"Well hello there." She said, staring at the girl. "Did you miss me?" A shrill laugh exploded from Tess. "Our plan is almost complete. I’ve managed to lure everyone here, except Isabel. She wouldn’t leave that blasted Maria’s side. I was so close to destroying her. It’s only a matter of time now though. Isabel will leave her side sooner or later and then I’ll move in for the kill." She walked over to the girl in the chair and ran her finger down her arm. The girl tried to pull away, but there was no use, she was tied to tight. "I don’t think I ever had the chance to thank you. Did I?" She said, glaring at the girl. "You’ve been so helpful to us all. Without you, your memories, everything, I wouldn’t have been able to lure Max and Michael to us. We even have some added bonuses - some humans, Kyle, Alex and Liz. We’ll destroy them as soon as we can." Tess smiled at the girl. "And just think, it’s all because of you. Without you we’d never have found them. He," she said pointing through the doors. "would never have found his daughter. Maria just can’t know about him. It’d be too dangerous. That’s why I have to destroy her. You’ve been such a big help." Tess looked up to see a tall, thin man standing in the doorway. She was surprised at first, but then recognized the beautiful green eyes.

"Torturing the prisoner?" He asked, walking into the room and standing next to Tess. "I’ve missed you."

The man pulled Tess’s lips to his and kissed her. She broke the kiss first. "I’ve brought them."

The man looked at her and smiled. "You’ve done well. I take it they are looking for us?" he asked.

"Yes. Combing all areas that they can think of. It will be only a matter of time before they realize that there is no trace of you guys. Then I’ll lead them here." Tess said. "I’ll take care of the humans while you deal with them."

"Very good." The man said. "What time are you supposed to meet them?" he asked.

"Michael and Max are the only ones I could get to come with me." She began. "Isabel refused to leave Maria’s side."

"Damn!" he said. "We need the three of them together for our plan to work." He turned and faced the girl in the chair. "They don’t know about her, do they?"

Tess laughed. "There is no way they could know. They don’t even know she exists. I took on her identity the minute we found her."

The man looked at Tess and then at the girl. "Yes, I remember that." He said. "Poor them, never really knowing the real Tess." He said with a laugh. "And if my plans go right, they’ll never know that the real Tess exists."

"It’s just a matter of time now." The imposter Tess said. "It’s just a matter of time."