Episode 3: Taken Part 2
The next day Ricardo called his brother. "Frank?"
"Yeah, Ricardo."
"How are the kids?"
"They're scared. They keep asking me about their parents. I don't know man, this is bad maybe we should just forget this."
"No way! Listen I'm gonna have the mom talk to one them. You know to let them know everything is alright."
"What do you want me to do?"
"Meet me at our spot and bring only one of them."
"Which one?"
"I don't know! Get the little girl! She's the prettiest."
"Okay."
He hung up and went into the other room.
"You! Little girl? You're coming with me." He said grabbing Lorena's arm.
"Where are you taking me? Let me go!" She squeled.
"Get off her!" Antonio said.
"I'm not gonna hurt her boys!"
"Leave her alone!" Emilio said.
He shoved the boys down, pulled Lorena away, and locked the door to their room.
"Please don't hurt me! I was quiet! I didn't scream!" She said.
"You're not in trouble. We're gonna go see your mom."
...
"Now listen you're gonna tell your daughter that everything's alright and that she is to tell your sons to listen to Frank. Got it!" Ricardo said.
"Got it." Frida said.
They got into the car and drove into the middle of the woods. Another car pulled up, Frank came out of the car with Lorena. Frida immediately ran out the car and toward her daughter. Lorena broke away and ran into her mother's open arms as she was scooped up.
"Mama!"
"It's okay honey, It's alright. I'm here!"
"Where were you?"
"I can't tell you yet but everything's going to be fine." Frida hugging her tightly. "Are you okay? Did he hurt you?"
"No."
"How are your brothers?"
"They're fine, who are these people?"
"I don't know but they won't hurt you."
"Where's Daddy?"
"He's fine and I'm fine."
"Mama I'm scared."
"Lorena when you get back tell your brothers that your father and I are alright and we'll be back for you three soon. Okay?"
"You're leaving?"
"I'm sorry baby, I have to. But it will be okay, just be good and tell your brothers to be good."
"I don't wanna go with him! I wanna go home with you and Papa."
"I know but you'll see us again I promise." Frida kissed her head. "I love you, Lorena."
"Okay babe! Wrap it up!" Ricardo ordered.
"Please! I'm begging you let me stay with her and the boys."
"Sorry! Not apart of the plan!"
"Please! I'm their mother! They need me!"
"Frank get the kid!"
Ricardo grabbed Frida while Frank started to pull Lorena from her arms. Lorena started to cry. Poor Frida couldn't take it.
"No!" Frida begged. "Don't take her!"
"Mommy! Don't let them take me, Mommy!"
"Get in the car!" Ricardo ordered.
"Please! She's my baby! Don't take my baby!" Frida screamed tearfully.
"Mama!"
Frida was shoved into the car and cried the whole way back. Meanwhile back where Manny was being held...
"Look! I don't know who you are and what I did to you, but I am sorry." He said.
"Ha! This isn't about what you did to me!" Demetra laughed. "This is about what you did to someone else."
"Who?"
"You'll find out." She grabbed the phone.
"Demetra. Put Rivera on the line!"
She gave the phone to Manny.
"Listen! I don't know what you want! But I am this close breaking your crazy bitch girlfriend's neck!"
"Oh really?" Ricardo said. "Listen to this."
Ricardo smacked Frida right across her face.
"Ahh!" She screamed.
"Frida! No!" Manny shouted.
"Get the picture?"
"Don't touch my wife you bastard!"
"Cooperate and I won't have to."
Days passed, each one filled the family with fear. The triplets tried to escape several times but their bedroom door was always locked.
"Okay. Eat up kids." Frank said.
He gave each of them a slice of bread. They ate it quietly, refusing to finish until they were done.
"I feel hot." Emilio said.
"What?" Frank said.
"I feel really hot and itchy." Said starting to sweat.
"Oh my God! Okay! Don't panic! Just let me make a call!"
Ring-ring!
"What Frank!"
"Dude! One of kids ani't doing so good."
"What?"
"I think he's having hear attack or something."
"A heart attack? What do you mean the kid's having a heart attack!"
"Is one of my children sick? What's wrong?!" Frida cried.
"Shut up! And let me ask him! Alright Frank what happened?"
"He ate some bread and now he's sweating."
"What the heck was in that bread?"
"Flour, eggs, butter, yeast, and walnuts."
"Walnuts!" Frida gasped. "Emilio is allergic to nuts!"
"Oh crap!" Ricardo said.
"His epipen! He needs his epipen!" Frida cried. "Manny has it! You have to let him give to him."
"No way! You're husband doesn't see your kids yet!"
"Please we only have an hour before his throat closes up and he dies!"
"Okay!"
"Tell your partner to keep Emilio under some ice it won't stop it but it will slow it down."
"Fine! Go call your husband."
Ring-ring! "
"Hello?"
"Manny! Emilio ate a walnut!"
"Oh no! How long do we have?"
"Forty-five minutes!"
Manny grabbed his bag and pulled an epipen out.
"What are you doing?" Demetra said.
"My son's having an allergic reaction! I need to give this to him."
"Very well. But no funny stuff."
They met at the usual spot. Emilio was hyperventilating like mad and he collapsed to the ground the minute he got out of the car.
"Emilio!" Manny shouted.
He ran to his son and injected the epipen.
"Come on! Breathe! Breathe!"
Emilio sat up and coughed.
"Papa?"
"Oh thank God!"
"What's going on? Where's Mama?"
"Listen to me very carefully." Manny whispered. "I'm gonna create a diversion and when I do I want you to run as fast as you can, find a phone, and call your grandfather. Tell him where you are and to bring my belt, okay?"
"Okay."
"Let's move." Demetra said.
When Ricardo went to grab Emilio, Manny punched him in the face and tackled him to the ground.
"Run!" He shouted. "Run! Emilio! Run!"
The boy ran into the woods while Manny held them off for as long as he could.
"Demetra! Get the kid!" Ricardo ordered.
She ran after Emilio.
"Don't hurt my son!" Manny cried.
"You just earned your wife one hell of a beating!" Ricardo laughed.
"Why?! Why are you holding an innocent woman and three kids hostage like this?"
That's when Manny noticed something about Ricardo's arms were very hard, like medal. Manny pulled the skin off Ricardo which was really just paper revealing liquid medal arms.
"What the? Who are you?"
"I am the new Titanium Titan! Here to avenge the old one."
"You knew the Titanium Titan?"
"He was my Father! And you killed him!"
To be continued...