#kidnap attempt

[starrydust-npc]

Glitch's first of many kidnap attempts of YN. He does not learn... at least he has natural armor so he won't be as injured.

If you're wondering where Eclipse is he was out hunting at during this. He clearly wasn't so pleased learning this when he got back to Sun and Moon tending to their scared YN.

[jordanstrophe]

The Price of Freedom

My new favorite prompt <3

CW: Whump, kidnap attempt, bodyguard Caretaker with a reluctant defiant whumpee, restraints, manhandled. 

“What do you mean Caretaker is going to follow me everywhere?!” Whumpee shouted.

“Darling! I’m sorry, but It’s not safe for you to be out there alone! Caretaker has agreed to protect you and keep you safe. You need to be appreciative!”

Caretaker tried to give them a warm smile, but Whumpee grumpily turned their head away.

“This is ridiculous! I don’t even believe someone is dumb enough to go after me! I don’t even have anything they could want.” Whumpee pouted.

“Yes, you do, dear. You’re my only child, they'll use you for random or as a bargaining chip for my company! This bodyguard is happening whether you like it or not!” 

Whumpee dug their nails into their hair as they let out an agonized groan in frustration. 

“Fine! Don’t let me live a normal life!” Whumpee shouted before storming out the door with a slam. Caretaker pulled down their sunglasses as they bolted off after them. 

Whumpee crossed their arms with a shiver as they climbed down the long stairs outside. They could hear the heavy steps behind them of their new “bodyguard” trailing at their heel.

“Stop following me.” Whumpee cranked their head back as the slowed their pace.

“Sorry, I have my orders.” Caretaker said, their face solid stone. 

“Ugh.. So how much are you getting paid for this? Enough to retire in a weekend?” Whumpee sassed. Caretaker didn’t respond, Whumpee couldn’t even tell a hint of expression behind their dark shades. Whumpee continued down the stairs, as so did Caretaker. 

Mission make Caretaker’s job hell, was a go. 

As soon as Whumpee’s foot hit the bottom of the steps, they bolted. They ran as fast as they could down the sidewalk, not even caring about the people staring at them. To be honest, they never did. 

They took random corners, sharp turns into shops, then out the back door. They ran down the street until they slowed to a stop, huffing and gasping for air. They leaned their shoulder against the wall as they caught their breath. There was no way Caretaker could have possibly kept up with the-

“Nice try.”

“AAH!” Whumpee screamed, whirling around to see Caretaker standing right behind them not even short of breath.

“You- Wha-When? How!?” Whumpee stuttered with hardly any air in their lungs.

“I’m your bodyguard, how do you think?”

“Okay! Okay fine. You win!” They raised their hands in defeat as Caretaker smiled proudly. Whumpee dug through their pockets for their wallet as they found a shop that sold smoothies. They ordered their favorite, as they slumped against the wall on their phone as they waited for it to be made. Caretaker guarding valiantly at their side, of course. 

When their name was called, Whumpee barely looked up. “Can you get that?” They murmured. Caretaker raised an eyebrow at them with distrust. “What if I slip walking over there?” Whumpee slowly lifted their eyes. Caretaker sighed, “Don’t go anywhere..” They growled before spinning around.   “Yeah! Yeah...”

Yeah right.

Caretaker quickly gathered the cold drink, turning around to see Whumpee gone from the wall they left them at. They looked around until they found them standing by the road at a bus.

“You can keep the smoothie for your trouble!” Whumpee called with a chuckle, before hopping on.

“WAIT!” Caretaker shouted, dropping the smoothie as they bolted just in time for the bus doors to close and take off. “No!” They cried, as they skidded to a stop at the empty road. They watched the bus drive away as they could make out Whumpee waving goodbye from the window.

“Hey! Hey you! Where does that bus go?!

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“Aha! Outsmarted.” Whumpee giggled to themselves as they proudly descended the bus. Finally, they were alone with peace and quiet, just like normal! 

...    Wait, where even was this place?

They were in a rundown part of town they had never seen before. No fancy shops, no paved roads, just dirt and ancient shops...

Oh well! Another adventure to explore! Whumpee went off down the dirt road to take a peak into the abandoned shops. They froze when a speeding car screeched to a stop at their side, dirt flying everywhere. 

No! There is no way Caretaker managed to find them that quickly!

They watched as several men came crawling from the old car dressed oddly, dirty suit and tie, some with rolled up sleeves just to show off their muscles. Yet they couldn’t help but to let out a sigh of relief that it wasn’t Caretaker.

“What’s the deal, kid?” The obvious leader of the group nodded.

“Oh! Erm, nothing. I just afraid you were... Someone else.” Whumpee trailed off, getting nervous.

“Oh did you now? How sweet.” Whumper smiled. "You’ll wish we were them when we’re through with you.” He hissed. 

Whumpee gasped as they lunged towards them, their fingers just barely grazing their clothes as they ducked. They tried to bolt away, but someone was already in front of them before they had a chance, they were quickly surrounded.

“W-wait! Y-you don’t have to do th-this!” Whumpee pressed their back against the old building wall, pebbles crumbling off it at just at the slight touch. 

“That’s true! But we want to! I’d love to hear the amount your mother dearest is willing to pay when we tell her we have her only child.” He grinned.

Sweat beamed off Whumpee’s forehead... She was right... And so was Caretaker! They should have listened to both of them instead of acting like a fool. They even treated Caretaker horribly!  

*sigh* Well well... if it isn’t the consciences of their own actions. 

They raised their hands in defeat as they took their last breath of freedom. Their hands were roughly taken as they were turned around and shoved against the wall, their arms tightly bound behind them. 

“P-please!” Whumpee begged as a tear escaped their eyes. Everything froze when they heard the sound of dozens of cars screech up surrounding them.

“Shoot! Boss, we have to go!” One yelled, as Whumpee let out a choke as their collar was roughly grabbed and pulled along. 

“Stop right there!” A familiar voice shouted, as Whumpee blinked away the tears to see Caretaker leap from a car and charge in. 

“Ca-Caretaker!” Whumpee cried out for them. 

“Shut up! Get in the car!” Whumper yelled, trying to push Whumpee into the van. Whumpee refused to go easily, as they pushed back with their feet against the side of the car. It was like trying to get an angry cat in a bath.

Caretaker caught up as they tacked Whumper to the ground, Whumpee lost their footing as they fell beside them against the harsh gravel. They tried to crawl away as they could hear the constant slamming sound of Caretaker’s fist connecting with Whumper’s face, over and over again. 

Eventually, they were arrested and taken away. Whumpee felt hand wrap around their wrists as they let out a fearful cry.

“Shh, It’s okay.” Caretaker whispered, cutting their bound wrists free. They helped Whumpee sit up as they used their sleeve to clean their face of the dirt.

“Are you okay?”

“Caretaker!... I-I’m so s-sorry!” Whumpee sobbed, as they broke down crying. They fell right against their chest as Caretaker pulled them into a comforting hug.

“It’s okay.” They smiled, brushing the dust from their hair. They pulled their coat off their back and draped it over Whumpee's shoulders. 

“I’m just so glad you’re safe.”

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Princess Anne's incredible three words to man who shot at her during kidnap attempt

Princess Anne’s incredible three words to man who shot at her during kidnap attempt

https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/princess-annes-incredible-three-words-22429991

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[princessanneftw]

The attempted kidnapping of Princess Anne in 1974

Requested by anonymous

48 years ago today, on 20th March 1974, a lone gunman named Ian Ball attempted to kidnap Princess Anne on The Mall in London.

At around 8pm, Anne and her husband of four months Mark Phillips were travelling back to Buckingham Palace after attending a charity film screening. With them in the Rolls Royce was her chaffeur, her lady-in-waiting and her protection officer, Inspector Jim Beaton.

About 200 yards away from the Palace, a white Ford Escort veered in front of their car and forced it to a stop. 26-year-old Ball emerged from the vehicle, carrying two handguns, and shot Inspector Beaton in the shoulder when he attempted to confront him. Beaton tried to fire back, but his wounded arm hurt his aim. After firing once, his gun jammed.

At this point, Anne instructed her lady in waiting to get out of the car, which she did. Ball then went to open the back door of the car where Anne was sitting, when Beaton got back into the car and placed himself between the princess and the shooter. He was shot twice more, in the hand and in the chest, the latter forcing him out of the car and onto the ground. The chaffeur Alex Callender then attempted to disarm him, but he was also shot in the chest and fell back into the car.

Pulling the back door open, Ball then grabbed Anne’s arm as Mark Phillips held her tight by her waist. As the two men struggled over the princess, her dress ripped and split down the back. Instead of panicking, she had what she later called “a very irritating conversation” with her potential kidnapper.

Ball demanded that she get out of the car and come with him, to which she famously retorted, “Not bloody likely.” He continued to plead with her to get out of the car, but she firmly refused. “I kept saying I didn’t want to get out of the car, and I was not going to get out of the car,” she told police.

Ball was planning to hold the princess to ransom in a house in Hampshire which he had rented, along with the Ford Escort. The house was located only five miles away from Sandhurst Military Academy, where Anne and Mark lived at the time.

Armed for the kidnapping, Ball was carrying two handguns with several rounds of ammunition, four pairs of handcuffs, two locked together to provide leg shackles, a high dosage of Valium and a typed ransom note addressed to the Queen. It began “Your daughter has been kidnapped” and demanded £2 million in £5 notes, to be stuffed into 20 unlocked suitcases and sent by plane to Switzerland. It concluded that if the ransom was not met, “Anne will be shot dead.”

Several men then came to the aide of the couple. Among them was a former boxer, a tabloid journalist, two chauffeurs and three policemen.

PC Michael Hills was the first on the scene. He heard the struggle and approached, but was shot in the stomach. Hills radioed his police station for backup. Glenmore Martin parked his car in front of the Ford Escort to prevent Ball escaping. Sun journalist John Brian McConnell had been following in a taxi. He got out and told Ball, “Don’t be silly, old boy. Put the gun down.” Ball shot him.

All of this was witnessed by the 6’4” former boxer Ronald Russell, who advanced and punched Ball in the back of the head. While the former boxer distracted the gunman, Anne reached for the door handle on the opposite side of the backseat. She opened it and did a backwards somersault out onto the road.

“I thought that if I was out of the car that he might move,” she said. She was right. As Ball ran around the car towards the princess, she jumped back in with Phillips, shutting the door. Ronald Russell then punched Ball in the face. More police officers were now witnessing the action. Russell later told police:

“Ball had a gun at her head. I lent in to the car and said ‘come this way Anne, you’ll be safe.’ I pulled her out and held her in front of me. Ball got behind me, and I thought ‘if he shoots me in the back it won’t hurt as much’. I turned and we were face to face. He was pointing a gun at me. I hit him fair and square on the chin. He went down and police were everywhere.”

With police now surrounding the scene, Ball fled towards St James Park. Peter Edmonds, a temporary detective constable, gave chase. He tossed his coat over Ball’s head, rugby tackled him and made an arrest.

On returning to the Palace, Anne telephoned her parents who were on a royal tour of Indonesia at the time. She spoke only to Prince Philip, who later said:

“God help that cretin. If he had succeeded in abducting Anne, she would have given him a hell of a time in captivity.”

When he appeared in court, Ian Ball said:

“I would like to say that I did it because I wished to draw attention to the lack of facilities for treating mental illness under the National Health Service.”

He pleaded guilty to attempted murder and kidnapping charges, and was sentenced to a life term in a mental health facility. He would end up in Broadmoor, the high-security psychiatric hospital.

All four wounded men recovered. Beaton was awarded the George Cross, Hills and Russell the George Medal, and Callender, McConnell and Edmonds received the Queen's Gallantry Medal.

Russell later revealed that when the Queen awarded him his medal she said:

“The medal is from the Queen of England, the thank you is from Anne’s mother.”

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