No one can say for certain how The Power first came to be. Not even the Book of Damnation recorded its beginning, but those who mastered it have always been hunted.

In the middle of the 17th century, many escaped the brutal Witch-hunting in England and France by coming to America. As the brutal persecution of those with The Power spread throughout Massachusetts, the families of Ipswich formed a Covenant of silence.

For three hundred years it has kept them safe...until now.

This is the story of the current generation of the Covenant.

This is the story of The Children of Ipswich.

It was foggy that evening as four young men stood at the edge of a cliff and looked to the party going on in the distance below. The glows of the party's bonfires on the beach burned through the fog almost looking like fireflies in the night sky.

The four young men were Caleb Danvers, Pogue Parry, Tyler Simms, and Reid Garwin. They are the Sons of Ipswich and they were not alone. Four young women, each of whom resembled one of the young men, approached them through the fog.

Carrie Danvers, Parker Parry, Tina Simms, and Rayna Garwin were the names these young women bore, and they are the Daughters of Ipswich - The twins of each male member of the Covenant; The anchors to their Magic. As long as they existed their brothers would never have to fear the side effects of using their Magic, but they would never reach their full Power either.

Previous members of the Covenant saw the existence of their twin as a blessing where others saw them as a curse. Perhaps the Daughters are both and it merely depends upon the perspective.

The Children of Ipswich were connected to each other in ways beyond being a part of the Covenant. Reid and Tina are still going strong in their long-term relationship, Tyler and Rayna can't seem to make up their minds if they're together or not, Pogue has strong feelings for Carrie but hasn't been able to act on them, and Caleb…well, Caleb has been in love with Parker for as long as he could remember but never truly admitted it. Parker was the most innocent of them all and Caleb felt as if he would be taking advantage of her in some way. As far as Carrie is concerned, she feels the same for Pogue as he does for her but always figured he'd never see her that way because she's Caleb's sister and Parker would give anything to have the strength to tell Caleb how she feels about him.

While this generation of the Covenant aren't the first to share strong bonds beyond that of their shared Power, they may be the first to successfully prevent them from breaking. Alas, like with all else time will tell.

Carrie stopped beside her brother and was the first to speak to the boys as she looked down at the party below in full swing. "Have you dropped in yet?" Since the boys were still present she doubted they had but wanted to be sure.

"We've been waiting for you." Reid sounded a bit annoyed by this because they were late. He figured it was Parker's fault for their delay since she didn't even want to come to this thing to begin with. It was nice to see her out and about though, might finally shake her out of that shell of hers.

"Well we're here now." Tina did a bit of a twirl dangerously close to the edge of the cliff and held her hand out to her boyfriend Reid. "Let's drop in." Her eyes turned pitch black as she pulled back her hand and fell from the cliff, laughing the whole way down.

"How the hell am I the one always chasing after her?" Reid conjured up his own Power, causing his eyes to also turn pitch black. "See you down there," he said to the others before taking a step off the cliff and dropping into the fog below.

Tyler and Rayna weren't about to waste any time so they followed suit, turning their eyes black and laughing as the pair of them jumped after their designated twins over the edge.

Caleb did not approve of this excessive use of their Power. "That's enough!" he called down to them, not wanting them to Use any more. He knew they all had their sisters, but that wasn't the point. The seduction could still take hold and lead them to darkness, and thus he was cautious of their Use.

"Lighten up, Caleb," Pogue said to his friend. "It's not going to kill us." Of course he knew the risks but he truly believed it would never apply to them. None of them were like some of the previous generations of their bloodlines. No current Son could ever bring harm to a Daughter. Pogue also that knew Parker would be worried about Using and going over, so he held onto his sister's hand for their trip off the ledge. "Trust me?"

Parker squeezed Pogue's hand tight and nodded, "Always". After turning their eyes black like the others, she stepped over with Pogue and didn't let go of his hand until they reached the ground below.

Carrie waited to speak to her brother until after Pogue and Parker took their leap. "Yeah, Caleb, it's not going to kill ya. Unless any of you Sons decides to kill any of us Daughters, then you've got something to worry about." Carrie's voice was teasing, despite knowing how serious the situation could potentially become. If a Son ever killed a Daughter then the side effects of the Magic for the remaining Son would be active, but the Son would be at full Power. The Danvers twins were no strangers to this. And as much as she tried to make light of the possibility, it scared her.

"That's not something to joke about." Caleb hated when she acted like it was no big deal, especially when he knew that wasn't how she really felt about it and was simply putting up a front. "If the seduction takes hold…"

Carrie didn't need to hear about it again. Especially since the cost of that happening was so close to home. "I know, Caleb. But it's not going to happen. In case you haven't been paying attention, you Sons love us Daughters and wouldn't willingly kill us. Or have I missed some underlying hatred towards us?" Holding onto that was the only thing that kept her fear in check about any of the Sons letting the seduction take hold.

At Caleb's 'are you being serious right now?' expression, Carrie smirked as her eyes turned black. "Didn't think so."

Caleb let out a heavy sigh as Carrie fell backwards off the cliff before stepping off himself, using his Power to land safely on the sandy ground below just like the others had.

When Caleb finally landed in the 'typical superhero way', Tina gave him a slow clap, saying, "Way to stick the landing, Caleb. Just keep in mind it's hell on the knees."

"And she knows all about what's hell on the knees." Reid laughed as Tina charged at him for saying that. She got a couple of good smacks in before he wrapped his arm around Tina's shoulders, kissed her, and walked with her down the beach towards the party.

"I wish you'd quit talking about my sister like that!" Tyler picked up on the innuendo and didn't appreciate it one bit. It was one thing knowing that Reid and Tina were together but it was something else entirely hearing the details about it.

"Chill, Tyler," Rayna interjected as she skipped past him. "If it bothered her then Reid would have been blasted into the next county by now." She had no doubt that Tina would have done just that if Reid ever did anything to upset her that badly.

Tyler knew that – He knew Tina could handle herself but he still didn't like it. "I know but…" Since Tyler couldn't even bring himself finish that sentence he shuddered instead.

"Poor Tyler," Rayna laughed and proceeded to skip ahead of Tyler, resulting in him sprinting to catch up.

Pogue found that his sister was more quiet that evening than normal. Because of this, he draped his arm across Parker's shoulders and gently rubbed her head like he was giving her a noogie. "Don't get lost in this frizzy head of yours," he teased with a wide grin.

Parker got out of her brother's entanglement and gently pushed him away from her. "I was just thinking."

"That's the problem." Pogue danced his fingers on her head before she swatted them away. "You spend too much time up there and not enough out here." He held his hands out to the sides and turned around in a circle as if putting the entire world on display.

"Well maybe I'd spend more time focusing on what's out here if I didn't have to worry so much." Parker crossed her arms and stormed ahead but Pogue easily caught up with her.

"You have nothing to worry about." Pogue was serious about this. Parker had been worrying about the seduction of the Power ever since they were given it on their thirteenth birthday. "The Daughters of Ipswich are safe and sound, now and forever. Besides, we've all got each other's backs. And I for one know that Caleb would go after anyone who even tried to cause you harm." Pogue was no stranger to Caleb's affections towards Parker and even encouraged it for awhile, but Caleb was set in his thinking and there wasn't anything Pogue could do to change it.

"Caleb would do that for anyone." Parker looked back at Caleb and Carrie who were talking amongst themselves out of earshot. She wished Caleb was that protective because he felt more than an obligation or something to do so being the oldest. Parker didn't want to think about it so she spoke to her brother about what was prominent upon her mind. "I don't like how much we all Use, Pogue. Caleb is right – we shouldn't Use so much. The more we do – the more the Sons do the more likely…"

Pogue stopped her right there. "No amount of Power is worth losing you. I know the rest of the Sons agree – none of us would ever give into the seduction. You Daughters are worth more to us than how Powerful we can become." He moved his head to match Parker's gaze because she was trying not to look at him then smiled because she finally caved.

"What's taking you so long?" Tina called out from where she stood near the party with Reid, Rayna, and Tyler. "We're getting old over here!"

Pogue shook his head lightly then turned to his sister. "Try and have some fun tonight, okay?" He cocked his head for her to come along.

"About damn time." Tina locked arms with Carrie and Parker when they joined them and Rayna linked her arm on the other side of Carrie. "I love making an entrance."

Carrie just laughed as the four of them walked into the party together with their brothers walking in a row right behind them.

When they broke apart after their entrance was made, Parker looked around and spotted her new roommate. "I want to introduce you to someone." She sprinted off to the other side of the bonfire to catch her roomie.

Caleb tensed a bit when Parker took off like that, especially because he didn't know who she wanted to introduce to them.

"Boyfriend?" Tina asked in a 'hmm?' manner, wondering who Parker was going to return with. "Girlfriend, perhaps?"

"Who's got a girlfriend?" Reid asked as he walked up behind Tina and wrapped his arms around her waist before resting his chin on her shoulder.

"We're trying to figure out who Parker ditched us for," Rayna replied and as if on cue, Parker returned with a new student.

Tina was the first to step forward and take in the look of the new girl and was not impressed with what she saw. "Who's this?" Tina has always been territorial as far as the Children of Ipswich were concerned and didn't like outsiders getting too close to them.

"This is my new roommate Sarah," Parker introduced. "Sarah, this is Tina, and that's her twin brother Tyler, Rayna and her twin Reid, my twin Pogue, that's Carrie and this here is her twin brother Caleb." Parker pointed to each one she named.

Sarah was surprised to meet four sets of twins at once. "Wow, that's a lot of twins."

"What else would we be?" Tina asked and to try and get Sarah's wheels turning, she added in, "We're The Children of Ipswich."

"The what?" Sarah asked, looking at Parker in confusion.

"It's a nickname for our families," Caleb answered after shooting a scolding look in Tina's direction. "And twins are very common."

"Gotta love genetics," Carrie grinned then rolled her eyes when Aaron Abbott started to make his way over to them. "I'm not here."

"He messing with you again?" As much as Pogue didn't want trouble he wasn't going to let anyone, especially the likes of Aaron Abbott to mess with Carrie – And not just because she was Caleb's sister.

Carrie liked how Pogue was so quick to defend her if needed, not because she was a damsel in distress or anything like that but because she's had feelings for Pogue since forever. "Nothing I can't handle."

Tina sighed heavily, "I'm bored. Let's dance." She grabbed Reid's hand and pulled him over to the biggest bonfire which was turned into the designated dance area. Tina wasn't surprised to find Tyler and Rayna coming as well. Ever since they were kids Rayna and Tyler reminded her of little puppies who would follow their twin or best friend around. Tina didn't mind it one bit because to her it meant they were loyal and loyalty was a big thing in Tina's book.

"And then there were five," Sarah joked, smiling a bit at Caleb as she did.

"Four," Carrie corrected since she was about to make herself scarce but Aaron reached them before she could. "Here we go," she muttered, not sure what kind of crap Aaron was going to start this time.

"There you are," Aaron greeted Carrie as he checked her out. "Been looking everywhere for you. You're late."

"I'm not on your timetable or anyone else's, Aaron, so how about you just run along and find Kira or something." Carrie shooed her hand for him to get a move on.

"Now why would I want to find Kira when you're here?" Aaron asked suggestively as stepped forward only to find Caleb and Pogue in his path.

"Give it a rest, Aaron." Caleb didn't want trouble but he wasn't going to let Aaron act like this towards his sister.

"Can't you see I'm having a conversation?" Aaron had no issues in going through them to get to her if he wanted to.

"She clearly doesn't want to have a conversation with you," Pogue firmly replied. He forcefully kept his hands unclenched or else he would have likely decked this guy.

Caleb picked up on that and had a similar sentiment so tried to put out the fire before it got fanned. "We don't want any trouble, Aaron. Go find your girlfriend and leave Carrie alone."

"How about your move your ass so she and I can finish what we started?" Aaron got right up in Caleb's face before he started laughing. "Forget it, not worth my time." He looked over at Parker with a wicked grin upon his face. "I've got options." Aaron made his intentions clear by taking a couple steps towards Parker, only to be met with Caleb's hand firmly grabbing his arm to stop him.

"Don't go near her." Caleb's tone made it clear there would be trouble if he didn't listen.

In response to this, Aaron shoved Caleb and just when Caleb was about to retaliate, the new male student got in between there.

"Let's all take a step back, shall we?" The new guy looked right at Aaron, "Take a look around, dude. That girl you want to talk to has a posse of people to keep that from happening. Are you stupid enough to try and take them on?"

Aaron was about respond to that but - due to a bit of Magic Used by Reid who had heard and seen this whole thing - the guy behind Aaron started vomiting all over him. Reid was just as protective of Parker as the others, just showed it a bit differently.

"Nice one." Tina and Reid shared a clasping high five as they rejoined the group. While she thought what Reid did was epic, it would be nice to see Parker stand up for herself for once.

After what happened with Aaron's buddy, Parker had to put her hand over her mouth so she wouldn't end up vomiting as well. She moved it long enough to say, "I hope you have a good cleaner." Parker wasn't trying to be a bitch, she genuinely hoped he had a good cleaner or else that smell was never going to come out of his jacket.

Thankfully something happened to keep things from getting more out of hand. The DJ cut the music so one of students could call out over the speakers, "Hey, guys! Dylan just called. He said he saw three cop cars headed this way on Old Dell Road."

That was the end of the party. All the students of Spencer Academy in attendance scrambled to their respective vehicles whether they were parked on the beach or in the nearby woods. The Children were no different. They headed for the woods where their varying vehicles were parked with the new guy and Sarah right along with them.

"Do you need a ride?" Sarah asked Parker since they were going to the same dorm being roommates and all.

"That'd be great." Parker turned to Carrie. "Do you mind? I'd rather not ride on the back of your dirt bike again."

Carrie couldn't help but laugh at the look of desperation on Parker's face. "No worries, Park. It'll save me a trip to Spencer before going home."

"I could use a lift," the new guy interjected with a smile.

Sarah didn't seem to have a problem with that. "Sure."

Carrie turned around and walked backwards long enough to say to him, "That was pretty impressive back there. Just the right amount of caveman without being offensive."

He chuckled at that. "Thanks…I guess?"

"It's a compliment," Caleb assured then extended his hand for a shake. "Caleb. And that's my sister Carrie."

"Chase," he introduced and smiled in Carrie's direction before saying, "I thought that guy and I were about to go at it."

Carrie pointed at him over her shoulder as she walked away, saying, "Now that would have been too caveman-ish for my taste."

Chase chuckled, "I'll have to keep that in mind."

Pogue briefly glared at Chase because of how flirty he sounded. True, Pogue and Carrie weren't dating and never had, but that didn't stop him from feeling what he felt. The only thing that kept him from doing or saying anything about it was because she was Caleb's sister. Even with all that aside, Pogue didn't get a good vibe from Chase and already didn't like the guy.

The clearing was just up ahead so the Sons got into Tyler's SUV, Parker got into Sarah's car with Chase, and the remaining sisters removed their bike jackets and helmets from their dirt bikes and put them on. Out of all the Daughters, Parker was the only one who was terrified of said bikes and thus didn't have one of her own.

Tina climbed onto her bike and called out in a teasing manner, "Ooo, Caleb, has someone been hit by Cupid's arrow?", because of the way he seemed to be staring at Sarah. With laughter, she lowered the visor of her helmet, not knowing that Sarah wasn't the one Caleb was staring at.

Rayna and Carrie followed suit before starting up their bikes and speeding off onto the dirt road before any of them could get caught by the cops.

The trio didn't get very far before a cop car was headed straight for them. This didn't faze Tina one bit and she smirked, "Let's see Hermione do this," before her eyes turned pitch black as she increased the speed of her dirt bike. Just before it hit the cruiser, the bike lifted into the air and flipped right over the car before landing behind and speeding away.

The cop slammed on the brakes and looked behind them to see all three speeding off. Their attention was soon taken away due to the sight of an SUV pulling out, so they didn't bother going after the bikes and started chasing after the car instead.

Once the three Daughters were far enough away, Carrie got in the lead then pulled over so the others would do the same. Once they did, she pulled off her helmet and stormed over to Tina.

"What the hell was that?" Carrie demanded to know. "Do you have any idea how much trouble that could have caused?"

"Just having a little fun," Tina answered without a care. "Oh, come on Carrie. You Use as much as the rest of us and don't even deny it."

"I don't Use when there is a risk of exposure and you know it!" Carrie shouted back.

Rayna could see this was about to get a bit explosive, perhaps quite literally, so she interjected there. "Come on, ladies. You're both well-endowed so put them away and let's get out of here."

If Rayna had the nerve to speak up like that then things were really about to boil over. Carrie knew this so she put her helmet back on, returned to her bike, and rode off.

Tina slammed her visor down and took off as well. To make a point she sped ahead of Carrie and broke every speed limit all the way back to Spencer.

Carrie scoffed as she took the other road to get home and shook her head at the fact that Rayna broke every limit right along with Tina. She wasn't sure what was more likely to kill them – their twin giving into the seduction for more Power and killing them to get it, or how freaking reckless they could be and not Using their Magic quick enough to save them.

End Part 1