Hardy Detective Agency featuring Hardy Boys Fan Fiction

Vanessa let out a small moan but no one heard her above the noise. Joe had pinned his forearm against Steven’s neck as he tried to get him to drop the gun. She slowly opened her eyes, and turning her head slightly Vanessa saw a frightening sight. She saw Joe fighting with a madman!

Steven was starting to panic; he had heard his cousin’s voice which meant that Todd had arrived on his own. With that thought in mind, Steven renewed his efforts to fight off Joe.

As Joe struggled with Steven…”Joe”…Hearing Vanessa call out to him, caused Joe to loosen his hold on Steven. By this time, Todd had entered the house, Frank was right behind him.

Taking advantage of the situation, Steven shoved Joe away from him. Recovering quickly, Joe held firm and attempted to push Steven back against the wall.

Steven cried out in frustration as he tried to get Joe to let go of his wrist. He gripped the gun firmly….Suddenly there was a loud bang as the gun went off.

“Noooo!” Joe screamed as he watched in horror, Frank jerked back and then fell to the floor.

When Todd saw Steven getting the upper hand, he had stepped forward to help Joe. He saw his cousin jerk his hand away from the wall, the gun pointing directly at him. Before he knew it, Frank had pushed him down to the floor. As he fell he heard the gunshot and then Joe’s anguished cry. Rolling onto his back he saw Frank take a step back and then fall down.

Clenching his fist, Joe drew back his right hand and slammed it into Steven’s solar plexus. Steven dropped the gun as he slumped forward trying to breathe. Joe kicked the gun out of reach and ran over to his brother.

Todd crawled over to the gun, he scrambled up and pointed it the gun at his cousin. “Enough, Steven! That’s enough – you’ve done enough!”

Fenton had just reached the front door when he heard a gun being fired. He heard the fear and pain in Joe’s voice as he ran inside. It felt as if his heart fell into the pit of his stomach when he saw Joe kneeling over Frank’s body.

Kneeling down on Frank’s other side; Fenton breathed a sigh of relief. He reached out to touch Joe’s shoulder.

“He’s going to be okay, Joe.”

Joe shook his head; he looked over at Fenton, his blue eyes shimmering with tears. “Frank was shot, Dad! He was shot in the chest!”

Fenton was pulling up Frank’s shirt. “Look Joe – Frank had on a vest! We had to wear a vest before the San Antonio authorities would let us come with them!”

“Ooo…man, that hurts!” Frank moaned.

“Would you rather have a bullet wound?” asked Joe. “Dad – Vanessa was shot!”

“She’s being taken care of, Joe.” Todd Butler stood beside the young Hardy.

Frank knew that Joe was worried about Vanessa; he waved him off. “Go on Joe, I’m fine. Go to Vanessa.”

Joe gave his brother a grateful smile before he ran to Vanessa’s side. Fenton helped Frank sit up. The two men watched as Steven was being handcuffed and read his rights. Todd leaned against the wall, a sad expression on his face. He knew this time his cousin wouldn’t get away with his crimes.

*****

Vanessa opened her eyes to find herself in a white, sterile-looking room. There was a hint of an ammonia smell in the air. She turned her head to the left and saw an IV drip; looking down to her right, Vanessa saw a familiar blonde head resting on the side of the bed. She reached out and stroked Joe’s hair.

Joe felt the soft caress; he lifted his head and stared into Vanessa’s gray-blue eyes.

“Hello, gorgeous,” whispered Joe.

“Hello, handsome.”

Holding her hand, Joe smiled happily at Vanessa. She had been very lucky. The bullet hadn’t hit any major arteries; the bullet had gone clean through. Joe hadn’t even noticed that he had gotten nicked.

As she gazed into Joe’s eyes, Vanessa noticed a change come over him. He suddenly seemed very nervous and sad.

“Joe, what’s wrong?”

Joe found that he couldn’t face Vanessa any longer. He lowered his eyes, staring at their clasped hands.

“Vanessa…do you remember when we first started dating?”

“I remember.”

“Your mom didn’t like me so much then…”

“She liked you, Joe – she was just afraid for me!”

“Because of what Frank and I did – solving mysteries.”

Vanessa wasn’t sure she liked where this was going. “Joe, you know my mom was just concerned I would be hurt if anything happened to you.”

“Or if something happened to you because of me!” Joe let out a sad sigh. “She was right – look how many times you have gotten hurt – like today!”

“This wasn’t your fault!”

Joe shook his head. “I think Andrea was right – you should see someone else. Your life is too important to me…I couldn’t bear it if – “

Vanessa let go of Joe’s hand; she grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him towards her. Caught by surprise, Joe was astonished to see the anger flashing in her eyes.

“You listen to me, Joe Hardy! I knew what I was getting myself into when we first started dating! I understand the danger you and Frank put yourselves in – and yes, it scares me sometimes, but I always know you’ll come back to me!” Vanessa took a deep breath. She let go of Joe’s shirt and began to jab his chest with her finger.

“Don’t you every,”….jab…”EVER!”…another jab…”tell me to find another boyfriend! If you do, I’ll…I’ll…”

Joe smiled. “You’ll what?”

“I’ll get Biff to beat you to pulp and then…” She pulled Joe close, their lips just inches apart….”then I’ll kiss you till you give in.”

As their lips met in a passionate kiss, Joe thought that he could take this kind of punishment.

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The Hardy Boys belong to Simon and Schuster and the Stratemeyer Foundation. The Hardy Boys Fan Fiction authors of the Hardy Detective Agency have just borrowed them for an adventure or two. The authors promise to put the boys back when they are done with them. The authors do claim copyright to the original characters in this story. Please do not borrow original characters without express permission of the authors.