Authors Note- I'm back again! So incredibly sorry for the really long wait, but I had finals and was in the middle of a musical production, then I got wrapped up in a new story and had to put this one on the back burner for a bit, but summer is here and I have more than enough time to split between stories. This one is finished just to let you know and ended up being like, 22 chapters I think. Rating might change around chapter 19, but that's it. Need a disclaimer, check other chaps, too lazy to put it in this one!

Enjoy!

Chapter 5- Microwaves and Orange Dots

Michael and Selene searched for days, which bled into weeks that became months, and turned into years. They had journeyed all over Europe, following faint scents and parental intuition. They had killed death dealers, lycans, and even any humans that stood in their way. Like Selene had told Michael years before, anything that got in their way died.

Their trail of scents and men screaming for mercy took them into the United States, but once again grew cold. Michael and Selene came back to England after 15 years of searching and finally settled down in a small cottage in the country side.

Over the years, they had gathered quite a following of lycans and vampires who were willing to help them. Their headquarters was located down the road from the cottage estate and it was there that some of their allies stayed.

Two weeks before what would have been Meghan's 16th birthday, Michael and Selene got a phone call at 2:30 a.m.

"Sir, I'm sorry to wake you both…but"

"Adam…just call me Michael."

"Right, sorry…we have found something at HQ that I think you should take a look at, both of you."

"Okay, we will be there tomorrow morning, Adam, goodn-"

"Michael now would be better…" he cut him off.

"Fine, we're getting up right now…"

"Okay, we'll make it ready!"

"Alright" Michael answered as he rolled over to wake Selene. Ever since Michael had turned Adam into a hybrid, he had been all military-ish. With him it was always 'yes sir' or 'commander this' or 'come to HQ'. He was definitely a good soldier, but had seen Saving Private Ryan one too many times.

Selene was resting so peacefully that Michael didn't even want to wake her, but if their discovery was important enough for Adam to call at 2:30, it would be worth disturbing her.

"Selene, wake up." He said as he kissed her nose, "Adam has something to show us."

She rolled over and looked at the clock – 2:41 a.m. "Not at 2:40 in the morning he doesn't! I'm not getting up!"

"Selene," he nuzzled into her shoulder, softly kissing between her neck and shoulder. "He said it was very important…"

She rolled back over and, looking straight into Michael's best 'I love you so much, but I think you know I'm right' face. "But I'm just getting used to this whole sleeping at night thing…"

"Please? Think about it, would Adam really call us this early if he didn't think it was important?" he asked, still pleading with his eyes.

"Yes! Yes he would!"

"What, name a time he has?"

"When the microwave at 'HQ'" she said mocking Adam, "exploded and he couldn't make a Hot Pocket!"

"Hey?" Michael said defensively, "That was an emergency! Hot Pockets are a good source of…of…of food! Crispy Crunchy Tender Flakey Crust!" He looked back at his wife who wasn't looking amused. "Okay, fine, I know he can exaggerate a little…fine, a lot, but he sounded like he really needed us there!"

She looked back at Michael and couldn't deny the begging blue eyes, "Ugh, fine, but only if you promise never to say the Crispy thing again and you carry me, because I'm still tired!"

Selene had grown to like sleeping at night and being able to go out with Michael during the day. Over the years Michael and Selene had made many friends, smart friends. A team of vampires had developed a cream that when worn on clothing or on flesh allowed vampires to stay out during the day and not burn up.

Since they treated her clothes with it and she wore it everyday like a moisturizer, Selene was just getting used doing things during the day and actually sleeping at night. This breakthrough made it so much easier to search for Meghan because if she was with humans, they would move during the day where Selene and Michael couldn't get them.

Unfortunately, the death dealers and lycans hadn't backed off, with the exception of those living with them. So not only were they trying to find Meg, but they had to keep out running their captors.

Selene and Michael had only slowed their search for Meghan when they moved into the cottage. They still had Adam and his team working on leads and using satellites to check info red imaging to check abandoned buildings and such, but rarely went out on foot.

They refused to give up, but they had lost so much hope for the safe return of their daughter. There had been so many false alarms and lost trails that the idea of Little Meghan Leena Corvin coming home just seemed to drift further and further away from reality.

"Adam! Take the security lock off of the door and CALL BACK THE DOGS!" Michael shouted into the speaker.

"Eh, sorry!" Adam said, pushing various buttons then looking up at Michael who had blood on his shirt from the dogs.

"If you know we are coming down, don't put them on alert!" Michael told him, pointing to the German Shepherds in the corner whose ears perked up when they realized they were being talked about.

"Sorry, I just forgot…again" Adam admitted.

"It's okay-what did you find?" Selene asked, pausing for a yawn as she stepped out from behind Michael.

"Well, we were doing a routine scan of the fourth quadrant of sector seven, that's over between Bernard and Lafayette in the Industrial District, where we had found oth-"

"ADAM!" Selene and Michael both said impatiently.

"Oh, sorry…again. We found this…" he said, pulling up an info red image.

"What is that?" Michael asked, pointing to the large red orange space on the screen.

"That seems to be a large group of people or computers…and that" Adam said, pointing to the large white space a room over, "Is what looks like a heating system."

"Great job Adam, you woke me up for some homeless people with a space heater!" She said, extremely annoyed as she started to leave.

"That isn't a space heater! It's giving off too much heat to be a simple space heater. That's an industrial sized full quality heating system, meant to heat entire buildings. But that isn't even the big news!" Adam zoomed in on a small part of the screen with a faint orangey-green spot on it.

"What is it?" Michael asked acting like Adam expected him to automatically know what it was.

"What we brought you here to show you. The heat is coming from a few floors below the large one and by the readings is only emitting enough heat to be a two people at the most."

"Your point, Adam?" Selene asked.

"Well, we haven't scanned that area in a while and you and Michael haven't physically gone there so your scents would have faded by now. The humans wouldn't have known that we have satellites and probably don't believe that we check there anymore."

"Point?" Selene still wasn't catching on, but fortunately Michael did.

"So it would be the perfect place, according to them, to hide something…or someone."

"Exactly, that's what we thought." Adam said, "Even if it is just a group of homeless people with a bunch of space heaters, why would one person be alone so far away? It might be worth a try."

"I guess you are right, but can we plan the mission in the morning, I'm tired!" Selene said as Michael and Adam gave her the 'How can you say that when that could be your daughter look.' "Well, they won't be expecting us in the daytime…" She added to redeem herself.

"True, okay, meet us at the cottage at 8 a.m. with Truman and Fiyero." Michael told Adam.

"Yes sir!" he answered with a salute.

"What have I told you!"

"Right, sorry, okay Mike, we'll be there." Adam apologized.

Michael and Selene started leaving when Selene turned around, "Stop apologizing Adam, you're a hybrid, you don't want to seem weak!"

"Oh, sorry-I mean, okay Selene, I'll stop."

"Good, 8 a.m., NO earlier!" she said.

"I know, me, Truman and Fiyero."

Michael and Selene were walking quietly back to the cottage until she broke the silence between them, "What made you pick Truman and Fiyero?"

"I don't know, it seems like they had the same thing happen to them…"

"I guess you're right, they both came back from the humans and turned out okay. There is still hope that Meg is okay too."

"Selene, Meghan is fine. She is going to come back to us!" he told her as he hugged her reassuringly.

"I know, but…what if they didn't treat her like they treated Fiyero and Truman? I mean, Truman is a born lycan and Fiyero is a vampire, but Meghan is a hybrid…" Selene grabbed Michael's chest and held on for dear life and cried, "What if that isn't her? What if she isn't even near here and they are hurting her? What if she is trying to find us and we can't?"

"Shhhh," he soothed her, "Selene, don't think stuff like that! If they had hurt her we would have felt it. I have a strong feeling that she is fine, wherever she is. They didn't hurt Truman or Fiyero, they just tested them…Meghan is going to come back to us! Okay?"

"Yeah…" she answered, wiping the tears from her cheeks. "But if they hurt her, I will kill them all!"

"I know, Selene, we will!" Michael picked her up into his arms, "You look tired, let me carry you?"

She looped her arm around the back of his neck and interlocked it with the other across his chest and leaned her head on him. The steady rhythm of his footsteps and the beating of his heart quickly lulled Selene to sleep.

At 7:45, Michael and Selene's alarm went off. She reached over and turned it off, then nuzzled back into Michael's shoulder. He had fallen asleep with Selene in his arms, staying awake after they had lain down, just watching her sleep.

A/N- well that's my comeback chapter! As you know, reviews are appreciated and my fire extinguisher is broken so…no flames! May end up being updated daily or every other day for summer so, keep an eye out! Thanks!