The only sound filling the small basement was Beck's heavy breathing as he paced back and forth, his anxiety beginning to get the better of him. His chain dragged behind him as he crossed from one end of the room to the other. Every so often, he would stop and lean his hands against the wall with his head ducked as he breathed deeply, before slamming his hands against the concrete before returning to his pacing.

"Beck..." Jade breathed, her eyes following him like they had been doing for the past twenty minutes or so, "Stop."

Beck shook his head and sighed, "We have to get out of here, we can't just sit here anymore. Who knows what they're planning upstairs?!"

Jade sighed, knowing that her boyfriend was right. They had to come up with some kind of plan before things got worse... If they could get worse. Her eyes followed Beck as he sat down next to her, bringing his knees up and resting his forearms on them as he thought. Jade chewed on her lower lip and moved to rest her head against his shoulder, feeling his tense muscles beneath his dirty clothes. Beck sighed and rest his head atop of hers, pressing his lips to her hair.

His hazel eyes flickered down to Jade's injured hand that she held close to her body. He reached across and gently ran his hand down the arm of her wounded hand, stopping when he got to her wrist which she held just under her breasts.

"How's your hand?" he asked softly, lightly running a finger across the back of her hands from her wrist.

"It kills," she sighed, shaking her head as she looked down at her bruised hand, grimacing at how deformed and painful it looked. He pouted sadly and pressed a kiss to her temple before nuzzling his nose into her hair.

"You wanna know what I think?" Robbie offered from across the room a few moments later. He hadn't spoke much in the past hour or so. Cat had fallen into an exhausted sleep, curled up in a ball beside him with one of her hands tightly encased in her boyfriend's.

Beck and Jade looked over to Robbie expectantly, their eyes full of hope. Praying that Robbie actually had a good idea or something. Anything to get them out of there as soon as possible.

Robbie sighed, "I think that... When it comes down to it, we're gonna have to just make a break for it. There's no other way."

The idea had been present in the teenagers' minds from the beginning, but they knew that there would only be a slim chance that it would actually work. Stanley was a smart guy - there was every chance that he would outsmart them - yet again - and eventually punish them in ways that were unimaginable.

"It's our only hope," Jade breathed.

Tori sat alone at her kitchen table the following morning, mindlessly chewing on spoonfuls of cereal and downing cups of coffee as she stared into space. The tv in the living room was on and showing the top story; 'four teenagers kidnapped by psychopath - the hunt continues'. A picture of Stanley flashed onto the screen and Tori's skin immediately began to crawl just at the mere sight of his face. She never wanted to see his face again, especially in person.

She looked over as her father made his way down the steps into the living room. He smiled softly at his youngest daughter as he spotted her sitting in the kitchen. Tori managed a small smile back before taking another mouthful of cereal.

"I wanna talk to you," David spoke up as he entered the kitchen and poured himself a cup of coffee.

"Uh oh," Tori mumbled, adjusting her glasses on the bridge of her nose.

David chuckled and shook his head as he sat down, "Don't worry. It's... It's about what you said last night."

Tori's brow furrowed, silently telling her father that he would need to be more specific.

"About... Going undercover," David sighed, unable to believe that he had actually considered his daughter's ridiculous idea. But through the night, he found himself agreeing with the idea... sort of. If anything, it was their best option.

Tori's eyebrow's raised slightly in surprise, "Oh."

"I think... It's worth a shot. But only if you're one hundred percent sure. We'll get you wired up and someone will follow you."

Tori nodded, "That's what I was thinking."

David ran his hands over his face and sighed, "Just promise me you'll be careful, baby."

Tori nodded, "Don't worry, I will be."

They both looked over as Andre made his way down the stairs and over to them, "Hey, what's going on?"

Tori took a deep breath, knowing that her boyfriend probably wasn't going to agree with her idea, "I'm going undercover."

Andre's face fell as he stared at his girlfriend. He sighed and shook his head before turning and walking away, heading towards the front door of the Vega household. Tori's heart sunk and she rushed after him, catching up with him on her front porch.

"Andre," she breathed, reaching out for his arm.

He sighed heavily, "I don't like this."

"You said it was a good idea last night."

"Yeah, but I didn't think you would actually go through with it. It's dangerous, Tori."

Tori reached up and linked her arms around his neck as his hands automatically found her hips, "Don't worry, I'll be fine. I promise."

Throughout the day, Tori was prepared for her 'mission'. Wires were taped to her, a tracker was attached to her... Any piece of technology that could keep her safe was attached to her somewhere on her body or clothes.

"Are you good to go?" one of the officers asked as she zipped up her hoodie.

She nodded, her heart pounding nervously. Her father encased her in a hug and held her tightly for a few moments, not wanting to let her go, "Be safe, baby," he told her, pressing a kiss to her forehead before pulling back.

Andre grabbed her and hugged her tightly, savouring the feeling. He pressed several kisses to her temple, "Be careful."

She nodded and pressed her lips to his in a sweet kiss before she was led away by the other officer.

Tori sighed to herself and folded her arms across her body to stay warm as she wandered the streets of LA by herself. It was just after dark and she had been walking for well over an hour, hoping to put her plan into action as soon as possible.

Suddenly, a van pulled up beside her. She kept walking until she heard the door of the van slam closed before footsteps ran up behind her. She swallowed back a shriek of fear and forced herself to stay calm as a familiar voice whispered in her ear.

"Hello princess.