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Chapter 5

When Kurt came to, a redheaded woman was looking down on him. "Good, evening, young man. My name is Dr. Everett, but please call me Dr. E. You can imagine why you're here, right?", Dr. Amanda Everett said. Kurt blinked. He was sitting on a chair in an empty store room; his hands and ankles were tied up(what a deja-vu, he thought bitterly). "I guess I'm not here to have a tea party with you, am I?", he said in a bitchy tone. Dr. E. slapped the boy hard across the face. "I'm not in the mood for games. My good friend Kendra Palmers told me you and your friends are hiding something, and I have to agree. Something is definitely off with you kids and I'm gonna find out what the heck it is, one way or another.", she said tightly while glaring at Kurt. To her surprise, Kurt threw his head back and started laughing. " That's your plan? Torturing the truth out of me? You see, after three years of constant bullying in high school, being thrown into dumpsters, getting slushie facials or name-callings on a daily basis, I became stronger. You want to beat me up? Go for it. You want to threaten me? Be my guest. But just so you know: After all those years in this hellhole of a high school, nothing can touch me, not that I have anything to hide anyway.", Kurt snapped. "Is that so, Mr. Hummel?", Dr E. answered, cocking her eyebrows. "Last weekend, I accompanied Kendra to her little excursion. Our hobby is deep sea diving, so we went diving to a car wreck. But not just any car wreck. It was the car wreck where your accident took place. Guess, what I found." Dr. E. took a tiny plastic bag out of her purse and showed it to Kurt. "You know, I have been a scientist for over ten years, but I've never seen a fish scale like that. ", she said. Kurt paled. There in this plastic bag was a bright blue scale, but not any scale. He was sure it was his. "What is that?", he asked, although he already knew the answer. " You tell me! I found that scale on the car's driver seat. Don't try to fool me, I'm sure you know more than I do. Just spit it out already", Dr. E. said exasperatedly. Kurt just shook his head. "I'm really sorry, but I can't help you. I didn't pay that much attention during biology classes", he answered in a sassy tone. Dr. E. narrowed her eyes. "I tried to play nice, but you are making this really hard for me.", she snapped. "Play nice? You're kidding me, right? How is imprisonment a nice gesture?", Kurt scoffed. "That's it! I'm gonna-" "Mandy? Are you here?", a voice called out. The door opened and Detective Palmers appeared on the doorway. "Mandy why are you…What the hell are you doing?", she called out when she spotted Kurt. "He won't talk, so I have to do anything about it", Dr. E. shrugged. "Are you out of your mind, Mandy? I can't believe you kidnapped him! You know I'm a cop, right? I have to arrest you if you don't let him go.", Detective Palmers said. "Come on, Kenny! We are besties, you would never arrest your bf, right?", Dr. E. smiled. " If I have to, I will. I took an oath and I won't break it, even if it means that I have to apprehend those I care about.", Detective Palmers retorted. Dr. E.'s smile faltered. "You know exactly that he and his group of friends are far from ordinary. I thought you wanted to find out what the hell they are hiding?", she asked her friend. The policewoman shrugged. "I still do, as much as you, believe me. But not like this. I want to do it the right, and more importantly, legal way. Come on, Mandy, let him go. He's still a kid. Besides, you are better than that. Just release him, then we forget all of this ever happened. Right, Mr. Hummel?", Detective Palmers said while glaring at Kurt, forcing him to agree, so he just nodded. However, the scientist shook her head and crossed her arms. "Your offer is really tempting; I have to give you that. But no thanks. I've already come this far; it would be a shame to give up now. I'm going to continue this, with or without you, Ken. What do you say? Are you on board or not?", she asked her friend. Detective Palmers sighed, then nodded. Dr. E. smiled from ear to ear. "I knew I could count on you, my dear.", she beamed. She linked arms with the detective and turned to Kurt. "Oh, did I mention that we are at a deserted harbor and that nobody would hear your calls for help? Save your voice and don't even try, okay?", she winked mischievously and left the room, leaving Kurt alone. The boy furrowed his eyebrows. Why the sudden change of mind? What if Detective Palmers was up to something? Whatever, he had to get out of here before they could find out more about him and what would happen if he touched water. The young merman struggled against the ropes, but in vain. They were really tight and rubbing against his skin. How else could he free himself? Maybe he could use his powers to burn down the ropes? Kurt was about to ball his hands into fists when he noticed a small surveillance camera hanging down the wall, pointing at his direction. If he used his powers, he would be busted cause that's exactly what they were waiting for. Kurt cursed under his breath. There was nothing he could do. He would wait until they lost interest and let him go because he was harmless. But when was that supposed to happen? Kurt sighed. He had a feeling he would spend a long time in here.

There were exactly 134 spots on the wall. Kurt was utterly bored, so he started counting spots. It's been a day since Dr. E. and Detective Palmers went away and he had to keep himself entertained. When he considered naming each spot, the door opened. Detective Palmers entered and handed him a sandwich and a water bottle after untying his hands. "Hello there. Mandy went away for a while, buying groceries. Look, I'm sorry about all that.", she whispered. Kurt cocked one eyebrow. "Are you?", he asked sarcastically. Detective Palmers bashfully bowed her head. "I had to agree with Mandy or else I couldn't help you. I'm already working on an escape plan, but until I come up with something, we all have to play along, alright?", the brown-haired woman pleaded. Kurt reluctantly nodded. "Good. Now that you finished eating, I have to tie your hands again. But I promise, I won't let you down. I still mean what I said yesterday", Detective Palmers promised and left the room. Kurt believed her. He could tell if people were lying, so either the policewoman was a really convincing liar, or she was telling the truth. He really hoped it was the latter.


A/N: Will the women find out the secret? Is Detective Palmers really on Kurt's side?

Find out in the next chapter...