A/N: I go and tell you I won't take as long for this update and what happens? More writer's block! So again, I am sorry for the long delay. I was just stumped as to how to begin this chapter. I could see the rest of it, but the beginning eluded me. Well, I hope you are happy with this chapter. I'm getting near the end (None of my stories are all that long), probably only a few more chapters to go. So Enjoy!
BTW, Thanks to my new reviewers, but an especially big thanks to Palin1 who has been following this from the beginning!
Palin1: Quick explanation to answer your question about why Surd want to go to Sarah's dimension. The explanation is simple. . . it just requires a little faith and imagination on your part. Basically my thoughts were that Surd believes there is a possibility that in another dimension there will possibly be some way to cure his condition. You would think Questworld would be enough for him, but hey, he doesn't know it's better than anything Sarah's world could give him. So, I know it's lame, but like I said, I wrote this a while ago, and back then, that is the best I could do. Hope it's all right!
Chapter 6: Rescued?
By: Ks-Starshine
From a distance Sarah appeared perfectly calm. Her stature was one of poise and strength, her face relaxed. It was only her eyes that betrayed her purpose. Staring straight ahead at Surd, her bright, blue eyes burned with fiery venom. With her arms crossed across her chest, she stood fingering her necklace, gathering her thoughts and biding her time.
Surd mentally smirked at the girl before him. "Are you ready to tell me how you came here or do my associates need to help remind you?" He was answered by silence. Not one to be ignored, he demanded "Did you hear me! You have one last chance to tell me!"
"No," Sarah calmly replied as she let the necklace fall back to her chest. Several large men began to advance on her. "I will never help you."
"We'll see about that," Surd barked. Before he could say another word, alarms began to sound and red lights flashed around the room. Everyone froze and looked to Surd for orders. "What's going on?" he yelled.
"It seems someone got through security block 1. They appear to be headed this way," one of his underlings reported.
"Quest," hissed Surd. Pointing at a group of henchmen, he ordered, "You there, go stop them. And bring them to me."
Momentarily forgotten, Sarah had begun to back out of the room for one last attempt at escape only to be intercepted at the doorway by Julia.
"Didn't your mother teach you it's rude to leave without saying goodbye?" Julia quipped. "Surd isn't finished with you yet."
Sarah rounded on her paralyzed host. "What do you want from me?" she screamed. "You want to know how I got here? Why? Are you stupid enough to think that will help you accomplish anything? And on top of it all, you actually expect me to voluntarily help you? How dumb do you think I am? Even if you succeeded, it would only endanger everything and everyone I care about!"
"Not everyone. . .," Surd replied.
"What are you talk. . ." Sarah fell silent as he directed her eyes to the security screens where she saw the Quests and Bannons racing down a hallway, unaware of Surds men waiting for them around the next corner.
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Following Hadji's trace, it was easy to track down Surd's hovercraft. Now all they had to do was get inside without being detected. That was one task easier said than done. Hadji tried to do a security sweep with his computer, searching for any weak points. It looked as though there was only one entrance left unguarded. It was a small trash chute on the bottom of the craft. With Races expertise, they were able to open the compartment and climb in. Race worked on the door to escape that room next. However, the alarms sounded the minute they opened the door.
"Everyone stay together!" Race yelled over the alarms. "Follow me. I'd bet you anything he has her in the main control room."
They ran down the hall keeping close, feeling ready for whatever Surd might throw at them.
'I just hope we're not too late!' Jonny thought.
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Sarah stood transfixed, staring at the monitors in front of her as she watched her new friends run toward their attackers. They never had a chance. She watched as they rounded a corner running straight into about twenty of Surds large henchmen. Race fought hard and took out several, but he couldn't fight them all. Jonny and the others tried their best, but they too were soon overwhelmed. Sarah could see them yelling, but with no sound, she couldn't make out what they said, but she liked to believe they spoke words of encouragement to each other even as they were being overtaken.
She watched as their arms were pulled harshly behind them and they were lead away, leaving the screen blank. A single tear slipped silently down her cheek. There would be no dramatic rescue for her. If she wanted to save her friends, she would have to face Surd alone.
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I know, it is the shortest chapter so far. I am having major writer's block issues. I'm really not all that happy with how this chapter turned out. I hope you liked it though. I am going to try to put out the next chapter later tonight. I will be able to pick up with where I had my original plot line earlier, so it should go much more smoothly. Please R&R, even if it sucked. Let me know!