Disclaimer. As per Chapter One. If you recognise it……etc.
Chapter Nine.
Location. Location.
Audrey's jaw nearly hit the floor for the second time that day when Willow appeared in the middle of Faith's office. There was one thing she was sure of. If anyone could find Jack, and get him out of Cheng's clutches, they could.
The others spread the files and disks on the conference table whilst Willow gathered the supplies she needed for the locator spell.
She started with a map of the US. Just in case he was only being held locally. No go. Then she upgraded to one of the world. This gave her a location of China, although even as large as the country was it was still very general.
"Hmmm. …..I think someone's trying to block me. Did he have a transponder on him. Like a homing device?"
Audrey shook her head. "No, they only came into issue after Jack left the last time, and we didn't have time to fit one when he returned. It was literally only twenty-four hours that he was exposed to the network."
Robin voiced all their thoughts. "So, someone's trying to hide him then. Even from location spells. Which means….."
"Cheng, or someone connected to him used supernatural means to abduct him." Said Willow. "I can get around this. Though I may need to get closer to be really accurate, and be able to pull him out."
Audrey paced. She wasn't actually talking to anyone, it was more of an assessment of her thoughts. "We're back to that question again. Why is Jack so important to him? If it was about a little revenge issue why didn't he just shoot him? There has to be something bigger than this, something we've not seen yet." Robin was nodding as she spoke.
Faith's attention was on Willow. "So, you're sayin' that just rippin' him outta there might not be the best way. Why?" She asked.
"Because whoever is behind it might just snatch him back again, or kill him anyway, if they know we've become involved." Said Willow. "I can get him out, but I can't protect him twenty-four, seven, unless I put him in a similar place to the one he's in now."
Faith nodded. "Exchange one prison for another. That's not a life. That's a sentence……."
The three women looked back at the map of China with the red splodge on it.
Robin was looking at the spread out files.
"Then we need to find another way to get him released. There's a common denominator in all of this." He said. He lifted a file from the table, the name on the front said. Charles Logan. "And I think I might just have an idea……….."
End of Chapter Nine.