Chapter seven

The Princeton helicopter just barely touched the grass, when Jaden, Jim, and Chazz hopped out of the aircraft. It was about three in the morning, when they arrived in Domino City, near an apartment building, where Jim thought Jesse was being held. Slade and Jagger stood next to the younger teens. Jaden looked across the street to the mostly dark building and shivered. Not from the cold, but from fear. Chazz noticed his friend's reaction.

"You alright, Slacker?" he asked, concerned.

"Jim, is Jesse in there somewhere?" he asked, in a shaky voice.

"So, you finally came. I was wondering how long it would take you to get your little friend back," said a rough, and husky voice, from the shadows to their left. Shirley growled and shifted a little, to warn Jim of the approaching danger.

"Easy gal. Calm down, I'm not in any danger," said Jim. Shirley growled again, as if to say, 'maybe you're not, but Jesse is.' Jim understood what she meant. At the same time, both Winged Kuriboh and Ruby appeared at Jaden's side. Kuri, kuri! W.K. (1) warned his master.

"Who are you and what do you want?" Jaden yelled.

"There's no need to shout," replied the voice. The owner of the voice stepped out from the shadows, revealing himself. Jim's PDA vibrated in his pocket. He took it out, and looked at it.

"I've got a lock on Jesse, mate. I know where he is," Jim announced.

"We're calling the police; Giese Hunter. You've-," said Slade, taking out his cell phone. Giese smirked.

"I wouldn't if I were you. Jesse's all mine." Jaden shivered.

"What do you mean, he's all yours?"

"I'm coming with you, Jim," Chazz said.

"I'd rather you didn't. You need to stay here, with Jaden. What if Giese tries to come after him as well?" Jim pointed out. Chazz sighed.

"Fine." Jim headed off towards the building to rescue his cousin.

"What I mean, squirt; is that he was willing to give me his body. He tasted sooo good," Giese taunted. Jaden started shaking with anger.

"Liar! You raped him of his innocence. I know Jesse, he wouldn't let anyone touch or hurt him like the way you and those four who worked for you did," Jaden snapped, angrily.

Giese smirked again. "You're right. But I did more then just raping him," he said.

"W-what are you saying?" Jaden trembled.

"Not only does Jesse's sexy body belong to me, but so does his soul, mind, and his life energy," Giese replied in a rough and dark tone. Jaden gasped.

"No! You give Jesse back, you evil bastard!" Jaden shouted.

"Sorry squirt, but Jesse's soul is far beyond your reach, now."

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Meanwhile, Jim entered the dark lobby of the apartment building. He took the elevator up to the fourth floor, sensing that he was getting closer to Jesse. He stood in front of the room 412, and tried to open the door. To his surprise, the door was unlocked, and it easily let him in. The trapper's living area was quite simple. He had a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and one bedroom. The bedroom's door was closed: That's it, Jesse must be in there, Jim thought.

Jim hurried over to the door to open it; but this time, it was locked. "Jesse, can you hear me, mate? It's me, Jim!" No answer. "Jesse, wake up. This is no time for a nap. I have to get you out of there!" Jim started jiggling the handle, trying to unlock the door. It wouldn't budge. Finally, Jim used his strength and kicked at the door. He kicked it several times, until it finally crashed open. He hurried inside, but what he saw shocked his entire body.

Jesse was lying 'half-naked' on the bed, his other half was covered with a sheet. He had marks and bruises covering his entire body. There were several red hand-prints on his face; he noticed a fresh-cupped hand print on the European's neck. Jim's eyes widened in horror. What the hell? Did that man try to choke him? Jesse's lips were swollen, and his eyes were shut completely tight, as if he was still in constant pain. And his face was deathly pale.

But the thing that made Jim slightly sick was that there was a lot of blood, mostly on the bed sheets. And he had a sick feeling that the blood came from Jesse. He had no choice; he had to call Chazz. This meant leaving Jaden alone with Giese, Slade, and Jagger (2).

He pulled out his PDA. "Chazz, can you hear me?" the Australian teen waited for a moment as he put the crocodile on the floor. Shirley growled and felt a sudden chill ran through the both of them. Jim looked up to see in front of him, were two tough-looking boys a little older then him.

"Are you one of Giese's friends, who would like a taste of his precious gem?" one of them smirked. Jim's blood ran cold, making him shiver with disgust.

"For your information, mates; I'm Jesse's cousin, who's here to rescue him!" Shirley growled and hissed. Suddenly, she lashed out at them, showing her teeth. Jim smirked. Sometimes he really loved having Shirley as a pet.

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"Where is he, then!" Jaden demanded.

"Chazz, can you hear me, mate?" came Jim's voice from the Princeton's own PDA. Chazz pulled it out. "Jesse's not looking so good." The young Princeton narrowed his eyes as Jaden turned and stared fearfully at the PDA.

"What room number are you in?" Chazz asked, deciding to run into the apartment.

Giese just watched with amusement as he called out, saying that it was hopeless. Chazz ignored him and continued to make his way. He was stopped by a woman.

"What's going on?" she demanded.

"One of your tenets named Giese, has someone hostage," Chazz explained, noting that the lady was the manager.

The lady was about to ask questions when the elevator door opened and Jim walked out (with Shirley of course) cradling Jesse (bridal-style). It wasn't easy, but Jim managed to put Jesse's clothes back on him. The manager checked Jesse over. She glanced at both Jim and Chazz.

"Was he Giese's hostage?" she asked. They shook they're heads. She pulled out her cell-phone and called the police. Ojama Yellow appeared and looked sympathetically at Jesse.

'His body is here, but his soul is not here…' he said sadly. Chazz gasped sharply.

"What?" he cried out.

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Giese just smirked with amusement. "Have you ever heard of 'Valley of the World'? That's where the Rainbow Dragon is hidden and according to the legend, that Dragon can grant any wish…"

But before anything more was heard, they all heard sirens. Giese growled. He turned and was about to run, but Jagger grabbed the Trapper and held him still.

"You're not going to get away this time," said Slade.

Jaden took the opportunity to run into the apartment building.

Author's note: Finally Jesse's rescued, but he's in really bad shape. What would Jaden's response be to this? Oh, and thanks to Kellyq who helped me finish this chapter.

1. W.K. stands for Winged Kuriboh. And hey, I think it's fair to say that we can be a little lazy sometimes.

2. 'cringes' Yikes! I would not have put Jaden in that situation if Slade and Jagger were being nice for once.