Gerti Saves The Day: Chapter Three
"Why Juni?" Gregorio ranted later back at the Cortez home. Carmen and Gary had told them about Juni and Gerti getting abducted and the letter. They had also delivered the news to Donnagon and Francesca, who were devastated. Donnagon and Francesca had come over to Carmen's house to talk to Gregorio and Ingrid about it.
"Calm down, honey." Ingrid said, kissing Gregorio on the cheek. "We will get them back."
"I don't know why they took Juni but I know why they took Gerti." Francesca said from where she was standing in the kitchen. Everyone looked at her. "Well, isn't it obvious? Gerti has a talent for technology and she knew how to work Amy, so it's obvious why they took her." Francesca crossed her arms.
"Yeah, good point, Mom." Gary replied. He put his arm around Carmen's shoulders comfortingly. "Why don't we go in your room Carmen," Gary began to lead her to her room, with Gregorio shooting suspicious looks at them.
"I do not like the fact of him taking her in her own room. The two of them alone . . . I don't want anything happening to my baby girl." Gregorio muttered under his breath so that only Ingrid could hear him. Ingrid laid a hand on his arm.
"Chill out. Carmen is growing up. You need to accept that. Gary is a nice guy. He won't attempt anything on Carmen without her permission." Ingrid smiled, despite the seriousness that enveloped them all.
"Right . . . " Gregorio turned away toward Donnagon, who was deep in conversation with Francesca. Donnagon shrugged helplessly and Gregorio headed off to his room. He passed Carmen's room and noticed that there was absolute silence in her room. He peered through the keyhole and what he saw did not exactly please him. Carmen was on Gary's lap and they were kissing quite passionately. Gregorio restrained himself from barging in there and yelling. Instead, he went off to bed, thinking about Juni and Gerti and how they fared wherever they were. He heard Ingrid come in later and he turned away from her in bed, pretending to be asleep.
Meanwhile, quite some ways away, on a remote island off the coast, Juni and Gerti sat in a dark dingy dungeon alone in a castle that was several stories high. They had no idea where they were or how long it had been since they were taken.
"How long do you think we've been gone?" Juni whispered to Gerti, who had been nodding off into a small nap. She awoke with a start and calmed down when she saw it was only Juni.
"I don't know . . . where are we?" Gerti asked, looking around at the filthy walls that surrounded them. The only light was coming from the hallway, which they were separated from by very large steel bars.
"Who knows. We could be really far away from any source of life for all we know." Juni replied, checking his watch, then he remembered it didn't tell time. Gerti got up and went up to the bars, examining them. She then put her watch up to eye level and tried to use the burning gadget that was built into her watch. The metal just turned bright orange before going back to its regular steel color. Gerti sighed.
"I don't think we have any chance of getting out through the bars, Juni. They won't burn, not even with my updated acid burner." Gerti plopped back down next to Juni.
"What if there are secret passages?" Juni asked, turning and feeling the wall.
"I don't think that they would put us in a dungeon if it had secret passages that could be opened from the inside. That would just allow the prisoners to escape. Remember: we are dealing with kids who have minds of a genius, Juni." Gerti sighed again. "And their father and Amy." She added with a scowl.
"Oh yeah . . . " Juni mumbled. He closed his eyes and tried to use telepathy to talk to Carmen.
"Carmen. Can you hear me?"
"Yes. Where are you?" Juni jumped. He hadn't expected it to work.
"I don't-" Juni began to think but suddenly Gerti grabbed his arm.
"Oh no. It's those dratted kids again. I think their father's with them." Gerti said in a rush. She backed up against the wall, away from the bars. Moments later, a tall man with shoulder length black hair and a silver fang earring unlocked the bars and came in, escorted by Anna and Erik, who had smug looks on their faces.
"Well, well ,well. Juni Cortez." The man said, touching the side of Juni's face. Juni pulled away, glaring. The man laughed.
"Remember me?" He sneered.
"Unfortunately he does, Gabriel." Gerti replied, speaking for Juni since words seemed to have failed Juni. Gabriel looked at her instead and took a step toward her.
"Well, it is isn't Francesca's little princess, Gerti Giggles. I remember your mother quite clearly. She's such a pretty woman. She's so pretty, I think I would want to marry her." He smirked as Anna and Erik laughed.
"My mother would never, ever like you, Gabriel." Gerti retorted.
"Well, enough talk. I think it's time to split the dream team." He sneered as he got closer to Gerti. Then he stopped. He looked at Anna and Erik, who were standing patiently at the doorway.
"Anna, you take Juni. Erik, you take Gerti. Do what you want." Gabriel laughed at the look of horror on Gerti's face and left, leaving the twins with Gerti and Juni. Erik went right up to Gerti and put his hand on her face but she slapped it away.
"My, my, are we feisty?" Erik chuckled. "But don't worry, I like feisty ones." Erik chuckled, grabbing Gerti and taking her into the next little cell, which was right next to Juni's, where he was trapped with Anna. Gerti crossed her arms so Erik couldn't do anything to her. Erik started to mess with Gerti's shirt but stopped when he heard Anna leave Juni's cell. He smirked at Gerti and planted a big kiss on her lips before leaving.
"Juni . . . " Gerti whispered. She was scared and was trying not to show it.
"Yes?" Juni replied from a dark corner in his cell.
"Did Anna hurt you?" Gerti shifted a bit. She then realized that Erik had chained her to the wall. She now had steel cuffs around her wrists and they were connected to the wall by medium length chains. She heard a some clinking noises from where Juni was and realized that he was chained too.
"No. Did Erik hurt you at all?" Juni asked quietly.
"Nope. He tried to lift my shirt but luckily Anna left so he left too." She replied. "But not without a kiss on my lips . . . " Gerti added with a scowl.
"Can you try to contact my mom and dad or your parents? Or even the OSS?" Juni tried to break his chains but to no avail. Gerti reached her watch with her other hand and tried to activate her watch. It gave a small beep and went silent again.
"Nope. Gabriel must have made Amy disconnect our gadgets from being used." Gerti replied, sitting down against the wall.
"Damn it. We'll just have to wait . . . I guess." Juni sat down too, hoping that they wouldn't be there too long.
"Wait . . . you can contact Carmen through your telepathy Juni!" Gerti said after a couple minutes of silence.
"Oh yeah! Good thinking Gerti." Juni closed his eyes and began to think.
"Carmen, can you hear me?" Juni thought, hope overcoming him.
"Yes. Where are you? We got cut off earlier."
"According to Gerti, who saw where we were before we were brought in, we are on a remote island off the coast near the theme park. We are in a big castle. Be careful. Don't bring Mom and Dad. I don't think it would be a good idea. Don't bring Donnagon or Francesca either."
"All right. What about Gary? I will need all the help I can get."
"Oh fine. Gary can come since he is in the Spy Kids agency part . . . "
Juni sighed as he opened his eyes. He looked around in the dark and could see Gerti's sleeping form against the wall.
"Gerti." Gerti jerked awake, alert and wary.
"What, Juni?"
"I contacted Carmen. She and Gary are on their way." Juni heard Gerti exhale with relief. Juni then heard Erik coming down the stairs and Gerti got into a defensive stance.
"Well, well, well. You're all fired up and everything." Erik laughed as he unlocked the door and went in. Juni saw Erik get close to Gerti and touch her face.
"Hands off slime ball!" Juni yelled at Erik. Erik turned to face him.
"Be quiet or else my sister will make you." Erik turned back to Gerti and kissed her full on the mouth. Juni could of gagged if he wanted but he was too preoccupied on keeping Gerti safe. He tried to get free but couldn't. He watched helplessly as Erik tried to make out with Gerti but she did not let him.
Meanwhile, back home, Gary and Carmen were out on a date before Carmen got the message from Juni. She was in Burger King (Not much of a fancy date but oh well . . . ) and they had just ordered their meals. As they sat down, Gary glanced around. There were hardly any people there . . . Gary suddenly grabbed Carmen's hand.
"Carmen," Gary said breathlessly.
"Yes, Gary?" She smiled and he kind of melted inside.
"I want you to know that I love you." Gary smiled right back lovingly.
"You do?" Carmen raised an eyebrow.
"Yep. And I'll prove it." Gary leaned in and kissed Carmen lightly on the lips. They just sat there, kissing in Burger King for who knows how long. To them, it felt like forever and neither one of them wanted to part. After what seemed like hours to them, they pulled apart.
"Well, I guess you do Gary." Carmen smiled again. She leaned over again and this time she kissed him and he just fell right into it again. He put his arms around her (since she was sitting next to him) and they just kissed, not caring if there were people watching. Gary only hoped that Carmen's parents did not choose to walk in at that moment . . .
Carmen pulled away abruptly, bringing Gary back to reality, rather rudely. She closed her eyes and sat there for what seemed like 10 minutes to Gary but after about five, she opened her eyes. She now had a frantic expression and seemed to have forgotten her meal.
"What is it?" Gary asked quickly.
"I know where Juni and Gerti are." Carmen replied, looking out the window. It was almost dark out now.
"Where are they?" Gary looked hopeful for the first time since Gerti and Juni had been abducted.
"Just follow me." Carmen got up and began to leave. As soon as they got out of Burger King, Gary grabbed Carmen's hand.
"Carmen, what about our parents? They will start to get worried." Gary said, looking in the direction of their houses.
"I'll deal with that." Carmen whipped out her cell and called her house. Her dad picked up.
"Hello?"
"Dad, this is Carmen. Gary and I are going to be gone for several hours."
"What are you doing with that boy?"
"Dad . . . we only went on a date and now we have to go do something. It's important. Please don't ask questions." Carmen heard her dad grunt and mutter darkly to her mom "I bet that boy's been naughty . . . "
"You better return in one piece and not hurt."
"Sorry Dad, gotta run!" She hung up and handed her cell to Gary. "Call your mom and dad and tell them you'll be out for the night."
"All right." Gary dialed his house number and his mom answered.
"Gary Giggles, where are you?" Francesca demanded.
"Don't worry Mom. I'm with Carmen and we have an important job to do. I will be out for the night."
"Are you going to find Gerti?" Francesca's voice had dropped a couple octaves, so it was almost a whisper. She sounded close to tears and that was a bit frightening to Gary. He knew that it took a lot to upset his mother.
"Yes, Mom. I will bring her home." Gary promised, thinking it was better to tell his mom some of the truth.
"All right then. I'll see you later." Gary hung up, handing the cell to Carmen.
"Shall we go then?" Gary asked, holding his hand out to Carmen. She took it and nodded. They both kicked their jet shoes into action and flew off into the night. They hoped to get to where their siblings were before it's too late . . .
Ahhh . . . I couldn't go any farther. I'm sorry. But it's a nice place to speculate (I say that a lot). Will Carmen and Gary get there in time? Will they be capable of saving their siblings or will they need the help of their parents, Gregorio, Ingrid, Donnagon and Cesca? Will Amy stop them from saving their siblings?
We won't know until Chapter Four of Gerti Saves The Day.
Chapter 4 may be my last chapter for the story, bringing it all to an end. Or I may try to extend it a little bit more. Chapter Three is the last I can do for a week, since I am going on a trip but as soon as I can, I will get Chapter 4 up! (And maybe Chapter 5? I will try to handwrite chapters four and five on my trip and type them when I get home, I don't know!