Sara’s POV

It's been roughly a month since anyone has came up with anything involving Maddie. I’ve tried sneaking out but that just fails and I get locked up in my bunker. Bowman is becoming power hungry and it's aggravating all of us. Relationships have been forming all around, there have been a few storms but it has been quiet here at camp. Maddie had put light into our faces even though she was reckless. But that's not the point. Everything is changing, people believe she is dead. There is a scheduled memorial for her and Jesse. Which is ridiculous in my opinion, i will be there for Jesse but Maddie is still alive,’I'm sure of it.

I hear a knock on the door of my bunker breaking me out of my thoughts and look up to see Rei and Olivia. “Yeah?”I ask and they walk in.

“How are you?” Olivia asks

“Could’ve been better you?”

“I'm okay. Listen,I think we have found a way to get out of here to go find Maddie” Olivia says then they both sit down.

Austin comes up behind Olivia swooping her up in his own arms with a smile out of nowhere and it lights up Olivia’s face.

“Austin as much as I love this we have to get Maddie back” she says and Austin sits her back down.

“You are still going? It's been a month. She could be dead.”

“You don't know that, no one does.”

Austin thinks for a minute and then nods “I’m coming with you”

“B-but Austi-”

“No buts, I'm coming”

“Olivia we need him” says Rei.

“Yeah.. you are right” Olivia nods and then looks back at me. “So what's the plan?”

“Well, there is an exit behind Maddie’s tent, but her tent is always occupied by either Bowman or Nathalie. So I've been watching each night, no one occupies the tent for a very brief amount of time when Ari calls for dinner. So when they call for Dinner we will have a ten minute gap to get our asses around the fire pit and into Maddie’s tent.“

“What about the guards that patrol camp?” Rei asks with concern and pulls out a map of the camp.

“The guards patrol here and here” Rei points to the far east of the camp and the far west showing their paths. “But to get to the tent we have to get past Wyvern the West guard.”

Rei then looks up at everyone. Austin, Olivia, and Sara. When she looks back down she huffs shaking her head. “So what do you guys say?”

Austin nods “i can take care of the guard” he then smiles and Olivia rolls her eyes.

“Alright then it's settled get your packs and weapons and get your asses back here before dinner.” Sara says and everyone disbands.

Maddie’s POV

Another chain rattling I hear from my left and then I was struck falling to the ground shaking.

“Now, you will think twice before trying to escape again won't you? That was your fifth time trying one more time and you won't live to see your so called friends again.” One of the guards snaps out and then leaves me closing the door.

Looking around my room laying on the ground blood covers some parts of the floor around me. I have a couple cuts and bruises on my face though my back has the most damage.

Sitting up I tense up in pain and look around finding my jacket from back home. I put it on zipping it up. “Fuck that hurt worse than last time.” I then stand up looking around. I had finally removed my chains about a week back so I was able to freely walk around. Danny decided to let me seeing I was not able to escape anyways.

Slipping on my boots I groan and hear a creak at the door turn around and my face lights up. “No way..the dumbass forgot to lock the door.” I then hesitate because it may be a trap. Standing up I go over to the door and peek out my eyes meeting a pair outside the door and I jump, stumbling and falling back.

The figure stepping into the room and my jaw hangs wide. “Jakob? What are you doing here?” I ask, standing up.

“I left camp a while back to find you and I'm glad I did. They are wanting to kill you, so hurry up and grab your things we have to go.”

I look around frantically and slide on and tie my other shoe lace and then stand up. “Okay let's go.”

Jakob and I leave the room and head down stairs quietly as he peers around the corner and then nods as it is safe to go. Making it outside to the city seeing the building i was taken from.

“Run.”

“What?” I ask, hearing Jakob

“I said run. Go now!” He said and shushes me and my heart starts racing and I take off running.

Not knowing what was going on I just kept going while Jakob made his way back inside pretending that he was out of breath “B-Boss! t-the..Maddie has escaped! And she's making a run for it!” He said and hurled over out of breath.

Dany jumps up and looks at Jakob “what?!” He said and ran outside and I had already made it out of the city looking back with Jakob standing beside Danny who appears to have a very aggravated expression.

I curse and keep running, my back in excruciating pain. Panting though I keep going. I begin to hear motors and my stomach drops. “C’mon C'mon!” I yell at myself and turn to see the helicopter and I bite my lip and hurl myself inside. Barricading the door and lay back out of breath.

Covering my mouth hearing the motors roar by I peek out seeing them go right past the helicopter and over the hill that has a collapsed cavern from when we saved Jesse. As soon as I do I realise they aren't coming after me, they are going after camp.

I lose all color to my face and force myself out looking around for something and I grumble, climbing to the top of the hill seeing them roar off black substance flying in the air in a cloud.

Cursing to myself i slide down the hill covered in black substance and begin to run. I make it to the forest in a matter of minutes and pant running through the trees. “They don't know the exact way to camp so it should slow them down.” I think to myself and take off through the trees and plants. After about fifteen minutes I see the wall come into view and I dash in tripping and tumbling into the grass and dirt with a groan.

Bowman turns his head and calls out “Maddie??”

My voice hoarse I manage to yell out “everyone get out of here now! Squad one is coming! They are going to burn down camp!” And with that comes chaos. I get pulled up by Sara, Olivia and Rei with tears in their eyes “You're alive?” Sara says and they pull me into a hug. “Guys I love you and all but we have to go now, squad one is coming!”

With that all i hear ia high pitched whistle and then I'm on the ground with everyone covering their heads. West wall had been struck by squad one. “Cmon!” I call out pulling myself together and help olivia up who helps rei and sara “everyone over the wall! Go!” I yell and watch everyone pour over the wall and take off deeper into the forest together.

Looking around for stragglers I see Austin trying to pull up Ari and I run over “Austin go!”

“But Ari!”

“I've got him” I say and Austin nods and I look down at the boy who doesn't look any older than fourteen, our youngest. “Cmon Ari” I say and look around the boy being unconscious. I grumble and pick him up and throw him over my shoulder and look at my surroundings. Seeing the hole in the west wall surrounded by fire. I take my chances and jump through and book it to where everyone else is panting as I run.

I see everyone about an hour into the forest and they have all stopped. Catching up I raise my eyebrow. “What’s going on?”

Sara pointing I look ahead and see a ravine looking down “did anyone fall?”

“No, we stopped just in time. “

“Alright good. I think they are gone, we can set up camp here for tonight and tomorrow we will cross the ravine. We have to go around it.”

Sara nodded and Olivia is shaking holding on to Austin who is trying to soothe her running his fingers along her back.

Setting Ari down I huff getting dizzy and fall back falling unconscious from the pain of the wounds.

Sara's POV

Out of breath we all sit down until we hear a thud seeing Maddie on the ground “Maddie!” I call out and Olivia slips out of Austin's grip, running over.

“Give her some room” I call out and olivia is on the ground checking Maddie. “She's unconscious, but i don't know what from. “

Olivia scans Maddies body and takes note to the blood stained jacket And blood stained shirt. Arching her eyebrow Olivia rolls her on her side seeing holes and then she takes Maddie's jacket off. Her shirt being ripped in the back Olivia's eyes widen at the wounds. “Austin in my bag i have some alcohol bring that gauzes and a bandage to me.”

Austin nodded and rummaged through her bag pulling out everything as I pace. Waiting for her to finish.

Rei comes over and checks on Maddie and looks at her back as Olivia finishes. “Rei could you and Austin lay her on the grass she needs rest. We have to set up camp she will be fine she just went unconscious from pain.”

Rei and Austin nod picking Maddie up placing her on the grass as I look over and huff “This is going to be a long rocky road.”

Olivia agreed with me she sighs and starts to pull down branches for the temporary tents and she looks around seeing a couple people grabbed supplies and Bowman with a duffle bag and a knapsack and backpack.

A couple people carrying all the blankets from camp and two crates of tarps and blankets. I sigh in relief “At least we will be warm tonight, winter is close.”