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asked, his eyes wide with concern as he searched her for any unseen injuries.  “You looked like you were having a bad dream.”
    “Yeah,” Alex groaned.  She brought a hand to her forehead, as if that would stop the pain.  “I don’t know…it was a bad dream…”
    She looked around, as if in a daze, trying to comprehend what had just happened.  She remembered this feeling, had felt this sort of pain before.  This was no ordinary dream, she knew that now.  It was an extension of her powers, working its way through her system.  She could feel it coming back to her.  She looked up at Sam, a wrinkle creasing her forehead between the eyes.  Her gaze fell upon the hideous scar that marred his once so handsome face.  It was the parting gift of the Magi before they had left the land of demons.  Before she had time to even think twice, her hand rose to his cheek.  Sam was held in a daze as warmth washed over him.  The heat travelled through his body, engulfing him in the most pleasurable sensation he had ever experienced.  Alex watched, wide eyed at her own actions, as she felt the raw tickle of her powers returning.  It branched out from the tips of her fingers, reaching into Sam as his scar slowly faded.
     
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    AnnaBeth felt the call immediately.  A tingle at the top of her spine that travelled all the way down her back, leaving goose bumps in its wake.  The door of her office flew open.  AnnaLee stood in the doorway, eyes wide and mouth hanging loose as if she wanted to say something, but didn’t know what.
    “I felt it too,” AnnaB eth said, an elated smile spreading across her face.  “It’s time.  Get the others, we must go immediately before we lose the signal.”

Chapter Ten
     
     
    Sam came down the stairs to find Balthazar still reading from the old book, a scowl marring his regal features.  Alex had spent much of the day in bed, recuperating from the dream and subsequent healing of Sam’s scar.  He had sat up with her, keeping her company.  They had talked for hours, like they hadn’t done for ages.  But they were both getting hungry, and slightly concerned that they hadn’t heard from Balthazar.
    “Find anything?” Sam asked, sitting beside Balthazar on the couch.
    “Your scars,” Balthazar said, looking up from the book and seeing Sam’s now pristine face.
    “Yeah,” Sam said with a sheepish grin, “I guess Alex’s powers are coming back to her.  Now that you’re around.”
    “There is a surprising wealth of knowledge about my people,” Balthazar said, looking back down at the book, “but nothing of how to return.”
    “Pani talked about using a key,” Sam said, his mind working on a solution.  He never would have thought he would want to go back, but Balthazar’s words had awoken something inside of him.  A desire for revenge.  And that desire was burning red hot.  He would make those pathetic creatures pay for what they did to him.  “Do you have any idea what that could be?”
    “Pe rhaps,” Balthazar thought for a moment, “Alexandra had a box among her possessions when she was found.  It is possible that the key is something from my world.”
    “I’m about to fix some lunch,” Sam said, getting up from the couch, “you want anything?”
    “Your hospitality is appreciated,” Balthazar said, “but I am afraid your food will not provide me with adequate sustenance.”
    Sam could have laughed at the demon lord as he gestured to the junk food that was spread across the table.  He could well imagine the type of food Balthazar would be used to, and could see how the pile of sugary snacks would be less than appealing.
    “That’s not what I meant,” Sam said with a smile, “come on.  I’ll show you what real food is in our world.”
    “Real food?” Balthazar said, raising a slender black eyebrow.
    “Yeah,” Sam said, with a wiggle of his groomed brows, “meat and potatoes.”
    Those words brought a glint to Balthazar’s eyes as he