Disclaimer: see previous chapters.
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Chapter 19:
"This is worse than actually being out there." Said Faith, who for the past four hours had been brooding about being left behind.
"Now I understand why waiting is the hardest part." Said Sully. There was silence.
"Do you guys wanna play a game?" Alex asked. Everyone just looked at her.
"Sorry for asking." She miffed.
"No, it's a good idea, it'll keep us busy and get our minds off of the guys." Doc agreed and looked pointedly at the others as if to convince them with just his eyes would be enough.
"What game?" asked Kim, who would take anything at this point.
"20 Questions?" Sully asked.
"Okay I'll go." Said Alex.
"Alright I got one. It's a Celebrity."
"Music?"
"No."
"Movies?"
"Yep."
~~~~
"Man, this sucks." Said Carlos.
"Well whining isn't going to make it better, you dumb ass." Jimmy said, rolling his eyes.
"Neither is insulting." Davis added.
"Lets play a game." Suggested Carlos.
"Yeah, how about, run around a forrest and try not to get killed. Oh wait! We already did that." Said Bosco sarcastically.
"How about 20 questions?" Davis suggested.
"Fine, if it'll stop Carlos from whining." Jimmy agreed.
"Can I go first?" Bosco asked.
"Sure." They agreed.
"Ok it's a celebrity."
"Movies?" asked Carlos.
"Yep."
~~
"I can't believe you've never heard of Steve McQueen." Said Alex.
"Hey I saw 'the great escape' I know Steve McQueen." Said Sully.
"Next time guess it then."
"okay new game. How about I-spy."
~~
"I can't believe you've never heard of Steve McQueen." Bosco Said.
"Steve Mc-Who?" Davis asked.
"God you guys are hopeless." Bosco said.
"New game?" Jimmy asked.
"How about I-spy?" suggested Carlos.
"What like I-spy something that is green?" Davis said gesturing to the neverending forrest around them.
"Hey guys?" Jimmy asked.
"Yeah?" Carlos answered.
"You guys ever think that there could be someone out there doing exactly the same thing we are?" there was a silence as they all thought about it.
"That's stupid." Bosco said.
"Yeah I guess it is a little far fetched." Admitted Jimmy. They started walking again and Carlos and Davis got into a conversation about Star Trek. Bosco was in the lead and Jimmy was beside them with the other 2 behind. They walked on for ten more minutes when all of a sudden Bosco tensed and stopped walking.
"Bos?" Jimmy asked. Bosco didn't say anything, just looked around, which worried Jimmy because every time he called Bosco 'Bos', he would respond by saying, 'You have to earn the right to call me Bos.'
Davis and Carlos noticed Bosco's tenseness aswell and stopped.
"Bosco? What is it?" whispered Davis, trusting that Bosco sensed something off.
"Do you hear that?" Bosco asked.
"I don't hear anything." Carlos said, listening.
"...exactly." Bosco whispered.
"Run?" Jimmy asked.
"Hell yeah." Said Bosco before turning around and running top speed in the the other direction.
~~
"Do you think its night yet?" asked Faith, who couldn't sleep.
"Probibly." Said Doc, who couldn't sleep either.
"maybe it's the morning after night." Suggested Kim.
"Or the night after the morning after the night." Thought Alex.
"I'm so bored." Said Faith.
"Don't worry so much," said Sully, noticing the frown lines on Faith's face, "I'm sure it'll be over soon, one way or the other."
~~
"Did we lose them?" Carlos asked, still running for his life.
"Who knows." Said Jimmy from behind Carlos.
"I think the coast is clear." Said Davis, as they all slowed to a stop.
"Whew! That was close." Said Jimmy, looking over curiously at Bosco who appeared to be looking at the ground beneath his feet.
"Bosco what-"Jimmy was cut off.
"Don't move Jimmy." Whispered Bosco, urgently.
"Whats going on?" Davis asked, quietly.
"You know how Rainey mentioned traps in the woods?" Bosco whispered.
"yeah." Answered Carlos.
"I think we're standing on one." Bosco finished. No one moved all four of them were looking anxiously at their feet.
"What kind of trap?" Jimmy asked.
"Seems like something that would involve us falling in." Davis explained.
"So why are we not falling?" Carlos asked.
"Maybe it rained recently and the mud held the sticks below us in place." Suggested Davis.
"What do we do?" Jimmy asked.
"Screw this. If it hasn't fallen its not going to fall!" Carlos said before turning and stepping in the other direction.
The ground beneath them gave way and they fell into the earth below.
~~
"Well that was smart." Whispered Jimmy, from where he lay, some fifteen feet from the surface.
"Good going Carlos." Bosco said.
"Sorry."
"Everyone okay?" Davis asked, as he began to rise, he suddenly screamed and fell back down.
"Davis are you o-?" Bosco asked from a sitting position but stopped when he looked down.
"There's a wooden spike thingy in his arm." Carlos explained. They looked around to see the ground around them covered in inch thick wooden spikes.
"Luckily we only hit one." Said Jimmy.
"Two." Bosco added from his position beside Carlos. When the others looked over he indicated to the object sticking out of his thigh.
"Ouch." Whispered Carlos.
"I've had worse."
"What do we do?" Jimmy asked.
"We need to pull them out. It's a good thing Rainey at least let us keep a bag of medical supplies, all be it a small one." Carlos said.
"Wait, wait, wait, go back to the pulling out part." Davis said, looking worried.
"Don't worry it won't hurt." Jimmy said.
"Easy for you to say." Bos sighed.
~~
"Do you think they're okay?" Faith asked, worried about her partner and friends.
"Come on, its Bosco, Doherty, Carlos, and Davis, all together. Of course they're not okay." Said Sully.
"Lets hope against the odds, though." Said Doc.
"If Bosco hasn't hurt himself in the past 15 hours then I will hand over Emily's college fund." Said Faith.
Just then the locks on the door to their room rattled and the door opened. Rainey and 2 other men stepped forward.
"What do you want?" Sully asked, spitefully.
"Why Officer Sullivan, don't be so angry. I've brought you your breakfast." Rainey smirked, tossing a bag of bread onto the floor.
"Thanks." Said Faith, sarcastically.
"Call me if the arrangements aren't suitable." Smiled Rainey, then he turned and left, locking the doors behind him.
"I told you it was morning."
~~
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Chapter 19:
"This is worse than actually being out there." Said Faith, who for the past four hours had been brooding about being left behind.
"Now I understand why waiting is the hardest part." Said Sully. There was silence.
"Do you guys wanna play a game?" Alex asked. Everyone just looked at her.
"Sorry for asking." She miffed.
"No, it's a good idea, it'll keep us busy and get our minds off of the guys." Doc agreed and looked pointedly at the others as if to convince them with just his eyes would be enough.
"What game?" asked Kim, who would take anything at this point.
"20 Questions?" Sully asked.
"Okay I'll go." Said Alex.
"Alright I got one. It's a Celebrity."
"Music?"
"No."
"Movies?"
"Yep."
~~~~
"Man, this sucks." Said Carlos.
"Well whining isn't going to make it better, you dumb ass." Jimmy said, rolling his eyes.
"Neither is insulting." Davis added.
"Lets play a game." Suggested Carlos.
"Yeah, how about, run around a forrest and try not to get killed. Oh wait! We already did that." Said Bosco sarcastically.
"How about 20 questions?" Davis suggested.
"Fine, if it'll stop Carlos from whining." Jimmy agreed.
"Can I go first?" Bosco asked.
"Sure." They agreed.
"Ok it's a celebrity."
"Movies?" asked Carlos.
"Yep."
~~
"I can't believe you've never heard of Steve McQueen." Said Alex.
"Hey I saw 'the great escape' I know Steve McQueen." Said Sully.
"Next time guess it then."
"okay new game. How about I-spy."
~~
"I can't believe you've never heard of Steve McQueen." Bosco Said.
"Steve Mc-Who?" Davis asked.
"God you guys are hopeless." Bosco said.
"New game?" Jimmy asked.
"How about I-spy?" suggested Carlos.
"What like I-spy something that is green?" Davis said gesturing to the neverending forrest around them.
"Hey guys?" Jimmy asked.
"Yeah?" Carlos answered.
"You guys ever think that there could be someone out there doing exactly the same thing we are?" there was a silence as they all thought about it.
"That's stupid." Bosco said.
"Yeah I guess it is a little far fetched." Admitted Jimmy. They started walking again and Carlos and Davis got into a conversation about Star Trek. Bosco was in the lead and Jimmy was beside them with the other 2 behind. They walked on for ten more minutes when all of a sudden Bosco tensed and stopped walking.
"Bos?" Jimmy asked. Bosco didn't say anything, just looked around, which worried Jimmy because every time he called Bosco 'Bos', he would respond by saying, 'You have to earn the right to call me Bos.'
Davis and Carlos noticed Bosco's tenseness aswell and stopped.
"Bosco? What is it?" whispered Davis, trusting that Bosco sensed something off.
"Do you hear that?" Bosco asked.
"I don't hear anything." Carlos said, listening.
"...exactly." Bosco whispered.
"Run?" Jimmy asked.
"Hell yeah." Said Bosco before turning around and running top speed in the the other direction.
~~
"Do you think its night yet?" asked Faith, who couldn't sleep.
"Probibly." Said Doc, who couldn't sleep either.
"maybe it's the morning after night." Suggested Kim.
"Or the night after the morning after the night." Thought Alex.
"I'm so bored." Said Faith.
"Don't worry so much," said Sully, noticing the frown lines on Faith's face, "I'm sure it'll be over soon, one way or the other."
~~
"Did we lose them?" Carlos asked, still running for his life.
"Who knows." Said Jimmy from behind Carlos.
"I think the coast is clear." Said Davis, as they all slowed to a stop.
"Whew! That was close." Said Jimmy, looking over curiously at Bosco who appeared to be looking at the ground beneath his feet.
"Bosco what-"Jimmy was cut off.
"Don't move Jimmy." Whispered Bosco, urgently.
"Whats going on?" Davis asked, quietly.
"You know how Rainey mentioned traps in the woods?" Bosco whispered.
"yeah." Answered Carlos.
"I think we're standing on one." Bosco finished. No one moved all four of them were looking anxiously at their feet.
"What kind of trap?" Jimmy asked.
"Seems like something that would involve us falling in." Davis explained.
"So why are we not falling?" Carlos asked.
"Maybe it rained recently and the mud held the sticks below us in place." Suggested Davis.
"What do we do?" Jimmy asked.
"Screw this. If it hasn't fallen its not going to fall!" Carlos said before turning and stepping in the other direction.
The ground beneath them gave way and they fell into the earth below.
~~
"Well that was smart." Whispered Jimmy, from where he lay, some fifteen feet from the surface.
"Good going Carlos." Bosco said.
"Sorry."
"Everyone okay?" Davis asked, as he began to rise, he suddenly screamed and fell back down.
"Davis are you o-?" Bosco asked from a sitting position but stopped when he looked down.
"There's a wooden spike thingy in his arm." Carlos explained. They looked around to see the ground around them covered in inch thick wooden spikes.
"Luckily we only hit one." Said Jimmy.
"Two." Bosco added from his position beside Carlos. When the others looked over he indicated to the object sticking out of his thigh.
"Ouch." Whispered Carlos.
"I've had worse."
"What do we do?" Jimmy asked.
"We need to pull them out. It's a good thing Rainey at least let us keep a bag of medical supplies, all be it a small one." Carlos said.
"Wait, wait, wait, go back to the pulling out part." Davis said, looking worried.
"Don't worry it won't hurt." Jimmy said.
"Easy for you to say." Bos sighed.
~~
"Do you think they're okay?" Faith asked, worried about her partner and friends.
"Come on, its Bosco, Doherty, Carlos, and Davis, all together. Of course they're not okay." Said Sully.
"Lets hope against the odds, though." Said Doc.
"If Bosco hasn't hurt himself in the past 15 hours then I will hand over Emily's college fund." Said Faith.
Just then the locks on the door to their room rattled and the door opened. Rainey and 2 other men stepped forward.
"What do you want?" Sully asked, spitefully.
"Why Officer Sullivan, don't be so angry. I've brought you your breakfast." Rainey smirked, tossing a bag of bread onto the floor.
"Thanks." Said Faith, sarcastically.
"Call me if the arrangements aren't suitable." Smiled Rainey, then he turned and left, locking the doors behind him.
"I told you it was morning."
~~