A/N: Hope all is well guys! I'm feeling a tad better, thanks for all the well wishes. Now I just have another problem, I'll be back in school next month after about a 10yr break & I'm really nervous/terrified. I literally have a recurring nightmare where I fail all my courses especially math because I am horrible a math so wish me luck, I'm already looking into a tutor because I know I'll need 1 & they'll probably quit & deem me unteachable.

Dragonfly00 – In Bo's defense… psychos are usually pretty smart and paranoid too

Terrihead1 – Agreed

Loverach – Agreed

Junetweed – Thank you

Kogaduck – I feel so sad for both of BoLo…Remember, they said Crystal is only going to kill them if she loses the "fight" for Lauren & thank you.

Turtle – Me Too!

Guest – Agreed...?

Joannrbb – I REALLY HATE Crystal! I can't wait till she gets her assume beat or something & thank you.

Cheekymadam – Yeah, so sad…made me wanna cry along with BoLo.

Sorry for the long wait, being sick sucks. But I'm doing a longer chapter than usual for you guys for the wait.

R/R & ENJOY!

Bo's POV – One Day Later – Past Midnight

"AAAHHHHHHH!" The low life screamed when I sent him flying across the bar by using his own momentum against him when he tried to jump on me. I quickly moved on the next guy running towards me with a broken beer bottle by giving him a hard Superman punch to his nose. The loud crack from his nose almost made me feel better…almost.

I quickly dodged another fat ass asshole trying to hit me with a baseball bat by rolling over on a table, kicking the guy waiting on the other side of the table as I landed on my feet. When another guy charged towards me I grabbed his wrist and twisted it making him scream out in agony before I flipped him over my back and couched down to punch him out. As I stood back up I heard footsteps charging towards me. I did a quick reverse elbow strike to get him right in the jaw. Between my elbow and his own momentum, he was out cold.

"Ya missed one, baseball bat boy ran away. But, do ya feel better now?" I looked around at the sea of unconscious bodies around me before I walked over some of them to make my way out. "Not really, didn't even break a sweat."

"Well, I know something that migh-"

"Vex, the only thing that might make me feel better is finding Lauren's parents. By the way, I'm going to see a doctor in the morning."

"Ya didn't break a sweat but ya got an injury from that bar of criminal scum?"

"No, I need a doctor's expertise."

"For…?"

"The patient I'm going to kidnap after I get the doctor to agree to help me."

"Oh bloody hell…"

7 Hours Later – Stella's Residence

"Hello Doctor." I greeted Stella as I came in through her living room entryway. She was in her black silk pajamas sitting on her maroon leather couch. It looks like she pulled an all-nighter trying to drink away whatever sorrows she has.

"You're probably expecting some kind of reaction; fear, surprise…something. But you see, I knew you'd be here sooner or later." She spoke with despair as she continued to stare at the TV that wasn't even on and drinking her whiskey.

"This is probably all my fault…I tried you know. I really tried. But nothing worked; I could never get through those walls. So, am I right to assume that she's the one that took Lauren?"

"She who?" I honestly wasn't sure what she was talking about so I had make sure we were on the same page. After a moment or two, she finally looked my way and answered my question. "Crystal."

"What's your relationship with Crystal? Better yet, how do you know all this?" Stella looked me right in the eyes the best she could since I was wearing my glasses and she was at least semi drunk.

"I've never told this to anyone but…Crystal is my adopted daughter...I haven't had any direct contact with her in years. But I've always kept tabs on her. I know about her crimes and her relationship with Lauren but I've never tried to get involved because I promised that I'd leave her alone years ago when she told me to because she told me that I was a waste of her time and wanted nothing to do with me. It broke my heart and made me feel worthless because she didn't want anything to do with me so I thought the best thing I could do for her is to leave her alone as she requested. After Lauren got shot and Crystal's rather sneaky visit in the hospital; I started putting two and two together and when Lauren got kidnapped, I didn't want to believe it was Crystal. But, with you being here...I can no longer deny it or the fact that Crystal must be stopped. So tell me…how can I help you, Bo?"

I took off my sunglasses and hood since there was no reason to try to deny it. "How'd you know?" She chuckled as she patted the couch to have me sit next to her. So I did as she wanted and sat down next to her.

"Every single time Lauren needs saving, the Shadow Assassin is always there to save her just in time. The Shadow Assassin hasn't killed since you two got together. You and the vigilante have the exact same body type and height and I bet I'm safe to assume you were the patient she illegally treated last year with my help for a stab wound…Need I say more?"

I shook my head no. "Lauren always says you're a brilliant woman, not that I ever thought you weren't." Stella smiled in appreciation as she put her drink down on her wooden coffee table.

"I only researched the Shadow Assassin because of Lauren's fascination with her...err, you. And like I said before; Lauren is like a daughter to me. She's been my second chance at the mother-daughter relationship that I've always longed to have and finally do have thanks to Lauren being in my life...Anyway, as you can see, the guilt of standing by and doing nothing as Crystal wrecks havoc with everything she does has finally taken it's toll on me. So again, how can I help?"

I wasn't going to lie; the fact that Stella knew everything already and did nothing, really pisses me off…But, on the other hand…I can understand how hurtful words can be and how words can affect someone's feelings, actions, prospective etc. Hell, words can impact one's whole life in every way possible for the rest of their lives. So instead of showing her my anger, I decided to show her forgiveness and understanding. Besides, she's been punishing herself more than enough as it is from the looks of things and anger won't help me beat Crystal or get Lauren back.

"I believe Crystal has implanted a bomb inside of a detective that she is using against us. The reason being is because the detective said that Crystal has bombs set to go off if she "loses" this "battle" for Lauren and she said that if the bombs go off then she dies too which leads me to believe Crystal has-"

"I understand, so you're hoping I can remove the bomb from this detective? I'm sorry Bo but odds are, knowing my daughter…she had whoever place it in the brain and removing it solo could be fatal."

I sighed in defeat. "Bo, look at me." She waited until I looked up at her before she continued. "I didn't say that things were hopeless." I looked at her with a sudden peak of interest.

"I assume that you have a techy work on all your resources." I nodded, "Yeah…?"

She gave me a warm gentle smile and placed her left hand over mine. "My dear child, you're so overwhelmed that you can't think straight. Bombs can't be detonated if the signal is jammed. So get your techy on it and then send the detective to the underground clinic. I'll have a team ready to remove the bomb by 6 this evening."

Noon - 5th Precinct

"Nadia still doesn't know there's a warrant on her yet, right?" I asked as Kenzi and I watched Nadia working at her desk. "No Bobo, neither does Crystal, not yet anyway because you asked us not to make it public yet which was a good idea considering everything that's at risk and we're also hoping that one of them gets caught red handed or something, the whole element of surprise thing."

I nodded, "Good, I'm going to lure Nadia to my car. Don't let anyone follow."

I made my way over to Nadia's desk and slammed my hands on her desk making her jump and look at me. "We need to talk in private. You owe me that much and you know exactly why."

I made my way out of the building and towards my car knowing that she'll follow me out of guilt. "Look, I don't know what you want from me but-"

I swiftly grabbed her by the throat and used the pressure points in her throat and neck to render her unconscious. I leaned her against my car as I opened the passenger door to get her in. Once I got her in I got Vex on the screen on my dashboard.

"So you're sure all I have to do is inject these nanites into her neck?" He nodded, "Yup, just inject and I'll do the rest remotely…Once I find the correct frequency then I can jam the signal for her and make something large enough to at least jam the signal citywide so Crystal can't set off the other bombs since we do know that the bombs are somewhere in the city."

"Okay." I took the syringe and did as I was told. I really hope this works...

Lauren's POV

"Like I said before, I'm not hungry. Go away Crystal." Crystal opened the door and let herself in; stepping over the tray of food she slid into my prison.

"How about I feed you baby, you need to eat and you always loved it when I fed you." I scoffed, "loved, past tense. You mean less than nothing to me now."

She stepped into my personal space with a smirk. "We could fix and rekindle everything right now, right here." She moved to kiss my neck to which I responded by grabbing her throat and punching her in the solar plexus.

She hit the ground on all fours when I released her throat from my grip. She coughed and gasped in pain. I could make a run for it with the door wide open and all. But, I knew I had to wait for Bo to rescue everybody and then she would come for me.

"I'm…guessing…that Nadia told you…I had your parents since you didn't…bolt out the door. I probably got too comfortable with her and told her too much. But, right now, telling her stuff has clearly worked in my favor."

I crouched down to her level to speak to her while she was still recovering. "I can't wait until you get your ass kicked. I just hope I have front row seats and popcorn when it happens."

I fell on my ass when she gave me a hard backhanded slap to my right cheek before she got up and left, slamming the door behind her. I glared at her through the slit as I held my cheek that stung like hell. "I'm sorry Lauren, but you'll see things my way eventually and until you do, you won't see the light of day."

The slit closed shut leaving me with nothing but peace and quiet. I really hope Bo is making some progress…I really hope I won't be here too long.

Bo's POV – Abandoned Warehouse – Evening

"Stella and her team are working on Nadia as we speak. Thanks again for examining her head to find and jam the signal to the bomb in her head, Vex. Nadia will be awake by tomorrow morning and the last thing of today that she'll remember is being with me at my car since that's the last time she was conscious. I told Stella to call me when the procedure is done so I can take Nadia back to her place with a note from the Shadow Assassin for her when she wakes up. So patch Stella through the secure Shadow line when she calls. Kenzi and I are still searching the warehouse. I really hope Lauren's parents are here because it's the last hideout on the list."

"They have to be there! I think…" I rolled my eyes as Kenzi tried not to laugh over the comms. "Thanks for the reassurance Vex."

I said as I did the only thing I haven't tried yet during the search. I turned on the thermal sensor feature on my glasses to look for body heat signatures. "KENZI!"

I yelled for Kenzi again in case she needed to hear my voice again for direction to my position. "Kenzi, I found them! They're under the warehouse. They're under us…with what looks like to be a limited number of oxygen tanks and they're on their last tank."

"Told ya they had to be there."

"Shut up Vex." Kenzi and I said in unison as we were both unsuccessfully looking for an entryway. Screw this, "Kenzi…stand back."

"Okay, oh, oh! You're about to do something totes awesome, aren't you!?" I waited till she was clear to remotely move my car into position between us. I used my watch to reveal and release the winch for use, switching the hook for a heavy steel claw that'll securely embed itself into the floor.

I grabbed the claw and brought it to its target. As soon as it touched the floor it automatically drilled itself securely into the cold concrete floor. I deployed and threw enough throwing stars to create a large five by six frame in the floor. The moment the stars exploded the car reserved itself back and retracted the winch to pull out a huge piece of the floor.

We heard coughing as we approached the hole while the dust was clearing. I let Kenzi take the lead since my presence would raise too many questions. "Well it's about time someone found us!"

"What Alex means to say is thank you Kenzi. But, how did you find us?" Kenzi shrugged as she cautiously helped them out of their prison. "You forget Mrs. and Mrs. L. I'm a detective...I…detect things…Anyway, come on, I brought my friend's car since mine is…uh...having issues. Anyway, come on I'll take you guys to the hospital for medical attention and statements and such."

I quickly hid behind a support beam as I made my car revert back to my classic yellow Camaro with no roof before they could notice that it was modified black 2014 Camaro with an automatic roof. I stayed out of sight as I watched the trio leave in my car…Good thing I left the keys in the ignition because I don't think Kenzi would be able to explain a self-driving classic car.

"Vex…" I wanted to make sure he'd do a bomb check on them. As I made my way out of the warehouse I called for my bike with the button on my bracelet.

"Don't worry luv, I'm scanning all three of them while they're in your car for any abnormalities and I see ya called your bike to your position since it just sped off without warning."

"Yup, my bike and I are going after Lauren now. So you better get that citywide jammer done really soon because I'm not making Lauren wait any longer. Oh and when Kenzi is done with Maggie and Alex, send her back here. I just did a quick x-ray scan and there's another underground room right next to where Lauren's parents were. It's filled with weapons and a lot of papers. Hopefully the papers will be useful...Go figure, we find Lauren's parents and other goodies in the last place we look."

"What's the saying? It's always the last place ya look. Too bad Devin couldn't help us with the frequency when ya phoned him earlier. It would have saved me a lot of time and I probably would be done the citywide jammer already if I didn't have to figure out what frequency she was using for the bombs first by examining Nadia."

"It's not his fault that she changed everything once he built everything for her under duress." I reminded Vex as I heard my bike rapidly approaching. I had my back facing the direction my bike was coming from as I waited for just the right moment.

"I know luv, all this is just so frustrating. We never had this much of an issue with a target before…before-"

"Before Lauren." I jumped up just in time to land on the seat of my bike perfectly and headed towards Lauren, turning autopilot off. "You better not believe any of this is Lauren's fault."

"I don't Bo; I love ya and Lauren like sisters. It's just…trying to go by the system is so difficult. We use to just research and kill. Now its research, get evidence, witnesses and pray for a conviction."

"I know this way is harder. But we didn't choose this way because of Lauren. We chose this way because Crystal would be a personal kill just like Rainer was before Crystal killed him. We don't do personal kills because that is a guaranteed way to become the very monsters that we hunt."

"I know, I'm sorry…I'm just frustrated. Bo, building a large enough signal jammer will take too long if ya plan to go after Crystal or Lauren tonight. So instead, swing by the clubhouse so I can give ya a portable device to jam her remote's signal to detonate the bombs. That'll be much quicker and easier. But, don't worry I'm still working on the citywide jammer."

"I'm on my way. This better be quick Vex." I quickly turned the bike around with a sharp u-turn making the customized tires screech.

"The portable jammer will be ready by the time you get here…hopefully…"

1 Hour Later – Underground Dungeon

I walked right through the hologram I set up when I left the other night so no one noticed a giant hole in the wall. My newly updated glasses were scanning for any traps and heartbeats other than my own. Just because I covered up the wall doesn't mean that Crystal didn't somehow find out about an intrusion.

The only heartbeat my suit detected was Lauren's. For someone who claims to love Lauren so much, Crystal sure leaves her alone a lot; a mistake that I will never make…I suppose she could be out looking for Nadia.

"Lauren?" I opened the slit to see my beautiful angel sleeping on her cott. "Lauren…baby; time to wake up and go home."

She slowly stirred from her sleep. "Bo?" I smiled at her raspy voice. "Are you ready to go home?"

She nodded as she got up. "I knew you'd find them. But how am I getting out of here?"

"According to the glasses, the door is covered by a biometric trap. If someone besides Crystal touches the door then the floor beneath me opens up to send me into a pit of steel spikes for an instant death. So, I need you to stick the throwing stars I gave you into the frame of the door and stand as far back as possible."

I did the same on my end before I asked her if she was clear. She said yes as I made sure to set the explosion on low before I detonated the stars. I used my mini grappling gun to grab ahold of the door by the slit.

When I was sure I had a secure hold on the door, I had the stars go off. As soon as the stars exploded I yanked the door to fall my way to cover the trap that I correctly suspected would open up if anything happened to the door.

Lauren came out the door and handed me all the resources that I originally handed to her for self-defense while she was in here. She armed herself with Dyson's gun as we made our way out.

"Vex, she isn't here so we need that citywide jammer up and running ASAP since she'll be pissed when she finds out Lauren's gone. I'm going to make sure Lauren is safe before I hunt for the bombs."

"What if the bombs aren't real? What if the only bomb is the one in Nadia's head which is basically a dud now…"

"We can't take that chance." Lauren and I told Vex in unison. "And Crystal's psych profile and actions up to this point indicates that she's not bluffing."

"God, I missed your geek speak, baby." Lauren chuckled as she got on the back of the bike. "That was far from geek speak, babe."

I couldn't hold off anymore. I took off my glasses and took her face in my hands to give her a hard hungry, passionate kiss on the lips. We were forced to end the kiss when air became an absolute necessity.

"I…love you…so much." I told her in between heavy panting. "I love you too Bo…Now let's go home. We have much to discuss and I am in a desperate need of a shower and food but most importantly…I…I need your arms wrapped around me…I just need reassurance that I'm safe in your arms again…please."

"Anything you want or need will be yours, baby." I promised her with a nod as I wiped away her tears with my thumbs. Lauren's desperate tone filled with sadness and tears crushed my heart and filled me with a brand new level of rage.

As I got on the bike and drove us towards our home I vowed to myself that Crystal would pay for making Lauren suffer. Crystal will not get away with this and I swear, she's going to pay very soon…One way or another, she'll regret ever even being conceived.