Chapter 2
Annie had finally convinced Jack that he should go with her to research the prophesy, the town that their tour had stopped in had an enormous library, by playing on his sense of chivalry. She had played the damsel in distress card on him and asked him what he would do if she were attacked and didn't make it because she couldn't fight and Jack wasn't with her. Jack, having taken numerous self defense and martial arts classes, had taken it upon himself to defend her. "Annie, have you found anything yet?" Jack asked for what had to be the thousandth time. "Still the same Jack, that the chosen one should be around 18 years old and her protector is 21 years old. So, basically that their around our age." She replied while she stood to stretch and rolled her eyes at the same time. "Jack, I'm going to go get a drink out of the vending machine. Do you want anything?" she asked. "No, thanks though." Jack replied. Having made sure that Jack wanted nothing to drink, Annie made her way back to the vending machines which were by a small storage room that led to the outside. She dug in her pocket for her change and proceeded to select a strawberry flavored water to drink . Annie bent over to pick up the drink and as she was standing back up a man grabbed her from behind. One arm wrapped around her waist like a steel band, the other covered her mouth and served to cut off any sounds she might have made. Annie began kicking and screaming with all her might as the man dragged her into the small storage room. Once she was in, the man spun her around and back-handed her, splitting her lip open in the process. Annie fell backwards and hit the floor with a resounding crack as her head hit the floor. The minute she hit her head an agonizing headache began to form under the spot where she knew she would later have a bump the size of a very large egg. Annie let out a shriek of pain as the man took his opportunity to jump on top of her and pull her arms above her head. Annie tried to fight, but it hurt so bad. When he had jumped on her he had kicked the outside of her ankle and now it was twisted at an awkward angle where he was trying to pin down her legs. All thoughts ceased running through her mind, though, as she felt a hand begin to creep its way vengeance. Just as the man had managed to get his hand under her shirt, Jack came bursting into the room. What he saw made a brief flash of sheer rage cross his face. Jack tackled the man who was on top of Annie and began to fight him, putting to good use all of his training. At one point when it looked as though Jack was on the fast track to victory, the man gave him a swift uppercut and made a run for it. After he was sure that the man was gone, Jack turned to Annie who was still lying on the floor and ran to her side. "Are you okay?" Jack asked as he bent down to help Annie up. "I'll be fine just get me out of here." With that said, Jack helped Annie stand up. When her she put weight on her ankle, Annie faltered and began to sink back down to the ground with a cry of pain. Jack easily caught her and picked her up bridal style. He carried her out of the storage room and took her back to the bus where he could tend to her injuries uninterrupted.