7:30PM
Rex just comes out of the bathroom still on his towel when his phone rings. He checks, it was a call from Kim Eva.
KIM EVA: Rex, please where are you I'm being kidnapped!
REX: Do you have any idea where they're taking you to?
KIM EVA: I heard one of them say an abandoned hotel Ozona in Ozona, please help me I'm really scared.
REX: On my way. (Cuts the call)
He keeps pacing about the room Panicking not knowing what to do.
JAMES: Hey Rex, whatsup?
REX: Em err... It's nothing!
JAMES: Sure?
REX: (Yells) Yes! Em, sorry I yelled!
JAMES: It's alright.
REX: Sure?
JAMES: Yeah, I'm good.
ARAIK: Don't Tell me you don't know what to do...
REX: (Shocked) What are you doing here?
JAMES: Who?
ARAIK: Oh, I forgot to tell you, he can't see me neither can he hear me.
REX: (Scratching his head) Errr... Sorry not you.
JAMES: Are you sure you're okay 'cause I've not seen you act this wierd before, starting with your reaction after the phone call and now this. You're acting funny.
REX: Like I said I'm fine!
JAMES: (Raises his hands up in surrender) Alright, I'm done with you.
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OLD HOTEL OZONA
OZONA
The building is an old abandoned hotel which now is a den for obnoxious acts like human trafficking, kidnapping perpetuated by Don S.K. Kim Eva was kept among a small group of girls, they were kept to wait for final exchange.
KIM EVA: Yo pussies, y'all made a big mistake taking me along w' you.
LUKE: Awwwwn... What're you gonna do cupcake?
KIM EVA: You don't wanna know 'cause you might not leave here opening that stinky mouth of yours you haven't fumigated for ages.
BOSS: Shut that kid up!
LUKE: Yes boss. (Moves and bends over to Kim) Shut the fuck up sweetheart, we're not gonna hurt you just a little transaction and that's all.
KIM EVA: Fuck you! (Bites his nose)
LUKE: (Screams in pain) Aaarrgh... Jesus fucking Christ! (He reaches to hit her)
BOSS: Hold yourself together Luke, the Don wouldn't want any fresh mark on any of the girls...
LUKE: She bit me for Christ fucking sake!
BOSS: Swallow it.
KIM EVA: Awwwwn... If only you assholes did your home works and passed your tests back at school you wouldn't be here working for a crazy bastard who doesn't even give a fuck about you!
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Rex just leaves the school's compound and he keeps arguing with an invisible Araik to the bewilderment of passers by.
ARAIK: I'm ashamed of you Rioz,
REX: I don't care, all I care is how I would get Kim Eva out of danger 'cause that's all that matters now.
ARAIK: You don't even know where you're going to,
REX: Hotel Ozona.
ARAIK: Where is Hotel Ozona?
REX: (Stops)
ARAIK: Why did you stop?
REX: I don't know what part of Ozona it is located at.
ARIAK: Some times I just imagine why I was assigned to be a guardian to a leaked brain who can't retain an information.
REX: (Raises his voice) What this time? My day isn't getting any better, you're are bugging me, people think I'm crazy 'cause I'm talking to an invisible lady that calls herself my guardian changing my name to Roz...
ARAIK: It's actually Rioz...
REX: Don't correct me!
ARAIK: Ok, but you're creating a scene.
REX: I don't c... (Stops and looks around)
ARAIK: (Places her hand her forehead) Hm! You all humans make me sick!
Passers by stopped staring at him. Some took pictures, some recorded the scene while some just kept murmuring.
REX: (Soliloquizes) oh God! I'm such a jerk
ARAIK: I tried telling you that before now tho.
REX: (Between gritted teeth) Shut up!
ARAIK: Say something...
REX: (Looks at the people) Eemm... You guys, I'm not crazy as you might think, I'm just having a bad night that's all it's nothing serious. (Whispers) what next?
ARAIK: Walk away.
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HOTEL OZONA
OZONA
BOSS: (On a phone call) ...yes Don, they're in good state
DON S.K: I'll be there in 2 hours time,
BOSS: I'll be waiting...(hangs off)
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ARAIK: Hold my hands and close your eyes. (Rex obliged) Thank goodness you didn't argue this time.
REX: Can you please just do what you have to do?
ARAIK: Sshh...
(As they held hands, both began to fade slowly from head to toe till they were no more there)
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HOTEL OZONA
ARAIK and Rex teleported right in front of the big old building that was once a hotel.
REX: (Amazed) what just happened?
ARAIK: Teleportation!
REX: Is it part of my abilities?
ARAIK: No, you are the highest class of Altrons and the only one, therefore you don't need Teleportation because yours is even better than ours...
REX: what is it?
ARAIK: Astral projection, now if you could remember we came here for a reason...
REX: True!
ARAIK: Which means you'll be the hero of the night, do have a good night. (Vanishes)
REX: Wait, what do I do?
ARAIK'S VOICE: Trust your instincts they never fail.
REX: (Soliloquizes) You can do this Rex, you can do this. (Does a brief breathing exercise)
INVISIBLE ARAIK: Get in kid!
REX: I'm not a kid.
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INSIDE THE BUILDING
Rex enters the building and immediately the two guards guarding the entrance spotted him.
GUARD 1: Hey you kid, don't move...
REX: You talking to me?
GUARD 2: Yes you, stop there or I'll shoot.
REX: (Recalls the voice of Araik)
"Trust your instincts, they never fail"
REX: Go on, shoot me.
The first guard releases the first shot but Rex is fast enough to catch the bullet very close to his eyes
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LUKE: (Hears gun shot) Boss looks like we have a visitor...
BOSS: Leave it to the boys they can handle it, just alert everyone on the stairs. (Looks at Kim Eva)
KIM EVA: (Glares at him)
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Rex moves towards the two guards who kept shooting constantly at him, he gets hold of the first man's fist and knocks the gun out of his hand and hits him with his elbow. He grabs the second by the neck and throws him at the wall creating an opening in the wall.
REX: (Looks at his hand) I think I'm beginning to love this.
He closes his eyes and begins to turn invisible; he walks through the confused group of guards who were busy looking for him, he moved straight to the big hall where the girls including Kim Eva,Luke and the boss were.
He walks towards Luke and throws him at a far corner of the hall leaving him unconscious, everyone was bewildered by what just happened as they couldn't see what threw Luke.
The boss became terrified now, he couldn't bear it, he was getting paranoid since he didn't hear any sound again.
BOSS: (Brings out his phone and dials a number but there was no response) Fuck! (Throws his phone at the wall and stamps his feet furiously on the ground) Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit!
(Rex turns visible his eyes were dimmed yellow)
KIM EVA: (Shocked) Rex?
REX: Let the girls go!
BOSS: (Turns to him) Who the fuck are you?
KIM EVA: No questions asshole you heard him (looks at Rex) we have serious talk after all this is over Rex.
REX: I'm not repeating myself but I'mma kick your ass really bad and I bet you don't want that.
BOSS: (Cocks his gun)
REX: You should really save yourself that stress.
He pulls the trigger causing the girls to shout out of fright, Rex dodges the first shot and then allows the rest bullet rain on his body. The holes created by the bullets gradually began to close back to the awe of everyone.
BOSS: Impossible!
REX: (Wicked smirk) I warned you, but you wouldn't listen and now you're going to pay for attempting murder. (Rex stretches his left hand and a force pulls the kidnappers' boss towards him, he held him by the neck) you know what? I'm gonna send you downstairs but not through the stairs I'll make it easier, less stressful and faster for you.
BOSS: (Struggling to free himself) Let go of me you son of a bitch.
Rex's eyes turns bright yellow,he raises the kidnappers' boss up, looks at the big window close to them and then throws him through it the straight to the ground. Kim Eva just stared with eyes wide open and mouth agape.
KIM EVA: We should really talk.
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Rex and Kim Eva followed by the girls moved down stairs, they walked past few dead men at the stairs and five others at the entrance of the building
KIM EVA: (Spits on one of the dead men) Rest in pieces dick head!
Rex just smiles because he knows it was the hand work of Araik.
ARAIK'S VOICE: You're welcome.