Chapter 17

Rade groaned in pain. His brothers and friends looked at him in concern. They then felt it. Raven was ascending. Rade doubled over in pain. Rayne put his arm around him.

Caleb jerked back from kissing Sarah in alarm. She looked at him startled. He looked at Reid and Pogue. Lizette looked at the boys.

"I really didn't think it was going to happen tonight." She said and swung around to look at the Master's of Ipswich shocked to see Rade doubled over in pain. "Does it really hurt that much when you ascend?"

"Yes." Caleb replied. "How the hell did Tyler just ascend?"

"The Power of Love!" She said. "I hate it when they feel each other's pain."

"What?" Reid asked.

"Rade and Raven. They feel each others pain. Oh shit there they go. You guys better head out, before they get to Tyler first."

"Damn!" Pogue said kissing Kate and hurrying away.

Caleb kissed Sarah and followed him. Reid looked at his date. To his shock she leaned over and kissed him. Power shot out of the kiss as it had with Tyler and Raven. Caleb and Pogue turned back feeling the power behind them. Their mouths dropped open seeing the power radiate from them. They'd never expected it of Reid. He was the player of the group. The least likely of them to fall in love.

Reid pulled back reluctantly from Lizette. She looked at him in shock.

"What was that?" Reid asked.

"The power of love." She breathed.

He leaned in for another kiss, the feeling of the power of that kiss overriding all other emotions. Pogue reached over and grabbed him. She was his cousin after all, but then so was Raven. He let Tyler kiss her as much as he wanted. Right now Tyler was in deep shit and they needed to get to him.

"Reid! Tyler's in trouble remember!"

"What?" He asked as if remembering other people were around. "I'll bring him back Lizzie. Never fear!"

"TYLER!" Reid suddenly cried pushing Pogue out of the way and running out the door.

Raven stirred having a hard time breathing since Tyler was still lying on top of her. She touched his shoulder shaking him a little.

"Tyler." She said.

He stirred and looked down at her.

"Having trouble breathing here." She said.

"Sorry!" he said lying beside her. "You ok?"

"Yes are you?"

"Yea."

Raven lay in his arms for a few peaceful moments. "Oh god!" She cried jumping up. "Get dressed! Hurry!"

"What's wrong Raven?" Tyler asked.

"We're going to have company. It would be best if we were dressed."

"Company?"

"Didn't you feel it when Caleb ascended?" She asked pulling on her jeans, and reaching down for her top pulling it over her head.

"Oh shit!" He said sitting up and reaching down pulling on his shorts and jeans. He was just pulling his shirt down when the door burst open. He turned to face a very pissed Rade Downing.

"Please Rade!" Raven said jumping in front of Tyler.

Raven suddenly doubled over in pain. Rade caught her feeling some of her pain. His anger now concern for his twin.

Tyler stepped forward, but pain shot through him also. He cried out in pain falling to his knees.

"What the hell's going on here?" Reid cried running into his room hurrying to Tyler's side.

"Which ever one of you is doing it stop!" Caleb said.

"It's not any of us!" Rayne said.

Three figures suddenly appeared in the room. Fireballs were thrown from their hands hitting their prey unprepared.

"NO!" Raven screamed seeing both of her brothers fall.

Tyler paled watching Caleb, Pogue, and Reid hit by balls of power. The three assailants disappeared along with Raven. Tyler saw his beloved disappear before his eyes before he passed out from the pain.

Tyler painfully awoke. He hurt everywhere. He slowly lifted himself to a sitting position. He felt the nausea rise up with the dizziness and he willed it back. He opened his eyes to see the devastation in the room. The masters of Ipswich lay sprawled about the room. His own brothers lying unmoving. He heard something by the door and looked up to see Lizzie, Sarah, and Kate standing there.

The three girls stepped into the room and went to those they loved. Tyler groaned trying to get up. Lizzie looked over at Tyler who was looking around in shock around the room. She looked around frantically for Raven.

"Where is she?" She cried.

"Chase, Adam, and Shane took her." Tyler said reaching her side and dropping down by Reid.

"Is he alive?" He asked his voice catching.