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The Mystery of Elizabeth Drew
Part 11
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
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Joe opened his eyes, taking in his surroundings. His head pounded
unmercifully and the pain was unrelenting. Where the hell was he? It
wasn't the same place Jackson had kept him because it was colder here.
He sat up slowly and that's when he realized he was in the back seat of
a car. "How did I get here?" he wondered aloud.
He heard a car pull up next to him and opened the door. Standing in
front of him were his dad and Carson Drew. Now he was really confused!
Where was Frank?
"Joe!" Fenton exclaimed, rushing to his son's side.
Joe held onto the car as everything swam in and out of focus. "Don't
shout, Dad," he managed to gasp out.
Fenton had him sit back in the car. "You shouldn't be standing in
your condition."
"Joe, where's Nan?"
"I don't know," Joe replied, looking up at Carson. "The last thing I
remember was being put into the back seat of Jackson's car."
"Oh God, she made a trade."
"She did what?!! Joe cried out, standing again.
"Joe, calmed down!" Fenton admonished.
"Calm down? Dad, do you even know what Jackson plans on doing to her?
He played with her emotions and got what he wanted!"
Fenton glanced over at Carson. "Lets get you to a hospital. Everything's going to be all right."
Carson nodded slowly. Fenton was able to call in a favor to one of his
friends in the Network. While Nancy slept, they implanted a tracking
device under her skin.
"She'll be fine," Carson whispered. "She'd better be or Jackson will
pay!"
***********
Jackson pulled Nancy out of his car. "Welcome to my humble abode," he
sneered. He stopped in front of the door and looked at her. "What's
the matter, cat got your tongue, Nancy?"
He only received a glare in response. He grabbed her head in his
hands. "I think you need to learn some manners!"
"Let me go," she whispered.
"Manners, Nancy. What do you say?"
Nancy swallowed. "Please, let me go."
Jackson laughed and shoved Nancy into the house. "We're going to
visit your friend, Frank."
"Wait!" Nancy said. Jackson turned to face her. "Don't hurt him
anymore than you have. Just set him free. I'll do anything you want,
just let Frank go!"
He leered at her, pulling her close to him. "Is that right?" Nancy
nodded slowly. "I have plenty of ideas forming in my head. All right,
you have yourself a deal, Miss Drew."
Steve walked over to them. "What's going on?"
"Take Nancy to her room and make her comfortable." Steve grinned,
taking her by the arm. "Not THAT comfortable."
Shaking his head, Jackson headed down the stairs. Frank was sitting
up against the wall. Jackson kicked his leg. "Wake up! You're getting out of here today."
"What?" Frank gasped out. Wait a minute, what was going on here?
First Joe disappeared and now he was being released. Something didn't
seem right. "Why?"
"Why what? Get your ass up now!" Jackson replied, grabbing his arm.
"Where's Joe?"
"Aw, isn't that sweet? You're worried about your little brother. You
don't need to be Nancy traded herself for his safety. Now she's doing
the same for you."
Frank stared at him. "No, I don't believe you."
Jackson crossed his arms. "You don't? I'll just have to make a
believer out of you, won't I? Steve! Bring her down!" A few minutes
later, Steve was dragging Nancy down the stairs. "I'm going to give
the two of you five minutes."
As soon as they had gone upstairs, Nancy ran over to Frank. "A-are
you all right?" she asked.
"I've been better," he replied, wiping tears from her face. "What
about you? Is your Dad..."
She shook her head. "No, we're both fine."
"We need to get out of here," Frank said.
"Only if you're able. Are you sure you're not in any pain?" He
nodded. "Frank, let me save you. I don't want you to get killed just
so we can both escape."
Frank took Nancy's hands in his. "I would die for you, Nan. Don't you
know that? I love you!"
"I--"
Jackson cut her off. "Reunion's over. Let's go, Mr. Hardy," he said,
up the stairs. And don't try anything funny, I'm right behind you.
Nancy, you'll stay down here for now."
Nancy nodded. As the two ascended the stairs, Nancy quietly followed
them; taking note of any steps that creaked as Jackson and Frank climbed them.
When Frank reached the door, Nancy tapped Jackson on the shoulder. He
whirled around and punched her in the stomach. She lost her footing,
grabbing onto him.
Frank watched in horror as Nancy toppled down with Jackson. Luckily,
she landed on top of him and was only dazed. She landed a swift punch
in his face and rolled onto the floor.
"Nan!" Frank exclaimed. "Are you all right?"
She nodded as Frank helped her up. "Yeah, horribly sore, but I'm fine.
Lets lock him in here and try to find Steve."
"Wait!" he said, grabbing her hand. Nancy suddenly found Frank's lips
on hers. It was the most wonderful feeling in the world. They pulled
apart and he smiled. "We'll continue this later."
Nancy smiled back. "No doubt!"
The Mystery of Elizabeth Drew
Part 11
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
*************
Joe opened his eyes, taking in his surroundings. His head pounded
unmercifully and the pain was unrelenting. Where the hell was he? It
wasn't the same place Jackson had kept him because it was colder here.
He sat up slowly and that's when he realized he was in the back seat of
a car. "How did I get here?" he wondered aloud.
He heard a car pull up next to him and opened the door. Standing in
front of him were his dad and Carson Drew. Now he was really confused!
Where was Frank?
"Joe!" Fenton exclaimed, rushing to his son's side.
Joe held onto the car as everything swam in and out of focus. "Don't
shout, Dad," he managed to gasp out.
Fenton had him sit back in the car. "You shouldn't be standing in
your condition."
"Joe, where's Nan?"
"I don't know," Joe replied, looking up at Carson. "The last thing I
remember was being put into the back seat of Jackson's car."
"Oh God, she made a trade."
"She did what?!! Joe cried out, standing again.
"Joe, calmed down!" Fenton admonished.
"Calm down? Dad, do you even know what Jackson plans on doing to her?
He played with her emotions and got what he wanted!"
Fenton glanced over at Carson. "Lets get you to a hospital. Everything's going to be all right."
Carson nodded slowly. Fenton was able to call in a favor to one of his
friends in the Network. While Nancy slept, they implanted a tracking
device under her skin.
"She'll be fine," Carson whispered. "She'd better be or Jackson will
pay!"
***********
Jackson pulled Nancy out of his car. "Welcome to my humble abode," he
sneered. He stopped in front of the door and looked at her. "What's
the matter, cat got your tongue, Nancy?"
He only received a glare in response. He grabbed her head in his
hands. "I think you need to learn some manners!"
"Let me go," she whispered.
"Manners, Nancy. What do you say?"
Nancy swallowed. "Please, let me go."
Jackson laughed and shoved Nancy into the house. "We're going to
visit your friend, Frank."
"Wait!" Nancy said. Jackson turned to face her. "Don't hurt him
anymore than you have. Just set him free. I'll do anything you want,
just let Frank go!"
He leered at her, pulling her close to him. "Is that right?" Nancy
nodded slowly. "I have plenty of ideas forming in my head. All right,
you have yourself a deal, Miss Drew."
Steve walked over to them. "What's going on?"
"Take Nancy to her room and make her comfortable." Steve grinned,
taking her by the arm. "Not THAT comfortable."
Shaking his head, Jackson headed down the stairs. Frank was sitting
up against the wall. Jackson kicked his leg. "Wake up! You're getting out of here today."
"What?" Frank gasped out. Wait a minute, what was going on here?
First Joe disappeared and now he was being released. Something didn't
seem right. "Why?"
"Why what? Get your ass up now!" Jackson replied, grabbing his arm.
"Where's Joe?"
"Aw, isn't that sweet? You're worried about your little brother. You
don't need to be Nancy traded herself for his safety. Now she's doing
the same for you."
Frank stared at him. "No, I don't believe you."
Jackson crossed his arms. "You don't? I'll just have to make a
believer out of you, won't I? Steve! Bring her down!" A few minutes
later, Steve was dragging Nancy down the stairs. "I'm going to give
the two of you five minutes."
As soon as they had gone upstairs, Nancy ran over to Frank. "A-are
you all right?" she asked.
"I've been better," he replied, wiping tears from her face. "What
about you? Is your Dad..."
She shook her head. "No, we're both fine."
"We need to get out of here," Frank said.
"Only if you're able. Are you sure you're not in any pain?" He
nodded. "Frank, let me save you. I don't want you to get killed just
so we can both escape."
Frank took Nancy's hands in his. "I would die for you, Nan. Don't you
know that? I love you!"
"I--"
Jackson cut her off. "Reunion's over. Let's go, Mr. Hardy," he said,
up the stairs. And don't try anything funny, I'm right behind you.
Nancy, you'll stay down here for now."
Nancy nodded. As the two ascended the stairs, Nancy quietly followed
them; taking note of any steps that creaked as Jackson and Frank climbed them.
When Frank reached the door, Nancy tapped Jackson on the shoulder. He
whirled around and punched her in the stomach. She lost her footing,
grabbing onto him.
Frank watched in horror as Nancy toppled down with Jackson. Luckily,
she landed on top of him and was only dazed. She landed a swift punch
in his face and rolled onto the floor.
"Nan!" Frank exclaimed. "Are you all right?"
She nodded as Frank helped her up. "Yeah, horribly sore, but I'm fine.
Lets lock him in here and try to find Steve."
"Wait!" he said, grabbing her hand. Nancy suddenly found Frank's lips
on hers. It was the most wonderful feeling in the world. They pulled
apart and he smiled. "We'll continue this later."
Nancy smiled back. "No doubt!"