HEY! Remember me?

My bad, I got completely busy this past year and honestly entirely forgot this story.

I really lacked inspiration and yeah...

But, better late than never, right?

Enjoy this long-awaited chapter.

It's a bit short, but I assure you, there will be more to come.

Suki Sato had become quite used to Level Two in the five weeks she and her friends had been there. The schedule was simple and effective, but very repetitive. School, of course, was easy for her. She kept up her grades and was at the top of her class.

Training, however, was not the same. She was well behind her Mimicry peers when she had first arrived. But now, they progressed at a rate that she couldn't keep up with. She got bored of the repetitive training. Every day, Mimicry played noises and sounds and voices that she was to repeat. She wasn't very good at it. Mimicry, and old British woman with her gray hair pulled up into a tight bun, clearly disliked Suki. She liked the others better.

There were six of them in total. First, Matilda. She had been at Level Two the longest of any of the Mimicries. A very petite girl, she stood at 5'1'' and barely weighed 100 pounds. She was breathtakingly beautiful, resembling a Barbie doll, and spent her evenings surrounded by many of her male classmates. She, like many others, had found the real wall around Tower and climbed over it in her second week at the school. Next, Jaclyn and Angeline. Though not related, they looked nearly identical. Slim, yet defined, they were inseparable. Their jet black hair was parted the same exact way, revealing their olive skin and chocolate brown eyes. Jaclyn took the role of the leader of the two, and did the majority of the talking and interacting, while Angeline stood by her side, silent and content. Duane, Suki thought, was nothing special. She and many others were surprised by his presence at Level Two. Short and overweight, with a mop of brown hair, pale skin, and Harry Potter-like glasses, he blended in very easily. Suki guessed that he preferred it that way. Last, was Ruben. He, unlike his fellow Mimicries, was massive. Standing at 6'4'' and weighing 195 pounds, he intimidated nearly everyone. His best friend was Alex, the tough Preflex that trained with Ian. The two of them harassed nearly all of Level Two's students.

Suki wasn't surprised about that. She was surprised, however, that Ian Archer did not stand up to either of them. Alex dominated Ian in training, brutally beating him to the ground everyday with his superior fitness and Preflex abilities. But Ian just took it, silently. Suki was worried about him. Gabe and Chandler were too. On a Tuesday night during free time, the three of them met in his and Gabe's room to talk.

"What is up with Ian?" Gabe asked. "He's barely spoken in weeks! He looks like a little puppy dog whenever I try to talk to him!"

"CJ told me about the time they talked," Suki sadly responded. "She read him while he was talking, and he was definitely upset. They both were."

"Where is Ian, actually?" Chandler asked.

"He's taking a shower, so we've gotta make this quick," Gabe said.

"We need to do something. Neither he or CJ have been the same since their 'break-up'," Chandler said. "What did he say to her?"

"Just that he was ending whatever was going on between them," Suki explained. "He was really hurt by her betrayal."

"We all were," Gabe added.

Silence followed. Suki and Gabe were shocked by CJ. She was extremely zealous about the escape from Tower. She seemed to want to desperately get out, to rediscover her past. She acted so lost and sad and confused about her past. Suki felt bad for her. But she was just playing them. She knew who she was. Headmaster's daughter. To make it worse, she gave away everything that they were doing. She backstabbed them. Suki was having trouble talking to her. For the first time in years, she felt awkward around her best friend. She didn't know what to say.

"We better leave; Ian's probably done showering," Chandler absently said, interrupting Suki from her thoughts. She was clearly thinking deeply about something.

In the hallway, Chandler ambushed Suki with questions.

"What exactly did Ian say? What did CJ say? What happened between them at Tower?"

Suki brought Chandler back to her room and told her their full story. She started from the beginning, with Ian's arrival at Tower, the Odyssey, the class elections, the phone call, Cal's return, and finally, their escape. Luckily CJ was in the Library studying, so the two were alone.

"So what you're telling me is that CJ and Ian are in love with each other and have been for awhile now?" Chandler asked.

"Yes, I thought that was already established," Suki stated questioningly. "What's the big deal?"

"From the moment I read both CJ and Ian, I could tell that something was going on. They are each other's biggest weakness. It all makes perfect sense!"

"Where are you going with this?"

"If we want to escape Level Two, then we need to have no weaknesses, and I mean none," Chandler declared. "Nobody has escaped from Level Two because they've been going about it all wrong. I've been trapped here for two years because I thought that I was supposed to do this on my own. But now I realize that it can only be done in a group. A strong group. One that has no weakness and runs efficiently."

"So you're saying that we need to get this group back together, especially Ian and CJ, if we're to get out."

"Definitely," Chandler affirmed. "But we have to figure out how to do this the right way. If they've been hurt the way you say they have, this won't be easy."

"Okay," Suki agreed. "I'll text Gabe. We'll figure something out."

"How are we gonna do this?" Gabe asked, an hour later.

"I'm not really sure," Chandler responded. "Have they talked at all since their talk?"

"No," Suki said. "They've barely even looked at each other. But the first step would be to get them to start talking again."

"Maybe we can lock them in a room together?" Chandler suggested.

"Or we can get together as a group and all of us leave, so they'd be forced to acknowledge each other," Suki thought.

"Or—"

"Guys! Stop," Gabe interrupted. "Maybe the best thing to do is let them do it. By themselvesI. Give them time, you know? We shouldn't rush this."

He was instantly pushed onto the ground by Chandler. Hard.

"I have been here for two years, Gabe! I've been here long enough! I can't do this alone and I will not stay here any longer! I have to get out."

Gabe tried to respond, but the amount of pressure Chandler was putting on his chest wouldn't allow it. He made a squeak in an attempt to hypersaude her. Chandler roughly got up, angrily walked across the room, and slammed the door with her exit.

"You should go back to your room, Gabe," Suki sadly demanded.

"Suki, I—"

"Go to bed, Gabe."

Gabe dejectedly walked down the stairs to the second floor and through the hall. Sighing, he scanned his PDA on the lock to room 219. The door clicked open with a beep.

Ian was already asleep. Deciding to do the same, Gabe changed into his pajamas and crawled into bed, Senor Guapo in hand.

I always mess things up, he thought. They should've left me back at Tower. I'm not strong or good at fighting like Ian, or smart like Suki, or resourceful like CJ, or determined like Chandler. My hupersuasion doesn't even work! I'm useless.

With those thoughts, Gabe drifted off to sleep.

I am so so so so so SORRY about forgetting this story.

I can't promise frequent or regular updates, but I am confident that there will be some.

I have some GREAT new ideas and I am excited for you guys to get to read them.

However, if you have any good ideas for this story, I'd love to hear them, so please, feel free to share.