-12:45pm-
"It's almost time to go." James nudged Niklaus who had fallen asleep against the tree they had been leaning against. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, why?" Niklaus looked confused but felt better than he had the last few days because of his lack of sleep. He didn't know when or how he had fallen asleep but he figured it was due to not being under Blink's claws anymore.
"You were talking in your sleep." James offered his hand to help Niklaus up.
"Oh, w-what was I saying?" Niklaus was hoping he hadn't been saying James understood.
"It sounded like you were talking to your mother or about your mother."
"Oh." Niklaus had a brief look of sadness before his look changed to anger. "Let's get my brother back."
"Brother?" James had a look of confusion on his face.
"We discovered that the reason Blink took both of us, is because we're brothers. Twins actually."
"Twins, right. Explains why you look similar." James looked at Atlas for a moment. A look that said Atlas needed to apologize to Niklaus, something Atlas would be too proud to do without someone telling him too. "I guess we should get our pack mate, your brother, back."
"Right, you go ahead and tell everyone we head in, in five minutes." Atlas grabbed Niklaus's shoulder and held him back. "I will not be apologizing to you right now. However, when we rescue Neil, should he tell us the same story that you just told, I will apologize. Do you understand?" Atlas was speaking under his breathe in a tone that gave Niklaus chills, even Blink couldn't do that anymore.
"I-I understand. Let's go get my brother."
Niklaus and Atlas caught up with James and the rest of the group. They reached the edge of the area that the cameras covered and stopped for a second to wait for the camera to pass.
"Now, it's gone." Niklaus showed the group to where the door is and checked inside one of the tiny slotted windows to see if the coast was clear. "We're good. Let's go." Niklaus slowly opened the door and waived the group to the left side of the room, under the steps.
"This is a small storage area under the main steps, it's the only blind spot inside the building." Niklaus barely poked his head around the corner of the steps and watched the camera in the corner. "We're good, hurry up the steps quickly and quietly."
Niklaus waived the group past two at a time during each free moment when the camera wouldn't see them, Niklaus was the last one up.
"Okay." Niklaus hugged the wall and glanced around the corner where the door for Neil's room was. "There, that third door is Neil's room."
"What about the other rooms?" James pointed to the other six doors in the hall.
"No, Neil and I are the only captives here right now." Niklaus motioned for the group to stay put at the front of the hall, he pulled James along to make sure they could get the door open if it was locked, which it most likely would be. Niklaus and James reached the door and tried the door knob.
"That's not a good sign." Niklaus's face changed to concern.
"What?" James tried the door. "Shouldn't it be locked?"
"That's what the bad sign is." Niklaus opened the door the rest of the way. "He's not here. The rooms empty."
James waved the rest of the group over.
"What's the matter?" Atlas peered into the room. "Where's Neil?"
"Blink must know you're here." Niklaus's face suddenly changed to horror and he took off up the hallway to Blink's room.
James and Atlas looked each other in the eyes and ran after him, the group following closely behind them. After turning the first corner they saw that Niklaus was nowhere to be seen.
James pointed to the two grey wolves. "Try to catch Niklaus's scent." James walked back towards the room where Niklaus said they were kept. He began looking through the items in the room: dirty clothes, blankets, sheets. James found Neil's sudoku book and brought it back to the group handing the book to the grey wolves.
"Here, this is covered in Neil's scent. I imagine that if we find Neil we'll find Niklaus again."
***
'No, no! You son of a bitch!' Niklaus was running as fast as he could towards Blink's room. 'You said the deal was to find your niece! You son of a bitch, you better not hurt him.'
Niklaus finally reached Blink's room and burst through the door to find Neil being held down by three of Blink's guards.
"Well, you're back early." Blink grinned at Niklaus. "I suppose putting that tracker in your neck all those years ago was a good idea after all." Blink's grin widened as he snapped his fingers. Niklaus was suddenly restrained by three more of Blink's guards.
"You're a son of bitch Blink!!" Niklaus yelled at the top of his lungs. He wasn't really trying to get a point across to Blink but he hoped that the group would hear him if he yelled loud enough.
"Oh, you wound me Niklaus. Talking about my mother, that's just hurtful." Blink seemed to be back to his eccentric ways. "In all honesty she was a very lovely lady." Blink smirked and shoved Niklaus's head into the floor, whispering in his ear. "You really thought you could get away?"
"I hate you!" Niklaus spit his words like they were poison on his tongue. "I will never do that incantation." He spoke slow letting his words deep into Blink's mind.
"I know, not willing at least."
The door burst open and Atlas and James stood in the frame.
"Let our boys go!" Atlas started towards Blink but two of his guards quickly blocked him.
"Hello.." Blink smirked as wide as could. "Atlas."
"You know who I am?"
"Yes. You see when I let Niklaus escape three months ago, I had my men following him and when your son brought him to your pack I did my research." Blink pushed on Neil and Niklaus's heads just to make Atlas and James angry. "Atlas Moore, bastard and only son of Wallace Moore and Martha Greeves. Married to Scarlett Joy, a bitten mutt."
"Don't call her that!" Atlas bared his fangs and a deep, earth shaking growl escapes his lips.
"Two sons, a daughter, and an adopted daughter. First born, James, named after this strapping fellow beside you, died saving people overseas, head wound. Hailey, second born, mate to Harley Gavlinn, heir of the Merthwood Pack. Harper, third born, now heir to the Redwood pack, mate to our dear Neil here." Once again Blink shoved Neil's face into the floor. "Finally, your unofficial adopted daughter Morgan Ried, a runaway nobody from Britain."
Atlas bared his teeth again, he didn't like the way Blink spoke of his family or the way he shoved the two boys into the floor.
"Mark my words Blink, we're leaving here today." Atlas took a slight step towards Blink. "We're all leaving: me, James, the men behind me who volunteered for this rescue mission, Neil,.." Atlas shifted his eyes. ".. and Niklaus. We're all getting out of here."