DISCLAIMER: STILL DON'T OWN THEM - STILL WISH I DID...
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Brains speeches in this chapter are written normally - as I personally have difficulty reading it when it is written as spoken. So, please read/imagine any bits that Brains says - As he would speak them.
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Chapter 16: Hope.
4 hours to go:
It had been 20 hours since the Hood had sent the live link, with just 4 hours to go until he made contact again. The room was tense, Brains and John sat by the computer, working hard on trying to break through the Hoods tracking system. Alan and Gordon sat on the couch clutching warm coffees in their hands, Scott paced back and forth, while Jeff sat in a chair next to Penny, looking over the credentials of the Doctor and the hospital she had suggested. Meanwhile, Tin-Tin helped her father, Parker and grandma to bring in sandwiches for everyone.
Ruth Tracy placed the meal out on the table. "Here you go, come and get some food." Alan and Gordon went over to the table and helped themselves to some sandwiches. "Scott, stop pacing and come and eat." She demanded looking at her grandson sternly. "That goes for you to Jefferson!"
"What mom?" Jeff asked looking up from the paperwork he had in his hands.
Penny smiled and placed her hand on Jeff's shoulder. "Your mother asked you to go and eat… And from the look on her face I would do as she says."
"Yes, it's always best to," he replied with a smile and a light laugh, as he made his way over to the table with Penny and sat himself down.
"John… Brains… Can you please come and get some food?"
"Sorry grandma, can't stop." John answered not looking up from the screen. "I think we're close to getting through their system."
"What, you are?" Scott and Jeff said at the same time jumping out of the chairs that they were sitting in.
"It looks that way." Brains replied.
"Then at least have something to eat while you are working." Ruth added, making a plate up for the two of them and placing it next to them. Making her way back to the table she placed her hands firmly on both Jeff and Scott's shoulders, and made them take their chairs again. "Sit… Eat… Now!"
Everyone sat and ate their food, hoping that Brains and John were as close as they believed to hacking through the Hood's computer system and tracking Virgil's location.
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1 hour later:
Parker and Kyrano cleaned the plates away while everyone else waited anxiously.
"Yes we're in." John shouted jumping to his feet.
"What… You are?" Scott said jumping to his feet and sprinting over to the computer, followed closely by Gordon, Alan and Jeff.
"Well, we've hacked into their system and we are currently hidden from their tracking device. However, we do still need to find their location." Brains added.
"How long will it take you to find out where they are?" Gordon asked.
Brains started typing away and then sat back letting the computer do the work. "Shouldn't take too long for it to give us the information we need… Hopefully we can get the information before they discover."
At that moment, the computer screen went black.
"No, no, no, no!" John cried.
"What… What happened?" Alan asked hesitantly.
Brains tried to get the computer to work again, he then sighed heavily and sat back in his chair. "They blocked the link. They must have realised we got through and they crashed the computer."
"But if they know… Then that means… They might kill…" Alan hesitated unable to get the words out.
Jeff looked at Brains. "Can you still pick up the live feed… If they send it?"
"Yes. I will just have to set up some new equipment… It won't take me long." Brains stood, grabbed the now useless computer and left the room.
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3 hours later:
The 24 hours were up. Brains had set up some more equipment, so they could receive the next live feed, and had been scanning for the signal for the past few hours, just in case the Hood decided to contact them early. However, no communications link had been sent, the family sat and waited, the 24 hours passed by, and still nothing was being received.
After another 2 hours of just sitting and waiting, John jumped to his feet and started pacing back and forth nervously. "This is ridiculous, you might as well stop tracking Brains... We all know that the Hood isn't going to make contact… They found out we were trying to hack their system and find their location… And because of that he's obviously made Virgil pay the price… And… And he's killed him… Our brother is dead and gone, and there's nothing we can do to get him back!"
Jeff stood from his chair and made his way over to John and pulled him securely into his arms. "It's… It's okay son."
"How dad? How is it okay?" Alan stammered angrily as he fought back the tears. "We go in and rescue other people. We stop other families suffering losses. Yet we can't save our own brother… How is that fair?"
"We'll find a way Alan!" Scott stated.
"Really… How?" Gordon questioned.
Scott pulled both Alan and Gordon into his arms. "I don't know. I just… I'm doing what I should have done a few days ago, I'm following my gut, and right now my heart is telling me that Virgil is alive, we will see him again and we will bring him home… I have no idea how… But we will!"
