"Logan!" Ana yelled, running down the stairs, startling everyone "I've got it! I've got it!"
"Got what?" Logan asked "What do you have?"
"Try searching and see if there are any old warehouses or any other abandoned buildings around here" Ana said "Lance could be hiding out there, out of the public eye"
"Genius!" exclaimed David "How did you come up with that?"
Ana smiled a small smile. "Divine Revelation"
"There is!" exclaimed Logan "There's an old warehouse about 20 miles away from here, on the outskirts of L.A.!"
"Yes!" exclaimed Nikki "We have it! We have a lead!"
"Ok" David said "What's our next step? We can't just go in there. We have to have a plan"
"Alright" Ana said, starting to pace across the small room "A plan. We need a plan"
Just then, Ana's cell phone rang. She pulled it out of her pocket and a confused expression came over her face when she realized it was Eric.
"Eric?" Ana said "What's up?"
"Ana, I know where your family and friends are" Eric said, getting right to the point
"What?" Ana said, motioning for David, Nikki, and Logan to find a pen and a piece of paper "Where?"
"They're at the old abandoned warehouse on Kelling Street" Eric replied "You have to get here as quickly as possible"
"Wait!" Ana said, as she finished writing the information on the paper David had given her "I know that you are involved in the Vampire Mafia. Why are you helping me?"
"Because I don't want to be in the Mafia" Eric replied "Lance threatened me. He told me that he would kill Coraline if I didn't join. He has Coraline tied up with your family. I don't know what he's planning, but I'm sure that it will end with death!"
"Alright" Ana said "Eric, take a deep breath. We're on our way. Now, act like you didn't call me and you didn't find the others, ok? We can't let Lance know that we know"
"I know" Eric said "Your father already told me that"
Ana smiled. "See you soon" she said "Thank you"
"Don't mention it" Eric replied.
Ana hung up the phone and turned to her friends. "I was right" she said "Lance was blackmailing Eric, threatening to kill Coraline if he didn't join the Mafia"
"So, is he on our side now?" Nikki asked
Ana nodded. "Yeah" she said "I guess he is"
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"Alright" Eric said, rushing back over to the room that everyone was being kept in "I called her. She's on her way"
"Good" Mick replied "Now, just go about your business. Act like we're not here"
"We'll have Ana call you once we get out of here" Danielle said "So you'll know that we made it out alright"
"Alright" Eric replied "Good luck, guys"
Eric headed away from the room and back down the hall, to where Lance was waiting for him.
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"Are you sure you don't want me to come?" Logan asked, as the trio prepared themselves to leave "Don't you need backup?"
"Thanks for the offer, Logan" Ana replied "But we need you here in case your computer hacking services are needed"
"You will tell me all about what happens, right?" Logan asked
"Of course" David replied "You're part of the Family, aren't you?"
A confused expression spread over Logan's face. "Family?" he said "You mean…?"
"Ana's the head of the St. John Family" Nikki said, excitedly "She's already made an alliance with the Romano Family of New York"
Logan almost gagged. "You're the head of a Mafia family?" he said "You are friends with the Romano's?"
Ana smiled. "Yeah" she said "You want to be in my Family? You can be our head tech guy"
"Hell yes!" exclaimed Logan "This is awesome!"
Ana laughed. "Bye Logan" she said "Don't forget to standby!"
"Don't worry, Ana" he replied "I'll be here!"
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"I think you just made his day" David said, with a smile, as the three drove through L.A. "I don't think I've ever seen him like this before"
"That's Logan for you" Ana said, who was driving Nikki's car, in case a car chase popped up out of nowhere "He can probably take any situation and make it seem exciting"
"What? This isn't exciting for you?" Nikki asked "Is being a vampire really this exciting on a daily basis?"
David chuckled. "I have to admit" he said "This is the first exciting thing that's happened in a while"
Ana nodded. "Definitely" she said "And to think that it will probably never end makes this whole thing even more interesting"
"So, do we have a plan for when we get to the warehouse?" Nikki asked "Or do we just walk in like we're not doing anything suspicious?"
"I have a feeling that this is going to be very James Bond like" Ana said "You know, sneaking around, hiding in the shadows, that sort of thing"
"So, you don't have a plan?" David said, almost with a smile
"Not yet" Ana said, as she turned a corner onto the street the warehouse was on "I won't really have a plan until I see what we have up against us"
"Is this it?" Nikki asked, causing Ana to slow down "This place looks pretty abandoned"
In front of them was an old, white building. The paint on the walls was chipping, revealing the brick underneath. There were only a few windows, but they were small, which meant that you probably wouldn't be able to see a lot out of them. There were no other cars parked near the building, which made Ana almost doubt that this was the place.
"We're going to have to stash the car someplace until we have everyone" Ana said, driving past the warehouse "There are no other cars in the parking lot. If someone sees this car, they'll know that unwanted people are there"
"It looks like there's a back entrance" David said "We could go in that way"
"Alright" Ana said "We'll stash the car here and go in through the back. Then, it's James Bond from there on out"
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After stashing the car far away from the warehouse, the three made their way back, being sure to stay out of sight of any of the few windows that the warehouse actually had.
"How are we going to get to the door without being seen?" Nikki asked, as the three ducked behind a bush "There's nothing to hide up against. We'll be caught for sure!"
"Not if we go at super speed" David replied "Or, should I say, Vampire Speed"
Ana looked at David for a moment. "That takes care of us" she said "What about Nikki?"
"I can carry her" David replied, with a shrug "It will be easy"
"What if the door is locked?" Ana asked "We'll run into it and make so much noise that everyone will catch us!"
"You said that Eric was on our side now, right?" David replied "He probably unlocked the doors for us"
"I better text him, just to be sure" Ana said, pulling out her cell phone and quickly typing in a message.
It was only a matter of seconds before Ana got a reply.
You're all set. The doors are unlocked.
"Good" David said, after reading the message "Let's go!"
Quickly grabbing onto Nikki, David and Ana raced across the parking lot to the door, getting inside without being seen by anyone.
The halls of the warehouse were dark and gloomy. There was a musty smell in the air, probably because the place got no sunlight.
"I don't see why you vampires like the dark so much" Nikki said, as she, Ana and David made their way down the creepy halls "There's nothing good about it!"
"Except when you are watching a really scary movie" David said, with a sly smile
"Guys! Can we focus here?" Ana said, trying not to laugh "We need to find them!"
Just then, footsteps could be heard coming down the hallway. Ana, David and Nikki froze in their places.
"Holy Crap!" Nikki whispered "What do we do now?!"
Ana looked to David. "Ceiling?"
David nodded. Nikki looked at David and then at Ana.
"Ceiling?" she said "What are you-?"
Nikki stopped when she felt David's arm around her waist. She tried to scream as David and Ana jumped up to the ceiling, but Ana covered her mouth. Nikki was breathing deeply when David and Ana latched themselves to the ceiling. She was amazed when she saw that they weren't hanging onto anything.
Once the two men, the vampires who had broken into the St. John apartment, had walked down the hall and were out of sight, Ana and David slowly unattached themselves from the wall and glided down to the floor, with Nikki still in David's grasp.
"How did you-?" Nikki began, pointing up to the ceiling
"It's a vampire thing" David replied, causing Ana to smile
"What else can you guys do?" Nikki asked, in disbelief
"Many things" Ana replied "But, first, we have to save my father and the others"
"Right!" Nikki said "Let's go!"
The three then went back to sneaking through the halls. At one point, they heard voices. They automatically stopped and stood up against the wall, to try and hide in the open hallway.
"You have a very resourceful daughter, Mick" a voice said "My men have not been able to find her anywhere"
"That's one thing about Ana" they heard Mick reply "When she doesn't want to be found, you can't find her"
They heard the man laugh. Ana turned to David and Nikki.
"Ok" Nikki whispered "Now what?!"
"We have to find out where the voices are coming from!" exclaimed David
"Thank you, Captain Obvious!" Ana said, somewhat annoyed "We have to get them to keep talking!"
"Where will I be able to find her?" they heard the unfamiliar voice say
"How the hell are we supposed to know?" they heard Josef reply "You're keeping us locked up in here!"
"My men will have to keep looking then" the unfamiliar voice said "I'll let you know if we find her"
"How thoughtful" they heard Danielle reply "Always thinking of others, aren't you Lance?"
Ana, David, and Nikki looked at each other after hearing the name Lance. David and Nikki couldn't help but notice the rage in Ana's eyes.
"You know me, my dear" Lance replied "Give, give, give"
They heard Danielle laugh in a sarcastic tone as Lance walked away. They heard a door being shut and locked. When they knew that they were in the clear, they continued on down the hall.
"We have to get them to talk again" David said "It's the only way we'll be able to hear them"
"Can't you smell them?" Nikki asked "I thought you had a super sense of smell"
"This whole place is filled with vampires" Ana replied "We could follow a scent and end up with Lance"
"So, what do we do?" Nikki asked
"Talk to them" Ana replied "It's the only thing we can do"
The trio walked on for a moment before talking.
"Dad!" Ana whispered "Beth!"
"Ana!" they heard Sarah exclaim "Ana, thank God!"
The trio ran over to where Sarah's voice came from. When they got to the door, Ana, Nikki, and David peered inside. They were shocked that everyone was able to fit in the small room and that they had been tied up and blindfolded, with the exception of Beth.
"Ana! Nikki!" Beth said, just barely being able to see their faces in the dark room "Thank God you're here!"
"Are you guys alright?" Ana asked, as David broke the lock open "Did he hurt you?"
"No" Coraline replied "We're fine"
"Good" Ana replied "Now, Nikki and my friend, David, are going to get you guys out of here, ok?"
"Where are you going?" Josef asked
"To get the son-of-a-bitch who killed my mother!" Ana replied
"Ana, no!" exclaimed Mick "Wait for us!"
"No" Ana said, with a serious tone "This is between him and me"
"Ana, wait!" exclaimed David, grabbing onto her arm before she had a chance to get away "Think this through"
"I have" Ana said "For four months now"
Ana ripped her arm out of David's grasp and ran down the hall.
"Did she go?" Sarah asked
"Yeah" David said, untying Coraline "She's gone"
"No" Mick said, softly, as Nikki began to untie him "We have to get to her! Now!"
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