A/N Thank you so much to my reviewers. I appreciate you all staying with me. I intend to thank you each personally. Lizardmomma, I always enjoy hearing from you, Shivani123 welcome aboard. (Is your name from the gypsy episode by any chance?)

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The priest started chanting in a dark tongue. Jenna's eyes snapped open, yet she seemed unaware of her surroundings.

Bradas stood to her side as they faced the priest. The dark priest laid his hands on each of the foreheads before him, still chanting.

The haggard Soothsayer entered the chamber smiling evilly. From the confines of her cloak she withdrew an athame. The wicked curved twin sided blade was on one end, the other, the hilt, was wooden with runes burned into the wood. It was obviously an ancient tool; perhaps almost as old as the Soothsayer herself. She had waited patiently for this moment, biding her time 'helping' the imbecile Bradas. She liked her demons big and stupid. While some demons were larger than Bradas there were none quite so gullible. She smiled again.

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"It's getting weaker!" Sam shouted, urging her relatives on.

Chris needed no such urging. His anger over his inability to keep their innocent safe lent him a surge of strength. His fingers splayed, the lightening shooting straight from his fingertips towards the cave opening was unlike natural lightening. Lightening usually comes in bolts, but Chris' never stopped, never wavered.

Finally the shield protecting Bradas' lair blew apart. It was several moments before Chris was able to reign in his new power.

A grudging respect entered the eyes of Chris 2. He clapped his, this world, counterpart on the shoulder, "Great job! I knew you had it in you!"

Chris turned to his twin with a roundhouse punch to the face, which sent the time traveler reeling. "How about that? Did you know that I had that in me too?" He strode angrily into the cave. His family quickly following behind.

Chris 2 wiped his bloody lip on the back of his hand. A warm twinkle entered his eyes as he said, "Of course."