Chapter 1, A Long Day

Author's note- Hey guys! Well, here's the first chapter of Kidnapped Hearts. I hope you guys enjoy it! Let me know if I lose you guys at all!

Disclaimer: The characters of Cars 2 don't belong to me (But you've been through that routine before)

Sitting at her desk at Chrome headquarters, Secret Agent Holly Shiftwell was typing up a report on a previous mission. Her desk was located in Chrome's main office. The large room had contained about eighteen desks, one for each of the agents. Two desks were pushed back to back so that when two agents were sitting at their desks they were facing each other. The workspaces were arranged in row of three across the room.

Looking up from her laptop, Holly glanced across at her partner Finn McMissle. His eyes were glued to the screen as he feverishly typed on the keyboard.

He must be doing more research for that assignment. I wonder if it's possible to kill yourself with too much research, Holly wondered, looking at the pile of notes beside him. The agency was sending him on a mission into Syria, there were rumors of Syria getting ready to launch an attack on the United Kingdom and Finn was being sent to either prove or disprove the tales. Getting up from his desk, Finn walked over to the coffee station at the front of the room. Pouring himself a cup of the hot liquid, he returned to his seat. As he approached the workspace he shared with Holley, Finn tripped over his brief bag that he had left on the floor. With a low cry, he fell, the cup of hot coffee flying from his hand. The searing liquid poured all over the two desks and his partner.

"Geeze Finn!" Holley cried, jumping up and running to the bathroom. In a minute she came sprinting back, a wad of paper towels in her hand. Picking up hers and Finn's laptop she put them on the desk behind her before sopping up the mess. Quietly, Finn put his bag back under his desk. Straightening, Finn observed the damage he had done to Holley's carefully chosen outfit. The lower thighs and knees of her blue jeans were soaked with coffee; her white dolman top also had stains around the waistband. Passing the damaged area, Finn observed the rest of her outfit, and noticed she was wearing her favorite necklace. A plain silver chain with a large pendant made of purple Amethyst. Her blond hair with its gentle wave fell from behind her shoulders, blocking from his view her eyes, which Finn knew to be a striking emerald green. Her eyes always had that sparkle in them that, even though he'd seen them a hundred times, always managed to take his breath away. Ripping his attention away from his partner's beauty he noticed she was thrusting several paper towels toward him.

"Here, better wipe up the mess on your side before it stains." Taking the paper towels he began to wipe up the coffee that covered half of his desk, thankfully sparing his pile of notes.

"Hey Finn, do me a favor next time," Holley smiled, "Next time you decide to trip over something, don't have a cup of coffee in you hand!"

"I'm really sorry Holley I didn't mean to soak you. Did I ruin any of your papers?"

"A few, but they weren't that important."

Seeing that Finn began to feel bad Holley intervened. "Finn! If you start feeling bad about this, I'm going to strangle you," she said.

Looking up quickly, Finn realized she was kidding with him, and flashed her his famous toothy grin, causing his blue eyes to sparkle.

He may be one of the most accomplished field agents at Chrome, but he drives he crazy sometimes! Holly thought. "So are you ready for that mission?" she asked aloud.

"Just about, I need to go back to my apartment and pack a backpack, and grab a few gadgets from here. Does Siddley know that he's flying me out?"

"I don't know, maybe you should call him."

Picking up the phone that lay on his desk he dialed a number. "Hey Mary, could you direct me to the hangar?" he addressed the young woman at the front desk. There was a few minutes pause before Finn spoke again. "Sid? It's Finn. I need you to fly me down to Syria in two days, will that work for you?" There were a few moments of silence and Holley could here the faint sound of Siddley's voice.

"Thanks Sid, I really appreciate it, I'll need you to be ready by nine thirty in the morning." Finishing the conversation, Finn hung up the phone.

Picking up the last coffee soaked paper towels; Holley threw them away before sitting down again. Throwing them away, she opened up a drawer of her desk where she kept assorted mugs. Picking out a blue-grey stainless steel mug with a lid, she walked over to the coffee pot and filled the mug to the brim with black coffee, just the way he liked it. Putting the lid on, she took the mug back over to their shared workspace. Finn was typing busily on his laptop again but paused when Holley put the mug down beside him. "What's this?" He asked, looking at the mug.

"It is your morning coffee in a completely Finn-proof cup!" Holly smirked.

"Thanks, I appreciate it, but that is only the second time I've doused you with coffee,"

"Yeah, and that's two times too many!" she laughed, giving him a playful punch on the shoulder before getting back to work

The two worked industriously for several hours before Holley sat back in her chair, rubbing her eyes. "I can't do this anymore, my eyes are killing me! Hey Finn, I'm calling it a day, okay?"

"Sure," he replied without looking up from his computer, "I just going to be a little longer then I'll call it quits."

Pulling out her card, Holley punched out before leaving the building. Getting in her violet Jaguar, she headed for her apartment. At her destination, Holley parked out front. When she entered the building she made a beeline for the elevator. Entering her apartment, she dumped her bags on the floor and headed for the shower. Letting the warm water rush over her skin, Holley let the stress of the day roll away. Reluctantly exiting the shower, Holley threw on her fuzzy pajamas, and popped in her favorite movie, the Bourne Identity. While the ads were playing she quickly made some popcorn and grabbed a glass of Coke. Sitting down, she pressed play and put her feet up on the coffee table.

Back at Chrome, Finn was sitting at his desk still doing research. The number of agents still at the office was very few, many having left more than an hour ago. Finn finished typing up a document of notes and hit the print button. After getting the papers from the copy room, he shut down his laptop and stuffed it, along with his papers into his computer bag. Saying goodnight to the other agents, Finn punched his card at the main entrance and started down a back hall toward the side exit closest to where he parked his car. As he was walking down the dark hallway, there was a loud bang from on of the darkened labs followed by a curse from an unfamiliar voice. Putting his computer bag down, Finn stole silently toward the door. As he grew closer, he realized that there was more then one voice, and counted at least four. The men, each wearing a black mask, were tearing the lab apart. Papers and test tubes were laying all over the floor and several times Finn heard the crunch of glass under heavy work boots. Hearing the voices move toward the back of the room, Finn slipped through the opened door and was headed for the handgun that he knew Doctor William kept in a drawer. He was so intent he didn't notice the toppled oxygen cylinder in his path. With a loud gasp Finn fell forward, creating a loud thud. Instantly the four men were upon him. Finn jumped to his feet, only to be slammed to the floor again by the force of something hard slamming into the side of his head. Seeing stars, Finn heard the voices around him become distant as he passed out.

Back at her apartment, Holley finished her movie and got ready for bed. Pulling down the blankets of her bed, she sat down and picked up her iPhone off the nightstand. With its girly silver case studded with purple rhinestones, her phone had often been the source of much teasing from her partner. Activating the device, she sent her partner a text. Are you still studying?! The whole point of chrome giving you a break between assignments is so you could rest, not kill yourself with research!

Sending the message, Holley swung her feet into the bed, pulled the covers over herself and turned off the light.

Suddenly, Holley was awakened with a jerk. Opening her eyes, she wondered what had awakened her as her eyes rested on her alarm clock. It read four in the morning. Just then, the shrill ringing of her phone split the air again. Quickly, she scanned the caller ID that read 'Finn McMissle.'

"Yeah Finn?" She asked expectantly.

"No miss Shiftwell this is Nathan Caldwell." Holley began to be concerned. Why was the director of Chrome calling on Finn's phone? Where was Finn? And most importantly, why was he calling at four in the morning!?

"Nathan, what's going on?"

"Agent Finn McMissle punched out at the main door at around eleven forty-five last night. But about fifteen minutes ago, the custodians discovered that Doctor Marshall's lab had been broken into. Finn's computer bag was found about twenty-five feet from the doorway and shards of glass from his watch was found in the lab."

"Nathan, where is Finn?" Holley asked calmly, although she was beginning sweat.

"Well miss Holley Finn has not made an appearance for about six hours now so he has been reported missing."

Holley's head began to swim. "Are you sure he hasn't been stuffed in a closet somewhere?"

"We are still checking, but the majority of closets in wing nine have been searched. "I'll be right there!" Holley said, before jumping out of bed.

Mwah haha! A cliff hanger! I promise, the next chapter will be soon in coming!

-TG