Thank you for all your reviews, they really mean alot! Here's chapter five, I hope you like it! Also I apologize in advance for any spelling mistakes. :)

As the tree-line came into view the three ran as fast as they could, bursting through the last of the trees. They quickly came to a halt as the gunfire ceased and silence surrounded them. As they stood panting for lost breath, they glanced at each other in amazement that they were still breathing.

Mal:" Ha! I think we finally lost em!"

Their attention was caught as they heard the simultaneous clicks of guns; slowly turning around to find themselves surrounded by guards.

Mal:" Oh you have got to be kidding me!"

"Hold your fire gentlemen!"

The guard's parted to make way for a smartly dressed man with glasses, he stood with his hand hovering over the revolver attracted to his belt as he glared at the three. Natara watched him intently as she narrowed her eyes. After a few seconds a wave of realization washed over her as she stood forward.

Natara:" Shawn?!"

Shawn:" Natara. It's been a while hasn't it?"

Mal:" Wait, you know this clown?!"

Natara sighed deeply as she glanced at Mal.

Natara:" It's a... long story."

Shawn:" So I suppose you're the ones that have been causing my men all this trouble. I should have known you'd come after it eventually!"

Natara narrowed her eyes towards Shawn.

Natara:" What are you talking abou-"

Shawn:" Take them back to the base camp now!"

Before any of them could react, they were dragged by Shawn's men by gunpoint towards the base camp located at the bottom of the hill.

As they entered the base camp, the three remained quiet. After eyeing the large tents, armed guards and endless tables scattered with documents and electrical equipment; Natara shared an uneasy glance with Mal before snatching her arm from the guard's grip only to instantly freeze as Shawn drew his gun pointing it towards her.

Shawn:" I wouldn't do that if I were you!"

Natara:" Look I don't know what it is you think we're here for, but it's nothing to do with you!"

Shawn:" You expect me to believe that?"

Natara smirked as she folded her arms.

Natara:" Then tell me what it is you think we're looking for!"

Shawn laughed as he lowered his gun and took a step closer towards Natara.

Shawn:" Still fearless, even after all these years. Good to know that some things never change. But then again, that was one of the many things I loved about you."

Shawn gently stroked Natara's cheek as she turned away with a look of distrust in her eyes. Mal boiled with anger as he lunged toward Shawn, Natara stopping him just before his fist caused any damage.

Natara:" Mal don't."

Shawn quickly backed away with folded arms and a puzzled look across his face.

Shawn:" Wait, Mal as in Malachi? Malachi Charles Fallon?"

Mal:" Yeah that's right!"

Shawn:" Oh god, I suppose I owe you an apology Natara. Of course I probably should have known better than to doubt you in the first place. Another thing I always loved about you; your brilliant mind."

Mal quickly stepped in front of Natara as if to shield her from Shawn, as he glared at him with daggers in his eyes.

Mal:" Look I've had just about enough of this! You stay the hell away from my wife or I swear I'll-"

Shawn:" Wife?! Well now that is something isn't it! I knew you liked getting involved with your work Natara but that is just priceless!"

Mal:" Okay that's it! I've had enough of this asshole!"

Mal quickly draws his gun and shoots, Shawn dodges just in time as the bullet hits the ground. Guards flood all around as they grab hold of Mal, Natara and Kai as Shawn turns back and lets out a mocking chuckle.

Shawn:" Now that's not very polite is it? Take those two to the storage tent, I don't want them getting in my way!"

Shawn then stormed across to Natara, as he firmly took hold of her arm.

Shawn:" You. You're coming with me!"

As the sun blazed high in the sky, burning away the daylight. Mal and Kai struggled with the ties that bound their hands together. They both fidget in the their chairs that sit back to back, eventually giving up as they sigh in defeat.

Kai:" So... got a plan to get us out of here?"

Mal:" I'm working on it!"

Kai:" You know, this is your fault!"

Mal:" My fault?!"

Kai:" If you weren't all Mr Trigger Happy back there, we wouldn't be in this mess!"

Mal scoffed as he continued to struggle in his chair.

Mal:" Well what was I supposed to do?! That guy was creeping all over Natara!"

Kai:" You didn't have to shoot at him!"

Mal:" Ha yeah like you wouldn't have done it! Besides that scumbag was asking for it!"

Kai:" Yeah well, now he's kidnapped Natara and we're stuck in here!"

Mal:" Would you relax, I'm gonna get us out of here okay!"

Mal eyed the doorway of the tent and watched intently as the armed guards walked passed.

Mal:" Okay there's too many guards out the front, so we're gonna have go through the back. We just need some kind of distraction to keep them occupied long enough for us to slip out."

Mal quickly looked around at the boxes of supplies, smirking to himself when he noticed the smoke flares.

Mal:" Huh, that'll work!"

Natara sat quietly as she glanced around at the endless maps, logbooks, research papers and over scrapped notes that scattered all around Shawn's work space. She quickly glanced behind her to make sure the coast was clear before rising to feet to take a closer look.

Fascinated, Natara looks through the translations of the strange language from the ruins. As her eyes wonder over the pages, her attention is drawn to an old photograph. Smiling faces, along with gleams of hope are shown in the eyes of every crew member along with Jared M. West himself. But Natara's face falls when she takes a second glance of the photo, noticing a very familiar face among the group.

Natara:" Oh my god!"

Shawn:" Extraordinary, isn't it?"

Natara jumped back in surprise to see Shawn stood in the doorway.

Natara:" I... errm."

Shawn:" You know all this time I've been searching, every clue that brought me one step further; you were always the first person I wanted to tell. I know I shouldn't have walked out the way I did Natara. And I want you to know that I have regret it every day since, I just hope that you can one day forgive me."

Shawn moves closer as his hand reaches out to touch her cheek but Natara is quick to step away.

Natara:" No. You made your choice ten years ago and I've moved on."

Shawn:" Clearly. But even the smartest people can sometimes make mistakes."

Natara:" What the hell is that supposed to mean?! Actually I don't care, what have done with them?"

Shawn takes a step back as he glares at Natara with a bitter, rejected look in his eyes.

Shawn:" They're alive... for now. And they'll stay that way, as long as you do as you're told."

Natara:" Wait what do you-"

Shawn:" You may not have been here for a very long, but I know that you've already figured out what's going on here. Or at least half of it, you're a smart woman Natara and I need your help with the last piece of the puzzle."

Natara:" What are you talking about? I can't even translate these inscriptions, I'm no use to you!"

Shawn takes the photograph down from the wall and places it on the table in front of Natara.

Shawn:" That's where you're wrong. You know more about this expedition than you think you do. You see this man, I know you recognize him don't you. You may know all about your husband's ancestors, but how much do you know about your own?"

Natara reminded silent, glancing into Shawn's cold piercing eyes.

Shawn:" Your great grandfather was part of that expedition and I happen to know that he left you something, passed down through generations.

Natara subconsciously looked down at her golden necklace that holds a strange shaped pendant.

Shawn:" I suppose you weren't to know, I admit it took me a while to piece it together. But finally after years of searching, I'm steps away from the Lost City."

As Shawn reaches down to take Natara's necklace, she knees him in the stomach and darts out the door. A small group of armed guards are quick to act as they try to grab Natara, missing her by mere inches. After fighting her way through, she desperately searched for the tent holding Mal and Kai. As she finally reaches the storage tent, she's violently pulled back by Shawn.

Shawn:" Well I guess I'm going to have to keep an eye on you!"

Natara:" Let go of me!"

Her cries fall on deaf ears as Shawn drags her to a truck surrounded by more armed guards.

Mal keeps his concentration as he carefully wears the ties with a small knife from his belt.

Kai:" Ow!"

Mal:" Kai just hold still!"

"Let go of me!"

Mal instantly freezes as he hears Natara's cries.

Mal:" That sounded like Natara! Come on Kai, we need to get out of here now!"

After cutting himself and Kai free, Mal and Kai both gathered the smoke flares as they attached them together with tape. Mal then rose to his feet and glanced down anticipation.

Mal:" Okay that should do it. You ready for this?"

Kai:" It's now or never."

Mal nodded as he picked up the smoke flares and quietly crept towards the doorway. Mal took a deep breath and set the flares alight, quickly throwing them into the middle of the camp. Armed guards rushed around in confusion, all disorientated by the sea of smoke. Taking this as their chance, Mal and Kai quickly escaped through the back of the tent, making their way around the outskirts to avoid the cloud of smoke.

As they approached the edge of the camp, Mal turned to see Natara being dragged towards a truck by Shawn. As he ran to catch up the truck quickly drove away followed by a number of jeeps filled with armed guards.

Mal:" Come on we gonna catch up!"

Mal darted back into the camp to find a unattended jeep. Kai quickly jumped behind the wheel, hitting the gas and speeding up to Shawn's men.

Kai:" Okay, how do you plan to get Natara back?"

Mal:" I'm getting on that truck!"

Kai:" What are you crazy?"

Mal:" Just get me close enough to jump!"

Kai:" Guess that answers that question!"

Kai speeds through the dense jungle, effortlessness dodging through the trees. Mal spots the truck in the distance and prepares to jump. As they get closer, the ground splits apart as it weaves around the large river that flows in between The truck cuts through towards a narrow bridge, Kai speeds up as Mal quickly leaps across; grabbing the edge of the truck as he holds on tightly. Kai quickly breaks as the roads comes to an end and watches as Mal climbs into the back of the truck, disappearing in between boxes of equipment.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter, please review! Jade xx