Let's Find My Parents!
Chapter 2
Hello again! Thank you for the fast feedback I have received since posting the last chapter of this story. I'd just like to point out, when I said Mech-X4 was going on a road trip, I didn't mean it literally. I do realize you can't travel to Egypt on a road, you would have to fly. So, how does Mech-X4 get there? Read on and find out, if you dare!
Mech-X4 landed with a thud in the desert. Ryan, Harris, Spyder and Megan squinted their eyes in the bright sunlight as they came to the upper deck to observe their surroundings. Leo had stayed behind to cover for the boys.
"Well, here we are", said Megan. "Cairo, Egypt."
"Where are the giant cats?" said Spyder. "I wanna see some giant cats in the sand!"
"Um, I think you mean, sphinxes", said Harris, shaking his head.
"Whatever they're called, I wanna see 'em!"
"Forget it, guys", said Ryan. "We're here on business, remember?"
"Yeah", said Mark. "Besides, I would hardly call this a vacation."
"We need to get back inside and put this thing in Stealth Mode", said Megan. "Something tells me a giant robot in the desert won't bode very well with the locals. Besides, your parents are waiting for us at a nearby marketplace. It's about a two-mile hike."
"Two miles?!" the boys said simultaneously.
"We can't take a giant robot into the city and expect to remain inconspicuous", said Megan. "A little walking won't kill you."
"Yeah, but sandstorms could", Harris muttered.
"Let's get a move on, guys", said Ryan. "Megan's right, we don't want to be spotted."\
The boys nodded and followed Megan and Ryan back down inside the robot. Harris and Ryan set Mech-X4 on Stealth Mode and the five of them began to walk. By the time they reached the marketplace, all of them were wiped out.
"Water!" Spyder cried to no one in particular. "Water!"
"Told you to ration your supply", said Harris, "but no one ever listens to me."
"Where are my parents?" said Ryan.
Before Megan could answer, she cried out as a bag was thrown over her head and she seemed to disappear.
"Hey!"
Ryan tried to jump in to help, but he was grabbed from behind, a hand clapped over his mouth.
"Ryan!"
Mark ran to help his brother, but from out of nowhere, someone tripped his legs and dragged him away. Harris and Spyder looked at each other and ran, only to have a net thrown over them five seconds later.
…..
Two figures stood in front of a struggling Megan Grey, who grunted as the bag was ripped from her head.
"Okay", she said, "are the theatrics really necessary?"
"Is he here?"
"They're here, yes. But did you really need to freak out your son right before you meet him?"
"It wasn't their idea...it was mine."
"I know that voice all too well."
Seth Harper emerged from the shadows, one hand on each of Ryan's parents' shoulders.
"Hello again", he said. "Megan, isn't it?"
"You!"
Megan rushed forward, only to feel a sharp prick in her arm. Almost immediately, she began to feel dizzy. Robert and Lucy caught her as her body slumped, no longer able to function.
"I gotta say, if it hadn't been for that call you made to these guys, I never would've been able to find them! So thank you!"
Megan tried to respond, but the drug she had been shot with was making her fade fast.
"You don't have much time left before you're one of my mindless minions like Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell here, so say what you want, and say it fast."
With her last ounce of strength, Megan said the only thing on her mind.
"You're...a...monster…"
And then she passed out in Robert and Lucy Mitchell's arms.
…..
Ryan groaned as he opened his eyes.
"Where...am I?" he said. "Oh, not again."
"Ryan?"
Wherever he was, it was pitch black, but there was definitely someone in there with him. Ryan reached out with his power, flicking on an overhead light. A very confused Mark Walker stood staring back at him.
"You couldn't have done that two minutes ago?" he said. "I hate stumbling around in the dark."
"So sorry, bro", said Ryan sarcastically. "I'll tell whoever grabs me next time to make sure I wake up before you do."
"Where are we, anyway? And where are Harris and Spyder?"
"Present!"
Mark and Ryan whirled around to see Spyder sitting Indian style on the floor. Harris was curled into the fetal position next to him.
"Harris is a little freaked out."
"Dang right, I'm freakin' out!" said Harris. "This is the second time in less than a week that we've been captured and locked up who knows where, and that doesn't bother you guys?! REALLY?!"
"Dude, calm down!" said Ryan. "We'll find a way out."
He looked around the room.
"Wait a minute, where's Megan?"
A lock sounded on the door.
"Someone's here", said Mark. "Put out the lights again! We'll jump 'em when they come in here."
"Good idea."
Ryan turned the lights off with his powers right before the room was flooded with light from the outside. As a figure stepped inside, Mark jumped on his back, crashing them to the floor. As Harris and Spyder helped hold him down, Ryan hit the lights again.
"Who are you?" he demanded, his blue eyes blazing. "Where is Megan Grey?"
"She's waiting with Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell!" said the man on the floor. "I was sent to get you, apologizing for our unusual methods to get you here, but we felt the need to be discreet!"
"Oh."
Mark, Harris and Spyder let the man get up and he brushed himself off, clearing his throat.
"Thank you", he said. "Now, if you gentlemen would kindly follow me."
The four boys were led down a winding hallway from their room and into a large, orange room where they saw Megan standing with a man and a woman.
"Ryan", said Megan, leading him over to them, "I'd like you to meet your parents."
Robert and Lucy Mitchell smiled down at him.
"Mom?" said Ryan, tears forming in his eyes. "Dad?"
"Hello, Ryan", said Lucy.
"Son", said Robert. "Look how much you've grown."
With a short laugh, Ryan ran into his parents' arms and squeezed them tightly.
"You're real! You're here! I can't believe it!"
Robert and Lucy hugged him back, no one noticing the bulging veins hiding the monsters in theirs or Megan's heads.
Ooh, what's gonna happen next? You'll find out next chapter, I guess...or will you? Just kidding, you will! Bye!
-Imagigirl20