Author's Note: Sorry I didn't post this as fast as I have been. I've been doing yard work today and my hands are sore from a swing blade. Southeast heat sucks.

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The boys slammed the doors to Stiles' car and ran into the hospital. Scott's mom was working so they asked her where Sam was. She directed them to room 4 and left them, with a warning not to run.

They didn't listen; they ran anyway.

They found Derek in the Sam position they did when Sam had been stabbed. He was sitting by her bedside watching her. She was asleep but her ears were bandaged. She had the implants taken out.

Scott placed a hand on Derek's shoulder. The older man grabbed his wrist and snarled. When he realized who he was holding, he let go immediately

"What happened?" Stiles asked as he sat down.

Derek buried his face in his hands for a moment. "Someone kidnapped Laura."

It was silent a moment. "What? We have to call the police."

"No!" Derek grabbed his sleeve as he jumped up once again. "No. We can't. It wasn't a normal human. They were working for another werewolf. An Alpha."

Scott nodded. "I'll ask if there's another Alpha in the vicinity."

"Thanks. Sam had the cochlear implants removed. It turns out she had an infection in her ears."

"I thought she could heal herself." Stiles said.

"She can but she has to know something's going on. The doctor said he had no idea when it started but that it was bad enough to cause pain."

"So she's deaf again." Scott said. He nodded. "Okay. Let us know when you take her home. We'll meet up and discuss a plan of action."

"Don't tell the girls about this. We don't want any unnecessary attention."

"We got it." He rounded the bed, leaned over, and planted a kiss on Sam's forehead. "Get better. We'll get her back. I promise you." Sam lay quietly in her bed. "We'll see you later, Derek."

"Later." When they were gone, Derek sat up and brushed a stray hair out of Sam's face. She wouldn't open her eyes even when he knew she was awake.

The door opened once again and the doctor walked in. he went over some medical mumbo jumbo that Derek barely heard before telling them Sam could go home the next day. Once he was gone, Derek picked up the phone and called Scott even though he had just left.

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Chris Argent opened the door after a series of knocks. "Well, well, well. A little stray puppy far from home?"

Derek sucked in his anger and lifted his head. "I need your help."

The older man was taken off guard. "Why do you need my help?"

"Another alpha has taken my daughter and I don't have the scent to track."

Chris stood there a moment before he stepped back to let him through. He led Derek through the house to the kitchen. "Can I get you a drink?"

"No."

The other man nodded and poured one from himself then leaned against the counter. "What do you have so far?"

"Sam and I were asleep when someone broke into the nursery. We both went in there. The person who took Laura said his alpha wanted her and there was nothing we could do about it. There was no scent left behind. I checked while Sam was in surgery to have her implants removed."

Chris made a face at that last remark but didn't say how bad it sounded. "Why should I help you, a werewolf?"

"I'm swallowing my pride here to help my family. I'm asking from one father to another. You would do the same thing if it was Allison. Don't lie and say you wouldn't."

They stared at one another. Derek knew he caught him there. There was no way he would stay still if his daughter was missing. Granted, Allison could handle herself it was still beside the point. He wouldn't stop looking. Derek was wired the same way. His daughter was a newborn and defenseless.

"Does Sam know you're here?"

"No, she's knocked out on pain killers at the moment. There's no way I could tell her anyway. She's too heartbroken to take the news lightly."

"She and Kate are going to have to get along for this."

"I'll talk to Sam about that. I'm sure if it's for Laura, she'll not have any qualms with it."

Chris nodded. "Tell me what you remember when you went looking."

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Scott was finishing his homework when Derek walked in. stiles was following him and talking the entire time. Derek didn't seem to notice as he stopped by the bed. Sam was still asleep but she didn't look peaceful. She hadn't in the two days Laura had been abducted.

"Where'd you go, Derek?" Scott asked.

"I went to see Chris Argent." He replied.

It was silent a moment. Then someone exploded.

"Are you insane?" Stiles asked a little too loudly. Scott jumped up to cover his mouth, his books spilling into the floor. When Stiles nodded, he was freed. "Are you insane? You went to the Hunters?"

"I didn't have much of a choice. Scott and I got no scent when we went looking for him the other night. I had to do something." Derek argued.

"Are you forgetting that about a year ago Sam handed Kate's ass to her in the most ungratified way ever?" There was no response. "That's what I thought."

"We're dealing with an Alpha. Scott and I can't do much alone and Scott's Alpha refuses to help."

"He can be a jerk sometimes."

"Try most of the time." Scott said.

"I had to bring in some major guns for this. We don't even know where she is."

"She has to be close. She had to be around during the pregnancy to know you were having a baby."

"That's an interesting theory. We'll have to go through with it."

"What else are you going to do?" Stiles asked. "Because there's no way the hunters will be able to help without payment."

"I can pay them whatever they want."

"Derek, they want you dead."

"I want my daughter back!" His eyes glowed golden when his heartbeat accelerated.

"Okay. We'll get Laura back by whichever means necessary." Scott agreed with a smack to Stiles.

Derek nodded and returned his attention to his fallen lover.

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"You did what?"

Chris ignored his sister as she ranted at him. He had finally told her about his agreement with Derek to find his daughter. He knew she wouldn't take it this well.

"You should have talked to us about this instead of making decisions on your own."

"His daughter's missing and he brought up the fact that if Allison went missing I would do whatever it took to get her back."

"I'm not working for him until his brood mare apologizes for attacking me."

"Don't go there. You attacked her first. I got the whole story."

Kate scowled at her brother. "What's he going to give us as payment?"

"He said anything we wanted. And I'm not going to ask for him. You only want him to fulfill some twisted fantasy you have."

She tapped one foot impatiently. "When do we get started?"

"As soon as he gets Sam on board."

"That'll take forever."

"Not when he says it's to find their daughter."