When Julia finally woke up she thought that she had gone blind, but she refrained from screaming when she sat up and realized that she was just laying on a cot in a white canvased tent. Wait a minute...a tent? Julia shot up and almost fell off her cot.

Oh my god, what the hell is going on, She thought.

She could see several shadows passing the tent and hear several voices she didn't recognize. The side of her face ached and itched. She made to scratch but found that a patch had been tied to her head. She peeled it off and felt the cut next to her eye. She remembered it hurting last night but couldn't recall how she got it. She shrugged to herself and got up. She was a little wobbly at first but once she started walking she was able to gain some stability. Poking her head through the opening in the tent Julia found herself in the middle of a camp packed with men dressed as british soldiers. Utterly confused she pulled her head back inside and straightened her hair as best she could. Whatever was going on she would find out from Kay...where ever she was. She waltzed casually through the camp, hoping that no one stopped her. She paused, looking around as she noticed no cars or roads. A hand touched her shoulder and she screamed.

"Woa, woa," the officer(?) said," it's alright. I'm not going to harm you-"

"Ok," Julia was breathing hard as she inched away each time the officer stepped toward her," who are you, and where the hell am I?"

"It's ok child. You are perfectly safe. You are in the encampment of His Majesty's army just outside Middleton Place."

" And who are you?"

"My name is Capt. Bordon. I'm with the British Green Dragoons. I found you in the woods and brought you here for medical help and attention."

Julia stared him down for a moment. If what was happening to her was what she was thinking, then she had somehow wound up in the time of the revolution...

"Oh my god. I have officially gone crazy. This is a dream Julia. Just a dream."

Shouting behind her caused Julia to turn around in time to see a man in dirty and torn clothes being persued by several officers in red coats. The scene moved in slow motion as a soldier fired his pistol at the fleeing man. The scream was caught in Julia's throat for a moment, but seemed to burst from her when the man hit the ground and lay motionless, blood and gore pooling out of the back of his head. Capt. Bordon tried to grab Julia, but in her fright she tore through the camp as fast as she could, wanting somewhere to hide...anywhere...this was not happening.

Col. Tavington, Cornwallis and Kay all turned to look out the window when they heard a gunshot in the distance.

"Anyway," Tavington said to Kay," could you describe what your sister looks like and what she was wearing when you last saw her?"

"She has brown shoulder length hair, hazel eyes, sometimes they are green, and she was wearing a wine colored ball gown."

"Well Miss Villani I do believe you are in luck. One of my captains found a girl of that description in the woods this morning. We had a doctor check over her already. Other than a cut on her head she is and will be just fine."

"You mean she was attacked too?" Cornwallis asked before Kay could say anything.

"It looked that way, sir."

"Can you take me to her?" Kay asked.

"No, no," Cornwallis said," At least, not at the moment. I would like it if you would go and rest for a while first. You have had quite an ordeal and from the sound of it so has your sister."

"I don't care if I have explosive diarrhea! I'm going to see Julia."

Captain Bordon burst into the room almost running into Kay.

"Sir," he adressed the Col.," the girl ran off."

"What?" Tavington and Cornwallis jumped out of their seats.

"What the hell happened?"

"She woke up and I saw her wandering in the camp. I tried to tell her she was safe but she was disoriented. Then a prisoner tried to escape and was shot right in front of her. It frightened her more and she took off. I can't find her."

"Col. Take a handful of your men and find her as soon as possible- where is Kay?"

They each looked around them noticing at last that Kay had walked off. The Lord Gen. gave an irritated sigh," Correction. Find them as soon as possible...stubborn girl.."

Kay drew less attention to herself now that she had been cleaned up and put on a gown. However, she still drew attention by wandering through the property shouting her sisters' name.

"Julia it's ok," she called," I'm here too. You don't have to be afraid! Juliaaa!"

She didn't even know if Julia was still on or around the property, but that didn't stop her from continuing to call for her in the hopes that she would hear and start calling back. Despite her fear of the situation, Kay wandered towards the outskirts of Middleton. Suddenly a hand grabbed her arm, causing her to jump. It was Cornwallis.

"Let go," she demanded," I'm going to find her damn it!"

"Let the officers handle it! The camp is no place for a young lady. I promise you she is as good as found with the Col. one her trail."

"And what if he can't find her?"

"If they do not return with her in an hour, you and I will go ourselves."

Kay stared at him," well...if you are that confident...then I will wait. But seriously, no more than ONE hour."

"Fine," Cornwallis replied.

"Fine," Kay concluded.

Julia threw herself on the ground by a large tree. Too scared to venture too far from the manor house, she picked a spot that she felt was a good hiding place so that she could calm down and organize her thoughts...and erase the ones that now showed so vividly in her mind. She sat on her hands to try and stop them from shaking, but that proved to do nothing as she continuously pulled one or the other out to wipe the tears off her face. She wished she could find Kay, if she was even there. Julia swore to herself that if this was a dream she was never drinking again. Several hoof beats drew her from her thoughts. Peeking from her spot on the ground she saw several men on horseback headed swiftly in her direction. She recognized one of the lead ones as the officer she had run away from. Staying on all fours, Julia scrambled backwards and wedged herself between a bush and another tree.

"Keep your eyes open," the one with the blue eyes said," Hopefully she didn't go far. Don't harm her if you find her."

The men jumped off their horses and spread out. Julia ducked down twice as two officers passed right by her. They didn't even glance at the bush. She scrunched herself down as far as she could when the commander of the small group stepped in front of her and looked around. His back was too her but she tried to slow her breathing for she felt that even that was too loud. She noticed that he kept glancing at the ground in her general area, and Julia realized to her horror that the hem of her dress was protruding some from the bush.

"Aw son of a-"

The man lunged at her as she began scrambling away. She squealed as he caught her leg and dragged her back towards him.

"Let go of me! Leave me alone!"

"We are not here to harm you," the man said as he struggled with her.

For a second he lost his grip and she jumped to her feet, but she barely had time to start running when he lunged at her again and this time caught her around the middle and around the shoulders and pressed her close to him. Her whole body went rigid as she clenched her eyes shut.

"You are not in any danger with us," the man said," Now I'm giving you a choice. Calm down and we can do this the easy way, or continue to be uncooperative and we will do it the hard way. Take your pick."

"Do your worst," she challenged.

"I wouldn't take that road if I were you," he replied," You will sorely wish you hadn't."

"Wanna bet?"

He cocked an eyebrow at the back of her head," As you wish."

"O boy," Captain Bordon muttered.

As Kay had refused to go inside until the Col. returned, Cornwallis took it upon himself to show her the gardens in hopes that it would spark some memory of what happened to her. Kay had given up on trying to convince him that she was not attacked and instead just followed him around, admiring the arrangements as if she had never seen them.

"Does this do anything for your memory at all?"

"No...sorry."

He nodded to the ground. Captain Bordon and another officer came riding across the grounds and stopped their horses before the Lord Gen.

"Captain," Cornwallis said," What news?"

Kay noticed the officer supressing a smirk as best he could.

"We found her, sir."

They were silent.

Cornwallis waved his hand at the Captain," And?"

Bordon cleared his throat," Col. Tavington is um...bringing her now."

Kay saw another officer approaching out of the corner of her eye. It was Col. Tavington, and to her ever lasting relief he had," Julia?"

Even Kay couldn't help but smirk as the Col. approached them. He had Julia's hands bound behind her back and had put a sack over her head then slung her over his shoulder. Once he was before them he cut the rope from her wrists and pulled the sack from her head.

"JULIA!"

"Kay!"

The siblings threw themselves at each other as they held each other close.

"Oh my god I was so worried about you," Kay said.

"I was scared shitless that I was here alone," Julia said.

Kay pulled away from her and looked her up and down," Well you are all in one piece. That's good. Julia, meet the Lord Gen. Cornwallis in the flesh."

Julia locked eyes with Cornwallis who looked as equally stunned to see her as she did him.

"Holy sh-" she stopped herself," I mean...pleasure to meet you sir."

"I..um," Cornwallis said, then he quickly held out his hand," It is wonderful to see you back safely."

When she put her hand in his, he took it and planted a kiss on it. She got major goosebumps after that. Kay was watching him closely. He stared at her sister as if he knew her from somewhere and was shocked to see her. Julia cleared her throat, trying to break the silence.

"Well," she said," I must say your officers aren't the politest at times."

She eyed Tavington who in turn gave an evil yet amused smirk.

"Haaaha," Kay said throwing an arm around Julia," My sister. She is a joker. Well it's been a long day. I think I will take her and get her cleaned up."

Without another word Kay walked away practically dragging Julia by her neck as she went.

"Sir," Tavington wrenched Cornwallis from his daze.

Cornwallis looked around him," Sorry. I was lost in thought."

"Do you know her, sir?"

"No...at least I don't think I do."