Months past and there was no sign of danger. Tori continued to grow
larger and the twins were developing perfectly. Everyone had been made
aware of the threat and was on high alert. The girls were enjoying a nice,
relaxing day away from their children and husbands.
The four women sat on the beach enjoying the beauty around them. "What do you suppose those wonderful husbands of ours are doing right now?" Sarah asked laying back on her towel.
"If I know Cam, he's probably trying to teach Austin how to program something," Tori giggled.
"If I know Hunter, he's probably at the track watching Blake," Sarah said.
"I bet Dustin's with him," Tori added.
"If he puts my little girl on that bike of his I'm going to scream," Marah said throwing her hands in the air. "She's going to wear makeup not mud." At that, they all started laughing.
"But Marah, Motocross is so much fun!" Tori exclaimed.
"Yeah Marah. Hunter took my on his bike a few times. It's great fun," Sarah said. Marah grinned.
"I know it's fun. I like riding with Dustin. I just can't think about doing it by myself. Was it hard Tori?" she asked. Tori turned to her.
"At first it can be a little difficult, but after awhile, you get the hang of." She looked out at the water. "But I think I'll leave that up to Blake and stick to the water, though I doubt I'll be able to squeeze back into my wetsuit anytime soon!" Suddenly the twins began to stir, causing Tori to let out a very contented sigh.
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Taka sat in his ship watching the four women enjoying their afternoon. A sick grin spread across his face when he saw Tori with her hand on her very large stomach. He picked up a chart that lay in front of him and let out a small laugh.
'A night of a blazing sky,' he thought as he looked at the chart. 'You'll be mine sooner than you think.'
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The guys were all having a relaxing day as well. Cam was taking a nap with Austin, Hunter took Clarke to the track to watch Blake, and Dustin was out shopping with Shayne for a gift for the twins.
Dustin walked through the mall with his infant daughter. He walked past one shop, and then walked back to it. He walked in and looked at a blanket and hat set in light blue with silver stars on them. He glanced over and saw an identical set in a darker blue. Smiling, he bought both sets and left.
Once home he realized that one or both of the twins could be girls, but he knew Tori detested pink, so the things he bought should be fine. He laughed when he saw Shane let out a deep yawn and went to put her down for a nap.
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Back at the beach, Sarah and Laura had decided to go, leaving Tori and Marah alone on the sand. Tori let out another sigh.
"Tori? Are you okay? You seem kind of, I dunno. Different than usual," Marah said. Tori just smiled.
"I'm almost eight and a half months pregnant, my back hurts, and I can't see my feet," she placed a hand on her stomach and smiled at her friend. "I couldn't be better," she said sincerely. Marah smiled back.
"Thought of names?" Marah asked. Tori didn't respond. "Tor?" she asked again. Tori looked back.
"What? Oh geeze, I'm sorry Marah!" she said. "I just wish I could get out there again," she said turning her gaze back to the sea. Marah got a devilish grin on her face and stood up.
"Well then come on," she said offering her a hand. Tori looked at her oddly.
"What are you trying to do? Put the whale back in the water?" she joked.
"You're not a whale! Now come on," she said helping Tori to her feet. "We'll just go to the edge and put our feet in." Tori nodded and followed her to the water's edge.
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Taka watched the two women approach the water. 'That's it. Just a little closer. . . '
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Tori let her feet submerge in the cold waters and closed her eyes. "This feels so incredibly amazing," she said happily. Marah smiled at her. Slowly Marah watched as Tori's hands turned to face palm up- then she raised them slowly. Marah felt the water began to rise to the middle of her calf.
"Tori? When did you learn to do that?" she asked in awe. Tori lowered her hands and opened her eyes.
"I could always do it," she said turning back to the shore. "It's odd though- I never remember my powers being that strong before." They walked a few feet away from the water back to their things when a huge explosion of water erupted behind them. They both turned and looked at the frothing water.
"Tori- did you?" Marah asked, Tori shook her head 'no.'
"I did," a new voice said behind them. They turned back around and saw a figure clad in a long black robe. Marah stood in front of Tori.
"Who are you?" Marah asked. The figure began laughing.
"My my Marah- has living amongst these earthlings changed you that much?" Marah's eyes went wide.
"Tori get out of here," she said.
"No- I won't leave you," she said sternly. "Who are you? What do you want?" she asked.
The figure removed its hood, showing a face Marah knew from many years ago. "Tori GET OUT OF HERE!" she cried. Tori heard the fear in her tone and tried to run away, but the figure froze her in a beam of energy. Marah ran at him, but he was too quick. He threw another beam of energy at her, sending her flying through the air- landing hard on the sand.
Tori tried to get away, but she slowly felt herself being drawn toward the figure. She felt him behind her and watched as he lifted Marah once again into the air and slammed her back to the sand.
"Marah!" Tori cried in vain. She felt the figure behind her lean in closer to her. She felt his warm breath on her neck causing her to shake.
"To answer your questions my dear. My name is Taka." Tori felt her blood run cold. "And I've come for you." Tori's eyes widened.
In one last desperate effort she cried out- "BLAKE!" Then they disappeared.
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Blake was at the track when he suddenly got an overwhelming sense of urgency. He steered his bike off the dirt over to where Hunter was standing with Clarke.
"Dude, what are you doing? You're only on the third lap," Hunter said. Blake took off his helmet and shook his head.
"I don' know, bro. I just have this weird feeling that something's not right," he said as his eyes moved in the direction of the beach. Not knowing why, he strapped his helmet back on and drove off as fast as he could.
Something was driving him to the beach- like a sudden adrenaline rush that told him something wasn't right with Tori. When he reached the beach he looked around but couldn't find anything. He drove down a few more feet and stopped his bike. He jumped off and threw his helmet aside- he ran over to the down-faced figure in the sand.
"Marah?" he asked as he saw her face. "Marah?" he asked again. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at Blake.
"Tori- Blake, we have to get. . . ." she didn't finish as she slipped into unconsciousness again. Blake gathered her in his arms and carefully set her in front of him on his bike. He drove as fast as he could back to her house.
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Dustin heard a bike pull up in his driveway, then the screen door opening. "Dustin!" Blake cried as he entered with Marah's limp body. Dustin came out.
"Dude, I just put Shayne- oh my god," he said as he took his wife. "What happened?" he asked Blake as he placed her carefully on the couch. Blake slowly made his way over to them.
"I don't know- but she said something about Tori," he said sinking into a chair. Dustin knelt by Marah.
"Marah? Marah- wake up," he said stroking her cheek. She slowly opened her eyes.
"Dustin? How did I get home?" she asked.
"Blake brought you- what happened?" Marah carefully sat up and looked at Blake, who looked like he was going to pass out.
"he- he took her," Marah got out. Blake's eyes widened.
"Who took her?" he asked nervously. Marah grabbed Dustin's hand.
"Taka." Blake felt his entire body go numb.
"I swear I did everything I could Blake, but-" she didn't finish as tears came over her and she began sobbing into Dustin's chest. Blake put his head in his hands and stayed like that for a long time.
"I know you did Marah," he said getting up. "Thank you." He began to leave.
"Where are you going?" Dustin asked. Blake slowly turned.
"I need to talk to Sensei- then I'm getting my wife back."
The four women sat on the beach enjoying the beauty around them. "What do you suppose those wonderful husbands of ours are doing right now?" Sarah asked laying back on her towel.
"If I know Cam, he's probably trying to teach Austin how to program something," Tori giggled.
"If I know Hunter, he's probably at the track watching Blake," Sarah said.
"I bet Dustin's with him," Tori added.
"If he puts my little girl on that bike of his I'm going to scream," Marah said throwing her hands in the air. "She's going to wear makeup not mud." At that, they all started laughing.
"But Marah, Motocross is so much fun!" Tori exclaimed.
"Yeah Marah. Hunter took my on his bike a few times. It's great fun," Sarah said. Marah grinned.
"I know it's fun. I like riding with Dustin. I just can't think about doing it by myself. Was it hard Tori?" she asked. Tori turned to her.
"At first it can be a little difficult, but after awhile, you get the hang of." She looked out at the water. "But I think I'll leave that up to Blake and stick to the water, though I doubt I'll be able to squeeze back into my wetsuit anytime soon!" Suddenly the twins began to stir, causing Tori to let out a very contented sigh.
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Taka sat in his ship watching the four women enjoying their afternoon. A sick grin spread across his face when he saw Tori with her hand on her very large stomach. He picked up a chart that lay in front of him and let out a small laugh.
'A night of a blazing sky,' he thought as he looked at the chart. 'You'll be mine sooner than you think.'
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The guys were all having a relaxing day as well. Cam was taking a nap with Austin, Hunter took Clarke to the track to watch Blake, and Dustin was out shopping with Shayne for a gift for the twins.
Dustin walked through the mall with his infant daughter. He walked past one shop, and then walked back to it. He walked in and looked at a blanket and hat set in light blue with silver stars on them. He glanced over and saw an identical set in a darker blue. Smiling, he bought both sets and left.
Once home he realized that one or both of the twins could be girls, but he knew Tori detested pink, so the things he bought should be fine. He laughed when he saw Shane let out a deep yawn and went to put her down for a nap.
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Back at the beach, Sarah and Laura had decided to go, leaving Tori and Marah alone on the sand. Tori let out another sigh.
"Tori? Are you okay? You seem kind of, I dunno. Different than usual," Marah said. Tori just smiled.
"I'm almost eight and a half months pregnant, my back hurts, and I can't see my feet," she placed a hand on her stomach and smiled at her friend. "I couldn't be better," she said sincerely. Marah smiled back.
"Thought of names?" Marah asked. Tori didn't respond. "Tor?" she asked again. Tori looked back.
"What? Oh geeze, I'm sorry Marah!" she said. "I just wish I could get out there again," she said turning her gaze back to the sea. Marah got a devilish grin on her face and stood up.
"Well then come on," she said offering her a hand. Tori looked at her oddly.
"What are you trying to do? Put the whale back in the water?" she joked.
"You're not a whale! Now come on," she said helping Tori to her feet. "We'll just go to the edge and put our feet in." Tori nodded and followed her to the water's edge.
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Taka watched the two women approach the water. 'That's it. Just a little closer. . . '
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Tori let her feet submerge in the cold waters and closed her eyes. "This feels so incredibly amazing," she said happily. Marah smiled at her. Slowly Marah watched as Tori's hands turned to face palm up- then she raised them slowly. Marah felt the water began to rise to the middle of her calf.
"Tori? When did you learn to do that?" she asked in awe. Tori lowered her hands and opened her eyes.
"I could always do it," she said turning back to the shore. "It's odd though- I never remember my powers being that strong before." They walked a few feet away from the water back to their things when a huge explosion of water erupted behind them. They both turned and looked at the frothing water.
"Tori- did you?" Marah asked, Tori shook her head 'no.'
"I did," a new voice said behind them. They turned back around and saw a figure clad in a long black robe. Marah stood in front of Tori.
"Who are you?" Marah asked. The figure began laughing.
"My my Marah- has living amongst these earthlings changed you that much?" Marah's eyes went wide.
"Tori get out of here," she said.
"No- I won't leave you," she said sternly. "Who are you? What do you want?" she asked.
The figure removed its hood, showing a face Marah knew from many years ago. "Tori GET OUT OF HERE!" she cried. Tori heard the fear in her tone and tried to run away, but the figure froze her in a beam of energy. Marah ran at him, but he was too quick. He threw another beam of energy at her, sending her flying through the air- landing hard on the sand.
Tori tried to get away, but she slowly felt herself being drawn toward the figure. She felt him behind her and watched as he lifted Marah once again into the air and slammed her back to the sand.
"Marah!" Tori cried in vain. She felt the figure behind her lean in closer to her. She felt his warm breath on her neck causing her to shake.
"To answer your questions my dear. My name is Taka." Tori felt her blood run cold. "And I've come for you." Tori's eyes widened.
In one last desperate effort she cried out- "BLAKE!" Then they disappeared.
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Blake was at the track when he suddenly got an overwhelming sense of urgency. He steered his bike off the dirt over to where Hunter was standing with Clarke.
"Dude, what are you doing? You're only on the third lap," Hunter said. Blake took off his helmet and shook his head.
"I don' know, bro. I just have this weird feeling that something's not right," he said as his eyes moved in the direction of the beach. Not knowing why, he strapped his helmet back on and drove off as fast as he could.
Something was driving him to the beach- like a sudden adrenaline rush that told him something wasn't right with Tori. When he reached the beach he looked around but couldn't find anything. He drove down a few more feet and stopped his bike. He jumped off and threw his helmet aside- he ran over to the down-faced figure in the sand.
"Marah?" he asked as he saw her face. "Marah?" he asked again. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at Blake.
"Tori- Blake, we have to get. . . ." she didn't finish as she slipped into unconsciousness again. Blake gathered her in his arms and carefully set her in front of him on his bike. He drove as fast as he could back to her house.
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Dustin heard a bike pull up in his driveway, then the screen door opening. "Dustin!" Blake cried as he entered with Marah's limp body. Dustin came out.
"Dude, I just put Shayne- oh my god," he said as he took his wife. "What happened?" he asked Blake as he placed her carefully on the couch. Blake slowly made his way over to them.
"I don't know- but she said something about Tori," he said sinking into a chair. Dustin knelt by Marah.
"Marah? Marah- wake up," he said stroking her cheek. She slowly opened her eyes.
"Dustin? How did I get home?" she asked.
"Blake brought you- what happened?" Marah carefully sat up and looked at Blake, who looked like he was going to pass out.
"he- he took her," Marah got out. Blake's eyes widened.
"Who took her?" he asked nervously. Marah grabbed Dustin's hand.
"Taka." Blake felt his entire body go numb.
"I swear I did everything I could Blake, but-" she didn't finish as tears came over her and she began sobbing into Dustin's chest. Blake put his head in his hands and stayed like that for a long time.
"I know you did Marah," he said getting up. "Thank you." He began to leave.
"Where are you going?" Dustin asked. Blake slowly turned.
"I need to talk to Sensei- then I'm getting my wife back."