Kristina and I tried to run inside, but were stopped by two police officers at the door.

"Sorry, girls, nobody goes in."

"But our band is in there! We need to get in there to be with them!" I said. How could he not recognize us?

"Not my problem. We've got orders. Nobody gets in or out of this building. Total lockdown."

"Sir, I don't think you understand. She's Rosalina Tai, and I'm Kristina Reyes. She's a guitarist and I'm the bassist for the Naked Brothers Band, who's in there right now. If something's going on, we need to be with our band."

"I feel for you two, I really do. But orders are orders." Kristina kept arguing with the officers. I walked away and pulled out my phone. Please pick up, please pick up.

"Rosalina, where are you and Kristina?"

"Good to hear you, too, Cooper. We're outside."

"Well get in here now!"

"We'd love to, but there are two wonderful police officers guarding the door. They won't let us in."

"I'll be right out. Just don't do anything rash."

"Like I ever do anything rash."

"The night before this tour. Need I say more?"

"Low blow, Coop, low blow."

"Sorry if the truth hurts. Just don't let Kristina do anything rash, don't you do anything rash, I'll be there in two minutes." He said as he hung up. I went back over to Kristina. She was still yelling at the officers. I put a hand on her shoulder and shook my head.

"Coop is coming to get us." I told her, and she backed down. Two minutes later, there was a knock at the door. The officers opened it and there stood Cooper.

"There you two are! We've been waiting for you!" He said, running to give us both hugs. The officers stopped him.

"Sir, no one is supposed to leave this building. It's on complete lockdown. These ladies were trying to get in. We told them our orders."

"So your orders were to keep our friends out? To keep the two people who could help us the most locked outside?"

"They claim to be Rosalina Tai and Kristina Reyes."

"That's not just a claim, they really are. Now, if you want to keep getting in the way, I'll gladly call your chief. I bet he'd love to hear about this." I had never heard Cooper get so assertive. It was awesome! The officers started stammering.

"That…that won't b-be necessary, sir. M-m-my apologies, lad-d-dies." They said, waving us in. We walked in, and as the doors closed behind us, we both dropped our bags and hugged Cooper.

"Thanks, Coop. You're the best!" I said.

"Will you please find something that I don't already know and tell me that, instead of something you've now told me twice within a couple of days?"

"You're ugly and you mother dresses you funny." Kristina said, not able to keep a laugh back. Cooper tried to look offended, but it didn't work. We all started laughing. Kristina and I picked our bags up and Cooper offered to take some. Such a gentleman. We walked through the arena to the stage where we would be performing in two days. Cooper had decided that we should rehearse in the setting we would have to play in. It made sense. As we walked onto the stage, it took a minute to fully process everything that I saw.

There were police officers everywhere, talking to Alex, Thomas, David, Qaasim, even Tuffy and Jesse. Two came over to us.

"Excuse us, ladies, are you Rosalina Tai and Kristina Reyes?"

"We are. What's wrong?" I asked.

"I need you two to come with us. We just want to talk to you a little aways from the rest of the band. No worries, we'll still be in sight of everyone, just out of earshot." One officer said, putting a hand on my shoulder and guiding me one way, while another officer guided Kristina the other way. We sat down in back row seats at the far left side of the area. I could see Kristina with the other officer on the other side of the seating area.

"Ok, now I'm going to ask you a couple of questions. Some may make you a little uncomfortable, but I need you to answer as truthfully as possible. Is that understood?"

I nodded my head. I had been part of investigations before, so I knew what to expect.

"Ok, first question. Why were you and Miss Reyes not here with the rest of the band? You were expected back ten minutes ago."

"That was totally our fault. We had a girls' day out, shopping at the Mall of America. We kind of got lost trying to find the entrance again."

"Can anyone verify that you were actually at the Mall of America?"

"We told Cooper we were going there, he saw us go that way, and you can check the video cameras at pretty much every store in the place and see us there. Plus, did you not see all of our bags when we walked in? Where else would we be?" I asked. I didn't like the tone she was taking with me.

"Alright, I was just curious. We have to cover all the angles, as I'm sure you're aware. Now, what's your relationship with Nat Wolff?"

"We're friends. I mean, right now we're kind of in a silent fight, but we've always been close friends. Even after the break up. Even still."

"Who broke up with whom, Miss Tai?"

"Technically I broke up with him. We had a fight, I told him I was tired of it, he agreed, and then asked me if I was breaking up with him, the band, or both. I said both."

"So you may not have actually used the words 'break up' if he hadn't said them?"

"I don't know. I may have. I was really mad at him at the time. What does any of this have to do with anything?"

"Miss Tai, as I'm sure you aren't yet aware, there is a situation in progress. We are attempting to investigate, and unfortunately, given your history, you are a suspect."

"A suspect! I wouldn't do anything! I don't even know what's going on!"

"Miss Tai, please remain…"

"I will not remain calm! Not when I'm being accused of God knows what! I didn't do anything wrong!" I said, storming off. Everyone stared at me, but I didn't care. This was so messed up. How could the police suspect me of doing anything? I had spent the entire day with Kristina, Cooper had approved it. I didn't even know what was going on, just that I had seen the police cars fly past us. I went into my dressing room and slammed the door. Only a few seconds later, there was a knock at the door, and Cooper walked in.

"You know, you didn't help your case any right there."

"What case, Cooper!? There's no case! I didn't do anything! You know where I was!"

"I do, but given what has happened…"

"Cooper, what's going on? Please, just tell me. Everyone seems to want to keep it from me."

"Rosalina, I don't know how to tell you this, but today there was…an incident. Apparently it was superhero day at the amusement park. Everyone came dressed as superheroes, except for our guys who had no idea. While walking to one of the rides, someone tried to grab Alex."

"But Alex is fine. I saw him when I walked in."

"Let me finish, please. Thomas, David, Nat, and Qaasim started fighting, protecting Alex. Unfortunately, as Alex got away, whoever it was grabbed Nat and ran."

I collapsed to the ground, the reality of everything hitting me. Now I understood all the questions.

Nat had been kidnapped.

And they thought I was involved in it.