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"I captured the Chosen One, sir." A man cloaked in black said kneeling in front of a throne-like chair.

"Excellent work, my son." The second man complimented. "Have you placed him in the preparation room?" He inquired.

"Yes, sir."

"We await only the appointed time, and the arrival of the other members of our organization, then we will set about healing the suffering of the Earth." His face gleamed in the dim lighting, illuminating the crazed expression on his face.

The second man involuntarily felt a shudder go through him. He knew they were doing the right thing, but their leader really freaked him out sometimes.

-Story Break-

Frank awoke to find himself handcuffed and lying on a stone surface of some sort. He was reminded vaguely of an alter, and he shivered at the thought. He had a very bad feeling about this. A very bad feeling indeed.

The door opened and the room was flooded with light. A hooded figure stepped into the room and closed the door behind him. "Hello, Frank." The man said pulling down his hood and revealing himself to the detective.

"Mr. Johansson?" Frank demanded incredulously.

"Yes, but you may called me Leader." Frank's soon to be former computer teacher replied.

"What the fuck?" Frank demanded.

"Language, Mr. Hardy." Johansson tutted. "If you can keep silent I will explain everything to you, is it a deal?"

"Fine." Frank responded his mind still reeling from the revelation that his computer teacher had kidnapped him.

"Well, it all started..."

-Story Break-

"Mrs. Hardy, I have excellent news." Dr. Cates proclaimed.

"What is it?" Laura asked immediately rising to greet him. She was alone for the moment, Gertrude had gone to phone Fenton and inform him of the situation.

"We've managed to identify the drug cocktail used on your son, Joe. It was in his drink, so while we couldn't find anything in his bloodstream as it had disappeared we were able to figure it out by analyzing the contents of his drink. Normally, this drug combination would be fatal within twenty-four hours, fortunately we have managed to identify it, and have just administered the antidote. He should be waking up soon." The doctor continued.

"Thank you so much, doctor." Laura exclaimed her eyes tearing up slightly as she thought of what could have happened if the doctors hadn't acted so quickly to identify the drug.

"I'm just doing my job, ma'am." He replied politely. "You can go see him now." He added.

"I will," Laura replied. "First, though, I had better go see his older brother, he's probably wondering what is going on, and where Joe disappeared to."

"Of course." The doctor replied. "I also took the liberty of phoning the police department to let them know about the poisoning attempt, they should be here soon."

"Thank you for all your help." Laura said politely before heading to Frank's room. On the way she bumped into Callie's mother. "Rebecca?" She asked.

"Did you hear about Callie?" Rebecca Shaw questioned.

"No, what happened? I'm here about Frank and Joe they were both attacked." Laura explained.

"She was hit by a car." Mrs. Shaw said softly her eyes welling with tears.

"I'm so sorry. Is she going to be alright?" Laura asked worriedly. She was very fond of her son's girlfriend, and could not stand to hear of her being hurt.

"The doctors aren't sure." Rebecca replied. "Vanessa is in the hospital as well, her room is down the hall from Callie's."

"What happened to Vanessa?"

"She was stabbed, apparently."

"What is going on?" Laura wondered. She was not a detective, but she did know that this was clearly no coincidence.

"Are Frank and Joe currently involved in any cases...?" Rebecca questioned.

"None that I know of." Laura replied. "I had better be going to Frank's room, Callie will be in my prayers, Rebecca."

"Thank you." The other woman replied. "Frank and Joe will be in mine as well."

Laura continued on her way to Frank's room only to be stopped again this time by her sister-in-law.

"I was just in the emergency room, using the phone, when I saw the Cohens and the Hoopers." Gertrude exclaimed. "Apparently Phil and Biff were both attacked at the high school."

"I really don't like this." Laura murmured. "Callie and Vanessa were also attacked. Callie was hit by a car, and Vanessa was stabbed." She added.

"What is going on here?" Gertrude wondered.

"Something bad." Laura noted. "Something very, very bad."

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