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Dark World 8: Trust Is Earned

Chapter 8:

Annie's POV

I held Luke's hand and looked up at Derek. He closed his eyes and turned to his mother. Ingrid looked down at me with such confusion that I knew she knew about us. That we'd secretly had feelings for each other for a long time. She turned away and walked out of the room. I shook Luke, trying to wake him up. I sobbed and hit his face a few times. What had I become? I was a trained CIA agent. Why was I acting like a little school girl. Then again, I guess there wasn't a CIA anymore and wouldn't be. America was gone. Replaced by this Dharma Government that Beverly spoke of. I looked at Danielle and saw her confusion. She left with a boy and I felt a hand touch my back.

"Are you okay?" Zane asked.

"I'm fine, thanks." I sniffed.

"Do you need any help?" he asked.

"Don't we all?" I tried to laugh. "Can you help me get him onto a bed?"

"Sure," he picked Luke up.

I watched him place Luke on an empty bed. Behind Luke I saw tons of other bodies. I stood up and walked to them. Computerized profiles of each person were above them. I read the first one: Jason Batemen. I shook my head. Why were there celebrities in here with us?

"Whoa," Zane saw them.

"Why are they here?" I asked.

"I think we better find out," he said to me,

Allison's POV

I lingered in the Matrix room. Most of the New Americans had emptied out and gone into the cafeteria. I guess seven hundred years without food can make you hungry. I looked at Jack, who was talking to Stefan and Clay. His mouth moved up and down as he talked in a rubbery sort of way. I smiled at him and looked at my suit. I realized how silly all of that were in DharmaCity must look in these jumpsuits. Jack glanced over at me and smiled. He pardoned himself from Stefan and Clay and walked over to me.

"Bold fashion choice," he said with a smile.

"Oh you know, the mall was cleaned out." I laughed.

"Wait are you serious?" he asked.

"No, no. It's pretty much this everywhere down there." I pointed to my jumpsuit.

"I guess they lack originality." He said. "So are you okay with all of this?"

"I wasn't at first, but things are bad down there. After I learned what happened in real life, the real plague and all the deaths I think this is the best choice. We are meant to free these people and live long. It's our…destiny." I nodded.

"Heavy," he said.

I nodded and looked down at Earth uncomfortably.

"Listen, I don't know what's going to happen between you and Zane, but I just want to tell you that…I will always love you Jack Carter. I don't know why, but I will." I said.

"Ally, I will always love you too. I'm still confused about Zane…but I…I still have an overpowering urge to be with you. When you left I didn't know what to do. I knew I had feelings for Zane and I loved you. After a while we started dating and things went on from there."

"I know," I looked down.

"As soon as I saw your face I started to call off our wedding." Jack whispered as he hugged me.

"What does that mean?" I asked.

"I'm coming back for you Allison…Carter." I said.

I cried into his shoulder, "Give me some time with Zane though, to cool things over. Wait till everything settles down here."

"Take as long as you need," I said.

"I love you Ally,"

"I love you too Jack."

Quinn's POV

"So how does it feel?" I asked Rachel.

"How does what feel?" She responded curiously.

"Being…I don't know. Human again?"

"Oh, I guess I am." She laughed. "I was locked down in Global Dynamics. I had hardly noticed any difference when I woke up. I just felt like me."

"It's good to see you again." I said.

"I know, it's been five years." she said.

I thought about my death and how she had become a vampire. When Beverly told me I just couldn't believe it. She'd been one for six or so years and I was odd in another timeline and real life. I smiled at her.

"Hungry?" I asked.

"You have no idea," Rachel smiled.

Ingrid's POV

Why hadn't I seen it before? Luke and Annie. They had always had an unspoken chemistry. They'd spent six months together in Oklahoma City. Rhetta even admitted she thought they had something hidden when I talked to her after we got to England. I sat in my room on the ship and breathed out slowly to calm myself. I heard a knock on the door.

"Come in," I said.

Myka Bering walked inside. I moved over on my bed and let her sit down.

"Derek said you'd be here." She looked around.

"Yeah," I said looking at the wedding photos from Luke and I's wedding.

"I remember that day, you two looked so happy." She said.

"Do you ever think it's funny that some of us got pulled into this world? Luke, Shawna, Tessa, Chad, and the rest of us YouTubers…we didn't have anything exciting about our lives. You, Annie, Allison, Jack, Zane and Pete all had these extravagant lives. We have people who know Angels, like Clay, and vampires. Hell we even had werewolves for a while. But in this world, where do we fit in? We are just filmers." I said.

"You're more than that," Myka said. "You people are the most important of our group. Without you all we wouldn't have stability. We wouldn't have New America, it was Luke and your idea."

"I know, but it just feels weird."

"You brought us here. Remember?" Myka asked. "We're here to fight, because of you."

I looked at her pleadingly.

"I'm sorry I lied to you,"

"Oh no worries, my whole life before the Matrix was about lying to family and friends."

"That's true I guess," I laughed.

"Now I'd like to give you a hug, if that's possible." She said.

"Of course," I hugged her.

"Oh, don't worry about Luke. We all know he loves you way more than his fling with Annie." She said pulling back.

"Was it big?" I asked.

"Well they only lived together. Jack and Zane told me that they had something small, that's all." She said.

"Thanks, Myka. You're a good friend." I said.

"No problem," she smiled.