48 Hours to Death Part 2 Saturday February 1, 2003 I know I've been neglecting my other stories and I'm sorry about that. Right now, I'm focusing on this story and Gym Leaders Gone Crazy!!!! with J*Cutie so it might be awhile before I get to them. Anyway, sit back and enjoy the story! The morning dawned sunny and warm. The rising sun painted the clouds a brilliant purple, pink, and orange. Everything was peaceful so far. It wasn't until 8:00A.M. when anything happened. Violet was the first to wake up. "Yawn!" Violet mumbled. The first thing she did was go to Misty's room even though her hair looked like she had been struck by lightning. "Morning guy-". She stopped in mid-sentence when she saw they were gone. "I have to tell Lily and Daisy they've been kidnapped! Oh God! I hope they're ok!" She ran back to her room with her flower patterned nightgown trailing behind her. ***Where Ash and Misty are at*** Misty was finally pulling out of her drugged state and beginning to look around. The only thing she saw was a dull, gray machine which had a huge, steel opening at the top, and a narrow opening at the bottom. "That's strange." Misty thought. "It looks just like one of those machines that cut tree branches into mulch." Then, she tried to move toward it, but couldn't. That's when she noticed she was tightly harnessed to the wall with her hands and feet tied to the wall. She looked over at Ash. He was in the same situation Misty was. Misty tried to break free, but the straps didn't even move. "Ash! Wake up!" Misty shouted to him. Her voice echoed around the room. "Huh? What?" Ash responded. There was a silence. "What the heck is going on Mist?" "Don't know. I wish I did." Misty replied. "Well, get me out of this stupid thing!" Ash said with annoyance. "Oh, she won't be able to do that." said a voice as the door shut. "Who are you?" Ash said with definite annoyance in his voice. They stepped into the light. "Oh my God! It's Bern!" Misty exclaimed. "And Lane!" Ash said, bewildered. Bern was a tall, skinny guy with black hair and a face that looked like it had been smashed into the ground. Lane was much different. He had rippling biceps, blond hair, and wasn't quite as tall as Bern. "Of course it is Misty. Don't you remember I used to be your boyfriend until you dumped me for Ash?" Bern said with bitterness in his voice. "I only dumped you because you didn't care about me at all!" Misty replied angrily. "Ash, don't you remember? You beat me in the World Cup Championship, stealing my chance at glory." Lane said angrily. "Get off of it already!" Ash replied. "Well, you both hurt us bad, so we think it's time for payback with your lives." Lane said with a smirk. "How do you plan to do that?" Ash said as his fists tightened. "Simple. We put you in this machine, turn it on, and let's just say you become tree mulch." Bern told them. Ash and Misty looked at each other, disgusted. "We have to let it be still for 48 hours before it can work. We'll come back then." Lane said. They walked out laughing. A few minutes later, Misty heard something encouraging. "Ah ha! Got my hands untied! Hold on Misty, I'll come over." Ash said. She watched him loosen the straps binding him to the wall, saw him untie his legs, and slide out. He ran over to Misty and unbounded her straps to. "Thank you so much Ash!" Misty exclaimed. "No problem!" Ash responded with a grin. They looked passionately into each other's eyes, and embraced in a lover's kiss. They broke when they heard someone coming to their door. As it slowly opened, they hid behind it and saw Bern, Lane, and a number of other people enter Once everyone's back was turned, Ash and Misty darted across the hall into the clothes storage area. Then they heard Bern say something that made their blood run cold. "They have escaped. When you find them, notify me, and we will kill them right away. To be continued... Another evil cliffhanger. The next part most likely coming in a week. Review @ mcgovern_bobby@yahoo.com.