Isabella

Isabella was on the carvers bridge as usual. Even though she had fallen from here, and nearly died she wasn't scared of it. Wondering who the man was that saved her she looked down to where she had fallen in. When the man hadn't answered she ran away from him not trusting. Hearing something she turned to see Dawn. Dawn stood by her side saying nothing.

Sam had been exploring his new home. He was still pretty angered that his enemy was living here too. Looking up as he was walking on the bridge he spotted the two girls. Getting closer he recognized Dawn, but not Isabella. "Wheres your protection Dawn? I don't see your sister or her pathetic gang,"he sneered comming up behind the two. He made to grab Dawn, but Isabella jumped in the way. Still snearing he held onto Isabella a knife at her throat. "Let her go freak,"Dawn yelled, but didn't come close in fear for her sister's life.

Dimitri & Bonnie

Dimitri and Bonnie walked down the bridge. Bonnie had managed to bring most of her pack, but she couldn't get Tainted out of the house. The poor thing must be traumatized. Dimitri had his alligator, some of his caiman hybrids, his dog, and his gyrfalcon. An M16 hung at his back and a pistol was in a holster on his belt.

Bonnie was the one to notice the group ahead. "Dima, do you think we should help?" She asked. Dimitri simply nodded, approaching Sam. It was obvious that he was a U.S. Army Soldier by the way he was dressed, though it was apparent by his voice that he was originally from Russia. "Back off, punk." He growled at the man. "Leave the girl alone."

Sam

Sam smirk grew when this male came up with a woman. "Mind your own buisness,"he said with malice in his voice. His grip tightened a the girl's throat. One wrong move, and the girl was dead. Dawn watched with horror. Isabella kept quiet. Sam started to back up with the girl knife still in hand. He was going to hold this girl captive no matter what. Not to mention she made a nice shield in case Dimitri decide to shoot or have his animals attack him.

Dimitri

Dimitri narrowed his eyes. "This is my business." He took a step forward. "Let her go. NOW. You don't want to see me when I'm pissed." He had his hand on his pistol in case he had to fire.

Sam

Sam smiled evily. "I think i'll keep her. Go ahead and shoot you'll kill her though,"he said meaning every word. It was either keep the girl alive or dead, but it was Dimitri's choice. Uknown, but on the other side of the bridge was Rachel with the so called get away car.

Dimitri

Dimitri pulled out his pistol and swung it at Sam's head, careful not to hit Isabella. His intent was to simply knock the man out. Sam was lucky Dimitri's father wasn't here. He wasn't nearly as merciful.

Sam

Sam saw it comming. Quickly he managed to duck. "Dude i warned you,"he said. He brough his knife a bit into Isabella causing a scar and blood to come to the surface. He backed attepting to get away, but still holding the girl.

Dawn was really scared now. "Don't hurt her,"she called out refusing to reveal Isabella's relation to her. If Sam knew this was Rose's younger sister he kill her for sure.

Dimitri

Dimitri clenched his teeth. "You let her go, or so help me, I will shed your blood on this bridge." He snarled.

Meanwhile, Bonnie snuck over the the edge of the bridge and climbed up quietly behind Sam. She then raised her rifle and swung it at Sam's head.

Ethan & Others

The man didn't like the reports he was getting from Aldo and Tom - Bonnie was spending more time with Dimitri than he liked. It didn't take much for the eyes around town to locate his Bonnie, leading Ethan to trek for Carver's Bridge and see for himself.

Sitting astride Harthrou, with Surjay trotting dutifully behind the equine, Ethan plodded towards the old structure and stopped just at the edge of it. "Bonnie." He spoke loudly, but in an eerily monotoned way that held neither anger nor surprise... and what made it all that more creepy was that his face held the same inflection. A blank, staring look that bore no current emotions, but went a long ways to instill an inspiring chill of dread down the spines of most.

Dimitri & Bonnie

Bonnie stepped back away from Sam, whether her attack had succeeded or not. She looked at her friend. "Ethan? I haven't seen you around much anymore." She replied.

Dimitri grunted when he heard Ethan behind him. He couldn't just leave Isabella here, no. He motioned for the caiman hybrids to circle around Sam. "On wrong move and you're meat, kid." He growled before stepping up beside Bonnie. "What are you doing here?" He asked Ethan. Pasha perched on his shoulder, looking from Sam to Ethan.

Ethan & Others

"I have had some business to take care of." Still, that emotionless tenure prevailed in his voice, monotone and even as before. Harth scratched briefly at the ground with a hoof, flaring his nostrils and flicking an ear back to hear his master. He knew that tone, and understood it very clearly. Ethan was in a very dangerous mode right now, with the potential to turn deadly in a heartbeat.

Surjay gave a single, almost inaudible whine to declare his unease by it all. He didn't like tension, and he didn't like the fact that Bonnie was around the unpredictable Dimitri and the other male, who wreaked of anger and aggression. For as much as he loved Bonnie though, Surj stayed obediently next to Harth and Ethan, waiting for commands.

"I decided to go on a walk." Ethan's next words were a response to Dimitri, "I didn't expect to find the both of you here." As if the drama of Sam and Isabella wasn't playing out before him, the man made no comment on their situation, or took any action to show it impacted him at all.

Dimitri & Bonnie

Bonnie looked a bit uncomfortable in this position. She knew that both Dimitri and Ethan liked her. She was expecting a fight to break out.

Dimitri, too, was in a dangerous mode. The way he looked at Ethan made it seem like he was just daring him to try something. "What a coincidence. We were just walking too, but then I had another life to save." He said arrogantly, smiling a bit. He looked behind him. "We can't stay for too long. Damian will know I'm here."

Bonnie looked up at Dimitri. "Dima, why won't you tell me why your father is so dangerous?" She asked. Dimitri simply closed his eyes. "I don't want to talk about it."

Ethan & Others

When Ethan was in 'crazy' mode, there was little that struck fear into his heart. He could be sweet and gentle, but there was a dark side to his personality that could be sparked, and once it was...

",B>Bonnie, why don't you come with me? I have some things I would like to show you." He had stared defiantly back at Dimitri, not smiling, not glaring, just... staring, with a set of eyes that bored into your sole and reflected nothing but sheer intensity. His words to Bonnie had softened a little, but even at that, there was something dangerous lurking just beneath. He didn't like hearing of Dimitri's father, and if pressed too far, he'd step over the line and show just how swift and efficient he could be when he wanted something.

Dimitri & Bonnie

Bonnie looked at Ethan nervously. The tension was clearly bothering her. "Dimitri promised he'd take me out for a drink." She replied. "What do you want to show me?"

Dimitri smirked at Ethan. It was the sort of 'She's mine now' smirk. And, as if just to piss Ethan off, he put his arm over Bonnie's shoulder.

Ethan & Others

Harthrou shifted tensely, pawing at the ground once more and giving a low snort. He could just feel the anger start to radiate from his master, from the subtly quickened breath to the tautness in his strong muscles. "There are a few animals that I have come across recently, and thought that you might want to take a look at them." One hand was on the reign, while the other rested idly against his own leg. Just a few inches back was his pistol, but he made no move for it yet.

Surjay gave another pensive whine, looking up to Ethan and fretting over the stoney stare that he was offering Dimitri. There was blood in his gaze, and it spoke of ill omens.

Dimitri & Bonnie

Bonnie nodded. "I will, I will, but Dimitri promised he'd take me out for a drink today." She stated mousily, trying to remain calm. "And look, he even gave me a little alligator!" She pointed to Eirwen, an alligator/caiman hybrid who sat by the railing of the bridge.

Dimitri stared straight back at Ethan in that deadly way of his that hearkened back to his father. His psychopath, serial killer father.

Pasha flapped his wings and looked down at Surjay. "Any...any idea what they're so mad about?" He asked.

Isabella

Isabella was breathing trying to keep calm.

Sam was actually keeping his eyes on both Dimitri and Bonnie. So when Bonnie dissapered he looked behind him just in time to see the rifle comming for him. He ducked, but the rifle skimmed his hair a bit. "I wouldn't of done that he said causing just a hint more of blood to bleed from Isabella's throat. He ignored the other people for now, but still watched them.

Dawn was wondering why Dimitri kept irritating Sam. Was it obvious he was just going to hurt Isabella. "Don't shot or attack! He'll kill her you don't know him like i do. He'll kill if he feels threanted,"she said her voice fearful. She watched as more people appered.

Ethan & Others

"I can get you a drink." Ethan offered, riding the precariously thin line between 'calm' and 'ready to snap'. "I have a few animals myself that I thought you might be interested in. Much larger than that one." His hand itched to grab the revolver, but he was smart enough to know that there were plenty of witnesses around, and shooting Dimitri in front of Bonnie probably wouldn't sit well with her. He had to handle things as carefully as he could right now, and take care of the other man later, when there was no one else around.

Surjay was, at this point, beginning to worry not only about Bonnie, but about Isabella too. He was a kind, compassionate sole who hated seeing any sort of unneeded violence. "I'm not sure. I know he doesn't trust that man over there, and he seems to like Bonnie a lot. Maybe... maybe he's jealous. I smell aggression on them both."

Dimitri & Bonnie

Dimitri didn't even seem to hear Sam and Dawn. He was too focused on this encounter. Bonnie was his. That was that. He pulled the woman closer to him.

Bonnie shrugged. "Well...well, maybe we can all go." She suggested timidly.

Anya stood up and looked at Surjay. "It looks like they're fighting over Bonnie. Humans are so...unpredictable." She said to the dog. She wanted this to stop before anyone got hurt.

Then something happened that Dimitri didn't like at all. His father showed up. "Hello, Dimitri." The man said with a sort of icy voice you would expect from somebody with his past.

Dimitri tensed up. "Oh shit…" He mumbled. "Bonnie, don't look at him. Don't give him the satisfaction." But it was too late. Bonnie looked over her shoulder at Damian. It looked like Dimitri had been right when he said that she wouldn't like him. A shiver ran down her spine.

Isabella

Isabella looked up when she heard that voice. She saw Dimitri's father, and fear sweeped through her. This man gave her the creeps, and she didn't know why.

Sam was getting very angry. "Call off these camians or i'll kill her right hear,"he said through clenched teeth to Dimitri.

Dawn was worried now. "Let her go Sam,"she said her voice trying to be calm, but under it was fear.

Ethan & Others

"Let. Her. Go. Now." Watching as Dimitri pulled Bonnie closer, Ethan's single-toned voice took a deeper tenure, becoming something dark very quickly, and carrying and air of authority and threat. Cold, brooding eyes flashed to the older man when he made his appearance, prompting Ethan to grab his gun and draw it forward in the blink of an eye, trained precisely on the father, "Step back slowly, or you will be fodder for the fish."

"They must be fighting for the right to be her mate." Surjay summed it up, taking it into the perspective of a canine, "They... have a strange way of battling each other, though." There were no fierce snarls, no biting, wrestling... there was posturing, sure, but the words were completely alien to him.

The wolfdog turned a sharp eye to Sam next, finding a subtle growl rise in his throat, and his hackles begin to raise. He'd put the boy off at first, having been preoccupied with Bonnie. But now, the scent of blood was stronger, and the fear that wafted from Isabella spurred him into defensive action. Slowly, his dark lips writhed back, revealing his key fangs beneath as he directed a a growing snarl to Sam. It was a warning.

Dimitri & Bonnie

Dimitri grinned evilly. "Make me." He taunted.

Bonnie stepped away. "Just stop fighting. I'll have nothing to do with either of you until you work this out." She said, getting a bit annoyed. Of course, now she was in the perfect position for Damian. The older man grabbed her and put a pistol to her head.

Dimitri looked at his father, fire in his green eyes. "Damian! Let her go!" He yelled. Damian smirked at his son. "No. I think I'll keep her, really. She's mine now."

Dimitri raised his hands up to his head in frustration. "I won't let you do this again, Father!" He shouted. Immediately, Damian frowned and let Bonnie go and pushed her away. "You...you called me father. It has been...ten years?" He said, looking as if he had just witnessed the northern lights. "Twelve years." Dimitri corrected. "It's been twelve years. Ever since you killed my mother." There was obvious frustration and hurt in his voice.

Bonnie stood a few feet from Dimitri and Ethan, still catching his breath. "Dimitri...you never told me about your mother..." She paused. "I'm sorry, Dima."

Ethan & Others

Hearing Bonnie's sympathy for Dimitri only fueled Ethan's anger even more, "Bonnie, come over here. You-" This time a snarl rose in his voice as he kept his pistol aimed at Damain, "Unless you wish to be reunited with your wife in the next five seconds, you will back off." An audible 'click' followed as he cocked the hammer back on the gun, "Do not test me." There was no etch of sympathy in his cold eyes, only the look of a killer right now. He cared not of Dimitri's mother, or the psychopathic father - all he cared about was getting Bonnie back to safety and 'taking care' of these two men.

Dimitri & Bonnie

Bonnie hesitantly walked over to Ethan, still looking at Dimitri sympathetically.

Damian looked at Ethan dully. "I have no desire to see my wife. I only want to see my daughter." He said vengefully. They took his daughter from him. They took little Angela.

Bonnie looked at Dimitri, wide eyed. "You have a sister?" She asked. Dimitri shoo his head. "Had. I had a sister. The Akatsukis killed her a few months ago." He was clearly still mourning over the death of his baby sister. Bonnie frowned. "I'm sorry about that, Dimitri." She knew that the Akatsukis liked to tear people apart from the inside.

Anya sat back down. "I just hope they stop soon, 'cause it's only a matter of time before Dimitri's father snaps. I've seen him in the worst of time. He's not a good person." She grumbled.

Isabella

Isabella kept quiet watching the going on.

Sam was getting angered more. He saw the dog growl at him. He made it clear if the dog came near or attacked he hurt Isabella or kill her. He attepted to back away if the camians weren't there anymore.

Dawn kept quiet trying to decide what to do. She whistled quietly. A wolf appered on the bridge. It was tamed and went strait to Dawn. If Sam managed to get away she would have Minny track him so she know where they took Dawn.

Ethan & Others

He reached his free hand down in an offer to help haul Bonnie up on Harth's back, just behind him. His other hand was still locked tightly around the gun, aimed neatly at Damian's head. The man didn't flinch or otherwise show any outward sign of surprise to hear that the other's daughter had been killed, except.... this, "<>BYou say you wish to see her? Well then, by all means, let me make that happen for you." Still, he didn't fire yet... there were witnesses, and he didn't want to hassle with them. And more importantly, he didn't want to deal with Ben's anger if he got himself in trouble over this.

Surjay took a few stiffened steps closer to Sam, his snarls rising into a low-throated growl that complimented the viciousness that burned in his usually soft eyes. The hybrid paused only once to glance at Minny, "Do you know these humans, wolf?"

Dimitri & Others

Bonnie looked from Ethan to Dimitri. "I'm not going to be around either of you until you both straighten up." She said bluntly, walking down the bridge.

Damian seemed to ignore Ethan. He stared at Bonnie, fighting every signal in his demented brain that told him to chase her down. He seemed to be losing his mind, or what was left of it, as he looked around as if thousands of people were talking to him.

Dimitri grabbed Damian and pinned him back against the railing of the bridge. "BONNIE! RUN!" He shouted.

Bonnie looked back, wide eyed and terrified, before turning around and making a run for it.

"You can't keep me here, Dimitri!" Damian yelled rabidly, slamming his son to the ground and chasing Bonnie down. He grabbed her, and, using her as a human shield, he put the pistol to her head and began to back away. "If anyone follow me, she die!" The Russian man shouted.

Dimitri was tense, imagining all sorts of bad things happening to his father. "YOU LEAVE HER ALONE!" He ordered. "That's it. I'm bringing Viktor in." He looked up at Ethan. "We're gonna need everybody available to track him down. Bring in the damn Army Rangers if you have to. I'll have Adrian find out how much time we have."

The caimans were still surrounding Sam. They weren't going anywhere. They had orders.

Ethan & Others

He didn't have time to react when the situation turned from bad to down right crazy in a few heated moments. Bonnie had refused the invite of either man and stormed away, and before Ethan could order Harth to canter after her, Damian had jumped on the opportunity.

"You don't know who you're messing with, Damian..." The man hissed out lethally, clenching his hand even tighter around the trigger, but again holding off. He was an excellent aim, but this was just a bit too close for him to risk it. "Step out of my sights with her, and I swear, that will be the last thing you do." Warning him this, Ethan lowered his voice for Dimitri, "This is a fine mess you've created. I'll call who I can, and you call your people. For your sake, Dimitri, you had better pray that not a hair on her head is harmed because of this."

Dimitri

Dimitri pulled out his walkie-talkie, speaking quickly into it. "I need you at the bridge! NOW! Damian's lost it again." There was some protesting on the other line. Dimitri wouldn't take it. "JUST GET THE HELL OVER HERE!" There was a pause. "Yeah. Fine. Bring the heli if it'll get you here faster."

He then looked up at the older man. "Don't talk to me that way, Ethan. I can't be blamed for my father's doings." He hissed hatefully.

Soon, the sound of helicopter rotors split the air. A massive UH-60 Black Hawk landed in a clearing next to the bridge. Adrian ran out of the vehicle to meet Dimitri and Ethan. "I can't track him. I think he found out about the microchip. We're going to have to check multiple locations, but I'll keep trying to find out where he went. Take Kanan and Vivka with you. I'll stay here at Kanan's house. Just...leave your walkie on." He glanced at a house that sat on the bank of the river where his younger brother and sister lived. "Now go! If this is anything like the previous times, you've got five days!"

Dimitri, without another thought, carefully but quickly tossed Pasha in the air. Thankfully, he had taught the falcon to track people from the time it could fly, and he had taught it the names of certain people. "Find Damian!" He commanded. The bird flew off hastily.

Dimitri ran to the helicopter, shouting back to Ethan. "Are you coming or not?! We don't have much time!"

Ethan & Others

Ethan had been taught in the ways of silence and stealth, tracking his way through the dense forests and moving with exceptionally grace and agility for his larger size and tall frame. He wasn't new to helicopters by any means, but he didn't fancy using the noisy contraption to trekk after Damian. With a reproachful hiss to Dimitri, he shot back, "If he's done this before, you should have killed him by now. You are to blame, and if Bonnie dies as a result of this, the blood is on your hands."

The man now looked with great distaste at the roaring machine, who's great rotors made Harth flinch, and Surjay to squint his eyes against the wash of wind that was blown against him. "No, I will travel by foot. I have my own packhounds that can follow trails." So saying, the man backed Harthrou away from the helicopter, putting enough distance between him and the machine so that he could speak into his cellphone and get his words across. "...yeah, bring them to the bridge. Both, yes. And Tom... be quick about it."

Dimitri

Dimitri clenched his teeth in a vicious hiss. "I can't kill him, you trivial bastard." He said savagely. He had tried countless times to kill his father and he still had the scars to prove it. With that, he strapped himself into the helicopter. But he wasn't telling Ethan where he thought Damian would have taken Bonnie. No, he was gonna get there first. He was gonna save his girl's life. Anya leapt up into Dimitri's lap.

Adrian walked into the house on the riverbank and sent Kanan and Vivka and their team out. They had orders to go through the forest on horseback.

David and Katia soon arrived by horseback. They stopped the horses near Ethan, signaling that they were going with him. They didn't want this to look like a competition.

The helicopter took off and the search began.

Isabella

Isabella watched the scene unfold infront of her. She prayed that Bonnie wouldn't be harmed by Damian. She may be in danger right now, but she wasn't worried about that right now. She looked to the camians worry on her face. Would they attack her to get to Sam?

Minny looked to the other dog."Yes, and he'll do anything to cause danger for my master and her famiy. Including murder,"she said before Damian went after Bonnie. She stayed where she was with Dawn.

Dawn watched wondering what would happen.

Sam was agitated now. When the people began to dissapear he would head for Rachel and the car. If the camians were still there he would pull a pistol out of his pocket. Keep the knife at Isabella's throat with one he fire at the camians to try to kill or get rid of them. He wasn't playing games anymore. Rachel appered than wondering what was taking her brother so long. When she spotted Isabella her eyes grew round. "Sam no we can't take a hostage,"she said not wanting to cause trouble. Sam glared at her. "Help me get rid of the camians or shut up,"he said to her not caring. He was the leader of their group, and what he said went through.