The rover went incredibly fast, Taylor drove it and he wasn't a big fan of driving safely. Maddy just wasn't a big fan of driving so roughly. She looked outside. She had no idea where they were. Maddy ran her hand trough her hair. Yes, she was nervous, yes, she was afraid that Mark, Josh or her dad would die, and no, she didn't regret going with Commander Taylor.
"So, miss Shannon-" Commander Taylor looked at Maddy, but Maddy interrupted him.
"You can call me Maddy, sir. I mean, that's easier, I guess." Said Maddy friendly.
"Well, Maddy then, did your brother tell you where the sixers were?" asked the Commander. Maddy thought for a second, but realized Josh didn't even mention the place the sixers were hiding. She shook her head and looked at the Commander who focused on the road again. "Well. That's unfortunate." Mumbled the Commander softly. "You dad mentioned you a couple of times to me. He said you're pretty good with technology?"
"Oh- yes sir. I guess." Said Maddy, humble as she was.
"The sixers are somewhere around here, with this thing-" the Commander handed her a little computer, "you can see every single person around here." Maddy nodded and looked at the computer.
"If you go to the left, there are… Probably around seven people." Said Maddy. "And, well, if I zoom out I see a whole bunch of people, but that's near to Terra Nova." Said Maddy.
"Left it is." Said Commander Taylor and he turned the wheel. Soon they arrived at the spot. Though, the people who were supposed to be there, according to the computer, weren't there.
"It's supposed to be here. The computer can't be wrong…" said Maddy a little desperate.
"That's because it isn't wrong. Look, up there." Said Commander Taylor. Maddy looked up and saw the tree. If you looked really good, you'd see a little tree house in there. "Thank you, Maddy. You did a great job."
"Thank you, sir." Said Maddy with a little smile. She was surprised the Commander was so pleased by her work.
"Let's take a look…" said Taylor carefully. He stepped forwards, but after that, two man appeared out of the tree house. They got on the ground really quickly.
"Well, well, Commander Taylor himself." Said one of the man. "And who is this pretty lady?" The man walked a little towards her, but the Commander stopped him and pointed his gun at his chest.
"Don't even try to touch her. We're here for Josh Shannon." Said Commander Taylor. Maddy felt all the nerves stream to her stomach. She knew this wouldn't end well, but also knew that Commander Taylor would do anything to stop those sixers.
"Oh, yeah, we won't even dare to touch her." Said the other man, full of sarcasm. "We're so afraid of you." He drew his gun and the other man did the same. Maddy realized she was the only one without any weapons.
"You can come with us, and stay unharmed, or you can fight, and be harmed, and eventually come with us anyway. It's up to you." Said the first man.
"No, wait. Ladies first. You totally forgot your manners." Said the second man with a large grin.
"I-" Maddy looked at the Commander. What the hell was she supposed to do? Apparently the Commander saw the look on her face.
"You really think we give up that easily?" asked the Commander. He shot towards the first man, who dived into the shrubs. The second man took the opportunity to attack the Commander, who kicked his gun out of his hand. "Shannon! Get that gun!" yelled Taylor while he gave the sixer a kick in his stomach. Maddy ran towards the gun and grabbed it. The first man stood right in front of her, so Maddy raised the gun and pointed it towards his chest. Her hands were shaking and the man in front of her didn't really seem impressed. What was she supposed to do?
"Commander!" yelled Maddy, but she didn't look away from the man in front of her. The Commander turned around, but got hit by the second sixer. Maddy gasped for a second and looked at the guy in front of her.
"So, Shannon isn't it?" said the sixer with a bright smile. It was a scary smile, there was nothing happy about it. It was the kind of smile that would warn you. Don't go near to this guy, he's dangerous. Maddy bit her lower lip. She kinda wished that Mark or her father would be here, to save her. Just like her dad did a couple of days ago, when she was in danger too. But this time 'asparagus' wouldn't work.
"Please. Just… Don't." said Maddy quietly. Her hands were still shaking, her knuckles started to turn white, her thoughts were running like crazy. The first man came walking towards her, so Maddy pointed her gun at him, quickly she pointed it back to the second man and pointed it back and forth. "Don't move. I'll shoot." Said Maddy. The guys started to laugh. Both of them walked towards her. Maddy's finger clenched around the trigger and pulled it. A loud 'bang' came out of it and both of the guys were obviously surprised. The bullet missed both of them though. She wasn't even sure if she wanted to hit one of them.
"Don't you want to see your daddy and brother?" asked one of the two. Maddy wasn't sure which one of them. Maddy looked at the guys and lowered the gun a bit.
"Where are they?" asked Maddy, her voice trembling. "Bring them to me." Said Maddy, still with this stupid tremble in her voice. It sounded hoarse too, but she just couldn't think of that right now. If they would have her father, Mark would probably be here too. This couldn't be happening.
"Why don't we bring you to them?" said the first man. He smiled and walked towards her. "If you shoot. You'll never see them again. Give me the gun." Said the man. Maddy looked at the gun in her trembling hand. She handed the gun over to the man and let out a nervous sigh. The guy smiled, he raised his hand and hit her in her face. The guys started to laugh. Maddy pulled her hand to her cheek, it was definitely turning red.
"What the hell are you guys doing?" asked a female voice. "Who is this?"
"This is a Shannon. That's how far we've got." Said the second man. He grabbed Maddy's collar and pulled her closer to him. She could smell his stinky breath. Gross. "What's your name?" It didn't sound nice, at all, but Maddy decided that she'd just be polite.
"Maddy Shannon." Said Maddy, still shaking.
"Well, well, well. Get her up. And bring the Commander too." Said the woman. The man in front of her pushed her towards the tree, but a little too harsh. She fell on the muddy ground and felt a big hand pulling her on her feet. He was laughing. Maddy closed her eyes. She just wanted it to be all over. Why wasn't this just a nightmare and would she wake up in a few seconds?