Hello guys,

I have some news not sure if they are good or bad but they are news. I have a very busy work schedulle coming up in the next couple of months. My work can be very stresful and comuting hast started to get to me. There I said it after 10 years of doing it on and off it's finally getting to me. Which is why despite how much I try I don't have the time and sometimes the will to keep writing. But don't worry i'm not leaving you stranded. For now however I promise that I will update my stories Escape and Accidental Collision at least once a month maybe twice if I have the time or inspiration. Vulture will be on a schedulle of weekly basis so that our beloved SereneCalamity can finally do her thing and give us her sequel. On a side note I will update all my fics today and I promise to update Escape again next week if only so that you guys can finally see Caleb and Abby's reunion. That being said I hope you guys enjoy this chapters and that you review as well.

Nico

-"You got a box too." Emily entered Mona's room and found her reading a newspaper. Aria followed her, her old pig puppet, Pigtunia, in her hands.

-"A's making this house our home."

-"You guys, Charles took our stuff long before he took us. I thought I lost this pendant ages ago." A broken Spencer walked inside the room as well.

-"That was what A planned this whole time. To bring us here and live like his dolls." Aria shivered as she took it in.

-"This article is about our families. About how long we've been missing and how they're coping with it. They took my mom to the hospital this week because she's sick." Mona finally spoke up, her voice sounding broken.

-"Oh Mona." Aria turned to look at the camera watching them. "You son of bitch, I will kill you for what you're putting our families through."

-"Aria, that's enough. Calm down." Spencer grabbed her hand, reminding her that insults had consequences down there. Spencer looked around the room as she tried to come up with an escape plan. "We're gonna get out of here tonight."

-"How?" Emily whispered as Mona looked at her, finally starting to get her fire back in her eyes.

-"Did you know I was quite good at etch-a-sketch. I even won a contest as a child." Spencer grabbed a pillow, arranging it on the bed making the girls wonder if she finally lost it.

-"I remember you beat me at it." Mona caught onto Spencer's idea once more. "The generator still shuts down, but we've all been too afraid to do something about it."

-"Of course she did. She's a Hastings." Aria looked at Spencer. "How does that help us?"

-"I'm thinking of sketching something to cheer Mona up. Maybe as a welcome home present for Hanna and Ali." Spencer grabbed an etch-a-sketch. "We break inside the Vault and use its content as a bargain to get out." She finished the sketch and placed it on Mona's nightstand.

-"It's so lovely." Mona raised her eyebrow at Spencer when she saw the drawing. It said "We're all here for you, Looser Mona."

-"Your destination is on the right." Alison and Hanna were surprised to see their car stop in the middle of the Tyler Park Reservation. "You have reached your destination."

-"No service. You've got to be kidding me." Hanna grumbled before she looked around and called road side assistance.

-"Road side assistance, how may I help you?"

-"Hey, my car is broken and I need help." Alison finally spoke while Hanna tapped her fingers on the car door.

-"What you need, Alison and Hanna, is in the trunk of the car." The girls froze, exchanging a look before getting out of the car and making their way to the trunk. Hanna quietly opened it and they both gasped once they saw what was inside.

Ezra parked his car. Paige and Mike were soon meant to show up as back up. However, before that happened both he and Caleb saw Hanna running in their direction.

-"Hanna? What happened?" Ezra got out of the car and made his way to her. Caleb used it as an opportunity to knock him out. He then placed Ezra in the back seat of the car.

-"Where's Ali?"

-"Unconscious, help me move her. A had us change our clothes and gave us indications where to go. I don't have much time left." Caleb followed her to Alison. He picked her up, carrying her back to Ezra's car. "Hanna, be careful." She nodded her head before she made her way to the forest.

The power generator shut down and Spencer walked inside Mona's room. "Mona, time to go." On their way to the playroom Spencer told the girls what she knew about Charles.

-"We're still not going to make it to the Vault, remember?" Emily voiced her objection to the plan.

-"But if I'm right this is as far as we need to go." Spencer opened the door to the playroom. "I counted the steps to the vault on the night of the prom. It is 84 and that's just one hall down. If I'm right the Vault is on the other side of this room."

-"Yeah, but how does that help us? We can't bust through there?" Aria protested.

-"No but we can try and find another way in, a secret passage or something. A always has a backup plan." Mona answered, backing Spencer up.

-"Guys the power's coming back on." The alarms started blasting. "It knows we're out." Aria yelled over the alarms.

-"Help me find it. Come on." Spencer yelled back, looking around the room.

-"Over there." Spencer pointed to a wall covered by furniture. "I think that might be our way in." The girls removed the furniture, revealing an air duct opening. Emily ducked down towards the air duct and entered the small tunnel. Soon all the girls followed her. Once they got out of the air duct they stopped and Emily whispered a simple "A does have a soul."

Shock filled the girls as Spencer showed them the video of Jessica and the three small children. "Game on, Charles." Spencer placed her hand on the projector, causing the film to overheat and start burning. She took it in her hand. "We want our freedom back."

A hit his table as he noticed the cameras. He wasn't pleased to see only Hanna showed up and that Alison wasn't there with her.

Suddenly a second alarm went off inside the Vault, requiring his attention. Spencer had set the video on fire. A clenched his fists hearing her words. "We want our freedom back or else we're going to burn this place down."

Alison woke up with a gasp. She noticed her hands and feet were tied. Turning her head she saw Caleb typing on his computer. "Caleb? What's going on? Where's Hanna?"

-"She went to see A by herself. We had only one way of bargaining the girls out. By keeping you out of A's reach."

-"You tricked me and you betrayed everyone else in the process." Alison turned her head to look at Ezra. "Is he alright?"

Ezra was still unconscious. "He'll be fine. Paige and Mike will be here in a matter of minutes and then we can all go after Hanna and the girls."

-"But won't that screw up your plan?"

-"Hanna's plan. I don't like the idea of letting her face A alone so I gave her a head start. Once Paige and Mike get here we can go after them. Because there's five of us and one of shim."

Hanna walked around through the wood until she reached a clearing. She could clearly see the entrance to the dollhouse despite being covered by plants and leaves.

She grabbed her phone, seeing she had coverage. She quietly sent Caleb a text, letting him know she had found the entrance to A's lair.

Once she did she waited for his reply. Suddenly she felt smoke and heard an alarm coming from the entrance. "What the hell?" She made her way to the entrance, removing the plants.

Since Charles had no reaction, Spencer feared he wasn't there for a moment. But when Mona's voice came over saying hat A was always there watching, Spencer gathered herself. "Let's torch this place."

The girls nodded their heads, gathering the dolls and putting them inside the small crib. Once there Spencer let the burning film light up the dolls.

Caleb got Hanna's message just as Paige and Mike showed up. He then alerted Toby and the police of their location before waking Ezra up and heading after Hanna and the girls. Paige removed Ali's restraints while Mike helped Ezra get his bearings.

-"Guys, hurry. I heard an alarm go off and I can smell smoke." Hanna greeted them. Mike and Caleb ran to the door, trying to open it.

As the dolls burned A finally admitted that the girls bested him for once. He had seen the rest of their bed buddies show up after Hanna. Placing his arm on the fire alarm he turned it on, releasing the girls.

As the alarm went on and the doors opened through the entire dollhouse Spencer's instincts kicked in. "Time to go. Come on, let's go, go, go." They all ran away to the exit, climbing it, choking up as the smoke filled the dollhouse. They stopped in front of the door.

-"Aria? Mona?" Mike's distant voice gave the girls the hope and strength they needed to finally push open the door.

Aria was the first to get out, Ezra easily catching her and hugging her. Mona followed her, being dragged away by Mike's arms. Emily ran straight to Paige's open arms just as the police showed up. As Toby finally arrived at the scene Spencer gave a small cry before running into his arms. She finally felt safe again.

Eventually, as the girls looked around, tears started showing up as they took in the reality. They were finally free of the dollhouse. Hanna let her head rest on Caleb's shoulder, unsure what to do next. He placed his arm around her waist, kissing her forehead. "It's going to be alright. You guys are finally back together and safe again."