AN: Hey everyone, here's chapter 18 since all of you have been so good to
me! Thanks for all the reviews and for reading. For those of you who
don't want this to end, it's not even close to over! And for those who do
want this to come to an end, sorry and just hang in there!
Chapter 18: Everything Comes Crashing Down
It was now Friday once again and the whole gang was at the Bradley brothers' house for movie night as usual. It had been almost a week since Blake left for Florida. He was due to arrive in London tonight. Not much had changed since he left. Shane, Dustin, Cam, and Tori had all been busy with things at the academy. The same with Hunter and Leann. There was a lot the group needed to get done before Cam and Leann's wedding. The group was crowded in the living room with Cam and Leann sitting together on the couch. She started to come down from the Thunder Academy for the weekends now. Shane was in his usual seat on the recliner in one corner of the house while Dustin was on the other. They were channel surfing while Hunter and Tori were cooking dinner. "So, do you want to go riding tonight as usual after we're done watching the movie?" Hunter asked his beautiful blond companion.
Tori went to go drain the pasta in the strainer and replied, "Of course. There is nothing else that I would rather do than go riding. It's been great lately because I ride with Dustin in the mornings and he comes to watch me surf and then I ride with you the evenings you don't have class. I would have never thought that I would have so much free time since Dustin and I finished school last month."
Hunter let out a small laugh, "Enjoy it now because you guys will be busy this fall when you guys start at Blue Bay Harbor University."
Tori rolled her eyes, "Yeah, don't remind me." Hunter was putting the last touches on the tomato sauce. Tori went to go grab the plates when they heard gasps and Dustin yelling something from the living room.
"Hunter! Tori! Come quick you guys have got to see this!" The yellow clad man bellowed.
Hunter and Tori ran to the living room as quickly as they could. Tori ran into the living room with the plates still in her hands and Hunter was still wiping his hands with a kitchen towel. "What's up dude!?" Hunter asked.
"Um... what flight was Blake leaving on for London?" Dustin asked worriedly.
Tori's heart started to beat faster and Hunter felt his hands begin to sweat. "Uh flight 5067. Why, what's going on? Tori asked with panic evident in her voice.
"Uh... you guys need to sit then. There has been accident. It's on all the channels." Dustin responded sadly.
The two refused to sit and stared at the TV screen where there was a lady with light brown hair talking in front of what seemed like some kind of plane wreckage and smoke behind her. "I'm Gloria Peters with channel 3 news. There has been a plane crash along the outskirts of London, France at about 4:15pm today. Flight 5067 was due to arrive in London, France at 5:00pm, but the plane had suffered some sort of problems and has crashed landed right here behind me in this field. There are paramedics on the seen, but we do not know if there are any survivors and we cannot give out any names of the passengers until the family members have been notified. If you believe that you have a loved one or someone that you know aboard this flight, please call the 800 number below..."
The room was silent. Tori couldn't believe what she just heard. She felt Hunter take her hand when the phone rang. Hunter went to answer it. He was talking real low to someone on the other end. Then all of a sudden he fell to the ground and let out a blood-curdling scream. He kept saying, "NO! No, he can't be dead. You guys have to keep looking. I know he's out there somewhere!"
Roger Hanna was on the other end of the phone and he felt awful to be delivering such horrible news. The medics had yet to find someone alive from the wreckage. They believed that everyone died upon impact. "Hunter, please listen to me. The medics are not confident that they will find anyone still live from this crash. You have got to prepare your friends and family for the worst."
"Yeah... I'll prepare them alright," he answered. "Yeah, call me as soon as something comes up. I will be making arrangements in the mean time."
Hunter hung up, ran a hand through his hair and his eyes landed on Tori first. She saw the look on his face and had heard what he had said earlier. She dropped the dishes that she had been holding. Dustin grabbed her into a tight hug as she sobbed into his yellow plaid shirt. "It can't be Hunter... this can't be happening!" Tori said in between sobs. Dustin held her tighter as she cried.
Everyone was crying at this point as Leann went to Hunter and gave him a hug. He held her tight. Her, Blake and him were like siblings. Shane came up behind them as he patted Hunter on the back and Cam went to help Dustin with Tori. The group all finally sat down in the dinning room at the big family size table. No one spoke a word for about an hour when Hunter finally decided to talk. "Roger says that the medics are doubtful that they will find anyone alive from the crash. They believe that everyone pretty much died upon impact." Hunter bowed his head down again. "He can't be gone... he just can't be."
Tori who had calmed a little started to sob again and this time Hunter pulled her into his arms and the two let out their anguish together. "I can't stay in here. I can't just sit here and wait for Roger to call." Tori said into Hunter's shirt.
"Let's go for that ride, what do you say Tor?" He felt Tori nod her response. "Will you guys stay and wait for Roger to call. When and if he does, call me on my cell. Okay?" Hunter asked the group. Then him and Tori walked out to the garage. In the garage Hunter lifted a black cover off from a crimson colored street bike. It was an exact replica of his Ninja Glider Bike except that he couldn't fly with this one. He asked Cam to help him build one not too long after they graduated from the academy. He started up the bike and Tori hopped onto the back. She placed her arms tightly around him as the two rode off into the night. The two rode in silence for a while when Hunter decided to go to the beach so that he and Tori could talk.
Tori and Hunter walked around for a bit and then the two finally sat down near by the water. Tonight being near the water didn't calm Tori. Her feelings were running rampant. 'Blake can't be dead. The medics have to find him. What am I going to do if he is really gone?' She thought as she continued to stare at the ocean.
Hunter was also staring out at the water. He would glance over at Tori ever now and again. Her blue eyes held such a turbulent gaze. He was at a loss for words. 'Blake man, where are you? They have to find you. You can't just leave us like this...' He thought. Hunter buried his head into hands as his thoughts left him more frustrated than ever.
Tori couldn't take the pain anymore and she felt like hitting something. She threw her left hand out in front of her and yelled, "Kiyaaaaaaaaaaah!" A royal blue glow flew from hands. The oceans then parted and thunder all of sudden crashed in the sky above them.
"Whoa..." they both said in unison.
Hunter looked over to Tori and asked her, "Wow, where did that come from?"
Tori took a deep breath. She had never felt anything like that before. She looked at Hunter with wild eyes and replied, "I have no clue! I was just mad and felt like hitting something, but instead I concentrated all my energy towards the water... I'm sorry, I know that I shouldn't have used my powers like that." She then looked down and let her tears take over.
Hunter was blown away by her display of anguish. Then something told him that her powers over the water had nothing to do with the thunder crashing above them. He also remembered that the glow from her hands were of a darker blue. It wasn't the same blue that usually came from her, but it wasn't like Blake's shade of navy blue. 'So, what's going on?' He thought to himself. "Tori you can only control the water right?" She nodded her response and then Hunter continued, "Then how did you make thunder crash like that?" He pointed up to now clear sky as to accentuate his point.
Tori understood what he was getting at, but she really didn't know how to answer him. "I guess my emotions got the best of me. Maybe Dustin was right in asking if one person can harness more than one power, but I would like to keep this between us."
Hunter nodded and then continued to stare out at the water. "So, what are you thinking?"
"How am I going to live without Blake..." Tori replied as she started to cry harder.
Hunter pulled Tori next to him and held her close. He let out his own tears and responded, "So am I, Tor. So, am I."
AN: Okay don't kill me, but Blake is dead...or is he? Will Hunter leave now that Tori needs him? What's going on with Tori's powers and what will come out of all these twists of fate? Stay tuned and find out!
Chapter 18: Everything Comes Crashing Down
It was now Friday once again and the whole gang was at the Bradley brothers' house for movie night as usual. It had been almost a week since Blake left for Florida. He was due to arrive in London tonight. Not much had changed since he left. Shane, Dustin, Cam, and Tori had all been busy with things at the academy. The same with Hunter and Leann. There was a lot the group needed to get done before Cam and Leann's wedding. The group was crowded in the living room with Cam and Leann sitting together on the couch. She started to come down from the Thunder Academy for the weekends now. Shane was in his usual seat on the recliner in one corner of the house while Dustin was on the other. They were channel surfing while Hunter and Tori were cooking dinner. "So, do you want to go riding tonight as usual after we're done watching the movie?" Hunter asked his beautiful blond companion.
Tori went to go drain the pasta in the strainer and replied, "Of course. There is nothing else that I would rather do than go riding. It's been great lately because I ride with Dustin in the mornings and he comes to watch me surf and then I ride with you the evenings you don't have class. I would have never thought that I would have so much free time since Dustin and I finished school last month."
Hunter let out a small laugh, "Enjoy it now because you guys will be busy this fall when you guys start at Blue Bay Harbor University."
Tori rolled her eyes, "Yeah, don't remind me." Hunter was putting the last touches on the tomato sauce. Tori went to go grab the plates when they heard gasps and Dustin yelling something from the living room.
"Hunter! Tori! Come quick you guys have got to see this!" The yellow clad man bellowed.
Hunter and Tori ran to the living room as quickly as they could. Tori ran into the living room with the plates still in her hands and Hunter was still wiping his hands with a kitchen towel. "What's up dude!?" Hunter asked.
"Um... what flight was Blake leaving on for London?" Dustin asked worriedly.
Tori's heart started to beat faster and Hunter felt his hands begin to sweat. "Uh flight 5067. Why, what's going on? Tori asked with panic evident in her voice.
"Uh... you guys need to sit then. There has been accident. It's on all the channels." Dustin responded sadly.
The two refused to sit and stared at the TV screen where there was a lady with light brown hair talking in front of what seemed like some kind of plane wreckage and smoke behind her. "I'm Gloria Peters with channel 3 news. There has been a plane crash along the outskirts of London, France at about 4:15pm today. Flight 5067 was due to arrive in London, France at 5:00pm, but the plane had suffered some sort of problems and has crashed landed right here behind me in this field. There are paramedics on the seen, but we do not know if there are any survivors and we cannot give out any names of the passengers until the family members have been notified. If you believe that you have a loved one or someone that you know aboard this flight, please call the 800 number below..."
The room was silent. Tori couldn't believe what she just heard. She felt Hunter take her hand when the phone rang. Hunter went to answer it. He was talking real low to someone on the other end. Then all of a sudden he fell to the ground and let out a blood-curdling scream. He kept saying, "NO! No, he can't be dead. You guys have to keep looking. I know he's out there somewhere!"
Roger Hanna was on the other end of the phone and he felt awful to be delivering such horrible news. The medics had yet to find someone alive from the wreckage. They believed that everyone died upon impact. "Hunter, please listen to me. The medics are not confident that they will find anyone still live from this crash. You have got to prepare your friends and family for the worst."
"Yeah... I'll prepare them alright," he answered. "Yeah, call me as soon as something comes up. I will be making arrangements in the mean time."
Hunter hung up, ran a hand through his hair and his eyes landed on Tori first. She saw the look on his face and had heard what he had said earlier. She dropped the dishes that she had been holding. Dustin grabbed her into a tight hug as she sobbed into his yellow plaid shirt. "It can't be Hunter... this can't be happening!" Tori said in between sobs. Dustin held her tighter as she cried.
Everyone was crying at this point as Leann went to Hunter and gave him a hug. He held her tight. Her, Blake and him were like siblings. Shane came up behind them as he patted Hunter on the back and Cam went to help Dustin with Tori. The group all finally sat down in the dinning room at the big family size table. No one spoke a word for about an hour when Hunter finally decided to talk. "Roger says that the medics are doubtful that they will find anyone alive from the crash. They believe that everyone pretty much died upon impact." Hunter bowed his head down again. "He can't be gone... he just can't be."
Tori who had calmed a little started to sob again and this time Hunter pulled her into his arms and the two let out their anguish together. "I can't stay in here. I can't just sit here and wait for Roger to call." Tori said into Hunter's shirt.
"Let's go for that ride, what do you say Tor?" He felt Tori nod her response. "Will you guys stay and wait for Roger to call. When and if he does, call me on my cell. Okay?" Hunter asked the group. Then him and Tori walked out to the garage. In the garage Hunter lifted a black cover off from a crimson colored street bike. It was an exact replica of his Ninja Glider Bike except that he couldn't fly with this one. He asked Cam to help him build one not too long after they graduated from the academy. He started up the bike and Tori hopped onto the back. She placed her arms tightly around him as the two rode off into the night. The two rode in silence for a while when Hunter decided to go to the beach so that he and Tori could talk.
Tori and Hunter walked around for a bit and then the two finally sat down near by the water. Tonight being near the water didn't calm Tori. Her feelings were running rampant. 'Blake can't be dead. The medics have to find him. What am I going to do if he is really gone?' She thought as she continued to stare at the ocean.
Hunter was also staring out at the water. He would glance over at Tori ever now and again. Her blue eyes held such a turbulent gaze. He was at a loss for words. 'Blake man, where are you? They have to find you. You can't just leave us like this...' He thought. Hunter buried his head into hands as his thoughts left him more frustrated than ever.
Tori couldn't take the pain anymore and she felt like hitting something. She threw her left hand out in front of her and yelled, "Kiyaaaaaaaaaaah!" A royal blue glow flew from hands. The oceans then parted and thunder all of sudden crashed in the sky above them.
"Whoa..." they both said in unison.
Hunter looked over to Tori and asked her, "Wow, where did that come from?"
Tori took a deep breath. She had never felt anything like that before. She looked at Hunter with wild eyes and replied, "I have no clue! I was just mad and felt like hitting something, but instead I concentrated all my energy towards the water... I'm sorry, I know that I shouldn't have used my powers like that." She then looked down and let her tears take over.
Hunter was blown away by her display of anguish. Then something told him that her powers over the water had nothing to do with the thunder crashing above them. He also remembered that the glow from her hands were of a darker blue. It wasn't the same blue that usually came from her, but it wasn't like Blake's shade of navy blue. 'So, what's going on?' He thought to himself. "Tori you can only control the water right?" She nodded her response and then Hunter continued, "Then how did you make thunder crash like that?" He pointed up to now clear sky as to accentuate his point.
Tori understood what he was getting at, but she really didn't know how to answer him. "I guess my emotions got the best of me. Maybe Dustin was right in asking if one person can harness more than one power, but I would like to keep this between us."
Hunter nodded and then continued to stare out at the water. "So, what are you thinking?"
"How am I going to live without Blake..." Tori replied as she started to cry harder.
Hunter pulled Tori next to him and held her close. He let out his own tears and responded, "So am I, Tor. So, am I."
AN: Okay don't kill me, but Blake is dead...or is he? Will Hunter leave now that Tori needs him? What's going on with Tori's powers and what will come out of all these twists of fate? Stay tuned and find out!