"IGGY!" Way called out as Ignis walked towards the car, he hoped Way had brought his coat as it was extremely cold outside. As soon as he turned around, he knew he was in trouble, two men surrounded him, a prick on his neck and everything went blurry and foggy.
He tried to struggle and get away, but the drug was too strong, he heard the blast as he was carried away. That's when he heard his name, called with gut crunching pain by Way...
"Way!" He mumbled as the drug took over and he lost consciousness.
He awoke later tied to a bed, blindfolded (but was able to see a bit through the cloth) and stripped of his clothing. He was given food and water for the first few days, but then left alone. The kidnappers tried to get some information about who would follow him, but he refused to talk.
Eventually he was able to untie himself and get out of the house but was captured immediately and beaten up.The next time Ignis came around, he was locked in a van.
They travelled non-stop for almost a month. He was given old clothes and would throw food into the van from the small window at the driver's side.
He was allowed to use the washroom in one of their pit stops, only late at night, which was always off road and lonely.
After weeks of this routine, Ignis got an opportunity when he was left alone and sneaked out of the window, kidnappers were nowhere to be seen or found as he stumbled barefoot outside and made his bearings.
He walked for 2 hours down a dirt track to a paved road and was caught up by the kidnappers. They were laughing at him as they followed him all the way. He cut up his feet walking barefoot down the dirt road full of rocks and sharp prickly plants and weeds and they were enjoying it by following him.
They started joking about him wearing lace underwear when they kidnapped him and made jokes about Way, the big red head model who was nothing but a useless crybaby. This made Ignis mad and he attacked them, beating them bloody and getting beaten unconscious.
When he woke up, he was in pain and far away from the last place, wearing only a windbreaker, boxers and bare feet. It took a while for him to start concentrating on where they were taking him.
They drugged him whenever he was taken out from the van to the hideout and back. Food was given in the van and bathroom breaks was now only behind the van after his attempt to escape.
He put together that they were on the CanAm Highway, which connects Mexico to Canada through the United States. They were taking rounder routes and going from within towns but travelling along the US 85 and I-25, passing from Saskatchewan, he had tried his escape in North Dakota. He wasn't sure but Ignis guessed they passed Wyoming and definitely Colorado because he had seen them passing Chatfield Dam when a sandwich was thrown from the driver side window.
They had snatched his chain for money after an argument with someone on the phone about dwindling funds.
"Give the locket back!" These were the only words Ignis spoke in months.
The kidnappers started laughing and punched him hard on the chest and stomach. One of them heated the locket with his lighter and burnt the 'W' into Ignis's chest.
Ignis welcomed the pain, he had decided to reach Way or die trying and his mark on him was a reminder.
He lost track of time because after the chain incident, the beatings were too frequent and more brutal, food less and bathroom breaks when they wanted.
Finally on the night they were caught, he was forcefully fed medicines in the van and dragged out to a large empty space, that's when the sirens went off.
It's Way, Ignis thought, he has found me... he is here to save me, he tried to take his name, wanting Way to find him.
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Way... Way... "Way!" Ignis mumbled and started moving on the bed.