Chapter 3
Kari sat in the car nervously, surrounded by by the ten plus kids with her.
"Enjoying yourself?"asked one of them.
They were driving through downtown at this point, however Kari had no interest in
exploring the outside world at this point. She just wanted to get away. There was
no one to help her. Mrs Manerts thought they were out on a nice, peaceful drive. The leader,
Onji, owned the car.
Kari wasn't paying attention to their conversastions, as they weren't talking about
anything she would know about. She kept her head low, staring at her feet. They had been
driving for awhile, they stopped at a gas station at one point, in which they turned the radio
up loud.
"Don't be so nervous Chrissy, you're one of us now"said one of the girls.
Kari didn't feel any better at this. The only good thing was that the car was rather big, being
able to accomidate all of them. All she did in response was nod. Whether she wanted to be or not, she WAS
one of them now.
They took a detour into the woods, which once again Kari had no interest in seeing at the moment.
"Allright Chrissy, there are just a few rules with us. Rule one, never snitch on us to Mrs
Manerts, the cops or anyone. If one of us tries it, tell me. Rule Two, we a family, we live
together and we die together. Finally, enjoy life to the fullest. Is that clear?"asked Onji.
Kari nodded.
"Cant hear you"
"Oh, yes"said Kari.
The car stopped and they all stepped out. Kari came out last. She was led to the back of the
car with everyone else. Onji took the car keys and pushed a button. A click was heared and the trunk
became unopened. Onji opened it up, with Mimi inside. Her hands were bound behind her tightly with
a thick rope, her legs tied tightly as well, with a large napkin stuffed in her mouth, secured in
with a Red ballgag. She had thrashed and thrashed but had not managed to break free.
"THis is a little much for a new member Chrissy, we'll wait to give you a smaller job.
You just sit back and watch"
"What are you doing?"asked Kari nervously.
"Don't worry, we're just gonna have fun with her. She'll be allright"said Onji.
Mimi was screaming with all her might but to no avail.
"This is the very same forest where a kid named Ken was last seen by anyone
living, by a kid named Kari Kamiya. Kari managed to get away, but then she dissapeared
again into the woods. Nobody knew what happened to her"
"Kari?"asked Kari with a sense of familiarity.
"That name,m it sounds so familiar to me"thought Kari.
"Yeah, you'll hear a lot about her in this town. You look a bit like her, except
with longer hair and pailer skin"
It was true, Kari's hair had grown down to her shoulder blades by now, and her skin was
almost pale white. The girls taunted Mimi as she struggled to break free.
"Who's out there!"
Onji took out a knife, as did the other kids, except Kari of course.
"You wanna piece of us?"asked Onji.
"Beat it"
Mimi took this chance to roll out of the car. No one noticed as they saw some figures
coming their way, they stepped forward.
"Chrissy, stay here and watch the girl"said Onji without looking back.
Kari looked down at her, as Mimi was trying to say something. Kari didn't know
what to do. Mimi rolled to the side and showed her bonds to her, trying to point
them out.
"What am I supposed to do?"asked Kari.
Onji and the others ran out towards the oncoming figures with a scream. Mimi curled her mouth
in and rubbed the ball gag on the ground until it was down on her neck. Mimi spit the napkin out.
"Chrissy, hurry up and untie me"
"How?"
"Okay, just cut these ropes with something, a knife, something sharp"
Kari nodded and looked around. Something sharp. She instinctively knew the word. As she
looked around, she kept having a flash of small hands untieing ropes on someone's hands,
looked like hers. Kari bent down and almost magicly undid the knot.
"You did it Chrissy!"cheered Mimi unbinding her legs.
Mimi led Kari inside of the car and took the driver's seat. The keys were leaft in the ignition
slot and Mimi drove off. She hadn't driven too much but basicly knew what she was doing.
Onji had the two girls, none other then Moninoke and Jun, beaten and laying on the ground
when he and the others saw their car being driven off.
"Chrissy ditched us!"gasped one of them.
"She can't drive dipshit, that Mimi girl must've cut herself free. I told you
guys we should've tied her up tighter"
"What about these two?"asked one of the girls.
"Allright, you three girls stay here and take care of them, we're getting our car back"
"Is this true Chrissy?"asked Mrs Manerts.
Kari nodded. Mimi had told them the whole story, they were not going out for a drive,
they were kidnapped.
"I knew they would do something like this. I keep trying with them but it's impossible.
I'm doing what I should've done awhile ago, I'm calling the police. Cjrissy head upstairs"
Kari did as she was told while Mimi and Mrs Manerts handled the police. Kari sighed with relief,
she was finally free.
But she also had other things on her mind. Kari, and the flash of her hands being unbound. Were these
part of her memory? Was her real name Kari?
"Kari. Kari"
She kept repeating it, with that small spark of familiarness hitting her however not growing.
Maybe it was the name of someon she had known in the past? SHe kept digging within herself but
finally groaned with defeat.
Mimi entered her room, sighing with relief as well.
"Don't worry about them anymore Chrissy. The cops will take care of them. The gag they used on me
has fingerprints all over it. How did you figure out how to untie knots anyway?"asked Mimi.
"I, I don't know. I saw a flash of my hands being untied but that's never happened before"
"Maybe your memory is starting to kick in"said Mimi.
"Mimi!"
Mimi turned around and before she could react, Rei was hugging her close to him. Kari
had a very brief flash of a hug, so brief she didn't even give it a second thought.
"Oh God, I thought you were dead"
"I'm fine, thanks to Chrissy"said Mimi.
Rei let go, blushing.
"I'm-
"No need to apoligize, if something happened to you I would be just as
upset. I think we should let Chrissy rest here"said Mimi with a wink.
Rei nodded and walked out with her. Kari layed back, she needed to think.
Kari. Kari. She needed to know more about the name. After a few minutes she gave up
thinking. Maybe Mrs Manerts knew.
She went downstairs and found Mrs Manerts in the kitchen.
"What is it Chrissy?"asked Mrs Manerts.
"Mrs Manerts, have you heared of someone named Kari?"asked Kari.
"Ah yes, I've heared of her. A media circus they've turned that poor girl into.
I don't trust the media anymore, I won't judge a man until I've met him myself. My what
a world we live in where we convict children of murder"
Chrissy walked away silently and groaned. That didn't help her at all. She spent the next few hours
trying to remember. Kari. Kari.
She had to stop for lunch, and to give her mind a little rest. After eating she tried again
but still got nothing.
She heared a knock at the door. It was Mimi and Rei.
"Chrissy, we have a suprise for you"
"What is it?"asked Kari.
Mimi took out a piece of cloth from her pocket, and tied it tightly around Kari's eyes.
"What is this?"asked Kari.
"It's a suprise, don't worry, we'll get you there safely"
Kari needed this, her mind was at the point of shut down from all the thinking. She felt
the adreniline rush in her body as she was guided to who knows where. She didn't go outside
at all, she was still in the house. She was guided down some stairs excluding the first flight.
Her clothes were taken off, which made her nervous but Mimi assured her they weren't going to
hurt her. She was sat down, where he legs were being pulled down a pair of jeans. They stood her up
and buttoned the jeans. Another tanktop was put on her, a new pair of gloves, then socks, and
then sneakers. Next they kept damping something soft on her face. The gloves must've had holes for
her fingers because she felt her fingernails being rubbed with something.
"Allright Chrissy, take a look"
Mimi untied the blindfold. They were in a room with pink carpeting, white walls and ceiling,
with a mirror and stand. Kari gapsed, her pale face was now as lively as the sun, her old
tank top replaced with a Red glittery one with match red pants which stopped at just above
the ankle, red socks and shoes, with red gloves with slots to stick her fingers out of.
"What do ya think?"asked Mimi.
"Thank you Mimi, I look so beautiful"said Kari.
"I owed you for saving my life"said Mimi.
"Just don't tell anyone I helped do a makeover on ya"said Rei blushing.
Mimi giggled. A few seconds later Kari did too, she didn't know why. She hugged
Mimi and Mimi returned it.
"You really saw her?"asked T.K.
"Yeah, I broke out Moninoke and Jun to get them to help. I sent them in the woods and followed.
Kari was there with a bunch of hoodlums and a captive girl a few years older. They both got away.
I remember the license plate on that car. Z24yorks"
"Thanks Cody, now we just need to find that car. What happened to Moninoke and Jun anway?"
"They got caught. They were beaten up pretty badly. Most of them leaft except for a few girls.
They tied them up and then drowned them. Wasn't much I could do"
"They deserved it anyway. Allright, I'll call Tai and tell him the news, then I'll get Matt
and we'll go search for her"
"Looks like Chrissy isn't the only one with amnesia"
Kari and Mimi were at the couch, Mimi introducing Kari to tv. They looked over
and Kari instinctively shivered at the sight of the boy. Did she know him?
The boy looked over and smiled sinserstily.
"So the those two were smart enough not to lie. It is Kari, and she's all mine"he thought.
"You said you didn't remember anything?"
"Just my name"
"What's your name?"
"Ken"
TBC
Kari sat in the car nervously, surrounded by by the ten plus kids with her.
"Enjoying yourself?"asked one of them.
They were driving through downtown at this point, however Kari had no interest in
exploring the outside world at this point. She just wanted to get away. There was
no one to help her. Mrs Manerts thought they were out on a nice, peaceful drive. The leader,
Onji, owned the car.
Kari wasn't paying attention to their conversastions, as they weren't talking about
anything she would know about. She kept her head low, staring at her feet. They had been
driving for awhile, they stopped at a gas station at one point, in which they turned the radio
up loud.
"Don't be so nervous Chrissy, you're one of us now"said one of the girls.
Kari didn't feel any better at this. The only good thing was that the car was rather big, being
able to accomidate all of them. All she did in response was nod. Whether she wanted to be or not, she WAS
one of them now.
They took a detour into the woods, which once again Kari had no interest in seeing at the moment.
"Allright Chrissy, there are just a few rules with us. Rule one, never snitch on us to Mrs
Manerts, the cops or anyone. If one of us tries it, tell me. Rule Two, we a family, we live
together and we die together. Finally, enjoy life to the fullest. Is that clear?"asked Onji.
Kari nodded.
"Cant hear you"
"Oh, yes"said Kari.
The car stopped and they all stepped out. Kari came out last. She was led to the back of the
car with everyone else. Onji took the car keys and pushed a button. A click was heared and the trunk
became unopened. Onji opened it up, with Mimi inside. Her hands were bound behind her tightly with
a thick rope, her legs tied tightly as well, with a large napkin stuffed in her mouth, secured in
with a Red ballgag. She had thrashed and thrashed but had not managed to break free.
"THis is a little much for a new member Chrissy, we'll wait to give you a smaller job.
You just sit back and watch"
"What are you doing?"asked Kari nervously.
"Don't worry, we're just gonna have fun with her. She'll be allright"said Onji.
Mimi was screaming with all her might but to no avail.
"This is the very same forest where a kid named Ken was last seen by anyone
living, by a kid named Kari Kamiya. Kari managed to get away, but then she dissapeared
again into the woods. Nobody knew what happened to her"
"Kari?"asked Kari with a sense of familiarity.
"That name,m it sounds so familiar to me"thought Kari.
"Yeah, you'll hear a lot about her in this town. You look a bit like her, except
with longer hair and pailer skin"
It was true, Kari's hair had grown down to her shoulder blades by now, and her skin was
almost pale white. The girls taunted Mimi as she struggled to break free.
"Who's out there!"
Onji took out a knife, as did the other kids, except Kari of course.
"You wanna piece of us?"asked Onji.
"Beat it"
Mimi took this chance to roll out of the car. No one noticed as they saw some figures
coming their way, they stepped forward.
"Chrissy, stay here and watch the girl"said Onji without looking back.
Kari looked down at her, as Mimi was trying to say something. Kari didn't know
what to do. Mimi rolled to the side and showed her bonds to her, trying to point
them out.
"What am I supposed to do?"asked Kari.
Onji and the others ran out towards the oncoming figures with a scream. Mimi curled her mouth
in and rubbed the ball gag on the ground until it was down on her neck. Mimi spit the napkin out.
"Chrissy, hurry up and untie me"
"How?"
"Okay, just cut these ropes with something, a knife, something sharp"
Kari nodded and looked around. Something sharp. She instinctively knew the word. As she
looked around, she kept having a flash of small hands untieing ropes on someone's hands,
looked like hers. Kari bent down and almost magicly undid the knot.
"You did it Chrissy!"cheered Mimi unbinding her legs.
Mimi led Kari inside of the car and took the driver's seat. The keys were leaft in the ignition
slot and Mimi drove off. She hadn't driven too much but basicly knew what she was doing.
Onji had the two girls, none other then Moninoke and Jun, beaten and laying on the ground
when he and the others saw their car being driven off.
"Chrissy ditched us!"gasped one of them.
"She can't drive dipshit, that Mimi girl must've cut herself free. I told you
guys we should've tied her up tighter"
"What about these two?"asked one of the girls.
"Allright, you three girls stay here and take care of them, we're getting our car back"
"Is this true Chrissy?"asked Mrs Manerts.
Kari nodded. Mimi had told them the whole story, they were not going out for a drive,
they were kidnapped.
"I knew they would do something like this. I keep trying with them but it's impossible.
I'm doing what I should've done awhile ago, I'm calling the police. Cjrissy head upstairs"
Kari did as she was told while Mimi and Mrs Manerts handled the police. Kari sighed with relief,
she was finally free.
But she also had other things on her mind. Kari, and the flash of her hands being unbound. Were these
part of her memory? Was her real name Kari?
"Kari. Kari"
She kept repeating it, with that small spark of familiarness hitting her however not growing.
Maybe it was the name of someon she had known in the past? SHe kept digging within herself but
finally groaned with defeat.
Mimi entered her room, sighing with relief as well.
"Don't worry about them anymore Chrissy. The cops will take care of them. The gag they used on me
has fingerprints all over it. How did you figure out how to untie knots anyway?"asked Mimi.
"I, I don't know. I saw a flash of my hands being untied but that's never happened before"
"Maybe your memory is starting to kick in"said Mimi.
"Mimi!"
Mimi turned around and before she could react, Rei was hugging her close to him. Kari
had a very brief flash of a hug, so brief she didn't even give it a second thought.
"Oh God, I thought you were dead"
"I'm fine, thanks to Chrissy"said Mimi.
Rei let go, blushing.
"I'm-
"No need to apoligize, if something happened to you I would be just as
upset. I think we should let Chrissy rest here"said Mimi with a wink.
Rei nodded and walked out with her. Kari layed back, she needed to think.
Kari. Kari. She needed to know more about the name. After a few minutes she gave up
thinking. Maybe Mrs Manerts knew.
She went downstairs and found Mrs Manerts in the kitchen.
"What is it Chrissy?"asked Mrs Manerts.
"Mrs Manerts, have you heared of someone named Kari?"asked Kari.
"Ah yes, I've heared of her. A media circus they've turned that poor girl into.
I don't trust the media anymore, I won't judge a man until I've met him myself. My what
a world we live in where we convict children of murder"
Chrissy walked away silently and groaned. That didn't help her at all. She spent the next few hours
trying to remember. Kari. Kari.
She had to stop for lunch, and to give her mind a little rest. After eating she tried again
but still got nothing.
She heared a knock at the door. It was Mimi and Rei.
"Chrissy, we have a suprise for you"
"What is it?"asked Kari.
Mimi took out a piece of cloth from her pocket, and tied it tightly around Kari's eyes.
"What is this?"asked Kari.
"It's a suprise, don't worry, we'll get you there safely"
Kari needed this, her mind was at the point of shut down from all the thinking. She felt
the adreniline rush in her body as she was guided to who knows where. She didn't go outside
at all, she was still in the house. She was guided down some stairs excluding the first flight.
Her clothes were taken off, which made her nervous but Mimi assured her they weren't going to
hurt her. She was sat down, where he legs were being pulled down a pair of jeans. They stood her up
and buttoned the jeans. Another tanktop was put on her, a new pair of gloves, then socks, and
then sneakers. Next they kept damping something soft on her face. The gloves must've had holes for
her fingers because she felt her fingernails being rubbed with something.
"Allright Chrissy, take a look"
Mimi untied the blindfold. They were in a room with pink carpeting, white walls and ceiling,
with a mirror and stand. Kari gapsed, her pale face was now as lively as the sun, her old
tank top replaced with a Red glittery one with match red pants which stopped at just above
the ankle, red socks and shoes, with red gloves with slots to stick her fingers out of.
"What do ya think?"asked Mimi.
"Thank you Mimi, I look so beautiful"said Kari.
"I owed you for saving my life"said Mimi.
"Just don't tell anyone I helped do a makeover on ya"said Rei blushing.
Mimi giggled. A few seconds later Kari did too, she didn't know why. She hugged
Mimi and Mimi returned it.
"You really saw her?"asked T.K.
"Yeah, I broke out Moninoke and Jun to get them to help. I sent them in the woods and followed.
Kari was there with a bunch of hoodlums and a captive girl a few years older. They both got away.
I remember the license plate on that car. Z24yorks"
"Thanks Cody, now we just need to find that car. What happened to Moninoke and Jun anway?"
"They got caught. They were beaten up pretty badly. Most of them leaft except for a few girls.
They tied them up and then drowned them. Wasn't much I could do"
"They deserved it anyway. Allright, I'll call Tai and tell him the news, then I'll get Matt
and we'll go search for her"
"Looks like Chrissy isn't the only one with amnesia"
Kari and Mimi were at the couch, Mimi introducing Kari to tv. They looked over
and Kari instinctively shivered at the sight of the boy. Did she know him?
The boy looked over and smiled sinserstily.
"So the those two were smart enough not to lie. It is Kari, and she's all mine"he thought.
"You said you didn't remember anything?"
"Just my name"
"What's your name?"
"Ken"
TBC