"Ok then so what do we do then?" asked Scarlett as she saw Dave fall asleep. He was physically shattered he had been up for over eighteen hours and had been running on adrenaline now that had worn off he was asleep. Before he had fallen asleep he had given Andy his tracer and told him if anyone entered the sector wake him up straight away.
"Keep awake and keep our minds on the time in hand." Replied Andy.
"I feel so sorry for Dave he has been through hell and now is going through it again."" Said Scarlett sadly.
"Well he's helping us and I think that he has got a plan to get us out of the game alive." Smiled Andy, "Hey Scarlett this is sad but I am glad you're with me I don't know if I would be alive if I hadn't met you up so soon and then when Jade attacked us I think we would have been killed by her if we weren't saved by Dave."
"Yeah that's true but let's be thankful that we are still alive." Nodded Scarlett.
"I know there are others out there who are thinking the same thing. I hope we can find Matthew. I bet that he's found Laura by now and I know he would never play the game." Andy said with a smile.
Dave was dreaming. This was his nightmare he had had for over a year now.
Beep, beep, beep. Went the monitor which was monitoring his vital signs his eyes fixed on the glaring white light above him as two nurses looked down on him.
"Ah he's awake!" One of the nurses said.
"Good I'll inform Captain Black and Doctor Davidson" the other nurse said as she left.
"Now stay still I don't want any trouble off you" the nurse said.
Dave was trying to remember how he got here. He had won the program. He remembers that then the helicopter ride back to the main land where he had to parade in front of the press.
"Here is then new winner and the fastest ever winner of the program." Shouted an official. Camera flashes went off as Dave looked dazed and confused but he had remembered what Captain Black had told him.
"Remember to smile!"
Dave thought that would be good thing to do just to avoid any trouble as he had already had insulted the soldiers who had dragged him back to where the game had started.
He smiled and gave the thumbs up to the media. Then he was dragged away again. Ah yes it came back to him now. As soon as he was out of sight of the media one of the soldiers he had insulted had hit on the back of the head with a rifle and knocked him out.
"Mr Jordan glad to see you awake" Black's voice always made Dave feel cold.
"Great this is all I need you here I suppose you are going to congratulate me on my victory Black?" Dave asked with no disguise of sarcasm.
"You are disrespectful Jordan but you have been given this by our great Leader and I suggest you ware it at all times. If you ever shoot your mouth off like that again this may save your neck."
Black handed him a medallion, Dave looked surprised but put it on.
"Where are my parents?" Dave asked coldly.
"Yes they unfittingly objected to your class participating and well you know the punishment for that don't you."
Dave nodded as tears swelled up in his eyes.
Andy looked at the tracer there was a blip in the sector ware they were in and was approaching them. He shook Dave awake.
"Dave wake up we got company!" Andy whispered.
Dave woke up with start and then grabbed his shotgun.
"Wait Dave don't kill them please!" begged Scarlett.
"Only if they fire first!" Dave smiled at them. "Trust me"
Andy and Scarlett followed Dave through the undergrowth as they saw Oliver White looking around he was looking for someone. He had his bag slung over his shoulder.
"Should we let him know we're here?" asked Scarlett. She liked Oliver he was a kind guy in school and never would hurt anybody. Oliver looked over in the direction where they where hiding and started to move towards them.
Dave stood up cocking his shotgun.
"That's far enough kiddo!" he said softly.
"Whoa wait I ain't playing!" Oliver said falling over into the grass.
"Dave hold up!" called Andy as he ran over to Oliver.
"Oliver how are you?" he exclaimed picking him up.
"Am ok! Now I see that you're with him and Scarlett. Not what I would call my first idea of who would be with you"
Oliver stood up and smiled at the three. "Listen I ain't staying long at all I got to find someone."
"Who?" asked Andy sounding curious.
"Katie Lee I got to find her. But the game zone so big you're the first I've see up close I seen others but I didn't want to get involved."
"Who did you see?" asked Scarlett.
"Before we get any more comfortable let's get under some cover." Growled Dave. The other three nodded as they quickly heading back into the woods. From their advantage point they could see across the town which was being used for the game zone.
"Ok where are you going to check then?" asked Dave to Oliver.
"I'll check the town centre next I'll stay for a few minutes more"
"You better be damn careful there too many places for everything to go wrong and get attacked. Are you armed?" asked Dave.
"Sort of I got a stick of dynamite" said Oliver with a hint of laughter in his voice. "I don't even smoke and got no matches or a lighter"
Dave reached into his blazer and handed him a box of matches. "Now just make damn sure if you use it be as far away from the explosion as possible ok? Sorry to sound patronising but you know?"
"Yeah I know" Smiled Oliver as he stood up.
"Good luck mate" smiled Andy, Scarlett hugged him as he turned to leave.
"When I find Kate Lee we'll look for you" smiled Oliver as he headed down the steep road towards the town.