CHAPTER 7 – What a Mess!
Superhero is a person who does heroic deeds and has the ability to do them in a way that a normal person couldn't.
Stan Lee
I apologize for any grammatical errors.
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Armand and Paul observed the chalet for several days. They were curious why the police or child protective services had yet to be notified. On the second day of their surveillance they observed a man and a woman in their mid 30's who appeared to be a couple. They left and returned later with bags of groceries and bags from Centre Commercial Alpina (the local shopping mall).
An hour later the door opened and four kids appeared. Using the binoculars for a closer look Armand grew excited. He nudged Paul to take a closer look. They hit a goldmine. The oldest boy around 16 years of age was very attractive with an athletic build, he would sell for much. The youngest boy appeared to be somewhere between 9 and 11 and was also handsome and would bring in a tidy amount. But what tipped the scales into the stratosphere was beautiful twin girls around 6 or 7 years old. They may be able to retire if those two are sold at the right price. The kids appeared to be checking out the outdoors and enjoying the sunshine. A half an hour later their prey Henri appeared. Another windfall with his curly white blond hair and blue eyes. Henri is signaling for everyone to come inside. Checking their watches it would appear to be lunchtime.
Paul smiled, "We need to return to home base and retrieve supplies and equipment for our precious merchandise. We need to make sure we have enough sedatives. I don't want the merchandise to be damaged in any way.
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The kids were sitting on the deck Raven and Pasqua were competing to see who could flip the water bottle to make it stand. Julien and Emily were at the table playing scrabble while simultaneously discussing Henri and his sister.
"I wonder what will happen to Henri and Marie when the police come?," said Raven.
"They will find a mommy and daddy who will love them and take care of them and I will protect them."
"That's right buddy and we will help you right Raven and Emily?" Both girls nodded yes.
Emily said we can't help Julien in his duties unless we pledge and oath. "Julien, what would you have us pledge? Julien puffed out his chest and took the request seriously. "This is real everyone and you must devote your life to this oath. If anything happens to me you must carry on with my life's work," Julien made direct eye contact with his brother, Raven and Emily.
"I know, let's each write the oath on paper and sign everyone's copy." All agreed and Pasqua ran inside to find paper and writing utensils. As he returned, "Okay, Julien, what should we write?"
"We, Julien, Pasqua (Julien's brother) and superfriends Raven and Emily swear to always fight for what's right and protect the innocent. If anything happens to Julien you will continue to always fight for what's right and protect the innocent."
All wrote the oath with Pasqua helping his brother with the spelling. Everyone's oath was signed by all. Raven suggested at their next shopping trip to find a necklace or bracelet to wear and safeguard their oath.
Julien was ecstatic that all agreed to his oath. Other kids usually pick on him and he is left alone a lot. He was bursting with joy. "Now we have a group hug and kiss both cheeks of everyone to seal the oath.
Although the oath was juvenile each kid vowed to make it their life's work also.
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Sally is checking his communication from the home office. There seems to be activity happening in the sex trafficking business. A proposed sale is receiving a lot of chatter. He clicked on an image and his blood froze. An image of his babies were on the screen. He immediately contacted the twins' protection detail to secure the girls while he ordered his helicopter to be readied.
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Ted and Mary were in their bedroom talking while the kids were outside.
The conversation was in Russian. "Those idiots let those kids escape a second time. We have two days until we deliver our latest shipment. The client that saw Julien at the mall is willing to pay an exorbitant fee, even taking the younger brother as incentive for the older brother's compliance," said Ted.
Mary hugged her husband, "I know you hate getting your hands dirty when it comes to acquiring new merchandise. Honey, we had to murder their parents, there was no other way."
"I know however, Julien and Pasqua's mother would not die, I stabbed her, she attacked me so I shot her, she still was fighting to save her boys. I thought she was finally dead but she reared up to come after me again. I hit her on the head and when she fell I grabbed cooking oil and poured it on her and set her on fire. The screams were unnerving, I still can't shake it especially when she came at me while on fire."
"Honey, I know it's hard but try to let it go. We can retire with the sale of these kids. The little ones are scheduled to be handed off tomorrow night. A day late but delivered nonetheless. Hopefully, by that time Marie will have recovered from her exposure."
Mary was checking her latest messages and off handedly stated, "We've been eyeing the twins for a while. The interest for the girls is through the roof. I can't thank Pasqua enough for inviting them on this trip. It's easy for an accident to befall the girls especially with the amount of money being offered for them. Ted, when are you contacting the idiots to cancel their contract?"
"I will be contacting them tonight using the burner phone I purchased before we left home. We are fortunate that we kept our identity a secret and we are the ones who have to initiate contact. Have you checked the latest offers for the twins?"
"Not lately, let's see. WOW! We received a bid about an hour ago for 150 million for both girls.
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After the kids completed their oath Emily went inside to use the toilet. Upon finishing she decided to check on Marie as she passed by Ted and Mary's room she heard them speak Russian, curious she paused to listen.
Emily could not believe what she was hearing, Uncle Ted and Aunt Mary had plans to sell her sister and friends. She ran downstairs to find her sister. "Raven, I need to speak to you privately about some girl stuff. Can we walk to the lookout?"
Raven knew what Em had to tell her was important and so sensitive she couldn't risk anyone overhearing. "Sure Em, let's go. Pasqua, we will be back within the hour."
"Pasqua nodded his head distracted by Julien and Henri reading from his comic book collection.
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The girls walked up to the lookout in silence. "Okay Em, what's going on?" Emily took the next five minutes to explain to her sister what was overheard. Raven was beyond angry for Pasqua and Julien's loss at the hands of such ruthless people.
The girls thought about next steps. "Raven, do you still have your phone pere gave to you before the trip? Remember he told us to keep it with us always."
"Yes, I'll contact father and you contact grandfather. Raven was unable to reach her dad but left a detailed message. Emily contacted her grandpere and explained their present situation. "Girls please don't give away that you know of Ted and Mary's plans. I will contact your dad and we will arrive in a few hours. Whatever you do, stay at the chalet. They won't harm you because you are too valuable and put the phones on vibrate and hide them on your person. I love you both and will see you soon."
"We love you too grandpere, see you soon," said the twins.
"Raven, you need to tell Pasqua what's happening and I will tell Julien. We also need to find something to defend ourselves, food and a place to hide."
"I agree, Ted is taking us snowboarding again and I will tell Pasqua while we are on the slopes."
"Julien and I will take another short walk and I will explain to him what I overheard and what's happening. I don't want to leave Henri and Marie alone with Mary for long so we will return quickly."
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"Armand, our contract to deliver Henri and Marie to our client has been canceled. Our client stated that we are unreliable and he has hired new contractors to retrieve them. They have been ordered to shoot us on sight if we are anywhere near the kids."
"This is bad Paul, no one will hire us if word gets out about our failure to deliver those kids. I say we get those kids anyway. There is no way that the contractors are aware of their location. It's the only way to redeem ourselves."
"You're right, let's get them as well as the other kids. So we can retire like we discussed."
"What are we waiting for Armand? Our usual recovery…drug, shoot, burn and snatch."
"Oui. Two of the older kids walked towards the lookout. The dad and remaining older kids went snowboarding from the looks of their equipment. So we will wait a couple of hours for it to turn dark. Let's check our supplies."
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Sally was delayed from leaving due to bad weather. His operatives' car had mechanical problems so they are trekking to the chalet on foot. "Merde!" If anything happens to those kids there will be worse than hell to pay."
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Emily explained the situation to Julien who was inconsolable knowing that his aunt and uncle murdered his parents. I think we made a mistake telling Julien. I have to get him to focus on doing what's right and protecting the innocent. Emily hugged Julien and wiped his tears. "Julien, you must listen to me. We have to be strong and take care of Henri and Marie until help arrives. Can you do that? Can you be our superhero and show us how to protect innocent Henri and Marie?"
Julien immediately got control of himself. "I will do it for Mama, Pere, Henri, Marie, Pasqua, Raven and you." They remained at the lookout for a half an hour strategizing and thinking of a place to hide until help arrived.
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Pasqua was seething upon hearing what Emily overheard. He agreed with Raven that they should find a spot to hide and get some supplies until help arrived. Pasqua claimed a stomach ache so that their snowboarding outing could be cut short and they could return to the Chalet to be with their friends and family.
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Paul and Armand went into action once all had finally returned to the chalet. They prepared Ketamine for the kids and Scopolamine for the adults. Scopolamine would paralyze the adults yet they will be conscious and still be able to feel pain. The men wore night vision goggles and loaded glocks. Ted was outside retrieving items from the car when he was shot with the drug. They stealthily entered the kitchen however Mary noticed them and distracted both men by asking how she could help them. Armand smirked because Mary was an attractive woman and it's been awhile since he was laid. While Armand was distracted Mary threw a knife to his heart he died immediately. Paul stood in shock and Mary threw a knife to his knee and hand. Paul screamed alerting the kids who rushed into the kitchen to take in the scene.
Mary blocked the doorway entrance so the kids can't see the bodies. "Julien! Pasqua! Find a place to hide. There are intruders on the property. Protect each other until I tell you it's safe. The kids ran away to find a hiding place thinking it was fortunate. The kids went to the garage and decided to hide inside luggage, storage closets, and behind shelving. "Raven calls Pere quickly before someone comes."
Raven pulled out her cell phone and called their father who answered on the first ring. "Pere, there are intruders in the house we are hiding in the garage in luggage please hurry."
"Hold tight babies, I am 30 minutes away. I love you."
"We love you too dad."
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Mary went over to Paul who lay writhing in pain on the floor. Paul in extreme pain was holding his knee with both hands. He stared at Armand's lifeless body. Where did those knives come from?
"What is your name and why are you here? Answer me truthfully or I will start to skin you alive starting with your penis."
Paul knew this lady was ruthless so he started talking. "My name is Paul, we were hired to retrieve Henri and Marie. They escaped us and we tracked them to your chalet."
"Who hired you?"
"Our client reached out to us anonymously and we received instructions by cell. Our contract was canceled and we wanted to redeem ourselves since we were so close to the kids."
I can't believe this! These are the idiots Ted hired. FUCK! "Where is my husband?"
"He is out by the car. We shot him with scopolamine. He should be okay in a few minutes. Can I get some help please. Can you call an ambulance?" Paul was about to pass out from the pain.
Mary casually walked behind Paul out of his line of sight. She retrieved another knife and proceeded to stab him through his ear, immediately killing him.
"Got damn mess. Ted knows how much I hate a mess. He is going to clean this shit up. ARRRGGGHHHHH!"
Mary found Ted outside lying next to the vehicle paralyzed. Ted watched in horror as his wife kissed him and held up a 12 inch knife sharpening steel. "Ted, what did I tell you about leaving a mess?" Mary shoved the steel through his nose up into his cranium and wiggled it around a little.
Marie trudged back into the house. Now to salvage this business I will kill the older kids and take the manageable Henri and Marie. It's fortunate the idiots came with drugs which should make things easier and with less mess. I hate messes.
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Pere - father
grandpere - Grandfather
Merde - Shit
I took creative license with the cell phones. I'm sure the phones were the big bag phones back then and of course cell service in the mountains…forget it.
FYI. Snowboards have been around during that time.
This chapter got away from me. I would be curious on how it came across to you.
Thanks for reading. Peace.
