Buffy knew it was time to take charge in this situation. She needed to find Connor, and fast. What the hell was this demon and why did it want Connor so bad?

"Wesley, you take Willow, Xander, and Andrew down to the library and try to find out what kind of demon this is. Angel, you and Spike go gather the girls, tell them to be ready. I just need a minute alone with Dawn if you all don't mind." She then turned her attention to Dawn as they all exited her room.

"Are you ok? Sit down for a minute please." She ushered Dawn over to the bed. "Try not to worry too much. He is a very powerful boy, I'm sure he can hold his own. We will find him."

"We were just talking and bam, that thing came busting through the window. It was like it knew were to find him or something. I don't get it; did he have a homing device or something? I really like him Buffy, please don't let anything happen to him." Dawn laid her head on Buffy's shoulder and cried. She looked up at Buffy and wiped her face suddenly giving a look of sheer determination. She abruptly shot up from the bed and headed for the door.

"Where are you going?" Buffy asked, puzzled at her sisters quick turn around.

"I have to do something or I might go crazy up here, I'm going to help research this demon thing so you can kick its ass back to hell or where ever it came from." Dawn had that determined look in her eyes and Buffy felt proud. He little sister was growing into a powerful woman.

The girls were all assembled in the lobby waiting for Buffy. She followed Dawn down the steps and walked to the weapons cabinet. She handed several weapons out to the girls, "Ok girls, we've got a mission. All I know is that we have an ugly pink looking demon that flew off with Angel's son. We break into two groups and sweep the surrounding area. Keep in contact every fifteen minutes, Kennedy you take your group to the right and I'll take mine to the left. Keep me posted."

She handed Kennedy a cell phone as they headed for the door. Just as Buffy was about to lead her group out Angel called to her, "Buffy wait, what can we do? I can't just sit here and wait for the sun to go down."

Buffy's heart broke at the look on his face. "You and Spike hit the sewers; let me know if you find anything, and be careful." Buffy gave him a quick kiss and headed out the door.

"Alright Peaches, guess it's you and me huh." Spike grabbed a broad sword and threw one at Angel as they headed towards the basement and into the sewers.

Connor was finally coming to. His head ached and when he tried to reach up to touch it, he noticed that he couldn't move his hands. He heard the sounds of the chains clacking as he tried again to raise his arms.

It was in was very dark but he could see the flicker of a few candles that were lit in the corner of the room. He tried shaking his head to clear his vision, and check around the room to see if he could find out were he was. Nothing seemed familiar. He closed his eyes and concentrated, trying to see if he heard any voices or maybe some hint of sound that would tell him where he may be. He listened for a few minutes and did hear voices off in the distance but the sound was so far away he couldn't make anything out.

He tried to remember how he got there but his mind instantly thought of Dawn. He remembered sitting on the bed and talking with her, then all of a sudden a demon came flying through the window.

He jumped up and tried to knock the beast back through the window but it moved out of the way just in time. It then moved towards Dawn and he jumped over the bed in front of her. He did a roundhouse kick knocking the demon backwards but it quickly recovered. He started to punch and kick and was slowly starting to back it towards the window again. Just as he was about to make the final blow the demon blew a red powder in his eyes causing him to drop to his knees instantly.

He vision blurred then everything suddenly went black. Dawn must have been so scared. He wondered if the demon hurt or killed her or worse yet, maybe she was being held there as well. He knew that he needed to get out of here and find out what happened to her.

Both groups of slayers had been searching for over an hour and no traces of Connor or the demon had been found. Buffy called Angel several times to find demon hot spots around the city that he may know of but so far they turned up nothing.

She decided it was time to check in with the watchers and find out what kind of demon they have been chasing. When she called the hotel, she wasn't at all surprised that Andrew was the one to answer. "Angel Investigations, we help the homeless."

"Andrew please, if you're going to answer the phone do it right. It's 'we help the helpless' you ninny not homeless. Put Willow on the phone." Buffy had no time to play with Andrew right now she just needed to find out what she was fighting. Andrew handed the phone to Willow and walked away mumbling something about never getting to have any fun.

"Hey Buff, find anything demony to fight?"

"No, just checking in to see what you guys found out."

"Right, ok, we are dealing with a lower level demon here Buff; these guys are like dummies for hire. They are powerful but very stupid and don't do anything on their own. Seems someone out there has hired some lackeys to do their dirty work. We think we have a spell that can locate Connor but we need Angel back here to do it. His blood is the key; we can't do it without him. If we do this successfully we can call you while your out and you can get to Connor faster."

"Sure Will, I'll call him right now. Let me know as soon as possible, ok." Buffy hung up and dialed Angel right away. She knew the longer it took to find Connor the worse it could be. Angel was just getting used to being at piece with his demon but that side of him could emerge and take over if he was sent over the edge.

Angel made it back to the hotel in record time with Spike following slowly behind. They had the spell ready and as soon as he arrived, Willow got the blood from Angel and went to work. He watched as Dawn, Willow, and Wesley gathered around a map of LA and began to chant. He looked at Dawn closely. She looked so sad and his heart broke for her. He loved Connor and he could tell that Dawn felt the same; they just needed him home and safe.

They began chanting and a soft glow began to form over the map. Dawn and Willow blew a dust over the map and the glowing light struck the map. It lit up the location and Angel started dialing Buffy's number.

He was being held in a building down near the boardwalk in Venice Beach. It was on the other side of the city were the sewers didn't reach and there was no way he could get there until sundown.

Connor still sat alone in the room waiting for something or someone to show up. All he could think about was getting to Dawn. The door began to open and he squinted at the bright light that filtered through the open doorway. He heard the door shut and tried to adjust his eyes to the dark room again. He knew someone was in the room with him now but he still couldn't see who it was.

Buffy was getting anxious, and she needed to get to that building as soon as possible. The sun wouldn't be down for a few more hours and she needed to find Connor before Angel got there. She wondered who would want to kidnap Connor in the first place. Not many people knew of Connor's true identity. This made Buffy very uneasy and she tried to think of who could get that kind of information. She decided that they needed help and called the one person she knew had good connections, Giles.

On the trip down to Venice she called her watcher to fill him in on all that had happened the past few weeks. He said nothing during her conversation but when she got to the part about Dawn and Connor, she swore she heard him cleaning his glasses and mutter 'good lord' and 'bloody hell' which made her smile.

It took them over a half hour to get to the beach in all the traffic and she stood at the corner waiting for the others to arrive.

She thought about how hard she was on Connor. When she found them on the roof, and thought Dawn was hurt, she was furious and she lashed out at him. She hoped there would be time to make it up. She was so deep in thought that the sound of her cell phone ringing startled her. "Hello," she said very quickly. "Oh thank god, Giles, good news, and now please."

"I'm not a hundred percent sure Buffy but I think you may be dealing with Wolfram and Heart. No one is supposed to know who Connor is and the only ones are your group and that lawyer firm. I think they may be trying to get even some how with Angel. Naturally that would mean going after the ones that mean the most to him. If it is in fact W & H, you must be extremely careful. Angel may have hurt them but they are still very powerful. I'd rather think it would be wise for you to wait until sundown when Angel and Spike can assist you. They know these people and how they work."

"Alright Giles, I'll wait for the Calvary but I don't like it. Thanks for the help." Buffy was a little sarcastic when she said this, true she was grateful for the help but she was still mad at him for not telling her about Fred.

Kennedy arrived and Buffy called Angel to let him know what Giles had said. She told him where to meet them and they waited for sundown.

Buffy was glad to see them finally show up and they came up with a plan to enter the building. They split into three groups and headed into the building. They were not surprised when they ran into demons and vampires walking the halls. Angel started to track the scent of his son and headed further up.

Connor was sitting in the chair finally adjusting his eye sight to the surroundings. He noticed a figure standing by the door. It was dressed in a long black robe with a hood on that disguised its face. He struggled in the chair once more hoping to loosen his bonds but it was of no use.

The figure stalked around the room making Connor feel unsettled. He had all he could take and lashed out at the figure the only way he could, "Hey freak, wanna tell me what I'm doing here." The creature stopped moving and turned towards Connor. "All will be revealed once your father gets here."

They fought hard on each floor trying to get to the room that held Connor. When they reached the top floor of the building, Angel knew that his son was near. From both ends of the hallway they fought off demons and vampires. Once they cleared the area, they began to check all the rooms. When they reached the final room they knew he had to be in there. They braced themselves for what may lay behind the door. Angel counted to three and kicked the door down.