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Karen's Soho Office

Morgan transported them by stepping disk to Karen's Soho office. She was visibly upset and he was so angry that he was shaking. Karen was the only mother figure he had known, and he could not imagine that she would leave him so soon. That and the pained look on Morgan's facedrove him nuts. But he knew that he had to be calm, try to be strong. If not for himself, for Morgan. He knew she was already sick with worry that her mother was no more, especially since Alison could not detect her. He surveyed the scene and spoke in a whisper to Morgan.

"Don't worry. We WILL find whoever did this to her and we WILL make them pay."

He immediately began to search the perimeter around the office, careful not to disturb the area of the actual confrontation.He knew that Haleigh and Delilah knew more about crime scene analysis than he did, so he left them to that as he began to look for any sign that maybe the doctors was nearby.He found nothing immediately, and returned to Morgan's side as they realized that Ethan Cruise was walking nearby.

"He better have the best alibi ever, or..."

Nicolas stopped mid-sentence, realizing that his temper would only cause him to lose control at this point. Persephone took the lead in intercepting Cruise, a wise decision since Nicolas could only think of how to hurt him at this point., even though he knew that logically, Ethan was probably incapable of dong this to Karen, and had NO way of keeping it from Alison.

So Nicolas followed Haleigh and Delilah into the house. He was completely silent, even deciding to forego breathing so as to not allow anyone to get the drop on them. He saw Delilah draw her handgun and he silently followed their lead. As he did so, he did a telepathic sweep to see if any other minds were in this house.
 
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Soho- inside Karen's office

<<Morgan was a little tense. she turned to Nicolas and her icy violet eyes had a look of bewildermint in them...a far cry from the way they were just moments ago at the start of what would have been their first OFFICIAL date.>>

i can't STAND not knowing....

<< he assured her that everything would work out and that they would find her. indeed the six had triumphed over seemingly IMPOSSIBLE odds, and most of them had defied death at least once before. If her mother were dead, she would have DEFINATIVELY felt it. Delilah asked if Morgan could feel her at this point>>

i felt her pain...she called out for me just as she was being beaten into unconsciousness...but it happened so fast....I...i BELIEVE she's still unconscious. if she were DEAD..i would have felt it...believe me I would have REACTED to it.

<< the surprisingly and unexpeted variable of Ethan provoked an equal parts reaction from the group..they ALL were ready to annihilate him if this was his doing. as Ava announced she would handle Ethan, Morgan looked at her with a soft smile of relief.>>

Thank you! we'll have Nicolas open a mindlink to you so that if anything happens, you can give a shout AND so that you can come back directly to us, where ever we are in the building.>>

<< Morgan felt better knowing that everyone was on the same page as she. She was THANKFULLY that Ava went to deal with Ethan. Whatever his reason for being in this area, if he wasnt involved with Karen's disappearence, then she couldnt be bothered with him. They would know soon enough once Persephone rejoined them. She asked Nicolas to open a mindlink to Ava so that they could lead her to them at all times.>>

<< INSIDE the multi floor level office, Haleigh and Delilah were taking in the scene on either side of the double door entrance. they were able to determine that there must have been TWO people involved, one to flush Karen out and the other, a female to take her down. it must have happened hard and fast. Morgan nodded slowly, knowing that these two women were accurate in their analysis>>

they took her down hard and fast..knowing that was the only way to keep her from using her magick. they must have KNOWN she was a witch..which means we aren't dealing with a normal OR "stupid" foe.

<< she looked down the darkened hall.>>

Haleigh, can you tap into the security system? download the footage of this evening. we can go to my mother's actuall office and view it there, see if any of her personal effects are there. I may be able to sense her with my bond as her child...but ill need something of her's to AMPLIY the connection. without Alison's power....that's the only thing i can think of.

<< the group walked together, and cautiously. Nicolas scanning the area for any other thought patterns, Delilah posturing as a police officer would, while Morgan and Alison walk together.>>

it's so dark...

<< Morgan's voice echoed down the halls.>>

she wouldn't have been here this late after hours unless she was doing some paper work. it is Thursday...so that's usually when she does it.

<< once inside the office, the found much MORE evidence of a problem.>>

look at this place....

<< around the area of her desk, a picture of Morgan, Alison and Delilah lays on the floor, SHATTERED..and DELILAH'S face is noticeably SCRATCHED UP. the phone is ripped out of the wall as well. Karen's coat hangs on the coat tree and her attache case is nearby but the files therein were ripped out and strewn about the place. it appeared someone was looking for information.>>

<< more blood, and other biological remains...on the end of the desk, this was from when the guard slammed the pencil through Karen's hand. the bloody pencil itself was now on the floor, where the guard dropped it after Karen slashed her across the face>>

oh no.....
 
inside of Karen's office

:: Alison walked along, her facial expression betrayed the feelings of agitation she had.::

:: she remained quiet. Ethan didnt know how LUCKY he was that Ava had gone to intercept him. Not that Ava would be ANY EASIER on him but with the way Alison was feeling, and her precognition and "sight" powers being hampered, she was in no mood to be trifled with by the flippant Ethan. Nicolas said there was no way Ethan could have been capable of taken Karen down like this, and Alison agreed, though would have liked to, she couldnt BLAME Ethan for this and worse...he might even end up coming with them...to be of some USE to the effort to find and rescue Karen.::

:: inside, and down the darkened hall, Alison walked with Morgan. Haleigh and Delilah took in any clues they could find and Nicolas scanned for any rogue thought patterns.::

I suspect we are quite alone...at this point.

:: once inside of Karen's office, Alison too noted the extremely messy and chaotic state that the office was in.::

this is where the attack started...i get the strongest impressions here.

:: looking around, she too noted the files strewn about the office, that Karen's coat was still there , and that around the desk, on the floor there was a picture of Morgan, Alison and Delilah that had fallen and shattered...Delilah's face in the picture was almost VICIOUSLY torn out.::

:: as Morgan tried not to visibly fret over the sight of her mother's blood and the bloody pencil.... Alison was drawn to the picture.::

this picture...

:: she knelt down to pick it up and as she stood up, she gasped as she was PULLED INTO a "vision."

a young girl, with blonde hair, looking rather catatonic was brought into a hospital, a doctor's office. everything was dreamy looking. the young girl sits and a much younger looking DOCTOR VICTORIA comes forward, in a white lab coat, smiling warmly as she reaches down to touch the little girls hand.::

Karen Victoria: Hi Delilah! I'm Karen.....i'm glad to meet you!

:: before Alison could pullherself back and gain control, there was a flash and switch of scenery. it was the OUTSIDE OF the hospital...WESTIN HILLS PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY

:: Alison dropped the picture..::

:: Karen and DELILAH? it wasn't impossible, Delilah, Alison and Morgan were the same ages...Karen was Morgan's mother and could easily have been Alison or Delilah's. Delilah....was a patient of Karen's in the past! but for what? and why hadnt Delilah or KAREN for that matter ever said anything? why hadnt ALISON detected it until now?::

:: before she would say anything, she looked at Haleigh, composing herself.::

Haleigh, do you have the footage from the security cameras?

:: Alison walked over to another area of the floor and began to selectively look throgh the files that were strewn about. carefull not to move them too much. it appeared that Alison might be ON to something, but she wasnt saying just "WHAT" it was, yet.::
 
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[ The group, minus Ava, slowly moved through the building and to Karen's office. Morgan had suggested that Haleigh access the surveillance tapes. ]

"Good idea, Morg."

[ But in her mind Delilah was hoping that the perp had not been smart enough to think of that ahead of time. But she wasn't feeling very hopeful in that respect. Someone who could take down the Doctor was no rookie to this type of crime, she was sure of it. But if they could get an image of one of the attackers, Delilah could run it by some friends at the department and try to match it against the known criminals database.

They reached the office and looked around at the chaos that had been left. Karen had done the smart thing - left her belongings and ran. Let a thief have what he was looking for. But what could it be? She looked at the open attache case, the files. What could he or she have been looking for? What could be of significance in a doctor's office?

She saw Alison pick up the broken picture frame, but before she could tell her that they would need to dust that for prints, she had dropped it. Delilah pulled a scarf off the coat tree and too knelt beside the picture, using the scarf to pick it up. She stood and gazed into the frame. Who would have wanted to deface the picture and why? Was it a coincidence? Or was there a deeper meaning there?

She shivered as she realized her bare arms were covered in gooseflesh. She had the feeling there was more to the kidnapping of Doctor Karen Victoria than met the eye. Her gut told her to run. And her gut had never let her down yet. Too bad she couldn't listen. ]
 
Ethan could hear Ava walking behind him and as he turned around sure enough, she was standing there. He let out a deep sigh as she spoke, wondering how he was able to be in trouble for being in the same neighborhood as Morgan's mother. Sometimes these people were utterly unbarable.

"It is unusual that I am walking through the bustling district in Soho, very close to where I now live in the city, on a popular party night in club attire just because this happens to be in the same vicinity as Morgan's mother? Explain that to me, Miss Cassadine..."


He looked her up and down. She was a tasty morsel if he ever saw one and couldn't help but wonder why Nicolas had such an interest in Morgan. This woman was a Goddess, an ultimate personification of power and immortality, and she was smoking. His thoughts were snapped back into reality as he awaited Ava's response.
 
Karen's Soho Office

Nicolas mind-linked with Persephone as she moved over to Ethan. He accompanied the laides into the office as they combed for clues. His psi-scan turned up nothing and he was trying to think of how they could somehow detect WHO exactly did this. From the information they had already gathered, he guessed that this was done by proxy, that would be the only way to get the drop on her so easily, at least in his estimation. So, the question was, how could osmeone do this and not leave a trace? Was there a weay to look that they hadn't tried yet? He had a couple of ideas...

"Delilah, your powers over light, that is an expression of radiation in a certain part of the spectrum, correct? Could you possibly EXPAND that control to try to detect any unusul energy signatures? And Alison, could you somehow use Morgan's link to her mother to amplify your own precognition powers? I don't know if it will help, I am just getting nothing here...and it was just a couple of thoughts I hoped might help."

Nicolas waited for their response, hoping they would see that he was only trying to assist. He could feel the tension in the room, his included, and he just wanted Karen back safe. Meanwhile, Ethan decided to be a smartass to Persephone which, given the group's current mood, was a risky move at best. He could also "hear" Ethan's admiration of Persephone's body and had to admit, the man had taste, even if he failed to fully appreciate Morgan's rather considerable...assets.
 
Soho

:: Lifting a brow at Ethan's more than obvious head to toe stare, Persephone rolled her eyes. Funny, even gay guys can't seem to get their eyes of her. Letting out a heavy sigh, she was growing tired of his tone and his snippy remarks. ::

"Spare me your condescending babble, Ethan. I don't have time for it."

:: Her accent thick, yet beautiful, the goddess managed to keep most of her temper in check. She couldn't afford to gut him alive and hope for Delilah and Haleigh's efforts to come through later. ::

"So, coincidently you happen to move to Soho around the same time frame that Karen Victoria was attacked and kidnaped. Oh, and coincidently walk across the street from her office moments after her abduction."

:: Taking a slow step forward, Persephone lifted her hand to stop Ethan from making any sudden movements. Her heals tapped gently against the concrete sidewalk as she made her way closer to him. ::

"Calm down, I’m not going to attack you. You’re no use to me dead....Although that would be a wonderful collateral benefit."

:: Stopping, Persephone was now within his ‘personal circle’. With her heals, Persephone could look straight into Ethan’s eyes. Glare really. ::

"Just give me the answers I’m looking for, and you can go off and grind your cock into the next available playboy, to your hearts content."
 
Haleigh nodded at Delilah's suggestion, as she frontlined the group towards Karen's office, leading with the barrel of her Smith & Wesson.

"I think you're right... whatever was chasing her.... it had her pretty frightened... but she calmed enough outside the building to try to lock them in. I'm guessing it was a man.... that way when she came across the woman... she'd feel instantly safer. Its an easy game to play."

Morgan asked Haleigh to get the security footage, something she was already working on. Haleigh nodded again as the group made their way into the doctors office. Alison picked up a photo and promptly gasped, then dropped it. Delilah moved in with a scarf to pick it up again, and Haleigh knew what she was thinking. She stepped in closer to get a look at what was on the picture, glancing at it before eyeing Alisons expression... which had now gone back to default.

"I doubt you'll find print on that Delilah, though its a romantic thought. See how the desk is jarred crooked? I'm guessing in the struggle they skewed it, knocking the frame to the floor.... Alison? Is something wrong?"

She prodded, as she rounded the desk and logged on to the computer network, bringing up a viewing window for them all to watch the footage. Haleigh selected the camera for this room and rewound the footage back a while to a time she estimated the attack began.... it all seemed pretty effortless for her to manage, but she was using her powers to grease the electronic gears.

"Over here guys... it looks like she's just getting ready to leave."
 
Soho- inside Karen's office

:: as Alison, jarred by the vision she had, dropped the picture and immediately moved over to the files, her reaction had not been lost on Haleigh and even DELILAH felt on a subtle level a sense of dread. this was beginning to look like MORE than just a violent kidnapping.::

:: Nicolas asked if Alison could somehow tap into Morgan's "mother/child" bond with Karen and use it to "see" her...it was a clever idea, but it wouldnt be quite that simple.::

::looking over her shoulder as she continued to squat down at the files on the floor, she spoke in a cool tone::

A clever idea indeed, Nicolas. but i'm afraid it wouldnt be that simple. I COULD cast a spell with Morgan that would let me "hear" her thoughts..but all i would be able to get from that was what SHE was feeling/hearing. Whatever's clouding my vision..it's having an effect on ALL of my "seeing" abilities. I'm having "flash premonitions" now...it's like being BLIND with random , PAINFULLY teasing bursts of SIGHT.

:: she thought for a moment.::

however, with the SCRYING GLASS and morgan and i combining our magicks, we MAY be able to at least pinpoint Karen's general location once we have a better understanding of what's happened here. Delilah will use her contacts with the local and state authorities to put an APB out Karen...we don't want to go to the feds...we still have to protect our own true identities as well as Karen and its too soon to try to tap into Alycia right now.

:: she knew Nicolas desperately wanted to "KNOW" where Karen was...if she were allright. THEY all did..but Alison was now beginning to sense, even with her limited "seeing" ability that there was MORE to this and that DELILAH was somehow involved. not as a perpetrator...but something else...something that SHE must not even be aware of.::

:: as Haleigh asked her was anything wrong, she looked up at the woman. standing up, she took Haleigh to the side. Knowing that Delilah had perfect hearing, it wouldnt avail much to try to whisper, but she didnt want to bring Morgan or Nicolas in on this just YET. Once again, she needed to let someone with a cool, analytical head in on it first. Alison pushed some of her blue/black hair back behind her ear, taking a moment to compose herself. She was clearly still irritated by her own powers being on the FRITZ at the moment. ::

:: quietly to Haleigh::

There may very well be..and not just the OBVIOUS in front of us. When i touched that picture...i had a "flash premonition"..but not of what was to COME..it was a view of the PAST. I saw Karen....younger, and apparently working at a psychiatric hospital....and she was introducing herself to... a young girl...couldnt have been more than 10...her name was DELILAH. But i couldnt get anything more than that...the vision ended as abruptly as it began.

:: turning back to the others, who were moving around the office, gathering evidence.::

this is going to be MORE than what we see here...i can't "SEE" it coming, but i can FEEL it.

:: moving back toward the others across the office, Haleigh announced that she found the footage and was now rewinding it to the point of where the attack first began.::

:: Alison turned to Nicolas::

Ava's made contact with Ethan, hasn't she?
 
<< Morgan went around the desk to the chair, looking around, making sure not to disturb anything unecessarily. although her mother was missing, she could still smell her mother's scent in the room, the perfume she wore so well..and the atmosphere..although tainted with violence and uncertainty STILL maintained a bit of her mother's presence. it was slightly comforting.>>

<< she only half listened as Nicolas attempted to suggest solutions to the burning question of "where is she...", and the response that Alison gave. Alison was just as competent and knowledgeable a magick user as Morgan...maybe even MORESO in someways since Alison dedicated her young life to the pursuit and study of dark magick around the globe prior to meeting Morgan. they had their unique differences ..which was why they worked so well together. Morgan felt better with Nicolas, Delilah and Haleigh here. the two women..one a police officer and the other a former military soldier, using their experience and knowledge to piece together the mystery...and ava was outside, handling Ethan. they were ALL doing what they could TOGETHER and it gave morgan a quiet sense of hope.>>

<< in an icy voice>>: Alison HAS "seen" something...i recognize that reaction when she touched the picture. I'm sure she'll tell us when the time is right..she has that knack about her, you know?

<< Delilah looked a bit fearfull herself, and Morgan went over to her...>>

Hey... << gently touching her shoulder..>> i thought I was supposed to be emotional wreck between the two of us?

<< she smiled softly>> YOU have to keep it together so i can be hysterical for both of us...

<< her icy voice was kind of shakey as she joked.... but then she returned to being serious.>>

we're going to find her...you know if anyone can beat the odds, its US and when we find her...we'll make the person(s) or THING responsible for this REGRET ever crossing her's OR our path...

<< looking across as Haleigh announced she had the tape, Morgan nodded...>>

okay, let's see what we have.

<< they all gathered to watch the footage unfold....>>
 
Soho

"I didn't know it was a crime to move to the city, Ava. Secondly, why on Earth would I attack the mother of the woman who tortured and interrogated me in Limbo, do you really think I am that dense?"'

Her words were raunchy at best and he was quickly getting irritated. She didn't know the first thing about him and he felt it was getting a little too convienient for them to blame anything that happened to somebody from the Six on him. Obviously, Haleigh had not talked to any of them about Ethan. He was appalled at her graphic language in the next sentence and sighed.

"I gave you your DAMN answers, and NOW on your horribly graphic use of words and lack of class, I am leaving. If Morgan needs to send any more of her lackeys to pester me, I will be at XS for the better part of the evening, that is of course, if I don't find a "playboy" to get randy with..."

Ethan rolled his eyes as he walked away, thinking of Drew. He hadn't been on a date since Drew had died, and that was nearly over three years. He shook the thoughts from his head as he continued down the street and headed towards the club, trying to forget the Six. He wanted to be a part of the TEAM, not one of their enemies. He knew emotions were running high and he knew if went over to the others, they would only accuse him of something and it wouldn't help his case any. He turned around and smiled at Ava as he walked away, returning the cattiness...

"By the way... Those shoes hurt like a hangover..."

He winked as he turned back around. The shoes were hot. He knew that, but he couldn't let her walk away feeling all high and mighty.
 
:: Laughing softly at his remarks about her 'lack of class', Ava simply smirked. She had more class than half the population of New York City, but overly confident men never seemed to take anything seriously unless handled in a certain 'explicit' way. Obviously that didn't apply to the gay man. Nevertheless, Persephone stepped forward, slipping her fingers under the lapels of his jacket. Softly smoothing the material, she leaned close to his ear. ::

"For your sake. I hope you're telling the truth."

:: Leaning back, she smoothed her fingers down his chest as he turned away to leave. Stepping off the curb to head back across the street, Ava turned to Ethan who decided to get a small catty jab at her. Ah, so he liked to play it that way. Ava made a mental note. ::

"Darling, don't kid yourself."

:: Turning back away, Ava jogged across the street and back to Karen's office. Entering the door way that Haleigh had opened, Ava made her way down the hallway to meet back up with the group. ::
 
Karen's Soho Office

Nicolas was a bit disheartened by Alison's response to his questions. He realized that she would do her best, and he was a bit more at ease when she mentioned the scrying glass. He then realized that the problem was that he could sense dread in this room. From Delilah. In droves. He as about to speak to her when Alison asked him about Ava. Ethan at this point was being smartassed and Persephone was being very cool about it. But one quick run around his short-term memory let Nicolas know that he knew nothing of this.

"Alison, Ethan is being his usual CHARMING self. But he knows nothing. If he knew something, I would be tearing it from him now, to be sure. So Persephone should be with us any moment."

Nicolas tried to match each worried gaze he saw with a confident look and tone. He was worried also, but he was confident that there was NO WAY she could be kept from them for very long. And then someone would pay...

Haleigh turned on the recorder and began to set up the tape. Nicolas stood beside Morgan as he waited for the tape to play. He placed a hand quickly on her shoulder, giving her a reassuring rub...
 
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[ It took Delilah a second to process that Nicolas was speaking to her. She shook her head as if coming out of a daze, like she had been somewhere far away. She felt nothing out of the ordinary in the building, except...

Her head jerked towards the direction of Alison and Haleigh as she heard the Seer's whispered conversation. About her. Her eyes sought Alison's, showing half surprise and half feeling of betrayal. Why wasn't Alison speaking to her about this? What did it mean? Could the girl she saw have been her? But she couldn't deal with this now. She pushed those thoughts far down inside her. She looked away from them, away from everyone.

Work the case, Delilah. Focus on the case, that's all that matters right now.

As Morgan came to her and made the joke about being an emotional wreck, she thought of that old saying, what was it? Half joking all serious? Morgan had to be holding it together by a string, and it should be Delilah comforting her, not the other way around. She nodded and threw an arm around her friend's shoulders, turning back towards the room together. ]

"Nicolas' suggestion put me in mind of something...I didn't feel anything unusual. But - shouldn't there be some sort of security on duty for this building tonight? Where are they?"
 
Karen's Soho Office

Nicolas listened to Delilah's question as the tape was being set up by Haleigh.

"Hey, that's right. If there was security here they should be here, or their bodies, something. What if the kidnapper took them also? Or what if they were in on it? Either way, whoever employs them should be able to contact them via radio. Or we could use the signal to find them, if we knew the frequency. Were the guards our guys?"

Nicolas turns to Haleigh almost pleadingly as he asks his last question....
 
Karen's' Office

:: Finally meeting back up with the group, Persephone noted everyone working on their individual tasks. Obviously nothing of use came up otherwise they would be on their way to help Karen. ::

"Ethan was of no use. He denied having anything to do with Karen's disappearence. But considering he's a lying pig, I slipped a pinhead sized tracking divice on his jacket. Virtually undetectable."

:: Taking out a small black PDA--from where was anyone's guess--and turned it on. A bright screen flashed on showing a map of the general area and a small green dot, Ethan. ::

"If whomever took Karen is strong enough to damper Alison's powers, i'm not going to take a chance that they wouldn't be able to cloud your telepathy as well, Nicolas."

:: Tossing him the PDA. ::

"Track his movement. If he does have anything to do with this, we'll know exactly where he goes."
 
painfull to watch

<< Persephone returns, explaining the dead end conversation she had wiwth the catty Ethan. He apparently was on his way to some social gathering, and so wrapped up in trying to put persephone in her place, he MISSED the opportunity to make GOOD with Haleigh and others by perhaps offering to HELP find the doctor.>>

<< Back inside the office, the team does their best to piece t hings together and comfort each other. Nicolas, Morgan and Delilah stand together. Morgan's arm around Delilah's waist and her other hand touching Nicolas' hand which is on her shoulder. Guardian moves away from the files and joins the group as Haleigh begins the playback . it was time for them to see what happened on THIS end of the mystery. the tape plays...there is CLEAR audio, due to the fact that Karen often TAPES her sessions with her clients...as well as digital quality vision.>>

Karen Victoria said:
<< Karen begins packing up. her office is dimly lit and she hums softly to herself.>>

<< passing by her desk, there is a picture of Morgan as a young girl with another picture of her as a grown woman side by side. next to that is a picture of Morgan, Alison and Delilah, her daughter and two surrogate daughters.>>

<< as she grabs her attache and buttons her black pin stripped tailored blazer up, she turns and is started to see a security guard not only in her office...but RIGHT BEHIND HER.>>

GODDESS!!

<< she exclaims as she backs up and tries to compose herself.>>

you gave me quite a start there.

<< the officer says nothing.>>

is anything wrong? everyone else is gone for the evening. i stayed behind to do some last minute paper work.

<< she looked at the guard directly with her opal blue eyes..he seemed to look a little pale.>>

Security Guard: << in a deep voice>>: sorry, Dr. Victoria....I just came...because i needed to borrow...a pencil.

<< Karen looked at him and narrowed her eyes a bit.>>

a ...pencil? a rather odd request. you could've gotten one from the supply closet, but no matter.

<< she turns around and walks to her desk, passing by the pictures once again. going inside a drawer, she takes out a pencil.>>

here you are. one pencil. already sharpened.

<< she goes to hand it the guard and he just stands and looks at her. >>

security guard: << in a deep voice>> Dr. Victoria, you look very pretty this evening.

<< Karen looks at the guard rather curiously and notes his tendency to lean in close to her, trying to infringe on her space. she tries her best to stand her ground but he's taller than her, even while she's wearing heels. she backs up to the front of her desk...>>

......<< in a colder voice>> well...thank you very much. but i really don't think now is the time or the place for fraternization.

<< Karen looked at her cartier watch.>>

here's your pencil. now if you'll pardon me, i must be on my way.

<< she attempts to leave and the guard blocks her.>>

what are you doing!?

<< the guard is now right up on her, forcing her back to the desk...the picture of Morgan, Alison and Delilah falls on the floor and the frame shatters.>>

get OUT of my way right now ...or ELSE...

<< before Karen can finish demanding that he move, he grabs her wrist..and bends it backward, exposing her hand. taking the pencil, he SLAMS it down through the palm of her hand....and she...SCREAMS.>>

Security Guard: sorry Doctor, but you can't leave. I have orders to make SURE that you stay.... << his voice sounding a bit warped now>> you're really very pretty, you know that?

<< Karen gasps as she falls back..stumbling to the side...looking at her hand in disbelief. with her other hand, she grips her car keys between her fingers and lashes out and forward, SLICING the guard across his face before pushing him aside and running for the door.>>

<< breathing rapidly, Karen is in shock, pain....she's about to panic!>>

man....hurting me....wants to rape....hurt.. kill....have to get out! HAVE TO GET OUT!!!

STOP IT!! << she yells out loud at herself.>>

<< running quite fast, despite wearing high heels, Karen rushes down a darkened hall, and ducks into the medical lab. slamming the doors behind her she locks them down tight and moves over to the exam table.>>

okay...calm down. you're not powerless....you have magick...

<< her icy voice is shakey...but she does her best to ignore the burning pain as she opens up her wounded hand and with her good hand...she begins to ignite her magicks. a golden halo forms around the wounded hand...and soon, the pain is replaced by a soothing, cooling feeling. with a soft chime, the wound is healed.>>

allright...i don't know what this is about, but i can't risk revealing my status as a witch to this bastard security guard.

<< she looks around and spots a phone.>>

I'll call the police. they'll come quickly and deal with it....problem solved!

<< the doctor moves to the phone but as soon as she picks it up she discovers there's no signal and at that point....the maniac security guard comes SMASHING THROUGH the locked medical doors! Karen jumps and screams as the severe sound catchs her attention. the guard is running for her like a maniac...waving his baton in one hand and blowing his whistle madly.>>

GET AWAY!!

<< Karen frantically looks over and spots a large glass jar of ALCOHOL. she grabs it and SMASHES it over his head...causing the guard to scream and grab his head in agony. she rushes forward and KNEES him in the crotch before pushing him aside and running out of the medical office and down the hall...FORGETTING HER PURSE..and the KEYS with which she would need to get out or drive her car.>>

<< down the hall, a flight of stairs and another hall, Karen finally reaches the doors...and its just at that point that ANOTHER security guard, a FEMALE who was on the outside happens to shine a light through the door...>>

Female Security Guard: Dr. Victoria!? are you allright?

get the POLICE!! i'm being ATTACKED!!! OPEN THESE DOORS!

<< the doctor yelled.>>

<< the security guard wants to help but finds that she CANT.>>

Female Officer: i dont have any keys to this building ma'am...im contract! where are YOUR keys??

<< karen looks in dismay and realizes she's forgotten them. turning back to look down the darkened hallway, Karen knows it would be foolish to try to run the whole way back....if she can just duck out of site, she can get transport herself to the medical lab and get her keys and the guard will be none the wiser.>>

I....I must have left my keys back on the other FLOOR!! please, stay at this door...watch for him. yell if you see him. I'll be back as soon as i can.

<< the female officer seems to be radioing for police to come to the building as Karen moves away from the doors. she ducks out of site behind a wall and transports herself in a swirl of golden orbs back to the medical lab. THIS TIME she's ready to lash out with her magicks before she risks letting him hurt her like that again or worse but to her surprise and uncertain relief...he's not there.>>

<< she spots her keys and her purse...and grabs them but as she does...>>

Male Officer: you've been a very, VERY bad girl.

<< he back hands her across the face and she hits the floor. she lays there...feining being knocked out.>>

Male officer: my master doesn't tolerate disobience...pretty doctor.

<< as he leans down to turn her over...she opens her eyes...KICKING HIM square in his face with her high heel and sending him flying backward. she scrambles away, finally getting to her feet and rushing out again. wasting no time, she transports herself down to the main floor and rushes to the main doors...>>

Female Office: Oh Doctor, THANK GOD!! the police are on their way now!....do you have the keys!!

<< Karen, still shaken, nods... and begins get them out.>>

Female officer: DOCTOR!!! he's COMING!!!

<< Karen looks over her shoulder...and there is the man..looking terribly derranged.>>

oh NO!!

<< she doesnt show any fear, she just goes to get the doors open and what is USUALLY a simple task now seems so HARD as she can't stop shaking...>>

<< the officer screams for the police to come and Karen cant help but feel herself panicking AGAIN..almost as if CHRISTOPHER VICTORY were after her again....but just as it seems he's about to be UPON HER...she gets the doors open and bursts through to the other side.>>

HELP ME!!

<< the female officer rushes forward to help her shut the doors. the male guard's hand still trying to get through so Karen SLAMS her high heel down on hit, causing him to scream and pull back. finally she gets the doors shut and LOCKED from the outside..>>

<< thinking herself safe, she looks up at the sky and exhales>>

thank the goddess....i dont know what happened...he just...attacked me...but now...

<< she looks and see's the the female officer, now with the same dark, ghostly look as the male. the officer had faked radioing for police...no one was coming, and Karen was no more safe outside than she was inside.>>

you....you're with HIM!!

<< before karen can do anything, she's struck down...and beaten into unconsciousness...as her eyes close....she calls out for her daughter....>>

Morga...**

<< the doctor blacks out and is carried away into the night.>>
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<< the footage...was violent and most definately hard to watch, but it certainly cleared up some questions. the security guards were not there because THEY were the ones who attacked the doctor. their faces...the pale, ghostly, DEMONIC looking faces would GRAB Delilah's attention for she would REMEMBER these faces...from YEARS ago! it was a shocking sight....but it brought back jumbled memories...memories that WANTED to put themselves together for her ...but something was blocking. all she knew, was that those faces were not NEW to HER...she'd seen them as a little girl.>>

<< Karen had been HURT, beaten down outside the doors and dragged away, but as they dragged her, the two guards BLINKED out of sight. this meant that they had POWERS...whether they were physical or magickal, it was too soon to tell. but now that they had the faces of their enemies, as well as the indication that the guards were working for someone ELSE...they could go to the scrying glass and begin the search..the HUNT for Karen's abductors.>>

<< but even as some questions were answered, OTHERS were now raised. the conversation Alison had with Haleigh..and the sight of these two guards in the security footage...were both pointing toward Delilah and she certainly had a RIGHT to know if Alison saw or knew anything ELSE beyond the immediate issue. >>
 
[ Though Delilah knew in her mind that she should be comforting Morgan right now, she let her arm unconciously drop from around her friend's shoulders. She was staring now where the tape had been playing, but she wasn't seeing it. There was something else behind her eyes. Like when you just wake from a dream and fight to put the vision back together. A memory of some sort. But why couldn't she remember it?

She turned to Alison, looking at her with pleading eyes, silently asking for help. ]
 
Soho : Karen Victoria's Office

OOC: Lol... Nice hint Farrah! Sometimes I am retarded. Sorry other things have been on my mind lately.. like 8 days until I move! Ah!

BIC:

As Ethan continued to walk down the street he began to feel even more bad about walking away from Karen Victoria. Was he that big of an idiot? This was a perfect opportunity to help the Six with something and perhaps gain favor with them. He decided to turn back around and see if there was something he could help with. As he made his way back to them, he took a deep breath and made his entrance known.

"I'm sorry.. Ava. The last comment was uncalled for. I figured you might want or possibly need some help with this. I know we aren't on the best terms, but I just can't shake of what I would be feeling if something happened to my own mother. You don't have to take it if you still don't trust me, but my offer stands, if you need help with ANYTHING let me know..."

He knew there would be many hard feelings from Morgan and Alison. Only those that were there would know what happened to Ethan during what he called "the interrogation". Most likely they would yell at him, badger him or even cause him physical harm, but there was something that just wouldn't let him walk away from them. He felt for whatever reason that his destiny, his path of salvation was through the Six, that he was destined to be a part of this team. He awaited his response.
 
Soho- inside Karen's office

<< Morgan watched the tape, and she tensed up with distress...seeing her mother fight off her attacker not once but TWICE and then desperately trying to escape the building, only to be assaulted AGAIN by a WOMAN outside where she thought she was safe...>>

mom...

<< Morgan said softly.>>

I was too late...AGAIN and my mother...she could be paying for it right now, just like Sharon did!

<< the tape finished and Morgan rubbed her face with her hands...>>

<< in an icy voice>>

Alison, did you find anything else? any reason as to why the files might have been disturbed so?

<< she looked at Delilah, who was already looking at Alison. something was amiss here>>

what's wrong? what is it?
 
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