After a few hours they were finally able to make it to the ship that was now parked at the docks, "When we get in there, we're gonna have to be on our toes. Penny, since you and Hoshi both have intercoms, you need to contact us when our enemies are about to dock the ship. Be careful and don't get yourself caught," Penny saluted in understanding, "Hoshi, you're with me. You are going to go find Sam, and since Elvis is missing too, you will first take Sam out to safety and then find Elvis. I will try to decrease the security without getting caught," Anika planned , "Sounds like a plan." While Hoshi and Anika left Neptune, Penny swerved behind the ship but not far enough for the ship to block her sight.
Hoshi swam underneath the water. He needed to find out where Sam was exactly on the boat. His whiskers picked up on tiny particles of heat coming from the lower half of the docks. He swam close to a window looking in it. He spotted Sam laying in a cage. He then swam back to Neptune. His head slowly rose through the water. He changed back once he broke the surface. "Found him. He's laying in the cargo hold of the boat. His condition looks bad. They've done some f*** up things to him." he explained. Penny nodded. "I just hope Sam is still alive." Hoshi dried himself off. "oh he is. Otherwise I wouldn't of picked up on his body heat." He sighed crossing his arms. "though this boat is heavily protected. We'll need a good distraction to scare the guards away from Sam." He thought for a moment. "maybe I could keep them distracted." suggested Hoshi. He popped his knuckles. "I wouldn't mind showing them a thing or two about messing with a Jones." Penny checked her sonar. "just be careful. I want to make sure all of us come out of alive."
Sam laid on his side. His wrists were bleeding from the barbed wire around them. He looked around the room again. He noticed that the ship had stopped moving. "we must be docked somewhere." he observed. "come on Sam think. How can you get out of this?" he muttered. He looked around the room for some sort of tool to use. He noticed that there was a bit of low hanging metal in his cage. "that's the ticket." He adjusted himself so he could hook the barbed wire around it. He let out a sigh. He gave it a sharp tug feeling the barbs dig in. He grunted in pain. "come on." He tugged on it again. He kept putting pressure on it making the wire let go. It snapped off of his wrists. He let out a sigh of relief. "Now for the chains." He closed his eyes letting his rage go through him. His blood boiled at the thought of Elvis marrying Buck. He gave the chains on his wrists a sharp tug breaking them. The chains fell off with a clatter. He panted looking down at them. He ripped the ones that were around his ankles as well. "now to get out of this cage." he felt around for the lock. Then suddenly a familiar voice rang through, "Or you could just open the door," the door opened and Hoshi came into view, "Hoshi...! But, how did you-" , "Long story, I'll explain it later, but right now we need to get you out of here," , "I'm not leaving without Elvis," Sam growled, "I know, but don't worry, I can smell him out, but I need something that belongs to Elvis a that I can find him," Sam reached into his pocket and took out a handkerchief with blood on it, "This is what they used to clean his wounds," , "Perfect," Hoshi sniffed at the part where the blood was and pin pointed where Elvis might be, "Alright, I have the location. Follow me and don't worry about the guards, Anika's got them wrapped around her finger." ,"What did she do this time?" Sam asked with an amused smile. Hoshi laughed a bit, "Trust me, you don't want to know.
Sam followed Hoshi. He only hoped that it wasn't too late. Hoshi navigated the hallways. He heard voices up ahead. " sounds like trouble." He whispered pausing. He growls lowly hearing Buck. " the b*** is hanging out around here." Sam snarled lowly. He wanted to attack Buck. He saw Elvis crying with him. Sam took a step towards them. "Elvis." Addressed Sam. Elvis looked up. He nearly fainted seeing Sam walking towards him. "S-s-Sam?" Asked Elvis fearfully. He dropped the jacket in shock. He ran into Sam's arms crying into his neck. Sam held Elvis close. He snarled at Buck. " you b***. You lied to him. You were the one that left me to rot in that cage." Buck tried to play it off. " I don't know what you mean Samuel." Sam grabbed Buck by his throat. "Don't play dumb with me. You tried to get rid of me." His hold got tight. Buck laughed softly. He kicked Sam away from him. " there's no way that's the real Sam. It maybe an imposter imposed by the hunters." He grabbed Elvis close to him. " come on my dear. Let us escape." Sam got up slowly. " Elvis don't listen to him!" He went to reach for Elvis' arm. "Don't do it. This man is a con and a liar!" Buck recoiled his mouth in disgust. "you have no proof of that. If you were the real Sam you would have evidence." Sam looked at Elvis pleadingly. "Elvis you have to believe me." Elvis eyed the both of them. Hoshi stepped forward. "Sam speaks the truth Elvis. I would believe him." There was a long agonizing silence.
Don't you just love cliffhangers?