Liz cursed. "Look, Mr. Swarrid, I'm sure we can work something out."

'Ya, that's right. Keep backing up.' Colby thought to himself. Three more steps backwards and he would be in a very skilled sniper's range. Nothing on his face showed the fact that Swarrid was stepping towards his death. He counted Swarrid's steps as he dragged Don.

'One…'

"I'm sorry, agents, but your boss is coming with me whether you like it or not." Swarrid said cockily.

'Two…'

"Like hell he is." Lt. Walker said loud enough for Swarrid to hear. Swarrid smiled.

'Three.'

Colby prepared himself for the shot. But all he heard was Ian cursing loudly into his ear. "I don't have a shot. If I get Swarrid, I get Eppes. They're too close together." Colby cursed aloud.

Swarrid, on the other hand, was looking happier than ever. "By the way, Don's fiancé is in a bit of a bind. You might wanna take some keys with you."

The words 'Don's fiancé' struck a nerve with the unconscious man. He tried to pull to the surface and successfully pried his eyes open. He found a bunch of armed men pointing their guns in his direction. He also felt the hard cold metal of the knife and stiffened.

"Don't move, Eppes." Swarrid hissed through his teeth. He shifted the knife and it cut his skin. Crimson started pouring down his neck.

"Come on, Swarrid! Put Agent Eppes down and we can work something out!" Colby yelled desperately. Swarrid was getting closer and closer to the elevators on the other side of the lobby.

"Suzie and Nikki, get ready." Liz whispered into her comm. unit.

Suzie and Nikki were down in the lobby dressed in civilian clothes, not in the tac gear that the others were in.

"Got it." Nikki said nonchalantly into her fist.

"What'd you do t' Robin?" Don demanded. He definitely did not have the size advantage to try anything here. Swarrid was a good three inches taller and 100 pounds heavier. He desperately tried to remember what had happened when he got to Charlie's hospital room. He knew Robin had been there, but couldn't remember her condition.

"Shut up, Don." Swarrid growled and pressed the knife harder against Don's skin. Don grunted as the pain radiated up his neck. He also felt a dull thumping pain on the back of his head. "I'm going to go down this elevator." Swarrid announced to the agents. "If I even get a whiff of any type of agent down there Agent Eppes here is going to be in for more than just a slit throat." He lowered his voice. "Hit the down button, Don. You try anything and your precious little wifey will pay for it."

Don reached blindly behind him and felt for the wall as pure rage swept over him. Where was Robin that he could make demands like that? Was she being held hostage too? He slammed what he assumed was the down button with his fist. He didn't realize how hard he hit it until he felt a throbbing start through his hand. He cursed Swarrid in his head for not being able to remember.

Colby noticed that even though Don's eyes were open and he was talking to Swarrid he still wasn't walking on his own. He hoped it was just jelly legs that were keeping him from walking and not something more serious.

Swarrid stepped into the safety of the elevator and instructed Don to hit the Lobby button.

"You know they can shut this elevator down." Don said coolly.

"I told you to shut up, Eppes." Swarrid growled.

The doors slid shut.

Swarrid pulled his knife away quickly and slammed Don up against the wall.

"Get a helicopter in the air! I want this guy tailed! And get a perimeter set up around town so he can't leave!" Colby started yelling out orders as soon as the doors shut. "Nikki, Suzie, get out of the lobby now and see what car they get in."

Suzie and Nikki eagerly followed orders. They ran outside and placed themselves in a shadow near the exit. They watched the exit carefully. Don was limping heavily when he walked out the doors. He had a nice shiner and it appeared to be swelling his left eye shut. Right behind him was Swarrid. He had a nice bruise on his right cheek and his nose appeared to be bleeding slightly. The two agents made sure they didn't look like they were watching them and stayed hidden.

The elevator scramble had been a futile attempt for Don, even though Swarrid had started it. Don had hoped to get the knife away from Swarrid, but it had worked the opposite way. He now had a deep slash in his left calf and it hurt with the slightest pressure. But he kept his chin high. He had placed some nice shots. The one he was most proud of was usually not a fair shot, but he found it okay in this case.

When they walked out he felt eyes on him. He didn't look the direction he felt, but he had noticed two agents missing from the standoff upstairs. He hoped and prayed Swarrid didn't notice. "Keep moving, Eppes. I smell agents." Don grimaced and was aware of a slight prick of the knife in his back. So he did notice or he was just bluffing…

Swarrid kept shoving Don forward. He didn't care that there was a gash in Don's leg. That made it better really. The more pain the better. Eventually he shoved Don into the trunk of a car.

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Robin was jerking as hard as she could, but couldn't get her hand free. Her wrist was raw and bleeding by now, but she had to get to the phone. She had to tell someone. That's when she heard a commotion outside. She strained to hear, but couldn't. She tugged harder. She groaned and wished there were a chance of waking Charlie.

She heard a few moments of silence and then the door bust open. A worried Colby stood there. He let out a sigh of relief when he saw Robin wasn't injured.

"Where's Don?" Robin asked. She knew Don would be there unless… "Is he hurt?"

Colby was by her side in a flash with a key to the handcuffs. "Let's get your wrist looked at." Colby said as he dodged the subject.

"Colby, what happened to Don?" Robin asked. Tears started to fill her eyes. Something happened. "Did he take him?" she whispered.

Colby gave Robin a sympathetic look after he unlocked the cuff from her wrist. "I'm sorry, Robin."

Robin pressed a hand to her mouth to suppress the sob that came out.

Colby felt an uncomfortable churning in the pit of his stomach. He'd let his boss go. He pulled Robin into a hug. "I'm sorry." He repeated.

Robin sniffled and accepted the hug for a short time. She pulled back. "I-I have to call Alan."

"I can do that." Colby offered.

"No, I will." Robin said.

Colby stood and then helped Robin up. "I'll send a nurse over to bandage your wrist."

"Thanks." Robin replied and reached for the phone beside the hospital bed. She glanced over Charlie and thought it amazing that he had slept through the whole thing. She had to remind herself that he was on very powerful sedatives. He was practically in a drug induced coma. Colby left to find a nurse and then get back to work. He needed to find Don and he needed it done yesterday. With Don gone that left him in command. He didn't care if they had to fly down to the Dominican Republic to get enough coffee to last them the whole time Don was gone. They were going to find him.

"Hello?" A somewhat groggy voice asked.

"Alan? It's Robin." She tried to keep her voice under control.

"Robin, what's wrong? Is it Charlie?" The groggy voice was suddenly alert.

"No, no, Charlie's fine." Robin paused but couldn't help the octave change in her voice. "It's Don."

"Robin, I'm on my way over right now, you don't have to say anything, okay?" Alan tried to sooth.

"He took him, Alan. Don's gone."

Alan was stunned. Donny was gone?

So, you may have noticed I've been updating more quickly. Well I realized (because I'm a procrastinator) that if I don't update every day I won't get this done before I go on vacation! So you guys are all in for a treat (Because I procrastinated. XD)!