The guy kept his shotgun aimed at Sean but started looking around.
"You trust me now?" I said. "Will you take me with you if I tell you where he is?"
"Sure," said the guy. "Sure I will."
"He’s over there!" I said, pointing right...pointing in the opposite direction from where I thought Mike would be. "Over there!"
For a long moment, the kidnapper squinted into the woods where I’d pointed, looking for a trace of someone in the shadows.
Then, we both heard a sound and looked the other way at the same time. A twig snapping.
And there was Mike, charging out of the woods.
The kidnapper swung the shotgun around and aimed it at Mike. Mike had his brass knuckle gadget raised in front of him, glowing bright red like a ray gun...but it was a
toss-up whether he’d get off a shot before th
