I'm going on holiday tomorrow :D so, y'know, wont be able to finish this thing for another week or so, but feel free to review. If I have five reviews by the time I get back next week, I'll finish it :D

-Ash

A flash of red disturbed the Ross's and Thea from their sobbing, not that they stopped straight away; mainly they just wiped their cheeks while more tears came. This flash's entry was announced by the prompt falling over of one of the chairs as she tripped over them and landed face down on the floor, "Ouchie."

"I heard Thierry talking to the council members," the flash said, picking herself up from the floor and running over to them, she was dancing to them, but not as though she meant to – more out of habit, "and, Gosh – I don't want to tell you this – but some of Circle Daybreak want Blaise too! It's horrible – horrible! They sound as bad as the Night World except for Thierry and Hannah, Galen and Keller, Mother Cybelle and Aradia – the rest of them are bloodthirsty…" she trailed off, looking behind them, when another two figures appeared in the doorway. Thea focused with fuzzy eyesight: the flash of red was Poppy, the figures Thierry and Hannah.

This new piece of news upset her, of course it did, but she couldn't be shocked. How was anything comparable to what she'd already been put through? She focused on Thierry's face – he looked angry and shamed, not angry at Poppy for listening in, something more.

"I thought someone was listening when I heard footsteps running," he said now, not with any particular affliction, "Thea, Poppy's right, but it's worse than that – much worse."

"Much…Worse…?" Thea choked out, "how could it get any worse? The Night World wants my baby dead, Daybreak does, what could be worse?" she didn't yell. She wanted to yell, she wanted to scream and shout and cry at the top of her voice, but somehow all energy to do so had left her.

"Thea…the Night World didn't know about Blaise, I've learnt from spies, they had no idea! It was another group that's after Blaise, someone aside from the Night World and Daybreak both," he paused, closed his eyes painfully, "they'll find out now. I'm sorry Thea, Eric… but, I think you had better go before the rest of Daybreak gets here."

"Go? Where are we supposed to go?" Eric asked.

"I…don't know…" Thierry admitted, "I'll think of something though. First you'll have to get out of the country, go anywhere – Europe, Australia…just away from here," he glanced at the red bomb beside him, "Poppy, you go with them, get Rashel and Quinn and James too."

"And us, of course," a sound came from the other side of the room. Everyone turned to see Morgead lazily stretch against the doorframe, "you'll need me and Jez, Maggie and Delos…"

"No!" Thierry was adamant, "we can't lose the Wild Powers! They're too important."

"Well, so is baby there," Morgead narrowed his eyes, "the Night World – or whoever – get her and the war is over without need for Jez and Delos… we should have maximum firepower protecting Blaise until her first birthday."

"Morgead…" Thea started – she didn't want anyone to get killed on account of Blaise, including Blaise of course, and especially not a Wild Power. Her baby wasn't going to win the war, not if they kept her safe, and that meant they still needed the Wild Powers.

"Why do I get the feeling I'm going to agree to this?" Thierry asked, groaning, a hand over his face.

"Because you know me well," another voice came, and this time it was Jez, "and I am not – repeat, not – going to stay here when my friends are in danger. Nuh-huh, I'll sneak out if I have to. And this time I wont get caught."

"I suppose it's settled then – you'd better all go," Thierry said. Jez and Morgead left – presumably to get the others, unless they were planning to protect Blaise without even being with her – Thierry turned to Poppy, "Poppy, the combination on my safe is 34-59-23-43 – I have a feeling I'm going to regret telling you that – get as much money out as you'll need. You can't charge things to me anymore or use my credit cards, that would announce to the Night World where you are," he turned back to the Ross's and Thea, "you'll have to disappear for a year. Hopefully, they wont be able to find you – change locations every month – and…" Poppy ran off while he was given the instructions, everyone else stared at him blankly.

"a year?" Mrs. Ross looked shocked, "can't it be dealt with before then? I mean, I can't leave work for a year, and Thea and Eric have college and Roz has school…"

"The only solution I can think of is for you to all go home," Thierry frowned, "leaving Blaise with the others, of course – you might then be tortured on her whereabouts…" he trailed off, Mrs. Ross was pale, Thea and Eric holding onto Blaise fiercely, "that isn't a very good solution either – but this situation is so…"

"Hopeless," Eric supplied and Thierry looked down, "we're staying with our baby, Thierry."

"I knew you'd say that," Thierry nodded bleakly, "you might want to change your appearance a little, get coloured contacts or whatever, they're going to be looking for people matching your descriptions – obviously."

Obviously, Thea thought. How come it was so easy for them to think clearly when she couldn't form a coherent thought? It was because she wasn't their daughter, obviously; they didn't care as much. Obviously. She hated that word, when nothing was obvious any longer.

For the first time, she seemed to remember she was wearing nothing more but a white silky nightdress, "okay, we'll leave, first though, I'll need to change. They might be a little suspicious of someone wearing a bloodied nightdress and carrying a baby."

Thierry blinked, so did the Ross's, Hannah just smiled, "come with me, Thea, my clothes should fit you."