Save Me

Chapter 5: Save Me

Sean and signe arrived in Los Angeles the next day. They wasted no time getting there stuff from the airport to Marks house were they found Amy still as worried as she was when Sean spoke to her on the phone yesterday. They got together and discussed exactly what they should do. They decided to go to the forest almost straight away, but they had no idea that they would find Mark in a bunker.

They followed Chica all the way to the road that led into the forest. It had taken awhile but they were finally there. Chica led them down the road. Stopping occasionally to try and figure out if this was the place where she had found the road. She had her nose down, sniffing the ground as she walked and before long she found the part of the forest she had come from. She barked and started to wonder amongst the trees before turning around to make sure that the others we following. She led them through the forest until they reached the bunker. Chica ran up to the door and started to scratch the door, then looked at the others, waiting for them to do something.

'Mark's in there' sean said. ' What do we do' asked Amy 'we have to get him out of there now.' 'No wait, we should get help first' said Signe, but Amy interrupted, 'no we have to help him now.' 'Look if we can get the door open then we can have a look inside and if it seems like we shouldn't proceed then we can go and get help' said Sean. That was something they could agree on so the immediately went to find something to open the door with. They tried everything but nothing worked. By now it was starting to get dark and nobody could find something to open the door with. They heard a bang from inside the bunker and almost immediately decided to get help. 'Call the police' said Sean. Amy took out her phone and dialled 911.

Darkiplier had moved Mark to another room. It was clearly deep underground and was at the end of a long corridor. There was very little light in this even smaller room. It had tools on the floor like someone had dropped a tool box. There was a spanner just in front of Mark. Darkiplier turned to walk away. Mark called him back. He turned around. Mark grabbed the spanner hitting Darkiplier around the head and knocking him to the ground. Mark then dropped the spanner and ran. He ran as fast as he could down the corridor and up a small staircase at the end. The stairs were steep and there was many more to come. Mark couldn't remember the way. There were many corridors intersecting each other and they all looked identical. The main lights went out and some tiny emergency lights came on. They were red flashing lights and there was an alarm sound. There was a low pitched recorded voice saying 'Mark, there's no point in running. All the main exit doors are locked. You're alone. Nobody can help you'. The voice ended Mark was worried. He knew he had to find a way out soon or he'd never see Amy, Sean or Chica again.

Chica, Amy, Sean, Signe waited anxiously for the police to arrive. When they did they explained what had happened. The police helped them to open the door. When they did Amy, Sean, Signe and Chica were told to wait outside but they insisted they helped. After a short debate they were allowed to help and they followed two of the policeman into the bunker and through all the tunnels, while two others waited outside. They searched many rooms but there was no sign of Mark. Chica started to bark. In the distance heard a voice shouting 'Chica' it was Mark. They followed the sound down the corridor. They found Mark in a large room, but he wasn't alone. Beside him was Darkipler, standing there with blood dripping down his face from where Mark hit him with the spanner. Mark had his hands tied behind his back with rope and Darkiplier was holding him by his wrists and had a gun pointed at the police on the other side of the room. The room was dark but they had torches and the shone them at the two of them. 'Put the gun down' said the police officer. 'No' said Darkipkier. 'Mark deserves to die' and he put the gun to Marks head. 'Move away, close the door, or I will shoot him. Nobody moved or said anything. 'Go' said Mark 'go and save yourselves.' 'Mark' said Amy, starting to cry. 'Please Amy. I want to know that you'll be safe, if you stay he'll kill you.' 'LEAVE' shouted Darkiplier and he loaded the gun ready to shoot. 'Ok' said Sean. 'Ok' and they slowly they walked away, closing the door behind them. They started to walk away. Suddenly there was a bang. A few seconds later Mark came running out of the room. 'Run' he said. They began running down the corridor. 'You got him, right' asked sean. ' No, the shot you heard was the gun being fired at the ceiling, I hit him round the head with the gun but it wasn't enough to keep him down for long. If we want to survive then we need to get out of here now. I think I know the way from here. Follow me.' And they continued to run through the dark tunnels among the red flashing lights.

It took them about 45 minutes tot find the exit. It was very hard, when it dark and there are flashing lights surrounding you. They found a corridor. They could just about see some stairs at the end of the tunnel. They all hurried towards the stairs and at the top of them was the door. They ran out and there they found the police waiting for them. Amy, Sean and Mark told them that Darkiplier was still inside and alive. There were about to leave when Darkiplier came out of the bunker, shooting the policemen dead instantly. He pointed the gun at Mark. Breathing heavily he said ' it ends here.' Mark, Sean and Amy froze still. Chica started to growl and lept at Darkiplier, knocking him to the ground, again. They all turned and ran until they reached the road. It was dark but the sky was clear and the moon shone brightly giving them enough light to see the road clearly. Chica led the way down the road. 'MARK' they heard being shouted from the forest. They began to run. It wasn't long before the forest became thinner. Chica remembered the way home from here, so she led the way and the others followed.

It was morning by the time they got home and the Sun was starting to rise. They walked back inside the house. Mark sat on the sofa and thought about the past couple of days. He didn't know quite what to make of it. He had found a brother that he didn't know he had, and he was hiding in a forest near L.A with a pack of wolves. Mark had no idea where the wolves had come from. You wouldn't expect to find wolves in southern California. But, overall he was just so glad he was home again, and that he had Amy and Chica with him. He put his feet up on the sofa. Chica came and jumped up on the sofa and sat down next to Mark, resting her head on his chest. He smiled and put his arm around her, stroking her head. He closed his eyes and put his head back. Very shortly afterwards both Mark and Chica were asleep. They had got hardly any sleep in about two days.