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I managed to get my teeth brushed, my hair done, my clothes on and all my gear ready in about fifteen minutes. Adrian had already checked us out, so when everyone was ready, we were leaving. We had to be ready for anything.

We all met up in the lobby, where there was chaos, people running around late for flights and people arguing. It was the perfect place to meet up because it would be hard to spot us in a huge crowd like this. Alex and Christian were the last down with their bags. We headed off towards the car park and threw our bags in the trunk. Once again it was squishy when we all finally fitted in the car. We sat in silence until we reached the same service station that we stopped at last time. Lissa got a map out for us to look at. There were several dirt roads out here in Red Rock Canyon, but a few that really stood out.

We put the coordinates in the GPS and headed out there. Once we reached the road, there were several houses along it. They all looked pretty modern. We drove down the road slowly looking for a cabin like house. There were none, only modern homes. We put in the next set of coordinates, and the next. It wasn't until we'd been driving almost an hour that we found what we were looking for. The road we were on was deserted, and only one house stood down it.

For what seemed like the hundredth time, we revised our tactics. We parked the car at the end of the long driveway behind a couple of trees, so nobody would even suspect us coming. We stealthily headed down the long driveway in the sun. The moroi were okay for the walk down the driveway, but too much sunlight would wear them out. We put on the rings Lissa had made, and Christian headed around the back of the house while Alex stayed in the driveway, ready to use his magic if needed.

Dimitri, Lissa, Adrian and I headed towards the front door. Everything seemed so quiet, I was afraid nobody would be here and this would all be for nothing. When we reached the door, we all stood still and waited for any sign that there were people inside. We heard a creak come from inside the house, and that was our cue.

Dimitri kicked down the door and Adrian and Lissa ran inside. Dimitri and I stood in the doorway, but we heard nothing after that. We stood still for several seconds until we heard Lissa's voice. Dimitri nodded and I ran towards her voice. I knew exactly where she was because of the bond, and after I took a few steps, I saw Dimitri run in the direction Adrian went. The perks of being shadow-kissed.

I found Lissa in what must have been the lounge room. There was a television and two recliners. In front of Lissa was a human. They were laying on the floor with a scary expression. A little closer observing allowed me to see that they were still alive, they had just been drained. Who'd of thought two moroi would need so much blood. Lissa was talking to herself, she was telling herself not to go any closer. She wanted to heal the man laying there, almost dead. I took a step closer to her and grabbed her hand and squeezed it. She jumped when she noticed I was next to her.

There was suddenly voices coming from somewhere, and with my dhampir hearing, I took Lissa towards where the voices were. We reached a cupboard and I slowly opened it, ready for anything. Except there was nothing, nothing but a mop and some pillows and blankets. I felt Lissa summon a little bit of magic, she was looking for auras. She didn't know what Victor's aura was, but she could definitely sense another spirit user.

She looked at me, eyes wide, and pointed to the back of the cupboard, just as Dimitri and Adrian reached us. "There was a human in the other room, almost completely drained" Dimitri explained. Adrian looked at Lissa with his eyes just as wide as hers had been. "They're in there. We can sense them" Lissa nodded towards Adrian. I moved some of the pillows out of the way and found a door at the back. I slowly opened it, being as quiet as I could. There was a little creak, and I noticed the voices stop for a moment, then pick up again.

We headed in, the voices getting louder and then softer. The tunnel we were going through seemed a lot like when we were in Spokane. It was so creepy with the candles on the walls around us being the only source of light. We finally made it to a fork in the tunnel. We also noticed that there were no voices coming from inside anymore. Dimitri and Adrian went one way, and Lissa and I went the other. We reached a room, it was brighter and it took a while for my eyes to adjust. There was an office chair on the opposite side of the room, and after I heard a gasp from Lissa, I knew who was sitting there. There was a laugh, then the chair span around to face us-how original, this was like a spy movie. Victor sat there with a smirk on his face, and he slowly stood up.

He began to walk towards us, and as he did, I pulled Lissa back behind me. He was staring at her intently. Victor turned his head to face me, and his smirk got bigger. "Rosemarie, I thought you'd never arrive" He greeted me. I really didn't like where this was going. 'I knew you'd be able to help me lead the moroi to a new beginning. First, you broke me out of a maximum security prison, and next you allow me to frame you for a death. The Queen's death" He told me. I felt like punching him right then, but I held back, I wanted to hear what he had to say.

"Why did you do it, you know that as soon as the guardian's get you, you will be sent straight back to prison." I said more to myself than him. Lissa was looking between us every time we spoke, almost like a tennis match. Victor's smirk turned into a smile. "Well, now that I have Robert to help me, I can do almost anything" He laughed. "You can't do that to him, you can't abuse his powers like that!" I was almost screaming now. Victor started laughing again. "I'm not abusing his powers, I'm merely getting help from him" He said. "Yeah, just like Natalie" I said. His smile turned into a frown. "Let's not get into Natalie here, it was her choice." He mumbled.

I heard some more footsteps and quickly shot Lissa a look. She knew what it meant straight away, she looked Victor in the eyes and I felt the magic build up in her. "You will follow us out of the house and to our car, you won't argue and you won't try to run" She said in a soothing voice. I didn't know how she could stay so calm in a situation like this. Victor was doing a good job of ignoring her orders, but after Lissa put a bit more magic into her compulsion, his eyes finally glazed over and he began to follow us towards the exit. When we finally got back, we ran to the back door. We opened it to find Christian with flames dancing on the tips of his fingers. He was actually taking this seriously. He put the flames out when he saw us and Victor.

We began running to the front of the house where we saw Dimitri holding onto Robert. Adrian mustn't have been able to use compulsion on him. They all saw us and began running back to the car. This was so much easier than I thought. Dimitri was dragging Robert along while Christian and Alex were running beside Victor, just in case he broke the compulsion. We reached the car and put Victor and Robert in the back in between Adrian and Lissa. This was gonna be hard to get everyone in.

Luckily, the trunk was big enough to fit two moroi. Christian and Alex hopped in without argument, which was quite amazing actually. Dimitri and I were in the front and once we were all in with our seatbelts on, Dimitri sped down the road until we reached one of the main roads. We got back to Vegas pretty quickly after that and went to the same place we went when we had Victor just out of jail. We went on the same private plane that we were on when we smuggled Victor out of Alaska.

We got a one way flight to St. Petersburg, where we would be driven to Baia. Once we got there, we would get the DNA results off Olena, and fly back to, you guessed it, the Royal Court. That would be where the verdict would be decided. If we did this all for nothing, and I end up getting... executed, well, there is always a chance that Dimitri may become a guardian again. We have more proof that he isn't strigoi, because if he was one, wouldn't he have killed us all by now?

Once we'd all boarded the plane, we arranged a seating plan. Dimitri would sit next to Robert and I would sit next to Victor. Alex, Christian, Lissa and Adrian were sitting in the aisle across from us. The flight seemed to take forever, mainly because all the moroi, except Victor and Robert, fell asleep while we had to be on guard and make sure that Victor wouldn't escape. Not that they'd just freefall from a plane without parachutes.

When we finally arrived, we went straight to the car hire. We managed to get a car that we'd all fit in, comfortably at least. Once again, Dimitri and I sat in front, Lissa and Adrian sat beside Robert and Alex and Christian sat all the way up the back with Victor. They were a lot more squished than everyone else, but I didn't care.

We arrived just before morning, for a human that is. We were going to get the results and then get straight on a flight to Pennsylvania, where we would drive straight to the Royal Court, the place where my fate will be decided. We got to Olena's house and I let Lissa go and get the results. We already knew what they were, but we still needed proof. I slipped into Lissa's head to see Olena and her family for, maybe, the last time.

Lissa was waiting at the door. Viktoria answered and gave Lissa the results. She gave Lissa a quick hug and whispered good luck. She waved towards the car and Lissa turned around. I was looking at myself. I was also subconsciously smiling and waving back to Viktoria. Viktoria ran back inside closing the door behind her, and Lissa began heading toward the car. I quickly slipped back into my own mind and rested my head back against the chair and sighed.

"What's wrong?" Dimitri asked. "Well, this may just be the last time I will get to see everyone, your family, I mean" I told him. "Rose, how many times do I have to tell you? I will protect you no matter what. They will not hurt you, I won't let them" Dimitri told me, then looked back at the road ahead and started up the car. Lissa put her seatbelt on and we drove off toward the nearest airport. We caught a plane and started on our trip back to the Royal Court.

The next day was hell. We had to catch another plane from Seattle just to get to Pennsylvania. I didn't want to go back so soon. My life has nearly ended several times, but this time is different. I don't have a choice if I don't have enough evidence. When we finally landed in Pennsylvania, we had to force Victor and Robert into our car. I nearly had to be forced in there too, I wasn't ready for this. The court was less than twenty minutes away, and if I didn't have enough evidence I wouldn't be able to do this.

When we reached the gates, all hell broke loose. The guardians on duty were almost hysterical, they had two wanted criminals, three spirit users, Lissa's alleged sibling, Dimitri, and Christian. The guardian on duty called for back-up, even though he didn't need any. We weren't going to try anything, except maybe Victor and Robert. The guardian told us not to get out of the car, which was quite stupid because of what Dimitri was about to do.