A/N: Ok, so I am so sorry that it took me this long to write this chapter. But, I hope you like it and please let me know what you think…
"Bex, I think it's about time we move down off the ridge." We had been riding for what seemed like forever, seeing nothing, hearing even less. "I wonder how Zach and Pap are doing…"
"I'm sure they are fine Cam, probably getting along great. Talking about fishing and hiking in the great outdoors." I glanced over at my friend and couldn't help but laugh. "Relax Cam, Zach would never let anything happen to your grandfather."
And that was what I was worried about, that he would get himself hurt while trying to save one of us.
Zach POV
Great. We found them. I don't think any of us really thought about what we would do if we actually found them. I keep waiting here, in the trees with Cammie's grandfather, for men in black to come storming in carrying Cammie and Bex.
Cam POV
"Bex, did you hear that?" All we had been getting on the radio was static for the past 15 minutes.
"Cam *static* we *static* now *static*."
"Zach, I can't hear you. Come in. Zach." Nothing but static. "Bex, we have to do something."
"I know. Wait, what's that sound?" She looked around, pulling the unit out of her ear. "Cam, its not static. That sounds like a helicopter."
We could see it in the distance, in the light of the moon, just coming over the mountains. It started to land in a clearing on the other side of the river.
"More men in black." Wonderful.
"Why don't we"
"Leave." Bex was finishing my sentences. Great.
We pushed our horses into a full gallop and were into the forest before you could say Gallagher. Apparently we had rode farther than either of us realized because after about 5 minutes there was suddenly sound in my ear.
"Bex, we've been out of range!" We pulled our horses up to a stop, "I wonder how long Zach and Pap have been trying to contact us."
"We couldn't have been out of range. These things were supposed to be good for 10 miles." She starts muttering in a language I won't bother to translate.
"Cammie, are you out there? Please, please come in." Zach's voice came over the radio, almost sounding like an earnest plea for us to be alright.
"Zach we are here. We are fine. Nothing's wrong." I rushed to assure him that we were alright.
"Why did you two go radio silent?" Zach's sweet voice was replaced by my grandfather's stern tone.
"We are sorry sir; apparently my comms units aren't as wonderful as they appeared to be in the package. We were out of range temporarily." Bex became the calm, polite girl who sat beside me in CoveOps class and who was raised by two elite spies.
"I'm just glad you two are alright. We have found what seems to be the base for these men in black." My grandfather mumbled something to Zach who then took over the description.
"There seems to be about seven of them, and your grandmother and Solomon are both there."
"Um, we might have a problem. We just saw a helicopter land and it is quite possible that there may be more bad guys on it…"
"Wonderful." I could hear the frustration in my grandfather's voice. He began mumbling something to Zach.
"We have to go Cam. If you need anything, please, contact us." And then before I could respond there was silence. I slid down off my horse and sat on the ground.
"Cam, they are alright. Nothing is wrong, they just probably had to be quiet because of the men in the cave." She moved off her horse we both sat there wondering what to do next.
Suddenly there was a sound behind us. We had been sitting still too long. The men who had landed in the helicopter must have seen us when we galloped into the woods. And we just gave them the opportunity not only to track us, but the advantage of finding us with our guards down, at the one time in our lives when we needed them the most. My heart raced as I heard a twig snap, breaking the silence that enveloped us.
"Hello, Cameron. How nice it is to see you." A woman. Her voice. It sounded so familiar. I was on my feet and ready for anything. Ready for anything but the sudden force that knocked me to the ground and turned my world upside down.
A/N: Ok, so that's it. Please let me know what you think. Only one more chapter left… ;-)
