Chapter 4: Where Are You Now?

"Get in there!" Dayu ordered, pushing Anya down into the ship. Anya fell down the stairs, her hands shackled in front of her. She looked up, her long hair falling in front of her face, a cut under her eye as Dayu walked in behind her. Two Moogers grabbed her arms, pulling her up. She struggled, trying to pull away, but she couldn't. She wanted to cry, she wanted to be back home. With Jayden. She sighed as the Moogers shoved her toward a throne. She looked up to see Master Xandred.

"Sorceress Anya. Welcome to your new home." Xandred said, clasping his hands together. Anya glared at him.

"This will never be my home!" She exclaimed, being struck in the head by a staff one of the Moogers was holding. Xandred glared.

"Argue all you want. You'll be here from now on. No one wants you anyway." He said, standing up. Anya kept her glare on him.

"You're wrong! The Rangers will come for me. They always will!" She yelled. Xandred slapped her across the face.

"Do you think that they want a powerless sorceress that'll get in the way? Face it! They don't want you anymore. Not even that pesky red ranger. Right after I get rid of him, then I'll take on the rest." He explained. Anya bit her lip. He was right about them not needing her. They wouldn't want her. After all, she couldn't help anymore. When he spoke of the red ranger, she struggled.

"You touch him and I swear I'll. . ." She started.

"You'll do what? Don't you remember. You're stuck here with me. I've erased any traces of you on the maps and everything. They'll think you're dead now." He told her, getting in her face.

"And there is nothing you can do about it." He whispered. Anya glared at him, pulling from the Moogers.

"Take her out of my sight. Make sure she's chained up so she can't get away." He ordered. The Moogers nodded, before pulling her through the ship. They pushed her to the mast in the middle of the boat, chaining her hands above her body. They left her alone after that. Anya tried to pull the shackles off, but it was no use. After a while, blood began to seep out of the shackles where she had ripped the skin around her wrists. She sighed, sinking to the ground as best she could. She blew her hair from her face as she looked through the porthole at the Sanzu River. A tear escaped her face, and she couldn't help it.

"Jayden!" She sobbed, pushing her forehead against the mast.

Jayden groaned, hitting the keyboard and listening to all the errors beeping in his head. He couldn't track Anya anywhere. Mia watched him, a frown upon her face. Master Ji and Mike were trying to track her on the screens, but couldn't find anything.

"You would think there would at least be a signal or something." Mike said, typing in her folding zord name, and nothing came up. He sighed, rubbing his temples. Emily came back in with Anya's morphers in her hands.

"There are no traces of her on these. Or on her cellphone after she dropped it. There are no traces of anything." She shrugged. Jayden looked at them, then to Kevin who was typing.

"It's like she fell off the face of the earth." He murmured. Jayden sighed, sinking into the chair at the computer. Mia walked over, rubbing his shoulders.

"She's still out there. She'll be okay." She whispered.

"How do you know. She could be hurt, or worse!" He exclaimed.

"Jayden. In time when she is powerful again the Master will try and use her powers. The spark of them will cause a signal to come back and show us where she is. Do not give up hope." Master Ji explained. Jayden sighed. How could he give up looking for her? He got up from his spot. Terra barked, following her new master until her old one came back. She whined. Jayden turned around, stroking her.

"It'll be alright girl. Come on. Let's go for a walk. " He told her, smiling. Terra barked, following him.

A Couple of Days Later

Anya groaned, her arms aching from where she was trying to get comfortable. She pressed her forehead against the mast again. No one had come in and seen her except a couple of Moogers who fed her enough to keep her going. She cried so hard those days she couldn't cry anymore. What was going to happen to her?

Jayden. That was all she could think about. She was the only one she wanted. The only one she needed. Her life line was him. How was she still coping like this? Her heart wanted him. She had to admit it. She was in love.

Leaning back against the mast as a cold breeze ran through the ship, she did one thing she hadn't done in forever.

Calling out your name

Your face is everywhere

I'm reaching out to you

To find that you're not there

I wake up every night

To see the state I'm in

It's like an endless fight

I never seem to win

I can't go on as long as I believe

Can't let go when I keep wondering

[CHORUS:]

Where are you now, what have you found

Where is your heart, when I'm not around

Where are you now, you gotta let me know

Oh baby, so I can let you go

I can hear your voice

The ring of yesterday

It seems so close to me

But yet so far away

I should let it out

To save what's left of me

And close the doors of doubt

Revive my dignity

Where are you now, what have you found

Where is your heart, when I'm not around

Where are you now, you gotta let me know

Oh baby, so I can let you go

I should let it out, it's time to let you go

Oh baby, I just want to know

Where are you now, what have you found

Where is your heart, when I'm not around

Where are you now, you gotta let me know

Oh baby, so I can let you go

Tears slipped down her face once more.

Jayden walked down the hallway, his heart feeling as if it had been torn open. He missed her. It had been only a couple of days, but he was losing hope of ever finding her alive again.

Terra walked by him. She whined, walking into Anya's room.

"Terra come back here." Jayden called, following the dog into her room. Terra jumped on the bed, curling up and whining. Jayden smiled, sitting on the bed and petting the dog. He looked around Anya's room. He had never really been in here before. It was sort of dark. But he liked it. He looked to her dresser. Picture frames littered the top, along with some jewelry. Pictures of her and her older brother. There were some of her and the team, each one of them, including Kevin, who never smiled for pictures. He laughed, looking at the pictures. Terra jumped off and pulled something from under her bed, shoving it in Jayden's lap. Jayden looked at it. It was a sketchpad. Jayden never knew she drew. He flipped through the pages. The pictures were phenomenal. Emily sitting by her tree playing her flute. Mia and Kevin sparring. Mike playing pool. Terra barking. He laughed as he flipped through it, stopping. He saw his picture. He was standing, holding his bamboo stick for sparring. Every line in the picture was deep, beautiful. Jayden looked at the picture, before looking at the bottom.

Jayden, The Red Ranger. My Life-Line

He smiled at it, before something else landed in his lap.

"Terra where do you get these things?" He asked the dog, looking at the jewel encrusted book in front of him. It was Anya's diary. Terra also found a spell-book. Jayden laughed as he looked through the entries, not particularly reading them, just skimming. His eyes stopped on one.

Dear diary,

How can I explain him? Well, he's always serious. Sometimes he can be a spoil sport. But his heart is in the right place. He knows what he's doing, trying to protect the whole as the red ranger. But deep down, I know we're still friends. We'll always be, like he promised me. I don't know what to think. Every time I see him my heart skips beats. My throat closes up and I have the sudden urge to swallow all the time. I love him. I know it. I love him and will always. Now if he could only see this.

Love, Analisa Talasman

Jayden didn't know what to think. This girl, loved him? His throat tightened up as tears try to invade his eyes. He had to get her back. He couldn't let her hurt like this. He flipped through it some more, before slamming it shut. He put the books back under her bed, before storming out. Terra barked, following him.

"Don't worry girl. We'll get her back." He told the dog, before getting up.

"Hey Jayden. You wanna practice?" Mia asked. Jayden shook his head.

"I'm going to find her!"

"But Jayden. . .There's no trace. " She said.

"I don't care. She's out there, hurting. And I'm Going to stop it." He yelled accidently. He pushed past her gently, going to find her. Intent on finding her.

Sanzu River

Dayu shoved Anya in to Master Xandred. Anya didn't object. She wanted to go home. She was tired, hungry, and dirty. She wanted to go home, curl up in her bed with Terra and her new stuffed dog.

"Well sorceress. I have made a new preposition for you. Use your powers to help me." He told her.

"You know I don't have my powers anymore Xandred. Why would you want a powerless sorceress?" She growled through her teeth. Xandred glared at her.

"You're powers will be soon coming in." Octaroo proposed.

"I still wouldn't." She said. Her chin collided with the floor as Dayu slammed it into the floor. Anya coughed, spitting up blood. She swallowed the salty, coppery taste, looking up at them.

"Get her ready for departure with Glycerin. She's going with us." Xandred told them. Anya looked up as she was yanked up and away. What was happening?

Yay! Got it done! Song is Where Are You Now by Britney Spears. REVIEW