"Yeah?" Bo said running into the room. "You got something?"
"Does Asa have a cabin up there?" John asked pointing to the map.
Bo thought about it for a minute. "Yeah I think he does. We haven't used it in quite a while. It hasn't been in good shape ever since some hunters trashed the place."
John nodded, "They might be there we need to get some people out there." John was already grabbing his jacket and heading to the door.
"John wait a minute. Are you sure? They could be anywhere!" Bo said, as much as he wanted to find Natalie and Willow he knew that to go off half-cocked was a bad idea.
"Bo, I just know. That's where they are. I can feel it." John said and indeed his gut was telling him that they were in that cabin. "This is my wife and my sister. I wouldn't say so if I wasn't sure." He said.
Rex also felt that this was the answer. Motioning in RJ who was sitting outside the door he handed him Isis. "We might have found them. I need you to watch Isis for me."
RJ objected immediately. "Oh no, I'm coming too. You can't shut me out of this. I love Willow too."
"RJ please! I need someone I can trust to watch her. I need you!" Rex said hoping to convince RJ to stay and watch Isis.
RJ was astounded that Rex had just said he trusted him. But then he thought about it and realized he shouldn't be. Rex loved Willow and trusted her judgment. Willow trusted him so maybe Rex was following her example. "But..." He started to protest again.
"Please? Willow would want you to. She wouldn't trust anyone else to do it." Rex said playing the only card he knew that would change RJ's mind.
RJ looked at him then at Isis in his arms and sighed, "That was a cheap shot."
"But did it work?" Rex asked with a grin.
"Yeah it did. No hurry up and bring her back! Natalie too." RJ said. "I'll take her to my place. You can pick her up in the morning."
"Thanks!" Rex said as RJ headed out the door with Isis.
"Now that you two ladies are done arguing can we go get our wives?" John asked with a smirk to cover his apprehension at the task ahead.
Rex checked his gun and threw on his coat, "Lets go!" With that Bo, John, Rex and theS.W.A.T. team headed for Llanview Mountain to Asa's cabin.
Back at the cabin Willow and Natalie were looking on in shock as Darren started to rant uncontrollably. Shouting to Willow that she was a whore and that she had betrayed him he paced back and forth. His gun still aimed at them thewomen could do nothing but stand there and hope he went away like he had before.
"You Bitch! How could you betray me this way? You won't get away with this. I promise you will be sorry." Darren ranted.
Natalie leaned over to Willow and whispered, "Think we can disarm him?"
"Not until he gets a little closer." Willow whispered back. Watching him it was becoming perfectly obvious that his mind had snapped. Whether it was from whatever he had suffered when he was attacked or from some other trauma. He clearly was not thinking clearly. It was easy to see how someone could have taken advantage of him and convinced him to kidnap Natalie.
"Stop it! Stop talking to each other!" He shouted taking a step closer and pointing his gun directly at Willow.
They fell silent and just looked at Darren. He backed up a step, perhaps feeling the heat of their gaze. He seemed just a bit frightened of them. Looking at each other Natalie could see that Willow saw it as well. Maybe they could use his fear of them to get away.
Willow nodded to show that she knew what Natalie was thinking and took a step forward. When Darren backed up another step Natalie took a step left.
"Stop! What are you doing?" Darren shouted now having a hard time covering both women at once. "Stop. Or I will shoot you!" he said to Willow.
Willow was terrified but knew that this might be their only chance to get away. She took another step forward.
Natalie could see Willow shaking with fear and she felt that same fear. Fear for her unborn child. A child that John didn't know anything about yet. She prayed that she would make it out of this to tell him then took another step left. That step put her in range so she could knock away Darren's gun. He still hadn't pointed the gun at her so he must not have realized that she was capable of disarming him. All she needed was a distraction.
Willow saw Natalie move into position from the corner of her eye and knew that it was time to make their move. Doubling over as if in pain she cried out in agony. Darren was startled and automatically lowered his aim a bit to look at her. Falling to the ground and writhing around Willow saw Natalie leap for Darren and kick the gun from his hand. It flew across the floor and landed a few feet from Willow's prone form.
Natalie went to deliver a blow that would knock out Darren but he was too fast. Grapping Natalie by the arm he yanked her to him. "That's enough of that!" he snarled.
"Come out with your hands up!" Shouted John's voice from outside the cabin. Darren stiffened and looked quickly at Willow. She was still lying on the floor and appeared to be unconscious.
Not wanting to take any chances Darren moved to pick up the gun.
Natalie felt Darren loosen his grip slightly and jerked her arm quickly. Yelling "John!" she tried to pull away from him but he was too strong and quickly clamped a hand over her mouth.
Willow noticed he was distracted and grabbed the gun. She leapt to her feet and aimed the gun at Darren. "Let her go!" Willow demanded planting her feet firmly and holding the gun in a tight grip.
Both women were surprised when Darren pulled out a knife and laid it across Natalie's throat. "Drop the gun," he ordered.
"You know I can't." Willow said softly. She aimed her gun and was about to fire when the door burst open. John and Bo stood on the other side also aiming guns at Darren.
"Drop the knife!" John ordered. He was shocked and terrified to see that Natalie was once again in danger. He didn't know who this creep was but he would have to negotiate with him to get Natalie out of this situation.
Darren knew he was cornered and he didn't know what to do. He knew that Willow wouldn't shoot him but these other guys he knew would. Taking a chance he turned his back on Willow and said to John, "Step back or I'll slit her throat."
John didn't want to do anything to get Natalie hurt so he motioned for Bo to step back and then stepped back himself. He also knew if he could draw this guy out the S.W.A.T. team could take him out.
As John and Bo stepped out of the doorway Darren, holding on to Natalie, took a step out of the door. Then all hell broke loose. There were several loud bangs and suddenly Natalie was free.