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Author's Note: I was kind of stuck on what to do at this point… So I went with this.. Hope you all like it and don't hate it… ALSO check out my other completed Arthur story: Arthur: Perspectives.

Buster looked out the Window… It was getting dark. It had to have been more then two hours since Tom and Smith had been in the room. Buster and Fern hadn't talked any more since they had left. It turned out that he and Fern were right about what they had planned on doing. They wanted Ten Thousand dollars from Fern's Mom and probably Ten Thousand dollars from his mom too. Buster didn't think his mom or Fern's mom had that kind of money… He was worried. What if Their parents didn't have the money? What if they paid Tom and Smith and he and Fern weren't needed any longer? Would they be returned or would they be killed? What would happen if they were returned? Would their parents call the police? Buster had a lot to think about and he didn't know what was going to happen. He wondered if Fern knew what was going to happen.

Buster thought about talking to Fern and asking her what she thought but just as he was about to turn and do so the doorknob made a sound. Fern and Buster looked at the door. Smith entered and he looked upset. He carried two bowls. He put the bowls on the table and went back out and closed the door without saying anything. There was no locking sound… not yet that is… Buster noticed that. He wondered if Fern did as well…

They took the soup and ate it. The bowls of soup were empty now and laying on the table. Buster kept looking at the door waiting for someone to come in and get the bowls and then lock the door behind them. Did Smith forget to lock the door? Was it a trap? Buster didn't know.

It was getting a lot later and no one had came to get the soup bowls. Buster had made up him mind., He promised he was going to get Fern and himself out of there… and he intended on keeping his word.

He turned to Fern and said quietly " I think the door is unlocked" Fern looked at him and said "Do you think we should open it and try to escape?" Buster thought and then said "It could be a trap but…. I would like to try. They need us to get money from our parents anyway… They wouldn't kill us right?" Fern didn't say anything so Buster said " Ok… Lets try it"

Buster put his hand on the doorknob… He was scared. He turned it a bit and… it turned. He turned it more and pushed the door lightly. It didn't squeak or make any sounds. He and Fern went out into a dark room. They could see the front door. Buster and Fern went to it and opened the door and… nothing. There wasn't anyone or anything there. No Van. No Tom. No Smith….

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Buster didn't want to stay in that house too long. He and Fern looked for a phone to call the police or their parents but couldn't find one… so they had to find someone to help them. They agreed to go out and find someone to assist them and help them… So they went out the front door…

The area the house was located had no other houses by it. It was like it was in the middle of nowhere where no one could hear you scream for help. There was a dirt road that seemed to have been traveled on quite a bit. Buster looked at it. It must have been the way that Tom and Smith had driven them so that should be the way out to other people. The problem was that Tom and Smith were probably out right now and they could come driving back at any moment. Then he and Fern would be in very big trouble. Buster was thinking when Fern said " "lets go this way. We can go to those trees and make our way out" Buster looked and there were was a foresty looking area that they could walk to and try to hide behind while still following the path. So Fern and Buster made their way over there.

Fern and Buster hide behind trees and kept there eyes and ears on the road so they would not be snuck up on. Buster said "Do you think they got any money from our parents?" and Fern said " I don't know. I don't think my mom has that much money to give them… Do you think they would go after our parents since we escaped?" and Buster said "No. Our parents are adults. And we know what Tom and Smith look like." Fern didn't look like she was convinced too much…

A while later Buster and Fern came to a road. The cross said that they were on Conway St. and they were going to start walking on Conway Rd. Buster and Fern memorized where they were. "What way do you think we should go?" asked Buster. Fern said " I don't know. I could feel the way we turned as we drove here but I can't remember. I think maybe left?" so Buster and Fern went in that direction.

A while later they saw a gas station. There were like no cars there but it looked like it was open. Buster and Fern walked to it. Buster lead the way. As he lead the way he noticed he was leading Fern… He felt good about that. Buster looked through the window and saw there was an employee there. Buster and Fern walked in.

The employee looked at them oddly as Fern and Buster walked up to the Employee. Fern said to the employee "We need your help" and Buster and Fern told the employee what happened.

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Author Note: I don't know how police stuff is really handled but this will be my interpretation so…play along? Hopefully this isn't progressing too fast or ….. Lacklusterusly? I still have some surprises left and this fanfic is not as close to over as you may think… Hope you all are ok with the story so far and after this chapter as well…Thanks.. And also please Review if you like my stories. I am uploading a lot today…and this normally would have been like three chapters but I am trying to make longer chapters with a bit of wait time between uploads.

A short while later a couple police cars showed up. There were four police who came to ask questions. Fern and Buster took turns telling them what happened and were asked to get in the back of a police car to confirm the location of the house they were imprisoned in.. The whole process was kind of intimidating but Buster was glad that he and Fern were out of that mess. He looked over at Fern. She looked a bit messy from the whole ordeal. He found she looked nice to him in a different way.

A while later Fern and Buster sat by one another in the back of one cop car. The other followed behind. Buster was ashamed that he couldn't remember the way but Fern was able to take the police directly to the house. The police had said they would take care of it. As Fern pointed at the house one police car went to investigate it while the other took Buster and Fern to safety.

It was very late that night but Fern and Buster had to talk to a special detective. He asked them questions and told them that he would take care of everything. Buster and Fern mentioned that they were detectives as well and the detective smiled. He told them " A detective's code is to find out the truth and protect the innocent individuals with honesty and integrity". He told Buster and Fern that they were brave and that they did the right thing escaping and calling for help

Buster and Fern were driven back to their homes. Fern's mom and Buster's mom had already called the police against Tom and Smith's orders and the police were doing an investigation. Fern had went to her own home and Buster was laying in bed thinking about all that had happened. Were they safe now? What would happen now? Was it finally over? And as he started to calm down he thought about Fern. How she was able to find that house again and provide so much detail to the police… like an excellent detective.

A few days later the criminals were arrested and put in jail. Court proceedings happened and they were found guilty based on testimony fron Buster and Fern.

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