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22 hours after the kidnapping
Jared and Jamie were still huddled together. They had both fallen asleep shortly after Jared's breakdown. The food still laid on the table untouched, and so did the drinks. Jared opened his eyes. It was dark outside. No light made its way to the room. The room was dimly lit. The one bulb wasn't enough to illuminate the whole room.
"Jamie, wake up." Jared said as he nudged his brother. Jamie slowly opened his eyes. The headache was relentless. He groaned.
"What happened?" Jamie asked Jared. Jared's heart started beating so fast that he thought he was going to have a heart attack.
"What do you remember?" Jared carefully asked.
"Euh, I think we were kidnapped? Where are we?" Jamie asked, looking around disoriented.
"Yeah, we were kidnapped. I don't know where we are." He glanced at the food. "We should eat something."
"I'm not hungry. I'm nauseous." Jamie said.
"You still need to eat something. Or at least drink something." Jared handed him the box with food and a bottle of water. Jared ate half of the box and Jamie ate a few bites. He did drink more than he ate. He felt slightly better.
Jared got up and walked to the small window. This was it. It was now or never. Jamie also got up. He was swaying lightly but managed to stay upright.
"You okay?" Jared asked him.
"Yeah." Jamie said. He walked to the bathroom and nearly gagged when he opened the door. He left the door open when he did his business.
Jared looked around. There was absolutely nothing he could use.
"Jamie, I have an idea. There's a window up there. If I give you a boost, you can climb through the window and get out." Jamie looked at Jared.
"What about you?" Jamie finally asked.
"Only one of us can get out. There isn't anything we can use as a ladder." Jared said.
"But we don't even know where we are?" Jamie said.
"I know but that but this may be our only chance. Maybe you can memorize some of the things and lead them here." Jared knew he wasn't making any sense but he did know that this was their only chance.
"Okay, but what if they find out I escaped?" Jamie asked.
"Don't worry about that. It's going to be fine but you have to go." Jared said. He didn't want to but he was scared and his dad always told him that it was fine to be scared but it shouldn't keep you from being brave.
Jared braced himself against the wall and folded his hands. Jamie placed one foot in Jared's hand and the other on his shoulder. It took a while and Jamie came short just a few inches.
"Place your foot on my head." Jared finally said. And that did it. Jamie pushed the window open and crawled through the window. He held on to the window sill and carefully lowered himself. The drop itself was about three feet. He let go and landed on his feet. Of course the landing also jarred his concussed brain in the process. He winced and sought stability at the wall. His head was hurting and a few tears were falling from his eyes. He closed his eyes. He had to get going, Jared was counting on him. He could hear voices approaching him. He carefully crouched and stayed low. The voices were close now and Jamie prayed that they wouldn't spot him. And just like that the voices faded again. Jamie slowly rose and looked around. There were a few buildings but they all looked abandoned. He was on industrial terrain. He made his way over to the other building. He kept glancing back and straining his ears for any kind of noise. By the time he reached the other building he was trembling from the exertion and his head felt ready to explode. He kept walking. Careful not to make a sound. But the place was deserted. He reached the end of the building and looked outside. There were a few boats docked. He stayed inside the building and slowly slid to the ground. He closed his eyes, hoping that the headache would abate.
Somehow he must've dozed off 'cause he could hear people yelling and trampling. He went outside and jumped on one of the boats and hid himself under the tarp. He was terrified and crying again. He pursed his lips together and listened.
"FIND HIM. HE CAN'T BE FAR!" Someone shouted. He held his breath. Afraid that someone could hear him breathing.
"He's not here. Maybe he went up." Jamie recognized that voice. It was the guy who wrapped the bandage and who brought them food.
"Luis and Raúl, check the warehouse. Make sure you clear every floor. Hector, check all the boats." Jamie's breath hitched and the tears were streaming even faster.
Back in the cell
Jared was lying on the bed. He was crying. They found out that Jamie had escaped and one of them had backhanded him across the cheek. He hoped that Jamie was safe and that they would come for him. He was lying in fetal position, holding tightly at the blanket. He cried himself to sleep.
Hector, Luis, Raúl and Ramon were outside searching for the boy. For some reason Hector was relieved when he heard that one of the boys had escaped. They were approaching the boats docked at the Marina. He spotted movement on one of the boats.
"He's not here. Maybe he went up." Hector said. He had to get them away from the boats. Ramon eyed him carefully. Hector was right. They boy wasn't here.
"Luis, Raúl check the warehouse. Make sure you clear every floor. Hector, check all the boats."
"Yes Ramon." Luis said.
Ramon walked back to the meat packing factory. Hector waited until they were out of sight. He pulled back the tarp on the boat and saw the boy. He looked hurt and scared.
"Niño, I'm not going to hurt you. You have to stay here. I'll call the police when I have the chance, okay?" Hector said as he looked at the boy. Jamie didn't know what to say, so he just stared at Hector. Hector was about the put the tarp back over the boy when Jamie spoke.
"But Jared is alone." Jamie said.
"I'll take care of him." Hector said as he placed the tarp back over Jamie. Hector cleared all the other boats and walked back inside.
"The boats were clear." He told Ariel Ortega.
"Bueno." Ariel said. Hector glanced out the window and hoped that the boy would be safe and make it out alive.
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Three hours later the door of the room swung open and two people walked in.
"Wake up." One of them yelled. Sleepily Jared opened his eyes. He blinked a couple of times and knew immediately that something was wrong. They hauled him to his feet and practically dragged him to the other room.
"Time to make another phone call. If you say anything about your brother having escaped, we will kill you and then finish off your father." Jared eyes widened in fear. His bottom lip was trembling. He nodded. He quickly glanced around the room. No Jamie. Which was good, right? Ramon handed him the telephone.
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26 hours after the kidnapping
The team was busy trying to come up with a decent plan. They had bought flour, powdered sugar and everything that remotely looked like cocaine and heroin. Grace was finally sleeping peacefully. Danny was happy about that but instead of taking her upstairs, he left her on the couch. That way he could keep an eye on her. They were almost done packing the "cocaine". Steve and Chin had gone to the bank to pick up the money. Kono glanced at her phone. Adam had called a couple of times but she told him that she was busy. She loved Adam but the bond she had with Joey was something else. They shared a deeper connection but apart from one kiss nothing happened. Joey hadn't been ready for a relationship. She was already seeing Adam, sort of. And now it was official. Adam had saved her and proved to her that he was different then his father. They went into hiding together. And she loved Adam.
Chin looked at his team mates. He could see that McGarrett was dead on his feet. But he had never seen that much determination before. Truth be told he hadn't had much sleep either. Too worried about Joey and the kids. He did make some progress in the case of Jaime Ortega but not enough to help them.
Danny's phone rang and he immediately answered it.
"Hello?"
"Uncle Danny."
"Hey buddy, how are you holding up?" Danny knew it was a stupid question to ask but didn't know what else to say.
"I want my dad." and Danny could hear the tears in his voice.
"I know you do buddy. How is Jamie doing?"
"Fine."
"Hang in there, buddy. We're doing everything we can to get you out."
"So we talk again detective. We want you to drop off the whole package on the North shore at 12 pm. We'll give you the correct coordinates when you arrive at North shore. And detective, only you or the kid comes back in pieces."
"I'm going to need a little more time." Danny tried.
"Not going to happen. Good bye." The line was disconnected and Danny was close to throwing his damn cell phone against the wall. Steve put a hand on his shoulder.
"We're going to get them back, Danny." They had about 12 hours left to make sure everything was there. They still needed to steal the body and come up with a replacement for XTC. He saw Grace looking at him. Tears glistening in her eyes. He made his way over to her and scooped her up.
"It's going to be alright, monkey." He kissed her on the top of her head. She relaxed a little.
"I know Danno." Grace quietly said.
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"Hello?" Danny's voice could be heard on the speaker
"Uncle Danny." Jared said.
"Hey buddy, how are you holding up."
"I want my dad." Jared was close to crying. His cheek was burning and he was scared.
"I know you do buddy. How is Jamie doing?" Jamie bit his lip and looked sideways. They motioned for him to keep his mouth shut. Another tear rolled down his cheek.
"Fine." He eventually answered.
"Hang in there buddy. We're doing everything we can to get you out." Jared nodded and the phone was taken out of his hands
"So we talk again detective. We want you to drop off the whole package on the North shore at 12 pm. We'll give you the correct coordinates when you arrive at North shore. And detective, only you or the kid comes back in pieces." Ariel Ortega said.
"I'm going to need a little more time."
"Not going to happen. Good bye." Ariel Ortega hung up the phone. "Take him to the storage room. I want someone outside his cell." They all nodded. Mikey got up.
"Can I do it, tío?" He asked his uncle.
"Do not harm the boy or I will put another hole in your body, Miguel." Mikey nodded and took Jared by the upper arm.
"Ow." Jared yelped as Mikey grabbed him by the arm. The man was squeezing his arm and it took all of his willpower not to kick him. Mikey led him back to the storage room and pushed inside. He pushed him so hard that he lost his balance and fell to the ground. He scraped his knee on the cement and hissed. He quickly scrambled to one of the walls and buried his face in his hands. Mikey smirked at the crying kid. The kid would suffer the consequences for his actions. The room was cold. Cold but not freezing. It was 59 degrees in here.
Half an hour later the boy was asleep. He wanted to wake him up but Luis stepped inside.
"Your uncle wants to see you." Luis said. They walked out of the room and Mikey turned down the temperature to 32 degrees. He smiled as he walked away.
"Tío?"
"I want you to keep an eye on them." Ariel said.
"You want me to drive to the North Shore and set up shop there." Mikey made a face.
"But everything is already set up on North Shore." Mikey looked at his uncle and knew he would never win this argument. "Fine." He grumbled. He took the keys and walked out. A small hiccup in his plan.
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