"What do we do?" Marlow asked Liam the next day. It was evident that they were all screwed. "I told you all this party was a stupid idea to begin with. What made you guys think a horde of possible new victims wouldn't attract the Ghost Riders more?" she added.
"Marlow..." Liam said. "What? Liam, we put everyone in danger. Just because Parrish scared off the Ghost Riders last night, doesn't mean they will stop hunting Gwen and now everyone else - including us. It's what they do." Marlow said.
"Can't you see we've already screwed things up? How's that gonna be once Scott leaves?" she asked. Liam shook his head. "I don't know. But we have other things to worry about right now, like how to keep everyone that was at the party save." he explained.
"He's right. That's the goal right now." Scott said as he joined them. "What are gonna do to keep them safe? Stalk them until this is over? Put them in a holding cell until the Ghost Riders are gone?" Marlow asked.
"I don't know what we'll do. But we will keep them safe, all of them." Scott said. "I hope we can." Marlow said.
"So we're all marked right now and we're screwed is basically what you're saying." Riley summonded it up once more. "Yes." Marlow simply said. Riley sighed throwing herself back onto her bed. "And now we have to help keep us and the others safe." Marlow said.
"Okay, let's do this. What have they found out so far?" Riley asked, sitting back up. "A lot. But most of it too complicated for me to understand. To summon it up, we're hiding in Chris's bunker tonight." Marlow said.
"Just tonight? What about tomorrow and the day after that? Will they ever stop hunting us, Marlow?" Riley asked. "To be completely honest, I have no idea. I don't know how we will stop them or if we can stop them at all. I don't know if we will ever be free from this and be able to live a somewhat normal life. All I know is we have to save the others and ourselves right now and we can worry about everything else tomorrow." Marlow said.
Riley nodded. "I guess you're right. Okay, let's go. Let's beat these suckers!" she said. Marlow smirked at her. "Let's do that." she nodded.
"Hey, Mase. Did you get the others to come and hide in the bunker with us?" Marlow asked him over the phone as she and Riley were on their way to the bunker. "It took some persuasion, actually a lot of it, but yeah. It's all settled. But now we have a new problem." Mason said.
Marlow sighed. "What now?" she asked. "Gwen's gone. We think she's at the game." Mason explained. "We're headed there right now." he added. "Okay, we're coming too." Marlow said, turning her car around.
"No! Just go to the bunker. Be safe. We'll be there soon." Mason said. "No way, we'll be there in five!" Marlow yelled. "Marlow! No-" Marlow hung up the phone and drove off to the lacrosse game. "Let's go!" Riley said, smirking.
Marlow and Riley when the game had already started. They quietly sat next to Mason and watched them game, none of the missing Partygoers would join them in the bunker it seemed. "We're fucked, aren't we?" Riley asked Mason. "Pretty much." he nodded.
"We can at least protect them from the Ghost Riders. There has to be some kind of way to do that." Marlow said. "Yeah..." Mason mumbled. He trailed off. "Mason..." Riley asked, nudging him. As another set of players hit the ground, Mason jumped up. "Yes!" he yelled.
"Wrong team." Sidney and Lori told him. Riley pulled him down. "What's wrong?" she asked. "Your Uncle we need him. Come on." Mason yelled as he pulled Riley with him. "Okay, I'll wait here I guess." Marlow yelled after them.
It was about another ten minutes later. Marlow had no idea what Riley, Mason and Hayden were doing and why they needed Parrish for it. She was getting more and more anxious. She could feel the apparent gust of wind blowing through and soon enough she heard the horses from far away.
The gust of wind turned into a storm, it started to rain heavily and the players and most guests ran off the field. The small group that was left over huddled together. Marlow ran out into the field towards them.
"We've got all three, right?" Scott yelled. "Four!" Marlow yelled. "Scott, there were four!" Liam added. Marlow looked around. Soon enough, the fourth one got dragged away by one of the Ghost Riders. He disappeared into a cloud of green smoke.
"Oh my god! They're real!" one of the boys yelled. "We gotta get out of here!" the other one added. "Stay together. We'll protect you!" Liam yelled. "How?!" Gwen yelled as the group saw the Riders coming their way. "Scott?!" Marlow asked. He looked at her for a second. "Run!" he finally yelled.
The group turned around, only to be met by more Ghost Riders. Liam held out his hand to stop Marlow from running into them. He pulled her back. "Stay close!" he warned. Another one got shot by the Ghost Riders. Corey let go of Scott. "I can still see them!" he yelled.
Liam looked at Scott, then Marlow and finally decided he had enough. He flashed his yellow eye and fangs and tackled one of the Riders of off their horse with a roar. "Liam!" Scott yelled. Marlow looked at him. He nodded. Both did what Liam did. Marlow pulled Corey towards Gwen. "Stay with her!" she growled.
"We can't stop 'em!" Liam yelled. "Protect Gwen!" Scott roared back.
"What do you need me to do?" Parrish asked Riley, Mason and Hayden. "Remember the Party? You scared the Ghost Rider off. We need you!" Riley yelled. Parrish nodded, drawing his gun from his holster. Riley pushed his arm down. "No, the other you." she said. He nodded once more.
Riley could feel the draft of the storm, she knew they were close. She nodded towards her friend, when suddenly a girl came rushing into hallway - a Ghost Rider close by. He shot her, she turned around in schock as she dissolved into green smoke.
"Stay back!" Parrish warned as he turned into a Hellhound and ran for the Ghost Rider. He roared as the Ghost Rider shot him, only putting out the fire. "Uncle Jordan!" Riley yelled, running towards him. The Rider raised his gun once more, shooting Riley. The girl gasped in schock as she too dissolved into green smoke. "Riley!" Mason yelled.
Hayden turned and ran for the Rider, who disappeared through lightning before she could even reach him. "Riley?" Parrish asked into the air.
"Come on!" Gwen yelled to the Riders. "No!" Scott yelled as they shot her. Gwen fell into Scotts arms, then dissolved just like the others. Marlow turned back as the rain stopped pouring and the Ghost Riders disappeared.
"Come on!" she yelled towards boys. "We gotta find the others!" she added. They ran into the school hallway, where they found the rest of the group. "Where's Riley?" Marlow asked.
Mason shook his head. "You have got to be fucking kidding me!" Marlow yelled angrily. Scott's phone rang, he took the call. "So they just took her? None of you did anything?!" Marlow added. "We'll get her back!" Parrish yelled.
"I gotta go. Plan A tanked too. We'll figure it out later, okay?" Scott asked as he rushed off. "Is there anything we can figure out right now?!" Marlow yelled once more.
"Mason, I don't get it. What is going on?" Marlow asked, still distraught. "I don't know. But we will get her back, if it is the last we do damnit!" he yelled. "It might just be the last thing we're doing." Marlow mumbled.
"Guys, we're going home. Are you coming with us?" Hayden asked. Marlow looked at Mason, sadness in her eyes. "Let's go. We'll get her back. We'll get all of them back." Mason assured her once more. "We gotta get Liam." Corey said. "Let's go." Marlow nodded.
They found him in the boys locker room soon enough. He was fidgeting with his lacrosse stick. "Liam?" Hayden asked. "What are you still doing here?" Mason added. "Everyone's gone." Hayden said. "Literally. And we should go to." Corey added.
Liam wasn't responding. The four looked at each other. "Do you want a ride?" Mason tried. "I wanna catch one." Liam finally said. He stood up and walked out. With the others following him. "Wait, you wanna catch one?" Corey asked. "One of the Ghost Riders?" Hayden asked. "Yeah. Go home." Liam said. He walked off, the others stopped.
"Let's go. I wanna get Riley back." Marlow said. They trailed after Liam, followed him to the busses. Liam eventually turned around. "We're not going." Mason said. "We're not leaving you." Hayden added. "Somedy just made Team Captain, right?" Corey asked him. "That doesn't mean anything, this isn't over." Marlow said. Mason nudged her.
"What?" she asked. "What do we do?" Mason asked. "Catch a Ghost Rider." Liam said. "And find Riley." Marlow added.