A/N I do not own these characters. Oh wait I do own Shelly, Jerry, Mr. and Mrs. Falk, and any other character I might make up on a whim, and all the mob guys except Walter Balsom. I am getting no profit off the use of ABC characters so please refrain from suing me. I have no money anyway.
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Chapter 29Unaware of what had just happened at Llanfair Rex pulled the car into a secluded area of the docks. He had stopped at a buddies and picked up some weapons, just in case. He and Shelly had talked about it and it didn't seem likely that Who ever that had kidnapped John would bring him back to Llanview but Shelly refused to do nothing while her brother was missing. Rex could understand that since he had gone to such great lengths to find his own sister. The plan was to check it out and if they saw anything call Bo and get them down here.
They snuck over to a large building and peered into the windows. Inside it was empty and looked like it had been abandoned for years. The windows were so dirty that they had to scrub them just to look in. Continuing down the dock Shelly was disappointed to find building after building empty. She hadn't realized it but she had really been hoping to find John here. "This is pointless," she told Rex after they had checked the 10th building. "He isn't here."
Rex thought so too but shrugged and said, "Let's just check one more." There was a warehouse that was very close and it just seemed like a good idea to check it. What could it hurt?
Shelly nodded and they headed to the building. The windows were high so Rex gave her a boost so she could look into the building. Rubbing a spot on the glass so that she could look in Shelly strained to see into thw warehouse. I looked like an old meat packing plant or something. There were meat hooks hanging all over. The dirty windows blocked out most of the sunlight so it was very difficult to make out anything but soon a shape became visible as her eye got used to the darkened interior of the building. It looked like John! Hang from a meat hook by his wrists! "Rex!" She whispered loudly. "Call Bo! I think we found John!"
Rex was very surprised. He really hadn't expected to find John here. He tool out his cell phone and dialed Bo. When Bo answered he said, "Bo this is Rex. Shelly and I are at the Docks. I think we found John!"
"You are at the docks!" Bo demanded. "What the hell are you doing there? You are supposed to be laying low!"
"Well arrest me later. Just get down here. It's building..." he trailed off as he felt the cold metal of a gun barrel on his neck. "Got to go. Call you later." Rex said into the phone softly and hung up quickly.
"Give me the phone," Said a gruff voice behind him and Rex did as he was told. He saw Shelly turn at the voice and her eyes widened in horror. "I think the Boss would love to see you." Said the voice and Rex slowly turned around with his hands up.
"Hey no problem here. Me and my girlfriend were just looking for a place to well... you know..." he lied, winking at the guy and leering at Shelly. He hoped this guy was as stupid as he looked.
"I don't care. Anyone we find we bring to the boss." Said the less then genius gunman. Waving the gun he motioned for them to walk. Seeing the gun pointed away from him for a split second Rex made his move. He knocked the gun aside and punched him as hard as he could.
"Ow!" Rex moaned as the man collapsed, knocked out cold. "Lets tie him up."
"With what?" Shelly asked before looking around. Spotting some rope off to the side she said, "How about this?" She got the rope and then helped Rex tie up the gunman. "We can't just wait out here and get caught again. We should go in!" She told Rex and then with out waiting for his answer she got her gun ready and headed for the back of the building, leaving Rex to catch up.
"What are you doing?" He demanded. "We need to wait for Bo!"
"You can wait if you want but I am going to get my brother out of there. They could kill him while we are out here waiting!" she said as she continued toward the back of the building.
"Wait!" Rex said grabbing her arm and spinning her around. "We can't go in there! What if there are more guards?"
"What if it were Natalie in there? Would you wait for Bo?" Shelly asked him. She knew that he wouldn't. He would go in there to help Natalie just as she would help John.
Rex sighed, she was right and she knew it. "Fine." Before she could turn around again he hauled her to him and kissed her hard on the mouth. Lightning bolted through them and after a moment Rex pulled away, panting. "For luck" he said.
Shelly smiled and touched his face briefly, "You really are amazing," she said, " I love you so much." Planting a light peck on his lips she then turned and lead the way. She had seen a small door in the back when they drove by the building earlier. It was her hope that they could sneak in and get John out before anyone noticed them.
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Bo stared at the dead phone in his hand and then hung it up. Calling every available unit he directed them too the docks praying the Rex didn't do anything stupid. After all the tips Rex had given him he believed him when he said he had found John. He got in his car and headed for the docks along with most of the other officers on duty.
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Shelly picked the lock on the back door and it swung open with a slight creek. She turned and grinned at Rex, "I'm good, huh?"
Rex was impressed with her knowledge but merely gave a half-hearted grin. He didn't like doing this with out back up but she was determined to go in, with or without him. There was no way he was letting her go in there alone. He checked his gun again just to make sure then they went in the door cautiously.
Shelly looked around the room and saw little. Her eyes adjusted to the dark of the room and she spotted John, hanging by his arms from a meat hook. Staying in the shadows she and Rex crept along the wall, getting closer to John. There were several smaller rooms that had doors leading to the big room they were now in and as she passed them she looked into each. She was nervous...scared. Nothing she had ever done compared to this and she was actually shaking, both from the nerves and the fear.
Rex followed her lead, keeping alert for any noises or movement. As they neared John he noticed that John had tensed, as if sensing someone was in the room.
John heard a noise and tensed. It had come from behind him. Odd...considering every time Jerry had come into the room he had entered from the front door. Thinking this was just another tactic to get him to frighten him, he waited; ready to spit in the other mans face before he told him where Shelly was. Then he caught a whiff of lavender. Shelly! He immediately thought, panicked. She always wore lavender perfume! His fears were confirmed when she stepped out of the shadows and toward him.
"No! Get out of here! Now!" he demanded and then cursed when he saw that Rex was with her. "I thought you were supposed to be taking care of her! Get her out of here!"
"Not with out you!" Shelly said softly, taking out her knife. Stepping up next to him she reached up and cut the rope that was binding his wrists.
John felt his bonds being cut and then he was free. Standing on his legs after being hung by his arms for the first time in 18 hours proved impossible and he collapsed with a groan.
"John!" Shelly exclaimed bending down to help him up. "Pass out later, right now we got to get out of here!" She told him.
Rex rushed the few feet between he and John and also bent to help him up. "Come on John. Shelly will kill me if we don't get you out of here."
John groaned as the blood began to flow back into his arms and wrists but managed to struggle to his feet with both Rex and Shelly's help. As they supported him they made their way slowly across the room towards the door. Suddenly John froze, causing Shelly to stumble and Rex to curse.
"What the hell?" Rex demanded. A second later he understood. While he and Shelly were concentrating on getting John up and moving it seemed that at least 10 guys made their way around the inner walls of the warehouse. They were armed and blocking the exits! "Damn it!"
CLAP, CLAP, CLAP, CLAP "Well, well, well" Said a voice that Shelly knew very well, "You almost got me. A round of applause for the little whore." Jerry called out.
To be continued...
