An anonymous tip (Pika)

Ella was in a coma like state, she could hear Meta, but she couldn't see or feel him. Her whole body felt heavy and like static, she really hoped this wasn't permanent. She couldn't even open her eyes despite her many attempts, instead they just flickered. If Meta felt her pulse or checked any of her vitals, he would definitely know she was alive, she just wasn't responsive. Right now the best thing for him to do was get all three of them to a safe place, especially out of this building, there was definitely back up on its way.
Even though she couldn't say or do anything, she hoped Meta was helping the girl, getting her to safety. She really needed her, that was the first step in finding out where the rest of the girls were taken, Ella prayed Meta understood that. So now, Ella would be like this for half and hour and whatever is decided is all up to Meta.

The girl quickly linked herself to Meta, not straying behind at all since she was afraid and recognized the girl. She trusted her, and if she trusted the blonde boy, so would she. Ella at this point and time was still unconscious while the other girl awkwardly kept close to her, not wanting to be to close to Meta, he seemed dangerous. Well, maybe not dangerous, but she just didn't trust men at the moment, after all the stuff she went through, why should she? But maybe... she could help the others if she just cooperated.. "I am Alice." She introduced in a thick Swedish accent. "My English not well, but I want to help. These men.... bad... They have other women." She explained in broken English, not able to look Meta in the eyes. "Will you and friend be able to help?"

The man answered her questions quickly, not one for conversation it seemed. He said they were good and that her name was Ella, she knew that, she remembered her from last time. She promised them all she would save them, and now she was here...They all actually had hope now.. She even had a friend to help them! Maybe this would actually work! "This was trap.. They said they were going to... uhh... set bait out for trap... to trap Ella... they knew she was coming." Alice explained, her English slow and broken. "How do you... plan.. to get the rest out?" She asked, wanting to know what was going to happen.
At this time a tear slid down Ella's cheek, she could move, but she could hear everything. She led her friend right into a trap, she should have known. Information didn't come by that easy, she was an idiot.

Another 15 minutes of silence would pass, Alice didn't know what to say at the moment since she told him everything she knew... Well most everything, he didn't ask so she wasn't sure if he wanted to know. He did show affection towards the girl, it made Alice trust him that much more since he was kind to women.
Suddenly, the fuzzyness and static in Ella's body started to fade out of the picture. First it was her feet, then her legs, then her torso, all the way up to her head. She was practically screaming in her own head, waiting for it to pass when suddenly... it was gone... Ella jolted up, making her head pound, and instinctively grabbed her head in pain. "Alice! I'm so sorry! I tried.. I really did... but I ran right into that trap.. I endangered my friend and I just.... I'm sorry..." Ella told her in a panicked tone, Alice not quite sure what was going on. Ella then turned her attention to Meta and wiped her eyes from earlier. "Meta.. I'm really sorry, you don't have to stay, I would understand if you would want to go back to the hub. Really.." The blonde told her Titan friend, her head slightly hung in shame. She really messed up this time, and she didn't want to endanger her friend anymore than she would have too.

In Ella's panic to make things right again, Alice started patting her back and Meta told her this is what being a team was about. He was completely right, this is what being a team was about but.. she couldn't help but feel bad. She should have been more careful, what if her brashness ended up taking on of their lives? Especially after all the heart ache they all just went through, it was a constant battle in her head.
While Ella was thinking of all of this, Meta turned to Alice and asked her if there was anything else she could tell him. "Uh... I... Am not sure how you plan to get in... I only know one way in.." Alice began slowly, looking at Ella while talking. "What do you mean? In where?" Ella asked, her mind coming up with ways she can make this better. "Where the others are kept. The ring... I only know one way in and that is to be taken... but... I don't want that for any of you.." Alice explained slowly, obviously not liking the words coming out of her mouth.

2 hours would pass and it was now 6 am back at the Hub. Alice had passed out on the couch with a blanket around her shoulders and Meta and Ella were now in the Kitchen. Ella leaned against the counter and crossed her arms, thinking about what Alice had said. "What do you think about what she said,,? Ella asked, wanting to see what he thought before waving her opinion around.

Fenrir had woken a few hours ago to use the bathroom only to come to a strange revelation. Ella was gone? The confused werewolf got out of bed and started roaming the house in just his sweats looking for his girlfriend. He couldn't catch her scent anywhere... where could she have gone? He wasn't proud to admit he pushed open Harmon's door and breathed a sigh of relief when he discovered the redhead was on patrol.
But if she wasn't with him, where was she? He hadn't seen her hang out with Meta much, so the thought of her running around with him on late night escapades seemed far fetched...

When he went to check Meta's room though, he found it empty. Jesus, did they all just leave him here?!
Maybe there was some party or something they didn't want him to go to..? What the Hell was going on here?
Wolf and Lamb were rambling, trying to get him moving and calm him down at the same time. It was all very confusing, to be honest. Fenrir did his best to ignore them.

After about a half hour of wandering about to look for anyone in the hub, he returned to their room. Yeah, he was stressed and a little worried, but he liked to think he was calmly tearing through the dressers to find something to wear for him to charge out into the night and hunt his girlfriend down... when he worded it like that he sounded crazy. Crap.
He put on his jacket and jeans and threw on one of his old hats to hide the bedhead and started off... but now he was hearing voices in the kitchen. Meta and Ella, by the sounds of it. He found himself in the doorway after a few eerily quiet footsteps, leaning against the frame looking rather grumpy. So they were running around on adventures, and it looked like they picked up a hostage.

"About what who said?" He asked, arms crossed.

Ella waited for a response, only for Fen to quietly enter the kitchen, leaning on the doorway frame. He asked what they were talking about and looked rather grumpy, Ella having a hunch on way. "Did you sleep well?" She asked, trying to get him to feel better before they dumped everything on him. She knew he'd hate the plan, but maybe in a better mood he'd consider it. Of course Meta wasn't thinking about this, and dumped their entire morning on craziness on him within two sentences. Well he left out Ella getting attacked and the actual fight, which was good, Fen probably would have thrown a fit if he knew right about now. Instead of dancing around the question, Ella just looked to Meta, then back to Fen, sighing. "Pretty much... We came back to get help from you.. I'm not quite sure what to do." She admitted, pulling back her hair momentarily.
"I could let them take me... But then we don't know where too.... So we don't know how you guys would follow me... Unless we have a tracking device of some sort here?" Ella continued to suggest, thinking of all their options.. Of course the guys would take all of her weapons and devices, so not even storing them somewhere in her clothes would be safe.. "However... They would probably take it away from.. Unless we stitched it in my body? Is that possible?"

Fenrir appreciated Meta's detailed report of the night. Clearly the man hadn't thought too hard about why Ella was sneaking off in the middle of the night to be doing these missions. The werewolf didn't let Ella's question throw him off, thinking about the situation quickly. "So... you two decided to sneak off in the middle of the night to crash a high profile human trafficking ring? Now you want help?"
He didn't seem impressed by the deductive knowledge there. Why wouldn't they just ask him to come with them? Did they think he wasn't capable? Well, Ella hadn't seen his transformation state yet. So there was that. He thought he'd already done enough to imply that he could handle himself, but apparently he was wrong.

He pinched the bridge of his nose as he thought about the suggestion on how to catch them, as if frustrated by the situation.
"Getting you kidnapped sounds dangerous. I don't think it's a good idea. Like Meta said, you guys don't even know how they pick the girls or anything." His eyes scanned to Alice, giving a light smile to tell her it was all going to be okay. "You've been inside, though, so we're not clueless. Did you see how they sold the people? I feel like a business like that would have a place where the buyers could see the people they're buying beforehand. If we figure that out, we could infiltrate from that angle. I'll pose as a buyer, throw money around, then when they take me to see the people we make a move."