Tori slowly opened her eyes. She was in a very dark room, lying on a
very soft bed. 'Oh god,' she thought as she placed a hand on her stomach. A
swift kick from one of her children calmed her nerves a bit. 'They're
okay,' she thought. Her eyes scanned the room. There were four walls and no
door to be found. One wall looked to be covered in some sort of cloth, but
she couldn't be sure.
The wall directly across from her was illuminated from the back with a blue light, giving the room a strange sort of glow. Her hand rested on her stomach and she realized that her clothes had been changed. She was no longer wearing her Capri pants and blouse, but rather a long flowing blue gown. Cautiously she got up from the bed.
"Do you like it?" a voice asked out of nowhere. Tori looked around, but couldn't find the source of the voice.
"Where are you?" she asked. Slowly she saw someone emerge from the shadows. The light behind the wall got brighter. The face she saw caused her fists to clench. "Where am I?" she asked.
"You're on my ship," he said moving over to the cloth on the wall. He parted the cloth to reveal a sight hat took Tori's breath away. She looked out at the sea- the open sea. Beautiful colors were everywhere- they were near a reef, and Tori could see out for miles.
"Taka? Is that your name?" she asked turning back to him.
"I see you've heard of me," he replied.
"I will escape you know," she said sternly. He laughed at her.
"I suggest you get used to this my dear. You're not going anywhere. . . not alive anyway." Tori's head whipped around to face him- her arms wrapped around her stomach as best she could to try and protect the twins.
"Wh- what do you mean?" she asked.
"Well once the children are born, I'll have no use for you," he began to walk away but turned back. "That is of course unless you stand beside me as my queen. Together we will use their powers to become the most powerful beings this world has ever seen!"
"Never," she said coolly. "You will never get me or my children. Whether you want to believe it or not I'm not due for almost another month and I can guarantee you that I will get rescued by then."
"You remember that little part of the prophecy that spoke of 'a night of a blazing sky' don't you? Well my dear there's a meteor shower at weeks end." Tori's eyes went wide. "The sky will certainly be ablaze then." With that he disappeared back into the shadows.
'No,' Tori cried in her mind. 'This can't be happening.' Her body went cold and she slowly made her way over to the bed, collapsing in a fit of tears. 'You will find me Blake- I know you will.'
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Blake was restless. He immediately went to the academy in hopes of finding something that could help him find Tori. "Sensei, we have to get her out of there," he said as they walked into Ops. Surprisingly, Cam was already down there with Dustin and Hunter.
"I'm running a scan right now," Cam said turning back. Dustin went over and out his hand on his shoulder.
"I called them- figured we could all help get her back," he said. Blake gave him a weak smile.
"Thanks, man," he said. They four remaining rangers sat there in silence looking over maps, scrolls, and computer readouts. After a while Cam turned his attention to a chart on the screen.
"Oh shit," Cam muttered. The others turned to him looking for an answer.
"Cam?" Blake asked.
"We may have a problem here," he said pointing to the screen.
"What does a star chart have to do with all this?" Hunter asked. Blake's hear stopped.
"A night of a blazing sky," he muttered. Cam only nodded.
"There's going to be a meteor shower at the end of this week- five days from now. We'll be able to see Hailey's comet and everything." The room was silent for a few moments.
"So your saying Tori's going to have the babies in like five days?" Dustin said summing up.
"No!" Blake cried slamming his fist down. "It's too soon!" Sensei made his presence known by putting a hand on his shoulder.
"Blake, you must not let your emotions get the best of you. We all need to concentrate on getting Tori back here safely as soon as possible," he said soothingly. "Cameron, continue your scanning and the rest of you see what you can find out." Blake sighed and followed Sensei's advice.
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Three days past and not much progress had been made. Tori was still confined to her little room, and the guys had only come to the conclusion that Taka's ship was cloaked.
Tori cringed when she saw Taka enter her room from some unseen doorway. "So have you changed your mind about joining with me?" he asked.
"No. Blake will find me," she said trying to avoid his gaze. Taka turned of his heel and exited.
"Two days my dear," he said. Tori felt both twins wake up inside of her.
Tears streamed down her cheeks. She knew it was too soon for them to be arriving, and she knew she would kill herself before she would let Taka near them.
"Please stay in there as long as you can," she whispered to them. "Just wait till Daddy comes," she said lying down. "He will find us."
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"Cam!" Marah cried as she ran into ops. "I know how to find Tori!" she said breathlessly. Cam instantly turned to his cousin.
"How?" he asked.
"Well from what I remember about Taka, he likes water. So maybe doing an aquatic or a subterranean scan will help," she said. Cam looked up at her.
"You're a genius! Why didn't I think of that?" he asked as he turned to the screen. After a few minutes he turned back to her. "There's defiantly something out in the ocean, but I can't pinpoint it- therefore I can't get a lock so we can teleport there." The silence was overpowering- then Cam sprung to life again.
"Marah? How did Lothor find Vexecus's ship?" he asked. Marah's brain began to work anew.
"He had a decloaking device," she said softly. They both got a wild look in their eyes.
"I need you to go get Laura and tell the others. . . we don't have much time."
Within minutes Laura and Cam began construction on the device, hoping that it would work. Blake leaned up against the wall. Not realizing it, he fell asleep standing up. He hadn't slept in days, and his weariness was getting the best of him. Hunter looked over at his brother and sighed.
"Guys, it's late. I'm going to take him home. We all need to rest and regroup." They all agreed, but Laura and Cam continued their work.
Hunter walked Blake home and left Blake alone. It was past midnight, but he couldn't sleep. Each time he began to doze off he would roll over and feel the empty space where he wife would lay next to him and wake fully. He looked around the room and saw two new pieces of furniture at the foot of the bed- two basinets adorned in blue.
Sighing he lay back down again and began run things through hi head. Cam said the device should be done by the morning, or at the very latest, the day after. They would be cutting it close, but he knew he had to get Tori and his kids out of there. He wondered if they would be boys or girls, or maybe one of each. Were they alright? More importantly, was their mother alright?
All these thoughts raced through his head, and he drifted off into slumber.
Hunter left and returned home. He silently walked out to his porch and sat in a chair. He heard the door behind him close and Sarah came out to see him. He gave her a weak smile and pulled her into his lap. She leaned down and kissed him softly, resting her head on his shoulder.
"Clarke asleep?" he asked. She silently nodded her head.
"Hunter?" she asked. He stroked her back lovingly.
"Yeah?"
"Did this sort of thing happen to you guys when you were. . ." her finger traced the tattoo on his arm. He sighed and pulled her closer.
"Sometimes. But we always managed to fix things." Sarah stiffened up in his arms.
"How can you fix this?" she said as tears began to form. "Tori's about to go through the worst pain of her life and no one's going to be there with her," she said sobbing into Her husband's shoulder. Hunter kissed her forehead.
"We will fix this Sar. I know we will."
The wall directly across from her was illuminated from the back with a blue light, giving the room a strange sort of glow. Her hand rested on her stomach and she realized that her clothes had been changed. She was no longer wearing her Capri pants and blouse, but rather a long flowing blue gown. Cautiously she got up from the bed.
"Do you like it?" a voice asked out of nowhere. Tori looked around, but couldn't find the source of the voice.
"Where are you?" she asked. Slowly she saw someone emerge from the shadows. The light behind the wall got brighter. The face she saw caused her fists to clench. "Where am I?" she asked.
"You're on my ship," he said moving over to the cloth on the wall. He parted the cloth to reveal a sight hat took Tori's breath away. She looked out at the sea- the open sea. Beautiful colors were everywhere- they were near a reef, and Tori could see out for miles.
"Taka? Is that your name?" she asked turning back to him.
"I see you've heard of me," he replied.
"I will escape you know," she said sternly. He laughed at her.
"I suggest you get used to this my dear. You're not going anywhere. . . not alive anyway." Tori's head whipped around to face him- her arms wrapped around her stomach as best she could to try and protect the twins.
"Wh- what do you mean?" she asked.
"Well once the children are born, I'll have no use for you," he began to walk away but turned back. "That is of course unless you stand beside me as my queen. Together we will use their powers to become the most powerful beings this world has ever seen!"
"Never," she said coolly. "You will never get me or my children. Whether you want to believe it or not I'm not due for almost another month and I can guarantee you that I will get rescued by then."
"You remember that little part of the prophecy that spoke of 'a night of a blazing sky' don't you? Well my dear there's a meteor shower at weeks end." Tori's eyes went wide. "The sky will certainly be ablaze then." With that he disappeared back into the shadows.
'No,' Tori cried in her mind. 'This can't be happening.' Her body went cold and she slowly made her way over to the bed, collapsing in a fit of tears. 'You will find me Blake- I know you will.'
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Blake was restless. He immediately went to the academy in hopes of finding something that could help him find Tori. "Sensei, we have to get her out of there," he said as they walked into Ops. Surprisingly, Cam was already down there with Dustin and Hunter.
"I'm running a scan right now," Cam said turning back. Dustin went over and out his hand on his shoulder.
"I called them- figured we could all help get her back," he said. Blake gave him a weak smile.
"Thanks, man," he said. They four remaining rangers sat there in silence looking over maps, scrolls, and computer readouts. After a while Cam turned his attention to a chart on the screen.
"Oh shit," Cam muttered. The others turned to him looking for an answer.
"Cam?" Blake asked.
"We may have a problem here," he said pointing to the screen.
"What does a star chart have to do with all this?" Hunter asked. Blake's hear stopped.
"A night of a blazing sky," he muttered. Cam only nodded.
"There's going to be a meteor shower at the end of this week- five days from now. We'll be able to see Hailey's comet and everything." The room was silent for a few moments.
"So your saying Tori's going to have the babies in like five days?" Dustin said summing up.
"No!" Blake cried slamming his fist down. "It's too soon!" Sensei made his presence known by putting a hand on his shoulder.
"Blake, you must not let your emotions get the best of you. We all need to concentrate on getting Tori back here safely as soon as possible," he said soothingly. "Cameron, continue your scanning and the rest of you see what you can find out." Blake sighed and followed Sensei's advice.
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Three days past and not much progress had been made. Tori was still confined to her little room, and the guys had only come to the conclusion that Taka's ship was cloaked.
Tori cringed when she saw Taka enter her room from some unseen doorway. "So have you changed your mind about joining with me?" he asked.
"No. Blake will find me," she said trying to avoid his gaze. Taka turned of his heel and exited.
"Two days my dear," he said. Tori felt both twins wake up inside of her.
Tears streamed down her cheeks. She knew it was too soon for them to be arriving, and she knew she would kill herself before she would let Taka near them.
"Please stay in there as long as you can," she whispered to them. "Just wait till Daddy comes," she said lying down. "He will find us."
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"Cam!" Marah cried as she ran into ops. "I know how to find Tori!" she said breathlessly. Cam instantly turned to his cousin.
"How?" he asked.
"Well from what I remember about Taka, he likes water. So maybe doing an aquatic or a subterranean scan will help," she said. Cam looked up at her.
"You're a genius! Why didn't I think of that?" he asked as he turned to the screen. After a few minutes he turned back to her. "There's defiantly something out in the ocean, but I can't pinpoint it- therefore I can't get a lock so we can teleport there." The silence was overpowering- then Cam sprung to life again.
"Marah? How did Lothor find Vexecus's ship?" he asked. Marah's brain began to work anew.
"He had a decloaking device," she said softly. They both got a wild look in their eyes.
"I need you to go get Laura and tell the others. . . we don't have much time."
Within minutes Laura and Cam began construction on the device, hoping that it would work. Blake leaned up against the wall. Not realizing it, he fell asleep standing up. He hadn't slept in days, and his weariness was getting the best of him. Hunter looked over at his brother and sighed.
"Guys, it's late. I'm going to take him home. We all need to rest and regroup." They all agreed, but Laura and Cam continued their work.
Hunter walked Blake home and left Blake alone. It was past midnight, but he couldn't sleep. Each time he began to doze off he would roll over and feel the empty space where he wife would lay next to him and wake fully. He looked around the room and saw two new pieces of furniture at the foot of the bed- two basinets adorned in blue.
Sighing he lay back down again and began run things through hi head. Cam said the device should be done by the morning, or at the very latest, the day after. They would be cutting it close, but he knew he had to get Tori and his kids out of there. He wondered if they would be boys or girls, or maybe one of each. Were they alright? More importantly, was their mother alright?
All these thoughts raced through his head, and he drifted off into slumber.
Hunter left and returned home. He silently walked out to his porch and sat in a chair. He heard the door behind him close and Sarah came out to see him. He gave her a weak smile and pulled her into his lap. She leaned down and kissed him softly, resting her head on his shoulder.
"Clarke asleep?" he asked. She silently nodded her head.
"Hunter?" she asked. He stroked her back lovingly.
"Yeah?"
"Did this sort of thing happen to you guys when you were. . ." her finger traced the tattoo on his arm. He sighed and pulled her closer.
"Sometimes. But we always managed to fix things." Sarah stiffened up in his arms.
"How can you fix this?" she said as tears began to form. "Tori's about to go through the worst pain of her life and no one's going to be there with her," she said sobbing into Her husband's shoulder. Hunter kissed her forehead.
"We will fix this Sar. I know we will."