Saw: The Next Generation 2
Chapter 4
Jade held the VHS tape in her hand, stunned in shock and fear.
Maya saw the VHS tape and bit her finger.
Kellina turned the light on Sofia's room. Was this real? She wondered. Is this a dream? Kellina went over to sister's small TV with a VHS built into it. There was a stack of Disney VHS movies next to it.
The VHS played. It was a recoding in a lab. Amelia came on the screen.
Kellina started crying. "Oh my God."
Amelia smile and tilted her head. "Hello girls. How are my winners? Don't worry, I'm not here for you. Just the ones you care about." She spoke in a sweet way. "I've taken 2 people you care about dearly and put them in a game."
"Who else did she take?" Kellina wondered.
Jade texted Daniel. "Hey. Are you okay?" "Please reply as soon as you get this."
Amelia showed the file on screen. 1) Ivy. 2) Daniel. 3) Alison. 4) Sofia. 5) Frank. 6) Maddie. "These 6 players are in a brand new game. They will have 3 days to make it to the front doors of our newest building, or else they'll all die." She laughed. "Some of them won't even make it that long. But here's when you come in."
Maya and Jade were texting Kellina in a group text. She ignored it as the video continued.
"You three must come together, and find them to open the front doors by the end of the third day. But it's not that simple. You must arrive at 2 destinations before I reveal where your loved ones are. The first location is addressed in one of your packages. Reunite girls. You three are the only ones who can save them - those who are still alive." Amelia smirked and the video ended.
Kellina checked her phone. Maya texted, "I have the first address. Meet at the Rose Park asap."
Kellina biked over to the park. Maya sat in the back of her van.
Kellina couldn't get off her bike fast enough to talk to Maya. "This isn't happening. This is a nightmare. It has to be."
"It's very real," Maya said. "She has our friends and your sister."
Kellina laced back and forth. "Oh my God. This traps. She's so young. She doesn't stand a chance." She covered her mouth. "She doesn't deserve this. She's just a child."
Maya put her hands on Kellina's shoulder. "Easy Kelly. Maybe these traps will be less challenging than ours. Maybe she'll get an easy task."
Kellina took a deep breath. "Why would she do this? Why won't Amelia just leave us alone?"
Maya hugged Kellina and Kellina wept.
When Jade arrived after midnight, Maya showed them the first address. Jade entered in the address. "That's a 20 hour drive!"
Kellina looked at it. "It's out of state."
"We're going to miss school," Maya said.
"Oh who cares when our friends and family are missing!?" Kellina said.
"Why don't we call the police?" Jade asked.
Maya scoffed, "Amelia is always watching. I don't want to see what happens when we break her rules."
"If were taking this van, I'm driving." Jade said.
"Hey," Maya said.
"Do you have your license?" Jade asked.
Maya made a face. "No."
Jade got in the driver's seat and Maya got in the passenger seat. Kellina sat in the back.
The clock in The van said it was 6:14am. Maya looked back and saw Kellina sleeping. Maya gave a side smile. "I'm glad she's resting."
Jade kept her eyes on the road. "She's the only one of us that's missing a sister."
Maya looked at the GPS. "We should make another stop for gas. And breakfast."
Jade checked the gas gage and nodded.
Amelia rubbed her hands together in excitement. Her dad was in the room with her, sitting on a chair by the screens.
"Our players are waking up." He said.
"Let the games begin." Amelia said.
In a bare and grey room, the 6 new players began waking up. Daniel's fingers twitched and his head turned. He opened his eyes and soon realized he was surrounded by strangers. "What the hell?"
He leaned over and woke up Ivy. "Ivy," he shook her. "Ivy get up."
She fussed and opened her eyes. She looked straight ahead, seeing a little girl unconscious. Ivy looked up, seeing that the room was made of cement and that there was no door. She sat up and gasped. "What is this?"
"Some sick joke," Daniel said.
Frank woke up and back away from the others. "What's going on!?"
His shouting woke up the others. Maddie and Alison opened their eyes, facing each other.
"Maddie?" Alison said. "What are you-" she sat up. "No."
Maddie sat up quietly.
Sofia got and began crying. "Where am I? Where's my mom?"
"Shh, it's okay," Ivy said. She got closer to Sofia, reaching for her hand.
Sofia backed up. "Who are you?"
"I'm Ivy," she said.
"Daniel."
Alison sighed and said her name, "Alison."
Maddie softly said her name, "Maddie."
"Sofia," She said.
"And your name?" Daniel asked Frank.
He scoffed, "none of your business. Why am I in a room with a bunch of children?"
"I'm 19," Daniel said.
"Does anyone know how they got here?" Alison asked.
Maddie, Ivy, Daniel, and Sofia shook their heads.
"I was walking back to my dorm," Daniel said. "I was alone and it was dark... someone grabbed me and put a cloth over me."
"Same here," Alison said. "About the cloth I mean. I was just leaving my friend's house when someone got me."
"I was at home," Sofia said. "I was-"
"As fascinating at this is," Frank said, "I'd like to get the hell out of here."
Daniel stood up and pressed on the walls. "I don't detect a door."
Maddie stared at the grey walls. Hugging her knees, eyes forward, she noticed something amiss. There was a circular shape, very faint. She could only see it because of the angle she was sitting at in the room. If you looked at it strait on, the circle would blend into the wall. Maddie's eyes locked on it as she got up and touched the circle.
Alison tilted her head at Maddie. "What do you think you found?"
"It's a button," Daniel said. He gestured to press it.
"Well don't press it." Ivy said.
"Why not?" Frank said. "It could be a way out of here."
Daniel pressed the button and something quickly fell from a sting into the room. As it swung from side to side, Daniel reached for t and pulled it down, off the string.
Alison sat up and stared at it. "Oh my God."
"What is that?" Sofia asked.
The players all stood up and gathered around the tape recorder in Daniel's hand. There was a piece of a tape on the record with the words "play me" written on it. Daniel found the play button and pressed it.