The Wolf, The Owl, And The Cheshire Part 3

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London, England:
“Mom, come quickly!” Mouse was holding onto Zoey as the younger girl fought her to get loose.

Mouse had scratch marks on her forearms where Zoey had dug her fingernails into her forearm and drew blood. They were having breakfast together in the kitchen when out of the blue Zoey started acting weird. Zoey upended the kitchen table like it was nothing and then started attacking Mouse.

Charlotte comes running into the kitchen and spots Mouse restraining a highly agitated Zoey. She also spotted the upended kitchen table, along with whatever the girls had been eating scattered on the floor.

“What happened, Mouse?” Charlotte saw the bloody claw marks on Mouse’s forearm.

“I don’t know mom.” Mouse was trying not to hurt her younger sister, but it was getting difficult.

Charlotte rushes over and strikes Zoey’s pressure points to immobilize her. She watches as her daughter stops moving and passes out.

“Go get the straight jacket out of the practice room.” Charlotte looks at Mouse as she holds Zoey’s limp body.

“Alright, mom.” Mouse grabs a few towels to wrap her bloody arms, before rushing off to grab the straight jacket.

Charlotte looked down at Zoey’s face and could tell the poor girl was agitated about something. She has never seen Zoey act this way before and wonders if it has something to do with Zoey’s gift. They were still trying to understand how Zoey’s gift worked. There weren’t very many in the world that had a gift as strong as Zoey’s. Even the researchers at her office couldn’t explain why Zoey’s gift was so strong.

“Here you go, mom.” Mouse returns with the straight jacket they keep at the house in the practice room.

Mouse and her mother were able to escape from the straight jacket without any problems. Zoey and Asher haven’t been able to escape from it, yet. Mouse knew her mother had been teaching them some escape moves and moves to protect themselves if they were ever attacked.

Asher had spent the night with her friend, Aria last night. They had gone to a concert last with some of their friends. Aria’s mother was hosting the sleepover.

After Charlotte secures Zoey in the straight jacket. She picks her daughter up and carries her to a secure room. She hates doing this to Zoey, but she wants to protect her baby.

Mouse had followed her mother and helped her with the door. She was wondering what had set her sister off. She knew Zoey could predict the future and her gift has helped the SIS on several missions.

Once Zoey was secure and resting. Charlotte comes walking out of the room and secures it. She looks at Mouse “Let’s tend to your injuries.”

“Yes ma’am.” Mouse follows her mother to the medical room at their London home.

Mouse knew her mother would want to know everything that had set Zoey off.

Clair’s Ranch:
Ada and Alya had come over when they got off from work. They were still surprised at what they learned about Clair. They were even more amazed when Jasmine led them down into the den.

“You know I did found these doors, but couldn't get in.” Ada watches as Jasmine unlocks them.

“It wouldn't have done you any good getting past these doors, Ada. The lock that secures them was specially designed by one of the best escape artists at the time. Even she had a hard time escaping and breaking into this room.” Jasmine leads the other two women into the den.

The lights automatically come on as they walk into the chamber. While Jasmine had been waiting for Ada and Alya to arrive, she had pulled the reports on the list her grandmother gave her. She leads the other two women over to a handcrafted round table. It had a thick clear top that protected the unique wood that it was made of under it.

“Wow! I’m impressed. What type of wood is that?”

“Sequoia.” Jasmine had asked her grandmother when she first saw it.

“As in the huge redwoods out in California?” Ada was amazed as well.

“I guess. The clear coating covering the table is bullet and shatterproof.” Clair had told Jasmine of when they had to use the table as a shield when they accidentally reactivated a robot that was designed to kill them.

The three women sit down at the round table. Ada and Alya noticed there was a huge stack of sealed boxes, stacked on the table.

“So, what are we looking for, Jasmine?” Ada was good at finding things.

“The sudden disappearance of people from either a locked room or without an explanation.” Jasmine wasn’t sure what they should look for.

“That’s a lot of ground to cover, Jasmine.” Ada knew it was going to take time to read everything.

“I know, but how do you explain two people who were sitting in a locked room before my grandmother disappeared in thin air without an explanation? And then a wolf going crazy after they disappear?”

“That is a good question.” Alya didn’t have an answer to that question.

“Well, hopefully, we will be able to read whatever your grandmother’s friends wrote down.” As Ada uses a letter opener Jasmine had placed on the table to cut through the wax seal of the boxes.

Unknown Island, South Pacific:
“God, I am so glad we found this water.” Nick scoops up a handful and drinks it.

“I’m just happy it is drinkable.” Cheshire was thirsty as well.

Jack was standing guard listening for anyone coming their way. He knew the two hours were up and the hunters would be on their trail. He did what he could to make it hard for them to track them.

“We need to hurry up and leave.” Jack knew two hours weren’t going to slow down the hunters looking for them.

“True, but we need to take some of this water with us, Jack.” Nick looks at his moody friend.

“He’s right, Jack. We don’t know when we’ll get a second chance for water.” Cheshire knew their new bodies couldn’t handle the conditions they were under. Their old ones could, but these weak bodies they had been given, couldn’t.

“Do what you can. I just know it won’t take those hunters long to track us.” Jack was thirsty himself but of the three. He had the better hearing and experience.

“Let’s get busy.” Nick knew the body he had was already hurting from the strain they were under.

Cheshire and Nick go about making a makeshift wooden container to carry enough water in for them. It wasn’t going to last but with at least three of them. They could ration the water.

While Cheshire and Nick were busy making water containers. Jack gathers up material they could use to make some weapons from. He tried to tear the bodysuit they were wearing, but it wouldn’t tear. So, instead, he found some vines and strong tree branches he could fashion some bows. The arrows were going to have to be featherless for now. But at least he could put some fletching on them later. He also makes three spears for them.

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The drama & suspence

Samantha Heart's picture

Are getting intense can they make it to the temple or will they remain prisoners & girls forever? (One was already female but yeah )

Love Samantha Renée Heart.