Chapter 33 - Prep Work Makes The Plan Work (1/2)
After the disappearance of Benny and Gabby Sanford, the news media exploded once again; their disappearances weren't the only ones in the city, as another six children also were abducted the same day, confirming the initial speculations that Cynrik had made. If he were to follow the Modus Operandi that this group of kidnappers had followed up until now, then in 6 weeks, the bodies of Benny and Gabby would appear in a public location, severely malnourished and mutilated.
Back on Earth, Cynrik was obsessed with true crime novels, podcasts, tv series, and even serial killer documentaries. Brance was a cop, but Cynrik had always longed to be a criminal profiler. He might have even turned out to be one if it weren't for certain…unforeseen circumstances.
He vividly remembered his FBI psych evaluation which ended with him screaming at the tester, ”IM NOT UNSTABLE, YOU'RE UNSTABLE,” he then proceeded to flip a table while kicking over a chair and storming out of the office.
That aside, the thought of fighting against a group of serial killers excited him to no end. He could finally live out his childhood dream. Mind you, instead of locking up the bad guys in jail, he and Brance would steamroll them, gaining XP and riches in the process.
Cynrik spent the next two weeks digging up any information he could find about the serial kidnapper/killers and started formulating different courses of action. Unfortunately, before he could take any real action, he was beaten to the finish line.
The day started just like any other. The boys woke up, ate breakfast, and went to school. Cynrik slept all day while Brance was studious as usual; lunch came and went, followed by recess and then another long nap for Cynrik and more study time for Brance until the final bell rang; after school is where their schedule deviated.
Unlike every other day, when they came out to the parking lot to meet one of their parents who would pick them up and bring them home, they were met by neither Cinyah nor Rikard. After waiting for 30 minutes, Cynrik made the executive decision that they should just walk home, which was the TOTAL opposite of what Cinyah had beaten into his skull. He waved it off by just saying to himself, ”With my strength, what could happen?”
With that in mind, he and Brance started walking home but not before Brance, who was the more responsible of the two, sent a message to Cinyah telling her that Rikard hadn't come to pick them up and they'd be walking home. It wasn't the first time they had been left hanging by their irresponsible father, who had more than likely gotten too heated in an Egress and was late. Cinyah quickly responded by demanding they wait for her to come to get them, and it was too dangerous, but at this point, neither boy saw the text, and they had already started their trek.
Things took a drastic turn when they were rounding the 3rd block and only were about 4 minutes from home. After looking both ways before crossing, they walked along the white path while holding hands and looking utterly defenseless. The two young boys had just finished crossing the road when a loud screech of tires was heard directly behind them, followed by a dull pain in their brains.
-You have received a mental attack-
-Attacker is attempting to render you unconscious-
-Due to your mind stat being significantly higher than your attacker, you have resisted.-
{OH, OH, IT'S HAPPENING WE'RE BEING KIDNAPPED, QUICK PLAY DEAD!!} Hearing Cynriks loud cackle through the mind link, Brance followed what his brother said and closed his eyes while falling into the grass; a soft thud directly to his side showed that Cynrik was doing the same. Lucky for him, since his eyes were closed, he couldn't see how Cynriks tongue was sticking out of his mouth like a dead deer, or he would have burst out laughing at how ridiculous his brother was being and given them both away.
{KUEKUEKUEKUE, THIS IS GUNNA BE FUN AS HELL.} Cynrik was unusually excited at the moment. It was kind of out of character but also oddly enough in character; obviously, Cynrik wanted to toy with these kidnappers before enacting all the well-thought plans he had made since Benny and Gabby's abduction.
{KUEKUEKUE Brance, think of all the XP kuekue, this is gonna be great. OH OHH, LOOK, THEY'RE THROWIN US INTO A VAN, HEY OLD MAN, I DON'T WANT YOUR CANDY AND FIND YOUR STUPID PUPPY ON YOUR OWN.}