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Chapter 12 – The famous disappearing act!

Once Max had arrived home he had crashed on his bed. He was exhausted. He never even heard his parents leave to walk to the shops. His mum was going to wake him up but he looked so peaceful that she left him be. Isabel was working on her pile of college work.

It had reached midday when the sleeping Max was suddenly awoken by a loud tapping at his window. Max jumped up and looked around. He went and opened the curtains.

"Michael" Max said as he opened the window.

"What's going on?" Michael said climbing into the room.

"You woke me up to say that! Michael I was asleep…"

"What's going on at the crashdown?" Michael interrupted him.

"What do you mean Michael, I'm not telling you about last night if that's what you mean, I m not going into the birds and the bees…."

"The crashdown isn't open!"

Max turned to face him.

"What do you mean its not open?" Ma said slowly.

"It's not open! There's no one there! Note even in Liz house! It's like Liz and Maria just left! And Liz would never do something like that! Not in the middle of the rush period! So what's going on!"

Max looked at Michael knowing that he was right. Something major must be happening for Liz to leave the Crashdown empty.

"Max!"

Isabel burst into the room, and looked at her younger brother.

"Max! Your car's gone!"

Max looked around shocked. The two events had to be linked. But how?

At that moment Max's phone rang. He went to pick it up.

"Maxwell just leave it!"

"It could be Liz"

Getting a consenting look from Michael he picked it up.

"Hello?"

"Hey Max, its Isabel."

Max looked at Isabel. The person on the phone certainly sounded like Isabel, but his Issy was standing in front of him.

"Hey Isabel" he said looking at Michael and Isabel meaningfully.

The two of them looked back at him alarmed.

"Max, the FBI are back, they were following me. So I got Maria, Kyle and Liz together and took them to the abandoned warehouse on the old highway." The person on the phone told him.

Max was hesitant. What was he meant to say?

"Okay" he replied.

"Max! What's the matter with you? The FBI are back! We need a plan now! Please get here as quick as you can! I have to go, bye"

The other end hung up.

"Max?" Issy asked.

"Someone's kidnapped Kyle, Maria and Liz"

"What!" Michael shouted.

"Someone's pretending to be Issy and saying the FBI are back and that we have to meet at the abandoned warehouse on the old highway." Max said slowly.

"Oh my god! Who is it?" Isabel said.

"It could be Lonnie" Max replied.

"It's her" Michael burst in. "Rie left a note this morning saying she'd found Lonnie and would be back soon."

"Oh my god! She'll be killed!" Isabel cried out.

"What do we do?" Michael asked Max.

"We'll have to go to the warehouse. There's no other way."


Max had borrowed his parents car, leaving a note for them on the fridge, and headed off into the desert. Michael was sitting next to him, with Isabel in the back.

"What are we going to do when we get there?" Issy asked Max, frightened.

"I'll distract Lonnie, you two get the others out of there."

"But I…" Michael interrupted.

"No, get the others, I'll sort out Lonnie"

"You can't handle Lonnie by yourself!" Michael said angrily.

"No I can't. But I can distract her for long enough for you two to get the others out."

Isabel was so frightened, even worse than when the FBI was after them. If Lonnie was here, she would be facing herself. How could she beat herself! How could her other half want to kill her own daughter.

Suddenly Isabel's arms were jerked upwards.


"You can't handle Lonnie by yourself!" Michael said angrily.

"No I can't. But I can distract her long enough for you two to get the others out. Then you two can come back and we'll stop her."

Michael still didn't like the plan, but he wasn't going to be able to persuade her otherwise.

Suddenly, Michael's arms jerked upwards. He felt his particles spread out across the world to reform somewhere else.


Max notice how quiet Isabel had become. He knew she was scared, terrified even. He was happy that his counter part was dead, but he wished that he had to face his own rather than Issy facing hers. He'd always want to protect her.

"Issy, I'm sure it'll be fine. Don't worry, I wont let Lonnie hurt you." Max said.

There was silence.

"Isabel?" Max said turning around.

No Isabel. No Michael. There was no one else in the car.

Max screeched the car to a halt. What had happened?

There was no way they could have got out of the car. Even if they were forced to, he would have heard it. There was no way they could not have been heard, unless…

Rie. Lonnie must have made Rie take them.

There was only one thing Max could do. He restarted the car.

It took what seemed like for ever for Max to drive up to the warehouse. Max got ready to use his power. He took a deep breathe, muttered "I'm coming Liz" and strode into the warehouse.