Good day! Here is Chapter 8 of High Explosive! For all ye who want to know what nefarious schemes Saffir had
in mind for Raye, you shall find out in this chapter! *Cues in suspense music*
The same disclaimers apply. I own nothing. Yeah. I'm so sick of saying this....
Now, let's proceed...
~Thalia
* * *
Linarite. Real name Laurence Negre. Age 30, first degree black belt in tae kwon do, and a poisons specialist
just like his brother Aquimireen, who worked for Demando. Linarite was Saffir's right-hand man and the two had
more in common than their striking looks and cerulean locks. Linarite was as coldly ruthless as Saffir, and also
as persistent.
With the instructions given him, he headed out of Saffir's secret hideout.
~ ~ ~
It was a Saturday and Raye had allowed Fallon to come back to her own home for the day. Together, Raye,
James and Fallon were having a very enjoyable day just "schmoozing", as Mina liked to call it. After a whole
day of movies and popcorn, Raye drove Fallon back to her penthouse, and decided to stay for a bit and work
out. They did not notice the inconspicuous blue car following them.
After an invigorating hour of practicing kendo maneuvers, she changed back into the red and silver blouse and
black slacks that she had been wearing, zipped up her boots and put up her hair in a bun with a pair of silver
chopsticks. "Hmm, I should be getting back, remember to hit the alarm button if ever there is any trouble, all
right?" Raye admonished to Fallon.
"Yes, I know." Fallon nodded. At that moment, the doorbell rang. Raye glanced sharply at the door, and hissed
quietly to Fallon, "Hide!" Fallon immediately retreated to the bedroom and out of sight.
Raye stuck a dagger in her boot, and a gun in her pocket. "Who is it?" She called out.
A quiet male voice sounded. "Delivery, ma'am."
Raye's eyes narrowed slightly. "I didn't order anything, you must have the wrong address." Was Saffir delivering
bombs now?
"Flowers, ma'am." Raye looked through her peephole. Indeed, there was no one but a delivery man with pale
blue hair, holding a bouquet of red roses. Raye opened the door a crack and peered closely at the roses. They
seemed to be okay. She quickly but discreetly ran her hand-held explosives detector over it anyway, and it did
not beep. Satisfied, she finally accepted the roses with a gracious smile.
The delivery man smiled back at her, "The roses don't do justice to your beauty, miss. Your admirer has very
good taste."
Raye buried her face in the velvety blooms, inhaling their heady fragrance. She began to feel lightheaded and
giddy. Alarm bells sounded in her head, but...for the life of her, she couldn't summon the energy to get her gun.
"Who---sent---these?" She managed to choke out before passing out unconscious.
The delivery man watched coldly as she fell to the ground in a heap, roses tumbling out of her arms. "They are
compliments of Saffir, Agent Mars." He gave a sharp laugh, then slung the unconscious Raye over his shoulders
and carried her out.
He had not noticed the other woman in the penthouse, who had seen everything with horrified eyes.
~ ~ ~
"Hello, James speaking."
"James!" Fallon's voice was approaching the hysterical. "They took her! They took her!"
"What? Who?!"
"Raye!! Saffir's men took her! You have to come over right now!" Fallon sobbed into the phone. "There was this
delivery man, who delivered flowers for her, and suddenly she fell in a faint and he carted her out! I heard him
say Saffir's name before he left! You need to go and get her back!!"
James felt his heart thudding in his chest. Raye had been taken by Saffir. How that had happened, he did not
know. But he did know that Saffir was a cruel, merciless man, and that...oh, this did not bode well for Raye at
all. His resourceful partner, his feisty friend, and the woman who had, with her warmth and fire, somehow stolen
his heart. He NEEDED to get her back! It was imperative, if anything happened to her...he shuddered at the
thought.
"I'll be right there. Hang tight, and DO NOT MOVE!" He hung up, and ran out of Fallon's house, cell phone still in
hand.
~ ~ ~
He ran three red lights to get to Raye's place, driving a good ten miles over the speed limit. As he drove, he
frantically dialed a number into his cell phone and made a phone call.
"Hello, this is Luna Felis, how may I help you?" A calm, cool female voice answered.
"Luna! This is James Byrne! Saffir has taken Raye, I NEED to get her back, I need someone to watch Fallon for
me while I go after Raye!" He barked into the phone.
He heard Luna gasp. "Of course, I'll send the closest person at once! Where to?"
"Raye's place. PRONTO!" He bellowed. "Thanks." He added as an afterthought. Within minutes, he was at Raye's
penthouse, practically breaking down the door as he slammed it shut when he entered.
"Fallon, I'm here, can you tell me who took Raye?" He said in the calmest voice he could muster, and even that
sounded hysterical to his ears.
"T-this man with ice-blue hair, very handsome, about 6 feet tall. I've never seen him before. He was driving a
blue car." Fallon replied shakily. "I couldn't do anything, I don't even know how he got Raye to fall unconscious."
She was trembling slightly. "But I watched his car leave through the window. W-with binoculars. H-his license
plate number is 269 JEC." She managed a weak smile.
James engulfed her in a bear hug. "That's great! Now, with that, I can find out where he drives to, and I can go
and get Raye back. Good job, Fallon!"
At the moment, the door opened once more, and in stepped a sylphlike blue-haired young woman. "Hello, Ms.
Henderson, Agent Jadeite, I'm Agent Mercury." Her face held worry. "I heard of what happened. We need to
find out exactly how Saffir's man managed to carry her off. And where they're headed." Her sharp eyes took in
her surroundings, and suddenly, she pounced on the dropped bouquet of roses close by the door, that James
had not even noticed when he had rushed in. She inspected it closely, then took out a single rose, and shook it
over a sheet of newspaper. A fine white powder drifted onto the paper. Her sapphire eyes narrowed slightly.
"Ms. Henderson, did Raye sniff the roses?" She asked as she held out various strange gadgets over the powder.
"I-I think so." Fallon said fearfully. Mercury nodded. "Well, one mystery solved. This powder is a substance that
works kind of like the date rape drug, except instead of being ingested it is inhaled. That's how she got knocked
out."
James merely nodded. He was typing furiously into his computer. "A-ha! I have the bastard's location down!" He
looked at Agent Mercury. "Mercury, I can't thank you enough for your help. Please take care of Fallon while I go
and get Raye back."
Mercury nodded. "Anytime, Agent Jadeite. And call me Amy."
"Amy, then, and call me James. THANK YOU." He said again, fervently shaking the blue-haired woman's hand.
Amy gave him a long look, and lowered her voice to a whisper. "You love her, don't you? Raye, that is..."
James could only nod. Amy continued. "Then, I wish you the best of luck. Now, go and bring her back!" James
nodded again, and dashed out the door. Amy said a silent prayer under her breath and drove Fallon back to the
agency to wait.
* * *
OH NO!! They've taken Raye!! But James has gone to save her ^_^ Will he succeed???? CLIFFHANGER! *laughs
evilly*
The outcome in the next chapter...
Review!!!
in mind for Raye, you shall find out in this chapter! *Cues in suspense music*
The same disclaimers apply. I own nothing. Yeah. I'm so sick of saying this....
Now, let's proceed...
~Thalia
* * *
Linarite. Real name Laurence Negre. Age 30, first degree black belt in tae kwon do, and a poisons specialist
just like his brother Aquimireen, who worked for Demando. Linarite was Saffir's right-hand man and the two had
more in common than their striking looks and cerulean locks. Linarite was as coldly ruthless as Saffir, and also
as persistent.
With the instructions given him, he headed out of Saffir's secret hideout.
~ ~ ~
It was a Saturday and Raye had allowed Fallon to come back to her own home for the day. Together, Raye,
James and Fallon were having a very enjoyable day just "schmoozing", as Mina liked to call it. After a whole
day of movies and popcorn, Raye drove Fallon back to her penthouse, and decided to stay for a bit and work
out. They did not notice the inconspicuous blue car following them.
After an invigorating hour of practicing kendo maneuvers, she changed back into the red and silver blouse and
black slacks that she had been wearing, zipped up her boots and put up her hair in a bun with a pair of silver
chopsticks. "Hmm, I should be getting back, remember to hit the alarm button if ever there is any trouble, all
right?" Raye admonished to Fallon.
"Yes, I know." Fallon nodded. At that moment, the doorbell rang. Raye glanced sharply at the door, and hissed
quietly to Fallon, "Hide!" Fallon immediately retreated to the bedroom and out of sight.
Raye stuck a dagger in her boot, and a gun in her pocket. "Who is it?" She called out.
A quiet male voice sounded. "Delivery, ma'am."
Raye's eyes narrowed slightly. "I didn't order anything, you must have the wrong address." Was Saffir delivering
bombs now?
"Flowers, ma'am." Raye looked through her peephole. Indeed, there was no one but a delivery man with pale
blue hair, holding a bouquet of red roses. Raye opened the door a crack and peered closely at the roses. They
seemed to be okay. She quickly but discreetly ran her hand-held explosives detector over it anyway, and it did
not beep. Satisfied, she finally accepted the roses with a gracious smile.
The delivery man smiled back at her, "The roses don't do justice to your beauty, miss. Your admirer has very
good taste."
Raye buried her face in the velvety blooms, inhaling their heady fragrance. She began to feel lightheaded and
giddy. Alarm bells sounded in her head, but...for the life of her, she couldn't summon the energy to get her gun.
"Who---sent---these?" She managed to choke out before passing out unconscious.
The delivery man watched coldly as she fell to the ground in a heap, roses tumbling out of her arms. "They are
compliments of Saffir, Agent Mars." He gave a sharp laugh, then slung the unconscious Raye over his shoulders
and carried her out.
He had not noticed the other woman in the penthouse, who had seen everything with horrified eyes.
~ ~ ~
"Hello, James speaking."
"James!" Fallon's voice was approaching the hysterical. "They took her! They took her!"
"What? Who?!"
"Raye!! Saffir's men took her! You have to come over right now!" Fallon sobbed into the phone. "There was this
delivery man, who delivered flowers for her, and suddenly she fell in a faint and he carted her out! I heard him
say Saffir's name before he left! You need to go and get her back!!"
James felt his heart thudding in his chest. Raye had been taken by Saffir. How that had happened, he did not
know. But he did know that Saffir was a cruel, merciless man, and that...oh, this did not bode well for Raye at
all. His resourceful partner, his feisty friend, and the woman who had, with her warmth and fire, somehow stolen
his heart. He NEEDED to get her back! It was imperative, if anything happened to her...he shuddered at the
thought.
"I'll be right there. Hang tight, and DO NOT MOVE!" He hung up, and ran out of Fallon's house, cell phone still in
hand.
~ ~ ~
He ran three red lights to get to Raye's place, driving a good ten miles over the speed limit. As he drove, he
frantically dialed a number into his cell phone and made a phone call.
"Hello, this is Luna Felis, how may I help you?" A calm, cool female voice answered.
"Luna! This is James Byrne! Saffir has taken Raye, I NEED to get her back, I need someone to watch Fallon for
me while I go after Raye!" He barked into the phone.
He heard Luna gasp. "Of course, I'll send the closest person at once! Where to?"
"Raye's place. PRONTO!" He bellowed. "Thanks." He added as an afterthought. Within minutes, he was at Raye's
penthouse, practically breaking down the door as he slammed it shut when he entered.
"Fallon, I'm here, can you tell me who took Raye?" He said in the calmest voice he could muster, and even that
sounded hysterical to his ears.
"T-this man with ice-blue hair, very handsome, about 6 feet tall. I've never seen him before. He was driving a
blue car." Fallon replied shakily. "I couldn't do anything, I don't even know how he got Raye to fall unconscious."
She was trembling slightly. "But I watched his car leave through the window. W-with binoculars. H-his license
plate number is 269 JEC." She managed a weak smile.
James engulfed her in a bear hug. "That's great! Now, with that, I can find out where he drives to, and I can go
and get Raye back. Good job, Fallon!"
At the moment, the door opened once more, and in stepped a sylphlike blue-haired young woman. "Hello, Ms.
Henderson, Agent Jadeite, I'm Agent Mercury." Her face held worry. "I heard of what happened. We need to
find out exactly how Saffir's man managed to carry her off. And where they're headed." Her sharp eyes took in
her surroundings, and suddenly, she pounced on the dropped bouquet of roses close by the door, that James
had not even noticed when he had rushed in. She inspected it closely, then took out a single rose, and shook it
over a sheet of newspaper. A fine white powder drifted onto the paper. Her sapphire eyes narrowed slightly.
"Ms. Henderson, did Raye sniff the roses?" She asked as she held out various strange gadgets over the powder.
"I-I think so." Fallon said fearfully. Mercury nodded. "Well, one mystery solved. This powder is a substance that
works kind of like the date rape drug, except instead of being ingested it is inhaled. That's how she got knocked
out."
James merely nodded. He was typing furiously into his computer. "A-ha! I have the bastard's location down!" He
looked at Agent Mercury. "Mercury, I can't thank you enough for your help. Please take care of Fallon while I go
and get Raye back."
Mercury nodded. "Anytime, Agent Jadeite. And call me Amy."
"Amy, then, and call me James. THANK YOU." He said again, fervently shaking the blue-haired woman's hand.
Amy gave him a long look, and lowered her voice to a whisper. "You love her, don't you? Raye, that is..."
James could only nod. Amy continued. "Then, I wish you the best of luck. Now, go and bring her back!" James
nodded again, and dashed out the door. Amy said a silent prayer under her breath and drove Fallon back to the
agency to wait.
* * *
OH NO!! They've taken Raye!! But James has gone to save her ^_^ Will he succeed???? CLIFFHANGER! *laughs
evilly*
The outcome in the next chapter...
Review!!!