Part 10
Kermit was furious. How in the world did they get Peter out without Caine knowing? Kermit guessed that Caine didn't sense any danger, until it was too late. Kermit rushed out of his office and right into Simms office.
"Captain, I?"
"Kermit, I just got a call from the hospital. Jody said that Peter is missing."
"How did they get Peter without Caine knowing?"
"Caine said that a nurse came in and said that they where taking Peter to get some x-rays done. Caine said he felt no hostility from this nurse, so let him go. Jody said that about five minutes later, they found the nurse in the elevator. He was hit in the head and knocked unconscious. Peter was nowhere to be found. We think that Travis has him again."
"Captain, that is what I came to talk to you about. I just received an email from Travis. It said that he had taken Peter, and that Peter was the prize in his little game. He said that I had three days to find Peter. He
said that he would be emailing me the clues." Kermit was wondering if he should tell Karen about the part of the message that said if he messed up that Peter would pay the price for it. Karen felt anger boil up from deep down inside her. As she watched Kermit, she saw the emotions flash across his face. As she watched him finish his explanation, she knew that he was holding back.
"Kermit, what else did the message say? Please tell me. Every little detail is important to this case."
"Travis said that if I guess wrong on the clues, Peter would pay the price." Simms paled at this news. She knew that Kermit would blame himself if anything happened to Peter.
"Kermit, I want this guy, and I want him now. Do what you must. Just be careful."
Kermit nodded and left. Karen watched as he left. She sighed and said to herself.
"Why do these things have to happen to those that I care about. Why are those nut cases always after Kermit or Peter? Why?"
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Peter awoke in great pain. He slowly opened his eyes and looked at his surroundings. That is when he noticed that he was no longer in the hospital. Then he remembered his kidnapping at the hospital. He tried to move, but found that his hands were handcuffed to the side of the hospital bed.
"Where am I?" he asked out loud.
"Why, you are my guest once again. You left so soon last time that we never got to finish our little get together. The only difference is this time any damage done to you will be because of your friend Kermit. It is up to him to find you in three days or I get to kill you. But it will not be a quick easy death; it will be a slow painful death. You see, if Kermit makes a mistake at answering one of our clues, you get punished for it. He will know about it because I will videotape every moment."
"Why you? Why must you do this to my friends? They never did anything to you. If I ever get my hands on you I will kill you."
"Please. I forgot to tell you one minor detail. I can inflict any damage to you whenever you get out of line. So please do behave. Put him under. I don't want him to hurt himself." Peter watched as a man in black approached him with a needle. He slowly injected this in to Peter's arm. Peter was so tired and in pain that he couldn't stop the effect of the drugs. He slipped back into darkness. "This time Peter Caine you will die. It is time to send the first clue. I am going to make this so confusing that he will never get it right. HAHAHAHAHAH!"
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Kermit was sitting at his computer trying to think of where Travis just might take Peter. Just then his computer beeped at him. He looked and saw that he had new email. He opened it and saw that it was from Travis.
"Clue Number One: The place is one of the three places that Peter found me when he was after me. If you find this place you will find clue number two. You have three hours to solve this little clue."
Kermit quickly pulled up the file on Travis and looked through it for any place that both Peter and Travis may have been. He found three spots. Now he had to eliminate two of them. He looked carefully and found that he could not get rid of any of them. So he made a guess. He headed out to an old warehouse where Peter had first found Travis. When he got there he saw a small envelope in the middle of the room. He
picked it up and opened it. What he read made his heart sink. He had chosen the wrong place. Now Peter would pay.
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Travis smiled. Kermit had chosen the wrong place. Now he could have some fun with Peter. He turned to the man next to him."Go and wake him up. I want him tied up and ready to play. I will be down as soon as I get my little toy. Now go." Travis turned and opened a drawer in his desk. He pulled out a small whip. He was going to have fun with this little tool. He went in and found that Peter was just beginning to wake up. He saw that his men had tied Peter to a wooden stake in the middle of the room. His hands and feet were tied to keep him standing.
Peter awoke and found himself in great pain and tied to the wooden stake. He looked around and saw Travis in the corner. He knew that the reason he was tied up was because Kermit had guessed wrong. Peter tried to move, but it only caused him to have great pain. " Now Peter, be a good boy and try not to pass out too quickly. I want this to last a long time so that our friend will have a good show." Travis raised his whip and hurled it at Peter.
When Peter felt the whip cut into his flesh, he cried out in agony. Each time it hit he cried out. He tried to hold it in, but the pain was too much. Tears were now falling down his face. He wanted this all to stop. He just wanted to go home. Most of all he didn't want Kermit to see this. He would be devastated. "Please. No more." But his pleas were just ignored. Travis kept hitting him until there was not a spot on his back that had not been cut up by the whip. Peter had finally passed out.
"Now send the video to Kermit Griffin and the 101st. I want everyone to see this. Get him down and clean the floor up. I must go and prepare for what my next game will be."
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Kermit was back at the 101 waiting for any word from Travis. He got it sooner than expected, and in a form he wasn't expecting. The front desk had found the videotape that was address to him. He watched it and grew so mad that he picked up his office chair and threw it against the wall, breaking it to pieces. Simms came running in and found Kermit standing there.
"What are you doing?"
"Kermit could only point to the VCR. Karen hit the play button, and paled at what she saw. She sat and watched as Peter was whipped and it tore at her heart.Kermit would not watch it again, but he heard every crack of the whip, and every cry from Peter. He vowed that he would find Travis and kill him. He didn't care if he lost his job and badge. Travis would pay.