The Abduction
It was a fantastic sunshiny day in Malibu California. The dazzling warm golden sun above, was glistening with its invigorating sunrays of life, the skies were an astonishing shade of periwinkle blue, with only a few cotton white clouds dotting across them. Even the vibrant turquoise waves that were ebbing slowly in and out on the golden beach screamed with the need to have a fabulous beach party. It was perfect weather for the students of Malibu University or as the students called it "Mal-U" for short. Still the students would've to wait a bit longer before they could party like there was no tomorrow. At this moment party priorities were overtaken by academic ones
Currently every one of the students were busy being stuck indoors with their schoolwork. A majority of them, mostly freshmen were busy sitting in a huge lecture hall, listening to a young woman with curly copper hair, as she was lecturing them on certain subjects that the students thought they really didn't need to cover. This class was a new one called Human Studies. The board of the school was trying it out on a trial bases. So far it looked like most of the students didn't really care for it, even though it was important.
The copper haired woman whose name was Ms. Monica Fay, was currently attempting to teach all of the pupils in this lecture hall all about relationships. Lots of different types of relationships to be precise. She was also was struggling in her task of attempting to teach them important things. Such as with any type of relationships, there're certain other aspects that all young adults need to remember. Like how in any relationship came the following parts. Communication, respect, compromise and most importantly dealing with ones emotions. The most important thing she was trying to impart was the issues of intimacy. That by taking the next step in a serious relationship was sex and the consequences of having children.
It seem to the teacher at least that it seemed that modern day media had done something not so smart. That was it was giving the impression to many young people nowadays, that they ought to lose their virginity as soon as possible, instead of waiting for the right time. Not that many people wait for marriage these days. On the other hand people had to understand that all forms of birth control can and will fail, and that people needed to be more responsible before having children. At least she was trying to make that point. Sadly the lesson was falling on both deaf and sleepy ears.
A trio of young girls were trying to pay attention to the lesson, but they're finding it hard to pay attention themselves. The one with long red hair was trying the hardest to pay attention. It was obvious she was the brains of the trio, yet she was about to fall asleep herself. The tan skinned girl with the black bob cut on her left was already drooling all over her notes. The last one a blonde was so exhausted that she was about not only about to fall asleep, but she was almost ready to fall out of her seat and onto the stairs leading to the their seats.
The blond girl yawned loudly and rubbed her sagging baby blue eyes. "Oh, someone please tell me this woman's yanking is almost over! I need my beauty sleep! Spending all night on stakeout for that evil girl singing group robbed me of my much needed beauty sleep! Can't we just sneak out? It's totally mind-numbing and stupid here!" she moaned in a grouchy voice to her two best friends.
"Clover! Shut it! We're all dead on our feet, nevertheless we still have to sit through this lecture like everyone else. So just quit whining and get Alex up so we can save her notes. We've got to pass this class. So just shut it and listen for a change, okay?" hissed the redhead sternly to her friend.
"Touchy, much? Fine, Sam, I'll pay attention to this boring droll. Alex, wake up! Sam not gonna take notes for you. You need to take them yourself," Clover said as she nudged their sluggish friend awake.
"What? What's going on? Is it lunch time yet?" Alex asked in a bewilder manner. Clover handed her a hanky to wipe the drool off her face which she did. Sam turned to her two best friends and glared at them in frustration.
"You two awake now? Because I'm not taking notes for you or let you copy mine. You can pass or fail on your own. I'm not helping you with the assignment. So you better take your own notes!"
"Or perhaps you three might like to tell the whole class what I've been lecturing for the last hour and half? Well girls? Do you wish to tell them?" an annoyed voice spoke shocking the girls. The one named Clover did fall out of her seat. The students laughed as she blushed crimson and got back into her seat. Ms. Fay bore her bright green eyes at them and then spoke a second time addressing the whole class this time.
"I realize college life can be grueling plus difficult. However, I still expect you all to pay attention when I'm teaching. These lessons could be very helpful in the near future. This is a warning to all of you in this hall as well. I don't care how worn-out or bored to death you are. You'll pay attention or you'll fail and that will be the end to your partying for a while. Therefore I hope I can trust all of you in my class to pay attention now?"
Ms. Fay's sharp words caused all of the students whom been snoozing or gossiping to snap to attention. Her words were like as if they're all been jolted awake from their stupor as if hit by lightning.
"Yes, Ma' me!" every person in the large lecture theater spoke in unison. Everyone quickly grabbed their nearest pen and paper and prepared to work feverishly to make sure they didn't fail this class. Even Sam, Alex and Clover were now ready to take notes and hope for the best.
Ms. Fay smiled slyly for a moment, and then looked sternly around the lecture hall and spoke for a second time. "Good. Now that I finally have your attention, we're going to review everything I just told you, about respect and manners in a relationship. Then you may head to lunch. Though I still expect when you come back tomorrow to be ready to pay full attention. Now we've got twenty minutes of class left. I suggest you listen well this time as we review, for I'm not gonna repeat myself a third time. Now wake up and pay attention!" she snapped at the class and everyone was ready to pay attention.
Twenty minutes later everyone was finally free to go have something to eat and to drink that disgusting substance known as coffee. The trio of girls hurried along to get something to eat. They wanted to get their favorite table before their nemeses' Mandy and her cousin Mindy stole it again. Fortunately luck was on their side that day and they got the best table. It was just in the perfect spot, near enough you'd see the seaside with its fresh and tantalizing smells, and you didn't have to worry about getting sunburned. Not to mention you got a great view for scoping the local male population.
Right now Sam, Alex and Clover were enjoying a great meal of veggie sushi, Greek yogurt, and rainbow melon balls, with a slice of tasty chocolate strawberry cheesecake waiting for them last. It was good, healthy lunchtime meal also quite mouthwatering for them.
"Hmm, veggie sushi! Wonderful! Just wonderful! I never thought anything could top what they'd back home in Beverly Hills at the Groove's restaurants, but the food here is so good, it's more than passable. Love it!" Clover said with a giggle as she used her chopsticks and bit into another piece.
"It's yummy, yes, Clover. It's better than this morning that much is for sure. You know when we're forced to skip breakfast because of last night stakeout. I'm so glad to finally have something in my tummy!" Alex said in an agreement as she ate her Greek yogurt. It was so creamy and so full of blueberry and raspberry flavors.
"I'd say the best part of this meal is the dessert we got. They're almost out of this fantastic cheesecake! So we're so lucky to get some before it was all gone. Now at least we should be able to pay attention in our afternoon classes. I just hope we don't get a pop quiz later today. I didn't have a chance to study for one since we're so busy last night stopping those evil witches from using their music to control the local high school students. Their negative energy was totally bringing down all those young bright students! Good thing we stopped them!" Sam commented as she sipped her raspberry lemonade.
"High school seems so long ago now that we're in college. Hard to believe only a few months ago we're getting ready to leave our dear Beverly Hills High. We made so many memories there. It was sad to leave it behind. But then again now since we're college students, we get to have way more fun and adventures, than boring old high school! Plus there is one other thing that makes this better about going to a new school. And that sweet thing is my girlfriends, is we get to see so many fresh new faces! The boys here are so much more plentiful, and way more mature, sexy and cool then all the boys at our old school!" Clover said with a longing sigh, as she gazed her sapphire eyes from one place to another throughout the outdoor lunchroom.
"Yes, Clover, there're many new boys for all of us to try and win over. Still I think we should really focus on our studies for now. Besides we better also finish lunch quickly. Our next class starts in twenty minutes. So hurry up and eat!" Sam suggested kindly as she ate the last of her lunch.
"Another class already?! Wow we've barely had our lunch break! Oh, I hope I don't get a tummy ache from eating all this so super-fast!" Alex exclaimed worryingly, as she shoveled her food into her mouth, then almost chocked because of it.
"Ugh! This is so irritating! Good food should be savored not shoveled! Okay, let's just get this day over with, and hope we don't get Woohped before we've got a chance to finish our schoolwork. We're behind enough as it is!" Clover muttered irksomely as she finished her lunch and wiped her lips. She then quickly applied some more lipstick and the trio headed off to their next class.
By time the sun went down the girls had been through enough, even with a mountain of homework in front of them they really just wanted to sleep. Still they'd to do their homework for quantum electrodynamics, ecology, foreign languages and their Human Studies class.
Looking out from their penthouse suite as the dazzling diamond stars came out to play it was just right for snoozing. All of them looked temptingly outside and sighed heavily as the gazed at the moonlit beach.
"God! It's way too nice and peaceful out to do homework. We need to go for a swim or something. Like maybe find some nice boys and go out and take a long walk on the beach! Or something other than this mountain of homework. Girls? What do you say? You with me?" inquired Clover as she gazed romantically at the crescent moon.
"It'd be nice to have some fun, Clover, yet we still have to do this work. As a result it's time to turn off your heart and turn on your brain. Here!" Sam called out to her as she tossed a large olive green textbook at her. She screeched and got hit on the forehead by the book. Down she went to the floor moaning the whole way.
Alex giggled some at that, then she saw Clover glare at her angrily. Sensing a need to defuse the situation before it got hostel she got up and said "I'm going to go make us some smoothies and get us a snack to help give us energy to do this homework. You want anything particular from the kitchen?" she asked courteously as she dusted off her panda themed pajamas.
"Wild berry or raspberry smoothies, please, and some kiwis with a cucumber to snack on will be fine, Alex. Might as well have proper brain enhancing food. Now that we've got the good munchies being made time to crack open these books! I hope you both took good notes today, cause I meant it when I said, I'm not doing your assignments for you!"
"Sam, you can be so totally cruel and mean at times. Now look at me! I'll probably get a bruise on my forehead! How am I supposed to get a date with a huge bruise on my forehead?" the blond asked angrily as she took a seat at their purple table to do the dreaded homework.
"I didn't do anything that won't vanish by morning. Now c'mon! We need to study. I strongly recommend you open that French-to-English dictionary, and start working on your essay for that class? We've been to Paris enough times that you ought to know how to write some poetry in French. You also should be able to translate your work from French to English without a problem. At least I hope you can without a problem. I'm gonna work on my physics equations. Alex, you ought to study for environmental science class. Thanks!" Sam advised as Alex came back with their snacks.
"Sure thing, Sammy, we'd be lost if you didn't help us in some form. I know Clover and I didn't take good notes in Human Studies, still we can all help each other out best we can. C'mon girls lets hit the books hard tonight!"
"Already been there and done that," Clover shot back as she rubbed her forehead. Taking a sip of her raspberry smoothie she continued on "Might as well finish this mind-numbing work up. Then we can finally get some sleep."
"Let's just hope Jerry doesn't need us for anything tonight. Stopping those fiendish sirens last night was hard enough with all their bewitching songs! The only song I want to hear tonight is a lullaby. Not some crazy divas trying to conquer the world with brainwashing songs. Like I said last night was hard enough!" Alex reminded them as some of her smoothie came out of her nose.
This caused all the girls to laugh. By a quarter to eleven they'd finally completed their coursework. Now they finally could hit the sack. Without a moment hesitation the girls just clicked off the last bedside lamp and fell hard and fast onto their pillows. They're asleep before they even hit their king-sized fluffy pillows. Sleep can be a wonderful and exciting experience when you've unusual dreams, which is if you could remember what you dreamt of the next morning. None of the girls however could remember a single dream the next morning. They just grabbed some blueberry bagels and gulped down some orange juice before racing off to their first class of the day.
College definitely was lot more challenging then high school ever was. The classes were harder, and the demands of the working long hours into the night was even worse. Yet this was their last great academic adventure before they're done with education and lived in the 'real world'. So between classes, doing homework, working both at the coffee café, and of course being spies, it was amazing they even had any energy left for anything fun! The girls promised to meet each other for lunch as they each went to a different class. With a quick hug they all raced swiftly to their individual classrooms praying they'd get there before the bell rang.
Sam was right when she said a pop quiz was on the rise. Seeing how the first thing that happened to her in her physics class was a pop quiz. All the students groaned as their teacher handed them each the exam paper and told them all they'd exactly 30 minutes to get it done in. Fishing out her best pen Sam took a deep breath and began.
Alex and Clover also had pop quizzes in each of their classes as well. Though Alex felt she did a bit better on her quiz then Clover did on hers. Clover wasn't feel so good. Not that she was sick or hungry for food. She had a bad feeling almost like a premonition. She woke up today and just felt deep inside that something bad was going to happen. Though what wasn't clear. She shrugged it off and went to get lunch with her best friends.
"So I take it was a school-wide pop quiz day? I'd a very hard time with some of my physic questions. I know I got at least three wrong answers on that quiz. Still I hope I at least manage to get an A or a B+. How about you two? How was your morning classes?"
"Well, Mr. Hall gave us a pop quiz all about how pollution is effecting the natural environment. You know with questions on how we've got change to a more 'green' world if wish to save ourselves from ending our own planet. It wasn't easy to write the answers to those tricky questions. I'm hoping that I at least get a passing grade. What about you, Clover? Did you have a pop quiz in Foreign Languages?"
She was distracted when asked this question. It didn't look like she even heard the question. It wasn't till Sam snapped her fingers under Clover's nose that she woke up from her trance.
"Ahh! Sam! What was that about?!"
"You're being more than just spacey today. What's bothering you so much?"
"I don't know, Sam. I've just got a feeling something bad is about to happen. I don't know why I've got this feeling, it's just there. I barely could focus on my pop quiz in French today. I just wish I knew why I'm feeling so bad."
"Well, maybe you're just nerves over school-related problems. I don't think you've got anything to worry about. Now we've got to go to Human Studies and hope we can pass, Ms. Fay's quiz. Then it's spending a few hours working at the coffee café. Then do homework and hope in all that time we don't have to go to do Woohp. So let's get going!"
The rest of the school day went off without a hitch. Human Studies went alright without any big problems. Ms. Fay seemed to be in a much better mood and it looked like the class was finally paying attention. Luckily this was the last class of the day, so once they'd finish this exam they're free to do their part-time job to pay their penthouse rent followed by homework and then finally they could relax!
"Man, was that totally exhausting and my brain hurts so badly! I'm just glad it's the weekend tomorrow. Maybe we can go to the beach tomorrow? Just the three of us? I want to do some snorkeling and just let go everything of this horrible week!" Clover stated woozily as she threw her pink backpack onto the lavender sofa and sank onto the sofa herself.
"I've to agree with that plan, girlfriend. We so deserve a few hours to ourselves. I say we get to the beach in time to see the sun come up. Then we can go swim with the dolphins! It will be so much fun, don't you agree?" Alex asked as she brushed her black hair.
"Totally, girlfriends! We'll do it first thing tomorrow morning. Set your alarm clocks tonight and we'll have some fun tomorrow."
"I'll pack the picnic basket for our food, then bring anything else we might need in the emergency kit. For now let's get some sleep ladies!"
The girls' sleep went undisturbed for many hours. Then two hours before they're to wake up something woke up Clover from her slumber. She felt like someone had thrown a snowball into her face hard, for she was freezing cold now. Unable to get back to sleep she walked out to the verandah and looked dreamily at the sea. It seemed to be calling her beckoning her to come down to the water by herself. It was such a powerful calling that she'd no choice but to give into the feeling.
As a result she soundlessly got dressed and got a few things to take with her. Of course she also took her compowder with her. A good spy never leaves without a means of communication and a few emergency gadgets. She didn't make a single sound as she left the penthouse.
In next to no time she was at the beach walking under the crescent moon's silvery light. It was so tempting that she began to dance and twirl around and around. "I've never felt this peaceful. The water looks so beautiful and clean tonight. I wish I was a mermaid or selkie and just could be free to do anything in the water. I feel so…" she began to say when something nipped the back of her neck lightly. She quickly squished whatever had bit her and it was a very tiny dart. She looked around to see whom had shot her but her vision was getting blurry and the last thing she saw before she fell unconscious was the silhouette of a large figure coming towards her. The figure caught her before she fell onto the sand. Laughing gleefully the figure took out a remote and summoned a vehicle and took off with Clover.
All that was left on the beach was her compowder and some of her custom shade of lipstick. Otherwise no clues that would give anyone any idea of who just abducted her. This was bad very bad.
