Chapter 19 - No One Else Was in the Room Where it Happened

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In Carmen's Apartment

Team Red stayed in an average-priced apartment in Ontario, Canada. They were staying there temporarily because of VILE activity happening there.

Zack was snoring on the couch, Ivy was sleeping on the carpet, Shadowsan was lying on the armchair, and Carmen was just leaving her room.

Carmen was putting her hair in a bun while making coffee when suddenly, there was a knock at the door. She went to open it and found the daily newspaper delivered every morning.

She grabbed it and walked back to the table to continue making her coffee. Shadowsan grunted, getting up from the armchair and refilling his cup of tea.

When he finished pouring a cup of tea, he glanced at the newspaper. He decided to take it with him and read it while sipping his drink.

Wait a minute. Something's off.

On the front of the paper, a familiar face was printed in black and white. Shadowsan immediately recognized the face.

"Carmen, I think you should look at this," he said bluntly. "What's the matter?" Carmen asked. She trudged towards Shadowsan to see what's up. Her eyes widened when she saw what he saw.

On the paper, Player's face was there, wide and grey. The headline read "MISSING" in all caps. It said Player's legal name & when he disappeared. The newspaper told everyone to call a certain number if they happen to come across any sightings of the young boy.

"Uh oh. Player's missing," Carmen said out loud. Shadowsan stated, "This sounds like the doing of VILE."

Ivy opened her eyes and yawned. "Mmm, good morning Carmen & Shadowsan. What are you guys talking about?"

"It seems that our White Hat Hacker has disappeared," Shadowsan told her. Ivy shrieked. "PLAYER'S MISSING?!"

The sudden scream made Zack jolt awake. He groaned because of being woken up. "Argh, sis, stop being so loud. I'm trying to sleep here."

Ivy smacked Zack in the face. "Zack, wake up! Player is missing and you're over here snoring like a grandpa!"

Zack sat up drowsily. "Urgh, wait, huh? What did you just say?" Ivy snatched his blanket and threw it off his body. "You idiot, I just told you! Player is missing!"

"PLAYER'S MISSING?!" Now it was Zack's turn to scream. Carmen showed the two siblings the newspaper, and they both read it with wide eyes.

Ivy said, "Oh no! How unfortunate! Do you think this has anything to do with VILE?" Zack cleared his throat. "Uh, duh it has something to do with VILE! It has everything to do with VILE! Remember what Carmen said the other night about VILE waiting for a moment to strike? This is their perfect moment! They struck! They took Player!"

Carmen stated, "Hey now, let's not jump to conclusions. Although it does make sense though. If you connect the dots, this all leads up to VILE."

Shadowsan shook his head. "Tch. VILE is so notorious for doing this. My guess is that they waited until Player was home from Florida and then kidnapped him. That was their plan all along."

"Good thinking Shadowsan! That explains why VILE moved to Canada! To abduct Player!" Zack remarked.

Ivy put her fingers to her chin. "That means there might've been a data leak or a weak wall in Player's security for VILE to figure out his location."

Carmen looked at the newspaper again. "Whatever the case is, we have to find Player before it's too late. Team Red, our new mission is to find Player."

"Woohoo! Let's rescue Player from VILE's evil grasp!" Zack cheered. Ivy paused. "Wait. How are we supposed to find him? We don't have the tracking devices Player uses, and we don't know where VILE is at all!"

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