A NUMB3RS story by Writer With Sprite that follows Don getting abducted and David seriously injured after learning Colby, who was thought to be dead, is revealed to be alive and it is a race against time to locate Don and Colby before it's too late.
It can be found on fanfiction.net:
The story was completed June 29, 2011.
Tropes for the fic:
- Alternate Universe Fic: Slightly different from season six, specifically "Ultimatum", and Megan has returned to the team after leaving in the season four finale.
- Cold-Blooded Torture: Don and Colby are subject to this, with Colby having enduring beatings for a month, while everyone thought he was dead.
- Death Faked for You: Ian, or his twin faked Colby's death for over a month before Colby managed to contact the team.
- Disappeared Dad: It's mentioned that David never knew his father.
- Heroic BSoD: The team was already going through this when they thought Colby was dead and they continue to go through when they search for Don and Colby.
- It's All My Fault: David and the rest of the team blamed themselves for how they handled the situation when Colby was first taken hostage by Ian Edgerton.
- Wham Line: "And stop calling me fucking Ian! My name is not Ian, dammit!
