OK, here's Chapter 9. Ok sorry if this chapter if most of this chapter is rather dull, it's one of those filler chapters I guess you'd say. Thank you to those that have read and reviewed already and put my story on alerts, please, continue on good or bad I need the input. Thanks Again. J

The three detectives arrived at the Castle loft. And were greeted by an overjoyed Alexis at the door, who threw herself into Kate's arms when she realized Kate was with Ryan and Esposito.

"Hello Detectives, I didn't realize you'd be joining Kate." Martha told the two.

"Oh, we aren't staying we just…" Esposito was cut off as Castle approached the group.

"They came to deliver the goods, mother." Castle lamented.

"Richard she's not a sack of coins." Martha said rolling her eyes to Kate, which Kate returned the eye roll at the careless comment.

"Oh contraire mother, she's simply golden to me." Castle stated with a smile, which Kate took to be sincere. Darn it why does he always have to get to me that way.

"Alright well we'd love to stick around for this little love fest you have going on but we have work to do." Ryan said as he and Esposito hurriedly made their way out of the door after making that dangerous comment in front of Kate.

"Ok fellas thanks for the delivery." Castle stated out of Kate's earshot.

"Bets on how long it takes before she shoots you man." Ryan said as they walked out the door.

"No one is going to shoot anyone." Castle retaliated.

"Yea ok." Ryan yelled back as they got into the elevator.

"Ok is anyone hungry, we could order pizza?" Castle said as he was taking Kates coat and hanging it up in the foyer.

"Pizza sounds good to me." Kate said

"Me too" Martha and Alexis said in unison.

After they ate their pizza they all settle on the couch for a movie marathon, being that they were all under strict orders not to go anywhere. After the second movie was over they were starting to go a little stir crazy.

"Ok the natives look restless, why don't we play that new Wii game you got the other day sweetie?" Castle suggested trying to change the pace a little.

Ok, I'll run up and get it, be right back." Alexis hopped up the stairs two at a time trying to be quick about getting the game.

"This game is fun, kind of like laser tag,but not. You have to turn the lights out to get the full affects." Castle was all 9yr old boy when telling Kate about the game.

"Careful, Castle you might get mistaken for the kid here." smirking at him as Alexis made her way back down the stairs.

"So funny." Castle snarled back.

"Ok sweetie, hit the lights." Castle told his daughter.

Just then the before Alexis had a chance to even turn around, the lights went out.

"Ok that was weird" Castle said.

Kate getting into cop mode thought fast and reached for the house phone.

"Ok just what I was afraid of, it's dead." Kate said looking to Castle.

"Do you have any flashlights Castle? Kate asked in a hurried tone.

"Yea, here." pulling one from under the counter.

Kate took at as the others watched, she walked over to the office door and went inside. Almost immediately coming back out.

"Ok it's all clear in there. Martha and Alexis you need to go in there and lock the door, do not open it for anyone. I mean what I am saying, I don't care if you hear a zillion guns blazing, do not open that door for anyone. Either myself or your father will come get you, understood?" Kate said firmly looking at Alexis for clarity more so than Martha.

"Kate please be careful." Alexis said starting to choke up.

"Hey no tears, everybody is going to be just fine, I'm mainly doing this for security purposes, just til we figure out what happened ok? Now get." She told the young girl as she ushered her and Martha into the office waiting to hear the click of the lock before she walked away.

"She loves you,you know." Castle said smiling at Kate in that sweet sincere smile of his. Darn he's doing it again.

" I love her too, she's a wonderful child. That's why we have to get these two fruitcakes before she gets hurt again." Kate said as she tried to keep the conversation from going to personal, because they couldn't afford that right now.

"I think they know we are all here." Castle said sadly.

"I do too, that's why I had Alexis and Martha lock them selves in your office." Kate said as she grabbed for her phone calling Esposito's phone for back up.

She turned her back from Castle and walked into the kitchen to make the call. When she had walked back into the living room Castle was gone.

"Castle??" she called out drawing her gun just in case, and then…

Everything went black.