Hello, my lovelies! I updated pretty fast, huh? Sadly, this chapter isn't nearly as long as the others, and most of the future chapters will probably be close to this size. Sorry about that. But, the good side of that is that I'll be able to update faster! I'm trying to drag out this story, so yeah. And jarlcarriers (sorry if I spelled it wrong) asked why the game was so intense last chapter, and my answer is that I wanted to make it more interesting, and just take a moment and really imagine Austin Moon holding a glowing gold sword, fighting monsters... Yeah, that thought made me happy, so that's why I did it. On an unrelated note, I'm taking guitar lessons! My uncle is teaching me and he said that pretty soon he'll start teaching me songs! So, he asked which songs I wanted to learn or what music I was into so I was like R5! And then I told him the four acoustic songs that they have on Louder and Pass Me By. So, when I get good enough, he'll teach me the songs and BAM! R5 JAM SESSIONS! :) :) :) Today's disclaimer prompt is blue arm hairs, by my 'lovely' sister... Okay, then...
Maddie's Incredible Disclaimers: Part X
Me: *Hanging with R5* *singing quietly* I was chillin', you were with him, hooked up by the fire...
Rocky: *joining me, but singing at the top of his lungs* NOW HE'S LONG GONE, I'M LIKE SO LONG!
The Rest of R5: *joining us and we all sing at the top of our lungs* NOW I GOT MY CHANCE NOW I NOW I GOT MY CHANCE LIKE YEAH (sorry, I don't curse) YOU COULD BE THE ONE THAT COULD MESS ME UP, YOU COULD BE THE ONE THAT'LL BREAK ME YEAH ALL THEM OTHER GIRLS SAID I HAD ENOUGH, YOU COULD BE THE ONE THAT'LL TAKE ME. I WAS SOLO LIVIN' YOLO TILL YOU BLEW MY MIND LIKE YEAH YOU COULD BE THE ONE THAT COULD MESS ME UP I CAN'T LET YOU CAN'T LET YOU PASS ME BY! *We all stop at the same time*
Me: I think we just had a moment.
*They nod*
Ross: *Stretches and puts his arms behind his head*
Rydel: Uh, Ross?
Ross: Hm?
Riker: What's up with... *He points to Ross's arms and armpits*
Rocky: Dude, you have-
Ratliff: *Rudely cutting him off* BLUE HAIR!
Ross: WHAT? *Looks at his arms and armpits* LAURA WILL NOT FIND THIS ATTRACTIVE!
Me: Aww, that's so cute! You're worried about what Laura will think cuz she's your girlfriend!
Ross: *Glares at me* Fix it, Maddie!
Me: What makes you think I can fix it?
Riker: You're the author.
Ratliff: *Finishing the quote* You can do whatever you freaking want.
Me: True. Okay, I'll fix it-
To Be Continued
Torture
(Ally's P.O.V.)
When the blinding white light clears, I topple over and land on hard, concrete slabs formed together to make a floor. I look around and realize the walls and ceiling are like that, too. Great. I was transported into a dungeon. I also realize that one wall is see-through. I walk over to it.
I see another blinding flash of light and Austin appears on the other side of the see-through wall, falling over, too.
"Austin?" I say. I don't think he hears me. He looks around before finally seeing me and running over. I see him mouth Ally, but I can't hear him. I guess the glass is soundproof.
Is this working? I hear in my head. I look at Austin in shock.
Talking to each other in our heads while we're awake. That's new, I reply. He nods.
Why do you think we're in here?
I dunno. Suddenly, Sarah appears in my cell. I jump back, startled. Austin's eyes narrow and his hands clench into fists.
What's she doing here?
"You ran out of time," Sarah says. "But nice try, Austin."
But I was there!
"Yes, but you both were still at the mansion. Not technically saving Ally. Looks like you couldn't come through for her," Sarah says.
"He came through! You just hate us!" I say.
"That, too. Anyway, just wanted to let you guys know, the torture starts tomorrow. It's gonna be a while before you actually die, so… Have fun!" Then, she disappears.
I'm sorry, Als. This is all my fault. I should've been faster. I should've-
No, I cut him off. You did the best you could. Sarah made this mission impossible.
But I still feel like I could've done something…
You couldn't have. Thanks for doing your best. At least we're here together, right? He shrugs.
It'd be better if we were in the same room… Where are we anyway? I shrug.
Probably somewhere where no one will hear our screams.
We sit on the ground in front of the window facing each other. Austin's face looks angry, sad, and determined, all at the same time.
I'm gonna find a way to get us out of here. We should try to break this thing, first, he says. He gets up and rams his body at the window. He does it again and again, but to no avail. That didn't work, he says, sitting down again. I stifle a laugh.
I think that's part of the torture, I realize. We can see each other, but we can't actually be with each other. We'll probably be forced to watch each other get tortured and not be able to do anything about it.
Sarah is seriously messed up. I nod in agreement.
It's late, I tell him. We should sleep. We've got a long day tomorrow. Austin nods in agreement. There are no beds in the dungeon, but there is a small bathroom stall with a door and everything. At least she's decent enough to give us that.
I curl up next to the window on the cold cement, and Austin does the same.
Goodnight, Als.
'Night Austin. I close my eyes and go to sleep.
I appear in a plain, white room. I know it's neither mine nor Austin's head. Austin appears next to me.
"At least we still have our dreams," Austin says. "Tomorrow is gonna suck." I nod. I think about what Sarah could do to us and fear overcomes me. It hadn't hit me till now. I look up at Austin and he must see the fear in my eyes because he pulls me in for a tight hug.
"We'll be okay, Als. We still have each other. No one can take that." He rubs soothing circles on my back and I melt into the hug. I shut my eyes and bury my face in his chest.
"I just wish we didn't have to wake up." He nods.
"We just have to be strong. We have to show Sarah she can't get to us. We have to show her that we're done with her. We have to show her… nothing can break us."
"But things can break us, Austin," I say, pulling away from the hug. "We're only human. I know you're strong enough, but I'm not as strong as you seem to think I am."
"But you are," he disagrees. "You're stronger than anyone I've ever met." I raise an eyebrow. I'm not strong. "I mean mentally," he says. "I don't disagree that you're scrawny." He lifts one of my arms, looks at it, and drops it.
"Thanks," I say sarcastically.
"We'll be fine," he continues. "I have faith in us." I sigh.
"I wish I was more optimistic." He laughs.
"This coming from the girl who's always telling me everything's gonna be fine." I smile.
"You're right," I decide. "Everything's gonna be perfectly fine."
"There's the Ally I know," he says, smiling. Then, he leans in and connects our lips.
I know I'm always getting mad at him for 'cannibalism.' I mean, eating people is a serious topic. It's terrible, obviously. But I also know the obvious fact that he's not actually trying to eat me. So this 'cannibalism' isn't something I mind. It's actually something I probably couldn't live without.
I respond to the kiss like I always do, my arms snaking around his neck. I run my fingers through his soft hair and inhale his scent. To answer your next question: cinnamon. Not pancakes.
I won't give you the rest of the details. I'll leave that for you to imagine. But I will tell you it's long. Really long. I don't even know how we're surviving without air, but quite frankly I don't care.
Eventually we pull away, breathing heavily. Austin grins at me like a little kid who just got the toy he wants for Christmas. I chuckle at his cute childishness.
"Cannibal," I say.
"Are you gonna say that every time I kiss you?" he whines.
"Until it stops being true. So, yes," I reply.
"But you're a cannibal, too!"
"I never said I wasn't," I say, smiling at the blonde.
"Then I guess we'll have to stop being cannibals," he says, pouting.
"I never said our version cannibalism was a bad thing," I say. He smiles.
"Good. And by the way, I think we've overdone the whole cannibalism thing," he says.
"Please, it's hilarious. You can never overdo it," I scoff.
"We just did. But I'm still proud of you for coming up with it. Very witty."
"Why, thank you," I say in a terrible British accent. He smiles and tilts his head slightly, just looking at me. "What?" I say. He shakes his head. I shrug.
"We should probably get up now. We've been here for a while, and I'd rather not have Sarah wake me up," he says. I nod and wake up.
I sit up and stretch, my back aching from sleeping on the cement. I see Austin doing the same.
Not the best sleeping situation, he comments. I nod.
You ready for today?
Ready as I'll ever be, he replies. But it's not gonna be that bad, remember? I nod.
Right. We'll be perfectly fine. I just gotta remember that. She can't get to us. He nods.
Now you're getting it. Y'know, if this was a movie, we would've broken into song right now. I start cracking up. Uh, you okay? I nod while still laughing.
You're so random, I tell him. He nods with a smile on his face. I see a puff of black smoke beside me. Here we go, I say.
"Ally!" Sarah exclaims. "You're looking well!" I don't reply. "We'll have to change that. Hm, what to do first…" she trails off. I gulp nervously. "Oh! I almost forgot!" She disappears and reappears in Austin's cell. He glares at her.
Sarah flicks her wrist, and Austin freezes, facing me. He doesn't even blink. I can see fear and confusion in his brown eyes. Sarah reappears in my cell.
"Ah, he's a stubborn one. It took much more power than it should have. Anyway, let's start." I keep my face expressionless as Sarah uses her powers to tie me up on a piece of wood by my hands and feet so I'm suspended above the ground, but I'm still standing upright. I give her the hardest time I can, trying to resist her powers. I know I can't, but at least she has to try harder.
I look at Austin. I nod at him, saying everything's going to be fine. I know he needs to know that. But for some reason, I can't reach him through my head.
"Oh, I cut off all your communications. Quite inconvenient, don't you think? Besides, I don't think my granddaughter would appreciate being able to see you two make out." I don't even give her the satisfaction of blushing.
Sarah gets ready to start the actual torture. She thrusts her hands out in front of her, and one ball of mud comes out of each hand. Mud? That's the best she's got? This is going to be as easy as Austin said it would.
Then the mud balls hit me, and I regret jinxing myself. Turns out, there are needles hidden in the mud, so not only is the disgusting mud seemingly punching me, but small needles are imbedding themselves in my skin. And it hurts. Bad. But I manage to stay clear of all emotion.
Be strong, I think to myself. I look at Austin again, who now has rage in his eyes that even scares me. But he's scared, too. Scared for me. I send him a silent message (not literally because someone cut off the communication), I'm okay. But he knows I'm really not.
The needles and mud go everywhere except my eyes. One even hits right over my heart. But Sarah can't know I'm in pain. I will not give her that satisfaction. I tear my eyes away from Austin and just glare at Sarah until the mud stops coming at me.
"I hope that hurt," she says. "I'll leave you a little more time to let those needles sink in before I start on Austin." She smiles and disappears, and I fall off of the wood I was suspended on. I land on my hands and knees and cry out in pain and the needles in those places are pressed farther into my body.
Out of the corner of my eye, I see Austin run up to the glass, pressing his hands against it. I slowly stand up and look at his face. I nod at him, saying that I'm in a little pain, but I'm fine. He doesn't need to know I'm in a lot of pain. The fear in his face goes away, so he must not be able to see through the lie. We're lucky we can communicate so well with just facial expressions and our eyes.
The fear in Austin's face gets replaced by extreme anger. His eyes turn so dark they look black. I eye him as I carefully pull the needles out. I don't bleed, thank goodness, but I think Sarah made it so it would hurt extra bad when I pulled them out.
Once the needles are out of my body, I throw them against the glass angrily. Surprisingly, a crack spreads across the glass. I get up and run over to it, knocking on it to get Austin's attention. He had starting pacing his cell angrily. He sees me and rushes over.
I point to the crack in the glass and he smiles. Just as he's about to try to break the glass, Sarah appears in my cell again. She doesn't say a word as she flicks her wrist and says, "Gel en place." I try to fight it, but she narrows her eyes and I freeze. I try to move, but I know it won't work. I can't even blink. I know I'm in the same state Austin was, and I know I'll have to watch his torture.
It's Austin's turn to comfort me. He nods, our now unofficial signal for 'everything's okay.'
Sarah reappears in Austin's cell and drags him to the far wall. Then, she makes a huge pool of water appear. She makes a great white shark hover in the air-probably just so I'll know it's in there-before it splashes into the water. Austin's eyes widen and I can see his brain working.
I look at him nervously, but he flashes me a grin. How he can smile at a time like this, I'm not sure, but I won't argue about it. Better than him being scared.
He takes his shirt off and does a flip into the pool. Show off, I think to myself. Sarah looks surprised that he went in so willingly and eagerly. I don't see him for a while, but I try not to worry because the pool is deep in the ground so I can't even see the water.
I try to focus on the cold cement that I'm standing against. I'm at the far wall of my cell, just like he was. Then, I see him flop onto the other side of the pool, almost right up against the see-through wall, and flatten himself against the ground. The shark wasn't expecting that, so it dives over Austin and smashes into the glass.
The glass shatters and I try to cover my face and close my eyes, but I remember I can't move. Luckily, no shards of glass hit me, but the shark lands right in front of me. If I could move, I would open my mouth and scream. The shark snaps at me, but it disappears, along with Sarah and the pool. I feel myself becoming mobile again.
The next thing I know, my shirt is soaked and I'm having trouble breathing. Then, I realize Austin's hugging me. And he forgot to put his shirt back on.
"Can't. Breathe," I say. He pulls away.
"Sorry," he mutters.
"I can't believe you thought of getting the shark to break the glass! Austin, you are a freaking genius!" I exclaim. He grins.
"Neither can I. But, I guess I am a genius, aren't I?" he says, flexing his muscles-which are huge.
"Okay, now go put your shirt on," I say.
"What, you don't like looking at my abs?" he asks.
"No, no, I don't mind that part. The water from that pool is really cold," I say. He grins and rolls his eyes, but he grabs his shirt anyway. Then, he jogs back over (it's a long distance because of our now huge single cell instead of two medium-sized cells). He wraps his arms around me properly, holding me tight, but not enough to suffocate me.
I hug him back, happy that we managed to gain an advantage against Sarah. Maybe we actually have a chance against her after all.
Yup. So, your hopes and dreams shouldn't be crushed yet, cuz I'm just getting started! *Evil laugh* So, if you liked it, put TORTUROUS TORTURE in a review! If you thought it was okay, put HURTFUL HUGS in a review! If you hated it, put CANNIBAL KISSES in a review! Also, tell me your favorite part! By the way, does anyone really care about my personal stories? Well, I know some of you do, well I hope you do. I'm lookin' at you, EnvyNV. XD So, thanks for reading and please review! Love you more than I love the idea of Austin with a sword!
Maddie's Incredible Disclaimers: Part X Continued
Ross: *Before I can even say 'If...') Maddie doesn't own Austin and Ally or anything you recognize!
Me: Aw, you know me so well!
Rydel: You say 'If...' every time we ask you for something!
Me: Fair point.
Rocky: Just fix the awesome hair!
Me: Don't you mean R-
Ross: Don't say it!
Me: Fine, grouchy. *Snaps fingers and fixes Ross's strange blue arm and armpit hair.*
Ross: Took ya long enough.
*I roll my eyes*
*Awkward silence*
Everyone: *At the exact same time at the top of our lungs* OH OH, OH OH, OH OH, I CAN'T LET YOU PASS ME BY! OH OH, OH OH, OH OH, I CAN'T LET YOU PASS ME BY!
The End