It had been hours since the incident as the sun had settled and the land was dark when Buck woken up with a massive headache wondering just where the hell he was and how the he had gotten there. Without opening his eyes he could tell he wasn't in the best of shape to be moving. Feeling like he was at the wrong end of a barrel, his stomach rebelled the notion of opening his eyes let alone moving his head. A small groan escaped as he shifted slightly.

"Buck?!" Sounded like someone was running towards him.

Goodness he didn't want to talk. The mere thought caused his stomach to roll.

"Buck?" That insistent the panic whisper made him realize he was lying on his back in the dirt and Lil Bit was missing.

"C'mon Buck open your eyes?" The voice was back again. Buck was starting to shiver uncontrollably."Come on pard…"

A light tap on his cheek finally mustered an almost inaudible response.

"Gone… she..." He tried to say lazily opening his eyes. Looking down at him was his best friend and Brother Chris.

"What?! What happened Buck? C'mon Ol' Dog open your eyes." Buck can tell his best friend was getting worried as he helped Buck sit up.

"She's gone Chris. We were playing in the creek when all of a sudden I was hit on the back of my head and the last thing I remember b'fore everything went black was Lil Bit screaming." Buck eyes started tearing up as he watched Chris process what he just said.

"SHE CAN'T BE?! HOW? WHO? NO… Oh GOD what am I going to tell Sarah?!" Chris's body was violently shaking as the tears flowed from his hazel green eyes.

Buck looked up at Chris with his heart in his eyes, "I failed your Ol' Pard. I failed you, Sarah and the Baby. I'm so sorry Chris." Buck wiped his as the tears keep pouring. Broken hearted looked over at his longtime friend, "No Buck! You didn't ask for this to happen, you had no control over whatever life throws at us! Whoever took Dylan Fucked with the Wrong family. We'll get her back. No matter how long it takes, You hear me?!" Chris shook buck's shoulder.

"I hear ya." Both men stood and prepared to tell Sarah that her lil girl was missing.

Once they returned to the Homestead Chris made Buck wait outside, he wanted to tell Sarah personally.

Upon entering the home he called to his wife "Sarah?"

"Chris?" He knew where she was he just wanted to make sure she was alone. He enters the bedroom. The scene before Broke his heart even more. Sarah was cuddling his newborn son in her arms watching him as he fed from her breast. She looked up smiling as he came in only to let it slowly disappear. "Chris?" She knew something happened and now was getting a sense of dread fill her. "What happened Chris? Where Dylan and why isn't she behind you?" Sarah put her son in his basin by the bed before sitting up.

Chris walked over the bed sitting down taking her hand in his he looked her straight in the eyes and told her all that happened. Sarah's world had just broken and Chris could do nothing but hold his wife and share in her pain.

Back outside Buck heard her angst cry and broke down himself. For days after Both Chris and Buck searched over and over again. Asking questions chasing down false leads. Days turned to weeks and weeks turned to months and months turned into years. It's wasn't long before Adam had turned 3 that Sarah had enough.

"Chris Stop! She's gone and she's never coming back. Whoever took her is long gone!"

Chris rage took over him at her words. "HOW..? How could you say that Sarah?! How can you ask me to stop looking for my daughter? OUR daughter?"

"You don't think this is killing me!? I want you to keep looking GOD knows that I do but You and Buck are killing yourselves! Especially Buck! I can't watch as my husband and brother die over something that they no longer have control of! We have a son that you hardly spend enough time with. Chris it's time to stop. She's Gone baby she's gone!" Sarah Broke down crying as she heard her husband leave their home.

Chris didn't come home for a couple of days trying to come with the terms that his lil girl was never coming back. Of course he told Buck who took it just as hard but both men had to learn to move on.

The years continued to go by and the family were once again happy. Buck was coming around being Unc Buck to Adam. But on Jan 5 each year they would celebrate/mourn their lost. Dylan Artemis Larabee.