James was back in the deserted apartment with his shower curtain blanket. He had finally managed to unlock the pink phone that he had stolen from that woman in the street. Her words were ringing in his head- "My boyfriend will kill you! Do you know who he is?"

At the time, he was too pumped up on adrenaline and desperation to pay any attention to anything she said, but now, he had calmed down. He considered the scenario. She looked rich- well richer than the average Aero City resident anyway. If she had a boyfriend who was anyone, there were very few choices from anyone who might actually be in her league. From her words, she hadn't sounded like she was joking about the 'kill you' part... And the only person he knew in Aero City who fit that description was the Obidin brothers- Vladimir, since Denis was married. If that was the case, they would easily find him by tracking the mobile phone. He realised that if they found him, the consequences... Well, they didn't bear thinking about. The very thought sent chills down his spine.

He looked back at the phone and started to dial the campus emergency number. For six agonising seconds he heard the ring tone until he heard a voice with a brummy accent say, "Unicorn Tyre Repairs, how may I help you?"

"This is agent twelve-oh-three, I need Ewart Asker now!" The voice on the other end said," James! I'm so glad to hear from you! There's a grade 1 missing agent alert out on you! Ewart's on his way to Russia now. Where are you?"

" I'm in-" he broke off when he heard sounds of cars and sirens- the police.

He peeked out of the window, hoping to see the cars swing past the building and go wreak havoc is some other unfortunate person's life. But no such luck. They skidded to a halt in front of his building and at least twenty heavily armed men jumped out of the cars. He recognised them to be the Obinins' private army. With a sinking feeling, he saw Vladimir in the lead as they crashed into the building.

"Shit!"

"James, what happened? Where the hell are you? I-"

"Look, the people I was hiding from just found me and...crap. I have to go now. Find me! Please!"

He hung up. He looked around and realised that there was absolutely no chance of escape... They would shoot him down the moment they saw him since they had probably covered all possible exits. He was trapped. He knew that they would definitely find him if he tried to hide, so that, too, was futile. While his panicked mind was going over all the scenarios, the door of his flat crashed open. Vladimir was standing in the doorway. When he saw James, his ugly face twisted into a sneer which made him look about as ugly as a frozen pile of dog turd.

The last thing James heard before the butt of Vladimir's rifle bashed into his head was, " So we meet again eh, English Boy."

Zara found Lauren and Kerry in the cafeteria sitting at a table with their food untouched. They looked up expectantly when they heard her approaching, but seeing her face, they realised that it wasn't good news. Zara felt her heart twist when she saw the gaunt looks on Kerry and Lauren's faces.

"James managed to put a call through to the emergency CHERUB number. Unfortunately, halfway through the call, it seems as though James' pursuers caught up with him. He hung up and we think he was captured. I'm so sorry. Ewart is on his way and we have arranged for some reinforcements to help him find James."

Kerry said," well at least he's still alive right? They'll find him won't they?" her voice broke, and she began to sob and Lauren joined in. Zara felt her eyes moisten at the sight of two of her CHERUBS in tears.

"Yes," she said. "They will do everything they can." But in her heart, she knew that the chances of finding him in good health were pretty slim.

Guys! This is the first time I am ever writing any kind of fanfiction, so constructive criticism is appreciated. If you want me to continue, then I will... So let me know! Hope you liked it! Please review...