Ready?

Morgan stood under the tall tree that stood near the docks, as she helplessly watched Hunter drift away from her on the doomed ferry. Now all she had to do was wait. Easier said then done. The leaves of the tree blew in a chilling breeze, as if they were telling her to hold on just a little while longer. She sat done on the damp cold ground and hugged her knees tightly.

Her parting with Hunter, not even five minutes ago, certainly was different then it had been 16 years ago. That farewell had held promise for the future, not knowing what the future truly held. This more recent one thought had been tense and stressful. Neither one of them had wanted to let the other go, knowing this time a dreadful possibility of the near future. Hunter had tried to change her mind countless times about staying out of the battle, but he had no luck, she was not budging. This was her battle too. At last he had stopped trying, knowing he had no choice in the matter, and they had come up with a sorry excuse for a plan.

So now as Morgan hid in the shadows waiting for her moment to strike and defend, she fingered the ring that hung around her neck. There was no way she was losing it this time. She had attached her precious ring to a chain early this morning, she was going to leave it the room but in the end she knew she would need the emotional strength it would lend her.

For what seemed like hours Morgan sat there holding the ring, dreaming about the past at the same time that she was aware of everything around her. When she was thinking about the parting kiss she'd had with Hunter, she also noticed that a leaf had fallen off a tree that was about a yard away from her. For whatever happens in this battle, she was ready.

Morgan was on her feet at the first sign of trouble. The ferry was in starting to sink fast. Even from this distance, Morgan could see that confusion in the passenger's movements. The water was moving faster as if creating a big whirlpool that would drain the water taking all the lives with it.

She looked around, near the sad scene and confusing screams coming from the ferry that was quickly filling up with water, was what she was looking for. The air started to ripple, as if steam was coming off pavement on a hot summer day. Instinctively Morgan knew that's where Iona's portal was forming, she knew that's where Hunter had disappeared to that last time he had been on that sinking ship.

The wind was whipping in her face so hard that she thought she'd lose her balance if she took a step, but she braced herself, made a quick decision and stepped cautiously from the shadows. At first she had not known where the portal would open, but now she saw that it was to far away to fight from such a distance. She'd have to fight from in the water. It would be hard but she could do it.

Morgan removed her sweatshirt and jeans, and then she ran against the strong biting wind, dived into the surprisingly warm water, and started to swim against the killer current. She was ready for the battle that had finally arrived.


Thanx for the reviews- keep them coming flames aloud. sry chapters are not long, i don't have to much time.