When they reached the top of the tree house, what they saw, was not what they were expecting. It was a mess, tables and chairs were all over the place as well as pots and pans and no one was to be seen.
"what in gods name has happened here my dear boy" Summerlee exclaimed with shock, after 2 years this is not what he expected to see at all. "where is everyone" he continued.
Then they heard something that Roxton would never forget a blood curling scream coming from the lower level, which was unmistakably Marguerite "Marguerite" Roxton whispered. He began to go down to the lower levels when he was pulled back by Summerlee "What the hell do you think you are doing. The other are captured and Marguerite is hurting, get off me now" Roxton whispered sharply to Summerlee while trying to shrug him off.
"Roxton" Summerlee called sharply back to him get his attention "we cant go charging down there, we have to have a plan, we don't know how many there are or even who they are" Summerlee said while releasing Roxton.
Realising Summerlee was right Roxton agreed " ok then" Roxton said with a sigh. " You stay here and I will go and see how many there are of them. Ok?" He said
Summerlee would of replied but he never got a chance as they heard footsteps coming up the stairs " quick, hide!" Summerlee whispered, looking around quickly tying to find a place, when he got yanked by Roxton towards a storage cupboard, quickly closing the door behind them they quietly waited for the capturer to pass.
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"What do you want with us" Challenger said to their capturer, after being surprised by them from coming up in the elevator, himself, Veronica, Finn and Marguerite were tied up and thrown down into one of the bedrooms, but none of the capturers had said anything yet.
After 5 mins of not saying anything the Capturer just said one thing " Her" while pointing to Marguerite with a sneer of his face " get her up now, take her into another room" complying with his leader two of his goonies yanked her up and dragged her from the room.
Following them the leader dismissed the cries of the chosen one companions "what are you going to do with her!, leave her alone!, you better not hurt her!" but their shouts went in vain as he didn't look back.
Going into the next bedroom Marguerite was roughly pushed to the ground " what the hell do you want with me" Marguerite exclaimed " who are you!" but all she got in reply was a swift kick in the ribs, not giving their captures the pleasure of her cries, Marguerite held in her whimpers, which only served to aggregative them more. `ha guess they cant always get what they want' Marguerite thought to herself.
The question which came next though was one she was not expecting at all, but her capturers were not patient and repeated the question again along with another kick, this time she answered but the answer was not what they wanted.
"Tell me where is Avalon!" he snarled again, pulling a knife out of his pocket, Marguerite gulped slightly "or suffer the consequences, which is it" while twirling the knife around in his fingers.
"I…..I don't know" Marguerite replied, which did not go down well at all with the leader.
" Look don't play games with me women!. I know you know, you are the chosen one, you do know, so don't tell me you don't" The leader venomously said to her.
Gaining some strength together Marguerite snarled right back into his face "look I said I don't know and even if I did I wouldn't tell you" For that remark Marguerite received a slap in the face.
" Well if you won't tell me, you will have to suffer the consequences." he snarled at her. " lay her down" smiling with the fear that shot through her with that remark he started to laugh, "oh I will enjoy this a lot"
Thinking the worst Marguerite began to whimper "please I told you I don't know, what else do you want me to say" squeezing her eyes shut to stop the tears falling she waited.
"Open your eyes now!" he commanded, when she never, he grabbed her chin and pulled her roughly towards him. " Now!!" when she did, all she saw was the knife slowly coming towards her, starting to struggle, the knife cut into her cheek letting blood seep out.
Then the knife left her face, and Marguerite thought that she would not suffer, but hse was not that lucky. " AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!" Marguerite screamed in pain as he drove the knife into her right shoulder, not doing any vital damage, but causing maximal pain. Then as quickly as the knife entered her it was roughly pulled out.
" Oh well, if she will not tell me, then we will get it out of the other women" he said while getting up. " take her back to the others, I will be back in a second I have to wash this blood off now" he said while walking up to the main room.
Pulling the barely conscience Marguerite up they dragged her from the room and threw her back into the other room " MARGUERITE!" the others shouted at her " You bastards, you will regret this" Challenger yelled at their capturers.
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