(WARNINGS: Mentions of kidnapping and violence.)

You sat for a moment after Ichabod left the library. Could this really be happening? You quickly grabbed your jacket and darted outside, hoping to catch Ichabod before he got too far. Luckily for you, he had not made it out of the parking lot. He was standing so still you thought he had been frozen. Your eyes followed his gaze and that's when you saw it. The Lamia. She was carrying another child.

Seeing illustrations in books was nothing like seeing it in real life. The creature hadn't noticed you or Ichabod. "Do not move, Y/N," Ichabod whispered to you. Once the monster had passed, Ichabod finally relaxed. He moved to leave again and you called, "Mr. Crane, wait!" He turned to face you, a definite panic written on his face. "Let me come with you." For some reason you couldn't place, you were feeling brave, but Ichabod shook his head.

"I cannot allow you to join me. You cannot become involved in this," he said. "I'm already involved! I just saw a frickin' monster for goodness sake! I can help!" His face softened at your plea so you continued, "Besides, you can't fight that thing alone. It has an appetite for men, remember? At least with a partner, you have a better chance. And Abigail isn't here, so please let me help?" He smiled at this and replied, "You are correct. I cannot do this alone. We must get to the archives. We have an armory there."

You drove as quickly as you could to the town archives and entered with Ichabod. You gasped at the amount of old books and scrolls that had been sitting gathering dust for so many years. "Wow," you whispered before you were brought back to the task at hand. "Can you handle a firearm?" Ichabod asked you, offering you a pistol. You nodded. "I lived in the south for a while. Guns were everywhere." You took the gun from him and made sure it was loaded. He also handed you a sword and dagger.

"We must find a church to anoint our weaponry with Holy Water," he said locking the armory again and grabbing a long tube. "Do we know where the Lamia is going?" you asked as you climbed back into the car. He pulled something out of the tube he had grabbed. "This map can tell us the location of demons. With it, we should be able to find the Lamia." He unrolled the map as best he could. "Aha. Here is our monster," Ichabod said, triumphantly. "I know where that is and there's a church on the way. Let's go."

Sooner than expected, you were face to face with the succubus-like creature. Your ammo, sword and dagger were all anointed with Holy Water. The Lamia, not realizing she was being followed, had led you to her lair where she was keeping the children. Before she was in the children's line of sight, she transformed her reptilian tail into legs. "Mr. Crane," you whispered, "We have to draw her back out. I don't want the children to see." He thought for a moment. "Agreed. That would be catastrophic to a child's mind. But how do we bring her out?"

You decided that the only course of action was to make your presence known. You began making as much noise as possible and it worked. The Lamia appeared after a moment and almost immediately turned her attention to Ichabod. She began speaking to him in Greek and you saw the fear on his face for a moment before it turned into something else...lust. "Crane! Ichabod! Don't listen, you can fight it!" you cried as the Lamia drew closer to the man. You fired one shot into the Lamia's shoulder. You'd told Ichabod you could shoot and that was true. Your aim left something to be desired however.

The creature turned to you and made a noise that sounded a lot like nails on a chalkboard. You fired again, this time hitting the Lamia in the stomach. She made another guttural groan as Ichabod shook his head. He saw the Lamia slithering closer to you and he acted quickly, firing his crossbow into her back. She whipped back around to attack him, leaving you time to grab your dagger and throw it. It hit her in the back of the neck and she fell forward, an unearthly scream leaving her throat.

You put your hands on your knees as you panted. You couldn't believe you had just done that. Ichabod was panting too as he looked at you. "Well done. I must say, you threw that dagger with surprising accuracy," he told you between gasps. You smiled wearily. The monster in front of you turned to dust. "What...what happened?" you asked. Ichabod looked just as confused as you were, so you said, "Let's get the children. They may need medical attention. Can you call an ambulance?" You looked into the lair and saw at least ten children. "Better make that several!" you shouted out to Ichabod.

"Y/N?" a small voice called. You turned toward the voice and saw your nephew. "Oh thank goodness!" You rounded up all the children and lead them back outside just as Ichabod was hanging up the phone. "Are the children well?" You scoffed. "As well as can be expected after what they've been through." You held your nephew close to you until the ambulances pulled up. Once the children were inside, Ichabod approached you.

"You were instrumental in finding and defeated the Lamia, Y/N. Thank you." You gave him a pat on the arm. "I still can't believe I was able to do that," you told him before another thought dawned on you. "Are there more? More monsters like that I mean." He looked at your blood-caked face that was filled with fear and determination and nodded. "There are. I am not certain how many more.There could be an infinite number. Lieutenant Mills and I fight them alongside Miss Jenny and Master Corbin. Though clearly, that is not always enough. Perhaps you could be of assistance in the future. Perhaps you would be willing to fight with us?" he asked, giving you a smug grin. You returned the smile and nodded. "Maybe I will."