So, I'm really just an educated fish. - EC

Sunday October 30

Alex glared at the piece of toast sitting on the plate in front of her. Any other day she'd be fine with toast for breakfast but she just wasn't hungry. She felt confused and scared at the same time. Every theory that she had before had been evaporated the more she thought about it. She could hear footsteps coming from down the hall along with a really heated argument. The footsteps stopped and the arguing continued for awhile then the door opened.

"See this?" The Green Hornet asked and threw a newspaper right next to Alex's plate of toast on the table near her. Alex glanced at the headline, 'Where's Alex?'

"Well, isn't that peachy?" Alex said after reading it. "Has Britt done anything yet?" The Green Hornet ignored her as he reached into his coat pocket and took out a phone. "Why do you have my phone?"

"I took it from you. That's what the bad guys do." He answered and did something on it. "Your brother left you a lot of messages."

"Alex, it's Britt." The phone message played. "I'm gonna get you out. Don't do anything stupid." Britt's voice sounded panicked as the message ended.

"He's not gonna help me." Alex mumbled.

"Why do you say that?" The Green Hornet asked and placed her phone on the table.

"Well, my view of this whole thing is this, he's just trying to scare me. HE probably organized the whole thing. Did he pay you to kidnap me?"

"He hasn't paid me anything. I kidnapped you, and I'm going to kill you because you publicly insulted me. Do you know how bad that is for my image?" Alex made a noise of disbelief. "He's only paying me to get you back."

"Sure." Alex said skeptically as she changed her position in her chair. They had finally untied her from the damn chair.

"Alex, he's your only real family left. And you're his only family."

"He has Kato." The Green Hornet looked confused for the first time ever.

"Kato? Who the, wait, his bodyguard? Come on, that guy has no real friendship with your brother at all. Britt's his boss, and nobody loves their boss."

"Are you sure?"

"I can see things like this Alex. That guy is just his bodyguard, easily replaceable." The Green Hornet left the room without another word. Once the door was closed Alex seized her phone off the table.

"Oh, screw you." Alex mumbled when she tried to unlock it, but the combination was different now. She dropped her phone onto the table then sighed. A hidden camera in the corner of the room zoomed in to Alex's face as she sat there, just thinking. Kato looked at the live feed on his computer at Alex then quickly zoomed out again when he heard Britt come around the corner.

"I'm easily replaceable?" Kato yelled. "I could kill you in two seconds with a toothpick Britt!"

"That's not true." Britt answered as he took off his mask and hat. "That was the Green Hornet trying to mess with her mind. Just an old jedi mind trick Kato." Kato took a deep breath then decided to change the subject.

"Where do you want to drop the money?" This morning they went to the bank so Britt could withdraw the $2million, in cash. The entire board had advised him to pay the ransom as soon as possible. Kato was still in the dark about how Britt planned on delivering the money to himself.

"I need you to deliver this to the Sentinel." Britt said and he handed Kato an envelope addressed to 'Britt Reid- The Daily Sentinel.'

"To you?" Kato asked and Britt shook his head.

"No, just give it to the front desk." Kato took the envelope.

"They know me Britt." Kato said doubting Britt's plan.

"Just stay cool and don't say anything unless you have to." Kato sighed then got out of his chair.

"Ok, so I deliver this envelope. Where are you?" Kato took his coat off the back of his chair then pulled it on.

"The Green Hornet is with Alex and Britt Reid is pacing nervously by his computer at home waiting for an email that will never come, but he doesn't know that. After you drop the letter they'll call me to come and that gives you time to come back here, change really fast then go back with me."

"Are you confident in this plan Britt?"

"Yes. 1000%." Kato grabbed his mask and hat of the workbench and put them on.

"I'll be back in 15 minutes."

"That's my Kato." Britt said with a grin. Kato ignored him as he got into Black Beauty 6. He tucked the envelope into the glove box then drove out of the garage without another word from Britt. The Black Beauty roared down the street, it really gleamed in the bright sunlight. Kato squinted slightly, he was used to driving this at night usually. He was at the Daily Sentinel in less than 8 minutes. Kato grabbed the envelope out of the glove box then noticed his handgun in the box as well.

"What's a little fear." Kato mumbled as he took it out and made sure it was loaded, not like he was gonna need it or anything like that. Just a little fear. He got out of the car and at the sight of him and few people ran away unsure of what was going on. Kato walked straight up the steps and into the Sentinel building. The metal detectors beeped ferociously as he went through but he swiftly ignored them. The eyes of the secretary at the front desk widened as she saw him walk up to her. He placed the envelope on the desk between them. She started to sputter as Kato turned to leave.

"Any messages sir?" She managed to choke out. Kato stopped and looked back at her.

"The Green Hornet sends his regards."