Disclaimer- I don't own Castle or anything associated with it...if I did...I'd buy more shoes

A/N- Thanks to Joanna and Janna for the help with this one. As always- any thoughts and constructive criticism is always welcome.

Chapter 2

She barely made it into the stall before all the contents of her stomach emptied into the toilet in front of her. Tyson. She shuddered at the thought of Castle potentially being held by the serial killer. Steadying herself by gripping the side of the cool porcelain, she paused for a moment to make sure her stomach was fully settled. Once she felt that the nausea subsided, Beckett slowly prepared to face Ryan and Esposito. She made quite an exit after they revealed their findings to her and she needed to decide how she would ease their possible suspicions. Kate Beckett usually had a strong stomach even among the most brutal of crime scenes, how would she cover herself getting sick over words.

"Tyson is dead…" Beckett's shaky voice didn't give any credibility to the statement, as she walked back toward the boys. Stepping back, she had to find a chair because her knees almost buckled under her. If Tyson was truly alive and behind this, then Castle was in even bigger danger then they could imagine. Tyson was a psychopath and his obsessive vendetta against Castle seemed to never end. The fact that he was willing to come out of hiding in order to ruin their happiness was absolutely terrifying. "This can't be happening. We need to go down there….What does Gates know?"

Ryan looked over at Esposito with a knowing look and shrugged. "Beckett, are you alright? I know this is a lot to process, but you do not look like you should be going anywhere right now…"

Kate glared at the detective. Sure she probably looked as bad as she felt, but no one and nothing would stand in the way of getting Castle back. "I'm fine." She forced from her lips. "I am getting Castle back, whether you want to help or not. How I look should not have anything to do with that fact. I know you would move heaven and earth to find Jenny if she were missing. Or what about you, Espo? If Lanie was gone, should I tell you to hang out at your desk if you seemed a little under the weather?"

"Beckett, we didn't mean…" Esposito was quickly cut off by Beckett.

"I don't care what you mean at this point guys. What I care about is finding my fiancé. So do you have my back or do I need to go find him without you?" She stood up with a new-found confidence and determination. Kate wouldn't let her body betray her or prevent her from saving Castle. She needed him so she forced herself to mask her emotions until he was back with her. Esposito quickly spoke up.

"Of course I have your back. Without question."

Ryan looked at her concerned, "You know I'm with you. But Gates really needs to…"

"No, Ryan. If she doesn't know yet, we can't tell her. She'd take me off this case in a heartbeat. Hell, she'd stop us all from this. This isn't classified as a homicide. This is a missing person and we are all way to close to this…She can't know. We need to do this on our own." Kate looked over at him, half expecting her friend to bow out. She knew Ryan cared about Castle, but she also knew how much he hated going against policy. Hell his hesitation probably saved her life last time; when Esposito and herself went rouge. But it didn't matter now. He nodded under the stares of the other detectives.

"Okay, good. Now what do we know about the other person with them?"

"We don't know much. The third person seemed to keep their face hidden from the camera. So for all we know, it could be someone who Tyson was just using for this job. An extra handyman of sorts..." Going in there without complete intel was not ideal at all, but she didn't have a choice. They had to use the resources they had available and trust that Castle was able to keep himself alive while they planned his rescue.

Kate drove up to the alley on the side of the building and paused for a second to compose herself, while waiting on the boys. He was in there and he needed her. She knew she had to be careful. She knew she had a lot on the line and more lives were at stake than just her own; but everything would be okay as soon as they found him. Ryan and Esposito pulled up just as she was getting out of her car. The area was completely deserted, but their source told them they saw people go into this building. They were going in blind and it was reckless. Back at the precinct, after she realized how little information they truly had, Beckett tried to talk the boys out of this, claiming it was her fight. They shouldn't risk their careers to get her fiancé back. Of course, they both quickly shot her down. Castle was their friend. They wanted him back safe and couldn't bear to have Kate go at this alone. If it was too dangerous for the three of them, it would have been near insanity for just Beckett to do it without backup.

They told Gates they were out following a lead on the unsolved murder that was currently going nowhere. Kate wanted Castle back and she wasn't going to let policy and procedure get in the way with that. She felt bad lying to her for a moment because recently their work relationship had greatly improved. Gates had her back during the whole Bracken incident, but Beckett couldn't risk her stopping this. Castle was too important.

Sneaking toward the building, Kate had a nagging feeling that she should have told the boys about why she really was sick earlier. But if they knew, they may have made her step back and that wasn't an option she was willing to consider. Plus, if anyone was going to know at this point, Castle needed to know first.

She was going to get him back come hell or high water. She needed to be careful and the nagging feeling in the pit of her stomach told her Castle wouldn't want her risking her safety for this. Not with this suicide mission. But she couldn't do this without Castle. She needed him and she was getting him back. He could be mad at her and tell her how reckless she was, after he was safe in her arms.

"Okay, so a quick survey of the building revealed there are 3 different entrances. The witness could not be sure which door they went in and the camera footage shorted out before they entered any of the three doors…" Esposito explained to the team in a hushed tone and Kate nodded. It wasn't ideal, but it was the only option.

"Let's each take one of the doors." The boys seemed to try and shoot down this plan, but her glare stopped them in their tracks. "I know it's against all protocol. And most likely, downright stupid. But right now, that is the quickest way to find him. Maybe all doors will lead to Castle, but maybe only one will be the one. I can't risk us blowing it by putting all of our hope on picking the one door that won't get us caught. We just need to be on alert and you guys need to be careful. I completely understand if you don't want to do this. I won't hold it against you if you back out now." They both shook their heads as the detectives finished putting on their vests. "Okay. Let's not waste anymore time."

All three detectives made their way around the building, slowly pursuing a door in the dimly lit area. Beckett's heart was beating on overdrive. Everything about this was wrong. She was being completely irresponsible in her plight to find Castle. Her instincts should have told her what a bad idea this was and she should've known that there were other ways to get Castle back. Everything about this rescue mission was driven by emotion and logic was thrown out the window. Once she got to the door that was her mark, Kate carefully turned the unlocked door and stalked into the structure.

In hindsight, she should've wondered why the door was unlocked. That was one of the last things she thought of when she heard, "Hello Detective Beckett. I'm delighted you were finally able to join us." That was when everything went black….

TBC