Zolnerowich's Home ...12:50 AM
A knocking, no, more like excessive pounding at the door caused Zakhar to walk downstairs to see who could be knocking at such a late hour. When he looked through the peephole, Zak practically pulled the door off its hinges opening it to see Dani or Anna, standing there. "Anna! You came back to me... is that a gun?"' Dani held her father's gun in her hand, and the safety was not on. "Where is your father?" Dani roared as she aimed the gun at Zak's head. "I don't understand, why are you after my father?" Zak cowered in fear at the sight of his love, being so violent and blood hungry. Dani growled and shoved Zak into the wall. An arm to his throat and a gun to his head, "Don't fucking play coy, Zak! Now I'm not going to ask again! Where is he?" Zak's face softened and he knew the gig was up. "I won't talk, and you can't make me." Dani pressed harder on his throat, making Zak gag. "You will, and I can." Her voice was nothing more than a whisper.
Moscow warehouse ... 1:35 AM
Bond was drenched in ice water; the water was now at Bond's knees. Zolnerowich asked five questions that Bond did not answer. He was cold, wet and would start to suffer from hypothermia soon enough. With a heavy and annoyed sigh, Zolnerowich sat down in a chair in front of Bond. "Mr. Bond I don't think I can help you if you will not help yourself now-" A familiar ring form his jacket again. Confused and not sure why his son would call him when he was already told that he was in a meeting, that he would call yet again. "Zakhar, what is it?" On the other end, Zak sat in his father's chair; his hands bound by a pair of tightly fitted handcuffs. The handcuffs were specially made for Dani. If the person who was wearing the handcuffs wandered more than sixty feet from Dani, they would be electrocuted., staring at the pictures of dead people. Dani was holding his phone with one hand and her gun, pointing it at his head with the other. Zak gave a side eye look to Dani, anger and disgust in his eyes. He inhaled and exhaled deeply and spoke, calmly and quietly. "Father, where are you? I would like to come to over and have coffee." Unknown to anyone apart from Zakhar and his father, Zak just used a danger phrase. For those who don't know, a danger word or a phrase is a saying that indicates to someone that they are in trouble and need help without letting anyone else know. Miroslav felt his heart stop. "Of course son, I will send someone over to get you." Miroslav hung up and ordered two of his men to his home in Russian. "I would seem your comrades are stupid enough to attack my son!" Bond went numb. Dani please tell me you called for back up first.
Back at Zolnerowich's home, Zak looked up to Dani. "He did not tell me where he was. He said he would have someone come and get me." Dani didn't look phased at all, which worried Zak more. "I would like to come over and have coffee?" Dani rubber her face, "That's the stupidest danger phrase I've heard!" Zak was ready to run, but remembered the gun in Dani's hand. "How did you know?" Dani scoffed and smiles a manic grin. "That was way to formal of an invitation between a father and son! I'm not stupid!" Dani reached for her phone and called M.
M was woken up to the sound of his home phone ringing. Awkwardly he stood and grabbed the phone. "Who is this and do you know what time it is?" Dani felt a sense of relief and joy hearing M's voice, granted it was barely audible and sounded grumpy. "M, it's Dani. We have a situation. Dad's been captured." M woke up instantly went his computer. "Move!" Dani ordered and Zak complied. Dani quickly set up a live chat using Zolnerowich's computer and a few simple codes to keep any prying eyes from seeing. "You're not wearing the pajamas I got you for Christmas." M looked at his state and suddenly remembered that he was shirtless and in his unmentionables. "AC went out. On more important business... Who is that?" Dani turned to see Zak peering over her shoulder. "That's Miroslav's boy, my ex and my hostage." Zak looked surprised and terrified at Dani's words. "Right, just as bad as Bond. What happened?" Dani and M talked as Zak listened. He never understood what they were talking about and was ready to run when he heard a knock at the door. "M, hold tight. Zolnerowich sent some friends over. You, sit down and don't you dare move." Dani drew her gun and went to entrance. "So, you're Zak?" M got a good look at the boy before continuing. "I didn't trust you for a second." Zak squinted in disapproval at the man on the screen, fidgeting with the handcuff on his wrists.
Dani approached the door only to see two men kick it down and with guns drawn. Began searching the house. One went upstairs the other stayed at the front door. Tucking the gun back into her waistband, Dani charged. The first man tried to fire but by the grace of God, it jammed. Check, check and triple check before you pull the trigger. Dani had the man on the ground in seconds and was giving it her all. In the study Zak and M could hear the grunts and yells as Dani fought. M just watched Zak's face go from anger to worry. Soon after hearing the second man come charging down the stairs two gunshots were heard, followed by a beat of silence. Zak and M waited with baited breaths until Dani appeared in the doorway, bloody. "Go get some rope." Zak did as he was told and Dani took his spot at the computer to talk to M. Zak's being way too cooperative for a unwilling hostage, then again, he knows I'm not fucking around. "Bloody hell." Dani wiped the blood on her cheek and scoffed. "No, that was last week." M banged his head on the table. Of course she would make a joke at this time. "Did you kill them both?" Dani shook her head and said that she kept one alive for interrogation. "Good luck. I've sent a message to MI6 and they are sending a team as we speak. They should be there in a couple hours." Dani nodded. "Thanks M. Now let me go get this son of a bitch." Dani was about to sign off and grab the now unconscious thug, when the sound of a phone rang.
Dani noticed it was the thug's phone. Answering it he could hear Miroslav's voice. "Is Zakhar safe?" Dani gave a look to M and he got the message. "Hello, Mr. Zolnerowich. You have something of mine and I of yours." M tried his best to sound more menacing but it was late and he couldn't manage anything more than a gruffer tone. "Is my son safe?" M and Dani could hear Zolnerowich's voice shaking a bit. He may have been a murderer and drug dealer but he was still a father. "How about a trade? I get my man and you get your boy, deal?" M could see Dani's eyes harden and knew her heart would follow. Her bright blue eyes that held such joy and love were almost black in the light of the dim study. Dani saw Zak standing in front of the desk, holding the rope he was ordered to get.
"Fine. I want my boy unharmed! Or I kill Bond!" Zolnerowich gave an address and time for the trade and hung up. Dani then proceeded to crush the phone in her hand. "I can take from here M. I'll bring Bond home safe and sound. I promise." M could only see Bond when Dani spoke. They are so alike. M signed off and Dani went to interrogate her new plaything.