A Friend in Need
I had scrambled through my phone number book to find Neo's number. I finally found it. I reached for the phone and dialed the number.
Once I heard his voice, I said, "Neo. It's me, Dash."
"Dash? What's up?" Neo's voice asked.
"Neo, I really need your help. Please, come over," I said.
"Nothin' to do, I might as well. Mind if I bring Jackie?" Neo asked.
"Of course. We'll need all the help we can get." I replied.
"Alright, we'll be right over." And after his last statement, the dial tone rang, showing that he hung up. I put the phone back and waited impatiently. After a couple minutes, the door bell rang.
I ran to the door and opened it. Neo and Jackie stood there. "Hey, Dash! Why did you ask for us? What's the emergency?"
"Neo! Jackie! I'm so glad you guys are here!" I said happily. "Listen, it's about Bunnie and Blade."
"My sister?" Jackie asked.
I nodded. After that nod, Jackie and Neo started listening to what I had to say, intently. "See, I've been having some visions about some deaths. They came true, and I came just in time to see them die. Rouge was one of them..."
Neo's eyes went wide. "Rouge the Bat? The treasure hunter?" He asked.
I nodded again. Jackie gasped before I continued. "Before these deaths happened, Blade disappeared. And I swear that the killer was the same one who killed Shannon." "And what does this have to do with my sister and your son?" Jackie asked, tilting her head.
"Well, this may be a bit of a shock," I let my head hang. "The murderer has taken them..."
"What?!" Neo and Jackie said, shocked. Bunnie was Neo's wife, and she was also Jackie's sister. This would be a big loss if we don't get to them in time.
"I'm sorry. This is why I need your help." I said. "If we don't find this guy's hideout within 24 hours, they'll die."
Jackie stayed silent. Neo then said, "Then we should get down to business!"
I nodded with Jackie, but she still didn't say anything.
"Look, Dash," Neo said to me. "This guy didn't hesitate at all... I mean, he crossed the line and didn't even blink."
"And what am I supposed to do... Go to the cops?" I asked. "They'll find nothing but blood and by that time, the time will be up and they're dead."
Neo then seemed to realize something. "Wait a minute... You said you had a vision regarding the grisly murders that came true throughout the next 12 hours."
"That's right," I answered.
"You said he called you, right?"
"Yeah... What're you getting at?"
Neo stayed silent and started pacing back and forth. I kept my eyes on him. Then he stopped and said, "This guy calls you up and tells you riddles about where his victims are."
"Punch line?" I asked. Neo nodded.
Neo sighed. "I think this guy knows where you live and your greatest weakness."
"What are ya talking about?"
"Think of your wife's murder... What happened that day?"
"Well, I think I remember getting a dart shot in my neck." I explained, trying my best to remember what happened. "This happened after I saw Shannon dead. I felt weird after that."
"Did you start to get your visions and things like that?" Neo asked. He looked as if he was about to solve this case.
"Yeah," I replied.
"Ok," Neo nodded. "The criminal shot you with Cerebro."
"What's that?" I asked.
"See," Neo explained. "Because of my past years in the police, I know about this liquid. See, Cerebro is a liquid that enters the brain and nerves of your body. It kind of messes with you, that's why you've been getting visions in the past months."
"But I got shot 2 years ago, how come it didn't affect me for a couple years?"
"It takes a while for it to work. I'm gonna help you with this, Dash. I never solved the case of the serial killer, and now's my chance." He looked at Jackie.
"I'll just go home now, k?" she asked.
"Sure." Neo kissed Jackie good bye and she left.
"We should get going. There might be another death," I said. Neo nodded in agreement and we left the house, ready to face anything that comes our way.
I had scrambled through my phone number book to find Neo's number. I finally found it. I reached for the phone and dialed the number.
Once I heard his voice, I said, "Neo. It's me, Dash."
"Dash? What's up?" Neo's voice asked.
"Neo, I really need your help. Please, come over," I said.
"Nothin' to do, I might as well. Mind if I bring Jackie?" Neo asked.
"Of course. We'll need all the help we can get." I replied.
"Alright, we'll be right over." And after his last statement, the dial tone rang, showing that he hung up. I put the phone back and waited impatiently. After a couple minutes, the door bell rang.
I ran to the door and opened it. Neo and Jackie stood there. "Hey, Dash! Why did you ask for us? What's the emergency?"
"Neo! Jackie! I'm so glad you guys are here!" I said happily. "Listen, it's about Bunnie and Blade."
"My sister?" Jackie asked.
I nodded. After that nod, Jackie and Neo started listening to what I had to say, intently. "See, I've been having some visions about some deaths. They came true, and I came just in time to see them die. Rouge was one of them..."
Neo's eyes went wide. "Rouge the Bat? The treasure hunter?" He asked.
I nodded again. Jackie gasped before I continued. "Before these deaths happened, Blade disappeared. And I swear that the killer was the same one who killed Shannon." "And what does this have to do with my sister and your son?" Jackie asked, tilting her head.
"Well, this may be a bit of a shock," I let my head hang. "The murderer has taken them..."
"What?!" Neo and Jackie said, shocked. Bunnie was Neo's wife, and she was also Jackie's sister. This would be a big loss if we don't get to them in time.
"I'm sorry. This is why I need your help." I said. "If we don't find this guy's hideout within 24 hours, they'll die."
Jackie stayed silent. Neo then said, "Then we should get down to business!"
I nodded with Jackie, but she still didn't say anything.
"Look, Dash," Neo said to me. "This guy didn't hesitate at all... I mean, he crossed the line and didn't even blink."
"And what am I supposed to do... Go to the cops?" I asked. "They'll find nothing but blood and by that time, the time will be up and they're dead."
Neo then seemed to realize something. "Wait a minute... You said you had a vision regarding the grisly murders that came true throughout the next 12 hours."
"That's right," I answered.
"You said he called you, right?"
"Yeah... What're you getting at?"
Neo stayed silent and started pacing back and forth. I kept my eyes on him. Then he stopped and said, "This guy calls you up and tells you riddles about where his victims are."
"Punch line?" I asked. Neo nodded.
Neo sighed. "I think this guy knows where you live and your greatest weakness."
"What are ya talking about?"
"Think of your wife's murder... What happened that day?"
"Well, I think I remember getting a dart shot in my neck." I explained, trying my best to remember what happened. "This happened after I saw Shannon dead. I felt weird after that."
"Did you start to get your visions and things like that?" Neo asked. He looked as if he was about to solve this case.
"Yeah," I replied.
"Ok," Neo nodded. "The criminal shot you with Cerebro."
"What's that?" I asked.
"See," Neo explained. "Because of my past years in the police, I know about this liquid. See, Cerebro is a liquid that enters the brain and nerves of your body. It kind of messes with you, that's why you've been getting visions in the past months."
"But I got shot 2 years ago, how come it didn't affect me for a couple years?"
"It takes a while for it to work. I'm gonna help you with this, Dash. I never solved the case of the serial killer, and now's my chance." He looked at Jackie.
"I'll just go home now, k?" she asked.
"Sure." Neo kissed Jackie good bye and she left.
"We should get going. There might be another death," I said. Neo nodded in agreement and we left the house, ready to face anything that comes our way.