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Left Behind -TDWT Oneshot-

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Left Behind

Owen chewed anxiously on his fingernails, digging deeper with his teeth until he felt the flesh underneath. He kept glancing from side to side, and jumped every time he heard a noise.

"Dude, calm down," Tyler said, crossing his arms. "What kind of a kidnapper gets a kick out of napping...kids?"

Alejandro pressed his palm to his forehead. "Ay. Try every one of them, friend."

"Oh. Right!" Tyler realized. "Well, I don't think they'd go for you, Owen. You're too big and stuff."

Owen shook his head. "You don't understand, Tyler. I'm not just worried about me. I mean, sure, I'm scared of the kidnapper taking me hostage and depriving me of food for days on end until I starve and can feel the life squeezing out of me-!"

"Owen!" Alejandro hissed from beside him.

The large boy shook his head. "But what about Noah? He was the one already kidnapped."

Alejandro placed a hand on his shoulder. "I know, dear friend. And I am deeply, deeply sorrowed at the loss of our teammate. But we must continue on, for his sake."

Owen leaped out of his seat as a rat scurried by his feet. "Something about this is just bothering me. What if he's hurt?"

"Noah's pretty smart. He could talk his way out of anything!" Tyler said encouragingly.

His words made Owen feel slightly better. "You think so?"

"Of course. And I guarantee, when this is all over, Noah will meet with us at the finale, safe and sound. In fact, I promise it," the Mexican assured, giving Owen's shoulder a comforting squeeze.

"Well, okay." Owen wasn't totally convinced, and glanced outside the economy-class window. He was still terrified of flying, of course, but couldn't really focus on it now. The previous day's events were swimming in his mind.

"And Team Amazon takes the win!" Chris announced as the girls (and Cody) completed their task. Team Chris is Really Really Really Really Hot had not showed up outside yet. They were still inside one of London's old torture chambers.

The team was, at least, together. They huddled in a tight group while trying to escape the chambers.

Tyler sighed dramatically. "Aww, man. Team Amazon have probably creamed us by now," he whined. As he passed a noticeable notch in the wall, darts shot out, barely missing him. "And I hate this place!"

Noah crossed his arms. "It's a torture chamber, not a spa."

Owen huffed a hefty sigh. "Remember when Izzy got that poison ivy spa treatment? She loved it! Heh heh heh..." He chuckled softly.

The know-it-all faced his friend. "Um, yeah, I, uh, kind of encouraged your idea to break up with her...and I, uh..." Before Noah could finish his stammering sentence, Owen grabbed him and pulled him into a crushing hug.

"Don't worry, buddy. It's not your fault."

Alejandro rolled his eyes and continued walking forward, stopping in time to avoid the traps. "Friends, friends. Let's concentrate on the task, shall we? Teamwork has brought us to victory in the past. We can surely make it out of here together," he explained, trying to keep his team on task.

"So what should we do?" Tyler asked, barely dodging another trap.

Noah leaned against the wall, causing a hidden passageway to reveal itself. "Well, it looks like that's the way out."

Alejandro clapped. "Well done, my brilliant friend. Now, let's move quickly."

Team CIRRRRH walked into the secret passage, darkness instantly enveloping them. Blindly, they made their way down the hidden passage. The team was quiet during their trek, keeping their ears perked for any dangers.

And, out of nowhere, a scream sliced the silence.

Then, a thump.

"W-what happened!" Owen cried out.

"Is everyone okay?" Tyler gasped.

"Everything's fine," Alejandro assured. "Keep moving, my teammates."

Yet, when the team finally made it out of the darkness, Noah was nowhere to be found. Chris was already fed up with waiting, and forced everyone back on the plane. Owen protested, trying to go back in the chambers to find his friend, but ended up being tranquilized by the host, and dragged away after by some interns.

Later, when Owen awoke, he was strapped into economy-class seats. Tyler was lifting some small weights across from him, and Alejandro was admiring himself in a mirror.

No Noah.

Moments later, Chris appeared. "Hey, Team I Am Really Really Really Really REALLY Hot!" he greeted with a wave. "How ya holding up?"

"Any sign of Noah?" Tyler asked curiously.

"We haven't found him yet...?" Owen asked breathlessly. It wasn't much of a question. Owen had simply realized the truth, and was hoping Chris wouldn't confirm it.

Chris thought to himself for a moment. "Well, we still don't know where Noah is, but we have figured out a juicy piece of gossip I think you'll appreciate."

They all leaned in to hear. Even Alejandro seemed interested.

"I've heard rumors that a kidnapper was afoot in London a couple days ago. Y'know, the same time we were there. He could be anywhere now...Ireland, Wales...hey, maybe he's in this very plane." Chris explained, gauging their reactions.

Owen and Tyler trembled in terror, but Alejandro looked deep in thought. "So, you're saying there's now a threat...from the inside?" he asked.

"That's what I'm saying. Or not. Who knows?" Chris chuckled as he left for his private quarters.


Owen heaved another sigh. Noah hadn't been the most enthusiastic of contestants, but the two of them had grown close since their time on the Screaming Gophers. Wherever Noah was now, Owen hoped he was safe.

"Aaaand if you look to your left, you can see the Temple of Zeus!" Chris's voice over the loudspeaker made Owen's heart jump out of his chest.

"Guess our next challenge is in Greece," Alejandro commented thoughtfully. "We'll have to try extra hard today, team. We're short a player, remember."

Tyler nodded and held out his fist to Owen. "Hey, let's rock out there, okay? For Noah."

Owen smiled, and fist-pumped the jock just like he used to do with Noah. "Yeah, let's go!"
NOAH'S GETTING VOTED OFF TOMORROW!

:icondragondepressedplz:

I AM IN A DEEP DEPRESSION ABOUT THIS.

...so I wrote this. :icondragonweepplz:

Will probably be scrapped once the real episodes play...it's already on my ff.net account, anyway. :c

It's just...so sad. :( He's my favorite.
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LumbyMupp's avatar
NO NOAH I'm gonna go and find the kidnapper and kill him slowly and painfully then save Noah p.s the yellow emote thing is the kidnapper and the res one is me