Sorry for the long wait. I've been super busy lately, plus I had an extreme case of writer's block. Here's the next chapter.

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One hour, 56 minutes, and 13 seconds after the video ended, Joe stood in front of an abandoned warehouse with a suitcase containing 10 million dollars and the whereabouts of 16 undercover CIA operatives. He'd taken a plane and then a very crowded bus to get here. He was 574 miles away from the safety of Gallagher Academy. There was no turning back now.

He walked into the warehouse, the door creaking loudly. Immediately, seven masked men walked into the room, surrounding Joe on all sides. The person directly in front of Joe spoke. "Do you have the stuff?"

Joe held up the suitcase for the person to see. "Slide it over," the masked person demanded. Joe slid the suitcase so that it stopped inches away from the person's feet. "Bring out the boy!" the person yelled. That's when Joe noticed something. He'd assumed that all of the people in the room were men, but the person in front of him, the person who seemed to be in charge, had a woman's voice; a voice that Joe recognized.

As if she read his mind, the woman laughed maliciously. "You always were smart, Joe." She pulled off her mask. "In fact," Sarah Newman said, "I'm surprised you didn't figure it out sooner."

Joe stood shocked looking at the love of his life's best friend. "You?"

Sarah held up her hand. "Let me guess what you're going to say. 'You were Emily's best friend, how could you do this to her son?' Let me tell you something. Emily is an idiot. When she was kidnapped, the COC offered her a place, and they treated her well. But she still refused to join us. She could've had everything, but she chose to get tortured for four years instead." Sarah paused. "Now, what to do about little Zachy?"

Zach had been dragged out of another room by two masked men. His hands were bound, his mouth was gagged, and every time he put weight on his right leg he would wince. He still didn't have a shirt on, and there was blood all over his body. His arm that had been hit with the bat hung at an odd angle. The two men holding him brought him over to Sarah. She pinched his cheek with her nails, making him wince. Then the two men threw him at Joe, and Zach fell at his father's feet. Joe bent down next to Zach and hovered over him protectively.

Sarah laughed at them. "I'm not going to hurt your son anymore, Joey." She picked up the suitcase and turned to walk away. Then she suddenly turned around. "Oh, and tell Emily I said hello. And could you tell Grant that the option to join us still stands? Thanks."

In the next moment everything seemed to happen at once. The warehouse doors slammed open and 100 armed CIA operatives ran in, not including Grant, Macey, Nate, and Bex. They grabbed and bound the eight COC men, but Joe saw Sarah disappear up a flight of stairs. Joe got up and ran after her.

Joe pushed open a heavy door and found that he was standing on the roof. He looked around but didn't see her. Then he heard a noise from behind him, and when he spun around, Sarah kicked him in the face. Joe grabbed her arm and twisted it behind her back, but she threw her head back and hit him in the nose, making it bleed. Then she pulled out a gun and pointed it at him. Joe backed up towards the edge of the roof, until he was standing inches away from the edge. One more step backwards and he would plummet 84 feet to his death.

Sarah cocked the gun. "It's over Joe." Joe closed his eyes and heard the shot. But then…nothing.

He knew he'd heard the shot, but he felt nothing. He opened his eyes and looked at himself, finding no bullet holes. Finally he looked at Sarah.

She stood there with a shocked expression on her face, still half pointing the gun at Joe, but her body had gone limp. As she fell to her knees, Joe noticed the bullet hole in her heart. Her head hit the rocky ground hard, and she lay still. Joe looked past her.

Rachel stood there, gun in hand, pointing it at Sarah's dead body. When she was positive Sarah was dead, she slid the gun back into its cradle and walked over to her body. Rachel spit on the ground right next to Sarah's face. She said, "That's for stealing my best friend, bitch."

Rachel seemed to notice Joe for the first time. She asked if he was alright, and he said he was. They walked down to the main floor together, leaving Sarah's body on the roof.

When they got down there, they saw hat Zach had been untied and his gag had been removed. He was being examined by a doctor and was laying on a stretcher. Bex, Macey, Nate, and Grant were on the phone with Cammie, Liz, and Jonas, who were watching everything from a live surveillance camera. When Grant saw Mr. Solomon, he walked over, looking scared and ashamed.

"Mr. Solomon," he started. "I swear I wasn't going to join them. My mom wanted me to but I couldn't. I-I would've told someone what she was, but I couldn't. She's still my mom." He hung his head. "I'm sorry."

Joe put a hand on his shoulder. "It's alright, Grant. It isn't your fault that your mother made bad decisions. You had no control over her. But she's gone now."

Grant looked at him. "Is she…"

"She's gone, Grant."

Grant sighed sadly. "Is it wrong that I'm still sad that she's dead? Even after all she's done?"

"She was your mother, Grant. It'd be worse if you didn't feel anything."

Just then, a woman walked over towards Grant and Mr. Solomon. "Mr. Newman, could you please come with me? We have a few questions we'd like you to answer."

Grant looked at Mr. Solomon. "Go on," Joe said encouragingly. The woman put a hand on Grant's shoulder and led him towards a group of five other agents who had pens and paper in their hands.

Later…

After everything had gotten sorted out and Zach had been cared for, Joe, Rachel, Bex, Macey, Grant, Zach, and Nate boarded a helicopter to Roseville. They landed on the roof of the school and got off one by one. Bex, Macey, Grant, and Nate went towards Cammie, Liz, and Jonas, where there was a lot of hugging. Rachel got off after them and walked towards Emily to tell her everything that had happened. When Rachel told Emily what Sarah was, Emily was shocked. She couldn't believe that after everything, Sarah had been the bad guy. She hugged Rachel and apologized for everything. Rachel did the same. Then Rachel walked towards Cammie and gave her a big hug.

Zach got off next. He was on crutches, and his shoulder had a large bandage covering it. Emily ran towards him, tears in her eyes. She hugged him as tightly as she could without hurting him. Zach whispered, "I'm sorry, mom."

"I'm sorry, too, baby. I love you so much."

"I love you, too, mom." When Emily finally released him, Cammie came over and wrapped her arms around Zach's neck without touching his shoulder. Zach kissed her passionately and put his good arm around her waist. But then everything seemed to get quiet when Joe got off the helicopter.

He barely had time to get off the helicopter before Emily ran at him. She threw her arms around his neck and yelled over the noise of the helicopter. "Thank you for bringing our son back, Joe." Then she kissed him. Joe seemed surprised, but he got over quickly since the next moment he put his arms around her waist and pulled her closer to him. They stood there, kissing like they might never see each other again.

Finally Joe came up for air. "You love me again?"

Emily smiled at him, her eyes shining brightly. "Who said I ever stopped?" Then she kissed him again.

Now I want everyone to know just how crazy I am. The only reason I made this story was so that I could find a reason to write the end of this chapter. I just wanted Joe to say, "You love me again?" and then for Emily to answer, "Who said I ever stopped?" That is the only reason I wrote the Story of Emily Goode. Please review. The next chapter is the last one.