Scooter peaked around the corner and into the abandoned shack. The only thing in there was a pile of wood, an old raggedy bed and a baby voice monitor. The lights on it flashed with the yowls from the other end. Leon growled. "But...I smelled.."
"Yeah, you did." Dante said, walking in and picking up a blanket. When he did, a soft wave of Coco's pharamones wafted from it. "Houser got something with her scent on it."
Maxxi leaned on the side of the shack and rubbed his temples, staring out at the sea. "Now what?"
Dante's ears flicked, "we go back, tropical storms coming."
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"Maxxi? What's wrong?" Laria asked, looking up from rolling dough.
"We couldn't find her..." He mumbled, taking a seat at the counter. Laria looked to the others, they all had grim faces. "All we found was this." Maxxi placed the baby voice monitor on the counter. They turned it off a while ago. Laria looked at it then slowly pointed to it.
"I...I had that same monitor for you when you were a baby.."
"So..?"
Laria didn't answer, instead she turned it on, Coco's yowl came from it. Laria flipped it open and opened the back panel and flicked a switch and smiled triumphently. "Talk to her." SHe said softly. Maxxi looked at her, then again, he could always trust her.
"Coco?" He asked, loud enough for the lights to show his voice was heard. Coco's yowls stopped, followed by a small and soft moan followed by Coco calling for Maxxi. Leons ears perked up.
"Maxxi...? Maxxi...?"
"Coco? Can you hear me?"
"...yes..." Scooter smiled happily, tail wagging.
"Coco, are you alright? Do you know where you are?" Leon asked.
"I...I'm fine...I...I-Im really scared."
"I know sweetheart, listen, we need you to tel us anything you can about where you are." Leon said.
"I..I din't know...it's dark a-a-and cold..."
"Coco, can you tell the weather outside?" Dante asked.
"I-It's raining..." Laria pursed her lips, thinking to herself.
"Is it a storm?"
"Y-y-" Coco was cut off by a loud thunder clap. Ten seconds later Dante could hear that same rumble int eh distance.
"...thirty miles away." Dante said to no one inparticular.
"...Th-that's about where I go shopping" Laria said, looking up, "Pennisula Bay." Over the monitor more thunder sounded.
"Then...we can get her!" Scooter exclaimed.
"Not in the middle of an Australian storm, that's suic-" Over the monitor, the sound of splitting wood and Coco's screams erupted. The monitor went dead.
---
Houser sat one cliff highed above the small shack, watching the strong, fast winds rip the roof off, followed by the walls. He saw teh small cot go flying and smach intot he rocks beneath him. He swigged his beer, ignoring the rain and wind. He heard the metal smash and Coco's screams. He stood up and looked down at tbe destroyed shack again, the wind blowing around him, lightning slicing the sky and thunder clapping. He watched for a few more minutes, then slowly melded into smoke and drifted away.
---
Leon growled at Dante, "we have to go! SHe could be dead! Or worse!"
"What's worse than death?" Scooter asked.
"Houser could have taken her some other country! Or killed her!" Scooter wanted to comment but remained silent.
Maxxi sat on the couch, hands clentched into fists. "Can we please do something before I blow a fuze?"
"I just want this to end, you pussies shut up and go get the little bitch."
Maxxi snapped.
He wound up and punched the dingo next to him. Once Ratchet hit the floor Maxxi was on his, punching him in a blind fury. Dante and Leon rushed and pulled him off of the golden dingo. Ratchet stood up, Jazz grabbed his arms and held him back. A smal trickle of blood oozed from Ratchets mouth.
"Maxxi, calm down!" Leon growled. Dante was absent-mindedly loading and cocking a tranquilizer gun before giving one shat and Maxxi's arm. Maxxi stifened before falling over. He wasn't K.O.ed, but he was paralized a bit.
"Any one of you acts up, and I will unload five of these into your system." Dante threatened.
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Laria slammed on the gas again, pushing her camaro faster and fighting against the wind. Let those boys fight amongst themselves for all she cared, but she was not about to let anything hurt Coco, that girlwas like a daughter and a friend to her.
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Houser solidified himself by the cliff to check on things. The storm was worsening. He looked down at the beah and tried to spy for Coco but he didn't see anything. Slut was probably dead by now. Up teh road, he saw a pair of headlights. He tilted his head, interested in who was coming out ina storm like this. As the car got closer and teh lightning sliced the sky, Houser saw it was a baby green camaro. Ria's Camaro to be exact. He smirked. Why not get some more fun out of this?
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Laria clentched her fingers ont he steering wheel and she sped on down the road. The lightning was coming every two seconds now, she was almost blinded by the light. She turned the wheel for the curve, and when the next Lightning flash came, she saw someone standing in her path. Forgetting the road conditions, she turned the steering wheel sharply. The car slowly skidded, the trunk coming around the front before it tipped and spun out into a ditch. Laria hit her head on the roof and the dashboard, knocking herself uncontious. Houser glanced over his shoulder. He wasn't expecting that kind of response, didn't anyone feel happy to see him?
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Maxxi regained feeling in hsi legs enough to go get his mothers cell phone when it rang. He called for her a few times but he thought she would be int eh shower. He pressed answer, "hello?"
"Hello, this is On-Star, we just got a message of a car crash, is everyone all right?"
"A crash?"
"Yes, a crash of a...2002 ford Camaro, a MIss, Skreech."
"Thats my mom."
"Is she at home?"
"I..." Where was his mom. He held the phone to his chest, "Leon?"
Leon looked at him, "do you know where my mom is?"
"...she said she had to get something from the garage."
Maxxi held the phone to his ear again,, "can you wait a moment?"
"Of course."
Maxxi went to teh door that led to the garage and opened it. It was cold. He flipped the switch and looked. There was room for three cars in there, but Larias Camaro was gone.
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