Alaric's POV

Elena's missing and Damon's in the hospital with a gunshot wound. I could no longer hide my anger anymore. I knew I had to investigate this case myself. This was a high level clearance operation and now had every available operative on it. I arrive to the scene of the crime. I could see Damon's blood on the cement.

"Sir, I think we've found something."

"What is it?"

"More blood sir and it isn't Damon's."

The gun has blood on it. Take it to the forensics department asap. It will tell us who the shooter was. The team wraps up the investigation and we head back to the department. Well it's now or never. I pick up the phone and call my beloved wife asking her if she would bring us some lunch. I knew I needed to tell her about Elena but I needed to do it in person. It is her niece after all. I'm slightly afraid at how Jenna will take the news. I'm dreading telling her.

A few hours later.

*Knock knock*

"Come in." I reply monotoned.

"Hi hun. How's work?"

"Not so great." I replied.

"What is it?"

"It's about Elena. We can't seem to get ahold of her but we're tracking her phone as we speak. Damon is in the hospital with a gunshot wound."

"What? Is he okay? What about Elena? She's missing?"

*Knock knock*

"Come in."

"Jenna, we're doing everything we can. I have everyone on this."

"Sir. The test came back from the gun."

"Do we have a match?" I ask.

"It's Elena's blood."

"That must be wrong. Did you double check?"

"And triple checked sir. But that's not the only thing we have discovered."

My head was already spinning trying to figure out why her blood was on the gun. "What else."

Agent Brody takes a deep breath and swallows hard. "It seems that she's..."

"Spit it out boy." I told him.

"The test show that she's...she's pregnant sir."

"Are you fucking kidding me?!" Jenna stands up and screams. "My neice is missing and she's pregnant!"

I was surprised at both the results and of Jenna's outburst. In all the years that I've been with Jenna, I have never heard such foul language from her. If the circumstances were different it would've been a huge turn on.

I pull out my phone and call Stefan. He needs to hear this.

Damon's POV

I open my eyes clsong them instantly from the harsh lights. Where am I?

"Damon." That voice it sounds so familar. Who is it? I try to open my eyes again. But the lights are too bright.

"The lights." I rasped. My voice sounded nothing like my own.

"It's okay now son. I turned them off." I open my eyes again, the lights had dimmed. I looked over to see...my father, Giuseppe.

"Dad?" I look around the room trying to piece things together.

"How are you feeling son?"

"Tired, sore. What happened?" I asked taking in his disheveled appearance. His face was puffy and his eyes were red and wet, as if he's been crying. My father does not cry.

"You've been shot while you were on a mission. Don't you remember?"

"I was shot? Oh so thats why my shoulder hurts. huh." I half chuckled trying tolightwn the mood. "Where is Stefan?" The more I talked the more my voice sounded like mine.

"He's getting coffee with your mom. They should be back shortly." Someone else was missing and I couldn't figure out who.

"Damon! You're finally awake!"

"Mom. Stefan."

"Damon, now that you're awake there's something we need to tell you."

"It's about Elena."

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Cliffy. I want to thank you all for reading in reviewing once again. What do you think is going to happen next. No one knows where Elena os still something must be blocking her tracking device in her phone. Is She ok? Or is her cover blown. Why has she not reached out to call anyone? Reviews are always welcomed.