Lightning strikes twice

They stared at the gun.  The Branes brothers realized they were being kidnapped.  They had no choice but to step into the van.

He forced them to inject the knock out drug into their arms.

In a few minutes they were unconscious, and the van began its long drive.




They were still unconscious when he stopped.

The boys were still out cold so it was easy for him to bind them.  Soon their arms were lashed together behind their backs, their legs tied.  Their wrists tied to their ankles.  Duct tape circled their mouths stuffed with a rag.

He dumped the unconscious boys into the pit and secured the covered in place, locking them in.

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Jason stopped.
There was no way he or his brother could get our of the ropes.
His head was still pounding from the knock out drug.

He lay on his side, hogtied, squashed face to face with his brother.

A small shaft of light illuminated their dark prison.

They stared at the terror showing on each other sweaty faces.

The air was stale.

Even though it was cold there were covered with sweat from their fight against the ropes.

Once again the began to struggle, realizing it was impossible to escape.

When the rain started, it was deafening, and seeping in
it soaked them in a sea of mud.

The rain stopped.

The sun came out and beat down on the metal covers of the pit.

The temperature began to rise.

Justin felt some relief from the cold.

The shaft of light was brighter.  His brother had turned around and could see his arms:  blue from the blood being cut off, veins popping through his skin, and deep red rings of rope burn from his
struggles.

It began to get hotter and hotter.  A panic set in as it became of hot box.  They were
dehydrating,






Justin used every last ounce of his strength and broke the hogtied!

He got on to his knees and began to push upward against the metal covers,  his bound arms being torn to shreds.  Finally he push one of the covers open.  It fell into the pit.

The edges were sharp.  He maneuvered his body against it and began to saw at the rope between his biceps.  When it broke, he pushed his body out of the pit, and with a black-flip, got his tied hands under his butt.  He pulled the gag out, bit the knot loose, freed his wrists and legs, and got down and untied his brother.

They were in bad shape.

But at least they were free......

Until...

"You boys did pretty good escaping from there.  Guess I'll have to use a lot more rope on you this time.   Here's the drug.  Inject it.

The Barns brothers were again unconscious on the ground and he began to once again tie them up.

Soon they were hognecked, roped and gagged as he took a portable propane torch and welded their prison shut.