Tied, bound, and gagged. That's what they saw, when they arrived to get their friends. They were all tied, bound and gagged. All of them. But the man was no where to be found. Zack sighed in relief before signaling Maddie and Cody to stay, while he ran to the nearest person. Tapeworm.

Grunting, as he pulled on the tight ropes, Zack felt it loosen a small amount before it pulled free. Tapeworm undid his own gag, and ran to help Zack untie the others.

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Unconsciousness delved over me after the pain poured through my skull. The world went silent and started to go dark. But one image I couldn't erase, was that red liquid stained over my hands. The blood of someone close to me. The blood of a friend. I never thought one cruise could bring so much turmoil.

One trip and now two parents no longer had a child. That child will forever be lost on this island. Forever will their last memories be of this forsaken place. And forever will their body lie here. And unless we get out…ours will too. And forever will they be unfound.

How did I get here? You may ask. How did only seconds from our escape lead to one of us dying? How did no one get away? And how did I, Zackary Martin, get knocked into the skull? The answers aren't quite clear. At least not really…not at this moment, as the blood is flowing freely and my brother is screaming into my ear. I can see Maddie's silhouette as she kneels over me, and that asshole is behind her. And all I can think of before blacking entirely is that he better not lay one hand on her.

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Heather and Zack grabbed either side of Cody's waist helping him towards the exit, before a scream of anguish ran through their ears. A scream that made their blood run cold. A scream of one of their friends. A scream of pain.

Flipping around quickly, Zack's gaze fell on his fallen friend. Their body lying on the floor, face down, an arrow through their back. The others were on the ground screaming in horror at their friend on the ground.

Turning to his brother and Heather, and seeing them still standing, in shock, eyes wide and mouths agape, he pushed them to the ground violently, before crouching to the ground himself. He moved quickly to reach Maddie and the others.

Each step seemed to cause her sobs to deepen. Reaching her, he shushed her slightly, trying to calm her. He grasped her hand, trying to sooth her in anyway he could, before letting go and reaching out to touch the arrow protruding through his friends back.

He couldn't tell if she was alive or dead, and he was about to check before Maddie's sobs intensified. He turned to her, before reaching his other hand to hers and grasping it. It was difficult, grasping her left hand with his, but he knew she would lose it if she got the blood onto her hands as well.

"Shh….it's alright." he cooed.

"No it isn't." she whispered, hysterically, before falling into his chest, enveloping him into a hug.

Zack motioned to Tapeworm to check if their fallen friend was alive or not. He nodded before crawling to the fallen form of his friend, to check the pulse on her neck. Zack watched Tapeworm's expression as he reached for their friends neck turn from hopeful to…regret and hopelessness.

Tapeworm sighed sadly, before moving away and hugging his knees into his chest. Zack watched his friend cry for the first time, before he stormed to his feet with anger.

"Where the hell are you?" he yelled, stupidly.

"What are you doing!" Cody yelled in a whisper.

"No this asshole killed her! Where are you, you son of a bitch?" Tapeworm yelled.

Zack let go of Maddie, and moved to his feet as well. He rushed to Tapeworm before throwing him back to the ground. Cursing at his stupidity. But also his own for getting up. And that is when he felt the pain shoot through his skull. It shook his entire head, and caused his teeth to rattle in a way they had never done before. Hell, in a way he didn't think possible.

He felt his body crumple to the floor like a rag doll, allowing the blood to pour from him. Cody rushed towards him, ignoring Brent, who held a large metal device, which now had Zack's blood on it.

"Persistent little fucker, isn't he Talkon?" Brent asked, referring to Cody, who now kneeled over his brother screaming.

"Seems like it." Talkon answered.

"What the hell is going on?" Denton yelled, as he approached. Cody could tell his voice sounded worried. "Oh my God! What happened to the girl? Is that an arrow? What about the guy? This wasn't suppose to happen, guys!"

"Shut up, Denton. Damn, you're like a parrot with all this worry shit." Brent scolded, grabbing Denton by the collar and throwing him to the ground right beside Maddie.

The wind escaped him, as he hit the ground. He flipped to his stomach before seeing the blonde gripping the unconscious blonde boys shirt. He watched as her sobs intensified. He realized his breath was hitching, as he found this girl…familiar. He coughed loudly when he almost choked on the air around him.

He couldn't allow Brent and Talkon to hear the conversation he was about to start. Luckily they had to check the supply soon, and he waited until then. He was to stay and keep an eye on them, and he agreed. But like he had a choice. He knew what was to happen if he didn't. Clearing his throat, he decided to speak.

"M-Maddie?" Denton asked. Her gaze turned quickly, and fell upon him. Her eyes widened, as did his, and they knew they weren't looking into the eyes of strangers. They were looking into the eyes of old friends.

"Denton?" she asked, confused, along with disappointment.

"Oh God…what are you doing here?" he whispered worriedly.

"No, what are you doing here…with them!" she yelled in a whisper.

"I got into some things I'm not proud of…but you have to believe me I didn't know you knew this kid." he started in his explanation, referring to Cody, and pointing towards him. "And I never meant for anyone to get hurt. But you are all in so much trouble. Do you realize what you have walked into?" Denton asked.

Maddie shook her head and just as Denton was about to go into explanation, Brent came in.

"Okay move them against the wall. We have to get this out of here, and when we decide to, I don't want them in the way." he said, before leaving again.

"Maddie, help me with him." he pleaded, referring to Zack's crumpled body.

"Don't touch him." she replied coldly.

"Maddie, I have to. He's too big, you cant move him by yourself. And if the others get up and Brent walks in, I'll be killed." he replied.

"Yeah. Like your friends killed Max, huh?"

"That isn't fair, I never meant for that to happen!" he yelled in a low whisper. "Now get his feet, we're going to drag him."

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Agnes, who sat beside Bob, looked to Cody's shocked, unmoving form. He looked forever petrified, into a statue of a terrific state. She sighed, before looking to Heather, who sat alone, knees drawn into her, looking to Cody, also.

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Tapeworm looked to Bethany, who sat beside him. She leaned into him slightly, resting her head onto his shoulder, her eyes showed fear, as well as her trembling lips. He threw his arm around his friend, letting her fall into him, as he watched Maddie and Denton pull Zack's form to the wall.

He sighed, knowing that Zack wouldn't have been hit if Tapeworm hadn't gotten up. But what else was going to happen. Would they forever watch them as the children they were? Would they watch them squirm in fear, laughing as they did so? Yes. But not forever. Sooner or later that was going to happen. Not necessarily Zack, but it would be someone. Tapeworm shivered at the sight of his friend still not moving. He just hoped his fate wouldn't be the same as Max's.

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After Zack was moved, Maddie and the others joined him against the wall of the cave. Denton leaned against it, regret evident in his mind as he stared at Maddie. He wished things were different. He wished this hadn't happened. He wished his father hadn't even made that bet. Now it was he, Denton Oakland, left to clean up the debt.

Smuggling drugs was never his forte. No. He wanted to be an environmentalist. And that is how he met Maddie. His best friend for a year, until he "moved" away. He didn't tell her that he was actually recruited as a smuggler after his father died before his debt was paid.

They took all the life insurance. They took all of his possessions. They took everything. But it still wasn't enough. And now Denton was paying for it. All of it. He had no job. He had no friends. He hadn't even gotten to finish school, which he worked so long to go to. He had nothing left. Except his health. And even that was slowly diminishing. Twenty years old, and a stone cold loser. That's what he was. That's all he would ever be now.

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Brent loaded the drugs into all of the bags, before throwing a couple to Talkon. Talkon's large figure moved to the main crevice in the cave and threw the bags to Denton.

"Stack them!" he yelled in a husky voice, and Denton nodded.

He stacked them as Talkon kept coming with more bags, not knowing the bags were open and Tapeworm was peering inside each one of them.

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It didn't take long for Brent and Talkon to go to sleep. Because Denton was on first duty to watch them. And now he sat there beside Maddie. Regret stronger than ever, as he watched her watch him.

"He must be special." he said quietly.

"That's Zack." she said simply, and Denton nodded.

"I remember. You would always talk about him. Cody, too, but Zack came up more. I always wondered why, but seeing now…I understand."

"Yeah…but I don't even think he's going to make it." she said with a little hostility.

"I'm sorry. I wish there was something I could do."

"That makes two of us."

"Maddie…I-I cant help. They'll kill me…and not just me…"

"How did you even get involved in this?"

"My dad…he made a bet about ten years ago to Brent's father and couldn't pay the debt after he lost. And he died trying to raise it. They took his life insurance and all of his possessions, left my mom with nothing, but it still didn't add up. Now to pay off his debt, here I am."

"Dealing drugs." Tapeworm cut in.

"How did you know?" Denton asked, quickly.

"Dude…look at me." he replied.

"Fair enough. But look…this is dangerous…I may be able to get you guys out, but you have to be quiet and do what they say." Denton said, before lying his head against the cave wall.

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Cody sat next to Agnes, listening to everything Denton and Tapeworm were saying. She lay her head onto his shoulder, and dare he think it, he didn't move away. He kept replaying the events. Him being an idiot and leaving without a word to anyone, getting lost, and ending up in a cave, where he ended up with wrong company. Company that beat him. His brother arriving to find him, but running in with the wrong company, himself. Max dying. And now his brother…whom lay unconscious, blood protruding…may not even live…

(A/N) Okay I didnt have time to edit this well. This is basically the rough draft and for that I am very sorry. I also want to say that this is only the A part of the chapter. The next part will go more into Zack's perspective even though he kinda has a head injury. Alright again I am sorry if this seemed rushed, it's just I am having serious block and I didnt feel like getting very descriptive in this chapter, however it is a little more discriptive than the rough draft. I hope you still liked it, the B part will be up later on this week, a couple days probably. Please review and tell me what you think. Again I am having a lot of hits like per chapter, and I'm only getting like 10 reviews a chapter, and to that 10 I am so greatful to you. Thanks so much. You guys and girls know who you are.