5 hours missing

12:01 PM

Back of the Van

Martin and Sam looked up when the van came to a complete stop and Bubba came towards them with blindfolds and tape. "This can't be good," Martin whispered to Sam, as they allowed him to take their mouths shut and blindfold them. They were then dragged from the van across some gravel and then throw down upon a damp dirt floor. Martin landed first on his back and pulled Sam onto his chest, so that she wouldn't get hurt.

"Be careful with them," Bubba snapped at the men. "We won't get a ransom if they're dead."

"Right," one of the men said. "Wonder if they'll pay big for their two little agents."

"Just set up the camera. We need to send them a tape reassuring them that their precious agents are still alive."

"Right, boss."

1:14 PM

FBI: Missing Person's Head Quarters

Jack just got off the elevator, when the call came in that they just receive a ransom tape. "We got a tape," Danny said, as he put it into the VCR. On the screen, came a shot of Martin and Sam sitting on the floor blindfolded, mouths taped shut, and handcuffed to each other. "Okay, they're alive, for now."

The camera then moved to show a rather large man. "I have your people. Now you're going to listen to me very carefully," he said, with a grin. "Or you're not going to get your people back in one piece. The boy maybe, but not the girl." Then the screen went fuzzy.

"Well at least we know they're alive," Danny said, as he looked over at Jack and Vivian. "For now. What did the others say about paying a ransom?"

"We don't pay ransoms for our agents," Jack replied, as he looked around. "Which really isn't a very smart thing to do."

"So what do we do then?"

"We call in some old favors." Vivian then grabbed the phone as it rang, and a smile came to her face. "What did I miss?"

"Martin called us on his cell and we're tracing it," Vivian said, as she set down the phone. "They have a lock on it."

"Let's go." They grabbed their coats and headed for the elevator.

1:59 pm

Location unknown

After Bubba had done the taping, he had the blindfolds and tape taken off of Martin and Sam. "There you are," he said, as they lowered their heads to give their eyes time to readjust to the bright sun light. "Welcome to your home away from home." They looked around only to have Bubba chuckle. "Nope, look up." They then looked up to see a metal cage hanging ten feet above them. "You're going to be my little birdies."

"You're nuts," Sam said, as Bubba's men dragged them to their feet as the cage was lowered until they were able to climb into it. Then it was hauled back up and secured. "I'm not going to sing for you."

"You might in the end if they don't pay the ransom." Then they left, leaving the two agents alone.

"And then one wonders what you do sound like when you sing," Martin teased Sam and got a soft punch in the stomach. "Easy."

"Talk about being caught off your feet," Sam said, as she moved into a more comfortable position, and tried not to notice how the slight breeze from the vent was making the cage swing. "I hope that the others find us soon."

7 hours missing

TBC

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