"It's alright, Jo. I know you miss him. I'm sorry I forgot," James said. "The boss is…"

James paused and burst out laughing at everyone's expressions as thy waited for him to continue. Logan, Carlos, Jo, and Katie were bouncing with anticipation. Mrs. Knight and Kelly were leaning in closer as they waited. Gustavo was looking at him like he was confused.

"Sorry," James apologized as he stopped laughing. "The boss is Wayne Wayne." Everyone around him gasped and the room was silent before it went into a flurry of activity. Kelly whipped out her phone as Mrs. Knight picked up the kitchen phone. Logan and Carlos sat down next to James and Jo sat in between the three, finding comfort. Katie sat between Logan and Carlos, her eyes shining. Gustavo, however, was freaking out.

"THE BAD BOY? HE'S THE ONE WHO POSTPONED MY BAND'S ALBUM! I MEAN, HE'S THE ONE WHO KIDNAPPED THREE PEOPLE?"

"Gustavo!" James shouted. "Please, calm down," he pleaded with his manager. Gustavo took to pacing and ranting to himself as Kelly hung up her phone.

"An ambulance is reserved in case Kendall needs when we do find him," she reported.

"James," Mrs. Knight said as she covered the mouthpiece of the phone with her hand. "Do you think you might be able to find where Wayne Wayne is keeping Kendall?"

"Yeah, maybe. But we have to go between six 'o' clock and eleven 'o' clock. That's when he's usually there," James answered hesitantly. He had no idea what state his friend would be in when they found him. It was a good thing Kelly had reserved that ambulance.

They all watched as Mrs. Knight relayed the information to the officer she was speaking to. They all failed to look at the clock and see that it was only 10:30. They had time to start searching tonight! They all jumped as Mrs. Knight hung up the phone with a bang.

"We need to get going now," she said before she saw their confused faces. "Uh, it's only 10:30. We need to get to the station, and then follow Lieutenant Terry and his men." Seeing that Mrs. Knight was in no condition to drive, Kelly made a move to nudge Gustavo, but he beat her to it.

"We'll take my car. Everyone can fit. Kelly, you can drive," Gustavo said with sigh. He looked around as everybody's mouths dropped open in shock. "What?"

"Nothing," they assured him before they raced out of the apartment and through the lobby, telling Camille they'd call her if anything happened on the way. They piled into Gustavo's car and were off.

The four teens, one pre-teen, and three adults reached the police station in minutes. Two squad cars were waiting for them, one of them containing Lieutenant Terry.

"You lead," Lieutenant Terry called out. Kelly looked back at James, who nodded and started calling out directions. As they exited the city and entered a more rural part of Los Angeles, everyone in Gustavo's Hummer was filled with hope for finding their friend, but also with fear as to what condition he would be in when they found him. Yes, at the moment, even Gustavo thought of Kendall as a…a friend.

"It's right there up ahead!" James said excitedly. Kelly followed his instructions and pulled up in front of the house, but not before muffling the engine. A car was already parked out front. Lieutenant had a small smile on his face as he got out of the car.

"You may go first," he said, knowing how much this meant to them. Mrs. Knight gave him a tearful smile as she followed James and the others quietly into the house. They all blinked back tears as they heard the sounds of whimpering and yelling from somewhere in the house.

When the boss had returned after his brief meeting, he had found his victim unconscious and quickly figured out a way to wake him up, even though he was not fully awake. Kendork was going to stay awake until he left no matter what.

"Why?" the boss yelled as he kicked Kendall in the stomach. "Why did you close your eyes?" He kicked harder with each word, sending Kendall nearer and nearer to unconsciousness again. Every time the boss touched him, Kendall would gasp and cry out in pain. He had absolutely no hope and the boss knew that. He had given up any hope of ever being found. But, if he was sure he wouldn't be found, why he did he hear a door burst open before he slipped back into unconscious?

The eight citizens, followed by the police, quietly made their way through the house and nearer to the yelling and whimpering. James had opened the door a crack, allowing him, Carlos, and Logan to see what was going. They didn't let Mrs. Knight look, knowing it would break her heart. They hung back, afraid that if they entered, Wayne Wayne would hurt Kendall even more, if that was possible. He hit the last straw, though, as he kicked Kendall harder and harder with each word he yelled, sending the teen into unconsciousness. That was when they threw the door open and stepped into the small room which had become their friend's prison.

The police took over before they could say anything, not that they wanted to. They were too disgusted to even look at Wayne Wayne and kept their eyes focused on Kendall.

"Wally Dooley, you are under arrest for kidnapping and severe abuse!" Lieutenant Terry shouted as he held up his badge and pulled out a pair of handcuffs.

"And how do you suppose that will work?" Wayne Wayne asked sarcastically. "Because, in case you haven't noticed, Kendork is right here!" He set his foot on the unconscious teen's stomach as he waited smugly for an answer. Logan, James, and Carlos, who had had it up to here with everything that had happened, finally snapped and used their hockey skills to throw Wayne Wayne away from their friend long enough for Lieutenant to handcuff and restrain him.

"Do you need us to call an ambulance?" Lieutenant Terry asked after he had glanced at Kendall.

"Already done," Kelly said as she slipped her phone back into her pocket.

"Thank you, Lieutenant," Mrs. Knight said and the others nodded in agreement.

"I'll get you one day, Kendork! And I'll get you're the things most important to you, too!" Wayne Wayne yelled as he was prodded out of the house, leaving the eight alone with Kendall. He wasn't responding to any of them and Mrs. Knight started to cry again as he untied her son. Jo gently brushed a strand of Kendall's tangled and messy hair out of his face. He looked so peaceful, as if he couldn't feel the pain. Katie let out a strangled sob and threw her arms around her unconscious brother, refusing to let go when Mrs. Knight asked her to. Logan assured Mrs. Knight that it was alright. She listened to him, being as it was his dream to be a doctor.

Katie finally relaxed when she hugged her big brother, even if he wasn't responding to anything. She just had a feeling he'd be okay. He had to be. He was a fighter.

Five minutes later, the ambulance pulled up and the EMTs carefully lifted Kendall onto a stretcher. Katie took refugee in her mother's arms as her brother was loaded into the ambulance. They all piled into Gustavo's car and raced after the ambulance, the fear from before returning as they drove along.

A/N: hey guys! Thank you so much for the reviews. I think there is going to be one more chapter and then an epilogue, but I'm definitely going to do a sequel. Anyone have any title suggestions? Please review! Thanks.

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