A/N I do not own John McBain or any of the other OLTL characters. All others are my own creation. Please don't sue cause I am broke and have nothing to be sued for anyway.

Chapter 21

After all the hugs and relief John got down to business. Asking about the vision he sat down on the bed next to Shelly. Michael and Chris also sat down on the bed and waited. Shelly began to speak, telling them what she had seen and felt. John had grown pale and angry as she continued to speak. Michael felt sick to his stomach and Chris was shocked at what her friend was saying. It seemed her gift was growing, changing and she wasn't sure that Shelly could handle it. Taking Shelly's hand in her own as Shelly continued to speak she squeezed gently to convey her support and lend strength.

When she was finished Shelly felt drained and exhausted but she knew there was more that she needed to do. She asked Chris to get her sketchpad and to come back in. When Natalie had looked out that window it had been as if Shelly herself was looking out the window too and she had seen a lot. So when Chris came back in with her pad and pencil she began to describe what she had seen. Together the two girls came up with a drawing of what Shelly had seen. Now if someone recognized the area they would know where Natalie was. Which brought up Shelly's plan.

"No! Absolutely not!" John said firmly, heatedly. "There is no way we are going to do that!"

"But John..." Shelly started only to be cut off by John again.

"I said No! I mean it Shelly. There is no way that is going to happen!" John said frustrated. Shelly wanted too much this time. This plan was sheer madness. There was no way he was letting his sister throw her self to the lions to help a stranger. No way!

"John..." Michael said, "It might be out only chance to save the girl." Looking at John Michael could see him struggling to hold his emotions in check. He knew this was difficult for John but this might be the only way to save the girl Shelly had seen brutally raped. Michael didn't like it any more then John did but Shelly said they could trust him and he believed her. It was also obvious that Shelly was in love with the guy even if she didn't admit it to her self. The thing that was bothering Michael was the fact that just an hour ago Shelly was disconnected, disassociating the entire world and now she want to do this? He was afraid it would prove to be too much for her and she would simply shut down again.

"I don't care!" John shouted at them. He was not going to let his little sister call the man that put a hit out on her! He didn't care how much she begged and pleaded him. The simple fact was Herbie or Rex or what ever the hell his name was killed a man and there was no way that he was getting near Shelly!

"You do care!" Shelly shouted back at him. "You're just scared. I'm not going to break down again. I have to do this John! Damn it! I was given the vision for a reason. If Rex can see the drawing then maybe he can tell us where it is and we can save Natalie!"

"Natalie?" John asked.

"The girl from my vision, her name is Natalie." Shelly told him using Natalie's name for the first time. She had yet to tell them Rex's last name or that Natalie was his sister. She wasn't sure that was something Rex would want spread around just incase it caused Natalie any harm.

Michael was stunned, what were the odds that there was another woman named Natalie kidnapped by the mafia? Pretty slim was his guess. He needed to tell Bo. He thought a minute on that and decided that this was something he needed to do in person so the Buchanan's could decide what to do. They had resources and means that they simply didn't have right here, and Bo or someone else might recognize the place in the drawing. Taking the drawing he left the room silently, unnoticed by John and Shelly who were still yelling back and forth. Christina saw him and followed secretly amused that her friend had found someone just as stubborn as she was.

"What are you doing?" She asked Michael when he started the computer, opened the scanner then placed the drawing on it to be scanned.

I think I may know who Natalie is, her family. I need to copy this and take it to them. Maybe they know where it is. They have the resources to find her and fast." Michael told her admiring her calmness. He couldn't believe she was so calm with so much going on. "How do you do it?" He asked with out realizing it.

"What?" Christina asked confused.

"How do you stay so calm? Shelly was just practically in a coma a little while ago and wants to put herself in the direct path of danger and you're cool as a cucumber."

"By remembering who Shelly is and what she has been through. Shelly is the smartest and most insightful person I know. If she says she can trust Rex then I believe her. I know Herbie, I mean Rex, and he loves her. I can tell. He might be lying about everything else but he isn't lying about that. I can see it in his eyes hear it in his voice. It was the mention of him that brought Shelly out of, you know." Chris informed him.

"What do you mean?" Michael asked, reassured at the certainty in Chris's voice. This woman was amazing! He liked her more and more every minute he was with her. He loved her loyalty and her absolute trust in her friend. If he had friends like this he would be a very lucky man. With that thought he resolved to get to know her better, wanting to know every thing there was to know about Christina Davis.

"When I started talking about Rex," Chris said trying to remember to say Rex instead of Herbie, "She corrected me. That's when she came out of it."

Michael was about to reply when he heard, "Jesus John! You're being an uptight stick in the mud asshole!" He couldn't help it he had to see this and went back to the bedroom. When he looked in he saw Shelly standing almost nose-to-nose with John glaring at him looking ready to either deck him or scream in frustration. John looked ready to ring her neck and slightly offended by her insult.

"I know him John! He didn't do it. It was someone else." Shelly yelled at him so annoyed at him that she was ready to smack him.

"Yeah well you knew your parents and it turns out that they lied to you your whole life." John yelled back at her, angrier then he could ever remember being. He immediately felt terrible for his remark when he saw the hurt flash across her face. "I'm sor..." He started to say but suddenly he was laying on the floor his jaw throbbing painfully staring up at Shelly in disbelief. She had laid him out! And with one punch at that!

Shelly was pissed, her hand aching from the right hook she had just thrown at John she looked down at him and asked snidely, "Yeah, well how well do any of us know our parents. You didn't know that yours were lying to you your whole life either so how good does that make you?"

"That's enough!" Chris said stepping in. "This obviously isn't gonna get solved right away. It's late and there is nothing we can do now. Why don't we table this and pick it up again in the morning? Huh?" Going over to Shelly she took her friends arm and pulled her away saying in a low voice, "This isn't accomplishing anything. You get more flies with honey than with vinegar."

Shelly smiled at Chris's message, understanding what she was telling her. "Fine, but I'm not gonna change my mind." She said loud enough for John to hear as he got up off the floor rubbing his jaw.

They all went to bed, Shelly and Chris in Shelly's room and John and Michael in John's room. John fumed for a couple of hours before the need for sleep over took him and he finally gave in and went to sleep.

Shelly and Chris talked for a while about her plan and finally when the felt enough time had passed Shelly took the drawing, some clothes, money, and Michael's car keys along with Chris's cell phone and quietly slipped out of the cabin. At the car she hugged Chris and thanked her for her help. Getting in she started the car, thanking god it was a quiet car, and then drove off to find Rex. Using Chris's cell she called him and asked him to meet her.