“There are about seven of them,” one man commenting as he quietly observes the gathering at the far end of the grocery parking lot; “not including the boss man on the phone.”
“Can you get closer to be able to hear what he is saying,” another man observing.
“Not without them seeing us,” the first replying; “for now we wait.”
“What if a couple of them come over here,” the second man asking.
“Then Frederick will have less men to order about,” the first man smiling; “and we’ll have less to remove later tonight.”
The two men who were observing Frederick and his goons, were at the Talbot residence when Leon gave his orders to finally put an end to Frederick Parker. Being ordered at first to kill the men but sparing Freddie; they soon get a phone call from their king changing the orders to abduct the men and dump them in the woods. At first they were confused, but when they received added instructions making sure the men were completely naked and thoroughly lost; the men couldn’t help but find that humorous. Several busted out in complete laughter as they received the change in plans.
Splitting off to find the mobster and his criminal underlings; two of the Talbot clan spotted the group at the far side of the parking lot at the grocery store. Informing the rest so they could plan what to do.
*****
“All right techies,” Freddie getting off the phone; “give me some good news. What is happening to my assets?”
“We haven’t gotten the laptops yet,” one answering; “you were still barking orders and we wanted to make sure we didn’t miss anything.”
Freddie was about to swear and lash out before pausing. Realizing the techies had a point, he waves them off as he stares at his assistant.
“Other than the motel that we were kicked out of,” Freddie fuming; “what does this town have for a place to stay?”
“Unless you want to sleep in a forest,” the assistant sighing; “there is nothing else.”
“Sleep in a forest,” Freddie glaring at the assistant; “you have to be joking.”
“This town does have camp grounds by the lake,” the assistant responding; “since this place borders North Cascades National Park, the campgrounds are provided for the tourists under federal law.”
“Looks like we need to get some camping gear,” Frederick grumbling; “I fucking hate camping.”
*******
“Holy shit,” one of the Talbot’s getting fidgety; “two of Freddie’s men are leaving the group. Do we grab them?”
“Only if they come by the van,” the other speaking. “You three in the back be ready; we might have two of Freddie’s men for a naked stroll in the woods.”
The computer techies for Frederick Parker headed to their rental car to grab the laptops. Not eager to ignore their boss’s request, they were somewhat curious as to why he wanted an update on the assets. Neither knew, nor did Frederick know of Benton’s code: Omega. Enacting it after four men working for Frederick broke into Benton's estate the night before. Benton wanted to punish the mobster the best way possible; by robbing the man of his money right out from under him. Frederick already feeling the sting of Benton Knight; a warehouse in Oakland California being raided by the police after it changed ownership. In the warehouse was millions of dollars and millions in heroin; the heroin destined for various cities in the U.S, while the money was supposed to head to another holding facility before being laundered.
“Are you getting a signal,” one of the techies trying to get online with his laptop.
“No,” the other speaking; “cellular service in this town is either spotty or incapable of handling our wireless modems.”
“Perhaps the grocery store has free Wi-Fi,” the first Techie speaking; “we could try sponging off that.”
“Good ideal,” the other techie closing his laptop; “let’s head over.”
Walking towards the store; the men head past a white paneled van with darkened front windows. Not knowing that men in the van silently came out and approached the techies; Frederick Parker had no clue that members of the Talbots just absconded with the two men that could of given him an ideal as to what is currently going on with his finances. Not even paying attention to the fact that the van’s engine just turned over and was driving away.
“Alright,” Frederick looking at a map of the Moon Lake Campgrounds; “we’ll meet up at this spot in a few hours. If someone sees my two tech support nimrods,” Freddie looking up; “tell them were we are to meet up. And remind them that I’m still waiting for an update on my assets. Now get some camping gear; I’m getting something to eat.”
******
“Inform Your Uncle that we just stole two of Frederick’s men right from under his nose,” the man driving the van speaking; the uncle he was referring to being Leon Talbot.
Seeing the two men gagged and tied up, struggling against their bonds through the rearview mirror; Smiling as his son’s remembered their knots from their days in the scouts, the were-lion quickly leaves the town to drive the men to a remote logging road long since abandoned by the U.S-Canadian border.
“How long until we get to the spot,” one of the were-lion’s son asking.
“In about two hours,” The driver answers; “just make sure our uninvited guests are secured and destroy their laptops in case there are any tracking items on them.”
“Think we’ll be able to stretch our legs afterwards,” one of the were-lion’s absently asking; “I haven’t had a good run through the woods since Friday.”
“Not in front of these two,” one of the other brothers responding; staring at the scared men they just abducted. Looking at the younger were-lion and making it clear that despite being out of the town; they still must avoid shifting into their fursona lest they are spotted by a normal. “Save your energy for the girlfriend,” the brother winking; “give her something to melt in your arms in pure bliss.”
“Then we got to make time to do some fishing then,” the brother grinning; “my girl loves rainbow trout.”
The were-lions all chuckle as they continue to banter about; being careful not to spill any secrets to the men that were tied up. Despite planning to dispose of them completely naked, with the plan of them succumbing to the elements or being attacked by a wild animal; they didn’t want to take the chance that they could stumble upon some law enforcement officers or hunters with the knowledge that were-beasts exist.