Chapter Thirty-Nine

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Lucas stared up at the Hampton Inn, Cody standing right beside him in complete silence. They knew what they were going to find there, and they didn't want to have to see it. Taking a deep breath, they walked into the hotel and stood in front of the desk. The receptionist smiled at him as she walked over to him from the phone.

"What can I do for you?" she asked sweetly as she leaned against the desk.

"Room...405," Cody said. The receptionist paled.

"So...you're the guests," she whispered as she averted her eyes. After a moment, she looked back up at them and held up her hands. "That room hasn't been touched since she left I swear. I followed her orders carefully."

"What orders?" Crane asked. The receptionist shook her head, her eyes wide with fear.

"I'm not allowed to tell you. I just made sure the floors were kept clean. Everything is still in its place." She reached over and pulled out the card key for the room. "She said once you're done, you can toss everything in there. She said she won't be needing it anymore."

"She prepared this far in advance, huh?" Lucas muttered as he snatched the card from the receptionists' hand and walked slowly over to the elevator. They scrunched into the elevator and went up to the fourth floor. Lucas swiped the card as they came to the room and they entered. Their mouths dropped open when they saw boxes of documents on the table, a collection of wasp knives laid out on the bed and a laptop on the side table already propped open. Everything was laid out neatly, and there was a small touch of dust on the documents that sat on the table. It occurred to Cody that the documents had been there awhile, and he felt disgusted as he figured out this is where Lucy had been hiding all along. Ian went over and started looking through the boxes. He pulled out a piece of paper and his eyes widened.

"How the hell did she get Pentagon paperwork?" he asked. Lucas walked in and looked around.

"This has to be a room she's stayed in before," he said. "She probably hid out here. She was hiding in plain sight."

"The sneaky bastard," Crane said. Cody cautiously walked over to the laptop and touched a key, which opened straight into a live feed. A password box opened up and Cody raised an eyebrow.

"That's interesting," Ian said. "She's never had anything coded before." Cody shook his head.

"I know the code," Cody replied as he typed in the word 'Windows'. The feed video opened and their mouths dropped open when they saw Lucas' ex and Cody's ex strapped to chairs and hanging on the edge of a small mountain. A simple string was the only thing stopping them from toppling over the edge. A voice suddenly came on and Cody's heart darkened when he knew it was Lucy.

"You're all about to take part in an experiment," she said. "We're going to test gravity. Which contestant will reach the bottom first? Will it be the one strapped to a bowling ball? Or the one strapped to a cinderblock?"

"You have to be fucking kidding me," Brady said in horror. They watched as the camera expanded so they could see the actual drop. Cody felt the knot in his stomach tighten. They watched as the strings were released and the girls fell, their screams echoing all the way down. Watching the girls fall seemed to last a life time. Cody and Lucas had to look away and they cringed when they heard the sickening crash.

"Well, looks like it was a tie!! Maybe the wolves can clean up that mess or they can just deteriorate. Tune in next time for testing gravity!" The feed went out and a picture popped up. Cody and Lucas were about to look when Crane stood in front of them.

"It's better if you didn't," he said. Ian stared at the picture as his stomach rolled with nausea. It was a picture of the aftermath, the girls' heads split open and their blood draining from their heads. The screen switched over to a view from above, and Ian heard Brady puke in his mouth from the scene. It looked like a lake with two islands from above, the blood acting as the water. Ian shook his head and closed the laptop. They sat in silence. Ian still couldn't get the screams out of his head. They swirled around in his head and he closed his eyes in hopes to erase the image and the noise from his head. He could only imagine what Lucas and Cody were going through. He glanced over and his eyes widened when he saw dark shadows casted over their faces, their eyes narrowed in a smothering hatred.

"Call her," Lucas said, his voice cracking. Cody looked at Lucas and saw murder dancing in his eyes. "Call that son of a bitch."

"My pleasure," Cody said as he dialed the number again. Lucy answered on the first ring.

"I told you. You guys were on edge." She laughed. "Do you get my joke? Your girlies were literally on edge. I find that I can be very clever."

"Where are you?" Lucas said darkly.

"Imagine that sickening splat. I bet their heads popped like pimples," Lucy teased. She sighed after she finished laughing. "I suppose you boys are ready to end this, am I right? However, I have a feeling you are going to find that this game had a very accurate point to make. If you are ready now, then I'm located at the beginning. I'd prepare your minds for this one boys. I'll be waiting for you."

"THAT DOESN'T GIVE US A DAMN LOCATION!" Crane screamed, but Lucy had already hung up. Cody got up and walked towards the door.

"You know what she means?" Lucas said as he got up and followed.

"Yeah," Cody said darkly. "She's at her father's Rapehouse."

*****

I was spinning around in my father's chair, listening to the sound of the clock ticking. I stopped the chair and looked over at the President, and then started spinning again. I had been waiting for over two hours for the boys to actually get here, and I was getting rather bored with it. I stopped spinning and got up, walking over to the computers on the wall. I looked at the security cameras and stared at them blankly.

"This is boring," I whispered and the President snorted a reply, but so low that I couldn't make it out. Suddenly I saw movement in one of the upper screens. I smiled when I saw the four boys walking in, guns at the ready. I pulled out my own gun and grabbed the President. I knew where I wanted to meet them. I walked out one of the back doors and into the courtyard. I tied the president to one of the posts and then went and settled down in the dark cages. I waited quietly and patiently for ten minutes before I saw them walk out. Ian and Brady made a dash towards the President but I knew they wouldn't be able to free him. His chains were held with a coded lock. I slowly walked out and then skipped over to them. I heard their frustration in their grunts as I frolicked over there. As soon as they heard me, immediately all of the guns were raised and I laughed.

"Oh there's no need for that boys," I said as I smile at them. I made a show of taking out the ammo out of my gun before tossing the gun at their feet. I dropped all of the bullets before looking at them again. "Congratulations boys. You just won the game."

"And what exactly did we win?" Crane snarled and I smiled.

"It should be clear to what you won." I looked at them with a cocky smile. "Aren't you going to ask?"

"What was the point of the game?" Ian said as he shifted his hands on his gun. I looked at them as their guns were still pointed at me. I snickered.

"I'm not armed and you're still going to point those guns at me?"

"We know you better than that," Brady snarled. I rolled my eyes.

"Relax, I told you. Once you win the game, I'm done. You've won. I'll surrender peacefully once I'm done talking."

"We know it won't be that easy," Brady snapped.

"But it is that easy," I said shrugging my shoulders. "I'm offering a peaceful surrender. What more could you want?"

"Your head," Crane snarled and I snickered.

"Ouch, what a hateful comment," I teased as I smiled at him.

"Tell us the point of your game," Cody demanded. The President spoke up.

"She wanted to see the world burn!" I rolled my eyes dramatically and looked over at him.

"You're still on that?" I asked as I walked over to him. I raised an eyebrow. "Are you going to continue to interrupt me?" The President quickly shook his head. I patted his cheek with a smirk on my face. "Good boy." I stood up and looked back over at the boys. "The point of my game, you ask? It wasn't for watching the world burn. Although that played a part and I took so much delight in watching it, that wasn't my aim. No, why should I let myself have all the fun? Why not let other people join in on this little delightful scheme? The point, Cody, was my intention to just give the world a small push.  My real aim," I paused as I looked at all four of them.

"My real aim was you."

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