The next morning as soon as Elias woke up he went straight into the kitchen to make breakfast. He planned to have Alex, Angel, himself, Kelly & Terry head straight to Mr Porter's restaurant as soon as they finished eating.
"We're going to need all the time we can get trying to find Courtney, Mr Porter & Timothy. The others will be of great help as well. The more of us that can help figure out what happened the better" thought Elias as he made some hash browns. As soon as they finished cooking in the oven Elias set the table & served up. Alex, Angel, Kelly & Terry soon woke up & entered the kitchen.
"Good morning guys. Did you all sleep well?" asked Elias with a warm smile.
"I sure did. Are those hash browns?" asked Alex in an excited voice.
"They sure are" said Elias.
"Yum. I love hash browns" said Angel as she licked her lips.
"Me too. I bet they taste great" said Kelly as she smiled eagerly.
"Let's eat. We need to get to Mr Porter's restaurant as soon as we can" said Terry as everyone tucked in. The hash browns had a bit of a crunchy texture to them & tasted slightly salty but were nonetheless enjoyable to eat. After everyone finished eating they put their dirty dishware in the dishwasher before heading out. They headed straight to Mr Porter's restaurant trying to see if they could spot any clues that'd help find Courtney, Timothy & Mr Porter. As soon as they arrived they discussed what the plan would be.
"Where should we start looking?" asked Alex in a curious tone.
"Before we begin we need to call Andy, Judith, Ryder & Seth. They'll be of great help" said Elias as he called Andy & Seth. They, Judith & Noelle had all just woken up & eaten breakfast when they got the call.
"Hi Elias. Are you & the others at the restaurant?" asked Andy.
"Yes. We're just about to get started searching for clues. Once you, Judith, Seth, Ryder & the PAW Patrol arrive we'll start looking" said Elias.
"We're on our way. See you soon" said Seth as he hung up. Elias then called Ryder.
"Hi Ryder. Are you & the pups ready to begin helping us search for Courtney, Timothy & Mr Porter?" asked Elias.
"I love Grandma Sugar. Her food is the best. We all love Grandma Sugar" said Ryder with a hypnotic trance like smile.
"While I can agree with that we need to focus. Are you going to be here soon?" asked Elias.
"I must obey Grandma Sugar. She knows best. Join us in appreciating her" said Ryder.
"Ryder what are you talking about? Why are you acting like this?" asked Elias as he tilted his head in confusion.
"Nobody makes better food than Grandma Sugar. She's the only chef we'll ever need in our lives" said Ryder.
"OK that's enough. Meet us at Mr Porter's as soon as possible" said Elias as he hung up. Everyone was confused. Ryder's smile & tone of voice creeped them out. It was as if he'd been put under a hypnotic trance.
"That was weird. Why would Ryder act so strangely?" asked Angel with confusion in her voice.
"I don't know. Something's wrong" said Kelly in a nervous manner.
"I'm sure we'll figure it out soon enough" said Terry as he & the others waited. Soon Andy, Judith, Noelle & Seth arrived.
"We're here. Are we just waiting on Ryder & the PAW Patrol?" asked Judith.
"Pretty much. Ryder was acting very strangely. He had this weird smile on his face & was talking about how good Grandma Sugar's food was & that he had to obey her amongst other odd statements. It was really weird" said Alex.
"That is rather strange. What do you think was causing him to act like that?" asked Andy in a confused tone.
"I don't know" said Seth as he & the others suddenly noticed all the kids walking through town in 1 group. Just like Ryder they all had hypnotic smiles on their faces & were all speaking in unison about Grandma Sugar.
"We love Grandma Sugar. Nobody can say they can't. She's the best cook in town. Join us if you agree" said the kids as they continued walking. Everyone knew that something was seriously wrong.
"OK it's official. Something is seriously wrong in Adventure Bay Right now. Should we go to Grandma Sugar's bakery & ask if she's aware of this?" asked Elias.
"I suppose. Maybe she might be able to help put a stop to this madness" said Kelly as she & the others headed to the bakery. Once they arrived they went straight inside. Grandma Sugar wasn't behind the counter.
"That's odd. Where's Grandma Sugar?" asked Angel as she tilted her head in confusion.
"Maybe she's in the back room. The door to it is open" said Terry as he pointed to the door behind the counter. Everyone went over to the door & noticed that it led to what appeared to be a storage room. When they went in to see if Grandma Sugar was there they quickly noticed that there appeared to be animal organs including hearts, livers, kidneys, intestines & so on.
"Why would Grandma Sugar have animal organs in a bakery? That doesn't make sense" said Andy.
"Maybe she uses them as ingredients for her food. That might be why it tastes so good" said Judith.
"Probably" said Seth.
As everyone continued looking around Elias noticed 2 books. 1 was a diary that belonged to Grandma Sugar & the other was a cookbook with different recipes in them. He opened the cookbook & looked over each of the recipes. When he saw the ingredients listed he gasped in horror at what they read.
"Guys I don't think these organs are from animals" said Elias in a shaky voice.
"What do you mean?" asked Kelly in a confused voice.
"Take a look for yourself" said Elias as he showed the others what he read. When they read the ingredients list they also gasped in horror. The organs were human.
"That's disgusting. I feel sick from reading that" said Alex as he gagged.
"I can't believe this. Who would do something that twisted?" asked Angel as she began to feel dizzy.
"To think we were played for fools the whole time. Once everyone finds out about this Grandma Sugar will be brought to justice" said Terry as he growled in disgust. Elias began reading Grandma Sugar's diary & noticed that each entry had the names of other employees in the food industry. Grandma Sugar had written how she kidnapped each of these people, killed them & used their organs as ingredients in her food. The latest entries had details of plans for Courtney, Mr Porter, Timothy & the Wingnuts.
"Oh no. Grandma Sugar's going to do the same to Courtney, Mr Porter, Timothy & the Wingnuts what she did to many others before that. Look" said Elias as he showed everyone the diary. They all gasped in horror at what they read.
"We have to save them before it's too late" said Kelly as the door to the room suddenly slammed shut. A knockout gas canister had been thrown in the room & activated. Everyone went over to the door & tried to open it, but it wouldn't budge.
"HELP. LET US OUT" cried everyone as they tried to escape. A few minutes later they had all been rendered unconscious by the gas. The masked figure from the previous day entered the storage room & proceeded to drag everyone to their van. After putting them in the back the masked figure left the bakery & headed to what looked like an old abandoned factory in town. Once they arrived the masked figure took everyone out of the van & brought them into the back room. Inside was a cage where Courtney, Mr Porter, Timothy & the Wingnuts had been locked in since the previous day.
"Oh no. Our family & friends have been captured as well" said Courtney as Alex, Andy, Angel, Elias, Judith, Kelly, Noelle, Seth & Terry were put in the cage.
"This is bad. What do you think will happen to us?" asked Mr Porter as he tried to wake Alex up.
"I don't know. Whatever it is it's not good" said Mr Wingnut in a scared voice.
"Do you think anyone knows where we are?" asked Mrs Wingnut with curiosity in her voice.
"I doubt it. Once we get out of here we'll put a stop to all this madness" said Timothy.
"You're not going anywhere. Good luck trying to escape. There's no way you'll get out" said the masked figure as they left laughing evilly. Soon everyone woke up & realised they were trapped.
"Grandpa I'm glad you're OK" said Alex as he gave Mr Porter a hug.
"Me too Alex. How did we even get here?" asked Mr Porter.
"Grandma Sugar did it. We discovered a cookbook in her storage room that revealed some of the ingredients in her food are human organs & her diary revealed that she had murdered other food industry employees in other towns & used their organs as ingredients in her food. She's the mastermind behind all of this. We're her next batch of "ingredients"" said Elias.
Courtney, Mr Porter, Timothy & the Wingnuts gasped in horror. They were sickened by what Elias had told them.
"That's atrocious. I can't believe she'd do something so despicable" said Mr Wingnut in a shocked voice.
"Me either. She seemed so innocent too. That's what makes it even scarier" said Mrs Wingnut.
"It's even worse when you consider the fact that she's never been caught for her crimes either. We're probably the only people in Adventure Bay that know the truth" said Courtney.
"If we don't do something fast we'll be butchered. The sooner we escape the better" said Timothy.
"I think the watches she gave to all the kids are being used to brainwash them. Earlier they walked past us & talked about how much they loved Grandma Sugar & that her food was the best. I noticed that they were all wearing their watches as they walked past. Somehow Grandma Sugar is controlling them. As soon as we escape we must stop her before she does anything crazy" said Kelly.
"Does anyone have a bobby pin, paperclip or anything similar? I can use it to pick the lock" said Angel.
"I have 1. Hopefully this works" said Judith as she retrieved a paperclip from her pocket & gave it to Angel. Angel then bent the paperclip so that it could be used to pick the lock. After inserting the paperclip into the lock Angel began jiggling it around trying to get it to push the pins in the lock up so that it'd open the door. After a few minutes Angel successfully picked the lock & opened the cage door.
"OK we're free. What do we do now?" asked Angel.
"We need to think of a plan. I doubt anyone would believe us regarding the truth about Grandma Sugar. If we want to stop her it's up to us. Let's find somewhere safe to plan out how to save everyone from that lunatic" said Terry.
"Let's go back to my place. There's plenty of room for us there" said Elias.
"Agreed. Let's go" said Kelly as everyone headed to Elias' mansion. Luckily, they made it there without incident. Ella, Ethan, Harry & Susie had all gone to work meaning they had no idea what was going on. Everyone went into the lounge & sat around the coffee table as they began planning out what they'd do.
"OK I think it's important we try & save all the kids from Grandma Sugar's control 1ST. We must deactivate the source of the watches' control over them. Once we do we can take Grandma Sugar down & have her taken away to jail where she belongs" said Elias.
"There's a good chance she'll send the kids after us to prevent us from stopping her. We'll need to be prepared in case that happens. We can use non-lethal weapons to hold them off" said Angel.
"When will we make our move?" asked Alex with uncertainty in his voice.
"Let's wait until tomorrow. That'll give us plenty of time to plan out everything" said Terry.
"Perfect. The weapons we can use can involve brooms, pots, pans & other dishware. That'll give us the upper hand" said Elias.
"When we confront Grandma Sugar, let's go through the back of the factory. We can take her by surprise leaving her with little time to react" said Kelly.
Excellent. I think we've got everything all planned out" said Angel in a satisfied tone.
"Let's stay here for the rest of the day. Grandma Sugar will never get us here" said Terry.
Everyone spent the rest of the day in the mansion. They passed the time by watching movies, eating lunch, playing games & so on. All of them felt confident about their plan & believed that they'd succeed in saving everyone from Grandma Sugar. When Ella, Ethan, Harry & Susie arrived home they were surprised to see so many guests.
"Are you all having a sleepover?" asked Ella in a curious manner.
"Kind of. We discovered the truth about Grandma Sugar. Some of the ingredients in her food are human organs. She recorded everything about her sinister plan in her diary. We managed to escape & come back here" said Elias.
"Is that true?" asked Ethan in disbelief.
"Yes. I know it sounds hard to believe but I swear we're not making this up. Tomorrow we're going to stop Grandma Sugar before she does anything else" said Kelly.
"Whatever you do be careful. We don't want to see you get hurt" said Harry in a concerned tone.
"We'll be fine. Earlier we planned out how we're going to put a stop to her sinister scheme. She'll never see us coming" said Angel.
"OK. Anyways what shall we have for dinner?" asked Susie.
"Let's have some noodles. I like noodles" said Terry as he licked his lips. Everyone went into the kitchen & began cooking. They decided to add some satay sauce to give the noodles a big kick of flavour. With everyone's help dinner was cooked quicker than usual. As soon as they all finished cooking they served up & tucked in. The noodles had a chewy taste & had a burst of flavour thanks to the satay sauce. Everyone happily gobbled down their meal before putting the dirty dishes in the dishwasher. They all decided to turn in early so that they'd have enough rest to take on Grandma Sugar the next day. After gathering blankets & pillows from the linen closet everyone settled down for the night. As Elias lay awake he thought about how prepared he & the others were for the battle against Grandma Sugar.
"All of us are ready for tomorrow. Grandma Sugar will be stopped. Her sick crimes won't go unpunished any longer. I've met some evil people in my life but she's 1 of the worst. Once we take her down she'll rot in jail where she belongs. Once she's behind bars we can safely eat any baked treats without unknowingly eating human organs. We shall save all the kids & destroy the watches as well. Once we do Grandma Sugar will be completely powerless. Soon this town will be back to normal again" thought Elias as he went to sleep.