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Cody kept on pushing the limits of the old car. He was heading south, near the Illinois-Kentucky border. He had to get quickly to Bailey, or she would be gone forever. Moose had a lot of people on his side, although he wasn't the brightest light in the chandelier. Little did Cody know that he was already late. Now, it would just matter how late he was.
Bailey, shocked at who she was seeing, just stared at him.
"Moose? What the feathers? Why are you here? I'm here to see my parents. Their house has been foreclosed."
Moose's sneer didn't leave. "Bailey, your parents have already been kicked out. Let me escort you to where they are staying now."
He grabbed her waist, but Bailey was to quick, as she karate chopped his arm. "Don't touch me Moose! We broke up a long time ago. Now, if you were so kind to tell me where my parents are, I'll go meet them."
Moose's lips curled into a worse sneer. "Well, Bailey Pickett, you have no choice but to come with me."
He forcefully pushed her outside, and he pushed her right into two big goons.
"Porcupine, Elk, take her to the place. I'll meet you there in an hour."
Bailey's mouth was taped shut by the huge goons, and she was led away to a huge truck. The time for revelation would come soon.
KETTLEPOT, KANSAS
Cody saw that a sign ahead said KETTLECORN: 10 miles. He guessed that this was close by Kansas standards. He was just thinking about how much he loved Bailey. He really wished that Bailey meant it when she played along to help him get rid of Willa. He meant it, but then he remembered what happened at the chocolate factory, and that convinced him to act like he was asking her to play along. Then he remembered the time during Christmas, when she gave him a hug. He didn't want to let go. Well, it's not liked he had a choice, as he was too weak and he couldn't hold Bailey anyway. Still, that felt amazing. The best he had felt since the time they broke up.
Right now Cody was speeding. In fact, he was 15 miles above the speed limit. He could care less about the law when the girl he loved was held captive by an adversary. Usually, he was a deliberate driver, doing everything slowly and carefully. Last year in Boston, he was driving to New York on I-95, when he got pulled over once every 20 minutes for going 30 miles under the speed limit. But when the woman he loved was hurt, he couldn't care about the law. That's who he was.
"Zack, push it! Cody's still ahead of us, and we have to get him! If he wants to save Bailey, he can't do it alone!" Maya screamed at her boyfriend, putting her hands on her hips.
Zack didn't take his eyes off the wheel, but heeded Maya's instructions and increased the velocity. He kept on driving, and then he saw a sign.
"KETTLECORN: 10 Miles Ahead" he said out loud. He perked up. "Guys, Kettlecorn is only 10 miles ahead!"
There was a bunch of cheers and whoops from the limo, and everyone relaxed a bit.
Woody looked out of the window. "Hey Zack, there's a hot blonde babe on that rusty car in front of us."
Zack's head whipped around, much to the chagrin of the others in the car.
As soon as Zack saw the "babe", his jaw dropped. "THAT'S CODY!"
Woody slunk down in his seat, muttering, "Oops."
"That's the second time you said something like that, Woody. Are you still sure you like Addison?"
Woody immediately got angry and started saying, "Why you"
"GUYS! If that's Cody, why aren't we helping him?" Maya screamed.
"I'm on it." With that, Zack began working some road maneuvers.
Cody saw a large limo sidle up to his car. He couldn't see who it was through the tinted window, but he heard mentions of his name. He gasped. It was probably Moose's goons who were trying to capture him and possibly kill him. He turned on the gas. He veered left, but was cut off by the limo. He veered right, but was once again cut off by the limo. He knew he had no chance to outrun the limo, so he just pulled over and stopped. He knew there was a chance he could outsmart them, so he was willing to take a chance and do that.
Cody walked out of the car with his hands up. The limo rolled down the windows, and no one other than Zack was staring out of the window.
"Hey Codester. Need a ride? A quick one?"
Cody's face broke out into a grin, and he hopped in the limo. It was time to save Bailey.
Bailey woke up. She didn't recognize the place she was in, but she thought it looked familiar in the dark. Her hands and legs were tied slouched to her right, and she heard a noise.
"OUCH!"
Bailey jerked around. Because she always had terrific eyesight, she saw a light switch with in her reach. She reached for the switch and jerked it on. Suddenly, she saw her 11 family members. She saw her 9 sisters, her mom and her dad. They just stared at her.
"BAILEY! What the heck are you doing here?"
"Mom, I don't know. I was told there was a foreclosure at home and I had to rush back to Kettlecorn. Then, at the airport, I met Moose, who made me go with a couple of goons in a car somewhere before I was drugged. But are you all alright? And how can I help with the foreclosure?"
"Bailey, there is no foreclosure. Why would you think so? We made all of our payments, and we're actually ahead."
Bailey thought for a second. If she only knew why the heck she was here?
"If there is no foreclosure, then why the feathers am I here?"
She saw someone come down the stairs that she just noticed, and he was clapping.
"Because I needed a girl, and you were the perfect one."
She gasped. It was Moose.
"Zack, step on it! We have to get to Bailey!"
Zack gave his brother a dirty look. "You know, if you're girlfriend hadn't been so stupid and believed that her home was actually being foreclosed, then we wouldn't be on this stupid trip."
Cody gave him a look that could kill. "JUST DRIVE!"
Zack threw his hands up in the air. "Fine, just don't be annoying. And for you, that's really, really hard.
Woody broke in. "Guys, stop fighting. We have to get to Bailey. She's our friend too, you know. SO STOP BEING SO DARN SELFISH!"
Everyone was taken aback by the big guy's outburst. It brought everyone back to the situation at hand. This was a matter of life and death, not just an adventure. They had to save Bailey.
The teens settled down, until they drove under an arch titled: KETTLECORN: 76.
London yelled, "We're there!"
Zack stopped the car in the "commercial" area of Kettlecorn, which contained one shop and a bar. Cody got out of the car and saw the small shop with a man and woman arguing behind the counter.
He opened the door and the two people eyed him. The woman warmly asked, "How can I help you?" Except it sounded like, "How can Ah help ya?
Cody cleared his throat. "Hi, I'm Cody Martin. I'm looking for a friend of mine, you might know him. His name is Moose?"
The woman nodded. "Why, Ah know Moose. He's a good joe!"
Cody grimaced. "Well, can you tell me where he lives?"
"8th Farm on the right."
"Thank you."
Cody jogged back to the car. Zack looked at him with pride. "I knew you could lie. You're actually in possession of some of my genes!"
Cody didn't bother grinning. "Zack, why don't you get the car going? It's time!"
