DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN THE UGLIES SERIES, SCOTT WESTERFELD DOES!

Takes place in Specials. Summary: What happens if Tally was captured instead of Fausto? Would the smokies use her as bait, or would they cure her into one of them? What will Tally's reaction towards David be?


The wind blowing through the trees sent an icy cold chill down my spine. It felt good to have clarity. Tonight was to be a special night. We were going to capture the Smokies once and

for all. I couldn't bring myself to remember the old days. When I was an ugly, I made a new best friend, Shay. She taught me how to hoverboard and much more. Until she told me

what was on her mind. She didn't want to become pretty, like I did. She wanted to stay ugly in a place called the Smoke, where everyone was ugly. Too bad I ruined that shot for her,

when I...betrayed her. But now, Shay says that it wasn't my fault. In her new Special mind, that's what it seems. But we both know it was my fault, deep down inside her, she still

hated me with all her heart. We were searching the woods, looking for anything that looked smokie, seemed smokie, and smelled smokie. It was only Shay, Fausto, and myself. We

didn't want anyone else to come, we wanted to handle this ourselves. Shay was taking the West perimeter, while Fausto took the East. I took the North, hoping I would find what I

was looking for. David. I wanted to be the one to capture him, to make sure he turned pretty for all he had caused between Shay and I. He was dating Shay when she came to the

Smoke. But when I came along, he decided he liked me better. Shay was furious of course, I tried to tell him. He is the reason why Shay hated me as a cured ugly, as a cured pretty,

as a cutter, and deep down now. So if I capture him tonight, Shay'll finally think of me as her true best friend. I raced my hoverboard around the trees. Wanting to go faster but having

to slow down when I needed to check for anything. That's when I smelled it. A smoke filled aroma got caught in my nose. A smokie. I gently leaned my hoverboard down so I could

look around. We my feet touched the floor, that's when the ambush began.I rolled on the wet cold ground. Dodging arrows that flew straight over my face. I continued to roll until

they stopped shooting. I thought they left, knowing that I dodged them all. I stood up slowly, but slow enough to see that one last arrow flew over me. I laughed at the thought of a

smokie, having bad aim. Until I knew what they were doing. The arrow wasn't meant to hit me. I tried to drop to the ground but it was too late. The net got tangled around me. I

knew that my special muscles could break through the wiring, but it seemed as if the net was made to capture a special. I kept tugging and pulling on the ropes but it didn't work. I

was too momentarily into cutting through that I didn't notice that a smokie came out and pulled out a bow and arrow. "Uh, oh." I said. The smokie flung the arrow and it hit me on the

thigh. I began feeling drowsy after a second, my vision was being clouded. I collapsed on the ground. The last thing I remember seeing was David carrying me in his arms...


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