"Stay here." The man ordered as he rushed out into the hall. John let a grin spread across his face.
"Great job, 'boss'." He said to the camera.
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She grinned and sat back. "Looks like you got some trouble to be fixing." She said to the man across the table. He glared at her and ran out into the hall. She slipped the broken cuffs from her wrists and winked at the camera. "Mind telling me the time it took when we get out, 'leader'?"
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"What the..."The woman stood up. "I'll be right back, don't move ok sweetie?" She walked out the room with out glancing back.
The boy glared. "Being crazy doesn't mean your stupid, you dumb ass." He looked up and over to a corner in the room. He saw a camera and almost shyly he said, "Thank you Voodoo Hacker."
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She walked into John's interrogation room. She smiled cheekily at him. "What's the magic word?"
"Will you hurry up and unlock me, we ain't got time for this." John said. She rolled her eyes.
"No fun." She sighed. She undid his handcuffs and backed up as he stood. He rubbed his wrists. "Come on, lets go save crazy." The two walked into the hall. The heard foot steps coming and walked into an empty room. They peeked out after a couple minutes and continued on.
They opened a room and found him. "Hey Kenny, how ya doin' buddy?" She said, slipping into her fake southern accent as she undid his locks.
"I reckon i'm doin' fine. Where we headed to now?" He responded back easily, his eyes watching them.
"Next place with a computer. See if our 'boss' has any escape routes for us." Kenny nodded. The three continued down the hall, stopping as agents rushed by, not even glancing at them.
"This seems really risky." She said. Her eyes scanned the hall, her body tense. "How are we supposed to get out exactly? This place is swarming with CSI agents."
"The letters will help, right?" Kenny asked, his head tilted slightly. His eyes were unfocused, his face blank.
"Letters?" She repeated. She grabbed Kenny's arm and pulled him along. "Come on, no time to wander off crazy."
"Alright." Kenny mumbled and followed obediently. They walked down the hall and turned into a room where a computer sat. "The words!" Kenny excl;aimed and rushed towards it. On screen was a tiny virtual voodoo doll.
The doll wandered off screen and a map appeared and words drifted across the screen underneath it. "Take the left corridor and enter the elevator on the right. Go out the exit door and take the stairs to the second floor. It seems our meeting was bound to happen, but i had not expected it so soon. I'll be waiting in the black car near the front exit, the windows and blacked out."
Kenny looked up at the older two eagerly. "So, we'll get to meet the letters?" He asked softly, his eyes wide and hopefully. She nodded and patted his head.
"Sure seems like it kid." The rushed out the room, following the instructions as told. The elevator doors opened and they walked out, looking for the black car with blacked out windows. The car drove up and the back door opened. "Come on." John said and the three climbed in.
They sat in the back and the car speed off, just as agents rushed towards it. The car speed down and out the building. :Hey, thanks for that-" John cut off when he saw who was driving.
"What the fuck! IS this some kinda joke?" the girl laughed.
"Relax and buckle up."The girl responded. She made a left turn and the three slide to the door.
"Who taught you how to drive?!" She exclaimed. Her heart was beating so fast, she was certain it would explode.
"Grand theft Auto!" The girl laughed. She took another sharp turn and pulled to a parking lot where she turn the car down and yelled. "Duck." They did. They all heard police sirens pass by.
"This is crazy." She said sitting up. "There is no way that your the Voodoo Hacker!" The young girl smiled and turned off the car. She turned around in her seat to face the three of them. Her lips formed a smile, but her eyes watched them carefully.
"I am the Voodoo Hacker, "She stated dryly. "I've been the one sending messages and missions to you all this time. Now, i know this is hard to believe, but you have to trust me."
"Why should we?" She asked, her eyes narrowed, her body tensed.
The girl smiled dryly. "Because you did before and if you don't wanna get caught i suggest you do again."
"What do you mean, if we don't want to get caught?" John asked, finally joining the conversation. The girl sighed and leaned back.
"We have reason to believe that someone is tracking you three to get to me. Now, we aren't sure yet how dangerous, or even if it is a threat, but we need to be careful. Go in hiding for a week or two."
"Who's we?" She asked. The girl grinned.
"You'll meet the others, if you agree."
"Agree to what?"
"To stay and join my group."
"I agree." Kenny said without a moments hesitation. The girl smiled at him politely.
"What?" John and the woman exclaimed at the same time, staring at Kenny. Kenny stared at the girl.
"You helped me get out of that place, you got me away. You made my voices useful. You don't call me crazy." Kenny said. "I owe you."
The girl shook her head. "You don't owe me, but I'm grateful all the same." She turned to John and the woman. "What about you two?"
John nodded. "I'm in." He said.
"What? Seriously? Come on, this has to be a joke, right?" She asked looking at all of them. Her eys widened when they didn't say anything. "But she's just a girl!"
"And your a con artist,"The girl stated, "He's a former gang member and Kenny over there is a skitzo. I've picked you three for a reason. You all work great together and you get the job done. I read all you files, i know all about your pasts. This is something i know you all can do, trust me, it'll be worth the trouble. This job pays pretty well. What do you say, Ms. Sanders?"
'Ms. Sanders' tensed. Then nodded. "Yeah, fine, just don;t call me that." She mumbled. The girl smiled, pleased with herself.
"Alright. Now, to find a way home. John, you mind takin' the wheel?" She asked as she climbed into the seat next to drivers. "I need to make a phone call."
"Sure. " John got out the car and climbed in front. He started it up and pulled into reverse. The girl took out a phone and began dialing a number.
"Hey Ana. Yeeeep, they agreed." She sang. She pulled the phone away with a wince. "Gosh, no need to yell at me. Uh huh, yep yep, nope, uh huh. Sweeeeet. Yeah i know, no that was Ninja Man. Alright, bye." She hung up. "Well that sucks." She sighed.
"What happened?" Kenny asked, leaning forward in his seat.
"Nothing immediately important, take a left up here, we might have a little bit of trouble getting home."
"Why?"
"Cuzz the po-po is at the neighborhood." She said.
"What? Where are we going then?"
"Don't worry. I got a friend who's place we can crash at till it's safe to go home. Oh, any of you allergic to cats?"
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Hacked
Mystery / ThrillerA con artist, former gang member and a 16 year old delusional schizophrenic with trust issues. What could they possibly have in common? The world greatest hacker of course, and trademark virtual Voodoo doll is the only lead they have to their leader...