Frankie had Michael's magic, and Michael was helpless without it, so what now?

The guards had tied Michael and Katie together, back to back on the floor. Katie was sobbing endlessly and Michael was still writhing in pain. The pair of them struggled at the ropes but they wouldn't come undone; they were both trapped.

"You promised…you'd…let…Katie go!" Michael struggled to speak. Frankie grabbed his neck, choking him.

"Well I changed my mind! You aren't going anywhere, and neither is Katie. You're both going to die here"

With that Katie began screaming, begging for Frankie to let them go. She was too scared and just wanted to be safe with Michael. Frankie kicked her in the side with his sharp boots.

"I said you aren't going anywhere! You wanted to be with Michael? Now, you're with Michael, so stop crying!" he yelled into her ear. She quietened down obediently.

"But…you have the magic…it's all you needed" Michael protested.

"I'm using your magic to make an all new cannon, much bigger and better than the one before. It's away from here though. I don't want this fortress anymore, that's why I'm going to detonate it. And what a fantastic opportunity to finally kill you Michael" Frankie said.

"Don't! Please…don't! Let Katie go first!"

"She's caused me enough trouble already, she deserves to die too! You both do! You're both getting what you deserve!" Frankie yelled.

Soon after two men came in carrying a large silver box, all wired up and with numbers on the front. Frankie set it down on the floor, and pushed one of the buttons. 60 minutes appeared on the screen, and began to decrease.

"That's how long you've got. So you better start saying your goodbyes!" Frankie shouted, before leaving with all of his men. The pair began to struggle and try to untie the ropes, but it was hopeless. Katie began to cry again.

"Mike…I'm scared!" Katie cried.

"I know, I know….me too" He admitted. "Hunnie, there's got to be a way out, I know it"

"What if there isn't? What if…"

"You aren't going to die Katie. I promise, and I mean it" Michael said forcefully. Katie didn't agree, but this wasn't the time for arguments. A brief silence followed for a couple of minutes.

"I thought we were going to be together forever. It's what I wanted" Katie said, breaking the silence.

Michael sighed.

"I know…and here's the thing. When we get out of here, I want to buy a huge house. I want to call it Neverland, after the Peter Pan story?" Michael asked Katie if she knew it, and she replied with a small mumble.

"Anyway…I was hoping baby, if you would like to…you know, live with me there" he said, sheepishly.

"Mike…that would be a dream come true. It's what I've always wanted; I've been wanting a home for so long…why would you do that?" she asked him.

"Because I love you Katie…I'd love you like my own daughter. Your father only wanted the best for you, but when he died he left you up to me. I wouldn't have had it any other way. My god Katie, just think of the adventures we've had together. How much we love animals, and how much fun we have together. Just think, we could explore Neverland together" Michael sounded passionate and pleading.

"But Mike…what if we don't get out of here…"

"Katie, please. We will. I promise" Michael lied. He didn't know either. He shuffled his hands around behind his back to find Katie's and they both held onto each other.

"But what about Sean and Zeke?" Katie asked.

"Sean wants to go back to his family, and he asked Zeke if he wanted to stay with him for a bit. I was going to ask you tomorrow, on your birthday, but…now seemed appropriate" Michael answered. Katie had almost forgotten about her birthday, too.

"Oh Mike…thank you" she almost smiled.

"No problem. I love you, you deserve it" Michael answered, and gave her hand a small squeeze.

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"Zeke, hurry up!" Sean yelled, from halfway up the rock face. Sean and Zeke had followed Michael to Frankie's base, and after seeing Frankie leave they knew something was up.

"I'm not as strong as you Sean, give it a rest, yeah?" Zeke yelled, climbing slowly behind Sean. He quickly caught up, but slipped on a loose rock that fell away at his feet. He would have fallen back down if Sean hadn't had grabbed him and pulled him up onto the rocky ledge.

"Careful Zeke! You'll give us away!" Sean yelled.

"No, you will, stop shouting!" Zeke yelled back.

"Wait…where are all the guards?" Sean wondered. Zeke raised his shoulders, clueless. The pair then carefully crossed the rocky surface to look down into the base, which had now been surrounded with tall, barbed wire. They gasped as they saw Michael and Katie tied together; Michael was singing 'You are not Alone' comfortingly whilst Katie listened and sobbed.

"Poor Katie…Sean, look!" Zeke pointed out. Sean followed his finger to see the bomb, which was now on just 30 minutes left.

"Zeke, run back down and get back to the apartment. Look for something to cut this wire, now!" Sean ordered.

"But Sean…"

"NO buts! Just do it! They need us!" Sean shouted. Zeke carefully made it back down the rocks and ran as fast as he could.

"Michael! Katie!" Sean yelled. They both looked round to see Sean jumping and waving behind the barbed wire.

"Sean!" Katie shouted, delighted they now had hope.

"Can you try and get in here?" Michael shouted.

"Yeah, Zeke's ran back to get something. Don't worry" Sean called back.

About twenty five minutes later, Zeke returned, out of breath, with a pair of huge garden clippers.

"This is all I could find" Zeke breathed, with the last amount of puff he had left.

"Perfect" Sean smiled. And he had soon cut a hole in the barbed wire. The two boys eased down so that they dropped into the base, Sean helping Zeke a little.

"Hurry guys, please!" Katie struggled. The boys ran over and began to pick at the rope, eventually untying them after about two minutes.

"Right, now, all three of you, out of the entrance and run away as fast as you can, this place is gonna blow. I'll meet you out there" Michael said. Katie hung onto his hand.

"Michael, you'll be killed! No!" She cried.

Michael took her shoulders. "Katie, there's something I need to take care of. It will only take a minute…I promise. Now run!" Michael gave her a quick kiss on her forehead and pushed her along. With one last look, Katie followed Sean and Zeke out the building.

Two minutes.

Michael ran as fast as he could into Frankie's lab. He grabbed as many as the needles filled with drugs as he could manage and began to run out. However, he managed to trip, dropping them all over the floor. He lay disorientated, then as quick as he could, grabbed one and made for the door. Then the clock hit zero.

A thunderous crash ripped through the air and a huge bolt of fire erupted in the sky. Katie looked on in shock. She never saw Michael come out. All that was left of the base was a pile of rocks and rubble.

"Michael!" she screamed, and she ran as fast as she could towards the wreckage.

"Please don't be dead…"

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Thanks to everyone who's been reading :)

Been ill today, so I've had the time to write this.

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