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~CWA

Chapter 20:

Gear:

I put my goggles on as I looked over the contraptions on my desk. Working in the lab instead of my other, private lab, had a few drawbacks. But I kind of had to because I didn't want Dani accidentally getting into something or hurting herself. Danielle walked into the lab. Speak of the devil. I took off my goggles to look at her closely. She was dressed in casual clothing and not in ghost form so I doubted she was going to train (like I told her).

"I'm going to go get lunch. You want anything?"

"Nah, I'm good," I waved her off, "I need to get things done."

"You sure? Did you eat breakfast? Or a snack?"

The one thing I liked about Dani. She made sure I ate because sometimes I forgot. I smiled and grabbed a bag of chips off the table. I held the bag up and gave her a thumbs up. She smiled and then left. As soon as she exited the lab, I zipped over to one of my computer screens and started to type away. I was finally alone so I didn't have to worry about Danielle stressing out. I furrowed my brow as a red dot appeared on the screen, meaning they were in my personal radar that I had set. I typed away and zoomed in.

They were close. Too close. I cursed slightly. If they were close, that meant they could find Dani, Danny, or even me. If they got me then they would have a field day considering I was the one to hack into their systems- well considering if they could even figure out that it was me. I smirked to myself before I continued to type away. There were no street cams close to the address which meant that if I wanted to see them, I'd have to hack into their own security cameras. Which was exactly what I did. I knew they wouldn't catch me so I didn't bother taking all the necessary precautions as I hacked into the cams.

The screens showed the base, but as I hacked into each cam, I got more and more confused. It showed everything- but a good portion of the base appeared empty. The only people I saw on camera were the two guys in the security room. Something was up. Something was… wrong.

I shook my head. Something was defiantly going to happen soon. I just wasn't sure what. I walked upstairs and started to make some coffee. I hadn't slept in two days since I was working on that pure ectoplasm theory of mine. I was still in pajamas- my Ghostbusters shirt reaching mid-thigh gave a slight uncomfortable breeze. I even took off my bracelet and belt for a while because I was tinkering with it in the lab. I heard something hit the ground outside. Curious, I headed out into the front yard. There was nothing really there, though I saw a newspaper out in the yard. Ah that's it.

I stepped out away from the house to get the newspaper towards the end of the driveway in the yard. Huh, someone had to have thrown this pretty hard for me to hear it inside. I knelt down to pick it up and looked up as I heard a car park in front of me. It was a white van. Oh shit that's some creepy pedophile shit going on right here. The window rolled down and I cursed, realizing it was an agent of the Guys in White. There was no mistaking the white suit and sunglasses.

"Well shit, guess my cocky, arrogance got me this time," I said to myself.

When I hacked into their systems I really should have took precautions. Then maybe they wouldn't have caught me.

"Gywn Silvia Gia, you are now under arrest by the Guys in White."

"Funny you make it sound like you would take my American rights into account."

Before I could make another comment, the large door to the van opened. I prayed that I had snoopy neighbors that would report the van as two large guys grabbed me and pulled me into the van. It was then that I never felt so helpless.

Third Person:

When Dani returned back to the house, she realized that something was off. If it wasn't from the tense feeling in the air, it was because the front door was left open. She knew that she closed it when she left and Gear never left the front door open- she hated cockroaches and believed that if she left the door open then they could get in. She dropped the dog bag of food she brought home for Gear. She ran towards the door, flying over the steps of the porch and into the house.

"GEAR," Dani called, "Gear?! GEAR!?"

She checked the kitchen- a pot of fresh coffee was still sitting there. She checked Gear's room- nothing. She checked the lab- no one was there. She spotted the bracelet and the belt on the table, a few tools still on them. She looked at them horrified. Gear would never leave her 'life-lines' behind.

"Gear," Dani whispered, "Where are you?"

She paced the lab floor, wondering what she could do. She could go to Danny- but she didn't know what happened so what good would that do. She snapped her fingers as she got an idea.

"Computer, show security tapes from past two hours. Dani 04."

She recalled Gear saying something similar to the computer system- she only hoped it worked for her too. She crossed her fingers and let out a sigh of relief as voice said,

"Order received- Dani 04. Showing film on Screen 7, Screen 8, Screen 9, and Screen 10.."

There had to be dozens of computer screens. Dani quickly counted each one until she reached number seven. After a moment, the screen turned on and the tapes were showed. Each screen showed a different camera. She ordered the computer to fast forward until after she left, then she told it to play. She watched Gear go upstairs and make coffee and then go outside. She looked at the screen that showed the outside footage. She nearly screamed when she saw the guys from the white van pull Gear into it. The Guys in White, Dani thought bitterly, First they kill Danny and now they take her…

She took a few deep breaths and then flew out of the house, turning invisible. She had to get Danny. It took her a while before she reached the mansion. She landed on the ground and then turned visible. A few mutants nearby looked at her startled.

"Like whoa," one of the girls said, "where did you come from?"

"I'm looking for Danny," Dani quickly said, "it's an emergency!"

The girl nodded,

"Like I know him! He never said he had a little sister…"

"Cousin," Dani corrected, "I'm Gear's little sister."

"Like really? Whoa. I'm Kitty. Come on, I'll like take you to Danny."

"I'm Dani- Dani with an 'i'. And thanks."

Kitty nodded and showed Dani into the mansion. Danny ran through the halls and nearly ran into them,

"Sorry Kitty! Sorry Dani!"

He started to run off again before he did a double-take.

"Dani?! What are you doing here?"

"Danny," Dani said as she tackled him, "Gear's been nabbed!"

"What?"

"…The Guys in White got Gear."