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Defeat

Tierra sat up immediately. "Tyler! Oh my gosh, is it really you? I'm so glad you're alright! What happened?" 

Tyler responded to all of her outbursts by simply stroking her hair and face softly with one finger, then leaning forward. She wrapped both her arms around his neck; locked her fingers together. They kissed, soft and slow, barely breathing as the moment they'd both been waiting for for so long finally came. Tyler pulled back, gazed at her once, and then pulled her into a hug.       

When they dragged away from each other, Tyler breathed out. "It's really me, Tierra. What happened to you? Why did you come after me? It was so dangerous..." he paused. "I'm just so happy to see you!" 

Tierra explained. "We set out with a group of girls, trying to find and rescue you. We called ourselves the Aspens. We landed in Udarvis and met Prince Aidan, where he informed us they were tracking the Cryptos. But then they attacked and killed most of our girl group. They kidnapped us and—" she gestured to the walls around her "—now we're stuck. In here."

Tyler stared. "What a great rescue plan!" He laughed, and it brightened up her mood, slightly. 

Tierra nudged him. "Stop it! I can't take your sarcasm right now. When the others get here we need to make a plan and get out of here. Maybe we could convince Coraline to help us." 

Tyler leaned back against the wall, his dark brown hair falling slightly over his eyes. He pushed it back, exhaling deeply. "Yeah. We just need to find a way to get out of their base... what planet is this even called? Where are we?" He looked around, confused. 

Tierra cupped her hand to his ear, whispering in a hushed voice. "The planet Hades, base 411 837." Then she dropped her hand down and acted as if nothing had ever happened. 

A while later, a figure entered the room. "Get in!" was the rough shout. Two people staggered in, and slumped against the walls. Calista and Aidan. "Guys!" Tierra walked over to them with a wary look at the door. "I found Tyler!" Calista sat up immediately. 

"No way!" Her eyes lit up. "That's so good! Is he ok? The cut on his arm was pretty bad..." Tyler spoke up. "Yeah. I'm fine. Just a little drained, that's all." 

The guard at the door sprinted over and knelt down next to them, red cape swishing and black boots clacking on the floor. "Tierra? Is that you?" It sounded familiar, like... 

"Coraline! Yes, it's me! Can you please help us find a way out of here?" Tierra pleaded with her new friend. Coraline glanced back at the empty doorway. "I don't know. It's pretty risky. But I can try." Her green eyes glinted, and then she turned back around and casually walked out. Tierra looked back at her boyfriend. 

"Are there any boys that are from Darkwood? That are like, trapped here as well?" 

Tyler thought for a moment. "I don't think so..." 

Calista piped up. "Maybe we could ask her to knock out the guards or something, and we could make our escape?" 

Tierra blinked a few times, and then shook her head. "Well, what if someone heard her? And also, they could kill her someone finds out she did that." Just as she was finishing her sentence, Coraline rushed back into the room. 

"I'm back," she whispered, and turned around. She slammed the door shut, bolted and locked it from the inside, and then turned back to them and knelt down beside Aidan. "We need to leave right now! I just knocked out the guards and dragged them into a nearby room. Ajax will be coming any second to interrogate you!" 

"About what?" Aidan asked, his forehead crinkling with concern. 

"They'll be asking lots of questions, but it depends on your abilities, where you live, and how old you are. You," she said, turning to Aidan, "...they could do anything to you. In your position, they could even force you to—"