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Til The End Ch. 16

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Mac's Dujo

The search had moved to the Dujo, and was now entering it's sixth hour with no real word, and Shawn was angry not only was his little cousin missing, but O'Neil was still alive and probably ordered Mac's death, but now Shawn was forced to realize that his boos and friend hadn't trusted him. Mac knew how much he loved Chloe and Brady, but she hadn't trusted him enough to protect his own family. He was a little hurt but he understood after he could even protect Mac when he was standing right by her.

Hearing a noise he looks up to see Darcy standing by the desk. "Yeah?"

"We made a run on the DiMera Mansion like you asked sir, and thought you'd like to know what we found."

"Then tell me."

"Alexandra DiMera, sir."

"Good bring her in." Shawn looks past Darcy to see Brady and Bo coming back into the room.

Darcy looks and the man and frowns. "You don't understand sirs, we found her body."

Shawn moves from his sit and stands in front of the agent ignoring the height difference. " What else did you find?"

"They was another body, but the man has yet to be identified." "We have no location on O'Neil, but have surveillance on all he know properties."

"Tighten security all around all the airfields, if a plane can take off on it, then I want a team there watching." Darcy stood there starring at him. "Go Now."

"Whoa." Brady steps forward and looks at Shawn with shock." O'Neil, as in Patrick O'Neil, that died six years ago?"

Shawn nods and returns to his desk." Yeah, so?"

"So, what exactly are your plans?"

" Well, I get a clear shot I'm taking it, my agents have orders to merely retain him."

Bo looked at his son with a concern faced." Shawn are you serious?"

Shawn gave a bitter laugh." Serious about killing the man that ordered a hit on Mac, and tried to kidnap Gabriella, yeah."

John comes downstairs hearing the conversation. "Is that what you think Mac would do."

"Yes, I do." Shawn looks at the men." I know she loved him, but that was personal, this business is and in business Mac had one rule golden, and it was this 'anyone that aligns themselves with a DiMera is an enemy, and for enemies you shoot first and ask questions later."

"He's right." Chloe walks downstairs and moves to stand by Shawn. "Mac wouldn't let personal feelings affect her judgment."

Mac's Suv

During the drive into town Mac thoughts were consumed with possibilities. She thought back to her visit to the Mansion.

Flashback

Mac kept the flashlight stationary above here head as she navigates her way through the DiMera underground tunnels. 30 paces east, 15 north, fifth brick from the ground, and a counter clockwise turn. Following the direction Mac finds herself behind a double-sided mirror that looks into a lab. Seeing the doorknob turn she moves into the shadows, and watches the seen. She recognizes the men that enter Bart and Rolf, her grandfather's bumbling henchmen.

"I'm out Rolfski, I have it to here with Lexie." The younger man raised his left hand high above his head. "I'm going, Stefano was evil, but at least he had boundaries, Lexie is just nuts."

"Calm down Bart, I have a feeling that Lexie will be brought down soon enough." Rolf gives a smile of pure evil, as Bart face light up.

"You know something, don't you Roflski?" Rolf grins." You do, what do you know?"

"The chip implanted in O'Neil, has a defect it manipulates the person personality, and turns them power hungry, it once cause Machiavelli to lead a revolt against Stefano, and I don't think Lexie knows about it."

Bart laughs and rubs his hands together. "Are you saying that O'Neil is basically a ticking time bomb ready to off on Lexie."

"Yes, any day now, he will tire of her stupidity, and make a play for the crown, and we'll get to watch."

Mac fought to keep the laugh down, count on Lexie to hire goons that would want to watch her die. Shaking her head she quickly cleaves the room, and moves on to the study. Arriving at the phony wall, Mac leans against and listens for voices. The first voice she hears in Elena's the second had a whiny quality to it, which Mac immediately recognizes as Lexie.

"Elena, you can't leave, I need you."

"I'm sorry Ms. DiMera, but I have worked for your family for many years and seen many things, but I can not be apart of your plans."

"WHAT!" "You sever my father as he turned he own granddaughter into a mercenary, but you won't serve me."

"You are not your father." "Stefano DiMera had a grand plan, goals, you are after petty revenge."

"How dare you."

"I dare because I have seen the very best and worst of the DiMera's, and you are the latter, I will be leaving now." "Don't worry as I promised your grandfather all your secret go with me to the grave."

Mac heard a door slam, and then the sound of Lexie dialing a phone.

"You're damn right they Elena." "Yes, Elena doesn't leave the grounds alive."

Mac begins to move into the room when a Lexie's words stop her.

"Patrick, what can I do you?"

"Alexandra, I thought you might like what I found out." Mac moves closer to the small gap in the wall and looks at the document that Patrick hand Lexie. Reading them she pales, as she realizes that they know about Gabriella.

"Oh My." "You know what I want mow, don't you?"

"Already on it."

Mac turns and heads out of the passage not even flinching when her foot encounters a rat, as she runs down the passage way leading to the back of the estate. She looks for an all clear as she begins walking toward the hole she created in the gate, when she sees Lexie's henchmen dragging Elena away.

Ignoring the nagging voice in her head she walks up to the two men, and taps one on his shoulder, when he turns she punches him in the throw leaving a gasping for breathe. The second men moves to draw his weapon, as Elena elbow him in the gut.

"Nice move, Mrs. E." Mac gives the old woman a smile, as she remembers the nickname she first gave the housekeeper when she arrived all those years ago. " You might want to get out of here, Lexie's got you on her hit list." Mac bends down and takes her shoelace out of her combat boots and uses it to wrap the guard hands up, she looks for a place to hide them.

"There's a storage shed around the corner, that is rarely used." Elena begins walking in that direction, but is stopped by Mac's hand.

"Thanks, but you should run, and catch a plane out of here this burg."

"Or I could stay and help you."

"Why you would want to do that, I'm a traitor to grandfather remember?"

"The traitor was me, I should have tried to help you when you were younger, instead of turning a blind eye as he destroyed you, can you ever forgive me?"

"Who am I to hold a grudge, okay, first we get rid of them, and then we rescue a friend of mine."

Flashback Over

Mac processed all she had learned. There was a possibility that Patrick would kill Lexie, but he would still need to be dealt with.

Remembering her golden rule, Mac prepares herself for the scenario where she would have to kill Patrick O'Neil, the only man she had ever loved.

Needing to know where she has to go, she turns on the radio and turns it to the police frequency.

"Dispatch, we a 4-77, on Market Street. Requesting back up."

4-77 is a report organized crime. Mac makes a quick U-turn and heads to Market Street.

Mac's Dujo

"Captain Brady." A young officer walks into the room. "We have a 4-77 on Market Street."

"Alright, let's go." He turns to Brady and John. "That's a organized crime report, that could be O'Neil."

Brady and John nod and began walking toward the door, when Chloe catches Brady eye and motions him near.

"You come back to me, okay."

"Always Diva." Brady gives a quick but passionate kiss, as he father calls for him to hurry.