The Return of Neotastic 5 part 3
Aizii
"Right." I said, cutting him off. I stood up and glanced at the door. "I'm sorry, but you've got the wrong girl for that. Go hire a private eye or something."
The man smiled and nodded. I assume there was security cameras or something in the room, for 8 Lupes walked into the room and blocked off the exits. I gaped at the man, as did the others.
"WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING?" Kate cried in indignation. The man smiled.
"An introduction is in order." He smirked. "I am Mr Bongo, and my son, Richard, was kidnapped approximately 2 weeks ago on his way home from school. 4 days ago, I received a ransom note. I have hired."
"Kidnapped." I interrupted. "If you're hired you have a choice."
". You all to retrieve my son." Mr Bongo ignored my interruption.
"Why don't we just leave?" I asked in exasperation.
"Because, at this moment, four Lupes are collecting your pet and taking her to a secure location. She will be returned when you retrieve my son." Mr Bongo said, smiling. He glanced round at the others before saying, "This goes for each of you."
"You can't be serious," Lindz said desperately. Her response was Mr Bongo nodding solemnly, a small smile on his face. I watched each member realise that they were resigned to this case, and sigh. I looked at Mr Bongo, and frowned.
"Give us what you know then."
---
We were now in a smaller room, with several doors leading off to rooms. We had been told not to try and escape, because he was surveying us. A folder, tape and tape recorder was on a small table in the centre of the room, several seats surrounding it.
"I can't believe he's doing this!" Kate exploded the minute the door closed. "I have a home, a family." She trailed off, sighing sadly.
"I hope Ade's ok," I murmured. Lindz looked at me, her eyes slightly red.
"You have a pet now?" She smiled slightly. "I've got four, couldn't stop myself."
I smiled in return. "Yeah, I have one. A lovely little Faerie Poogle called Aidhru."
Danielle joined in, hand delving into her pocket. She pulled out a small photo of a Rainbow Kougra, crossed eyed and sticking her tongue out at the camera. Danielle smiled sadly.
"She's Rajeno," She told us. Sam was listening to us as well, and for a while, the sadness at the fact we might never see our pets again clouded the fact that we stopped talking to each other for almost a year.
"Perhaps we should try and solve this case?" Sam suggested suddenly, looking pointedly at the envelope. It brought us out of the almost friendly situation, and with a cough, we turned to the envelope. Automatically, I looked at Lindz to open it.
"I'm not opening it," Lindz said pointedly.
"I'll do it." Danielle said sharply, and pulled open the envelope. Several pictures, a handwritten letter, two tickets and a few odds and ends fell onto the table.
"These are for a party tomorrow night," I said, picking up the tickets. "It's a fancy dress party at the chocolate factory."
"Isn't that the place the Aisha Thieves raided a few years ago?" Sam asked curiously, sifting through the pictures. I nodded and handed the tickets to Lindz. Sam handed me the pictures as she picked up a comb.
There were two pictures, one of a young boy with a Kougra and the other of the same boy in a school picture.
The boy didn't look very old, perhaps 7 at the most. His sandy blonde hair was long, around his ears in a pudding bowl cut with a floppy fringe that seemed to always be in his eyes. He was quite small; the Kougra seemed to tower over him. The boy was sitting on the Kougra's back, as one might ride a Uni, with a large grin on his pale face.
The other picture was slightly different. Instead of a grin, there was only a scowl on the little boy's face. His school uniform was ruffled and the tie was loose. But his eyes seemed alive in both, shining with an unwritten excitement and adventure.
"So that's his kid." Danielle muttered, leaning over my shoulder to look at the pictures.
"Yup," I replied, handing her the pictures. By now, Lindz had read through the letter and looked at me with raised eyebrows.
"No wonder he doesn't want us to go. 250 million neopoints for his kid's safety." She said incredibly. I raised an eyebrow and glanced down at the table. I spotted a third picture, half concealed by the ragged envelope. I picked it up and glanced at the picture before checking the back. Handwritten was a note.
"Check this guy out." I read out loud. "Cryptic." Flipping the picture back, I studied the picture. It was of an adult male, about 45 years old, wearing a cream suit with a dark red shirt. A cigar was sticking out the corner of his mouth and he was obviously unaware that he was having his photo taken.
"Well," Kate said finally. "This is very lovely, but are we going to do?"
"Well," Lindz started. "We're obviously expected to check out that guy, and two of us attend the party. What if tomorrow night we split up? Sara, you've always been good at making a quick exit, what if you go to this party?" I nodded in agreement - hasty exits were something I specialised in. "Danielle, Sam, you've always been good at getting info, you interview this bloke. I'll go with Sara and Kate, you go with Sam and Danielle."
Everyone nodded in agreement, and, for a while, it felt like we were back to being the Neotastic 5. But then we all looked at each other, and, in embarrassment, went to explore the other rooms.
---
We didn't do anything that night. I discovered 5 bedrooms, a bathroom and a kitchen. What didn't help was that I can't cook. After destroying a seemingly idiot proof soup, Sam took pity on me. She ended up taking pity on all of us actually.
"Wow Sam, this tastes great!" Lindz said as we munched on a plate of pasta.
"Yeah," I agreed.
"Thanks," Sam smiled. With a mock serious tone she added, "Now, eat up!"
---
The next morning was more serious. After having a breakfast, ("I don't see why we can't just order pizza," Lindz grumbled) we had to try and design two costumes. I suggested going as Neopets, something Lindz agreed with. We were already half there.
"You know," Lindz said thoughtfully as we sat round the table, "We could really do with something to make a disguise."
"Let me handle this," I grinned, standing up and cracking my knuckles. Kate raised an eyebrow.
"How?" Sam asked, looking around. "It's not like you can go out and buy them."
I grinned. "You're forgetting I am easily the most annoying 15 year old around. And there's no where for them to run."
---
"You know, this really sucks!" I yelled in my bedroom. I knew where the camera was, and I was currently sitting on my bed, facing the camera. I knew they were watching me, and listening to my every word. For the last half an hour, they must have listened to something even torture victims wouldn't have heard - me singing. "O-kay, you still won't give me the stuff we need? How about another rip roaring chorus of 100 bottles of bear?"
Suddenly, I heard a panicked voice, or rather, a voice that was trying to be calm but failing yell, "Ok! We'll give you the stuff, just shut up!"
I grinned innocently and said in a sweet voice, "Oh, thank you!"
---
"So what did you do?" Lindz asked over our sewing. Kate, Danielle and Sam were trying to decide how to interview the person without sounding edgy. Myself and Lindz were busy making costumes. It had been decided that I would go as a Faerie Aisha and Lindz as a green Kacheek.
"Nothing," I smiled, sewing a second pair of ears onto the hood.
"How did you get all this," Lindz said, gesturing to the assemble of materials before us.
"Oh, I haven't lost my touch." I replied off handily, and continued to sew, leaving Lindz to look at me with raised eyebrows.
---
By 6pm, we had finished the costumes and were waiting for what we hoped would be a way out of the room.
"Try anything funny and we'll kill your pets," A muffled voice said, making us all jump. Slowly, the door creaked open and two large Lupes walked in, evil grins fixated on their faces.
"You ready?" One lupe asked, looking pointedly at Lindz and me. We nodded, trying desperately not to look embarrassed in our costumes. "Ok, we've got a car ready. Come with us."
And with that, we walked out the room. Little did we know that we wouldn't see the others for a long time.
To be continued.
Aizii
"Right." I said, cutting him off. I stood up and glanced at the door. "I'm sorry, but you've got the wrong girl for that. Go hire a private eye or something."
The man smiled and nodded. I assume there was security cameras or something in the room, for 8 Lupes walked into the room and blocked off the exits. I gaped at the man, as did the others.
"WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING?" Kate cried in indignation. The man smiled.
"An introduction is in order." He smirked. "I am Mr Bongo, and my son, Richard, was kidnapped approximately 2 weeks ago on his way home from school. 4 days ago, I received a ransom note. I have hired."
"Kidnapped." I interrupted. "If you're hired you have a choice."
". You all to retrieve my son." Mr Bongo ignored my interruption.
"Why don't we just leave?" I asked in exasperation.
"Because, at this moment, four Lupes are collecting your pet and taking her to a secure location. She will be returned when you retrieve my son." Mr Bongo said, smiling. He glanced round at the others before saying, "This goes for each of you."
"You can't be serious," Lindz said desperately. Her response was Mr Bongo nodding solemnly, a small smile on his face. I watched each member realise that they were resigned to this case, and sigh. I looked at Mr Bongo, and frowned.
"Give us what you know then."
---
We were now in a smaller room, with several doors leading off to rooms. We had been told not to try and escape, because he was surveying us. A folder, tape and tape recorder was on a small table in the centre of the room, several seats surrounding it.
"I can't believe he's doing this!" Kate exploded the minute the door closed. "I have a home, a family." She trailed off, sighing sadly.
"I hope Ade's ok," I murmured. Lindz looked at me, her eyes slightly red.
"You have a pet now?" She smiled slightly. "I've got four, couldn't stop myself."
I smiled in return. "Yeah, I have one. A lovely little Faerie Poogle called Aidhru."
Danielle joined in, hand delving into her pocket. She pulled out a small photo of a Rainbow Kougra, crossed eyed and sticking her tongue out at the camera. Danielle smiled sadly.
"She's Rajeno," She told us. Sam was listening to us as well, and for a while, the sadness at the fact we might never see our pets again clouded the fact that we stopped talking to each other for almost a year.
"Perhaps we should try and solve this case?" Sam suggested suddenly, looking pointedly at the envelope. It brought us out of the almost friendly situation, and with a cough, we turned to the envelope. Automatically, I looked at Lindz to open it.
"I'm not opening it," Lindz said pointedly.
"I'll do it." Danielle said sharply, and pulled open the envelope. Several pictures, a handwritten letter, two tickets and a few odds and ends fell onto the table.
"These are for a party tomorrow night," I said, picking up the tickets. "It's a fancy dress party at the chocolate factory."
"Isn't that the place the Aisha Thieves raided a few years ago?" Sam asked curiously, sifting through the pictures. I nodded and handed the tickets to Lindz. Sam handed me the pictures as she picked up a comb.
There were two pictures, one of a young boy with a Kougra and the other of the same boy in a school picture.
The boy didn't look very old, perhaps 7 at the most. His sandy blonde hair was long, around his ears in a pudding bowl cut with a floppy fringe that seemed to always be in his eyes. He was quite small; the Kougra seemed to tower over him. The boy was sitting on the Kougra's back, as one might ride a Uni, with a large grin on his pale face.
The other picture was slightly different. Instead of a grin, there was only a scowl on the little boy's face. His school uniform was ruffled and the tie was loose. But his eyes seemed alive in both, shining with an unwritten excitement and adventure.
"So that's his kid." Danielle muttered, leaning over my shoulder to look at the pictures.
"Yup," I replied, handing her the pictures. By now, Lindz had read through the letter and looked at me with raised eyebrows.
"No wonder he doesn't want us to go. 250 million neopoints for his kid's safety." She said incredibly. I raised an eyebrow and glanced down at the table. I spotted a third picture, half concealed by the ragged envelope. I picked it up and glanced at the picture before checking the back. Handwritten was a note.
"Check this guy out." I read out loud. "Cryptic." Flipping the picture back, I studied the picture. It was of an adult male, about 45 years old, wearing a cream suit with a dark red shirt. A cigar was sticking out the corner of his mouth and he was obviously unaware that he was having his photo taken.
"Well," Kate said finally. "This is very lovely, but are we going to do?"
"Well," Lindz started. "We're obviously expected to check out that guy, and two of us attend the party. What if tomorrow night we split up? Sara, you've always been good at making a quick exit, what if you go to this party?" I nodded in agreement - hasty exits were something I specialised in. "Danielle, Sam, you've always been good at getting info, you interview this bloke. I'll go with Sara and Kate, you go with Sam and Danielle."
Everyone nodded in agreement, and, for a while, it felt like we were back to being the Neotastic 5. But then we all looked at each other, and, in embarrassment, went to explore the other rooms.
---
We didn't do anything that night. I discovered 5 bedrooms, a bathroom and a kitchen. What didn't help was that I can't cook. After destroying a seemingly idiot proof soup, Sam took pity on me. She ended up taking pity on all of us actually.
"Wow Sam, this tastes great!" Lindz said as we munched on a plate of pasta.
"Yeah," I agreed.
"Thanks," Sam smiled. With a mock serious tone she added, "Now, eat up!"
---
The next morning was more serious. After having a breakfast, ("I don't see why we can't just order pizza," Lindz grumbled) we had to try and design two costumes. I suggested going as Neopets, something Lindz agreed with. We were already half there.
"You know," Lindz said thoughtfully as we sat round the table, "We could really do with something to make a disguise."
"Let me handle this," I grinned, standing up and cracking my knuckles. Kate raised an eyebrow.
"How?" Sam asked, looking around. "It's not like you can go out and buy them."
I grinned. "You're forgetting I am easily the most annoying 15 year old around. And there's no where for them to run."
---
"You know, this really sucks!" I yelled in my bedroom. I knew where the camera was, and I was currently sitting on my bed, facing the camera. I knew they were watching me, and listening to my every word. For the last half an hour, they must have listened to something even torture victims wouldn't have heard - me singing. "O-kay, you still won't give me the stuff we need? How about another rip roaring chorus of 100 bottles of bear?"
Suddenly, I heard a panicked voice, or rather, a voice that was trying to be calm but failing yell, "Ok! We'll give you the stuff, just shut up!"
I grinned innocently and said in a sweet voice, "Oh, thank you!"
---
"So what did you do?" Lindz asked over our sewing. Kate, Danielle and Sam were trying to decide how to interview the person without sounding edgy. Myself and Lindz were busy making costumes. It had been decided that I would go as a Faerie Aisha and Lindz as a green Kacheek.
"Nothing," I smiled, sewing a second pair of ears onto the hood.
"How did you get all this," Lindz said, gesturing to the assemble of materials before us.
"Oh, I haven't lost my touch." I replied off handily, and continued to sew, leaving Lindz to look at me with raised eyebrows.
---
By 6pm, we had finished the costumes and were waiting for what we hoped would be a way out of the room.
"Try anything funny and we'll kill your pets," A muffled voice said, making us all jump. Slowly, the door creaked open and two large Lupes walked in, evil grins fixated on their faces.
"You ready?" One lupe asked, looking pointedly at Lindz and me. We nodded, trying desperately not to look embarrassed in our costumes. "Ok, we've got a car ready. Come with us."
And with that, we walked out the room. Little did we know that we wouldn't see the others for a long time.
To be continued.