Last Time . . .

“So be it! Knowledge of light, knowledge of dark, fill his sight, make your mark. Knowledge is power, ignorance is bliss. No longer blind, let wisdom equal protection, let all the secrets be safe within. By the power of the fight, I give you true sight!”

As she finished those words, a light surrounded Jonathan’s body and as it faded, he lost his balance and almost fell to the floor, but was caught by Josh. As Josh caught him, he felt a little light headed and lost his balance. Joey and Beryl caught him before he fell with Jonathan in his arms.

This Time . . .

“CIDS!” Lance said still in the control room. “Play back the battle that just took place.”

“More specific instructions please.” CIDS replied.

“Play back everything from when I first started up the car.”

“Playing back now.”

“Fast forward to when I started driving.” He watched the screen carefully, looking for that familiar face he saw jump out of the way. “Right there! Freeze screen!” He looked carefully at the image of the man on the screen. “Enhance section E7 to full screen.” As the portion of the video filled the entire screen, he recognized the face more and more. “CIDS, identify that vampire!”

“Searching data base for all known vampires . . . no match in any of our records.”

“Cross reference it with anything that has to do with the Dream Masters!”

“Cross referencing now . . . Vampire identified. The vampire you see here is known as Dr. Wilkes, the former leader of the Dream Masters.”

“I knew it!”

“Awaiting further instructions.”

“Print out a copy of that picture.”

“Printing now.”

After parking the car inside the garage, Justin and Leo both got out. They walked towards the door leading to the inside of the house.

“I thought you were gonna hide out.” Leo said.

“I am, I just need a few things first!” Justin replied.

“Isn’t that a little too risky? You might run into your brother.”

“I can manage! I’m good at sneaking around!”

“Ok, it’s your funeral!”

“I’ve seen my funeral, this is gonna be worse!”

They both walked into the house and Leo made his way upstairs before any of the other slayers could intercept him and flip on him. He figured he could take his team’s scolding much easier than the slayers’. Justin was wondering where everybody was. He didn’t hear anything while in the main lobby. He figured he’d peek inside the living room just to see what was going on. He knew it was beyond risky, but something was compelling him to do so. As he crept over to the door, he cracked it open slightly. He then focused his vision in towards the couch, where everybody was. Just as his vision came into focus, he saw a light surround a young man that looked very much like he used to, his brother. He then saw Josh prevent him from falling, and Joey and Beryl prevent them both from falling. As they cleared out of the way, he saw a green transparent spirit hovering around what appeared to be Little Justin, laying on the couch.

“What the hell is going on?!” He yelled, walking into the living room, not caring if he had blown his cover.

“Justin!” Chris said in shock.

“What just happened here?!”

“It’s a LONG story!”

“Give me the condensed version!”

“My son is carrying the spirit of Xaina inside of him, and Jonathan just receive a shit load of knowledge!”

“WHAT?!?”

“Good to see you again Justin!” Xaina said.

“What did you do to my brother?!”

“Nothing that he didn’t want.”

“What did you do?!”

“He has just received the knowledge of the Chosen Ones. He now knows about all the families that ever existed in life and that still exist in spirit. He now knows about every major battle that has taken place between the slayers and the vampires. He now knows the truth behind your break-up as a group and team, as well as the reason for you faking your death.”

“WHAT?!? How could you let her do this?!”

“It was his choice!”

“I don’t care! We swore that we would never let our families get involved!”

“It was his calling Justin. We couldn’t stop him. Just like I couldn’t stop my son from being the bridge between us and our spirit guide.” Chris said.

He walked over to his brother and looked at Josh.

“You ok?” He asked.

“Yeah, a little light headed, that’s all. But I think Johnny here’s passed out!” Josh replied.

“He is asleep. His mind is expanding to make room for all of this knowledge.” Xaina said.

“How long will he be asleep?”

“I cannot say. It depends on how long his mind takes to process all this information.”

“Great! So now we have to watch him every moment?!” Justin said.

“Not at all. While he is asleep, he is being protected by the spirits of the Chosen Ones; much like Little Justin here. As long as they are not fighting, they will remain protected.”

“Well, at least we don’t have to worry about that now!” Lance said walking in the room.

“Is Leo ok?” Josh asked.

“Yeah, he’s fine.” Justin said.

“Good now I can kill him” Josh said as he stood from the ground.

“Any trouble?” Beryl asked.

“Nothing that we couldn’t take care of.”

“Not so fast . . .” Lance said. “I’ve got some news for you all.”

“LEO!” Sonia said running up to him as he walked down the hallway.

“Hey!” He replied, giving her a hug.

“Oh my god! Are you ok?!”

“Yeah, I’m fine! Just a little tired, that’s all!”

“I was so worried about you! What happened?”

“Let’s talk about that in the morning, ok? I really need some rest.”

“Ok, but Dom is pretty pissed at you! So is Vanessa!”

“Yeah, I figured as much.”

“Are you sure you’re ok? You seem a little different!”

“Yeah, I’ve just learned my lesson!”

“Well I’m glad to hear it!” Vanessa said walking into the hallway.

“Vanessa! Um . . . Hey!”

“What was this lesson?”

“What do you mean?”

“What lesson did you learn?”

“Well, for one thing, we’re goin up against some serious shit!”

“Like?”

“The doc!”

“He’s dead Leo!”

“I know! He’s a vampire!”

“What?!”

“That’s who captured me!”

“Oh my god!”

“And two, I know that no matter how much shit I talk, that there are just some times where I can’t take care of myself!”

“Good! But, are you sure it was the doc?”

“Yeah!”

“Oh no!”

“Should we tell Dom?”

“Tell Dom what?” Dom said walking into the hallway. “Leo! I ought to kick the living shit out of you!”

“I know . . . I’m sorry Dom. I promise I’ll never do it again!”

“You’re damn right! Now . . . tell Dom what?”

“Dominic . . .” Vanessa began. “It seems as if . . . well, you remember . . . Dom, your dad’s been turned into a vampire!”

“WHAT?!?”

“He was the one who captured Leo.”

“No, you’re lying! It’s not true!”

“I’m sorry Dom, but it is. And he’s after all of us.” Leo said.

“No! My dad wouldn’t do that!”

“We know. He’s not your father anymore though.” Vanessa said.

“You believe him?! He’s lying! LYING!” Dom said walking back into the room.

“What’s up?” Chris asked as Josh placed Jonathan on one of the couches.

“Well, I know who it was that captured Leo.” Lance said.

“Dr. Wilkes.” Justin said.

“How’d you . . .”

“I saw him. Leo said it was him.”

“Well, yeah . . . him. Anyway, we’re in some big trouble!”

“That you are!” Xaina said.

“Did you know about this?”

“Yes.”

“Were you planning on telling us?”

“Yes.”

“When?”

“Now.”

“Well then . . .” Lance said as he stood next to Josh.

“The gods have banned together and are out to destroy you all and take over the humans.”

“Big surprise there!” Josh said.

“This time is unlike any before!”

“How so?”

“By transforming Dr. Wilkes, he who is the second most powerful Dream Master, they hope to do two things. One, they would be able to change anyone they wanted into a vampire, just by going into their dreams and biting them. That would give them a massive army.”

“And the second thing?” Beryl asked.

“Two, they are going to go back in time to try and kill you before you had your powers.”

“What?! How?!” Josh asked.

“The Dream Masters are capable of great things. They can travel to the past and go into the future, it is the power of dreams. When you dream, you open up a gateway that surrounds your entire life. They can travel through that gateway into your past as well as your future. If they succeed in killing you in the past, before you received your powers, then all is lost and there will be no stopping them!”

“How can we stop them? I mean, they’re gonna be in the past?!” Chris asked.

“This is where the Dream Masters come in.”

“Yeah, but they’re not strong enough to fight those vampires!” Justin said. “I had to save Leo from like 4 of them tonight while he was trying to fight em off!”

“They are not the ones going back in time. You are!”

“How?” Joey asked.

“Through a psychic link, they will be able to propel you back in time so you can save each other. But before you do, there are a few things you need to know!”

“Like?” Chris asked.

“For one thing, you cannot interfere with your past selves lives. That is why each of you will be going to a different person’s past. Also, you cannot reveal yourself to those who you are saving. It could cause tremendous damage to your present self. The past is something that you do NOT want to mess around with! The future is different, it is never certain that it will turn out the way you see it. But the past is something that is permanent. It is important that no matter what you see going on in the past person’s life, you do not try and change anything! There is only one exception to the rule. Because of the spirit guides that the families have, they are the only ones who might be able to help you. Since we are aware of certain things that go on in the future, we can help to protect certain things. So, depending on where you are, you might have an advantage on some of the time traveling vampires.”

“Ok . . . what else?” Josh asked.

“The gods wouldn’t risk you being able to come together and fight them all, so they’re probably going to go to different time periods in your lifetimes. You will still be able to contact each other telepathically, but for your own sakes, it’s best that you don’t.”

“Why not?” Lance asked.

“Because it will distract you. If you are too busy worrying about your past, then you can’t focus on what you’re trying to stop.”

“So, from 1971 on, who are the families and how many were there?” Chris asked.

“And where were they located?” Josh asked.

“Come, we will take this into the library so you can see.” Xaina said returning into Little Justin’s body, causing him to wake up.

“Hi daddy!” He said sitting up as if nothing happened.

“Hey honey!” Chris said hugging him.

“Hi guys!”

“Hey there mini me!” Justin said.

“What up LJ!” Josh said messing up his hair.

“Hello Justin!” Lance said.

“Hey Little J!” Joey said.

“Hi!” Beryl said.

“Hey guys? Where can we put Johnny?” Justin asked.

“Put him in one of the spare bedrooms.” Lance said.

“Come on, I’ll help you take him!” Josh said.

“Ok.”

“We’ll meet you all in the library!” Lance said.

“Ok!”

“Daddy, that lady’s really nice!” Little J said causing them to laugh as they took him towards the library.

Josh and Justin picked Jonathan up off the couch and carried him upstairs.

“He looks exactly like you did!” Josh said.

“I know.”

“I’m sorry I let this happen Just!”

“It’s not your fault. Like she said, he chose it, and it happened for a reason.”

“You sure?”

“Yeah. I just hope that he doesn’t hate me for what I did!”

“If he knows all, then he shouldn’t.”

“I hope you’re right.”

“Ok, now that we’re all here, how do we call Xaina?” Joey asked once they were all in the library.

“I dunno, I mean, when we needed Sammy, we just called, or she just kinda appeared.” Justin said.

“LJ?” Josh said talking to the little boy, “Can you tell Xaina that we need to talk to her?”

“Why are you calling me LJ?” he asked.

“It’s short for Little Justin!”

“Oh, ok! I like it!”

“Ok, well, can you tell Xaina now?” Josh said laughing.

“Ok!” He said as he sat back in the library chair and closed his eyes.

He closed his eyelids and they began to shudder and Chris couldn’t help but go over to him.

TBC . . .

Well, since it’s the holidays, we here are in the giving mood, SO, we’re gonna post another chapter in a couple of days. Enjoy and send us feedback telling us how much u love us cuz of what we’re doin! :-D