"Don't worry, we'll find him," Andy took a deep breath.

Kiba had gone white at Tet's statement, leaning on a wall as his knees threatened to buckle. "Why is he presumed dead?" His voice sounded weak to his ears.

"Search didn't find anything except.." Tet hesitated as he watched him worriedly.

Andy put an arm around Kiba before looking back at Tet, "Except what?"

"A large amount of blood. Akasa estimates at least one, possibly two pints."

Kiba passed out.

Andy gently carried him to the infirmary and placed him on a bed. She then looked thoughtful, "Has anyone tried teleporting to his location?"

Tet sighed. "None of them have been able to lock on to him. Ryon is still searching."

Andy nodded, "I'll see if I can find him." She focused before teleporting. She looked around to figure out where she was.

It appeared to be a small storage shack, empty aside from an industrial sized freezer in one corner.

Andy frowned and continued to look around for any clues. Finally, she unlocked the freezer with a spell before swinging the door open.

Tsukasa hung by his wrists from a hook, frozen blood puddled beneath him. His eyes were closed, although short shaky breaths were visible.

Andy gently took him down before teleporting him to the infirmary. "Akasa, get a transfusion together!" She started working on healing his wounds and using spells to slowly warm him up.

Akasa hooked up the blood, worriedly watching. "He's in bad shape. Where the hell was he?"

"Locked in a freezer," Andy answered between spells.

"What the fuck?" Akasa blurted out angrily as Kiba regained consciousness and shakily made his way over.

Ryon teleported in, swaying as he materialized.

Andy gave Ryon a small smile before continuing to work. She looked up at Kiba, "He should be alright once I'm done."

"You have got to teach me how to do that.." The exhausted porter remarked as Akasa gently sat him down.

"I wasn't quite awake, but did I hear you say you found him in a freezer?" The wolf's eyes were locked on his brother.

"Yeah," Andy sighed.

Kiba began to shake with rage. "The bastard! He's back and he tried to make good on his threat… I'm going to shred him into little pieces!" His eyes flickered uncontrollably as his knuckles went wide around the bed.

"Who?" Andy said softly.

"Wylan Hambling. Tsukasa was enslaved to him for a few years before he met Daiki. Notice I didn't say dated."

Andy raised an eyebrow, "So they broke up and he threatened revenge..?"

"If by broke up you mean he sent Tsukasa to the hospital and I got him jailed for attempted murder? Yeah. I discovered that he was regularly beating the hell of out Tsukasa and urged my brother to break it off. He finally did and Hambling beat him so badly he almost died. At the sentencing, he swore he'd see him hanging in a freezer someday.."

"Damn," Andy said quietly, wrapping more blankets around Tsukasa.

"I'm going to kill him if I find him.." Kiba's eyes were glittering as he fought not to shift. "There won't be enough to bury."

"How do you plan to find him?"

Kiba gave her a feral smile. "The threat wasn't just against Tsukasa.."

"You seriously just plan to let him find you?"

"Easiest way to end this, right?" The wolf watched his older brother with sadness. "I should have killed him that night.."

"It's alright, I'll help you take him out," she gave him a small smile.

"No! I won't risk anyone else." KIba turned and ran out of the infirmary.

He headed off base, deep in the forest. "Hambling you son of a bitch! You want me? I'm right here!" He waited for a moment, then turned.

He froze as a huge man appeared, his last thought before darkness took him being an apology.

After a long while, Andy began getting more and more worried. She went to find Tet, "Want to help me find Kiba?"

"Where did furball disappear to?"

"To get a killer to try to attack him so he could kill the guy instead.. He refused my help and ran off."

Tet facepalmed. "Any clue to who this killer is? Just so I have some idea where to look?"

"Some ex of Tsukasa's. Hambling..?"

Tet paled. "He's free? Fucking hell."

"He's the one that took Tsukasa."

Tet snarled. "He was supposed to be in jail still.. Any idea where Kiba might have gone?"

"I figure I can port to him? I just thought I'd take back up in case he's in trouble."

"Smart girl. Let's go rescue idiot before he gets killed."

Kiba regained consciousness slowly. He opened his eyes to find himself bound to a hook in what he guessed was the same freezer his brother had been rescued from. An intense pain suddenly jolted through him as he heard the crack of a whip.

"Are you awake now?" A sullen voice asked out of view. "I was worried Boris had killed you."

"Eat me, Hambling." Kiba slurred as he tried to regain his breath.

"Once you're dead, perhaps. I've heard wolf meat is a delicacy. But first, my revenge."

The whip cracked again and Kiba couldn't prevent the scream that escaped.

"That's a good start." Hambling laughed as he kept swinging.

Kiba lost all thought aside from trying to avoid the slashes. Unfortunately, his feet were bound to something heavy and he found any movement to be impossible. His throat became raw as his screams died to weak whimpers. He hung his head, his body trembling as the man paused to step out and warm up.

Andy teleported Tet to Kiba's location, frowning when she recognized the building as the one she saved Tsukasa from.

"I don't see anyone. You sure this is the right place?" Tet scanned the area around the building.

Andy nodded and slowly opened the door. She entered and headed back toward the freezer. She growled the second she spotted Kiba. She tried to calm herself, barely succeeding as she got Kiba down and moved him out of the freezer. She started on healing spells while still keeping an eye out for Hambling.

"You need.. to run.." Kiba's voice was almost inaudible. He fought to breathe through the shock and blood loss. "He'll..kill you.."

"Shh, don't worry. Just rest." She continued to recite spells, slowly closing up the wounds.

"Protect Tsukasa.." Kiba's eyes closed as he stopped breathing.

"Who the fuck are you? You're interfering, bitch." Hambling reentered the shed, one hand dragging an unconscious Tet by the jacket.

Andy's anger returned, "Who am I? I'm the one who's going to kill you." She lay Kiba down gently and lunged at him.

"So the fag got himself a beard? Wasn't enough he got the promotion and command, he's trying to look normal too?" He stepped away from her attack as he sneered, dropping Tet to the floor.

Andy rolled her eyes, "Tsukasa's my friend. These two, on the other hand, are my boyfriends. And you don't mess with them." She pounced at him, trying to bite into him.

He laughed, then viciously kicked Tet in the chest. The blow sent the tiger into the freezer door.

Hambling then tried to do the same to her.

Andy jumped back, avoiding the hit before pouncing once again. She barely reached him, one hand of claws scratching him across the face.

He screamed in rage. "You're going to pay for that!" He fumbled through his jacket for something.

She jumped, shifting fully into panther form and knocked him to the ground.

He raised his arms to protect himself.

Andy clawed into his arms, trying to get to his neck.

He swung at her wildly, all semblance of rationality gone. As his hands dropped, she took her chance.

She bit into his neck, quickly draining the blood from his body. When she was done, she reverted back to human form and teleported Tet and Kiba to the infirmary. She focused on healing Tet up while a transfusion filled Kiba back up with blood. She then finished healing Kiba before reviving him.

"Andy..what happened?" Tsukasa's eyes were open but unfocused.

"Your ex happened," Andy answered. "It's alright though, everyone will be okay."

"My..ex?" He struggled to think, then shot upright in terror. "Wylan?! Please let Kiba be okay…"

"He'll be fine after he gets more rest," she said softly.

Tsukasa started to shake, panic overriding his senses.

"Take deep breaths, there's nothing to worry about. He's gone."

"What do you mean gone?" The dragon fought to control his emotions as he looked at Kiba.

"Hambling is gone. I drained him."

"And Kiba's really okay?"

"He'll be fine. You know I'd be a wreck right now if he wasn't."

The dragon slowly nodded, wincing as he lay back down. "Is it just me or is it really cold in here?"

"You were found in a freezer, it's probably just you," she said softly. "I'll get you more blankets."

He sighed. "Sorry you got dragged into this."

Andy shook her head, "All of you guys are like family to me. I'll gladly help you when things like this come up."

"This shouldn't have happened though. He was supposed to be locked up for life."

"Well, he won't be a problem again, so it's alright."

Tsukasa raised up on an elbow and looked at her. "I know he's alright now, but tell me the truth.. Wylan hurt him, didn't he?"

Andy sighed, "He was also in the freezer, had a lot of whip marks. I ended up having to revive him."

Tsukasa hung his head for a moment. "Seems I will never stop owing you."

Andy chuckled softly, "You don't owe me anything."

He gave her a tired half smile, then shivered. "Maybe I should go take a hot shower and get a drink.." He yawned, "Don't want to move though.."

"Get some more sleep, then you can go do all that," she smiled and covered him with more blankets.

He blinked owlishly, then his eyes closed. His breathing evened into sleep.

"Oww. I should have shot that asshole." Tet growled as he regained consciousness.

Andy gave a small chuckle, "It's alright, he was a tasty snack."

Tet bit back a laugh as he tried to move as little as possible. "He ambushed me.."

"At least I got him and everyone is safe now."