Chapter 3:

They soon recuperated from the phone call and decided to continue their homework. Monica's mom soon came in with some chocolate chip cookies for them to eat. After they finished eating and doing homework PJ was just about ready to leave when a knock came to the door.

"I got it mom." Monica called out.

She walked to the door and opened it. She looked around but saw no one there. Monica was just about to shut the door when a colorful object that was on the ground caught her eye. She looks down to see a present lying there and a note on top. PJ was standing next to Monica looking at the present as well.

"What could it be?" PJ asks.

Monica picks up the note and brings it into the house and places it on the dining room table. She opens it to see an iPhone in there. She pulls it out with confusion.

"It looks like Jay's phone." Monica comments while observing it.

"It is Jay's phone." PJ exclaims in surprise. "What does the note say?"

Monica picks it up. "It says 'Meet me at … or your friend will get hurt.' It's signed by M."

"Where do we have to go?" asks PJ.

"And what do we have to give him?" Monica asks also confused.

Suddenly the phone rang. The ringtone is really creepy, though. "I hate my life and I want to die. I ain't got no iPhone, I ain't got no iPhone." And so on like that.

"Well, pick it up." Monica says.

"No! You pick it up!" PJ says back. Monica gives him the glare. "Fine, I'll pick it up." He sighs and picks up the phone and answers it. "Hello." A pause. "Yes, this is PJ." Another pause then PJ gasps. "Where is Jay?" he yells.

Monica gets close to the phone. "Yes, where is she?"

Monica could hear the man this time. "Why, she is right here." Replies M. "Say 'hi'."

"Help me you guys!" Jay yells from the other side of the line.

"Where is she, M?" PJ yells. "Where?"

"I can't tell you until Mr. K gives me what I want." M says.

"What is it that you want?" Monica asks.

"He knows."

"Well, whatever it is you better give Jay back or else…" Monica threatens. She doesn't know how to complete the sentence.

M laughs. "Or else what?" He laughs. "Goodbye. Until Mr. K gives me what I want you won't get Jay back. Maybe even for good."

"What?" PJ asks bewildered.

"You heard me. She might never come back."

"What? Why?" asks Monica. M hangs up without answering. "Rude! He hung up on me! How dare he?" Monica exclaims frustrated.

"You ok?" PJ asks concerned.

"No, I'm not ok." She answers annoyed. "I'm pissed off right now. We might never see Jay again. That pisses me off a lot." She takes a few deep breathes trying to calm down. "I miss her, too." She continues. "I want her to come back but there is nothing we can do right now."

"Well, I wish there was." PJ comments. "It's not the same without her. We are not a complete team anymore. It's just the two of us for now."

"I know." Monica thinks for a minute. "Let's talk to Mr. K tomorrow. I bet he will know what to do." She looks at PJ. "You better get home before your parents get worried."

"Yeah, ok. You are a good friend, you know that?" PJ says smiling.

Monica returns the smile. "You are, too. Now hurry home so we can talk to the boss tomorrow. The sooner we do, the sooner we can get Jay back."

"Ok. Bye."

"Bye."

PJ left through Monica's front door and walks home. Monica watches till he turns the corner on the road that leaves her neighborhood. Then Monica walks to the living room where her mom is.

"I'm going to bed early." Monica tells her mom.

Her mom looks at her. "Alright, sweaty. Night."

"Night."

Monica walks out of the room and climbs up the stairs. She quickly spots her dad watching TV and says night to him. Then she goes down the short hallway to her door that was at the end. Monica opens the door entering her blue room. She quickly changes into her pajamas that are blue with white clouds on it. Then she climbs into bed closing her eyes. She quickly fell asleep.

Meanwhile at PJ's house he was currently talking to his mom telling her that he did all of his homework and how school was today. He says goodnight to her and his dad. He then goes to his room getting ready for bed. When he lies down he doesn't fall asleep right away. He was still worried about Jay and he wasn't tired enough. So he quickly reads a comic book. When PJ feels tired he finally closes the book and goes to sleep.

The next day at school Monica and PJ are at the office. They both enter and sit down in the chairs in front of the huge desk where Mr. K is sitting reading today's newspaper.

"Mr. K, you have some explaining to do." PJ says completely pissed off.

"I do?" Mr. K asks confused.

"You do." Monica says. "PJ is pissed at you and M right now."

"Why?"

"Because last night at my house there was a knock at the door and then there was a box with Jay's iPhone in it." Monica explains.

"Really?"

"Yeah. It rang so PJ answered it. Guess who it was?"

"M." Mr. K says surprised.

"Yep. PJ was talking to him and he definitely has Jay. The only way to get her back is by you, Mr. K." Mr. K stays silent so Monica continues. "He said that until you give him what he wants he will keep Jay captive."

"Now do you understand?" PJ says still clearly pissed off.

"Yes, I do." Mr. K says nodding his head. "Head back to your class now. At the end of the day come back here and I will tell you if I find out anything or not."

"Ok." Monica says nodding.

"Fine." PJ says crossing his arms.

Monica stands up. "Come on, PJ. Let's go before we are late."

PJ stands up silently. They both leave the office. It was quiet on the walk to class. Monica wants to say something to PJ to make him feel better but she doesn't know what to say. She is afraid that it will make him feel worse. It was an awkward silence but to Monica's relief they make it to class on time.

PJ thinks angrily about Mr. K since he never tells them anything. Secrets always seem to surround the man. They barely know him, too. They were brought into this superhero stuff suddenly. They didn't really have much choice. It was either they join or they are alone not feeling uncomfortable about their strange powers.

Later that day, while Mr. K was working on some paperwork, the office phone rang. Mr. K answers it. "Hello?"

"Hello, Mr. K. You know me, don't you?" a familiar voice says into the phone.

"M." Mr. K says all business into the phone. "What do you want?"

"Oh, you know what I want, Mr. K. After all these years you don't remember what I want from you?"

"Where is Jay?" Mr. K asks ignoring the question. He doesn't want to think about the past. Those days are different then now.

M laughs. "She is right here."

"Daddy! Help me!" Jay screams from the other side of the phone.

Mr. K can feel his heart breaking from hearing his beloved daughter's voice. He wishes he could save her right now, beat up M, and squeeze her tightly. Then everything could go back to the way things were before this happened.

"She is going to be mind until you bring me what is mine." M says interrupting his thoughts. "She won't get hurt and if you don't bring me it then I might change my mind. I want you to meet me at the old gun store two weeks from today. You better come alone, too. Alright, Mr. K?"

Mr. K takes a deep breath. "Ok."

"Bye…" he draws out with obvious happiness in his voice. A creepy kind of happy.

Mr. K slams the phone down in frustration. M has his daughter but he has to wait two weeks to get her back? He can't possibly think of waiting that long. But he will have to. He has to do it for his little angel. Right now he needs to think of a plan. M says to come alone but that is risky. What if he brought Monica and PJ. Mr. K brightens up. Yeah, then can be in the background. Then he would make the signal then they would come into action. It just might work. As long as M doesn't find out everything will be ok and he can get his Jay back.

Eventually the school day was over. Monica and PJ are packing up their bags with schoolwork ready to go home. They walk to the office to see Mr. K sitting at his desk like usual. They both sit down in the two chairs automatically. PJ has calmed down from this morning so he is no longer angry. Monica was able to calm him and tell him it wasn't Mr. K's fault. He eventually listened.

"I know where Jay is." Mr. K says flat out to them. PJ and Monica smile widely.

"That's great!" PJ exclaims. Monica nods in agreement.

"Where is she?" Monica asks unable to contain her excitement.

"At the old gun store." Mr. K replies. "It's not going to be easy to get her back.

"How come?" PJ asks.

"I have to meet him there two weeks from now. He wants me to go alone but I need you guys to be there as backup. You guys are going to need to train very hard, though."

"What about school?" PJ asks the question him and Monica was thinking.

"You will go to school like normal but I will have the teachers not give homework to either of you. Right after school you will meet me here."

PJ says still smiling, "I'm glad we know where Jay is."

Monica couldn't help but ask the question that has been bugging her all day. "What does he want from you?"

Mr. K sighs. "The crown of King Steve the III. It's not going to be easy to get since it resides in the museum but I trust that you guys can get it. We will try to get it this coming weekend." Monica's eyes grow wide. Mr. K continues. "We shall start training tomorrow. You both should get going so you can catch the bus."

"Ok. Bye, Mr. K." PJ says.

"Bye." He replies.

PJ and Monica leave the office and quickly walk to where the buses are. PJ is excited that they can go save Jay soon. Monica is worried about the weekend. They are superheroes, not thieves. She didn't think the boss would think of doing something like that. Monica silently hopes that they can do something besides stealing a crown. They both go on their bus and leave school.