Bo
When Rachel... no, when Tamsin said 'time machine', I snapped out of my daze, realizing what I was supposed to be doing.
"I have to go," I said abruptly, turning around and almost smacking right into Kenzi. "Jesus, Kenz," I breathed. My mind was in fifty places at once.
"Bo, we need to talk," Trick said from where he stood next to Dyson.
I shook my head, "Not now, Trick. I have to find Lauren." I looked to Kenzi, "Do you have my keys?"
She nodded, pulling them from her pocket, "I followed Dyson here." She leaned towards me and said in a low voice, "I figured you might want a quick getaway."
I grabbed them from her and started for the door. "Are you coming," I called back over my shoulder and she hurried to catch up.
Once we were in the car, I took a deep breath and tried to collect myself. "Why would you call Dyson? You know that him and Trick weren't supposed to know about this."
"Bo, I came home to find the door wide open. You were laying, passed out, in the middle of the room and the Doc was nowhere to be found. What the hell was I supposed to do?"
I gave her a confused look, "You thought Lauren did that?"
She shrugged dramatically, "I don't know. I mean, it's a possibility that she might've gone all super-Fae on you and fled the scene."
I shook my head, "She would never hurt me on purpose."
"What do you mean, 'on purpose'? So it was her who did that?"
"You don't understand, Kenzi," I said putting the key in the ignition. The first place to look for Lauren or a clue as to where she was would be the Crack Shack.
Lauren
The first thing I felt after being ungraciously pulled from Zoie's memory was the throbbing in the back of my head. I went to rub the injured spot to check for swelling, but I couldn't move my arms. My hands were bound.
My eyes snapped open and I looked around the empty room. I concluded from the cold dampness in the air that I had to be underground. Though, I couldn't discern whether the wave of nausea that came over me was from panic or a possible concussion. Most likely it was both.
Then I remembered the Sandman who had shown up at Bo's. I had naively chalked up his appearance to Castor trying to speed up the process of getting both me and Bo to Limbo. Bo...
She had been passed out. What if she was tied up somewhere like me?
I struggled to sit up on the concrete floor, which proved to be a challenge as I realized not only were my arms bound, but my ankles, too. I looked around the room again, but I was in here alone. Maybe they had just taken me. I hoped that was the case, at least. If something had happened to Bo because of me... I didn't want to think about it.
Instead, I focused on the rope binding my limbs. It was very tightly wrapped, cutting off circulation to my hands and feet, which were almost completely numb and the room I was in was completely empty, leaving me with no tools to escape. I let my head fall back and did the only thing I could think to do. I screamed for help.
Bo
When I got to the house, I immediately yelled for Lauren, running to check upstairs, and then down in the basement, but she wasn't there.
"Maybe we should've asked Dyson for help," Kenzi said. "You know, since he's like a bloodhound when it comes to Fae."
I shook my head, "I don't think he'll help us."
"Well, that is bullshit," Kenzi exclaimed. "He totally owes the Doc for saving his wolfy ass in Limbo. I'm calling him." She pulled out her phone and started dialing.
I knew where we had to go next. But before I went to the Morrigan, I needed to arm myself. As I headed towards to stairs, I heard Kenzi yelling at Dyson through the the phone.
"Listen, dude. I get that you're part dog and all, but you need to quit being a little bitch and get your ass over here, now."
My eyes went wide as she was silent for a second.
"Thank you," she said before hanging up the phone.
I shook my head in disbelief, "Kenzi... you are awesome."
She beamed, "I know." She walked over to me and put her hands on her hips, "So, where to, boss?"
Lauren
After yelling for five minutes, I took a break because I started feeling lightheaded and I knew passing out wouldn't be good for my concussion.
It was hard to believe that only this morning I had fought those two Derilochs. This was definitely the longest day of my life. Then again, I had no way of telling what time it actually was.
My stomach growled loudly and I cursed myself for not eating at all that day. Plus, I had only drank wine, which only further dehydrated my body. At this rate, I'd probably pass out within a few hours. But when I thought about it, maybe it wasn't such a bad thing. If I was unconscious, I'd go to Limbo, and Castor might be able to help me.
Bo
I entered the Morrigan's office and went straight up to her desk, slamming my hands down on the surface and leaning over it. I looked her dead in the eye.
"Where is she," I said, trying to keep my voice steady and calm but failing horribly.
Evony raised and eyebrow, "What? Did you lose your pet?" She leaned back in her chair and crossed her legs, "Pesky little humans... always running off."
"Uh, hello," Kenzi said from behind me, and raised a hand, "I'm right here."
"That's nice, dear," the Morrigan drawled, not breaking eye contact with me. "So, I guess you're looking for the doctor?"
I stared at her expectantly. I definitely was not in the mood to chat.
She tilted her head, "Someone nabbed her up already? The Unaligned really isn't all it's cracked up to be, is it?"
"Cut the shit, Evony. Where is Lauren," I growled, resisting the urge to strangle the woman.
"I don't have her, Succubitch," she said, her voice dropping a few octaves.
Kenzi's phone rang and she answered. "What's the deal, D-man?" I turned and watched while she listened. "Got it, thanks." Kenzi looked to me as she put away her phone. "Dyson found Sandman dust by the door."
"A Sandman? Interesting," Evony said quietly.
"What do you know," I asked her.
She rolled her eyes, "Isn't it obvious?" When neither of us said anything, she shook her head and sighed, "You really are hopeless."
"Just fucking tell me what you know," I said, raising my voice.
She reached a hand up and rubbed her temple, "Whoever took your doctor didn't want her harmed. At least, not until they got what they wanted."
I mentally kicked myself for not coming to this conclusion earlier, "Where's Vex?"
Evony scoffed, "Am I supposed to do everything for you? Besides, I haven't seen Vex since we found out he was human. I don't keep food as pets, honey."
I clenched my jaw and turned around to Kenzi, "Let's go."
As we walked back to the car, Kenzi asked, "So, what happened in Limbo?"
I couldn't help but let out a little laugh, "You're not going to believe this but... Lauren and I went back to our past lives."
"No shit?"
I shook my head, "It was like we were actually Anna and Zoie. I saw and felt everything Anna did. And Lauren was a Fae princess."
Kenzi stopped in her tracks, "Seriously?"
"Seriously."
"That's awesome." She started walking with me again. "Who were you?"
I opened the car door, "A freakin' stripper."
Kenzi bursted out laughing, doubling over. I just stood watching with my arms crossed over my chest. After about a minute, she straightened back up, wiping tears from her eyes. "Oh, God... that... that is priceless."