Fabian and Amber walked outside the main school building, searching for Tori. The only light provided to them were from the lampposts and the moon.
"Amber, couldn't you have worn quieter shoes," Fabian said as he heard Amber's heels click against the concrete a few feet behind him.
"Well, sorry. I didn't know we would be searching campus late at night," Amber replied. Amber continued to follow behind Fabian.
She walked over a certain spot on the ground when it made a peculiar noise. Amber stopped in her tracks. She walked backwards and her heard the noise again.
"Fabian?" she called to the young boy ahead.
"Yeah?" he asked, looking around the side of the building.
"When I walk over this spot it sounds different than everywhere else. Listen," Amber walked over the spot again where the empty, peculiar noise sound was heard again.
Fabian walked over and knelt down. Amber did the same. Fabian knocked on the sidewalk, and heard a quiet, unclear sound. He knocked on the spot where Amber had walked over and a hollow, metal sound was heard. Fabian brushed the leaves and dirt aside and revealed a small, square, metal door implanted in the ground. He and Amber shared a look before he pulled on the handle.
A loud bang echoed through the air as the metal door connected with the ground. Fabian looked down and saw almost pitch black darkness, but with the light coming from the lamp posts, he could see a metal ladder attached to the wall that lead to... whatever that place was.
"Come on," Fabian said and carefully entered the hole, making sure his feet connected with the ladder before he began climbing down.
"Um. I just remembered. I have a science project due tomorrow and I need to-"
"Ambs," Fabian stopped and looked at his blonde friend before descending the ladder.
Amber sighed and reluctantly entered the hole. She grabbed a hold of the door and closing it shut as she descended down the ladder.
The place now pitch black, Fabian and Amber continued climbing down the unknown tunnel. The place rang in a eerie silence, causing shivers down both teenagers' spines.
"Ow! Amber, you stepped on my head!" Fabian winced, breaking the silence.
"Not my fault you climb slow," Amber retorted. Fabian rolled his eyes as his foot connected with flat ground. Letting go of the ladder, Fabian surveyed his surrounding as Amber finished climbing down the ladder.
Ahead of them was a long, wide hallway, lit up with dim, almost nonexistent, ceiling lights.
"Where are we?" Amber asked, taking in the atmosphere.
"It looks like a tunnel or something," Fabian replied, placing his hands on a wall, examining it.
"Another tunnel?!" Amber exclaimed. Her high pitched voice echoed loudly throughout the empty tunnel.
"Shhh! Amber keep your voice down," Fabian whispered harshly.
"Sorry," Amber mouthed. Both curious and scared, the two slowly and cautiously tiptoed down the hallway.
"Besides, I don't think this is a tunnel that Frobisher-Smythe made." Fabian said, noticing the perfectly flat concrete walls and metal, padlocked, doors.
Amber and Fabian continued there path, observing the scenery the best the can with the lighting. Amber stopped in the middle of the hallway, placing a hand on Fabian's shoulder. The brunette paused, looking over a Amber with a questioning expression.
"What does that door lead to?" Amber pointed straight ahead to a pair of double doors. High tech buttons and multicolored lights bordered the doors, making it stand out slightly.
"I don't know," Fabian replied. His eyebrows furrowed together as he strode over to door. Amber, not wanting to be left alone in this unknown tunnel, stayed close behind.
Rattling and shaking the door knob, Fabian clenched his teeth as he tried to open the door.
"Fabian look," he heard Amber say. He froze and looked up at his blonde friend, noticing the hand scanner she was pointing to. Fabian's shoulders slumped as he sighed in defeat.
"I wonder what's so confidential that they'd have to-" A loud whack interrupted Amber's statement and she and Fabian fell to ground.
Nina's eyelids fluttered open, her eyes meeting a harsh darkness. Her body felt as if she was leaning against a soft rock. After her eyes adjusted to the lighting, she looked over to right, noticing the appearance of her passed out boyfriend.
Jerome's back rested against the cold, hard wall, his head tilted towards the right. His eyes were shut gently and his breathing was nice and even. From the outside, he looked as if he was a young boy sleeping peaceful. But Nin knew he was still unconscious.
At that time, Nina noticed a thick, white rope wrapped tightly around the two of them. Her brain pounded against her skull, the sound ringing in her ears.
Nina looked around the dark room, observing a large window on the opposite wall. Nina knew for certain that the window didn't lead you to the outside, as it was pitch black on the other side, but she couldn't tell exactly what it was. She glanced over and noticed in the bad lighting, a door right next to the window, wondering deeply what it led to.
"Jerome?" Nina nudged her boyfriend carefully with her shoulder. "Jerome?" Jerome moved his head slightly, shifting his body. "Jerome!" Nina said harshly. Jerome's eyes shot open in alarm.
"Hmm?" he groaned. "What?" he muttered, wincing slightly, he, too, having a headache.
"Where are we?" Now wide awake, Jerome noticed the foreign room they sat in.
"I don't know," he replied, honestly.
On the opposite side of Nina, a large metal door swung open, three buff, body builder looking men, strode in. Each with an unconscious body over their shoulders.
Nina and Jerome immediately recognized them as Mick, Mara, and Eddie. The men quietly placed the bodies on the Jerome's side, opposite of Nina and exited the room, slamming the door with a large bang. Mick's eyes fluttered open at the loud noise, his blue eyes squinted in the dim light.
"Guys?" he asked, groggily. "How'd you get here? Where are we?"
"We don't know," Jerome answered the latter. "What happened to you guys?"
"I don't know," Mick replied. "All I remember is searching through the woods and Mara disappearing. Everything after that is blank." The door burst open and two bodies were thrown, not so gently, inside.
"Yeah, thanks!" Alfie called after the men as the door swung close. The room shook slightly as the door slammed with extreme force. Alfie looked around noticing his housemates.
"Oh. Hey, guys!" he grinned.
"Hey," the conscious teenagers deadpanned.
"I'm guessing the same thing happened to you guys," Patricia concluded.
"You mean be kidnapped by gigantic scary men, whom could probably kill in an instant using just their thumbs," Jerome said, snidely. "Yeah."
"This is hopeless," Nina cried, throwing her head back against the wall. "How are we going to find Tori?"
"Hey," Jerome said, softly. Nina gazed up at her boyfriend. "We still have a bunch of people looking for Tori. We'll find her."
Beck and Cat sprinted down the dark, vacant road, their breaths hitched, gasping for air. Anubis House in sight, Beck pulled out his black PearPhone, and dialed a familiar number.
"Hello?"
"Andre!" Beck gasped. "Dude, listen. Get back to the school. Rufus sent out his minions to kidnap anyone's who's looking for Tori. Warn the others and meet back at the secret entrance." Beck hung up the phone before Andre had a chance to reply.
Approaching Anubis House, Beck and Cat slowed they pace. Beck stormed into the house, Cat hot on their trail.
"Guys!" Beck shouted, breathless, as he ran into the common room.
From their seats on the sofa, Carly, Sam, Freddie, Spencer, Guppy, and Gibby looked up at the two breathless teenagers.
"What's wrong?" Carly pondered, worry displayed on her face.
"We don't have a lot of time to explain but-"
"FREDDIE!" a voice cried, interrupting Beck's statement. Mrs. Benson burst into the common room, pushing Beck and Cat out of the way.
"Mom?!" A very confused Freddie stood up.
"Oh," Mrs. Benson gasped at the sight of her son, and engulfed him into a bone crushing hug. "You're okay!"
"Yeah," Freddie replied, his eyes furrowed in complete and utter confusion.
"Hey!" T-Bo yelled as he entering the common room, his helmet in hand. "This mud is tearing up my bike."
"So?" Sam questioned, not caring.
"It's a rental," T-Bo said.
"GUYS!" Beck yelled, directing everyone's attention on him.
"Oh, right. Beck, what were you saying?" Freddie said to the good looking Canadian.
"Tori was kidnapped," Beck stated.
"What?!" everyone gasped.
"OH MY GOSH!" Cat exclaimed, covering her mouth in disbelief. Beck furrowed his eyebrows, gazing at the shocked red head in bewilderment.
"Cat, you knew that." he said, stating the obvious.
"Oh, right. Yeah," Cat giggle, removing her hands from her mouth. Beck rolled his eyes and focused on the everyone else
"We know where she probably going to be, but need you guys' help. Everyone else has been taken by Rufus," Beck explained.
"Who?" Freddie asked, not familiar with the name.
"That's not important," Beck stated. "Just come on!" He and Cat ran towards the front door, everyone else urgently following.
"No. No," Mrs. Benson placed a hand on Freddie's shoulder, pulling him back, causing Carly, Sam, and Spencer to stop. "There's no way you're are going out there."
"Mooom!" Freddie whined, throwing his head back.
"Tori's our friend!" Sam told her, trying to convince the woman to let the boy go.
"I don't care," Mrs. Benson said. "I'm not allowing my son to go out where there is any danger."
"You can come with us!" Carly suggested.
"Nooo!" Sam whined.
"Sam," Carly warned, giving the blonde a pointed look.
"But-"
"For Tori," Carly interjected. Sam rolled her crystal blue eyes.
"Fine," Sam reluctantly agreed.
"What do ya say, Mom?" Freddie asked looking up at his mother.
"You know you want to," Spencer sang.
"Oh, alright," Mrs. Benson aspirated, slumping her shoulders in defeat.
"Yes!" the iCarly gang cheered, running out of the house.
Sorry this didn't have much action. The chapter was originally going to be longer, with Tori and Rufus and all that stuff, but I haven't uploaded an actually chapter since like June or July, so this'll have to do for now. Sorry for the wait.
I'll post the rewrite and the next chapter hopefully soon. Do you guys think I should just delete this story and post the rewrite or replace the chapters so it is still this story link?
Please review.