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Ooky Spooky

Isaac nodded in agreement as he hoisted the chest into the trunk of the car. "Alright, let's go."

As they drove, he glanced in his rear view mirror a few times. "Are those two cars behind us following us?" He asked no on in particular.

Ooky Spooky

Lucas stood crumpling the drawings under his old boots. He was gone in a flash. After ten minutes, Isaac was getting anxious. He was pacing the floor, checking his watch constantly. Finally, another flash filled the room, and a heavy thunk sounded as the chest hit the floor.

Lucas looked very pleased with himself as he perched on top of it.

"Good, let's get it into the car," Isaac said, hoisting up one side of it.

Ooky Spooky

"It's our best chance," Isaac said. "I don't like it either, but Lucas can take care of himself. Right Lucas?"

Lucas looked up from where he'd been drawing on the pages and nodded.

"He can probably already feel where the demon is. It'll only take a second."

Ooky Spooky

"If you tell your boss all of this, he'll probably have you committed," Isaac said. "We need proof, first. You said they stole a demon chest from your apartment. I know you probably aren't particular fond of seeing one again, but if we can get that chest back and have Lucas destroy it somewhere public, with witnesses, then they can't deny that this is real."

It sounded crazy, but it was the only thing he could think of.

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Isaac looked at Lucas, who just shrugged.

"I don't think letting it get free is an option," He said, turning back to Evie. "If it's capable of opening a gate to hell, we're utterly screwed if it gets out. Out only hope is to keep them from getting their hands on it." He paused, and sighed. "Lars believed that dragging them into the spotlight was our best bet of beating them. The three of us alone don't stand a chance, but with authorities involved, maybe we can flush them out for good. I didn't think the panic it would cause was worth it, but...after seeing all this, I don't think we have any other choice."

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Isaac looked over at the small form, currently face down into the mattress. He gave a brief smile and walked over to him.

"Lucas," he put a hand on his shoulder. Lucas's head shot up, and he turned to look up at Isaac. "We need to know what they're planning. Do you have any idea?"

He sat up slowly and nodded. He looked around, then delve into the bedside table for a pen and Bible. He opened the holy book and promptly began tearing pages out of it.

Lucas set the pages on the floor, arranging them in a circle. It was the same arrangement as the X's in the map that Lars had drawn. Lucas drew something on the middle page, then looked up at Isaac. Isaac came over to inspect the drawing.

"A gate?" He asked. Lucas nodded. "A gate...from hell?" Lucas nodded. "To here?" He nodded again.

Isaac looked over at Evie. "You said you saw digging equipment down there. Why are they digging?"

Lucas smacked the paper loudly to get his attention. He then drew a chest that was underground, and a line down to it to signify digging.

"There's a chest down there? A demon chest?"

Lucas nodded. "That must be one hell of a demon if they're going through all that trouble to free it."

Lucas nodded.

Ooky Spooky

Lucas frowned at hearing that his friend was gone, but he didn't seem overly distraught. He knew this would happen eventually, after all. He looked at the vial Evie held up, then at her scar.

Suddenly, he crawled onto her bed and plopped himself down on top of the comforter. He knew it would be a while before Isaac was up, and reincarnation was hard work. He took the extra pillow and fluffed it up to his preference before curling up to nap.

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He stiffened at being hugged, his arms held out straight like he didn't know how to respond. When she finally releases him, he took a step back and messily signed to her, "Lars?"

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Isaac looked over to see her already asleep, and restless. He pondered over whether he should wake her up, but decided against it in hopes that she would settle herself. He took his sleeping pill and tucked in to his own bed.

It was early morning; still dark outside. A bright flash lit up the room before it quickly died. Lucas glanced around at where he was, then went to try and shake Isaac awake. The man wasn't having any of it, still slumbering heavily from the medication. Lucas gave up and turned to Evie. He approached her quietly and bent down to look her in the face before poking her shoulder.

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"I do, actually. I never leave home without it." Isaac dug into his suitcase and eventually pulled out a small vial. "It's not exactly the most fashionable thing, but you can just keep it in your pocket for now." He handed it to her. "Well, my turn to clean up. I'm covered in airport gunk." He was at least trying to make light of the horrible situation at hand.

Isaac took out a pair of pajama pants and a t-shirt and went into the bathroom to wash up. When he came back, he dug in his bag until he found his Unisom.

"Want some?" He offered, "This stuff does wonders."

Making a career out of hunting demons certainly wrecked one's sleep habits. He'd had to resort to medication to sleep well on multiple occasions.