The Kidnap II

Chapter 21: Monologues

A/N: Sorry the update took so long. I usually don't take two weeks to update, but I spent those two weeks coming up with a great excuse. My computer got broken. Yeah, that's it. It got broken. The harddrive failed. Honestly, it's been having problems, and it finally broke down. It took two weeks to fix it, but it's finally done, and working as good as ever. Without further ado, Chapter 21.

Four boys. Four monologues. Four problems. A four-way battle of smarts. Mark was kidnapped. Randy and Curly disappeared, obviously to look for Mark. Tim left the house to attempt to put a stop to this. Brad was in custody. James Peters was against Habbleman, Randy, with Curly under him, tried finding Mark without the police. Randy distrusted the police since Christmas. Tim meanwhile, was in the car all day, on his way to his second home, the Tool Time set, recently closed down. He knew not if the set would ever reopen, but if he didn't make it, things were quite dark.

Brad's Monologue: Alone. Imprisoned. Randy always joked about who would get into prison first when we were little, but it wasn't like I wanted this. We were just kidding. Ever since Christmas, things have changed, and I never liked the change.

I attack Mark on Randy's behalf, and Randy fights me back, because Mark had him dorkified. Next thing we know, Mark is kidnapped. We await worriedly for the police to call, and the next thing we notice is that Randy disappeared and the tent is gone. I gotta give Randy credit there. I never would've braved the cold outside for Mark. Not that I hate him, but I would've felt helpless. What could I do?

I still think Randy was lucky finding him, especially judging by the story he tells me happened. He found Mark, and brought him back after a hard ordeal in the hospital, where the kidnapper just didn't know when the hell to quit. Gang or not gang, stage a confrontation with the Lansing Police Department just to kill these kids. And what does he want from dad? Why did he kidnap mom and dad that day? I still never understood. I've been kept in the dark all the time these days.

All in the dark. Always. Why? I have no clue? Why am I always in the dark? Randy and Mark are always together now. Always trying to help each other through. Heh. I never thought Randy and Mark would get along. But then again, we were children, and Mark was the dork. In reality, the two have so much in common. I guess I gotta come to terms with stuff. I'm the older brother. I gotta go ahead through life, and look back to correct my little brothers. That's my role. And now, I got three little brothers. Three.

I never, ever thought that the whole kidnapping problem would get a random child from Lansing involved. Poor kid. I gather he's a southerner from Kentucky, but I never really talked to him. For the most part at least. I don't got time for kids like him. He's very young. Too young for my taste. If he was a little more cheerful, he'd be quite hyper I bet.

I was out of the house most of the time though, so I don't know much about Curly. I do wonder if he ever came out of his shell. James told me recently that Mark had been kidnapped, and Randy and Curly went to look for him, so I'm guessing that Curly is a little more open. I guess that's good. Speaking of Curly, is that his real name? If so, what kind of name is that? I'm pretty sure that's a nickname, but I never asked him. I guess I'll find out eventually.

Mark's Monologue: Well, I guess I was right. Randy and I would not make it through the summer. He saved me once, and that was great of him. He won't save me again. Not even if he tries. Habbleman has guards now. I'd be surprised if Randy managed. No. I'm certain now that Habbleman will kill me in the end, and Curly would be left to Randy.

If only this didn't happen. If only Randy didn't lock me out in the first place. Vut then I guess that if he didn't lock me out, we'd never be this close. If we could just get through this safely, everything could go back to normal, and the whole problem would be a blessing rather than a curse. I fight with Randy and Brad, he locks me out, and I get kidnapped.

I get beaten, Randy looks for me, and by some miracle he finds me. He pursues up because the idiot just doesn't know when to quit. He wants a tool, buy it from Binford. Why go through so much trouble to get the tool and money.

At least we're closer now. It's about time really. We have quite a bit in common. We really are brothers, we just never realized. Heh. And ultimately, I become a big brother. That was surprising.

When mom and dad asked Brad, Randy and I about adopting Curly, we were split. Brad wasn't up for it, Randy was in between, and I welcomed it. Finally, a younger brother. Ultimately, dad went out to Wilson and asked him. Professor Easton was there, and they told me to accept it. So he did, and Curly came to live with us.

Curly. I was quite annoyed with him at first, but he's a good kid. And he finally came out of his shell thanks to me. He became fun to be around, and different for us. Not bad different, but different. He's from Kentucy after all. The south. The farm.

When Randy told me to attempt to talk to him, I thought he went back to his old self and started playing practical jokes on me again. But I tried, and I succeeded. He just needed to know that someone knew how he felt. I certainly did. I brought him out of his shell, and he started being the life of the family. He talked to us all during dinner, asked questions we were never asked before, and even answered ours, he even watched television with us and picked his favorite shows. Educational television. That was something Randy and I could relate him on. I can't believe he likes sports. Baseball's Cleveland Indians seems to be his favorite.

Now, as I lay on the floor, bruised and beaten, awaiting my last minutes, I wish Curly and Randy would get along, so when I die, Curly would still be ok. I love that kid.

Randy's Monologue: I just wanna say one thing. Does that idiot dumb ass Habbleman ever, ever quit? Does he plan to? He is really starting to piss me off. Not only because he kidnapped Mark again, but because he's still after us. You'd think he'd go for dad directly, but he picks on us, and threatens to kill us. I have no clue what he wants.

Does he want the tool? Does he want dad? Does he want Mark? Why doesn't he go after me? I was the idiot snot-nosed brat who ruined his plans? Why Mark? If only I didn't lock him out. It all comes back to that. Sure we wouldn't be as close, but we'd be safe. But then, there's Curly. If we could both just go through this and survive, this whole thing could be a blessing.

Curly's such a good kid. I like him. I know he doesn't like me much, but I'm sure that can change. I gotta hand it to Mark. He did it. I didn't think he'd be able to when Curly started bad-mouthing us, but he did it. I really underestimated him.

I was kind of split with regards to Curly being adopted. I didn't know about it, and I was wondering if he'd butt in conversations the family was having. I felt like the privacy was being taken away. I can see I'm mistake now. We had privacy with or without him, and he turned out to be a good kid. He shares dad's interest in tools, because he lived on the farm, and technology wasn't abundant there.

I have to say this. I love those two. Mark is such a good kid. I just wish he wouldn't get kidnapped so much. I mean, does he have to go a second time? Not that I'm as worried as last time. Now, I'm with Curly looking for him. This time we got a lead at least, and I'm not as worried. If Habbleman wanted to kill Mark, he would've done so by now. I doubt killing is his scheme right now. But then, what is?

Curly's Monologue: All I really want is to live in peace. No kidnapper. No yelling. No screaming. No fright. No troubles. Just to remain at home. Mark, Randy, and even Brad at home as well, Tim and Jill to give me a break, and allow me to open up by myself.

When I first heard I was moving in with a family of five, I thought I was entering into a nightmare, but I was wrong. Mark is a good guy. I like looking up to him as an older brother. Randy is ok, but he's kind of hot-tempered around me. Even now, as we're looking for his brothers, he's still in a bad mood.

When this is all over, I think I'm gonna spend most my time with Mark. But Jill asked me if I'd consider going to boarding school if I needed a break from the family. It would suck, but I'll bet they'd want a break from me, and keep life as normal as possible. Either way, I'll consider it.