A/N: Here's Chapter 27. Sorry for the long update. I've been kind of busy, you know, doing stuff. Thanks for reading and reviewing the last chapter. Sad to say that the story will soon be over, but don't worry, I've got the sequel planned out to be set 10 years into the future. You know with Dana and Logan's kids, Zoey and Chase's kids, and Michael and Nicole's kids. So don't be sad. Sorry this chapter is so short.
"Dear Hot Girls of the Future, You're welcome."
-Logan (Time Capsule)
Chapter 27: A Shocking Revelation
"Well, how do we get out of here?" Zoey asked, curious to know. Chase pulled her close and kissed her hair. They all stared at her, making her nervous.Dana glared with annoyance.
"Maybe if you all stop looking at me, like I'm made of gold, I'll tell you," she snapped, crossing her arms angrily.
"Ok, since Dana's PMSing, I'll tell you," Bryan said, in a bored tone. This only earned him a glare from Dana. She knew he didn't mean it, but it was a brother/sister thing.
"I go into my own head for meditation purposes—"
Bryan was caught off by Noah, "Oh, so that's why you overslept last week."
Dylan sighed, "Dude! Let the man explain or do I have to tell everyone that you tried to put out Samantha's fire but causing a tornado?"
This fact immediately caught Chase, Zoey, Logan, Nicole, Michael and Dana's attention. Logan was the first to speak.
"Good job, Sammie. You almost torched the place," Logan said, sarcastically.
Sammie glared, but couldn't stop the blush creeping up to her cheeks, "Well, I was trying out a few fire spells and I got carried away. Well, at least they worked, and everyone knows the air makes fire grow bigger."
Zoey suggested, "Next time, Logan torches the school, we lock Nicole up, and I put it out."
"Who says I'll torch the school anyway?" Logan asked.
"Um, dude. I live with you. You're not exactly a merry ball of sunshine in the morning," Chase pointed out.
Michael cut in, "Yeah, but Chase. Neither are you."
Chase defended, "True, but I'm easier to tolerate."
"Just agree. If Logan torches the school, we lock Nicole up, and Zoey comes to rescue!" Dana yelled, frustrated.
Everyone nodded.
"Hey, no fair…" Nicole and Noah said in unison. Michael and Stacy laughed. Noah and Stacy kissed while Michael draped a comforting arm around Nicole.
"Ok, ok. Nobody's lockin' my girl anywhere," Michael laughed, defending Nicole.
"Expect in the trunk of a car," Dana muttered. Zoey heard and gave her a warning look. Dana sighed and rolled her eyes.
"Ok, now that we all know Noah could never be a firefighter. Go on, Bryan," Courtney prompted her boyfriend. She gave him the puppy eyes.
"Oh, Court. Not the puppy eyes…Ok, fine, I'll explain, but I want NO interruptions, got it?"
Everyone nodded. Dylan and Samantha intertwined fingers when no one was looking. They gave each other small, timid smiles, and then turned their attention on Bryan. (A/N: That was a big hint!)
He explained, "Ok, to get out of my sister's mind, we need to jump through a white portal, but there's a problem with that. There are too many people in here, and the portal will only allow one person to exit into the real world."
"Wait, you said it would only allow one person, right?" Zoey questioned.
Bryan shrugged, "Yeah, so?"
Zoey suggested, "What if we exit as one giant chain? Like we all hold hands in single file. Then we could go back into the abandoned warehouse at the same time. It could work, you know."
Chase thought about it, and then he smiled, "God, smart and beautiful."
Zoey blushed as she kissed Chase lightly on the lips. All of the girls 'aww'ed, while the guys wished they were somewhere else. Zoey and Chase broke apart.
"You guys! THERE IT IS!" Nicole screamed, pointing ahead. They all turned around and the portal was in front of them. They would finally be leaving. Everyone breathed sighs of relief.
"Quick, everyone join hands!" Zoey instructed. Everyone held hands in the following order: Chase, Zoey, Logan, Dana, Michael, Nicole, Courtney, Bryan, Stacy, Noah, Dylan, and Samantha. The portal got bigger and bigger, and closer and closer. "Ok, on the count of three, everybody jump!"
"One…" Logan said, as the portal got brighter.
"Two..." Michael said, as the portal got closer.
"THREE!" everyone said, as they jumped, and were enveloped by a blinding white light…
The warehouse was quiet, as twelve teenagers lay still.
The silence was interrupted by the stirring of a teenager. Logan Reese to be exact. He stirred, and opened his eyes, sitting up. His brown eyes darted around just to get familiar with his surroundings. He heaved a huge sigh. He concluded that Dana's head was a creepy place, and he didn't want to go back there, again.
"Logan…" a voice said.
"Oh, God, we're in someone else's head," Logan concluded, sighing with annoyance. "Great."
"No, we're not, dumbass," the voice retorted. Logan knew who that voice belonged to, and he looked to his left. Dana raised an eyebrow, and a playful smirk danced on her lips. "Well you gonna kiss me or what?"
"You don't have to tell me twice," Logan said, with an identical smirk. Logan leaned in, and their lips made contact. Dana ran her hands through his curls, and Logan pulled her closer, while one hand rested on her cheek. Soon, it was turning into full blown making out. Logan and Dana pulled apart when the need for air overwhelmed them. They pulled apart, with serious smiles on their faces.
"I missed you, Cruz," Logan said, wrapping an arm around Dana. She rolled her eyes, although she actually found it sweet that Logan missed her. Even though it was only like 5 minutes, they'd seen each other.
"Right back at you, Reese," Dana replied, snuggling into him.
They snuggled, but it was starting to get quiet. The silence drove the couple mad.
"You thinking what I'm thinking?" Dana asked.
"Way ahead of you, babe," Logan replied, with an evil grin.
They got up, and ran around waking Chase, Zoey, Michael, and Nicole up. Chase groaned and rubbed his eyes. He stood up, helping Zoey up. She yawned and stretched and then put an arm around her boyfriend. Michael and Nicole were still half asleep, and their eyelids drooped over their eyes. Their eyes got wide, with giant smiles. They were back in the warehouse.
"Ok, what now?" Chase asked, sounding more wide awake.
"Well, now we have to wake them up," Logan pointed out. Courtney and Bryan were snuggled into each other. Bryan wrapped his arms protectively around Courtney with small smiles on their faces. Dana smirked, because she knew Bryan hated being all smiley. She snapped her fingers, and a sleek, black, digital camera appeared in her palm. Dana put the camera in focus, and took a picture. She made the camera disappear in a black puff of smoke.
"Ok, um, why did you do that?" Zoey asked. Dana rolled her eyes. Seriously, this girl was too perfect for her own good. Chase answered her.
"Blackmail…speaking of which…Dana, you think you could give me a copy of that picture. Courtney hates being all mushy," he explained with a small smirk.
"Sure," Dana answered, nodding.
"Thank you. That's what she gets for flushing Bubbles down the toilet," Chase said, thinking that he said it to himself. They all looked at him funny.
"Shit. I said that out loud, didn't I?"
Everyone all nodded and Michael put an arm around Chase, "I know how you feel, man. When I was 10, Stacy sat on my hamster, Henry. Ok, I need a moment."
Logan rolled his eyes. "You need a life."
"Shut up. We're still grieving over our pets," Chase said, annoyed.
Logan shot back, "Well, my pet rabbit, Snowball died, but I didn't cry."
"Yeah, you did…for a whole year," a familiar voice said. They turned around and Samantha was wide awake and standing up. So was everyone else. Everyone hugged their sibling.
"Noah!" Nicole squealed, running into Noah's arms. Noah hugged her, laughing.
"Missed you too, Nikki," Noah said, softly. Noah wasn't the sharpest pencil in the box, but he was very protective of his sister. He would kill anyone who would dare harm her.
"Hey Mike," Stacy greeted, smiling. Michael hugged her back, just as tight. "I got your back, Michael. I promise."
Michael replied, "It goes both ways, sis."
Stacy looked out for Michael and anyone who messed with him messed with her.
Dylan and Zoey hugged too, and pulled apart, "I love you, sport."
"Love you too, Dylan," Zoey replied smiling. "I'll tell Squirt you love him, too."
Dylan nodded. Squirt was what they affectionately called Dustin because he was the youngest out of the three. Down south, you had to look out for your own. Meaning, anyone that messed with Dustin and Zoey was road kill.
"Hey Chase," Courtney greeted her brother, and hugging him. Chase hugged her back, and pulled away. Courtney playfully ruffled his hair. "You know. You really gotta cut that afro you got working there."
"Hey! Don't disrespect the 'fro," Chase said, laughing. "I like my hair the way it is anyway."
Courtney said, "I don't know. Logan might cut your hair while you're sleeping. Better watch out."
"Pfft. That doesn't scare me," Chase defended, laughing nervously. Logan might've been planning to cut his hair in his sleep. He had to keep one eye open tonight.
Dana and Bryan looked at each other. It was just like the olden days when Robert hit them and one would protect the other. Bryan sighed, and hugged his sister. Dana hugged him back. As she pulled away, Bryan whispered 'I Love You, Dana' in her ear.
"I love you too, Bry," Dana said, only loud enough to her brother to hear.
Logan and Samantha hugged as well. Samantha had to warn her brother to be careful. They pulled away, and Logan noticed his sister had a grim expression on her face. For once, Logan was a tad worried.
"Sammie, what's wrong?" Logan asked, trying to search her eyes.
She sighed, "I found where Mom's murderer is hiding."
Logan was confused. Why was she nervous? Finding their mother's murderer was a good thing, right?
"That's awesome, right?"
Samantha put an arm around her brother, "Of course it is. It's just where he is that bugs me. I don't want to lose you, Logan. Fact of the matter is, I'm scared for you. I'm just so angry. I haven't let go, since I was eleven. I'm resentful towards our father, and…"
Logan sighed, "Just tell me where he is. I'm not going anywhere, I'm stronger then that, and I'm ready for anything Andy can throw at me. We both need closure. That's why we're here, right? Just tell me, please."
"Fine, Logan," Samantha took a deep breath before talking again. "He's at PCA."
A/N: Wow, so will be Logan's reaction? Only I know that. So review.
Sorry this review is so short, but I wanna wrap this up, and get started on the sequel. I have Chapter 1 written already. So about 3 more chapters and The Power of Love will be wrapped up. In the meantime.
REVIEW! And thanks for the 168 reviews I've already received. I've thought of the kids names: Zachary (Zack) and Katie Matthews. Justin and Hannah Reese, and Jordan and Marissa Barrett. So that was your little sneak peek of the sequel coming out. Expect the sequel to be posted next Friday. While you wait for that…
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--Love Tears On My Pillow