A/N: I know everyone is dying for this chapter so here it is! I really worked hard on this so I hope u enjoy it! I'm not sure what the container that holds posters or paintings are called but if you saw the movie National Treasure, the container thing they had the Declaration of Independence in is what I mean. Thank you Stormheart13 for some of the fight scene ideas!


Friday, 7am –

Ned had every possible thought going through his head at that moment. He was in the back seat of an FBI van heading to the meeting place. Cookie, Mr. Mosely, and a few other agents were with him. About 3 other vans were in front of them and 4 detective cars followed behind the van Ned was in. His parents were in one of the detective cars.

He was looking at the window, watching the rain droplets fall down. It started to rain lightly since he left the station. He never understood why they were so addicting to watch. He watched one droplet very closely. It started at the top then slowly ran down, collecting other tiny droplets. With more drops it collected, they bigger and faster it got. It soon ran down the window quickly and out of Ned's sight.

"We are almost there." Mr. Mosely whispered out loud to Ned and Cookie. The closer they were to getting there, the more Ned's hands got sweatier. He had to keep wiping them on his pants. The neighborhood they were in didn't have houses. It just had industrial factories and buildings. It would be pretty creepy being there at night. A perfect area for someone to be held hostage.


With the kidnappers –

"Lee, go up to the roof with the binoculars and tell me when they're coming." Gavin told him. Nate nodded and went up the stairs that led to the roof.

"Are you sure the van works?" Gavin asked Nate

"It did have some trouble starting but I fixed it." Nate said proudly.

"You better hope it's fixed, that's our escape." Gavin said. He then walked over to the tied up Moze and moved her and her chair to the center of the room under the spotlight.

"Gosh you are heavier than I thought. You must play sports or something." Gavin said to Moze. Although she couldn't say anything back since tap was covering her mouth.

"I'm exchanging the ropes for handcuffs so when I untie you, don't try anything stupid. Is that clear?" he asked her. Moze nodded.

"Good." He said as he untied Moze. She still stayed seated as he took off the ropes and handcuffed her to the chair. Moze knew it was pointless trying to run since he would catch her anyways. The thing to do right now is to keep the status quo.

"Handcuffs are easier to deal with then complicated ropes." He said to her with a smirk.

"They're coming!" Nate yelled from the roof.

"How far!" Gavin yelled

"About 3 blocks!" he replied

"Load your weapons and hide!" Gavin yelled to Lee and Nate. Gavin then ran off into the dark somewhere. Nate ran by Moze the same way Gavin went and he tripped over an empty can that was lying on the floor.

"You idiot, hurry up and get over here." Gavin said from somewhere in the dark. Nate got up and went over by where Gavin's voice was. Moze looked at the door in front of her and thought, well, this is it. Ned, please be careful!


Back with Ned -

An agent in the passenger seat pointed to a warehouse in the distance. Ned couldn't hear what he said but he knew that it was the place to meet the kidnappers. He looked over to Mr. Mosely and he nodded at Ned. The van neared the warehouse and all the agents jumped out of the van. Ned, Cookie, and Mr. Mosely unbuckled their seat belts and stepped out into the rain. He starred up at the warehouse and he suddenly felt a chill. The rain picked up and was now beating and Ned didn't have an umbrella. Trying to stay dry was the last thing on everyone's mind. There were swat guys running around to get to their positions when Agent Cermack came into view.

"Men, Get into positions! Snipers, Get to the rooftops! Double time! Let's go!" he yelled. The sound of the rain was making it harder for everyone to hear so he had to yell the commands.

"Mr. Bigby, Mr. Cook, follow me." Agent Cermack said as he grabbed both of their arms and led them to another van. This van had their windows covered up and the windshields tinted black. When Agent Cermack opened the van door, a whole bunch of screens and computers were lined up against the van's walls. Two men were inside watching the screens.

"Hey, hand me two earpieces." He asked one of the guys. They were really small, about 4cm big.

"Put these on inside your ear. You will be able to hear everything we say to you." He told Ned and Cookie. When they put them in, Agent Cermack took out his radio and said,

"Can you hear me?" he asked into the radio.

"Yea, I can hear." Ned said

"Me too." Cookie said.

"Good. Okay you know what to do so just give us a few minutes to get ready. We'll let you know when it's time." Agent Cermack said as he ran off to give more orders.

"Guys." Mr. Mosely said running over to them.

"Come with me, I got to give you your protection." He said emphasizing "protection." They followed him behind the van and away from anyone's sight.

"Strap these under your light jackets." He said handing them 2 holsters that went across your shoulder. Ned and Cookie put them on.

"Now, put these in your holsters." He said handing then 2 Glocks. Ned and Cookie hesitated before reaching for them. Ned felt something when he touched the gun. This time, I won't be shooting this gun at paper targets. This is the real deal. They put them in their holsters and came back from behind the van.

"Hey! It's time! Get over here!" Agent Cermack yelled to Ned and Cookie. Ned's parents quickly rushed over to Ned.

"Honey you be careful alright!" his mom said as she gave him a bone crushing hug.

"Ok mom." He said

"Be careful son." His father said as he also crushed Ned in a hug.

"I will dad." He said. Ned and Cookie then went over to Agent Cermack.

"Ok, remember, the snipers will be watching every move so don't worry. Remember everything we told you. Don't hand over the painting if they're not handing over the girl." He said. Ned and Cookie nodded.

"You're going to need this." Ned turned around to the sound of the deep voice and saw Agent Landers. In his hand was poster container that held the Wild Boy fake. Ned took the container and put the strap on his shoulder.

"Thanks." Ned said.

"Sorry about earlier." Ned said.

"Forget it." Agent Landers said quickly and seriously.

"Just go in there and get your girl." He said walking away.

"HOW DOES EVERYBODY KNOW THAT!" Ned yelled.

"Come on Ned, how can anybody not know that." Cookie stated.

"Come on guys get in there!" Agent Cermack yelled over Ned and Cookie's earpiece and out loud. They flinched at the loudness in their ears and gave each other a nod and walked towards the warehouse doors. All Ned could hear at that moment was the sound of the rain beating down. He looked up at the tall warehouse with Cookie at his side and thought, This is it! Wow, how many times have I said that? But this is really it now. I have to be brave. I have to be courageous. I have to be fearless! For Moze! Ned put his hand on his jacket to feel for his gun and took a brave step forward. Ned opened the big door and went inside. Cookie followed behind him.

When Cookie closed the door, it was all dark, except for a light far in the distance. It looked like a spotlight that hung from the ceiling. Ned and Cookie started walking slowly towards the light. It looks like something is under the light. Ned looked at Cookie who seemed to notice the same thing. What is that? As they got closer, they finally saw what it was.

"Moze!" Ned yelled.

"Med! Ookie!" Moze mumbled. She couldn't talk very well since she had tape on her mouth. They stepped under another spotlight a little ways away from her. Ned was about to run up to her but Cookie pulled him back.

"It's not that easy!" he told him.

"He's right, it's not." A voice said. Ned and Cookie looked around to see who it was but couldn't find him. Suddenly, a figure emerged from the dark and stood next to Moze.

"The guy from the video." Ned whispered to Cookie.

"Duh." Cookie whispered back. Then, two other figures came out from the dark and stood next to Moze as well.

"And those two are the guys that kidnapped Moze!" Ned whispered loudly to Cookie.

"Again, duh. I don't see how you're surprised by all this." Cookie whispered back. Ned gave Cookie a look but he didn't seem to see it. "You have…something I want." Gavin said to them slowly.

"It's right here!" Ned held the container that held the Wild Boy in it.

"Good. Now, hand it over." Gavin commanded.

"Don't give him the painting without the girl." Agent Cermack reminded in Ned's and Cookie's earpiece.

"Moze first!" Ned yelled.

"Fine. We will exchange at the same time." Gavin said.

"Hey." Nate whispered to Gavin.

"What if it's a fake? We can't give her to them without looking at it first." He told him

"That's why you are going to escort her over there slowly. He will give me painting and I'll look at it. Meanwhile, you're still walking over there. If I say it's not real, you bring her back." Gavin whispered to Nate.

"Ok, one of my men will bring her to you, and when she's half way there, you slide the container over here. We have a deal?" Gavin said loudly to Ned and Cookie.

"That's fine. Agree with him." Agent Cermack told them.

"Deal." Ned replied.

"Unhand cuff her from the chair. But put them back on her wrists." Gavin commanded Nate. He unhand cuffed Moze and started walking her towards Ned and Cookie slowly. When he got about half way there, he stopped.

"Now, the painting." Gavin said. Ned then slid the container across the room and over to Gavin. He caught it with his foot and opened it. Nate continued walking slowly.

"Hand me the magnifier." He told Lee. He then handed him the glass and Gavin started to unroll the painting.

"What's he doing?" Ned whispered to Cookie.

"He's checking it out! What if he notices!" Cookie whispered.

"He won't! He can't! Nobody can tell the difference!" Ned assured. But the more Gavin examined the painting, the more Ned got nervous. Sweat started to leak from Ned's hands again, and also from his face. He shifted from foot to foot, anxious for what would happen next. Gavin then suddenly looked up and ripped the painting in two.

"It's fake!" Gavin yelled. Nate immediately pulled Moze back. She tried to get free but Nate was too strong.

"No!" Ned and Cookie yelled to themselves. Gavin then quickly and angrily took out his pistol and aimed it at Ned and Cookie.

"MOVE!" Ned yelled as he pushed Cookie to the side and behind some tall crates.

"AHHHHHHH!" Cookie yelled his trademark girl scream. Gavin emptied his mag in anger and if Ned didn't move Cookie, he would have been Swiss cheese.

"Put the girl in the van, we are getting out of here!" Gavin yelled to Nate.

"Close the windows! Lock the doors!" Gavin commanded Lee. Lee grabbed the remote from a table and pressed a button. Suddenly, steel plates covered the windows, and the doors locked shut.

"Sir, I have no visual! Steel is covering the windows! I repeat I have no visual!" the sniper yelled over the radio to Agent Cermack. In anger, Agent Cermack threw down his radio.

"NO!" he yelled. Get in there!" he yelled to his men. But when they tried to open the doors, they were locked with steel.

"It won't open!" one officer yelled.

"Well get it open!" he yelled at them.

"Try calling to the boys over their earpiece!" Agent Landers suggested as he handed him his radio.

"What's going on!Cookie yelled to Ned.

"N-d…What...ish…pshhhh…." their earpieces went static.

"Why can't I hear them!" Agent Cermack yelled to one of the guys in the van.

"The electronic that closed the windows and doors is using a lot of energy. It's interfering with the radio waves and causing static." He said.

"We have to get in there somehow! Men, make sure the whole building is surrounded!" he yelled to his men.

"Hey! Why aren't those windows shut?" Gavin yelled to Lee while pointing to some windows on the ceiling.

"I don't know, they might have malfunctioned!" Lee replied. Gavin growled. Nate had Moze now in the backseat of the van and was now trying to start the car but it wasn't starting.

"I thought you fixed it!" Gavin yelled to Nate.

"I thought I did!" he replied.

"Just start it! And hurry up! We don't have time!" He yelled.

"Cookie, we have no choice, we have to fight." Ned told Cookie. They were still hiding behind the crates.

"How?" Cookie asked.

"Ok, this is what we are going to do. Use your gun and shoot in their direction so they get distracted. Shot away from the van so you don't accidently hit Moze. While you do that, I'll go around and try to sneak up on them." Ned said.

"Shoot slowly so you don't run out of ammo so quick. Shoot once in a while, not rapidly." Ned said

"Um, ok!" Cookie said nervously.

"Good, now start shooting!" Ned said as he went around the crates and went on the side by the wall. Crates and boxes were covering him. Cookie shot one shot in their direction.

"What! They have weapons! "Gavin asked himself as he took cover behind a crate. The van was a few feet from Gavin and Nate was still trying to start it. Lee also took cover behind it. Gavin took a peak towards Cookie and saw movement behind some other boxes close by.

"They're trying to trick us. Go take care of him." Gavin whispered to Lee as he walked to the other side of the crate. Gavin also started firing at Cookie. Man I hope they don't see me! Ned thought.

One of the bullets Cookie fired bounced off of a railing and hit the window on the ceiling. The glass broke and fell down towards the ground of the warehouse. Everyone had to cover themselves from the falling glass. Rain also started to fall through the window and into the building. It's raining inside! Now it's going to be harder for me to see! Ned thought. Thunder roared and lightning light up the warehouse. What was that? I thought I saw something when the lightning flashed. Ned was now soaking wet from head to toe. Everything in that building was wet and slippery. Ned took out his gun from his jacket, hugged the wall of the crate, and kept moving. He had his gun aimed upwards and his eyes in its sights.

As he passed a crate, an arm swung down and slammed his gun from his hand. Ned jumped back instantly and saw Lee's face in the lightning flash. Ned backed up against the wall and thought, I know better than to attack first. You're going to have to make the first move. Lee moved forward quickly and Ned jumped to the left. He smacked right into the wall and Ned grabbed him and delivered hard knee kicks to his stomach. Lee then grabbed Ned's legs and dragged him down. He gave Ned powerful punches to his face and stomach. Ned heard the sound of an engine, and knew he had to hurry.

"I started the van boss!" Nate yelled to Gavin who was still shooting at Cookie.

"Alright let's go!" Gavin said hopping into the vehicle.

"What about Lee?" Nate asked

"Forget him! We have to go!" Gavin replied

"We can't just leave him!" Nate argued

"Yes we can let's go!" Gavin yelled

"But-"

"Drive! We don't have much time!" Gavin exclaimed.

Ned was able to kick him off and get back up. Lee then put his hands on Ned's neck in attempt to block his airway. But Ned put his fingers in between Lee's thumbs and ripped his hands off of him (a technique Mr. Mosely showed him) and elbowed Lee hard in the face. Blood trickled down from Lee's forehead. Ned punched him several times and gave a him a roundhouse kick to his ribs. Ned knew that you should never stop hitting your opponent until you know they're not going to hit you back anymore. And in this case, Ned wanted Lee to be completely unconscious. Lee winced in pain, but it didn't stop him from kneeing Ned hard right in a place that was sure to put him down. Right in the groin. Ned couldn't help but drop to the ground. Lee snickered and bent down slowly in pain and picked up Ned's gun. No! Ughhh GET UP! Ned thought to himself. Lee came closer to Ned and aimed the gun at him. GET UP! HE'S GOING TO KILL YOU AND THEY'RE GOING TO ESCAPE WITH MOZE! Ned still laid on his back in pain and looked up at what he thought would be his last sight. He closed his eyes and waited for the trigger to be pulled. A shot was heard….but Ned didn't feel a thing. Huh? What? I heard a… When Ned opened his eyes, he saw Lee standing in front of him with blood running down his mouth. He slumped forward and fell to the ground. What happened! I didn't shoot him, that's for sure. So who did? He then saw a figure holding a gun behind where Lee was. When that figure came into the light, Ned's eyes widened when he saw….Cookie! Ned was so relieved that he could literally cry.

"You ok!" Cookie asked Ned and helped him slowly up to his feet.

"I'm fine! Thanks Cookie! You really saved me! If you didn't come, I wouldn't have survived!" Ned said.

"No problem." Cookie said.

Nate pressed the accelerator and Gavin unlocked the doors with the remote. The van busted through the warehouse doors and hit some officers that were surrounding the place while speeding off.

"Nooo! " Ned yelled as he picked up his gun and ran through the hole the van left in the door despite the immense pain that came from where Lee delivered a deadly blow. He stopped when he reached outside. The van was already too far away. Agents aimed up their guns towards the speeding vehicle but Ned put an agent's arm down and said,

"Don't shoot! Moze is in there!"

"Hold your fire!" Agent Cermack said coming from around the building. I can't believe I missed my chance. I failed! Ned stood there frozen in the rain as he thought this.


A/N: Well I ended this chapter in sort of a cliffhanger like! Sorry! I would have put more but there are already too many words then I usually put in a chapter! I bet some of you thought chapter 12 was the end huh? Ned and Cookie meet up with the kidnappers and they save Moze somehow. Hahaha nope! It's not that easy! HA! We are just getting started! Chapter 13 coming soon to a computer near you!