Chapter 9
"Bryan, over here." Jo whispered as she and Bryan walked down a dark slim hallway.
"Jo, I really think we should of gone the other way." Bryan whispered back as he followed Jo. They reached the end of the hall way. There was a door at the end. Bryan tried opening it, but it wouldn't budge. Jo tapped Bryan on the shoulder. He turned around, Jo motioned for him to get out of the way. After he did, she kicked the door down.
"Why didn't I think of that?" Bryan asked himself as he followed her into the room. All that was in the room was a chair with some loose ropes wrapped around it. Jo found a note on top of the chair. It read...
Sorry, you didn't make in time to see your friend get shipped off to another country. This time, she's in the United States. So, it will probably be easier for you to find her.
"We better tell Tootie." Jo said as she put the note back down on the chair.
"Sorry, you might not be able to do that." Jo and Bryan turned around and saw at least five men, including the Japanese dude, standing in front of the door way.
"Now give us your guns." One of the men ordered. Jo and Bryan tossed their guns to the man.
"I'll tell you what, if you can get past us, you may go. We will put down our weapons. Oh, and just in case you do, our boss will give you ten days to pay the ransom money." The Japanese guy said. The men put down their guns.
"Ok, you take those two, and I'll take the rest. If one of us doesn't make it, the other one will leave, ok?" Bryan whispered to Jo. Jo nodded.
Two guys started slowly walking towards Jo. Jo started blocking their punches, then threw in some of her own.
"American, are you ready to see a karate master at work?" The Japanese guy asked before he started putting his moves on Bryan. It didn't take long for Jo to get ride of her half. She looked over at Bryan, he wasn't doing that well. Jo started straight for the Japanese guy.
"Jo, get out of here!" Bryan winced after he was just kicked in the stomach. Jo had finished the Japanese dude and was just about to work on one of the two men left.
"No, I can finish these thugs." She exclaimed right before getting punched in the eye. "Get out of here!" Bryan repeated. Jo remembered their agreement, so she made her way out of the bread shop. She ran all the way back to the hotel to get help from Tootie. When she ran into the hotel, she nearly killed Tootie who was waiting by the door.
"Where the hell were you? What happened to your eye?" Tootie asked. Jo started up the stairs, Tootie followed her.
"I'll make a long story short. Bryan and I found the location that they were hiding Blair, a local bread shop. We went there, made some new friends, and found out that Blair is in the United States. Bryan got caught , we have to go help him." Jo said as she dabbed the blood dripping down her cheek.
"We can't just stroll right in there and get him!" Tootie said while following Jo to her room. Jo walked to the small closet and pulled out two guns.
"Why not?"
"Bryan, are you in here?" Tootie asked quietly as she and Jo walked through the secret compartment. They started to walk to the room where Jo had left Bryan. Tootie was about to walk through the door way but Jo stopped her.
"Wait, the room has to be rigged." Jo took a pencil from out of her coat pocket and threw it through the door way. The pencil immediately set off the alarm. Bars suddenly came down from the top of the door way.
"I told you." Jo said with a shrug. The two girls turned around and then a sign suddenly came down from the ceiling.
"Now we have two good reasons for you to give us the ransom money. If you don't pay soon, we'll give you a third reason." Tootie said reading the sign. Jo bit her lip and started walking back up to the surface. Then she realized, Natalie, Andy, and Beverly Anne could be in danger. Jo started running back to the hotel with Tootie close behind. They got to the hotel, ran up first to Natalie's room and knocked on the door. After a few seconds, the door opened.
"Thank God your still here Natalie." Tootie exclaimed breathing heavily.
"Yeah, I've been here all day. But you, Jo, and her little boyfriend have been gone all day trying to find Blair. I want to help too, we all want to help. So will you two include the rest of us in your plans?" Natalie asked leaning up against the door. Tootie and Jo walked into Natalie's room.
"Our plans have changed. We're going back to the United States. They took her there with my boyfriend. Go tell the others, Tootie and I will start packing." Jo ordered. Natalie nodded and left her room.
TO BE CONTINUED
"Bryan, over here." Jo whispered as she and Bryan walked down a dark slim hallway.
"Jo, I really think we should of gone the other way." Bryan whispered back as he followed Jo. They reached the end of the hall way. There was a door at the end. Bryan tried opening it, but it wouldn't budge. Jo tapped Bryan on the shoulder. He turned around, Jo motioned for him to get out of the way. After he did, she kicked the door down.
"Why didn't I think of that?" Bryan asked himself as he followed her into the room. All that was in the room was a chair with some loose ropes wrapped around it. Jo found a note on top of the chair. It read...
Sorry, you didn't make in time to see your friend get shipped off to another country. This time, she's in the United States. So, it will probably be easier for you to find her.
"We better tell Tootie." Jo said as she put the note back down on the chair.
"Sorry, you might not be able to do that." Jo and Bryan turned around and saw at least five men, including the Japanese dude, standing in front of the door way.
"Now give us your guns." One of the men ordered. Jo and Bryan tossed their guns to the man.
"I'll tell you what, if you can get past us, you may go. We will put down our weapons. Oh, and just in case you do, our boss will give you ten days to pay the ransom money." The Japanese guy said. The men put down their guns.
"Ok, you take those two, and I'll take the rest. If one of us doesn't make it, the other one will leave, ok?" Bryan whispered to Jo. Jo nodded.
Two guys started slowly walking towards Jo. Jo started blocking their punches, then threw in some of her own.
"American, are you ready to see a karate master at work?" The Japanese guy asked before he started putting his moves on Bryan. It didn't take long for Jo to get ride of her half. She looked over at Bryan, he wasn't doing that well. Jo started straight for the Japanese guy.
"Jo, get out of here!" Bryan winced after he was just kicked in the stomach. Jo had finished the Japanese dude and was just about to work on one of the two men left.
"No, I can finish these thugs." She exclaimed right before getting punched in the eye. "Get out of here!" Bryan repeated. Jo remembered their agreement, so she made her way out of the bread shop. She ran all the way back to the hotel to get help from Tootie. When she ran into the hotel, she nearly killed Tootie who was waiting by the door.
"Where the hell were you? What happened to your eye?" Tootie asked. Jo started up the stairs, Tootie followed her.
"I'll make a long story short. Bryan and I found the location that they were hiding Blair, a local bread shop. We went there, made some new friends, and found out that Blair is in the United States. Bryan got caught , we have to go help him." Jo said as she dabbed the blood dripping down her cheek.
"We can't just stroll right in there and get him!" Tootie said while following Jo to her room. Jo walked to the small closet and pulled out two guns.
"Why not?"
"Bryan, are you in here?" Tootie asked quietly as she and Jo walked through the secret compartment. They started to walk to the room where Jo had left Bryan. Tootie was about to walk through the door way but Jo stopped her.
"Wait, the room has to be rigged." Jo took a pencil from out of her coat pocket and threw it through the door way. The pencil immediately set off the alarm. Bars suddenly came down from the top of the door way.
"I told you." Jo said with a shrug. The two girls turned around and then a sign suddenly came down from the ceiling.
"Now we have two good reasons for you to give us the ransom money. If you don't pay soon, we'll give you a third reason." Tootie said reading the sign. Jo bit her lip and started walking back up to the surface. Then she realized, Natalie, Andy, and Beverly Anne could be in danger. Jo started running back to the hotel with Tootie close behind. They got to the hotel, ran up first to Natalie's room and knocked on the door. After a few seconds, the door opened.
"Thank God your still here Natalie." Tootie exclaimed breathing heavily.
"Yeah, I've been here all day. But you, Jo, and her little boyfriend have been gone all day trying to find Blair. I want to help too, we all want to help. So will you two include the rest of us in your plans?" Natalie asked leaning up against the door. Tootie and Jo walked into Natalie's room.
"Our plans have changed. We're going back to the United States. They took her there with my boyfriend. Go tell the others, Tootie and I will start packing." Jo ordered. Natalie nodded and left her room.
TO BE CONTINUED