Chapter 12
"Don't move!" A heavily Chinese accented voice came from the other side of the room. He grabbed Stephanie's hair and pulled her head back exposing her neck to the blade of his sword. This violent movement shook the female captive back into consciousness.
"Perfect timing as usual, Líu." Ra's smiled.
"Let go of…" Stephanie shouted before Líu slapped her across the face.
"Silence!" He ordered. Sportacus' attention shifted from Ra's to the henchman. He was about to charge at the Chinese man when the back of a sword was slapped against his chest.
"I don't think so." Ra's said.
"I beat you before and there's nothing to stop me now." The above-average hero gritted his teeth.
"You haven't seen anything yet. I think I'll make your wife watch as I kill you." Ra's' lips curled into a hideous smirk.
Joshua looked out the window as the police van pulled into the industrial park. He couldn't be sure which one his parents were in but he could hear his father's thoughts and knew that they were definitely in the right place.
"How are we going to find them in all these buildings?" Robbie asked the Captain.
"We'll have to spread out and comb them." He answered.
"That will take too long." Amanda said.
"Wait! What if we followed Joshua? He seems to know what is going on." Robbie suggested. The thought that Sportacus' voice would get louder as they got closer hadn't really occurred to anyone.
"What do we have to lose?" Captain Dogooder asked. "In case it doesn't work, I'll send half the team to check the other buildings."
"Let's go!" Joshua exclaimed getting nervous. With that the police team split up and began to check the buildings.
Joshua tried to reach out to his father to let him know they were nearby hoping he could possibly point them in the right direction. Daddy, Daddy, talk to me. The little boy tried to reach his father.
Sportacus looked at the situation. There had to be a way out of it. Suddenly a voice entered his head and the above-average hero covered his ears trying to decipher what was being said.
Ra's and Líu had confused looks on their faces as they watch their male captive sink to his knees. Stephanie's hair had been released and she moved her head to see what was happening. Noticing her husband, she smiled internally. Joshua must be nearby. But how was he going to find them?
Where are you? Sportacus asked his mind beginning to get used to the sound.
I'm at the industrial park. You told me. His son answered. Sportacus wanted to ask him how he knew that but there wasn't time.
I don't know which building. There are only broken yellow windows. Joshua heard his father say. Quickly the boy looked around and spotted two yellow windowed buildings around. He told Captain Dogooder what his father had said. The Captain then radioed his crews and told them to search buildings with yellow windows. This knocked the total number of buildings down to five.
"Get up!" Ra's shouted as he pulled on the above-average hero's vest. At first, Sportacus refused. Then Ra's made him an offer he couldn't.
"Get up or your wife dies!" Quickly, Sportacus got to his feet. He was sure that Joshua had heard that and now the boy was probably panicking.
"Líu!" The villain ordered. The Chinese man handed his master another samurai sword and returned to his post at Stephanie's throat.
"We fight to the death!" Ra's smirked.
To Be Continued…