Thank you KakaAnko, Roxyte, Ellamena, and guest for reviewing the story. I was getting nervous with no reviews especially since some of these were not your typical Valentine stories. Beverly and Caesar will get their own story in the 50 First Date section on Valentine's Day or around then.

I do not own.

Kenwyn chased the kidnappers through the narrow streets of the Hong Kong market place. Luckily, the crowds slowed the progress of the cart. It allowed Kenwyn to keep up with it. She kept yelling for people to stop the cart but no one seemed to understand her. They, however, did get of her way.

When she got too close, the men threw a drum over. Kenwyn leapt over it and kept going.

Then one of them reached out and grabbed a pole from an awning of a near-by business. The awning fell over knocking a stall onto Kenwyn's path blocking her way. She tried to get around. Unfortunately, by the time she climbed over the mess they were gone. Kenwyn scowled as she jumped off the debris. She had no idea where they were going. The angry vendor was yelling at the cart. Kenwyn understood some of the words.

"Can you speak English?" She asked the lady.

"Yes, yes, I speak." The lady said in a thick accent.

"Who were they?" Kenwyn asked.

"Ai-yah! I do not know." The lady griped. "I do not see them."

Kenwyn frowned. She had hoped that she could figure out where they went. Then an idea came to her. She ran back to where the drum was lying. She pulled off the top and ran back to the lady. "Do you know where this is from?"

The lady squinted at the symbol on top of the drum. Her hands flew to her mouth. "That is the symbol of the ShiTou Luo."

"ShiTou? What's that?"

"ShiTou means rock. Luo means house. All the big gangs take over by them. They bad news." The lady shook her head.

"Well, can you tell me where I can find them? They have my friends." Kenwyn said.

"Then they gone." The lady remarked sadly.

"Just tell me where I can find them." Kenwyn repeated.

"I do not know. But you go to the docks, find one of their members. They are always there getting illegal shipments." The lady began picking up her stall.

"Thank you." Kenwyn said gratefully handing her some money.

The lady looked at her. "What for?" She asked.

"To pay for their damages to your business." Kenwyn explained.

The lady waved away the money. "Just get them."

Kenwyn nodded and left.

0o0

Kenwyn immediately caught a cab and managed to communicate where she wanted to go. Soon she was standing by the water. There were ships of all sizes. On one of them there was a giant heart made of red roses hanging from a crane. It must be for the Valentine celebration later that evening. A pang of regret hit her. Was it just this morning that they were planning their day? Taking out the schedule she looked at the last item on the list: Valentine's Day celebration by the water. Well, she was early for that one. She shoved the schedule back into her pocket. She walked along the pier feeling less confident of her plan. Did she think that a giant sign would appear over the heads of the ShiTou members. What did she think would happen? She should contact someone at headquarters. Just when she was about to dial Providence's number, a ship pulling up caught her eye. The ShiTou symbol was etched on the side of the midsized tugboat.

She ran behind the nearest building. Peeking out she saw some men get off. They entered near-by warehouse. A man stood outside standing guard. Kenwyn bit her lip. Checking her surroundings, she noticed some crates on the side of the warehouse leading to some windows. She strolled casually down the pier. No one paid her any attention. There were plenty of foreigners around so that she did not draw any attention.

As she walked closer to the warehouse, she dived into the side. Quickly climbing up the crates, she got to window. Pushing in the pane, she climbed in. Luckily, the window led to a walkway above the warehouse. Looking down, she saw her friends!

They had chains around their wrists in the center with guards all around.

The men from the boat walked towards them.

"What do you want with us?" Tuck yelled at the men.

"Tsk, tsk, don't you remember me?" Kenwyn couldn't see who was talking. One of the men stepped out of the way. Kenwyn nearly gasped. One of the men carried a jar. Inside looked like a poorly assembled sculpture. Only the sculpture was talking.

"Quarry!" Cricket seemed to shrink away.

The head in the jar laughed mirthlessly. "Good that you remember your old friend, Cricket. As to what I want from you? Nothing much, just revenge. You're all about to have a little accident and then I send your corpses to Rex as a little present." He snarled the last part. Kenwyn's grip on the railing tightened. What was she going to do? By the time she reached Providence, it would be too late.

"Careful! You idiot!" Quarry's voice brought Kenwyn back. Someone with a bottle of water accidently sloshed some on the jar. "If any water gets on him, I'll lose control of him."

That perked Kenwyn's interest.

"How could you even be alive?" Walter asked incredulously. "Rex pounded you into dust."

"Ah, but I realized if I get enough of my particles onto someone, I can take over that someone." Quarry was obviously pleased with himself. "I had this poor sap find as many of my pieces to paste together. Then I had him spread my dust around. And a few sprinkles later, I'm back on top."

"Eww, that's gross." Walter observed.

"Don't worry your pretty little head… you soon won't have one." Quarry said menacingly. One of the men next to him brought out a saber. Kenwyn had to act fast. He was afraid of water because it could wash away the dust off from his puppets. Water. She checked the ceiling. Sure enough there a series of pipes indicating a wet pipe sprinkler system. Hopefully, it still worked. Now if she could only get to it.

"Hey you!" A bullet flew near her head. Ducking she realized she had been spotted.

"Get her!" Quarry yelled.

Kenwyn tried to run but realized that she was being boxed in on either side of the walk way. Looking out off the side of the railing, she debated what she was about to do.

Another near miss of a bullet cemented her decision.

She climbed onto the railing and jumped.

Grabbing the pipe in the ceiling, she tugged with all her might. The pipe gave way and snapped. Water poured from the break. Using the pipe she was hanging on like a vine, she swung to another portion of the system. She broke that too.

"Stop her!" Quarry's voice held a note of panic. But it was too late. The water soaked the people below. Using the distraction, Tuck took his chains and used it to knock out his guard. Cricket and Walter did the same.

"I got the key!" Walter exclaimed. He unlocked his chains. He heard a yelp. Looking up he ran and caught Kenwyn as she fell.

"Nice catch." She said.

"I always thought so." Walter said as she blushed.

"Kill them! Kill them!" Quarry screamed. But his henchman started shaking their heads as if they were waking from a dream.

The man holding the jar with Quarry's remains dropped it. The jar shattered and the water pushed him down the drain with his screaming all along.

"W…w…what happened?" All the men looked bewildered.

"Long story." Tuck said as he unlocked his and Cricket's chains. "But unless you guys want to explain to the cops why you are here, I suggest you all leave."

0o0

Kenwyn insisted that they file a report with Providence before they could continue with their vacation. White Knight was not happy that Quarry was washed away but that could not be helped. Finally, their duties done, the four of them sat under a heart made of roses watching red and pink fireworks.

"You know schedules aren't bad." Walter said unexpectedly. Kenwyn looked at him in surprise.

"Yeah, but they can be restricting." Kenwyn conceded.

"I think we can work at finding the right balance." Walter said staring at the fireworks.

"I'm sure we can." She agreed with a smile. Walter casually dropped his arm over her shoulders. To his surprise and delight, she leaned in. Cricket nudged Tuck who gave them a brief glance. Then he wrapped his arm around Cricket's waist. They watched as the night sky burst into Valentine's Day colors.

Don't know what to tell you guys. This was the last story I had pre-written. If I have time tomorrow, I will try to get another one out. But honestly, I don't think I will make it in time.