Pt. 3 of Ch. 2: Spades and Shafts

                                                                  Pt. 3


           Josiah peeked through the window, not even breathing. The chatter he heard came from a man on the phone. He heard the words: "Okay, Mike's out of the way, what's next?" Silence. "The boy? where do I find him?" More silence. "Okay, consider him gone." The man hung up the phone, and waited 3 seconds. 3, 2, 1. He was gone. Josiah gasped. He walked through the wall and searched the room for any information. Fortunately, the man on the phone had left his wallet on the table. Josiah looked through it. The man's name was Jackson Forest. Josiah felt a small wave and ducked under the table. Feet appeared out of nowhere. Josiah threw his coat over himself and disappeared. Josiah looked through the window again, as he had appeared at the window. The man picked up his open wallet and stared at it a couple seconds. Josiah waited.
           Quick as lightning, the man spun around with his hand outstretched. Although Josiah had tried to disappear, it was impossible. Jackson, stared directly into Josiah's eyes with a strange light in his own. With a wave of his other arm, Jackson teleported Josiah into the room. Josiah found himself bound in a chair with Jackson Forest looking straight at him arm still outstretched. He whispered a few words Josiah didn't understand, then lowered his arm. He then said, quite clearly, "Good luck." And disappeared.

            Josiah awoke to find himself in the same chair, this time unbound, and in a completely different room.
It was as large as a football stadium, yet void of life. The entire room was made of some strange metal Josiah had never seen before, and the whole room was completely closed off. There was no exit save a single door on the complete other side of the room. Yet as Josiah stood, the door disappeared, as did the chair he was sitting in not a moment ago. He heard a sound like the flapping of bats' wings, felt a whoosh of air, and saw Mr. Forest appear 20 feet in front of him. Mr. Forest laughed, and disappeared again. Josiah tried to teleport home, but was unsuccessful. Mr. Forest appeared directly in front of him and lifted him off of his feet. Josiah felt himself disappear with the man. He appeared again, where the door was before. Mr. Forest let go of him and disappeared again, leaving Josiah to fall to the ground. Josiah clambered to his feet as he saw Mr. Forest appear at the opposite side of the stadium. Mr. Forest laughed again a cruel, heartless laugh, and raised his arms in a lordly fashion. Josiah shook his arms, braced himself, and raced towards Mike's killer.