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Toby opened his eyes.
After becoming fully aware and moving his head, he tried to move; only to find his arms and legs were tied up.
Doing his best to turn his head and look around, the young man saw that he was lying on some sort of bed; a dirty one by the looks of it. It was dark in the room and there was some light peaking in from the window; though it seemed to be boarded up. There was a small red light that caught his attention and apparently came from an old security camera that was fixated on him. It was almost creepy in the way it was staring at him and Toby had a good idea on who was on the other end of it. Other than the bed, there appeared to be a few chairs as well as a dresser in the corner. He could smell the dust in the air and that told him that the room had not been used in a while with it possibly being used for situations like this.
The last thing he could remember was going to look for Spencer when she failed to come back from her car. Whether it was out of instinct or concern, the young man had brought his weapon just in case. Leaving his place, he immediately saw his girlfriend on the ground with two individuals standing over her. After screaming her name, he pointed the gun at the figures, whom were dressed in gang fatigues, and ordered them to get away from Spencer. They seemed to comply and step away with their arms up, which then caused Toby to take a few steps forward to see if Spencer was alright. That was when he heard a noise from behind and before he could turn to see what it was, something hard hit against the back of his head. In fact, the dull ache was still there and he hoped it wasn't serious though he would probably know by now.
It was pretty obvious on who had grabbed them; though he never expected it to be this soon before they had a chance to implement Spencer's plan. Toby had to mentally chastise himself at his stupidity and forgetting that when it came to A, nothing ever went according to plan. While he wasn't a firm believer in the fact that his girlfriend's plans always failed, he should have considered the fact that it would not run smoothly as she believed. When dealing with A, one had to expect setbacks and other issues to come up. In fact, Tanner had warned him about that and even his own training stated that one needed to be ready for things to come up; expect the unexpected so to speak. If he got out of this, the young man promised himself to never be caught by surprise like this again. Toby was also secretly hoping that this would be the last time they would deal with A; that no one else would be inspired to take the mantle.
He suddenly heard blaring coming from the other side of the door and knew that someone was probably being punished. It took a year, but at some point Spencer had come completely clean on what had happened inside the Dollhouse; from the shock torture to the loud noise that kept her from sleeping well. It angered him to no end that she was now going through all of that again and he struggled against the confines in order to try and get himself free. Unfortunately, it seemed that Tabitha Clark was well prepared and had used zip tie on him instead of something a little more less confining. The one plus was that Toby had just gone though some training for this exact situation on how to get free of zip ties; though it was probably going to take a while to get free. He also needed to somehow make sure that he wasn't spotted while trying to free himself in front of A. Since he was on his stomach presently, the young man did his best to get on his back to hide his activities from the camera.
From his place on the bed, all Toby could do was glare at the camera; wanting to make the person on the other end pay for what she has done. Two people were dead and their futures gone forever because of what Doctor Clark had done; not to mention the recent abductions. While it was true that Charles DiLaurentis was also dead because of her as well, the young man could not come to feel sorry for his former nemesis. While Charles was mistreated when he was a kid by his parents and then forgotten, it still did not justify what he did to the girls. Even after all of these years, the scars were still fresh from back then with an impact that would stay with them the rest of their lives. It was unfortunate that this was to be the case once again since even if they were successful in getting out of this alive, the abductees were going to experience the same thing.
The blaring had stopped and Toby could swear he heard the sounds of doors slamming coming from outside his room. That told him that the women were all probably back in their rooms for the day; or night since he had no clue what time it was. There was a chance that the slight illumination coming from outside was sunlight, there was also an equal chance that it was light coming from a street lamp as well. While he did not think he was drugged, there was a chance that was the case given the slight groggy feeling he was having. Toby was also very hungry as well as thirsty and that told him that it was at least a day that had gone by so far; though it also led to complications as well. While he suspected that A was keeping him alive to make sure that Spencer stayed in line, he had no idea how long that would be the case. Truthfully, A didn't need to keep him alive but just needed to convince Spencer that was the case.
It was about ten minutes before he got his hands loose; using a trick to do so that he learned from a buddy he had in the SWAT Team. Though his hands would be sore for a while as well as some pretty rough scratches on his wrists, he was free and that was the only thing that was important right now. He was tempted to get his legs free right now and rush the door, hesitating before doing so. While he liked to think that he could make it to all the girls before A could make a move, Mona had pointed out that Tabitha could have traps in place in case the police ever broke into the building. If he got up from the bed now, the insane psychiatrist might trigger those traps and the abductees could get hurt; maybe even killed by the time he got to them. What he needed to do was be patient and wait for the right opportunity to do so.
That opportunity came in an unexpected way.
Toby could tell that the camera was watching him because of the red light coming from the top of the lens. All of a sudden, the red light went out and so did everything else as apparent from the sudden darkness that enveloped the room. Even with it being barely lit, there had been some light coming from outside; either through the cracks in the doorframe or from outside. Now there was nothing and the young man was tempted to get up right there and then in order to make his escape. He stopped himself however since there was a slim chance that this was a trap or a simple bug in the power system. There was the possibility that the power would jump on a minute later and catch him in the act of escaping; thus endangering the girls. So against his better judgment, he stayed still and continued to watch the camera in case it came back on. After a minute it did with the red light blinking back on; though there was no light coming from outside the building.
Then all of a sudden, there was a strange feeling as some sort of wave washed over him. While it didn't hurt him in any way, it felt like some sort of energy field had moved through him like a gust of wind. The impact was immediate as the camera that was watching over him slightly exploded in a series of sparks. Smoke began emitting from it as the device just fizzled out and the young man was slightly confused on what had just happened. Figuring that something was going on, Toby sprang into action as he sat up and used his free hands to unfasten his feet. Once his feet were free, he jumped up from the bed and rushed to the door; finding it locked of course which he shouldn't have found surprising. He attempted to kick the door several times and shoved his body against it several times in order to forcibly open it. After kicking it for a good minute, the door gave way and opened up; allowing him to head out into the darkened hall.
"SPENCER?!" Toby called out as he struggled to make his way through the darkened hall; stumbling around blindly.
It was pitch black and he was trying to hurry along without tripping over anything. As he went to each door in the hallway, he could suddenly hear faint pounding coming from the right of him, which he quickly ran to. The hallway was like a maze and he had to stop in order to get in a good listen on where the noise was coming from. As he stood there in the darkness, he closed his eyes and while breathing heavily, focused on where the pounding was coming from. It was then that he realized that there were actually three different poundings and that they were coming from the next hall. He went around the corner and the noises got louder as he entered the area; hearing some female voices calling out. He focused on the one that was Spencer and headed to the last door in the hall; which was shaking as someone on the other end was forcibly trying to open it.
"Spencer; is that you?" asked Toby as he knocked on the door and tried the door handle. It was locked and he tried to kick at the doorknob in order to get it open.
"Toby; I 'm trapped," yelled Spencer from the other side of the door. She could hear the other two women pounding to get out as well.
"Get away from the door; I am going to try and break in," ordered the young man from the other side of the locked entrance. Spencer stood back as her boyfriend tried to forcibly break in in order to free her.
After being punished by A for simply telling the two other abductees the truth, they were forced into their rooms. Once they were inside, the blaring stopped and doors locked behind them; leaving Spencer alone in the room. After pacing the room for several minutes, she simply sat down on the bed in order to decide her next move. Everything was starting to come back to her; the experience of when she had been first locked up in the Dollhouse all those years ago. To say it was unsettling was an understatement; if it weren't for her training, she would have probably cracked by now. She was so tempted to start busting cameras in order to prevent the insane doctor from watching her; stopping herself due to not wanting to risk being punished. The other women were going to need her in order to make it through this.
When the power first went out, she thought it was a trap; something that she expected A to do in order to trick the FBI Agent. Then it went out again after that feeling as well as fried all the electronics in the room; causing the cameras in the room to practically explode. She knew something must have happened but had no idea what; though she had a feeling that Mona might be behind this. Spencer didn't know why she suspected it but given the timing of it as well as the flashy nature of the power going out, the young woman just knew that it was her. Hopefully, that meant the Calvary was about to come rushing in. With all the power out and the electronics fried, A would be completely vulnerable and unable to defend herself. While there could be little surprises waiting for them still, whatever Mona used to fry everything might have neutralized them effectively. After another minute, the door gave way and busted in with a large crack; Toby now appearing in the doorframe.
"When A showed me your body on the bed, I had no choice but to comply," Spencer told him as the two embraced. The young woman was doing her best to hold back her tears of joy at seeing her boyfriend.
"I know; I am curious on what just happened though," inquired the young man as the two left the room to free the others. Other than the pounding, they couldn't hear anything going on inside the building.
"If I had to bet, I would say that this is probably all Mona; coming to the rescue," stated the FBI Agent while the attempted to kick in the door to the Alison-lookalike in the next room. They couldn't afford to waste the opportunity to escape while all of Tabitha Clark's systems were down.
"She was always good with the flashy entrances," said the State Police Officer and they managed to get the door open and the blonde came rushing out. Even in the darkness, Spencer could see the tears of joy at being free.
"I am so sorry for what I said; she made me do it," cried Freya Patterson as she stood there in the darkness and was fighting the urge to sob. She truthfully thought she was going to die in this place and never see anyone ever again.
"It's okay; we understand," Spencer assured the young woman as Toby went to work on the other door. Once the last abductee was freed, they would look for a way out of the building before they were caught.
"Oh thank you!" stated Sarah Maxwell as she practically leaped into Toby's arms and hugged the man for all his worth. She was so grateful to be free at last and wanted to get out of the clothing she was in as fast as possible.
"We need to get out of here," Spencer said to the group as she looked around to see a way out; which was difficult to do in the darkness.
"You're not going anywhere," said an angry voice in the darkness and a light shined on the group coming from a flashlight; which was held by Doctor Tabitha Clark who had a gun drawn on them in her other hand.
"Let us go and it will go easier for you," Toby told the woman as he and the rest of the group put their hands up. He was tempted to rush the insane doctor but Spencer was in the way and would get hurt as well as one of the other women.
"You ruined my game; you'd think I would let you go after that? I am A and it's my world now so once you are all gone, I will find some new dolls to play with," Tabitha said to the group with an insane smirk on her face; which they could not see. The words though sounded so cheesy that they caused Spencer to laugh out loud for some reason; which caused everyone to look at her.
"Sorry; what you said is just so funny," the FBI Agent said as she snickered and struggled not to start losing it with a laughing fit. Everyone was looking at her completely confused since this was a rather serious situation they were in; which Spencer knew full well.
"What do you mean by that?" Doctor Clark asked, both confused and angry at the same time since she never expected Spencer to start laughing at her. What she had been expecting was for them to beg for their lives or try to attack in some way.
"You really just sound so pathetic; like a Bond villain of some kind. Charles and Mona were way scarier than you now that I think about it. I think even their motives were far more believable than your pathetic reason. Mona was out for revenge that was rather justifiable looking back and even Charles's could be understood in some way. As for you, I am just kind of disappointed; other than the bodies being dressed up like dolls, you really are just a copycat that lacks vision," Spencer told the woman as she hoped the insane doctor would believe her lies. While what she was doing was incredibly risky, Spencer knew people often made mistakes when they were really angry; which she hoped would be the case in this situation.
"You bitch," snarled A as she raised her weapon to end Spencer's life once and for all. Toby moved to shield her when a sudden rocking of the building caused them to all lose their balance.
What happened next was slightly confusing for the group as smoke suddenly filled the hallway as well as shouting being heard. They fell to their knees as the two law enforcement officers recognized the tear gas, covering their mouths as well as their eyes. They then moved to the other two abductees and did the same thing; tearing off clothing to do the deed. Spencer could hear violent coughing coming from Tabitha and though about rushing the woman; not being able to with the heavy smoke in the room. As it started to subside, they were swarmed by what appeared to be military soldiers all armed with assault rifles; definitely not standard issue for the FBI and the Pennsylvania State Police. The young woman had a feeling that they were more than likely Mona's people and was glad to see them. She was about to point out where the perpetrator was but it was too late.
Doctor Clark was gone and nowhere to be seen.
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