CHAPTER 9

When Jason found Brad standing over him, he felt rage and happiness. It was a strange combination indeed. On one side, he was furious that Brad had not come sooner. If he did, Mandy would most likely still be alive. But at the same time, Jason was overwhelmed with joy that Brad had come to rescue him.

Brad now hit the other three wolves in the head with the hammer, making them fall down. One died from the blow, but the other three were still alive. Brad stuck out his hand. "Come on, twerp! Let's get out of here!" Jason grabbed Brad hand. Brad pulled him up, and together they ran. The wolves slowly made their way back up, and in a matter of no time, they were racing after Brad and Jason.

"SO WHY DID YOU COME BACK!" Jason yelled at Brad as they were running. "IT TOOK ME A FEW MINUTES TO REALIZE THAT THE COMPASS WAS FREAKING BROKEN! SOUTH WAS NORTH, NORTH WAS SOUTH, WEST WAS EAST, AND EAST WAS WEST!"

Jason's heart felt as if it broke into two. Their only chance to find a way out of this dreary place was the compass, and now their only hope had basically fallen down the cliff with the bus in which they crashed in. Everything that had happened in the last twenty- four hours was useless. Meeting Doug, fixing Doug's hole, Mandy's death, making a hammer… it was all for the compass, and the compass was as messed up as their lives right now.

They were now just exiting from the cave. Behind them they could hear the wolves running closer and closer to them. One jumped out at Brad from behind, and scratched his foot. Blood poured from where the wolf had touched him. He slowed down. The wolves were getting closer to him now. Brad again pulled out his hammer, and hit them in the heads. They once again fell to the ground.

Brad picked up his speed just a little. Jason put his hand around Brad, to help move faster. "Cut it out you gay twerp!" yelled Brad. Jason let go of him as he rolled his eyes. "I was just trying to help you!"

"I DON'T NEED HELP!" Brad yelled back. They ran for another two minutes until they made it to Doug's house. They knocked on the door hard. The wolves were right behind them. Doug opened the door. They ran in just in time. Doug shut the door, and locked it. But to Brad and Jason's surprise, in the middle of the room sat Candy Apple tied to a chair with a gag in her mouth!