A/N: Hey, so this is my first attempt at a full-length PLL story. I hope it goes well. I thought while we are all waiting anxiously for season 6 to start in June, I would write my own PLL theory. It starts a few hours after season 5 ended, I hope you all like it. :)

Chapter One

The Broken Dollhouse

Police sirens and the flashing strobe lights on the police cruisers illuminated the still, silent night. The gate of the metal fencing that surrounded the small shack stood wide open as officers walked in and out. The ambulance announced its' arrival with a low wail as it pulled up beside two police cars. It was here to pick up the first of possible five victims; a young girl they had found half-buried just inside the fence. She now lay on a plastic sheet they had placed her on, her blonde hair fanned out like a halo around her. Her dress was also torn and dirty.

The radio crackled to life, startling Toby Cavanaugh, pulling his gaze from his unconscious friend. It was his boss, Detective Tanner, requesting his presence inside the shack. Toby swallowed hard, fearing the worst and hoping for the best, and walked through the shack door. He entered into a long, dark hallway with lights lining the walls on either side. It definitely didn't look like any shack he'd been in before.

The hallway sloped downward and Toby guessed he was headed underground. When he turned the corner, he found Detective Tanner standing there with two other officers. Their faces grim and Toby felt his heart drop into his stomach. He approached slowly, trying to keep his face blank like the trained police officer he was.

"What happened?" Toby asked. He was surprised when his voice came out steady and even.

"We were hoping you could shed some light on this for us," Tanner said instead. She half-turned and gestured toward the open door behind her. "Do you recognize this room?"

Toby stepped into the room, his heart sinking further. It was like he was back in Rosewood and she could walk in at any minute. The canopy bed, where they would just lie in each other's arms as the hazy afternoon sun shone in on them. The armchair by the window, where they would sit together and she would rest her head against his shoulder as he read to her. The nostalgia was almost too much and Toby had to tell himself to keep it together.

Anger suddenly filled him, knowing that this was just one of A's games. He spun on his heel to face Tanner, who was standing in the doorway. "What is this? Where are Spencer and the other girls?"

"We haven't found anybody else yet," Tanner shook her head. "But we haven't searched all the rooms yet..."

She was interrupted by a shout coming from down the hall. Toby was the first to spring into action, running out of the room, following the sound of the voice. His heart beat fast both from adrenaline and the familiarity of the voice.

"Is anyone out there?! Please help me!"

It came from the door on Toby's right, followed by three loud bangs. He rushed over to the door and yanked on the handle, but it was locked. "Emily, it's me, Toby, are you alright?" he called to her.

He thought he heard her breathe out a loud sigh of relief a second before she answered, "Yeah, yeah, I'm fine." There was a pause, then Emily continued, "What about the others? Are Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Mona okay?"

Toby was quiet for a moment, debating on what and how much to tell her through the door. In the end, he just said, "We don't know yet, but we're going to get you out." Toby looked back at Tanner, who nodded toward the other officer. The officer came forward with a set of lock picks in his hand.

The seconds seemed to tick agonizingly slowly as the officer worked and Toby's patience was wearing thin. Of course, he wanted Emily to come out safe, but she might also know where Spencer was. Finally, the door swung open and Emily was standing there. Her green evening gown was rumpled, her hair was unkempt, and her feet were bare, but she looked unharmed. Emily's eyes seemed to widen when she saw the police, like she almost couldn't believe they were here. Then, she ran forward and Toby caught her in his arms. Her body started to shake a little and Toby realized she was crying tears of relief.

"It's okay, it's okay," Toby kept repeating, in a low soothing voice.

After Emily had calmed down, Tanner stepped forward. "Miss Fields, can you tell us what exactly happened here?" she questioned.

Toby didn't miss the look of contempt Emily gave the detective and he couldn't blame her. Tanner was the reason she and the other girls were arrested in the first place. But Emily answered anyway.

"A put us in these rooms that looked exactly like our own back home," Emily explained. "This was his dollhouse and we were his dolls. Charles, that's his name, he was just playing with us, he even dressed Mona up like Alison and made her act like her. We were able to break his game and make it out, but that's when we found out we were fenced in." Her eyes misted over as she recalled the events of the last few hours. "We were trapped and that's when things get all blurry. There was a loud siren and someone screamed. Then, I felt a prick on my arm and everything went dark. When I woke up in my so-called room that's when I heard people outside and it turned out to be you guys." She took a deep breath when she finished as if a giant weight was lifted off of her.

"Do you know where the other girls are?" Tanner asked her.

Emily looked confused. "In their rooms, I guess-" she started to say, but Toby shook his head.

"Spencer's room was empty," he told her, feeling a lump form in his throat as he did.

"And we're assuming the room that looked like Alison Dilaurentis' room was the one Mona was staying in," Tanner added, making it sound like this was a hotel and not a prison. "She wasn't there either."

"What about Hanna and Aria?" Emily asked, her eyes flicking back and forth frantically.

"We found Hanna outside, she's being treated by paramedics, but it doesn't look good," Toby said gently. Emily sucked in a breath. "We haven't found Aria yet, do you know where she could be?"

Emily looked around as if trying to get her bearings, and finally said, "A had her in that room over there." She pointed to the door at the end of the hall and started walking toward. Emily grabbed the door handled and started yanking on it, but quickly realized that it was locked. "Aria?! Are you in there?! Aria!" She pounded on the door, calling to her friend.

Toby gently pulled her away, so that the other officer could unlock the door. It didn't take as long to get the door open this time. When the door swung open, Toby almost thought this room was empty too, until he saw she a small figure lying limp on the bed.

"Aria!" Emily exclaimed, running toward her friend. Toby was right behind her as she knelt next to her friend. There was blood on the side of Aria's face, but there seemed to be nothing else wrong and her breathing was regular. Emily shook her friend's shoulder lightly, calling her name.

Aria groaned slightly as she started to come to, her hand automatically going to her head. She drew in a sharp breath when she saw the blood on her fingers. Then, she looked up and immediately threw her arms around Emily, the two friends holding onto each other tightly, almost sobbing.

"Aria, can you stand up?" Toby asked, when the girls pulled apart. Aria nodded slowly and with Emily's held, she stood up on shaky legs.

"Do you remember how you got here?" Toby questioned her.

Aria tried to think for a minute, but gave up with a small sigh of frustration. "No—I don't-" she said. "I can't remember anything after we ran outside." She looked toward Emily for help, who put an arm around her.

"Let's go and get you checked out by a paramedic, both of you," Toby said, leading them both out of the room. Surprisingly, Detective Tanner didn't object and led them all through the underground cavern without a word.

When they burst outside, both Emily and Aria seemed let out a huge gasp of relief. Toby could only imagine how they must feel to be finally free of a place they've been trapped in. They were barely through the gate when Toby heard a shout and then Aria broke free of Emily's embrace. She ran forward right into Ezra's outstretched arms. Toby wasn't surprised to see him, but he had been hoping that both he and Caleb would have gone back home or to the station when the police had come here.

Watching the couple, or non-couple, Toby wasn't sure what their relationship status was exactly, he felt his heart squeeze painfully. Spencer was still missing and there was no evidence telling him where she was now. Toby had to turn away from the couple and when he did, he saw Caleb hurrying toward him.

He already knew what the other guy wanted before he asked. Toby nodded toward the ambulance, where the paramedics were just starting to load Hanna into it. Caleb turned and immediately started running toward the ambulance. Toby couldn't take it anymore and had to walk away. He covered his face with his hand and sighed. His patience was running thin, if they didn't find something soon, Toby was just going to run off and find Spencer himself. Lowering his hands, Toby looked out at the dark forest in front of him. He knew that running off by himself and abandoning procedure was reckless and dangerous, for him and Spencer, but Toby vowed that he would bring Spencer home. No matter what.

A/N: So, how was it? Please review and tell me what you think. :) Oh, and which couple would you like to see in this story, Paily or Emison?