DISCLAIMER: I don't own the boys.

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NOTES:

* Thank you so much for the reviews on the last chapter. This one was finished nice and early - It was originally one massive chapter but thanks to some quick decision making and help from the lovely BOW ECHO I've decided to split them into 2. (Which means the next part will be posted in a day or 2)

* Hope you enjoy this one - And one thing we will see in the beginning part of this chapter is where Scott gets his temper from! ;)

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Chapter 33: New Plans.

Jeff pulled the man, who he had punched, back up onto his feet and held him firmly against the wall. "Where is he, Where's the Hood?"

"I… Err… Don't know who that is!" The man lied.

"Yes, you do!" Jeff stated, pushing the man harder against the wall. "Now, if you don't wish to find out what I'm capable of doing to someone who hurts one of my boys, then I suggest you tell me."

"Go ahead and kill me," The man stammered. "If it's not you, then it'll certainly be the Hood!"

"Oh, I wouldn't kill you… What I'll do to you is much worse!" Jeff assured him.

"He's in the room, nearest the exit, up ahead," The man cried out with genuine fear.

Jeff pulled the man away from the wall and threw him on the floor next to Scott. The man tried to make another run for it, but Scott grabbed him by the ankle and held him down, next to the other man who he still had in a firm grip. Pushing the door open to the room that the man had indicated, Jeff Tracy quickly looked inside. "He's not here, but it's obvious someone was."

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The Hood had heard the Doctor and Scott questioning his two men. As soon as he had heard Jeff's voice, he knew he would need to make a quick escape. Poking his head carefully out the door, the Hood saw that everyone's attention was focussed on Jeff. Taking the opportunity, the Hood quickly slipped out of the room, with the box that contained the drugs, and made his way out of the nearby exit. Once he was clear of the hospital, the Hood slowed down his pace and scowled to himself. He hated that he now needed to change his plans, especially when they had been meticulously organised. However, he knew there was no other option available, especially if he wanted to succeed in getting his revenge against Jeff, and failure for him was certainly not an option.

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Shortly after Jeff had checked the room, security had arrived and taken the two men away. Scott and Jeff then went over to Virgil, who was being assessed by Doctor Sylvia. When it was established that no harm had come to him, he was finally taken for his scans, with Jeff and Scott remaining by his side. When they had all returned to Virgil's room, Doctor Gerry Sylvia explained to them all that the men had now been taken away by the police and so far, they had not revealed any further information on where the Hood was hiding. He also informed them that security personnel had been arranged to remain outside of Virgil's room.

Jeff thanked the doctor for all that he had done, once he had left, Jeff focussed his attention onto Virgil. "How are you feeling son?"

"Okay," Virgil responded quietly.

John who was now sitting next to Virgil gripped his hand. "Virg, it's okay to be scared."

"Not scared!" Virgil muttered.

John was about to respond to this when the door opened, and they were joined by Doctor Sanderson and Nurse Andrews. "Hello there Virgil." Doctor Sanderson began. "We have the scan results for you." The whole family went quiet and looked eagerly towards Doctor Sanderson. "The scans have shown that the Fracture that you suffered to your back is healing as it should, we will still be keeping the back brace on for the 12 weeks, but no further surgery will be required."

"Thank you," Virgil whispered.

"Do you have any questions?" She asked.

Scott shook his head. "No thank you Doctor Sanderson."

"No problem… Oh, and please call me Emily." She said.

"Thank you, Emily." Scott glanced over at Virgil who was staring at him. "What?"

"Flirt!" Virgil mumbled.

"I'm not!" Scott countered trying to defend himself.

"It's okay," Emily replied with a smile towards Scott. "Now, I will leave you in the capable hands of Nurse Andrews," she added, before leaving the room.

"Can you tell me how bad the pain is out of ten?" Nurse Andrews asked Virgil.

"Two." Virgil lied.

"Really?" Jeff said sternly, raising his eyebrows at Virgil.

"Makes me sleepy!" Virgil mumbled.

Jeff ushered John out of his seat, sat down, and then leaned in closer to Virgil. "I know Virg… Now, these dreams." Jeff paused and gripped Virgil's hand when he saw the fear and sadness that immediately radiated across Virgil's face. "It's okay… We will stop them, okay?"

"Mm…" Virgil mumbled. The tears now falling down his face.

Jeff wiped the tear away. "Please Virgil, tell the nurse how bad it is... None of us want to see you in any pain."

Virgil looked at his family and sighed. "Eight." He finally answered.

"Okay," Nurse Andrews responded, "we'll get that sorted for you."

"So, Nurse Andrews," Gordon began when she started administering Virgil's pain medication, "we know Doctor Sanderson's first name but not yours… What lovely name begins with." Gordon leant in to examine the nurses name tag. "The letter M?"

Nurse Andrews smiled. "It's Maria."

"What a beautiful name." Gordon stated.

Scott slapped Gordon around the back of his head.

"Ouch!" Gordon responded. "What was that for?"

"If I can't flirt, then neither can you!"

"But I wasn't…" Gordon responded loudly.

"Shush!" Alan whispered, cutting of Gordon. "Virgil's fallen asleep!"

"Okay, I'm all done here… I'll leave you all to it." Nurse Andrews said quietly, smiling at Gordon on her way out.

Gordon grinned as he watched Nurse Andrews leave the room. Noticing Scott laughing at him, Gordon pouted. "Bite me!"

"You two are terrible!" Jeff commented shaking his head.

"And we all know where they got that from!" Jeff's mother added with a wry smile.

"Nice one grandma!" Scott complimented, with a look of surprise.

"Okay, okay." Jeff said cutting them all off. "As funny as all this is, we really need to stop going off on a tangent! Now, what's important is to find out where the Hood is and stopping him before he puts any other plans into action!"

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A few hours later:

The Hood sat in front of the computer watching the footage from the hidden camera the woman had planted inside of Virgil's room, when a short knock was heard at the door. He stood, opened the door and smiled at the woman who was standing there.

"I heard what happened at the hospital. I'm just on my break now… So, I thought I would bring you some information which will hopefully help you get your plan back on track!"

The Hood smiled and let her inside. "I'm listening."

She quickly went through what she had discovered. This included, the new security code for the entrance he had used, which would now be changed on a day-to-day basis, and the swap over times for the security detail that had been placed outside of Virgil's room. She then confirmed to him that the camera loop had been discovered, and as the hospital itself hadn't been able to fix it, someone would be brought in to repair them the following day. When she had finished going through all the details the Hood, turned from where they had been standing, made his way back to the computer, and picked up the box which contained the drugs he had acquired earlier that day.

"So, if I want my plan to succeed… Then would it be best to strike tonight?" He questioned.

"That would seem the better option." She confirmed. "I'm doing a double shift so, I know the door code for this evening. The cameras are still down, so no one will see you coming and going. The only problem I can imagine is the security outside Virgil's room and the fact that there is always at least one family member with him at all times."

The Hood pondered what she had said and then smirked. "Would you be able to drop a sleeping sedative into the drink of which ever Tracy is with him tonight?"

"It will be tricky, but I do love a challenge," she replied, "but what about the security outside his room?"

"Oh, don't worry about that," he said, "my mind powers can be very useful!"

"So, will I be able to accompany you inside the room, without them knowing I've even been there?" She asked.

"Yes," the Hood affirmed. "I would say I'm surprised that you want to be in there… But what I've seen from you so far… Well, I can't say that I'm surprised at all!"

"Professional curiosity," She smiled, "I've obviously seen the drug in action… But with the amount of medication Virgil is currently on… Well, the reaction he will have will be very interesting to observe!"

"Well, you are certainly welcome to join me." The Hood looked at the time. "Right, it's 8pm now… Shall we say 1am, outside of the hospital?"

"I'll see you then!" She confirmed.