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A Little Tied Up... Again.

'Well I guess you could say we are in another tight spot.' Zach said, his voice filled with humour.

Both of them were tied to chains hanging from the cave's roof, over hanging a large gaping pit that fell into the darkness below. The cave itself was very large and was underneath the palace. From the looks of its design, the cave must have been discovered during the middle ages when the crusaders had invaded the Holy Land. Modern day Israel. The old tapestries and torture devices as well as weapons were still laying around and in good condition. One of which was being put into use on them.

The chains were attached to the roof, but the thick ropes binding them were secured to circular wheels, which turned as acid drops slowly dripped onto the rope. Sooner or later one rope would give first and the helpless victim would plummet into the darkness below. This device didn't inflict pain apart from maybe straining your arms. Instead it forced you to watch your loved one or best friend die before you or vice versa. In their case though, it was not being used for interrogation, but a sick way these people could kill them.

'Oh you think,' Cammie replied raising an eyebrow at him and ignoring the humour he had intended. 'It's your fault we're stuck like this.'

'My fault?' Zach mocked in a loud toned voice which made Cammie arch her eyebrow again at him before he coughed and repeated the question.

'Very manly voice there Goode,' Cammie couldn't help smile as he turned his eyes away.

'It was for effect.'

'Clearly not the special kind,' she laughed.

'Yeah well…,' he paused trying to think.

'Well what? Hmm Zach?'

'Well if you hadn't needed rescuing then we wouldn't be in this situation,' Zach mumbled.

'So you're saying it's my fault?'

'I didn't say that. You did, but I didn't,' he huffed.

'Did you just huff at me?' Cammie asked still smiling.

'No…' Zach said after pausing to think of a comeback.

'You did,' Cammie laughed. 'Oh very masculine Goode.' Zach narrowed his eyes as her laughter echoed in the cave before she slowly stopped and faced him again.

'You done?'

'Yes I'm done,' Cammie nodded still managing a few silent giggles. 'You do know I escaped while you came to my rescue and I ended up saving your butt.' She said.

'Well yeah, but you wouldn't have escaped if I hadn't taken out the guards on the wall and I did tell you this chancellor or prince or whatever he is, was bad news. Would you listen to me? No.' Zach said staring at her.

'You said nothing of the sort. You were jealous, again I might add, at how men are attracted to me and hey he lives in a palace in a foreign country and he has tigers.' She said proudly.

'What the heck has tigers got to do with it?' Zach nearly said in his high voice again. Damn his sore throat, he thought.

'Tigers are awesome. I could have been his Jasmine,' Cammie said in a day dreaming tone.

'Yeah well I was your Aladdin and I have a magic carpet along with a faithful monkey.' He boasted back with a hint of his pride being hurt.

'Carpet smarket. He has jewels.' She said with a twinkle in her eye.

'Well your Prince Charming is a crazy dictator who chained us up down here.' Zack said in a dark tone. 'I would have given you a bigger jewel.' He added

'Which is why we are stuck here now Zach. I said we should have left and told the American embassy, but no. You had to follow your stupid treasure map to find an ancient Jewel.'

'Hey first off it's, Ancient and Legendary Jewel with a capital A L and J. Second,' he paused. 'Who doesn't like adventure and a treasure hunt at that? Think of it Gallagher Girl we could have been famous and the Jewel was in a forbidden city on the way to the American Embassy. We still would have told them.' He said in a tone full of excitement.

'Yeah and we had to fight our way through booby traps only to be captured after you got your precious jewel.'

Her rope suddenly gave and she dropped a few inches and screamed. Zach yelled her name, his tone full of fear and a few seconds later he dropped a few inches also. Straining his neck carefully he turned slowly just incase the rope slackened anymore with his weight and movement. The rope was thick yes, but the acid was eating away at it. Cammie looked over at hers and sweat dripped off her forehead.

'Is this it Zach?' she spoke softly and managed a weak smile. 'Is this how we meet are end?' their eyes met and he was silent.

'You're the only jewel I ever need, you know that right?' he said equally in a soft quiet tone and he managed a weak smile in return, but it was reassuring.

Not as comedic perhaps but I hope you all enjoy. Sorry I haven't been updating. ENJOY