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Author's Note: I hope everyone enjoys this chapter. I had a bit of a hard time writing it, but…hope it goes well.

Everything Is Coming Together

"Your daughter is missing?"

"Yes. And she was last seen with Blake."

"If you think that my son—"

King Kanoi lifted up a hand, "I do not think it was him. However I thought it was best to leave both he and Hunter in their rooms."

"Well they probably left at being treated so horribly."

"I do not think they did. Otherwise wouldn't they have made it home by now?"

King Edward fell silent for a few minutes before speaking, "Well then how do we find our children?"

"I suggest that we first focus on this war. I have scouts out, for all of them."

"Alright. What's the plan?"

Tori made her way silently through the forest. Lothor had to be done with those poor men by now. But if he didn't exactly know where she was going then perhaps she could get further. She got to then end of the grove of trees and looked at the outside, the stable was close. Finally some luck. Looking towards the castle she saw something moving closer to the stables from the other side. Tori began heading toward the group smiling.

About half way to the group she saw black smoke in front of her. Stopping she stepped backwards into something. Turning around she saw Zurn and Choz. The two were grinning at her. Lothor must have gone and brought them with. She heard shouts that seemed very far away. Without having to turn around she felt the chill that she only got from Lothor.

"Well, look who we found. We don't want her wandering in this battle, something bad could happen to her. Maybe we should bring her someplace safe."

Tori turned and watched Lothor reach out and grab her arm but before he could get a good grip on it, she stabbed him with the dagger causing him to cry out in pain. Quickly pulling it out of his skin caused even more pain. Tori ducked under his arm and took off to the stable.

Blake and Hunter had been making their way towards the stable after letting Kelly go into a hidden doorway to get help. All at once Blake looked in the distance and saw Tori, she was running and Lothor was no where to be seen. Smiling Blake focused on making his way to Tori when he saw black smoke surround her. He felt himself unable to breathe and quickly took off into a gallop, with his brother on his trail. Blake saw not only Lothor but Zurn and Choz appear—Tori was trapped. But just as suddenly as she was trapped he saw her duck under Lothor's arm and take off running.

Blake was getting closer to Tori. As he got closer he reached out his arm and felt Tori grab it and he pulled her up onto his horse just as Lothor turned around and saw them.

"Well, well, well, what's this? A knight in shining armor?" Blake saw blood dripping from Lothor's hand and smiled realizing that it was Tori who had done it. "No matter, I have everyone that I want right here."

"You're not going to do anything." Blake heard his older brother growl as he pulled out his sword.

"Oh really?"

As Lothor wrapped up his hand Blake felt Tori lean right near his ear which set his heart racing, "Where's Kelly?"

Quietly Blake whispered back, "She's in the castle getting help."

Feeling her exhale in relief caused a sensation to run down his spine as he hadn't felt before. "Thanks for coming."

"I'll always come for you." Blake felt himself saying. He felt her head gently rest against his back for a second before she sat back up straight; Lothor had finished wrapping his hand.

Hunter, Blake and Tori sat on their horses watching Lothor, Zurn and Choz standing opposite them. "Now, now, you staying on the horses doesn't really seem fair now does it?" Lothor asked.

"No, it seems as though they are going to run instead of fight." Zurn said without taking his eyes off them.

"Fair fight?" Hunter scoffed.

"Isn't that what you said you wanted to do?"

"And that's something you won't do."

In unison the brothers got off their horses followed by Tori. Blake took out his sword as the three faced off against the other darker three quickly giving Tori the sword from earlier. They began circling each other and eventually once they got close the swords clashed. Lothor was fighting Hunter, Zurn was fighting Blake and Tori was fighting Choz. During the fight Blake kept an eye on Tori, hoping that no black smoke would come near here.

"Your majesty." One of the guards bowed, "Kelly wishes to speak to you."

King Kanoi nodded and Kelly stepped forward, "Your majesty, Hunter, Blake and Tori need help."

This statement caught King Edward and both kings looked intensely at her, "What do you mean?" King Edward asked.

Her eyes darted to King Edward and then back to King Kanoi, "We went into the dark land. A man…Lothor he's doing all of this. He brought Tori back here, and Hunter and Blake are looking for her. I came to get help, he plans on killing her."

"Lothor?" King Kanoi asked looking off in the direction of the dark land.

"How do we know this is true?"

Kelly turned away from the kings and quickly retrieved the map and the list. She set it on the table in front of the two kings, "Is that enough proof? Look at all the kingdoms being controlled by him."

"Is King Raidon on his way?" Kanoi asked Edward.

"Why?"

"Because he will be able to help."

"Yes of course he is. He should be here very soon."

"Alright, now we need to just find out where there all are."

Cam rode up on his horse and saw Kelly, "Father what's going on?" He asked as he got off his horse.

"Kelly says that Tori, Blake, Hunter and herself were in the dark lands. We will talk more of it later. Something evil will happen if we don't take care of it right now."

"Yes of course."

"Bring Kelly back into the castle." The older king turned to the fiery red head, "As much as you want to help staying inside maybe the best thing right now. I would like to know you're safe."

"Yes your majesty."

Cam got onto his horse and then King Kanoi helped Kelly onto the horse. Quickly Cam headed back to the castle.

"Your highness," A page quickly bowed, "I saw Princess Tori. She's in a fight."

"Where?"

"By the stables."

"Thank you."

"Kanoi, Raidon is but in the distance." Edward said pointing a little ways off.

"Good. Now we need to get over there."