The Unknown. II

"Leelam, you promised to tell me what's going on today, and you're

not saying anything" Archer complained impatiently.

The night had been a very awful one for Archer as he hadn't been able get any sleep.

"I'm afraid Shania has been abducted." Leelam said precisely.

"What do you mean she's been abducted?" Archer questioned.

"I mean, she's being held captive by some unknown person, unwilling to her." Leelam explained.

Archer's eyes widened.

"Why are you so sure?" Archer questioned, hoping that Leelam's

words were untrue.

"You remember the, white towel from yesterday? That was a towel soaked in Chloroform" Leelam explained.

"What's Chloroform?" Archer asked, trying to hide his frustration.

"Chloroform is a chemical substance that renders the victim unconscious when inhaled. Meaning that it was used on Shania by her kidnapper, which made it easier for him to take her out without suspicion."

"How do you know all these things?"

Leelam went quiet for a while.

"I once lived amongst humans, so I'm familiar with their way of life, and more than half of all the things they own."

"Meaning my suspicion was right, a human has found out about our existence. The wristwatch, and now the towel and the chlo...r... whatever.'' Archer said.

"Yes, Shania was captured by a human."

Those words broke Archer. As much as he had already realized the truth, hearing it from someone like Leelam still made it feel worse. He ran out of the village, to the forest in rage. He stopped at a point, glanced around hurriedly before he yelled:

"Shania!"

* * * * * *

Dylan was woken that morning by the sound of his phone ringing. He stretched his hand to the bedside table and picked up the phone.

"Hello" he said when he answered the call.

"Hey man, it's me Jaden" the voice from the other side said. Dylan sat up immediately.

"Jaden..."

"...yes, me"

"Jaden I think I have something that's yours" Dylan said.

"And I've got something you need to see too. Get prepared and come to the laboratory immediately." Jaden said.

"Okay, I'll be there in less than an hour" Dylan said before the call went off.

Dylan immediately climbed out of the bed and walked into the bathroom. He walked out about five minutes later with a blue towel tied around his waist, and another drying his hair. In a few minutes, he got dressed and was ready to go. He carried the wristwatch and put it in his pockets before he exited the room.

He climbed down the stairs to the living room to see Emily seated on one of the cushions watching TV.

"Good morning" She greeted at the sight of him.

"Morning, how are you?" he replied as he walked past her to the kitchen.

"I'm... fine..." she muttered to herself

He came out seconds later, and picked up his car keys from the TV stand as he headed for the main door.

"Where are you so much in a hurry to?" Emily questioned, stopping him on his tracks.

"I'm going to the laboratory, I'll be back in no time" he explained.

"No breakfast?" she asked.

"No need for that, I'll be home soon. Bye" he hurriedly said before he exited the house.