The next few days before Thursday passed rather uneventfully. Unless of
course, you count Sarah ignoring Laura, and Rachel practically falling off
her chair because they were playing a song that was dark then happy, and
Elwyn had suggested it sounded like Sauron's theme- Sauron all angry in the
dark parts, and then him mini-golfing in a tacky Hawaiian print shirt and
pants during the happy parts. Poor Rachel was at her breaking point. She
was obviously traumatized at the thought. But, since this was Elwyn's
hobby, she wasn't going to stop anytime soon. And because Laura had been
storing the Ring in her locker, it was her unhappy task to retrieve it
without the Nine catching her. Being that her locker was near one of the
Nine's, she had decided to enlist the help of- GASP- a band student named
Cindy. Although trusted by everyone, Cindy played flute, and was known to
give splitting headaches to the Four. Mainly Elwyn and Sarah though, being
as they were very obnoxious. But being that the band and orchestra room
was connected, it was the smartest thing to do. However, the Four decided
to walk with her down the halls, to help.
"Alright, Cindy. We'll take the path down the 7th grade hall, instead of the 8th. The Nine won't expect that."
"O.K."
Elwyn pointed an accusing finger at her.
"That's all you've said- you have agreed with everything we have suggested. You must be a spy!" Laura smacked her.
"You idiot. She has never even been accused of dealing with preps."
"That's what she want's us to think." Elwyn muttered, but then shut up at the look on Laura's face. She took those threats seriously. Rachel continued.
"Right. As soon as we are in the C-building, you make a beeline for the back of the band room. We'll meet you in the our cello room."
Cindy nodded, and then said, "Make sure the Nine don't catch you." She stole a glance at Sarah and Elwyn. "Although," she continued, "You two."
"Ha ha ha, let's just get moving, alright?"
Pushing their way out of the empty classroom, Cindy shoved the Ring into her pocket, and Rachel held a fake one in her hand. They moved quickly, pushing past everyone, and knocking some 6th grades to the ground. They muttered apologies, and saw the door to the courtyard- so close. but then--- -
"Like, where do you think your going?"
The Four and Cindy pulled out pencils, and held them defensively.
"Back to the shadows!"
The prep who was blocking their exit flipped her unnaturally straight blond hair. She held out her hand expectantly.
"Listen, I *really* need to apply some more lip gloss, so, just give me the Ring, alright?" Cindy heard Elwyn whisper,
"Run for it, and don't worry about me." Elwyn then pulled out the decoy, and waved it in Number Three's face.
"If you want it, come and claim it!" She bolted down the hall.
Number Three snapped her fingers, and four other Preps came out, and all of them followed Elwyn. Rachel looked on in disbelief.
"You guys, she'll be captured!"
"No time! Let's go! I'll explain when we are safe."
Cindy, Laura, Rachel, and Sarah ran down the hall, to the band room, without knowing what was to become of their comrade.
The Three and the Band student were breathing slightly heavier than normal when they got to the band room. Laura looked up.
"Cindy, what did Elwyn say?"
"For us to run, and not worry."
"Well, we ought to start."
Sarah looked up.
"Not only has she been kidnapped, but I never got to tell her I got Billy into a hospital soon enough, so he isn't dead!" Laura thwapped Sarah.
"That's the least of our worries. If the Nine have indeed kidnapped her, they will use all sorts of bribery to get her to tell where the real Ring is."
Rachel spoke up.
"Come on. We have to have more faith in her. There is *no* way she would betray us."
~Meanwhile in a broom closet.
Number Three had tied Elwyn to a stool, with a couple of extension cords. They had grabbed the large closet, so there was plenty of room for all of the Five Preps that had captured her.
"I'll never talk, so don't even try to make me!"
Number Two pulled, out of a binder, which had pictures of her hugging various boys, six pictures of.
"Orlando Bloom pictures I got off the net. You tell us where the real Ring is, and I'll let you go, along with these." She waved the pages. Elwyn bit her lip. Future of the school. Orlando. school. Orlando. she couldn't decide. However, the thought of how badly Laura would hurt her made the decision.
"No way." Number Two held the pictures in front of Elwyn's face, and began to tear them.
"How about now?"
Orlando most definitely. "FINE, FINE, I'LL TELL YOU ANYTHING, JUST STOP!!!"
"On second thought, we'll just hold you for ransom." She proceeded to violently rip the remaining pictures.
"Nooooooooooo!!!"
"Alright, Cindy. We'll take the path down the 7th grade hall, instead of the 8th. The Nine won't expect that."
"O.K."
Elwyn pointed an accusing finger at her.
"That's all you've said- you have agreed with everything we have suggested. You must be a spy!" Laura smacked her.
"You idiot. She has never even been accused of dealing with preps."
"That's what she want's us to think." Elwyn muttered, but then shut up at the look on Laura's face. She took those threats seriously. Rachel continued.
"Right. As soon as we are in the C-building, you make a beeline for the back of the band room. We'll meet you in the our cello room."
Cindy nodded, and then said, "Make sure the Nine don't catch you." She stole a glance at Sarah and Elwyn. "Although," she continued, "You two."
"Ha ha ha, let's just get moving, alright?"
Pushing their way out of the empty classroom, Cindy shoved the Ring into her pocket, and Rachel held a fake one in her hand. They moved quickly, pushing past everyone, and knocking some 6th grades to the ground. They muttered apologies, and saw the door to the courtyard- so close. but then--- -
"Like, where do you think your going?"
The Four and Cindy pulled out pencils, and held them defensively.
"Back to the shadows!"
The prep who was blocking their exit flipped her unnaturally straight blond hair. She held out her hand expectantly.
"Listen, I *really* need to apply some more lip gloss, so, just give me the Ring, alright?" Cindy heard Elwyn whisper,
"Run for it, and don't worry about me." Elwyn then pulled out the decoy, and waved it in Number Three's face.
"If you want it, come and claim it!" She bolted down the hall.
Number Three snapped her fingers, and four other Preps came out, and all of them followed Elwyn. Rachel looked on in disbelief.
"You guys, she'll be captured!"
"No time! Let's go! I'll explain when we are safe."
Cindy, Laura, Rachel, and Sarah ran down the hall, to the band room, without knowing what was to become of their comrade.
The Three and the Band student were breathing slightly heavier than normal when they got to the band room. Laura looked up.
"Cindy, what did Elwyn say?"
"For us to run, and not worry."
"Well, we ought to start."
Sarah looked up.
"Not only has she been kidnapped, but I never got to tell her I got Billy into a hospital soon enough, so he isn't dead!" Laura thwapped Sarah.
"That's the least of our worries. If the Nine have indeed kidnapped her, they will use all sorts of bribery to get her to tell where the real Ring is."
Rachel spoke up.
"Come on. We have to have more faith in her. There is *no* way she would betray us."
~Meanwhile in a broom closet.
Number Three had tied Elwyn to a stool, with a couple of extension cords. They had grabbed the large closet, so there was plenty of room for all of the Five Preps that had captured her.
"I'll never talk, so don't even try to make me!"
Number Two pulled, out of a binder, which had pictures of her hugging various boys, six pictures of.
"Orlando Bloom pictures I got off the net. You tell us where the real Ring is, and I'll let you go, along with these." She waved the pages. Elwyn bit her lip. Future of the school. Orlando. school. Orlando. she couldn't decide. However, the thought of how badly Laura would hurt her made the decision.
"No way." Number Two held the pictures in front of Elwyn's face, and began to tear them.
"How about now?"
Orlando most definitely. "FINE, FINE, I'LL TELL YOU ANYTHING, JUST STOP!!!"
"On second thought, we'll just hold you for ransom." She proceeded to violently rip the remaining pictures.
"Nooooooooooo!!!"