Chapter Nine
Edward Venn was lying on his bed, looking up at the ceiling. He had
gone too
far this time with his plan, and he felt disgusted with himself. In
dealing
with his siblings, he had been acting like Father.
And Father used fear to control.
Edward would, from now on, try to be less hard on them, but he had told
them
their plan would fail, and it did,which meant he needed some kind of
control
over Nigel and his team. He wanted them to think twice before
attacking.
With Number Three as his hostage, he hoped they would think twice about
attacking him, and even if they did, they would be too late, because he
had
a surprise waiting for them.
Down stairs, Agent Kyoto entered the Delightful household with the
driver
carrying Number Three.
"Where is Master Venn?" demanded Agent Kyoto.
"He is in his room, sir, would you like me to get him for you?" asked
Jeeves. "Master Venn has instructed me to leave something for you to
eat on
your return".
"Good, tell Master thank you, will you?"
"Yes, I will," replied Jeeves.
"Follow me," he told the driver, leading him to a spare room. He told
him to
put her on the bed.
"Now leave us," he snapped, taking out a sedative spray and spraying
Number
Three again, ensuring her sleep for another few hours. He left the room
and
walked into the kitchen to find a bowl of beef stew with a slice of
bread.
He made his way to the dinning room and waited for Master Venn.
Edward walked downstairs after hearing the news from Jeeves and found
Agent
Kyoto in the dining room.
"Is she here?" asked Edward.
"Yes, Master Venn, and sedated."
"Good. Did you leave the hologram of Number Three like I asked?"
"Yes I did, Master, but personally, I don't think it's going to last
long,"
said Agent Kyoto.
"Hmmm…you're probably right, but it will have to do for the moment. Now
to
begin stage two of my plan.
"But we can't have Number Three here. it would be better if we
transferred
her somewhere else, somewhere like U.K. Control, but first we need to
find
out if she knows anything. Don't you agree, Agent Kyoto?"
"Oh, I agree, Master Venn." Agent Kyoto grinned.
"But it won't take them long to figure how to find out where she been
taken."
"And how is that, Master Venn?" asked Agent Kyoto.
"They'll first come looking for her here, so we'll need a third party,
somewhere else to hold her."
"Who?"
"The Kids Mafia, who else?" Edward replied. "Which reminds me, tomorrow
I am
going to send my siblings to distract The Kids Next Door, which will
give us
some time to prepare and meet the local Kids Mafia leader."
"What is my role in your great plan, Master?" Agent Kyoto asked.
"Your role will be my bodyguard, and nothing else, unless I order it of
you."
"Can we trust the Kids Mafia?" Agent Kyoto asked.
"Oh, I think they'll be interested in what I have to say for myself,
and
even willing to work with me," Edward assured him. "But first we must
give
Number Three the mind probe. Then we're in business."
Numbuh Three was feeling cold. She felt herself tied to something, and
opened her eyes to see two figures looking at her.
"Well, it seems our guest has awoken at last. Now, this will not hurt
you
one bit," said one of the figures as it flipped a switch on a nearby
control
panel.
Numbuh Three felt her eyes close and opened them again to find herself
back
in her dream. Only this time, the figure were with her.
The figure looked around and back to her. "Is this what you dream
about? I
am most unimpressed."
"What are you doing in my dream?" shouted Numbuh Three.
"I am taking anything what I find useful from your mind, and yes, we
are in
your dream, kind of," replied the figure monophonically.
"Who are you?" Numbuh Three shouted to the formless figure.
"Does my form upset you? Maybe I should change into a form you're more
familiar with." He shifted, and his form became that of one of the
blond
Delightfuls.
"Is this better?" asked the boy, his voice softer.
"What do you want me for?" asked Numbuh Three.
"Well, out of all the rest of the Kids Next Door, you're the weakest
because
you're ill. So I've taken the opportunity to take you, and don't worry
– if
my plan works, you'll be back with your friends very soon," he told her
as
he slowly faded away.