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Chapter Thirteen

When Vickie finally came to, she was glad that her body had settled into a dull aching instead of the full force pain she had felt earlier.

She had a pretty bad headache and was sure she could feel liquid on the back of her head, but as long as she wasn't dead, she was fine. Her side and back was also a little painful; her back from the obvious harsh fall, and her side from when Bo had slammed her into the pool table.

She wiggled about a little and remembered the restraints Bo had put on her. She looked up to her hands and tugged on them, but they wouldn't budge.

"Shit…" She whispered, letting her head fall back against the pillows.

She sighed and thought about the days events. "God, I'm so going to be thrown into more therapy after this." She said, groaning.

She laid there for a while thinking about every single thing in her life, and stopped when she came to Nick.

"Nick…" She whispered, smiling. She may have only been with him for a few years, but those years have been everything to her. Nick was her rock, he was everything.

She paused in her thinking and frowned when she thought she heard something. 'Oh, god. Please don't tell me they've came back' She begged, not wanting to have to face Bo and the other unknown guy.

She struggled to hear anything and sighed in relief when there was silence again.

Looking up at her bound hands again, she tried glaring them off, but stopped when she realized how foolish she was being.

Sighing again, she closed her eyes and let her body go limp, deciding to save her strength for when he came back.

'Nick. I love you, Nick. I love you. Nick.' She thought, thinking purely about all the time she spent with him, and how much she loved it.

"Vickie?"

'God, I'm even starting to imagine his voice as well. Guess I'm definitely going crazy.' She thought, frowning.

"Vickie!"

She blinked open her eyes in shock. That wasn't her imagining it.

"Nick?" She whispered, shocked beyond belief. She looked at the door that Bo had obviously closed before he left and started shouting Nick's name. "Nick! Nick, I'm here! Nick!"

Tears started falling down her face as she called for him.

"Vickie! Shit, Vickie! Where are you?" She heard Nick call.

"Here! This bedroom! I'm in here, Nick! Please!" She shouted, letting him follow her voice.

She called out in relief and delight when she saw Nick throw open the door.

"Vickie!" He called, his eyes lightening up. He ran over to her and brought her body to his.

She struggled to hug him back, so she just let him hold her. She felt tears on her cheek and knew they were Nick's. She glanced up in the doorway and smiled when she saw Carly there. "Carly, you're alive!"

Carly smiled and a few tears made their way down her cheek as well. She nodded and brought a hand to her mouth to stop the big river that was threatening to come.

Nick pulled back and took Vickie's face in-between his hands. "I love you, I thought… I thought something terrible." He said, and put his forehead on hers. "I love you so much, I thought I'd lost you."

"You haven't, I'm here." Vickie said, leaning up to kiss him. She leaned back and smiled at him. "As much as I love this 'Glad you're not dead' party, I wouldn't mind getting untied." She joked, trying to get her hard demeanor back.

Nick saw right through it and kissed her again. "Anything. Anything you want." He stood up and started untying the ropes around her. Carly went to her other side and set to work as well.

Once Vickie was free, Nick brought her into his arms again, fully encasing her in his arms.

He sighed and laid his head on top of hers. "Vickie?" He asked softly, meeting Carly's eyes over the top of Vickie's head.

"Yeah?" She asked.

"Were you hurt?" Nick asked, his voice tense.

"Well, I didn't let him bring me up here willingly. I'm a little scuffed up and I think my head might be bleeding but-" Carly cut her off.

Carly sat down on the bed beside her and looked at her carefully. "Vickie…" She paused and met Vickie's confused eyes. "Did he hurt you?" She asked softly, hoping she would understand what she meant.

Vickie immediately understood and shook her head. "He said…" She trailed off, and didn't know whether or not she should tell them what he had said.

"Go on." Nick said, soothingly, stroking her hair.

She sighed. "He said he was going to kill you guys first."

Nick's hand paused in stroking her hair and Carly noticed. "The main thing is that he didn't hurt you… other than the bumps and what not." Carly said, quickly.

Vickie nodded and laid her hand on top of Nick's, stopping him from stroking her hair. She leaned back and looked up at him. "Nick, I'm alright. I'm fine." She said, trying to reassure him.

He sighed and leaned his forehead on hers. "It doesn't get rid of the feeling that I had lost you…"

Carly cut in before Vickie could respond. "Guys, I don't mean to cut this short… but that Bo guy could return at any minute, we need to get out of here."

Nick nodded his head in agreement. "Yeah, before he turns us into wax." He whispered under his breath, still not believing that that was what happened to everyone in town.

Vickie pulled back, having heard him. "What? Into wax?" She demanded.

Carly shared a look with Nick and took his place in front of her on the bed. She quickly explained everything that had happened since her and Wade left them at camp, her voice shaking whenever she spoke of Wade and the incident that happened.

To say Vickie was shocked was an understatement. She sat, mouth gaping.

Carly turned to Nick, wanting to hurry them again. He nodded his head, understanding what she was going to say. "You head down, I'll get her." He said, gently taking hold of Vickie arm.

Carly stood up and turned to go out of the door. She stopped at the last minute. "Oh!" She turned and produced Dalton's cap from her hands. She held it out to Vickie who seemed to have been snapped out of it from the sight of his cap.

Vickie carefully took the cap from Carly, looking up at her with grateful eyes, tears building.

"Your welcome." Carly whispered, turning and walking out of the room, leaving Nick to get Vickie downstairs.

It took Nick and Vickie a while to gather themselves and finally get downstairs.

When they reached the bottom step, free from fear and tears, they noticed Carly near the kitchen, staring at something. "Nick. Nick, there's guns."

Nick rushed over to Carly, keeping an arm around Vickie while he went to her.

He gently moved Carly out of the way and tried to use his hands to pull it off, but it wouldn't budge. Vickie pointed out the baseball bat Carly was still holding and Nick took it off her, wrapping a cloth around it to lessen the noise. He smashed the glass around it and Carly tried pulling it. It still didn't budge.

Carly looked around the side of the container and turned to Nick again. "It's bolted to the wall." She noticed a lock above the container and grabbed it. "There's gotta be a key around here somewhere." She said and walked over to the set of drawers.

Nick took hold of Vickie's hand, not wanting to be parted from her. He leaded her into the kitchen, looking around.

Vickie noticed a wooden block full of kitchen knifes. She had just pulled one out for self defense when the front door slammed open. Nick quickly hid behind the fridge and pulled her in front of him. She looked up at Nick and saw him lean his head out. She too peeked her head out and saw Carly nodding her head at Nick. Her eyes widened when she saw Bo, leaning over, holding his stomach.

Her hand tightened on the knife and she felt Nick grab onto that hand tightly. She looked up at him and saw him shake his head at her. "Not now." He mouthed at her.

He turned his head, looking behind them. He saw a door and pulled Vickie quietly away from the fridge.

Keeping her body pinned to his, he back out of the kitchen and into the hallway. They saw a glimpse of the kitchen light being turned on before they went around the corner and out of sight.

Vickie turned and noticed that she recognized the corridor they were in. She frowned and stepped away from Nick.

She started walking, letting her feet lead her. She stopped in front of a door and quietly opened it. Her eyes widened as she let the door swing open.

Nick walked up behind her, confused with her behavior.

"I ran in here… to hide." She whispered, taking a few steps inside.

Nick stepped in behind her and closed the door, ignoring her soft protests.

He turned around and shushed her, telling her she was safe with him. She sighed and turned around, continuing to visualize what happened to her. "Talk to me." Nick whispered, coming up behind her and holding her close. "Tell me what happened." He whispered into her ear.

"I went in there." She pointed out the curtain, which was fully open. "Then the light went off…" She whispered, remembering her fear when she was enclosed in darkness. "I was scared. I heard footsteps." She stepped towards the curtains, Nick following closely behind. "I saw someone standing here." She looked down to where she was standing and kept talking. "I hit them over the head… it was a wax person." She shuddered as she remembered what Carly told her. They were real people underneath. "Footsteps rushed at me, and the lights came back on. I was blinded… and then I was pushed." She turned where she stood and pointed to the floor in front of them. "I fell hard there…" She blinked and reached a hand up to her head. Nick took the hand and pressed a loving kiss against it, continuing to listen to her.

"The guy who pushed me, he opened the door for Bo… he came in and put me over his shoulder… and took me upstairs. He used the rope to keep me there… I was so scared." She whispered, leaning her head back onto Nick's shoulder.

"You won't ever feel that again, I promise you." He whispered, heatedly.

Vickie turned and looked up at him, tracing his face with her fingers. "I was scared… but I was so angry too." Her face tightened, thinking of all of her friends who were hurt by the two monsters.

Nick understood and nodded. "Keep that anger, baby. For when the payback comes."

She looked up at him and pressed a soft kiss against his lips.

When she leaned back, she was hit with another memory. She gasped softly and turned around, looking down.

"Baby?" Nick asked, frowning. She ignored him and continued to look on the floor.

She noticed a small circle of light and pointed it out to Nick. "There! I remember… the guy; he came up through the trap door. This trap door!" She said, pointing to it.

Nick looked at her for a second before going over to it. He carefully pulled it open and looked down into it. "This…" He said, trailing off as he contemplated his thoughts. "This is where we'll escape." Nick said, nodding.

He looked back up at her in thought. "We need to get Carly first." Vickie nodded in agreement. "You wait here, I'll get her."

Her head snapped up to look at him. "Nick! Wh-" Nick grabbed her face and pressed a kiss to her lips.

"I'll be fine." He reassured her, staring straight into her eyes.

She reluctantly let him go and watched as he slipped out the door.

"Be careful…" She whispered after him.

She sighed and brought the knife in her hands close to her chest, ready to use it when she needed to.

She whipped around when she heard a noise at the door, and sighed in relief when she saw it was just Nick and Carly.

Nick quickly stepped over to Vickie and encouraged her to go down the steps. "I saw Paige and Blake's bodies. They're dead." Carly said as Nick followed behind her.

Vickie paused on the stairs, not wanting to believe it.

"We gotta go. Now." Nick said to them, nudging Vickie to continue down the stairs.

Vickie walked through the tunnel, feeling numb. Her heart ached in pain for the loss of her two best friends. But her fists clenched in anger for the two monsters that killed them.

She thought back to what Nick had said. 'Keep that anger, baby. For when the payback comes'

Payback.

'Oh, there's definitely going to be some payback.' Vickie thought darkly, clenching her fist around the knife in her hand.

TBC…