Ch. 4: Runaway
The next morning, Jade was back at Section 13 moping about what happened. She already told Jackie, Drago, and Captain Black about what happened at Colleen's house.
"No wonder Katie and Colleen never invite us over," Jackie said, "Jade, I'm very sorry you had to go through something like that."
"I find it hard to believe that Colleen is related to a guy like that," Jade said.
"I think Colleen finds it hard to believe too," Captain Black said, "but she's already decided on who she likes."
"When I bump into Colleen, I'll talk to her about what happened," Drago said, "She's gonna need someone to lean on after what her dad put her through."
Just then, Jackie's cell phone rang.
"Hello?" Jackie answered.
"Jackie?" Katie said on the phone.
At Colleen's home, Katie was talking the phone while Jordan was pacing around the room impatiently.
"Katie?"
"Is Colleen over where you are?"
"No. I thought she was at home."
"We checked her bedroom this morning. She hasn't slept there, and some of her clothes and her backpack are gone."
"I'm afraid I haven't seen her, Katie, but I'll call around and see if anyone has."
"I greatly appreciate it. Jackie about what Jade may have told you…"
"I know, Katie. So am I."
Katie smiled to this. Jackie turns off his phone.
"What's up?" Drago asked.
"That was Colleen's mom on the phone. Colleen has been missing ever since last night, and some of her things are gone."
"What?!" Drago, Black, and Jade yelled with shock looks in their faces.
"I hope Colleen didn't do anything stupid like runaway," Jade said.
"With what her dad did to make her mad, there's no telling what she'll do," Black said.
"She's out there alone a target for Baldro!" Drago said, "I gotta call the J-Teens and start looking for her."
Then, the enforcers came in.
"Can we help?" Finn asked, "We can't help but overhear what happened."
"We some places in San Fran a runaway can go to," Chow said, "We'll help look for her."
While they have begun to search for Colleen, she was at the subway station not far from her house. She had a knapsack full of clothes on her back. The train arrived and Colleen got on.
"Once I get to Fisherman's Wharf, I can find work and start life without my dad," she said to herself, "I'm not gonna spend the rest of my life being controlled by him."
What she doesn't know is that on the same train, Illry was there. He had been watching her since she left home.
"I'm keeping an eye on the girl, Brother," Illry said in his mind while talking telepathically.
"Excellent, Illry," Baldro said, "Wait until she's alone. Once we hold her for ransom, we can order the rest of the J-Teens to hand us the keys."