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The Kidnapping and the Enclosure

The following night…

Gavin sighed as he sat in a chair, drumming his fingers on the table in boredom. Dinner had come and gone, as did more questions from James. He'd read the newspaper that James had given him that morning rather quickly, but eventually got bored with it. Also, he still hadn't gotten his phone back yet, though James told him that he was working on getting it.

The intercom then turned on, causing him to perk up.

"Gavin, you have a visitor," James said, causing his eyes to widen in surprise. "Is it alright for her to come in?"

'Her?' He thought in confusion. 'What woman would want to see me? And at night?' He then replied, and said, "It's fine with me James."

"Alrighty then. She's on her way, along with a little gift for you," James said before he turned off the intercom.

'A gift?' He thought with a raised eyebrow. 'What could it be?' He sat there, puzzling over what the gift could be.

Soon, he heard the metal door open, and he turned to see his female visitor.

His eyes widened and jaw dropped in surprise as he saw her.

She was a fox!

She had brownish-orange fur, a small mole under her left eye, brown eyes, and thick, wavy blue hair with bangs tied in a braid by a gold headband. She was wearing a dark blue midriff-baring top that zipped in the front which covered her large breasts, form-fitting dark blue pants, and a choker from which a police badge hung. She was also wearing a light brown leather jacket, yellow gloves, long dark-brown combat boots, and had a gold hoop piercing on the top of her left ear. On her hip, he noticed a holster containing what must have been her gun. She appeared to be around his age, maybe a few years older.

Her tail swung like a pendulum behind her as she approached him, her eyes looking him over. He closed his jaw when she stopped at the door, and noticed that she was holding something in her hand. She held it up for him to see, and he saw that it was a key card.

"I'm coming in," She said with a European accent as she swiped the key card, unlocking the door. She opened the door, and walked inside, shutting it behind her and pocketing the card.

She then made her way to a chair directly across the table from him and sat down, crossing her legs as she did so. She then stared at him for several seconds, making him feel slightly nervous.

"Hello miss, my name is Gavin Woodring," He said as he gathered his nerves and held out his hand for her to shake.

She slowly reached out, and took his hand before shaking it. "Inspector Carmelita Fox," She replied, causing his eyes to widen as they let go.

"You're the officer who called for me to be picked up," He said.

She nodded, confirming his statement. "That is correct," She stated.

"Thank you!" He said with a wide smile, causing her to raise an eyebrow in confusion. Upon seeing her confusion, he continued. "If you hadn't been there, who knows what would have happened to me. So, thank you for finding me."

She smiled and nodded in understanding. "You are welcome," She replied. "I was just doing my job."

He nodded. "And you did a good job doing it," He said, causing her to smile some more before she remembered something.

"By the way, Doctor James had something he wanted me to give you," She said as she pulled something out from her jacket, and held it out to him, causing his eyes to widen when he saw what it was.

It was his phone.

As Gavin took his phone from her, she continue. "Doctor James was able to pull some strings so you could get your phone back, but he did have to agree to having the call function being disabled by INTERPOL."

Gavin nodded in understanding. "Thanks James!" He cried out, looking up at the ceiling. "This really means a lot!"

"You're welcome Gavin."

"Thank you thank you thank you!" He said as he turned on his phone, causing Carmelita to look at him in confusion.

"Why are you so excited about getting back your phone?" She asked him. "You can't call anyone with it."

He grinned. "I'm excited because now I can listen to my music!" He said as he tapped on a Folder titled "Music." He then got a wonderful idea. "Who's your favorite singer?" He asked her, catching her off guard.

"Oh! Um...Neil Diamond," She said with confusion, causing him to smile.

"Good choice," He said as he scrolled through the folder till he stopped, finding the song he was looking for. "Not my favorite singer, but I do like his music."

"You've heard of Neil Diamond?" She asked him with a raised eyebrow.

He nodded with a smile. "Yep! Now, let us listen to his voice," He said as he then made sure the volume was all the way up, and tapped on the song before setting the phone on the table. 'This will be interesting,' He thought as the song buffered for a few seconds. 'Especially since the song has her name in it.'

Soft, happy music soon began to play from his phone, causing Carmelita's eyes to widen in surprise. She knew this song!

"Quizas algun dia la encuentre otra vez alli,

En una frontera.

Me robo el Corazon,

Yo sabia que a ella la perdia.

Vi toduon mundo en

Camelita's eyes."

Although he wasn't exactly fluent in Spanish, Gavin had heard this song enough times to learn the lyrics, and sang along. Carmelita was completely surprised. She hadn't expected something like this to happen when she had decided to meet him.

"She took me somewhere

Somewhere that's far beyond.

Was going no where

And I couldn't go for long."

Gavin then stopped singing and stopped the song, not wanting to embarrass either of them with the next few verses. "So, what did you think?" He asked her with a smile.

She blinked a few times, before she answered him. "It was really good," She said with a trace of a laugh in her voice and a faint smile on her lips.

"I thought you would enjoy it," He said as he turned off his phone and placed it into one of his pockets. "So, I'm sure you have questions about me," He continued.

She nodded as her face turned serious. "Indeed, I do," She replied in a serious tone as she pulled out a tape recorder.

"Well, ask away," He said, leaning back into his chair.

She cleared her throat before pushing the record button on the recorder. "This is Inspector Carmelita Fox from INTERPOL, interviewing a male creature who goes by the name of 'Gavin William Woodring' of his origin and how he got here. The date is the 3rd of January of 2002, and the time is 8:40 P.M."

She then looked at Gavin and asked, "Mr. Woodring, are you ready for the first question?"

Gavin nodded. "Yes Ma'am," He replied, bracing himself for the question.

"Very well," She said, before she cleared her throat once more. "Mr. Woodring, how did you get here?"

When he heard the question, his mind immediately brought up his memories about how he got there, and he felt tears form in his eyes, before they slowly started to stream down his face.

Carmelita saw the tears fall, and started hearing him sniff a few times, which alarmed her. "Mr. Woodring, are you alright?" She asked, concern in her voice.

He nodded. "Uh-huh. Just, just give me a minute," He replied, sniffing a few more times. It took him a few minutes to compose himself before he could answer. "I-I can't answer that question just yet," he continued. "I'm sorry. Can we move on to the next question?"

Carmelita thought for several seconds, before she nodded. "Alright Mr. Woodring. We'll move on for now. But," She paused, looking him right in the eyes. "I do want an answer by the end of this interview. Alright?"

He nodded. "Alright," He replied. 'I think I can give her an answer by the end.' He thought as he wiped the tears from his face.

Carmelita opened her mouth to ask her next question when suddenly, the power went out, drowning them in darkness.

"What's going on?" Gavin asked Carmelita with slight fear in his voice as he leaned forward.

He heard her get up from the chair and pull out something, probably her gun, as she replied, "I don't know, but remain here. I'm going to go check things out."

He nodded as he leaned back into his chair. He then heard the door open and shut, telling him that Carmelita had left the box. Several seconds went by, and he then heard the sound of the metal door opening and closing, telling him that Carmelita had left the room.

He sat there in silence for several minutes, trying to figure out what was going on. He then heard sounds of gunfire, followed by Carmelita yelling out, "Stop them at all costs!"

More gunfire was heard, followed by several men yelling out in pain. Then, there was silence.

Eerie, heavy silence. Gavin sat in his chair frozen, listening. He soon heard heavy footsteps thudding towards the door, before they stopped.

Suddenly, the door burst open with a "Bang!," startling him and causing him to fall out of his chair. Powerful flashlight beams were aimed into the room and box, causing him to shield his eyes with his hands.

"Get the creature!" A gruff voice ordered, causing some of the flashlight beams to bob in agreement before they got closer to him.

As they arrived at the door and slammed it open, he was able to tell that the flashlights were attached to guns that were held by large warthogs and alligators that were wearing black leather jackets and pants. He was confused. Why were they getting him?

He was roughly grabbed by the arms by two alligators, and they started walking out with him in tow.

"Hey! Let me go!" He cried as he struggled against their grip. "Where are you taking me!?"

Their grip tightened, and a warthog walked up to him with a grin. "You're gonna be the next piece of our boss's collection!" He stated with a sneer as he pulled out a handkerchief. "Now, why don't you take a little nap?" He continued as he held the hankie up to his face.

"No wa-mmphh!" He cried out through the hankie as it covered his mouth. He could smell something sweet coming from it, causing his eyes to widen as he felt himself slowly relax. 'Chloroform!' He thought in alarm as he started to get sleepy. 'Must…not…breath it in,' He thought before he fell unconscious, making the men smile as they hurried out of the room with him in tow.

Several hours later…

Gavin groaned as he came to, and rubbed his eyes as he sat up. He looked at his surroundings, and found himself in a small enclosure, with jungle themed wallpaper surrounding him on three sides, and a bright blue ceiling with white lights above him. He was sitting on soft grass, and was surrounded with bushes and a few trees that had vines on them.

"Where in the world am I?" He asked aloud as he got up and started walking forward, parting the bushes as he walked. "And where is my phone?" He continued, feeling his pockets and finding nothing in them. Suddenly, he remembered what had happened earlier, and he groaned.

"Aw man! I got kidnapped, and now I'm part of some crazy man's collection," He said as he exited some bushes, and found himself at the entrance of the enclosure, only to find that it was barred with red lasers that crisscrossed each other.

"Crazy?!" A gruff male voice said, startling him. "Far from it my boy!"

Gavin looked beyond the lasers to see who was speaking to him, and saw a warthog wearing a business suit and smoking a cigar staring at him.

"Who are you?" He asked the hog, who grinned in response.

"Who am I?" He repeated, placing a hand on his chest. "Why, I am Irving Porksworth, and you are now part of my collection!" He continued with an evil grin.

"Well, I won't be for long!" Gavin spat at Irving. "INTERPOL or someone else will find and rescue me, and then you'll be arrested!"

Irving stared at him for several seconds, before he started grunting and squealing in laughter, confusing him.

"What's so funny?" He asked the man, causing the man to chuckle a bit more before he replied.

"No one's going to find you," Irving said with a chuckle. "And no one's going to rescue you. Only my men and I know where this island is, and the security here is tight as a drum! So, you better give up hope now."

Gavin frowned. "I won't!" He shouted at the man, who shook his head.

"Suit yourself," he said as he turned and started to walk away, cigar smoke trailing behind him. "Enjoy your permanent stay at Porksworth Manor."

He stopped at a corner of the hallway for a few seconds, and turned towards the creature's enclosure. "For you will never leave here!" He continued with a laugh as he rounded the corner, leaving Gavin all alone.

Gavin opened his mouth to call out to the man again, but then noticed something familiar directly across the hallway. "My phone!" He cried with realization. His phone was in a glass case, with a sign that read "Creature's mysterious device" on it. "That's where they put it!"

Gavin sighed, and then huffed in anger as he walked away from the lasers. "Even if I had my phone with me, I wouldn't be able to call for help," He muttered as he sat on the ground and leaned against a tree, remembering that INTERPOL had disabled the call function on phone. "So, I just have to wait for someone to rescue me!" He said with a smile. He then yawned, and stretched his arms, before closing his eyes, thinking, 'For now, I'm going to take a nap. Later, I'll look for any way to escape from this prison.' With that thought, he fell asleep.

Well, things have picked up now, haven't they?

A bit of a difficult chapter to write, if im being honest. (Sorry if it's not the best!)

Can't wait to write the next chapter!

The song was "Carmelita's Eyes" by Neil Diamond. Translations: "Quizas algun dia la encuentre otra vez alli" means "Some day maybe I will find her again there." "Me robo el corazon" means "She stole my heart."

Reason I did this song is because it is suggested in the games that Carmelita is a Neil Diamond fan, and I thought this Neil Diamond song would work.

In this story Carmelita's voice is the one in the fourth game. I was torn between her voice in the fourth game and in the first one, and did a poll.

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PuzzleMaster1998 signing off!