Iris

Chapter Three

Kidnapped

A man stood behind the fence where some children played, a young girl who he knew had long blonde hair caught his eyes. She had it all hidden under a hat so she looked like one of the guys on the court. To many she would look like a boy but he figured if he dressed her up a little she would look like a princess.

That was what she would become after he was through. He would make sure that this mission was successful. But there were some things that would be great obstacles. The first getting out of this country with the group of people he wanted to come with him back to Egypt.

The hardest would be Zeta and the girl. But he was sure having Sage Bennet would be enough to convince the rather intelligent synthoid to come along. Rosalie Rowen would be hard as well. He had seen her before on their journey. She was one to be stubborn and distrustful.

He went to make his move grabbing the girl and running to his getaway. He covered up her mouth so no one could hear the protest. He could hear the kids' screams at him telling him to stop and trying to get attention. He was too quick. He placed her in the front seat locking the doors so she couldn't get out.

The young girl looked up at her kidnapper. It was actually surprising considering she didn't want to leave for once. She had ran away many times before. She wondered if this was the Infiltration Unit that kept her father away from her home. She always had wanted to thank that synthoid and always prayed that it would keep her father away from home more often.

"What's your name?"

"Seth."

"Oh I had hoped it was Zeta."

"You will meet him soon enough."

"Are you friends with him?"

"Not yet."

"Oh." She sat back in her seat. She knew all about them from a friend on the Internet who called himself a kid genius. He said he worked at some thinking tank and said it was better than being home with his parents. They just didn't get along that well. But he said he still cared for them.

Sage didn't care for her parents. She told herself she never would either. Sage never seemed good enough for her parents. She would always try so hard to make them happy but they never were. She sighed as she fell asleep.

Seth knew he would run into trouble one way or another. Zeta would be his biggest worry. He arrived where the jet would be waiting. All they need was Dr. Selig, all of the Rowen family and Marcia Lee.

Seth lifted the child up in his arms. She sighed into his shoulder. Three of the guards went up to him swiftly. Seeing it was him they let him pass. "Did you have any trouble Seth?"

"If it was any easier the girl would of asked me to take her herself."

"Hmm interesting as even the daughter of James Bennet doesn't even like him." The guard says with almost a smile upon his face.

"Well the only way we're going to stop him is if someone he declared he loved or loves kills him where we're going."

"Do you think it will work?" He asked Seth.

"It has to if we want to save the future." Seth went to rest in a hiding spot keeping the girl with him. He felt her stir lightly and moan before falling into a deeper sleep.

Hours started to pass by and it would soon be morning, Seth kept watch over the child he felt as if he almost knew. Him being from the future he knew what journey they must take. It was a long hard road ahead of them. He was uncertain how much time he had with this girl. She had died saving him before giving him the phrase she had heard many times before, 'Live today, fight tomorrow.'

She had been only a few years older than she was now when she told him that. Now her father had been raining his terror across the world. He was as ruthless as he was cruel.

"I'm sorry but I have to stop the killing." He wasn't sure she would totally object. She seemed to have a dark hatred in her unlike anyone he ever met before.

~*~*~

Marcia Lee stood at the place where West said he would meet her. He was usually late so she wasn't surprised when she was left out there waiting for almost a half an hour. Though it was quite annoying he always seemed to make it up later.

She was suddenly grabbed by someone instantly restrained and knocked out as a wet cloth came over her nose and mouth and she inhaled whatever was upon the cloth.

The two men dressed in foreign black clothes hustled down the alley to the waiting van where their other victims laid bound. They rushed to get to where they were heading.

~*~*~A FEW HOURS LATER*~*~*~

Zee, Bucky and Ro spotted the airplane. Zee zoomed in the site seeing Agent West and Lee along with Dr. Selig and his assistant being pushed up the stairs at gunpoint to the airplane. "What do you see?"

"Agent West and Lee."

"They kidnapped Sage?"

"No I did." They looked behind them to see a synthoid that was bigger than IU7. "Now come peacefully Zeta, we have someone you're looking for and we might be willing to negotiate something here."

"Who?"

"Sage Bennet."

"I will come but you have to promise that nothing will happen to anyone else." Mostly meaning Ro and Sage but he didn't want to see anyone getting hurt really.

"Alright I'll give you that, we will do everything in our power to protect these people and we will let you choose whether you want to stay or go back home."

"Fine it's a deal." The two synthoids shook hands. Ro didn't trust Seth or anyone else for that matter except for Zee. She walked into the airplane willingly with Zee following her inside. Bucky decided he couldn't just leave either he would be forced to come along for the adventure. Perhaps this is one he could enjoy.