Author's Note: Story written for entertainment purposes. Don't own anything. Any characters created outside of canon belong to me.

Chapter 1

Her wedding was two days away. She was so excited about marrying Goliath. She didn't expect this to happen ever nor did she expect to be marrying a gargoyle. Elisa thought that she'd end up marrying a doctor or something. At least that's what her grandmother wanted for her. Elisa could only imagine the look of shock on her face regarding her choice.

However, life had other plans for her and she accepted it. This was a new chapter and she was going to be happy with the love of her life. She looked at the clock on the dashboard and it read 10:00. She was heading back from her parent's house after the rehearsal dinner. She smiled because even now this seemed like a dream.

It had been a long road for both her and Goliath. First, they had to get over the hurdle of confessing their feelings to each other. The next hurdle was having her family adjust to them being a couple. It took her dad a lot longer to come to terms with it. Eventually he realized how happy his daughter was and wouldn't stand in her way.

Elisa stopped at a red light and waited. The light had turned green and she moved forward. Suddenly, she felt a heavy impact on the driver's side. A car had run a red light and hit her causing Elisa's car to flip over. Elisa's car flipped right side up eventually.

People got out of their cars and rushed over to Elisa's vehicle. A few noticed there was gas leaking onto the pavement and quickly pried her out of the car. One man carried Elisa to safety before the car exploded.

Everybody crouched onto the ground and covered himself or herself for protection. The man carrying Elisa carefully laid her on the ground and pulled out his cell phone and called 911.

After getting off the cell phone, the man noticed Elisa open her eyes. "What's going on?"

"Ma'am, you've been in a car accident. Can you tell me your name? My name is Jacob."

Elisa felt dizzy and lightheaded. She tried to say her name but couldn't think of anything. All she wanted to do was sleep. She closed her eyes.

Jacob tried to gently wake up Elisa but nothing happened. "Hey, I need you to stay with me." No response. Jacob checked her pulse and breathed a sigh of relief when he felt a pulse.

He heard the sirens in the distance and thanked God that help had arrived. He heard footsteps from behind as the paramedics came.

"Sir, can you tell me what happened?" asked one of the paramedics.

"She was hit by a car. We got her out as soon as possible," Jacob replied. The paramedics checked Elisa out before putting her on a stretcher and getting her to a hospital.

Jacob saw the police and went up to them to hear what they were discussing. One of the officers saw Jacob and walked up to him. "Sir, did you see the accident?"

"Yes. The lady had the right of way before the other person ran a red light and hit her on the driver's side. A bunch of us went to the lady's vehicle while some went to the other one. We saw gas leaking out and we quickly got her out before the car exploded."

"Any chance you got her name?" asked the officer.

Jacob shook his head. "I asked her but then she went unconscious."

The officer gave Jacob his card and told him to call if he could think of anything else.

"Officer Rodgers, over here," yelled one of the forensic technicians.

Rodgers made his way over. "What is it?"

"I found this driver's license. The woman must have had it on the passenger seat. You can make out her name and address."

Rodgers looked at the license. "Elisa Maza," he read aloud. He called for another officer. "Look up an Elisa Maza and see if she has any family in the area."

The other officer ran to his vehicle and proceeded to find any information. About ten minutes later, he came back with Elisa's parents' information.

"Rodgers. I found a Peter and Diane Maza who live in Manhattan. The dad is a sergeant," said the officer.

Rodgers nodded. "Looks like I'm breaking the news." After gathering a few more statements, he got in his vehicle and left.

Peter and Diane had gotten into the bed after cleaning up the kitchen and dining room. They were happy for their eldest daughter and couldn't wait to see her walk down the aisle. It took them a while to accept Elisa's engagement. Would they have chosen someone else for their daughter? Absolutely. But it was Elisa's decision and they would support her.

They heard a knock on the door. "Who could that be?" asked Peter aloud. He looked at his alarm clock and it read 10:45pm.

He got up and put on his robe. Diane soon followed him out of the room. Peter opened the door to reveal Officer Rodgers.

Peter narrowed his eyes. This can't be good. "May I help you?" asked Peter.

"Sorry to bother you. I'm Officer Rodgers. Is this the residence of Peter and Diane Maza?"

"Yes, it is. What of it?" asked Peter.

"I'm sorry to inform you but your daughter, Elisa Maza, was in a car accident. She's been transported to Manhattan General," said Rodgers.

Diane gasped. "What happened to our daughter?"

"Ma'am, I'm not at liberty to discuss the details beyond what I have told you," said Rodgers hoping not to ignite the anger that was about to unleash.

"Officer, what happened?" asked Peter firmly.

Rodgers sighed. "Your daughter was hit by someone who ran a red light. The car flipped over and exploded. Onlookers were able to retrieve Ms. Maza from the car before the explosion."

Peter and Diane felt like they had been hit by a truck. There was no way this could be happening. She had just left them not too long ago.

"Thank you officer," said Peter. Rodgers nodded and left. He hated breaking bad news to family members.

Peter and Diane quickly dressed and headed to the hospital. They arrived and asked the front desk for Elisa's location. After receiving the information, they found her room.

Diane entered first to see Elisa hooked up to machines and a bandage wrapped around her head. She pulled up a chair and took Elisa's hand into hers. "My baby girl. I'm so sorry this happened to you."

Peter tried to hold back the tears. This was the second time he felt helpless when Elisa was in the hospital. He wished he could trade places.

He heard his wife's cries and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. He kissed her temple. "She's going to come through."

They heard a knock and Jacob entered. "Hi. Sorry to disturb you but I wanted to check on her. I'm one of the people who helped her get out of the car. I'm Jacob."

Peter walked up to him and extended his hand. "Thank you. I'm Peter and that is my wife, Diane. The woman lying there is our daughter, Elisa. She's resting. Thank you checking on her."

Jacob nodded after seeing he wasn't needed. "I'll be going now. You'll be in my prayers." Peter nodded and Jacob left.

He returned to Diane's side. "How could this happen?" he whispered.

"I don't know but we need to call Derek and Beth. Someone needs to tell Goliath," said Diane.

"I'll make the calls," Peter said and walked out of the room. He called Derek first.

"Hey dad. What's up? It's kind of late to be calling," said Derek.

"Hi son. I'm at the hospital. It's Elisa. She's been in a car accident. She unconscious but you and Beth need to come to the hospital."

Derek remained silent for a few moments. "We'll be right over. Beth is here with me. We'll see you soon."

Derek hung up the phone and closed his eyes. "Derek," he heard Maggie call out. He turned to see his wife and sister looking at him with concern.

"Elisa's in the hospital. I don't know what happened but dad says we need to get there right away," Derek answered. "I need to call Xanatos."

After calling Xanatos, he made his way to the labyrinth entrance. Maggie and Beth quickly followed Derek out of the labyrinth. Derek scooped his sister up and flew off.

Xanatos was shocked to hear the news. He told Fox and Owen before heading to the terrace.

Goliath noticed his presence. "Xanatos."

"I have news about Elisa. There's…there's been an accident. She is at Manhattan General," he replied.

They all looked at him in shock. "When did this happen?" asked Goliath.

"It happened a little over an hour ago," David replied.

Without a second thought, Goliath and the others flew off. Xanatos called the hospital and secured a room for Elisa that would accommodate Goliath and the rest of the clan.

Meanwhile, the doctor had come into Elisa's room explaining her injuries. She had suffered a concussion and there was some swelling in the brain. The doctor informed them that they would keep Elisa for a few days for observation.

After the doctor left, two technicians came in to move Elisa. "We have orders from a David Xanatos to move the patient to a more accommodating room," said one of the technicians.

Peter and Diane looked at each other. "Where are you moving her to?"

"The fifth floor. Xanatos requested a room with a large window," said the technician.

"Very well," said Peter as he and his wife moved out of the way. As the technicians made it out to the hallway, David and Fox were walking down.

They reached Elisa's room. "Mr. and Mrs. Maza," David said.

"Hello. Thank you for getting our daughter another room," Diane replied.

"You're welcome. We're so sorry for this. I know this must be a shock," said Fox. Diane nodded her head in response.

"We better go," said Fox. They all made it to Elisa's new room.

Moments later, Derek arrived with Maggie and Beth. "What happened?" asked Beth.

Diane looked up at her children with red eyes. "She was hit by someone who ran a red light. She was on her way home."

The three looked at Elisa with sad eyes. "Two days before the wedding," Maggie whispered.

Beth kissed her sister on the forehead. "Hey sis. Derek, Maggie, mom and dad are here. We're all here. We need you to wake up for us. You can't miss your wedding," she said softly.

They heard the window open and Goliath came in. He looked at his beloved with distraught eyes. "Elisa, my love. It's Goliath."

The rest of the clan came in and looked on as Goliath held Elisa's hand in his own. How did this happen?

"Is there anything we can do?" asked Angela.

Diane shook her head. "No. We wait for her to wake up. Has anyone told Matt or Jason yet?"

They shook their heads no. "I'll call them," said Beth. She left to make phone calls.

All eyes turned back to Goliath and Elisa. "What happened?" asked Goliath. "Xanatos said she was in an accident."

Peter explained what happened and he could see Goliath tense. He was sure if Goliath could, he would rip this place apart.

"She's going to be fine," said Diane saying it for herself as well as Goliath. She wasn't going to lose her oldest child.

They waited a few more hours for her to wake up but nothing happened. The clan had to go back and so did Derek and Maggie. Goliath didn't want to leave her side but he had no choice.

"She's safe," Diane said softly. She gave a weak smile to her future son-in-law. He placed a kiss on Elisa's forehead and left.