Taylor kept Andy busy while the adults talked about the days ahead. He had finally gotten all of the mud out of his ears and informed Andy that they were going to avoid all forms of mud. He showed Andy the 'secret' door on the outside of the house. "You just open it like this and climb down that ladder."
Andy followed Caleb down. His feet met the floor and he let go. He blinked. "It is a little room."
"Yep," Taylor said. "Here, you have some mats you can lay down. We have snacks and water. We even added toys."
Andy looked at the toys in one of the bins. "What is this for?"
Taylor sat down on one of the mats. "Emergencies. This is the perfect place to go if there was a tornado. If something happens and an adult tells you that you have to hide, this is where you go, if you are here. Then, you aren't stuck in a closet. You can chill down here and play with toys."
Andy frowned. "Is something bad going to happen?"
Taylor gave him a sad smile. "I hope not but it is always best to be prepared."
"What if I have to defend myself or Ian?" Andy asked.
Taylor pointed to a box. "There are some weapons in there. You cannot touch them." He said. He got up and opened the box to show Andy.
Andy took two big steps back and covered his eyes. "I don't even wanna see those."
Taylor laughed. "I guess your dad has made that pretty clear."
Andy nodded quickly. "I can't touch any kind of weapon."
"No, but in real emergencies, things change. This place has a ton of warding so nothing can really get down here. He opened the box again. "Here, attached to the lid, are things you could use. Sure, they are still dangerous and weapons but if you really had to, it would be okay."
Andy wasn't so sure about that.
"We talked to your dad about it. This is kind of like a salt gun but it is made like a nerf gun. It would hurt if you got shot with it but it wouldn't do too much damage to anything that wasn't afraid of salt."
Andy nodded his head again.
Taylor didn't want to scare Andy but the instinct part of his brain was driving him to make sure that everyone would stay safe. "We have to finish our emergency plans but if you were upstairs and someone said to hide, you and Ian would go straight here. There is a crawl space in the basement so there are two ways to get down here."
"How is Ian supposed to get in?" Andy said.
Taylor thought about it. "I suppose we can practice that. If we tell him to climb down, I don't think he'd listen that well."
Andy crossed his arms. "He doesn't listen at all."
Taylor ruffled his hair. "No, but as soon as you pass the door, the warding starts. So, that gives you some wiggle room."
(Upstairs)
"Cas is our best bet at grabbing both of them. I don't see how else we would get them." Sam said.
"We won't be able to until they get back, but Ross won't be going anywhere. So, I agree with Sam." John said.
"I want to see them," Jess said.
They all looked at her.
"I want to see them and get closure," Jess said.
"That may not be safe." John started.
"I don't care. I want to look into my mom's eyes and make my peace." Jess said.
Sam bounced his leg anxiously.
"I cannot promise you that will be possible. I can say that we will try." John said.
Jess rested her elbows on the table. "Okay."
That did throw a wrench in the plan but the request was understandable. "Dean, get ahold of Castiel."
Dean got up and went outside to do just that.
"The location that we bring them to will be warded. Ross should just be a human without a soul. He has been unable to escape his cell in Jamaica. As long as he is restrained, he shouldn't be too big of a problem. We do not know about Martha. She may have power due to taking the soul. We do not know if she is working hand in hand with Hellen. If she is, she is far more dangerous." John said.
Caleb added his own thoughts. "What if capturing them brings something else back with them?"
"That is what the warding will be for," John said. "Bobby has research on that."
"We will take precautions," Bobby said.
Jess rubbed the back of her head. She was a little dizzy.
Karen could tell that something was wrong with Jess. She caught Sam's eyes and flicked her own eyes toward Jess.
Sam rubbed Jess's back. "Are you okay?"
Jess's face turned red when everyone looked at her. She mumbled 'yes' under her breath and put her hands in her lap.
Dean returned. "Cas will stop by."
Kate woke up and couldn't remember the details of the vision she had. She rubbed her eyes and went downstairs. She grabbed Dean and pulled him into the hallway. "I think you should take Caleb to get April."
Dean furrowed his brows. "Is something wrong?"
"I don't know. I can't remember." Kate said.
Dean told Caleb and they left to retrieve April and Ian.
April had Ian by her side as she folded clothes and stacked them. She talked to Elsie and enjoyed being productive.
A middle-aged woman entered the store and briefly looked at a few random items before walking over to April. "Oh, isn't he the cutest?"
April smiled. "Thank you."
"What is his name?" The woman asked.
April felt slightly off but maybe she just liked babies. "Ian."
"How old is he?" The woman asked.
"He will be two soon," April said.
The woman continued asking questions that seemed normal but were fired at a rapid pace. She crouched down to touch Ian's face but he stepped back.
Ian wrapped his arms around April's leg and frowned.
April turned her head to see where Elsie was. She was uncomfortable. She picked Ian up and soothed him. "Do you need help finding anything?"
The woman blinked. "Oh, no. That is an adorable bracelet. I've never seen a baby with a bracelet on his ankle."
April took a few steps back. She swallowed. "I'm just going to find Elsie. Feel free to look around."
Caleb got out of the car and quickly made his way inside the shop. He saw April talking to a woman but could tell by her body language that something was wrong.
Ian turned his head and bounced. "Dada."
April saw Caleb and felt relief wash over her.
Caleb approached and put his arm around her shoulders. "I'm done with work."
April heard the bell above the door jingle and then heard Dean's voice.
"How many clothes do kids need?" He picked up a pair of shoes. "Do babies actually fit in these?" He saw a row of tutus and cringed. "What the hell are those?" He walked between tables and put himself between the woman and April.
April felt Caleb gently squeeze her arm and turned to follow him out to the truck. She sent a message to Dean asking him to check on the store owner. "Why did you come to pick us up?"
Caleb sighed. "Kate had a feeling."
"That woman, I think something isn't right with her. She asked questions about Ian which isn't abnormal but she kept asking more and more questions." April said.
Caleb drove around the block and waited, out of sight, for Dean to exit the store. Once he saw Dean leaving, he continued on to Bobby's house.
Dean wasn't far behind. He watched the woman leave the store and made sure that she didn't follow Caleb or drive by his house. She wasn't a demon, he had tested her before leaving. He tested the owner too and she was clean. She did insist that he take some hard candy. He didn't argue. He popped another butterscotch candy in his mouth and parked beside Caleb's truck. "The owner was fine. The lady left."
Ian stayed with April, clinging to her like a baby monkey.
April told everyone what happened and felt a little sick to her stomach. She was so grateful that Kate felt off. She didn't know what she would have done if Dean and Caleb hadn't shown up.
Kate and Taylor went to their room to talk. "Do you feel it?"
Taylor nodded. "I feel like this is deja vu but I don't know why."
"Maybe this is something that one of us went back and changed," Kate said. She chewed on her thumbnail and bounced her leg. "I'm honestly scared."
"I am too. I showed Andy how to get into the secret room. Now that April is back, we should run through how she would get down there as well. Even if it is just another Gordon incident, we need a plan. If the weird woman at the shop was interested in Ian because she knows about his father..."
Kate was thinking the same thing. "I had a vision but I can't remember what it was."
Dean opened their door. "Are we conspiring in here?"
Kate sighed. "No."
Dean raised an eyebrow.
"We are just talking. Even if I really wanted to conspire, Taylor wouldn't cooperate. He is too much of a wimp." Kate said.
Taylor leaned back against the headboard of his bed. "You call it being a wimp. I call it learning my lesson."
Dean sat down on Kate's bed. "So, what are you two talking about?"
"We both feel like we have been here before. We are both worried." Kate said.
"Come share that with the others. We are going to sit down and hash out what is going to happen." Dean said.
Kate slowly got up.
Dean put a hand on her back and walked downstairs with her.
April followed Karen and Bobby down the stairs. "Oh my, that is a small space."
"The kids can crawl in and out just fine. You aren't much bigger than Taylor." Bobby said.
April touched her stomach. "What about Lauren?"
"We could cross that bridge when we get there." Bobby said. "The only reason we are going over this is that Kate and Taylor are anxious."
April soothed a fussy Ian.
"Ideally, just coming down to the basement should be enough but we do have backups," Bobby said.
Caleb joined them. "Andy said that you guys put the best snacks in there."
Karen smiled. "I made sure to add his favorites."
Cas appeared to share new information. Martha was onboard the cruise ship and there was a possibility that others could be in danger.
John made a few decisions and ran them by Bobby and Caleb. He called his four kids into the living room and sat them down. "This is how things are going to go. We are going to meet Castiel. We need to contain this before it gets worse." He took a slow breath. "This should be simple. We have plans and backup plans. None of us will be alone at any given time. That being said, all four of you will remain here. You will not leave the house unless ordered to. You will not intervene. I cannot speak for Caleb but as for Bobby and me, you will not put yourself in danger in order to save one of us. If we are used as a bargaining chip, you will not attempt a trade."
The room was quiet for a moment.
Kate crossed her arm. "Well, I think I speak for all of us and say that is bullshit."
Dean quickly clamped his hand over her mouth. "Uh, she does not speak for all of us but dad, you can't expect us to not even try."
"I can expect it and I do expect it." John said, firmly.
Dean jabbed Kate in the side and gave her a stern look.
Kate rolled her eyes and sunk back into the couch. John could order her around all he wanted but that wasn't an order she intended to follow.
Dean and Sam took over most of the conversation and although they weren't comfortable, they agreed to the terms.
"April, I want you and the boys to stay here. All of this is overkill but after today, I don't want you to worry about being home alone right now." Caleb said.
"Okay." April said, weakly.
"You and I can grab whatever you need." Caleb said. He twirled his keys around his finger. "Karen said that she would watch the boys."
April handed Ian to Karen. She felt bad that he was still so fussy. "I'll be right back, okay baby?"
Ian sniffled and laid his head on Karen's shoulder.
Andy told April what he wanted from the house. "I'll keep an eye on Ian."
Caleb knelt down. "There are plenty of adults around but I appreciate that you offered."
Andy gave him a small smile and let them leave.
Jess was incredibly anxious and jumpy. She was dizzy and felt like she was going to faint.
Sam tried to get her to eat something small. "Hey, you are pale. Things are going to be okay. I know you are scared. If you want to sleep, that is okay. I can't let you pass out though."
Kate had abandoned acting like she was even remotely okay with the plan. Despite Dean's attempts at getting her to chill out, she was ready to put up a fight.
John put his duffle on the table and started sorting through the gear he needed. He heard Sam talking to Jess and shook his head.
Kate showed Taylor some of what she was seeing in visions from the past few days.
Taylor rubbed his face. "Okay, this part right here I think you need to share with dad."
Kate slammed her pencil down. "Like he'd listen to a damn thing I say right now."
John, with his signature hearing, heard her loud and clear from the living room. He growled and grabbed a snack bar from the counter. He tossed it on the table and looked at Jess. "Eat that." He left the kitchen and grabbed Kate's arm, hauling her out the front door.
Jess slowly unwrapped the snack bar and took a bite, chewing slowly.
Kate couldn't get her footing to pull back against John's insistent grip. She rubbed her arm when he stopped and let her go.
"Do I need to bust your ass before I leave?" John asked.
Kate didn't make eye contact with him.
"I'm not under the impression this is easy for you. Plans change. You will follow orders. You will not leave this house for any reason or I will wear you out when I get back." John said.
Kate rolled her eyes. "Unless you don't come back because we aren't allowed to help."
John spun her around and landed a couple of hard swats. "Your attitude needs to leave, now."
Kate looked into his eyes for a moment and let a few tears seep from the edges of her eyes.
John picked her up and sat her down on the hood of a car.
Kate frowned and sniffled. "If one of us told you that you couldn't intervene if we were in danger, how would you feel?"
"I am an adult. It is my job to protect you, not have you protect me." John said.
"It is stupid." Kate said, softly. "I had a vision and I think it was important but I can't remember it. I'm scared and I have a growing pit in my stomach. I know this has to do with Hellen and I don't think you understand how terrifying this is for me."
"I do understand. I do expect you to keep your head on straight, though. You, of all people, need to be in your right mind. If something gets twisted, it is likely that whoever is doing this is going to use your hotheadedness against you. You have to stop and think." John said.
"I don't want to think. I just want to blow everything up and be done with it." Kate said.
"Do you think that would work out well?" John asked.
Kate hung her head. "No."
"If something were to happen, is this how you want to leave things?"
"No." Kate said again.
"Do you trust me?" John asked.
Kate mumbled no.
John saw the slightest upturn of her mouth and tilted her chin up so she would look at him. "I'm leaving you here with Karen and April and the boys. They are the most important people for Caleb and Bobby. Sam and Dean are in charge but if hell rises, you are right where I would want you to be. The four of you will have each other's backs. I just need you to listen and follow orders."
Kate looked away from him.
"Do not leave the house for any reason," John said.
"What if it burns down?" Kate asked.
John pinched the bridge of his nose.
"What if something attacks here and we have to run?" Kate asked.
"This place is warded," John said.
Kate frowned. "Not against fire." She hissed when he smacked her leg.
"Dean is first in charge but Sam is right there with him. If something like that happens, they will give you a new order. Understood?" John asked.
Kate nodded.
"I can't hear your head rattle," John said.
"Yes, sir." Kate said, sadly.
"Stay here. Stay safe. We will return." John said.
Kate slid off the car and walked back to the house with him. She sat down on the couch and held Millie.
John returned to his duffle. He saw the empty snack wrapper and gave Jess a nod of approval. "I agreed to make decisions but if there is one that I think you need to make, I will need you conscious to make it."
Jess's face turned a bright shade of pink.
Andy was kneeling on a chair watching for his dad's truck. He perked up when he saw the glint of sunshine as the truck turned to park. He grabbed Bobby. "My mom and dad are back."
Bobby walked outside with him. He helped get his bag inside and carried it up to Kate and Taylor's room.
Karen gave Ian his stuffed animal and some berries to eat.
April sighed. "Was he grumpy the whole time we were gone?"
"Oh, he is just a little fussy. He didn't cry but he didn't want to rest."
"He was up the whole night again." Caleb said.
"There are sleep regressions. Andy went through them." April said.
Caleb kissed Ian on the top of the head and ran his hand down the side of his cheek. "I love you buddy. Don't give your mama too much trouble."
Andy hugged Caleb and gave him sad eyes. "Be careful, okay?"
Caleb kissed the top of his head too. "I will. The same goes for you, be good for your mom."
Andy gave him a small smile. "I will."
Kate stopped John to talk to him again. "Do you have the kit I made?"
John patted his duffle. "Yes. Bobby has his too."
Kate stepped back. She felt Dean's arm around her shoulders and leaned her head on him.
Cas met John and the others at a neutral location. He explained the newest update and took John to the ship first.
John surveyed the area and then gave him the go ahead to bring Bobby and Caleb. He discretely marked doorways with the stamp that Kate had given him. It wasn't fool proof but it would help. He found sulfur smudged on a railing and alerted the other two when they arrived.
"We are in the middle of the ocean, what are we going to do?" Caleb asked.
John opened the kit that Kate made and found a second ink pad. He gave Caleb a small black light flashlight and stamped his wrist.
Caleb nodded. "That will keep a demon out of somebody but how do we spread it?"
John handed it to him. "I am going to find the captain. Look at the crew and figure out how to blend in."
Bobby stayed with Caleb. Fortunately, they found extra uniforms and didn't need to knock anyone out.
"You look ridiculous," Caleb said.
Bobby grumbled. "Take a look in the mirror."
Cas let them know that Martha was still on the ship. "They will be serving dinner soon. Perhaps you should use those at the doors."
Caleb got a better look at the stamp. "How certain are we that this will work?"
Bobby shrugged. "I guess we will find out."
John showed the captain a badge and explained that there was a threat on board. It didn't take a lot of convincing to get the captain to take him seriously. Sure, the captain thought it was a matter of national security but in a way, it was.
Caleb stamped as many people as he could. He looked across the room at Bobby who was also stamping away. If the stamps really worked, they would be a necessity for every hunter to have. He hadn't thought much about how they would be useful but there were so many people that any one of them could have been a demon suit.
Bobby had a break in people and bent down as if he was fixing his shoe. He placed stamps along the threshold of the door and kept an eye on the integrity of the ink after the next wave of people. He was impressed that the endless scuffing of shoes did not so much as smudge the symbols.
John asked the captain to make an announcement with a codeword that would alert the rest of his team that the threat had been identified.
A voice came over the speaker system. "Emily Christo, please make your way to the security office. Your parents are waiting for you."
Caleb shot Bobby a slightly amused look, knowing John had instigated that. Genius.
Chatter spread across the ship as people worried about the fictional girl.
Bobby left his station and approached Caleb, "Place sigils across the threshold."
Caleb did just that and stepped over the line. "I don't think anyone in the dining hall is a demon."
"I didn't see anyone react either. People are talking about the girl so the name is being passed around." Bobby said.
They stayed within sight of each other but walked down the long hallways in search of anything that didn't seem quite right.
A crew member approached them and asked what was going on.
"Just another lost kid. I swear these parents ought to keep an eye on them." Bobby grumbled.
The crewmember asked for details and said that he would pass along the description.
"Martha is on board, maybe there aren't any demons still here," Caleb said.
Bobby shook his head. "John wouldn't have asked for an announcement if he didn't think any were here."
As they made their way across another deck, Caleb raised his hand to alert Bobby.
Bobby stopped walking.
Caleb stepped around a corner and saw a small girl walking alone. "Hello?"
The girl turned around. "I can't find my mommy."
Caleb was hesitant, not knowing if the girl was a trap.
Bobby got closer and motioned to tell him that he had his back.
Caleb crouched down. "What is your name?"
The girl sniffled. "Kiley."
"How old are you?" Caleb asked. He mumbled the codeword and didn't see her flinch.
She held up her fingers to show that she was four.
"When did you last see your mom?" Caleb asked.
Kiley started crying. "She ran away."
Caleb got close to her and gently stamped her arm. He tested her with holy water and again, got no reaction. "Can you tell me about her?"
The girl let Caleb pick her up. She tried to describe her mother but she was too upset.
Bobby kept an eye on their surroundings.
Caleb rubbed her back. "We will find her. Okay? You're okay. Do you know where your room is?"
Kiley sniffled. She gave him the number and they found the door not fully closed.
"When did she leave?" Caleb asked.
Kiley told them that she was putting her shoes on and her mom was in the bathroom. Then, her mom just left. When she ran after her, her mom ignored her.
Caleb and Bobby shared a look. It was likely that the girl's mother had been possessed.
Kiley showed them her mom's purse.
They got the woman's name and what she looked like.
Caleb quietly spoke to Bobby. "We need to talk to John." He asked Kiley if it was okay if he carried her.
Kiley nodded her head.
Caleb had a moment of panic, thinking about how he would feel if Lauren was found walking around by herself when she was that age. He would never let that happen. He had to protect Kiley at all costs.
Bobby kept a watchful eye for any sign of danger as they made their way to the front of the ship.
John had been watching the cameras. He stepped out of the security room and waved for Bobby and Caleb to step inside.
"We found her walking around. Her mother suddenly left her." Bobby said.
John took the passport from Bobby and looked for anyone that could be the girl's mother. He motioned for her to walk over. "Is this your mom?"
Kiley started crying and wailed. "Mommy."
Caleb soothed her. "It's okay. Sometimes adults get confused. We will just go get her. I bet she is looking for you right now."
Another announcement was made and they confirmed that the girl's mother was possessed.
John tapped the screen. "She isn't alone."
Caleb sat Kiley down. "You can sit right here."
The ship's nurse had been called since a missing child was involved. She gave Kiley a kind smile. "I will stay with you until your mom comes to get you."
Kiley tightened her grip on Caleb's hand and shook her head.
Caleb gave John and Bobby a look.
"Stay here with her. Watch the screens."
Caleb cursed silently. He sat down in the chair and held Kiley so that she would calm down. He manned the security cameras and let her color so that she wasn't looking at the screens.
Bobby and John quickly made their way to the area that the demons were in. They sectioned off as much of the area as they could with lines of salt and symbols. They quietly cleared civilians and stamped them on their way out.
John could see Martha talking to the girl's mother. He alerted Castiel and waited for him to appear.
Once Cas touched down, the demons could feel his power. They tried to smoke out but They couldn't due to Cas's hold on them. There was four total, plus Martha.
John worked in the opposite direction of Bobby and closed them into a smaller area. He met eyes with one of the demons and was nearly thrown over a railing. He gripped the metal bar with his left hand and swung his leg up to hook another bar.
Castiel held his hand out to cripple the demon.
Bobby started an exorcism but was thrown back and knocked on his back.
Caleb felt cool air enter the room and blinked. An envelope appeared next to his hand. He slowly opened it and read the scribbled message inside.
The lights on the ship started to flicker and the engine whined before stopping. People became frightened and ignored instructions to remain calm.
John swore. They did not need panic. He felt the air being squeezed from his lungs and braced himself.
Castiel couldn't hold back all four demons.
Martha had her own protection. She made eye contact with John. "I've been waiting to meet you."
John glared at her.
Martha stepped over the salt lines and, with John frozen, disarmed him. "I know someone that will be delighted to talk to you." She placed her hand on his chest and smiled when he winced.
Castiel's grip started to weaken abnormally.
Martha broke the salt line.
Bobby threw holy water at the demons and managed to pull his gun but it was swiftly knocked from his hands.
Caleb tried to move quickly but Kiley was not letting him go. He wrapped an arm around her and held her to him as he ran out the door. He had a small box in his hand. He ran to the upper railing and looked down at the scene below. He swore under his breath and tossed the box over the railing.
John heard something hit the ground and then a bright light engulfed the front half of the ship.
Caleb held Kiley's head to his chest so she wouldn't see anything and stumbled back.
As the light faded, the hold on John and Bobby also faded.
Castiel restrained Martha and held her.
The four people that were possessed were disoriented and had only minor injuries from falling.
John and Bobby were leary and kept their guards up.
"They are gone," Castiel said.
John looked at the box on the ground. It was roughly the size of a golfball but it was a solid cube. "What is this?"
Caleb ran down the steps with Kiley still in his arms.
Kiley saw her mom and fought to get down.
"Hold on." Caleb said. He looked to John to make sure it was okay and then let her go.
Kiley's mom wrapped her in a tight hug. "Kiley, honey. Are you okay?"
Kiley cried and scolded her mom for leaving her.
Her mom hadn't remembered leaving her but apologized profusely. She thanked Caleb for finding her.
Caleb helped her and the other people up the stairs and to the nurse's office.
John picked up the small box and turned it over. He had never seen anything quite like it.
Bobby hadn't either.
Cas held it in his hand. "This is Enochian but an ancient form of it."
Caleb returned. "Throw it into the sea."
John gave him an odd look.
"The note said to throw it." Caleb said.
"What is it?" John asked.
Caleb showed them the note. It had two sides, one addressed to him and another to John.
John snorted and tossed the box into the sea.
Dad, I know you told me not to intervene but I still think that is bullshit.
"Do we think that is now Kate or older Kate?" Caleb asked.
"Older," John said. He looked at Castiel. "Take her. We will wrap up here."
A few passengers talked about black smoke or black clouds that wrapped around them but it didn't make them sick.
Caleb shrugged. "I guess the stamps work and they were running out of bodies to use."
All four of the passengers that had been possessed got clean bills of health.
John gave the captain a story to feed passengers and rejoined Caleb and Bobby.
Kiley and her mother left the nurse's office and the mother thanked them again.
Caleb ruffled Kiley's hair. He rubbed his face when they walked away.
"Are you okay over there?" Bobby asked.
Caleb grabbed their clothes from where they were stashed. "I think I just realized what I'd do to someone for hurting one of my kids."
John nodded. "You get creative."
Castiel returned for John and then the other two.
Martha was wrapped in chains that suppressed her abilities.
Ross was removed from his cell and brought to the same place. His eyes were sunken in and he lacked all emotion.
Martha gave him a sickening smile and taunted him.
Castiel knocked her out and locked the door behind him.
They called Dean to let them know they were back on dry land with both of Jess's parents in custody.
Dean told Sam and Jess and then let the kids know. Finally, he let April and Karen know as well.
(Older Kate)
Kate stood at the shore watching the lights of the cruise ship from a distance. The ship was just a series of blurred lights bobbing on the ocean. She felt the hair on her arms stand on end and rolled her eyes. "Atropos."
Atropos straightened her glasses. "The girl was supposed to drown."
Kate turned to glare at her. "And?"
"What have I told you about messing with fate?" Atropos scolded.
"I know you want a soul crystal to save your own skin from Lucifer," Kate said.
Atropos turned up her nose.
"I made one," Kate said.
Atropos's eyes grew wide. "What?"
"There were four demons on board. I saved four lives. Seems like an even trade. Their souls are in the crystal. That should be enough to cover you and your sisters." Kate said.
Atropos got closer to her. "Where is it?"
Kate smirked. "Probably at the bottom of the ocean by now."
Atropos gasped.
"It was thrown overboard the bow of the ship. Have fun swimming." Kate said smugly then vanished.