Chapter Three
Across the State Line
After another two hours Pete, Lana, and Chloe went to house to see if Clark was there as they came in they saw Martha in the kitchen.
"Hi kids, where's Clark," asked Martha.
"He's not here?" asked Lana now getting worried.
"No I haven't seen him since he left to meet up with you guys," said Martha looking up at them.
"Well then where is he?" Asked Chloe.
Just then the back door slammed, and Jonathan came in. Martha rushed over to him.
"Jonathan have you seen Clark?" she asked.
"No, what's up?" Jonathan asked looking puzzled.
"He didn't come to our meeting today," said Pete looking worried.
"We haven't seen him since noon," said Chloe.
"He hasn't called or anything that's why I was hopping he was with you," said Martha now looking scared.
"Hu, that doesn't sound like Clark,--well let's go look for him first, then we better contact the sheriff." Said Jonathan.
"I wonder where we're going Shelby, we've been going a long time," said Clark as he dropped another bill out of the truck.
Just then the truck stopped, the widows must have been down because Clark could hear what they were saying. He sat there in horror as he listened.
"What's wrong?"
"I thought I saw something in the mirror."
The men go out of the truck and started looking around one of them picked something up and then walked up to the back of the truck, and opened it, his flashlight landed right on Clark. The man started to laugh then pointed his flashlight on the hundred dollar bill in his hand and said, "Ha, you must be Clark," Clark looked at the man and then at the bill it said "Call Smallville sheriff, Clark."
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"You're saying you haven't heard from him all day and you searched the whole town for him?" said the sheriff as Jonathan and Martha told him the story.
"Would we be here if we had heard from him? And yes we did look for him, the best we could in the dark," said Jonathan.
"Well, lawfully I can't put out a search for him until he's been gone for 24 hours, but I can put out an APB," said the sheriff.
"An APB that's it?" asked Martha a little more sharply then she intended.
"I sorry Martha, I'm just doing my job—the bank was robbed today, we are just swarming around here with details," said the Sheriff.
"Details, Ethan Clark never—," Martha began.
"Martha I know, I would like to know were he is too—look, missing persons usually show up on their own, Clark's a smart kid he'll turn up," said Ethan.
Is there anything else we can do Ethan?" asked Jonathan.
"I think you've done all you can do here tonight Jonathan, the best you can do is just go home and wait until tomorrow, and we'll keep our eyes out for him," said Ethan looking at the worried parents as they left.
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"So Clarkie, you're one of those nosy types that can't keep out of other people's business," said the man as he tied Clark's hands behind his back.
"It's what I do, I'm a detective," said Clark wincing as the ropes were tightened.
"Really, what a coincidence I'm Batman, and Robin's driving the truck." The man said putting another knot in the rope.
"This is wrong, this stuffs not yours," said Clark.
"Oh, so mister detective man is going to tell about right and wrong now, Seth pull it over! Well I got a news flash for you Clarkie, you made the wrong move snooping around, I don't like complications," said the man.
"Are you going to kill me?" asked Clark.
"I would never do anything like that, not when the dessert can do it for me," the man said as he laughed and left the back of the truck.
Clark wished he had his strength, he could have pulled his ropes right off, but he couldn't so he just waited. The truck made a sharp turn and Clark looked out the back, he saw a sign that was blowing in the wind, he read it. It said, "Now entering Fire Lake Oklahoma, Wilderness area, enter at your own risk."
They went a ways then the truck stopped, the man came back and pulled Clark out while the other man pulled out Shelby.
"End of the line Clarkie boy, you got the dog?" asked the man.
"Yah," said Seth.
The man pulled a gun and shot it," sending Shelby off into the wilderness.
"Shelby!" Clark yelled.
"Run Shelby, run watch out for the bobcats," said the man.
"Josh you didn't have to do that," said Seth.
Josh took out a knife and cut the rope holding Clark's hands.
"I don't like complications, you see I'm a good guy, but now you can find out what all your mighty idea's can do for you, when there's no one around the wipe your nose. You're all alone hot shot,--tie up the back end, let's go," said Josh looking to Seth.
Seth pulled a water bottle out of his back packet and said, "Good luck kid."
Clark took the water bottle looked to the ground. Then they were gone and Clark was alone.
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