Part 22
"Mrs. Evans?" Liz called. Diane came into the hallway. "There is no one there."
"Oh, he must have left." Diane spoke.
"Where's Katie?" Liz asked.
"She was right there. I told her to stay here." Diane answered. Not thinking that it would be a problem.
"Katie. C'mon, where are you?" Liz called.
"Katie C'mon this isn't funny?" Liz called again.
Max came running into the hall. "Liz, what's going on?" Max asked in a worried tone.
"We have to find Katie, she's missing." Liz told Max.
"What do you mean?" Max asked confused. "She's with the other kids and your Mom, right?"
"Liz, what's all the shouting for?" Nancy came downstairs.
"Is Katie, with you" Max asked calmly.
"No, why?" Nancy asked.
"Max, she's gone. I know it." Liz whispered.
"Okay, lets go into the back room." Max suggested.
Liz ran straight into Maria's arms. "Lizzie chica, what's wrong?"
Liz started to sob. "Katie's gone," she said and buried herself in Maria's arms.
"Okay everyone, we need to search the house and garden. Then we can decided what to do." Max ordered and everyone went to look for Katie.
10 minutes later. Everyone expect Julie and the Sheriff came into the living room looking worried.
Max held a sobbing Liz to his chest.
Jim came into the room and said "I put out an APB on Katie. Is there anyone you can think of who would take her?"
"Erm, yes. Oh god Max it's probably Matthew and Marcus " Liz suggested. Liz then turned to Max's mother and took out a photo of Matthew and asked "The person who was at the door, did he look like this? He might have aged a bit since this was taken."
Diane took the photo and looked carefully "Yes, that's him."
"I knew it." Liz said softly.
"Who's Matthew?" Jeff asked.
"Max can explain. I want to stay with the children and try to tell them that their sister has been taken." Liz announced and ran upstairs with tears in her eyes. ++++++++++++++++++++ In the black van "Why are you taking me? I thought you were my mommy and daddy's friend. I want my parents and family!" cried Katie hugging her knees to her chest.
Matthew ignored her and moved so he could sit in the font seat of the van with Marcus. Just as they passed the park. Matthew look out the window and gasped. "My God! that can't be!! Marcus stop the van." Matthew ordered.
"What?" Marcus stopped the van and looked in the direction where Matthew was looking and saw someone he thought he had killed. "She can't be alive. She just can't be." Marcus said more to himself than to Matthew +++++++++++++++ Julie went looking in the park. She thought that Katie might be there. She likes parks, especially the swings. She suddenly got a weird feeling that someone or somebody was watching her. She turned around and started to go back to the house. A black van stopped and two men got out.
"Julie, we meet again. I thought I killed you." Marcus spoke.
"Yeah about that. It was a mind warp." Julie answered cooly.
"Now, what are we going to do about you?" Marcus wondered. An evil grin spread on his face. ++++++++++++++ Max (with the help of Maria) explained who Marcus and Matthew were.
Liz came down 10 minutes later.
"Liz, how's Ricky taking it?" Maria asked gently.
"He cried himself to sleep." Liz answered. "The others are taking a nap."
All of a sudden the door opened and Julie staggered over to Liz and then spoke in pain "Matthew and Marcus found me and told me to tell you, Max, Isabel, Michael, Kyle, Maria and Alex to meet them in the soap factory, at 10 tonight. Come alone." With that she collapsed.
Liz sat down and pulled Julie on her lap and looked at Max. Without any words spoken Max kneeled down. "Julie, c'mon open your eyes and look at me." Max ordered.
"Julie please you can't leave me. I thought I lost you once I can't lose you again." Liz whimpered.
Alex, Kyle and Maria sat beside Liz with tears in their eyes.
Julie opened her eyes and spoke one last time "You can't heal me. I am dying. Beth, Alex, Maria and Kyle. You all will be able to survive this. Tonight find Katie and defeat Matthew and Marcus. There is a letter that I had written incase something ever happened to me. It's in Anne's teddy. Maria get it and read it once I am gone. I love you all." And then she closed her eyes and drifted off never to awaken.
Leaving the royal eight and their parents alone to face the evil.
"Mrs. Evans?" Liz called. Diane came into the hallway. "There is no one there."
"Oh, he must have left." Diane spoke.
"Where's Katie?" Liz asked.
"She was right there. I told her to stay here." Diane answered. Not thinking that it would be a problem.
"Katie. C'mon, where are you?" Liz called.
"Katie C'mon this isn't funny?" Liz called again.
Max came running into the hall. "Liz, what's going on?" Max asked in a worried tone.
"We have to find Katie, she's missing." Liz told Max.
"What do you mean?" Max asked confused. "She's with the other kids and your Mom, right?"
"Liz, what's all the shouting for?" Nancy came downstairs.
"Is Katie, with you" Max asked calmly.
"No, why?" Nancy asked.
"Max, she's gone. I know it." Liz whispered.
"Okay, lets go into the back room." Max suggested.
Liz ran straight into Maria's arms. "Lizzie chica, what's wrong?"
Liz started to sob. "Katie's gone," she said and buried herself in Maria's arms.
"Okay everyone, we need to search the house and garden. Then we can decided what to do." Max ordered and everyone went to look for Katie.
10 minutes later. Everyone expect Julie and the Sheriff came into the living room looking worried.
Max held a sobbing Liz to his chest.
Jim came into the room and said "I put out an APB on Katie. Is there anyone you can think of who would take her?"
"Erm, yes. Oh god Max it's probably Matthew and Marcus " Liz suggested. Liz then turned to Max's mother and took out a photo of Matthew and asked "The person who was at the door, did he look like this? He might have aged a bit since this was taken."
Diane took the photo and looked carefully "Yes, that's him."
"I knew it." Liz said softly.
"Who's Matthew?" Jeff asked.
"Max can explain. I want to stay with the children and try to tell them that their sister has been taken." Liz announced and ran upstairs with tears in her eyes. ++++++++++++++++++++ In the black van "Why are you taking me? I thought you were my mommy and daddy's friend. I want my parents and family!" cried Katie hugging her knees to her chest.
Matthew ignored her and moved so he could sit in the font seat of the van with Marcus. Just as they passed the park. Matthew look out the window and gasped. "My God! that can't be!! Marcus stop the van." Matthew ordered.
"What?" Marcus stopped the van and looked in the direction where Matthew was looking and saw someone he thought he had killed. "She can't be alive. She just can't be." Marcus said more to himself than to Matthew +++++++++++++++ Julie went looking in the park. She thought that Katie might be there. She likes parks, especially the swings. She suddenly got a weird feeling that someone or somebody was watching her. She turned around and started to go back to the house. A black van stopped and two men got out.
"Julie, we meet again. I thought I killed you." Marcus spoke.
"Yeah about that. It was a mind warp." Julie answered cooly.
"Now, what are we going to do about you?" Marcus wondered. An evil grin spread on his face. ++++++++++++++ Max (with the help of Maria) explained who Marcus and Matthew were.
Liz came down 10 minutes later.
"Liz, how's Ricky taking it?" Maria asked gently.
"He cried himself to sleep." Liz answered. "The others are taking a nap."
All of a sudden the door opened and Julie staggered over to Liz and then spoke in pain "Matthew and Marcus found me and told me to tell you, Max, Isabel, Michael, Kyle, Maria and Alex to meet them in the soap factory, at 10 tonight. Come alone." With that she collapsed.
Liz sat down and pulled Julie on her lap and looked at Max. Without any words spoken Max kneeled down. "Julie, c'mon open your eyes and look at me." Max ordered.
"Julie please you can't leave me. I thought I lost you once I can't lose you again." Liz whimpered.
Alex, Kyle and Maria sat beside Liz with tears in their eyes.
Julie opened her eyes and spoke one last time "You can't heal me. I am dying. Beth, Alex, Maria and Kyle. You all will be able to survive this. Tonight find Katie and defeat Matthew and Marcus. There is a letter that I had written incase something ever happened to me. It's in Anne's teddy. Maria get it and read it once I am gone. I love you all." And then she closed her eyes and drifted off never to awaken.
Leaving the royal eight and their parents alone to face the evil.