TOYLB: Growing Pains - Season 6-2

[the address Hecro gave led them to abt a few streets away frm the restaurant location, into a rather wealthy suburban neighbourhood]

Thrax; 8snorts8

Ozzy: /Huh, for them to be able to afford eating at tht restaurant, why am I not surprised?/

Dieter: [looked out, his eyes scanning ard to see if he could spot the couple outdoors]

Rouge; 8looked as well8

Ozzy: [double chk the address n looked out] /Hecro's msg said to look out for the house tht has the best gardens. Mrs Andellsohn apparently has a very green thumb within the neighbourhood/

Rouge; 8looked round8 Over there 8he point at a house with a lush green garden almost a mix of a tropical jungle n forest8

Ozzy: /Ooh, nice. Definitely a super green thumb/ [drove the car n parked outside the driveway] /U two better stay in the car. I don't want u especially, Di, to end up losing ur cool n scaring off our potential lead/

Dieter: But hy needs to know vat happened to mein sohn! Vat eef heez vith zem now??

Thrax; Di calm yaself, we'll get this sorted

Dieter: [grumbled n crossed his arms, sitting bk with a huff]

Ozzy: [turned to Rouge] /Keep an eye on him, OK, bro?/

Rouge; 8nods8

Ozzy: [turned on the radio for them to listen before getting off the car with Thrax]

Thrax; 8followed him8

Ozzy: [went to the door n rang the doorbell]

Thrax; 8stood behind him8

[a few moments later, the door opened, n out came the SARS she-virus, just like in the picture print out]

Mrs Andellsohn: Yes? Can I help u?

Thrax; 8showed his badge8 We need to ask some questions mam

Mrs Andellsohn: Oh Goliath, is it abt our little Sacha? Is he OK?

Ozzy: [raised a brow in confusion]

Thrax; And who may he be mam?

Mrs Andellsohn: Sacha is our little boy, the one Ms Vihto got us aftr our adoption papers were approved. Oh tht sweet boy... [started sobbing as she made way to let them in]

Thrax; What happened?

Mrs Andellsohn: [led them to the living room as she spoke] We were warned tht he may be a bit feral bcoz of his family's abuse to him, so we took care of him the best we could. He's such a sweet, quiet boy. A little withdrawn, bt wat child isnt aftr such trauma? [gestured for them to sit dwn as she continued] We barely had him for 3 days before Ms Vihto showed up to tell us tht his birth mother demanded him bk, n if we were to keep him, we hv to pay the birth mother a severance fee of 10,000 carbs... [wiped her tears with her hanky]

Ozzy: [telepathically to Thrax] /Seems like Vihto is running extortion scams using children/

Thrax; 8bit back a growl8

Mrs Andellsohn: We're rich ppl, bt evn we couldnt come up with the cash tht quick, so Vihto had to take Sacha bk into her custody until we can come up with the money. My husband is trying to liquidate some assets to get the money, bt I'm not sure we can make it in time... We've been trying for yrs to hv children... I thought its bcoz we were viruses, n its our viral nature to hv children late, wat with virus being hard to breed amongst ourselves n all... But aftr 10 yrs of trying, we finally gave in n went to the doctors n it turned out its me, it was an illness I had wen I was a child tht caused me to become infertile, n my parents kept tht frm me... So we decided aftr 2 yrs in denial to finally adopt. First child we hv n this happens... [sobs]

Ozzy: [sighed n spoke to Thrax telepathically] /Better tell her the truth abt her "Sacha", babe/

Thrax; 8made a magic projection of Dieter, Vincent n their three children8

Mrs Andellsohn: [sees the projection, n sees Sal in there] Yes, yes, tht's my Sacha! Is tht where he is now? Who are these ppl?

Thrax; His name is Salvador and this is his REAL family, they're going out of their minds looking for him

Mrs Andellsohn: Real family? I... I don't understand...

Ozzy: [sees a notepad n a pen nearby n made a "May I?" gesture]

Mrs Andellsohn: Umm... Sure...

Ozzy: [wrote dwn Sal's real origins, abt his autism, how Dieter n Vincent adopted him from the streets, n how Vihto tricked them as well into giving him away]

Mrs Andellsohn: [read the whole thing] But... But his paperwork... His background... They all seem legit... Even her office looked genuine!

Thrax; She's a con artist, a smart one

Mrs Andellsohn: Then... Then... [sobs hard] Its not meant to be... We're not meant to hv children at all...

Ozzy: [takes her hand n squeeze reassuringly, telepathically to Thrax] /Tell her its not her fault, tht one day she will hv her own child to adopt/

Thrax; 8repeated the words to him8

Mrs Andellsohn: [sobbed for a while, then released Ozzy n picked up the phone] I'll hv to call my husband, to tell him abt this, n to stop him frm liquidating our assets. U... U will find Sacha... I mean, Salvadore n save him, right?

Thrax; He shall be found n returned to his true home

Mrs Andellsohn: [nodded] I'll make the call first. If u dont mind the wait...

Ozzy: [gives her a "Its OK" wave]

Mrs Andellsohn: [nodded again n walked away to make the call to her husband]

Thrax; 8cocked an ear8

[whispered conversations btwn Mrs Andellsohn n her husband was heard, with sobbing n crying in btwn]

Ozzy: [turned to Thrax] /I'll go chk upstairs in Sal's room, see if I can find any clues or leads. U stay here n try to ask more questions frm her tht can help us with our find/

Thrax; 8nods8

Ozzy: [walked towards Mrs Andellsohn, wrote a note to ask permission to chk Salvador's room]

Mrs Andellsohn: [nodded n whispered] Up the stairs, 3rd door to ur right [resumed talking on the phone]

Ozzy: [nodded n made his way upstairs per her directions]

Thrax; 8waited8

Mrs Andellsohn: [finished the call, dried her tears n returned bk to Thrax] So is there anything I can do to help u out?

Thrax; 8asked what questions he needed8

Ozzy: [found the room n looked ard, chking for things that might strike him as a lead, noticing how much effort was put into this room as it was like every little boy's dream, then he looked at his desk n saw a drawing pad, in which he picked it up, flipped thru it n noticed that the boy had a pretty good talent in drawing. He then noticed something tht caught his eye, takes the drawing pad with him n came downstairs quickly]

Thrax; 8looked up8

Ozzy: [telepathically] /Ask her if I can take this with me/

Thrax; Would you mind if we took the sketchpad with us/

Mrs Andellsohn: Oh, tht's Sach-- I mean, Salvadore's favourite thing. He nvr leaves home without it, always sketching on tht thing... [realized she was rambling n sighed] Sure, go ahead. If it helps to find him, pls, take it

Ozzy: [nodded a thanks n jerked his head] /Time to go, babe/

Thrax; 8nods then turned to her8 Thank you for your help

Mrs Andellsohn: O-Of course. Pls, send my regards to Salvadore's family, n tell them I'm sorry for inadvertently putting them thru so much trouble, and... if u manage to save him... tell him he'll always be my Sacha...

Thrax; 8nods8 Of course and hope ya n ya husband's wish is fulfilled some day

Mrs Andellsohn: [nodded n walked them out]

Ozzy: [bowed in thanks n waved goodbye before they left]

Thrax; 8nodded to her in thanks then followed his mate8