A/N: Here is chapter 9! This story still has a long way to go! Well enjoy! Btw, "mag" means magazine.


Wednesday, 1am –

Moze was unable to get to sleep. Not only because she was tied uncomfortably to a chair. It was because she had too many thoughts on her mind. What's going to happen to me? Can they get the Wild Boy? Will Ned and Cookie be ok? I wonder what Ned was going to tell me that day. Before I got kidnapped. Hmm… Let me see. What happened that day at school? When did Ned start acting weird? Ummm…Oh yea! Jock! He left while I was talking to him. I found him later and asked what was wrong. He seemed…jealous. Yea! He seemed jealous! But why? Maybe because I have my attention on Jock all the time? No, that can't be it. Maybe because I spend that much time with him Jock? No, I don't spend that much time with him at all. He's always doing something. But what it is? Maybe …he likes me? Yeah right! I doubt it. I don't know…maybe. What if he does though!What would I do! Would it be so bad him liking me? Everyone already thinks we should date. Even my dad! Maybe…I like him too. What did I say! No, Ned is my best friend! But, he's a caring, smart, kind person. Oh I don't know! I'm confused!


Wednesday, noon –

Ned was sitting on his bed, with his cell phone in hand. He dialed Cookie's number.

"Hello?" Cookie said as he answered.

"Hey Cookie, can you come with me to Mr. Mosely's house?" Ned asked

"Why?" Cookie asked

"Because he wants to prepare us for Friday." Ned said

"Ok, I'll go over there now." Cookie said.

"Okay, I'll meet you there." Ned said.

"Bye" Cookie said before hanging up.

"Bye" Ned said as he hung up his phone and put it in his pocket. He decided to go next door in a few minutes. He lay down on his bed and stared at the ceiling. I wonder if everyone feels invincible after learning self-defense, because I do. But I'm still scared .I feel like I can take on anyone, except those three guys. Even if I know how to fight, I feel like they can still beat me. I'm just scared I guess. How can I not be scared actually? Even though I might not even get to fight them because they might fall for the decoy. But learning how to is just a precaution. I hope they're treating Moze okay. She must be scared out of her mind. I hope this plan works. Ned thought as he got up and went over next door to the Mosely's house.


Later that day –

Ned and Cookie were in Mr. Mosely's car heading to a shooting range.

"Why are we going to a shooting range again?" Cookie asked from the backseat.

"To learn how to shoot. Duh!" Ned said from the passenger seat.

"You two are going to face the boss Friday. And they have guns so it's necessary that you guys at least know how to use them if the need arises." Mr. Mosely said as he drove. They soon arrived at the range. Mr. Mosely paid for the fee and led them inside.

"Come over here guys." He said. He went over to a table and picked up a gun. Ned and Cookie were too busy looking at the targets to notice. They have never been at a range before. They were pretty nervous.

"Check this out." He said as Ned and Cookie finally came to their senses and went to him. He was holding a gun in his palm.

"A Glock 9mm hand gun." He said as he showed them.

"Police use this gun frequently. It's light, and accurate even though it has a short barrel." He said as Ned and Cookie were starring at the gun.

"It's light because the handle part is made of plastic. And it's easy to take apart." He said as he took the gun apart in a couple of pieces.

"Wow…" Ned and Cookie both said.

"You two are going to shoot with this gun today." He said as he put it back together.

"Now I'm going to put in a magazine that holds 15 rounds." He said as he put the mag in.

"Oh and you can put an extra bullet in the chamber here. Like an extra holding place. Now you have 16 rounds. And even if you take the magazine out, you can still shoot that extra bullet in the chamber. Cool huh?" he said. Ned and Cookie were still looking at the gun with amazement.

"Yea…" they both said.

"Let's go over here." Moze's dad said as he approached the area where you are supposed to shoot.

"I'll go first." He said as he put some headphones on. He aimed the pistol at the target in front of him. The target looked like a silhouette of a person. Ned and Cookie stood safely away. Mr. Mosely emptied the whole magazine into the target quickly. He took off his headphones and squinted his eyes towards the target.

"I think I got all my bullets into his head." He said. Ned and Cookie stood there baffled.

"Wow you're really good." Ned said as he came over to him.

"I'm ok. Oh yea and when the top part of the gun goes all the way back like this while you're shooting, it means you ran out of ammo and need to reload. Just press this thing here, and the magazine slips right out. Now you can put another magazine in and continue shooting." He said as he put another magazine in.

"Ok, now one of you guys try. Who wants to go next?" he asked.

"I'll go." Ned said.

"Ok, step over here. Make your stance." He said as Ned did.

"Make your arms sturdy but relaxed. There is some recoil to the gun. Imagine the gun as an extension of yourself. Aim it, then pull." He said. Ned fired one shot and seemed to miss the target completely. Ned sighed loudly.

"It's ok; you don't have to get it on the first try. Try again." He said. Ned fired again. This time the bullet hit the lower part of the target.

"I hit it!" Ned yelled.

"Nice! Now keep shooting." He said. Ned then shot rapidly all of his remaining rounds into the target. When the mag was out, he took off his headphones and looked at the target. Mr. Mosely and Cookie also looked.

"Hey you got a good five bullets into him!" Mr. Mosely said

"And you got one head shot!" Cookie said.

"Ok, now reload like I told you Ned." Mr. Mosely said as he gave Ned a mag to put in. Ned pressed the button that releases the mag and slid the new one in.

"Easy right?" Mr. Mosely asked.

"Yea it's pretty simple." Ned said.

"Ok Simon, your turn." He said as Mr. Mosely took the gun from Ned and handed it to Cookie. He slowly grabbed it and took his stance as Mr. Mosely out the headphones on him. Ned stepped to the side.

"Now remember, make your arms sturdy but relaxed. Imagine the gun as an extension of yourself. Aim it, and then pull." He said as he also stepped back. Cookie fired the first shot and missed terribly as he fell backwards because of the recoil. Cookie let out his trademark girlish scream when he did. Ned covered his mouth in attempt to hold in his laugh. Mr. Mosely stepped towards him, helped him up and said,

"Relax your arms Simon. Try again." He said. Cookie stepped up again and fired another shot that missed again.

"I can't do it!" Cookie said.

"Yes you can, you just need to keep trying." He said.

Ned and Cookie spent the next hour shooting. They got much better after a few tries.

"You guys learn pretty fast. I got a few trainees back at the precinct that still can't shoot!" Mr. Mosely said. Ned and Cookie both took off their headphones to hear Mr. Mosely.

"I think we did enough practicing. Let's get you two home." He said as Ned and Cookie put the guns down and left the building. When they were in the car heading home, Mr. Mosely said,

"Friday, before you guys go in with the fake Wild Boy, I'm going to give you two a gun each. Same hand gun we used today, a Glock." Mr. Mosely said

"Will the FBI let you?" Ned asked

"No, but they're stupid for not giving you protection when going in there. So right before you two go in, I'll give you both one with a holster. Put it behind your backs, so nobody sees. And if you need it, use it." he said with a serious face.

"We have only one shot at getting my daughter back, and I don't want it fail." He said. Ned and Cookie both nodded as they drove back home.


A/N: Wow, I really did some research on guns for this chapter! Lol! But some stuff I already knew though. Well I hoped you enjoyed this chapter!