Chapter 9: Kidnapped and Rescued

AUTHORS NOTE: Thank you so much for everyone's support. Thank you to Ohiogurl101 once again for the inspiration! I hope everyone enjoys this chapter.

Emma woke up on cold concrete, her hands were tied in front and she had duck tape on her mouth. She looked around and tried to remember what happened. She remembered being in the kitchen of Clay's apartment after their night together. She remembered hearing a noise behind her then being grabbed. She struggled until she was knocked out by the chloroform. She looked around, trying to find a door where she could get out, but she heard something from behind her. She looked to see Stella walking towards her, when she got close, Stella kicked her in the stomach before grabbing her hair.

"So, you're not so tough now, huh!?" Stella said, grabbing her hair to pull her to her knees. She took the duck tape off Emma's mouth.

Emma looked at her and said, "you couldn't handle me without using something to knock me out. You wouldn't be able to win a fair fight."

Stella slapped her before grabbing her hair tight. "Listen to me bitch, you are going to die." Before she let Emma go and walked away. Emma sighed and put her hands on her face, wiping the blood from her lip. She had to find a way out of this warehouse.

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Derek Young, Alpha 2, was walking to his apartment door. He had a long day at DEVGRU. He moved to open his door, but something told him to turn around to look at Clay's apartment. The door was slightly ajar, which was strange. He walked over to the door and opened it to look around the apartment. He walked into the kitchen and noticed that there was spilled coffee on the counter and on the floor. He knew that Clay and Bravo Team had gotten spun up and he was at the bar last night when the confrontation between Emma and Clay's ex happened. He also so Emma and Clay leave together. Derek knew something was wrong, he pulled out his cell phone and called Full Metal, then Captain's Harrington and Lindell.

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Bravo had just landed in Beirut. Clay could not stop thinking about Emma and their night together. It was magical and he could not wait to see her when he got home. But, he had a feeling that something wasn't right, so he called her cell phone. No answer. He called her again. No answer. He figured that she was just too busy to answer the phone, so he let it go. They had a mission and the faster they saved the hostages, the faster he could get back to her.

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Derek, Full Metal, Captain Harrington and Captain Lindell were standing together in the briefing room at DEVGRU.

"So, his apartment door was open and there was coffee spilled. Was there any other signs of a struggle?" Captain Harrington asked.

"A flower vase next to the coffee pot was smashed on the floor." Derek said and everyone sighed. They had heard around the base ever since Bravo had come home from deployment that Clay and Emma were in a relationship and Stella did not like it.

"You think Spenser's ex took Ms. Hayes?" Captain Lindell asked.

"Emma and Stella had an altercation at the Bulkhead last night. So, yes I do." Derek said.

"Then we better find her." Full Metal said as they started. Derek called his landlord and asked for the security vehicle for both the apartment building and outside. It was sent over the DEVGRU about 30 minutes later, showing Stella struggling to get Emma out of the apartment and into her car.

"Get the license plate and make/model of the car. I want everyone looking for it." Captain Lindell said as he contacted the police and the President of the United States.

As they were in the process of getting this information, Beau Fuller walked into the briefing room and asked what was wrong, Derek told him everything and Beau was livid, he and Jason may not like each other but that doesn't mean that he wouldn't do everything in his power to make sure that Emma and Mikey were save.

"What can I do?"

"Get Charlie ready to move." Beau nodded and left the room to inform the rest of Charlie Team.

"Someone should notify Commander Blackburn." Full Metal said to both the Captain's.

"I'll call." Captain Harrington said as he moved to his office. He sighed deeply before picking up his secured phone to make the call.

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Bravo had just entered the compound where the hostages were whenever Blackburn got the call.

"Blackburn." He answered and let out a deep sigh, drawing the attention of Mandy and Lisa. "Yes sir. I will. Keep me updated. Thank you, sir."

"What's wrong?" Mandy asked, Blackburn looked at her.

"Stella took Emma."

"What do you mean Stella took Emma?" Mandy and Lisa asked at the same time.

"Derek noticed that Clay's apartment door was open and there were signs of a struggle. They got the surveillance video and saw Stella dragging Emma into her car. They are looking for them now." Mandy moved away from them to make a call to the CIA, seeing if they could get any intel for the local police and DEVGRU.

"You gonna tell Jason and Clay?" Lisa asked, looking at Blackburn.

"I'm not telling any member of Bravo anything until this mission is finished." Lisa nodded, knowing that if any of them knew that Emma was in trouble, there would be hell to pay and mistakes made.

AN HOUR LATER

Blackburn still had not heard anything from Captain Harrington and Mandy had not heard anything from the CIA. Bravo Team was on the way back to the HAVOC base and Blackburn did not know how to tell them about Emma. Bravo walked into the room and everyone began packing for the plane. As they all settled for the long ride back, Blackburn called everyone over to the table.

"Okay, everyone, listen up. This morning in the states, Stella took Emma from Clay's apartment. The local police, DEVGRU, and the CIA are using their resources to find them. The president has authorized Alpha and Charlie Teams to execute a rescue mission when they find Emma. So far, we haven't heard anything."

"Do they have any leads?" Ray asked, while Jason and Clay stood there stone faced.

"They have Stella's license plate but that is all I know."

"This is all my fault." Clay finally said, but everyone began protesting.

"Wonder boy, this is not your fault. This is all Stella's and when I get my hands on the bitch, she is going to wish that she never met you."

"What if something happens to Emma? I will never forgive myself."

"She's going to be okay."

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"We have a lock on her location." Derek said to Full Metal, Beau, and Captain's Harrington and Lindell.

"Did you find the vehicle?" Harrington asked, but Derek shook his head no.

"Better. Emma had slipped her phone into her back pocket before she was taken and Stella didn't remove it."

"You have a location, for sure?"

"Yeah, ran a satellite over the warehouse, saw a woman tied up and another woman pacing the room."

"Okay, Adam and Charlie teams go. I will contact the police. The president has given you authorization to operate. Let's move!" Full Metal, Derek and Beau ran out of the room to grab the rest of their teams and head to the warehouse so they could save Emma.

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Emma had managed to get to her feet. She looked around the warehouse and noticed that there was only one way out, which was by Stella, who was laying down on a cot, napping. Emma walked quietly closer to her and tried to move passed, when she was grabbed by the shoulder. Stella was behind her and she slapped Emma, who in return stomped on her foot. Stella bent over in pain, Emma kneed her in the chest and side while she used her bound hands to hold her there. Emma stepped backwards while Stella stood up, grabbing her side. Emma kicked her in the knee cap, the stomach and did a roundhouse kick, hitting Stella in the face and sending her to the floor. Moments later, Stella got up from the floor and pulled out a 9mm.

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Alpha and Charlie teams pulled up 30 yards from the warehouse and got out of their vehicles. They had their guns in position and began moving towards the warehouse where Derek had seen the thermal images of Emma and Stella. As they began moving in formation towards the warehouse, they heard four shots ring out. Derek, Full Metal, and Beau all looked at each other and panicked, each of the men took off running towards the door of the warehouse.

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She began raising the gun to Emma, who kicked it out of Stella's hands. Emma landed another roundhouse kick to Stella then sidekicked Stella, who went stumbling backwards. Emma launched for the gun and rolled over, Stella was walking towards her. Emma fired four shots into Stella's chest and Stella collapsed just inches from Emma's feet. Moments later, she heard commotion and male voices that she recognized. As she looked up, she saw Full Metal looking down at her on her left side.

"Emma? Emma, are you okay?" Metal asked, trying to look over her to make sure she wasn't hurt. Emma nodded her head. Beau, who was kneeling beside her on her right said, "Emma, I'm going to take that gun from you, okay?" Emma nodded and handed the gun to him.

"Is she… is she dead?" Emma whispered, looking at the men who came to save her.

"Yeah, Emma, she is. She isn't going to hurt you again. Can you move?" Derek asked. Emma nodded and the three men helped her to her feet. Derek cut the duck tape off her wrists and they helped her walk out of the warehouse and move into an ambulance.

Emma sat on the gurney, just staring into the concrete. Full Metal called Captain Harrington to let him know everything that had happened. Beau walked over to Emma and sat down beside her.

"Hey kiddo, how are you doing?" Emma looked at him and sighed, "I really want dad and Clay."

Beau nodded and said, "They are on their way back from the mission. They should be back by the time we get to the infirmary and get checked out."

"Mr. Fuller, will you… will you hold me?" Emma asked, whispering and hating to feel weak.

"Of course, Emma." He held his arms open and she fell into them. He held her for a few minutes until the ambulance was ready to take her. Full Metal walked over to them. "I just got off the phone with Harrington. He is going to let your dad and Spenser know that you are okay. I'm going to ride with you to the infirmary." Emma nodded.

"Mr. Fuller, Metal, Derek… I don't know what to say. Thank you for coming after me." Emma said.

"Hey, you're family. It was nothing." Derek said.

"Will you thank the rest of your teams for me?"

"Of course." Beau said as Emma sat back on the gurney. Metal sat down on the seat beside her and took her hand in his.

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Every member of Bravo had been pacing the plane on the way home. The phone began ringing and Blackburn picked it up. Everyone walked over to him. "Yes, sir. Thank you for letting me know." Blackburn hung up the phone and looked at Jason and Clay, he smiled. "Emma is safe. She is with Metal, heading to the infirmary on base. He, Derek, and Beau are not going to let her out of their sights until we get back."

"But she's safe? She's okay?" Clay breathed out.

"Yes, she has some cuts and bruises, but she is very much safe."

Everyone on Bravo, including Lisa, Mandy, and Blackburn had a group hug. Everyone grabbed a beer and sat down. Blackburn called Jason and Clay over to him. "There is something that you guys need to know, though."

"What is it?" Jason asked, worried once again.

"Stella's dead." Blackburn said, looking at them both.

"She died during the rescue?" Clay asked, not even concerned about his ex.

"From what I understand… the guys arrived at the warehouse, got out of the vehicle, heard four gunshots, raced into the warehouse and found Emma laying on the ground with a 9mm in her hands and Stella inches away from her with four bullets holes in her chest."

"Wait… so you're saying that Emma..." Jason asked, hoping that what Blackburn was saying, wasn't what he thought he was saying.

"Emma was the one who shot and killed Stella."

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Emma and Metal were sitting in the back of the ambulance in complete silence. They had been that way since they left the warehouse, ten minutes before.

"How did you know I was missing?" Emma asked, not moving her stare from where she had been looking.

"Derek noticed that Clay's apartment door had been left open. He entered the apartment and noticed the struggle."

Emma nodded, "how did you know where to find me?"

"Your phone. We were able to triangulate your location." Emma nodded again. They pulled up to the infirmary and the Medics opened the doors, letting Metal out. They moved to pull the stretcher out, but Emma stopped them.

"Would you guys give me a minute. I'd like to call my dad and my boyfriend." They all nodded and closed the door to give her some privacy. Emma reached for her phone in her jacket pocket and unlocked it. She dialed Clay's cellphone, hoping that he would be able to answer. Clay picked up on the first ring.

"Emma!"

"Hi." Emma breathed out, so happy she could hear his voice.

"Oh Emma! I'm so sorry."

"Clay…"

"I should have been there with you. This never should have happened."

"Clay!"

"Yeah, baby?"

"I love you. When are you guys getting home?"

"We are going to land in two hours. Right after that, I am going to come to you, I promise."

Emma nodded her head and held back tears, "Will you tell Daddy and everyone else I love them and I can't wait to see them?"

"Of course baby, I love you!"

"I love you too, so much." They hung up. Emma cleared her throat, got up from the stretcher and opened the door. She walked into the infirmary with the two medics and Metal behind her. Alpha and Charlie Teams sat in the infirmary waiting room until Bravo arrived.