A/N: This is my first attempt at a Without A Trace fanfic! Please review and tell me what you think! BTW, this is Martin/Sam.
Summary: When a New York Judge's daughter goes missing in Disneyland, the New York Missing Person's Division is put on the case and Jack, Martin and Sam are sent to LA to head the investigation. Was she kidnapped? Does it have something to do with the Judge? It's up to our favorite FBI agents to find the answers.
Disclaimer: I don't own Without a Trace or any of the characters.
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It was a hot and sunny summer day in Southern California. Judge Amelia Roenstein and her husband of twenty years, Jacob, had taken their daughter, four year old Natalie, to Disneyland for the first time.
It was hot, almost unbearably so, and crowded. It was the weekend before Independence Day and the park was packed with people. They spent the long, hot day standing in long lines and going on rides. They watched a parade and Natalie got an autograph book and they spent hours spotting characters and getting their autographs. Natalie's parents had taken a hundred photographs, or more, of Natalie with Mickey, Natalie on the King Arthur Carousel, Natalie in front of the Snow White statues.
Natalie was a sweet and happy four year old with long curly blonde hair and bright blue eyes. She had worn her favorite outfit that day, her Ariel shirt with the matching pants and shoes. She had even found an Ariel doll at one of the shops and her mother had bought it for her.
By the time night fell their day was winding down and Natalie was getting tired. They decided to watch the firework display before they left for the night and staked out a spot on Main Street where they would get the best view.
Natalie was starting to get fussy. The long hot day was taking its tool on the girl, and in turn, her parents.
"Do you want to watch the fireworks?" Judge Roenstein asked her daughter, who was clutching her Ariel doll.
Natalie nodded her head. "Yes, Mommy. I wanna watch the fireworks," she said tiredly, leaning against her head against her mother's leg.
"C'mon Amelia, let's just go. She's tired and it's been a long day. She doesn't care about the fireworks," Jacob Roenstein said.
"It's only another fifteen minutes," Judge Roenstein said. "She'll love them."
Jacob shook his head and sighed exasperatedly. "Are we staying for Natalie or for you?" he asked.
"What is that supposed to mean?" the Judge asked as the lights dimmed for better viewing of the fireworks.
"You know exactly what it means. Everything has to be your way. If you want to stay for fireworks, then we'll stay for fireworks no matter what," Jacob said.
"That's not fair. This is Natalie's first trip and you know she loves fireworks. We'll leave as soon as they're over," the Judge snapped. She finished unwrapping the sucker that she had just bought Natalie. "Here, sweetie, here's your sucker," she said, looking down.
Natalie was gone.
"Where's Natalie, where did she go?" the Judge asked and she and her husband looked around the dark, crowded streets. Everyone was looking up at the fireworks exploding in the skies above them.
"Natalie!" they called, certain that she had just seen something interesting and had wandered off.
They looked around frantically, asking the people around them if they had seen the little girl. The people behind them, focused on watching the fireworks looked annoyed and just shook their heads. The people next to them didn't seem to speak any English and just looked at them blankly.
"Natalie!" the Judge screamed, panicked. "Natalie!"
But there was no sign of the little girl.
Just like that she had vanished.
Without a trace.
((please review, thanks!!))