25 Hours Missing
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Zach got out of the car with the agents feeling uneasy and out of place. "Relax," Sam said to him, as she came up to his side. "You have to look like you belong here."
"You have to look you think that Sam is cute," Martin whispered into Zach's ear. "Cause Eric has this thing for sam."
"Of course," Zach said, as he looked over at Sam. "Cause everybody does."
"Yeah, they tend to," Martin replied with a smile, as they turned as a van came up behind them. "Here comes the party. Look alive."
The van came to a halt in front of them and the doors open. "Get inside," a voice ordered. They looked at the guns pointed at them. "Now."
"If you insist," Martin said, as he ushered Sam and Zach inside the van where they found a tied Jessica in the back.
"Jessica," Zach said, as he looked over at her, and made move towards her, only to have Martin pull him back into his side. She looked at them with both extreme fear and relief in her eyes. "You're okay. Thank god."
"Well, it's nice to have the twins back together," the man said, as he looked over at Zach. "Nice to see you again, Eric."
"Yeah, nice to be back," Zach said, as he looked at the man. "So what are we going to be doing?"
"Oh, a few physical tests to test how strong you are. See how devoted you are to your twin." Martin felt Zach tense up next to him. "Don't worry, Eric. It'll be fun. Just think of all the P.E. classes in your past."
"I hated those classes," Zach muttered, as he locked eyes with Jessica and she blinked as she cocked her head. "They weren't fun."
"Well this will get you ready for the army, navy, coast guard, or what every you want to join after you graduate from high school."
"Well hate to tell you this, sir, but I'm not going to join any of those. Thought you knew that."
The man's face then turned red with anger. "Don't you dare snap at me, boy. I have the right to turn this van around and have you all shot."
The agents looked up at the man and Martin put a hand on Zach's arm. "Okay, new plan, don't piss him off anymore," he whispered to him. "Got it?" Zach nodded. "Good."
"Well, since we all are on the same page. Let's get back to the physical test." The van came to a stop that sent Zach to a crash to the floor. "Come on. Let's see how well ya'll can swim."
"Swim?" Zach asked, as they got out of the van, to see a cove. "They didn't say anything about swimming."
"You can swim," Sam said to him, as she came up beside him, as the man dragged Jessica from the van. She slid from his side and rushed over to Sam's side. Sam grabbed onto her side and pulled her into her side. "You okay?" Jessica nodded and buried her face into the blond agents shoulder and cried. "It's okay."
"I know," Jessica whispered, as she looked over at them. "I didn't know if I would see him again."
"We're here now. Everything is going to be okay."
"How?" Jessica asked as she looked up at the blonde agent with extreme fear in her eyes. "Once this exam is over, he'll take me back with him. There's nothing that you can do to stop it."
"We know," Sam replied, as she looked over at the man. "But at least we know that you're okay. That's all that matters right now."
"Yeah, I know." Jessica then froze when she saw the man point towards the water. "What? You really think I'm going to go for a swim. You're out of your mind." He pointed the gun at her, and she froze. "Okay, I'm going." She moved away from Sam's side and headed for the water. "What do you want me to do exactly?"
"Swim, my dear," the man sneered, as he ushered the agents to follow her. "Go on, I know you can swim. Your parents were smart enough to make sure you both had lessons."
"Oh, that's comforting to know," Zach said, as he moved up next to Jessica's side and took up her arm. "Hey."
"Hey, Eric. How ya been?"
"I've been okay. Missing you?" He shot her a smile. "So ya ready for this."
"Not really."
"Yeah, me neither." They froze as the man came towards them with ankle weights for them. "You're joking right?" The man shot them a harsh smile. "What? You except us to dive for buried treasure or what? You're going to have to explain the rules of this little exam to us. 'Cause last time I checked, we don't read minds."
"Oh, you think you're funny, boy, will I'll teach you to respect your elders," the man yelled, as he grabbed onto Zach's arm and dragged him towards the water. Jessica let out a scream as she started to follow them, only to have Sam grab her arm and stop her. "Your parents should have taught you better." Zach soon found himself up to his knees in water. "You should always respect your elders. Do not sass your elders." He then took a tight hold of Zach's neck and dunk Zach under the water.
"Stop," both Sam and Jessica yelled, as Martin took a tight hold of both of them. "Stop it."
"Be quiet or you're next," the man sneered at Jessica, causing her to freeze in Martin's hold. "I hate those who weren't taught to respect their elders."
"Martin, there's a video camera in the dash board of the van," Sam whispered to him, as she leaned up against him. "And I'm sure that there's a live feed going back to head quarters. No doubt showing the others what's going on here right now."
"No doubt," Martin replied, as he felt Jessica shake, as the man gestured for them to come towards him. "Let's get this over with."
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