A/N Hey! So I have been really good about updating this last week but I don't know what the next few days look like so bear with me. I hope you like this chapter it is just short transition that I wanted to add it is still on the train but this will be the last one of those

Previously: "Paige?" As their eyes were locked together, the carriage door opened again and Hanna, Aria, and Spencer were standing outside. "There you are Em we've been looking for you everywhere." In that moment Paige's instincts kicked in and she fled out the door past them leaving Emily in a pool of her own emotions.

"Hi have you ever heard of the word excuse me?" Spencer rolled her eyes at Paige's fleeting image. " So Em you'll never guess what just happened…" Spencer was waiting for a response but Emily's eyes were still glued to where Paige had just been sitting. "Em are you ok?" Hanna began waving her hand in front of her face. This motion snapped her out of her daze. She quickly got up and ran out of the door. "Emily where are you going?" Aria called after her but she was too far gone to here.

She had no idea where she was going but she had to find her. Her first instinct was to run to the first compartment they had been in. Before she could open the door, the grim reaper from earlier slammed into her as he was going the opposite direction. "Where are you off to in such a hurry?" Emily was got off guard with the hit and could barely catch her breath to form words. "Did you see a girl dressed like the phantom of the opera come by here?" Emily couldn't see the man's face but his eyes rolled to the ceiling as if he was thinking which gave her hope. "Yeah, yeah white mask and what not, I saw her go off in a real hurry up to cart 4. I'll take you because I can ask the other guys if they've seen here." Emily nodded and they made their way back through where they just came. They passed the room she was just in and the girls we sitting around waiting for her return. Hanna saw her and waved her over.

"Can you hold on one second, they are going to like super freak out if I don't tell them I'll be back."

"Don't worry about it, I'll keep a look out."

Emily slipped into the room and started going a mile a minute. "Ok no questions, no nothing. I have to go…do… something wait here. It is really important because if I don't figure this out I might explode. I'll be back in 15 minutes then we can leave or whatever. I'm just going to the front of the train I promise."

"Does this have to do with the mask chick who…" Before Hanna could finish Emily cut her off, "no questions before I figure this out myself." Emily exited the room again and the reaper opened the door for her. In a matter of minutes, they had made it through cart 4 and so far there was no sight of her anywhere.

"I bet it's that masked girl, she was practically drooling when we came in here."

"Spencer it's none of our business, she'll be back." Aria's words were not reassuring to anyone.

"Yeah but what if she's A?"

"SHUT UP!" Hanna and Aria were both in perfect unison.

"Jeez, I'm just saying." Spencer went back to twiddling her fingers.

Elsewhere

Paige had never been so ashamed of herself. She had the perfect opportunity to make things right and she blew it. The only thing she had to console her was that she finally had all the answers. As much as it still hadn't sunk in, knowing felt good. And that kiss. It triggered something in her brain like that she still hadn't figured out. All of these feelings and pictures keep racing through her mind. The only thing she could make of it was this overwhelming feeling of love. Not just any love but like sing it from the roof tops, carry a stereo over your head, throw rocks at your window love. And she knew who this love was for, the only common denominator in all of her memories, Emily.

Without a second thought she turned back around and began running back to Emily. She passed through torture room and almost decked Britney Spears as she ran through the door to cart 5. Out of breath, she came up to the room only to find Aria, Hanna, and Spencer sitting there alone.

"Where is she?" They hadn't even noticed Paige standing there but were taken aback by her forwardness. Aria was the first to answer, "Shouldn't she be with you…that's where she went off to?"

"What are you talking about?"

"She left here to go find you because you ran out of here."

"Ok thanks." Paige started to leave but Hanna grabbed her wrist. "I swear I know you from somewhere."

"Yeah, freshman algebra remember?" Paige didn't wait for Hanna to respond. She knew there was no way Emily had come her way or she would have seen her. The only other place was up through the train. She headed to the next compartment door determined to find her.

"Hanna what's the matter?" She had had a dazed look since Paige ran out. Aria shook her arm a little bit. "Han?"

"Sorry something just doesn't seem right." She shook her head trying to rid herself of the weird feeling she was getting. Suddenly, Spencer got a concerned look on her face and a realization hit her. "Hanna, you didn't take algebra until last year." They all stared at the spot where had Paige had just been standing. "Then how do I know her?" Their eyes met and one vowel was uttered, "A?"

Elsewhere…again

"I think we should go back." Emily and the reaper had made it all the way through cart four and were nearing the end of cart 3. "we aren't allowed to go past here anyway."

"Yeah but I'm part of the staff so it's fine." The train had been stopping and starting to let people off at different spots so the rooms were starting to empty.

"This isn't fair!" Emily threw a cup from a table towards a chair in the corner. "All I wanted was a peaceful night but why would that ever happen to me?"

"Come on let's check one more room then we'll go back." He led the way through the last door and into a dark service area. There were a bunch of tables with dishes and empty drink containers. There were also costumes strewn about. "Go check up there and I'll see if she is in one of the bathrooms." Emily made her way up the dimly let isle but couldn't make out any figures. "Pip…" She started saying the fake name but she knew how to get her to respond "…Paige?" She thought that Paige might have been hiding out somewhere but the room was so dark she couldn't see a thing.

"Hey I don't think…." As she turned around she came face to face with a figure in a brown cloak with a mask of demonic baby. "Woah you scared me there…I didn't even see that costume lying around." The figure didn't respond and began walking closer to her. "Ok it's not funny anymore, I want to go back to my friends." She started stepping backwards as it got closer to her.

"Come on Emily, I thought you wanted a quiet evening." The voice was chilling. "Why not with me?" Emily couldn't back up any farther and her back was pressed against the back door. She tried opening it but it was locked from the other side. "How do you know my name…What do you want from me?" The voice behind the mask laughed. "Haven't you figured it out yet? We don't need anything from you, we just want to see you beg."

"Beg?" She felt around her area for any type of weapon but all she found were plastic bottles.

"Yes my dear, beg. For mercy, for grace, for friends…" He approached her and wrapped his hand around her neck, "… and in the end for death." She tried unclenching his hands but he already willingly let go before she could force him off. He backed a few paces up while Emil gained her breath back. " This whole time tonight I was sure it wouldn't be you. But I guess I underestimated the stupidity of the star crossed lesbian. Tell me, how is Paige doing?"

Every fiber of Emily's being wanted to lunge at him and attack. "Leave her out of this." Her voice was stoic and she no longer had a quiver to her words. "Oh but my dear what would your cuddly bear think if she saw you tonight…making friendly with the Mr. phantom?" Of all the thoughts that were running through Emily's head, fear was not one of them. Instead she had an overwhelming feeling of defeat. There was now not a moment in her life where she wasn't being judged, or threatened. In an instant, a dark though crossed her mind "what if I just give up." The thought could not undo itself and her brain had latched on.

"Fine." Emily started walking towards him. "Let's get this over with." She caught him off guard and shoved him into a stack of chairs but he quickly bounced back up. "You're going to make this fun aren't you?" He grabbed her by the neck and threw her against the wall. "What are you going to do now Emily? Was that all you had left?" She tried fighting back but his grip got tighter. "I thought that the way she raves about you meant that you were actually worth something, but you're just like the rest of them …weak." Emily was starting to black out and her grip on his hands began to loosen. "Come on Emily I'm waiting for it…" He lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "beg." Emily's eyes rolled into the back of her head and she passed out completely. Before her world went dark she heard a loud clatter and she slammed to the ground into darkness.

Paige had been asking around if people had seen Emily when she heard a loud clatter of noise coming from the back cart. She had entered the room expecting a tray of glasses to be on the floor when she saw two figures in the back of the room. One was draped in what looked like a potato sack and the other she recognized instantly as wonder woman. As her eyes adjusted to the darkness she realized what was happening. She quickly looked around and found a metal pole used for hanging clothes. She took it and ran at the hooded figure. Before he could see her coming, she swung as hard as she good. He slumped to the ground but only for a second. He tackled her and began choking her as he did Emily. Paige's back was to the floor and the pole was just out of reach. "Why is it always the pretty ones that have to ruin a great party?" Paige tried to extend her arm as much as possible but the pole was just too far away. She tried moving her legs but he had her pinned completely. The lack of oxygen was becoming a problem but she refused to give up. With one last effort she reached out and was able to wrap her fingertips on the edge of her weapon. Using all her force, she slammed the pole into his head. He crashed into her on the floor unconscious.

She rolled him off of her and crawled over to Emily's seemingly lifeless body "no…no!" She could barely make coherent thoughts as she flipped Emily over trying to find a pulse. "Come on Emily, please." On her first try she didn't get anything. Oxygen hadn't completely returned to her and she was struggling to find any strength. On instinct, she began compressions on her chest, "1..2…3..4…5…6…7…8…9…10…11…12…13…14…15." She counted a loud each time she pressed down. She then opened Emily's mouth an began giving her mouth to mouth. She repeated this once more when finally a small puff of air came out of Emily's mouth. She felt a faint thump at her neck and thanked God she was at least alive. With all the strength she had left, she tried scooping Emily into her arms but one step towards the door and she fell. She slid behind Emily ad rested her head on her thigh. "Help somebody please…help." She grabbed the pole she had used and started banging the table next to her. After her second or third hit, the door swung open.

"Oh my God!" Hanna's initial reaction was mirrored on the other two girl's face. Spencer went on the offensive. "What did you do to her?" Paige couldn't believe she was still being accused. "This is what he did to her." She used the pole to point to the unconscious masked villain. "I went looking for her and I found him attacking her. By the time I got here she had already quit breathing." Hanna instantly burst into tears. "She's dea…" Hanna couldn't complete her sentence. Paige suddenly realized the important information she was leaving out. "Oh my God no…I did CPR but she still had oxygen loss…you guys need to get her off this train. What stop are we at?"

"They are just unloading Cap town or something like that." That was Paige's stop and no matter how much she cared about Emily if she didn't get off she would never be allowed to return to Rosewood again.

"I have to get off now. But you should wait for the next stop. There has to be a medic somewhere but there is no hospital for miles in this town. She would be better off getting checked out in the next town over."

"So you're just going to leave her?" It was the first time Aria spoke. Hanna had got on the floor with Paige and had relieved her of Emily. Paige stood up and looked down and the unconscious beauty below her. "I think she'll understand." Paige began walking towards the door of the exit ramp.

"Who are you?" Paige turned around one last time. "nobody important." She left the door leaving the girls alone with Emily. Spencer went and found a police officer who had been stationed in the dance hall and a nurse who had volunteered to chaperone. Aria called the local hospital and Emily's mother but she gave neither the full details of what had happened. After Emily had been checked out by the nurse Hanna proceeded to hold her in her arms and rock her. She slowly began to regain consciousness and it took her awhile to take in her surroundings. She felt herself being rocked back and forth and her mind began calling her back into sleep, she grabbed Hanna's hand. "She saved me, didn't she?" Hanna hadn't realized she was conscious and had to quickly wipe away her tears before she responded. "Yeah , that girl you were with she saved you." Hanna gripped her hand and smiled. Emily shook her head which caused a whirlwind of pain. Before her mind returned to the darkness she was able to say one last thing "no…Paige." Hanna barely heard her but as soon as the word shit her ears all of the puzzle pieces fell into place.

a/n I hope you all enjoyed. I have an idea where I am taking this and how I am going to finalize everything but I love hearing your opinions on what you would like to see next. Have a wonderful week -K