Next chapter! Also somewhat late, I apologize. I was trying to get in some extra editing, seeing as this story's nearing its end so soon! Enjoy this chapter :)

Skye watched with wide eyes as Mira picked herself up off the ground, clutching at her stomach with a murderous expression on her face. Mira signaled to the Sixers, who promptly circled the desk and hauled Skye and Rebecca to where Mira could see them. Skye let out a grunt of pain as the Sixer threw her onto the ground, his gun pressing into her temple. She turned her head slightly to look at Rebecca, who was beside her in a similar position. She blinked slowly at Skye, trying to reassure her, but Skye could hear how fast Rebecca's heart was beating.

"So," Mira walked towards the two, her eyes on Skye. Skye tried to avoid looking into Mira's eyes as though she was some sort of a monster as she approached. "It's nice to see you again, Bucket."

Skye flinched at the sound of the name coming out of Mira's mouth. She didn't think she could ever hear herself being called that name again, not after the amount of bitterness Mira had put into it. Skye cringed as Mira opened her mouth again, afraid of what she would say next. "And you, Rebecca. I could've sworn you were on our side. Ethan is not going to be pleased."

Rebecca looked up at Mira, her expression dangerous. "He can go to hell. And you can go down with him."

Skye let out a yelp as Mira kicked Rebecca right in the gut, sending her reeling in pain. Mira silenced Skye with one look before reaching out to grab Rebecca by the hair, pulling her back up. "Who should I kill first? The one who betrayed our colony, or the one who ruined it?"

Skye's eyes fell on Rebecca, whose eyes were still burning holes into Mira's head. All Skye saw when she saw Rebecca was Savannah, and how much Savannah needed a mother. She couldn't let that little girl grow up without parents. "D-don't kill her, Mira. Kill me."

Mira turned her gaze to Skye, an eyebrow raised. Skye swallowed hard before continuing, her throat dry. "She has a daughter waiting for her. You can't let her die without watching her daughter grow up. You know what that's like."

Mira's gaze turned to Skye, and the Sixers behind Skye bristled slightly at the expression on Mira's face. "You're right. I do. And you're the reason I can't be with my daughter."

Before Skye could open her mouth, Mira's fist made contact with Skye's jaw. She felt her face hit the ground as the impact knocked her off her knees, and she squeezed her eyes shut as a spasm of pain shot down her spine. Without giving her a chance to recover from the first blow, Mira grabbed Skye by the hair and threw her against the wall with unnatural strength, her eyes stony and unforgiving. As Skye hit the wall, realization tricked into her head. She was going to die that day, if not in a few seconds. It bothered Skye that the only thing she could think about before she died was Lucas. Out of all the people she loved, including her mother, Lucas stood out the most for some reason. Maybe it was because she didn't get to spend enough time with him. She never got to grow old with the man she loved. As she opened her eyes again, Skye realized that tears were streaming down her face. Rebecca was fighting the Sixers holding her down, trying to get to Skye as Mira approached her again.

As Skye watched Mira advance, she realized that she did have a choice. She could stand there against the wall and let Mira take her life. Mira would probably kill Rebecca as soon as she was done with Skye, regardless of what Skye said. But Skye had another option. She could fight. She could fight to be able to see another day, to see everyone she loved, to feel Lucas's heart beating through his chest…

Skye ducked as Mira swung at her, giving her a hard shove in the stomach. Mira went flying back a few feet, giving Skye enough time to run over to Rebecca. She managed to pull two of the Sixers off Rebecca before another grabbed her from behind, pinning her to the ground. Skye kicked violently at the Sixer, gritting her teeth in pain and anger. Mira grabbed Skye from behind and threw her to the ground, pulling a gun out of her belt. She held it to Skye's head, ready to pull the trigger.

Before Skye could even try to fight Mira off, she felt Mira being pulled off her body and thrown away. Skye felt herself being grabbed by the shoulders and pulled up into a seated position, and she turned around to find Lucas kneeling beside her, his gun pointed at Mira. Lucas's free hand wrapped around Skye's waist, bringing her closer to his body. "Come on, Mira. Let Rebecca go."

"You know, I'm not sure I will," growled Mira, picking herself up off the floor. She pointed her gun at Rebecca, signaling for the other Sixers to aim their guns at Lucas and Skye. Lucas let out a chuckle, but Skye could feel his grip tightening around her.

"Now, now, let's not be hasty," said Lucas, clicking his gun threateningly. "I doubt Ethan will be too pleased if he comes back to find her dead."

Skye looked up to see apprehension in Mira's eyes, and she found herself suddenly not wanting to meet Ethan. If Mira was afraid of him, Skye didn't even want to imagine how she would feel about him. She found herself once again staring at Rebecca, wondering how she had managed to fall in love with someone like that. But when Skye looked down at herself, her arms wrapped around a man who was feared in Terra Nova, she realized that she was no different. There was a good and a bad side in everyone, and sometimes the good side wasn't as visible.

Mira forced herself to laugh, pressing the head of the gun deeper into Rebecca's temple. Skye could see Rebecca eyeing the gun, as though she was going to grab it, but she knew that Rebecca didn't have a chance. Suddenly, Lucas pointed his gun at Mira's wrist and shot at it, making Mira drop the gun. Pulling Skye with him, Lucas grabbed Mira's gun off the floor and handed it to Skye, shooting her a quick wink. "It's your time to shine, Bucket. Have at it."

Skye didn't need to be told twice. She pointed her gun at the nearest Sixer and shot him in the chest, frowning slightly when he didn't go down right away. Meanwhile, Lucas and Rebecca were trying to deal with Mira and four other Sixers with only one gun between the both of them. Just as the Sixer Skye had shot began to advance, the doors to the fort burst open.

Skye felt as though the world was lifted off her shoulders as Taylor strode in, his gun pointed at the Sixer attacking Skye. Shannon and Wash followed close behind, shooting at the Sixers attacking Lucas and Rebecca. Skye felt Lucas grab her from behind, pulling her out of range before aiming his gun at Mira's head and pulling the trigger. Skye's felt her jaw drop as Lucas's bullet hit Mira straight in her forehead, making her drop like a stone.

Skye looked around the fort to find every last Sixer down cold on the floor, some of them dead like Mira. Taylor, Shannon and Wash were in the center of the fort, taking away the Sixers' guns. Skye felt Lucas's arms wrap around her, bringing her into his body. She involuntarily wrapped her arms around his neck, the top of her head right underneath his chin, her face hidden in his chest. Skye heard Lucas drop his gun as he fully enveloped her, his body covering hers completely.

Taylor, having confiscated all Sonics and guns from the Sixers, turned to see if Skye was alright. He met Lucas's eyes before his gaze travelled to where Lucas was sitting, and what he was doing. Taylor forced his eye to stop twitching as he watched his psychotic son embrace the girl he thought of as his daughter, but it was proving to be hard to do.

Lucas looked up to find his father watching them with an unreadable expression on his face. There was something along the lines of horror reflecting from Taylor's eyes, but there was also something else. Was it disgust? Guilt, maybe? For all Lucas knew, his father could have been planning on how to kill him. Either way, Lucas tightened his grip around Skye, pressing his lips against the top of her head. He wasn't letting her go.

I don't care if Fox dropped Terra Nova, I will forever ship this couple! Till next time :)