Disclaimer: This was written for the soul purpose of my entertainment.
I lay no claim on Walker Texas Ranger or of any of its characters.

Lost Reunion
By: Janis

Chapter 2

Sydney was beginning to feel dizzy again; she quickly sat lowering her head between her knees. She didn't have time for this right now; she had to figure some way for them to get out of here. It was quite late by now; Syd could only hope that Gage and Walker had become worried about them and started looking for them.

"Sydney are you all right?"

"I'll be fine Alex I'm still just a little dizzy from that blow to the side of my head," Syd lied to Alex. Sydney had been having these spells for a week now and knew the real reason for it, she had found out this morning when her doctor had called with her test results. She hadn't even let Gage know yet, she always talked to him about things before anyone else.

"How is Angela doing?"

"She's so lucky she's sound a sleep," murmured Alex, holding her tiny daughter closer to her.

"Did you promise to call as soon as we got in?" asked Sydney.

Alex shook her head yes.

"Me too, Walker and Gage should be looking for us by now. Hopefully it won't be too much longer."

Sydney thought about Gage, she was glad she had decided to wait until she got home to tell him, he would be worried about her as it was and only more so if he knew.

If only she hadn't been such a Good Samaritan, but it was just her nature to stop and help when she could. Alex didn't blame her she would have done the same thing.

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The car was half off the road with the hood up and those two girls looked like they needed help. Syd had pulled off just ahead of them and as she did a truck had pulled across in front of them cutting them off. At the same time, a gunman had come up on Alex's side pointing his gun in the window at them. Sydney recognized the gunman, he was the same guy they were looking for in connection with the car-jackings.

They were ordered out of the car, Alex had pleaded with them to let her get Angela out of the backseat and they had let her. After going through their belongings for anything, valuable they had discovered that Sydney was a Ranger. It was at that point someone had hit her and she was knocked out.

Sydney had woke up lying on a dirt floor with Alex and Angela sitting beside her. She had tried to sit up but pain from the blow hit her all over again.

"Take it easy Sydney, relax a bit and take things slow."

"Alex."

"I'm right here," said Alex taking her hand.

"Do you know where we are?"

"Not exactly somewhere down a side road in an old farmhouse root cellar. If we can get out I think I could get us back to the main highway."

"Then we have to try and find a way out," said Syd as she got to her feet. It was at that point the dizziness had hit her again.

"Rest a minute more Syd."

"I'll be all right, I'll have time to rest once we get out of here," Sydney told her attempting to get up again. She stood in one place trying to once again get her bearings, before going up the stairs to investigate the trap door that lead out of the cellar.

"Be careful Sydney."

"It's quiet up there, no movement at all, they are either gone or sleeping."

Syd tried pushing on the door, she budged it a little, but wasn't strong enough to push it open.

"Alex can you find a safe place to set Angela down and see if you can help push this door."

"Give me a minute Syd, I'll be right there."

Alex gently set the baby down and joined Syd at the top of the stairs. With both of them pushing they were able to push the table that was sitting on top of the door off and the door swung open.

"Quick Alex grab Angela."

Alex didn't have to be told twice she was back with her daughter in seconds. Sydney swung the door closed again and pushed the table back over it. Then grabbing Angela's diaper bag from Alex opened the door a crack and peeked out. All seemed clear so she told Alex to run for the far side of the truck.

Sydney was about to dart after them when one of their captors came around the side of the building. Syd swung the diaper bag at him knocking the gun from his hand. The second one came up behind Sydney getting her in a choke hold, the first slowly walked up to her and backhanded her across the face. Then grabbing her by the hair the first one held his gun to her head and shouted out into the dark at Alex.

"You have till the count of ten to get out here or your little Ranger friend will be dead," with that he began to count.

Alex stood up from behind the truck, "I'm right here leave her alone," she said as she moved towards them.

"Put them back in the cellar and this time make sure they don't get out."

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Alex and Sydney were marched back to the cellar. One of them gave Sydney a vicious shove causing her to tumble down the steep narrow stairs landing in a heap at the bottom.

Alex hurried down behind her, "Sydney are you all right."

Sydney wasn't moving, Alex carefully laid Angela down and moved to Sydney's side.

The door at the top slammed shut leaving them in total darkness. Angela was crying now scared by the noise, wanting her Mother to comfort and feed her.

"Alex, Oh God Alex it hurts."

"I'm right here Sydney don't try to move."

Sydney doubled up in pain, "I'm going to loose our baby and Gage doesn't even know I'm pregnant yet."

"You're pregnant?" Alex was trying to hide her surprise so she could help Sydney, "How far along are you?"

"About four weeks, I just found out this morning, I wanted to wait until we got home Sunday to tell Gage."

Sydney cried out again as another wave of pain hit her.

"Let's get your feet elevated, I want you to get a picture of Gage in your mind and focus on him. Just keep thinking he'll be here soon."

Alex made Sydney as comfortable as she could before she began feeding her daughter.

Sydney was glad for the cover of darkness in the cellar, she didn't want Alex to see the tears that were streaming down her face. She wanted this baby so badly, why hadn't she told Gage at lunch. She tried to concentrate on her partner, she could see his face, she closed her eyes and was able to feel his arms holding her. This would be over soon, Gage and Walker would be here soon.

**********

Trivette arrived at the Sheriff's Office just as the identifications were coming in on the women who had been driving Alex's car.

"Gage, how are you two holding up?"

"Just barely. If they had been under that tarp," Gage couldn't finish the sentence, he squeezed his eyes shut not knowing how either he or Walker would have survived.

Jimmy put his hand on Gage's shoulder, "They weren't and we are going to find them, let's get at it."

They went over to where Walker was looking at the files that had been handed to him.

"The one driving the car was Lee Ann Davis, she has head a few scrapes with the law, nothing serious. Her claim to fame is her brother Steve; he's a rough customer with a rap sheet a mile long. He's been wanted for everything from boosting cars to drug trafficking.

The other one was Lynne Marlo, she had a more colourful career then Lee Ann. Lynne had done time for auto theft and assault with a deadly weapon. Her boyfriend Boyd McClain had done time for car-jacking with Steve Davis. Boyd McClain was not anyone to be taken lightly either.

Trivette brought up the composite drawings from the car-jacking victims in Dallas. It was Boyd McClain without a doubt. In all likelihood Alex's car had been car-jacked. So where were the girls? McClain and Davis didn't take prisoners.

"Lee Ann and Steve's Dad had a farm out on River Road, when he died those two inherited it. They sold off most of the land but I'm pretty sure they kept the house and barns," volunteered the Sheriff.

"Sheriff take us out there."

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"Stevie I think we should be pulling up stakes and getting out of here. That Ranger is more trouble then we bargained for."

"What are we going to do with them?"

"We'll just leave them where they are no one is ever going to find them where they are. As soon as the girls get back, we pull up stakes. We'll use Alex Cahill Walker's credit cards for a while in Houston. They'll never think to look for them around here," Boyd McClain was planning as he talked.

"What's taking those two any way," whined Steve, "They have been gone for hours, maybe we should take a run into town and see where they are at."

"I think you're right, they should have been back here long ago. You sure those two ain't going to get out?"

"I padlocked the door they ain't going any where."

"Well get in the truck and we'll go find Lee Ann and Lynne and then we are gone."

"I'm right behind you Boyd."

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By the time the Sheriff and Rangers pulled into the Davis farm Steve and Boyd were gone.

They cautiously made their way up the stairs to the back porch and banged on the door, identifying themselves as Texas Rangers at the same time.

The only answer they got were shouts from Alex.

"Where are you?" Walker shouted once the door had been kicked in.

"Down here," shouted Alex, "In the cellar through the trap door."

"Move back we have to break the lock."

Alex and Sydney huddled together with Angela as a gun went off breaking the lock. Angela was voicing her displeasure at the noise waking her as the door opened letting the light in.

Alex started up the stairs with her daughter calling to Gage at the same time that Sydney needed him, that she needed help.

"We need a chopper Walker we have to get her to a hospital."

Trivette began dialling.

Gage was down the stairs and at Sydney's side.

"Syd?" Gage looked questioningly into her face, he could tell she had been crying and could see the bruise and swelling down the side of her face.

"Oh Gage I've made such a mess of things," Sydney was crying again, "I should have told you at lunch."

She grabbed his hand as another pain hit her.

"Talk to me now, Syd, what's wrong?"

"The test results this morning from the doctor were to confirm that I was pregnant. They pushed me and I fell down the stairs, I'm sorry Gage, I'm so sorry."

"Shh Sydney, don't cry, try and stay relaxed, we'll get through this."

Gage lifted her in his arms as the tears began rolling down his cheeks as what she had told him began to sink in. He pulled her close and carried her up the stairs.

The chopper had just landed in the yard, Gage carried her out to meet it, as he placed her on the stretcher she grasped his hand.

"Gage stay with me don't leave me."

"I'm right here with you I'm not leaving you. I love you Syd."

Sydney let her eyes close as they got in the chopper together and it lifted off.


The End of Chapter 2