Well this is the last of the sanctuary part. More will be up soon with what happened back at the Downing estate while the others we're at sanctuary. I was confused enough getting this all together without adding that mix in this chapter in order. Hope you enjoy it. Make sure you review and let me know you're thoughts. Thanks for the reviews I have received. Credit: Rayne is played by IcyDreamer
Raven's thoughts went to Tyler wondering what he was doing. She hoped that he had made it back to home all right. She really wanted to go home, but there was still awhile yet. She looked around at the others. Rayne was still over by himself. Probably trying to control his anger.
The place suddenly shuddered and felt like it dropped a little. Dropped from where she had no idea, but it scared the shit out of her. Rade's arm went around her as if to protect her. Vincent also threw his arm out in front of her. The place shuddered again. Marcus fell off the chair he had been sitting on. Audrey's fingers we're turning white, from as hard as she was gripping the chair she was sitting.
"What the hell was that?" Michael asked.
Their father's hurried out of the room they had been in. "We need to head to the entrances now! Stop and knock on rooms as we go by and alert them. Stay together though. Now let's go!" Jonathon said hurrying to the door.
Rayne turned around when he felt the place drop a little it felt as though it fell from it's position going down.
When their father came out of the room and told them to get everyone out the anger that he was trying to control suddenly turned to concern and a bit of fear. He quickly walked over to his friends and put out his hand to Marcus who was still on the floor.
"Hey I'm sorry about earlier," Rayne said to Marcus.
Marcus took his hand and let him help him up. "No problem. Let's get out of here!"
Rade stood up grabbing Raven's arm and pulled her along. Vincent started to follow but turned to Marcus waiting on him.
Sloan walked over grabbing Michael and pushing him ahead of him. Matthew was waiting for them at the door along with their mother.
Rayne grabbed Audrey's hand and followed the rest of them outside.
"So what are we doing from here?" Rayne asked Sloan, he was still holding Audrey's hand and pulling her along since she was still pale and a little bit shaky.
"We're supposed to go to the entrances and wait till they tell us we can leave. We'll have to go fast though cause it doesn't stay long. Dad said something about using all the magic it had left though to keep it there longer." Sloan answered keeping an eye on his brothers as well as Raven and Rade.
Rayne nodded at Sloan, then he remembered, "Wait what about Corinne isn't she in labor?" he asked.
"I don't know what's going on there Rayne, but we have to do as we're told." He said looking at Rayne. He glanced back to his brothers, and the twins checking on them. People we're starting to flood the hallways though, and Raven was suddenly pulled away from Rade into the crowd.
"Damn it!" Sloan muttered.
"Raven!" Rade cried trying to get through the crowd. He lost sight of her after a few moments. "Rayne!" He turned back to his brother for help.
Sloan pushed passed the crowd trying to get to where he'd last seen her.
Rayne turned back when he heard Rade call out to him.
"What's wrong, where's Raven?" he asked Rade starting to feel worried.
"She's gone, the crowd took her away!" Rade cried still fighting against the crowd.
Sloan lost her in the crowd. He turned back to the others and made his way back. "I lost her!" He said pissed as hell.
"Oh shit! We are so dead dad is going to be pissed!" Rayne said, "Hey Rade let's try projecting to her it's worth a try," he suggested to his brother.
Rade's eyes were black as he slammed his hand into the wall.
Vincent shielded his hand right before it hit the wall, so he didn't break it.
'Raven!' Rade projected. "I'm not getting an answer. Something is blocking it!"
He glared at Vincent then.
"Keep moving maybe we'll find her as we go along!" Sloan said pushing Rade on his way.
"Okay, I hope we do find her along the way something doesn't feel right about this," Rayne said hesitantly.
"No it don't!" Sloan agreed. He grabbed Michael as someone slammed into him almost knocking him down. "Watch where the hell you're going!"
He pulled his brother in between him and Matthew, while trying to keep an eye on the others. Where the hell were Roman and Ridge?
"God the place is crazy!" Rayne muttered while he was trying to get himself and Audrey through the sea of people, make sure Rade was all right and look out for Raven at the same time
Raven was suddenly jerked away from Rade. She fought the arm that held her, but she couldn't get away. She turned back looking at Rade, and saw him trying to get to her. She was pulled away though through the swirling crowd. A door was open to the side of the hallway and she was pulled into it. She looked up at the boy who had almost killed her earlier. Her eyes turned black sending him into the wall. He grinned though getting up and advancing on her.
"Enough Colin!" Machen roared. "Thought you could get away could you?"
Raven stared at him scared. She pulled the door open behind her before he could stop her, and she fell out into the crowd.
"RADE!" She screamed falling to the ground. People we're stepping on her and she cried out in pain. A shield went up suddenly knocking the people away from her. The baby had protected her. She pulled herself up and saw Machen coming toward her. She ran into the crowd back toward her parent's room.
Someone knocked into to Rayne making him turn around. When he turned he saw a bunch of people fly back as if a force pushed them away from something , he thought he saw a flash of raven black hair and immediately thought Raven but as he tried to go through the crowd to get to her they pushed him further in.
"Shit!" he muttered.
Raven stopped running in front of her parent's room. Roman and Ridge we're no where around, and she really started to panic. The place shuddered again and dropped again. She fell to the floor, a shield was thrown up by the baby before she hit the floor. She looked up and saw Colin coming around the corner.
'Take me to Tyler now!' She projected to the baby.
She screamed as Colin reached for her, but she disappeared before his hand reached her.
Rayne left Audrey with Michael and went in search of Raven. On his way back to his parent's room he saw her on the floor but she was protected by a shield.
'From the baby,' he thought, but saw red when he saw Colin headed towards her and she wasn't going anywhere.
"Raven!" he yelled for his sister as she disappeared.
He saw Colin advancing on him and he threw a ball of power at him which momentarily knocked Colin off his feet.
Since the others had headed for the entrances, Roman and Ridge we're in the room where Corinne was giving birth. Roman felt a little sick hearing her cry out in pain. He hadn't looked once though. He was scared to. A scream came from the hallway. He looked at Ridge who nodded at him to go check on it. He opened the door just as he heard Rayne call out to their sister. He stepped into the hallway, and saw Rayne knock Colin off of his feet. He added his own power to his brothers, and knocked Colin out then.
"What the hell are you doing here?" He asked Rayne. "You're supposed to be at the entrances. I thought I heard someone scream also. Who was it?"
"Raven was the one that screamed, she got split up from us and I saw her coming towards here and when I got here I saw Colin advancing on her but she disappeared before he got to her," Rayne explained quickly to Roman.
"Get back to the entrances Rayne. I'll wait out here for her, and bring her there, if she comes back. If she went home, hopefully Rowan won't let her come back here. Now go before it's too late!" Roman told him.
"Ok...fine," Rayne replied hesitantly, "By the way Roman...bye," he said looking at his brother.
Roman didn't show any emotion as he went to Rayne and hugged him. "I'll miss you little brother! Now go and make sure Rade gets out of here! Bye Rayne." He let him go then wishing he was able to go with him back to the living, but alas, that was not an option.
Rayne nodded at Roman and turned back to the huge mass of people blocking the entrance. He felt sad to leave but knew he had to. He weaved his way through the people trying to find his friends and little brother.
Roman paced the hallway keeping an eye on Colin in case he woke up. He knew with out a doubt that Raven would come back, because Rade was still here. He started to pray that Rayne would be able to get Rade out of here, when it hit him that he was praying. 'Damn!' He thought. Where did that come from. He looked up as Ridge came out into the hallway.
"What's going on?" Ridge asked seeing Colin.
"Colin was after Raven again. Rayne was here, and he said Raven disappeared. I got him to go by telling him that Rowan would probably keep Raven there, but you know she'll come back."
Ridge nodded.
"How's Corinne?" He asked.
Ridge grinned. "Two beautiful babies. A boy and a girl. Mom and the others are getting her ready to go. Rowan will flip when he finds out she delivered here."
He suddenly doubled over in pain. He heard Rowan cry out in pain also. It lasted for a bit, before the pain finally eased.
"What the hell just happened?" Rowan asked his brother.
"No idea." He said just as Raven reappeared. "Hell!"
Raven looked at her brothers, then at Colin laying unconscious on the floor.
"Why the hell didn't you stay at home Raven?" Roman asked.
"Rade." She answered. "He won't leave here without me."
Ridge frowned feeling weird. He looked at Roman who he noticed making an odd expression. The place shuddered again, and Ridge reached out pulling Raven up to him, just before the place dropped again.
A few seconds later the door opened. "She's ready to go, as are the babies." Shaina told them looking at Raven wondering what she was doing here.
"Babies?" Raven asked.
"Corinne delivered a boy and a girl." Ridge told her.
His mother and their aunt brought out Corinne. Tabitha was carrying one of the babies, their mother another. Roman hurried toward Corinne picking her up in his arms.
"I can walk." She told him.
He grinned. "I know. I'd rather not be on the receiving end from Rowan if something happened to you."
She smiled at him.
"Let's go." Ridge said.
The place settled then, and they knew the doors we're opening. They we're almost to the exit when it shut before them. A few others we're still trapped in with them, and chaos was starting.
"Raven!" Rade cried running up to her and hugging her.
"What are you still doing here Rade?" Meredith asked.
"I wasn't leaving without Raven!" He said.
"Do you think the doors will open again?" Tabitha asked looking down at the baby in her arms.
"I don't know." Ridge answered putting an arm around her.
A lady and a few others in white robes suddenly appeared. "What are you doing here?" Shaina asked her boss.
"Stepping in when we shouldn't be." She grinned.
Rayne began to get really worried when he couldn't find Rade. He turned back to go to his parents room when the place shuddered again and he decided to turn back to the exit , he got out a mere second before the doors closed.
"Shit!" he muttered and added a string of colorful language after it when he realized that no one else was with him and the amount of people outside it was hard to breathe. He set out to look for Sloan or someone he knew.
Rafe watched the people pouring out of the building that had finally appeared. He heard Rory cry out, and then Jade was in his arms. Marcus walked up behind her carrying Riley. He smiled a little seeing his twin reunite with his wife. Audrey was with Marcus and Vincent. Sloan, Matthew, and Michael appeared then also. He looked around wondering where Raven, Rade, Rayne and Corinne were. His heart sank when the doors closed again, and he couldn't find the them. The place disappeared then. There had to be hundred's of people here, how did they all fit in there?
"Where's Corinne?" He heard Rowan asking.
"She's delivering her baby." Jade told him. "She was still back at the rooms. I'm sorry Rowan."
Rory pulled her closer to him watching his brother. Rowan went from shock to anger, and ran through the crowd to find his wife.
Rafe hurried after him.
"Audrey!" Athena cried running up to her sister and hugging her. "Thank god you're safe!"
"I can't find Rayne though!" She told her older sister with tears in her eyes.
Rayne walked through the people not watching where he was going and slammed right into Rowan who seemed to be looking for someone. He saw Rafe a few paces behind Rowan.
"Well finally people I know," he said sighing.
"Where's Corinne?" Rowan asked him.
Rafe walked up to them. He hugged Rayne. "Are you all right Rayne?"
"She's still inside she delivered the babies, she's fine Rowan," he said to Rowan. "And I'm fine Rafe...but...Roman kinda made me leave the sanctuary he said that he would make sure everyone comes out okay though...Is everyone okay?" he asked Rafe and Rowan.
Rowan's brow furrowed. "Babies?" He asked. "Roman's here?"
"Yea babies twins a boy and girl and yes Roman is here and so are mom, dad, Ridge, Aunt Rose and Aunt Shaina and Uncle Sloan," he replied.
The lesser god looked around at the Downings and their friends.
Jonathon and Sloan hurried up to them then. "Not everyone got out?" Jonathon asked looking at Raven, Rade, and Corinne.
Meredith nodded at the people in the white robes. He started seeing them.
"I am here to open the doors till everyone is out." She told them raising her hand and the doors opened again. "Now go everyone."
Roman pushed Rade and Raven toward the doors, after he'd put Corinne down. Ridge was saying goodbye to Tabitha.
"Wait Rade." His mother said and he turned and she handed him one of the babies. "Hurry now."
"Bye mom, I love you." Rade told her. Raven nodded at her mother, not able to voice her thoughts at the moment.
When everyone was out. The lesser god stood there waiting and smiling. The Downings looked at her wondering what she was waiting on.
"You're good deeds today have earned you you're lives Ridge and Roman. I know it was painful, but go out now and lead you're lives. All thoughts but those of you're family and you're covenant have been nullified of you're deaths."
Meredith felt her heart breaking. She was happy for her sons, but at least she'd had someone to dote over. Her sons hugged her and their father, before walking out into the night air. They took deep breaths not believing that this was coming true.
The doors closed behind them.
Rayne heard the doors open and turned around to see the rest of his siblings walk out along with Ridge and Roman. He ran over to them in absolute relief.
"How did you guys get to leave?" he asked Roman.
Ridge grinned at his little brother. He watched as Rowan enveloped Corinne in his arms crying. He was a little shocked seeing his eldest brother actually crying. He saw Tabitha staring at him in disbelief.
"We're alive little brother!" Roman said. "One of the lesser gods stepped in, and gave us our lives back."
Jade, Rory, and Rafe hurried over. Jade took the baby from Tabitha, and Rory took the other one from Rade. Rafe looked at his younger brothers. "How is it that you two are here?"
Roman grinned looking at Ridge. "We're alive thanks to a god."
Tabitha ran into Ridge's arms. "Please tell me I'm not dreaming!" She said.
"You're not honey, we've got the rest of our lives!" He said kissing her. The power of love shown off of them.
Rowan turned to meet his children still holding Corinne in his arms. "I thought I lost all of you!"
"You're never going to lose me Rowan!" She grinned at him. "You're stuck with me!"
Rafe was watching Roman. "Just stay away from Raven." He warned him.
Raven jumped in before Roman could say anything. "It's all right Rafe. He's different now. He saved Vincent and Audrey from a vampire. If he was the old Roman he'd have never of done that!"
Rafe nodded still wary of him.
Roman nodded back at him, then froze looking into the eyes of Storm Knight.
"That's great!" Rayne said to them. He smiled a little when he saw the power radiate off Ridge and Tabitha. He turned around to go look for Audrey but what he saw made him stay put, Roman was staring directly at Storm.
Ridge pulled back from the kiss, feeling something was wrong. He'd grown close with Roman after he'd died. He looked at him and saw him staring down Storm. He groaned inwardly.
"This isn't the place or time for this." Ridge said. Storm glanced at him. "We'll lock the two of you in a room when we get home, and see what happens."
Roman glanced at Ridge shaking his head. He walked over to Storm, feeling his brothers' move in closer.
"I know that an apology will never do for what I have done in the past. I will try to make it up to you Storm, anyway I can. I ruined you're life I know, and I regret that. Truly I do. I know that my wrongs can never be righted. I'd like to begin anew with you Storm if you will let me." Roman said.
Storm glanced at Raven. She smiled at him. "He saved Vincent and Audrey from a vampire Storm. The old Roman would have stood there and watched and loved it!"
Roman glared at her, then smiled. He hugged her to him then.
Storm nodded at him, before turning to Rowan. "Rowan, something's happened back at the estate. It's Ryder."
Rowan looked up from his son he was holding. "What happened?"
"Trey projected to me that he was wounded and they couldn't heal it. That he was losing a lot of blood." Storm told him.
"Get everyone loaded up now!" Rowan said taking charge again.
Rory who was holding his little girl who was sleeping took Jade's hand and hurried to the car. "Rowan what about all these people?" He asked hesitating.
"They'll have to see to themselves. We've got to get to Ryder." Rowan said. Jade was still holding Rowan's little girl. Raven held out her arms, and the baby was handed to her. She followed Rowan and Corinne to their car along with Rade.
Rayne followed the rest of his siblings and got into Rory's car.
'I wonder what's wrong with Ryder?' Rayne wondered.
Ridge was worried about his little brother, but he had to do something first. He looked around finally spotting who he was looking for. He grabbed Tabitha's hand and hurried over to him.
"Nathan!" He yelled to get his attention.
The boy talking to him turned to see who was yelling. Ridge grinned seeing it was Devin.
"I want you guys to meet someone." He looked at Tabitha. "This is Nathan and Devin Brewer."
Tabitha's eyes lit up a little more as she turned toward her brothers. Images suddenly flew through her mind. "Isn't there a baby?" She asked without thinking.
"A baby?" Nathan asked looking at her really good. He paled realizing who she was. "Tabitha?"
"There was another one, in flashes I have he's just a baby." She smiled at him.
"That would be James. He's going to love this! The baby!" Devin laughed.
"Dev!" Nathan warned. He held out his hand to Tabitha unsure of how to really greet her.
She smiled at him and suddenly hugged him. "We have a lot of catching up to do!" She told him. She let go then and hugged Devin. He hugged her back as Nathan had done.
"I hate to break this up, but I need to get back to the estate! Something happened to Ryder." Ridge said.
"She can come with us." Nathan said as Rafe pulled up along side them in his pickup truck.
"Thanks." Ridge said leaning in to kiss her goodbye before jumping in with Rafe.
Her brothers we're shocked when the power radiated off of them. They looked at one another, realizing it was the power of love they'd heard about. Ridge was a good man though, and they weren't worried at all.
"Hey where's Audrey? Is she okay?" Rayne asked his brother.
"She was with Athena, she'll see to her. There going back to our place anyhow." Rory told him. "All of the Children of Ipswich are at our place."
Jade blanched suddenly thinking of something. "Has anyone checked on our little problem?"
Rory grinned at his wife. "I checked in on her. She was a little pissed cause it wasn't you."
"We've got to do something about her Rory." She replied.
"I know." He said following Rowan down the long drive. He looked in his rearview mirror at Riley in her car seat to make sure she was all right. He was glad to have his family back.
"Ok then, did anybody hook up?" Rayne asked grinning at his brother.
Rory laughed. "Is that all you have you're mind on?" He looked in the mirror at Rayne. "Well hell, if you really want to know. Morgan hooked up with Tasha Forrester, her brother Jordon hooked up with Astoria, and believe or not Austin Lane is messing around with Skylar Lane. Oh and last but not least Ryder found the power of love with Shantilly Lane. Hell I didn't realize there we're so many Lanes."
"Aren't Austin and Skylar cousins?" Jade frowned.
"Wow look at how much I've missed in such a short time! And yea Austin and Skylar are cousins they're all related there's a lot of Lanes but the best one is going to become a Downing soon enough!" he said grinning, obviously referring to Audrey.
"Something you're not telling us little brother?" Rory asked.
"Uh oh!" he muttered under his breath, "What are you talking about Rory?" he asked trying to look innocent.
"You said she was going to become a Downing soon enough. What did you mean by that? Last I knew you had college all planned out then marriage." Rory asked his little brother wondering what the hell he had done now.
"Well yea but...you know things change," Rayne said nervously to his brother.
"What the hell have you done now Rayne, besides destroying the sanctuary?" He almost pulled over, but Rafe was right behind him.
"Well destroying the sanctuary was a pure accident but...Audrey's pregnant," he said but whispered the last part.
Rory hit the breaks skidding to the side of the road. He saw Rafe swerve to miss him. "What the hell did you say Rayne?"
"Jesus Rory, scare the shit out of me why don't you?" Jade hissed.
'Everything all right Rory?' Rafe projected to him slowing down.
'Rayne here got Audrey pregnant!' He answered.
'What the hell?' Rafe sighed. 'I'm going on then if nothing's wrong.'
'I'll see you back at the house.' Rory said.
"Sorry Jade." He told her.
"Umm...Audrey's pregnant," he said hesitantly to his brother.
"How the hell could you be so stupid? You're not even done with high school yet! God wait till Rowan finds out!" Rory said pulling out his hair.
"Geez dude calm down leave that for Rowan, like you said wait till he finds out!" Rayne said hopefully trying to make his brother stop pulling his hair out.
"Calm down? Jesus Rayne, I..." Rory started.
"Rory." Jade interrupted. "Do you recall what the power of love does to us? It does the same to him and Audrey."
Rory grumbled how could he not reason with that? He groaned then pulling back on to the road and heading home.
Rayne snickered at how easy Rory shut up when Jade spoke to him.
"How bad do you think it's going to be when Rowan finds out?" Rayne asked Rory when they were almost home.
"His mind is on Corinne and the babies right now so it might just pass over. You never know though. I'd be prepared though. You've seen how he gets." Rory said as he pulled back into Ipswich.
"Yea that's true," Rayne said thoughtfully.
Rory pulled into the driveway of their home, and parked the car. He opened the door getting out, and got Riley out of her car seat. He followed Jade and Rayne into the house.