Outside the Warehouse

Jesse looked up at the warehouse as the other agents got ready to enter it. Danny patted her shoulder as he came up to her side. "It's gonna be okay, Jess," he said, as he looked up. "We're gonna bring them home."

"I know," she said, as she and Danny headed for the fire escape. "By the time we're done, we should be in shape."

"Yeah." They got to the roof and climbed over the edge. "I'll never need to go to the gym for a while."

That got Jesse to smile as she set down her pack, opened it, to reveal a set of climbing equipment. "Now comes the fun part."

Inside

Jack and Vivian were talking softly about something when Sam leaned up next to Martin. "Is Taylor okay?" she asked him, causing Elizabeth's head to snap up.

"Yeah, he'll be fine," Martin said, as he looked over at the men. "I was surprised that the man didn't check to make extra sure that Taylor was done for the count."

"Who's Taylor?" Elizabeth asked, as she inched closer to them. "I'm confused."

"Taylor's a friend of ours," Martin said, as the door opened and Bubba walked in. "Oh, god, no."

"It's Bubba," Sam replied, as they both looked up at the man who had held them captive before. "This really isn't our day."

"Hello, Friends," Bubba said to them, as he came over to them. "It's so good to see you again. I'm sorry to hear that Agent Taylor didn't make it. Bullets do tend to kill people."

"Bubba what are you doing here?" Sam asked him, as they looked up at him. "I thought that you didn't trust any of Victor's men."

"I don't," he began as he looked down at Elizabeth and his smiled faded. "That's not Jesse. They kidnaped the wrong girl. Such idiots."

"You're the one who told them to kidnap Jesse?"

"Yes, I did."

"Why?"

"I have my reasons."

"Oh, really. Care to tell us what some of them would be."

On the Roof

"That's got to be one of the most interesting conversations in the world," Jesse pointed out, as she peered through the window to see Sam and Bubba talking. "He's about as interesting as a pole."

"What's with the climbing equipment?" Danny asked, as she moved back to the side of the wall and peered over it. "Jesse?"

"I'm gonna go through the window," she replied, as she secured the rope and started to put on her harness. "That way, I give the element of surprise to you guys."

"Okay." He watched as she put the bag around her waist and secured it.

"Just be ready to charge in after I take Bubba done. Once the others realize that he's done, they'll draw their guns and shoot everybody, and we don't want that." She then hooked herself up to the rope and threw the rest of it over the edge. "Wish me luck." She took the moment to pull on her black stocking hat. "I'm gonna need it."

"Good luck." Danny then watched as she went over the side, and knew that this time, she had everything in control. "We're all gonna need it." He then went back to the window to watch.

Inside

"Let me get this straight," Martin said, as he looked up at Bubba. "You wanted Jesse for your own kid."

"Yeah, I did," Bubba replied. "I had kinda grown attached to her when I was working for Victor and I thought that I could take over where her father left off."

"But she doesn't need someone like that," Elizabeth said. "She can pretty much take care of herself."

"I'll then have to force her to see my ways when I get a hold of her."

Martin then noticed a shape coming at the window behind Bubba. Before he could say a word, a body came through the glass and slid across the floor knocking Bubba down. "Hello, Bubba," Jesse said to him, as she looked up. "Long time."

"Jesse," Bubba said with an evil grin on his face as he got to his feet. "It's so nice for you to drop in."

"I was in the neighborhood." Jesse then got to her feet and it was then that Martin noticed the climbing rope attached to her waist. "Plus I had to crash this party. It looked like you guys were having so much fun without me."

"Well I'm glad that you're here." Bubba then swung at Jesse and she easily blocked his punch. "We have some very important things to talk about."

"I bet we do." She then ducked another punch. "How about why you got your men to kidnap the wrong girl? Your men had to know who I was."

"I didn't think that you would have caught onto that one."

"I'm smarter than I look, Bubba. My father taught me to look for the gold lining in them clouds remember."

"You're father had a wicked way of thinking that everyone had an evil purpose in life."

"He was just watching his back. Father was evil, so he knew that there would be evil out there in the world. What he taught me, only made me ready for the world."

"Your father taught you to steal and con people. A real father wouldn't teach his daughter those things."

"You're right. Most normal dad's wouldn't, but mine did, so that I could survive out there." Fire flashed through Jesse's eyes as she started to loose her anger. "What makes you capable of judging my father, Bubba? You worked for him even before I was born. You knew what kind of man he was and what he was capable of."

"You're going down, child." Bubba lunged at Jesse, as she got him with the stun gun, and he went down hard.

"I really don't think so." She pocked the stun gun and turned to face the agents. "Hey, guys." She pulled out her pocket knife, went over to their sides, and cut them free of the duct tape. "I suggest that you guys take cover." She then took offthe bag and tossed it to Martin. "They're gonna fire upon us in a matter of seconds." The agents moved, and Jesse grabbed onto Elizabeth's arm. "You're coming with me." She then slid a second rope around Elizabeth's waist.

"What do you mean?" Elizabeth asked her, before Jesse pulled her through the window as the gunfight started. Elizabeth let out a scream as they began to fall. "We're going to die."

TBC

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Ha, Martin knew that Danny had a vest on.