"NUMBUH FIVE AIN'T STAYIN HERE," Numbuh Five yelled.

"Calm down my princess," the man, said softly, "you'll have plenty of good times, you will marry my grandson and rule over your kingdom just like you did before the kidnapping."

"Who is your grandson," Numbuh Four asked.

"Well," He began, "I have 5 grandchildren, Ginny, Elizabeth, Samuel, Leah, and Nathan."

The man began to quicken his pace and move away, was he crying?

"You all right," Numbuh Two asked.

"My grand children are always being beaten and just bringing them up again, oh never mind," The man said in a sad voice.

The man turned around and walked away, but as he turned he dropped a photograph. Gazing at the picture they realized on the back were the words, "my grandchildren, tenth birthday," And the picture was of the Delightful Children.

~*~*The Delightful Children From Down The Lane's mansion.~*~*!*

Brianna screamed, she felt an immense pain, but no one could hear her and even if they did they would ignore her shouts of pain for fear of being hurt themselves. She wasn't being beaten this time, she was being raped.

"let that be a lesson to you, sweetheart," her father said walking away.

Immediately after he left her sibling rushed out.

"Brianna, are you okay." "He raped you?" "That's low." "I outta kill him."

The talking immediately started, and Elizabeth began to cry. Her brothers helped her to her feet and Nathan talked to her quietly so the others couldn't hear.

"Come talk to me later," he said, "put your arms around my neck."

She obeyed and immediately was swept off her feet. Her two younger brothers followed behin and Elizabeth led the way, crying loudly.

When they reached her bedroom Nathan offered to stay with her until she got better, she agreed and her other siblings kissed her goodnight and left.

The thing she was surprised at was her brother was crying.

"Nathan," she asked, "what's wrong."

"How could he treat you like this," Nathan said in a sad and angry voice, filled with concern.

"I'm fine," she said, although it was a weak reassurance and Nathan refused to believe her. She and Nathan had always been the closest because they both could trust each other with anything. Finally Nathan insisted that Brianna sleep and try to make the pain go away. As she was drifting off to sleep she could hear Nathan whispering.

"I'll always stand by you," Nathan said, as Brianna drifted into sleep.