Chapter 7: Cut Off Time
Zane rushed to get back to Riley. He just felt that it would be better to be with him, especially since he isn't 100% healed. Any impact against his stomach and he's screwed. He pulled up to Blaine's place and parked his car.
"Hey, where's Riley?" Zane asked as he entered the house.
"Oh, he's parents came here. They wanted to meet him at that Hilton hotel. You know how parents can be." Kurt said. Zane didn't feel right.
"You said the Hilton right?" Zane asked on his way to the door. Blaine nodded his head. "Okay, I'll be back." he said and left.
Riley was nervous about seeing his parents since he'd left. While he was driving he noticed a car that had been following him for a while.
"What the hell?" he asked himself. He decided to pull over into a Burger King parking lot. He watched as the other car passed him. "Maybe I was just paranoid." Riley then felt where his stitches used to be. It was still sore down there. He took a deep breath and headed towards the hotel. When he got there, he got out of the car. Before he could get to the door, he received a text.
Your mother and I are worried son. Please come home soon. We miss you and we'll be waiting for you to arrive. Love Dad. Riley was beyond confused now. He went inside the hotel and went to the receptionist.
"Um, excuse me? Is there anyone in this hotel with the last name 'Stavros'? He asked. The girl smiled at him and checked the computer.
"No sir, I'm afraid not." she said. Riley thanked her and went outside.
"Why would mom say that they'd be here if dad said they wouldn't?" he asked himself. Just then he remembered what Zane had told him a while ago.
"They'd try just about anything to separate us. And if they succeeded we'd be dead." Zane said.
"Uh no, I've got to find him!" Riley said and went running to the car. But before he could get there, he saw a blinding light. He blocked his view with his hand. Then he was hit by a car! He bounced of the windshield and hit the ground with a thud. A figure got out of the car and put Riley's body in the trunk. A few miles out, they threw Riley on the side of the road. While they drove away, blood slowly oozed out of Riley's mouth.
Zane rushed to the Hilton; while he was driving he got a text from Riley.
I'm just fine. I'll meet you soon. It said. Zane closed his phone and continued to drive. He knew that they'd try something like this. Now his boyfriend was in danger and he couldn't live with himself if Riley got hurt.
Emily was on her way to the party when Toby called.
"Hey, what's up Toby, I'm on my way there." she said.
"We're at the hospital again. Spencer was attacked." Toby said. Emily's eyes were wide.
"What! How?"
"She was stabbed in the shoulder. The doctors said that she's fine. But be careful when you come here. Avoid that party at all costs."
"Alright, I'm on my way." Emily said and did a U turn towards the hospital. While Emily was driving Mona text her. She pulled over so she could read it.
At Thomas's house. Come quick, Zane needs you! It said. Emily threw her phone down and went the way towards Thomas's house.
Not too far away, Zane received the same text from Thomas, but it went like this.
Come to my house. Come quick, Emily needs you! Zane sighed and went the way to Thomas's house.
At the hospital, Toby sat with Spencer. He handed her some water. She smiled and took the cup.
"Ugh, our lives are like a horror movie." she sighed. Toby rubbed her hand.
"Yeah, it is. Sad thing is, is that we'll didn't catch the killer. He's still out there." Toby said.
"I know. Hopefully we'll catch them soon. My arm is in some severe pain." she said. Toby then received a text.
Zane's in trouble, going to his ex-boyfriend's house.
"Oh boy." Toby said and rubbed his hand through his hair. Spencer was immediately alert.
"What is it?" she asked.
"Zane's in trouble. Emily's gonna go see what's wrong." Toby replied.
"Well we have to go." Spencer said and got up. Toby instantly pulled her down.
"No, we have to chill here. Besides it might not be anything bad anyway." Toby explained.
"But they're out there, all alone. What if those psychos come after them?" Spencer asked.
"They won't. You just have to have faith. If it makes you feel any better I'll go check on them okay?" Toby asked ad smiled.
"Yeah, that make me feel better. But hurry back though. I don't want them to end up coming here and you still be out there." Spencer chuckled. Toby gave her a quick kiss and left. Spencer sighed and turned on the TV.
Meanwhile, Zane was pulling into Thomas's driveway. His house seemed a lot bigger than before. It was like one of those houses in a scary movie. All alone in the middle of nowhere. (Can you say Scream 1?) Zane went to the door and knocked. Thomas opened it and smiled.
"Hey, you. Haven't seen you in a while. Come in." Thomas said in a sort of flirtatious manner. Zane smiled politely and entered the house. Once he was inside, he saw Mona and her boyfriend Noel sitting on the coach.
"Hey, um, is Emily here?" Zane asked. Everyone looked confused.
"Why would she be here? I didn't even know you were coming here." Thomas said. Zane sat down on the coach.
"I don't believe this; you sent me a text saying that she'd be here and that she was in trouble." Zane explained. Thomas went and grabbed his phone.
"No I didn't. See, look for yourself." he said giving Zane his phone. Zane looked at it and sighed. Just then the doorbell rang. Thomas went and got it.
"Is Zane here?" Emily asked as she walked in.
"Yeah, he's in the living room." Thomas said and closed the door. Emily found Zane and hugged him.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine. What happened at the party?"
"Spencer got hurt. So she's in the hospital." Emily said.
"Wow, what's going on?" Mona asked.
"A lot right now. Where's Riley?" Emily asked.
"He's at the Hilton visiting his parents." Zane replied. Emily felt strange.
"Okay, guys I'm gonna go hit the head. Be right back." Noel said.
"What are you doing here?" Emily asked.
"I could ask you the same thing. Someone sent me a text saying that you were in trouble." Zane said.
"Well, Mona sent me a text saying that you were in trouble." Emily said and looked at Mona.
"Hey, I've been with these two all night, watching scary movies. I had no time to text. Well, besides texting Hannah. That was it, I swear." Mona said. Just then the lights went out.
"What the hell?" Emily said. Mona just screamed. When the lights turned back on, Thomas was nowhere to be found.
"Where's Thomas?" Mona asked as she held on to Emily's shoulder.
"I'm not sure." She said. "Thomas!"
"Maybe he went to check on the breaker." Zane said. He inched towards the door. When he opened it, he saw Thomas covered in blood.
"Oh my god!" Mona screamed. As Zane saw his ex hit the ground, he saw a ghost face killer running towards the house.
"Back up move, move!" he yelled at the girls as he tried to close the door. Mona ran upstairs while Emily ran the opposite way. Zane was half way up the stairs when the killer burst through the door and ran upstairs with Zane. They grabbed his leg, but Zane kicked them back downstairs.
"Come on, Zane!" Mona said as they hid in Thomas's parent's room. Mona quickly locked the door. "The balcony!" she yelled.
"Hold up, that's the only way out?" he asked as he followed her to the window.
"Do you have any other options?" she asked. Zane walked outside and looked down.
"It's too high. Give me your cell and I'll call for help. But until then hid in the closet until I come back for you." Zane said and went back outside.
"What are you going to do?" she asked.
"Well let's just hope that the killer is dumber than it looks." Zane said and closed the door. Mona smiled and hid in the closet. Once Zane was outside he pretended that Mona was outside escaping.
"Run, Mona! Keep running and get help!" he shouted as the killer rounded the corner and saw him. Zane quickly got up and ran to the other side of the roof. He stared at the killer and began walking to the other side of the house. The killer went the opposite way. Zane pulled out the cell and dialed Toby's number. While doing that he ran across the roof trying to find a way back inside.
"Hello?" Toby answered.
"Hey, Toby. I'm at Thomas's house. The killer's here." Zane said.
"Alright, I'll call the police." Toby said.
"Thanks…" Zane was then close lined by the killer. He rolled towards the end of the roof.
Meanwhile Toby floored the truck. He saw something strange up ahead. He slowed the truck down and got out. Toby inched his way over to the strange thing. He kneeled down and touched it.
"Hey, are you okay?" he asked. He rolled the thing over and discovered that it was Riley! "Oh my god! Riley!" he said.
Back the house, Zane was still dangling from the roof. He grunted as he tried to pull himself back up. But the killer caught sight of this and ran towards him. The killer then swiped at Zane, causing him to land into some bushes. Zane looked back up at the killer who was looking back at him and ran for the front door.
Toby helped Riley into the truck. Riley grunted and held his stomach. Toby then dialed 911 and told them about what was happening.
"Hey, dude are you okay?" Toby asked.
"I'll live." Riley smirked. His stomach was bleeding and so was his head.
"I should get you to the hospital."
"No! Zane's in danger. I have to save him and Emily." Riley said. Toby gave him a worried look and continued driving.
Zane ran into the house looking upstairs, just making sure that the killer wasn't coming downstairs. He ran into the kitchen and found Emily coming up from the basement.
"Hey, come down here. There's a room where we can hide." she said as she guided him downstairs. "I tried calling the police, but the lines dead." Emily explained.
"Well, luckily I was able to call them using Mona's phone." Zane said and smiled proudly.
"I heard you yelling to her. Did she escape?" Emily asked as they reached the room.
"Don't worry, she's fine." Zane replied. Just then, a loud thud hit then door. It was Noel.
"Guys, let me in!" he yelled frantically. Emily was on her way over there but, stopped. Something wasn't right; he had blood on his hands.
"No, why do you have blood on you Noel?" she asked. Noel looked at his hands in shock.
"This is Thomas's blood! I tried to help him, but he's dead. Please let me in!" he begged. Emily shook her head.
"I'm sorry we can't do that." Emily said and walked back towards Zane.
"What the hell?" he asked. Just then the killer appeared behind him and slammed his head up against the door.
"Oh God!" Emily shouted as she backed up against the wall.
"Guys help me!" Noel shouted as he was drug away. The patio lights then went off.
Toby and Riley heard the police sirens and quickly pulled over so that they could pass them.
"Good they're almost there." Toby exclaimed. Riley just moaned. "Are you sure, you don't want to go to the hospital?" he asked.
"Positive. I wanna be there to watch those bastards pay for trying to kill me twice." Riley said.
When the lights came back on, Noel was tied to a chair. Emily and Zane were shocked. They walked towards the door. Just then, Emily's phone rang.
"It's Noel's phone." she said. Zane held her hands.
"Just keep him on the line. I'll go get Mona, and I'll be right back." Zane said to his cousin and hugged her. He smiled one last time ad left.
"Okay, let's get this over with." Emily said.
"Ooh, look who's getting all gutsy. It'll be a shame when I have to rip them out of you!" the killer said.
"Just ask me your stupid horror movie questions and leave me alone." Emily said.
"Okay, since you love horror movies so much, let's just put you in one! Question 1: You are home alone and hear a loud noise. What do you do?" the killer asked.
"I grab a nearby bat and hide." Emily answered.
"Good job. Number 2: Your phone is ringing. When you answer, all you hear is heavy breathing. What do you do?"
"Check the caller id and hit *69 and threaten them." Emily said as she began to pace back and forth.
"Correct! Number 3: You feel like going for a midnight stroll. Which path do you choose?"
"Duh, a well-lit main street." Emily said.
"Those were just the easy ones. This is from Scream 4. Name the remake of the ground breaking horror moving in which the villain…"
"Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Dawn of the Dead, The Hills have Eyes, The Amityville Horror, Last House on the Left, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, My Bloody Valentine, When a Stranger Calls, Prom Night, Black Christmas, House of Wax, The Fog, uh Piranha. That's all I can remember from the movie. Is one of those right?" Emily asked. There was no answer.
"Hello?" Emily asked. Emily wondered if this was a trick. She slowly laid the phone down and went outside. She looked around and grabbed a hatchet.
"Hey, you alright?" she asked Noel.
"Mm-hmm." he mumbled.
"Let's get you out of here." Emily said. She snatched the tape off of his mouth.
"Ahh! Much better. What the hell is going on?" he asked.
"Long story. But let's get you out of here." she said. She then heard a noise. She began to work faster. When Noel was free she helped him up. "Come on." she instructed and they both ran back into the house.
Zane was upstairs looking for Mona. He had already checked the closet. She wasn't there. He then began to check the other rooms.
"Zane!" Emily yelled. Zane heard her and ran downstairs. He saw here with a bruised Noel.
"Wow, what the hell happened to you?" Zane asked.
"You should already know, you were there." Noel said.
"Right, sorry. I can't find Mona anywhere." Zane said. This surprised Noel.
"What?"
"I left her upstairs and now I can't find her." Zane said.
"Let's check outside." Noel said. Emily went first and when she opened the door she was met with knife to the stomach.
"Guh!" she grunted. She slowly walked turned around, clutching her stomach. She was incomplete shock.
"Zane, run!" she said as she fell to the ground. Zane turned to run and ran into the kitchen where he was too met with a knife to the stomach. Zane held his stomach and watched as the killer revealed themselves.
"Oh, no.! It's you!"
A/N: Now who do you think the killer or killers are? Poor Riley, he was hit by a car. Will Emily survive? Will Zane survive? Will Riley get to Zane in time? Is anyone safe? You'll find out soon. Just hit that review button. I'll post more soon. This is my version of a Scream 4 /Degrassi story.