The next morning, Cat awoke and immediately felt extreme pain course through her left cheek. Her eyes flew open and she gasped as she found Stanley standing above her, holding his belt in his hands - explaining the pain in her cheek.
"Your turn, cupcake," he breathed with a smile before raising the belt and bringing it down on her sensitive cheek again.
Cat gasped in pain and twisted her head away from him, trying to protect herself from the beating that she knew would only get worse. The belt hit her face once more before Stanley leaned down and uncuffed her from the chair. She winced in pain as he grabbed her wrist and yanked her up. He pulled her across the room before flinging her back onto the ground with a smack. He then grabbed her wrist again and attached her to the cuff that Tori had previously been stuck to.
Panic filled Cat's body as Stanley stood over her. Her eyes flickered down to his feet and she whimpered as she found he was wearing heavy workman boots. She knew what he was going to do to her, and she couldn't do anything to save herself.
Suddenly, Stanley's foot came flying at her face and everything went black.
As soon as they woke up, the boys joined a team of police officers and began to make the long journey to the furthest side of San Diego. Beck and Robbie had taken the time to call their girlfriend's parents and let them know what was going on, and where their daughters might be.
"I'm scared," Robbie spoke up from the back of the police car they were riding in, "We don't know what we're going to find. We don't know what the girls are like. What if they're..." he trailed off, unable to finish his sentence as a million thoughts raced through his mind.
Andre patted Robbie's shoulder comfortingly, "Relax, we'll get there in time."
Beck stayed silent for most of the journey, preparing himself for what lay ahead. There was a good chance Tori and Cat were together, but Jade... God only knows where she could be. They knew she was chained to a tree, but no-one knew where. She could be anywhere for all they knew.
David, who was sitting in the front of the car, turned around to face the anxious boys, "Don't worry, we'll take this guy down today and we'll get the girls too. It might take a little longer to get to Jade, but we'll do it," he told them reassuringly.
The boys nodded. They couldn't wait to see Stanley get taken away, but most of all, they couldn't wait to see their girls.
Several hours later, the boys and the police officers arrived outside a small cabin in the middle of nowhere. Miles and miles of trees surrounded it, making it very secluded and eery. Beck felt a small ounce of hope appear inside of him, maybe Jade would be closer than he thought. Hope filled his eyes as he looked out at the woods around him as they stepped out of the police car.
"Okay, we'll go inside first and see if he's home. You boys wait here," David said as he and the other officers began to make their way up to the cabin.
Inside the cabin, Stanley had heard the police sirens approaching and abruptly stopped his ongoing beating of Cat, who had fallen unconscious a short while ago. He bolted up the basement stairs and ran through the cabin and out the back door, going into the woods to hide.
The boys waited nervously outside as the officers scouted out the cabin, searching for Stanley. They looked up as David came back out.
"He's not here, but we think he's gone into the woods to hide. We've not seen any of the girls yet," he informed them before speaking into his radio. As soon as the words left his mouth, one of the officers came running out the front door.
"We found a girl!" he cried, "She's in the basement."
The boys' hearts jumped at the information and quickly followed the officer into the cabin and down into the basement. Several officers were crowded round the girl, making it hard to tell if it was either Tori, Jade or Cat. But when one of the officers moved out of the way, they caught a glimpse of the vibrant red hair that they knew so well.
"Cat!" Robbie cried, pushing past the officers and kneeling down by his girlfriend's unconscious body. Tears came to his eyes as he looked over her. She was beaten, bloody and bruised all over.
"Oh my god," Robbie sobbed, letting his tears fall down his cheeks, unable to hold back his emotions. He gathered her in his arms and sobbed into her hair while the officers worked to free her from the cuff on the wall.
Beck and Andre stood back, both with tears in their eyes as they watched their friend reunite with his girlfriend. But their hearts broke at the sight of the badly beaten little redhead that they loved. Their hearts also sunk upon noticing that she was alone in the basement, no sign of Jade or Tori.
"Hey! We think there's another one outside. We can hear her screaming," an officer cried as he entered the basement.
Beck and Andre immediately followed him back up the stair and through the cabin to the backyard where several officers had gathered. They fell silent to listen out for any cries for help. Their hearts pounded in their chests.
Underground, Tori had heard the voices of the police officers above her and had began screaming at the top of her lungs, praying that someone would hear her. She had managed to move her gag down slightly so she could open her mouth.
"Help me! Somebody please help me!" she screamed, not knowing if they could even hear her. She didn't know how far down she was buried. But she couldn't give up, this could be her only chance of getting rescued.
"Did you hear that?" one of the officers asked the others as another scream sounded.
"That's Tori!" Andre cried.
