Hello, thanks to the AWESOME reviews yesterday! MISSxMAGIC: you're reaction is still making me smile :D Alright, if you were glad with the long chapter yesterday, then you're gonna love it today. This chapter is the longest yet! ENJOY!
Becker was the last one to leave the ARC. He wanted to make sure all the weapons and such were prepared. But before he could get outside, he saw Melina waltz up to him. Inwardly he groaned. There was something about the redhead that just put him off.
"Alex, where are you going?" That made Becker's eyes open wide.
"How do you know my name?" He never shared that with anyone.
"Well, uhh, it was..."
"Never mind Melina, I've got to go." He walked away but Melina grabbed his sleeve and pulled him back. Becker, unprepared for this, was pulled along with her grip.
"No! Stay here, please." Her bright green eyes twinkled mischievously. "I was hoping that maybe, me and you could have dinner or something tonight..."
Becker stumbled back surprised by her answer.
"Uhh, no Melina, another time."
He meant to leave but Melina stopped him again.
"Please don't go, whatever it is, I'm worried for your safety!"
Becker looked into her eyes and did not see love or caring in her eyes. (Something he had often noticed in Sarah's eyes) He shook his head.
"See you later Melina." Finally avoiding her grasp, he ran out of the ARC.
Soon, the government cars pulled up to the forest of Dean. Becker was the first to get out of the car.
"How do you suppose we find her?" he asked.
"Try calling her mobile," said Jenny. "It could be on."
Becker took out his mobile and called Sarah's number. A faint sound could be heard from a ways away.
"Let's go," said Jenny.
The two followed the sound until they heard it coming from a bunch of leaves on the ground. Becker literally dove for the leaves and started searching for the mobile. Soon he found it and pulled it out of the mess.
"Umm, Becker," said Jenny.
"What?" asked Becker.
"Look up."
Jenny was pointing to something above him and her eyes were fixed on it. Becker slowly turned around and saw an anomaly, still strong, glowing right at his face. His face was of confusion and horror
"I'm going after her," he said quickly going to grab him gun, which he dropped when diving. Becker then went to run into the anomaly, but Jenny stopped him.
"Becker, calm down and just think about it."
Becker turned towards Jenny.
"Well, what is there to think about?"
"Isn't it at all possible that this is a trap? I mean, think about it. Sarah's mobile still on and right in front of an anomaly! Doesn't that seem a bit suspicious to you?"
"A bit," said Becker. "But what do you suppose we do?"
"I really don't know," said Jenny. "It might be best to wait at the ARC for any more clues…"
"Jenny, no, we're getting her NOW!"
"But Becker, what if we get stuck and our hunch was wrong? We'd have no chance at all of saving her!"
Becker sighed and lowered his gun.
Why didn't I tell her while I had the chance?
"Surprised to see me?" Helen slammed the door behind her and raised her eyebrows at Sarah in a manner that unnerved her greatly. Behind Helen, Melina crossed her arms over her stomach and smiled smugly.
"But...but Danny's supposed to be stopping you!" Sarah said in disbelief.
"Tsk tsk, Danny Quinn. Such a shame what happened to him." Sarah exploded and grabbed the bars in anger.
"What did you do to them! I swear when I get my hands on you..."
"I didn't do anything to him! He caused it on himself. Don't even ask about Connor and Abby, Cutter's dear little pets. A shame they had to go too."
Sarah released the bars and slumped down dejectedly. She couldn't believe that her very best friends in the whole world were dead. They just couldn't be.
"What do you want from me?" She finally asked. "I thought you had another agenda at the moment."
"That's right, I did. But now I have another." She sneered. "Bringing the ARC down to its knees for ruining every single one of my plans."
Sarah gaped at her in shock.
"You can't be serious! And what do I have to do with it?"
"You're the central key. You control the ADD, the Sealing Devices and the model, not to mention our dear Captain."
"What?" How could Helen possibly know about how she felt about Becker?
"Anybody can see when you've got eyes on the inside."
She nodded her head back at Melina, who raised her head slightly in pride.
"As I said, anybody can see how much Becker really cares about you."
Sarah was speechless. Really?
"We control Sarah, we control the ARC. And I shall bring its destruction!"
Helen laughed evilly and Melina joined in while tears slowly fell down Sarah's face. It seemed all was lost.
Jenny and Becker started walking back to the cars. Becker waited until Jenny was in the car and starting it up until he charged for the anomaly. Jenny looked out the windshield and sighed in frustration. She quickly turned off the car and ran after Becker, but it was too late, he had already gone into the anomaly. Jenny figured she had no other choice. She went into the anomaly after him.
Jenny stepped into the bright light and closed her eyes. When she got through, she bumped into Becker, who was fooling with something.
"What's that?" asked Jenny.
"Sarah's mobile," said Becker. Jenny looked at him. "What? I figured that if we find her, she'll need it."
Jenny rolled her eyes and took a look at the scene in front of her. The other side of the anomaly wasn't a pretty sight. They found themselves at what seemed to be a ruined city. Jenny had no idea where they were, but Becker seemed tense.
"What is it?" asked Jenny.
"You don't want to know," said Becker.
"What? It's not like you've been here before."
"Actually, I have Jenny, and it's no place to have a picnic. Now, stay behind me and don't make a sound, whatsoever!"
Jenny nodded and reluctantly followed Becker into the ruined city.
"Well, let's just leave her to it, shall we?"
Helen motioned for Melina to follow her. Flipping her long red hair back, Melina cast one last glare at Sarah who was sobbing on the floor, before she walked out the door after Helen.
Sarah jumped as the door was slammed loudly. Looking up, she wiped her tears away.
"I have to find a way out of here, and warn Becker and Jenny." She looked around the area she was in, when she spotted it. Just a few feet away from the jail bars lay a small communicator. Melina must've dropped it, she thought. She stuck her hand out the bars and tried to reach it, but it was just too far away, no matter how much she tried.
Sitting back down wearily, she racked her brain trying to think of something to do. Suddenly she remembered. Reaching into her inside jacket pocket, she pulled out a nail file, one she always kept for emergencies. This should be long enough to reach it, just the perfect amount of length. This time reaching out with the nail file, she flicked the communicator her way. Finally she had it. Now to just get it to work...
She punched a few buttons on it, but suddenly, the communicator started making a loud alarm sound, and at the same time, Cleaner man burst in the room with Helen, opened the jail cell and dragged Sarah out. She screamed, yelling to the communicator on the off chance that it would work.
"Becker! Stay away it's a trap, it's a trap!" Helen grabbed the communicator from her and flung it away.
"If he heard that, our plan's in danger. We must accelerate to the next phase." She told the man to bring Sarah. She was dragged away screaming from the jail cell.
Becker and Jenny were sneaking around the ruined city in silence. Jenny looked strangely at Becker; he had his gun out and had it pointed at every direction possible. Jenny sighed.
"Becker do you really think that's necessary?" she asked.
Becker shushed her quietly.
"Honestly, Becker, you're acting like there's something watching us…"
"Listen," said Becker, "I'll explain later now, we just can't make a sound."
Suddenly, Becker's cell phone went off full blast. Becker cringed at the sound. He silently cursed as he took his phone out. The caller ID said "Unknown," but he answered it anyways just to stop the noise.
"Hello, Captain Becker, who is…"
But Becker was cut off when he heard screaming on the other side of the line. He could have sworn he heard Melina's voice, but thought otherwise. Then he heard something that broke his heart; Sarah, screaming, but the noise was so loud, he could only make out "Becker…tr…p…leave!" Then the other line hung up. Becker hung up absent-mindedly and was off in a daze.
"Umm, Becker," said Jenny.
Becker turned around, now out of the daze, and saw Jenny pointing to something on the wall. Becker turned around and cursed. On the wall was two Future Predators, senses locked on them. There was one more that came up behind them and another off to the side on a broken car.
"Now will you shut up when I tell you?" asked Becker.
"Yeah," said Jenny. "I'll do that."
Then, the Future Predator on the car pounced.
Melina shuffled her feet uncomfortably. She had made a mistake and she knew it. Dropping her communicator where Sarah could reach it was a bad mistake. She definitely was afraid, and for good reason. She had seen what Helen could do to those cleaner clones she had. Ahead of her, Helen was working on a computer, punching in numbers, making last minute changes to her plan. She ignored Melina on purpose, noticing how tense she was.
Finally, grabbing the communicator sitting on the desk, Helen turned around and looked at Melina.
"This yours?" Her voice was as sharp as a dagger. Melina gulped.
"Uhm, yeah." She looked at the ground, unable to meet the ice cold eyes that seemed to bore into her brain.
Suddenly she jumped as Helen angrily threw the communicator on the ground, smashing it to pieces.
"UNACCEPTABLE!" she yelled. "We can't afford mistakes, especially now!"
She reached in her pocket. Melina blanched as Helen pulled out her pistol. "Oh well." Helen's voice was now a whisper.
"Maybe you'll be more careful on the next time around."
Before Melina could beg for her life, a gunshot rang out in the room. Helen turned around nonchalantly and continued working as if nothing happened.
Wow, I left all of you with a lot of cliffhangers. First, Sarah was dragged away; but to where? Is she okay? Are they going to kill her? Second, Jenny and Becker are surrounded by Future Predators and one pounced... What's going to happen to them? Are they done for? Third, Helen shot Melina! *many cheers in the background* But, how did she get from the ARC to Helen in record time? Is this really the end of her? And finally, what is Helen's plan? Why doesn't she need Melina anymore? What is actually going on here?
Okay, more of a cliffy then I thought, but hey, it makes the reviews more fun to read! LOL! PLEASE REVIEW! If you want some answers or if you have questions of your own. I'll try answering them without spoiling anything. LOL! REVIEW and THANKS FOR READING!
~Logan ;)
