AN: Miley's makes her escape, with an unknown assist from a loved one. Then it becomes a race to find her.

Chapter Six: Free At Last

Miley sat in the dark cellar, listening to the calm sounds of the night from her window. Crickets were chirping, and owls were hooting. Things were calm, but they weren't going to stay that way for long. Miley crawled towards the door, and pressed her ear to the door, he could hear the faint sound of a male and female talking.

"So, Marcus, what are you going to do with her?"

"Nothing, right now. I am enjoying messing with Michael and Jackson. They are helpless to do anything, and they are worrying to death about what I am doing or going to do to her."

"So, when are you going to make your demands to Michael?"

"Soon, but I want you to go and make sure that our guest is having a comfortable stay..."

"Yes, honey."

Miley took a deep breath as footsteps grew closer to her room...

Michael knew that he had to act fast. He watched as Shawn, Gus, and Jackson were talking about what they should, or could do. Michael calmly closed his eyes, and entered Miley's Mind.

"God, look at Michael!" Gus said. Shawn and Jackson looked towards Michael, and jumped back in shock. Michael eyes were flashing white, his hair out of it's ponytail, and was down touching his shoulders. Michael was inside of Miley's mind, and got a brief look at Miley's current residence. Jackson touched his shoulder, and Michael snapped back to reality.

"You okay?" Shawn asked, Michael took a deep breath, and said something that surprised them all.

"I know where she is..."

Miley pressed her back against the wall, breathing hard. She felt Michael near her, but he was nowhere to be found. Miley looked towards the door, and the footsteps towards the door was very close, and heard the doorknob turning. Miley took her place, and her mind kicked into survival mode.

"Hey there, sunshine, we are going to have some fun..." The woman said smiling. Miley saw her head appear in the crack in the doorway. Using all of her might, Miley kicked the door shut on the woman's neck. She fell to the floor, and Miley heard her drop whatever she was carrying. She forced the door open, and saw that she was unconsious. Marcus could be heard making a beeline for the basement, and Miley looked for an escape route. She saw the backdoor, and opened it. She felt the cold wind hit her with a force. She looked back at the dark basement, and back towards the darkness. She took a deep breath, and sprinted into the cold night.

Michael jumped up and ran for the door. Shawn, Gus, and Jackson followed him, with great concern.

"What's up?" Shawn asked him.

"Miley's escaped. We have to find her before they do." Michael said.

"Wiat where is she?" Jackson asked him.

"I don't know." Michael said, "I don't know."

AN: Now it is a race to see who can find her first. Also, things get a little tricky when Lassiter and Jules get involved. Read for more!