It was a few days later when Magnus called Kate over the radio requesting that she gear up and meet her boss at the armory all in less than ten minutes. Kate was not one to screw around, but she had been sitting with Will having a very in depth conversation about the upcoming anniversary of the death of her father, which for some reason was hitting her harder this year than before. She grudgingly stood up and moved down the halls to change into field gear while Magnus did the same.

For a woman who dressed well, she was sure a quick one in the dressing room, then again after all her experience she probably had everything down to a science. Smoothing back her hair into a pony she started to make her way to the armory, sure she would beat Kate there by at least ten minutes when she caught an image in the reflection of her mirror. Glancing up she saw John's cold eyes right over her shoulder, his face hard and set. Gasping she turned to find the room empty once again. This had happened a few times since the first initial nightmare, but she was sure she had solved the problem since it hadn't reoccurred in a few days.

Taking, yet another calming breath, Magnus stood, smoothed her unwrinkable leather jacket over her stomach and moved for the door. By the time she met up with Kate she was completely calm and focused on the task ahead. "Grab the shotgun," she told Kate when the woman tried to leave with only the standard 9 mil, tranq's, and stunners.

"What?"

"Shotgun, we'll probably need it." She turned and fixed a second weapon into her belt to help with the three she already carried. It might have been a bit excessive, but she couldn't help it. They drive in silence to the house in the burbs where the chameleon had been sighted. Yes, it was odd that it was in a housing district, but not completely unbelievable.

Something went very wrong in the middle of the catch. Kate was behind the chameleon but had just been knocked to the ground. She hadn't seen overly hurt otherwise Magnus might have shot the thing then and there, but instead she pulled the attention towards her where a fairly invisible hand reached out and swiped a hand across her cheek forcing her to the ground. Pulling the weapon her leg strap she aimed it up and it became visible.

The form towered over her and she shrunk back waiting for John to strike out and pull her up by her hair. The anticipation was so strong that she missed the second swipe it made at her forcing her back into a piece of rebar that was poking straight up from the ground. It pierced through her side and she let out a grunt when her momentum finally stopped.

She flipped her wrist up and shot two rounds of tranquilizers into the beast's stomach. It instantly keeled over and fell at her feet. Closing her eyes, Magnus pulled her body up and unfortunately, ripped her side open further when removing herself from the metal. Kate was by her side in an instant but Magnus just brushed her off telling her to deal with the chameleon instead.

Grunting Magnus rolled to her knees and cupped her side. Looking down she saw blood, lots of blood. Oh this was not good, this was going to require stitches and her old friend was gone and with the position of it, there was no way she would be able to do it herself. Damn it.

Kate managed to get the abnormal into the back of the van on her own, somehow and was returning to help Magnus stand when the woman in question rolled back on her bottom in fear. Blinking her eyes rapidly she made out Kate's dainty form and stood painfully before any comment could be made.

In the shotgun seat of the van Magnus ripped off her jacket and started to tie a tourniquet tightly around her midriff while Kate powered through the streets. "You don't have to drive so fast, Kate."

"You're bleeding a lot." The woman retorted without glancing at her boss and taking another sharp turn and way too fast of a speed.

"Not enough to die in the short amount of time to the Sanctuary."

"Yu-huh sure, Doc." She took the last turn into their home and pressed the remote gate code from the van so everything was set for when they returned. "I'll get Will before settling this guy into the SHU."

"Thanks," Magnus slowly left the vehicle and made to meet her protégé in the infirmary. This was not going to be a pleasant ordeal.