A/N So this update is brought to you by me writing the names of the stories I am behind on updating on slips of papers, chucking them into a canister shaking it up and down and extracting the pieces of paper one by one to determine update order. This story was number one. :P

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"I just got off the phone with the last of the agents I sent to disable the bombs." Gray announced. "Each of the bombs has been successfully disarmed, and we can now move in on Marion's compound and save Frank."

"About freaking time." Biff muttered drawing nods of assent from the majority of the non-Network affiliated people in the room.

Gray chose to ignore that. "Now, I think it would be for the best that you all remain here while we move in and get Frank-"

"No." Fenton said flatly.

"Excuse me?" Gray questioned although he looked vaguely resigned, he had rather doubted that Fenton would acquiesce to twiddling his thumbs while his son was in danger.

"I think I've failed my children quite enough in the past year, and if it's all the same to you, I have no intention of waiting here while you rescue Frank. Honestly, you're lucky that I didn't go charging after him right away instead of waiting for you to disable the bombs." Fenton noted. "Although, you could try to stop me and have me wait approximately five minutes after you've left to go after Frank myself."

"I could leave a agent here to make sure you all stay put." Gray pointed out.

Fenton bestowed a pitying look on the Gray man. "Do you really think that would work?"

Arthur Gray eyed the private investigator speculatively for a moment and then shrugged his shoulders and started to agree when the sound of Vanessa's ring-tone cut through the room.

"Hold that thought," She suggested as she looked down at her cell to find Callie's name on the display. "Hello, Callie? Where are you guys? We're about to move in to rescue Frank."

"Been there, done that." Callie replied.

"What?" Vanessa asked incredulously.

"Joe and I are currently in my car headed to the hospital having retrieved Frank from Marion." Callie repeated. "Could you tell the Network agents that they may want to move in on Marion now before he realizes that Frank is gone and escapes?"

"Uh-yeah, sure." Vanessa replied momentarily stunned.

"Also, Joe wants you to relay a message for him."

"What is it?"

"He wants you to tell the Gray man, quote 'I told you so' unquote."

Vanessa looked dubiously at the leader of the Network agents. "Uh. Okay. I guess." She blinked several times trying to comprehend how Joe and Callie had managed to break Frank out of a terrorist stronghold when trained government agents were not fully certain they could handle it. "Is Frank okay?" She asked.

There was a pause on the line and when Callie spoke again her voice seemed to be shaking slightly. "There's a lot of blood." Callie said quietly. "You guys will want to get here as soon as possible." She paused again. "I have to go. We're here now. Bye."

The call ended with a decisive click.

"What's going on?" Tony demanded for everyone as the group had been only able to make out Vanessa's half of the conversation.

"Callie and Frank didn't go for a walk." Vanessa announced. "They broke Frank out."

"What?" Gray demanded. "Are you telling me that those two just waltzed into Marion's headquarters and exited with Frank."

"Well, I don't think they exactly waltzed in." Vanessa said helpfully.

The Gray man shot her a withering look.

"Callie says you should probably go capture Marion before he manages to escape or realizes Frank is gone." Vanessa said completely unfazed by his glare. "And, Joe says I told you so." Normally, she'd have some qualms about speaking to government agents that way but this one had almost gotten Frank killed.

"I still don't understand how this happened, but that will have to wait." Gray said rising from his chair. "My agents and I will go round up Marion and his associates, now that your son has been rescued, Fenton, I really think you should stay out of this."

"Fine." Fenton replied.

"Fine?" Gray asked. "I was certain it would take a lot more to convince you."

"Normally it would, but I need to make sure that my sons are alright." Fenton answered in a tone that implied that it should have been obvious.

"Well, good then." Gray replied. "Let's move out then." He said to his agents leading them out of Joe's apartment.

"Where are they?" Fenton turned to Vanessa once the agents had disappeared.

"The hospital," Vanessa replied. "Callie says we should get there right away." She added hesitantly.

"How bad is it?" The private investigator asked quietly. In all the years those gathered in the room had known Frank and Joe's dad they had never seen him look so worried or so exhausted.

"I don't know." Vanessa admitted. "Callie said that there was a lot of blood, and that we should hurry and then she hung up."

"We better get moving then, hadn't we?" Fenton agreed leading the way out of the apartment towards the waiting cars.

-Story Break-

"Boss, we have a bit of a problem." Jacob Gustafson announced walking into Marion's office. The terrorist narrowed his eyes at his second-in-command.

"What is it?"

"It seems that Frank Hardy has escaped."

"What?" Marion asked incredulously. "You'll need to repeat that, it sounded a lot like you said Frank Hardy managed to escape, but I know for a fact that Mr. Hardy is currently suffering from an incredible lose of blood due to a knife embedded in his leg, as well as possibly broken ribs, a head injury, and maybe even internal bleeding. There is no way he made it out of here."

"Well, he's not in the room. And for that matter, neither is Dr. Salino."

"Are you telling me that the doctor has defected from my side and broken Frank Hardy out?"

"Well, no." Gustafson replied.

"What are you saying then?"

"Our security cameras picked up Joe Hardy leaving in the company of Dr. Salino and his brother." Gustafson managed not to wince at the angry look on his boss' face. "Also, you know how the window broke earlier? Yeah, our camera's picked up Callie Shaw as well."

"You're telling me that Joe Hardy and Callie Shaw managed to break into my compound despite the best security money can buy and exit with Frank Hardy who was supposed to be well guarded and half-dead?"

"Well, he was unconscious at the time." Gustafson said as though that somehow improved the situation.

"I see." Marion's town was vaguely ominous.

"And, the Network will probably be swooping down at any moment, so we're going to want to evacuate." Gustafson added.

"Fan-fucking-tastic." Marion noted. "Get the lower-downs in my office destroying everything, we can't leave anything for the government to find." He ordered.

"Got it." Gustafson nodded immediately. "What are you going to do?"

"I?" Marion questioned. "I am going to put an end to a pair of troubling pests who I should have destroyed years ago..."

A/N This will be updated as scheduled next Tuesday give or take a few days depending on my level of laziness at the time...

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