2.06 Dreamwalkers

The Titlecard.

"Dreamwalkers" is the sixth episode of the second season of Lincoln City.

## Episode

A few days after the case involving the shapeshifter, Shane can be seen in his bedroom getting ready for bed once again when the spirit guide, known as Fiona, manifests in his room causing him to jump back in surprise - "Hello Shane, I'm sorry for visiting so soon considering Lamashtu's resentment of me" she says as her hair flows despite no source of wind; she wears a white dress with an open back and she is barefoot.

Shane smiles and replies sarcastically "Oh, it's ok - I was just about to get some sleep anyway" he puts his hands behind his head as she stands next to his bed "Why have you come?" he asks curiously.

Fiona answers "I wanted to ask you how you feel as Lamashtu did just send you away after we returned to the Cathedral that night" she says looking at him with sad eyes.

"It wasn't easy for me as I wanted to stay around for the ending as it were" Shane replies honestly, he then questions her sad eyes and Fiona explains that the reason she looks upset is because her position has been questioned over and over again by Lamashtu - "Your enemy turned ally has his doubts about me" she says.

Shane thinks for a moment and says "Well, I already know that but I've never had a bad word to say about you and I doubt anyone else has either" he then asks her "Has he tried to do anything since?" Fiona shakes her head and Shane theorizes that the reason she looks so sad is because he hasn't asked for help in any of his recent cases before the business with Lamashtu interfered and made them work together - "Is it me?" he asks her.

Fiona looks hurt "Of course not, my powers are still limited - if they weren't then I would have found and helped you when you disappeared up to Scotland all those weeks ago" she says sadly, "That was what made me so happy to see you take responsibility for this case, maybe others will learn from your example" she adds - "So you knew of my whereabouts? you ARE more powerful than Lamashtu's former guide, maybe that's why he is bitter as he sees you as a replacement for Constance, he still isn't over his decision to kill her, I'm sure you're aware" Shane queries to Fiona.

Fiona looks down and replies "I have always looked out for you...for us" she then gets a faraway look in her eye "Do you remember the time that we first met, back when you were just a little boy?"

Shane has a puzzled look on his face "Pretty sure we only met for the first time a few weeks ago" he says.

Fiona answers "Yes, yes we did - but I have been there for you since the day you were born, you are not alone" she says patting his shoulder with a motherly smile.

Shane smiles but again questions her "I mean I'm a firm believer of fate but if you have been in my life since day one then where did you go during my darkest days a few years ago, you know when my mind became my own worst enemy? or when Kasuti tried to suck me into the multiverse?" he asks wanting nothing but honesty from her as he doesn't buy what she is saying to him.

Fiona looks at him sadly and says "When I left I didn't tell you because I thought you wouldn't understand, I had to go to keep my promise to your mother and father that I would protect you, and to protect you I had to leave you."

Shane scoffs and looks unimpressed "When I needed someone in my life to help me battle my own demons, you just left? thanks for that" he even says the word "dick" under his breath.

Fiona takes a deep breath and holds the air "I was ordered to leave for your protection..." she begins to explain, "when you were born your parents told me that I could not intervene in your life so I chose to stay out of your way - I made myself invisible to you; I knew it would be safer for you that way. But I couldn't stay hidden forever, every now and again I would hear your thoughts and feel your emotions - I felt guilty for staying away from you all those years, especially when Kasuti tried to pull you into the multiverse...but I knew my place was here, protecting you, that's what your parents agreed to, and it was their choice not mine."

As Fiona speaks, her manifestation seemingly glitches like its being hacked as a figure of what appears to be the demon Lamashtu (in his current vessel) keeps switching with Fiona for mere split seconds at a time, despite this Fiona continues "You have faced some tough battles and just know that I am always watching over you, no matter where you are" she says holding up her hand to stop his protestations.

Shane then asks her "If you can hear my thoughts and emotions, how come you don't know everything about me?" he asks her.

Fiona answers "Because I choose not to, my job is to protect you, not listen to your personal secrets - I have to trust you to make the right decisions for yourself - that's something I will never compromise on, I have other things to worry about than your love life or your financial problems."

Shane laughs and tells her "My non existent love life you mean" in a joking way.

Fiona smiles "I know that you are a man of many talents, but I am just a simple woman looking after the child that I helped bring into this world" she says smiling tenderly at him, the manifestation of Fiona continues to glitch with Shane asking what's happening to her, she ignores him and continues "Just know that I will always be there for you" she says before disappearing.

Shane lies there in his bed, that night he finds himself in a dream where he can be seen walking down a country road with fields either side, this doesn't feel like a normal dream however as he has the urge to explore the countryside which seems very real to him, he walks along the road and notices he has now switched to what appears in a bus going round an airport terminal, his feet are tingling and his head is buzzing with energy, he looks around and can see that his surroundings seem very industrial as the bus heads on its journey, the location switched again and this time he is sat on a porch somewhere he has never seen before, he is wearing some sort of robe and he is talking to a girl who is sitting in front of him; she is dressed in a white dress and her blonde hair falls down her shoulders, she is stunning, Shane looks at her and realizes she is the human form of the mermaid he failed to save in his last case but she can't be alive , her eyes are glowing bright blue and her body moves fluidly as she speaks to him.

The beautiful woman tells him "My name is Tressa and I am a Siren, my kind feed on the emotions of others by hypnotizing them and gaining control over their minds through song - "Shit" Shane thinks to himself, he quickly tries to back away but in a split second she grabs onto his wrist and is singing her song to him, he feels helpless and scared as all of the memories of his past start flooding into his head, he wants to get away from her but can't move, he is lost in a haze as she sings to him, she continues to sing until she finishes and she releases his wrist, he falls to his knees as he is completely drained of emotion and energy, her voice fills the area as she speaks to him once more "Do not fear my friend, my song is meant only for your good, you need to remain calm and go about your day, I will return to you later tonight when you sleep" she says before she vanishes, Shane wakes up gasping for breath and sweating profusely, the next morning he appears rattled and confused but has no idea why, he brushes it off and prepares for work but he finds himself thinking about his encounter with Tressa all day long.

Shane finally gets home late one evening and he is surprised to find a message waiting for him on his phone when he checks it, it turns out to be Fiona using the same number from their first encounter all those weeks ago. The message reads "Shane, please call me when you get this, I've been trying to contact you for hours." He complies with the message from what he calls the ghost number and calls Fiona.

She answers instantly "Hello Shane, I hope you are well?" she asks him in her lovely Irish accent, Shane replies "No I'm not fine, I had a bad dream last night"

"Oh? What was it about?" Fiona asks however Shane is adamant he doesn't want to talk about it but does say ominously "They said they would visit me again tonight" panic and terror fills his voice, Fiona asks "Who did?" He says like he is extremely scared "Can't remember the name but she says she was a Siren" Fiona is puzzled "You saw a Siren last night, Shane? How is that possible? Sirens can't dreamwalk."

Shane is still petrified "Well no one told this one that."

Fiona is shocked "Are you sure you're okay?" she asks him concerned, Shane responds "It's just a nightmare, nothing to worry about"

"Okay, if you say so" Fiona says in a way that is less than convincing, "I'll let you get back to your day, take care Shane."

Shane hangs up the phone and doesn't tell anyone else about the dream he had. It is the following night and he can't seem to sleep however he eventually does and he once again dreams, he is in a field and there is a strange sound coming from the distance, he stands up and begins to walk towards the noise but he starts to become aware of something else, he hears a voice calling out to him and it sounds familiar, he turns and sees a girl standing in front of him and the moment she appears he recognizes her, she is wearing a white dress and her blonde hair is flowing in the wind; she smiles at him and says "Hello" it is the exact same voice that he heard before in his dream with Tressa yet it is coming from a different person.

He wants to wake up but doesn't feel in control as runs to her and she catches him in her arms and the two of them kiss deeply, she then leads him by the hand as she walks away from the field and into a forest, they enter a clearing where there is an old cottage at the centre, she opens the door and invites him inside, he follows her inside as she closes the door behind him and locks it, she takes him to the middle of the room and tells him to sit down, he obeys and sits on the floor whilst she kneels infront of him and removes his shirt - in the real world, Shane can be seen moving round in his sleep like he is trying to resist whatever he is doing in the dream - Fiona manifests during this however and speaks to him "Fight this dream" she orders him "This is not who you are" she says to him in a hushed voice.

Back in the dream, Shane is unable to move or speak as he is bound in place, the other "Siren" whispers in his ear "You don't have to fight it anymore."

Shane wakes up suddenly in his bed, he looks around to see if anyone is there but he is alone, it is still night but once again he is rattled by the whole experience and walks downstairs to get some water. He goes into the kitchen and pours himself a glass as he sits at the table, he notices the seat next to him has been pulled out like someone is ready to sit down. He thinks nothing of it though and he gulps down the water before returning to his bed and once again falling asleep.

The next morning Shane is awoken by his alarm clock ringing, he hits snooze several times until finally he decides to get up and get ready for work. As he is getting dressed he discovers a note that says "Good Morning" written on it but he thinks nothing of it, he puts it on the side of the sink and goes to brush his teeth. He rinses his mouth out with toothpaste and then he reaches for the towel to dry off but he feels a hand grab him and pull him backwards. He tries to scream but is unable to do so, he struggles but the hands that hold him are too strong and he is dragged out of the bathroom and falls to the ground as a figure looms over him, it is the "Siren" from the previous night but this one is very real and she places her lips against his and kisses him passionately. His eyes open and he realizes what is going on and he tries to struggle, but he cannot break free as she holds him in place on the landing, he is terrified but he wants to fight the sensation, he wants to resist it but he finds that he is powerless however he notices that behind this being something is manifesting itself, it turns out to be Fiona who grabs the head of the being and drags her off Shane with ease who sits up as a struggle ensues between Fiona and the "Siren" who fall into another room in a tumble. Once they are both gone and she is no longer holding any power over him, Shane shakes his head and sighs "Thank god" he mutters before rushing downstairs.

His day goes normally however he decides to take the bus into Lincoln and up to Lincoln Cathedral to meet Fiona in person for the first time properly, she has already been waiting for him when he arrives and she is wearing a blue dress which he likes on her, he approaches her and says "Hey" she replies with a smile, he thanks her for helping him against whatever appeared in his house earlier that day and she gives him a hug "No problem, I'm glad you're okay."

They go into the cathedral and sit on a bench together, she asks him "So how long have you known about us?" - "Long enough, probably since I was a teenager, I've always been interested in the supernatural - I even watched the TV show Supernatural with the Winchesters going round and hunting things, great times." Shane responds, he then says abruptly "I'm convinced that what attacked me this morning wasn't a Siren" - "It could have been. There are many different kinds." Fiona theorizes. "If it wasn't a Siren, then what is it? Where did it come from?" Shane asks curiously - "I didn't kill it, that's for sure. It was summoned by something else, like it crawled out of your dreams." Fiona explains. "Could it be from Hell?" Shane wonders aloud - "There are many possibilities." Fiona begins. "What do you think happened?" Shane asks her. "The only way to know for certain is to find out, tonight I will watch over you and make my move when it's time - should you dream again I will be ready" Fiona says. "Thanks for taking care of me, I owe you one!" Shane says with gratitude.

Fiona replies with a grin "Don't mention it. It's what I do."

That night, Shane sleeps again but when he awakens he does not feel the same as he had the night before. He feels like something is different, he feels uneasy yet also curious. "Should I be worried?" He wonders aloud. "Not necessarily, but I wouldn't worry too much" Fiona says reassuringly. "Whatever it is, it's out there, waiting for its chance to strike and we have to be ready" Fiona continues. "Right! Thanks for the reminder" Shane remarks as he returns to his sleep.

In the early hours of the morning Shane has a strange dream, he is walking through an endless field of grass as the sun rises in the sky and he is feeling unusually calm, then he hears a voice calling out to him from the distance and he turns to face it, this time he is preparing himself for the attack, but it never comes. Instead he sees a young girl standing in front of him, she looks around his age with short, curly blonde hair and blue eyes. She is wearing a white dress that flows behind her as she walks towards him, she smiles at him and says "Hi again" Shane replies with a smile. "You don't remember me, do you?" The girl asks him with a saddened expression on her face. "Sorry, I don't think we've met" Shane says trying to avert conversation as Fiona manifests and watches over him in the real world. "It doesn't matter, I just want to say goodbye" the girl replies sadly. "Why would you want to do that?" Shane asks her before he is jumped by both girls from the previous nights whilst in the dream. This time the girls are both armed with knives and they slash at him in a frenzy, he does not retaliate but instead tries to escape them however they are fast and agile and he is unable to break free. He is pinned down by the two of them and he tries to defend himself but they are relentless and he is soon overwhelmed. One of the girls then reaches inside her dress and pulls out a long, pointy dagger from her underwear and she stabs Shane in the side of his neck, he cries out in pain and wakes up with a start.

Shane is awoken by a loud bang, he sits up in bed and looks around the room confused but relaxed, Fiona appears next to him in a shimmering haze of light - "They killed me in the dream" he says visibly shaken. "Calm yourself, everything is fine." Fiona replies soothingly - "How can I be so calm after having my life threatened!?" Shane exclaims angrily - "Because the dream is over, now it's time to get some answers" Fiona tells him.

He gets out of bed and picks up his phone, he checks the time and notices that it is almost 4am - "I need to sleep but I won't be able to until I know what's happening" he thinks to himself, he once again goes to grab a glass of water and once again finds one of the chairs pulled out like someone has been sitting in it. He takes a sip of water and looks around the room on edge, "Who is here?" He wonders aloud.

Once daytime comes around, ge decides that he needs to take a shower - he starts the hot water running in the bathroom and steps into the steamy hot air, he closes his eyes and breathes deeply - elsewhere, Fiona can be seen waiting for someone, she clearly wants to help Shane but if she has no idea what's appearing in and out of his dreams then how can she possibly protect him? He finishes his shower and emerges from the bathroom looking refreshed and more at ease than he had felt the day before. "So, who are these girls?" he wonders, all of a sudden the TV in his room (which doesn't work) goes static and the face of Lamashtu's human vessel is clearly visible "Do you think that maybe, just maybe, you should stop being scared and actually get to the bottom of your problems?" Lamashtu says to him, Shane looks confused as to how the demon even knows of his current problems however Lamashtu states "Fiona asked for me assistance and I reluctantly agreed so this better be worth it, I don't trust that bitch at all but as much as it pains me to say this, you're useless to me and this city dead." the TV then returns to its idle and non-working state.

Back in the city, Fiona meets Lamashtu amongst a sea of busy shoppers on the High Street of Lincoln City, she waits patiently at the edge of the pavement for the demon to arrive, Lamashtu arrives looking peeved off as he clearly doesn't like her, he even makes it clear as the first thing he says to Fiona is "Get lost, you don't belong here." Fiona calmly responds with "No, I'm here to talk to you about something important, Shane needs us and like you said he's worthless to you dead so therefore you have a duty." Lamashtu glares at her, "You still don't understand anything do you? You still don't understand that you're nothing to me." Fiona remains undeterred and continues "Look, this isn't the time or place to talk about this, if you have any grievances to air then you do it when someone's life isn't at risk." Lamashtu sighs in frustration - "Fine, let's go then" he says abruptly as he leads the way down the street - after around half an hour of travelling, Lamashtu and Fiona arrives at Shane's house and knock on the door however there is no answer. "Where could he be?" Lamashtu asks Fiona who shrugs and says "If he's in trouble then we'd best look for him." Fiona manifests both herself and Lamashtu inside the house as they search for Shane - "I can't believe that he's gone missing, how am I supposed to help him if I don't know where the hell he is?" Fiona wonders out loud. She then spots a note written on the fridge by Shane which reads: 'I'm sorry, please forgive me' - "Oh no!" Fiona exclaims in horror, she then sees another note on the dining table by the window which reads 'Please, come back, I'm scared...' "What does this mean?" Fiona wonders aloud, "This is...mildly disturbing" Lamashtu tells her as he looks at the notes, "Well, we've got to find him before something bad happens to him" Fiona says, Lamashtu then proceeds to head upstairs to Shane's bedroom whilst Fiona remains downstairs.

Lamashtu stops in front of the doorway to Shane's room, he pulls the handle but it is locked however the door doesn't even have a lock on it so he silently presses on the door looking for a weak point. Suddenly the door swings open and Shane emerges from within - he looks surprised to see Lamashtu standing in his room but quickly regains his composure and greets the demon - "Hey, what are you doing here?" Lamashtu asks him, Shane responds "I was going to ask you the same question, how did you get in?" "It didn't take me long, I just used my powers to bend reality around the door until it opened," Lamashtu informs him - "Really?" Shane asks - "No" Lamashtu says almost facepalming "I understand you have been having dreams" he asks.

Shane nods "Repetitive ones, it's always the same two people in them - sometimes there's only one or the other and sometimes both of them are there, one even got to me in real life a day or so ago, one named themselves Tressa and called herself a Siren however I dont believe them to be Sirens." - Lamashtu puts his hand to his chin in thought - "You're right they aren't." he declares - "But they might be related in some respects, what do you think?" Lamashtu asks him, before Shane can answer back though - they hear a noise downstairs and Lamashtu gestures for Shane to follow him, downstairs they find Fiona sitting on the floor with her head in her hands, Lamashtu approaches her and kneels down in front of her "Are you alright?" he asks "I'm fine, thank you for asking," Fiona replies - "You're lying" Lamashtu says sternly - "I'm not, honestly, I'm fine..." - "Yes you are, your eyes tell me otherwise, why is there blood all over you?" he asks - "I told you, I'm fine..." Fiona replies - Shane speaks up "Fiona, be honest...for me" he pleads with her, Fiona looks away guiltily - "I'm not sure, I don't really know but I feel like I need to clean myself up, I'll be back in a minute" she says as she stands up and disappears, Lamashtu turns to Shane "You see what I mean we can't trust her anymore, she's lost it" he tells the boy - "She's had to deal with you, I don't blame her for being upset" Shane says. Lamashtu sighs and shakes his head - "At least we can figure out what's in your dreams now and I have a plan" he prepares a chair and sits Shane down "It's a bit risky this process but I'm going to try an ability of mine I have never used before" he proceeds to give Shane a sleeping pill suspecting he will dream about these two "Sirens" that haunt his sleep. "Do whatever you have to do, but make sure you don't hurt me" Shane says to him, and so Lamashtu places the tablet under his tongue and waits for him to fall asleep.

Shane, sure enough, starts to dream as he starts twitching in the real world - Lamashtu places his hand on Shane's head to see if he can enter the dream, meanwhile - in the dream, it seems more warped and less clear where Shane is, it looks like an abandoned theme park, Shane appears to be wandering through it, he notices that there are two figures standing near a carousel, he approaches them and sees a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes wearing a red dress, she has black lipstick on and her nails are painted black also, next to her is Tressa who wears a white dress with pale skin and white hair. "Hello" Shane says to the two women - "Hi" they reply in unison. "You're really pretty" Shane says, the women smile at him "Thank you, you're handsome too" they say. "We've seen you around" one of the women says. "Who are you two again? Sorry your not exactly memorable people" Shane asks them whilst also insulting them. "Oh you know, we're just friends of yours, we like to watch you sleep sometimes" Tressa tells him. "You shouldn't, it's bad luck" Shane replies - "Oh, come off it" Tressa replies - "Sorry, sorry" Shane apologises - "Don't worry about it, it's been a rough few days for you" Tressa says. "Yeah, I guess so, I don't really know what's going on, just lately I have been having terrible nightmares" Shane says "But I have found a remedy for them" he gleefully points out expecting Lamashtu to appear beside him - but instead he finds himself in a small room surrounded by boxes and other things, he stands up and walks over to the box, opening it he finds a book inside "Lamashtu's Guide to Nightmares" he reads the title aloud, the strange women can then be seen walking towards with evil grins on their faces causing Shane to open the book and read the first page out loud "There are many types of nightmares, some will wake you up screaming, others will send you running for your life from the sheer terror that comes with them. Some can even leave you scared for weeks after they have happened, some last only seconds, and some are so terrifying you wish they would never end." He goes on reading the introduction to the book - "The only way to stop these nightmares is to face them, so let us begin our journey into the depths of your mind." Shane closes the book and puts it back inside the box, the location then changes once again.

This time, Shane finds himself in his own house with the two strange women once again walking toward him "Cute trick but we can smell your fear" Tressa says. "I think I'm starting to get annoyed by you two" Shane says, he then takes the book out of the box and opens it once again. "Dreaming is a natural part of human life, it allows us to escape reality and relax in our own little worlds - but what happens when we are in control of our dreams? Now, that is a question that has been asked since man first started dreaming, the answer may surprise you..." He reads the next few pages aloud "Dreams are scary because they take you away from reality, to another place and time all while being in a state of deep sleep but there is no reason why a nightmare should ever be able to truly harm you physically or mentally. You must remember that all nightmares are just a product of your brain. If you can dream it, you can change it, so try to keep that in mind."

Tressa and the other "Siren" have clearly had enough and leap at Shane who continues reading "This is now your dream so take control and lets find out what they are" this causes Lamashtu to manifest in the dream and the two grab the two "Sirens" - Shane then wakes up and finds out that Shane reading the book has brought the two strange women into the real world permanently. "Well, well, well, look who's awake" Lamashtu says - "What did you do?" Shane asks. "I just told you to take control of your dreams as cringe as that sounds" Lamashtu replies "What you read in that book is what I was saying to you." The demon then turns his attention to the women "So...you two have been in this man's dreams for a while now, introduce yourselves" Lamashtu orders. "I am Tressa, and my friend here is-" she tries to say before being interrupted by Lamashtu. "Yes, yes, we know who you are, but what are you?" Lamashtu demands. "Because Sirens you are both certainly not" Shane says joining in the confrontation. "We are friends of Shane, and we like to watch him sleep" Tressa says whilst gesturing to the "Siren" next to her "No matter how much he screams and yells it doesn't make any difference, we will still be there, we love seeing him suffer" the other woman says creepily - Shane scoffs "You forget, I'm not in a dream anymore" he says launching a glass at one of the women, it connects with a satisfying \*crunch\* sound and the woman drops to the floor with a broken nose, the other woman quickly gets behind Tressa who launches herself at Shane however Lamashtu intercepts, he grabs her by the neck and slams her against the wall - he then pins her down to the ground and begins choking her. "Now, what are you?" Lamashtu says slowly driving the point home. "We are friends of Shane" Tressa replies once again. "No you aren't, you like to see him suffer - something tells me you have been doing this for a long time" Lamashtu replies, "And you even killed him in one of his dreams?" as Lamashtu confronts Tressa, the other woman attacks Shane and pins him down. "Please, please, please don't kill us" Tressa begs Lamashtu. "I would, but I do need answers" Lamashtu says, Shane manages to free himself and throws a punch at the other woman knocking her unconscious, he then turns to face Tressa and he asks "WHAT ARE YOU? you have put me through mental torture for the best part of half a week so you can at least tell me" Tressa looks at him and says nothing "PLEASE DON'T KILL US!" she pleads - "I won't if you answer" Lamashtu replies, he then pauses "Hang on...You're Djinn, both of you" he shouts out loud, causing the room to become very quiet.

Shane is puzzled "But what would a Djinn want with me?" he asks, "That remains to be seen" Lamashtu replies as he presses for more answers, Tressa explains that they both targeted Shane just to get Lamashtu's attention - "You have killed multiple Djinn, demon and what better way to get back at you then to cause havoc with someone you have come to trust." Tressa gleefully declares as blue markings appear around the face of her and the other Djinn - another struggle then occurs between Shane and the other Djinn which ends with the Djinn simply retreating stating they would rather leave than waste air on simple minded humans - the other Djinn, Tressa is shocked at the other Djinn's departure and in a last ditch attempt, breaks free from Lamashtu's grasp knocking him onto the floor - she then grabs both him and Shane and attempts to administer her poisonous touch on the two, she gloats as strange blue markings (similar to that of the Djinn markings on Tressa) appear on the arms of Shane and Lamashtu, who both start to feel weak, "Vengeance should be painful" she announces as Shane and Lamashtu fall to the floor. "But this is too easy" she says as the two fall asleep.

The two start to have different hallucinations, Shane's is of his biggest fear: failure as in the hallucination he sees himself failing at his job, the visions of the people he has killed and his boss and co-workers judging him. As for Lamashtu's hallucination is a lot different, in the demon's hallucination - the Djinn, Tressa, looks alot like Fiona and grows sharp teeth and fangs whilst baring them at Lamashtu, a fight ensues but Lamashtu finds himself powerless as an effect of the Djinn controlling the hallucination - the fight ends with Lamashtu being knocked unconscious again, before the hallucinations drive them to insanity however someone can be seen behind Tressa in the real world, it is revealed to be Fiona who jumps on the back of Tressa and a fight ensues between the two as Shane and Lamashtu lie unmoving on the floor. As Tressa and Fiona continue to battle each other, Fiona proving she can handle herself in a fight in the process (like on the Shapeshifter case from before), the Djinn taunts the spirit guide by saying "You think you can save everyone but you can't, you will fail" the Djinn then attempts to use her poisonous touch on Fiona however it doesn't work leaving the Djinn confused and looking horrified as the poison immediately leaves Fiona's body like it didn't even want to go in it.

"Impossible" the Djinn says with wide eyes "YOU WILL FEAR ME" it barks at Fiona, "Fear my power as I can control your life, I could do it right now" the Djinn rages, "THE ONLY THING YOU CAN DO IS WATCH AS I DESTROY EVERYTHING YOU LOVE AND CARE ABOUT" as the Djinn continues to taunt Fiona, the spirit guide simply turns away and puts her hands on Shane and Lamashtu's heads, she begins to chant some kind of spell over the two and they suddenly regain consciousness but are weak. "What happened?" Shane asks as the Djinn barks at Fiona to face her however when Fiona does she stabs Tressa (the Djinn) in the chest with a special blade, which has clearly been soaked in some kind of animal blood, hidden in a secret compartment of her boot. The Djinn screams and falls to the ground, dying instantly as Fiona gets up and walks away without even looking back. "Stop!" the Djinn cries out as she dies, "I can give you anything" it says like it's trying to bargain however Fiona simply says calmly "No you can't, your nothing but death, destruction, hatred and lies" before turning to face the dying Djinn and stabbing it several times with her special blade until the Djinn finally stops moving. Fiona then turns back to look at the body and grins "I'm not scared of you or anyone else" she proclaims as Shane and Lamashtu stand up, Lamashtu looking oddly impressed with Fiona's display of fighting prowess while Shane seems to be looking at the blood stains on Fiona's white dress.

Fiona explains that the connection between Shane's dreams and the two Djinn has been broken following Tressa's death at the hands of Fiona, she also suspects the one that retreated won't dare try it again so long as she is around - Lamashtu then points out that Djinn don't normally work in pairs as they tend to be solitary creatures. Fiona states that when certain creatures want to bring down a more powerful foe, in this case the two Djinn wanted vengeance on Lamashtu after he killed the strange Demon-Djinn hybrid back in late 2019, they do tend to do surprising things.

A few hours later, Shane can be seen getting on with his day like normal - he goes to sleep at night and this time has no dreams at all making it clear that the Djinn's curse was well and truly lifted - he smiles as he sleeps through the night without any nightmares at all.

## Characters

* Shane
* Fiona
* Lamashtu
* Sirens (mentioned)