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Chapter 1: I Found You.

"SHUT Y'ALL," Two-bit yelled. "I can't hear this show."

The gang were all sitting in the living room on spread around on the furniture and the floor facing the T.V. A show about unsolved and found missing persons cases was on, the glow from the screen lighting up the dark room. Sodapop and Steve had been wrestling on the floor in front of the couch but they both stopped and stared at Two-bit. He wasn't even looking at them.

"Oh my god." Everyone turned to look at Johnny. He was staring at the screen in shock. A new story about a missing person came on. One of the unsolved ones. But it wasn't the story itself that shocked them into silence. It was the person it was about.

"Over four years ago, thirteen year old Dallas Michael Winston was abducted from his home in California. The boy was believed to be taken by his father whom the family had taken out a restraining order on for child abuse and molestation. He was believed to be taken between 1:00 and 3:00 at night and was never seen by any of his family again. Greg Winston, the father, was reported seen all over the United States but none of the leads ever went anywhere. He disappeared from sight a year after the abduction and his where abouts are not known."

A picture flashed up on the screen. Familiar pale blue eyes framed by platinum blond hair stared at them from a much younger face than the one they were used to seeing.

"The last time he was spotted he appeared to be heading down towards the Cleveland and Tulsa area. Dallas Winston was believed to be seen once but the body has not been found leaving experts to believe that he could still be alive.

Dallas is an albino child of about 5'6" with a slender build, blue eyes and jaw length hair. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, boots, a black shirt and a leather jacket. The teenager would be about 17 years of age at this time and if you have any information of his whereabouts could you please call us at the number disclosed below.

The family still has hope that Dallas could still be out there and would like to thank you for your help in the search for this missing person."

The gang continued to stare in shock at the screen as the narrator gave a brief history of the family and showed a picture of what Dallas should look like today. Steve turned off the T.V. when the story was over and twisted around to stare at the group sitting in shocked silence on the couch.

A sound made them all turn towards the door. Dally was standing there, his blue eyes still focused on the screen even though it was turned off. Anger was slowly filling his face, pink flushing across his pale cheeks. He glared at them.

"Stay out of this," he hissed venomously at them. "Mind your own business and things will stay the way they are. Leave it and no one will get hurt." Spinning on his heel he raced back out the door, letting it slam behind him.