Willakarra's request for a kidnapping. (Hope you like it!)
Connor is 9 and Roy is 15.

Chapter 7: He Promised

Connor's POV

I trembled slightly as I edged closer to Roy. He was concentrating on trying to pick the lock of the shackles attached around our ankles. We had been kidnapped… I think? I really don't remember what happened. I think we were drugged and brought to some basement or something.

When I woke up, I was laying on a mattress in a bare and dimly lit basement with Roy still unconscious beside me. Shackles were attached to our left ankles and a heavy pipe in the corner of the room.

"Roy?" I whispered.

"Not now Connor. I'm trying to concentrate." He replied.

But, I'm scared.

I edged closer to him as he continued to pick the lock with the broken tip of his belt buckle. He smiled victoriously as the cuff clicked, signaling that is was unlocked. Pulling the cuff from his ankle, he reached for my restraint.

"Roy?" I whispered.

"What?" he muttered before biting his lip in concentration.

"I wanna go home. I want dad and mom and Artemis and Mia."

He paused for a second and his emerald eyes met my light green ones before softly replying, "Connor, it's okay. I'm not gonna let anyone hurt you and I'm gonna get us home. I promise." He then reached out and brushed a loose tear from my cheek before returning his attention to the cuff around my leg. As soon as the shackle clicked, it was removed and I was hauled to my feet.

"Keep quiet, stay close to me, and follow my lead." He ordered.

Quietly, I followed him as we crept up the basement stairs and entered an old log cabin. A middle-aged man was slumbering on the old bed in the corner. I then found myself wedged behind Roy and the wall as we edged around the room and over to the door. Silently, he twisted the knob and we slipped outside into the darkness. We were most likely deep in the woods outside of Star City.

I paled as a truck instantly shined its lights on us and the driver and passenger leapt from the car and ran straight for us. Roy pushed me in front of him as we ran straight for the trees. I prayed that I wouldn't trip over a tree root and fall flat on my face.

Roy suddenly stopped and shoved me down an embankment before squatting down beside me. I held my breath as I heard footsteps running past us. We sat in silence for a few minutes before Roy's voice broke the silence.

"I think they're gone… you stay here, while I check it out." He replied, slowly standing up.

"No, don't leave me." I pleaded, latching onto his T-shirt.

He crouched back down and removed my hands from his shirt before wrapping his arms around me. "Connor, it's going to be okay. I'm going to come back for you. I won't let them hurt you. Just stay here and be quiet."

"Promise?"

"I promise."

I nodded and watched him disappear into the night as I hugged my knees into my chest. I stayed quiet, but I jumped at practically every sound. After what felt like hours, I heard footsteps coming towards me.

"Roy?" I called out softly as the footsteps grew louder.

An unknown voice replied as a heavy hand wrapped around my arm and jerked me from the ground. "You won't get away so easily this time you little brat."

"Let me go!" I screamed, kicking out blindly. "Roy!"

I was soon slammed onto the forest floor by the monster of man as he twisted my arms behind my back and started to bind my wrists together.

"Roy! Help!" I screamed as the man started laughing.

I was soon pulled to my feet as another man appeared. "Oh good. You caught the brat. There's no sign of the redhead. We'll have to settle for him."

I continued screaming for my brother until I has backhanded by one of them. "Shut the Hell up! No one's coming to help you!"

"But he promised." I whimpered as they started to laugh again.

"Aren't you just so cute. Poor baby. Looks like your brother broke his promise." The man taunted, patting my cheek before shoving a thick cloth into my mouth a tying it tightly behind my head. "C'mon, let's take him back. The other boy is long gone."

I whimpered as I was thrown over the man's shoulder. What if he was right? What if Roy did leave me?

Roy's POV

"Roy! Help!"

Connor! Hold on! I'm coming!

I ran as I fast as I could towards the sound of his voice. Soon, he came into sight as did two other guys. Anger rushed through my veins as some asshole gagged my brother.

Breaking away from the tree line, I rushed at the bastard and buried my fist into his face as Connor fell to the ground.

"That's enough!"

I whirled around to see Connor in the hands of the other guy. A knife rested on Connor's jugular… oh shit. I screwed up. Why didn't I take him out first?

Immediately, I froze and held my hands up in surrender. "Let. Him. Go. Now." I ordered as the bastard laughed before his partner pulled my arms behind my back.

"Nice try boys. But, now you've made us late to collect our ransom." The man holding Connor sneered as his partner began coiling rope around my wrists.

"Screw you and let go of my bro-" I yelled before a rag was shoved into my mouth.

"Move!" the one holding me ordered.

We were shoved through the dense forest until we reached the cabin we had been held earlier in. But, instead of going inside we were blindfolded and forced into the back of the old truck.

Come on, Ollie. Where are you?

********Break********

Ollie's POV

"Where are they?!" I demanded to know.

"You'll see them as soon as the money's been counted." The asshole replied as his goons began counting the money.

"I want to see them now!" I ordered.

The one that appeared to be in charge narrowed his eyes.

"Boss, money's all here."

"Your brats are under the pier and I'd hurry if I were you. Tides coming in." the man snarled as my eyes grew wide.

*******Break*******

"Roy!" I shouted as I ran towards him.

He was gagged, blindfolded, and tied to one of the support beams of the pier. The water was inches from his face… But, where's Connor?

"Hold on!" I yelled as I waded towards him and dew a knife.

Soon he was freed as I dragged him through the surf and onto the sand.

"Are you hurt?" I asked as he shook his head.

"I'm okay… Connor! Where is he?"

"He wasn't with you… What happened?"

"I… I don't know. We were blindfolded." He muttered.

"Then they still have him." I whispered.

"We have to find him! I promised I wouldn't leave him!"

*********Break********

Connor's POV

I whimpered as I was tied to a chair. Where's Roy? Where's Dad? Where am I?

"We shouldn't have brought the kid." A gruff voice spat.

"He's just a little extra insurance. Besides, we can get rid of him any time we need to." Another voice replied.

"We already have the money. We don't need a hostage anymore. He's just deadweight."

"Yeah, well-" the man began before stopping as a thump came from the roof.

"Go check it out. I'll watch the brat."

I could hear someone's footsteps fading away as the sound of a weapon's safety clicked off. Seconds later, the sound of shattering glass was heard as a scream followed.

What's going on? What's happening?

I squirmed as footsteps approached me. The footsteps came to a stop as the blindfold was yanked from my eyes. Roy!

"You okay?" Speedy asked, pulling the gag from my mouth.

"I'm okay." I replied, glancing at the crumpled figure on the ground as I was cut free.

"You came back for me." I whispered, hugging him.

He hugged me back before saying, "Of course I did. I did promise you I would."