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Author's Notes: If you've read the preview for this episode from the last chapter, then you'll know this chapter is going to be like the MTV series, Fear. It'll be slightly different, of course, but the basic idea is there. This is the first part of this mission, so all scenes that were in the last preview might not appear in this part. Here's the scoreboard:
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And I can't believe it's over. . .Real World/Road Rules battle
of the seasons is over! Oh no. . .I'm so going to miss the show.
Thank goodness Real World won. All right guys! Congrats! I hope
that they have new teams coming up--I'd love to see if anyone
from Chicago's Real World'll join the challenge.
As for this series, it won't be over for awhile. Hopefully,
though I'd love to know who you guys think'll win. Come on!
The place where they're at is a fiction place. Keep that in mind
=)
Power Rangers Extreme Challenge
Episode seven: Everything to Fear
By: stargazer_1017
"Brush," Jen muttered as she looked around the room she shared with Kim. She lifted up her blanket on the bed to check and threw off the pillow. "Augh!" she growled, rushing around. Kim got out of the bathroom and watched her roommate rush around the room. "Jen, what are you looking for?"
"My brush," Jen answered, still occupied in looking for her brush. She bent down to look under her bed, and then crawled over to look under Kim's.
Kim rolled her eyes with a smile and walked back into the bathroom. "Here," she said, with her own brush in hand. Jen looked up and Kim tossed the brush to her. "It's mine. Don't worry, it's clean. I just cleaned it in the faucet," Kim explained.
Jen gave her roommate a grateful smile. "Thanks, Kim," she said, running the brush through her hair furiously. "What's the big rush this morning?" Kim asked, moving over to take a seat on a chair near the dresser they shared.
"Wes is taking me out to brunch this morning at a nearby hotel," Jen said with a smile.
"That's really sweet of him," Kim remarked. "I hope he's paying."
Jen laughed. "He better. I come from the future--and I definitely didn't carry cash with me." She put the brush down and ran into the bathroom and closed the door. Kim watched her go with amusement and then turned to the door when someone knocked. "Coming," she called out. She opened the door to reveal a grinning Wes. "Hey Wes, good morning," Kim greeted him as she stepped aside to let him in.
"Hey, Kim," Wes greeted her back. He looked around the room. "Is Jen in?"
"She's getting ready in the bathroom," Kim replied, gesturing to the seat she was sitting on earlier. When Wes shook his head, Kim said, "So I heard you're taking Jen to a Sunday brunch."
Wes grinned. "Yeah, I am. Heard they got a good special not to far down the road at a nearby hotel."
Just then, Jen got out of the bathroom and smiled as Wes came over and gave her a kiss. Kim smiled. "Hey Wes, think you got room for another one?" she asked.
Jen looked at Kim with a surprised expression and Wes looked--mortified. "Wh--what?" he stuttered.
Kim grinned. "I'm just kidding! Geez. . ." she ushered the two to the door. "Now go on you two, before I change my mind. Go on!"
Jen smiled at her friend. "I'll see you later, Kim," she said with a slight wave.
[Kim: "Wes and Jen kinda remind me of how my relationship with Tommy was before I left."]
"Make sure he's paying now!" Kim called as she stood outside the door watching the two walk off.
***
"I hope everything's all right," Cole said, rubbing his hands together as he sat in the passenger seat of the van. Lucas, the driver, turned to his right to give Cole a slightly encouraging look.
[Cole: "Alyssa left about almost two days ago to visit her father in the hospital."]
Cole looked around the terminal and then turned behind him to look past the sliding doors leading to the pick-up point outside. He saw Lucas watching him through the van's windows and then in a couple of moments, he was off.
[Cole: "Before she left, Alyssa said that if a challenge were to come up and she was still away, that we should just forfeit our position. Luckily nothing came up yet."]
Cole sighed and was about to turn to look outside again when the grinning face of the one he was waiting for approached him. Cole's face broke out in a grin and he engulfed his friend in a huge hug. "Alyssa!" he said, looking at her as he pulled away slightly.
"Hey Cole," Alyssa greeted him, putting her hand on his arm. "A challenge didn't come up?"
[Cole: "Always Alyssa--worried about others before herself."]
Cole shook his head and bent down and picked up her luggage. "Nah, don't worry about it," he said, shrugging. He and Alyssa headed towards the doors to the van, which had now returned to its place along the curb. "And your father? How is he?"
Alyssa grinned. "He's fine," she replied, opening the van door and getting in. Cole put down the suitcase behind the seat Alyssa was sitting on and got in next to her. "He was really glad to see me there."
"I'm glad he's okay," Cole said as he shut the door.
"Got everything?" Lucas asked, turning around. When Cole nodded, he turned back to face forward and drove off. "I hope you're in the mood for dancing, Alyssa," Lucas said, looking at her in the rearview mirror.
"Dancing?" Alyssa asked.
Cole shrugged. "Yeah, some of the guys were going out to a club just to hang out and I said we'd be there. I mean, if that's all right with you," he added hastilly.
"I'm fine," Alyssa grinned.
***
"Don't drink anything," Lucas warned Cole and Alyssa as they walked into the club.
[Lucas: "Illegalities. Can't have them getting drunk illegally now." He grins.]
Katie, who was walking with them, rolled her eyes. "Yes daddy," she said, shaking her head. Cole and Alyssa just smiled at her expression. Katie started dancing her way to the table Wes and Jen were seated at.
Jen grinned at the sight of them. "Looks like one of us is ready to hit the floor," she yelled over the music, gesturing towards Katie.
"What are you talking about? Isn't Wes up for it?"
"Are you kidding me?" Jen said, rolling her eyes. She turned to Wes. "Come on, Wes, tell 'um why you don't wanna get out there." Katie turned to her watch her friend's response.
Wes gave a sheepish smile. "I can't really dance," he shrugged.
"I said it was easy," Jen said. "I'll be up there with you!" She then gestured around the room, where people are already dancing on the floor. "Besides, no one is watching us!"
Cole gave Wes a pat on the arm. "Come on Wes, I can't dance either," he said and turned to Alyssa. "Think you wanna show me?"
Alyssa shook her head but had a smile on her face. "Come on," she said, grabbing his arm and leading them onto the floor. Cole turned back to look at Wes with an encouraging look.
Wes groaned. "Fine," he said and put his hand out. Jen's eyes lit up as she put her hand in his.
As they walked towards the dance floor, Lucas turned to Katie. "Where is everyone else?" he asked.
Katie shrugged and looked around. She squinted her eyes slightly as she did a visual scan of the room. Then she pointed to their left. "I see Mike and Taylor over there," she said. Lucas nodded and they made their way towards the two who were watching the others dance. When they reached the table, Lucas asked, "Where's everyone else?"
Mike pointed out towards the dance floor. "Some are already on the floor," he said, and added, "I have no idea where everyone else is."
"Are you guys going to dance?" Katie asked.
Taylor opened her mouth to answer but before she could give a response, Cassie bounded up to the group. "Hey Mike, wanna dance?" she asked
[Lucas: "Uh oh."]
Taylor narrowed her eyes slightly as Mike turned to her. Mike turned back to Cassie. "Uh, all right," he said, and got up.
[Taylor: "I couldn't believe he did
that."]
[Katie: "Whoa. . .Cassie asked Mike to dance and he actually
said yes. He's gonna have to answer some stuff to Taylor."]
"I'm gonna try and find some people," Katie said, and turned to Lucas. "Wanna come along?" she asked him. Lucas shrugged and followed her, leaving Taylor to fume by herself.
Out on the dance floor, Alyssa laughed. "That looks. . .all right," she said, trying to encourage Cole.
Cole grinned. "Really? I'm doing all right?" he asked hopefully as he moved side to side.
[Alyssa: "It was just so cute to teach Cole to dance. I guess he was doing okay for someone who hasn't danced before in his life."]
"Loosen up a bit, Cole," Alyssa advised. "Don't be so stiff. You know, move your arms a bit," she said, gesturing with her own arms.
"Like this?" Cole asked as he put his arms out and moved them slightly up and down. He looked at his arms' movement and then back at Alyssa, who was biting on her lip.
[Alyssa: "I tried."]
Before Alyssa could respond, she turned and saw Mike and Cassie dancing. She frowned. "Did something happen while I was gone?" she asked Cole.
"Huh?" Cole asked absently, looking down at his feet as he moved.
"There," Alyssa said, gesturing towards Mike and Cassie. "Did something happen between Mike and Taylor? I mean now he's dancing with Cassie."
Cole turned to look at what Alyssa was gesturing about. Then he turned back to Alyssa and shrugged. "Nothing's happened as far as I know," he replied, getting back to watching his feet. Alyssa frowned.
[Alyssa: "What is Cassie up to?"]
***
"Too much of a tourist spot," Jason said, shaking his head. "What about visiting the base?"
Dana raised her eyebrow. "What base? Pearl Harbor? How do we get in?" she asked as she took a bite out of the salad she was eating. "Besides, I kinda like the idea of playing tourist in Waikiki."
Kim smiled as she looked around the table. "I like the idea too," she said, agreeing with Dana. "How often are we gonna come around here? Might as well be a tourist while we can."
Trini turned to Jason. "Looks like you're a bit outnumbered here, Jase," she said. She looked up as Tommy approached the table.
"Hey guys, hope I'm not interrupting," he said hurridly, looking around the table.
Jason shook his head. "Not at all, bro. Just discussing what to do today, since I don't think a challenge is coming up."
"Yeah, it's been days, hasn't it?" Tommy remarked, a bit distracted. He turned to Kim. "Uh, ready to go?" he asked.
Kim smiled up at him and nodded. "I'll see you guys later, all right?" she told the group seated at the table. "Just let me know if you guys decided on a place to go touring."
"All right," Jason agreed and watched as Kim grabbed her bag from under the table and got up. He watched as they walked off towards the door, murmuring as they talked. "Where are they going all the time?" He asked, looking at Trini and Dana. Both shrugged.
"Hey guys, mind if I sit here?" Kat's Australian accent asked from behind Jason.
He turned quickly to look at her. "Kat? Uh yeah, sure," he said, gesturing towards the open seat.
Kat smiled as she took a seat. "All the other seats were occupied and I couldn't find Tommy anywhere," she said, scooting her seat inwards.
[Jason: "Whoa, Tommy didn't tell Kat where he was? Now that's really strange."]
"You mean Tommy didn't tell you where he went?" Trini asked.
Kat shook her head. "No, he didn't ," she replied, her fork in her hand. She put it down and asked, "What do you mean? Did he tell you were he went?" Trini and Jason exchanged glances, but didn't answer. Kat turned to Dana, who was taking a sip at her water and looking into her glass. Kat turned back to Trini. "He was here?"
Trini looked hesitant. "Well, he was here for awhile--he came to pick up Kim," she replied.
Kat looked slightly confused and curious at the revelation. "Oh," she replied and picked up her fork again.
[Dana: "Everyday after lunch, Kim and Tommy go off somewhere we don't know about. He doesn't even tell Kat about it and it's obviously driving her nuts."]
"I'm sure they're just, you know, shopping or something. You know Kim," Jason said.
Kat nodded and forced a smile onto her face. "Yeah, I'm sure it's all right," she replied, digging into her lasagna. Jason turned to Dana and shook his head.
***
[Taylor: "Cassie pulled a childish move last night with Mike."]
"Don't be upset," Mike whispered as he ran his hand through Taylor's blonde hair. They were laying down on Taylor's bed in Group 2's Villa. Mike was laying on his right side next to Taylor, who was on her back. His right hand was under her back and entwined with Taylor's right hand.
[Taylor: "And I feel so stupid for letting the bitch get to me this way." She sighs and shakes her head with a rueful smile on her face. "Sometimes I like Mike so much. . .I just. . ." She stops, and then shakes her head again.]
"Did you have to say yes? I mean, you could've just said no. I would have," Taylor replied quietly.
"Cassie's a friend, Taylor, and it's gonna stay that way. When she asked me to dance, I didn't want to let her down. She's helped us out and I have no problems with her," Mike whispered. "It didn't mean anything."
"I know," Taylor whispered back.
[Mike: "Taylor and I have gotten way too close during the whole challenge, which isn't such a bad thing. I mean, there's a lot about Taylor that I like. There's a lot we have in common. To see her this upset hurts me."]
"So we're okay?" Mike whispered. Taylor nodded.
Taylor's Growl Phone rang suddenly. Using her left hand, Taylor reached into the pocket of her jeans. "Hello?" she asked.
"Taylor? Where are you?" Kai asked on the other side.
"I'm in my room in Villa two," Taylor replied, sitting up slowly. She gave Mike a confused look as she and Mike sat up on the bed. "What's going on?"
"Tell whoever's in Villa two to get their rest now--the bus leaves at eleven thirty tonight," Kai replied.
"Bus? What are you talking about?" Taylor asked and then her eyes widened. "Wait a minute. Are we talking about a challenge?"
"You got it," Kai replied.
Taylor turned to Mike with wide eyes. "What is it?" Mike asked her.
"We've got a challenge tonight," Taylor replied. Mike's eyes widened as Taylor's did. "Where are we all going to meet?" Taylor asked into her Growl Phone.
"In front of the hotel is fine."
Taylor nodded and shut her phone. "What the heck kind of mission is at nightfall?" she asked as she got off the bed. Mike shrugged, following Taylor as she walked into the living room of the villa. Playing video games were Leo and Rocky, with Kendrix watching them. "Hey guys, we've got a mission tonight. We have to be in front of the hotel at eleven thirty to catch the bus."
Kendrix raised her eyebrows. "Are you serious? Tonight? But that's about four hours away!" she pointed out.
Taylor shrugged as Mike nodded. "That's what the game plan is, that's what we have to follow I guess," Mike said.
***
"And can you believe this? We actually have a mission tonight--in like, two and a half hours," Cassie said over the phone. She looked over to T.J. and Kai, who were watching tv.
"What kind of mission is at almost midnight?" Ashley asked over the other line.
"I have no clue," Cassie replied, shaking her head. She moved around in her chair a bit. "Sounds really off though. Everything we've done lately has been physical, you know the running and stuff. I don't think we can do much at night unless they're bringing us to the gym and making us lift the most weights or something."
[Cassie: "Word just got out about the mission we're doing tonight. I'm totally up for it."]
Ashley laughed. "And what about everyone and everything else?" she asked.
Cassie paused before replying, "They're okay."
"Come on, Cassie, I'm your best friend. There's something going on, isn't there?"
Cassie sighed. "Just the usual."
There was a slight pause. Then, "All right, how's Taylor doing?"
[Cassie: "Ash can read me like a book."]
"All right, I pulled a childish move when we went to the club last night," Cassie conceded. "I sorta. . .pulled Mike away from Taylor to make her jealous."
"Cassie. . ."
Cassie sighed. "I know, I know, stop hassling with them."
Ashley also sighed over the phone. "Taylor's not so bad a person, Cassie. Try getting to know her. Besides, I know you can win the competition with your own wits--and even you know that."
"I'll try, all right? It's just, I see an opportunity to win, you know? But I know I really hurt Taylor last night."
***
"Where can we be going at this time?" Joel muttered as he and the others stood in front of the hotel. "I could be. . ."
"Playing video games?" Angela finished, grinning. She put her hand around Joel's arm when he glared at her. "Come on, Joel, doesn't this mission excite you? Don't you want to know what we're going to do?"
"No."
Angela rolled her eyes and turned to see Max hanging on Taylor's arm. Taylor growled and tried to pry Max off her arm. "Max, will you let go of me?" she said impatiently.
Max just glared at Taylor. "Gee, thanks Taylor for making me look stupid!" he growled at her. Taylor just shook her head and walked towards Mike.
[Karone: "No one knows what this mission will be about. I'm kinda curious myself as to what we could be doing at nighttime."]
The bus slowed down as it made a turn and climbed higher. Joel frowned and turned to Angela, who was seated at his side. "Man, it's so dark out there! Look, there's no moonlight, and the city lights are almost gone!" Angela just shook her head. Joel turned forward. "Where the hell are we going?" He asked. "Kai? Come on, man, at least give us a clue!"
Kai, who was seated in the front, turned around. "You sure you want to know?" he asked.
"Yes!" nearly everyone choroused.
"We're going to a haunted house," Kai replied, an evil smile on his face. He turned forward slowly, to face the driver.
[Max: "Haunted? A haunted house?"]
[Lucas: "A haunted house sounds different. We don't have too
many of those in the city where I live in the future."]
"I don't think I like this mission," Nadira said, pouting. "I don't like ghosts."
Lucas rolled his eyes. "Come on, Nadira, you've dealt with the baddies before. You knew those mutants!"
Nadira slapped Lucas on the arm. "They were nice mutants! They never jumped out of dark hallways to yell at me! They never floated around trying to scare me!" she pointed out, her eyes darting side to side.
[Lucas: "I really hope Nadira can go through with this mission. We could be the next ones off if she doesn't."]
***
"Oh my God. . ." Kim whispered as she looked up at the building. "What is this?" she asked.
Kai and T.J. were standing in front of the group of rangers, grinning from ear to ear. "This is the community of Makualani," T.J. said, gesturing towards the area. "In the distance there, you can see the plantation where the residents worked at. The houses all around are plantation houses."
[Mike: "Ghost town."]
"So this place is abandoned?" Tommy asked. When T.J. and Kai nodded, he asked, "How come?"
T.J. turned to Kai and Kai explained, "Well, the plantation only survived for a year or so because of some. . .incidents."
Tommy frowned. "Incidents? What kind?"
Kai shrugged. "Can't tell you. You'll find out when you start you missions." He had a piece of paper in his hand and T.J. shone a flashlight on it. "You'll be divided into two groups--not necessarily the two groups you are in now," he informed the group. He looked up and said, "Group A will consist of Cassie, Angela, Jason, Wes, Jen, Lucas, Nadira, Katie, Rocky, Mike, Taylor, Alyssa, and Leo. Group B will consist of Adam, Kat, Tommy, Joel, Trini, Kendrix, Carter, Dana, Damon, Karone, Kim, Max, and Cole."
T.J. pulled out two sheets of paper from his pocket and handed one to Carter, and the other to Jason. "These are the directions to both of your safehouses. When you reach your safehouses, get on the computer and follow its instructions. The computer will relay the rules for your missions. Good luck, guys."
[Carter: "I can't believe this. We're doing a kinda
haunted house meets the Power Rangers mission."]
[Cole: "I don't know if Max'll be able to handle this. At
least he wasn't gripping my arm or anything."]
"Make up any stories or mention anything scary to me, Cole, and I'll kick your butt," Max warned as Group B walked towards their safehouse. Cole shrugged and didn't reply.
Carter was squinted at the paper as Kendrix held the flashlight above. "If the map is right, our safehouse is. . .there. . ." he pointed towards a small house about ten feet away.
"Are you serious?" Kim demanded.
[Kim: "I think they were expecting most of us to chicken out or something. The house was miniscular!"]
"Are they expecting us to wuss out from this mission? I mean, look at that place! I don't think it'll hold all thirteen of us!" Kim said, walking up to Carter and looking at the paper in his hands.
"That's what the map says," Carter pointed out, tilting the map towards her so she could get a better look.
[Max: "First they want to kill us by sending us to some ghost town, and then they want to suffocate us in a room. Geez, I hope Group A has the better hideout."]
"We're climbing down there?" Rocky asked, his mouth hanging open. Group A was crowded around a small doorway leading underground. Rocky looked up at Jason. "It looks like something out of Wizard of Oz!"
Jason shrugged. "The instructions say it right here, to follow the pathway down to the underground basement."
[Taylor: "Hawaii didn't strike me as a place that had tornados. Why would people have an underground basement?"]
Nadira bit her lip. "I'm not going in there," she said, pouting and crossing her arms. Everyone turned to look at her.
Lucas was the first to speak up. "Nadira," he started, but Nadira interrupted him.
"Lucas, you want me to go under there and do this mission to win this stupid competition. I don't find this competition any reason to stay here and get hell scared out of me! I'm quitting right now!"
Lucas sighed and turned to Kai, who had accompanied Group A. "Can she do that? I mean, how does it affect our standing?" he asked.
"She doesn't need to complete this mission for you two to get points," Kai explained. "Although if you and your partner last until the end of the mission, both of you receive your end points, which we add to your total. If you're the only one left from the partnership, then we'll add points only from your side."
[Nadira: "I thought Lucas just wanted to win the competition. He didn't care that I was scared to death to stay here. He surprised me."]
"Nadira," Lucas said, turning back to Nadira, "this is your choice. I mean, I would love for you to stay here and try and defeat your fears. I can't promise nothing bad'll happen here, but what you believe will happen will. You can try it out, and then if you don't think it's something you want to do, then you can quit."
Surprise shown on Nadira's face as she looked at Lucas. "Really? Do you mean that?" she asked softly. When Lucas nodded, Nadira slowly smiled. She looked around at the other rangers and saw encouraging looks from the others. Then she turned back to Lucas and nodded. "All right! I'll give it a try!"
Jason nodded and put his hand on the handle of the door. "Ready guys?" he asked. When everyone nodded, he pulled the doors open and lead the way into the dark basement. Taylor, who was holding the flashlight, followed right behind. They group walked down the wooden steps towards a lit room.
"This is creepy," Taylor muttered as she shut off her flashlight. "I guess the crew came during the daytime and turned on everything."
[Taylor: "I don't think your crew is brave enough to come here during nightfall. That's how creepy I thought the place was."]
"So go to the computer first," Kai instructed. Jason did as he was told while everyone looked around the room. Mike was standing behind Jason as he moved the mouse around on the screen.
After scanning the screen for a few moments, Jason looked up and gestured to everyone in the room to come towards the computer screen. "Guys, come here. We've all gotta listen," he called out. When everyone gathered around the computer, Jason clicked on the button that said, "Start."
"Welcome Rangers and friends to Makualani Plantations located on the Eastern coast of the island of Oahu," a recorded voice from the computer greeted the group. "When first opened, Makualani was a thriving community, with its residents all employees of the Plantation. About six months after the Plantation opened, a resident and empolyee named Pedro Ruiz was fired from the plantation for threatening other employees and for partaking in strange practicies."
[Rocky: "Sound like a sort of witchy deal going on."]
Rocky's eyes scanned the screen as the voice spoke. "Pedro Ruiz cursed the community and the plantation for their unfair judgement on the man, and ever since then the plantation has had--incidents. About a month after Ruiz was banned from the community, a little girl was found in the well in the center of the community, drowned."
"Oh my God. . ." Kat whispered, clamping her mouth with her hand.
"In the plantation, machines have been known to turn on without warning. About a week after Ruiz left, an employee was doing maintenance work on one of the machines and was crushed when it turned on suddenly, while he was in the middle." Several people grimaced at the description, but the voice didn't stop there. "Your mission will be to investigate several places of the community for any signs of paranormal activities. The places investigated will be the local hospital, the plantation, the community well, the sugar cane fields, and also several houses around the community."
[Max: "You mean we gotta actually go inside of the houses? Ick!"]
Max's eyes started darting side to side on the computer screen as he wrung his hands together several times. "Now," the voice spoke up again, "all will choose a number from the paper bag next to the computer screen to designate when each member will do a dare. Choose your numbers now. When completed, click on 'Members' and input the information."
"Aww man, I hope it's not by one, two, three, four. . ." Leo said, shaking his head.
Mike, who had the paper bag, shrugged and held up the bag. "We'll see, little bro," Mike replied, as Leo pulled a number from the bag.
Leo raised an eyebrow as he read the number. "I don't think it's in order. I've got number 145."
Jason nodded and input the number into the computer. He waited patiently as the others took turns taking numbers out of the bags. When everyone was finished, Jason clicked on 'Rules', as he was instructed when finishing the task of inputing the members.
"Now is the time to begin. There are two main sections to your basement safehouse. The first main part is where you are presently located, the main room. Here is where you will receive dares for the mission. The other main part is right behind you, which is the confessionals room. You may step into the room and record your own experiences and thoughts about the process you are going through."
Katie turned around to see what the voice was pointing out--and quickly turned back to the group. "Geez, if that's the confessionals room, I'd rather stay here and wait until I get called. The place looks kinda creepy," she said, shivering slightly.
"You will all be issued gear which consists of a camcorder, microphone, and shoulder light, which will be worn at all times you step outside of the safehouse," the voice continued on. "If at any time you remove either items without being told, you will be disqualified from the competition. You are required to complete the dare given to you. If you chose not to complete the mission, you will return to the safehouse and be disqualified, and another team member will be chosen to complete the dare in your place. None of you, during the mission, will encounter a member from the other Group unless specified. This mission will be run on a duration of one day, and two nights."
"Whoa. . ." Wes breathed, shaking his head.
"The mission starts now. Click on 'Dare' and the first team member will be given the first dare. Good luck."
Everyone stayed still and quiet after the voice had stopped talking. Jason turned around in his chair and looked up at the faces around him. "Guys ready?" he asked, looking each of them in the eye. When everyone had given their consent, Jason turned back around in his chair and clicked on the 'Dare' button.
"First dare--member number 73, is up. Member number 15 will accompany number 73 to the Makualani community hospital and await further instructions. Member number 63 will navigate."
"Oh my God, that's me," Angela said, biting her lip.
"Number 73?" Katie asked. When Angela nodded slowly, Katie replied, "I'm number 15, so I guess we'll walk there together."
"I'm number 63," Alyssa said. Jason got up from his seat and gestured for Alyssa to sit down. When she did, she picked up the walkie-talkie next to the keyboard.
Angela took a deep breath as she and Katie put on the gear instructed. "I can't believe I'm doing this," Angela muttered.
[Angela: "Science has always taught me to be a skeptic in all this paranormal stuff, but it doesn't mean I don't fear what might be there and what might not."]
"Good luck, Angela," Jen said, giving Angela a quick hug. "We know you can do this." Angela nodded and turned to Katie.
"Let's do it then," Angela said.
[Jen: (Sitting in the confessional with Wes) "I hate this
confessional booth. Take me back to the hotel, please." She
looks around the room and grimaces. "Gosh. . ."]
[Wes: "Katie and Angela have just left for the first dare of
the night and right now, none of us know what to expect."]
[Jen: "I don't know too much about ghosts and everything. We
didn't have stories of haunted houses in the year 3001, and I
don't think there are still haunted houses there. I just hope we
can handle it." (Wes reaches for Jen's hand). "I can't
lose this when we've come so close."]
To be continued. . .
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