Chapter 12
"What's the noise?" Chris says looking up at Adam, "Have you got a cell phone?" Chris says narrowing his eyes and looking questionably at Adam "We had them taken off of us before we even left" Adam just sits there smiling at him. "You had a your cell all this time and you didn't bother saying anything, we could be out of here by now" Chris gets up and goes over to Adam who pulls his cell phone out of his pocket and holds it out in his hand to Chris.
"I tucked it inside the bottoms of my trousers while they were searching our bags, I thought we might need it" Adam says realizing why he hadn't thought about handing it over before so they could call someone. "Does it work?"
"We're god knows how far away from the main land and the nearest aerials so I really doubt it" Paul says shaking his head watching Chris start banging the phone against his hand trying to get it to work. "Chris it wont work, your going to break it"
"Chris give it here! It's mine!" Adam shouts as Chris starts smacking it against the cave wall "Your going to bust it!" Adam tries to grab it from Chris but he shoves him away "Give it back now!"
"Stop fighting, Chris just give him back his phone" Steph says taking it away from Chris and handing it back to Adam "Just put it back in your bag and leave it there" she says opening Adam's bag and pointing to him to put it back. Adam drops it in before leaning back against the wall hard angry with Chris now. Suddenly part of the wall gives way and he falls backwards through a small hole in the rock.
"What the.." Andrew says pulling Adam up and peering into the darkness "Looks like we found ourselves a secret door or something" he mutters tracing his finger round the edge of the hole "This has been cut and the piece of stone replaced"
"Where do you think it goes to?" Steph asks standing up and walking over to him and looking in too "It look like a tunnel to somewhere"
"I don't think we should go in, we don't know where it goes do we. It might be dangerous" Chris says standing behind her and putting his arms around her waist. Adam passes Andrew a flashlight and switches it on and shines it down the tunnel.
"Aww come on Chris, where's your sense of adventure?" Steph laughs turning sideways and putting one arm around his neck "I think we should see where it goes to" Steph says trying to make out the size of the tunnel. She steps forward a bit and climbs through the hole; Chris grabs her arm and pulls her back.
"Ok if we're going then your not going first I will" Chris says stepping in front of her "You guys coming too?" Chris asks turning back to them.
"I'll stay with Paul, you three go" Andrew says "If you find anything exciting just come back and get us" he laughs "It probably goes no where anyway" he says handing them their bags and some flash lights "Just be careful alright" Chris nods his head and starts walking inside followed by Steph and Adam.
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"So they've found the tunnel, took them long enough" Mr. Shan laughs "I would have thought they would have found it days ago" he says running his fingers through his dark black hair.
"Where does it go?" Vince asks looking up at the biggest screen, which is now focused on Chris, Stephanie and Adam walking through the dark. Mr. Shan spins round in his chair and looks at Vince, his eyes dark and angry.
"And why would I want to tell you that, you'll see soon enough" he croaks, smiling to himself "How would you like to see your daughter?" he asks turning back to his table and looking out of the corner of his eye at Vince.
"You're bringing her here!" Vince says jumping up from his seat and walking over to Mr. Shan's and stands next to him. "Tell me! Are you leading them here" Vince demands grabbing the back of Mr. Shan's chair and turning him to face him.
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"Just keep hold of my hand so I don't loose you" Chris says squeezing Steph's hand tightly, she rolls her eyes and squeezes his hand back.
"Chris I'm not going to get lost, there's no where for me to get lost to. It's a tunnel" Steph laughs "But thank you for caring" Steph brushes the cobwebs away from her face but feels something crawling up her back and screams falling backwards. Adam laughs and carries on pretending to be a spider on her back till she turns around and smacks him in the arm. The section of floor she stands on gives way and she starts falling.
"STEPH!" Chris yells falling to his knees and reaching down trying to get her, Adam lies on his stomach on the other side looking down but neither can see her. Adam looks up at Chris who has his face against the floor and his eyes closed. Adam gets up and walks over to him carefully jumping over the hole; he crouches down next to him and puts his hand on her shoulder.
"Chris..We'll go back and get some help," Adam says quietly putting his arms under Chris's pulling him up to his feet. "We'll find her, I promise" Adam sighs watching Chris. He doesn't say a word just stands with his hands covering his faces "I promise we will" Adam puts his arm across his shoulders and heads back the way they came.
"Wow that was quick, find anything interesting" Andrew says as Chris and Adam appear again, Chris shakes his head and walks outside on his own. "Was it something I said, where's Steph?"
"She's gone..This is all set up. There was a trap door, and then there was that hole in the wall. Then there is the weather and everything that is happening. Someone is controlling this Drew and whoever it is meant to get Steph" Adam says "Someone is controlling us and everything that happens on this island"
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Steph finds herself in a dark room, she hadn't even fallen very far and there was something soft of the floor when she landed. She looks around her trying to make out the dimensions of wherever she was; it seemed to be a room with a low ceiling with a shoot in the roof where she had fallen through. Suddenly a bright rectangle of light lights up the whole room.
"Welcome to the island Stephanie" a deep hissing voice says, Stephanie recognized it from somewhere she just couldn't think where from..Then it dawned on her.
"Mr. Shan?" Stephanie whispers and is greeted by him laugh. He steps into the room and ushers her towards the light, which she could now see was a door. "Dad!" Steph yells seeing him sitting in the next room, she rushes over to him and hugs him "What's going on?"
"Maybe I should explain that" Mr. Shan laughs closing the door behind him, he points to the screens on the wall and the model of the island "Why don't you take a look for yourself"
"Chris.." Steph whispers looking at the screens.
"What's the noise?" Chris says looking up at Adam, "Have you got a cell phone?" Chris says narrowing his eyes and looking questionably at Adam "We had them taken off of us before we even left" Adam just sits there smiling at him. "You had a your cell all this time and you didn't bother saying anything, we could be out of here by now" Chris gets up and goes over to Adam who pulls his cell phone out of his pocket and holds it out in his hand to Chris.
"I tucked it inside the bottoms of my trousers while they were searching our bags, I thought we might need it" Adam says realizing why he hadn't thought about handing it over before so they could call someone. "Does it work?"
"We're god knows how far away from the main land and the nearest aerials so I really doubt it" Paul says shaking his head watching Chris start banging the phone against his hand trying to get it to work. "Chris it wont work, your going to break it"
"Chris give it here! It's mine!" Adam shouts as Chris starts smacking it against the cave wall "Your going to bust it!" Adam tries to grab it from Chris but he shoves him away "Give it back now!"
"Stop fighting, Chris just give him back his phone" Steph says taking it away from Chris and handing it back to Adam "Just put it back in your bag and leave it there" she says opening Adam's bag and pointing to him to put it back. Adam drops it in before leaning back against the wall hard angry with Chris now. Suddenly part of the wall gives way and he falls backwards through a small hole in the rock.
"What the.." Andrew says pulling Adam up and peering into the darkness "Looks like we found ourselves a secret door or something" he mutters tracing his finger round the edge of the hole "This has been cut and the piece of stone replaced"
"Where do you think it goes to?" Steph asks standing up and walking over to him and looking in too "It look like a tunnel to somewhere"
"I don't think we should go in, we don't know where it goes do we. It might be dangerous" Chris says standing behind her and putting his arms around her waist. Adam passes Andrew a flashlight and switches it on and shines it down the tunnel.
"Aww come on Chris, where's your sense of adventure?" Steph laughs turning sideways and putting one arm around his neck "I think we should see where it goes to" Steph says trying to make out the size of the tunnel. She steps forward a bit and climbs through the hole; Chris grabs her arm and pulls her back.
"Ok if we're going then your not going first I will" Chris says stepping in front of her "You guys coming too?" Chris asks turning back to them.
"I'll stay with Paul, you three go" Andrew says "If you find anything exciting just come back and get us" he laughs "It probably goes no where anyway" he says handing them their bags and some flash lights "Just be careful alright" Chris nods his head and starts walking inside followed by Steph and Adam.
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"So they've found the tunnel, took them long enough" Mr. Shan laughs "I would have thought they would have found it days ago" he says running his fingers through his dark black hair.
"Where does it go?" Vince asks looking up at the biggest screen, which is now focused on Chris, Stephanie and Adam walking through the dark. Mr. Shan spins round in his chair and looks at Vince, his eyes dark and angry.
"And why would I want to tell you that, you'll see soon enough" he croaks, smiling to himself "How would you like to see your daughter?" he asks turning back to his table and looking out of the corner of his eye at Vince.
"You're bringing her here!" Vince says jumping up from his seat and walking over to Mr. Shan's and stands next to him. "Tell me! Are you leading them here" Vince demands grabbing the back of Mr. Shan's chair and turning him to face him.
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"Just keep hold of my hand so I don't loose you" Chris says squeezing Steph's hand tightly, she rolls her eyes and squeezes his hand back.
"Chris I'm not going to get lost, there's no where for me to get lost to. It's a tunnel" Steph laughs "But thank you for caring" Steph brushes the cobwebs away from her face but feels something crawling up her back and screams falling backwards. Adam laughs and carries on pretending to be a spider on her back till she turns around and smacks him in the arm. The section of floor she stands on gives way and she starts falling.
"STEPH!" Chris yells falling to his knees and reaching down trying to get her, Adam lies on his stomach on the other side looking down but neither can see her. Adam looks up at Chris who has his face against the floor and his eyes closed. Adam gets up and walks over to him carefully jumping over the hole; he crouches down next to him and puts his hand on her shoulder.
"Chris..We'll go back and get some help," Adam says quietly putting his arms under Chris's pulling him up to his feet. "We'll find her, I promise" Adam sighs watching Chris. He doesn't say a word just stands with his hands covering his faces "I promise we will" Adam puts his arm across his shoulders and heads back the way they came.
"Wow that was quick, find anything interesting" Andrew says as Chris and Adam appear again, Chris shakes his head and walks outside on his own. "Was it something I said, where's Steph?"
"She's gone..This is all set up. There was a trap door, and then there was that hole in the wall. Then there is the weather and everything that is happening. Someone is controlling this Drew and whoever it is meant to get Steph" Adam says "Someone is controlling us and everything that happens on this island"
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Steph finds herself in a dark room, she hadn't even fallen very far and there was something soft of the floor when she landed. She looks around her trying to make out the dimensions of wherever she was; it seemed to be a room with a low ceiling with a shoot in the roof where she had fallen through. Suddenly a bright rectangle of light lights up the whole room.
"Welcome to the island Stephanie" a deep hissing voice says, Stephanie recognized it from somewhere she just couldn't think where from..Then it dawned on her.
"Mr. Shan?" Stephanie whispers and is greeted by him laugh. He steps into the room and ushers her towards the light, which she could now see was a door. "Dad!" Steph yells seeing him sitting in the next room, she rushes over to him and hugs him "What's going on?"
"Maybe I should explain that" Mr. Shan laughs closing the door behind him, he points to the screens on the wall and the model of the island "Why don't you take a look for yourself"
"Chris.." Steph whispers looking at the screens.