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Nightw2: Glad you like the story. Thanks for the constant reviews. I really appreciate them. Hope you'll like Jessica's reaction when she learns about what happened. Did you have any idea on who saw the incident? You'll find out in this chapter.
acosta pérez josé ramiro: Yep, a descriptive fight scene. I didn't really intend to give FoxFang any sidekicks for this story, that will come in a future FoxFang fic. I just wanted to do a fic on FoxFang's beginning. I'll consider your idea though. As for the name of the leader, I already had an idea but thanks for the other suggestions. Oh, and Sly Jr. wasn't involved in the fight last chapter so he's ok. And if you remember the first chapter, Zach and Sly Jr. aren't exactly good friends.
A difficult talkWhen the Thugs left the scene with Bugs and Lola, the outside of the supermarket was a mess. Daffy, Melissa and Zach were leaned up against a pillar and were unconscious. They were loosing a lot of blood at a steady rate. Luckily for them, Bugs and Lola, Tweety and Aaooga had seen the whole incident from the air. They landed next to the unconscious Daffy, Melissa and Zach.
"That was something no one should see." Tweety remarked. Aaooga put down the basket containing Becky and checked the pulse of everyone.
"Ok, a pulse is present in all of them, but it's very weak. And they're all still breathing, but very weakly" Aaooga said.
"We need to get help ASAP." Tweety said. He pulled out his cell phone and called the emergency services. Aaooga was able to give basic first aid to the best of her ability. The door of the supermarket opened. Plucky Duck and Shirley Mcloon walked out of the store with a bag of snacks. When Plucky saw Daffy he shouted in terror, as did Shirley when she saw the scream.
"Uncle, what happened!" Plucky shouted. He ran up to Daffy and fell to his knees. He then hugged his unconscious uncle and began crying. Shirley knelt down and felt a wet sensation in her knees. She looked and realised she'd kneeled down in a pool of blood.
"Oh my god! This is the worst sight I've ever seen." Shirley exclaimed. The ambulance and the police arrived quickly. Daffy, Melissa and Zach were carefully placed on stretchers and were moved into the ambulance. Tweety noticed a scrap of paper on the floor.
"What's this?" Tweety asked. He grabbed the paper and looked at it. It was a ransom note.
'If you ever want to see Bugs and Lola again, bring $50,000,000 to the Looniversity in 10 nights time. If you refuse, they will never be seen again.' The note said. The police came up to the small group.
"Did anyone see what happened here?" One of the officers asked.
"We did." Tweety replied.
"Ok, can you describe to us what happened?" The second officer asked.
"Certainly." Aaooga replied.
"Plucky, Shirley. You two had better go home." Tweety said. Plucky and Shirley stood up.
"Is there anything we can do?" Shirley asked.
"Not really." Tweety replied.
"Ok." Plucky said sadly. They picked up their shopping and left the scene. The police were interviewing Tweety and Aaooga about what happened. After a few minutes of talking the police were both shocked and satisfied.
"Ok, I'll inform the media of what has happened and we should be able to track down these kidnappers and rescue Bugs and Lola." One of the officers said reassuringly.
"Do you have any ideas?" Aaooga asked.
"I immediately suspect Caesar Feralo. He's the leader of a group of thugs that specialise in kidnappings." The second officer replied. (A/N: Thanks to Nightw2 for the name)
"Ok, glad we could help." Tweety said.
"Be safe." The officers said. They returned to the police car and drove off. Aaooga picked up the basket with Becky in it. She had slept through the whole incident.
"What shall we do now?" Aaooga asked.
"Well, we have to tell Bugs' daughter about what has happened." Tweety replied sadly.
"How do you think she's going to take it?" Aaooga asked.
"Not too well knowing her." Tweety replied.
"Perhaps we can look after her until Bugs and Lola are freed." Aaooga suggested.
"Ok, it'll help calm her down." Tweety replied. They flew off to Bugs and Lola's house to find Jessica.
The black BMW arrived back at the warehouse where the gang was based. They hid the vehicle inside the warehouse so it couldn't be seen. The leader greeted the vehicle.
"I assume you have your targets." The leader said through the window.
"Sure have, but Winston was injured during the struggle." Lucius replied.
"We also had to kill a couple of witnesses and meddlers." Lupus added.
"Very well. But the main thing is you have Bugs and Lola Bunny." The leader said. He opened the back seat and saw the two bunnies tied up and gagged. He smiled with glee. Winston was ok now.
"What shall we do with them?" Winston asked.
"Lock them in the room I've prepared for them. And take their cell phones off them as well" The leader replied. He led the group to a small room specially made for the rabbit's arrival. It was only as big as a prison cell but it did have a double bed and a separate toilet room. The walls were completely bare. Bugs and Lola were untied and ungagged before being forcefully shoved into the room. Their phones were taken away from them and turned off. They turned to their captors.
"Eh, how long are you going to keep us here doc?" Bugs asked.
"For 10 days or until someone pays $50,000,000 for your return, whichever comes first." The leader replied. Lola recognised the leader.
"You're Caesar Feralo aren't you?" Lola asked.
"Well, I see you know me." Caesar replied.
"How do you know him?" Bugs asked.
"He held my brother hostage before while I was away from Looniville." Lola replied.
"Hey, at least I released him when your family paid up." Caesar replied.
"What does that mean?" Lola asked.
"I've heard of some kidnappers who kill their captors when they receive the ransom money." Caesar replied.
"That's so cruel." Lola remarked.
"What will you do if the 10 days pass?" Bugs asked. Caesar drew a dagger, causing Bugs and Lola to gulp.
"Then I will have no choice but to remove you from the world. I've only had to do that once." Caesar replied. He then left the room, leaving Bugs and Lola rather scared.
"Bugs, could we burrow our way out?" Lola asked.
"I can't dig through concrete." Bugs replied.
"Then how about that air vent?" Lola asked, pointing to a vent next to the ceiling.
"It's too high. We'd never reach it." Bugs replied. The vent was at least 60ft off the ground.
"Then we really are trapped." Lola said with a sigh. She sat on the bed.
"Hope Daffy, Melissa and Zach are alright." Bugs added. Lola then gasped.
"What about Jessica?" Lola asked.
"Uh oh, she's going to be heartbroken when she finds out." Bugs replied.
At Bugs and Lola's house, Jessica was still watching Daffy Duck's Quackbusters. She was munching on a carrot while watching the film. She then glanced at the clock.
"Mum and Dad should have been back 10 minutes ago. I hope they're ok." Jessica said to herself. She shrugged off the worry.
"They probably ended up talking to some friends." Jessica reasoned. She watched the film until the end. By this point she was getting worried.
"Mum and Dad are never this late." Jessica said. She turned off the TV and went into the lounge.
"I'll give mum a call." Jessica said to herself. She dialled Lola's cell phone number but only got through to the answer phone. She decided to leave a message.
"Hi mum, I was wondering when you and dad would be back. Don't be too long. Love you mum." Jessica said to the answer phone. She then hung up and went back to her room. She was about to turn on the TV when she heard a knock at the door.
"Who could that be?" Jessica asked. She went up to the door and opened it. She saw Tweety and Aaooga with Becky.
"Hi guys, come in." Jessica greeted.
"Thank you." Tweety replied. The canaries flew into the house and sat on the armrest of the sofa. Jessica came and sat next to them.
"Mum and Dad aren't back yet." Jessica said.
"We know." Aaooga replied. Both her and Tweety's expression changed to a sad look.
"Are you ok?" Jessica asked.
"Jessica, there's something we need to tell you." Tweety said.
"About mum and dad?" Jessica asked.
"Yes, and also your friend Zach." Aaooga replied. Jessica got extremely worried.
"Did something happen?" Jessica asked.
"Yes." Tweety replied sadly.
"There's no kind way to put this." Aaooga added.
"What happened?" Jessica asked.
"Jessica, a group of thugs attacked the supermarket while your parents were there." Tweety began.
"Daffy, Melissa and Zach were very badly hurt. I fear for their lives." Aaooga added. Jessica's eyes began to fill with tears.
"And what about my parents?" Jessica asked. She was trying to prevent herself from crying. Tweety hesitated in his reply.
"They…were kidnapped." Tweety finally said. As she heard this, Jessica broke down. She jumped off the sofa and ran into her room, locking her bedroom door behind her. She could not stop herself crying. Tweety and Aaooga heard her crying from outside.
"I wish we didn't have to tell her that." Aaooga said sadly. She leant into Tweety and started crying herself.
At the hospital, Daffy and Melissa had regained consciousness. They were on beds in the recovery section of the hospital. A nurse was looking at them.
"What happened to us?" Daffy asked the nurse.
"You were badly beaten up. Melissa had two stab wounds. Luckily none of her vital organs were injured." The nurse replied.
"How long were we unconscious?" Melissa asked.
"About an hour. You'd all lost a lot of blood." The nurse replied.
"How's Zach?" Daffy asked.
"He's still unconscious but he's still alive. He's suffered a severe trauma to the head and a large blood loss." The nurse replied.
"Will he survive?" Melissa asked sadly.
"I don't know. At the moment, I'd estimate he has a 27 percent chance of survival." The nurse replied. Melissa started crying.
"Melissa, I'm positive everything will be ok." Daffy said reassuringly. A doctor came up to the nurse and whispered into her ear. When the doctor left, the nurse turned to Daffy and Melissa.
"Good news, Zach has regained consciousness." The nurse said. Melissa stopped crying and looked at her.
"Really?" Melissa asked.
"That's stopped the waterworks." Daffy muttered.
"Yes, now his chance of survival climbs to 90 percent." The nurse replied. Melissa sighed in relief.
"How long until we can leave?" Melissa asked.
"We'll need to keep Zach here for 10 days to ensure he recovers but we can let you two go tomorrow." The nurse replied.
"We'll probably come back daily to check on Zach." Daffy said.
"That's perfectly fine." The nurse replied.
In Jessica's room, Jessica was crying her eyes out at the news she'd been told. She was also enraged at the thugs who had done what they had.
"Why is this happening to me?" Jessica screamed in anger. She stopped crying briefly and turned solemn.
"Zach, please don't die. I love you. I don't want you taken away from me." Jessica said solemnly. She then thought back to her parents. She saw a picture taken of them a year ago. The picture was of Bugs, Lola and Jessica standing in front of the Looniversity. It brought back a flood of memories.
"If only there was something I could do to help." Jessica said to herself. She picked up the pillow from her bed and held it against her face.
"But there isn't." Jessica added. She started crying into the pillow. After a few minutes crying, her expression changed again.
"Why is fate such a cruel beast?" Jessica asked. In frustration, she threw her pillow at the wall. The pillow hit a weak area of the wall that Jessica hadn't noticed before. The part of the wall collapsed, the noise getting Jessica's attention. She looked at the collapsed wall.
"What's this?" Jessica asked herself, managing to stop crying. She looked at the collapsed wall and found a black suit hidden away. She took out the suit and had a close look at it. There was a fox like tail attachment to the suit and a fang design. Upon further inspection, she found several fang like items. Some shaped like miniature boomerangs, some like small darts.
"Is this the uniform and equipment used by the legendry FoxFang?" Jessica asked herself in a whisper. She picked up the suit and held it against herself. She looked in the mirror.
"It would fit me." Jessica said to herself. She wiped away her tears and a sinister smile came across her face.
"Time to take matters into my own hands. Tonight, FoxFang will return." Jessica said to herself. She hid the outfit and gear back into the hole and moved the mirror in front of it. She then sat on her bed and began formulating a plan.