DISCLAIMER: Please remember, I'm not in any way associated with any of the cast or crew members, Fox Family Channel, Lion's Gate, or Cliffhanger Productions. I don't own any of the characters except Kerri. I'm just a obsessive HG, and Scott and Shelby fan :)
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Character Name: Kerri Malone
From: Lexington, KY
Looks: Blonde, brown eyes, 5'8, thin. Southern belle type.
Personality: Very, very rude to everyone except Scott. Spoiled.
Reason for being at Horizon: She and her friends got involved with drugs and crime for a thrill in, what they thought was, there dull lives. Despite having recieved everything, from clothing to love from her parents, Kerri never could get enough.
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Character Name: Mark Pratt
From: Los Angeles
Looks: Black hair, brown eyes, 6'1, lanky. Evil look about him
Personality: Dark
Reason for being at Horizon: Drug addict. Murdered two people, but was never convicted
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This is my first Fan Fic, and feedback is appriciated. Please, though, be kind!
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Time: Shelby just returned..she'd been gone from Horizon for almost three months. She has just learned Scott is now dating Kerri
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*One Mile Outside of Horizon*

"Dad, I've gotta go" Mark Pratt said darkly. "You're going to Horizon whether you like it or..." Tom Pratt replied, keeping his eyes on the road, before being cut off by his son. "I mean I have to relieve myself" he said stiffly, as his father reluctantly pulled the car over. Mark slammed the door behind him, and walked down the small hill, and a couple hundred feet back into the woods. He crouched down beside a tree, and glanced back quickly. Then, he shoved a small zip lock bag full of cocaine, and a handgun between two large tree roots. Then, he dusted himself off, stood up, and walked back to the car, his father never suspecting a thing.



*Horizon*

"Alright guys. We have a new Cliffhanger. This is Mark Pratt" Peter boomed, pushing Mark forward a bit. A chorus on unenthusiastic "Hi's" bellowed out from the group of kids sitting in front of him. As Peter talked, Mark sized up the other Cliffhangers. There was a guy with curly blond hair, with a tall, leggy girl with a snobbish expression clinging to his arm on one couch. On another sat two dark haired boys, one on each side of a pale faced, dark haired girl, a sarcastic expression on her face. Then there was a mexican guy in an arm chair, sketching something in a drawling book, as a thin brunette stared over his shoulder intently. Then he saw her. Mark's eyes rested on the blonde girl, with the sad expression, sitting off to the side, alone. *She's a pretty one. She'll be just perfect* Mark thought to himself, holding back evil laughter as he stared down at Shelby


*Two Weeks Later*

"That Mark guy kinda freaks me out" Shelby said to Daisy, as she walked into there dorm after dinner. "Why? Is it his suzy sunshine approach to life?" Daisy asked sarcastically, flopping down on her bed. "He keeps giving me this look...I don't like it" Shelby said quietly. "He *is* creepy" Juliette declaired, for once, agreeing with Shelby. "I don't feel any need for worry, Ladies. After all, I have *Scott* to protect me" she said, flouncing out of the bathroom, fluffing her hair. "Later losers" she crooned, heading out the door. Shelby fought back tears. Kat and Juliette exchanged sympathetic glances as Daisy pulled her friend into a hug. "Scott will come around soon. He'll realize how much he needs you in his life. And if he doesn't...well if he doesn't, then he doesn't deserve you" Juliette said, standing up. Kat and Daisy looked up at her in shock. Juliette never said anything like that. At least not to Shelby. "Thanks Princess. It means a lot comming from you" Shelby said sincerly. Juliette smiled. Then the room was uncharacteristically awkward. "Well we'd better get down to the ole' lodge for group" Daisy proclaimed sarcastically, breaking the silence, as they headed out the door.

Mark peeked out from behind the door of the lodge. He smiled as he said Juliette, Kat, Daisy, and *Shelby* walking towards the entrance. Kerri, David, Ezra, and Auggie were already inside sitting down, while Peter and Sophie talked quietly across the room. Scott wasn't feeling well, so he was excused from group for that night. Mark gazed out over the common area with a evil smile. Poor little Shelby had to tie her shoe. She waved the others to go ahead, as the bent down in the grass, as the other three girls filed into the lodge. Mark pressed himself against the wall, his hand tightening around the hard, metal. He clenched it harder as Shelby got closer, and closer to the door.


The next few moments seemed to pass in slow motion. Just as Shelby walked in the door, Mark quickly grabbed her arm, putting his hand over her mouth, pulling her towards him so she was facing everyone. She didn't even have time to scream. Just then, Peter turned, his eyes widening in horror at the scene. Mark stood at the door, one hand over Shelby's mouth, the other holding a gun to her head. Juliette screamed. A loud, terrifing scream that could be heard all across campus.

*The Boys Dorm*

Scott sat up quickly in bed, the vision of his stepmother vanishing. He'd heard one ear piercing scream. Then another followed.

*Back in the lodge*

"No one move a muscle" Mark growled. "Or I'll blow her brains out"

To be contiuned......................