The off night

It was getting dark but we finally made it to his address.

Dante~ This has got to be the place.

Donny~ The address matches he's gotta be in that house.

Dante~ How do we know that for sure?

Donny~ That's the thing we don't but it doesn't hurt to be confident.

Dante~ I guess you're right. So how can we get into the house without getting noticed?

Donny~ Here's the thing you'll be the one getting in.

Dante~ By myself?

Donny~ Yup.

Dante~ Please explain why because I would love to know.

Donny~ Us Rogues aren't as sneaky as Owls, you're the best option for this job. Night Owls like you can cloak themselves to remain hidden from their enemies. Rogues on the other hand can't cloak themselves; we have to rely on old-fashioned stealth.

Dante~ How long can my cloak last?

Donny~ Really long but you have to keep your focus. One slip up and the mission is completely compromised. Get inside and find Rose if not Rose then our suspect. If anything goes wrong, get out of there A.S.A.P. I'll be looking out here for anything suspicious.

Dante~ *sigh* This is a lot. I mean I've never cloaked myself before. I don't know how to do it.

Donny~ Trust me when you get it the first time it's second nature. You have to think of yourself as prey with a purpose and that purpose is to find Rose without being seen.

Dante~ Alright I'll try.

I closed my eyes and focused on my goal. I then felt a sharp pain in almost every place in my body. It was a pulse, a pulse of dark energy coursing through my entire body. I lost focus on my goal and collapsed in pain.

Dante~ Donny! It hurts!

Donny~ The transformation is in progress. We need to stop Rose before the week is up or you'll become a full on Rouge. Change of plans we're busting down that door.

Dante~ But-?

Donny~ No, every second we waste will be every second closer to the day the transformation is complete.

Donny ran up and into the door knocking it down with brute force. I got up and tried to tag along with him but I was in too much pain to even stand up. There was a woman inside of the house that was found hiding in a closet. Donny grabbed her and tied her to a chair then started questioning her.

Donny~ I'm only gonna ask once before I tear this house apart. Where is Rose and your son?

Rick's mother~ I don't know where he is the last time I checked he was upstairs. What do you want with him?

Donny~ He got his nose into some dangerous stuff and we need him for questioning. We questioned him earlier but everything he told us was based on lies. He's hiding from us and we know it.

Rick's mother~ Look all I know is he's upstairs and been up there for hours.

Donny rushed upstairs to find Rose and our suspect. He tore both bedrooms apart to find him and Rose but no luck. It was after that he heard a slight shuffle above him he realized Rick was hiding in the attic. Donny found a ladder and opened the entrance to the attic then grabbed him. Then Donny brought Rick downstairs with him and sat him next to his mother.

Donny~ You're coming with us.

Rick~ What did I do!?

Donny~ We're not stupid we know you lied to us! Come on Dante I know you're in pain but can you try to make it back to the apartment with me?

I got up with the little strength and energy I have slowly walking towards my brother and our apprehended suspect.

Dante~ I'll try but I can't promise that I'll make it there.

Donny~ Alright try to Night travel us there.

Rick~ Hey! I'd like to be let go! And untie my mother.

Dante~ She's tied with a strong string of my brother's aura. It'll disappear when he disappears from here.

Donny~ You're not going anywhere anyway you got yourself into this so you're gonna help us find Rose whether you like it or not.

Rick~ Who the hell is Rose!?

Donny~ You're not getting away with playing dumb. Come on Dante I don't want to rush you but let's make this quick he's starting to get on my nerves.

I grabbed Donny's arm and Night traveled us back to the apartment.

Donny~ Awesome you're getting better at this.

Dante~ *sigh* I practice a lot.

Donny and I knock on the apartment door and seconds later we enter thanks to holly. Donny knocks out our suspect and places him on the couch. I sat down still in pain.

Donny~ How much does it hurt?

Dante~ Remember when you got stabbed in the back?

Donny~ It's that bad huh?

Dante~ Yeah but it also feels like that knife cut deep into my nervous system. I've got a massive migraine stacked on top of that.

Holly~ What happened and why is there a young man knocked out on my mom's couch?

Donny~ He's a suspect if we play our cards right he could lead us right to Rose and Dante has experienced or is experiencing what happens each day we don't turn you and your mother to Rose. In the meantime he needs to stay here locked up.

Holly~ As wrong as this is, it's better than letting a killer run free. There's a panic room that can be used to lock him away. Just don't go too far with this.

Donny~ I won't and Dante you've been through a lot today you should get some rest.

Holly~ There's a spare bedroom for you upstairs. It's the first door on the right.

Dante~ Thanks I don't think I can move.

Donny~ Use the last of your energy for today and night travel there you need the rest anyway.

I took Donny's advice and Night traveled to my room. The room was nice looking, clean, and the bed was really soft. I took off my shoes and socks then took off my shirt before I lay down in bed. I started to feel that pain go away but I knew it was a really slow process. It was night time and I wanted to end the night by resting as much as possible. Even though I was in so much pain I managed to fall asleep and not let anything bother me. But I still had that thought that something about tonight was off.

At the hideouts…

Twilight~ I'm getting worried. I got this feeling that something happened to him.

Sunset~ How bad is it?

Twilight~ You remember when Donny elbowed you in the gut? Well this is like three times that. This feeling won't go away… it hurts…

Sunset~ I think you need to rest Twilight. You've put yourself through enough today.

Twilight~ Yeah Maybe you're right. Maybe I'm just stressing for no reason.

Sunset~ Yeah and besides even if something is wrong there's no doubt Dante and his brother can fight through it. Think about it, these are the same two who almost fought to the death and fought through the manipulation of a killer who happens to be their own mother.

Twilight~ But you have to remember we know Roses' true colors. She didn't want Donny because she knew Dante could get him to change and reform himself which is not what she wants. It's why I feel like she wouldn't hurt Dante because she knows his heart is in the right place. Dante wouldn't kill his own mother or even his brother even if it meant losing his own life if he didn't.

Sunset~ Wait then why are you worried?

Twilight~ Because Dante could become a Rogue at any second and I'll never see him ever again…

Sunset~ *Sigh* Twilight…

Twilight~ I'm going to bed, goodnight Sunset.

Sunset~ Goodnight Twilight.

Sunset leaves Twilight alone and Twilight turns off the light next to her. She thinks to herself if she could have stayed back to help Dante find Rose. Even though she knew it was dangerous she still had that thought carved in her head. She soon closed her eyes and slowly fell asleep.

Back with Dante…

I ended up waking up in the middle of the night. I heard something coming from the dining room and decided to check it out. I slowly but surely was making my way to the dining room when I heard the sound of typing on a keyboard. That's when I turned the corner and found my brother at the table on Megan's laptop.

Dante~ Hey, what's up?

Donny~ Using the information I got from our suspect to track Roses' location. We couldn't find her at his house so I'm trying to see if I can track her everyday movements. So far from what I got from Rick is that she sits in the middle of each section of the city for an hour. I marked every middle point of each section and it makes no sense.

Dante~ What about it makes no sense?

Donny~ A person like her doesn't want to be predictable. If we meet her at one of those points then it would be too easy. She wants us to work our asses off to find her and I doubt she would have such a predictable route.

Dante~ Unless the route isn't predictable at all. Think about it, she can change which point she wants to head to at any given time. She doesn't have to take one route each day.

Donny~ True there are four points on this map right now. The route she would take is only one route. There are four points so that equals at least eight different ways she can visit each point. Not to mention each point is far from each other it won't be easy to cut her off at any point.

Dante~ True even if I night travel depending on the distance it's a hassle. We also have to factor in when she's going to be visiting these places.

Donny~ So much to figure out in a small amount of time and she's been limiting her power so it's harder for us to sense her.

Dante~ Which brings up three questions. How does she get to each location when she limits her power? How can we predict where she's gonna go? And how can we get there when or before she does?

Donny~ Ugh if only we could sense her then we wouldn't need to go through all of this. *Sigh* Hey, how are you feeling?

Dante~ Better than before, I should be one hundred percent fine by the time morning comes.

Donny~ That's good wait… hey come check this out.

Dante~ What's up?

Donny~ Apparently someone went missing at the central park minutes ago. Everyone who was questioned said something about a dark silhouette with an hourglass like figure. Rose has an hourglass like figure.

Dante~ Who the hell is at the park at this time at night?

Donny~ I don't know but whoever is still there will most likely be an easy target for anyone to snag. It could be Rose kidnapping people..

Dante~ Yeah but how do we know for sure that it's her?

Donny~ I don't know but one thing is for sure I'm not acting on anything unless I have the ok from you. I don't want to put you in any harm's way if you're not in any condition to fight.

Dante~ I say we head out and investigate. If anything will help us it might just be at that Park.

Donny~ Sounds like a plan, can you night travel us there?

Dante~ Let me get ready first.

At the Park…

The Park is dark and quiet. The park was so quiet all you could hear was the rustling of leaves on a tree. Everyone was scared to come back for the Night after finding out about the missing civilian. But there was a masked individual slowly walking around the Park as if he or she was looking for someone.

???~ Where is he? This is the only place I know where he could be. UGH this can't be another dead end this literally happened minutes ago no way he could have gone so far.

The masked individual walked all around the vast Park but couldn't find what he or she was looking for.

???~ Nothing… I'm getting worried about him. What if he was taken or even worse. No possible way… No, the cops have been notified and are out looking for him. I just have to keep looking in case he is still here.

Dante~ HEY YOU! STOP RIGHT THERE AND DON'T MOVE!

???~ Oh no I gotta get out of here!

Dante~ DONNY DON'T LET THAT PERSON ESCAPE!

The individual ran away when trying to shake Dante and Donny. They made a right turn, left turn, jumped over benches, vaulted small buildings, and hid behind trees until he or she was able to leave and lose them completely. The individual finally came to a stop one hundred percent confident that he or she was safe. Until Dante ran up and tackled the individual from behind and tied them up using a strong string of aura.

Dante~ Who are you and what do you know about the missing civilian!?

Donny~ Good job Dante you caught him.

Dante~ It's funny this person gave us a run for our money too.

Donny~ This ones a slippery one I'll say that but right now we need answers.

Dante~ I'm only gonna ask one last time who are you and what do you know about the missing civilian?

???~ ......…

Donny~ Not talking? Ok fine let's get this one to the apartment. Dante night travel us back.

Dante night traveled the individual back to the apartment along with himself and his brother. Donny takes the individual to the room where he locked up their first suspect.

Donny~ I won't ever torture you but I will have to use force if you won't talk.

Donny pushes the individual inside the room and locks the door shut. The individual gets up and looks at the other person in the room with him.

Rick~ Wow a new "suspect" what did you do?

???~ ........

Rick~ Not a talker huh? That's cool, I can tell you what I did if that helps.

???~.........

Rick~ Eh I'll tell you anyway. Yeah I helped his mother escape a mall and made a deal with her. She offered that I help her and I get anything I ask for in the end.

???~ Wait, you did what…?

Rick~ You heard me, can't wait to escape and get back to her. She's most likely wondering where I am and is out looking for me.

???~ What was her name?

Rick~ The woman who everyone has been looking for. The one and only Rose herself.

???~ Why would you help someone like her? She kills innocent others and doesn't care about anyone but herself.

Rick~ Uh were you listening? She said she would give me anything I desire in the end. I absolutely couldn't and wasn't gonna pass that up. After Dante becomes her puppet I'm gonna ask to become a Rogue myself.

???~ That's not gonna happen…

Rick~ Why is that exactly?

The individual slowly walked up to Rick until he or she was standing directly in Rick's face.

???~ I'm going to beat you senseless that's why.

Rick~ You wouldn't hurt a fly.

The masked individual started throwing punches at Rick then grabbed a wood chair then bashed it into Rick's back.

Rick~ AHHHHHHH! HELP ME!

???~ YOU FUCKING BASTARD! ILL KILL YOU!

Donny opened and entered the room and got the masked individual off of Rick. The individual kept trying to force him or herself out of Donny's grab but couldn't due to Donny's inhumane strength. He closes then locks the room back up and takes the individual to Dante in the living room.

Dante~ What happened?

Donny~ I go in the room and this one is attacking Rick. He took a chair and bashed it into Rick's back and it looks like he took some heavy punches in the process. I don't know why this happened. Rick must have said something that set this one off. All I know is that I'm glad I stopped him just in time he or she could have killed Rick.

The masked individual kept trying to free themself from Donny's grab but kept failing.

Dante~ Hey You! If you're trying to get out of Donny's grasp it won't work. He's ten times stronger than you so quit it.

???~ ...… I'm sorry… I'm looking for someone and he needs me.

Dante~ Who are you exactly?

???~ Let me go and I'll tell you everything.

Dante~ Donny, let him go.

Donny let's go of the masked individual and steps back. The masked individual slowly takes off the mask. Dante couldn't believe his eyes at that point he wished this person kept the mask on because he wasn't prepared for what he had seen.

Back at the Park…

Rose~ So Rick was captured, oh well he's expendable anyway. But luckily I have a little surprise for my son and it's an amazing one. Just you wait until the end of the week Dante, you will in fact be my puppet for the rest of your life and you can't do a single thing about it. Well, I might as well roam the night and see what fun I can have out there.

Rose takes off into the night looking for fresh blood.

Back with Dante…

Dante~ .........…..

Donny~ Dante go take a breather I'll do the talking.

I headed outside to give Sunset a call.

On the phone…

Sunset~ Ummm hey Dante, what's up?

Dante~ Is Twilight ok?

Sunset~ Yeah she's sleeping right now I talked to her earlier and she kinda worried about you she gets a feeling that something is off.

Dante~ I have that feeling as well. Something about tonight has been completely off to me and I can't put my finger on it.

Sunset~ Wow, well try to let us know when you figure out what it is.

Dante~ No problem.

Sunset~ So why did you call?

Dante~ Is anyone with you?

Sunset~ Yeah Pinkie and Applejack are with me right now why do you ask?

Dante~ Put me on speaker…

Sunset~ You're already on speaker, Dante what is up? Is something wrong?

Dante~ How are all of you doing over there…?

Sunset~ Really good we all love it here mostly because we're all together.

Dante~ Oh really?

Applejack~ Ummm are you ok? you sound really condescending.

Dante~ How did you not know?

Pinkie~ Know what?

Dante~ You're missing someone.

Sunset~ What do you mean I made sure we all made it here safe and sound.

Dante~ Then where the fuck is Rainbow Sunset?