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Later, none of them could remember exactly what happened. Jeanie could only remember holding on to Dayton's body while the wind howled around her like a wounded animal. Jay's only memory was of being buffeted by the bubble as it whirled madly round and round. Ris, Eva and David shared similar memories of the bubble turning like a spinning top, of the wind weeping almost deafeningly in their ears.

And Trev would remember nothing but the pain that ripped his body in half, that raked claws through his heart, punch him solidly on the chin and kneed him hard in the belly. He'd remember nothing but the pain and the green light that obscured his vision. And then the blissful unconsciousness that rose up from the darkness to envelope him.

They landed with six hard thumps on foreign ground. The bubbles had disappeared sometime during the journey so David, Ris, Eva and Jay landed on their hands and knees, nearly cutting themselves on the rocks that littered the ground.

They rolled automatically, landed lightly on their feet. And saw Jeanie lying on the ground near to Dayton's body, lying as still as he. Just an arm's length away, Trev lay on his back, his eyes closed and still.

"Oh God," Ris whispered. "No!"

That was sound enough for Jeanie to wake. She let out a low groan, coughed and rolled to her side. Relief nearly eclipsed them and for a few shining moments, they forgot Dayton's horrible death as they rushed forward. "Jeanie." David caught her up in a hard hug that pressed against her bruises. But she didn't care about the pain; it only underlined the fact that she was alive.

Trev moaned at the sound and opened his eyes, slanted dark eyes meeting David's slanted dark eyes over Jeanie's shoulder. Ris put out a shaky hand, pressed it against his cheek. He was hot, as if fevered, but his eyes were clear and he wasn't sweaty. She managed a weak smile. "You're all right cousin," she said, echoing what he'd once said to her. "You're all right."

"Yeah," his voice was painfully raspy but it was there. "I am."

Jay helped him sit up and their eyes fell on Dayton. Trev ran his hands over his face. "Please. Please, God. He's alive right? I didn't kill him, right?"

With a trembling hand, Eva put her fingers on his throat, just under his chin. She shook her head. "Oh God." A sob broke through and her shoulders slumped as tears gathered, streaked down her paling cheeks.

"I killed him." Trev's body started shaking. "Oh god, I killed him."

"No." Jeanie reached out, took his hand clutched it. Need to comfort him overrode her wish to not remember those horrible moments prior to them landing there. "No. Pleance killed him. He was…he was already gone when I got to him."

"Dayton…" Eva placed her hands on his still chest. "Oh God Dayton. Oh God. I'm sorry. I'm so, so, so sorry." She began rocking, unable to stop. "I'm so, so, so, so, sorry. I couldn't do it. I couldn't save you. I'm so, so, so, sorry."

"We're sorry," David said, reaching out and put his fingers on Dayton's open eyelids. Gently, he closed them. "We're so sorry."

When Eva continued her sobbing apologies, continued to rock, David wrapped his arms from behind her, buried his face in her hair. She twisted, turned, clutched at him. He felt arms go around them and turned his head helplessly to face Jeanie. She shook her head and put her cheek to his shoulder, closed her eyes as the tears leaked from them. Trev, still supported by Jay, went limp – not with relief but belated grief. Seeing Eva break down, seeing David's helplessness, had sapped what little control he had left. Tears formed, gathered at the corner of his eyes and fell. Ris slumped against Jay's shoulder, her own shuddering and shaking with her finally released cries, and he shifted Trev, held them both. And rocked them like he remembered his mum rocking him when he was younger to comfort him.

Slowly, the tears receded and fatigue set in.

Jeanie dropped off first, sobs slowly dying away until she lay limp and heavy on David's back. He shifted, juggling Eva, who still was curled up against his chest, crying, and managed to move Jeanie so she lay on the ground. The red haired ranger immediately curled up into a protective ball, hands stacked under her cheek.

Trev was next. Pain coupled with grief, making him fall asleep in almost a second. His head lolled on Jay's shoulder bone. Ris was already dozing, lashes dark against her paled pallor. Eva shifted in David's arms, lifted red rimmed eyes to his. Her sobs were dry now, she'd run out of tears. "I think," she sniffled, cleared her throat to rid herself of the rasp. "I think we should let them rest."

So they laid Trev and Ris beside Jeanie, watched them cuddle together. The scene was bittersweet. Dayton, lying only feet away, looked as if he, too, slept.

Jay sat down beside Ris, pulled her hair off her face and behind her shoulder. He looked at David and Eva. They sat side by side, knees pulled up, arms locked around their knees in identical poses. "What do we do now?"

David stared at him. "Do?"

"Dayton's…." Jay's voice broke and because it did, he bore down. "Dayton's dead, we're only Trev knows where and Pleance is probably on the loose back in the city. What do we do now?"

"Oh God." Eva looked stricken. "Can't we talk about this later?"

Jay focused hot black eyes on her. "However much later we want it, later still has to be soon."

"Soon," she replied, "is still later than now. I'd rather have soon than now." And so saying, she set her head on David's shoulder and slipped into sleep as easily as a babe.

When Eva woke up, it was still light. Beside her, Jay was flat on his back, snoring slightly. One arm was curled over his belly, the other flung out. Trev was still sleeping as well, on his side, his legs curled up. Ris, Jeanie and David weren't sleeping.

Eva looked around, her panicked heart calming down when she saw David just a few feet away, sitting in much the same position she'd been in when she'd fallen asleep. He looked her way, saw she was sitting up. Smiled slightly. "Hey."

"Hey." She replied and scooped her hair out of her eyes. "How long was I out?"

David shrugged. "No idea." He indicated his bare wrist with a wry look.

"Did you get any sleep?"

He shook his head. "No. I was –"

He broke when footsteps sounded. For the first time, Eva noticed their surroundings. They were, it seemed, at the edge of a tropical forest, though it wasn't hot and humid. To their left, the forest and Jay and Trev slept in the shade of the towering trees. On their right, a short grassed plain that stretched beyond Eva's eyes. The footsteps came from the forest.

Bushes, like in the movies, rustled, moved, and Jeanie and Ris stepped out. Jeanie was shaking on her head. "Nothing," she said, sounding disgusted. "Nothing but trees, flowers, bushes, etc. Not even the sound of any living things."

"So no indication of where we might be," David said in a disgusted voice. He looked at Eva, focused. "Eva, do you think you could use your Knowledge to find out where we are?"

She frowned. "I don't know. I mostly see what happens. But I can try." She put her fingers on the ground, sinking them slightly in. And she closed her eyes.

When she opened them again, the rest were looking at her expectantly. She shook her head, easing her hand back into her lap. "Nothing. All I saw was…" she trailed off as something occurred to her. "Dayton. Where's Dayton?"

Reacting to the panic in her rising voice, David reached out, slid a finger down her arm to steady here. "It's all right. We just moved him. Into the shade." He nodded over to where a palm frond covered shape was.

"We thought it'd be a good idea to – you know – cover him." Ris said awkwardly. "Just 'cause." She shrugged.

"It's okay. I just…nothing." Eva ended miserably and hugged her arms as a sudden chill came upon her.

"Eva." Jeanie sat down beside the pretty brunette, wrapped an arm around her. "We'll get through this. We just have to wait for that one to wake up," she indicated Trev, still sleeping peacefully, "get him to figure out where the hell he Relocated us, get him to get us back, then we'll go destroy Pleance for what he did."

"No."

At David's hard tone, they shifted, looked at him. "You know the ninja code." He said, dark eyes flat to match his voice. "We never, ever fight for revenge. All that'll end up doing is twisting what we're really fighting for." His eyes caught Jeanie's, boring into that brilliant blue. "You know the consequences as well as I do."

"So we're just going to let Pleance get away with it?" Eva demanded, temper and voice rising to challenge. "We're just going to let get away with killing Dayton?"

"Of course not." David's voice snapped out, will matching will. "But they're no way we're running back there half-assed without some sort of plan formed. It's stupid, reckless and is more likely to get us killed than anything."

Ris stared at them with wide eyes. This was the first time, since they'd officially become rangers, that Eva and David had snapped at each other and it looked like it was brewing into a full blown argument.

Eva surged to her feet, glared down at David. "We never have any sort of plan figured out when we go fight Pleance's monsters."

He got to his feet as well. "That's different. Pleance's stronger, cagier. More dangerous."

"He killed Dayton!"

"You think I don't know that?" David yelled right back. "I think I wasn't there?"

"Enough!" This came from Jeanie, jumping to her feet with a single move, her voice riding strong over the others. "Damnit, enough!" She strode between them, put her hands up even though neither was lunging for the other. "What's wrong with you two? You've never fought before, why start now?" She glared, alternating her gaze between both of them.

"Dayton wouldn't have liked this." When Ris spoke, they all looked at her, two still heated. She very nearly flushed – something she rarely did. But seeing Dayton's death had broken something in her. Broken something in all of them. "I wasn't as close to him as you were," Ris forced herself to continue, eyes on Eva's. "None of us were. But I loved him. We all did. And I know he wouldn't have liked this. He never did like it when we started whaling on each other."

Eva's lips quirked even as her shoulders slumped. "Yeah. I know. Damn." She sighed, scrubbed her hands over her eyes. "Sorry." She looked at David. "I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry too." He ran all ten fingers through his hair, then let his hands fall to his sides. His skin felt too small and itchy and his feet wanted to pace. Something was making him restless but he knew if he examined it too closely, he might end up breaking down. And he was supposed to be the leader, supposed to be tough and strong for all of them. They were leaning on him. He just wished he had someone to lean on sometimes.

"Hey." The groan came from Jay, who sat up, rubbing his eyes. "What time is it?"

"Ask someone who goes to bed with their watch on," Jeanie said in a dry voice.

He frowned, looked down. "Shit. I forgot we're only wearing our pyjamas." He looked at Jeanie, focused. And grinned. "Nice jammies by the way."

She scowled, tugged at the cotton candy pink top. "Shut up."

"Any idea where we are?" Jay asked David in a swift change of mood, his sleepy eyes clearing and becoming serious.

David shook his head. "We're just waiting for Trev to wake up. Hopefully, he'll be able to tell us."

"And if not?" Ris asked, hardly daring to ask.

David's face was grim. "We'll figure it out," was all he said. "We'll figure it out."