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"Hello, Charlotte!" Serena greeted the receptionist at her father's workplace.
"Serena! I haven't seen you in... forever!" the blonde woman greeted.
"I know! It's been too long!" she smiled. "Hey, Charlotte? My father asked me to come and get some documents for him,"
Chapter 9
"What do you need?"
"He wants all of the blueprints to the warehouse in Urawa,"
"Urawa? Didn't we close that warehouse?" she asked, looking at Serena suspiciously.
"Yes," Serena said. "But I think he wants them to reference from for the building of another warehouse!" she quickly made up.
"Really? Alright," she turned and stood. "If you'll follow me, there are quite a few,"
"There," Serena said, plopping the many stacks of heavy paper onto the desk in front of Sherry. "All of the blueprints to the Urawa warehouse where, supposedly, Rachel and Harley are being held captive,"
"Serena, you're awesome!" Kazuha praised her good work.
"This is a lot," Sherry commented, bending over and examining the top one, "And there seem to be only four floors,"
"Don't ask me," Serena said. "I'm not in charge of making the blueprints,"
"You can still use them, Sherry," Jimmy said, picking up the second one. "They just go into a lot of detail about each of the rooms. And the more we know, the better,"
"Allright. I'm going to need a portable computer equipped with the latest architectural program. You three can work on dividing the Doc's gadgets up between the three of you... that is- I assume that all three of you are going in?"
"Right," they all said simultaneously.
"Good. After you've split them up, work on finding inconspicuous outfits, prefferably ones that can't be seen in shadow. When invading enemy territory, shadow is your best friend. After I'm done analyzing the data, we meet back here to discuss a plan of attack, and I may have a few more gadgets for you,"
"Did I tell you you're a genious?" Jimmy asked.
"Only twice," Sherry said, allowing herself a small smile. "Now go," she ordered.
Jimmy, Kazuha, and Serena departed from the room and went back to Jimmy's house where they began to look through the boxes that Amy, George and Mitch had brought over.
"What's this?" Kazuha asked, holding up a pair of suspenders.
"They're Strechy Suspenders. They expand and contract with the touch of a button, meant to lift things that a small body may not be able to handle," Jimmy said. "You may have noticed Conan wear them a few times,"
"Now that you mention it..." Kazuha said, remembering.
Jimmy smiled half-heartedly at her.
"So are there other things you had on you that were gadget-y?" Serena asked, eyeing him.
"Well, you've seen me use the wristwatch. It's a Stun Gun. Shoots little darts with a mild sedative... and there's that bow tie-"
"The bow tie was a gadget?" Serena asked, looking up from her box. "I just thought it was a fashion-don't,"
"Very funny," Jimmy said, sifting through his box. "Actually, it's a voice modulator. To solve cases I'd shoot Richard with a dart, and then use the bow-tie to make it look like he was solving the case,"
"I knew he couldn't have been that smart," Kazuha whispered.
"You're right," Jimmy said. "He couldn't solve a case if the murderer just came up and confessed!"
The girls laughed.
"Then there were the glasses-"
"You mean those dorky glasses were good for something!" Serena gasped.
"Hey!" Jimmy said, taking offense. "They weren't dorky! ... Okay, maybe a little. But the doc fixed them twice. Once with a tracking beakon, the other with a listening device. And there's the Detective League badge, which has both a tracker and a two-way radio in it. And the sneakers which sent electric pulses through my foot so that I could kick objects to protect myself,... as well as jump fences,"
"Well you're just a regular walking death-trap!" Kazuha joked.
"Hey!" Jimmy said, pulling out a skateboard from the box.
"What's that, Jimmy?" Kazuha asked.
"It's a solar-powered skateboard. We could use this," he placed it aside and began rummaging once again through his box.
"Uh, Jimmy? What is this?" Serena asked, holding up a box with what looked like strawberries and cream cheese.
"A fax machine," Jimmy answered simply, and continued rummaging.
Serena looked disgusted at the gadget, and tossed it over her shoulder.
Rachel and Harley sat miserable in the small cell. Their stomachs had officially emptied, and both were getting a little on the cranky side.
"What's taking them so long!" Harley shouted.
"For what? For Jimmy and Kazuha to rescue us, or for them to feed us?" she asked, annoyed herself.
"Both!"
"How should I know?" Rachel replied.
"Grrrr," Harley growled.
But the sound of footsteps cut off their arguing.
Rachel and Harley both stared expectantly at the cell door, knowing that they were the only people down this hall.
"Hello, there, pesky prisoners," the man said. He was widely built with broad shoulders and tall height. His voice was gruff and sandy. "The boss decided to treat you well today, even after your attempt at freedom. If I didn't know better, I'd say she commends you for it,"
"She?" Harley asked, thinking that the leader of the BO would have been male.
"She." he stated simply. "And here's your food, noodle soup," he handed them both a soup-like substance, some water, and bread. "I'll see you both later,"
He left the cell, closing the door tightly behind him.
Rachel and Harley stared at the food for a few moments.
"Should we eat it?" Rachel asked the teen detective.
"Chances are not good. If we eat it, we run the risk of being poisoned. If we don't, we run the risk of starving. At least with poison the death is quicker,"
"So, we don't want to starve, so... we eat it?"
"Perhaps one of us should eat it, that way only one of us may die of poison," Harley suggested.
"And what would the other do after that person died? Die of starvation,"
"Like I said, chances aren't good," he turned to the soup, and tentatively picked it up. "But I prefer quick to long and painful,"
And with that, he sniffed the soup, and then brought it to his lips.
He put down the bowl and closed his eyes, awaiting the incoming doom.
A few moments later, he opened his eyes again.
"Nothing happened," he said in disbelief.
"I noticed," Rachel said, taking a sip from her own soup. She winced, "Definately not five-star, but it'll have to do,"
They continued eating the soup in silence.
"Back so soon?" Sherry sarcastically asked the three teens.
"Ha. Ha." Jimmy replied.
"Nevermind," she stated, and turned to type something on the laptop. "Here we are," she said, turning on the projector.
Upon the wall and image played. This image was a three-dimentional projection of their target: the warehouse.
"You," Kazuha turned to Sherry. "Did all that while we were at Kudo's?"
"I'm a genius," she reminded them. "Now, to some presents," she turned and opened a drawer, extracting three pieces of metal.
"Ooh!" Serena gawked, eyeing the pieces of jewlery.
"These are... bracelets," she said.
"Umm... duh?" Kazuha replied.
"Not those kind. These are... enhanced bracelets. The initial on them is a tracking device and projector," she pressed the one with the initial K.
A hologram of the warehouse appreared.
"I hacked into the warehouse's system. The electrical field will be active only when inside the building. The field will be able to tell you where each of your comrades are. Serena, you're pink. Jimmy, you're blue. Kazuha, you're purple. There will be blinking dots on the screen that tell you the respective positions of each member, based on color,"
The teens stared wide-eyed.
"Now, the charm next to the initial is a panic button. When it is hit, that person's color will turn red on the hologram, and make a slight beeping noise so the one wearing the bracelet will be able to tell that someone needs their help. Also built in is a communication device set up with a direct radio to me. I will monitor the mission with my computer on-site in a van. Any questions at all should be directed to me, whether it be about location or equipment failure,"
"Sherry, you're a-"
"Genius, I know," she finished. "Now then, this is where I believe you will find Rachel and Harley," a blinking yellow dot appeared on the hologram.
Kazuha started, "But that's the-"
"Second floor?"
"Yes," she finished. "Wouldn't they be kept on the bottom, completely underground?"
"Well, Kazuha, 1) the second floor does happen to be underground. And 2) it wouldn't do them any good if someone figured out where they kept prisoners. And I believe you just did so very easily,"
"...Oh," Kazuha replied, slightly confused.
"These bracelts are one-size. They will attach to you completely and you will not be able to get them off, unless they recieve a radio signal from my mobile lab. So, you won't be able to get it off until you come out alive,"
They nodded solemnly, somehow finding comfort in that last detail.
"Now then," Sherry began again. "Who's up for a ride to Urawa?"
Harley and Rachel finished their soups in record time. Eventually, the hunger had gotten to them, and they gave in to instinct, despite the taste of the food.
"That was... good," Rachel said, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand.
"I agree," Harley replied. "We really needed that,"
"Yeah," Rachel said, her eyes beginning to close. "We did... why am I getting so sleepy?"
"Rachel?" Harley asked, looking around at her. Suddenly, he was hit with a stream of tiredness. "Oh no," he said, slowly and sleepily. "They must have put a sedative inito-" he cut off, falling down on the floor fast asleep as the sedative took over his functions.
"Harley!" Rachel said worriedly, trying to keep herself awake.
A man stepped into the cell.
"What did you do?" Rachel demanded of him.
"We plan to use you when you wake up. Nighty-night," he waved at her.
Her eyes closed as she felt the strong arms of the man envelop her.
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