Annie gestured for Goldie to be quiet as they searched. She smiled. Goldie looked around and heard a sneeze in a rather large closet with a gold door frame. Annie looked around.

"I heard a sneeze..." Goldie went to the closet.

Annie nodded. "Yeah..." she says.

"Okay, now open the door and see if anyone's in there, if they are, you say 'found you'!" Kate educated.

Kate and Tessie allowed Goldie to open the door.

The black-haired girl nodded and opened the door to discover Molly. "I found ya!"

"Aw shucks, Goldie!" Molly whined, holding her knees as she was sitting down next to a broom.

Annie smiled and helped Molly out of the closet. Molly laughed, then patted some dust off herself that might have made her sneeze.

"Okay, who's next?" Goldie looked around for other possible places to find the other girls.

Annie looked at Goldie. "If we find someone else, we could go in pairs." she suggests.

Goldie nodded. "Let's split up."

"But there are five of us, it won't be even!" Molly spoke up.

"If we find one more person, we will be even." Annie says.

"Okay, let's find one more and then split up." Kate suggested.

"Right." Goldie nodded in agreement.

Annie grinned and went looking with the others. Goldie took Molly's hand as they looked around at possible doors or spots to look for. Kate and Tessie kept sharp eyes on anything 'suspicious'. Annie kept an ear out too. Goldie looked behind some of the indoor plants in case there was a girl behind them with Molly. Kate and Tessie were flipping through books as though their friends could disappear into them.

Annie looked behind a big pillar "Found you!" She says happily.

Pepper scowled and came out, crossing her arms. Tessie and Kate giggled as Pepper was now caught. They just now needed to find July and Duffy. Annie giggled. Pepper huffed.

"What's wrong?" Goldie saw how angry Pepper seemed.

"I didn't want to be found yet, but this was the only place I found, before you came." Pepper admits.

"Come now, it wouldn't be Hide and Seek if we didn't find ya." Goldie said to her.

"Goldie, can we go?" Molly was pulling on Goldie's arm to make her move as Annie, Tessie, and Kate had already left.

"There should be more time to find a hiding place." Pepper mumbles, but went with the two there.

"Well, let's go then." Goldie walked with Pepper after Molly nearly pulled her hand off, eager to keep seeking before Annie, Kate or Tessie would before them.

Pepper followed.

"Rooster, ever since ya saw those two your heads been in the clouds..." Lily huffs.

"Cool yourself, Lils, we're all gonna get what we desire soon enough..." Rooster seemed a bit bothered with Lily. He kind of saw how Agatha was so annoyed with her and how she didn't even get along with Goldie. He mostly dated her for her money and that he thought Goldie needed a woman to hold her down as a mother figure since Goldie's mother vanished years ago. He didn't actually kill her, he just said that because he was mad and not thinking right.

"Well, I found a house I like an' I've been waiting ages for you to reply." Lily says, pointing to the picture of the two bedroom, nice house.

Rooster leaned over and looked at the house. "Can ya afford that?" it looked very nice and expensive.

Lily nodded. "Yeah, especially as it's gonna be our family home." she smiles.

"Family?" Rooster looked at her, though not to be rude at that question. Did Lily want children with him or something?

"You, me and Goldie." Lily says, sure she didn't like kids, but she loved Rooster enough to look after Goldie too.

"How much it cost?" Rooster asked, seeing how the house looked a bit expensive.

Lily told him how much it was. It was a bit expensive. She tried cuddling against him like they used to before they were arrested. Rooster chuckled, he was sure Lily's inheritance would give them both a good amount of money to reside in, though he seemed unsure about Lily staying in the picture. Lily smiled thinking he was chuckling because he was happy with her choice, and that she was cuddling him. Rooster decided to hug her in case she would get 'smart' and find out what was really going on and even pecked her on the cheek. Lily gave a happy noise and clung to him.

Later on, it was getting late at Warbucks manor. The girls were now getting close to, but it was a while until bedtime. Grace told the girls they could do whatever they wanted for tonight.

"Okay, what would you all like to do?" Grace asked them as they were in the foyer. "You can go out for a nice dinner, you can go to the mall to get yourselves some new clothes, you can go out to the movies..."

Goldie beamed at that last option. She really loved her first and so far then only time to the movie theater when she, Annie, and even Sandy were allowed to attend.

"How about we get some new clothes for going to the movies?" Annie suggests, thinking both would be good for everyone.

Missy was reading a book. "I like the sound of that..." she says softly.

"That's a wonderful idea, Annie!" Grace beamed. "I also hope you all see this, but sometime they're going to release a movie based on those books about a wizard in the land of Oz!"

The girls then started to chatter before they would go get their clothes shopping done. Deciding what to wear and excited about seeing a movie.

"Going to the movies was magical for me..." Goldie said softly, remembering the first movie she had as a Warbucks was her first movie period.

Annie smiled. Even Pepper was excited. Missy smiled and placed the book down.

"Ya wanna join us?" Goldie asked Missy.

Grace smiled at the girls and went to tell the driver where they would be going for the evening. Annie looked excitedly at Missy. Pepper looked at the woman she actually looked up to a little already.

Missy smiled. "If that's okay with everyone." she says.

"We don't mind!" Molly chirped.

"Yeah, come on, Missy!" July sounded like she really wanted the older one to come with them.

"Pretty please with sugar and whipping cream with a cherry on top...?" Duffy pulled puppy dog eyes, batting her eyelashes.

Annie grinned. Pepper nodded.

"Okay..." Missy says with a smile.

Goldie smiled.

Grace came back in. "Are you girls ready to go?"

"YES!" the girls said together at once.

Annie grinned. "This is going to be great." she says.

Missy got her coat.

"What's it like, Goldie?" Molly asked as the others got ready too.

"It's kind of hard to explain, but it feels so wonderful." Goldie explained, sounding just as excited as they were.

Annie couldn't explain either. Missy watched them all, happy they would have this good time too.

"Just wait until we go, it's just super-duper!" Goldie told the girls, beaming and glowing.

Annie led them all out, smiling happily. Pepper walked by Missy. Missy placed a friendly, and motherly, arm around Pepper's shoulders.

Lily looked up at Rooster. "I'm bored." she says.

"Me too a little..." Rooster said softly, he then wanted to see if he were still in love with Lily. "Why don't we grab a bite to eat?"

Lily grinned and squeaked happily. "Sure." she says.

Rooster twitched a bit at the squeakiness and decided to take her out for food to test their chemistry. He never really loved her at the start, it was mostly money and a woman for Goldie. Lily was happy and wanted to go to the newer restaurant in the plaza.

"Of course we'll go there, let's just hope the food's good or I ain't tippin' extra." Rooster said to Lily as they were on their way there not knowing so were Annie, Missy, Goldie, and the other little girls.

Lily nodded and hugged him happily. She couldn't wait to have a meal with the man she loved. At least thought she loved. Rooster linked arms with Lily as they went to get themselves a good private meal for two.

Soon the girls were on their way to get their new outfits. Missy was thinking of looser, bigger things for her growing bump. When they got to the plaza, Missy helped organize a way to get everybody what they wanted without any arguments. Goldie suggested some clothes for the other girls, but didn't seem to pick any for herself.

Pepper picked her usual Tomboy style dress, plain and simple made of fabric that wouldn't tear easily.

"Are you finding everything okay?" a young adult woman asked Pepper, she seemed a little familiar, but no one could place where they could know her from.

Pepper looked at her. She simply nodded, but not looking sour this time.

"Carry on, dear..." the woman nodded, then walked off.

Pepper looked confused as the woman left.

Missy looked at the direction of whoever told everyone to shut up, ready to give them a good telling off, but saw the couple she didn't want to see again. She looked relieved they passed and picked a nice random dress for the new dress she had. She was looking at loose dresses. Annie was looking at pretty dresses, going to pick one for Goldie.

Lily looked very happy. She heard giggling, but ignored it herself.

"Brats, keep it down!" Rooster growled, but kept Lily secure as they were going to eat.

Missy looked at the direction of whoever told everyone to shut up, ready to give them a good telling off, but saw the couple she didn't want to see again. Lily giggled herself and allowed him to keep her secure. Missy looked relieved they passed and picked a nice random dress for the new dress she had. Rooster sat with her and heard some of the specials and ordered himself some chicken soup. Lily looked too and ordered a salad. The server nodded and went to fill out their orders.

Molly found herself a new hat and sampled it.

"Are you finding everything okay?" a young adult woman asked Pepper, she seemed a little familiar, but no one could place where they could know her from.

Pepper looked at her. She simply nodded, but not looking sour this time.

"Carry on, dear..." the woman nodded, then walked off.

Annie showed Goldie a dress "Thiss one'll look pretty on you." she says.

"Oh, that's not for someone as plain as me," Goldie said sheepishly to the dress, it was indeed beautiful and suitable for her. "It's like for a movie star..."

"It is, it's beautiful and it would suit ya... Go try it on, at least." Annie says with a smile.

"Oh, I dunno..." Goldie said, sheepishly.

The other girls pleaded and urged her to try it on.

"Well, okay!" Goldie gave into them, and went behind a changing door to cover herself and fit into the new outfit.

Annie smiled happily. Missy decided just to get the dress she had picked up.

"Did you really get to go to the movies?" Duffy asked Annie.

"I was there with her!" Goldie called as she was sliding on her new dress after taking off her old one she seemed to nearly wear all the time.

Pepper looked over with the others.

"Yeah, just wait 'til you see it." Annie says happily.

Missy joined the others. She saw Molly with a hat and smiled, she playfully pulled the rim down. She wouldn't ruin the girls' night.

"Heeey!" Molly laughed a little.

"Okay, are you all ready?" Goldie asked before opening the door and showing her new and improved self.

Pepper didn't say anything, not one for giving compliments.

"Leaping Lizards, Goldie, you look so pretty." Annie says.

"You look great Goldie... An' who might this be under that 'at?" Missy says then asks playfully. She lifted the rim up "Oh, it's a Molly!" she playfully gasps.

Goldie smiled as the other girls showered her with compliments and started to blush. "Oh, you guys are mighty sweet..."

"You gotta get it." Annie says.

"Aw, I don't know it looks expensive..." Goldie rubbed her arm sheepishly.

"I'm sure you can afford it now." Kate said.

Annie nodded. "Daddy won't mind ya getting a new dress." she says.

"No, I guess he wouldn't." Goldie said softly as she flattened the dress she had on.

Annie smiled. She took Goldie's hand. Pepper did a flash of a tiny smile. Goldie walked with Annie to get away from the changing veil. Annie and the others went with Goldie.

Molly laughed a little. "I've been under this hat the whole time!"

Missy giggled, and as she wasn't too 'big' yet she picked Molly up. She hugged the youngest girl. "Do ya want that hat, babycakes?" she asks the girl.

"Yes!" Molly beamed to Missy.

Missy smiled. "You can have it then, sweetie..." she says. She then took Molly to look at other hats too.

"I love my hat!" Molly beamed.

Missy smiled and kissed the girl's cheek. "Shall we find another hat too?" She asks smiling. She picked up a wide-brimmed hat and placed it on. "What d'ya think, babycakes?" She asks grinning, it was way too big.

Molly laughed a little as the hat nearly covered her nose and mouth. "It's pretty, but I can't see anything!"

Missy gave a thoughtful hum and put the hat back. "This one..." she suggests smiling. She placed a very flowery one.

Molly patted her hair back and looked to see the flower one. "It's like a garden... On my head!"

Missy smiled and tried one on too. Hers had a single feather as a decoration "It suits ya, babycakes." she smiles to the younger girl.

"I like your feather!" Molly smiled at the decoration in the older girl's hat.

Annie was looking at dresses with the others.

Missy looked in the mirror. "Should I get it?" She asks, winking at the darling younger girl.

"Oh, yes!" Molly nodded, smiling.

Missy nodded smiling. "Okay, sweetie." she says and kissed her forehead.

Molly giggled and clapped her hands.

Missy giggled and spun gently with the girl. "How about a dress to go with your hats?" She asks, smiling.

"A dress for me?" Molly sounded delighted.

Missy nodded. "A dress just for you." she says.

"Aw, thanks a million!" Molly clung to Missy happily.

Lily giggled herself and allowed him to keep her secure. Rooster sat with her and heard some of the specials and ordered himself some chicken soup. Lily looked too and ordered a salad. The server nodded and went to fill out their orders.

Lily looked at Rooster. "This is so nice." she says, making some others close by flinch a little.

"Marvelous..." Rooster nodded.

Lily smiled and reached over to kiss him. Rooster allowed her to kiss him, however, as she was enjoying it, something about him made him feel different about her. Lily pulled back after a minute and smiled. She didn't notice anything off about him. Rooster pulled from the kiss and had a polite smile for her, so she wouldn't suspect anything. He felt nothing in the kiss, but said nothing of it to avoid her fiery temper.

Lily looked up. "Ooh, food's here!" she chirps.

"Great." Rooster said, anxious, either very hungry or relieved to break the kiss. Why didn't Lily's kisses feel the same as they used to when they were dating?

Lily started to eat her salad, smiling at Rooster. Rooster was a little impatient with his soup, blowing on it nearly every time he wanted another bite. He didn't say much at the table. Lily luckily chatted enough to hide his silence. However it meant she was chatting his ear off. Rooster kept eating his soup and tried to follow along with what Lily was saying, but it was so high and squeaky, she sounded like she was on high-pitched fast forward. Lily was just doing it none stop. Rooster was noticeably glancing at her whenever he would finish a slurp of his soup.

"Does anyone know what movie we'll see?" Tessie asked.

"I hope the parents don't die, those movies are so sad!" Duffy sounded like she had a heart ache.

"It won't be a movie like that..." Annie says soothingly.

"I'm sure whatever it is, we'll enjoy it." Goldie added in.

Annie nodded.

After a little while longer Lily stopped and looked at him. "You okay, Roost?" She asks.

"Hmm? Yeah, I'm fine..." Rooster said, softly.

"Well, do ya want dessert?" She asks.

"Might as well." Rooster grinned, eager about dessert.

Lily grinned and called the waiter over to order dessert. Rooster glanced over, caught a quick glimpse and shook his head, thinking about revenge.

Lily looked at him. "What do you want for dessert?" She asks.

"Just a small ice cream with whipping cream." Rooster said softly.

Lily nodded. "We'll have one of those and I'll have a strawberry sundae." she smiles at the waiter, almost flirtatious.

Rooster didn't seem to notice that Lily was nearly flirting with their server.

"Yes, sir and madame." the waiter nodded, then went off.

Lily did love Rooster but she couldn't help flirting sometimes. She turned back to concentrate on him.

Missy smiled and hugged the girl. Molly really looked up to Missy. First Annie was like a big sister to her and Missy felt like a mother to her. Was this what it was like to have a mother daughter interaction though? She had to wonder. The other girls were looking for dresses they thought would suit them best. Annie hummed. Goldie stretched in her new dress, feeling a little stiff. Annie grinned at Goldie.

"That red dress really suits you, Annie." Goldie said. "It makes you stand out."

Annie smiled. "I'll get a different red one then." she smiles.

"Red's a good color for you." Goldie said, smiling back.

"Thanks, Goldie!" Annie says happily.

"I speak the truth!" Goldie sprouted.

Annie grinned.

Rooster took a sip of his drink, then grunted. "Oh, great, the lemon's evaporated..."

Lily smiled. "Do you want to get another?" She asks.

"I demand another!" Rooster sounded more aggravated than intentionally.

"Problem, dearies?" a waitress asked, with a thick Brooklyn accent that had hints of Jersey coated in it.

"My boyfriend needs another drink... The lemon evaporated." Lily says, looking slightly worried at him.

"Aw, the poor man had a hissy fit!" the waitress laughed a bit, then took his glass. "I'll get ya a new one." she smirked, then went to do that after giving the drink to an entirely different customer ordered that exact drink so she wouldn't have to make a fresh one for the other guest.

Lily looked at Rooster. Rooster grunted and tried to get the bad taste of sour lemon out of his mouth. Lily handed him her glass of red wine to have a sip of.

"Aww..." Rooster felt like a softy and drank some of her wine, but tried not to take more than he could handle.

Lily watched, looking a little worried.

Rooster put the glass down and handed it back. "Thanks, babe."

Lily smiled and took a sip herself. Rooster waited anxiously for his drink. Lily looked at Rooster, she was wondering if it was those kids earlier that had annoyed him.

Missy kissed the girl's cheek again. "Where do you want to go for your dress?" She asks, smiling.

Molly hummed, deep in thought. Missy smiled, watching the girl.

"There!" Molly beamed, seeing a bunch of dresses that looked like they belonged to beautiful people like movie stars and First Ladies of the United States.

Missy blinked, but shrugged. "Okay, sweet'eart." she smiles and walked over with her, putting her down, but holding her hand.

Molly smiled and followed Missy to the new dress shop. Missy went to the children's dress rack with the girl. She felt just like a mother, and she really did love it.

"I like this one." Molly picked out a golden, sparkly dress.

"Yes, please!" Molly squeaked.

Missy nodded and took her to the changing room. "You gonna do it yourself or do yaself, sweetie?" She asks.

"I can do it!" Molly insisted.

Missy chuckled "Okay, sweetie." she says, handing tbe girl the dress.

Molly took the dress and went to change and make herself all 'beautified' to be as pretty as Missy or Goldie. Missy laughed fondly at Molly, she was just too cute. Molly sang a little song to herself as she was getting dressed. Missy smiled.

"Are you and your daughter finding everything okay?" one of the department woman asked Missy, not knowing they actually weren't mother and daughter, but just friends.

"Oh, yes, thanks..." Missy says, too surprised to correct the woman.

"Let me know if you need anything." the woman nodded her head to Missy.

"Of course..." Missy replies.

"Missy, I may need your help for the zipper!" Molly called as she struggled in her changing door.

Missy smiled and slipped inside and did the girl's zipper up. She helped sort out the girl's hair and brought her out to show her in the mirror.

"Noisy brats..." Rooster snarled as he heard innocent child giggles.

Lily placed her hand on his arm. Rooster sat calmly and quietly.

"Maybe you could go talk to them?" Lily suggests though, not exactly smart.

Rooster merely glanced at her. "Talk to them?" he slightly snorted.

"Yeah, go tell them to shut up." she smiles.

Rooster snorted, then stood up.

"Just tell 'em though." Lily says. She watched him go.

Rooster went around to where the girls were as Goldie stood by to watch over them.

Annie looked at Goldie. "How about this one?" She asks, it was a knee-length but cute red dress.

Annie beamed happily. Goldie smiled fondly to Annie, feeling a sisterly bond with the girl since they had first met. Annie smiled. The black-haired girl then turned, a little frozen as she saw her father for the first time since he was sent to jail and that surprise visit to Aunt Agatha's orphanage. Annie saw him too and hid.

"You like that one?" Missy asks, smiling. She also caught a glance at Rooster going to the kids.

Goldie wasn't sure what to do, but she backed up and started running.

"Uh-huh!" Molly nodded, looking down at her new dress, though she didn't seem to notice Rooster or anything wrong in the world right now.

Missy looked at Goldie and looked at Molly. She then looked at Rooster. "Leave those kids alone..." she calls out, but not in a way to scare Molly.

Annie was shaking where she hid. Lily went to check.

"Stop!" Rooster tried to get her to listen.

Goldie went to the other girls and hid them away from her dastardly daddy. Missy took Molly to hide with the others, quickly paying for the stuff and carrying Molly's old dress too as well as her own stuff. She glared at Rooster, though frightened.

"Huh..." Lily says surprised.

"Stranger!" Molly yelled as she saw Rooster now. She then kicked him in his shin, sending him down and went with Missy to run away.

Missy made sure she was between the man and the darling girl she was with. Annie was with the others. Lily couldn't leave the restaurant as they hadn't finished or paid yet. Rooster grunted in pain and fell to the floor.

"They need help!" Duffy cried.

"Someone call the cops!" July added, worried about Missy and Molly's safety.

Annie looked worried. Lily went to help Rooster.

"Go on, sweetie..." Missy urges the girl gently.

"I'm gonna get you!" Rooster now barked, very angry at the girls.

Lily helped him up. Molly didn't want to leave Missy, but she did as told.

"He better not be hurtin' Missy again!" Goldie growled, nearly sounding like her father in the anger part of her voice that almost no one heard from her.

Annie looked at Goldie. "You can't go..." she whispers.

"I won't." Goldie assured Annie.

Annie nodded. Missy glanced at Rooster and Lily. She wouldn't allow them to hurt the girls at all.

"I'll come back, can't I have a normal day outside bail!?" Rooster snarled at Missy.

"Look we came 'ere to jus' shop... You were the one who came up ta us..." Missy says firmly. She did something very Annie-like and held up her fists.

"Ooh, a fightin' woman..." Rooster snapped. "That didn't help ya BEFORE..." he hinted about something he was responsible for that he had 'implanted' in her not too long ago.

Annie blinked. Missy paled and gulped. She shook, but kept her fists up. Rooster came close to her and looked back at Lily, and back at Missy, he looked a little nervous as he saw how innocent and lost she seemed, but did his best to seem threatening, being a man. Lily didn't actually look upset he was threatening Missy.

Missy shook a little more. "G-Get away..." she says quietly. Her fists shook more.

"No, I'll do worse ta you than what ya remember." Rooster snapped, sounding very demonic,

Missy whimpered softly and rather than break her hand trying to punch him, she went to slap him instead so she could step away. Rooster then grabbed Missy's arm and tried to pull her away.

"Ow! Hey!" She yelps, stumbling as he pulled on her arm.

Lily went in to just pay for the food.

"Shush, girly!" Rooster struggled.

Missy wasn't that strong but did try to get free. "Then let go..." she mutters.

"You don't understand, I'm hurt worse than you think..." Rooster growled as he kept her close.

Missy bit her bottom lip, her struggles were still there, but she seemed to realize she couldn't break free due to his angry strength. Lily was following again keeping an eye out.

"Daddy, stop it!" Goldie cried.

Rooster growled, then grabbed his daughter with Missy to take them away before he'd get in trouble just as he would be getting out of prison. Annie looked on with horror. Pepper scowled about to go up and hit Rooster, but was stopped. Lily took a tight hold of Goldie's other arm. She knew Missy would probably throw an angry fit at this.

She wasn't wrong at this second of time. "Don' grab 'er like that!" Missy says her voice angry, but shaking and tried to hit at him. She also dug her feet down to try and make it more difficult.

"Shut up, ya two!" Rooster snapped, trying to keep a hold of them.

"Annie, call Daddy Warbucks, get help!" Goldie called, hoping the tough little girl would hear that as she was being taken away with Missy.

"NO!" Molly screamed for Missy, feeling as though she was having a mother be taken from her other than just a close, older friend.

Missy looked at Molly's direction. She looked sad. She then tried to get free but wasn't strong enough.

"Roost, I have Goldie... Make sure she don't go." Lily says, about Missy.

"Get off of me, ya dumb hotel!" Goldie sneered at the woman, using her aunt's nickname for the woman.

Lily narrowed her eyes and tightened her grip on the girl's arm. "Quiet or I'll get Rooster to shut ya up." she says.

Missy kept on trying to get Rooster to let go until her hand was stinging from her slapping at his arm. Goldie still struggled with Missy. Lily wouldn't let go, quite strong despite her petite looking size.

"If ya don't let us go, I'll scream until the police come to get ya!" Missy tries threatening.

"Daddy, leave us alone!" Goldie cried to her abusive father.

"Take 'em all to the car!" Rooster yelled to Lily.

Lily pulled Goldie along first to the car, practically throwing the girl in, before heading to get Rooster and Missy. She kept a hold on Goldie though. Missy shook in his grasp, becoming more scared when it was just her and him. The girls were being taken away and had no way out.

Annie nodded and hugged Molly. "Let's go call Daddy." she says softly.

Molly nodded. The other girls gathered together.

"We can't go without them!" Tessie cried.

"We have no choice." July said to her.

Annie looked at them. "If we call Daddy, he could help..." she says.

Pepper for once was gonna help. She headed towards a shop and asked if they could use the phone.

"You need the telephone?" A man asked the clamoring girls, deeply worried for their friends in danger.

"Yes sir, my sister and adopted sister have been kidnapped..." Annie says.

"Oh, don't worry, sweetie, do you need to call your Mommy?" The man asked calmly.

"We need to call my Daddy." Annie says.

"Okay, sweeties," the man quickly dialed a number into the phone and handed it to the curly-haired girl to call Oliver. "Here you go."

Annie looked worried, impatient and scared.

"Don't you know your home number, sweetie?" the man looked at Annie. "What's your Daddy's name?"

Annie looked at him. "Oliver Warbucks." she says.

The man's eyes widened. "O-O-Oliver W-W-Warbucks?"

The girls nodded.

Annie looked at him.

Pepper, seeing the man dumbstruck growled, "Call him before they get too far away." she says.

"Oh, yes!" the man nodded, then quickly dialed the number to the Warbucks mansion. He held the phone to his ear as it was ringing and looked down at little Annie. "Would you like to speak with him, dear?"

Annie nodded. "Yeah, Mama Grace might answer though..." she says softly.

Grace was on her way to answer the phone. The man handed Annie the telephone.

"Hello?" Grace did indeed answer the call.

Annie took in a breath "Goldie and Missy have been kidnapped..." she tells her adoptive mother.

"Oh, no!" Grace moaned. "Did you see who did it?"

"Miss Hannigan's brother..." Annie says softly.

"Not Goldie's daddy again..." Grace sighed, then turned to the millionaire as he came in. "Sir, Goldie and Missy have been kidnapped."

"WHAT!?" Warbucks sounded like a true father and grew to be like a father wolf protecting his pups, then took the phone. "Hello? What's going on? Who is this?"

"It's Annie, Daddy..." the girl says.

"Annie, are you and the other girls alright?" Warbucks asked her in the tenderest voice he could since she was a little girl and probably scared over what just happened.

"We're okay..." she says softly, meaning physically at least.

"Hold on, I'll call for my best guards." Warbucks told her sweetly and strictly, like a real father.

"Yes, Daddy..." Annie says.

"I know, Daddy..." Annie says.

Pepper tapped her foot, trying to be patient.

"Just stay where you are, I'll have Grace look after you all while I get the others after that filthy Rooster Hannigan." Warbucks instructed.

Molly clung close to Annie, very worried about Missy.

"Okay, Daddy..." she replies, stroking Molly's face like she used to when the girl had nightmares.

Molly slowly shut her eyes, slowly feeling soothed.

Annie allowed him to hang up and gave the shop man the phone. "Daddy Warbucks says we have to stay here until Mama Grace comes to get us." she says.

"Okay, sweetie, sorry I don't have much for you all to do, but please try not to break anything." the man said, cautiously.

"Why is it whenever kids go to a fancy place, grown-ups think we're gonna break stuff?" Molly asked, not really anybody, but feeling insulted to be a child.

Annie looked seriously at the man. "Mister, what makes you think we'd break anything?" She asks.

"Children..." the man said, trying to keep her calm.

Annie looked at him. "I was just askin' sir." she says.

Pepper scoffed.

"Children are just so clumsy." the man said to them.

"I'm not clumsy!" Tessie called in defense, unknowingly leaning against a shelf and it fell on the floor with her. "Oh, my goodness!"

Annie facepalmed. Pepper huffed. The man sighed and bowed his head.

Annie looked up at him. "Sorry..." she says helping to clean it up.

"It's fine..." the man tried not to blow a fuse in front of them.

"I'm sorry, Annie, I didn't mean to do that!" Tessie cried.

Annie started to tidy it up. "It's fine Tessie, let's just clean it up." she says.

Tessie nodded and helped.

"Come on, guys." Molly said so they could pitch in and make the job done a lot quicker.

Annie and the others helped clean it up. The man glanced at them as Grace came in to find the girls. Annie looked up at Grace.

"Annie, did you see where Miss Hannigan's brother and Lily St. Regis went with your sisters?" Grace came to the curly-haired girl.

Annie hugged Grace. "They took them out of the mall..." she says.

"You poor things must be so scared... Would you like to come back to the mansion until we get Goldie and Missy back?" Grace asked, patting her back in the hug.

"What if we can't get 'em back?" July pouted.

Annie sniffed, hearing July's question. Pepper gave a scuff to the back of July's head. July winced in slight pain.

"Don't worry, it'll be okay, things usually work out right in the end." Grace soothed the girls, being like a mother to them and not just like how Missy would be, or Annie would mostly to Molly.

Annie nodded. Pepper looked at Grace.

"Why don't we go back to the mansion?" Grace offered to try to soothe them, maybe some ice cream and games would put their minds at ease.

Pepper nodded. Annie hugged Molly a little.

"Thank you for keeping an eye on them." Grace held the girls close, then looked down at them.

"No trouble, ma'am..." the man didn't seem to realize that Annie and her friends weren't related to Grace as he looked shocked at a young women with so many children at a time, even at the time he lived in.

Annie smiled sadly at Grace.

"It's okay..." Grace whispered to Annie as she seemed the most worried about Missy and it was understandable.

Annie sniffed, nodding.

"Come here, babe..." Grace cooed to Annie and took her and the other girls back home while Warbucks's best men would be on the hunt for Rooster and Lily like when they were after the orphan after posing as her parents.

Annie could feel how much upset Molly was. Molly sniffled and held Annie close. Annie hummed Maybe quietly. Grace tried to soothe the girls as they rode back to the mansion. She was also hoping that Lily and Rooster weren't doing anything to vulgar and heinous toward Goldie and Missy. Pepper looked mad. Annie hummed to Molly.

"Are you alright, Pepper?" Grace noticed the aggressive girl of the bunch.

"I'm gonna kick that man next I see him." she says.

"Show him who's boss!" Molly added, trying to sound as tough as Pepper, she even raised her fist, trying to look aggressive.

Annie couldn't help but giggle softly. Molly was cute. Pepper even smirked.

"Don't worry, Daddy Warbucks will track them down, I promise." Grace soothe, having an amused giggle toward Molly and her 'toughness'.

Annie wondered if somehow Molly could join the family. Pepper looked out of the window. The limo stopped in front of the mansion and the girls were allowed inside. Oliver stood outside, looking fierce as he had just sent his best people to locate Goldie Hannigan and Missy Bennett.