A/N: Chapter 6 is here at last! I'm going to try and type this chapter quickly. I know you all must be wondering what's up at Camp Nightmare.
Welcome To Camp Nightmare
Chapter 6
"Please, tell me Sasuke! Our friends are in danger and-" Sasuke put his finger against Sakura's lips.
"I know. Now let me fill you in. Ever since Ino and Chouji had gone missing, I've been noticing things. Like how old the camp counselors are. They are all men, and most of them have anger issues. Something just isn't right, and I think these men are kidnapping the campers. You heard Chika telling us about Ami. I heard lots of other's crying for their missing friends. None of the counselors did a thing. In fact, all of them headed to the kitchen right before the smoke attack. And nobody said anything when I broke the window. I think you might have noticed how everyone who breathed in the smoke collapsed?" Sakura nodded.
"Well, I think the smoke was some kind of potion thing to make us fall unconscious."
"Are you saying these men are wizards?" Sakura asked. If the situation weren't so serious Sakura would have thought she was being silly.
"I don't know, but we can't stay here. We'll leave in a little bit, once the smoke's gone." Sasuke was tense. Every sound, the wind beating off the roof, the night birds calling, everything, was making him tense. Sakura could tell too. She reached out and gently touched his hand.
"No. We don't have time for that. Who knows how many of our friends have been hurt by these men. It's up to us now Sasuke." Sakura had a look of determination that Sasuke hadn't seen before. He wanted to argue. It was too dangerous for two 15 year olds. But Sakura's face and the touch of her hand seemed to calm him. Sighing he said
"Ok, fine. But we have to be careful. I have a plan." Sakura reached out and wrapped her arms around Sasuke.
"Sakura, now is hardly the time." Sasuke was glad Sakura couldn't see his blushing face in the darkness.
"I know but…what if something happened and we never saw each other again?" Sakura buried her face into his muscular chest. Sasuke hugged her back, wishing that time would just stop.
"Lets go." Sasuke stood up and unlocked the door. Sakura ran out behind him.
Cautiously the two teens walked back to the mess hall. All the camper's bodies had been moved. The smoke was gone and the moon shined brightly. It was their only source of light; Sasuke was saving the flashlight batteries. Sakura's hand gripped Sasuke's. He wanted to comfort her and hold her, but now wasn't the best time to do it. The mess hall loomed into view. It was hard to believe that only 30 minutes had passed. The mess hall was, well a mess. The lights and decorations were thrown everywhere. Chips and pretzels lined the floor, causing a slight crunching sound everywhere they walked.
"Sasuke, where are we going?" Sakura whispered.
"I think the answer lies within the kitchen." Sasuke answered, his lips barely moving. Opening the kitchen door Sakura saw that everything was wrecked. If she didn't know better she would have thought a rabid tiger had stopped for a visit. Sasuke looked around at everything. Every now and then he would tap the wall or pick up a pot. Sakura thought he was going insane.
"Sakura, I think this is it." Sasuke stood in front of the wall. He was pointing to one of the tiles. Sasuke reached forward he pushed the tile. And to Sakura's amazement doorway appeared.
"Sasuke, how did you know it was there?" Sakura walked over and stood beside him.
"Hn. Like I said, I've been noticing things. Anyway, let's get going. I have a bad feeling about this." Sasuke walked forward into the darkness. Sakura swallowed.
'It sure is dark and scary looking… No. I have to be strong. We have to save Ino and the others…'
"You coming?" Sasuke stuck his head back out.
"Y-Yeah." Sakura quickly walked into the doorway. At once the doorway vanished. Sasuke pulled out a candle. He lit it. Sakura looked over his shoulder and saw a long narrow staircase. They two looked at each other. Sasuke nodded and started walking down the stairs, with Sakura not too far behind him.
It felt like the staircase was never going to end. But when it finally did the two teens found themselves in front of a door. Sasuke opened it a crack. Peering inside Sakura heard him moan.
"Oh no…" And Sakura saw why. It was like an underground warehouse. Not many candles were lit. The air smelled of dirt, sweat, and despair. All the campers were walking around, carrying different sized boxes. All of them were as dirty as they blackened earth below them. Everyone's feet were chained together. And all the counselors were there. Some were yelling instructions and others were walking around holding a whip. Josh stood on a small platform.
"Hurry up you dogs! This crap isn't going to sell itself you know! Do you want the police to find out we are hulling illegal stuff around?" Josh glared at them all. A girl who was working near Sasuke and Sakura coughed and fell to her knees. Her long hair was so dirty it could have been any color.
"Hey, get back to work!" Mr. Doodles pulled out a whip.
"Wait a moment. Let me see her." Josh walked over and yanked the girl's arm.
"Hmm. That's right, you were one of our first workers. No wonder you're so tired. Well I guess if you can't work anymore then I'll have to kill you." Josh pulled out a pocketknife. The girl's petrified eyes were glued to the knife. That was when Sakura yelled "No!" and ran forward.
'What the…?' Sasuke was about to run after the pink haired girl. He felt strong arms grab him from behind. Sakura, who didn't know about the arms, stood in front of the girl.
"Ino, are you alright?" Sakura looked down at her friend.
"S-Sakura? Is that you?" Ino was crying.
"I'm sorry Sakura! I was so mean to you and then these guys kidnapped Chouji and me and I never got to apologize! I thought we would die! And…" The rest of Ino's sentence was inaudible.
"I thought we got all the campers. Oh well. I suppose you aren't going to tell me how many others survived?" Josh's voice was cruel and harsh.
"I will when heck freezes over." Sakura snapped.
"I see. Will this change your mind?" Josh clapped his hands. Two large and muscular counselors walked out from behind, holding Sasuke between them. They were holding him so tight he was wincing. His feet couldn't touch the ground.
"Sasuke!" Sakura gasped.
"You know Sasuke, you seem like a strong little boy. I bet you'd be able to work for the rest of the summer. Most of these weak little kids are already tired." Josh smiled a wicked smile. Sasuke spat in his face.
"Get away from me! Don't think I don't know who you are." Josh glared at Sasuke and growled
"Who am I kid?"
"You and these other men are those idiots who escaped from an all men prison. You got there 'cause police caught you with illegal stuff. So after you escaped you decided to lay low while still making some money. You started this camp and asked for teenagers because then we couldn't drive away or pout like a 3 year old." Josh laughed as Sasuke finished his explanation.
"Very good. I didn't think anybody would figure it out. But unless you start working Sasuke we're going to have to kill your friends." Josh pointed to a group of people all trying to life one super box. Sakura and Sasuke recognized them. It was Emiko, Lee, TenTen, Neji, Temari, Shikamaru, Hinata, Naruto, and Chouji.
"Sakura? Sasuke?" The group gasped.
"When did you get here?"
"It's a long story." Sakura answered, tears filling her eyes.
'Why are they doing this? What's going to happen if we can't stop them…' Sasuke let out a cry of pain. Sakura focused her attention back on Sasuke. The two men were squeezing him tightly. Sasuke's breath was becoming heavier, so Sakura was guessing the two men were choking him.
"Let him go!" Sakura ran forward.
"No Sakura! It's a trap!" Sasuke yelled. Josh jumped forward in an attempt to grab Sakura but Sasuke kicked him in a not nice place. Josh collapsed.
"Ow…" He mumbled, rolling around in pain. Sakura kicked one of the counselors in the shin. He jumped up and down and bumped into the other one. They both fell to the floor.
"Are you alright Sasuke?" Sakura asked. Sasuke jumped up, grabbed Sakura's hand and started running to their friends. Ino got up and ran after them.
"You need the key, everyone's chains can't come off without the key!" Neji yelled at them.
"Hn. Watch this." Sasuke ran to a stack of boxes and started digging through them. They were full of everything, from DVD's to spare car parts.
"Yes!" He uttered as he found the box he was looking for. It was full of tools, like ax's and hammers. Sasuke dragged the box and with Sakura's help passed the tools out to everyone. The campers quickly broke the chains.
"Go! Flee from here. And somebody call the police!" Sasuke shouted. All the campers charged towards the exit.
"Come on guys!" Emiko yelled over her shoulder.
"We're right behind you!" Sakura lied. Her and Sasuke waited until everyone was out of the warehouse.
"Get them!" Josh screamed. Sasuke grabbed a heavy box and Sakura helped him drag it to the door. They slammed the door shut and pushed the box in front of it.
"Let us out!" Josh pounded on the door. The box was too heavy for them. They yelled death threats as Sakura and Sasuke flew up the stairs.
25 MINUTES LATER…
"Good job kids. You are true hero's." A police officer said to Sasuke and Sakura. A pale stream of light could be seen over the horizon. Sakura and Sasuke had escaped from that underground warehouse and was relieved to see everyone alive. Ami and Tami were holding on to each other, crying. Chika had called the police. Now Josh and the other counselors were being loaded into the back of several police cars.
"Darn you kids! We'll get you next time!" Josh hissed at them before an officer yelled,
"Shut up!" All the parents had been notified. Suki wasn't back yet, so Sakura was going to stay with Ino. All the girls were huddled together. The guys all walked over.
"Sakura, Sasuke, how can we ever thank you?" Emiko asked.
"Hn." Sasuke shrugged. Sakura laughed and flicked his forehead.
"Well, I guess we won't be seeing much of you girls until school starts." Shikamaru said. The happy smiles on all their faces faded.
"Yeah…" The girls mumbled. Each of the guys leaned forward and kissed their dance dates. All their faces were bright red.
"Here, we thought you might like these." Naruto added. Each guy held out a piece of paper with his name, phone number, cell number, and email address on it.
"If you ever need anything, or just want to talk, don't be shy! Just call." Lee smiled.
"Right. We will." All the girls answered in unison. Then they burst out laughing.
"What's so funny?" Chouji asked, looking at Ino.
"N-Nothing Chouji." Ino panted in between laughs. Soon the guys were laughing too. Yes, even Sasuke. So Camp Nightmare truly turned out to be a nightmare. Sakura couldn't wait until her mom found out. Sakura felt a raise in allowance coming up. Still giggling Sakura and Ino climbed into Ino's parent's car.
"Oh I'm so glad you two are alright!" Ino's mom was crying tears of joy as Ino's dad added,
"Way to go." And with that said the two girls waved goodbye to their friends and watched them grow smaller and smaller.
"Well, you can't say this summer wasn't interesting." Ino sighed.
"Yeah. But next year, I think I'll just go swimming." Sakura said. Ino laughed in agreement.
A/N: Well, what do think? Thank you so much for all the reviews, story alerts, author alerts, and so on. They all mean a lot to me! I hope you really enjoyed this story 'cause I had a real fun time typing it. Until next time, bye bye now!
