Quest For Yzerchuk 3: The YIPs

3 - Trouble in Tampa Bay...What Else Is New?

Evelyna stands in shock, staring at her bed, where she'd left Yzerchuk. She heaves a heavy sigh and slowly turns to look back at the front door, shaking her head. "I shoulda known Montreal would find out eventually. Let me take a good college guess at when the plan is here..."

She wanders back into the common area, talking to herself and gesturing around her as she speaks. "Kidnap Yzerchuk...wait, can you kidnap a hockey stick? Maybe, abduct Yzerchuk...or just steal...steal Yzerchuk and hold him for ransom, contact Vladdy and lure him out and try to hurt him. That's the plan."

She shakes her head and rolls her eyes. "Gallagher, really, you couldn't get a better, less obvious plan?"

She stands to the side of the couch and rolls her eyes. She reaches into her pocket and pulls her cell phone out. She suddenly pauses, looking down at her phone. "Wait a second, it can't be Gally. I know Andreychuk and Yzerman made sure he'd be secure...and why would Gally go after Yzerchuk AND Dani. Why Dani?"

She looks up and begins to pace, thinking about it. "It could be more personal? But who would have something against Dani?"

Then she pauses in her pacing and gasps. "This isn't good. No, no, no. I must contact Vladdy! He deserves to know and we need to solve this at once and figure out a plan of action! Either way I am sure that the plan entitles luring Vladdy out to harm him and the team!" She taps on Vladdy's name and calls him.

Luckily he isn't busy and he answers instantly. "Yo what's up my redhead girl friend?"

"Yzerchuk!" I blurt out at the phone.

"Oh man, what now?"

"Wait, did you say girlfriend? Vladdy!"

He sighs and then laughs. "I said girl friend with a space. But what happened now? How's Yzerchuk and Dani?"

"You can't do that to me Vladdy and someone took him and Dani!" I continue to yell at the phone, unable to hide the concern.

"Whoa, what?" Vladdy questions on the other end. "What do you mean?"

"That's right, I mean she's not here and Yzerchuk isn't either. I thought it was Gally, but I know he's locked up in Montreal."

"Yeah, Andreychuk made sure that he wouldn't get out. He's been closely and heavily watched..." Vladdy is panicking inside, I can tell. He is trying to figure things out and get an answer.

"Don't worry, Vladdy. I'm coming to Tampa right away! Get Stammer! Get everyone! We got a huge problem!" she tells him.

"Okay. You should contact Joey too."

"Joey as in Uncle Joey?" she questions.

"Yes, he'll want to know about Dani and maybe he might have some news or leads for us too..." Vladdy says, the panic still evident in his voice. "Either way I guess I'll be seeing you soon?"

"Yes. I'll be in Tampa in about two hours!" Evelyna hangs up with Vladdy and puts her phone away in her pocket. It is time to head to Tampa once again and solve this mystery and end it once and for all. Because of Montreal's cheating ways the Bolts' entire world is in danger. It is time to see Vladdy and the Bolts again and hopefully find Yzerchuk and Dani!

Maybe it is still Montreal...or something worse...no one knows. But she has to get to Tampa and meet up with Vladdy and figure out what is going on. The redhead gathers her stuff that she'll need and heads to her car and gets in.

As she turns the car on and pulls out, she can't help but think about how hot he is. She attempts to distract herself, notifying Joey, Dani's "uncle" and then receiving a call from him. She notifies him about Dani and what has happened. But it takes all of about thirty minutes and she is back to daydreaming in the car about Vladislav Namestnikov.

She finds herself looking at a shirtless Vladdy as he is running in slow motion along a beach. The late afternoon sunlight shines behind him, allowing his blond hair to glow a golden color. He tosses his head, letting his blond hair locks bounce on his head. Oh my God... She can see his muscles rippling and he flashes a smile in her direction.

After a few minutes more, he reaches her and he touches her face with his soft hand. She looks up into his shimmering blue eyes as he blocks out the setting sun in the background. There is a cool breeze that blows at them. It swirls around them as Evelyna suddenly stomps on the brakes at a yellow, now red light. She laughs and smiles nervously and soon returns to the dream.

"You gotta be careful. Remember this is only a daydream, don't let me distract you from your driving. After all, I'm counting on you to help save me and my team." He winks at her with a Hollywood sparkle in his eyes.

She looks down at her feet only to have her head tilted back up by the Lightning player. "I'm sorry Vladdy, I'll be careful...but what are you doing on the beach?" She cocks her head to the side, glancing around at the empty beach.

"I figured I'd soak up some Florida sun. And this is your imagination. Please hurry here, you're my only hope," Vladdy says, taking her hand into his own.

"I'll be there soon! You can count on me Vladdy!" Evelyna remarks as Vladdy winks again and then turns and runs off.

"Oh God...no...you teasing bastard Vladdy," the redhead snorts to herself as she finds herself ooging his ass.

Her vision fades away into a much darker one. She is looking down a stormy Thunder Alley, where Max Pacioretty stands, gripping tightly to a tape-bound and gagged Vladdy. Vladdy is struggling with his arms pinned helplessly behind his back, tape binding his wrists together and he is screaming into the tape over his mouth. The captain for the Habs tosses him to the ground ahead of him.

"Let's play a game called Russian Roulette, huh Vladislav?" Pacioretty sneers over the howling wind.

"NO! Patches!" Evelyna shouts out. "Don't you dare!"

"Hey, who knows maybe he'll be lucky..." Pacioretty whips out a gun. He loads a bullet into one of the chambers of a revolver gun. He spins the cylinder and then points the barrel of the gun at Vladdy's head. Vladdy shakes his head and looks frightened, muffling his fear and working the tape wrapped tightly around his wrists.

Evelyna dashes forward toward him as Pacioretty makes the gun click, pulling back on the trigger.

"This is for Gallagher!" Pacioretty snarls. The gun doesn't go off so he tries again.

"Patches, don't!" the redhead cries out and dives for the gun. She manages to knock the gun from his hand on the fourth try, which actually ends up going off. The bullet whizzes over the helpless Vladdy's head and misses hitting him as Evelyna tackles Pacioretty, pinning him to the ground. At once her vision fades away as she pulls up to Amalie Arena.