Torvil landed some time later, and walked towards the house.

Ala didn't make any notice of this factor, once that he had stopped moving in the air

Torvil opened the door, supporting ala only with a hand as he did so, they carried her to their room.

Ala shifted slightly in his arms

Torvil smiled and put her down in bed, brushing her hair.

Ala mumbled quietly and rolled after he put her down

Torvil frowned and brushed her hair again, sitting next to her.

Ala slept soundly she was exhausted, after all she had made 3 flights that day, one to Barton, one back and one to Kazeha

Torvil smiled again once she settled and brushed her hair as she slept.

Ala made no indication she felt his hand moving through her hair as she slept

Eventually Torvil just curled up next to her and closed his eyes.

Couple hours later she stirred again

Torvil had his eyes shut, and was barely on the verge of sleep when he felt her stir.

Ala stopped moving yet again

Torvil opened his eyes slowly.

Ala mumbled very quietly and shifted positions obviously still asleep

Torvil got up and stretched, heading out of the room to go have a snack.

Ala didn't notice his movement or his leaving the room

Torvil came back with some crackers.

Ala mumbled, her fists closed as she slept curled up

Torvil watched her closely.

Ala hadn't changed since Torvil came back in

Torvil sat down in a chair and watched her wondering what was going on...

One of Ala's hands opened just slightly green light spilling from it

Torvil watched for a moment, wondering what on earth was happening.

"No...." it was the first legible word she'd mumbled that evening since their return

Torvil frowned. Was she... Dreaming! Of... Oh no... He moved to get in front of her hand.

Ala's hand closed again into it's fist, her other fist having never opened

Torvil moved and hugged her close. He whispered. "You're safe love... Sssshhh..."

Ala frowned as she was touched, her hand opening slightly again

Torvil winced. And let her go, rolling out of bed. He had no idea how to handle this...

"No!" she mumbled louder her other hand opening just slightly

Torvil sat on the bed and watched.

Ala laid quietly for a moment

Torvil touched her again lightly.

Ala flinched a little

Torvil frowned and cast his eyes around the room. He caught a tell-tale glimmer... And frowned. He couldn't touch him...

Ala mumbled softly

Torvil moved over to her and moved his lips to her ear. "Love..." He whispered. "I can't help you... It seems he's gone and assigned himself to you... You have to focus your will inward... Fight him..." He touched her shoulder lightly.

One of Ala's hands opened fully and the ball left it smashing loudly out a window in it's path as she nearly yelled "No!"

Torvil winced. Oh well... That was one window to replace... "Focus your will inward..." He whispered into her ear. "Fight inside not outside..."

Ala mumbled quietly her other hand closed again

"Change the playing field, don't repeat the same scene over and over, change it up... Make him have to match you from instant to instant..." He whispered.

Ala gave the faintest hint of a nod when she shifted positions in her sleep

Torvil waited and watched. All he could do was coach.

Ala mumbled with a frown, her hand reopened though empty

Torvil breathed a short sigh of relief.

Ala's hands and arms moved in front of her as if to protect herself... and her unborn child.

Torvil felt himself growl, and he closed his eyes, focusing, trying to help her as best he could. He could not intervene directly but...

Ala whimpered softly ... then growled

Torvil finally found himself next to her, he was utilizing the other side, so she was hazy, but to her it would be the other way around. He saw the other guy and growled. Then floated behind Ala. They could see him, but he could not interfere...

Ala briefly noticed him but was more in the 'don't take eyes off his' mood

Torvil nodded. "Keep him on his toes... You have the advantage, this is your home court..."

Ala looked determined "No, you won't..." her words with him there more clear then her mumbles

"Yes... I do... I failed the first time... I shall not fail this time..." Shezar Smirked and readied another charge.

Ala glared at him, she looked determined to protect not only herself but her child, her eyes were a very bright green as she drew her arm up across her chest her hand in a fist by her shoulder

Shezar smirked and charged.

Ala's arm whipped down her hand opening quickly part way down sending a fast energy ball at him

Shezar grinned and deflected it away. "Old tricks won't work on me..."

"You wont work on me" she said letting her wings flare as she avoided his charge

Shezar growled and slid turning.

Torvil smirked. "Ala.. keep your focus on Shezar but listen..." He looked down. "You have the power to banish him if you want...."

Ala used her wings to pull herself father way from Shezar "Leave me alone, leave me and my family alone. I didn't kill you you have no right to be doing this to me"

Shezar hissed. "You made it so my son could..." He growled.

"Wasn't my decision what the Elders did" she growled at him "Still isn't" she did her best to keep her distance from him

Torvil floated back behind her and watched.

Shezar growled, and glared. "This isn't the end..." He turned.

"Now Ala... Strike out with your will... Send him back to the place he came from..." Torvil said

"You will not haunt me... or my family ever again" she said loudly and and in a determined voice, she remembered Torvil touching his brothers when he banished them, she was away from him but not that far as she rushed him when his back was turned "I banish you ..." she seriously hoped it would work this was not an experience she liked

Shezar gasped... His image distorted, twisted, and vanished.

Ala collapsed with relief when he was gone

Torvil moved down to her, and would have pulled her into a hug if he could.

Ala's form slowly disappeared and in the waking world sat up with a start

Torvil slowly opened his eyes

Ala was panting

Torvil brushed her hair softly.

Ala turned and looked at him then collapsed against him crying

Torvil brushed her hair softly and rocked her.

"Why me...." she whimpered into his chest

Torvil held her close. "Because he knew that if he went after me I could have flicked him off in an instant..."

"But why me, I didn't send him to die" she sniffled

Torvil sighed. "Because he still was angry at you, angry that you beat him, angry that you got him caught in the first place..."

Ala nodded slowly

"He's gone now... He won't ever be coming back..." he brushed her hair.

Ala nodded slowly and pulled away a bit looking up at him with her pink stained cheeks

Torvil brushed her tears softly and kissed her forehead. "It always sucks the first time..." he kissed her cheek softly and sighed at the shattered window.

Ala turned to see what he was sighing at

Torvil kissed the side of her head and got up, moving to collect the shattered glass.

"Uhm... did I do that? or ...." she was staring at the window

"You were kinda in a fight..." He chuckled weakly. "I'm not surprised you broke it..."

Ala's face went red in blush "Uhmmmm I didn't know I was doing anything......"

Torvil chuckled. "It's alright..."

Ala bit her lip "sorry..."

Torvil chuckled. "It's alright love... Nothing I can't fix..."

"Yeah but I made more work for you" she said with a sigh a hand resting on her belly

Torvil smiled. "Yay, work, something to do instead of sleeping... or pretending too..."

Ala laughed then paused with a small frown "Thought you said... he'd have s LOT of paperwork to do that...."

Torvil grunted. "Must have cheated the system... Or sat like a mofo and filled it all out..."

Ala nodded and stared at the blankets on the bed

Torvil went about fixing the window, getting the glass shard and alchemying them back into the frame.

Ala sighed not looking up

Torvil came back once he was finished and crawled into bed.

Ala was playing with the sheets when he returned

Torvil hugged her close.

Ala smiled weakly and looked up at him

Torvil brushed her hair. "See, all done..." He kissed her gem.

Ala nodded "I didn't like that.... was like... I couldn't leave..."

Torvil nodded softly and hugged her. "He had you going on a loop..."

"A loop? sorry love but there still so much about that kinda thing I don't understand" she said with a sigh

Torvil brushed her hair. "He used your memories to put you in a situation, and replayed it over and over..."

"Uhm.. k" she sighed and stared at the bed again

Torvil hugged her to him. "Its over..."

Ala nodded "He looked... shocked..."

"Banishment isn't the nicest thing you can do... And it is... rather... shocking, as they suddenly see where they're going to go..."

"I don't think he would have left me alone, or let me leave there if...." she paused "If I hadn't"

Torvil nodded. "Sometimes it's necessary... like with my brothers..."

"You let your brothers stay around for a long time,...." she replied

"Because they only bothered me, only threatened me..." He touched her belly. "He threatened bump... "

Ala nodded "I've never done something like that before" she whispered

Torvil nodded. "Let us hope you never have to again..."

"How did I see you in there... not that I know where 'there' was" she looked up at him

"I tracked Shezar down, using the other side... I couldn't interact though..."

"why?" she didn't understand, mind you most of the other side she didn't understand

"I entered with my mind only, projected... And it's against the rules to interfere..."

"Where was that" she asked quietly

"Most likely, your mind..." He brushed her gem softly with a finger.

Ala looked at him very confused

Torvil sighed. "He got you while you were sleeping, they can do that... Get in your head.

Ala bit her lip "Uhm... how did you know to look for well him..."

"About the time you broke the window... you'd cycled through it..."

Ala looked at him "uh,......" she was confused.... still

Torvil brushed her hair, "You repeatedly acted like you were being attacked... I could only think of one person..."

"Oh..." she bit her lip "ok..." she sighed "I wish I understood all this better"

Torvil brushed her hair. "I'm not the best teacher.."

She chuckled lightly "Guess you figured out it couldn't be a dream...."

Torvil nodded. "You don't dream..."

Ala chuckled "not without you" she reached up and put a finger on his red gem

Torvil purred softly and hugged her close.

Ala returned his hug happily, she was glad to be out of that

Torvil hummed softly and brushed her hair.

Ala looked up at him "you're pretty smart to have figured out what was happening just from what I was doing...."

Torvil smiled softly. "Something wasn't right..."

Ala nodded "guess I don't do... whatever it was I was doing usually huh"

Torvil hugged her closer. "That's true, and I hope you don't ever do it again..."

"I think he was the only true 'enemy' I ever have had.... " she mused

Torvil nodded slowly and brushed her hair.

Ala smiled softly "something wasn't right... I don't think I would have figured it out if our roles were reversed" she said with a sigh

Torvil brushed her hair. "I'm sure you would have..." He kissed her gem.

Ala shook her head "I'm not familiar with that stuff the way you are. I wouldn't know what to look for"

Torvil brushed her hair. "Well hopefully we won't have to go through this again..."

Ala nodded and sighed

Torvil hugged her close and started to hum.

Ala hugged him back and relaxed against him

Torvil kept up the humming, holding her to him and rocking softly.

Ala fought the idea of going back to sleep.

Torvil stopped humming after awhile.

"Sorry" she said softly

"Its alright..." He brushed her hair and held her.

"Just nervous about the idea of sleep right now..." she said with a sigh

Torvil nodded and rushed her hair softly. "You don't need to sleep..."

"Wouldn't mind food though" she mused

Torvil nodded and got out of bed, offering her his hand.

Ala took his hand and climbed off the bed

Torvil walked her to the kitchen.

Ala followed feeling relieved. her free hand rested on her belly

Torvil smiled and kissed her softly as they entered the kitchen.

"Love you" Ala said softly as the kiss broke

Torvil purred happily. "Love you too, now what do you want to eat..."

"Doesn't matter.. maybe something that's not soup this time" she said with a nod

Torvil chuckled and looked through the pantry.

Ala took a seat and watching him and waited

Torvil came out with some oatmeal. "All we got that's simple and not soup..."

Ala burst out laughing "gimme some brown sugar and cinnamon with it I'll live"

Torvil nodded and made it up, doing just that. He brought her a bowl of it and a spoon.

"Not joining me?" she smirked holding back a laugh as she added the sugar and spice to her bowl

Torvil smirked. "Not hungry..."

Ala laughed "Ok" she started eating her food

Torvil watched her with a smile.

Ala finished up her little meal and sat watching him

Torvil purred and stood up, taking her bowl and putting it the sink before returning.

Ala smiled at him "I'm glad you know about those things..."she frowned "Could he have really hurt me in there?"

"No, but he could have made you hurt yourself..." Torvil said slowly

"How?" she wanted to know just in case for the future

"Well what if you had fired a blast into the roof and a piece of debris fell on you..."

"Oh...." she said quietly

Torvil nodded slowly. "You have to make sure you're devoting all the energy inside..."

Ala nodded "I didn't know what I was doing besides protecting myself" she mumbled

Torvil nodded and moved over to her, brushing her hair.

Ala looked up at him with a soft smile

Torvil smiled and kissed the top of her head.

Ala sighed

Torvil brushed her hair, and sighed lightly.

Ala looked up at him "Did he just plain sneak in there, or is it cause I can see them...."

"Probably a little of both..." He said softly.

Ala smiled weakly and nodded

Torvil brushed her hair softly and purred.

Ala sighed "Lets go lay down together at least"

Torvil nodded. He picked her up and carried her to the bedroom, laying her down.

Ala relaxed on the bed and looked up at him "I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight but at least I can cuddle with you"

Torvil nodded and cuddled close with her.

Ala cuddled as close as she could resting against his chest

Torvil brushed her hair, cuddling her close.