AN: As the family deals with the disappearance of Alex Russo, David gets a message about where she is, and just what he can and should do about it.

Chapter Three: The Day The Demon Rises

Well, it seems that David here is resting while we have our way with Alex. And here I thought that he might actually care about here. Guess that I was wrong.

"Bullshit. I do care about her."

Then why don't you come here, and do something about it? In thirty minutes, we are going to pull up in front of your house, and if you aren't there, well, Alex is going to get hurt, and I know that you wouldn't want that, would you?

"..."

Would you?

"No."

Good, see you then, young wolf.

Alex was lying in the bed that she was tied to, but that was the least of her worries. The fact that they weren't doing anything to her yet was frightening, because that meant that they were going to do something eventually, and her being kidnapped was part of something big. What though?

"Well, it seems that our guest is finally awake." A voice said, stepping into the room, and shutting the door behind him.

"Who are you?" Alex asked in a weary tone of voice.

"Merlin's my name, murder and kidnapping is my game, young lady." Merlin said, sitting at the foot of the bed, near her feet.

"See, here's the thing, I have a little bit of a history with Raymond and Maria, your friend's mother and father." Merlin said, referring to David.

"Why did you kidnap me?" Alex asked him.

"I also have some beef with your parents, Jerry and Theresa." Merlin answered. "I kidnapped you because I knew that David would do anything to protect you, and I am right, because he is on his way here?"

"Wait, is he still alive?" Alex said, cautious hope in her heart.

"Yeah, he is." Merlin said. "There was no way that shot could have killed him, especially with his powers."

"What are you talking about?" Alex asked in a confused voice.

"Well, his father has these powers that were given to David before his father died. I need to know how those powers work, and what better way to do that than to mess with someone that he really cares about?" Merlin answered.

"You are a jerk." Alex spat at him.

"Really. That is the best you can come up with? Even still, in your current condition, you have the nerve to hurl insults at me?" Merlin said, standing up, and glaring at her. He then reached over, and ripped her shirt open. Almost on instinct, Alex spit in his face when he moved his face close to hers. Merlin balled up his fist, and punched her, causing her lip to start bleeding.

"You little bitch. I am going to kill David right in front of you now." Merlin growled, walking out of the room. Merlin knew that David was on his way, and now he had to get ready for that little demon...

Louis just stared at David. His head was patched up from where he was shot, but something just wasn't right about that scene before him. He just couldn't help but look at him, and think, why didn't that shot to the head kill him. There is no way that he should be alive.

That was it.

Louis walked over to where Jerry was, and pulled him to the side.

"What?" Jerry asked.

"What was Raymond before he married Maria?" Louis asked him.

"I don't know. Why are you asking that now?" Jerry asked him.

"I was a homicide detective, and I know for a fact that there is no way that a kid should be able to survive something like this. There has to be an explanation." Louis stated.

"I just can't think right now. I am just too worried about Alex." Jerry said, burying his face in his hands.

"I get that, but why would this Merlin guy want Alex?" Louis asked.

Then it hit them.

"Wait. Merlin. That wouldn't be the same guy that we grew up with, wasn't it?" Jerry asked.

"Yeah, I saw Raymond kick his ass, badly." Louis said, letting out a slight chuckle.

"Would he really do all of this over a fight nearly twenty years ago?" Jerry asked Louis asked him.

"Yeah, definitely." Louis said, he turned back to where David was laying, and got a real shock.

"Jesus! He's gone!" Louis yelled.

"What! Where did he go?" Jerry shouted. Louis looked around, and right at the open front door.

"I know exactly where." Louis said to himself.

David, dressed in his NY Giants hoodie, was sitting on his front porch, just waiting for whoever contacted him to show up. This was a really big risk doing this. Not only was he most likely walking into a trap, but he was literally giving himself up to some ruthless men, and he was causing more worry to his family, including the Russos.

David didn't have anymore time to think, because a white van pulled up in front of him, and the side doors opened, and two men wearing black suits stepped out. David walked down the steps, and stood in front of them.

They patted him down, and confirmed that he had nothing on him. A bag was thrown over his head, and he was shoved into the van. He heard them laughing as they drove away...

He was not in New York anymore. That was for certain. He was driven out of the city, and when they stopped, David stepped out, still blinded with his head bag, and was walked inside of a building. He was lead to an empty room, and was sat in a chair. His headbag was removed, and he came face to face with a man that he could have sworn that he has seen somewhere before.

"Greetings David." Daniel, who turned out to be Merlin's son, said, brushing his long white hair out of his face. "I have to say, you look a lot like your father."

"Cut the crap, where is she?" David ask, as a very strange feeling running through his body by the moment.

"Really, you are lucky to have a really pretty friend like Alex. I have to say, you are a lucky guy and I am really jealous." Daniel said. Then a smile grew across his face that meant that he was not going to like what was going to happen next.

"Me and Alex had a little fun earlier. Want to see?" Daniel asked in a casual tone.

"No." David spat, but Daniel pressed play on a screen behind him, and there Alex popped up on a screen. It looked as though they were taking turns smacking her around. Her lip had a slight cut on it, and her shirt was ripped open, revealing her bra that she wore underneath. David's anger hit the limit, then.

Daniel had no idea what he was witnessing either. David stood up, and his blue eyes changed to yellow, deadly ones.

"What the hell?"

Alex stood still when she heard the commotion going on. There was a big fight going on downstairs, and she felt it as if it was someone familiar. She was blindfolded again, so she couldn't see what was going on. She heard loud footsteps coming towards the room in which she was sitting, and then the door was literally ripped right off of the hinges.

Someone, or something, came into the room, and right over to where she was tied up. They leaned in, and sniffed at her. That confirmed that whoever this was, it was not a human.

"Please, don't hurt me..." Alex pleaded with the creature. Alex shut her eyes, and prepared for whatever was going to happen to her, but nothing ever did. She felt her bindings being cut, and she was scooped up into a pair of massive hands.

The next thing she knew, she was pushed up against a heavy and hairy chest, and the creature, or whatever and whoever this was, jumped through the window, and they were off into the distance...

AN: Free at last! But they are going to be pursued, so elation is going to wear off. Keep reading to see what happens next.