Ch 5~ The Thief Revealed
As soon as Jackie got in the helicopter, he allowed himself to ponder the absurdity of a thief who could break into the highest security vault in San Francisco and steal highly powerful magical weapons, and then rob a radio shack using only two of the talismans. There was something he knew he should remember nagging at the back of his mind, but as he could find no way to decipher it, he instead lay back on the seat and took out his cell phone, dialing Tohru.
"Hello?"
"This is Jackie. Is Jade behaving herself?"
"I can't talk long, Jackie."
"Oh, no, what'd she do?"
"Nothing. She was feeling a lot better, so she worked on a book report for awhile. Now we're at the theater, we wanted to see the new Melvin Moose Movie and I couldn't reach you to ask if it was okay. . ."
"Oh, it's fine. Jade will enjoy. . .wait, did you say she did a book report? On a Saturday?"
"Yes. . .she said she wanted to make sure she got a good grade."
'Jade is up to something. . .'
"May I talk to her?"
"She's in the ladies' room. She has been for some time, actually. Should I have someone go tell her you want to talk to her?"
"No, it's okay. Our helicopter has nearly reached Radio Shack. . .don't ask. I'll talk to her later. Goodbye."
"Goodbye, Jackie."
Jackie shut the cell phone just as the helicopter landed on the roof of the mall that had been robbed. He looked over the devastation. Captain Black got the report from a police officer. There had been no casualties, thankfully, but several people had been taken to the hospital for injuries. The Radio Shack had been pretty much destroyed. One of the walls was missing, and the store was filled with rubble. But surprisingly, there wasn't too much missing. According to the report of a shaking and shell- shocked clerk, all that the thief took was a gaming console and some very violent war games, a cell phone with a flame pattern on the cover, and a new laptop computer.
None of the people nearby knew much about the robbery. They said they saw a speedy blur rush by, a blast of golden light destroy the front wall, and items disappear before the blur rushed out. The man who had described the thief as short and wearing black had been taken to the hospital for a broken arm. It looked to Jackie that they were out of leads, when a rather frightening looking man walked up to Jackie, with long grizzled grey hair, very pale blue eyes, and wearing a dirty brown coat and pants. He was sort of mumbling to himself, and then looked Jackie straight in the eyes.
"Um. . .I don't have any spare change."
"I saw 'er."
"You saw. . .who?"
"The thief. I saw 'er. She was running, but she stopped fer just a secin an' there she were in plain sigh'."
Jackie frowned. This man seemed rather crazy, but just perhaps there would be something to his story.
"What did she look like?"
"She was an elf."
'Okay. . .I guess we really are out of leads.'
"Not one o'them big shiny elves in movies. The little kin', sorta scrawny and short with dark har an' sorta brownish eye. That's how she musta used them elf pow'rs to get in. Yep, one o' dem little elves."
Jackie was really uncomfortable, and just wished that this man would go away. He didn't have time for elves. Actually. . .subtract the part about elves, and things just might be starting to make sense. The thief's physical description, her choice of stores and items, her knowledge of the talismans. . .
Captain Black shouted to Jackie from inside the destroyed shop. "Jackie, come quick, we got one of the surveillance cameras working! Not the best picture, but you'll never believe who-"
"Jade."
"I'm afraid so."
Jackie sighed deeply. "Well, we should go try to find her. She should be with Tohru at the movie theater. I can't believe Jade would do this! I know she isn't perfect, but I didn't think she'd steal, or endanger innocent people just for some laptop."
Captain Black nodded, frowning sadly at his friend. "I know, Jackie. But we have to turn her in. If she gives back the talismans and the stolen items, we may be able to resolve this without too much trouble. I'm sorry."
A remorseful Jackie stepped back into the helicopter, not at all looking forward to the task that lay ahead.
Author's Note~ ^_^ If you're thinking that this chapter was too short, that's on purpose. I could've kept going, but I wanted to keep all of you in suspense. It sure looks like our thief was Jade, but do you think Jade would really do this? Or is there more to it than meets the eye? You'll have to wait another two weeks, unless you've already figured it out. Evil, I know, but I'm in an evil mood. In case you weren't aware, school sucks.
First weekend and I already have a Spanish Test to study for, a Biology chapter to read, A chapter to read and take notes on for History (I'm taking AP Euro, so the chapters are long -.-), 3 chapters of a book to read, and An essay on the summer reading for English. Ugh. I would've had math, but I finished. My three day weekend is down the drain. And what's worse, everyone says sophomore year is supposed to be easy. I can't wait for next year, Junior year is supposedly the one that kills you. Therefore, I'm in a bad mood. But I'm sure none of you care about my school turmoil.
As soon as Jackie got in the helicopter, he allowed himself to ponder the absurdity of a thief who could break into the highest security vault in San Francisco and steal highly powerful magical weapons, and then rob a radio shack using only two of the talismans. There was something he knew he should remember nagging at the back of his mind, but as he could find no way to decipher it, he instead lay back on the seat and took out his cell phone, dialing Tohru.
"Hello?"
"This is Jackie. Is Jade behaving herself?"
"I can't talk long, Jackie."
"Oh, no, what'd she do?"
"Nothing. She was feeling a lot better, so she worked on a book report for awhile. Now we're at the theater, we wanted to see the new Melvin Moose Movie and I couldn't reach you to ask if it was okay. . ."
"Oh, it's fine. Jade will enjoy. . .wait, did you say she did a book report? On a Saturday?"
"Yes. . .she said she wanted to make sure she got a good grade."
'Jade is up to something. . .'
"May I talk to her?"
"She's in the ladies' room. She has been for some time, actually. Should I have someone go tell her you want to talk to her?"
"No, it's okay. Our helicopter has nearly reached Radio Shack. . .don't ask. I'll talk to her later. Goodbye."
"Goodbye, Jackie."
Jackie shut the cell phone just as the helicopter landed on the roof of the mall that had been robbed. He looked over the devastation. Captain Black got the report from a police officer. There had been no casualties, thankfully, but several people had been taken to the hospital for injuries. The Radio Shack had been pretty much destroyed. One of the walls was missing, and the store was filled with rubble. But surprisingly, there wasn't too much missing. According to the report of a shaking and shell- shocked clerk, all that the thief took was a gaming console and some very violent war games, a cell phone with a flame pattern on the cover, and a new laptop computer.
None of the people nearby knew much about the robbery. They said they saw a speedy blur rush by, a blast of golden light destroy the front wall, and items disappear before the blur rushed out. The man who had described the thief as short and wearing black had been taken to the hospital for a broken arm. It looked to Jackie that they were out of leads, when a rather frightening looking man walked up to Jackie, with long grizzled grey hair, very pale blue eyes, and wearing a dirty brown coat and pants. He was sort of mumbling to himself, and then looked Jackie straight in the eyes.
"Um. . .I don't have any spare change."
"I saw 'er."
"You saw. . .who?"
"The thief. I saw 'er. She was running, but she stopped fer just a secin an' there she were in plain sigh'."
Jackie frowned. This man seemed rather crazy, but just perhaps there would be something to his story.
"What did she look like?"
"She was an elf."
'Okay. . .I guess we really are out of leads.'
"Not one o'them big shiny elves in movies. The little kin', sorta scrawny and short with dark har an' sorta brownish eye. That's how she musta used them elf pow'rs to get in. Yep, one o' dem little elves."
Jackie was really uncomfortable, and just wished that this man would go away. He didn't have time for elves. Actually. . .subtract the part about elves, and things just might be starting to make sense. The thief's physical description, her choice of stores and items, her knowledge of the talismans. . .
Captain Black shouted to Jackie from inside the destroyed shop. "Jackie, come quick, we got one of the surveillance cameras working! Not the best picture, but you'll never believe who-"
"Jade."
"I'm afraid so."
Jackie sighed deeply. "Well, we should go try to find her. She should be with Tohru at the movie theater. I can't believe Jade would do this! I know she isn't perfect, but I didn't think she'd steal, or endanger innocent people just for some laptop."
Captain Black nodded, frowning sadly at his friend. "I know, Jackie. But we have to turn her in. If she gives back the talismans and the stolen items, we may be able to resolve this without too much trouble. I'm sorry."
A remorseful Jackie stepped back into the helicopter, not at all looking forward to the task that lay ahead.
Author's Note~ ^_^ If you're thinking that this chapter was too short, that's on purpose. I could've kept going, but I wanted to keep all of you in suspense. It sure looks like our thief was Jade, but do you think Jade would really do this? Or is there more to it than meets the eye? You'll have to wait another two weeks, unless you've already figured it out. Evil, I know, but I'm in an evil mood. In case you weren't aware, school sucks.
First weekend and I already have a Spanish Test to study for, a Biology chapter to read, A chapter to read and take notes on for History (I'm taking AP Euro, so the chapters are long -.-), 3 chapters of a book to read, and An essay on the summer reading for English. Ugh. I would've had math, but I finished. My three day weekend is down the drain. And what's worse, everyone says sophomore year is supposed to be easy. I can't wait for next year, Junior year is supposedly the one that kills you. Therefore, I'm in a bad mood. But I'm sure none of you care about my school turmoil.