A/N: A longer chapter to make up for the shortness of the last one.

"Hey, you hear that?" Questioned Walman.

"Yeah. It sounded like it came from over there." Answered Danziger, pointing to some trees. "Lets go check it out. Cameron, Yale cover us." With that Danziger moved towards the bushes, magpro in hand, followed closely by Walman. As they made their way through the leafy shrubs they caught sight of a camp. Turning back Walman beckoned the others over signaling that they should stay quiet. As the reached the edge of the camp they caught a glance of Alonzo exiting a tent.

"Lonz?" Questioned Danziger lowering the magpro.

Alonzo turned towards the group looking upset and replied. "They are gone. I got here about ten minutes ago and there is no sign of any of them here. All I found was Julia's boot." He added holding the item up.

Yale approached the site of the campfire and bent down. "It is still warm. Seeing how it is raining, it must mean it was put out very recently."

"Yeah." Agreed Cameron." And I can't see any tyre marks so they are probably on foot. Seeing how True said Julia can't walk they will be moving slowly so they can't have gone far."

"We should split up so we can cover more ground." Responded Alonzo, his voice seemed to carry a bit of hope. Lifting his magpro he said. "We know they didn't head back to the rocks so we can cover the other three directions. I'll take this one." He finished pointing straight ahead.

"Okay, Walman and I will take the left. Yale and Cameron the right. And guys keep your gear on at all times and stay on your guard." Each of the men turned their gear on and headed out. Alonzo moving on much quicker than the others.

After a few minutes searching Cameron knelt down. "Hey Yale. Does this look like a set of footprints to you?"

Yale crouched down next to Cameron and responded. "Yes. But I can only make out three different sets. True said there were four of them. That means they are likely to have split up. I will report our find to the others."

"Ok. I will see if I can see any other tracks." Said Cameron.

"Thanks for the intel Yale. Do you think one of the sets was Julia's?" Asked Danziger.

"I don't think so." Replied Yale. "All the sets are boot marks and we know Julia is missing her boot."

"Could they be carrying her?" Asked Alonzo.

"The rain is washing away the tracks quickly so it is hard to be conclusive, but none of the tracks seem to be very deep, suggesting that they weren't carrying any extra weight. So I think that it is unlikely that Julia was with them."

"Understood. If you don't find anything new in ten you might want to start on a different track then." Suggested Danziger.

"Okay John, we will keep you informed." With that Yale and Cameron continued on.

"Hey Alonzo you still on?" Danziger questioned.

"Yes. I can't see any sign of her though." Desperation was returning to his voice.

"Hang in there we will find her." Chipped in Walman.

"Do you think we should try a different vector?" Walman asked Danziger.

"Maybe. There seems to be a better path that way. They are probably more likely to use a path." Replied Danziger. "Did those bushes up there just move?" Asked Danziger in a hushed voice.

"Yeah." Whispered Walman. "It looks like something is coming this…"

Before he had the chance to finish his sentence a beaten body in ripped and bloody clothes, with a mask over their head and hands bound behind their back, fell through the bushes onto the floor in front of them.

John thrust the magpro into Walman's hands and rushed over to the form. As he put his hands on her she began to struggle. Gripping Julia's form tightly to prevent her moving too much he said as gently as he could. "Julia it's John, you are safe." With that he reached round and removed the mask.

It seemed to take sometime for realisation to sink in. But when Julia realised it was John she began to cry. "True? Is True ok? I didn't know what to do; I thought they would hurt her. Did she make it? I am sorry John. I…"

"Slow down Julia. True is fine." With that Julia collapsed into John's embrace and John noticed that she was shaking.

Walman walked behind them and drew his knife to cut the ropes round her wrists. Whilst cutting the ropes he saw her torn shirt, which revealed long red marks all down her back, some of which were bleeding. He and John exchanged worried glances over Julia's head. When Julia had calmed down slightly John backed away slightly and asked. "How about we get you back to Alonzo? Walman pass the good news on." It was then that John noticed that Julia's shirt had be ripped open at the front. He dreaded to think what that meant. "You must be freezing." He stated taking off his jacket. "Lets wrap you up." He placed the jacket round Julia's shoulders and carefully zipped it up. He then carefully picked Julia up. Holding her tightly they headed off back to the rocks.

"Alonzo and the others have our gear position and will intercept us along the way. I think Alonzo will be here very shortly." Stated Walman. "How is she?"

"She seems to be asleep. Probably the best thing. God knows what they did to her." Replied a grim Danziger. They continued in silence. But that silence was soon broken by a breathless Alonzo charging up to them.

"Julia!" Alonzo cried. "What is wrong with her?" He question Danziger.

"It is probably exhaustion. She collapsed soon after we found her. We will get Yale to take a look when we meet up with him." Seeing the helpless look in Alonzo's eyes he added, "Do you want to take her?"

Alonzo didn't need a second invitation and carefully took hold of Julia in exchange for the magpro. They then continued there decent to the rocks.

When they arrived Yale and Cameron were already there. Alonzo carefully laid Julia on the ground so Yale could do a quick examination. After a couple of minutes Yale turned to the group. "As far as I can tell her vitals are ok. I suggest we get her back to camp as soon as possible."

"Ok. Lonz put her in the vehicle, Yale and I will head back with you. Are you guys ok on foot?" The others nodded and they headed back to camp. Danziger driving as fast as he could. During the journey Yale made contact with Devon updating her of the situation.

"Can you arrange a hot bath in the med-tent? I fear she could be suffering from hypothermia. Also I think Bess should be on standby. I believe she has experience of first aid from her time on Earth."

"Will do Yale. How bad is she."

"I don't know."