Chapter 3: The Town

They drove in silence for 30 minutes. Emmett had no idea where they were going. Bella was muttering as she drove. Emmett couldn't hear much just a word here and there.

"…disappeared…oxygen….dead birds….Huntington…"

"We are not going to West Virginia," Emmett blurted out. It had clearly startled Bella and she turned to look at him with a question. Then a bird hit the window.

"BAD AIR, BOYS! BAD AIR!"

Bella slammed on the breaks and they all put their masks over the mouths and nose. Bella and Emmett stared at the air meter on the radios. It was maxed out into the red sections, hitting the bracer over and over again. Bella kept glancing at the sky and back at the meter. Then the meter went back to the green section in a flash. Nothing. She noticed something, but Emmett didn't know what.

"It must have something to do with the wind. I remember at the airport, right before that woman started to scream, the wind had kicked up outside."

Emmett nodded seeing that the leaves were no longer rustling. "Something has bothered me about the airport. When we slid down the ramp, that guy's body was gone."

"Come to think of it, the two bodies in the plane, did you see them on our way out?"

Emmett just shook his head no. So, the bodies were disappearing. Emmett got out of the car and looked for the bird that had hit the car. Gone. If there had been an airborne sample let loose in the explosion, what the hell could kill instantly and make the carcass disappear? He plopped back into the car, exhausted. He peaked in the back and the boys obediently smiled behind their masks. "Good job, guys. The air is good." The boys giggled and rubbed their eyes. "We are going to need to get them somewhere to nap. I am a bit tired too. What is the plan?"

"Just that. We need to find a place to sleep. It is going to be dark soon and it will be hard to see dying birds and wind in the dark."

"Bella, I'm sorry about your dad."

"It was a long time coming. Lung cancer and heart problems; all the excitement was just too much. I think I saw an exit for a hotel a few miles back. Let's try and make a room safe before it gets too dark."

Bella was right. About a half mile back was an exit for an old Super 8, but the light was out on the 8 and so it looked like a 6. Emmett had grabbed some food and supplies at Charlie's and shoved it in his bag. Everyone put their masks on, just in case. Bella grabbed the laboratory duffle bag from the trunk. Emmett carried both boys, one in each arm. He was heading towards a room, stopped and looked at Bella.

"Maybe one is unlocked?" he grinned and shrugged. Bella could see how exhausted he really was and she was starting to feel the haze of tiredness. She tried all the doors on the way to the main office. All of them were locked. They all entered the lobby and the bell on the door chimed. Zane grinned at the sound and said in a sing-songy voice, "Proceed." Liam echoed him without even opening his eyes.

Bella grinned as she looked behind the counter for a key.

"Pick a number, any number!" It was Emmett on the other end of the room with a wall of keys.

"Whichever one is closest." Emmett looked at the wall of keys, looked out the window and then back at the wall of keys. "Number one it is."

The room was filthy but not for lack of attention, just lack of care. There were fresh mini-toiletries and a bag of instant coffee, both caffeinated and decaffeinated. It was just a rundown old motel room with two double beds. The boys ate at Charlie's and then were asleep before Emmett even laid them on the bed. Bella handed him some duct tape and motioned at the windows.

"If we are asleep we aren't going to know we need the masks."

Emmett was really impressed by this lady. Smart, very smart. He started duct taping all the window seals and the floor boards while she cover the air vents with plastic bags and bed sheets. When they were both satisfied they placed their air monitors on the bedside table and sat on the end of the bed. It was more than awkward. They sat in silence, next to each other, watching the boys. Emmett stood up and clasped his hands on his waist and sighed, "I'm going to take a shower. Think the water is okay?"

Bella nodded and laid back on the bed. Emmett, alone for the first time in 48 hours, remembered his father and his passing. It was when he was young, but it was hard. He knew what Bella was feeling. He couldn't let the boys feel that. He had to figure out how to get them home. "Home." Would they even be there? Maybe it was so cold that the disease couldn't reach them, but then why hadn't Alice answered? JASPER! Jasper told him before they left that Alice looses everything and that if he couldn't reach Alice to try Jasper's phone! In all of the commotion he had forgotten! He hoped out of the shower and threw a towel around his waist. He clamored out of the bathroom and rushed to his phone. No service.

Bella was out like a light curled up on the bed taking up about the space of a pillow. "How do girls do that?" he wondered, "Sometimes they can get so small!" He walked over to the boys and kissed each of them on the head. He threw some clothes on and slipped his mask over his mouth. He grabbed one of the air monitors and slipped outside to search for a signal. He walked back toward the lobby and tried to call Jasper. It rang twice and Jasper answered, "Hey, man! Let me call you right back!" But before Emmett could say anything Jasper hung up. "You have got to be shitting me!" he screamed. He took a breath. At least he knows he is alive! The phone rang. Emmett answered in the middle of the first ring, "HOLY HELL, JASPER! ARE YOU AND ALICE OKAY?!"

"Yea, man, we're great. The boys okay?"

"Fuck me, Jasper! Do you have any idea what is going on right now?!"

"What? What's wrong? Are the boys okay?!" Jasper's voice cracked a bit. He has no fucking clue! How does he explain that he is somewhere in Arizona with some chick he met and that the boys are duct taped in a room with her right now?

"Emmett?!" Jasper's voice crackled into static. The call dropped and then Emmett's phone went dead. SHIT! Emmett heard a rustle to his right. As he turned toward the sound his phone slipped out of his hand. Then he felt a sharp pain in his side. Before he could respond to the pain everything got dark and then he felt himself slip out of consciousness.

Bella sat up in a start. She looked around to get her bearings. The boys were still asleep. Emmett must be in the shower. But the water wasn't running. She got up and saw the bathroom door open and no Emmett. She looked at the bedside table and saw one of the radios missing. "Why the fuck would he leave?" She ran to the window and saw a dark truck speed off down the road and as it passed by a lamp pole she saw Emmett in the bed. Shit, shit, shit. Bella heard one of the boys giggle. "Shit," one whispered to the other. "Shit." Back and forth.

"Okay boys. Let's go for a car ride!" The boys grinned groggily and Zane said, "Where's Uncle Emmett?"

Fuck, what do I tell a couple of 3 year olds? "He is playing hide and seek and we are IT!" The boys giggled. Bella threw Emmett's backpack on and grabbed the duffle. "Alright boys, just in case, bad air." The boys obediently put on their masks and held hands, giggling. Wow! They think this is a game. Okay, here we go.

They all pilled in the car and Bella started out of the parking lot when she saw something flash on the ground in front of the lobby. She pulled up to it. It was a cell phone. She thought it was Emmett's cell phone. "Boys, keep your masks on." She got out and picked it up. Yup, that's his. She remembered noticing his large NBA sticker on the back of his phone. It was dead. She got back in the car and shut the door and sped off after the truck.

Emmett woke up sitting in a chair with his hands tied behind his back. "What the fuck is this?!" He thought. The last thing he remembered was talking to Jasper and then… nothing. His vision was not clear. It was like he was underwater. He heard the click of high heels coming towards him from his left. "Hello!? Where am I?" No response. Emmett began to struggle in the chair. As he struggled, he realized that he was naked. The heels came closer. He felt a hand on his thigh and he jumped screaming, "Who the fuck are you?!" There was a pause. He began to breathe heavily. Then a soft, calm voice asked, "What is your name?"

"Fuck you! That is my name. Where the fuck am I?"

"I will answer all of your questions, but first you have to answer mine." Her hands were warm and soft. What does she want with me? "Now, listen carefully." She ran her hands along Emmett's chest and is now rubbing his shoulders. "I am going to ask you three questions and then I will answer any of your questions. But, you may only answer 'Yes' or 'No' to all three questions. Do you understand?"

What is this, some sort of game? Where the fuck am I?

"Do you understand, Emmett?"

"I thought you didn't know my name! Who are you? What do you want with me?"

"I told you, I will answer all of your questions, but first you have to answers three of mine with only a 'Yes' or a 'No'. Now, I will ask you again, and if you fail to respond appropriately your chance for unlimited answers will expire. Now, do you understand?"

"Yes."

"Very good, one down, two to go."

Emmett sat still. She continued to rub his shoulders, firmly and quite purposefully. She ran her hand back down his chest, hugging him from behind. She whispered in his ear softly, "Your next question, remember, only 'Yes' or 'No'… does this feel good?" She began to reach further down his body and Emmett could feel her breasts. She was naked too, or at least topless. She started gently caresses his cock. He gasped, trying to control himself. She was turning him on, he was hard, but what the fuck is this?

"Emmett?" She was now between his legs. "I asked you a question." She firmly gripped him and he felt her breathe on him. "Does this feel good?"

"Yes."

She climbed into his lap. She IS naked! She was straddling him and was inches away. "Here is your last question." She began to allow him to slide into her, slowly. Again, she whispered softly in his ear, "Do you want me to stop?" He was completely inside of her now and she was riding him, up and down. He could hear her breasts clapping in front of him. He still couldn't see well, but fuck this feels good. He struggled to reach for her, he wanted to feel her skin, with his hands. He wanted to grip her and kiss her and… she kissed him. She tasted like honey and strawberries. She started to pull away from their kiss and said, "Do you want me to stop, Emmett?"

"No."

She untied his hands and pulled her chest against his. His feet were still tied to the chair but it didn't matter, she picked her up and shoved her on the floor. He came out of her. She grunted in pain and slight displeasure. Emmett climbed on top of her and thrust himself inside of her. "My turn. What is your name." He was thrusting in and out of her and she moaned, "Rosalie." He rolled her over, careful to stay inside slapped her ass. "Where am I?" Rosalie was panting now. The slap of his balls on her ass was constant now. He slapped her again, "Where the fuck am I?!"

Rosalie could barely get her words out as Emmett was thrusting even harder and faster than before. "You…are in a warehouse… outside of the… city. Safe… air tight. I… I… fuck!"

Emmett could feel her about to cum. He couldn't wait anymore and flipper her on her back and kissed her again. Her lips were so soft and full. She dug her nails into his back and Emmett flexed back in pain and came inside her. She kept moaning and dug her nails deeper into him as she exhaled and relaxed her body. Emmett pulled out of her and realized that through the sex his legs had gotten free from the chair and he was no longer bound. "Why can't I see anything?"

Rosalie stood up and reached for something. "Hold still and keep your eyes open." She dropped some fluid into each eye. "Now blink. Keep blinking." He fluttered his eyelids and was slowly able to see more clearly until he was able to see Rosalie. Tall, long blonde hair. Beautiful. She was beautiful. She was walking away, her ass firm and red from his spanking. She tossed him his clothes and walked out the door.

Bella found the truck that she saw Emmett had been taken in. She parked and told the boys to stay in the car.

"But I want to find Uncle Emmett!"

"Yea, I want to find Uncle Emmett, too!"

She gave them both a sharp look and they both lowered their heads in submission. She got out and locked the doors. She walked up to the warehouse door, she assumed it would be locked. She dripped the handle and it turned. She cautiously walked in and looked around. And there, in the middle of the floor, was Emmett. Laying on his back on the ground with only a pair of jeans on.

"What the fuck, man!?"

Emmett jumped to his feet in complete shock. "Bella! Shit! Where are the boys?! Are they okay? Are you okay?"

"Am I okay? What the fuck, man!? Why did you leave? What happened? Are YOU okay? The boys are fine. They are in…"

"UNCLE EMMETT!" The twins sang in unison.

""Boys, I told you…"

"Hey guys! What's up? Are you both okay?" Emmett squatted down to pick them up and one of them made a scrunched up face.

"You are slippery! Did you take a bath?"

Bella gave him a discerning look and realized that he was sweating pretty heavily, and suddenly wondered where his clothes were.

"No, I didn't take a bath, but you two sure need one!" He put them both down and tickled them. The boys squealed with laughter. Emmett returned Bella's look. "Okay. So, I will explain as soon as I know, but we need to find her first."

"Who is 'her'?" Bella asked with a slightly disgusted tone.

"Like I said, I will explain as soon as I know. Boys, I need to hang back with Ms. Bella, okay?"

"What are we going to do, then," Bella asked. "Just wait in the car while you find your socks?"

"Just stay a few steps behind me, okay? She went through that door."

The four of them cautiously walked across the warehouse. Their steps echoed and rang through the room. Bella saw his shirt on the way. "Been having fun?" she asked as she held up his shirt. It had clearly been ripped off of him. Emmett just huffed and shrugged her off and continued to the door. It was ajar and he slowly opened it.

Bella saw two men and a woman sitting at a table. They looked at Emmett as if they had been expecting him, but when they saw Bella and the boys there was terror in their eyes. The older of the two men stood up calmly. "Emmett, would you like to introduce us to your guest?"

"Actually, I was promised the opportunity to have all MY questions answers, I believe." Emmett nodded at the woman. She didn't respond.

"Absolutely, absolutely" the older man said walking towards them. "Have a seat. Let's discuss over dinner, shall we? My name is Carlisle, this is Rosalie and this," he paused and pointed to the other man, "is my aid." They each nodded as their name was said. Carlisle was now pulling a chair out for Bella to sit in and the aid grabbed a few plates with food and placed them on the floor for the boys who were clearly starving. They followed the plates and sat on the floor to eat.

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