Writer's Note: Ya'll. This is the chapter. The one chapter where secrets are revealed and one of the six dies. Who will it be? I'm currently writing this on October 13th at 6:11 pm and I just can't contain the excitement. And this has been happening for a while now; but these clown sightings are ridiculous. Wherever ya'll are at, please stay safe. And on Halloween night, carry a fucking knife if you have to. If you see one of these clowns on a highway or street and you're in your car, run the mother fucker over. Just stay safe, Halloween is near.

LONGEST CHAPTER OF THE SERIES! ENJOY...

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Farkle and Smackle hid behind the sofa, hands intertwined with each other, both breathing heavily. She was confused but scared at the same time.

When she was abruptly woken up by him, she debated on going down the stairs. It was as a wave of fear dawned on her; granting her to stay in place.

She stared into his blue eyes as he held on to her. It was as if he was about to loose her, "We're going to be okay," she whispered.

Lucas had the rifle in his hands. Once the lights were off he stood in front of the door. The fear in him was noticable by how fast his hands were shaking.

When it all seemed like nothing was going to happen, the door handle began to move.

It continued for fifteen seconds until it just stopped.

"Is he gone?" Riley asked.

"I don't know. Ima go check," the Texan informed.

Riley walked towards him, but stopped once he opened the door.

"He's gone," Lucas affirmed.

"What the hell was that?" Maya was the first to ask. "Are you okay?" She brought Lucas in for a kiss.

"I'm fine. We just," he placed the rifle on the table in front of them. "We need to get out of here."

"Tell us what happened," Smackle constructed.

"It was some guy," the brunette infromed as she hugged herself.

"What about you two?" Maya asked, as she ran a hand throught her hair. "Why were you guys screaming?"

"There was this room we found and..." Farkle breathed. "Someone chased us too."

"He was in the room?" Smackle questioned. "The room that's inside the house?"

"We need to get out of here!"

"To where?" Zay asked. "We have no service, it's three in the morning...we need to stay inside."

"Then what do we do? Lucas probed. "Do we just let them kill us?"

"We don't even know if that's their purpose."

"We don't need to! Riley and I were chased, we're lucky we didn't wind up dead."

Seconds of silence filled the room until Maya asked, "Why were you two together in the first place?"

"What?" Lucas asked.

"We fell asleep together - "

"This isn't the time," the brunette intervened. "Right now we just need to find a place to stay safe."

"The basement," Farkle advised. "There's a room in there. We can wait it out. Tomorrow in the morning we can figure out a way to contact my mom, we'll leave early."

The group of six nodded heads. As they began their walk; a loud wave of static stopped them in their tracks, Farkle turned around and saw that the tv was on.

A video of Lucas and Riley kissing caught everyone's attention, the blonde slowly sauntered towards it as if each step had the potential to kill her.

Once it ended Maya turned around as tears rolled down her pink cheeks, "You little bitch," she sauntered towards Riley, but Lucas stopped her.

His hand held onto her forearm as he pulled her back, "Don't touch me!" she yelled.

The Texan raised his hands in surrender as he slowly stepped away from her.

"You've been lying to me. You've cheated, you've gotten into fights! What else are you hiding from me?!"

"Nothing!" Lucas yelled. "I screwed up-"

"Yeah. You did." Maya turned around to face Riley. She was standing in the corner of the room, buried in tears. " 'Better watch your back!"

"Guys this isn't the time," Smackle informed. "We can't do this now-"

"Why?" the blonde questioned, "Is it because you claim to go to church once a week when in reality you're on your knees everyday?!"

"Maya," Farkle tried to calm her down.

She turned to him, "It's not like your the one she's on her knees for!" Her piercing blue eyes shot a look at Zay.

"Someone ruins your relationship so you ruin someone else's, is that it?" Smackle stood in place, her hands intertwined with each other.

"It's true?" Farkle queried. When Smackle didn't answer his eyes went to Zay. "Is it true?!" he demanded.

"It only happened one time," he admitted.

He clenched his jaw and looked away.

"Don't act so perfect Maya," Lucas came to his defense. "You were the one who started the rumor that Smackle was bullimic..."

"What?"

"It was Maya, Smackle. She went around telling everyone because she was jealous - "

"Lucas," Riley said merely because she didn't think it was right to expose her in such an embarassing way.

"She had the right to know and i'm sorry I didn't tell you."

"Don't act so innocent either," Zay jumped in.

All heads turned to him.

"Lucas was the one who planted the cigarretts in your locker," he stared at Farkle. "He wanted to get back at you for flirting with Riley."

"You mean the cigarretts that were found in my locker?!" Maya bellowed. "My parents almost disowned me you asshole!"

"Guys," Riley called out. "Stop."

"I didn't put them in your locker. That must've been him," he pointed.

"It was me," Smackle admitted. "I wanted to win the debate!"

"A stupid, worthless debate was more important than my reputation? I'm lucky I at least got accepted into a community college!"

"At least i'm admitting it -"

"STOP!" Riley yelled. "Please. It doesn't matter what we did to each other in the past, we're not here for that!"

Farkle noticed the silence that fell upon the group. If it wasn't for him, they wouldn't be in this mess. "There's a way out, I just need to go outside - "

"You're crazy!"

"Is there another way?! There's a fire tower up the hill with a radio, we can try to contact anyone who's on the other line. And to me that's the best idea there is."

"I'll go with you," Zay chimed in.

"I'll go to," Smackle agreed. "I know more about the stuff than you two."

If it were at any other given time, Farkle would've rejected their offer, but he needed both their help. The Genius nodded and turned to Riley, Lucas and Maya; "We'll be back in a bit."

"The tower is not far up. Just uphill from here, can you two handle that?" Farkle asked as he put on his hoodie.

Smackle and Zay nodded in response.

"If we can estimate the walk it will take about ten minutes, seven if we speed up."

It was Farkle's intention to forget about anything that just happened inside the lodge, he wanted to forget about what Lucas and Riley had done to Maya, or what Maya had done to Smackle. Everything. He wanted to forget everything.

He had high hopes for this trip. That he would finally get his friends back and that there wouldn't be times where he would feel alone. But that all seemed to be gradually slipping away.

The three stepped over broken branches, they went under and over rocks, they climbed cliffs and jumped fences, in six minutes they reached the trail that led to the fire tower.

Hope for a chance in survival and escaping the mess that coiled within the six friends warmed Zay's heart as they rounded the hill.

For Smackle, she felt this was the time to be cautious and wary. "What if it doesn't work?" she asked.

"It'll work," Zay reassured.

"But if it doesn't?" she questioned. "What do we do then?"

"We'll go back to the lodge and wait it out. If that doesn't work we'll hide in a hole, if that doesn't work we'll grow a pair of wings and get the hell out of here."

Smackle stayed quiet feeling Farkle's anger rise. She didn't want to upset him, she didn't want to lie to him either because it was true. She had gotten on her knees for Zay and that's something she'd never done for him.

She could tell in the way he walked, she could tell in the way his eyes wouldn't meet hers that he was embarrassed. Embarrassed by the fact that he couldn't satisfy his girlfriend so she went to the next guy in a blink of an eye.

They walked through a wooden pathway that circled the mountain and once they reached the top, the three made a left.

"Huh," Smackle breathed.

"It's a precipice," Zay answered. "Wow."

Farkle crouched down and read the broken sign, WARNING! DANGEROUS CLIFF!

"Um guys. I normally don't say this, but I don't want to spend my entire evening plummeting to my death so can we go?" Just then a loud screech came aware as Farkle's hairs stood, "What the -" He stopped himself when he saw a horde of deer trailing towards them.

"Jesus shit," Zay cursed.

"Oh my God," the brunette cried.

They slowly stepped back, but the deer stepped forward.

"They're cornering us…" Smackle stated. "What do we do?"

The two stared at Farkle and the only thing he could say, "I don't know."

"Maya, I am so so so deeply sorry. We didn't mean for it to happen," Riley tried to apologize. She wanted to be forgiven, she wanted her best friend back. "What do I have to do-?"

"For how long?" she asked. "How long?"

Lucas and Riley stared at each other as the Texan gulped, "Seven months."

Maya blinked back the tears; she turned her back on them.

"Can we just tell you how it happened?"

"I don't want to know!"

"You have to," Lucas mumbled.

If Maya could go back in time to prevent what was happening she would. She'd do just that. Even if it meant loosing some of the friends she has now.

She hated how much she wanted to know. What had she done wrong? What happened between them?

She sat down on the couch and waited for them to begin. Riley sat down in front of her while Lucas remained on his feet.

...

"I'm leaving," Maya stated firmly as Lucas chased after her.

"Maya," Lucas tried, but by then the door had already been shut.

His fist made contact with the door; leaving a noteworthy dent. He was angry at her for leaving him in front of all of his friends. He had asked her in hopes she'd stay with him, but instead she had better things to do.

"You okay?" Riley asked as she climbed down the wooden steps.

"I'm fine," he sighed not turning around to see her.

"Really? Because something tells me your not - "

"What's that?"

Riley chuckled, "That would be the blood running down your hand."

The Texan looked at his fist, "Fuck!" he cursed.

"Luckily," Riley began. "I happen to know where the first aid kit is at."

She sauntered to the kitchen and opened the cabinet. The brunette pulled out a white box and sauntered back to Lucas.

She cleaned off the blood with a washed rug, "Now tell me. What happened?"

"Nothing. Can we just enjoy the party? The beach, the beer, the chicks- "

"Wow. I'm guessing that's probably why she left. You men are so self centered -"

"That's not why she left, Riley. She left because her mom and Shawn needed help moving in."

"And you're mad because of that? The Lucas I know - "

"Would only get angry if something made him mad," he continued. "And you're right. She promised me she'd stay and not leave me hanging like she'd done so many times before."

"You can't get mad at her for having better things to do…"

"No," he drank from his beer. "But I can get mad at her for hardly spending time with me."

"You poor, poor thing," Riley taunted. "C'mon. Get up. Party, forget. Talk to her tomorrow."

"No. I've drank too much, I can barely focus. I think i'm just gonna call it a night."

He rested his head on the pillow near him and closed his eyes.

Riley found it funny and in a way cute that he thought he could sleep there.

She laughed and took off the shades he had previously put on. "Here," she lent him her hand. "I'll help you up the stairs and you can crash in any room you want."

He wrapped his strapping arm around her neck and stood on his two feet.

...

"That's it?" Maya questioned. "What happened after that?" she raised her hands only emphasizing her need to know.

Riley sighed and stared at Lucas, it was his turn to tell her what happened.

...

"Just lean on the wall," Riley advised as his weight almost weighed her down.

Lucas opened the wooden door and nodded, "This is the one."

"You're ridiculous. You know that, right?" Riley advised once he'd made her open every door in the house just so he can find the right one.

"Some people find it adorable…"

"Then I feel bad for those people."

His arm was still wrapped around Riley's neck when he threw himself on the bed. In result, the brunette fell on top of him, their lips only inches away."

"Sorry," she laughed. Riley pulled herself away but was immediately pulled back.

"You don't need to be sorry, Riles."

Their eyes locked once Lucas began to lean in. She knew it was wrong, she knew that with one kiss she'd jeopardize her friendship with Maya. But it was already too late to change her mind, their lips touched and it felt like no other.

It was like no other type of kiss they shared. They were hungry, craving every inch of each other. Riley placed herself on his lap and kissed him, his hands roaming every inch of her back.

...

"And well," he gulped. "From there…we um - "

"Yeah, I get it," she spat.

Riley and Maya were both crying, but for different reasons.

Maya was cheated on, by her best friend. Her sister. And even though they hadn't been as close, they'd check in every once in a while. She thought that there was nothing wrong between them.

Once the whole triangle settled, Riley distanced herself. She ignored Lucas and even went as far as saying she regretted meeting him. Maya forgave her, she asked for Riley's permission when Lucas asked her out. Riley said yes; and that's what made her think she'd moved on.

Whereas Riley was already broken. Lucas had blinded her, he made her think that she was his choice. And when he chose friendship, something in Riley coiled deep with the urge to hit him, but she reacted a different way. She pretended to understand even though she didn't.

One night Lucas showed up to her bay window and he told her she knew how she felt. Riley's normal reaction would know how he knew, but instead she got angry because despite him knowing…he took three days to confront her.

She knew what she had done was wrong and that's why she was crying.

"I didn't mean for you to get hurt. I thought that what I felt for Riley was just sex, but…" he sniffled. "It wasn't. I'm sorry."

She wiped the tears in her eyes and sighed. "You know, Lucas…in the time I was with you I was really happy. I was. But now since I know what you're capable of…I regret it. I regret telling you I loved you. I regret losing it to you," she felt defeated, but she wasn't done. "Because I'd rather see you leave than tell another lie."

She turned her back on them.

"Maya," Riley went after her but Lucas stopped her.

"She just needs time."

Riley and Lucas sat on a couch separated from each other. She decided to keep her distance from him, something she had done before.

For the first time in a long time; it was awkward between them. She would steal glances at him and curiously braid her hair while Lucas crossed his arms and blankly stare at the coffee table.

Thirty minutes passed by and it was still quiet.

"This is ridiculous. I'm gonna go talk to her-"

Before she cold finish the tv went into a static, again. This time they were prepared. As the tv began to adjust, Riley could see glimpses of someone. But she didn't know who.

"Lucas, it's been half an hour. Can we please go check on her?" Riley questioned.

"Wait," Lucas said placing his finger between his lips. "Who's-Who's that?"

Riley looked back at the tv and could see someone chained to the wooden wall behind them. "Oh my God-"

"What is it?"

"It's her. That's Maya."

"I know where that is," Lucas stated after a minutes pause. "I'll be right back. Stay here."

"No! I'm not. I'm coming with you."

There was no time to argue with her. "Let's go."

...

"Lucas stop," Riley breathed once Lucas slid off his shirt and brought her in for another kiss. "I can't do this to Maya."

The Texan moved the hairs that covered her face, "All I want is you, Riley. I try to make her you, but I can't...I need you."

Riley rested her forehead against his, "Farkle told me the only reason you chose Maya was because I broke your heart..."

Their eyes locked for a second and Riley could feel him underneath her jeans.

"I love you, Riley."

...

"Are you sure we're in the right place?" Riley asked. "MAYA?!"

"Shh," Lucas responded as he cupped her mouth. "Are you crazy? You're trying to get us killed!" A light whimper dawned on the two. Lucas raised an eyebrow, "Was that her?"

Riley could only nod.

"Just stay close to me and don't make any noise."

The Texan guided the flashlight in every direction. He'd only been in this so-called cabin twice and from the looks of it; someone had changed the place. Dead pigs hung from rods, leaving Riley and him to gag from time to time. Chains rested on the wooden floor as knifes rested on chainsaws.

He turned to Riley wanting to know if she was okay. She nodded in response.

They heard Maya whimper one more time, "H-Help me!" she screamed. "Please. Anyone…"

"We're here," Riley yelled back.

"Riley! I'm over here. Please…"

Lucas lead Riley straight to another connected with the one they were in, they both made a right.

"Help me before he comes back…"

Lucas approached Maya's voice and as he came closer the lights in the room turned on. He could see Maya with her hands tied up and against the wall.

Her face was scratched up and looked like fear dictated her life. She then began to yell again, before Lucas could make out her words; he felt a boxed fist hit the back of his head.

"Just hold on," Farkle advised Smackle and Zay as the deer approched them. "Don't move..."

Smackle grabbed onto his shoulder and leaned her head on him. "I just want to go home…"

"They're just deer, they won't do much."

Farkle breathed as one approached him, "Just stay calm and they won't do anything," he reassured.

Once the deer began to step back, Farkle stepped forward. "What are you doing?" he heard Smackle ask.

"Just stay calm," he told himself. "I'm going to see if it's safe to cross. If I get hurt you'll come up with another way. I know you will."

Smackle could only cry in response.

Once the Genius was safe enough to turn around and see his friends he gave them the thumbs up. "It's your turn."

Zay turned to Smackle, "After you…"

She shook her head no, "Zay…I can't. I can't do this. I'm too scared."

He took his hand in hers. "Hey. We can do this together."

Smackle was in no place to move, in no place to cry, in no place to scream; the only thing she could do was shake her head no.

"Go ahead," she breathed. "I can do this."

Zay looked into her eyes for a long time. When he saw that she was sure, he went along.

Smackle waited for him to reach Farkle. She waited for her heart to slow down, she waited for her head to stop spinning.

"I can do this…" She raised one foot and stepped forward, continuously telling herself she could. She was five steps away from Zay and Farkle when one deer began to drag it's right foot along the snow.

Everything happened in a blink of an eye. One second her eyes were locked with Farkle's, the other; she was nowhere in sight.

Farkle had to stop Zay once he ran towards her falling body. He had to pull him away and snap him back to reality.

But he couldn't bring himself to realize that Smackle was dead.

...

"We need to keep going," he told Zay as he pulled him up from the snow. "C'mon..."

"I can't. I..." he placed his hands on either temple and began to rub in a circular motion. "She's dead. Smackle is dead."

Everything was a blur from there on. He couldn't comprehend anything, Zay was just in a state of shock. The cold didn't bother him as much as it did before, he could barely make out Farkle's words when he talked to him.

There was something about seeing Smackle fall that made him realize how he truly felt for her. There was something in the way from him realizing that and he's angry because now that she's dead, he knows. He was angry at Farkle for hardly acknowledging her death and something tempted his fists in making contacts with his.

They went up the wooden stairs hardly speaking to each other, only hearing sniffles and grunts. Zay climbed up the ladders hardly waiting for Farkle to keep up and he intentionally spit downwards just so his saliva would fall on him.

One they entered the inside of the fire tower Farkle walked straight for the radio. He pressed it's on button, but no red light appeared. "Great."

"What happened?" Zay asked after a few seconds.

"There's no power…"

"WHAT!"

"It won't turn on."

The Texan balled his fists and punched the table. "You made us come all this way - "

"Zay," he breathed.

"We lost Smackle, Farkle! And you tell me the radio won't turn on? That was the whole point in coming here!"

A wave of silence passed them when Farkle opened the door that led them to the balcony. To his right was a gray lever with it's face labeled Fuze Box. He opened it and turned the power on.

He walked back inside shutting the door in the process. Farkle turned on the ON button and fiddled with the numbers until he heard a nebulous, faint voice.

"Hello? Someone? Is someone there?"

"Ranger service for Salt Lake County…" the radio host stated.

Farkle sighed, "Yes. My friends and I are stuck on Salt Lake Mountain and there's this phsyco trying to kill us."

"If you can hear this please repeat your message."

"I'm," he calmed himself down. "I'm Farkle Minkus, the sons owner of the lodge on Salt Lake Mountain. My friends and I are here on a trip and we've encountered two men who have tried to hurt us. Please, we need your help!"

Once the radio host began to reply, the fire tower began to shake.

"What's happening?" Zay asked.

As soon as he asked that question, everything inside the tower began to move to one side.

"No," Farkle yelled. "The tower. It's falling."

"Shit!"

"Don't move."

As more and more stuff began to move, the tower seemed to tip more. "No, no, no, no, no."

"Hold on," Zay informed.

Farkle did as told and held on to a plank of wood attached to the tower, before they could say anything else they fell alongside with it.

Writers Note: Guys I am not joking, this chapter took seven days to write. A WHOLE week. I had a lot of things going on and I prioritized that over this chapter. I am so glad because it's the 20th as i'm writing this and you should be reading this on the 26th I believe. A friend of mine who I have officially convinced to join this site has been a wonderful help with this story. I don't know what I would've done if it wasn't for him, and he's YOUNGER THAN ME! He's fourteen, but is wise beyond his years. I have been helping him plan for this short story and I can't wait for the day he releases it. Let me know what ya'll think.

leahk1234, jaleftwich02 and KindessFan: Thank you for voting and guessing right.

Guest: I can't make any promises. Whatever happens, happens. The story is already planned. But hopefully, despite what happens, you'll still be reading.

jaleftwich02: So glad you enjoyed the twist and keep in mind there will be more. I'm pure Rucas shipper, that's what i'm going to write from now on.

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