Chapter Six-The Escape Plan

The next few weeks went by fast for the four younger Robas. Each of them found a way to fit into their temporary new home. Jon quickly became the captain of the home's soccer team,while Chris spent time playing with Andy's group. Though none of them mentioned it, it was clear how much they all wanted to be back at home with Espa. So,when Ms. Atimire rounded them up one day in the Spring, they were wary.

"Boys, I have some news for you." She began slowly.

"Are we going back to Espa?" Jonathan asked hopefully.

"No. I'm afraid not. A couple called this morning. They want to adopt Espa Jakkob."

"What?!" Christien was holding the baby Roba gently. "They can't separate us!"

"I told you." Jonathan informed Chris. "If any of us were to get adopted,it'd be Little E." Then he turned to the woman. "Are we allowed to go visit him?"

"That will depend on his family." She replied softly,before turning to one of her assistants. "Amanda,would you make sure Espa Jakkob is ready by dinner time?"

"Dinner time?!" Jon and Chris chorused. "He's leaving tonight?!"
"Yes." Amanda replied,plucking the baby from Christien's arms. She held him close when he started to fuss for his brothers,then carried him inside.

"They can't do this!" Christien fumed. "They just can't!"

"Where him going?" Andrew wanted to know. His eyes were wide in fear. "He coming backs,right?"

"Of course he is!" Jon tried to reassure his younger brother. "He's just going to visit with another family for a while." Which,he hoped,was the truth in reality. "Chris...we need to get to a phone." He wanted to call Espa,to let him know what was going on. "

"Don't think that's a good idea,considering how worked up he already has been over us." Christien advised. "I'm gonna call Randi though. He dropped Andrew off with his house mother,before going into the office. Jonathan quickly followed. They got permission to call Randi. Chris dialed the number,his finger shaking. His brother put a hand on his shoulder to steady him.

"It'll be all right." Jonathan told him gently. "I know it will be." Inside,he was angry at Espa for letting this happen in the first place,and mad at Kaiba for not moving faster to begin with. He listened to Christien explain things to Randi, and sighed. Chris was usually the rational one, and now he's freaked out. Which made it really hard for Jonathan to stay calm. But we have Andrew still. We have to be careful what we say around him! With him,you never know how he's gonna react to things. When Chris finally hung up,he looked a lot less tense. "Well?"

"She said Kaiba's been working on our situation for weeks. They're not yielding."

Jon muttered,then picked up the phone himself. "I'm calling Mo."

"We didn't ask..." Chris began,but his older brother gave him a Look. "Okay okay. Go ahead."

Jonathan dialed the special phone number Mokuba had issued him. He closed his eyes briefly,when he heard the phone pick up. "Mokuba?"

"Jonathan! Are you all right?" The younger Kaiba exclaimed.

"Yeah. I'm all right. But we've got a problem."

"What's going on?" Mokuba asked,worriedly. "Is it Andy?"

"No. Little E. He's being adopted tonight." Jon told his best friend.

"They can't split you guys up!" Mokuba said incredulously.

"Well,they are." Jon told him sadly.

"You're the Robas! It's not allowed. You've to do something!" Mokuba scolded. "Don't tell me you're giving up already."

"No,I'm not....but......" Jon sighed. "We don't have the resources!"

"Resources Smources! You didn't have the resources when Lorelai kidnapped us!" Mokuba all but spat . "Besides that, you're all psychic!"

Jonathan looked around slowly,and saw a couple sets of walkie talkies. He smirked to himself,an idea occurring to him. "Mo? Can you get here?"

Chris looked at his brother,wondering what he was up to. "Jon...maybe we should try and see Little E before they cart him off."

"Un momento,por favor." Jon replied,smirking. "We're goin' with him."

"I can.....why?" Mokuba asked.

"We need a distraction. Maybe you can bring Monica Raptor. She's very good."

"I doubt Rex will let me,but..I'll be there in twenty minutes."

"Alright. Perfect." Jon hung up then,and grabbed Chris,pulling him out the door. "Find Andrew. We're leaving too."

"This is crazy,Jon!" Chris argued.

"Do you wanna stay here a little longer?" Jon asked him sharply. "I promised Espa I'd take care of us. This is the only way I know how. Now do exactly what I tell you. You get Andrew,and meet me out front. Mokuba should be there by then. Twenty minutes."

"Okay okay,but what is your plan?"

"We're gonna sneak Little Espa away from here, before anything can happen." He turned,and headed for the nursery. They'd grab the walkie talkies later. They'd need them in leu of not having their headsets. I hope this works. I really do. With Mokuba Kaiba on our side, things can't go wrong!