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LIFE ON WITCH MOUNTAIN
By Kevin Haynes
CHAPTER 26
Tony had gotten no response on the phone from Trina, because the man hung up the phone as soon as he had told Tony what to do. Ty came back into the room with a plastic shopping bag crammed with his favorite clothes and a few of his CDs. His face fell - he could just sense that something horrible had happened.
Remaining calm, Tony said, "Change of plans. Leave your bag here - we have to go to my apartment right away. But first ." Tony walked over to the laptop with the camera still attached. He used the computer to wipe the camera's disks clean - then he also deleted the files he had downloaded into the laptop. The pictures and video no longer existed anywhere.
He grabbed the camera, and went toward the door. Ty looked like he was going to cry. "It's my mom, isn't it? He's got my mom!" Tony didn't have time to coddle the boy, and he knew he couldn't deny it, so he said, "Yes, he does. But remember what you told me . we're three against one, and we can do some awesome stuff, right?"
Ty nodded, and they went out the door together. As they walked down the hall, Tony said, "The man said that he has your mom at my apartment. Now, he might not be telling the truth, but, if he's right, that's not very far away. I want you to try calling your mom with your silent voice - yell to her, and see if she answers."
As they walked down the street, Ty yelled as best he knew how in his special voice, "Mom! This is Ty! Please answer!" It almost hurt Tony's head - he had never heard anyone yell that way before . it had never been necessary to do that on New Home. But almost immediately they heard her respond. "Ty, my baby! They gave me some medicine to make me sleepy. But I'm here at Tony's apartment, and I'll help in any way I can."
Tony took over talking to her. "Trina, this is Tony. Our people can sometimes manipulate things with our minds. I want you to try it, but be careful - I think the person who has you knows that our people can do this. Are your hands tied?"
"Yes," she replied weakly.
"OK. That's fine," Tony reassured her. "Try to make the ropes move with your mind. Can you reach out with your mind and touch the ropes, make them move at all?"
Silence. Finally she said, "Yes, a little."
Tony smiled and said, "Great. Just keep working at them - don't take the ropes off completely, but see if you can loosen them by the time we get there. We should be there in about 10 minutes."
Just before they arrived, Tony used his watch to transmit a message to New Home, alerting them to the danger he, Ty, and Trina were in. He asked them to alert any other Homedwellers in New York, and to keep tabs on Tony's watch just in case something happened to him. Uncle Bené said that Tia was concerned that something was wrong, and they were just getting ready to check up on him. That helped Tony feel a little better.
Finally they were at Tony's apartment building, and they opened the main door and went in. They slowly climbed the steps, one at a time, keeping their senses on full alert. They could actually sense Trina from two floors down - she was almost panicked.
As they got to Tony's floor, they walked down the hall. They sensed no one watching them, no one hiding behind any corners. They arrived at the door to Tony's apartment, and Tony, not seeing the need to knock, just opened the door.
The scene in the apartment hit them both the minute the door opened. Standing right in the doorway was the redhead man, with a gun aimed right at Tony's chest. Behind him, farther back in the living room, was another man standing with a gun pointed at Trina's head. Ty yelled out involuntarily, "Mom!" and tried to go to her. But the redhead man stopped him and aimed the gun at him.
Something about the man nagged at Tony. He felt he should know him. But he was too focused on the whole scene, as well as the fact that a gun was trained on his "little brother." Tony said, as menacingly as he could, "Don't hurt either of them. I'm the one you want!"
The redhead man stepped closer to Tony, keeping the gun on Ty, and smiled as he said, "Long time no see, Malone!"
That did it for Tony. The past was present again, and he could see clearly who this man was . or at least who he used to be. Slowly, as if he didn't believe it possible, he said, "Truck? Is that you?"
He smiled and nodded. "Yep, it's me Malone. I finally am going to get even with you."
LIFE ON WITCH MOUNTAIN
By Kevin Haynes
CHAPTER 26
Tony had gotten no response on the phone from Trina, because the man hung up the phone as soon as he had told Tony what to do. Ty came back into the room with a plastic shopping bag crammed with his favorite clothes and a few of his CDs. His face fell - he could just sense that something horrible had happened.
Remaining calm, Tony said, "Change of plans. Leave your bag here - we have to go to my apartment right away. But first ." Tony walked over to the laptop with the camera still attached. He used the computer to wipe the camera's disks clean - then he also deleted the files he had downloaded into the laptop. The pictures and video no longer existed anywhere.
He grabbed the camera, and went toward the door. Ty looked like he was going to cry. "It's my mom, isn't it? He's got my mom!" Tony didn't have time to coddle the boy, and he knew he couldn't deny it, so he said, "Yes, he does. But remember what you told me . we're three against one, and we can do some awesome stuff, right?"
Ty nodded, and they went out the door together. As they walked down the hall, Tony said, "The man said that he has your mom at my apartment. Now, he might not be telling the truth, but, if he's right, that's not very far away. I want you to try calling your mom with your silent voice - yell to her, and see if she answers."
As they walked down the street, Ty yelled as best he knew how in his special voice, "Mom! This is Ty! Please answer!" It almost hurt Tony's head - he had never heard anyone yell that way before . it had never been necessary to do that on New Home. But almost immediately they heard her respond. "Ty, my baby! They gave me some medicine to make me sleepy. But I'm here at Tony's apartment, and I'll help in any way I can."
Tony took over talking to her. "Trina, this is Tony. Our people can sometimes manipulate things with our minds. I want you to try it, but be careful - I think the person who has you knows that our people can do this. Are your hands tied?"
"Yes," she replied weakly.
"OK. That's fine," Tony reassured her. "Try to make the ropes move with your mind. Can you reach out with your mind and touch the ropes, make them move at all?"
Silence. Finally she said, "Yes, a little."
Tony smiled and said, "Great. Just keep working at them - don't take the ropes off completely, but see if you can loosen them by the time we get there. We should be there in about 10 minutes."
Just before they arrived, Tony used his watch to transmit a message to New Home, alerting them to the danger he, Ty, and Trina were in. He asked them to alert any other Homedwellers in New York, and to keep tabs on Tony's watch just in case something happened to him. Uncle Bené said that Tia was concerned that something was wrong, and they were just getting ready to check up on him. That helped Tony feel a little better.
Finally they were at Tony's apartment building, and they opened the main door and went in. They slowly climbed the steps, one at a time, keeping their senses on full alert. They could actually sense Trina from two floors down - she was almost panicked.
As they got to Tony's floor, they walked down the hall. They sensed no one watching them, no one hiding behind any corners. They arrived at the door to Tony's apartment, and Tony, not seeing the need to knock, just opened the door.
The scene in the apartment hit them both the minute the door opened. Standing right in the doorway was the redhead man, with a gun aimed right at Tony's chest. Behind him, farther back in the living room, was another man standing with a gun pointed at Trina's head. Ty yelled out involuntarily, "Mom!" and tried to go to her. But the redhead man stopped him and aimed the gun at him.
Something about the man nagged at Tony. He felt he should know him. But he was too focused on the whole scene, as well as the fact that a gun was trained on his "little brother." Tony said, as menacingly as he could, "Don't hurt either of them. I'm the one you want!"
The redhead man stepped closer to Tony, keeping the gun on Ty, and smiled as he said, "Long time no see, Malone!"
That did it for Tony. The past was present again, and he could see clearly who this man was . or at least who he used to be. Slowly, as if he didn't believe it possible, he said, "Truck? Is that you?"
He smiled and nodded. "Yep, it's me Malone. I finally am going to get even with you."