Troy, Tyler, Alex and Sam all ran into the Golden Dragon and hurried down the stairs to the abandoned hideout. They searched for anything and everything they could find on where Malzahn might be now.

After searching for about a half an hour, Troy sat down and looked around desperately. Where could they have taken her? He needed to find Gabriella, his life depended on it.

"Hey! What's this door for?" Tyler said looking at the door in the wall. The others walked over behind him. Besides the door knob, the door was hard to see. Alex grabbed the knob, twisted it, and pulled it. But instead of opening a door, the knob pulled out a drawer. Inside the drawer were a bunch of papers. Troy reached in and grabbed them.

They were plans; plans to bomb Beijing.

After scanning all the papers thoroughly, they could not find a specific time or date of when each city would be bombed. So they came to the conclusion that they should go to Tiananmen Square as quickly as possible, and see what they could find. Reluctantly, Troy agreed, but his worry for Gabriella was growing greater as time went by.

"Maybe that's where they've taken her Troy," Sam offered as they walked out the building. Troy sighed.

"Yeah, maybe."

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Gabriella's legs felt as if they would fall out from under her. She had been running for what seemed a lifetime. She had run out the building and made her way onto the busy Chinese street.

Gabriella looked behind her. The men were gone. She had finally lost them. She sighed in relief and sat down against a building. She put her hands between her legs and took a few minutes to catch her breath. She needed to find Troy and the other boys. She wanted to be held by her husband again. Gabriella looked at her watch, it was 9:50. There was no time to try and find them. She had to try and figure out a way to stop Malzahn and the bomb, pronto.

Standing up, she made her way to the street and found a taxi. She climbed in and told the driver where to go. And in a half an hour she had reached the square. She paid the driver and walked out onto the bustling street. She pulled her hood over her head and started walking.

The city at night was a wonder. There were people everywhere. Lights flashed above your head. The smell of many different foods wafted in the air. And the noise was ringing in your head.

Gabriella stood in awe for a moment, but then focused herself on her mission. The tower of Tiananmen Square stood just across the street. She quickly crossed over to it and walked inside, only to find that the building was packed with people. How in the world was she supposed to find this bomb? And where would it be?

Where would the most secure and secret place to put a bomb? Gabriella thought to herself.

The basement.

Ha! Why hadn't she thought of that before? She pushed her way to the elevator, and crammed in the open door.

Meanwhile, Troy, Alex, Sam, and Tyler had just walked through the entrance of the tower. When they saw how packed it was, the hope inside of them dimmed a little. How in the world are they going to find the bomb in here? And where could Gabriella be?

"Well, we might as well just start from the bottom and work our way up," Alex suggested. So they quickly made their way to the elevator and headed for the basement.

They soon entered the considerably cooler and muggy basement floor and started to walk around. There were many doors in the hall to their left. All of which were identical. To the right of them was a large open room. It was filled with pipes, boxes and crates. It was quiet, and their footsteps were the only thing they could hear until . . .

"Click"

"Did you hear that?" Tyler whispered as they froze in their spots. Troy pulled out his gun, and the other three followed suit. He motioned for them to spread out.

"Click, Clack"

It was coming from the far left corner. Troy quietly made his way over there. Suddenly there was a tiny squeaking sound, almost as if someone was sneezing. And it was much too feminine to be Malzahn, Troy noted. Tyler glanced from his position over at Troy, who looked just as confused. They started to move closer and soon were right behind the large pile of boxes the noise had been coming from.

With guns at the ready, on the count of three, they jumped around the corner.

"AHHHHH!!"

"Gabriella!?" The four men shouted.

"Troy! Boys!" She dashed over to them, and was soon grabbed by four pairs of arms; Troy's being the closest and tightest.

"We were so worried!"

"Are you alright? Did they hurt you?"

"What happened?" Were the questions of worry from Tyler, Alex, and Sam. But Troy just looked at her, tears falling down his face. Oh how he just wanted to hold and kiss her right now, to know that he really had her here with him. But something in her eyes told him it would have to wait.

She looked around at the others and smiled, glad to be back with them.

"I will answer all questions, but AFTER we figure this all out. First, I found out Malzahn is planning to bomb . . ."

"We know, he plans to bomb Beijing." Sam interjected quickly.

"No, they plan to bomb ALL the major cities of the world, starting with Beijing. I heard Malzahn talk about it."

They all looked at her with shock.

"And he's doing it tonight. 11:59, here in the basement of this tower. That's why I'm here. I got away and decided it was more important to save the city rather then find you." Gabriella explained, eyeing Troy.

He looked at her and sighed, "And you did the right thing. Now we just need to find this bomb."

Suddenly there was ding, and angry voices rang through the air. They were no longer alone.

(a/n: I am SOOOO Sorry!!! Wow, it's been a really long time. I hope you will forgive me! But here it is! Sorry the reunion scene wasn't as big, but i'm planning something more touching for Troy and Gabriella, so don't worry. Tell me what you think! thanks!)