There was a music festival being held at the Lake with local performers as well as performers from other places entertaining the big crowd of people. The crowd was loud and drunk. Bonnie walked around searching for Stephen. There was no sign of him. She went to the bar next, only a few familiar faces greeting her and still no sign of him. She called his number again, Stephen's phone went straight to voicemail. This is bad, Bonnie thought to herself.

Dr Stephen and Caroline Salvatore's Home

Caroline walked up and down, pale in the face. She called Stephen numerous times.

"Mom? Josh and I can go look for dad." Neil said behind her.

"and can you at least tell us why we all on lock down?" Josh asked with a smirk.

Caroline sigh and said. "Look kids I can't explain now but please do as I say. No one is leaving this house okay? I'm going over to aunt Liv. Call me the second your dad comes home."

"Mom this sounds serious are you and dad in trouble?" Sophi asked. A worried look on her face.

Caroline smiled and said. "Of course not sweetie. Its just with the festival going on people tend to get out of hand."

"This is not the first festival in ML. At least tell us what is wrong." Josh said annoyed at his mom's lame excuses. He could sense something was wrong.

"Look." Caroline said in a stern voice. "For once do as I say. I will explain later."

The kids nodded their heads obediently and with worried looks on their faces they watched their mom leave the house.

"Well you heard the boss lady. Lock up." Josh said and shrugged his shoulders.

Mystique Lake Hospital

Stella had a big hospital room for herself. Her trusted maid by her side. The maid was busy, carefully applying red nail polish on Stella's nails.

"All done, Miss Wiccomb. Red really suits you." The maid said with a cheery smile.

Stella just rolled her eyes and said. "Red is a good colour to be found with a rope around your neck or get bitten by a snake. A good colour to get killed in."

"Its really horrible what happened to Miss Lee and to Mrs Henderson." The maid said softly.

"It could have been me. I shudder to think what that man plans for me. Did you call Estelle? Did she arrive safely?" Stella asked.

"Yes Mrs Wiccomb. Your sister said she is safe and under lock down." The maid said obediently.

"Is my police protection outside?"

The maid bit her bottom lip. She knew Stella Wiccomb will get highly upset if she told her what Sherriff Mitchell said. That Stella is in the wrong hospital. She needs to hospitalized herself in a mental institute. The maid just nodded her head yes.

Stella smiled relieved. "For once that idiot is doing something good. You can do my toe nails now." Stella said and wiggled her toes playfully.

"What colour this time Mrs Wiccomb?"

"Red." Stella said bluntly.

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Bonnie drove around the deserted dirt roads that leads deep into the woods. So many horrible scenarios went through her mind... What if West over powered Stephen and she arrived too late to safe him? What if his body is already hanging by a rope on one of the tree branches... She immediately hit the breaks. For a minute she rested her head on the steering wheel. I need to clear my head. I need to clear my head. Bonnie said over and over in her mind.

...with shaky hands she took out her phone and dial Caroline first.

Caroline: "Did you find him?"

Bonnie: "No, Maybe I should look again. I must have missed a few spots."

Caroline: "Bon where are you now?"

Bonnie: "Some deserted road, I dont know."

Caroline felt like fainting on the other end of the line when she heard where Bonnie is.

Caroline: "Come back now Bonnie! We will regroup and search for him in numbers. We are all at Liv's place. Fitz are sending the agents to get all the kids. We all think its better given the circumstances we are under. Now, you come back okay? I will never forgive myself if anything happens to you."

Bonnie just nodded her head and mumbled yes...before ending the call.

She called home next. Zoe picked up the phone.

Bonnie: "Hey princess, are you all home?"

Zoe: " Hey mom! Yes we are. I'm helping aunt May. We are baking muffins and it smells delicious. When are you coming home mom?" Zoe asked cheery.

Tears rolled silently over Bonnie's cheeks. In a hoarse shaky voice she asked.

Bonnie: "Princess put your brother on the line for me please. Can you do that? "

Zoe: "Mom are you okay?"

Bonnie shut her eyes tightly. The hand holding the phone trembling lightly.

Bonnie: "Yes, I'm okay princess. Now put your brother on okay?"

Zoe: "Okay Mom."

Bonnie could hear her daughter calling her brother to the phone and moments later Alex was on the phone.

Alex: "Hey mom."

Bonnie: "Alex, I want you to listen very carefully. Your uncle Fitz and his agents are coming to get you guys and take you all to their home. Pack what you need. Do it now Alex as soon as I end this call."

Alex was about to answer his mom when the line went dead.

Bonnie: " Alex? Halo?"

Bonnie dial Kenzie's number next. The phone just ring and ring. Zoe and Dylan's phones went straight to voicemail.

She started the car quickly and like a mad woman she drove back home.

The Salvatore Home

"Good kids. Now if you follow my orders everything will be go smoothly. Nobody needs to get hurt." West said with a smirk.

West knew Bonnie was not home just the old lady and the kids. When he told the green eyed girl he was an old friend of their dad she invited him in with a bright smile. He was sitting in the kitchen watching the old lady and the green eye girl baking muffins while he entertained the young boy Dylan with made up tales about him and his dad. The kids enjoyed his stories but the old lady...she was something else. He knew she didn't trust him. She had that suspicious look on her face the whole time.

He had all the kids at gun point in the kitchen. Zoe and Kenzie were holding the twins.

"Let the kids go Mr West. There is no need to traumatize them or harm them. Take me instead." Aunt May said calmly. She was standing in front of the kids.

"Its not you I want old lady. So no need to play hero here. Soon the truth shall be revealed." West said coldly. He saw Alex's hand going for a knife and he shook his head no and said. "Dont try to play hero kid. I will shoot you."

"Is this how you want the truth to be revealed? Pointing a gun at a harmless old woman and harmless innocent kids? How dare you! You shall not harm these kids! You have let the devil for far too long in your life! You are so bitter and full of hate that you forgot to ask your Father to show you how to forgive. Teach me how to go on my knees and forgive those who trespassed against me." Aunt May said in a loud voice. She walked to detective West praying loudly. The gun pointing at her.

...everything happened so fast in the next minute. Alex went for the knife again, aunt May saw West aiming his gun at Alex and she knew the mad man holding the gun was aiming to kill. In that moment she jumped infront of the bullet, falling against the kitchen counter. She clutched the edges with her hands. Alex and the kids rushed to her. Zoe, Dylan and Kenzie hysterical.

Alex could feel the warm blood flowing through his fingers when he touched Aunt May's back. The bullet went through her stomach and out the back. She looked at him. A look that said not in front of the young kids.

"I am fine kids." Aunt May said and smiled at the kids.

West smiled cold and gleefully. "That you are aunt May." West said mockingly.

"You are forgiven Mr West. I forgive you." Aunt May said softly. Thick red blood dripping from her nose.

"Please let me get her to a hospital" Alex pleaded in tears.

"You fucking monster!" Kenzie screamed.

"My dad will kill you." Dylan said in tears.

West laughed mockingly. "Your dad can hardly help himself. He is strapped up in a mental hospital pissing and shitting himself bet mommy Bon Bon left that part out. So don't count on daddy to come and save you."

"Liar!" Dylan screamed.

"Burn in hell." Kenzie seethed.

"Kids. Don't feed the devil what he wants." Aunt May said softly in a weak voice.

West pointed the gun at Zoe. "You, give that baby to your brother."

Zoe stare at detective West with wide eyes.

"No. Leave my sister. Take me." Kenzie said in tears.

"I have had enough of you brats! Zoe you better do as I say or I'm shooting that baby in your arms." West said with cold eyes.

Zoe gasps. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she kissed her little baby brother on his soft cheek before handing him to Alex. She took aunt May's hand in hers and kissed it. Aunt May nodded her head weakly and whispered. "He is with you my child. Always."

West roughly pulled Zoe away and rushed with her out the door.

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