“What the fuck!”  Shane’s black orb is formed within seconds but instead of attacking Tina she pulls her close and they vanish from the room.  Seconds later they reappear in a different realm.

“Let me go” Tina yanks her arm again, but to avail.

“You’re the fucking spy” Shane’s grip tightens.

“Let go of me!”  Tina manages to break free but Shane stays close to her.

“What have you told your clan?”  Shane demands.

“Nothing” Tina shrugs guilt etched on her face.

“Don’t lie to me” Shane bites out.

“I’m not” Tina looks worried about what Shane might tell Bette.  She looks around, “Where are we?”  Shane looks around, also confused.

“I’m not sure” she scratches her head “I had to get you out of there before you did something that could get us both killed.”

“I was trying to help my mother” Tina shakes her head and looks to the ground, if only she could cry then her sorrow would make sense.  “I couldn’t let her suffer like that.”

“There is another option” Shane reminds, admiring the blonde’s kind heart.

“I don’t think I can do that” Tina shakes her head.

“Death isn’t the end” Shane places a comforting hand on the rookie’s shoulder.  “It’s the gateway into another life and depending on how they’ve lived there lives, the next life can be good or bad.”

“She’s been through so much Shane” Tina replies touched by the gesture.

“And what better gift than to give her the opportunity to start a new life in another realm” Shane comforts.

“Okay” Tina agrees.  This time she is the one who leads them back to the room.  She forms her black orb and is about to release it when her mother opens her eyes.  The elder Kennard nods her head then mouths ‘I love you’ before she closes her eyes. 

Tina releases the orb and watches her mother’s free soul disappear into the night “I love you too Mom.”

Bette

The queen sits in her chamber and marvels over her new found ability when there is a knock at the door.  She thinks it’s either Alice or Shane and opens the double doors like a giddy little girl.  She can’t wait to show them what she had learned.