“This is taking too long! I demand a resolution immediately. It's been 7 days,” Chevalier scowled at the Elders, both Equites and Valle, that were seated before him.
“We're doing what we can. It's a fine line between getting Emily back and preventing a full-scale war,” Selest said to him.
“I don't care if it causes World War III, as long as we get her back where she belongs.” He turned his attention to the Valle Elders.
The Valle Elders glanced at each other and spoke, too softly for Chevalier to hear.
“What are you doing about this? They attacked and murdered my guards unprovoked and then kidnapped my wife!” Chevalier growled.
“Your wife?” Selest asked.
“Yes mine.” He turned his angry eyes to her.
“I thought she was bonded to Kyle.”
“You thought what I told you… carte blanche remember? She is my wife, and she's carrying my child.” His voice dropped a bit.
The Equites Elders turned and put their heads together, talking quickly among themselves.
Leonid was the first to turn around, “What other lies have you told us, Chevalier?”
“I told you what I needed to, to get my job done. My orders were to observe Emily Russo and to discover if she held any extra powers,” he reminded them.
“And?”
“And I won't discuss it in mixed company.” He glared at the Valle Elders.
“We will be back then,” the oldest Valle Elder said with a huff, and the three of them walked out of the room.
Selest turned back to Chevalier and Kyle, “What have you found?”
Kyle cleared his throat.
Chevalier glanced at him quickly and then spoke, “She has the powers we were looking for, but they are controlled. She uses them when she's being attacked and no other time.”
“She has full control?” Leonid wanted to verify he heard correctly.
“Yes,” Chevalier said, watching them.
“So you are telling me that the Valle are now in possession of an active member of the Winchester family?” Selest was beginning to get angry.
Chevalier glared at her, “Yes.”
“You are positive that the girl is with child?” she asked.
“Yes”
“And you are the father?”
Chevalier growled, “Yes.”
The Elders looked horrified as the implications were starting to dawn on them.
“Very well,” Maleth said, standing up. “We will get her back at all costs.”
Chevalier grinned maliciously, and walked out, followed closely by Kyle.
***
Tim and Emily both turned to the heavy metal door when it swung open. Seven heku walked in and stood by the door.
“What do you want?” Tim asked, standing up.
“Your cooperation,” the tallest said as two grabbed Tim and pinned him against the wall.
Emily stood up and backed away as the other five moved toward her, “Calm, Child, we won't hurt you.”
She kicked one hard in the knee, dropping him to the floor before the other four grabbed her and drug her into the bedroom. She fought as they restrained her in the uncomfortable X position.
“This would be easier if you wouldn't fight us,” the tall one said calmly.
Emily spit in his face and struggled as one of the heku rolled her shirt up and tucked it into the band of her bra. He then pulled her pants down low on her abdomen, exposing most of her torso.
“Stop it!” she screamed at them.
The shortest of the heku took out a measuring tape and carefully measured from her breastbone down to her pubic bone and wrote it into a notebook. Another of them painfully shoved a needle into her arm and drew a vial of blood.
Emily screamed in pain and outrage. Her back arched as she struggled to get loose.
“Calm down. You don't want to hurt yourself,” the taller one told her, and then he held his hand over her lower abdomen and smiled.
The five left the room, leaving Emily in the X position and she heard a struggle from Tim moments before the heavy door shut. He came into the room and gasped at what they had done to her, then immediately began to untie her wrists.
“What did they do?” he asked angrily.
“Some sort of demented physical,” she said as she sat up and readjusted her clothing. She looked at the crook of her arm and saw that the large needle left a stream of blood dripping down her arm. Tim handed her a rag and she covered it.
“They took blood?” he asked.
“Yes”
“Why would they do that?” His face was full of questions.
***
“I don't know what makes you think I have her,” Ulrich said calmly from across the table.
“I'm not an idiot. A week after we found out she is pregnant, she disappears? I want her returned to me immediately,” Chevalier yelled, and pounded his fist on the table.
“It's an unfortunate coincidence… but I did warn you about not falling in love with her.” Ulrich was getting mad also.
“This has nothing to do with my feelings toward Emily. It has to do with your misguided interpretation of protecting your family.”
“Maybe she is dead,” Ulrich said coldly.
Chevalier hissed as Kyle sprang to his feet.
“She is not! Now return her immediately, or we will end this ourselves,” Kyle hissed.
“Meddling with the affairs of the Winchester family leads only to heartache. You should resign yourself now to the fact you will never see her again. It will make your life easier,” Ulrich said, sitting back in his chair.
“We will find her,” Chevalier said through clenched teeth.
“You will let me know when you do though, right? I'd like to know she's ok,” Ulrich said, and it looked like he was hiding a grin.
“It's only been two weeks. We will find her, and when we do, you will be next,” Chevalier said as he stood and left the room with Kyle and Storm following.
***
Tim untied Emily's hands and feet again, “That's what? Six times so far they've done that?”
Emily sat up and readjusted her clothes, “Yes.”
“What do you figure, every other day?” he asked, watching her closely.
She nodded and ran into the bathroom, locking the door behind her. She looked closely at her arm. It was swollen and bruised from all of the blood draws. Emily sat down on the cold tile and pulled her knees up to her body, wrapping her arms around them she rocked slowly.
“Please, Chevalier, find me,” she said softly. She glanced at her ring and watched it as if it could somehow whisk her away to its maker.
Several hundred miles away, Chevalier shivered. He heard Emily's
words echo in