Held for Ransom at Hanahuna

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“So Fred, have you figured out how all these Hawaiian horrors are doing it?” Velma asked.
Fred scratched his head. “Obviously, these Wikki Tikkis aren’t human. And I’ve hung around you long enough to know they aren’t some supernatural beings. “ He shrugged his shoulders. “Any theories?”
“Call it a hunch, but I think they’re controlled by….”
Velma stopped talking as Fred gaped in the direction of Daphne. The redhead had a new pink top, tied off to expose her midriff, knotted just below her chest by a purple tie that matched the sarong knotted tightly at her waist that showed off her perfect legs. A pink flower in her hair completed the image.
“Fred…Fred?”
The blond said nothing. She may as well fire a gun for all it would be noticed.
“Nice, er..get-up Daph,” Velma offered to break the silence as her roommate entered the conversation.
“Oh…just something I found in some local store.”
Liar, Velma thought. While Fred napped after the surfer competition, Daphne had feverishly combed the island for the perfect outfit. A local girl named Snooki had been abducted, and Fred was determined to mount a search and rescue. And the redhead knew both how Fred wouldn’t quit until she was found, but also how he felt about freeing damsels-in-distress. Her man just needed…a little…focus, you know?
“You. uh…err….wanna… ah…you know.”
Daphne stifled a giggle, choosing flirtatiousness, batted her eyes and pleaded “Could you please be more specific?”
“I….uhm….
But his words were drowned out by Shaggy and Scooby, as well as a few of the natives. “Run! It’s the Wikki Tikkis!”
Fred whipped out his newest possession, a cane, and whirled to beat off their attackers. He stood close behind his girlfriend. “Don’t worry Daphne. I’ll save you from these Wikki Tikkis!”
As her back kick dispatched the second attacker, Daphne smirked to herself. “I’m no damsel –in—diss….”
But at that moment, she backed over a pair of Wikki Tikkis, who held a spear between them. Fortunately, she did not hit the ground, but only because six more of the diminutive figures caught her. The two who tripped her seized her ankles. Two grasped her wrists. Two lifted her from the small of her back, while two other jabbed the pole from their spear between her teeth, like a bit, so she could not yell out for help.
“Daphne!” Fred ran forward to rescue her as the Wikki Tikkis ran off with her. But as soon as he burst into the jungle, he felt the ground disappear beneath him, then all went black. The last thing that occurred to him before he lost consciousness was how perfect the Burmese Tiger Trap pit was set and disguised….

Snooki looked over at Manu. “Looks like the Wikki Tikkis succeeded in scaring off Richard LaLuna, the tourists, and even the natives.”
“Yes, your little robots sure came in handy,” said Manu, in an almost off-handed manner.
Strange how almost bored Manu sounds, when we’re almost so close to getting all that real estate cash like we planned.
“You okay,” she asked, almost hesitantly.
“You’ll see my little surprise, Snooki,” he replied. “Change of plans, but it’ll make us even richer, and let me have some fun.”
At that moment, the Wikki Tikkis arrived. Snooki noticed they had grabbed a redheaded gal. She was pretty well pinned by them.
“Wha-what’s…”
“Snooki, meet Daphne Blake, wealthy heiress,” Manu interrupted. “She’s not only going to bring in a lot of ransom money, but quite a price in sales, as I have no intention of releasing her once the money comes in. She’ll have seen our faces, and know our names.”
While saying this, he loosely pushed aside the spear pole for a second. Daphne had just a moment to get in a half-scream before a thick knotted scarf was jammed between her lips, pulled behind her neck, and tied tightly.
“But Manu, how did you….”
“I watched you, and paid attention to how you programmed those robots,” Manu continued as he sought to bind Daphne’s wrists behind her back, while the Wikki Tikkis held her tight. “Plus, with real estate values in this depressed Hawaiian economy, we weren’t going to make much selling those homes anyway.”
Now that his captive was helplessly bound and gagged, he stood her upright, and showed her off to Snooki. “There’s a wealthy guy who makes a ton of money buying companies and laying off employees. He’s as Arabic as you or I, but that doesn’t stop him from pretending to be a Sultan. And he wants the world’s best harem. This gal could add to it, netting us 10 times what we could make from all the houses we could swipe on this island.”
Manu brushed her hair slightly, while Daphne close her eyes and shook her head, as if trying to brush her off.
“Let me set up the ransom note….and tell the Sheik we have his prize addition,” Manu instructed Snooki. “Watch her, and make sure she doesn’t wriggle out of this jam she’s in.”
As Manu set off for the hut, Snooki looked at the redhead, jealously eyeing her outfit. Though their figures were similar, Daphne had clearly left her behind in the style race. Maybe that was why Manu really didn’t fawn over her the way that blond man did with her.
Daphne murmured something into her gag. Snooki looked at her sympathetically, then shrugged her shoulders.
The redhead repeated it, though a little louder. “Sorry, Miss Blake,” Snooki replied. “Manu probably doesn’t want me talking to you.”
Daphne ignored her and desperately mewed into her gag. It sounded like she was asking for a glass of water. Well, what was the harm in that?
“Thanks,” Daphne said a moment later, as the cool water reached her lips. “I was about to get a drink when your Wikki Tikki robots ambushed me.”
“Er…they weren’t really mine,” Snooki admitted. “Well…I made them, but I didn’t tell them to tie you up and all.”
“The cops won’t care about that little detail, since you are Manu’s partner, and all,” Daphne replied, and noticed Snooki gasp with fear. “25 to life is usually what give you for kidnapping. I should know…I’ve been abducted more than once, and had to testify at trials.”
“B-but I never meant…”
“I’ll make sure that never happens to you, though,” Daphne said, as if addressing a dear sister. “I’ll testify on your behalf, get you the best lawyers, if you do one little thing.”
“Sure…anything!”
“GET ME LOOSE!” Daphne hissed, angrily. “I don’t want to be some love slave!”
“I will…” but at that moment, she heard Manu opening the door. “…but later, when we get some time alone. I promise!” she whispered, frantically looked around, and grabbed the purple cloth that had gagged the redhead. She folded it into a triangle.
“Snooki wait just a mmmmph….”
“Sorry Miss Blake, but I can’t let Manu know we talked!”
But I was trying to tell you, he had the gag jammed into my mouth, Daphne thought desperately. I hope Manu doesn’t notice.
“So Snooki…did you say anything to Daphne,” Manu began.
“Of course not Manu!” she said cheerily. “She’s our prisoner!”
“Then why is the gag over her nose and mouth instead of between her lips!”
“I…I…” but Manu grabbed Snooki by the wrists, and wrenched them behind her back, using some of the extra rope to knot them tightly. “I…just got her a drink of water. Is that so bad?”
Manu finished his binding, then tore a strip of cloth from her skirt.
“No…” but it was too late. Like Daphne, she too was sporting a gag.
“Sorry, Snooki, but I can’t trust you anymore now,” Manu growled, then laughed. “Besides, the Sheik asked if there was a second gal I could bring to him. The raven-haired, brown-skinned beauty will go well with this fiery redhead. Besides, I could get my own harem for what he’s going to pay for you!”

Both gals were headed to Manu’s hut while he sought to summon the Sheik’s minions. While inside there, the two gals turned back-to-back, and tried desperately to undo each other’s bonds. While Daphne couldn’t make much headway, Snooki was able to loosen a knot on Daphne’s wrist. With an muffled exclamation, Daphne pulled off her ropes, pulled down the cloth so that it hung around her neck, and removed Snooki’s gag as well.
“Miss Blake…you saved me,” she said worshipfully.
“It was all you, loosening those ropes,” the redhead replied graciously. “And look…here’s the rescue party.”
Snooki looked out below. Up the hill, Fred led Velma, Shaggy and Scooby, and several policemen. “Who’s that blond guy?”
“Uh…my boyfriend!” Daphne beamed.
“Really?” Snooki gaped. “He’s cute. So how serious are you?”
“Serious enough.”
“Kissed?”
“Of course.”
The next step?”
“We’re…ah…working up to it…you know, taking it slow.”
“And how long have you been going out?”
“Why do you want to know?”
Snooki’s gaze returned to the ascot-wearing man sprinting up the hill. “Maybe he hasn’t found the right girl for him yet.”
Daphne began rolling up the long pink strip torn from her skirt.
“What are you doing, Miss…”
In a flash, Daphne jammed the pink cloth into her mouth, pulled it around her head, and knotted it tightly behind her head. “Sorry Snooki, but I’m not one share.” She pushed the island gal to a chair, then used her ties to fasten her to the back and legs of it.
Snooki bleated piteously into the gag.
“Don’t worry…I’ll send the cops back for you…as we’re leaving to get off the island in a half-hour,” Daphne promised. “I’ll let them know I was so relieved to get loose that I forgot to tell them about you! So consider us even for your ex-boyfriend nabbing me with your robots!”
Snooki growled angrily into the gag as she saw Daphne spring down the hill, arms wide open to embrace Fred, as Velma, Shaggy and Scooby and the police turned to walk away away with Manu in cuffs. “Mmmmph!!” “Grnuphh!” Just you wait until I get loose, Miss Blake, she thought. It’ll be your turn next time to be helpless!