For a moment, Ethan and Sarah stared at the door.
"Did you hear Benny-" another yell cut through the air. Sarah bolted for the door but the door was flung open by Jill.
"Hey, go help Benny, I need to use the computer." She shoved Ethan and Sarah out of the room and towards the stairs. Another yell and a crash sent them towards the kitchen. Benny suddenly appeared on the floor in a crumpled heap, pointing in toward an unseen creature within the kitchen. Sarah and Ethan poked their heads around the door and the creature that stood before them was unlike anything they had seen yet. It stood nearly six feet tall, with bat like wings, goat hooves and some form of deformed head. Its eyes glowed deep red and targeted them the moment they appeared in the kitchen. Sarah took a stance and hissed, her fangs fully visible.
"Ethan, get Benny away from here." She charged the creature and managed to grab a hold of it for a few moments before being thrown away like a rag doll. She shook off the throw and jumped onto the creatures back, attempting to bring it to the ground. Benny attempted to sit up but failed, collapsing back onto the ground.
"Come on Benny, you can do it." Ethan moved around so that he was turned away from Sarah and the creature, attempting to move Benny out of the kitchen. There was another thud and Ethan hoped it was the creature finally falling to the ground. Benny glanced up and a look of horror crossed his face.
"Praesidio!" he shouted, pointing at Ethan. The spell hit Ethan in the chest just as the creature took a swing at him. A blue light exploded a foot away from Ethan's head as the creature collided with the magical shield Benny had created. Sarah, who had been thrown into the living room, charged the creature once again and this time seemed to take a solid grasp around the neck.
"Ethan! Go!" her voice was strained as the creature shook violently, attempting to shake her off. Ethan hoisted Benny up into a standing position and was about to leave when Jill reappeared at the door.
"Sarah, get away from it!" Sarah leapt back from the creature and Jill raised her hand.
"Redire libertatem et prosperite!" there was a blinding flash of light and then the creature was gone. The only proof that it had actually been there were the marks from where it had been attacked by Sarah. Jill glanced around the kitchen and frowned.
"Purgo." She muttered. The holes in the wall, the scraps on the floor, even the broken glass suddenly fixed itself and the kitchen look back to normal. Better than normal in fact. Sarah walked over to stand by Ethan and Benny, who had finally regained actual consciousness and was glaring at Jill.
"What was that thing?" Ethan asked, the fear still clinging to his voice as it squeaked through the sentence.
"A Jersey Devil. Nasty things, especially at picnics. But I've never seen one actually leave New Jersey. It's worrying." She finally noticed Benny. "Are you alright?" Benny just glared and then moved forward, a slight limp in his left leg.
"Let me get this straight. You can do magic? And you fight monsters?" Jill nodded, a smile on her face.
"Yup, not only can I do magic, but I'm an Earth Priestess chosen by Gaia herself." For a moment, the room was silent. Then, Benny tackled Jill.
"Every. Single. Time! I'm gonna kill you Jilly Bean!" It took both Ethan and Sarah to separate the two of them.