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By Kay De'Vil.

Sat in his office at the Church, Philip was preparing a report for the Archdiocese, when his phone rang. Sighing, he rubbed wearily at his eyes and set down his pen. He allowed the phone to ring several times before answering "Hello?" at first there was nothing but silence on the other end of the line. "Philip" the voice on the other end of the line was husky and filled with emotion, "Philip, please help me"

"Nick?" questioned Philip sitting forward, immediately concerned for his friend's well being, "Nick, what is it... What's wrong?" he questioned anxiously "Help me..." the line suddenly went dead, throwing Philip to the edge of desperation "NICK! NICK!" he almost screamed down the line, but it was no use, Nick was gone. Immediately getting to his feet, Philip grabbed his coat and left the office, heading for Angel Island, and what he hoped would be answers to the questions now racing around in his head.

When he arrived at the house he knocked on the door, but there was no answer. Hesitantly he tried the door and was surprised to find it unlocked. "Hello?" he called out as he entered "Nick? ... Derek?" but no one replied, and no one came. Cautiously he moved further into the house, unsure of what he might find awaiting him. The first place he checked was Derek's office, which was empty. He took a moment to look around the office to be certain that there were no signs of a struggle. He was relieved to find none. Next he moved onto the control room, which held an eerie silence. It too was empty and gave no clue as to where he might find his friends. After checking the entire ground floor, his concerns for his friends were growing by the minute. He was unable to find any signs of a struggle; it was as if they had just vanished.

Moving upstairs Philip again began to search each room. Praying that he would find some sign of his friend, or a clue as to what had befallen them. As he came upon Nick's room the level of destruction that greeted him shocked him.

Entering he cautiously moved through the rubble, desperately searching for a clue. "Uhhhhh!" a grown came from the far side of the room. Philip stopped dead in his tracks and peered over the bed. All he could see was an outstretched hand, but that was enough to tell Philip who it was. For on that hand he could see Nick's Navy Graduation ring "NICK!" he exclaimed scrambling over the rubble to his friend's side. Nick lay under the rubble, which Philip tossed aside.

Crouching at his side Phillip reached down and gently turned his friend over "Dear God Nick, what's happened?" Resting Nick's head on his lap, Philip gently brushed back some of the blood soaked hair from Nick's bruised and bloody face, his right eye was almost completely swollen shut "Nick, can ya' hear me?" he questioned in his usual soft Irish tone.

Again Nick groaned, his left eye slowly fluttering open to look up at Philip "P...Philip" as he spoke he began to cough and Philip held him tightly, helping him to ride out the pain he was clearly in. "Nick what happened? Where are the others?"

"G... gone" replied Nick "They, they took them". As Nick spoke he tried to sit up but was stopped by Phillips strong hand on his shoulder, pushing him gently but firmly back down "I tried... to stop them" stated Nick as he relented and lay still for a few minutes. "Stop who Nick? ... Who took them?" questioned Philip becoming annoyed as again Nick tried to sit up, this time however he succeeded. Nick leaned against Philip for a moment "We have to go after them" he stated sounding stronger, "We have to stop them".

Nick could see Phillips anxiety, could feel the tension in the Priests body. Using the bed and Philip for support he got to his feet, much to Phillips dismay. "Nick you need to rest, your hurt!"

"No time, we have to stop them" as he spoke Nick took a few unsteady steps towards the door, almost collapsing. Only Phillips quick reactions saved him "Your in no condition to go anywhere" stated Philip but Nick just waved him off saying, "We have to stop them".

Seeing Nick's determination, Philip put his arm around Nick's waist. Then placed Nick's arm over his shoulders. Together they left the room and headed downstairs to the ground floor. "My car" stated Nick as he lent heavily on Philip. Knowing there was no use in trying to argue with him, Philip helped him out of the house and across to the Mustang. In Nick's present condition Philip knew that there was no way Nick would be able to drive, and so he put him in the passenger seat before getting into the drivers seat himself.

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Rachel knelt at Derek's side, awaiting his return to consciousness. As his eyes opened and he slowly began to sit up, she helped him "Derek are you all right? ... How do you feel?" she questioned. He groaned, rubbing tentatively at the large lump on the back of his head "What happened?" he questioned as he looked at their new surroundings. They where locked in a small dark room, resembling a cell, the floor was covered with straw. "Where are we?"

"One of the piers I think," she replied as she examined the lump on his head "Nick's lost it Derek, I think he's gone insane" she stated. As Derek looked around he suddenly noticed that Alex was missing "Alex, where is she?" he demanded anxiously "I don't know Derek... he dragged her out of here a couple of hours ago. I haven't seen either of them since"; she couldn't hide the fear from her voice, and immediately Derek put his arms around her.

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"Here, pier 18... I'm certain this was where they said they where taking them" stated Nick as Philip brought the car to a stop. The pier appeared to be deserted, the buildings looked as if no one had been near them in years. "What's going on Nick, who are these people?" questioned Philip as he exited the car and hurried round to the passenger side to help Nick out. "I don't know Philip, I just don't know" he replied with a heavy sigh as they started down the pier towards the building at the end. As they approached the building Nick pulled free of Phillips support and automatically reached for his gun, which he was not wearing "Damn!" Looking at Philip he sighed saying "I'm going round the back, wait here"

"Nick are you sure this is such a good idea... your in no condition..." Philip was cut off by Nick's glare "Philip, we have to do this... who knows what's going on in there, and what kind of trouble the others are in". Nick didn't give Philip a chance to say anything; he simply limped away, heading for the rear of the building.

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Sat, tied to a chair in the centre of the warehouse floor, Alex watched as Nick approached her. She was surprised to see his condition and for a moment thought that Nick had come to rescue them. However, as he approached an evil grin appeared on his face "Comfortable?" he questioned sarcastically. Alex glared at him, unable to answer because of the gag in her mouth. "Oh I'm sorry" he said as he moved behind her "Let me make you more comfortable" as he spoke she felt the gag being loosened and believed he was going to remove it. Instead he pulled it tighter; laughing insanely at the pain it caused her. "The Priest's here" he stated causing her to look round at him anxiously, fear and desperation filling her eyes as she looked at him. "Oh don't worry, nothing has happened to him... yet!" Nick glared at her "You shouldn't have let her die" he stated. Alex looked at him confused "She trusted you... and you let her die" he continued angrily

"Well it's time you paid for it... I'm going to make you all pay for her death" he stated, and with that he once again left the warehouse, laughing.

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Philip anxiously awaited Nick's return. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his young friend round the corner and limp over to him. "Are they in there?" he questioned anxiously as he noticed Nick's expression of confusion and concern. "Alex is... I couldn't see the others" he replied as he stood before his friend. "So what now?" questioned Philip "Now we go in and get them" stated Nick as he limped towards the side door. Philip quickly caught up with him "It could be a trap" he stated, but Nick just nodded and continued on to the door. Cautiously Nick tried the door it was open. He smiled at Philip, who just looked at him nervously "I don't like this Nick... it's too easy"

"Wait out here if you want Philip, but I'm not leaving them in here" replied Nick as he opened the door and slipped inside. With a heavy sigh and one last glance around Philip followed him inside. As he entered, the first thing Philip saw was Alex tied to a chair in the centre of the warehouse floor. He could see Nick limping towards her, and then he saw the fear in her eyes. Moment's later pain erupted in his head and everything went black.

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Derek held onto Rachel as they heard someone approaching their cell. He was determined not to be separated from her, and if that meant hurting Nick... well he would have to deal with the consequences later; once they where all safe. As the cell door opened, Derek pushed Rachel behind him, and looked up to see Nick standing in the doorway. He was battered and bruised and for a moment Derek forgot who was responsible for their situation "Dear God Nick!" he exclaimed. As Derek spoke an evil grin appeared on Nick's face, and then he pushed Alex into the cell and slammed the door closed again.

Alex lay on the floor sobbing, the image of Nick stood over Phillips motionless body, grinning, played over and over in her mind. She jumped when hands touched her "Alex! Alex are you all right?". She recognised the voice as Derek's and threw her arms around him, continuing to sob as she said. "They've got Philip"

"Who, whose got Philip... Nick?" questioned Rachel

"No, not just Nick... there's a man, another man is behind this" she stated as she managed to compose herself and finally looked at them both.

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When Philip returned to consciousness he found himself tied to the same chair in which Alex had been sat. "Ahh... I see you're awake," said an unfamiliar voice from the shadows. Desperately Philip looked around for Nick but could see no sign of him "Who are ya'... what do ya want with us?" he questioned as he looked at the figure emerging from the shadows. The man was in his mid to late fifties, with dark brown hair that had wisps of grey. He was of stocky build, but the most noticeable thing about him was the hatred that burned in his brown eyes, pure unadulterated hatred. "I don't want anything... except your deaths" stated the man

"But what have we done to you?" questioned Philip who was sure he had not seen this man before. The man moved to stand before him, and began to laugh "Because it will destroy him"

"Who, who do you want to destroy?" demanded Philip becoming frustrated. As Philip spoke, Nick appeared from the shadows along with two men. "It's beginning to wear off" stated one of the men as he kept a tight grip on Nick's arm. To Phillips horror Nick appeared subdued "Nick! Dear God Nick what have they done?" he demanded, glaring at the man grinning at him. "Tie him up over there... the pain caused by the drug wearing off will make this even better".

Philip watched as Nick was lead over to a post and tied to it. Nick offered no resistance, which scared Philip "What have you done to him... what drug?" he demanded angrily "Patience my dear Father... all will be explained once the others are here" stated the man, gloating at his apparent victory.

Philip watched in dismay as Derek, Rachel and Alex where dragged across to his side, their hands tied behind their backs "Thank the Lord. Are you all, all right?" he questioned, relieved to see them still alive. Derek just nodded, his attention on the now bound Nick,

"What's going on... who are you?" he demanded as he looked at the man stood before them. All three where suddenly pushed down on to chairs and their hands and feet where bound to them. "My name is of no importance" stated the man as he paced the floor in front of them.

"Why are you doing this?" questioned Rachel. The man spun to look at them, anger raging in his eyes, "To make him pay" he stated "Who?" questioned Derek, fearing he all ready knew the answer. The man marched over to Nick, who was slumped forward, yanking the ex-SEAL's head back by a handful of hair "HIM!" he shouted "He killed all that was dear to me... now I'm going to do the same to him, before I kill him". The four bound Legacy members looked at each other confused "I'm going to destroy him... just like he destroyed my life" continued the man as he slapped Nick across the face, venting some of his anger. As the man spoke, another came over to him and handed him a syringe; "Yes, I think it's about time he sees what he has done" stated the first man coldly before he injected the contents of the syringe into Nick's arm. "What are you doing, ... what have you given him!" shouted Rachel as she watched Nick's body begin to convulse. The man just grinned at them, before repeatedly slapping Nick across the face "Boyle, I want you awake for this... I want you to see what you have done to your friends" he stated. Suddenly Nick's head raised as the convulsions stopped. "W... what?" questioned the ex-SEAL confused, then his eyes fell upon his friends and a look of horror entered his eyes. "What's going on?" he demanded glaring at the man before him "YOU!" he exclaimed recognising the man.

"I told you this wasn't over Boyle" stated the man as he turned to face the four Legacy members "It's time for you to pay for what you did", as he spoke the man walked towards them.

The four Legacy members watched as Nick became frantic and tried to pull free of his bonds. They could see the physical pain in his eyes, but could also see his desperation "NO, leave them alone, they have nothing to do with this" stated Nick as he threw himself forward, trying to break his bonds. "Leave them alone!" he shouted, desperation lacing his voice "I'll do anything you want, ... anything, just leave them alone"

"It's too late for that Boyle. You should have thought about that before you killed him... before you took away the only one I held dear" spat back the man venomously. "Now I'm going to do the same to you. Kill all that you hold dear!" The man moved over to Rachel and grabbed a hand full of her hair causing her to scream out "You hurt any of them, and I swear I'll kill you" threatened Nick coldly as he glared at the man, straining against his bonds. At this the man burst out laughing "I'm not going to kill them" he stated, maintaining a tight grip on Rachel's hair "... you are". Nick looked at him confused and horrified "NEVER!" he shouted as he glared at the man holding his friend's captive. Again the man burst out laughing "ohh, I'm afraid you have no choice in the matter... you see I just injected you with a serum that makes you vulnerable to suggestions. You should already be feeling its effects". Derek looked at Rachel questioningly, but the expression on her face was all that he needed to know "Nick you have to try and fight it" he stated with desperation as he saw the pained look on his friends face.

Nick could feel the drug taking hold of him, but still her tried to fight it. He couldn't allow the drug to gain control or it would mean the deaths of his friends. Despite all his efforts the drug eventually won, and Nick stood leaning against the post, his eyes a blank void.

Derek saw the emptiness in Nick's eyes and knew that his friend had lost the battle against the drug. Glancing at the others he could see by their expressions that they too, knew that he had been unsuccessful and they where resigning themselves to the end. Laughter filled the air, drawing their attention back to the man "You see, the drug has won. Oh I'll admit it took me several attempts to find the right drug, but as you can see" The man gestures towards the subdued Nick "I did find it. If I where you, I'd prepare to die" stated the man triumphantly as he walked over to Nick and whispered something into his ear. All watched in horror as the man handed Nick a gun, and pointed to the two guards, instantly Nick pulled the trigger killing the first guard, then brought the weapon to bare on the second "But why?" questioned the second guard moments before Nick shot him. Laughing the man took the gun from Nick "No witnesses you idiot!" he shouted at the two dead men. Then moved over to stand with the four Legacy members. "You see, he has no morals... he'll do what ever I bid, he will kill without question" said the man gloating in his victory. "Nick you can't do this, come on honey. Please Nick I know you can hear me" pleaded Rachel trying to get through to Nick's subconscious mind, the one the drug could not have effected so soon. The man watched Nick closely for any signs of being drawn from the drugged state and was satisfied at seeing none. "It's no use my dear, he's nothing more than a machine... the instrument of your deaths" stated the man. Nick moved towards the group and stood before the man, apparently totally ignorant of his friend's presences. With an evil grin the man handed Nick a knife and issued the order they had all been dreading "Kill them!" Drugged Nick, stood holding the knife for a moment "I said kill them" insisted the man, glaring at him. Slowly Nick moved around to the back of the row of chairs, until he came to stand behind Derek, he raised the blade and pressed it to Derek's throat...

Derek felt the cold steel against his throat, and glanced at his companions one last time, expecting their faces to be the last thing he saw in this life. The blade dug deep into his throat, but didn't move. By the others expressions he could tell that something was going on behind him, but with the knife blade located where it was he had no way of knowing what was happening. "KILL HIM!" shouted the man becoming enraged by Nick's lack of activity. Derek watched the man as he lost his temper and drew his gun again "Kill him, or I'll shoot!" he threatened, but it had no effect. Nick just stood there, the knife in hand, pressing the blade to Derek's throat.

"He can't do it" stated Rachel triumphantly, as she smiled at the others. As she finished speaking though, the man lost his temper and pulled the trigger.

Derek felt the blade dig into his throat, then drop onto his lap. He felt the slow trickle of blood running down his throat, but his concerns were with his bound friends. He looked at them fearing the man had shot one of them, but they appeared unharmed. Glancing back over his shoulder he saw Nick lay on the floor, blood spreading out from under him

"NICK!" screamed Alex as she tried to break free from her bonds "You bastard you killed him!" she screamed at the man who stood before them, a look of anger and disappointment on his face. Angered by Nick's actions and being forced to shoot him, the man raced round to where Nick lay and began to beat on him "You bastard, it wasn't supposed to happen like this... you where supposed to suffer!" he shouted at the motionless form beneath him.

Derek managed to get hold of the knife, and began to work on freeing himself. With all eyes on the man and Nick, no one noticed Derek freeing himself. Only once his bonds were cut and he left his seat to free the others, did he catch the man's attention "No!" shouted the man as he charged at Derek, who easily knocked him aside.

Again the man tried to attack the Precept but with no success. Infuriated the man screamed at them "If I can't have my revenge on him. At least I now have the satisfaction of knowing that you now have to live with the knowledge that you were powerless to save his life" and with that the man ran out of the warehouse. Leaving the Legacy members alone. Derek cut Philip, Rachel and Alex free, but none bothered to give chase, their primary concern was Nick. Rachel knelt at his side and checked for a pulse, she looked up at the others and shook her head. Alex gasped and felt Philip put his arms around her shoulders.

Unwilling to give up on Nick so easily Derek began CPR, Rachel handled the respiratory section while Derek tried to get Nick's heart beating again "Philip get to a phone and call the Paramedics" ordered Derek. Philip immediately ran out of the warehouse, towards Nick's car phone. Alex stood watching them fight to bring back their friend and said a silent prayer for him.

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Concluded in part 3