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Will was driving his car but thinking on how best to help Ashley without her Mom finding out or the sanctuary. He thought came up with several ways but they all came up short.

He kept thinking but nothing would fit together. He was going past a corner dinner. And decided to pull over. Get something to eat. Then to think about what he needed to do.

He got out of his car and went in. But first he needed to get something to eat. The waitress came over and gave him a menu. "Do you wish something to drink. When you are ready. I will come back to take your order sir."

"Thank you miss. And I will have water thank you." Will said. As he pick up the menu she had left. He looked at it. Then decided the cheeseburger with fries sound good.

When she got he said. "I'm ready to order now."

She got her order pad ready.

"The cheeseburger and fries sound good?" Will said.

"That all?"

"For now thank you."

She walked away to get his food.

After she walked away. Will just thought on his problem. 'How was he going to keep his word without Magnus finding out in some way. First eat, than think about his problem. The food was great. After he finished it. He asked for a napkin and just started to write some of his ideas no matter how silly they sounded. Then he looked at what he had written and started to cross out the parts that had no way of working. And then started trying to come up with a plan that could work.

He was so focused on his problem that he never saw the waitress come up to his table.

"What are you so focus on?" She asked.

"Nothing, Just trying to help a friend out."

"Maybe you should get some help or even let them to help your friend but in a way not knowing they are helping your friend?" She walked away not even noticing Wills stunned look at her words.

'Maybe he was trying to hard to do all himself. Maybe if he called in a few favors he could get things done without them knowing the truth or only knowing half truths.' He thought to himself.

First: He had a friend Witness protection come up a with a lie that sound real enough that Magnus wouldn't try not try to show it for the it was without putting another in danger. Second: Get Henry to erase all traces of Ashley and replace her with a Jane Doe how looked the close enough to Ashley but different. Third: He and his friend would have Dr. Smith help them get Ashley out. She was to disappear into witness protection never heard of again by Dr. Smith.

They would deal with the gaps in the plan as they came up. But for now it was the best plan Will could come up with. That had any chance of working.

Will put the paper in his pocket and when the waitress came around again . He asked for a cup of coffee and just relaxed thinking of Ashley. And soon he hoped to get her out. And to some place safe that only he would know about.

After he left the dinner. He looked for a telephone booth he could use. He found one and made a call to his friend in witness protection.

"Hello Scott this is Will." Will said.

"Will who?" Scott asked.

"Dr. Zimmerman. That's who."

"Okay. You know how it is with witness protection."

"Yes I do."

"So what do you want Will?"

"I need your help with a case I'm working? It's right up your alley to."

"Okay what is this case?"

Will explained the case to him and his part in it he hoped. His friend listened.

"Okay let me get this straight. You want me to come up with a lie that makes my bosses look like they are CYAing. Have it seemed that one of my agents died protecting the daughter of a witness. And you are the contact if something went wrong on my end. Right?"

"Got it in one."

"Man you don't ask a lot do you?"

"Well I won't ask. If it wasn't very important to me."

"Okay I will see what I can do on my end."

"Thanks. Scott."

After his talk with Scott. Went back to the sanctuary to have a chat with Magnus. She is going to freak-out when I ask her if I can use Ashley Identity to protect another. Even if the person is in witness protection. This is for Ashley. For her I will do it. May Magnus forgive me some day.

He drove up to the sanctuary. And into the garage. Than went to face the lion in the lion's den.

He took the longest way the stairs. When he finally arrived outside of Magnus office door he gave a knock.

"Come in William." Magnus said.

Dammit she must have watched the hall cameras again. He came in.

"And no I was not watching the hall cameras again. You all have different styles of knocks is all. So what can I do for you William?"

"Their was problem that I was thinking on. You see there is a person who is great danger and needs a new I new identity. To save her life. I see she has Ashley's looks and with out..."

"Dr. Zimmerman You are not going where I think your going?" Magnus asked.

"What is it Magnus? Do we only help those who are abnormals and no one else? Because if you aren't an abnormal don't come to us. Even if you can't turn any place else. Because if you're not abnormal we can't help you? What would Ashley think of us then? Would the truth of the sanctuary come out. That its words are just that words and nothing else." He voice got loud at the end.

"No Dr. Zimmerman. If they need help and come to us than we help them."

"She needs are help. She came to me because she is hiding from those. Who would kill her as they've killed the rest of her family. Because her father stood up to them. She was only saved because her watcher in witness protection gave his life so she could get away. And contact me in a way that they had already setup. By helping her we can keep Ashley memory alive. And save her at the same time Magnus." Will pleaded in the end knowing he was winning when he saw Magnus start to give in.

"But William?" She started to whisper.

"It's okay Magnus. Helping others would be the way. Ashley would want us to remember her."

Magnus nodded yes. Will just kept the fake sad smile on his face knowing he had won nothing.

Will walk out of Magnus office then went to his own office and shut the door behind him leaned against it and let the fake smile fall from his face. He only had a sad exhausted look on his face.

Had a lot of things to do and didn't get a lot of writing done. Sorry will try to make up for it. Review this story.