Gar, Richard and Victor drove in Richard's car. It was very early in the morning. It was 5:08 am. The sun was trying to poke its head over the horizon. The three were dressed heavily with protective gear. Gar sighed as he looked out of the window. Today is the day. "Today, I'm going to get my wife back."
Victor snored loudly in the back seat of the car. Richard and Gar both shook their heads at their large friend.
"So…you ready for the ambush today?" Richard asked from the driving seat.
Gar slowly shook his head. "Yeah. I want her back in my arms."
Richard nodded his head. He couldn't believe how much stress and fear Gar has been through. He couldn't imagine seeing his own pregnant wife being kidnapped by a delusional man, beaten and raped. Richard sighed as he drove into the parking lot. He parked the car in a dark corner of the parking lot surrounded by trees. He turned the car off, waking Victor who made a loud snort. Richard handed both his friends loaded guns from a compartment of the car.
Gar looked at the gun in his hands. The shiny, silver metal showed his complexion. His fingers wrapped around the trigger. He knew that he had a killing machine in his hands right now. He had an instrument that could kill someone in a matter of seconds, in the palm of his hands. Gar never thought that he would hold a gun. He was a veterinarian. Last time he checked, veterinarians didn't flaunt guns. He trudged out of his thoughts and looked at his two friends who were looking out the window of the car.
"What are you two looking at?" Gar asked as he looked out the window. He saw nothing and looked confusingly at his two friends.
"We're keeping an eye out for the FBI. In order to not show any sign of suspicion to the people and mostly Adonis, they're going to come one at a time, unsuspiciously in cars."
Just as Richard explained the plan to Gar, a small black car pulled into the driving lot. Richard soon made a gesture with his hand, signaling to the car. The car drove toward Richard's car. It parked behind the unnoticeable car. A man dressed in a black suit walked toward the driver's seat where Richard sat. Richard instantly rolled down the window.
The man walked up to them and looked at the men in the car who were prepared.
"You guys ready to get this man?" He asked.
"Yes!" Gar said quickly in response.
The man nodded his head and looked behind him. He saw the remaining cars, holding the last officers enter the parking lot. He nodded toward them. He turned back to the three men in Richard's car. "Alright, we're ready to do this."
The men walked out of the car quietly. The team of highly guarded officers quietly surrounded the complex. They kept guard while some went into the building. Richard led the small group of men toward the building level that Rachael was being held. Gar and Victor were a part of the small group. Victor turned to Gar. He looked at her with sorrow eyes. He saw the anger and fear on his face. Victor held Gar's shoulder with his hand.
"Look man, don't do anything that you'll regret." Victor said softly.
"Look, Vic, I don't care what happens. I want my wife back!" Gar sad angrily.
"I know but…just don't get carried away."
Gar ignored his best friend and continued walking up the stairs with the rest of the squad.
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Adonis cursed under his breath. He packed some items in a small bag and slung it on his shoulder. He quickly walked toward the living are of the apartment. He reached his hand underneath the couch and pulled out a gun. He quickly loaded it and ran toward the bedroom. He saw the sleeping Rachael on the bed. He did feel quite bad for waking her, but he knew that they had to get out. He grabbed her, instantly waking her from her sleep.
"Wha- What's going on!?" She exclaimed in fear as she was pulled from the bed.
"Sorry to wake you up, babe, but we have to get out of here." Adonis said as he began to tie her hands behind her back.
Rachael's heart beat hard against her chest. "He must have realized that they were coming!" Rachael fought against Adonis' tight grip.
"Let me go!" Rachael screamed.
Adonis groaned in hanger. "They're going to find us if she keeps yelling like this."
Adonis quickly grabbed a tank top from his dresser. He quickly tied the shirt against Rachael's mouth. Rachael screamed, but it was muffled from the piece of cloth. Adonis soon grabbed Rachael from the floor. He dragged her to the other bedroom that was on the other end of the apartment. He pushed her hard onto the floor, causing her to fall on her face. Adonis moved the items that were screwed on the floor. He panicked as he heard banging on the apartment door. Rachael screamed, trying to get the men at the door's attention. Adonis pulled a hatch from the floor. A large hole appeared in the ground. Rachael's eyes grew big at the sight of the hole. Adonis quickly grabbed her and pushed her down the hole. He soon followed suit, closing the door after him.
_xXx_
Richard kicked the apartment door open with a loud noise. He and the team quickly drew their guns in defense. They searched around the apartment, cautiously. They searched the first bedroom and living room, but found nothing.
Gar slowly walked into the second bedroom. He turned the lights on and drew his gun. He looked around and saw nothing. His heart began to tear. He looked at the mess on the floor and soon noticed a brown latch. He quickly walked toward the latch. He pulled the latch and saw the dark passageway.
"Guys! There's a passageway over here! They left!"
Gar soon heard the noise of a car He ran to the window and saw Adonis backing out of the parking lot with his car.
Gar ran out of the bedroom screaming. "Let's go! Let's go! They're leaving by car!"
The team quickly left the building. They ran down the flight of stairs and saw the car zooming out of the parking lot. An FBI car soon followed the car with its sirens blaring. Gar's blood boiled. He saw Rachael in the back seat, tied with ropes and the cloth still surrounding her mouth. Her big, dark eyes showed her fear. Richard, Gar and Victor quickly made their way to the car. They didn't waste any time getting on the road. Richard soon turned his own sirens on from the car. He zoomed past the cars that pulled over to let him drive. Gar had rage in his eyes. He could see Adonis' car swerving past the cars. He was in fear for Rachael getting hurt, but he was angry at the man that kidnapped his wife.
"Rich, I need you to get up there!" Gar screamed.
They were behind two FBI cars that were also chasing after Adonis.
"I'm trying to, Gar!" Richard exclaimed as he swerved passed an FBI car that was in front of him.
Gar's adrenaline surged through his body. He needed his wife. He needed to see her. Gar's hold on the gun tightened. He also wanted to accomplish his goal of killing Adonis.
_xXx_
Kori, Bee and Mrs. Logan sat in the living room, scared. They had the TV on and set to the news. They saw the car chase of Adonis. They knew that it was their husbands and best friend's life that was on the line. Tears ran down Kori's eyes. She saw Richard's car now behind Adonis' own car. She closed her eyes and turned her head from the TV. She couldn't bear to see the epidemic. Bee noticed the action of her friend. She quickly wrapped her arms around the pregnant woman who sobbed on her shoulder. Mrs. Logan also rubbed the Kori's back. She also had fear for her son and daughter in law.
_xXx_
Adonis cursed loudly from the driving seat. He zoomed past unsuspecting drivers on the road who honked loudly at him. He looked in the rear view mirror and saw his old classmate, Richard. He snickered at the image of him in the driver's seat and accelerated his speed.
Rachael soon fell back from the sudden speed. She turned back and saw Gar. She made a muffled noise.
Gar soon noticed her attention and mouthed to her to 'hold on!'
Rachael nodded her head and tried her best to keep in place of her seat.
Adonis kept his accelerating speed. He soon turned sharply to the left. Rachael roughly flew to the left as well. She tried to stay hard in her seat, but she couldn't due to the sharp turns. She soon fell to the floor of the back seat. She turned to a sitting position on the floor. She knew she would just fall again if she tried. She bowed her head and tried to keep herself from getting sick from the intense moving.
Adonis soon drove his car into an abandoned, green, grassy field. He quickly stopped the car to a halt. Rachael screamed from the unexpected impact. Adonis turned the car off and grabbed Rachael from the back of the car. He held her close to him. Rachael screamed. She saw the FBI cars stop in the field. She saw her husband and screamed out to him, but her voice was muffled from the shirt. Adonis held her to him close. Her back was held against his chest. He held on to her tight as she tried to squirm out of his hold.
Rachael soon stopped her fight when she heard a click. She turned her head and saw a silver gun pointing to her head. She knew that gun was loaded and ready to shoot. Her heart began to beat faster. Her breathing increased. Rachael staid quiet in his arms.
"Babe, remembered when you asked me why I kidnapped you?" He asked with a smirk as he looked down at her.
Rachael remained quiet, in fear of saying the wrong words.
"Well this is why."
Adonis pointed the gun closer to Rachael's head. He looked at the group of protected men in front of him.
"Don't come closer! I'll shoot her!" Adonis screamed as he pointed the gun closer to Rachael's head.
Everyone froze in fear, especially Gar. Adonis soon noticed Gar and averted his eyes toward him. He smirked.
"Well, well, if it isn't little man!" Adonis said teasingly. "How does it fell to see your life about to go down the drain in front of you?"
Gar staid quiet. He also feared to say the wrong words. He looked at his wife. She was afraid. Tears ran down her face. She unnoticely mouthed to him 'I love you'. Tears also ran down to Gar's face.
"Look man, please, let her go." Gar said sadly.
"No!" Adonis screamed. "You ruined my life. You took my life away! Now I'm going to take yours away."
Richard soon walked up. Adonis soon turned his eyes to Richard. "Don't move!"
Richard slowly put his gun down and raised his hands. "I'm not going to hurt you. I just want to talk."
Gar took this as an opportunity and slowly backed away from the front of the scene.
Richard continued to calmly talk to Adonis.
"Adonis, just let Rachael go. She doesn't deserve this."
Adonis laughed. "Richard? Well look at you. I knew you were going to become a cop."
Richard gave a fake, small smile. "Yeah. It's me."
"Isn't it great for you that your life is together? Mine is a mess!"
Adonis soon jabbed the gun harder onto Rachael's head causing her to squeal in pain.
Richard's fake smile soon faded as he took notice of Rachael. "Adonis, let Rachael go. Please."
Adonis shook his head. "No, if I'm going to die, then she's coming with me."
Adonis looked down at the fearful woman in his eyes. He crazily smiled at Rachael, scaring her.
"We're going to leave now. "Adonis said as his fingers wrapped their way around the trigger.
Rachael's eyes grew big. She screamed and squirmed in his arms. More tears ran down her face as she heard the clicks of the gun.
Gar quickly took cover behind a hood of the car. He was out of plain sight, and happily, Adonis never noticed his disappearance. Gar sighed. He tried to keep his hands from shaking. He took aim of Adonis. He tried to make sure that he didn't hurt Rachael. "For once, Rachael being short is actually a blessing."
Gar aimed at Adonis. He noticed Adonis' fingers wrapping around the trigger. He quickly prepared himself. His own fingers wrapped around the trigger. "This is for you, Rachael."
"Say good bye, Rachael." Adonis kissed Rachael's cheek and began to pull the trigger. Rachael's eyes grew big. She knew that a bullet was going to be shot, and she had no way to defend herself. She looked around for Gar and didn't see him. She cried as she realized that she was going to die, and her husband was nowhere in sight.
A loud bang was heard into the air. Rachael fell to the ground, another bang was heard. Adonis soon fell to the ground, but only, Adonis was the only one dead.
Rachael slowly opened her eyes to see the bright sky. "Am I dead?"
Rachael turned her head and saw the dead body of Adonis. She screamed and scooted herself away from the body. There was a bullet lodged in the side of Adonis' head. Another shot was located somewhere on his chest. She soon felt strong arms grab her and bring her from the ground. Rachael looked around scared. She didn't know what was going on. She still thought that she was dead. She soon saw her husband's big, bright, green eyes. She instantly knew that she was alive. The ropes and cloth were untied and cut from Rachael. She ran out of the strong arms around her and ran toward her husband. They embraced tightly. Gar swung her around in complete joy. Tears ran down his face as he hugged his wife. He soon saw the joy in her own eyes. He kissed her passionately. Rachael didn't waste any time reacting back to the kiss
Richard and Victor looked at the couple. Joy was on their faces as well. They finally had their best friend back safely where she belongs.
_xXx_
Rachael slept peacefully in the hospital bed. Gar laid asleep next to his wife. He wrapped his arms tightly around Rachael. He never wanted to let her go. A heart beat monitor beeped in the background of the hospital room. The two slept peacefully in, knowing that their nightmare was finally over.
Adonis was buried in the Jump City cemetery. His parents had arranged a proper burial for him, but they didn't invite no one to see the burial. It was as if they were even ashamed of their own dead son.
Life after Adonis had been very calm and relaxing. Rachael was quickly taken to the hospital to be checked out for her injuries. The only down side was that Rachael and Gar had to take some therapy for the event that had happened, especially for their love making.
Gar and Rachael didn't care. They were able to see each other again. They could hold and kiss each other again. It was as if it was a dream come true.
Gar slowly turned in the bed and yawned. He turned and saw the black, silky hair of his wife. He smiled and held her tighter. He kissed her head and sighed happily. Rachael woke up soon after the kiss. She opened her eyes and saw the hospital room. She looked around, confused. She felt arms around her waist. She quickly turned her head to see Gar smiling brightly at her. Rachael heaved a sigh of relief and smiled at her husband.
"I totally forgot where I was." Rachael said as she laid back onto the hospital bed.
"You're safe. Don't worry about it." Gar said as he wrapped his arms around his wife tighter.
Rachael sighed and tried to get comfortable on the hospital bed again. Gar rested his chin on the top of Rachael's head.
"Rach, I was so scared." Gar whispered.
"I missed you. I was terrified."
"I know you were, but you're here with me. He can't hurt you anymore. He's gone."
Rachael turned to her other side to face Gar. She smiled. "I love you."
"I love you too."
The two kissed passionately, unknowing to the guests that appeared into the bedroom.
"Whoa! Looks like we're interrupting something." Victor exclaimed.
The two quickly looked at their big friend and blushed. He laughed and walked into the room. The rest followed him soon.
Kori soon walked in with a tight, red shirt. She saw her best friend and ran to her with tears in her eyes. "Rachael! I am so happy to see you to alive and well." Kori walked up to her best friend and embraced her.
"Oh, Kori! Look at your stomach! The baby is growing." Rachael exclaimed as she put a hand to Kori's slightly large stomach.
"Oh yes! I have been eating a lot of food to help it grow" Kori said with a big smile.
Mrs. Logan walked toward her daughter in law. She had a big smile on her face.
"You are a very strong woman, Rachael." She said as she wiped a strand of hair out of Rachael's face.
"Thank you."
"Alright, my turn." Bee said as she walked up to Rachael.
"Girl, you don't know how scared I was for you!"
Rachael laughed. "You get used to it."
"Not really." Gar said with a smile.
Mr. Logan soon embraced Rachael giving her some nice words.
Richard was last to enter the room. Rachael turned to him and gave him a large smile.
"Richard. I want to give you most of my thanks. You really were a big step on saving me." Rachael said with a big smile.
Richard looked at the girl and blushed. "Don't worry about it, Rach. You're a good friend to me and I didn't want to see you hurt.
"Good job, man." Victor said as he patted the man on his back.
"Yeah, dude. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have my wife here with me right now." Gar said with a smile as he wrapped his arms around Rachael.
Everyone clapped for Richard who simply blushed out of embarrassment of the spot light being held on him.
"Booyah! Let's celebrate ya'll! Rach is getting released tonight, and I am in the mood for some steak! Barbecue at my house!"
Everyone cheered to the idea.
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Hey guys! I know that you are all happy that Adonis is dead, and that Rachael is back with her family! I was going to write a new chapter of 'Love Lost' tonight, but I really didn't want to leave you guys with a cliff hanger. You guys have been awesome readers to my stories so I didn't want to do that to you all. I hope you enjoyed it. Please leave a review of what you thought about it.