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Present Time (it's all in Present Time, just a reminder)

" Oh geez," Sharpay grumbled as she continued to crawl. It was dark, and dusty. She kept coughing from all the cobwebs and other things she encountered along her way. She held her cell phone out as a light to check for any signs of danger ahead. Once she felt it was safe, she crawled on. " They couldn't pay me enough to do this," she mumbled to herself.

She eventually found a small, empty room. There was no windows, no doors, just a ladder leading up to another small crawl space. She hoisted herself up the ladder and squeezed into the higher compartment. Sharpay took out her cell phone and held it out. She sighed in frustration. Ahead is what looked like another mile or so she had to crawl. " This better be worth it," she muttered.

Troy and Chad cautiously walked out of the room. They had to look for the opening of the compartment they led Sharpay into.

" Where to now?" Chad asked.

" Well, as far as I could see, the crawl space was straight so we would need to go this way," Troy pointed out. They walked in the direction Troy pointed in.

" I hope we get out of here," Chad said.

" So do I," Troy agreed.

" I wonder how the others are doing?" Chad questioned.

" I don't know, probably bored out of their minds from just sitting there," Troy replied.

" Probably," Chad chuckled kicking a box out of his way.

" Gabi's must be really tired by now. I just hope they are ok."

" Same here. I don't know what I'd do if something happened to Tay."

" You really care about her, don't you?" Troy asked.

" Yeah, I do."

" Then how come you two are not-quite-dating-something, I don't know, just how come you two aren't dating?"

" I don't know. She probably still thinks I'm still a player, but I want to show her I changed."

" Then ask her to be your girlfriend. You won't know unless you try."

" I guess you're right."

" You know, maybe it's a good thing we got stuck here," Troy stated.

" Dude, maybe you've been inhaling too much dust around here. Did you just say it was a good thing we're stuck here?" Chad said.

" Well look at it this way, don't you think we've gotten closer as a result of all this?" Troy and Chad looked at each other and then burst into laughter. " Ok, maybe not."

" Let's just find Sharpay so we can get out of here," Chad said.

" Good idea," Troy agreed.

Gabriella and Taylor crawled their way a good distance before Gabriella decided to take a break.

"Gabriella, come on, we can't stop now," Taylor urged.

" Taylor, just a five minute break," Gabriella suggested.

" But we're so far."

" Taylor, we don't know where this vent is going to lead. It's best for us to take a break and save not only our energy, but the flashlight's energy as well."

" Fine, fine, scoot over." Taylor and Gabriella both laid down in the small vent to make themselves comfortable.

" Do you think we'll ever make it out of here, Taylor?" Gabriella asked her friend.

" Of course I do Gabriella, we will," Taylor reassured.

" I don't want to stay here any longer," Gabriella admitted.

" Neither do I, but help will come. We just gotta think positive."

" Taylor?"

" Yeah?"

" Would you think it's weird if I said that I missed Troy."

" I would think it's weird if you didn't."

" You think so?"

" I do."

" Do you miss Chad?" Gabriella asked her best friend.

" Yeah, I do. It's strange, you know."

" Why is that?"

" Well, me and Chad both agreed to be just a little more than friends, but not so much to the boyfriend/girlfriend level. It seemed logical seeing as I'm the only non-cheerleader he's dated and he had a reputation as a player and I didn't want to get hurt, but…"

" But what?"

" I want to be his girlfriend. I want to make this a committed relationship."

" Then tell him."

" Should I?"

" You should. I'm sure he feels the same."

" I hope so. In the meantime, we should get crawling." Gabriella and Taylor got up, turned on the flashlight and began their crawl.

Ryan was wondering around looking for the others. He listened closely to see if he could hear any noises of where the others were coming from. He quietly walked upstairs.

" Troy? Chad? Sharpay? Anyone?" he called out. No response. Where could they be, he thought.

He continued his path to find everyone else. He looked over to his left and saw what he hope to resemble a curly flop of hair.

" Chad?" Ryan said excitedly. " Chad? Can you hear me?" He walked over to the supposed Chad. " Chad? Where's Troy? Where's Sharpay?" Ryan walked up right next to 'Chad' to get a closer look. Just his luck, it was a mop. With his hope fading fast, he was determined not to give up. He walked on.


Ok. so I didn't get the 10 reviews I wanted, but updated anyways. Maybe 10 was a bit too much to ask for, but it helps me if I do set a limit to myself. So, I would like a minimum of 5 reviews, to see if people are actually reading this. Nearing closer to the end. So sad. (sniffle) I'll put the sequel trailer after the final chapter. Please, please, pretty please with sugar on top review and be nice. Also if you're a Chaylor fan, check out my other story as well.