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We’ll have a few hours of nice cozy sleep"

"Yum," Katie whispered "That sounds wonderful"

Travis shtly down the side of his face, she smiled "Hurry back"

"I will" Travis leaned down and kissed her lips softly "Love you"

"Love you," Katie answered drowsily

"Always and forever," Travis added

She snuggled into her pillow "Send Curtis my love"

"I will"

After one last kiss on her brow, he straightened the covers around her then moved toward the door A quick, sudden chill flowed over his body and he froze He literally felt the hair on his head stand up on end

Turning quickly, he saw Katie already asleep in their bed, the la his hand over his chest, he could feel his heart beating a little faster and he sed hard He had no idea what had just happened to hi a deep breath once more, he opened the door and stepped out

It had been awhile since justice had been dealt out at the fort A long tiilante had watched and waited to see what the so called leaders of the fort would do or say

The Vigilante had not been very satisfied It had been hard to withhold the hand of justice, but the tiilante would deal out justice to those eak and a burden to the fort

Yes, the tiilante hesitated before the communication center where Curtis could usually be found and looked in the glassset in the door Silante studied Curtis’ features He had obviously been crying

Curtis eak

But the Vigilante was strong

It was time for justice

5 Between Two Worlds "I always loved to watch you sleep," Lydia’s voice whispered

Katie stirred slightly, her eyelashes fluttering, then she was still

Lydia’s apparition ht next to the bed and stood silently

Her expression was full of love and yet it was sad Slowly, she sat down on the edge of the bed and folded her long hands on her lap

"The veil is so thin now I can almost touch you," she said softly Slowly, she rested her al you so h and rolled coainst her stoether, I never saw you as ayou like this now, it touches my heart so deeply It makes me happy" Lydia smiled softly "We had so many plans, you and I Happy with our family of two If none of this had happened, I never would have seen you as I do now Full of life and glowing A mother to be"

Lydia sat in silent repose, then laid her hand ever so gently on Katie’s hand "Strange how all that happened has been a curse, yet a gift I miss you I do, Katie But you have moved on in away that makes me so proud

I love you and I want you to be happy But I do fear for you I have done all I can to help you and yours And now" Lydia sighed "Now there is nothing more I can do It’s ti between the torlds We’ve done e can and now the world will change again It is tiht, I will no longer return to you as I have My time here is done"

Tears in her eyes, Lydia pressed a hand to her sli on the brink of a neorld Whether the dead or the living rule will be decided I know you think of yourselves as just survivors, but you are inning There are other enclaves of survivors, but none are as iive birth to a neorld The choices you make tomorroill have ra down, Lydia kissed Katie’s hand and pressed her cheek to her knuckles Gazing into her face, she smiled softly "We lived in a world that was black and white Reality was so sharp and clear We never realized how deep, wondrous and how frightening the roots of our world truly are