(A/N: I'm on a roll tonight. Hope you like it.)

Plan B

"What," was the only thing Lucy could get out.

Stuart sighed. "They're starving her." He said. "They won't give her any synthetic blood and depriving her of sleep. They plan to put a human in with her and video her feeding on her. Their hope is that she will kill her."

Lucy felt sick. This was worse than she'd imagined. Being recorded while feeding is a punishable offence. Even if they could free her, the child would have to face those charges.

"What if she won't feed," Eric asked. "What if she refuses?"

"Then they go to plan B, which I'm afraid to say is much worse."

"I'm almost afraid to ask."

"If she won't feed," Stuart said, "they'll bring her out during the seminar and bait her. They'll do anything they can to make sure she feeds."

"I don't understand," Lucy said. "How did they even find her?"

"Word around the church is," Elena said. "One of the child's nurses in St. Louis is a member of the fellowship. She told her local congregation what she heard at the hospital and word traveled. It was decided that the nearest congregation would take action to bring the abomination to light."

"Then what," Lucy asked. "They can't just let her go after all this. What do they plan to do with her after bring her to light?" Elena hung her head. "No!" Lucy screamed. "You mean literally! They are going to make her meet the sun!" Lucy stood, not knowing how to channel all of her anger and pain. "We have to go. Why are we waiting? We have to go and get her."

"Keep calm," the Queen said taking Lucy's hand. "We have a plan."

"I'm on guard from sunrise to midday tomorrow," Stuart said, "alone. I'll take some true blood in my thermos. If anyone asks I'll say its tomato soup. If I think I can do it safely, I'll slip her some. That should bring up her strength. I've volunteered for night shift Friday before the seminar, hopefully we can free her before everything starts."

Penny's body told her it was well past dawn. Reverend Newlin had come and gone twice, angry both times to see Summer still alive. After his second visit the noises in the hall seemed to die down.

Summer leaned against the wall sleeping. Hoping for a break, Penny settled down to rest herself. At that moment the lights in the room dimmed, then surged, and then went out altogether.

The doorknob clicked and the door opened. Penny recoiled into the corner as, by the dim glow of the emergency lights, she saw the red haired man from before enter.

"Don't be afraid," he said. "I'm not going to hurt you."

"I don't believe you," she replied. "You're one of them."

"I understand why you think that, but I'm not really. My name is Stuart. I know your mother. Her name is Lucy. She and the Queen and Eric are here to save you."

Penny's face lit up. "But it's daylight. They can't be here now."

"Not yet," he corrected. "But they're close by. Here," he said offering her the thermos, "it's a little cold but it should make you feel better." Penny drained the entire thermos in a few large gulps.

He looked walked to the sleeping girl in against the wall and knelt as if he were about to touch her.

"She's alive," Penny stated. "Please tell my mommy I didn't drink. I won't do it not matter what they do."

"Good girl," Stuart said. "She'll be proud. Now get some sleep…the power will be out for an hour or more so you should be able to rest a little."

Penny wrapped her arms around the mans waist, "Thank you."

Stuart walked out into the call and dialed his cell phone.

"Gavin," he said. "Yep, mission accomplished. Keep it off as long as you can, the girl needs some sleep."

Footsteps neared as he hung up the phone.

"Damn it," Reverent Newlin said. "Out down here too?"

"Yeah," Stuart answered. "I was waiting for backup before I opened up to chick on her."

"Go ahead."

Stuart opened the door. Penny lie curled up in the middle of the floor, eye closed, dead to the world. Summer still slept against the wall.

"Check the girl for bite marks and a pulse."

"Still alive," he said. "No marks."

"Damn it." Newlin said again. "Oh well. Guess there is no way to keep her away now, unless you know where we can get a cattle prod."

"No sir, Reverend. Can't say as I do."

"Well, just make sure you give her a good shock as soon as the powers back on and keep that door locked."

"Yes sir," Stuart said.

It was more than three hours later before Stuart was force to turn on the electric shock.

Lucy paced, anxiously awaiting the Kreigers' arrival. When their car approached Lucy ran vamp speed to meet them at the door.

"Did you see her," she begged. "How is she?"

"I saw her." Stuart said smiling. "She's fine. Better than anyone expected. Come on and I'll tell everyone at once."

In the sitting room Stuart filled the group in on the days news. He'd been able to slip Penny the Tru Blood. He'd verified that the human girl was still alive and that Penny was resolved not to feed on her. And, with the help of Gavin and a buddy at the TVA he was able to give her three hours of sleep.

Lucy's eyes welled up. She couldn't have been more proud of her little girl. Penny was holding strong. She was going to make it.

"I'm also on duty the night of the seminar," he said. "Since she refused to feed on the girl, they'll go ahead with plan B."

"That means we'll go forward with our plan," the Queen said.

It turned out that Elena had been asked to assist with the seminar as well. Reverend Newlin seemed to think that Penny looked too sweet in her current state and had asked for a group of volunteers to dress her for the part.

Bit by bit the pieces fell together and as Lucy went to ground the morning of the 4th she knew she would hold her daughter that night, or meet her true death trying.