Rawr. That's all I have to say to you.

Theresa gasped and dropped to her knees in front of her sister. Olivia stared at her, wide eyed, and pulled fruitlessly at the chains holding her against the stone wall.

"It won't help," said a low drawl from behind her. Theresa whirled to see Sebastian leaning against the doorway, his arms crossed, grinning at her. She stood, her hands balled into fists at her sides.

"You sick, twisted bastard! What is so important to you that you would do this?" She waved a hand behind her. Sebastian shrugged.

"It was about time, really. I should have one this from the beginning. Sapphira, Cat, Azure, Dimitri, even Rhys. You're all ruled by your emotions. What do you think would happen if I kidnapped Sapphira's little sister? The annoying brat, the one she nicknamed just to piss her off? Sure, she calls her a brat, but she would do anything for her. Cat was contemplating going after Dilyn when she ran off. Azure would have gone with me willingly to save Simon if Jace hadn't barged in. Dimitri sacrificed himself to the KGB in St. Petersburg for his girlfriend. Rhys acts like he doesn't care about anything, but if it was a matter of life and death for Anna, he would jump into an active volcano. All this is off the top of my head. In the end, you're all the same." Theresa's eyes got misty, and she slumped to her knees.

"Let Olivia go, and I won't fight you." Sebastian's white teeth flashed in the near-darkness as he grinned.

"I'll see to it that she's escorted safely out." Someone came in and walked past her, and there was a metallic click as the chains were unlocked. Olivia ran over to her sister, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Theresa! You came for me!" She was sobbing onto her sister's shirt, and Theresa gently pushed her off.

"Liv, you have to go home now." Olivia nodded rapidly, then cocked her head to the side.

"You're not coming." It wasn't a question. She had heard what wasn't said. Theresa nodded.

"Stay home for a few days. It'll be safer. You'll see me soon. Know that I love you. When you see me again... Tell Mom and Dad that I love them. Kay?" Olivia nodded again, and gave her sister one last quick hug before she was escorted out. Sebastian walked over to where she sat, eyes downcast, and tucked a finger under her chin, pulling her face gently upward.

"It's okay," he cooed. "Your sister is going to be fine. She thinks that I'm in a gang, and that you got away from us once. Now we have a grudge to settle, and you were too stubborn to ask for help. She's a very perceptive child. She asked if I loved you." He laughed softly. "She wanted to know if that was why I was so concerned with finding you. She didn't get an answer." There was a banging in the hallway, and someone came in, dragging a limp body. It was Alec, his black hair falling into his eyes. The man propping him up cleared his throat.

"Sir, I found him sneaking around the guard towers. What should I do with him?" Sebastian's lip curled, and Theresa remembered what he had said to Alec in City of Glass. Well, I think we all know what's wrong with you. You're disgusting.

"Lock them both up. I don't care where, as long as they're not leaving." He knelt in front of Theresa, smiling softly.

"It's going to be fine. At least your sister is safe, right?" She didn't dare answer as he left.

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As soon as Sebastian was out of sight, he leaned against the wall, panting heavily, a light sheen of sweat on his face.

"Amatis... Go ahead and prepare a cold shower. Make sure the girl doesn't escape." Amatis nodded and left, and Sebastian slowly inched his way down the corridor toward the elevator. It was getting harder to appear in control in front of the mundies. By the time he had made it to his room, he had made up his mind. He would go through with the plan. No matter what.

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The man grinned wickedly as he pulled Theresa against the wall, pulling out several strips of cloth, plus a few coils of rope. He yanked her arms behind her and wrapped some rope around her wrists, tying it tightly. Then he wrapped another length of rope between her wrists, making a pair of rope handcuffs. He grinned as he did the same to Alec, although he also tied Alec's arms down to his body after. A tear rolled down her cheek as the man forced a wad of cloth into her mouth, tying another strip over it to keep it in. Alec woke as he was finishing his gag, thrashing and yelling, but the ropes held tight, and eventually he subsided, glancing apologetically at Theresa. She shrugged as the man pulled them both against the wall and wrapped a steel manacle around the middle of their rope cuffs. Each manacle was attached to one end of a three-foot long chain that was threaded though a ring on the wall, so that they couldn't both sit down at the same time. There was a small wooden shelf jutting out of the wall that could act as a seat. The man grinned and grabbed Alec's face, digging his nails into his cheeks.

"Not so happy now, are you? You deserve this, you little shit." With that, he left. Theresa noticed he walked weird, in a sort of limp with his legs spread a little too much. She bit back a giggle and glanced at Alec, who shrugged. Not my problem. She sighed. At least it couldn't get any worse. Could it?

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Jace crept past Amatis, using extra care not to make any noise. Right down the hall, pick the lock, and he was in. When he got inside, he froze. There was Theresa, as expected, but Alec was right next to her. He scowled and pulled a bobby pin from Theresa's hair, making her look up. She actually looked surprised when she saw him, and he gently untied the cloth around her mouth. She spat out another piece as he worked his way through picking the lock to the manacle.

"Thanks."

"Don't mention it." The manacle fell, rather more loudly than he would have liked, and he cut the ropes binding her wrists before turning to Alec. "Oh, you stupid, stupid boy." He cut the ropes, and the chain fell with them as Alec untied his own gag.

"What, I don't get special care?"

"Our cover is blown. Hopefully Clary can-" Suddenly the fortress shook beneath their feet, and Theresa glanced suspiciously at Jace.

"Can what?"

"Can create an explosive rune. Let's go."

To anyone who read Maximum Ride, Clary totally pulled an Iggy and Gazzy right there. To those of you who haven't, Iggy and Gazzy are pyromaniacs, one of whom (Iggy) is blind, and Iggy builds explosives. Gazzy is still learning, meaning he's not as good as Iggy, but he's awesome at it. R, R, R, and R!