Chapter Three
Frank and Fenton were in the house discussing about the case when they heard Joe's screams. They ran out of the house only to find both Smith and Joe being taken away in a van.
"Dad! What are we going to do?" Frank asked in exasperation.
Fenton was having the same sentiments. "Stay Calm son. If they took Joe, they will call us. Right now, we just have to wait. There's nothing for us to do."
"Alright Dad. I'm going up to my room and surf the net for some information on Amos. Maybe, it's all related." Frank told his dad.
Meanwhile, Joe and Smith had been taken to a warehouse. Joe was still slumped unconscious. The kidnappers tied them up and left the room.
"Hey Joe, wake up." Smith tried shaking Joe to arouse him awake from his unconsciousness.
Joe stirred. He looked up, dazed and disoriented. He was no longer concerned about being with Smith.
"What happened?" Joe was puzzled.
"I don't know." Smith sighed as he said this.
Their thoughts were being interrupted when the kidnappers entered the room.
"Good to see you again, Joaquin. I see we do have some company." A man with a ruffled look spoke.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Smith demanded in an agitated tone.
"Me? I am a human!" the man said and laughed at his own joke along with the others.
"Ha Ha Ha." Joe imitated a fake laughter.
"Yo Kid, Shut up. No one asked you for comments." The man said and kicked Joe at the same time.
Joe grimaced. The man continued laughing along with his gang.
Smith interrupted. "Are you by chance related to Amos? What do you want to do with me?"
"Amos? No, No, No. We aren't related by one bit. My intention in captivating you is only for some cash. You're filthy rich. I bet you can afford anything." The man laughed.
"Money? That simple? You can contact my manager." Smith said in a relief tone.
Joe sat there the whole way through watching and listening closely. Among the kidnappers, there were 5 of them. He thought that everything wasn't as simple as it looks. There was definitely more in depth. He just couldn't piece out everything. How could it be so coincidence?
Meanwhile, one of the kidnappers was staring intensely at him. He suddenly shouted out loud startling Joe. "Hey! That's the Hardy Kid!"
"Hardy? Look out for this one then. He can escape anytime. I don't want any news to be leaking out within this room." The man warned. "You two better behave well. I wouldn't hesitate to carry out any violent actions."
The kidnappers left the room once again, leaving Smith and Joe staring at each other.
"Hey Joe, I'm really sorry for dragging you down with me." Smith apologized sincerely. "It's alright. A Hardy's used to all these things." Joe replied cheerfully.
"So, What do we do now?" Smith asked suddenly. His words were interrupted by a loud commotion outside. There was a conversation going on.
"Stay calm. We got to find out what had happened. Could you try leaning against my back so I can try standing up?" Joe suggested.
Smith did as what he was told. Joe finally succeeded in standing up. He leaned against the wall and tried listening to the conversation that was going on.
"Ben dear, so we meet again. I want Smith with me. I have something for him." Joe heard a woman saying.
"I'm afraid not, Rachel. I need him for some errand." Ben said in a seductive voice.
"Errand? What errand? Don't tell me you're working for Pete again." Rachel demanded.
Before Joe could finish listening to their conversation. He felt the door being pushed open and he fell on his back.
"Ben. Looks like the walls really have ears." Joe heard a man said.
"O boy. Looks like we got to bring him elsewhere." Ben said.
Joe felt himself being lifted up and then dragged. He heard Smith shouting something but the he was hurting so much from the dragging that he couldn't listened to a word Smith said. Joe felt himself being dumped into another room. He glanced up to see himself in a room without any light and ventilation. The doors were later shut and he saw the lights flickering. Just as he was wondering what on earth they were doing to him, he felt something nibbling at him. To his horror, he found himself to be surrounded by rats in the room. If he didn't do something fast, they were going to eat him up alive!
Frank and Fenton were in the house discussing about the case when they heard Joe's screams. They ran out of the house only to find both Smith and Joe being taken away in a van.
"Dad! What are we going to do?" Frank asked in exasperation.
Fenton was having the same sentiments. "Stay Calm son. If they took Joe, they will call us. Right now, we just have to wait. There's nothing for us to do."
"Alright Dad. I'm going up to my room and surf the net for some information on Amos. Maybe, it's all related." Frank told his dad.
Meanwhile, Joe and Smith had been taken to a warehouse. Joe was still slumped unconscious. The kidnappers tied them up and left the room.
"Hey Joe, wake up." Smith tried shaking Joe to arouse him awake from his unconsciousness.
Joe stirred. He looked up, dazed and disoriented. He was no longer concerned about being with Smith.
"What happened?" Joe was puzzled.
"I don't know." Smith sighed as he said this.
Their thoughts were being interrupted when the kidnappers entered the room.
"Good to see you again, Joaquin. I see we do have some company." A man with a ruffled look spoke.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Smith demanded in an agitated tone.
"Me? I am a human!" the man said and laughed at his own joke along with the others.
"Ha Ha Ha." Joe imitated a fake laughter.
"Yo Kid, Shut up. No one asked you for comments." The man said and kicked Joe at the same time.
Joe grimaced. The man continued laughing along with his gang.
Smith interrupted. "Are you by chance related to Amos? What do you want to do with me?"
"Amos? No, No, No. We aren't related by one bit. My intention in captivating you is only for some cash. You're filthy rich. I bet you can afford anything." The man laughed.
"Money? That simple? You can contact my manager." Smith said in a relief tone.
Joe sat there the whole way through watching and listening closely. Among the kidnappers, there were 5 of them. He thought that everything wasn't as simple as it looks. There was definitely more in depth. He just couldn't piece out everything. How could it be so coincidence?
Meanwhile, one of the kidnappers was staring intensely at him. He suddenly shouted out loud startling Joe. "Hey! That's the Hardy Kid!"
"Hardy? Look out for this one then. He can escape anytime. I don't want any news to be leaking out within this room." The man warned. "You two better behave well. I wouldn't hesitate to carry out any violent actions."
The kidnappers left the room once again, leaving Smith and Joe staring at each other.
"Hey Joe, I'm really sorry for dragging you down with me." Smith apologized sincerely. "It's alright. A Hardy's used to all these things." Joe replied cheerfully.
"So, What do we do now?" Smith asked suddenly. His words were interrupted by a loud commotion outside. There was a conversation going on.
"Stay calm. We got to find out what had happened. Could you try leaning against my back so I can try standing up?" Joe suggested.
Smith did as what he was told. Joe finally succeeded in standing up. He leaned against the wall and tried listening to the conversation that was going on.
"Ben dear, so we meet again. I want Smith with me. I have something for him." Joe heard a woman saying.
"I'm afraid not, Rachel. I need him for some errand." Ben said in a seductive voice.
"Errand? What errand? Don't tell me you're working for Pete again." Rachel demanded.
Before Joe could finish listening to their conversation. He felt the door being pushed open and he fell on his back.
"Ben. Looks like the walls really have ears." Joe heard a man said.
"O boy. Looks like we got to bring him elsewhere." Ben said.
Joe felt himself being lifted up and then dragged. He heard Smith shouting something but the he was hurting so much from the dragging that he couldn't listened to a word Smith said. Joe felt himself being dumped into another room. He glanced up to see himself in a room without any light and ventilation. The doors were later shut and he saw the lights flickering. Just as he was wondering what on earth they were doing to him, he felt something nibbling at him. To his horror, he found himself to be surrounded by rats in the room. If he didn't do something fast, they were going to eat him up alive!