A/N: Hey guys! So sorry that I've left you hanging there. Busted my shoulder up but good, and had some extra HW to do, which sucked. But here I am, once again! So, onto chapter 6! As always, Chero

Bouncing Back from Reality

Chapter 6:

Tori groaned as her headache grew worse, the cold wall helping only slightly. 'Man, this rips. What do I do now?' ___________________________________________________________

"She's WHAT?" Blake asked incredulously. "Wha- why didn't you stop them, or something?"

"Dude! I tried!," Dustin said. "I wouldn't have known anything was up, since I was at HOME, " he inserted forcefully, giving Blake a halfhearted glare, and then continuing, "But I guess they are either stupid or wanted us to know, because, like, they kidnapped her while we were chatting and then put in that they were taking her. Marah and Kapri, with a whole pack of Kelzacks. Then poof! Gone."

"Shit," Blake whispered, rubbing his hands over his face. "Didn't mean to take it out on you, Dustin. You were just.... there."

"I know, bro," came Dustin's sympathetic reply, as he awkwardly patted Blake on the back.

"Okay, now what we have to do is think. He would be keeping her on his ship, that we know. And since you guys told us about that prophecy, we know why too," Shane started, "Now Hunter, or Blake, do either of you guys know where he'd keep her?"

Blake shook his head slowly, but his eyes were focusing in concentration, as were Hunter's. "Where did he keep his prisoners...... There were these rooms, with shackles, but I forgot where they were. Mainly we just sparred and kicked your butts," Hunter said, a little disappointed that he didn't remember the layout of the ship.

Shane winced, his pride taking that hit, but didn't think it was the time to respond, "All right, then how do we do this?"

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Tori had been sitting there for an hour now, and was trying to think of a way to unlock the shackles, when she was reminded of the fact that she still wore her hair in braids, and the only way to keep most of her hair out of her face was.... bobbypins!

'Now to get my hands up that far, and pick the locks with numb fingers.... better wait until I know more,' she was thinking, when the loud sound of the door opening brought her attention back.

"Kapri, why did Uncle send us down here again?" Marah asked, her voice sweetly curious.

Kapri scoffed and gave her sister a "Don't be stupid" look that she had patented long ago. "To get her morpher, you dimwit!"

Tori glared at them, and struggled when they came toward her. Marah stayed back, while Kapri just smirked at her and reached for her morpher, jumping back with a squeal when it shocked her.... hard. 'Thanks Cam!' Tori thought of her friend, and felt a pang of dread when Kapri came to try again, only to be shocked with even more force. 'But damn, even I felt that one... kind of,' Tori almost winced, but kept herself from expressing anything but the utmost derision for her captors.

Stamping her foot, Kapri whirled around and stomped back out of the room, shouting, "Uncle! Uncle!" as she went. Marah following, a confused look on her face, the door closed on Tori again. She slumped against the wall, and felt compelled to bang her head against it. 'Thankfully, I really AM surrounded by idiots.' she thought. She made sure not to say anything out loud that might give anyone there any clue to what she was talking about.

She reached back into her hair, and felt for a bobbypin, wincing as she nicked her scalp with one of the chains.

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A/N: I hope you guys liked chappie 6! Again, sorry it took so long ::wince::. Please, please review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!