Aelita's P.O.V.

We drove out of the parking lot and down to the bank. I unlocked the doors letting Ulrich and Odd in.

"What's the plan Boss?" I questioned the brunette.

"Put Jeremy on the phone." Ulrich started.

"Done." Odd answered.

"Do we have any space Jer?"

"Sorry Ulrich. You're going to have to wing it. The best Sam and I can do is let you know about the police and about the safes."

"Good enough. Switch to the headsets."

"Okay Ulrich."

I pulled out a bag that contained the masks, guns, and blow torches.

"Are we ready to do this?"

"Yeah, I'm ready." Odd jumped up and down.

"As ready as I'm going to get." I agreed.

"Good." Ulrich gave a small smile before we pulled the masks over our faces. "Let's do this."

I grabbed the bag giving Odd and Ulrich each a gun.

"Don't move!" Ulrich shouted as we entered the bank.

Everyone immediately froze, holding their hands held high.

"You stay out here and guard the people." He motioned to Odd. "You come with me."

Nodding I followed Ulrich into the back room.

"How much time do we have?" I asked Jeremy through the headset.

"Ten, twenty minutes tops. You need to get in and go. The cops will be here as soon as they can."

"We'll do our best Jer." Ulrich replied. "Blow torch Lita."

"Here." I passed the torch.

"Where do I torch?"

"Around the middle of the wheel."

"Okay." He nodded as he started the torch. "I got it."

"Let's start packing." I grinned as we stuffed stacks of money into the bags.

"You two really need to hurry. The cops will be there any minute." Sam said hurriedly.

"Almost finish." Ulrich counted.

"No one move."

We froze when we heard a man yell.

"Oh shit." We said.

"We need to go right now." Ulrich told me.

"How are we going to get out?"

"Here Aelita. Take the money and go out the back way."

"They have cops back there Ulrich."

"I know. Just run, okay? You can outrun anyone. You have your cell phone?"

"Of course."

"Okay now go. I'll get Odd and me out."

"Be careful." I whispered.

"You too, now go."

I quickly left out the back door and ran for my life.

"Get her." A beefy man yelled after me.

I ran around a few corners and kept going until I was miles away.

"Aelita? Can you hear me?"

"Yeah, Jeremy. I can hear you." I answered breathing heavily.

"Where are you?"

I looked around describing where I was as best I could.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, Jeremy I'm okay. Just a little tired is all."

"Alright. Ulrich and Odd are on their way."

"Tell them to hurry."

"What's wrong Aelita?"

"I just don't feel safe out here. Like someone is watching me." I answered slowly pulling out my gun.

"Let's go Aelita." Odd called as they pulled up.

Pulling off my mask I jumped in the car.

"Good job Aelita." Ulrich congratulated.

"Thank you." I nodded looking around me.

"Everything all right Aelita?"

"Yeah, Odd. Everything's okay. I just think someone's watching us."

"Let's hope not." Ulrich said as we pulled up to the hospital. "Aelita you stay down here. We'll send Emily and Sam down. Be sure we're not being watched and no police is around."

"Sure thing."

"Odd we're going upstairs. I'm going to talk to the doctor."

Ulrich's P.O.V.

We quickly went up the stairs.

"Emily and Sam go downstairs with Aelita."

"Sure thing." Emily said as she and Sam left.

"Doctor." I called walking to the front desk.

"Oh yeah. You're here for Crystal Waters."

"I am. How's she doing?"

"Better. She's stable in a coma state. Do you have the money for the heart?"

"Right here." I said giving him the bag.

"We can start the surgery as soon as possible. We had another candidate for the heart but they died."

"How long will the surgery take?"

"A couple of hours. We have take out her heart out, put the new one in, and start it. We'll keep you posted."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. About the money?"

"Don't ask." I shook my head as I walked back to the guys.

"Just a few more hours." I told them.

"She'll be fine Ulrich. Yumi's a tough girl."

"She has to be." I smiled.

A few hours later.

"You're what?" Yumi asked sitting up.

"I said I have to send you back to the CIA." I repeated looking away.

"I'm confused."

"What's there to be confused about Yumi? You only almost got raped and today you almost died."

"I thought you fucking loved me." She shouted.

"I do love you Yumi."

"No you don't. Or else you would want to be with me and not send me back to the CIA every chance you get."

"You think I don't love you Ishiyama? Why else would I rob a bank for you? Why else would I put mine and the rest of this crew's freedom on the line then? For shits and giggles?"

"I'm not going back to the CIA!" She huffed.

"I'm not giving you a choice. All I have to do is talk to them and you're back in their custody."

"Ulrich! No don't do that."

"I'm sorry Yumi."

"Bullshit. Let me stay. We don't have to be together."

"It's not about being together. It's about keeping you safe." I tried again.

"Yeah right. So what does that mean? No more engagement?"

"I-"

"Or was that all a lie too? You promised me one day I could become Mrs. Stern. That is until you got the chance to ship me back."

"It's not like that Yumi."

"Go to hell Ulrich."

"Yumi-"

"Get out Stern. Just get out."

"Yumi-"

"Get out right now. Leave." She flinched when I touched her shoulder.

"Bye Yumi." I sighed kissing her forehead.

I walked into the hallway to be bombarded by Odd.

"What's going on?"

"They took the girls."

"Wait Odd slow down. What happened?"

"We don't know Ulrich. All I know is that Sam, Emily, and Aelita are MIA. And they don't just run off for no good reason."

"Okay. I'm going downstairs to talk to Jeremy. You guard Yumi's door and make sure they don't get her next."

"Yes Boss." He saluted doing as he was told.

I was talking to Jeremy before Odd came racing down the stairs.

"Ulrich!"

"What is it Odd?"

"Yumi isn't there."

"No, no, no. She was just in that room. I was just in there with her."

"I'm sorry Boss but she isn't there now."

"Jer is there any way we can track them or something?"

"I really doubt. Whoever has the girls are really good. Either they want something big or they're going to kill them. "

"We need to find them and quick then."

Yumi's P.O.V.

I crawled down the fire escape with my bag and tears in my eyes.

"Yumi?"

I turned to see Emily, Sam, and Aelita standing there.

"What are you guys doing here?"

"We need to talk to you." Emily started.

"What?"

"Someone's after us." Sam continued.

"What do you mean after 'us'? Then why aren't you with the others?"

"'Us' as in the girls. They're trying to get to the boys through us." Aelita answered. "It's not safe for us to be with them now."

"Then why didn't you tell Ulrich?" I asked.

"Ulrich would go and kill anyone for messing with us. For messing with you. It would be personal then. We need to take them down from the inside."

I scoffed at her words.

"He only wants what's best for you."

"Whatever Aelita. I'll help you. The CIA knows to find me here. So let's go somewhere else."

"Sure." Emily nodded as walked down the stairs.

"Who is after us exactly?"

"Another international crime lord. They think if they get us, they get Ulrich. They get Ulrich and then they're the best. I know people." Emily explained.

"So what do we do?"

"We take them down from the inside." Sam told me.

"It's going to be harder than last time with Theo, Yumi. We can't blow our cover and we can't let the boys find us. We need to go in quickly." Aelita extended.