CHAPTER SEVEN
Steed groaned. His head hurt like the dickens, and he was more than annoyed when he found himself tied to a dolly, with his favorite bowler hat crushed on the ground. Looking upwards Steed found himself facing a t.v. screen. Suddenly the telly switched on, and Steed was watching a movie of Mrs. Peel. She was tied up on a pole, and was about to be shot by a firing squad, when she broke loose. A fight sequence followed, and Mrs. Peel was winning, when all of a sudden, one of the men hit her on the back of the head. She dropped like an iron weight. The two men took off their mask, and talked for a minute, then they fully faced the camera. Steed was shocked. One of the men was Z.Z. Von Schnerk, and the other…Steed blinked then stared at the screen. The other was an exact replica of Steed himself! The screen switched off suddenly, and Steed heard a door opening behind him. Kevin, Steed's double walked in, around the dolly, and turned to face Steed. He was smiling diabolically.
"Glad to see you're awake Mr. Steed. Did you like our little scene?"
Steed refused to answer.
"Not much of a talker, eh? Well, that's okay, because from what Z.Z. tells me, you're part really isn't a talking part."
"This man must be crazy," Steed thought to himself. "Where is Mrs. Peel now?" Steed asked aloud.
"Around," Kevin replied vaguely, "But don't worry, you'll get to see her soon enough." He smiled again. Without explaining this statement, he turned and headed out the door. Steed decided to try his bonds. He hadn't gotten a chance before, and here was the opportunity to do so. Steed smiled as the bonds fell away. Obviously, they hadn't done their homework on him. Yet something wasn't right. "Oh well," Steed thought to himself as he cautiously eased open the door. "I've got to find Mrs. Peel."
CHAPTER EIGHT
Mrs. Peel moaned. It hadn't been the best of days. Steed had woken her up too early for her comfort, and then she was kidnapped, and knocked out twice. And why had she been made to face a firing squad. Mrs. Peel looked around, curious about what was going on. She found herself in a toyshop. Bewildered, Mrs. Peel got up, and looked around. She smiled as she saw her favorite toy from her childhood, a jump rope. As she walked over to the display, Mrs. Peel heard a loud crash behind her. She spun around to find… "Steed?"
"Hello Mrs. Peel."
"Steed, what's going on" Mrs. Peel inquired, "How did you get here? The last I saw you were at that roadside gas station."
"This is going to sound ridiculous," Steed began, "But I was kidnapped."
Mrs. Peel was struck with the absurdity of the statement. The best spy in the ministry kidnapped? "Do you know who did this?" Mrs. Peel inquired.
"Z.Z. Von Schnerk," Steed replied.
Mrs. Peel was angered. Hadn't they killed Von Schnerk? "Well, what are you planning to do now?"
"Well," Steed began, and leaned in toward her.
CHAPTER NINE
Steed walked nonchalantly down the dark hall. He figured that he could handle anything that came up. Suddenly a door to the left of him opened, and out stepped none other than Z.Z. Von Schnerk.
"Kevin!" Z.Z. exclaimed, "Vhat are you doing here? I thought I saw you on the closed circuit talking to Mrs. Peel, like I told you to do!"
Steed thought quickly. "That must be Steed! I went to see him, like you told me to do, and he got out of his ropes before I left the room! Knocked me out."
Z.Z. sighed. "Vell, a mistake like this can vork to our advantage. Qvick go to the toy store set, and knock Steed out. Tell Mrs. Peel that he is the impostor, and lead her to the gate. Just as she opens it, pull out your gun, and knock her over the head. I love these themes! Bewilderment, betrayal!" He laughed maniacally.
"Only one problem. Steed took my gun."
Z.Z. muttered something about incompetent doubles under his breath, then reached in his jacket, and handed Steed the gun.
"Thank you." And with that, Steed knocked Z.Z. out, and dragged him into the room he had just left.
CHAPTER TEN
"Well, it sounds like a great plan Steed, but is it feasible?"
"Absolutely," Steed replied, "Just have faith in me."
Mrs. Peel smirked, and turned to walk off the set, when who did she see leaning against the wall but, "Steed?"
"That's right Mrs. Peel. That man is an impostor!"
"You're the impostor!" And with that Kevin rushed over to Steed, and tried to punch him. Steed ducked, and Kevin's fist went through the wall. Mrs. Peel was beginning to be confused. Two Steeds? And they were both dressed exactly the same! What was she going to do?
Steed groaned. His head hurt like the dickens, and he was more than annoyed when he found himself tied to a dolly, with his favorite bowler hat crushed on the ground. Looking upwards Steed found himself facing a t.v. screen. Suddenly the telly switched on, and Steed was watching a movie of Mrs. Peel. She was tied up on a pole, and was about to be shot by a firing squad, when she broke loose. A fight sequence followed, and Mrs. Peel was winning, when all of a sudden, one of the men hit her on the back of the head. She dropped like an iron weight. The two men took off their mask, and talked for a minute, then they fully faced the camera. Steed was shocked. One of the men was Z.Z. Von Schnerk, and the other…Steed blinked then stared at the screen. The other was an exact replica of Steed himself! The screen switched off suddenly, and Steed heard a door opening behind him. Kevin, Steed's double walked in, around the dolly, and turned to face Steed. He was smiling diabolically.
"Glad to see you're awake Mr. Steed. Did you like our little scene?"
Steed refused to answer.
"Not much of a talker, eh? Well, that's okay, because from what Z.Z. tells me, you're part really isn't a talking part."
"This man must be crazy," Steed thought to himself. "Where is Mrs. Peel now?" Steed asked aloud.
"Around," Kevin replied vaguely, "But don't worry, you'll get to see her soon enough." He smiled again. Without explaining this statement, he turned and headed out the door. Steed decided to try his bonds. He hadn't gotten a chance before, and here was the opportunity to do so. Steed smiled as the bonds fell away. Obviously, they hadn't done their homework on him. Yet something wasn't right. "Oh well," Steed thought to himself as he cautiously eased open the door. "I've got to find Mrs. Peel."
CHAPTER EIGHT
Mrs. Peel moaned. It hadn't been the best of days. Steed had woken her up too early for her comfort, and then she was kidnapped, and knocked out twice. And why had she been made to face a firing squad. Mrs. Peel looked around, curious about what was going on. She found herself in a toyshop. Bewildered, Mrs. Peel got up, and looked around. She smiled as she saw her favorite toy from her childhood, a jump rope. As she walked over to the display, Mrs. Peel heard a loud crash behind her. She spun around to find… "Steed?"
"Hello Mrs. Peel."
"Steed, what's going on" Mrs. Peel inquired, "How did you get here? The last I saw you were at that roadside gas station."
"This is going to sound ridiculous," Steed began, "But I was kidnapped."
Mrs. Peel was struck with the absurdity of the statement. The best spy in the ministry kidnapped? "Do you know who did this?" Mrs. Peel inquired.
"Z.Z. Von Schnerk," Steed replied.
Mrs. Peel was angered. Hadn't they killed Von Schnerk? "Well, what are you planning to do now?"
"Well," Steed began, and leaned in toward her.
CHAPTER NINE
Steed walked nonchalantly down the dark hall. He figured that he could handle anything that came up. Suddenly a door to the left of him opened, and out stepped none other than Z.Z. Von Schnerk.
"Kevin!" Z.Z. exclaimed, "Vhat are you doing here? I thought I saw you on the closed circuit talking to Mrs. Peel, like I told you to do!"
Steed thought quickly. "That must be Steed! I went to see him, like you told me to do, and he got out of his ropes before I left the room! Knocked me out."
Z.Z. sighed. "Vell, a mistake like this can vork to our advantage. Qvick go to the toy store set, and knock Steed out. Tell Mrs. Peel that he is the impostor, and lead her to the gate. Just as she opens it, pull out your gun, and knock her over the head. I love these themes! Bewilderment, betrayal!" He laughed maniacally.
"Only one problem. Steed took my gun."
Z.Z. muttered something about incompetent doubles under his breath, then reached in his jacket, and handed Steed the gun.
"Thank you." And with that, Steed knocked Z.Z. out, and dragged him into the room he had just left.
CHAPTER TEN
"Well, it sounds like a great plan Steed, but is it feasible?"
"Absolutely," Steed replied, "Just have faith in me."
Mrs. Peel smirked, and turned to walk off the set, when who did she see leaning against the wall but, "Steed?"
"That's right Mrs. Peel. That man is an impostor!"
"You're the impostor!" And with that Kevin rushed over to Steed, and tried to punch him. Steed ducked, and Kevin's fist went through the wall. Mrs. Peel was beginning to be confused. Two Steeds? And they were both dressed exactly the same! What was she going to do?