Escape into Reality (A One Direction Fanfic)

Chapter 5

A/N  I'd just like to thank everybody for their comments and votes :) It really means the world to me.   Sorry about the cliffhanger last chapter!  I'll try not to do it again but no promises ;)

PS sorry for not uploading, I've been out of town a lot lately with no wifi :(

Josies POV

I finished the message but kept rereading it again and again.  

The message was sent with a picture of Harry tied up in a chair.  His eyes which are usually full of mischief are instead confused and fierce as he stares straight ahead.  There is a masked man beside him holding a gun to his head.

The message read:  Bring the prince and your superstar won't die 

Below that was the address of someplace in London.  

What was happening?  My mind went blank as I looked around me.  Everybody looked ashen except for Josh who looked stressed.  

I felt dizzy and sat down to think straight.  Harry was being held captive.  That I knew.  But who was this prince they were talking about?  And how were we going to get Harry back?  Even though Harry was an annoying arse, and we argued all the time, I really did need him.  But how in the world do we get him back!?

"What are we going to do?" Liam finally choked out after a long silence.  I looked over to Josh who was now deathly pale.  He looked even more horrified than the other boys, if that was even possible.  

"I don't know, but who's the prince?" Louis said, his voice cracking at the end.  Nobody answered.  I felt the goose bumps on my arm rise even though I was plenty warm.  If we didn't come up with a solution or answer fast, Harry was going to die.  Or at least that's what was implied in the text.  

"I know who the prince is."  We all looked over to Josh who was avoiding all our gazes.  "It's me."

"Stop joking around" Liam said narrowing his eyes in anger.  But behind Liam's anger you could see that he was afraid Josh was telling the truth.

"He's not kidding."  Simon stepped into the room, his face grave.  He also had black circles under his eyes, meaning that something was keeping him up at night.  

"Josh isn't a prince.  He's our drummer." Louis stated, shoving his bottom lip out in a childish pout.

"Well, management has decided that it's about time to tell you guys the truth." And with that, Simon explained everything, from the British Royal Family to the Astrai terrorists that were after us.  "The reason Josie came with us is because we are supposed to protect her from the Astrai."

I'm on the top of The Wanted list for an infamous terrorist group?  That doesn't sound too good.  But it's not me that I'm worried about.  It's Josh and Harry.  How could we save one of them without getting the other killed?

"Don't worry" Simon said reassuringly.  The other boys looked dazed, as if they were still in a deep slumber.  Josh and I nodded at Simon, since we were the only ones still with a grip on reality.

"BOYS!" Simon shouted to get them out of their day dreaming expression.  "We're going to get Harry back, and I've got a plan." 

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This was the brilliant plan Simon came up with.  Note sarcasm.  

I was dressed in one of the black spy suits you see in the Hollywood movies.  The wind blew through the air as I stood on the rooftop of the building Harry was supposedly inside.  Simon, Josh, and the boys were at the entrance of the building.  The plan was that they would pretend to give up Josh while I would go rescue Harry.  Then we'd all take off in a fancy helicopter.  Doesn't sound to foolproof to me.