The Hoax

Chapter 3

***Ryan’s POV***

Boom! Everything rattled in the cave. Fragments of the its interior ricoshade off of the walls and plummeted down around us. We all did everything in our power to protect Karley. Justin threw himself on top of her at the last minute. The rocks stopped falling leaving us in complete silence. Everything moved in slow motion as we all realized what had happened. Karley began to cry as an almost lifeless Justin sank to the floor. I pushed my way through everyone to pick him up. Chaz held Karley in his chest as she cried out for Justin.

The blood was crazy. Red swirled the tiny cave, and covered Justin’s face. Dustin gave me his shirt as we tried to clean off the blood. The noise was too much. Pattie had started crying, and Chaz had to hold her back too. Demi was frozen. She was never good about Bangerz getting hurt because all of us were family and were here for one mission.

“Chaz get the girls out of here! Demi help him!” I yelled grabbing their attention over the cries.

“There is too much blood! I have no idea who we can get him to. How are we suppose to get him out?” Dustin asked me rushed

“ I haven’t got a clue, but we need to think of something fast!” I paused trying to think of something, “Wait! Let me see your backpack!”

I took his backpack from his hand, and looked through it. I got a dry shirt, and ripped it. Dustin got a small first-aid kit and brought Justin to a pile of rocks making a chair almost from the fall. He cleaned the blood off as I wrapped bandages around his head.

“Dustin, where is Brett?” I asked looking around carefully

“Um… I actually have no idea. Ask Pattie, he might be out there with them…” He said trailing off.

I thought to myself for a minute and asked, “Do you remember seeing him in the cave when the dynamite went off?”

He tried to remember, but didn’t, “Actually, no I don’t remember it at all. He told us all to get into the cave and that is the last time I saw him.”

Dustin got all the blood to stop flowing like a river, and was bandaging him up. After stuffing the rest of the shirt in the bag, he told me to go look for Brett. I swam underneath the water to the other side of the cave. Pattie and Karley were sitting down holding eachother tight. Chaz was pacing around, while Demi was mumbling something to herself as she bit her thumb nail. All of their eyes shot to me when I emerged from the moon lit water.

“Chaz, Demi, I need you two now.” I said pulling myself out of the water and over to a remote corner.

“Ryan, do you know where Brett is? I walked around but couldn’t find him, and I don’t think he was in the cave when the blast went off.” Chaz whispered

“I was just about to ask. Demi, you go down and help get Justin conscious. Once he is come back up and calm the girls down. Afterwards stay here until we come back with Brett.” I ordered and she nodded.

Chaz and I rounded the corner and took our guns out. After searching for about 15 minutes, we had to turn back. We searched the side of the caves but it didn’t work. I had a horrible feeling in my stomach. Either he had been kidnapped by the agents, or he was dead. I’m not sure how we are going to explain this one to Karley.

***Justins POV***

I felt a hard slap to my face. I jolted up to be hit with the pain of my head. I groaned grabbing it and wanting to die. It hurt worse than any gun shot I have ever taken. Everything came rushing back into my mind. I remember swimming in the cave, the rock falling on me, trying to protect Karley. Wait… where is Karley?!