Steve`s Country
For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
The Investigators, Inc. Nowhere. Chapter 3.
Muffin looks at me, Meow,meow.=You not say anything, let me talk. “Steve?, Steve, is that you?,” asks Linnea. Meow,meow.=Human Linnea, this Muffin, we in big trouble, not know where we are and my human sick, lose memory, not know who he is or who we are. Need to call Rossana, she can find us through your watch and human Steve watch. Must go fast. Lena heard all this and was already calling Rossana. Rossana started things going and pinpointed our location, “wow,” she said, “they are way over in Germany in a very remote part of a forest. We will get a police helicopter out there right away.” Then Baldwin asked for the location, he had his helicopter sitting in the yard at their chateau. He got some of his men on board to go look for us, well armed men.
Linnea wanted to go also and Lena decided she better go too, in case Linnea needs help. Baldwin then decided to stay back with Calanthe. It was a large helicopter and would easily reach us in time. Of course the cats and I did not know about this time limit deal. We just sat and waited. A police and forestry helicopter arrived at the location, but there was nothing there, except trees. They did not see a house or us anywhere. So they decided to expand their search a bit. Baldwin’s helicopter showed up around 3pm. Meow!=Hey, I hear chop chop bird! “What is that?” I ask. Meow,meow=it big kinda plane with choppy thing on top. “Oh, you mean a helicopter,” I said, “hey, that means someone is here looking for us.
Meow,meow!=Maybe it human Baldwin helicopter! Suddenly I got very angry. “Baldwin? Baldwin?! I’ll kill him, I’ll kill him!!”, I yelled angrily. The cats looked at each other and Chomp! Chomp! “AAAA!!!”, I yelled, “why did you do that?” I had settled down to normal as quickly as I had gotten angry. Meow.=You go crazy when Muffin mention name of… Muffin stopped him from saying Baldwin’s name again. Meow,meow.=Me think I know what going on now and… “Hey, there’s a ladder by the house, I will go onto the roof and use this mirror I found in my backpack to signal them,” I said excitedly, interrupting Muffin.
Meow,meow!=That not look safe on roof of house! “It will be fine,” I said, and up I went while the cats stayed over by the tree. Once up there I could see the helicopter so I started flashing the sunlight with the mirror, they should see that easily. Lena called Calanthe, “we found Steve, he’s flashing a signal to us!”, she nearly screamed into the phone. Linnea started getting the ladder reader to lower, the guys opened the door and the ladder was tossed out. “Linnea, what are you doing?”, screamed Lena. “I want to be ready to help Steve,” she said. “Wait, let me help too,” yelled Lena, “wait Linnea, wait!” I was watching as the helicopter came closer.
Then…suddenly…a loud roar and the whole helicopter was a ball of fire falling in pieces to the forest floor. I couldn’t believe what I saw. What happened? An accident? Or was it shot down? What is going on around here? That pain in my head again. Then two men showed up with guns and called for me to come down. Reluctantly I did so. Once I was on the ground again…Thwock! Thwock! And the two men were lying on the ground. I quickly grabbed their guns and the cats came running over to find their ball and muffin which they located quickly and I put them back in their backpacks. Then we went back to the tree.
Meanwhile, Baldwin got the news. “Sit down Calanthe,” said Baldwin, “bad news, the helicopter exploded in such a fireball they said there could be no survivors, but they are sending in a rescue team to check through the wreckage. That’s my personal helicopter, when it’s in the air, so am I, this is the first time in years I haven’t been on it. I think someone knows I’m always on it. They don’t want Steve, they want to kill me.” Calanthe looked at her brother, then started crying. Back to us. The police helicopter flew over the cats and I. We’re rescued, but I’m still nowhere even if I’m somewhere. Meow,meow=Not mention to human people that we talk, might think you crazy. What is going on? People try to kill us. People die looking for us. I hold that gun. Seems like I have done this before, but in a dream. Or is this the dream? I’m nowhere and I’m so frustrated I want to scream!
To Be Continued.
Pictures of Mr. Cat are kindly supplied by his human, Nina.
Previous chapters of this story and previous stories can be found on my home page under “The Investigators, Inc.” and “20/20 Investigations, Inc.”
©2021 Steve McLeod.
Steve`s Country 
Oh dear, oh dear…take care, Steve!
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Yes, will I ever come back from “nowhere”? I need those cats to protect and guide me right now. And what about Linnea?😳👱♀️🙀🙀🕵️♂️
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Steve, this is one of the most captivating mysteries I have ever read, bravo! 👏👏🤔😬😳😄
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Thanks Beverly! Will Steve ever come back from “nowhere”? Is there a plan that someone has for Baldwin? What happened to Linnea?😳👱♀️🙀🙀🕵️♂️
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🤔🤔🤔
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Oh oh …. Now you are rescued.. that’s a good part.. but you are still nowhere, that, is something to take care of 🤔 This is a brave work by the team Steve PI’s team…🙌 creative writing..👍 now you finally came out of the secret passages, which is good ☺️
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But are we really rescued?😳 Or will we be taken prisoner instead?😲 What is happening?🤔 Why am I like this?😟 Will I ever return from nowhere?😬 Stay tuned!😳👱♀️🙀🙀🕵️♂️
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You sure will return from nowhere, else this ain’t no PI Steve’s story 😄😉but are you really rescued ? 🤔 now that’s a question.. let’s see 🤓
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Maybe I won’t return from nowhere, it can happen.😬😾 Might have to start my life all over again.🙄 After all, things have changed already,😒 it might be best this way. 😳Or…getting kidnapped again!😲😲🙀🙀
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🤔um…. why did you say that? because you had plans already 🤓🤔 I’ll have to wait and read then😄 excited to read that 😁
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Just a possibility, not necessarily the way it will be, but maybe or maybe not, soon we shall see!😳🙀🙀😾😾
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we shall see 🤓🤓 no, read…😁😁
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Yep, we’re going where PI Steve has never gone before!😳🧐😾😾🕵️♂️
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Yay!! excited 😍
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Well, I never expected all this trouble…I would have your head checked out…the sooner the better…seems like you are being controlled by sinister means ! The cats are a great team ! 🕵️♂️☕️☕️😼😼👩
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Yep, if we really do get rescued it will be off to the hospital. But will we get rescued? Or are we off to somewhere else as prisoners? Stay tuned!😳👱♀️🙀🙀🕵️♂️
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Oh, my! This is getting very serious! 😬🚁💥 🔥🏹🏹
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Yes, now what is happening? Are we getting rescued? Or will someone be taking us prisoner somewhere else? Can we trust the people rescuing us? Will I ever return from nowhere? Or will I have to start life all over again? Stay tuned!😳👱♀️😾😾🕵️♂️
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🤔
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I know that feeling!!😬😳
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What? You’ve been nowhere?!😲😲
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Yeah!! Most of my life!!😲😳
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I’ve got it, change your name!😁
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What do you suggest I change it to?🤔🤔
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Well, instead of “most”, how about “seldom”?
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Seldom of my life? Hmmm… doesn’t seem to have the same catchy ring to it? I don’t know… most seems better 😂
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Who needs a ring?
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True.. it always brings you back to where you started.😂😂
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As they say in the old country, “rings are tings good for bells.”
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I love to listen to belles!🤫
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As they say in the old country, “carrying a canoe through the forest is like trying to fly with an umbrella, one is too much weight overhead, the other is too much weight underhead.”
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Your arms must have grown 2 inches with that stretch!😂😂😂
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It helps.😛😛😛
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We’ve got some pretty noisey thunder storms here tonight! Lots of rain too!
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Wow, and it was so nice here.
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Oh no 🙀 This is from bad to worse 🙀 Means Linnea and Lena are dead? Oh my…
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Things are definitely not going well right now.😳😾😾🕵️♂️
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