"Kate!" Logan's panicked voice sounded from somewhere deep in the haze, the trees around them blurred together into one big mass of color. Subconsciously, Kate felt herself sink towards the ground, her heat beating in her ears. Logan fell down beside her, his hands on her shoulders, shaking her.

"Katie!" Kate tried to respond, to tell him that she wasn't fine, that it hurt, but when she opened her mouth, no words came out- only a long, throaty growl.

Logan shot to his feet, his eyes wide as he realized what was happening.

"No.." He whispered, shaking his head. "No, please. Not Kate. Not now."

"Yes, now." Kate's voice was deep, unrecognizable even to herself. She felt another spasm tear through her and she let out a cry, cowering on the ground as she stared up at her brother. "You.. have to get me.. Stonehaven."

"It's another two miles, Kate!" Logan's hands went into his already messy hair, twisting his body around as his brain worked in overdrive. He knew, logically, the only solution would be to try to get Katie to Stonehaven before she changed fully. He'd watched a change before, he knew the risks; he'd even read some of the Legacy. He also knew without Jeremy's help, anybody's help, his sister wouldn't-

"No." Logan growled out, a chill shooting through his body. He reached down and lifted Kate as much as he could, half carrying her on his arm as she continued her spasms. He began trudging through the forest. "You're not dying today, Kate. So your best bet would be to hold the hell on."

"Don't.. cuss at me.. idiot." She choked out, a strangled gasp coming from her throat as she tightened her grip on his neck. "Hurry."

Logan stilled as they came upon the bridge. Blinking, he looked around and grinned.

"We're a lot closer than I thought." He told his sister, reaching over and hoisting her up all the way until she was cradled in his arms the way he saw their father carry their mother when she'd broken her ankle during a mutt chase. "Just hold on, okay?" He started a slow jog, careful not to jostle her too much.

"Can't do.. much else." Kate replied, her voice getting softer with each word. Even in brutal pain, she was still a wise-crack, but she didn't have the heat behind the words as she usually did. Logan quickened his pace.

Finally Stonehaven came into view and Logan cursed the heavens when he realized, for once, that no one was outside. He opened his mouth to yell, when a gut-wrenching scream cut him off. Momentarily distracted, he turned his head to find the source of the sound when Kate's body jerked in his arms and he glanced down. Her eyes, feverish and dilated, stared back at him. Her fingers, which were previously clasped onto his arm, were now hanging limply and her breathing was coming out in short, hallowed gasps.

Her body constricted again and Logan dropped to the ground, allowing her to crawl out of his arms as she let out another scream, her body curving into a ball on the grass.

A shout from across the yard had Logan's head popping up. Their mother was racing towards them, their father and Jeremy not far behind.

"She's changing!" Logan yelled, crawling closer to Kate and bringing her head into his lap. "She's almost there already-"

"We need to get her inside," Jeremy nodded to Clay, who bent down to lift his daughter when his son blocked his way.

"Not the cage!" Logan held her tighter, pulling her closer. He begged, "She'll go insane locked up. Let her do it out here."

Jeremy shook his head, bending down to his grandsons level. "She'll run, Logan; she'll be afraid. She won't know how to react to everything. It's safer for Kate in the cage."

Logan looked down, then up to his mothers face. She had tears in her eyes when she bent down to them. "You and I will go in with her. She won't be alone."

Logan slowly surrendered his hold to his father, taking his mothers offered hand as Clay hurried into the house with his daughter in his arms, the rest of them in tow.