10 hours missing
6:05 PM
FBI: Missing Person's Head Quarters
The sound of the elevator opening caused Danny to look up to see Victor Fitzgerald. "Viv," he called out to her. "Victor's here."
"How did he hear of this?" Vivian asked, as Victor headed towards them. "Victor, what are you doing here?"
"I got a call saying Martin was kidnaped," Victor replied, with a touch of anger in his tone. "Why wasn't I told about this."
"We really didn't know how you would react Victor."
"Martin is my son."
"Yes, we know that," Danny said, as the phone rang and he picked it up. "We got a somewhat facial match to the man on the tape. From what we know, he goes by Bubba." He shot a glance over at Victor who was watching a clip of the tape.
"I don't know him."
6:12
The Cage
"How long do you think it's been?" Sam asked Martin as she curled more into his side. "When we get out of here, it's a long, hot bath for me and like five dozen cups of coffee." That got Martin to softly chuckle, as he wrapped his free arm around Sam. "What about you?"
"Nice warm bed, not going to work, and hot food," he answered, as the door opened and Bubba came in with a smile on his face. "Wonder what he's got up his sleeve now."
"I have a surprise for you," Bubba said, as he nodded to the door and two large dogs came through the door barking and growling. "Meet my dogs, Rage and Pain."
"Good names," Martin said, as the cage was lowered and they were pulled out from the cage. "You name them yourself?" Martin caught Sam's armwhen she tripped on a bar getting out of the cage. "They look like nice dogs."
"Martin, they look like they could eat us alive," Sam whispered to him, as he brought his free arm around her.
"I know," he whispered into her ear, as the dogs came closer to them. "So what is the surprise, Bubba?"
"I'm allowing you to take a rest room break."
"Really?" Martin asked, as he shot a glance down at Sam to see that she was hiding a smile. "That would be great."
"There's only one condition." Bubba then motioned to the dogs. "There's only one bathroom here. I hope that you guys don't mind being so close to each other."
"We'll make it work." Martin and Sam then followed Bubba in the direction of the bath room, which was split into two sections, one had a large shower, and the other had a sink, and a toilet, with a barrier around it.
"Here, ya might be wanting these." Bubba then handed them a pile of clothes and some towels. "Try to get cleaned up." He released the cuffs. "You look like a mess." Then he shut and locked the door.
"This is nice," Martin said, as he ran a hand over the wrist that had been cuffed, and got out of his jacket. "You okay?"
"I'm fine," Sam replied, as she took off her jacket as well, and then looked around. "So what do we do, Martin?"
"I have no idea," he said, as he took off his shoes and socks. "But don't worry. I'm sure that the others will find us." He then watched as Sam stepped into the shower, fully clothed and began to wash off the dirt. "Other than that, it's going to be a long night." He then turned his attention back onto the pile of clothes and found a pair of jeans that looked to fit him. He quickly changed out of his dirty white t-shirt into a loose gray one and the jeans. He heard a sound behind him and turned to see that Sam hand changed clothes as well. Now she wore a loose grey sweatshirt and blue jeans. "Fell better?"
"Yeah, I do." Sam ran her hands through her hair, as she perched up on the sink. "What are we going to do about the fish tank? It's been too long. Another treatment and the fish aren't going to make it."
"I know." Martin ran a hand through his hair and turned to look at the door. "But the fish are no match for the dogs. I don't really know if I could outrun them." He moved over to rest up against the wall next to her. "Plus we really don't know how cold it is outside or anything." A knock came from the door and Bubba came in. "Hello, Bubba."
"How are you both feeling?" he asked, as he cuffed them back together. "Ready for a trip."
"Trip where?"
"Somewhere nice." Martin took the few extra seconds to snag their coats and shoes. "Trust me, you'll like it better than the cage."
"Sounds like a great idea," Sam said, as she moved into Martin's side more, as they were ushered outside and placed in the back of the van, only to realize that Pain and Rage were coming with them. "Oh, lovely."
6:45
FBI: Missing Person's Head Quarters
"Jack, we got a trace on Martin's phone," Vivian called out to him, as they gathered up their coats. "Let's just hope that they are still there."
"Yeah, let's hope," Jack said.
Ten minutes later, Jack, Danny, Vivian, and about a dozen police officers entered the room with the cage. "They're not here," Danny pointed out. "Bubba must have moved them."
"He knew that we were on to him." Jack then kicked a chair. "Damn it."
11 hours missing
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