring the gas cans up from the car, the ones she had stashed before they left. S

"Whoa,whoa, I can't be a party to arson Vic. I"m a cop remember?" Mike had helped Kate to her feet. She was a little weak, but otherwise okay. She knew that Henry and Mike would not have agreed. Mike for cop reasons, Henry-well vampires + fire disaster!

"Kate too, we can't condone this." he finished.

"Fine. Leave." She said gathering paper and wood.

"Come on Vicki! There's got to be another way." Mike said trying to reason with her-as if that would EVER happen.

Vicki stopped, crossed her arms and said,"Got a better idea?" She raised her eyebrows and stared him down.

He shook his head.

"Okay, Kate, glad you two are okay, now get the hell out." Vicki said as nicely as she could.

"Vicki, Henry and whoever you guys are, thanks really, thanks." Kate was crying, her emotions she had shielded were now pouring out. Mike turned her and they were gone.

Henry and Vicki were alone. He took this moment to take her in his arms and hug her, a non-sexual "I'm happy you're okay" hug.

He pulled away and asked, "Sweetheart, why do you have tiny fangs? Is there something I should know?"

Vicki smiled at him,"Henry, I'm not turning if that's what you are worried about. I noticed them about two weeks after the twins were born. I called Maggie, I was freaked out myself. She said it's sort of like a side effect of the pregnancy but they won't slip unless I'm angry or.." she looked at him.

They slipped.

"Or what?" Henry asked furrowing his brow.

"..or aroused" she said smiling slightly. Henry let his slip too and leaned in for a defintely sexual sort of kiss just as Blade and Clark came back in.."Damn" Henry muttered under his breath-'Later" he mouthed, she smiled and nodded in agreement. Her adrenaline was causing other body parts to be on overdrive.

They doused the entire apartment with gasoline. Henry went through the building to make sure there was no one there. They didn't want to kill an innocent person, the homeless tend to hang out in those types of buildings. Henry said they probably didn't because of the evil surrounding it. Bully for them..Vicki thought.

Vicki lit the one of the matches they had brought her, threw it in and they all ran for the door. They were out before it even started to smoke, but they heard horrific screaming...demonic screaming.

"I hope like hell this works Henry," Vicki said, slipping her arm around his waist, he did the same to her. Mike and Kate had left.

Good, no witnessing the event, no knowledge.

Vicki jerked away from Henry.

"What is it?" he asked looking at her fearfully. He hoped Asteroth wasn't trying to make a return entrance.

"My marks, they are burning!! They are on FIRE!! Help me Henry!" Vicki had tears of pain welling in her eyes. She had her head bent back, screaming at the top of her lungs as if her arms were actually in the fire too. Her arms had flames licking up from them. Henry was wide-eyed, vampires don't do fire. Clark and Blade moved in to help their friends. They tried to grab her arms and put them out with Blade's shirt but when they reached for them, the flames would go higher.

Vicki was sobbing, "HELP ME!! HELP ME!!" her eyes pleading to Henry. He started to run around her in circles with vampiric speed, creating a forceful wind, hoping that would extinguish them. Nothing...

Just as suddenly as they had started flaming and burning they stopped. Vicki dropped to her knees trying to compose herself, still crying.

Henry knelt beside her. This is one time he had failed to help her, he felt terrible.

"Vicki, I'm so sorry.." he repeated it over and over, holding her and rocking her gently.

"Henry," she said suddenly,"they're gone..look they're gone!"

Henry took her hands in his, palms up. They were gone, not trace remained that they had ever been there.

"It's closed!! Son-of-Bitch it worked!!" Vicki was on her feet spinning around, dancing and taking Henry with her.

After the short celebration, they realized they had to get out of there quickly. They began to walk down the street in the opposite direction of the approaching sirens.

A car came up behind them, drively slowly. Henry sense who it was and turned.

"So, came back huh?" Henry smiled at the detective.

"Well, I DID drive after all. Get in-let's get the hell out of here!" They all squeezed into Mike's car and sped away.