Chapter 2: Feeling the Fear

It's been a few days since the Ninja Academy was destroyed and that Kimberly discovered that her sons' Ninja Academy was also destroyed. She didn't get word from neither Hunter nor Blake so she was worried sick and their safety. Granted that Hunter was now nineteen and Blake was none eighteen, but she still worried about them. Those boys were her sons. She raised them to be respective gentlemen, to make good choices, and to follow their dreams. She taught all her children to follow their dreams, just like how she learned once again to follow her dream.

Kimberly was working out in the city gym when Tori came in. "Hey, Miss Hart," she greeted. Kimberly smiled as she did a front flip and jumped off the balance beam.

"Hey, Tori, what's up?" She asked.

"Nothing, I was just wondering, what were your sons like?" Tori asked.

Kimberly took a towel and started dabbing off the sweat. "Hunter and Blake, they're great men now. I raised them since they were fourteen and fifteen. My daughter, Hannah, is Hunter's biological little sister. Hunter, you'd love Hunter, he's sweet and stubborn. Blake, you'd love Blake too, Blake would be the one that would catch a girl before Hunter would and then Hunter would get all jealous, it's really cute," Kimberly explained with a smile.

"What makes you think that they weren't captured by Lothor either?" Tori asked.

Kimberly sighed as she rubbed the back of her neck. "Faith, I have faith that I'll see my sons again. I have faith that my boys were fast enough to get away and they haven't been able to contact me because of certain reasons," she replied. Kimberly sat down and Tori sat next to her.

"How did you get your sons?" She asked.

Kimberly smiled at the memory. "We were at the park, Hannah, Kylie, and me, when I saw Hannah go up and hug a complete stranger. I found out that it was Hunter and the boy with him was Blake. They had both run away from their foster home so Hunter could find his sister. The next thing I knew, I had adopted two more children," Kimberly explained. Tori smiled at her.

"Your sons sound like great guys," she commented.

Kimberly nodded. "Here's a picture of my boys. Their senior pictures," she informed. Tori took the pictures and her eyes widened. Both pictures were of the boys on their motocross bikes.

"Wow…um…that's all I can say, wow," Tori commented.

Kimberly laughed at Tori's expression. The sandy-blonde is my son, Hunter, the other one is Blake," she informed. Tori was still speechless and she handed the pictures back over to her. "They're the greatest boys a mother could ever ask for," she added.

"I bet," Tori agreed.

Kimberly looked at her sons' senior pictures with a sad smile on her face. Tori placed a hand on her shoulder. "I'm sure Hunter and Blake are okay," she assured her.

"I hope they are, Tori. My children keep me alive. If anything happens to any of them, I fall apart," Kimberly informed sadly.

Tori nodded. "I think any parent would vouch for that," Tori commented.

"Tori is right, Kimberly. I am too a parent and if anything were to happen to my son, I would be feeling as bad as you are right now," Sensei informed.

Kimberly sighed and rubbed the back of her neck. "Sensei, I want what's best for my kids. I let Hunter and Blake go to the Thunder Ninja Academy to give them a better future. Now Lothor's here. He could have my boys," she stated worriedly. Sensei stood in front of Kimberly.

"We all understand your fears, Kimberly. Hunter and Blake are in good hands, I know Sensei Omino, he'd make sure that your sons would be safe," Sensei assured her.

Kimberly nodded. Shane and Dustin, who were listening to the entire conversation, showed sympathy towards Kimberly. Kimberly looked over at the boys. "I don't need sympathy," she informed.

"What?" Shane asked.

"You two are sympathetic, I don't need sympathy," she replied.

"Dude, how do you know that?" Dustin asked.

"I have the power of empathy. I received it around the same time I found out I was pregnant with Kylie," Kimberly replied.

Kimberly got a little uncomfortable thinking about what happened to her seven years ago. "Kimberly, you should take Kylie home and get some rest. We will keep watch for your sons'," Sensei informed.

"Thank you, Sensei," Kimberly answered.

She got up and walked over to Kylie. She picked Kylie up and took her home. Finding that Hannah, who was with a group of friends for the past few days, was home.

Kimberly explained to Hannah what happened and Hannah nearly fell apart hearing that her brothers were missing.

That night, Kimberly came outside with a blanket. She wrapped it around Hannah's shoulders and sat next to her. "Mom…do you think there's any hope that Hunter and Blake are okay?" She asked. Kimberly sighed and looked out at the city.

"No…" Kimberly replied.

Hannah looked at her. "I have faith, that's much stronger than hope. I have faith that Hunter and Blake are okay and that they're going to come back," she replied. Hannah nodded and tears fell down her face.

"Hunter's all I have, mom. He's all I have," she sobbed.

Kimberly wrapped her arms around Hannah. "He's the true blood relative you have left, yes, but he's not all you have left," Kimberly murmured. Hannah cried against Kimberly.

"I'm scared, mom. I'm so scared," she sobbed.

Kimberly kissed the top of her head. "I know, baby, I know. I'm scared too," Kimberly answered. Hannah pulled back.

"But you're not afraid of anything," Hannah commented.

Kimberly placed her hands on Hannah's face. "Hannah. Whenever something involves you four, I get worried sick. You four are all I have," she answered. Hannah nodded and Kimberly hugged her again. "We'll get through this. Hunter and Blake will come back and we'll be okay," she added. However, Kimberly just wished that she didn't have to wait so long to find out if her sons were okay.