Missing
By: Kristi DeSimone
It was a warm summer afternoon when Shawn Jonson first went
missing. She was at the gym as usual. She had just finished her
floor routine and was very hot and tired. She had been training for
a long time that day and was finally finished. She went to locker to
get changed. She was all dressed and ready to go, she got in the
car and drove home. Once she was home she took her shoes off,
sat on the couch and called her friend Audrey. Shawn asked her if
she wanted to go to the mall with her. Audrey said she couldn’t
because she was going to the park with her little cousins. Shawn
went to the mall anyway because they were having a sale in
Modells and she needed new grips. Shawn put her shoes back on,
grabbed her bag and off she went.
Meanwhile the leader of the monkey gang, BP, was planning who
his next victim would be. The monkey gang kidnaps celebrity’s and
uses the in their circus videos. Flippie, Nutty, and Tummy are the
other 3 monkeys in the gang. They will do anything BP asks for. BP
thought of 3 possible victims, Paris Hilton, Shawn Johnson, or
Miranda Cosgrove. The Gang chose Shawn Johnson because she
would be perfect for the acrobatics, trapeze, and aerial arts.
BP assigned Nutty the job of finding information about
Shawn. Flippie had the job of planning the kidnapping.
Tummy didn’t like the whole idea of kidnapping people but
he did it any way. His job was to follow Shawn around. The
next day Tummy reported back that Shawn was going to
the mall. The gang hopped in the monkey mobile and
headed for the mall.
It was 1:15 when Shawn arrived at the mall and the monkey gang was
not far behind. Shawn was searching in her bag for her phone when the
gang arrived. They got out of their cars at the same time. Shawn saw
the monkeys and gave then a confused look. The monkeys just smiled
and waved to her. The monkeys held the door for the monkeys as they
entered. She would regret that later. Shawn was wondering what the
monkeys were doing at a mall. Shawn decided to go to the security desk
and tell them what she saw. The security guard was a big man wearing
a navy blue shirt and a heavy belt. When she told him about the
monkeys in their car and waving and walking around the mall watching
her he just laughed and said, “They’re here all the time, don’t worry
your pretty little head off.” Shawn was upset that the security guard
didn’t take her seriously and went on to Modell’s.
Shawn arrived at Modells and the monkeys were right behind her. She asked
an employee where the gymnastic things were. He smiled and said, “Aren’t
you Shawn Johnson?” She answered back, “Yes I am thank you for
recognizing me.” He said, “No problem, hey can you sign this for me?” Shawn
took the paper and signed it then went on to find the grips. The monkeys were
looking at baseball equipment and the same worker who just talked to Shawn
saw them. He went over to them and said, “Guess what? Shawn Johnson is in
my store! My store!” The monkeys just smiled and nodded their heads. The
store worker ran behind the desk and called his friends. BP quietly crawled
through the aisles, when he saw Shawn he motioned to Flippie and Nutty to
come over. They had taken some supplies from a camping store and a supply
store. Flipped was carrying a rope and Nutty was carrying
tape. Since Tummy didn’t like kidnapping people his job
was to be lookout. The store employee was still on the
phone, now with his mom when the gang attacked.
BP was the first to go up to Shawn. He went up to her and made the biggest
smile he could and hugged her. Shawn was a little scared when that
happened but after a while (it was a long hug) she thought it was cute. After
the 3-minute hug BP gave the gang another signal to give him the rope, they
did and he tied her up. Shawn thought it was a monkey game so she said,
“Aww, you guys are so cute I cant believe I was scared of you.” BP gave Nutty
a look. Shawn didn’t see it so she asked, “What kind of game is this?” BP
looked at her and shrugged. Nutty ran over with the tape, now Shawn was
scared. Flippie had written on a piece of paper: If you’re quiet we won’t have
to use the tape. We are taking you with us. We will tell you why later. Get up
and follow us. Shawn stared to cry but she did as the monkeys said and
followed them to the monkey mobile.
The monkeys took Shawn to their studio where they film their videos. Shawn still
didn’t understand what was going on. Flippie wrote Shawn another note. This one
said: We are the monkey gang. I am Flippie, this is Nutty, and that is Tummy. Our
leader is Banana Peel (BP). We make circus videos and you will be in our newest
one. We will let you go when we’re done. Just follow us and everything will be fine.
Shawn did as they said and headed to their circus set. They would begin filming
tomorrow.
Shawn’s family became very worried. They called in Detective Dally.
Detective Dally is also Shawn’s uncle so he became very involved in this
case. He searched everywhere she went, the gym, the mall, and many other
places. He even interviewed her friends. Audrey told Dally that Shawn was
going to Modell's. He immediately went to Modells. He asked the employee
at Modell's if he had seen Shawn. The employee screamed, “SHAWN
JOHNSON!” Dally replied, “Yes, she is my niece. She was here yesterday
and she never came home.” The employee explained how she came in and
asked where the gymnastic things were, and gave him an autograph. He
also explained about the monkeys following her around. Dally thanked the
employee and left. Dally arrived at the police station and searched “Monkey
Gang” on Google. Many results came up and he found the one that was
closest to them. He found the address and planned to go the next day.
Meanwhile the gang and Shawn had finished the circus video. Shawn had
preformed on trapeze, tightrope, and floor stunts. Shawn and the monkeys
were talking when Dally burst through the door. "Get on the ground." he
shouted. The monkeys and Shawn did as they were told. Dally ran over to
Shawn and she got up and hugged him. Shawn explained to him how they
made their capture, about the videos, and how surprised she was at how well
she was treated here. Dally was taking out his animal cuffs when Shawn yelled,
"Stop!" Dally stopped right away and looked at Shawn. She explained, "Please
don't arrest them. They are innocent animals and they promised me they would
never do it again. Please Uncle Dally. Please." Dally looked over to the
monkeys and BP made a gesture to Shawn. She knew they were saying please
too. Dally left the monkeys alone and took Shawn home. Shawn said an
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emotional goodbye to the gang, then left.