The Carnival

Mai was extremely grateful. She couldn't thank the girl enough. Her friend would love the game. She had decided to play it nice and give it to him and not toy with him for awhile. It would really make her day. She was surprised to hear that the boy's dad was a famous soccer player, that was really cool. She didn't say anything though, entranced by the current act.

(magician come on and do the act lol)

Lulu looked at Jacob. She could tell he was nervous. Two more acts and he was up. During the dancing bear routine she walked over to him. "Hey, you have done it before, with other things, it can't be that bad." She said putting her hand on his shoulder as reassurance. "Besides, if it fails, improv. Go with the show, no one knows what to expect anyways. And if that fails... then I will call my lions out as a distraction and you can buy more time. Either way there really is nothing to worry about." She added trying to show support. For some odd reason she and Jacob had kind of grown to be friends and she really did hope everything turned out alright.

She had noticed Jacob looking nervous particularly to a rather big, and really ugly looking man. Heck, she'd be nervous if she didn't have her whip on her at all times. When the dancing bears act was over she helped get the bears out of the back of the tent and then continued to stand guard. She wasn't really mean to children and she was still contemplating how she was going to stop a little 10 year old from leaving. She would most likely just fabricate some story and trick the poor things into going back into their seats. Kids nowadays were smart, but she was a great actress thanks to growing up in show business.

As the next act was about to be over, she grew more antsy. Even Sam and Theo, her lions, could sense something was up as they paced in their temporary pens.

Jacob smiled meekly at Lulu, his most favorite person in all the world in the Carnival. He sighed "And now ladies and gents, the last part of our show, a special, never been seen before, never in all the world been attempted before at some point Ladies and Gentlemen and Children of all ages will attempt this trick, parents please do not be alarmed! Remember whatever you see tonight has been part of the show! Ladies and gents, boys and girls; your magician and Ring Master for the evening Jacob Edmund Wilson!" Jacob squeezed Lulu's hands and whispered, "have mercy on me." He took in a deep breath and ran out side into the ring holding his hands up in the air as the weak applaud came from the audience, apparently they were board, great. Jacob thought to himself.

Jacob did a few minor tricks that all the magicians did at the beginning of the show and frowned when he saw some of the children hadn't been paying attention due to the modern day electrics, he should make a rule no cell phones in the tents. starting the next show he would make that rule some of the people in the carnival would appreciate it. As his show went on his tricks came more and more difficult, stuff that a lot of kids would never have seen before, now it was time for the big one only a minute left of the song, and Lulu wouldn't have to keep track of them kids very long. "And now ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages, a trick that has never before been done in the history of magic." The magician looked directly into the children's eyes at least a few of them pointed to Victoria and then made all the children disappear, every last one of them. "Well, now let me continue with the end of the show..." Jacob said as if nothing had happed, he couldn't believe it he had actually done it, now if only he could remember the magic words for them to return to their seat... dear god I am going to burn in hell for this. he thought nervously. He did some minor tricks again to preserve his magical energy and themn smiled.

Victoria smiled as the magician finally started his act. This was what she had been waiting for. He did the usua stuff with cards and pidgeons until he announced a new trick. Victoria tilted her head a little bit as she just observed him, trying to lure the trick already but eventually gave up as she got more occupied with just watching the show. Victoria felt how the bench she was sitting on started to moved as smoke filled the room. "What the..." she mumbled but remembered the words of that Jacob guy. ~All part of the show... Don't be alarmed~ she thought and held the seat tightly. She sighed as they finally stopped moving and she looked around. There really wasn't anything to see in the room. She sighed and ran a hand though her brown hair that was hanging loose over her shoulder. "This is some experience" she mumbled and smiled on the fact that her parents would go crazy if they found out about how this trick was running.

Victoria took out her console again and inserted an old game from the year before. It was one of her favorites for time-killing. As she flipped the console opene she looked into the black screen out of habit before turning it on. She stared at hersel for a brief moment and noticed something odd behind her, but before she could react she was grabbed from behind which caused her to drop her console. She tried to struggle and yell but who-ever had her was insanely strong. The person held her arms locked with one arm and kept her mouth muffled with the other. All she could do was kick and hope she could wiggle her way out but her struggles were in vain. She felt how she started to become dizzy and noticed the guy, that was now carrying her off, had a small pad in his hand that kept her mouth muffled. "Cloroform... damnit..." After that all went black. When Victoria came to she was in a chair tied up so she couldn't move. She had a cloth tied around her mouth so she couldn't speak either. Victoria soon grasped the situation and looked down. Being rich really sucked.

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James started talking with a few girls that were freaking a bit out about the trick. He calmed them down and said that no matter what happened he would protect them. As the smoke filled the room he felt someone grabbing his shoulder. He pushed the hand off of him but it returned and this time the grip was a bit more firm. James grabbed the wrist on the hand and tried to see who had grabbed him out of nowhere. Suddenly a second hand came out of the smoke and pressed itself against his mouth and nose. It was holding a cloth that had a strong scent on it. ~what in the world is... going... on~ James felt his energy leave his body and fell into darkness. When he finally woke up his eyes he was in a van of some sort. He could feel the shakings so he deducted they were moving. He rubbed his head as she heard talking though he was still too groggy hear what was being said. The van finally stopped and James was pulled out forcefully. He was dragged into some kind of building and tied to a chair. He blinked a few times as he became more and more awake and thereby more and more aware of the situation.

(I wasn't poking fun, LOL)

Grace smirked a little, folding her arms. She noticed a girl in the stands opposite her was glaring at her; she sought a glower back, then directed her eyes below again.

"Really? Which one? What team?" In an honest heart, she was somewhat interested, but, then again, this carnival was beginning to bore her. She doubted that anyone would stop her if she just walked out. Her maid would be waiting for her, and perhaps she could frighten her by riding some force-blowing ride. She shrugged a little at her own thoughts, the tuned into what the boy was saying; she had missed half of it.

Jason was watching the show when the room filled with smoke. When it cleared Jason was clutching onto his soccer ball and was in a different room. The room was dimly lit and didn't have any things of interest hanging on the walls or on the floor, there wasn't anything on the counters either. "Best trick of the night." He muttered and felt a very feminine hand covered Jason's mouth and he became very dizzy. Jason shoved his elbow into the persons gut and used a soccer kick on there legs to make them fall down. But when he turned around and pulled off the ski mask that his attacker was wearing, he realized that he just hit a women. "I am so sorry Mame." He said and offered his to help her up, but she kicked him in the groin. His eyes practically rolled back in his skull, because he was in so much pain. "Not cool." He said in pain and started to black out. "Hey if you are going to kidnap me, can you at least let me keep my soccer ball?" He said weakly and hugged his ball like a child hugs his teddy bear.

Raine was watching with some interest; magic always entertained her well enough. But when there was smoke, and she was suddenly somewhere else, she was confused enough she fell down, sitting on the floor. She glanced around, and stood up. Where am I? she asked herself, looking around. She felt a hand covering her mouth, and panicked. She tried to struggle, but for some reason she couldn't explain, she was starting to get light-headed. She stopped struggling, trying to save energy. She knew she was being thrown into a mini-van, and then was gone.

When she woke up, she blinked a few times tiredly. She looked around, barely comprehending. When she did realize that she was tied up, panic set in again. But she couldn't manage to form words with a cloth in her mouth. She looked down, and realized she was tied to a chair. So much for this day getting better... she thought. She looked around. The room was cool enough...that could have been worse. Otherwise the room was empty. She relaxed in the chair, waiting. She had no idea what was supposed to happen now, but she tried to figure it out in her head. Nothing much made sense to her, though.

Andrew watched as the magic show began. The first few was quiet boring since he'd seen them all the time on T.V shows and such, but as the show went on, the magic was getting a bit interesting too. It seemed like the magician was ready to finish off his act, but the room filled with smoke. He tried to wave off the smoke with his arms, but failed. The next thing he knew, Andrew was standing in a small dark room. "What the hell... is this suppose to happen?" he wondered outloud. It seemed like nobody else was here... well that was until he heard small foot steps. Right when he was going to turn around, he was hit on the head with something like a pole. All he heard was the loud *pong* sound when someone struck him on the head, and he blacked out.

By the time Andrew woke up, he was in a van of some sort. He winced at the pain on the back of his head, and he was starting to have a headache. Ah shit my head hurts... he thought, trying to sit up. He found himself with a cloth in his mouth, and with his arms and legs tied up. This sure was the best magic trick ever...

Andrew struggled to sit himself up. At least he'll know where he was if he looked out the window. He pulled his legs up, close to his arms as possible. He grabbed into the thing that was ties around his legs and tried to get it off him. Whoever tied these was pretty good. Cellphone.. right! He tried to reach for his pocket, but his hands wouldnt go anywhere near his front pocket. He tried reaching in his back pocket. His ipod.. that might help. It looked like nobody was here... just yet. He turned his neck back, trying to look at the screen of his i-touch. Since his fingers were free, he was easily able to type in his password. But that was as far as he can go. Right then, his phone rang. Probably from Drake. He turned his body to try pressing the send button, by leaning his body down against the car seat... another fail. Maybe it was better for him to stay home after all.

Jason was watching the show when the room filled with smoke. When it cleared Jason was clutching onto his soccer ball and was in a different room. The room was dimly lit and didn't have any things of interest hanging on the walls or on the floor, there wasn't anything on the counters either. "Best trick of the night." He muttered and felt a very feminine hand covered Jason's mouth and he became very dizzy. Jason shoved his elbow into the persons gut and used a soccer kick on there legs to make them fall down. But when he turned around and pulled off the ski mask that his attacker was wearing, he realized that he just hit a women. "I am so sorry Mame." He said and offered his to help her up, but she kicked him in the groin. His eyes practically rolled back in his skull, because he was in so much pain. "Not cool." He said in pain and started to black out. "Hey if you are going to kidnap me, can you at least let me keep my soccer ball?" He said weakly and hugged his ball like a child hugs his teddy bear.

The woman glared at him when her mask came off, kicked him in the groin and grabbed him "Let your D*** ball go kid, now or your dead." Skippy hissed dangerously as she placed a coliform handkerchief on his nose and mouth, she held it there until she watched the kid's arms drop as well as his ball drop out of the arms, she grumbled along the way of how much she hated kids, especially rich kids, having served them in the Cafeteria of there schools and not a one even recognized her or spoke to her during lunch. She got Jason in the Van and released him there, when they got to the holding place she tied Jason to a chair, she shoved him and he fell down, she laughed wickedly for there was nothing this kid could do. Skippy picked up Jason and allowed the kid to rest. Skippy glared over to Victoria, "Your next..."

"Skippy knock it off." Skippy frowned when she heard a voice "Leave the brats a lone and toss their games, cellphones, and any other devices they have at the bottom of that river make sure you put it five miles down stream."

"Right boss."

Mai was on the edge of her seat. She couldn't wait for the next act. The room filled with smoke and suddenly she was in a new room. At first she was surprised, and then she started laughing with joy "AHHAHAHAHAHAHAA I'm part of the trick, this is AWESOME" Of course what happened next was definitely not awesome. She felt a hand go around her head and put a rag in front of her mouth. She felt herself getting dreary until finally everything went black.

She woke up in a small room, she wasn't as tied up as the others but her hands were still tied. "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS" She tried to wriggle her hands free but they were tied securely to a chair, Her feet were free though, still couldn't move though. She sat down royally pissed, Some of the others had there mouths all tied up and looked to be in bad shape. Then it dawned on her. They were being kidnapped. But why did they want her, she wasn't the son of a famous soccer player. she was just...her.

Grace's eyes finally rested on a man center stage, murdered out in sleek black with a long staff, a ruby figurehead shimmering on its top. His eyes locked on hers, setting a strange, uncomfortable feeling fluttering in her chest, but, then, with a large, billowy gesture of his arm, a cloud of smoke engulfed her, constricting her lungs as she fought for air. Suddenly, she could inhale clean, pure oxygen, and she managed to blink enough tears away from her vision to notice where she now sat, both arms bound behind her. The room was deathly quiet, dark and mysterious; she had a brief flash of something horrible appearing from the darkness, a pair of gleaming, hungry eyes glaring back at her, then she felt a cool, gentle pressure on her shoulder, causing her to yelp and throw herself against the dirt floor.

"It's okay... You're okay for now..." The voice was gentle, like an Autumn breeze, and made her feel light and drifty. She let her body rest against the damp earth, letting her eyes fall closed.

Tessa watches the magic show with little interest and takes the headphones out of her phone. She pulls her iPod out then and plugs the end of the headphones into it, putting her phone away to save the last bit of battery power it has. She looks up as the room starts to fill with smoke, raising an eyebrow in question.

Suddenly she can't see anything. She can hear the excited murmurings of the other kids around her, but that's it. Then she feels a hand snake around her face and press against her mouth. Knowing something's not right about this, she bites the hand hard. The guy behind her cries out in pain and jerks his hand, forcefully ripping the headphones out of Tessa's ears at the same time. She yelps as the iPod clatters to the floor out of her hands. The hand then grabs her shoulder and another one goes to grab her face again. Tessa stands and tries to jerk out of the grip only to feel a wet rag be pressed to her face and a sickly sweet smell fill her nostrils. She tries as hard as she can to fight back but the chloroform takes it's toll on her and she crumples into the arms of her captor.

As Tessa starts to come to, she feels the van she's in jerk to a stop. She blinks rapidly trying to clear her mind when suddenly the doors at her feet are opened. A man grins wickedly at her as she tries to sit up only to find that her feet and hands are tied together and her mouth is gagged by a strip of fabric, possibly a bandana. She kicks at the guy as he reaches for her feet, but he easily catches them, stopping her. He pulls Tessa towards him as she wriggles trying to get out of his grasp once more.

"You're a feisty one aren't you?" the man asks rhetorically as he presses a damp cloth to Tessa's face once more. "I like my red heads that way," he says evilly. 'I'm not a red head,' is all Tessa's groggy mind thinks as the sickly sweet smell of chloroform fills her nose once again.

When she awakes again not too long later, Tessa is tied tightly to a chair. She pulls at the ropes binding her anyway but gives up as they start to chafe her bare arms. 'I should not have gone to the carnival today,' she thinks as she blinks, looking around the room in despair. She sees the same kids that she had been sitting with before and sighs closing her eyes. She then becomes aware of an object poking her hip and looks down. She can't see any outlines of anything in her jeans and does her best to shift slightly in the chair, only making the corner of whatever it is in her pocket poke her harder. Tessa gasps around the gag in her mouth as she realizes it's her phone in her pocket. 'That big lug was too busy trying not to get hurt that he forgot to take my phone from me. YES!! If they ever untie us we can call the cops and be rescued!' she thinks almost joyfully.

Jacob took in a deep breath, and spoke into the microphone as he realized the panic that was setting in with the parents "Don't worry this is all part of the show ladies and gentlemen." he felt the audience clam down good job, they believe you now pull your shit together and make those kids reappear. Jacob thought to himself and then he smiled. "Would you believe I forgot the magic words to bring your kids back?" Jacob asked into the mic he was making light of the situation, he really had forgotten, he was just making it into a joke so the audience would relax damn they were up tight. Jacob smiled and then yelled out "FLORITUNAS!" All the kids reappeared that hadn't been kidnapped and placed back on the benches "The kids may now return to their parents. And now, ladies and gentlemen that concludes our show."

After the the parents were finally gone, Jacob looked at a photo graph the parents had all had all but two of them, he shook his head, it was a shame, he almost felt sorry for the kids who's parents weren't involved in there lifes, little Gracie had her maid, but Victoria, now Victoria had no one. Jacob frowned and opened the door when it knocked it was the police, they came in and drilled him for a third time that evening, he stuck to his story. When the cops were gone and everything settled Jacob got into his car, made sure he wasn't being followed and then went to the camp out.

Jacob pulled into an abandoned warehouse, he could feel the air conditioner and he glared at John, Al and Skippy "What the hell was that?!" He hollered. "It was only supposed to be Victoria!" hissed Jacob "Did we decided to get greedy?" he hollered no one said anything, it was best to let Jacob rant and rave for a while. When he was done he grabbed the first kid's chair who happened to be Victoria's and shoved it down hard so she would have been knocked out again, but John's quick thinking allowed him to grab the chair before it got to the floor and he gently lifted it up to it's normal position and glared at The Ring Master.

"Touch Victoria and you die a painful death Jacob." John had grabbed Victoria's chair before it could fall and she would be hurt severely. "We need all the kids in one piece, if they don't then the parents will not want to pay the ransom. If you touch Victoria, or hurt her physically in anyway shape or forum, I will personally see you hanged." Jacob looked at JOhn and started to laugh.

"Look at that, you still think you work for her? She's not your friend, she never was and she will never be... don't you remember when she bit your hand John?" Jacob asked.

"That was Al..." John glared at him

"Minor issues..." Jacob said and then glared. "No food, or drinks... if these kids die from starvation so be it, but those parents will pay the ransom." Jacob hissed "And you will do your job, or I will expose you for the murder that you are."

"I told you that was self defense!" John cried out in defense.

Raine looked around, her mind starting to make sense. She saw the magician again, and watched him for a while. She saw him knocking over a chair, that another kid was tied to, and she panicked; but someone caught the chair. She thought about struggling, but didn't want to attract attention to herself. This is a mess...she thought, looking around a little more closely. One kid, strangely enough, was looking hopeful, staring at her pant pocket...at least, she assumed it was the pocket she was looking at. She shook her head. Even if she was able to speak, she wouldn't have. She examined all the kids, trying to keep track of everyone who was there. She counted, and looked back and started paying attention to the magician, and the other person there he seemed to be arguing with.

She started listening back in as he said something about ransom, and she listened carefully after that. They were to be held for ransom? No food or water? That just makes it even worse... She watched; they both seemed a little angry...what was self-defense? She was very confused, and couldn't make sense of their conversation, though that might have been because she was trying to fit everything together at once, rather than waiting to see if she had everything. She shook her head again, trying to make it make sense.But it just didn't work for her. She struggled a little bit, fogetting thatshe was trying not to draw attention to herself. There has to be a way out of this mess...she told herself, looking aorund for some exit. Then she stopped struggling. What good does an exit do if I'm tied up like this, though? I'll have to get out of this, first...

She gave up, becomming limp in her chair. She couldn't find any way out of this at all. She returned her attention to examining the other kids there.

Mai had been shut up by a burly man with a knife. He covered her mouth but her feet were still lose, she could escape later if she worked on it. Slowly she began to bite the rag in her mouth. Being careful not to move it much but begin to loosen the strands so she could bite it free. She overheard her captors talking, ransom.... Why would they want her, Her parents could never pay a ransom. She began to fret, everything was too much and she was scared. so horribly scared. She felt tears coming to her eyes and slowly began to issue a muffled cry.

Victoria glared at her two bodyguards and wiggled in her chair but little did it help. The ropes didn't budge at all and she was just waisting her energy. She blinked as the ringmaster came in and started a big rant. Talking about greed and how it was just supposed to be her. Victoria blinked a bit. Only her? Were the others just here because they were at the wrong place at the wrong time? She looked down still listening to the rant and felt her eyes go teary. Of all days she got kidnapped she had to be surrounded by other rich kids. She suddenly felt a force pushing her chair towards the ground. She whined through the cloth in her mouth as her head came close and closer to the concrete floor. To her luck her chair was caught by Johnand gently put back. Victoria breathed heavily throught her nose and listened to John defending her. The ring master, Jacob, just responded with declaring that none of the prisinors would get any food or water. Victora looked down and felt the guilt and responsibillity wash over her like a tsunami no one could stop.

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James stayed silent as he just listened and observed what went on. He took his time to scan the female kidnapper up and down and decide that even if she was female she didn'tr deserve his attention under any circumstances. She was a cruel woman and had probably plans to hurt them all, especially the many cute girls that were in the room. He started chewing on the cloth in his mouth and felt how the hunger and thirst rise up in him as they were promised not to get fed and watered under any circumstances. He should have gone to the club instead of the carnival it seemed.

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Al glared at all the kids and snorted at them. What a bunch of spoiled brats they were. They only deserved not to get any food or water He rolled his eyes at Jacob's rant and decided that in time Jacob too would realise that this was an excellent oppoertunity. If each kid brought in just 4 million dollars, they would all be rich. Al would never have to watch and obey pointless commands from the little ungrateful brat, Victoria. He had his plans with her and once they had gotten rid of the other spoiled maggots Victoria would really feel what it meant to suffer. But for now having thee kids life on her consience would do, but Al was far from through with her. He was planning to hit her where it would hurt the most.

Al grinded his teeth as John and Jacob reminded him that Victoria had once bit his hand and to top it one of the irritating brats had bitten him during the kidnappings. He snorted and remebered hoe he had tried to discipline Victoria by slapping her, but somehow Victoria had gotten a grip of his hand and burried her surprisingly sharp teeth into it. For 2 weeks he had an infection between his thumb and index-finger and this was only one of the things that little ungrateful brat did to him. Countless episodes had lead to this act of revenge and it was perfect. Al had discovered John's past and found some dirt that would destroy him completely. Blackmail wasn't hard as long as your consience stopped caring. Then there was Jacob, a weakling also with some dirt in his past. Al knew there was a reason that many of Jacob's workers didn't speak to him, though Al was surprised how well Jacob played his part.

After Jacob had left Al walked over to Victoria and lifted her face forcefully close to his. "You do know that all of this is happening because of you, don't you girl?!" he smirked maliciously at the 15-year old girl and pushed her face away from his. He started carressing her cheek enjoying the sickly look that formed in Victoria's eyes. "Time and time again have I pictured this sceneraio where our roles would be changed. Who'd have thought I'd live to see it and get rich from it too?" He laughed and looked at Victoria with an evil spark in his eye. "I've been waiting for this moment" He suddenly slapped her across her cheek and watched it go from slightly pale to deep red.

Jason finally came to face down on the floor and tied to a chair. He saw a small pool of blood leaking out of his nose. He tried to speak but there was something covering his mouth. Jason worked his hands ,feet ,and forehead to get the chair back on four legs. When he reached that goal and got the chair back on its legs Jason looked around and saw a few other kids. I am going to die! He screamed in his head well knowing that his parents wouldn't pay a ransom.

Tessa's head snaps up when the ring master walk in. She listens to him rant and rave about how they were greedy and it was only supposed to be Victoria they kidnapped, not the rest of them. 'Who's Victoria?' she thinks, then she watches as the girl tied to a chair next to the guys is suddenly pushed over. She gasps around the gag and out of pure instinct begins struggling against the ropes again. She sighs as the girl us caught and gently put back but continues to struggle against the ropes, just wanting to get her hands undone so she can reach her phone. She winces and immediately stops struggling when she hears the sound of the other girl get slapped. The color drains from her face abd she slumps in the chair as much as the ropes let her. 'Oh dear God,let us get out of here alive, please,' Tess thinks desperately. 'And please let him not do that to me. Just let them leave us alone....' She whimpers around the gag in her mouth and closes her eyes to try and keep back the tears of fear for not only her life, but the lives of the other kids here as well.

Skippy stared at the blood coming from Jason "S****" she said, she hadn't hit the boy to badly she was actually just having a little fun with him, maybe she had played with him to hard... she sighed and brought up a cloth tilting the chair backwards she placed the cloth over his nose "Sorry kid, my goal's not to kill you." Skippy looked away, she didn't want to look at the damn kid, she'd feel sorry for him and then want to help.. then she'd get put in jail. Skippy glared over at Al and John and then grinned, she had joined this fiasco because of Al, dirty little bas... "Baseball..." Skippy said instead of calling him the other word in front of the kid. After five minutes she sat Jason up gently and then took the cloth away, the bleeding had stopped she nodded "Good, looks like you get to live."

John glared at Al "No, your not going to do that, not to Victoria!" John glared at Al again, then he stopped and closed his eyes Skippy, check for cell phones in all pockets." John said. Skippy looked up and glared but then did as she was told to do and found searched each kids pocket.

"Found one." Skippy said as she tossed the Tessa's phone over to Al who caught it. Skippy was about to strike Tessa when John grabbed her arm.

"No don't..." John said, his heart went out to all the kids he loved children. Skippy struggled with John and was about to slap Tessa but John stopped her again. "No." he said more firmly "Al... you can't hurt them, it would look bad for us." Skippy stuck her tongue out at John.

"I Only take orders from Al." she said looking over with hope in her eyes towards him.

"Al, and I agreed, no unnecessary violence towards the kid ..."

Meanwhile out side Jacob (the Ring Master), came to his car he saw something there and then his eyes grew wide, he looked at Lulu, what was she doing here?! How much did she know now? Jacob sighed opened the door and looked at her. "I see you Lulu, what do you know?" he asked he could see her shaking, she was afraid of him now. He sighed "So you saw the kids... I'm going to have to turn you into the others, Lulu."

Andrew glared at the three people. They were doing all this just to get money? He felt uncomfortable, sitting on a chair tied up. He watched as a woman tried hitting a girl, but one of the men stopped her. It was either because he wanted to bug that lady, or because he didnt like hurting kids. Either way, he was glad he didnt have to see anyone getting beaten up.

Andrew thought for a moment. They wanted money from their parents, which meant, they chose all the "rich" kids. How the hell did they know he was rich? Didnt he look like a normal kid, wearing a hood and a pair of jeans? Anyways, even if our parents give them the money, will they really let them go? They all saw their faces, and we know who's behind all this. They probably wont let them out alive.

She didn't know what to do. For some reason unbeknnownst to her, she had jumped into Jacobs car and ended up there. Where, she had no idea. She heard something about kids. What the hell was going on she had wondered. More so, what the the hell was going on with this whole situation. she couldn't figure what JAcob had to do with anything, yet here he was. What was she to so? She just smiled and asked if she could go with them.

OOC: sorry I posted that on my phone just fixed the typos now. :X

Raine looked around, watching everyone else. They were arguing again, about whether or not they were allowed to hit the kids. She just wanted to go home; this was turning into a big mess. She leaned against the chair, relaxing as much as the ropes allowed. She glanced around. Where had that one man gone? she thought, looking around. There were only these people...two other men, and a woman, that she could see, anyway. Them, and the rest of the kids. She searched again for some sort of escape, but gave up again. She pulled against the ropes, testing how tight they were. Too tight. She slumped back into the chair, and continued looking around. It looked like some of the others were trying to chew through the cloth in their mouths...she debated trying to chew through the cloth in her own mouth. After a moment of thought, she decided against it; what would she had said, even if she could talk to them? She would wait; surely someone would be able to get them out of the mess...hopefully.

Tessa's eyes open when she hears John tell Skippy to check for cell phones. She squirms a little as Skippy gets to her.

"Found one," Skippy says ands tosses Tessa's phone over to Al who catches it easily. She turns her face away when she sees Skippy raise her hand to slap her and cries out around the gag when John grabs Skippy's arm.

"No don't..." she hears John say. Skippy struggles with John and was about to slap Tessa but John stops her again. "No," he says more firmly "Al... You can't hurt them, it would look bad for us." Tessa turns her face back towards the two in front of her, her breath coming in ragged but quiet gasps.

"I only take orders from Al," Skippy says looking over at Al with hope in her eyes.

"Al, and I agreed, no unnecessary violence towards the kid ..." John says.

Tessa sighs quietly in relief at that and bites at the gag in her mouth, trying to calm herself down. She realizes then that her mouth is extremely dry and she's really thirsty. She remembers what the ring master said about no food or water and groans inwardly. Then an idea sparks in her mind.

"I haf to ud the bafroom," she says around the gag, grimacing at how stupid she sounds because of it. Bathrooms have sinks, and sometimes windows. If they let her go, and it did have a window, maybe she could escape and find help! "Ey! I sed, I haf to ud the bafroom."