Writer's note: Here's more! lol. I'm enjoying revamping this fic! I'm actually re-writing most of it though.
To Brianna: it's cool to find someone who's read my series! I wrote this series almost four years ago, so yeah, my writing skills have gotten way better and I'm glad about that :) Thanks for reading!
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Around seven o'clock that night, the Sea Duck landed at Higher for Hire's dock. Kit had called in early to check up on Guinna, but there was no connection over the two-way radio. He dismissed it as the radio being turned off. What awaited them was a nightmare. Kit found it strange that Guinna hadn't come out to greet them like she always did.
"Kit, look" Molly said, pointing to the front door. It was wide open.
Kit's pace hastened, and made it to the door in moments. His mouth hung low as he took in the damage of the office. The desk had been turned over, the walls sliced, and the radio and phone cords pulled from their sockets. He stood frozen at the site.
"Mother of pearl" Molly murmured upon seeing the damage. "What happened?"
"Guinna" Kit mumbled then broke out into a run through of the building. "Guinna! Guinna, where are you!" he called desperately. He ran up stairs to their bedroom. Empty as the rest of the building. He finally noticed note lying on their bed, and snatched it up.
It read:
Dear Keet Cloudkeeker,
It is me, the amazing Don Karnage. I have come back for more revenge on you. I want you to met me thirty miles north of New Fedora tomorrow. I have taken your now wife for guarantee that you come. Keep your eye on that beautiful Molly. She is quite a young woman now, yes no? Join me tomorrow or you will never see your Guinna again..................Don Karnage
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Guinna awoke with a throbbing headache. She sat up slowly holding her head, feeling with her other hand a cot under her. It was dark where she was. All she could see was a light filtering from down a narrow passageway. *What happened ?* she thought. *Where am I ?* Footsteps started to come near her getting louder and closer. A door creaked opened, and lamplight shone in her cell.
"What do you want with me?" Guinna demanded, shielding her eyes from the sudden light. The light was turned lower, and a silhouette of a wolf stood two feet away from her. The figure stepped closer, grasping her arm.
"You know what I want, Guinna."
"Don Karnage, do not lay a finger on me." She jerked her arm away. "I thought you would never come back."
He crouched down in front of her, waging his finger. "Never say never."
"What do you want with me?" she whispered again in disgust.
"You are bait for your wretched husband, and a prize for me."
Guinna's eyes blazed with an anger she hadn't felt in years. "You will not harm Kit! He knows better not to step in any trap set by you!"
"He may have years ago," a sly grin slit Karnage's face, the light flickering off his gleaming teeth. ",but I trust he will be rusty in his tactics."
"No, he won't be" Guinna replied defiantly, shaking her head.
Karnage shrugged. "Either way, I have a choice for you. If you chose to join me, I will let you live and you can share in my endless riches. If you do not, you will feel the same wrath I have for your Keet Cloudkeecker. No pressure. You don't have to answer me right now."
"Even if I have my answer?"
"Oh no," he waged his finger at her once more. "I could guess your answer at the moment, but think about my offer. You could have a change of heart."
Karnage stood up, taking the lamp in his hand. He walked out the cell, and closed the door. The lock clicking shut made Guinna's nerves jump. She laid down on the cot with a tears in her eyes, a hand holding her stomach. *Oh Kit, I know you'll come for me. Please be careful.*
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Back at Higher for Hire...
Molly heaved at the constant footsteps coming from the second floor. Kit had been pacing for hours in his and Guinna's bedroom. After she found him clutching the disturbing note Karnage left, he shooed her out the room and locked himself inside. Wildcat walked in the living room with a forlorn expression wearing on his face.
"I'm sorry, Mollycat. I didn't know that darn Karnage would come back and take Mrs. Guinna. He hadn't been here since...forever!"
Molly turned to him with a warm smile. "You are not to blame, Wildcat. None of us ever figured Karnage would be back." She laid a hand on his shoulder for reassurance.
"I hope Kit can get her back." Wildcat lowered his head.
"He will." Molly looked up the stairs almost in secret worry for her brother. "I think I'll go talk to him."
Kit paced back and forth in his room so hard the wooden floor was softer where he stepped. Thoughts of Guinna helplessly being taken from their home flowed hastily through his mind. No telling what Karnage was doing to her. He shuddered involuntarily at the thought of his wife in the clutches of -that- madman. Kit stopped suddenly, wallowing in his anger and dread. Not someone else...not Guinna...
He swung at the air, knocking a lamp off the dresser in the process. It shattered to pieces on the floor. Kit plumped down on the bed, burying his face in his hands. The tears finally broke from his eyes.
Molly peeked in. She stood deadly still at the sight of him in such angst. He hadn't been like this since...she stopped. The war was not a good subject to think of right now.
"Kit" Molly murmured, gaining the courage and walking up to him.
"What Molly?" came a harsh reply.
"How are you going to get Guinna back?"
Kit looked up at her, his cheeks tear stained. "I don't have any idea. Look at me," he said standing ", the great Kit Cloudkicker. Ace of the sky. Air Pirates beware. It's all a big joke now. I can't even go save my own wife!"
There was a pause between them. All Kit's misery turned Molly's solemn exterior to anger. She stomped her foot. "This isn't the Kit Cloudkicker I remember. I remember the Kit Cloudkicker who didn't care if air pirates got in the way of someone he loved. You always beat the air pirates. You did even more than that when you went to war!" He flinched at the horrible word. Molly leaned down inches from his face. "You can do it, Kit. You can get Guinna back."
He stared at her long and hard and motionless. Molly saw hope seeped back in his eyes. His brain clicked sudden. Kit started across the room in long strides to the door.
"Where are you going?" Molly hurried to catch up with him.
"I'm going to go save my wife."
"Wait for me!"
Kit stopped at the bottom of the stairs, and held her back. "Molly, you can't come."
"Why not?"
"I can't put your life in danger too. It'll be easier for me to get in Karnage's lair by myself, if he's still there. I want you and Wildcat to go to Shawn's house."
It took a moment for the words to sink in, but Molly nodded in disappointment.
"Okay, I'll go."
Kit's mouth twitched with what could of been a smile. He patted her shoulder. "Good girl." He disappeared on the dock. Molly stood in her place at the stair as Wildcat walked in.
"He's leaving!"
"Yeah, I know." They heard the engines of the Stargazer, Guinna's plane, roar on. "All he needed was some convincing."
To Brianna: it's cool to find someone who's read my series! I wrote this series almost four years ago, so yeah, my writing skills have gotten way better and I'm glad about that :) Thanks for reading!
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Around seven o'clock that night, the Sea Duck landed at Higher for Hire's dock. Kit had called in early to check up on Guinna, but there was no connection over the two-way radio. He dismissed it as the radio being turned off. What awaited them was a nightmare. Kit found it strange that Guinna hadn't come out to greet them like she always did.
"Kit, look" Molly said, pointing to the front door. It was wide open.
Kit's pace hastened, and made it to the door in moments. His mouth hung low as he took in the damage of the office. The desk had been turned over, the walls sliced, and the radio and phone cords pulled from their sockets. He stood frozen at the site.
"Mother of pearl" Molly murmured upon seeing the damage. "What happened?"
"Guinna" Kit mumbled then broke out into a run through of the building. "Guinna! Guinna, where are you!" he called desperately. He ran up stairs to their bedroom. Empty as the rest of the building. He finally noticed note lying on their bed, and snatched it up.
It read:
Dear Keet Cloudkeeker,
It is me, the amazing Don Karnage. I have come back for more revenge on you. I want you to met me thirty miles north of New Fedora tomorrow. I have taken your now wife for guarantee that you come. Keep your eye on that beautiful Molly. She is quite a young woman now, yes no? Join me tomorrow or you will never see your Guinna again..................Don Karnage
***
Guinna awoke with a throbbing headache. She sat up slowly holding her head, feeling with her other hand a cot under her. It was dark where she was. All she could see was a light filtering from down a narrow passageway. *What happened ?* she thought. *Where am I ?* Footsteps started to come near her getting louder and closer. A door creaked opened, and lamplight shone in her cell.
"What do you want with me?" Guinna demanded, shielding her eyes from the sudden light. The light was turned lower, and a silhouette of a wolf stood two feet away from her. The figure stepped closer, grasping her arm.
"You know what I want, Guinna."
"Don Karnage, do not lay a finger on me." She jerked her arm away. "I thought you would never come back."
He crouched down in front of her, waging his finger. "Never say never."
"What do you want with me?" she whispered again in disgust.
"You are bait for your wretched husband, and a prize for me."
Guinna's eyes blazed with an anger she hadn't felt in years. "You will not harm Kit! He knows better not to step in any trap set by you!"
"He may have years ago," a sly grin slit Karnage's face, the light flickering off his gleaming teeth. ",but I trust he will be rusty in his tactics."
"No, he won't be" Guinna replied defiantly, shaking her head.
Karnage shrugged. "Either way, I have a choice for you. If you chose to join me, I will let you live and you can share in my endless riches. If you do not, you will feel the same wrath I have for your Keet Cloudkeecker. No pressure. You don't have to answer me right now."
"Even if I have my answer?"
"Oh no," he waged his finger at her once more. "I could guess your answer at the moment, but think about my offer. You could have a change of heart."
Karnage stood up, taking the lamp in his hand. He walked out the cell, and closed the door. The lock clicking shut made Guinna's nerves jump. She laid down on the cot with a tears in her eyes, a hand holding her stomach. *Oh Kit, I know you'll come for me. Please be careful.*
***
Back at Higher for Hire...
Molly heaved at the constant footsteps coming from the second floor. Kit had been pacing for hours in his and Guinna's bedroom. After she found him clutching the disturbing note Karnage left, he shooed her out the room and locked himself inside. Wildcat walked in the living room with a forlorn expression wearing on his face.
"I'm sorry, Mollycat. I didn't know that darn Karnage would come back and take Mrs. Guinna. He hadn't been here since...forever!"
Molly turned to him with a warm smile. "You are not to blame, Wildcat. None of us ever figured Karnage would be back." She laid a hand on his shoulder for reassurance.
"I hope Kit can get her back." Wildcat lowered his head.
"He will." Molly looked up the stairs almost in secret worry for her brother. "I think I'll go talk to him."
Kit paced back and forth in his room so hard the wooden floor was softer where he stepped. Thoughts of Guinna helplessly being taken from their home flowed hastily through his mind. No telling what Karnage was doing to her. He shuddered involuntarily at the thought of his wife in the clutches of -that- madman. Kit stopped suddenly, wallowing in his anger and dread. Not someone else...not Guinna...
He swung at the air, knocking a lamp off the dresser in the process. It shattered to pieces on the floor. Kit plumped down on the bed, burying his face in his hands. The tears finally broke from his eyes.
Molly peeked in. She stood deadly still at the sight of him in such angst. He hadn't been like this since...she stopped. The war was not a good subject to think of right now.
"Kit" Molly murmured, gaining the courage and walking up to him.
"What Molly?" came a harsh reply.
"How are you going to get Guinna back?"
Kit looked up at her, his cheeks tear stained. "I don't have any idea. Look at me," he said standing ", the great Kit Cloudkicker. Ace of the sky. Air Pirates beware. It's all a big joke now. I can't even go save my own wife!"
There was a pause between them. All Kit's misery turned Molly's solemn exterior to anger. She stomped her foot. "This isn't the Kit Cloudkicker I remember. I remember the Kit Cloudkicker who didn't care if air pirates got in the way of someone he loved. You always beat the air pirates. You did even more than that when you went to war!" He flinched at the horrible word. Molly leaned down inches from his face. "You can do it, Kit. You can get Guinna back."
He stared at her long and hard and motionless. Molly saw hope seeped back in his eyes. His brain clicked sudden. Kit started across the room in long strides to the door.
"Where are you going?" Molly hurried to catch up with him.
"I'm going to go save my wife."
"Wait for me!"
Kit stopped at the bottom of the stairs, and held her back. "Molly, you can't come."
"Why not?"
"I can't put your life in danger too. It'll be easier for me to get in Karnage's lair by myself, if he's still there. I want you and Wildcat to go to Shawn's house."
It took a moment for the words to sink in, but Molly nodded in disappointment.
"Okay, I'll go."
Kit's mouth twitched with what could of been a smile. He patted her shoulder. "Good girl." He disappeared on the dock. Molly stood in her place at the stair as Wildcat walked in.
"He's leaving!"
"Yeah, I know." They heard the engines of the Stargazer, Guinna's plane, roar on. "All he needed was some convincing."