Fic: Veritas: The Mystery of the Hidden Idol, Chapter 2
Fandom: Veritas
Title: The Mystery of the Hidden Idol, Chapter 2
Author: raynedanser with delibby
Pairing: Calvin/Nikko
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~ 800 in this section
Summary: Nikko is kidnapped. Calvin worries.
Author's Notes: This fic is complete, though it is not fully divided into chapters yet, so I'm not sure how many parts there are. My thanks to delibby for having such amazing patience with me as I've dragged my heels for far too long to get it finished.
Previous Posts: Chapter 1
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"Dr. Zond!" Calvin shouted. He'd run the whole way back from the club and had to pause to catch his breath. "Dr. Zond!" he tried again, this time banging the door with his fist.
The door in front of Calvin opened just moments before the door behind him. Doctor Solomon Zond stood in front of him, cotton lounge pants hung low on his hips as he tugged a navy blue tee shirt over his head. "Calvin? What's going on?"
Calvin looked from Nikko's father in front of him, to Vincent behind him, and back again. "It's Nikko."
"What about him? Is he still at the club?" Solomon looked past Calvin and up and down the hall as he tried to spot his son.
Calvin quickly shook his head. "No. He's been kidnapped."
Solomon's eyes widened. "He was what?"
Vincent’s hand was strong against his back, insistent as he pushed Calvin into the room. "I think this is something we should finish in here," he explained calmly. Once inside the room, he made sure the door was locked, and then turned around. He folded his arms across his chest and leaned against it as though holding it closed. "Now, what's this about Nikko being kidnapped?"
Calvin sat in one of the chairs and explained what had happened after they'd left the hotel. Told them about the club, how Nikko had been dancing with the two girls. How Nikko had been acting later as one had led him out of the club. Told them about the old truck he'd been shoved into.
When he was done, Calvin looked up and met Solomon's eyes. "I'm sorry, Dr. Zond. I couldn't catch up to them."
"You weren't supposed to be able to," Vincent said from where he still stood by the door. He walked across the room and stopped where he could easily see Solomon and Calvin. "Tell me again what happened. Everything, even if it doesn’t seem important.”
Calvin was quiet a moment, trying to put his thoughts together. Finally, he said, “He was dancing with the blond girl and then they started walking off the dance floor in the other direction. Nikko looked back at me over his shoulder, but they just kept walking.”
“When did you first realize something was wrong?” Solomon asked this time.
“When Nikko walked off with her.”
Solomon chuckled softly. “It’s Nikko, of course he would.”
Calvin shook his head. “No, he wouldn't. Maybe a few months ago, yeah, but not now. He wouldn't just leave without me.”
Solomon held his hands up in surrender. “Ok, ok! Tell me more about the truck."
"Old. Really old. Sixties maybe? And from what I could see, the body was rusted pretty badly and it was loud. There was a wooden frame in the back, like they hauled livestock in it." He shuddered. "That's where they put Nikko," he finished quietly.
Solomon nodded and glanced at his watch. "I'll call Maggie and Juliet and fill them in. Maggie can start pulling satellite feeds and Juliet can go over whatever she pulls." As he talked, he set his laptop on the table in the room and booted it up. “If they find anything useful, they can forward it to us here,” he continued. Then he dug his cell phone out and called Maggie, speaking quietly into it.
Calvin watched with a sense of helplessness. “And what do I do?” he finally asked Vincent. From beyond Vincent, Solomon’s side of the conversation had gone quiet and Calvin knew he was being watched. He didn’t care. The only thought he had right now was finding Nikko.
Vincent pulled a chair in front of Calvin and sat in it. “You are going to tell me everything. Again. Every last detail that you can think of.”
Title: The Mystery of the Hidden Idol, Chapter 2
Author: raynedanser with delibby
Pairing: Calvin/Nikko
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~ 800 in this section
Summary: Nikko is kidnapped. Calvin worries.
Author's Notes: This fic is complete, though it is not fully divided into chapters yet, so I'm not sure how many parts there are. My thanks to delibby for having such amazing patience with me as I've dragged my heels for far too long to get it finished.
Previous Posts: Chapter 1
*****
"Dr. Zond!" Calvin shouted. He'd run the whole way back from the club and had to pause to catch his breath. "Dr. Zond!" he tried again, this time banging the door with his fist.
The door in front of Calvin opened just moments before the door behind him. Doctor Solomon Zond stood in front of him, cotton lounge pants hung low on his hips as he tugged a navy blue tee shirt over his head. "Calvin? What's going on?"
Calvin looked from Nikko's father in front of him, to Vincent behind him, and back again. "It's Nikko."
"What about him? Is he still at the club?" Solomon looked past Calvin and up and down the hall as he tried to spot his son.
Calvin quickly shook his head. "No. He's been kidnapped."
Solomon's eyes widened. "He was what?"
Vincent’s hand was strong against his back, insistent as he pushed Calvin into the room. "I think this is something we should finish in here," he explained calmly. Once inside the room, he made sure the door was locked, and then turned around. He folded his arms across his chest and leaned against it as though holding it closed. "Now, what's this about Nikko being kidnapped?"
Calvin sat in one of the chairs and explained what had happened after they'd left the hotel. Told them about the club, how Nikko had been dancing with the two girls. How Nikko had been acting later as one had led him out of the club. Told them about the old truck he'd been shoved into.
When he was done, Calvin looked up and met Solomon's eyes. "I'm sorry, Dr. Zond. I couldn't catch up to them."
"You weren't supposed to be able to," Vincent said from where he still stood by the door. He walked across the room and stopped where he could easily see Solomon and Calvin. "Tell me again what happened. Everything, even if it doesn’t seem important.”
Calvin was quiet a moment, trying to put his thoughts together. Finally, he said, “He was dancing with the blond girl and then they started walking off the dance floor in the other direction. Nikko looked back at me over his shoulder, but they just kept walking.”
“When did you first realize something was wrong?” Solomon asked this time.
“When Nikko walked off with her.”
Solomon chuckled softly. “It’s Nikko, of course he would.”
Calvin shook his head. “No, he wouldn't. Maybe a few months ago, yeah, but not now. He wouldn't just leave without me.”
Solomon held his hands up in surrender. “Ok, ok! Tell me more about the truck."
"Old. Really old. Sixties maybe? And from what I could see, the body was rusted pretty badly and it was loud. There was a wooden frame in the back, like they hauled livestock in it." He shuddered. "That's where they put Nikko," he finished quietly.
Solomon nodded and glanced at his watch. "I'll call Maggie and Juliet and fill them in. Maggie can start pulling satellite feeds and Juliet can go over whatever she pulls." As he talked, he set his laptop on the table in the room and booted it up. “If they find anything useful, they can forward it to us here,” he continued. Then he dug his cell phone out and called Maggie, speaking quietly into it.
Calvin watched with a sense of helplessness. “And what do I do?” he finally asked Vincent. From beyond Vincent, Solomon’s side of the conversation had gone quiet and Calvin knew he was being watched. He didn’t care. The only thought he had right now was finding Nikko.
Vincent pulled a chair in front of Calvin and sat in it. “You are going to tell me everything. Again. Every last detail that you can think of.”