Disclaimer: The characters you recognize as J.E. are hers. Any other character is a figment of my imagination. Kallie is my own creation and I take full credit for her.

I would like to thank vaneloor for translating my English into Spanish. Any errors in copying what she gave me are entirely my fault. You are wonderful!

For the Italian translation I had to use google. If there are any errors, I take full credit for them.

Spoilers: Possibly any book from 1-18.

Chapter 14: Information From Beyond

Stephanie's POV:

I wanted to reach in the back and pull Kallie into my arms. Tears were streaming down her little cheeks but she was working hard to keep her face blank. We were moving away from Derek's house at rocket speed and I was thankful Ranger was such a great driver. No way could I maintain the speed in which he was going. His blank face was firmly in residence. We'd been traveling maybe 20 minutes when I noticed two; black SUV's coming in our direction. Ranger brought our vehicle to a screeching halt and the other two vehicles came to a stop as well.

Kallie spoke up from the back, "Take the right. There's a cabin 200 yards farther in. We can hold up there."

Ranger powered his window down and motioned the other two vehicles. I saw Tank was driving the first of the other two SUV's and he gave a miniscule nod. Ranger backed up a little and took the right. In no time the other two vehicles were behind us and we were fast approaching a cabin. We pulled to a stop in front of the cabin and Ranger got out. I turned to check on Kallie. She wiped her face on her little t-shirt and looked carefully around. She opened her door and looked down at the ground, biting her lip when she noticed the drop. I opened my own door and slid out and walked around to her. I held my arms out offering to help her down.

She looked at me for several minutes before holding her arms out to me so I could lift her down. She was so tiny and as much as I'm not much of a kid person, she felt right in my arms. I wrapped my arm around her tiny waist and she wrapped her legs around my waist. I walked over to where Ranger and the guys were standing, fanned out facing the way we came in.

Ranger turned to me when I joined him and said, "I want you and Kallie to go into the cabin Babe."

Kallie leaned in to speak in my ear, "I need them to listen to me."

I turned to her and bit my lip. I nodded, "Ranger, Kallie wants to tell you guys something."

Ranger stepped closer and softly asked, "Que paso angelito?" (What is it little angel?)

Kallie put her right hand on my shoulder to make it easier to swing around and pointed to a spot about 200 yards up, "Ram needs to be up there." She pointed to another spot about 300 yards away from the first and said, "Woody needs to go there." Her arm moved to point to what looked to be a cave to the right of the cabin, "Vince and Cal need to hold up there." Next she pointed to a lean to on the left, "Bobby and Lester should go there. There's plenty of shadow so no one would see them unless they knew they were there." Then she looked at Ranger. "Tank and Hector can help in the cabin. There are three good windows that you can cover everything from."

Ranger raised an eyebrow, "I don't recall introducing the guys."

Kallie rolled her eyes but didn't say anything else. Finally, Ranger shook his head and turned to the guys, "You heard her. Take your positions."

I thought I heard one of the guys mutter, "I never thought I'd see the day the boss lost it enough to take orders from a little girl."

I couldn't help but smile at the look on Ranger's face as he growled, "Want to say that louder?"

Vince paled but remained silent. The guys went and took their positions without another comment. Ranger wrapped his arms around my waist and led us into the cabin. Kallie laid her head on my shoulder. For some reason, it felt so right. We headed inside the cabin and Hector went to the left and found a vantage point to watch, Tank going to the right and taking up his spot. Ranger led Kallie and I to a back room and told me to go ahead and rest. I nodded and kissed him telling him to be safe. Once he headed back to the front of the cabin, I sat down on the bed and set Kallie down beside me.

She was out in no time and I let myself relax enough to sleep as well.

Kallie's POV:

I heard the voice calling me once again from sleep, telling me it was time once again to wake up. I opened my eyes and smiled at the two of them standing there together happy again. Derek turned to me and there was sadness in his eyes. "I'm sorry Bella. I tried, but the voices were just too much. I'm not as strong as you are."

Momma reached out and took his hand, "You're safe with me now love. Kallie understands."

He turned to momma and gave her such a beautiful smile before turning back to me. "I was able to pick up quite a bit from them when they were trying to get me to talk. The man behind everything is Ralph Bellini."

I frowned, "The man that's been coming to see you since you came home?"

"Yes. He's not a doctor like we thought. He's the man who killed my father. He's the Judas among them."

"That's why you always get so upset by his visits."

"Yes. Subconsciously I must have picked up on his agenda."

"Why is he doing all this?"

"His final mission was to take out every member of the team. He made dad's death look like an accident. Lt. Danvers got suspicious and he wasn't able to finish his mission. When they came home, he faked his own death so he could continue with planning out how to complete his final mission. He's taken out the others. They're all dead. Frank Plum is the last man standing from that mission. Once he's dead, his mission will be complete."

"Why does he want to kill Stephanie?"

He looked sadly at momma. Momma smiled and I felt her surrounding me, "It's not Stephanie he wants to kill. He thinks she's me. He thinks he failed when he caused my accident five years ago. See, he knew as long as I was living, he couldn't get to your father. Derek would have known exactly what he was up to when he started all this. He needed him off balance and so he took me out. When he started going after Frank Plum and saw Stephanie, he thought somehow I had survived and was hiding as his Frank's daughter."

"How close are they?"

Derek smiled, "I was able to keep them engaged for several minutes before Ralph shot me in the head. Right now they are still searching, because even though two cars came after you, with Ranger's driving they couldn't keep up. I'd say you have another 30 minutes before they get here."

I nodded. It was time to get up and get ready. I slipped off the bed and momma knelt in front of me. She smiled and looked over to where Stephanie was still sleeping. "Already she feels like you are part of her. It will be alright bella angioletto. (beautiful little angel) We will always be with you. Any time you need us we will be right here." She placed her hand on my heart.

I wasn't aware there were tears on my cheek. I turned around when Stephanie made a sound. Her eyes were open and she was looking at me with a smile. The smile quickly left her face and she gave me a concerned look. "What's the matter Kallie?"

I went over and she lifted me up beside her on the bed and then wrapped me in her arms. "Momma and daddy were just telling me goodbye."

"Oh honey, I'll always be here for you."

I felt her love surrounding me.