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Carter's P.O.V. 

It had only been five minutes since I had called Sasha but it felt like a decade. I was still holding onto Käti's cold hands...trying my best to warm her up...trying to think of some way I could help her. 

I jumped when my burner phone started beeping from across the room. I let go of Käti and quickly searched around for the phone. "Sasha, where are you?" I asked frantically. 

"Carter...there's been a change of plans. Something's come up...I can't help you right now." Sasha's voice said over the phone. 

My emotions were in overdrive. "What do you mean you can't help me right now?" I yelled into the phone. "Käti doesn' have that long! She's bleeding bad...What do you expect me to do? I have to do something! I can't....she can't die." My voice faltered as I tried to keep it together. 

Sasha was silent for a moment then he spoke. "You could take her to the hospital. But Blackbriar would undoubtedly find you...Is she worth the risk?" 

I didn't even have to think about. "Yes." I said before quickly hanging up the phone. I ran to the kitchen and grabbed a pair of keys from the top of the fridge. 

Carefully picking up Käti I walked towards the library and pressed my pin into a "for show" phone on one of the shelves. A door opened and I carried Käti through, I tried to be quick and not move her too much as I ran down the underground hallways to the garage.

Placing her safely in the passenger's seat of my old 1967 Chevy Impala I started up the engine and drove down the underground road that would lead to a dirt road, that would take me to the town. 

I knew that I would be captured...or killed by Blackbriar within hours. It wouldn't take them long to find me once I carried Käti into the hospital. I didn't care though...I just didn't want Käti dying....dying because of me. Because I couldn't just wait...

Sasha's P.O.V.

I hung up the phone with Carter and smiled. The plan was falling perfectly into place. I dialed another number and waited for him to pick up. 

"Sasha." A deep voice came over the phone. 

"Yes...Kahn. You can leave New York...go back underground for now. I can handle the rest..."

Andrew's P.O.V.

It had been 9 days since Käti had gone missing that night. Kahn had disapeered the night after...obviously not wanting anything to do with the mess. An inside source had relayed that Kahn did not have Käti, but knew who might. 

Blackbriar had set James and I in charge of finding Katarjna and so far all we had gotten was that she was in Russia. We had hacked into all the cameras we could, running her face through the tapes...so far there was nothing. 

9 days....whoever had taken her could have already killed her....she could be dying somewhere and there was nothing I could do to help her. I yelled in frustration as I hit the black punching bag. 

I had been doing this for the past hr...I could feel my muscles screaming for a break. But I was too upset to stop. I couldn't just sit and wait...I was no good at waiting.

"Will you stop trying to throw my bag across the room Leeway?" James's voice interupted my thoughts. I stopped and turned to see James walking towards me. 

He had seemed strangly calm the past few days...strange bc he was closer to Käti than I was. But he was one of the best agents...and one of the first recruits. He had been trained to hide his emotions...I had too but I had given myself permission to be agitated this time. 

Or at least that's what I said...truth was...I couldn't hide how I felt because I was feeling too much. Käti was the only person I had ever cared about...the thought of losing her and not being able to do anything made me sick to my stomach. 

Looking at James I frowned. "Why are you smiling?" I questioned. James grinned bigger. 

"We got him." he said, handing me a pile of pictures. I grabbed them and started looking...they were of a man holding a girl. Entering a hospital. Closer shots proved the girl to be Käti. "Those pictures were taken about an hr ago...it's a good thing we moved the op to Russia." 

I nodded. "I can have a strike team ready in 15 minutes." 

James patted my shoulder. "Then do it. And...I want that man alive. We need to find out why he kidnapped her."

I nodded again and walked out. I was relieved but worried at the same time. We had found her, which was great....but she was at a hospital. The man surely knew that he was risking his life to take her to a hospital...which means...something must be really wrong. 

4 Hrs. Later

The constant beeping in Käti's room was driving my head crazy. It was as if it was taunting me with the fact that her fate was uncertain. 

The retrieval and capture had gone smoothly...the man hadn't even put up a fight which confused me. But what was worse...Käti was in horrible shape. We had her moved to our facilities, but our doctors said the same thing. 

Nothing could be done for her...we would just have to wait for her to wake up. I had had the man, Carter, moved to an interogation room where James had tried to get answers from him. But Carter hadn't said a word. 

James had come in a few times to check on Käti but had been called away by Harold for an urgent mission. I had promised to call him when Käti woke. 

Right now I was sitting next to Käti's bed...waiting for her to wake up.

I brushed her forehead with my hand, moving her hair out of the way and then grabbed her hand. "Käti....please wake up....I'm no good with words...but I promise you. I will find a way to show you how I feel....but you have to wake up first."

I was startled when her heart moniter started to rise. I looked at her, she was moving slightly. Not much, but it was enough for me to shake her a little. 

"Käti...wake up. It's Drew....you're safe now. Please wake up."

Her eyes opened part way, adjusting to the light. "Drew?" she asked softly, straining to move more. 

"Shh....just relax. You're gonna be just fine." I assured her as I gently patted her shoulder. "Welcome back lil' soldier." 

All safe, and happy....ish. So...thoughts on Carter??? He's in an interesting position....What will happen there? 

And Käti IS ALIVE and will be ok...and Drew....obviously...doing handsomely....Whats up with James? Wierd much>

AND DID YOU SEE THAT COMING WITH SASHA?!!! Sasha is in cohoots with Carter?!?!

Or is he? After all...he seemed good with Carter getting captured....'all according to plan'??? And he's working with Kahn....hmm....the plot thickens....unlike my Dad's hair.... ;p