Thank you all for the quick reviews! I just wanted to warn you that there is some strong language in this chapter. I still don't own anything recognizable.

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Joe fumed as he stood in the elevator on the way back up to the floor the room was on. He secretly hoped the two would finally duke it out so that they could get on with business. Cody would just have to accept that Nancy picked Frank.

Joe grinned at the thought. He could deal with Nancy as a sister-in-law.

Just as Joe's elevator was opening, he noticed another was closing and caught a flash of a girl dressed in black with strawberry blond.

"Nancy?" He called out but the doors had already shut.

That's weird. Joe thought. Wonder where she's going. He shrugged and turned down the hallway.

As he round the corner, he was almost knocked over by Frank.

"Whoa! Watch where you're going!" Joe said, regaining his balance. He glared at his brother then froze at the look on his face. "What? What's going on?"

"We need to get to Nancy. Now." Frank said, throwing his brother his vest. As Joe caught it, he noticed Cody behind his brother. The man was pale and his eyes worried.

"I'm sure Nancy's fine, I think she just went down in the elevators." Joe said, motioning to the elevator lobby behind him. Frank and Cody exchanged a glance then looked back at Joe.

"Was she with anyone?" Cody asked. Joe shrugged and velcroed his vest.

"I didn't see her very well. I only saw a girl in all black with strawberry blond hair so I assumed it was Nancy. Did you check her room?" Joe asked.

"We were just headed in that direction. We need to find her Joe." Frank said and started running down the hallway again. Joe turned to Cody with a look of confusion.

"What is going on?"

"I'll explain on the way," Cody answered, rushing after Frank.

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"Nancy?" Frank called out as he pushed open Nancy's room door. He looked around, saw she was gone and was immediately running back out the door. Frank felt cold all over.

"Frank! Where are you going?" Joe called from behind him.

"Down the stairs! She's not there. We have to find her." Frank yelled back. He only took one glance over his shoulder to see Joe following him and Cody talking into his cell phone.

"This is Agents Brooks, DIA. We have a situation. Agent Kirkpatrick is a mole. He has just kidnapped Agent Drew and they are heading to the lobby. We must stop them. I repeat Agent Kirkpatrick is dangerous."

Cody hoped his announcement made it to his team in time to stop Eddie. However, his hopes were dashed when a voice came over the line.

"Agents Drew and Kirkpatrick were just seen leaving the hotel in one of the SUVs. They were heading in a Northeasterly direction. Shall we pursue?"

"Damnit! Yes. Follow them. We have to stop them before they get to the warehouse. Saffron cannot get a hold of her again!" Cody yelled into the phone as the trio flew down the stairwell. "Frank! They're gone! Heading northeast towards the warehouse."

Frank didn't reply. He pushed himself harder and in no time at all he was bursting through the door into the lobby. Joe and Cody were hot on his heels. They saw the members of both Cody and Frank's teams rushing towards the waiting SUVs outside and followed suit.

"Frank," Cody said, motioning to one of the vehicles, "you and Joe go in that one. I'll go in the next and brief my team. This has turned into a rescue mission. Nancy is the priority. Capture Kirkpatrick and Saffron if possible."

Frank and Joe nodded and jumped into their vehicle.

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"You know, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but the Gray Man isn't going to like this," Joe said, adjusting his vest and checking his gun once more. Frank ignored him. Unfortunately, Joe was right.

"We will just have to complete two missions at once," Frank said, pushing his own gun into the holder and adding extra ammunition to his jacket pocket. He watched as Cairo flew by them out the window. He didn't care if the mission was blown, Nancy had to be saved. Frank's mind flew back to the night on the dingy and he remembered how he had felt when Nancy had finally opened her eyes and looked at him.

Is that when you fell in love with her Hardy? A little voice in the back of his mind asked. Frank shook his head. Then the memories of the last time they had been in Cairo together flashed forward. Sliding the beautiful diamond ring on her finger on the airplane, holding her close at the hotel counter, playing her husband when sight-seeing and taking care of her when Krieger had tried to kill her twice – once with dropping a pot on her and a second when locking them up in the tombs. The unnecessary feeling of jealously that had welled up when he had seen Joe hugging her on the stage after the bomb was diffused. Finally being able to kiss her on the balcony after the case was solved. For one moment believing she was all his…

Can you save her this time? Will you be able to tell her you love her now?

Frank tightened his hand into a fist. Yes, he was going to save her again. He glanced at Joe and found himself being watched.

"What?" Frank asked, his voice harsher than he intended. Joe lifted an eyebrow but didn't say anything for a moment. Then he leaned forward and looked Frank straight in the eye.

"Nancy will make it. She's a tough girl and an amazing agent. She survived Saffron once, she can do it again. Don't go beating yourself up over this situation. We will get her out. I know the lengths you'll go to save someone Frank. I've seen it before." Joe said, his eyes flicking to Frank's left arm then back to his face. Frank shrugged and looked back out the window.

Two years ago, Frank had taken a man's life. Granted, the man was trying to kill Joe but it still burned sometimes. He never wished the experience on anyone but in his field of work – sometimes sacrifices had to be made. Had he not stepped up and fired his weapon, the bullet that glazed his arm would have been in Joe's chest. A small price to pay for keeping his brother alive.

Frank absently rubbed a hand over the scar. It was a constant reminder that their job was very dangerous and very real.

"Did you and Cody duke it out?"

Frank sighed and looked over at his brother. Leave it to Joe to try to lighten the mood.

"I felt like slugging him but I didn't. He was just misinformed." Frank replied. Joe rolled his eyes.

"Do you always have to be so damn noble? You should have hit the guy. Lord knows he has been asking for it the moment we met him," Joe said, leaning back in his seat. Frank chuckled. Joe grinned.

"How do you know Eddie's the one that took Nancy?" Joe asked, getting back on task. Frank almost growled.

"The bastard has been leading us on this whole time. He's been in league with Saffron since the beginning. He fed Cody all the information he originally fed Saffron only he told Cody it had been sent from my office."

Joe's eyes grew wide.

"Wait, your office? You weren't even in the States, you were climbing up the side of the yacht!"

"I know that. Cody didn't so he believed Eddie. Hence the hostility. They couldn't haul me in right away because they didn't have the fax machine as evidence, or so Eddie claimed."

"Did Cody say why he believed him so readily?" Joe asked, trying to comprehend who told who what.

"Nancy's been his partner since she started. He felt responsible for her getting caught and hurt so he wanted to find out who set her up really badly. He didn't even check to see if Eddie's story panned out. Apparently, Eddie was banking on that," Frank said. He looked down at his hands for a moment then spoke up again, "I think I would have done the same. Had you been set up, I wouldn't have thought twice about the answer falling into my lap so easy. I'd lunge too."

Joe shook his head.

"No way Frank. You have too much control to do something so unprofessional. I can't lay all the blame on Cody because Eddie is a likable guy when you get to know him. A push-over but likable."

Frank clenched his fists again.

"If he lays one hand on her…"

Joe threw his hands up.

"Whoa there brother. He's not that dumb. He knows both you and Cody would skin him alive. I think he's just the messenger/delivery boy for Saffron," Joe said.

"He's a traitor," Frank said, his voice flat and emotionless. It was that voice that scared Joe the most. Frank could be scary.

"Sir, we couldn't catch-up to Kirkpatrick's SUV. It's made it to the warehouse. Our "eyes" have confirmed Agents Drew and Kirkpatrick exiting the vehicle and entering the warehouse. Orders?" The drive said. Frank grabbed his cell phone and got Cody on the line. He relayed what the driver told him.

"We follow Drew's plan from last night. My teams will take the roof and your teams take the ground floor. I'm sure he'll take her right to the office and to Saffron." Cody said. Frank acknowledged the plan and hung up.

"All right boys, let's get ready."

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"You lying, no-good, traitoring little sonofabitch!"

Nancy pulled against her bonds as Eddie half dragged her into the warehouse. During the drive he had remained silent, never answered any of her questions. Terse commands were the only thing he said.

"Why! What could you possible get from turning your back on your country?" Nancy yelled. Eddie swung her in front of him and pushed her down. She slide on the concrete until she hit some boxes.

"Turning my back on my country?! What did my country ever do for me? I pushed myself through college and training just to get stuck to a desk? My father was a legend! He never went a day without telling me about it, expecting the same from me! However, the DIA thought it'd be cute to put me as a desk jockey. Then, once there, have everyone order me around or ignore me." Eddie yelled, pacing infront of Nancy. "I am a Kirkpatrick! I deserved to be on field work, on cases! But no! They went to brand new agents like you who just flipped your skirt to get what you wanted! But you only flipped skirt to certain people, like that slime ball Cody Brooks, and brushed off the real agents like myself. No wonder you became his partner!"

Nancy's eyes widened.

"Eddie – that's not…"

"Shut up!" Eddie yelled, cutting her off. "I stumbled upon Saffron's files a while back and decided he would be a much better employer than the good ole DIA. He liked that I was willing to hand over any information I could find on him and any operations going on to try to bring him down. My expertise and position in the DIA let me do just that. You people never think about where your "paperwork" goes after its done do you? Then I learned about your involvement in trying to get into his little circle. By the time I got this information, you were already pretty high on the Saffron totem-pole. Meeting him face to face and everything! Well I fixed that problem for him didn't I? Only, you had to escape and live."

Nancy thought back to that night on the yacht. How everything had seemed to be going right until Mastif had come in. Mastif! Nancy looked around the area of the warehouse they were in frantically but didn't see anyone else. She gave a sigh of relief but relief didn't last long.

"Looking for someone special? No one's going to be able to help you now Drew. Saffron knows all about the raid that's going to happen. He's made all the necessary precautions. Won't those boys be surprised when they come in the roof? Hope they brought bomb gear!" Eddie said, a wicked smile crossing his face. Nancy's face went white.

"No! You can't let those men die! Eddie, call them and tell them to not come in. They are your own teammates!" Nancy pleaded, fearing for her team and the CIA and FBI teams. She was especially fearful for Frank, Joe and Cody.

"That'd be up to Saffron. You can ask him."

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I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I'll try and get the next one up soon.