"Vince…You can have a break now." Howard called as he emerged from the back of the shop carrying a pile of old Jazz vinyls "Hello?" He called out to the empty shop, he set the records down on the counter and turned round to face a strange looking character "Hello sir, can I help you?"
"That ya can boy…Anyone else here with yeh boy?" He demanded in a strong cockney accent.
"My two friends…Naboo and Bollo…Vince has disappeared."
"I'll bet he has boy."
"Have you taken him?"
"Me? Me, take your friend? Don't be daft boy! That were summin' else."
"What took him?"
"Beyond me boy!" The man shrugged pointing a cane at Howard "Go get your friends…There's a good boy." He was left alone in the shop; he had a look round before slipping a small item inside his jacket without the owners noticing.
"Who are you?" Howard asked as he re-appeared in the shop with a tiny man and a large ape.
"I'm the Hitcher! And you're comin' with me."
"Oh yeah, how you gonna manage that?" Naboo demanded in his hazy voice that resembled a typical stoned teenager. The Hitcher slammed his cane against the ground emitting a green smoke, which knocked the two men and the ape out instantly.
"You're all mine now, you slags!"
A short chapter, I know and I'm not entirely sure I got the Hitcher's character right.
However...Enjoy