Threatening Threes
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Chapter Seven
"Hey I found it and I'm working on how to disarm it. Did you find yours yet?"
"No, not yet, I'm looking in the fourth place not."
"Ok. When I finish disarming this, I'll call you back. Keep Rio informed." Ayumu hung up and walked to the train station. He looked at the train listings and then went to the platform three. Glancing at the bomb, he noticed a note inside. He read it once and smiles. He then proceeded to uncover the number pad. Ayumu punched in the disarming sequence and boarded the train.
He called Kousuke and said, "Bomb one, disarmed." Kousuke could only smile and responded with, "Bomb two, found."
Kousuke's happiness only lasted a few seconds. His smile was whipped off when he read the note. How was he going to figure out the code? It was a number puzzle, the worst type for him. If it were a logic puzzle, he would have no problem.
Kousuke called Rio and read the note off to her. She answered with silence.
"Rio…?"
"How can you be so stupid Kousuke? The combination is obviously 7, 2, 5, 1, 4, 6, 3. By the way, I already found the next bomb. Hurry up will you? I'm already on the train to my next destination."
"All right, all right, Rio. Bomb disarmed. Call Ayumu after you disarm it. Ok?"
"Sure Kousuke, you better get to your next location." Rio teased. Kousuke mumbled something under his breath before hanging up.
Rio hung up mumbling, "I heard that, Kousuke," into the phone. Rio smiled as she noticed the bomb in her hand starting to tick. Inside the note she held, instead of the usual clue or mind game, was a blue print of the bomb.
'They must not know us well. I mean, my specialty is bombs, and they put this out'
Rio studied the blueprint carefully before severing two of the colored wires. The bomb ceased to tick. Picking up her phone, she called Ayumu.
"Bomb three, found and disarmed. So, Narumi, did you find the fourth one yet?'
"No, not yet, but I'm looking at the lasts possible spot now. Hey, just wondering, how long did you have to disarm the bomb?"
"I didn't check, but I think I had ten. Why, is it important?"
"No, I just wanted to know. I'll call you later."
"Good luck." Rio said softly.
Ayumu looked around, searching desperately for the bomb. 'The guy never said how long each timer on the bombs are. That could mean they're varied. If so, I hope mine's longer than Rio's.'
After an agonizing ten minutes, Ayumu started to panic. 'It's not here?' Ayumu looked around.
His hazel eyes scanned the empty convention center. There were few people, and few benches. There were a few tables left over from the last convention and some scattered flyers. Ayumu looked out the window and spotted a park.
He ran over, ignoring the screeches and screams of people in cars. They honked at him but he could only think, 'Shush, I'm saving your life here.'
When he got closer, he thought he saw a black trash bag on a bench. When he reached the park, he went over to the trash bag. He ripped open the trash bag. Inside, like a present for a kid, was the bomb.
He called Kousuke. "Hello. Kousuke, I found the fourth, I'm disarming it now. Did you find the fifth one yet?"
"Yea. I'm heading towards the next one on my list. This time I won't need Rio's help disarming it."
"Sure. I'll disarm mine now." Ayumu read the clue once over and typed in some numbers."
"Ok, my bomb started ticking." Kousuke said. "Have fun, I'll meet you later."
Kousuke stared at the note.' Do not disarm until ten minutes have passed? What's that supposed to mean? I guess I better wait the ten minutes.' Kousuke's phone rang five minutes into his ten minute wait.
"Hello?" Kousuke asked.
"Hi. It's me, Rio. What's taking so long? Do you need help again?" Rio teased.
"Well, the note said to wait ten minutes. I've already waited about six minutes."
"Oh."
"Did you find your bomb yet?"
"No, not yet. Ayumu said that this is defiantly the spot. But this place is HUGE! I mean, I've been here for fifteen minutes and I haven't even seen the whole place. I'm going to call Ayumu, I might need help. You better check the timer on that bomb. I'll call back. Bye." Kousuke glanced at the bomb. As the timer counted down, the constant beeping sped up. When the allotted ten minutes passed, Kousuke pressed the single disarming key.
Instead of stopping, the ticking kept on ticking. Not knowing what to do, Kousuke dropped it. Upon impact the bomb exploded-into shreds of paper and confetti.
"What the!" Said Kousuke in his oh so confused voice. He noticed a note within all the mess. He picked up the note and read it to himself. After, he crumpled it and stalked off.
"Hey, Rio. Did you find that bomb yet?"
"Yes, but I'm not tall enough. Ayumu said he'd head over."
"Alright, but I'm coming too."
"Wait Kousuke. Why are you coming? Ayumu is on his way. He's probably already found his bomb too. You should focus on finding your next one."
"No, I'm on my way." Not giving room for argument, he hung up.
Rio stared at her phone. 'Kousuke… You idiot. What are you up to?' Instead of thinking about it more, she called Ayumu.
"Kousuke is coming to help me. He insisted on it.
'Asazuki better not do anything stupid.'
"Did you find your bomb yet?"
"Yea. I'll head to stop eight. When you're finished there, you go to stop nine. Asazuki will go to stop ten. We'll meet him at the tenth stop. If Asazuki messed up, or puts all of us in danger, tell him to back off. We can't afford any mistakes. Remember that Rio. Bye." 'Damn, that Asazuki better not mess anything up. We still have to save Hiyono and Ryoko. Hiyono… If I'd noticed when you first disappeared, we might not be in this mess. I'm sorry Hiyono'.
Notes: How did you like it? I hope I kept them in character. Hm… I've only got the next chapter in mind. I think I'm having a slight writers block. Maybe if I work on some of my other stories, ideas will pop out of my head and into my fingers.
Well, over and out…
LWB