24 Dreams Of You And Me

56) Become The Hunt

"Hell is empty and all the devils are here."
-William Shakespeare

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"Is she serious?" Rachel broke the silence.

"Midnight, that's six hours away." Robb stated.

Levi held his hand up a bit and shook his head. "Wait. I-I can't wrap my head around this.. she said what!" He yelled the last word.

"Have your meltdown later, Cahill, you wanna save her or not?" Robb rolled his eyes.

"But how? We can't trace her." Rachel bit her lip.

"We keep looking." Robb replied.

Levi eyed him. "Knowing you, you'd rather let her die. That's a good thing in your book."

"Then it's in yours too!" Robb accused.

"Hey," Rachel interrupted, "you both just find ways to fight. Can't we all agree on the fact that we will want to save Alyssa and she's the priority here? Stop all this, it's time to act!"

"I don't trust him." Levi said and walked away.

"You don't-" Robb advanced at him but Rachel held him back.

"He's upset, Robb. Come on, let it go."

"He doesn't trust me? I've been helping the bastard all this time and he has the audacity to tell me-"

"I know. But.. bigger problems here? Let it go." Rachel held his biceps and turned him towards her. "No matter what, she's your sister. She helped us, trusted you. Even if you don't care that much, just for the sake of the small amount that you do, help Alyssa. As a human at least."

"It's not that I don't care, Rach. I've never known her. There's no emotional bond. Never has been. But that doesn't mean I'll be cruel to her. I told you, I had no idea they'll go after them. The deal involved just the ingredients and Ian."

"I understand you don't see her as family, it is expected. But you do see her as someone in desperate need of help. You'll help her, right?"

"You seem to care a lot."

"This tribe thing is utter bullsh*t to me. I'm a part of none of that. But you were raised in that, maybe that's why you have resistance. But I don't."

Robb nodded. "I'll try to do something."

Rachel kissed him gently. "That's my boy."

"Oh come on!" Levi's frustrated voice made them pull apart. He was standing by his car, hands in air, "this is not the time, you idiots!"

Robb flipped him off as everyone got inside their cars.

....

They had already raided every nest in Nevada and hours ticked by.

Alamo, Nevada

"How much time?" Robb asked as Levi came out of their last nest, shaking his head.

"One hour till midnight." Rachel replied from inside the car, Robb was leaning against.

"What the hell do we do?" Levi whispered and ran his fingers through his hair.

"Any action anywhere, Rach?" Robb asked.

"One sec." Rachel turned on the laptop and scanned every detail. "There's one small group in San Diego but it's frequency is somehow very high.."

Robb leaned down and looked at the accumulated yellow dots. He frowned, "that's weird. Maybe we should check it out?"

"It's a six hour drive." Levi sighed and looked up at the night sky helplessly. "We can't make it."