"Pete, remember me," Jay smiled, taking off his glasses to reveal his familiar face. They were in a basement of a building with Pete and Marty tied to chairs. "Guess no one in your family never knew the importance of studying did they?"
Marty squinted and looked at the person above him. "Why are you doing this?"
Jay, seeming annoyed, kicked Marty for asking so many questions. This, being the fifteenth question from the time they left the school. "Where's your uncle?"
"I'm not telling you nothing until you let me go," Pete declared, feeling that he had gotten hold of the situation, but he was wrong.
"OK, you want to work the hard way, eh," Jay smiled. He bent down and pulled out a picture from his wallet, it was Jenny. "You remember this girl? I think you do, it's amazing how much you find out from other kids in the school."
Pete tilted his head back, it was either Joe or Brianna who spilled about Jenny. He had to choose whether to hurt his uncle or his friend.
"I thought so," Jay mused aloud. "Just think about it, I'll give you a couple of hours."
"Yeah, they're in the basement of the casino," Brianna said. She hung up the phone from her and Chris' conversation. Brianna hung her head over, feeling sorry for ratting Joe out, but she couldn't bear thinking something bad had happened to Pete.
Chris went into his truck and got out his weapon, a carved piece of food that saved his life before. Maybe it'll help him save Pete's.
"I hope Pete's ok," Deni smiled weakly. "If you need help, Chris…"
"Here," Chris replied, taking out a handgun from his side pocket. "I'll tell you the plan on the way there."
They turned around and saw Michelle standing there, along with Ray. Michelle spoke up, "We're coming with you."
"What would you do if Brianna hadn't called," Deni asked Chris, just wondering what he had in mind.
"You know," he asked, turning his head up, "I wouldn't know what to do either. Let's go!"
"You won't tell where they are, huh," Jay asked. "You know how much money your uncle cost me?"
"Why are you taking this out on me," Pete asked. He had never felt so scared in his life. There he was in a basement, tied to a chair and being beaten. He was cold, hungry, and close to breaking down and giving in.
"What's the best way to get through to someone, Pete? What's the best way of letting Chris know that I'm pissed at him, who would I mess with?" Jay was about to hit Pete again but something caught his hand, he turned around and was face to face with no one other than Chris.
"The wrong family member," Chris supplied Jay with an answer to his question. He threw Jay off of his nephew and towards the wall. While Jay was unconscious, he quickly untied Pete and Marty, and told them to go outside. They nodded, still taking in the fact that they were being saved. Both boys headed out, ignoring the pain shooting through parts of their body. As soon as Jay woke up, Chris made sure the first thing he saw was him. "You want to mess with my family now, man?" He swung his chunk of wood but Jay stopped it, showing unbelievable strength. Chris knew he had gotten himself into another life or death fight.
Pete and Marty spent the next couple of weeks in the hospital before they went home. All they knew that happened that day was that they were assured Jay would never hurt them, or anyone else, ever again.
It was his second day back and Pete decided to go next door to visit Jenny but her parents told her she was at the pizzeria. He decided to catch up with her. When he entered the place, he spotted her but she was talking to Marty. He tilted his head, wondering what they were doing. Then, he started to get angry at what they did next. Marty hugged her and kissed her softly on her forehead.