Okay guys, here is the next Leverage story for ya'll. Hope ya like it!
"Bye dad," Avery calls out, grabbing her backpack and rushing to the door.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Eliot says, slowing her down, "Where are you going?"
"Katy's here," Avery says, "Remember? I told you last night Katy was going to pick me up and we were going to go to school together?"
"You never told me that," Eliot replies, knowing all too well she did tell him exactly that.
"Yeah I did," Avery insists, meeting her dad's eyes with an intense gaze.
"Just…be safe," Eliot says. Avery rolls her eyes and opens the door. Eliot calls after her. "Text me when you get to school!"
Avery shuts the door behind her and climbs into the front of the car in the driveway. She sends a smile over to the driver, a tall blonde girl of seventeen with soft blue eyes.
"You ready?" Katy asks.
"Yup," Avery replies and Katy backs out of the driveway, taking off down the road towards school. Katy takes a turn and speeds up to meet the speed limit on the stretch of road before her. Carrie Underwood's "Good Girl" begins playing through the speakers. "I love this song."
Avery reaches over and turns up the volume and begins singing along to the music. Katy laughs but joins in, turning the music up even louder, the two of them belting out the lyrics and dancing along to it as well. Avery glances in the side mirror, seeing a big truck coming up behind them. Her singing dies down as she watches it. It gains distance on them, clearly not slowing down. Katy looks over at her, curious at her lack of singing.
"Hey? What's wrong?" Katy asks.
"This truck…" Avery begins. Katy looks in the rearview mirror in time to see the truck appear directly behind her, riding her bumper.
"What the hell?" Katy asks.
"I don't know. Something doesn't seem…" Avery begins but is cut off by the truck ramming into the back of their car. The girls are jolted forward, Katy letting out a little scream.
"Crap! What do we do?!" Katy says, beginning to panic.
"Get away," Avery says and Katy pushes on the gas pedal. They separate themselves from the truck behind them, but not for long. The truck instantly speeds up and ends up pulling up alongside them.
"Avery?!" Katy says right before the truck rams into the side of them. The car is jolted to the side.
"Slam on the brakes on my say so," Avery says. The truck keeps alongside them all the way down the road. It swerves towards them, ready to ram them again. "Now!"
Katy slams on the brakes and the truck swerves onto the field to their right. Katy and Avery lurch forwards from the sudden stop.
"Move. Let me in the drivers' seat," Avery says, already unbuckling her seatbelt. Katy quickly unbuckles her seatbelt and the two of them quickly switch seats. Avery puts the car in drive and instantly takes off, seeing the truck pull back on to the road just as they pass it. "This is just awesome. Dad tells me to be careful and I manage to get ran off the road by some crazed psycho."
The truck rams into the back of them two quick times, sending the car out of control. Avery manages to get it back under control just in time to have the truck pull up next to them and slam them hard. The car swerves off the road, hitting a big pothole, sending it flying into the field, tipping over onto its side, where it slowly rolls upside down. Avery and Katy jerk inside the car, smacking their heads, the seatbelts digging into their shoulders. Avery reaches her hands up, touching the top of the car. She looks around her, but doesn't see any sign of the truck anywhere.
"Katy? You okay?" she calls, looking over at her friend.
"Y…ye…yeah, I…I think so," Katy says nervously.
"We need to get out of here," Avery says, unbuckling her seatbelt, crashing to the top of the car below her.
"I…I can't get my seat…seatbelt undone," Katy says, trying but unsuccessfully able to undo said seatbelt.
"O…okay. Hold on. I'll get out and come around to your side," Avery says, looking to her left. Thanking God that the car slowly rolled upside down and it didn't get completely scrunched down. Avery pulls the handle and pushes on the door. It moves slightly, but is still stuck. Avery pulls the handle and gives it a couple body slams, finally getting it open. She crawls out of the car and walks around to the other side. She drops to her knees and pulls on the door a couple times before she opens it. "Okay, let's…"
"Avery!" Katy yells right after her eyes get big. Right before big, muscular arms grab around her own arms and begin dragging her away from the wreckage.
Avery fights against the man holding her, but to no avail. Finally, she gets an elbow in and the guy sucks in a breath, his arms loosening. Avery escapes and begins running, only to trip and fall. Those same muscular arms grab her once again and yanks her upwards. Avery glances over at the car and sees another man pouring something in the grass, making his way towards them. The man holding her, drags her towards the truck. As they reach the truck, the other man tosses the can he's holding into the back of the truck. Avery watches with wide eyes as he strikes a match and drops it onto the grass. It instantly catches fire making its way towards the car.
"No!" Avery yells, fighting with her assailant. Her eyes shoot to the passenger seat of the car and they lock with Katy's own wide fear- filled eyes right before the flames meets the car and it explodes. Avery flinches, the man holding her putting her in the backseat of the truck before they take off down the road.
Eliot walks into Nate's apartment made Leverage office, clearly agitated. He dials a number and listens to it ring before the voicemail picks up. Eliot makes a scowl.
"Avery," Eliot says irritated, "Call me when you get this."
Eliot shoves his phone back in to his pocket and joins the group in front of the screen, taking a seat in one of the armchairs. Nate watches him a moment. Eliot feels someone watching him and looks over.
"What?" he grumbles.
"You all right? We need to take a break?" Nate asks, not unlike a father would to a grumpy teenager. Sophie gives Nate a look.
"What's wrong?" Sophie asks calmly.
"Avery was supposed to text me to let me know she got to school. Her friend picked her up," Eliot explains. "She never did and she's not answering her phone."
"I can trace her phone," Hardison offers, already typing into his computer. Another screen comes up on the TV and a red dot appears on a map.
"See? There she is…not at school," Hardison says, slowing down when he realizes the phone is miles from where the school is.
"Where is that?" Nate asks, pointing at the TV. Hardison pushes a few buttons and a picture of a warehouse comes up.
"BARG Inc. It's just a storage facility," Hardison explains.
"Why the hell would she be there?" Eliot asks, standing up and studying the screen.
"That's what we're going to find out?" Nate says right before a manic knock sounds at the door. The Leverage team all exchange looks before Nate walks over and answers the door. A couple stands before him, panic evident in their faces. "Can I help you?"
"We need to find Eliot Spencer," the man says urgently. Eliot's head shoots up at hearing his name.
"I'm sorry who are you?" Nate asks.
"I'm Bob Tanes and this is my wife Lynette," Bob says, "We're Katy's parents."
Eliot instantly appears at the door and opens it further, allowing the Tanes to enter the apartment.
"How d'you know where to find me?" Eliot asks, curiously.
"Katy had mentioned something about dropping Avery off here one time," Bob replies, "You weren't home so we thought we'd try here."
"Is everything all right?" Sophie asks, joining the group. A sob escapes from Lynette and Bob wraps an arm around her shoulders trying to comfort her.
"We received a phone call an hour ago from some men saying they have our daughter," Bob explains. "Says we won't see her again if I don't do exactly what they tell me."
"And what's that?" Eliot asks gruffly.
"Finish the project I started working on. I was creating a prototype, following the directions I was given. But then I found out the prototype they had me building was actually a weapon. I refused to finish and my company fired me. Said they would find someone else to finish it," Bob continues.
"Guess they couldn't find anyone else to finish it," Hardison replies.
"What company is this?" Nate asks.
"BARG Inc. Please, they said they'd hurt her if I don't do as they say," Bob pleads.
"Okay," Nate says, glancing over at Eliot. "We'll help you, but we need everything you have on BARG Inc. and this project they had you working on."
Bob nods his head.
"I made a copy of the work before I left. Was going to take it to the cops," Bob says.
"Okay. Hardison. Parker. You two go with the Tanes and get everything we need," Nate says. Hardison and Parker nod their heads and lead the Tanes back out the door, shutting it behind them.
"Nate," Eliot says, "They didn't say anything about two girls."
"I know. We'll figure this out," Nate says, going back over to the counter.
Please review! Oh, and my little brother fixed my computer so now I can update on my own computer; Which means no more waiting so long! Anyways, hope you enjoyed it!