15 hours missing
Location Unknown
Jessica Larson woke up to find herself in a dark, damp area. She lifted her head to find herself curled up on a warm body. She moved her hand up to find that it was Eric. She let out a breathe she didn't know that she was holding in and gently hugged him, glad to know that he was still alive and that he was still with her. "Easy," he whispered to her, as he gasped out in pain. Her eyes quickly moved to his face to see that his eyes were full of pain. As if he sensed her pain, they quickly filled with compassion. "It's going to be okay, Jess. I'm okay. I just took a hard fall when they through us in here."
Jessica looked around and a shiver went through her body, causing her to look down to see that her coat was gone and so was his. "Do you know where we are?" she asked him, in a quiet tone. He shook his head no, and she moved closer to him for warmth, and he wrapped an arm around her. "Why did they take our coats? We could freeze to death in here?"
"I don't know." He shifted into a more comfortable position and he felt her shiver. "But I'm sure that there are people out there looking for us. Just think about this. They have got to have heard that we have a secret by now. It's just that they don't know about it."
"If we die, no one is going to know about it." Tears started to fall down her face.
"We're not going to die. We're going to get out of here and our secret is going to be revealed. Trust me. I won't let them hurt you." Just then the door was opened behind them and they were blinded by light. "Trust me."
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Larson Home
Mrs. Ruth Larson and Mr. Daniel Larson were on edge, as Sam and Martin went through the twins rooms while Danny tried to talk to them. "Typical teen room," Martin said, as they looked around Eric's room first. It had a few basketball trophies on some shelves, some books, a computer, a made bed, dresser, and a few movie posters on the bed. "He's very neat."
"And so is she," Sam said, as she entered the room, coming in through a shared bathroom. "There's no foul play here."
"Any clue to what their secret is?" Danny asked, as he joined them. "Because not even Mom and Dad don't know."
"Their parents don't know?" Sam asked as she picked up a picture of the twins. "They are very close, but dependent. They have a special bond between them that they treasure above all else."
"Well, Jack wants us back now to see what we've found. Seems they've learned more from the recording about our deadline."
"Let's go." They then headed for headquarters.
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Location Unknown
The twins were drawn from the dark, damp room to a cement room with a camera in a corner and a table in the far corner. They were forced down on their knees and their hands were tied in front of them. "Okay, here's what we're going to do," a man said, as he came up to them. "We're going to make a tape of a ransom to get your parents attention. If it goes well, then you will be back in their loving arms before the deadline. If not, then it won't be pretty. Do we have an understanding?"
Being so close to Jessica, Eric felt her tense up in fear. "Okay," he answered for the both of them, knowing that she couldn't speak right now. "What do we have to do?"
"Just read what we have written so nicely on these cards?" He pointed to posters that were held up by another man. "Do it nicely and we might even see if we can get you a blanket and some water. Screw it up and you get nothing."
"Got it." For the next few minutes he read from the posters without making any mistakes and then it was over.
"You did well. Take them back, and give them a blanket and a few bottle of water." They were then shoved back in the dark room and the door shut behind them, locking them in darkness.
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FBI: Missing Person's Head Quarters: Bull Pen
Danny, Sam, and Martin had just gotten off the elevator when the ransom had come in. "We got a ransom," Jack called out to them, as they rushed over to the TV. "It was sent to both the parents, but we got it also."
On the Screen was Eric Larson and Jessica Larson.
"My name is Eric Larson and this is my sister Jessica Larson. We've been Kidnaped. If their demands aren't met by the deadline, we will be killed. There is a ransom of 1.5 million dollars for the both of us. Half for each of us."
The shot turn fuzzy and Sam blinked back the tears, only to feel a hand on the small of her back. She turned her head to look up at Martin. "I'm okay," she whispered to him. "So what do we know?" she asked the others, not wanting to draw unwanted attention to herself.
"We have a 48 hour window to find them," Jack said, as he motioned towards the board. "If we go over, they die."
"Oh, that's not good," Danny said, as he sank down hard into a chair. "Do we have anything to go on beside the black van with the rose?"
"Not really."
"This is going to be one hard case."
"Vivian, is going to head over to be with the parents. I need you guys to work the teachers and students some more. Maybe they know what the twins were up to. See if anybody knows what this big secret is that they have. Their own parents don't know it."
"It's gotta be big if their parents don't know it," Martin said, as he and Sam headed for the elevator. "Danny, you coming?"
"I think, I'm going to run down the van. I'll catch up with you guys later. Just watch out for kids. They tend to fight back."
"Very funny, Danny," Sam said, as she shot him a smile, as they stepped into the elevator and the doors shut behind them. "He's such a riot." She looked over at Martin to see that he was watching her. "I'm okay, Martin. Scotty didn't hurt me. I just wasn't prepared for his attack. We should get back to the school and talk to as many of the teachers and students as we can. We don't have a huge time frame for error."
"No we don't." They then took off for the high school.
TBC
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