Redwell Carnival

After hearing Jasper's voice coming from the opening of the path to the carnival, she sighed as she was about to start making her way towards the camp. But once she noticed the others stepping in with nothing more than a means for adventure a huge smile returned to her face. She noticed that Jasper was a bit hesitant about the whole thing but followed behind the rest of them, not the slightest bit happy about his friend's decision.

Sera looked to Ben once he spoke to Nikki and Tessa and met the small group half way. "This place is creepy," she stated to her friends. She wrapped her arm through Tessa's, finding it a bit comforting and she glanced behind her towards her best friend's boyfriend with a look of concern. "Are you alright Jas?" she questioned.

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Jasper sighed as he noticed Ben, Nikki, and Tessa brush past him and slumped his shoulders as he hesitantly stepped onto the grounds with a relaxing sigh. He needed to hold up his composure. He just hoped that whatever bad feeling he was having about this trip wouldn't happen in this place. Though of course he wasn't going to mention anything about it now because then he would be called a pussy by the other guys and that was a conversation he wanted to avoid.

Though he couldn't help but noticed Sera and Tessa beginning to get closer, Sera sliding her arm around Tessa's in a friendly way. When Sera questioned him about his well-being he just nodded his head with a sigh. "Yeah, I'm fine. Let's get this adventure on the road, shall we," he stated as he pulled his hands out of his pockets and rubbed them together, trying to play his feelings about this place off.

Tessa chuckled being dragged forth by Ben’s boyish haste where they regrouped with Sera, Zack and Jasper.

Sera wasn’t the wuss type as far as Tessa knew so Sera’s arm wrapping in Tessa’s own, along with the statement made Tessa question the suddenly chillier grounds of the carnival. It did look like a spook town with the absence of the activity a carnival should have. But worse it looked like it hadn’t been tended to in years. She thought it cool but upon setting foot in the actual place, the creep factor dominated the fun factor.
She tightened her arm around Sera’s and glanced back to Jasper too, smiling a little. He clearly wasn’t feeling the best about it but she didn’t want to break the arm link that benefited both of them with a calming effect.

“So where do we begin?” She asked returning to the bright side of the spooky carnival. Such an opportunity shouldn’t have been disregarded because it looked intimidating.
No. They were going to have fun and lunge on rides impulsively and all the things people were supposed to do with an empty carnival.

Zack's heart stopped for a moment because in that moment everything was perfect. He did not want to let go of her nor have her let go of him. But like all good things this moment ended when she let go and then dragged him into the carnival. He gladly followed her not caring what the others would say, or what they were getting themselves into, as long as he was with Sera he couldn't be happier. As he thought about him and Sera running off and hiding in the carnival he was interrupted by her scream. He looked around to see what scared her and spotted the cow, "Were did that come from, and oh my gosh she even has a cute scream." His thoughts being interrupted once again, this time by Jasper calling out to them. He turned to see Ben show up and as predictable, he two was exited to find the carnival. High fiving him he turned to take a look at the carnival when after a moment he heard more foot steps. Turning around again this time Nikki and Tessa had joined them, with Ben coming back a sort time later. "Great now the gangs all here." he thought well the group tried to decide what to do next. Just then Nikki suggested the house of mirrors. "Could be fun. But I think Ben makes a good point... lets check out the hunted house. That is unless our scared Ben. And don't try and hide behind the ladies or that we need to setup camp, cause look around us, we got plenty of places to camp. Besides you know I wouldn't let anything happen to any of the ladies." As Zack finishes talking he glanced over at Sera with a quick smile. Well inside he was a little scared of this place but he had to keep his strong competitive appearance, plus this way he could drag Ben with. If he was going to do anything stupid or was walking ito hell he wanted Ben by his side, though he would never admit it.

Sera sighed and just nodded her head when she heard Jasper's response. He was clearly hiding something from everyone. She knew there was something more about this place that he wasn't going to tell anyone. The female glanced over between Tessa, Nikki, Ben, and Zack as they began talking about what they wanted to do.

Though throughout the entire time, she wasn't paying much attention to what they were saying. Instead just staring over at Zack, thinking about that night they spent tangled in the sheets. She lightly bit her lip and then looked away when she noticed what she was doing. Sera had a feeling a couple of her friends would have questions about her sudden silence, because in a place like this it's very unusual for her to be so silent. Of course Sera was an easy one to scare, but she loved creepy.

"Um, I'm cool with the mirrors or the haunted house," she finally stated as she glanced around at her friends. Realizing that she was still hooked at the arm with Tessa. "Maybe we could even do both?" she added as she glanced back and forth between Nikki, Ben, and Zack.

As she was speaking, she felt the air around them suddenly chill. Of course her out of all people wouldn't bring a stupid jacket. She removed her arm out of Tessa's and wrapped her arms around her in a hug. "Sorry, I'm just really cold all of a sudden," she stated to her best friend.

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Jasper smiled when he heard about the haunted house idea and immediately perked up. "Hell yeah! Let's do that. Then we can do the house of mirrors," he stated as he looked around at the small group, wondering if that plan was something they could all agree to.

Though that's when it hit him, when he was entering into the carnival, he noticed the huge sign at the opening saying, Redwell Carnival. He's heard about this place before. If he remembered correctly this was where his parents met. Though he thought there was more to this place than just some historical abandoned ground. He smirked a bit when he noticed Sera cuddling up to Tessa, trying her best to get warm. But for some reason, he felt completely fine. Other than the fact that he felt this carnival wasn't a good place.

Part of him hoped he wasn't the only one feeling this way, but there was no way he was going to be the first one to say something about it. The last thing he needed to deal with was being called a pussy by the guys and possibly even a couple of the girls as well. That would be highly embarrassing. Jasper needed to get his act together and just remove all of those thoughts from his mind.

Tessa grinned and gave Sera a bear hug and nodded to the idea of the horror house but looked to Nicole waiting for her own response whose say was just as valid as the rest. Then again there was no real reason to oppose an exploration of the haunted house especially when they agreed the house of mirrors to be next.

Tessa smirked at a new thought as she returned to herself and let all these small silly worries go. “I’m surprised you’re not cuddling up to Zackary,” she whispered to Sera cupping her hand to Sera’s ear. She tried to refrain from giggling so it wouldn’t be completely obvious but instead had a huge grin on her face. Tessa slipped away from Sera to see how she’d take the comment on board and headed to the haunted house.

Honestly, these boys couldn’t be trusted in front of the pack or behind. There was no real winning. But Tessa took her chances in front, holding back a hand for someone to hopefully grab on to. She would have stuck with Sera if she hadn't felt like she were intruding on the vibes flying between Zack and Sera. Meanwhile, in the absence of a hand she would clench her own palm nervously.

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Ben was happy to hear most people agreeing on the haunted house. "We'll make the mirrors second on our list. Although to be honest, I've known for a long time that Zack is very funny looking, don't need no mirror for that." Ben spotted a large older looking tower a short distance away. Everything was a bit creepy like, but if Ben would have to place a bet the tower would be part of the haunted house. He was looking forward to creeping the shit out of everyone, although he could expect the same from any of the others. Ben pointed at the tower and shouted: "TO THE HAUNTED HOUSE!"

He stepped out in front of the others waiving his arms. "Please follow me fellow tourists, let's get scared" Even Ben himself could feel the evil grin on his face. While walking to their destination they past abandoned food carts, broken clown masks on the floor and all the way Ben had the feeling he was being watched. Get a grip Ben, you can't even be near creeping out right now, we just got here. He just couldn't believe this place hadn't been taken apart for scrap. The copper in the bump cars wires should make a pretty penny, why was everything just abandoned. Turning two more corners they stood in front of the haunted house.

The outside was made to look like a hotel. The name of the attraction was broken and some of the letters had fallen away. Ben wasn't quick enough to figure out what it should have been. The slogan underneath was still pretty much intact. 'Make sure to pack heavy, your stay might be eternal.' The smile came back on his face. "Very promising..." Ben saw the operator room next to the entrance. "Guys, I might just be able to get this thing to work. If this thing works on generators there might still be some diesel left in them. Shall I try?" Thinking of the state the park was left in it was a fare assumption. If they don't take the precious metals, why take the trouble to suck the diesel out of the generators?

Honestly, the entire time she was hugging up to Tessa for warmth, the thought of doing this with Zack hadn't crossed her mind until Tessa whispered into her ear, “I’m surprised you’re not cuddling up to Zackary.” Sera just smiled a bit and found herself releasing Tessa as she stepped away from her and began making her way through the carnival grounds to look for the haunted house.

At first Sera didn't seem to have any idea where Tessa thought she was going until she heard Ben's words, "We'll make the mirrors second on our list. Although to be honest, I've known for a long time that Zack is very funny looking, don't need no mirror for that." At his last words she just sighed and glanced over at Zackary before glancing back towards Ben and stating, "How rude? Zackary is very attractive." Even though she was telling the truth, she still seemed a bit shocked that she had admitted to her attraction towards him in front of everyone, even him. But hopefully the group wouldn't read into it so much, though she already knew that everyone on this trip knew that she had a thing for Zackary. But she couldn't quite seem to grasp if Zackary knew about the feelings she felt towards him himself.

"TO THE HAUNTED HOUSE! Please follow me fellow tourists, let's get scared," Sera just chuckled a bit and followed him as he stated, having a feeling that he already knew where he was going. Sera just couldn't seem to understand how he was so good with his sense of direction. Part of her envied that quality in Ben. Even out on the road, if she didn't have someone in the car with her to tell her exactly where she had to go, there was no point in her even going to the place she was looking for. Sera was so glad Ben decided to tag along on this trip with them because if anyone else were in charge with the directions in a place like this, they would be lost for days.

Before Sera started making her way towards the house, she glanced back towards Jasper, seeing that he still seemed to be a bit off guard for some reason. Though she couldn't seem to understand what it was all about, all she hoped was that it didn't have anything to do with their dirty little secret. But before she was able to get too lost in her own thoughts she found her way beside Zackary and kept a steady pace beside him as they walked to the haunted house.

Upon arrival to the front of the haunted house, she noticed how battered up the place looked. The sign was no longer readable, but the quote was left almost untouched by nature and it's horrible abuse to the buildings. After reading it she felt chills go down her spine. "Almost as if the place is calling out for us to literally never leave," she stated as she felt her body get chills once again. As she stood there she could feel watched and it wasn't the paranoid kind of feeling, she literally felt watched. Sera began to glance around and found herself laying her brown hues upon a creepy looking clown in the distance, standing at the corner of one of the buildings.

Sera immediately found herself clutching onto Zackary and burying her face into his chest. "Creepy clown, three o'clock. Looks alive and watching us with blood thirsty eyes," she was able to get out through her fear.

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Jasper began to follow the group through the carnival grounds and noticed that Tessa wanted someone to hold on to. As much as he knew she wouldn't admit it to everyone, he knew that she was officially creeped out and was thankful he wasn't the only one. He caught up to her and slid his fingers between her's and gave a comforting squeeze.

It was odd that he was as silent as he was. Usually Jasper was one of the most talkative members of their little group, half the time everyone would be telling him to shut up. Though he just couldn't seem to find a way out of his own head for some reason. Though as he walked through the grounds, glancing around at all of the battered, abandoned buildings and carts, he felt as if someone was watching them like a hawk. Following their every move, listening to their every word. It was not the greatest feeling in the world.

Once they arrived at the haunted house, he glanced at the hotel looking building and chuckled a bit at Ben's words, "Yes, very promising," he agreed. Though once Sera pretty much ran directly into Zack's arms he couldn't help but to smirk. The two of them would make a very cute couple, he thought to himself. Though the reason for why she did that sent immediate chills throughout his body as she explained. Jasper trailed his eyes in the three o'clock direction and spotted the clown she mentioned. Sera was right, not the greatest feeling. "Sera, I'm sure that thing isn't even real, you've got nothing to worry about. Besides, we're the only ones here and it doesn't seem like anyone would ever give us company," he stated to her with a soft sigh.

As much as he hated to admit, he felt that Sera was a lot more correct with her words than he wanted to believe. He just hoped it really wasn't true. If something were to happen to any of them he would feel at fault because he had a horrible feeling about this camping trip to begin with. Ever since they started talking about the idea he didn't like it. But now, he was glad he tagged along. If anything were to happen to Tessa when he wasn't around, he would be feeling very worried and pissed off at himself. I'm just glad I'm here to protect her if anything were to happen, he thought.

"Alright, make your magic happen Ben," he stated with a soft smile, quickly changing the subject of the creepy killer clown standing in the distance, hoping that all it was was a decoration.

Seeing as everyone was more or less onboard with the hunted house idea, Zack smiled as thought of how to scare everyone started flooding his head. This was quickly broken up by Bens comment about his appearance. Not wanting to give Ben any satisfaction of a reaction he was going to let it slide... till his heart stopped. "How rude? Zackary is very attractive." "Did she really just say that? Was she just being nice to a friend or...?" he thought but quickly dismissed it, "Thank you Sera." he said with a nod, as he followed Ben.

As they walked he could help but feel like there were eyes every were watching them. This he also dismissed the best he could, being used to the feeling with his father always having people watch him. He couldn't count how many times he had to loss a tail to meet up with Ben or Sera. He remembered losing a hard tail the last night he and Sera spent together, which was an other reason it meant so much to him and why she means so much to him. But this was different, this was darker, unnatural, every were and no were. Luckily about this time he spotted a clown masked that looked intact on the ground and carefully so not to fall over due to his pack, which he noted only he and Sera still had, he scooped it up putting it in a side pocket in his pack. This put an evil grin on Zack's face, even if the mask wasn't perfect it would still do the trick. His mind quickly jumping from one evil idea to an other, he completely missed most of what people said or what the sign read, till Sera buried her face into his chest. Carefully he peeled her off dropping his pack, he took of his favorite black jacket and put it around her, "Here, you look cold. And don't worry I'm not going to let mean old Ben or some rusted old clown hurt you. Oh wait I just mentioned Ben twice. We should probably leave our packs out here in whats left of the operator room. We can get them on our way out, but I will bring my daypack just incase." With that he knelt down at his pack and pulled out his backup jacket, throwing it on and as secretly as possible tucks the mask in it. Then unhooked his daypack throwing that on, he looked at poor Sera who was probably still scared out of her mind and cold, he throw an arm around her and pulled her close. With a big smile on his face, "So whose ready to get this party started? Or are we waiting on en to quite wetting himself?" He said manly tring to lighten the mood. He knows this place is creepy but even before they left everyone has seemed on edge and if people don't lighten this was going to be a long trip.

The clown Sera bought to their attention was all kinds of nerving and discomforting. It would have been the final straw of the whole creepy carnival presence if only someone had decided to pull back and give Tessa a good excuse to leave too. Knowing the group though, they’d be too prideful and need a real scare before they exited the grounds. Tessa jigged a little restlessly. “Come on,” she muttered under her breath hoping to leave the stare of the clown that she tried hard to ignore and get the haunted house over and done with or not running at all. She held Jasper’s hand tightly but still insisted on giving him a smile like she were having a good time and looking forward to it.

Tessa went to her tippy toes, peaking over her boyfriend's shoulder checking on her other best friend who entered her mind and was seen with the shakes. Nicole wasn’t coulrophobic that she knew of and it was awful to see her friend like that. “Nikki?” she went to voice her concerns but after a brief glance at the others, thought better of it for the both of them. “Don’t be a stranger, stop trailing behind,” she said instead which was completely applicable to a haunted house exploration and she added a smile.

As she looked back to Ben, she couldn't prevent the shiver from rippling down her spine and the urge to interfere with Ben's mechanics of getting the horror house operating. It was a selfish thought but a large part of her truly urged to divert their attention from the horror house and Ben was the one reviving it...maybe jump on his back and claim it's tag? Fake an injury? She blew out her lips mentally scolding herself for being such a grinch and braced herself.

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Ben looked up when Sera mentioned the clown. It even looked as if it's eyes were glowing red a bit. "Awesome," Ben whispered to himself. In the operator room everything looked dusty. No surprise there to be honest... A cloth lay on the floor and he used it to wipe most of the dust of the controls. The controls weren't really rocket science, quite straight forward actually. The only thing was the missing keys for the ignition, he grabbed his pocket knife from his pocket. Jamming it in there should do most of the work, although he would most likely loose his knife, which he was not planning on doing.

He shouted to the others from inside the operator room. "Guys, or more specifically, Girls. If you can just distract yourself from old Pennywise over there. Do any of you have a hairpin or something I can use to jam the ignition?" Ben was so in thought he didn't even notice who actually gave him the pin. He stuck his knife in the ignition and jammed it. He stuck in the hairpin afterwards and slowly wiggled out the knife. Looking proudly at his own work he flipped the two main switches. Some of the buttons on the panel lit up. The first two buttons he pressed were 'sound' and 'lights' and he could see the effect instantly. The music from the ride sounded creepy as fuck, especially after the so far eerie silence of the abandoned park.

With a euphoric smile he stood in the opening of the operator room. He leaned against the door post looking more smug than the chills he felt inside should make him feel. "I'm ready to receive my compliments now.. Leaning back he flipped the main switch and one of the doors opened, the first cart came rolling out. It seemed the ride was made for two people per cart. Classic... He could only think of the amount of young couples that went in there together. He hadn't missed the little signs between Sera and Zack, so his suggestion wasn't too far out of the park. "Zack? Any objection taking Sera with you in the first cart?" Ben figured Tess and Jas would be going together, although he would have liked to go with Tess himself. Just put it out of your mind Ben.

Ben suddenly realized he would be going with Nikki, which he absolutely didn't mind. He could see how scared she looked already, although she tried to hide it. Maybe he should tone down the pranking around her a little bit. He didn't know how long the ride would last, maybe it would stop halfway. "Guys, in case the ride stops, the people in the first cart stay where they are and the other two catch up with them. I'll be in the third one with a flash light, and for someone in the second cart I've got one as well.

“You are way too happy about this,” she laughed sitting nice and close to her boyfriend in the second cart. But it was good to see him so free and excited, it made her happy. “And I swear to god if you prank me I’ll…” she tried to think of a good but reasonable threat. “I won’t kiss you for a very long time,” she finished crossing her arms over her chest.

Tessa took in a deep breath bracing for the ride to begin and didn’t at all wish to tend to the possibility of the ride breaking down, but she’d be okay with Jasper anyway. He was a handy, capable man himself. She smiled at him, eyeing him up and down. He was a good distraction to focus on from the haunted house. She smirked lightly for checking out her own boyfriend. Sometimes she felt lucky to have Jasper because he was a looker. Well none of the group were bad looking but he was so great; considerate, sweet, charming, handsome, a good lover and her own superman. She couldn’t figure out why she felt like Nikki and he had a fling ever because her perfect boyfriend with her best friend who she almost adored equally? It was silly.

As the cart groaned and rolled to a start, accustomed to being still for so long, she jumped a little and held onto the sides. At the same time as the little fright she received, she was glad for it as it distracted her from the lingering thought of her best friend and Jasper together and the pinch of imaginary jealousy. She chuckled a little at herself, "the rides barely begun and I'm already being a wuss," she commented and gave Jasper an apologetic look for having to tolerate her jumpiness in advance.

Zack nodded at Ben then jumped in the first cart with Sera. Like a little kid he couldn't seem to settle down. In a pumped up, energetic voice, "Lets go lets go lets go." As the ride started he yelled back. "Hey Ben! Try not to wet yourself to much! I don't think Nikki would like that very much!" Standing at the front of the cart in the captain Morgan stance, he started to question everything. Should I have gone on this trip? Should I have suggested the hunted hou... his train of thought broken when he realized that the clown mask he picked up to prank everyone, was still in his jacket pocket which Sera was now wearing. Calm down. Maybe she wont find it. If she does maybe she'll just laugh and everything will be ok. But if she doesn't laugh... I have to fix this but how...? He thought as he looked back at Sera with a smile. Without a second thought he let himself fall back into the seat next to Sera. He took his day pack off placing it at their feet then put one arm around Sera trying to keep her attention on him and off the jacket. Hopping she may warm up enough to were she can take off the jacket and he can get the mask, which even though everyone was already scared, he still wanted to use. Completely missing the fact she went pale when he pushed her way or the looks she has been giving him or even the face she said he was very attractive, Zack pointed and laughed at any of the thing popping out at them. He would also from time to time try and spook her by attacking her side with his free hand. Of course some of this was to hide the fact he was as scared and uncomfortable. That was the problem being the eldest brother, always got to show strength and dominance regardless of how you really feel.

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When Zack and Sera were sitting in the first cart Ben pushed one of the buttons in order to let them start the ride. The rest would follow automatically so he walked to the third cart where Nikki was already sitting. He suddenly realized he hadn't given his second flash light to Jas or Tess. By now it was too late. He took it out of his pocket and gave it to Nikki. "Here, you hold on to this one. See anything scary, besides me of course, just shine it full on in the face." He was excited for the ride, it had been a while since he had been in a hunted house, and of course never quite like this. His 5-year old self was sitting on the edge of his seat waiting for what to come.

When Nikki and Ben past through the doors in their own cart of adventure the doors closed behind them, leaving them in absolute darkness. The first thing Ben noticed was the amount of dust in the air. Not strange of course, but it did dry out his throat very quickly. He had expected to land his face in some spider webs, but surprisingly it didn't happen once. He didn't find the ride as scary as it should have been. Maybe this was the price for being in the third cart, he could more or less hear when something should happen from the cart in front of them.

It was nice that there was a storyline in the ride, almost like Pirates of the Caribbean. Through the first scene they were welcomed to the hotel by the Concierge, an old friendly looking man with a solid grey moustache. When lightning hit behind the figurine you would see his skeleton. He explained the traumatic accidents that happened to some of the guests, and how they were never seen again. The scariest thing was probably the characters voice, a raspy sound with a solid echo. He carefully tapped Nikki and leaned in to tell her something. "Doesn't that guy remind you of someone?" He was thinking of teachers or something, but he was sure that he had seen that face before.

When the ride went on it felt like bats were flying over his head and he could hear their screeching sound. Before they got to the second part the ride suddenly stopped. "Dammit, I hate being right sometimes. This thing just started being interesting. Nikki, do you still have your flash light?" He grabbed the other flash light out of his pocket and clicked it on. A bright beam of light blinded him a bit after he had gotten used to the darkness of the attraction. He looked at Nikki who seemed a bit pale. Maybe it's the lighting, he thought. He got out of the cart and stood in front of it. He thought he heard something slipping by them. Probably a rat, but Ben didn't want to say it in case he would scare Nikki. "Okay, let's just follow the track, we should see the second cart sooner or later. You know, if you want to hold my hand, that's okay with me. Just an offer, don't feel obligated." He hoped she wasn't too scared, maybe he had read her wrong and she wasn't scared at all.

Step by step they walked over the track. If he would have been alone he would have tried to find a door or something that would bring him in front of the others, so he could surprise them. He felt they should be coming close to the second cart. "Nikki, can we just scare them a little bit? Let's turn off our lights now, we're almost there in any case. When we are behind Tess and Jas' cart I'll squeeze your hand three times, on the third time we scream our lungs out. Good idea?" In order to show his approval of his own plan he already turned off his flash light as not to alert heir victims.

She was having a good laugh and scare with Jasper, laughing at herself for being startled so easily by the fake props that jumped out and squealed lightly, covering her eyes. Though once the power went out, Tessa’s hand instinctively clamped on Jasper’s finding no amusement in the power outage and the fact that they were left in the pitch black. She scrambled for the flashlight that should have been in their cart expectantly until hearing Jasper’s words, waiting on Ben. She sighed out a little, sitting back, folding her arms. “Me too.” She wasn’t afraid of the dark, but in this instance she didn’t like waiting around helplessly in the dark, in an area she already had trouble trusting.

She tried to relax but her tensions were high and her senses were on over drive trying to peak through the darkness and listen for the slightest of sounds. Part of her desired to flee to the cart ahead meeting up with a few more bodies quickly, and out of the haunted house which somehow represented the idea of safety and relief, rather than wait expectantly like this. Tessa was restless waiting for Nikki and Ben to swoop to their rescue with some lights but silence was the worse thing to hear, building her anticipation of something jumping out at them and dragging them away. She drummed her fingers on the little cart blowing out her lips. "Come on, people," she mumbled.

Feeling Sera rest her head on his shoulder, he rest his head on hers. He felt a sudden wave of calmness wash over him and he even started to fall asleep. Zack probably would have had she not jumped and screamed. Still it felt good to rest and to be alone just the two of them, or it was till the power went out. This made Zack jump a little, as he quickly scrambled for his day pack and pulled out his flashlight-lantern and turned it on the lantern part of it. As the blue light from the LEDs pierced the darkness he used it to look around. He looked down at Sera's glowing face and smiled, his heart so badly wanted to kiss her and tell her how important she is to him and how much he loves her. But his brain told him that thus was not the time, had to make sure everything was ok first. Were was Ben, was he going to try and scare them or help them.

Zack couldn't just seat there and wait, not knowing if the others were ok. If Ben was ok or if he was just getting ready to scare Tessa and Jasper. So he set the lantern on the seat and grabbed his small backup flashlight. He kissed Sera on the forehead and whispered, "Ok, I have to see if everyone is ok. Stay here, stay in the light and stay in the cart. I'll be right back. Oh and watch out for Ben just in case he tries anything with you, I wouldn't want to have to beat up my best friend." With that he turned his light on, grabbed his day pack, that had a med kit in it and took of back down the tracks. Moving a quick as he can he had to get to the others, his thoughts kept drifting back to poor Sera, sitting in the dark by herself. "She is going to hate me after this." he whispered to himself as he neared the second cart. Looking around, "Were is Ben with his flashlights? Oh crap... Ben... really? right now...?" Then he thought about it, the look on Jasper's face... it would be worth it. Flicking the light of as he pretended to trip hoping he could use it as an excuse to why his light wasn't on and why it took him so long. Real he just found a seat kinda close and sat watching.

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When he pinched Nikki's hand he heard a voice from his own mouth he did not quite expect. Why the hell is my scream so high? Nikki did her part and when they jumped in front of the cart, clicking on their flash lights, they could see their obvious result on Jasper's face. As Jasper crumbled up from his fall, Ben could not contain his laugh. The fact that he had fallen onto Zack had just been icing on the cake. Unable to contain his laugh combined with the dusty air made Ben cough uncontrollably. When he came to he saw one of the group was missing, Sera wasn't there.

"Hey Zack, where is Sera? You didn't leave her alone did you?" He walked closer to Zack and continued in a whisper. "This is just the kind of situation I was setting up for you, and than you leave her behind?" Ben sometimes could not believe how clumsy his friend was with girls. With his looks and manner they should flock to him, but Zack never really seemed to be able to manage the attention. "Let's go and save Sera from loneliness, shall we?" he asked the others. With his flash light pointing forwards he followed the track to the first cart. He mainly pointed the light on the floor as not to fall over the track itself.

He was fairly confident now that the power was out. No surprises now... Just as the thought that a swooping sound came in and something fell from the ceiling. A second scream escaped his mouth, this was not as voluntary as the first. He dashed backwards and enlightened what apparently was a ghost. A sheet with eyes was dangling from the ceiling, no sound, but a hint of a smile on its face. Apparently not everything in this place was running on electronics, this thing must have been triggered by him walking on the tracks. "Okay people, I admit, Karma is a bitch..." Feeling less shaky he continued on the track, prepared for any further surprises.

A minute further and Ben discovered Sera, laying unconscious on the side of the track. He ran forward and sat down on his knees beside her. "GUYS, it's Sera, she's unconscious," he said with shock in his voice. "Come and help me." He placed his left hand underneath her head, with his right hand he weakly hit her on both cheeks in a hope to wake her up. "Sera, can you hear me?" he asked her without receiving a reaction. He used his hand to feel her cheeks and forehead to see if her temperature was okay. It seemed a bit higher than normal, but not alarmingly high. Secondly he grabbed her pulse and counted for 15 seconds. Her pulse was absolutely fine, leaving only one thing. With his ear he listened at her mouth hearing a usual breathing. With his free hand he put the end of his flash light in his mouth. He than opened her mouth and saw nothing in sight was obstructing the airways.

He removed the flash light from his mouth and sighed with relief. "It seems she hit her head on the track in her fall, but she is okay. That explains her being unconscious, but not why she fell though. Does anyone have something we can put under her head for now? Maybe some water as well?" He felt terribly responsible as they never would have been in here like this if he hadn't pushed them to.

After Tessa’s startle from Nikki and Ben, she smacked the cart a little but instantly started laughing as Jasper toppled on top of Zack. But she also noticed quickly that Sera wasn’t with Zack. She felt furious that he thought it wise to leave her alone but bit her knuckle to avoid over-reacting and causing unnecessary drama. She jumped out and paced up forward down the track, glancing back to make sure she was followed by the others.
With the flash light guiding just ahead of her steps she almost fell over Sera, gasping and crouched beside her.

Tessa watched Ben tend to her, anxiously. It wasn’t like she was wounded on the battlefield but returning to a friend unconscious for no apparent reason was abnormal. She bit her lip and took off her thick jacket, rolling it around her arm to serve as a pillow for Sera, tucking it under her head carefully and second glancing Ben to make sure it would suffice. She sat by Sera, legs crossed now as the next step must have been waiting for consciousness to return and bombard her with what caused her fall and why didn’t she just follow Zackary.

She squeezed Sera’s hand a little, like she normally did when they partied too hard and their coherent responses would not fit the other’s timing. However she stopped, feeling like something were right behind her, slowly drawing her hand back to her own lap. A feather light touch like ice on her arm caused her to shiver and look over her shoulder. No one was there but as time ticked, she only felt worse about this place. "Nikki?" she checked. Her stress and worry were activated and slowly growing beyond bothering to hide.