A/n: So this is a response to a Halloween challenge, issued by fellow Fringe writer and reader,wjobsessed. I don't have the time to write a lengthy fic so this will be fairly short,I'm thinking between three and five chapters. Also because this will be shorter then my other fringe fic, the Bolivia pairing is already established. This is only my second story in the fringe category, so I'm still a bit of a newbie to writing Fringe fiction, enjoy.
-Pessi . Rom
Stolen Halloween
Summary : When children start to disappear from their homes ,around Halloween,signs indicate a relation to The Pattern ,and the Fringe division is put on the case. Established Bolivia/alive Charlie. May contain spoilers from season 1 and 2. Rated M for adult themes,but nothing graphic.
Prologue
Springfield Massachusetts 8:00 am
"Alex, where's your sister?"A middle aged woman said to her son, as he sat at the table eating his breakfast.
"I don't know,she's a girl, probably in the bathroom." Alex said not looking up from the graphic novel he was reading.
"Very funny, more eating less smart comments. I'm going to go check on your sister, you better be done when I get back,you're getting to school on time today." The woman said,then proceeded to walk up the stairs to check on her daughter.
She checked the bathroom, found it empty. She noticed the shower was dry and no towels had been used, she figured her daughter had probably gone back to sleep after she'd woken her up, so she headed for the eight year old's bedroom.
"Hailey, time to wake up honey, you're gonna be late for school." The woman said knocking on the door. No response came, so she pushed the door open and walked over to her daughter's bed, looking down at the bed ,she pulled back the covers and she screamed.
"Mom, are you ok, what happened!" Alex said rushing into the room.
"H-Hailey, she's gone!" The woman said looking down at the empty bed.
Apartment Of Olivia Dunham
"Dunham...Ok,we'll be right there." Olivia said after grabbing her cell phone from the night table, and answering her phone.
"Let me guess, that was Broyles, and we have a case?" Peter asked,his arm wrapped around his girlfriend.
"Yep, time to go to work." Olivia said getting up from the bed.
"I'll got get Walter,meet you at the scene?" Peter said giving her a quick kiss.
"Yeah, I'll text you the directions." Olivia said when they ended the kiss.
After Peter left,Olivia took a quick shower and got dressed. She sent a text of the address to Peter's cell, grabbed her badge wallet, key's and gun. Then headed out the door locking it behind her.
Springfield Massachusetts 11:00 am
Olivia had just arrived at the scene. There were two local patrol cars,plus a FBI vehicle as well as Peter's car. He and Walter walked over to her.
"Quick question, this looks like a basic kidnapping,what does it have to do with us." Peter asked.
" I can answer that. Hailey Thompson is the fourth in a recent string of kidnappings,based in different locations,but all with this same MO." Broyles said suddenly appearing.
" What is the MO?" Walter asked curiously.
"It's better if I show you." Broyles said leading the team into the house.
There was a women and a young boy, between the age of twelve and fourteen, sitting in the living room, talking to Charlie. The women was crying,while the boy tried his best to comfort his mother. Olivia nodded at Charlie, then they walked past them and over to a staircase that led to the second floor of the house. Broyles then led them to a room , there were two members of the FBI forensics team in the room.
" We're done here ,there's no sign of forced entry, or foreign prints in the room,same as the others." One of the forensics guys said.
"Could the girl have run away?" Peter asked.
"No, her mother saw her early this morning around seven, Hailey never came down the stairs,her sheets were even still tucked in when her mother came back in to check on her , around eight o'clock." Broyles answered.
"How's that possible?" Olivia asked.
"That's what we're here to find out. The same thing happened in the other four cases, the children went missing from their bedrooms, there was no sign of forced entry and they were seen prior to their abductions." Broyles answered.
"Something doesn't feel quite right in here." Walter said suddenly a peculiar look on his face as he walked closer to Hailey's bed.
"What is it Walter,does this seem familiar to you?" Olivia asked as she watched Walter walk around the missing girls bed.
"Yes...maybe...I need...uh one of those energy readers." Walter said.
"You mean a thermoluminescent energy detector?" Peter asked.
"Yes...yes,I must have one of those immediately." Walter said,then seemed to go into deep thought.
"I'll make the call." Broyles said leaving the room.
"What are you thinking ,Walter?" Olivia asked .
"That, this is most definitely not a routine kidnapping case." Walter said getting that excited glean in his eyes.
A/n: So this is the set up, I don't have a particular set direction quite yet, so I am open to suggestions, I'll try to have another chapter up sometime this weekend or sooner if inspiration strikes which is likely with the new episode tonight, a review/construct criticism will be greatly appreciated.
-Pessi . Rom