Chapter 15: The Warehouse and the Plan
"Cole, wait up," Jen insisted. Cole followed the bird, hoping that he finally found Alyssa. The bird landed in a bush and started cheeping.
"Over here," he whispered.
Jen stood behind Cole as he looked behind a bush. They were staring at a warehouse. "Of course, he would take Alyssa here. This place is isolated from the city. It would the perfect place for him to put his plan into action," Cole whispered. They ducked when a guard walked by them.
"So, what are we going to do?" Jen asked.
"We tell Wes and Eric. Then we make a plan of our own," he replied.
She nodded and they hurried away.
(Inside the Warehouse)
Alyssa was struggling against her chains and whimpered in defeat. She felt a breeze come from the window and a familiar scent was on the wind. "Cole," she whispered.
(Back at the Apartment)
Cole and Jen came running through the door. "We found her," Jen announced. Wes and Eric stood up in disbelief.
"Where is she?" Wes asked.
"She's in a warehouse on the outskirts of the city," Cole replied.
"Are you sure she's there?" Eric asked.
"I'm positive," Cole replied.
"How can you be so sure?" Wes asked.
"There are guards everywhere. And besides, a little bird told me," Cole replied.
"It's a good thing you have that gift of yours," Eric commented.
"Yeah, now all we need is to set up a plan. No other Silver Guardians can be here. It'll put too much of a risk of losing Roger and Alyssa," Jen explained.
They sat down and they worked out a plan.
Later that afternoon, Cole went to visit Jackson's daughter. He had a little rose in his hand and he walked into the room. He saw the girl asleep, but she looked terrible. He placed the rose in a vase next to her bed and touched the girl's hand. "Thankfully, it was your dad that did this. If it were someone else, I don't think we would be this close to find Alyssa. You saved us, Laura. You really did," he murmured. The child coughed and he touched her sweaty forehead. "Get well soon, Laura," he whispered. Then he left. Not knowing that Taylor was watching him.
When Cole got home, he saw that the plan was finished. It was simply going to work out like this.
Cole was going to be with Wes and Eric while Jen and Taylor stayed back. Cole was going to hide while Wes and Eric made it look like they surrendered. When Alyssa was released, Cole would ambush Roger and that would do the arrest. Now, all that worried them was if the plan was going to work.
(Back at the Warehouse)
Alyssa groaned after another hour of torture came at her. She knew once she got out, she was going to burn her clothes. She sat up when food was brought to her and she ate wearily. "Cole's going to come for me, and he'll kill Roger for doing this to me," she mumbled. She winced when she felt pain shoot through her mouth when she tried to eat.
Once her dinner plate was taken away, Roger came back in and the torture came back.
That night, Alyssa was able to move around a little bit so she could get some sleep. The chains were longer than the last chains, so she was able to sleep. She fell asleep with tears on her face and started dreaming about Cole again.