Ved and the others where leaving tomorrow as soon as the sun rose. Fear of the unknown was what Lana was fearing th most. Right now all she knew is she needed him. She needed to touch him. She needed to be with him. She crawled into bed next to him. Ved wrapped his arms tightly around her. He needed her just as much as she needed him.

That night Ved never loosened his grip on Lana. They slept restlessly as the hours crept by. Lana slept with her head on his chest and her bare body pressed against his.

"Ved?" Vaughn said softly on the other side of their door. "We leave in five minutes."

Ved looked to Lana then slowly got out of bed. Lana and Ved slowly dressed in silence. Together they walked to the gates. The other boys where saying good bye to their loved ones. Jay was holding Little bray and Amber just a few feet away. No tears where shed but the expression in Amber face was of pain and worry. Bray was close by watching silently as he said good bye to Dreamer

Ved turned towards Lana and pulled her closer. "I will be back for you." He whispered and kissed her forehead. It took every ounce of control Lana possessed to keep from breaking down. She still didn't feel right about this.

"Promise?" Lana whispered still clinging to Ved.

"Always." Ved replied. Vaughn signaled for the men to head out. Reluctantly Ved released Lana. He turned quickly and walked away. If he looked back he would run back to her and he needed to go to protect her. Jay handed little Bray back to Amber and kissed her before leaving. Vaughn stayed back to talk with Lana.

"I'll bring them back." He said seriously to Lana.

"Thank you." Lana replied hugging her brother. "Be careful. I can't lose you either."Lana the hugged and sighened her goodbye to Alvin.

"I will." Vaughn smiled. Lana stood watching as the boy disappeared into the woods. Amber walked over next to her.

"They will be ok." She said reassuringly. Lana leaned her head on Amber shoulder and nodded.

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The boys walked in silence as the day progressed. Silence was key if they where going to sneak up on the Dwellers. For once everyone was grateful for the silence. Jay thought about Amber, little Bray and their coming baby. Ved worried about Lana, despite the fact the fact he knew she was safe back in the camp.

They approached the Dwellers camp. As they crouched in the bushes they watched the Dwellers go about their business. "Something's not right." Ved said.

"What?" Vaughn whispered back.

"Look. Over half the tribe is gone and under usual circumstances we wouldn't have been able to get this close to their tribe." Ved said.

Vaughn watched the Dwellers for a few more seconds. "Ved's right. This was a set up." Vaughn realized.

"The women." Ved said taking off at a run towards the camp. The others looked at each other then darted after Ved.

How could they be so stupid? The Dwellers where too smart just to let someone over hear their plan. It was all a set up.

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Lana and Amber stood watching the men disappear. Slowly they turned around and walked to the eating area.

"So since the men are gone we need a distraction." Amber sighed.

"Like what?" Lana asked.

"We need to just go out some where, no kids and no Jay and Bray" Amber said looking past the houses and on to the field.

"We can't leave the camp." Lana pointed out.

"Well then we can just walk around the fields. Just get away for a few hours." Amber continued.

"I'm in I could use a distraction." Lana replied.

"Great I'll ask Trudy and Salene to watch Bray." Amber smiled.

About an hour later Lana and Amber where walking through the fields away from the houses. "I needed a break." Amber gasped.

"You still don't know what to do about Jay and Bray?" Lana asked sympathetically.

"No. I just don't know what t do. My heart pulls me one way but my head pulls me the other." Amber breathed.

"Normally people would tell you to go with your heart but sometimes that isn't the best." Lana replied.

"Well that helps." Amber added sarcastically.

"Well, maybe you should just take a few days and not think about it. The moment you forget is the moment your true feelings become clear." Lana said wisely.

"Maybe your right." Amber sighed. "I'm really glade I meet you. I mean I love Trudy, Salene, Ellie and May like sisters but sometimes its good to get to know someone new."

"I'm glade I met you too." Lana smiled. "Most girls around here are to busy worrying about fashion or impressing the boys. That's why I hang out with the boy's. Its nice to meet another opinionated strong women."

"Yeah." Amber smiled.

"So…." Lana was disrupted by a scream coming from the camp.

"What was that?" Amber cried as she and Lana ran back to the camp.

"Dwellers." Lana yelled. Men ran around breaking windows and throwing tables over. They chased horrified women back into their homes. Lana grabbed a large stick and knocked down three men in one swift motion.

"Lock the doors and get away from your windows." Lana yelled to the other.

"Get the kids to safety." Amber added. Amber began to run to her house but stopped when she noticed Lana being grabbed by two men. Lana fought fiercely but she was over powered. The men poured a liquid over a rag and pressed it against her face. Slowly Lana lost consciousness as Amber clawed at her captures. Before she knew what was happening a wet cloth was pressed against Ambers face.

"Sly we have her." Was the last thing she heard.

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It took the boys over an hour to run back to the camp. Ved never gave up. The other stopped to walk for a while but Ved, Jay and Vaughn kept going. He busted through the gates of the camp with Jay and Vaughn right on his heels.

The women frantically ran around. Belongings where scattered every where. A struggle had definitely taken place.

"Trudy?" Jay said breathlessly grabbing onto Trudy as she rushed past.

"Jay." Trudy cried. "The Dwellers attacked just after you left. They came in and…" Trudy tried to say but she was crying too hard.

"Trudy what happened." Jay said sounding scared.

"They took some of the women." Trudy gasped. Ved's eyes immediately started darting around the camp.

"Who'd they take?" Ved yelled.

"Ved…" Trudy started.

"Trudy, just tells me." Ved said angrily.

"Just Lana and Amber." Trudy cried.

"What?" Jay and Ved yelled together.

"Who took them?" Ved demanded.

"The only name I heard was Sly." Trudy cried.

Vaughn and Ved looked at each other as the color drained from their faces. They took off towards their house. They searched frantically hoping that Trudy was mistaken, but she wasn't. They where gone.