"Guys, I really don't think this is the time for arguing," Chad said, stepping in between his best friends.

"Yeah. Troy, you're just being an asshole, and Gabriella, you're being too damn stubborn," Sharpay said. "Yes, this has been difficult for you, but now we're a part of it, so it's difficult for us as well."

"Well, if you hadn't tried to come after us, maybe you wouldn't be in this situation!" both Troy and Gabriella yelled in unison. They glared at each other and then looked away.

"Why don't you go find Maddie? Maybe you'll get laid!" Gabriella spat, glaring at him once more.

"Maybe I will!" Troy snapped, returning the glare. Gabriella's face fell and she turned away, her back to him.

"Gabriella, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it." Troy immediately changed from severely pissed off to concern. He tried to put his arms around Gabriella, but she shrugged it off.

"Leave me alone," Gabriella muttered, pushing him away.

Troy looked at his friends with a pleading look on his face, but they just shook their heads sadly, as if to say, "You brought this on yourself." Troy was about to retort when the door to the cell opened once more. A blond girl was thrown in, and the door was shut again.

Gabriella looked down at her with concern, but then her face hardened as she realized who it was. She turned away from her, and Taylor, Sharpay, and Kelsi knew immediately who it was.

"What's up with you guys?" Chad demanded.

"Yeah, aren't you going to help her?" Zeke said, moving towards the girl.

"I wouldn't," Gabriella said harshly. "She's the girl that Troy cheated on me with." The boys froze. They knew that if they helped the girl, their girlfriends would be seriously pissed off, but they didn't know if the girl was seriously hurt.

"What if she's hurt?" Ryan said, looking down at her.

"By all means, go check on her," Gabriella said. "But don't count me in; I refuse to be near her."

Chad, Jason, Ryan, and Zeke all exchanged glances before bending down in front of Maddie. "Are you okay?" Ryan asked in concern.

Maddie turned over and looked up at Ryan. Ryan smiled down at her and held out a hand, Maddie, still in her French maid outfit, took it and stood up. Gabriella made a point not to look at her, and Taylor, Kelsi, and Sharpay were glancing between the two of them.

"Hey, wait a second!" Sharpay said, realization dawning on her. "She has my face!"

Sharpay and Maddie stared at each other. You could see differences in his face (bare with me here): Maddie's hair was longer and darker, Sharpay's eyes were more hazel then Maddie's brown, and there was obviously their sense of fashion.

"Look, when all of you are done being immature," Troy said. "In case you haven't noticed, we have a slight problem. Can we just, put the grudges aside for now and try to figure out a way to get out of here?"

Kelsi smiled and pointed to the door. "Already been done."

Everyone looked at the door. Kelsi's sneaker was shoved between the door and the wall.

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They walked quickly as they headed out of the Tipton and into the busy streets of Boston.

"I'm sorry," Maddie suddenly said.

Gabriella and Troy looked at Maddie. "What are you talking about?" they said in unison for the second time that evening.

"Look… I was… I was, uh… forced to do all of… this." Maddie gestured down at her French maid costume (she was also getting some pretty odd looking stares) and then to Troy. "Rick is actually married to my sister, and they have two children. Well, Rick threatened to kill my sister and niece and nephew. And then… and then he threatened to kill me. I'm so sorry Corrie and Trevor."

"Why is she calling you Corrie and Trevor?" Chad asked, momentarily forgetting why they were in Boston.

"Isn't that their names?" Maddie asked, looking confusedly at Chad.

"Uh… no," Chad replied. "Their names are Troy and Gabriella."

"Chad!" Taylor yelled, whacking her boyfriend on the back of her head.

Meanwhile, Gabriella and Troy were talking. "See, you were upset for no reason," Troy said. "He threatened to kill her family!"

"I wouldn't put it past him," Gabriella said, looking ashamed of herself. "Maddie, I'm sorry," Gabriella said, placing a hand on her shoulder.

Maddie shook her head. "It's okay. I did something that I knew I shouldn't have done."

"Yes, but he threatened your family. And, listen, we haven't been exactly truthful either."

Maddie raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

"Well, uh… Rick's brother, Brian, was our gym teacher at East High. One day, Rick came in and, uh, well, Rick… he uh—"

"Rick killed Brian," Troy said simply. Tears came to Gabriella's eyes just hearing it.

"He killed his own brother?" Sharpay's voice cut through the conversation. Troy nodded his head.

"And we were there to witness it. We ran and Rick wasn't too happy about it. He vowed that he would get us and… that leads to where we are now."

Maddie opened her mouth to respond, but she was cut off by a strangled yell. Everyone's head snapped around, and they saw Rick running after them.

Everyone picked up speed and began to sprint. They didn't know where they were going… just as long as they got away from Rick. People glared at them as they ran by, but they didn't care. Gabriella tried to pick up her skirts as she ran, but she tripped over them and fell.

Troy skidded to a stop and bent down. He took Gabriella by the arms and pulled her up. The gang was already far ahead of them, running down the streets of Boston. Rick let out a strangled yell and ran after them. When he finally caught up, he grabbed the back of Gabriella's dress. She kept on going; she didn't stop. Instead of stopping Gabriella, the dress ripped all the way up to her knees. Attempting to keep up her pace, she pulled off the ripped portion of the dress, letting it float away behind her. Her dress was now up to her knees, which made it easier to run. She silently thanked God for her choice to wear flats.

What Rick said next made them stop. "If you don't come back here, I'll shoot!" His voice rang out, bouncing off the skyscrapers. Every single person stopped what they were doing to stare at the crazed man pointing a gun at London and Maddie.

The nine teenagers skidded to a stop and looked pleadingly at each other. "Come here," Rick demanded.

No one moved.

"COME HERE!"

Still, no one moved.

Rick sighed, but you could see the maniac glint in his eyes. "Fine, if that's the way you want it…"

BANG!!!

Every single person froze, looking towards the two teens.

They were unharmed.

Instead, Rick bent over and fell flat on his face. A pool of blood formed around his body. Gabriella's body began to shake, remembering what had happened to Brian. Troy wrapped an arm around her shoulders, and the East High gang joined them. Everyone looked towards the corner of the street, where a man was putting his arm down. In his hand was a gun.

"Mr. Moseby?" They all asked, looks of shocks on their face.

"Yes," Mr. Moseby put the gun into his holster and pulled out his wallet, flipping it open. "I've been an undercover detective since your father bought the Tipton, London." London's eyes grew wide.

"You're a detective?" she asked.

Mr. Moseby sent her a look and shook his head. "Yes," he said in a slower voice. "I was hired by your father just in case anyone threatened you or your family."

Everyone exchanged glances. Moseby an undercover detective? There was just something wrong with that statement. Well, it's just hard to believe, is all.

"Now," Mr. Moseby said. "Why don't we go back to the Tipton?"

Author's Note: I hope you all liked this chapter… that's pretty much all I've gotta say. Oh yes, the next chapter of Right on Track should be up somewhere between now and two weeks. Look below for a sneak peek of Breaking Point.

Up Next on Breaking Point:

"Mom! Dad!" Troy and Gabriella ran towards their parents, who engulfed them in a hug.

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"You know, we still need to talk," Troy said, leaning on the balcony railing.

Gabriella looked down at the ground. "I know."