Title: Missing
author: Cindy Ryan
notes and summary: see part one

Lucy awoke with a start breathing hard and looking widely around the room. It took her several seconds to recognize the medical rooms of Mason industries. When that registered memories slowly came back. Her rescue...they had found her...she was home...she was safe. Even with that knowledge Lucy huddled back against the pillows drawing her knees to her chest. She felt cold and she knew it had nothing to do with the temperature. Moving her legs had caused twinges of pain through the rest of her body but Lucy ignored it. The movement had also brought back memories of her attack. The tenderness and bruising from her lower most region confirmed her worst fears. That Flynn's man had continued his threat while she was unconscious.

Lucy shuddered and shifted further back into the light had automatically come on when Lucy had sat up. She was grateful when the room darkened once more when she laid down. Lucy buried herself in the blankets and pillows. Desperately wanting to forget but not being able to.

"Why don't we have a go?"Wyatt demanded entering Christopher's office. "We know where Flynn is!"

"Close the door."Denise ordered crisply.

Wyatt was alone Rufus having elected to run some pre-flight tests on the lifeboat. He shut the door but remained standing his fists clenched at his sides. Wyatt couldn't understand why Christopher would put a delay now. They'd tracked Flynn for hours after they got back from Sacramento. This was the first time he'd touched down long enough for Wyatt and Rufus to get a chance to catch him.

"I just got briefed by Lucy's doctor."Denise explained quietly. "You need to know this before we proceed further."

Cold raw fear worked it's way up and down Wyatt's spine. He hadn't thought the delay could be because of Lucy. They'd rescued her got the historian to safety and medical care and Wyatt thought her recovery would be painful but normal. The look on his boss's face caused Wyatt to take a seat in one of the visitor's chairs.

"What is it?"Wyatt prompted his voice suddenly hoarse.

Denise sighed and the pencil she was holding suddenly snapped in two. She met Wyatt's gaze and he saw anger and sympathy in her dark eyes.

"There's no easy way to say this."Denise began. "Lucy was raped."

Wyatt felt the color drain from his face. Rage like he'd never known swept over him. When they'd found Jessica's body Wyatt thought he'd experienced rage then. It was nothing like he felt now. Even his breathing was coming out in short angry gasps. Denise stood and walked around the desk so she could crouch in front of Wyatt and be eye level with him.

"I haven't interviewed Lucy yet."Denise said. "We don't know it was Flynn."

"Doesn't matter."Wyatt snapped barely recognizing his own voice. "If it wasn't him it was one of his men. If he gave the order so help me..."

"I know you want to go in there guns blazing and shoot every one of Flynn's gang."Denise stated softly. "You can't be reckless about this. Lucy needs every one of her friends the road coming back from something like this is long."

As swiftly as the rage appeared it was now accompanied by earth shattering guilt. Lucy had been captured by Flynn because of Wyatt's failure to keep her safe. Not only had she been held captive, beaten but had suffered in the worst way possible...There was no possibly way Wyatt could make that up to her. He could kill Flynn a hundred times over...

"Wyatt?"Denise prompted. "Are you listening to me?"

"Sorry, missed the last part."Wyatt responded lamely.

"This is not your fault."Denise replied quietly. "Do not beat yourself up you couldn't protect Lucy twenty-four seven. It was inevitable that..."

"Besides capturing Flynn my main purpose being here was to protect Lucy and Rufus!"Wyatt yelled as he jumped to his feet sending the chair skidding back a few inches.

"You have done that many times over."Denise said soothingly.

"Not when it mattered."Wyatt replied quietly.

"Wyatt..."Denise began.

"Do we have a go or not?"Wyatt asked through clenched teeth.

"On one condition."Christopher replied as she stood.

"What?"Wyatt demanded.

"Remember that Lucy needs both of you in one piece if she's going to get through this."Denise said grimly.

Wyatt nodded tightly not trusting his voice.

"Go."Denise ordered.

Wyatt left his boss's office struggling to keep one foot in front of the other. Trying like hell not to process what he'd just learned. However as he entered the launch bay and the lifeboat came into view Wyatt knew he was going to have to tell Rufus. How he was going to do that he had no idea but Christopher was right about one thing. Lucy was going to need them. If he and Rufus could keep each other in check like they'd done so many times before there was a chance this mission could succeed without Wyatt losing his sanity. Right now Wyatt was so full of rage that if Flynn appeared before him Wyatt wouldn't waste a bullet. He'd kill the man with his bare hands and enjoy every minute of it. Christopher was right some how Wyatt had to find a balance or he'd be no good to Lucy. He just had no idea how the hell he was going to accomplish that.