V.F.D.

Chapter 7: Trapped

The actor and his henchmen put Georgie into the car, and proceeded to go back to the school.

"Hey! Get me out of here! Mom! Dad! Billy! Ven! Somebody help me!" Georgie said, his voice muffled in the trunk of Count Olaf's car.

"Can someone shut him up?" Olaf asked, annoyed.

The man with the indeterminate gender turned towards Georgie.

"Be quiet. It's kind of annoying."

"Kind of?!" Olaf yelled. "Stop being so neutral!"

So the hook guy turned towards the back.

"Hey, kid! Shut up! We're tired of hearing you scream."

"My friends will save me!"

"Oh, not yet, Georgie. I have to do my job first." The villain chuckled.

"They'll still save me. You won't get what you want."

But Georgie didn't know what Count Olaf wanted. And fortunately, Olaf didn't know Terra's plan either.

So Ven got up the next day to find out that Count Olaf was back!

"But then why did he disappear?" Duncan asked during breakfast.

"That's what I wanna know. Apparently he got supplies. But I don't think that's what he did."

"Me neither. I think he got something else."

"Should we go check?"

"Probably."

After breakfast, Ven left with Duncan to go see what was there.

But when they got to the P.E area, there it was...

Random gym equipment.

"Huh." Duncan said observingly.

"He actually got gym equipment! Why  would he play along with his role?"

"Maybe he's trying to convince everyone that he really is a gym teacher."

"Sure, but what would-"

"And what are you doing here, cakesniffers?"

The 2 turned around. It was Hailey.

"This is a cakesniffer free zone, remember?" She taunted.

"Everywhere is a cakesniffer free zone, Hailey!" Duncan snapped back. "That makes me wonder why you're always around here."

Duncan gestured for Ven to come along with him, and he gladly followed.

Back at The Land of Departure, Terra's phone rang.

It was Bill Denbrough. Terra picked it up.

"Hello?"

"Hey, T-Terra. It's Bill."

"What's up, Bill?"

"Well, Georgie's g-gone."

"What? Georgie's gone?"

"Yeah, I woke up this morning and h-he was gone."

"That's strange."

"Yeah, I know. Do you th-think he's with Ven?"

"Actually Ven's off at a Prepatory School right now, so no."

"Oh, that's right. I think he t-told me that."

"Well, if I find anything, I'll tell you."

"Ok. Thanks."

"No problem. Sorry about that."

"Yeah everyone is p-pretty stressed right now. But if he doesn't c-come back by tonight, we'll need s-some help."

"Sure. See you soon."

"Bye."

Terra hung up and immediately called Aqua.

Aqua was in the middle of teaching and when the phone rang, she ran over and grabbed it. It didn't usually ring.

"Hey, Aqua."

"Terra? I'm teaching, what's wrong?"

"Georgie's missing."

"What? How did you find that out?"

"Bill called me. I just wanted to tell you. He's working on this on his own for now though. If he needs help, I'll tell you."

"Sure. I hope he's ok."

"Me too."

Well, unfortunately, Georgie wasn't ok. He was still struggling when the white women opened the trunk and lifted him out.

"Where am I?" He demanded.

Count Olaf stepped forward. "You're at a school. The one that your friend is at. Ventus, right?"

"What? Ven's here?"

"Oh, yes. And you're going to help me get him."

"No, I won't. Not a chance."

"Oh, really?" Olaf scratched his head. "You know what? Nevermind. I don't need you yet. I have time to wait. Put him back in."

The women put Georgie back in the trunk, and walked away, with the boy crying. He knew now that if Ven found him, they'd both be in trouble.

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