Kindred Spirits 3.1
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wiseheartKindred Spirits
by Soledad
Rating: Teens and above, for some canon-compliant violence.
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Part Three
Needless to say that Dr. Sagara had been right: Henry didn’t like the idea of exposing Vicki to the demon. But after his first, instinctive reaction he tried to think over the problem rationally and had to admit that it was truly necessary. If for no other reason then to free Vicki from Astaroth – or whichever demon it might be – once and forever.
Of course, he needed to persuade Vicky about the necessity; and for that he needed her to be present at the meeting with the undead experts. The only question was how to get her there. Perhaps for the first time since they met, he was not sure that she would come just because he called.
But she might come if Coreen called. After all, hadn’t she let the chance of getting rid of Astaroth slip from her hands just to save the girl?
“I don’t understand,” Coreen said when he called her, less than an hour before the meeting. “I thought you didn’t want these people to learn about Vicki.”
“I still don’t,” Henry admitted. “But I talked to Betti… I mean Doctor Sagara, and she persuaded me that we need to involve her.”
“Because…?”
“Because that is our only chance to protect Vicki… and perhaps even free her from those marks.”
“Is that possible at all?” Coreen asked doubtfully. “I mean, I wish it would be, but even if that amulet is authentic, we only have the word of a stranger that it will actually work.”
“Doctor Sagara seems to believe it will,” Henry said tiredly. “And I’ve come to trust her in such matters.”
He didn’t want to tell the girl about the Legacy. It wasn’t his secret to reveal and besides, Coreen managed to get in enough trouble on her own.
“All right,” she said after a lengthy pause, “but what am I supposed to tell Vicki?”
“The truth,” Henry replied simply. “That we might have found a way to deal with the demon, but she is needed for it. I just hope she’ll be willing to come.”
“Are you kidding? It’s Vicki Nelson we’re talking about. Of course she’ll come. She wants to get rid of Astaroth as much as we do… well, I think she wants it more than the rest of us together.”
by Soledad
Rating: Teens and above, for some canon-compliant violence.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Part Three
Needless to say that Dr. Sagara had been right: Henry didn’t like the idea of exposing Vicki to the demon. But after his first, instinctive reaction he tried to think over the problem rationally and had to admit that it was truly necessary. If for no other reason then to free Vicki from Astaroth – or whichever demon it might be – once and forever.
Of course, he needed to persuade Vicky about the necessity; and for that he needed her to be present at the meeting with the undead experts. The only question was how to get her there. Perhaps for the first time since they met, he was not sure that she would come just because he called.
But she might come if Coreen called. After all, hadn’t she let the chance of getting rid of Astaroth slip from her hands just to save the girl?
“I don’t understand,” Coreen said when he called her, less than an hour before the meeting. “I thought you didn’t want these people to learn about Vicki.”
“I still don’t,” Henry admitted. “But I talked to Betti… I mean Doctor Sagara, and she persuaded me that we need to involve her.”
“Because…?”
“Because that is our only chance to protect Vicki… and perhaps even free her from those marks.”
“Is that possible at all?” Coreen asked doubtfully. “I mean, I wish it would be, but even if that amulet is authentic, we only have the word of a stranger that it will actually work.”
“Doctor Sagara seems to believe it will,” Henry said tiredly. “And I’ve come to trust her in such matters.”
He didn’t want to tell the girl about the Legacy. It wasn’t his secret to reveal and besides, Coreen managed to get in enough trouble on her own.
“All right,” she said after a lengthy pause, “but what am I supposed to tell Vicki?”
“The truth,” Henry replied simply. “That we might have found a way to deal with the demon, but she is needed for it. I just hope she’ll be willing to come.”
“Are you kidding? It’s Vicki Nelson we’re talking about. Of course she’ll come. She wants to get rid of Astaroth as much as we do… well, I think she wants it more than the rest of us together.”
