YOU CHOSE: GO ALONE

"No," Marzia said after a moment of silence. "I'll find Felix myself."
Phil looked near to tears. "Please don't do this. I'm okay. Leave me."
"No," Dan said sharply, clenching his jaw. He looked at Marzia. There was no compassion in his eyes, no regret. "Good luck," he snapped.
PJ touched her arm gently, looking into her eyes. "Please be safe," he whispered. Marzia nodded.
She didn't know exactly where she was going as she stumbled back to the lodge, but she followed the dim light and eventually found her way. She opened the door slowly, Phil's torn face still ringing a clear warning in her mind.
"Felix?" she called out quietly, knowing she wouldn't get an answer. Sure enough, she was greeted with silence. She approached the stairs, thinking she'd check upstairs again just in case, when a sharp ringing sound echoed across the house, making her jump out of her skin. She followed the sound, and eventually came across a mobile phone. The word 'Signe' was displayed across the screen. She stared at it in confusion for a second, before it clicked. This was Jack's phone!
She looked around. Jack definitely wouldn't just leave his phone lying around. That meant...
"JACK!" she screamed suddenly, recklessly, into the emptiness of the house. "JACK!"
She nearly started sobbing right there on the spot. She saw what happened to Phil. What if Jack was in a similar state?
She looked at the phone again. She could call the police. She should call the police. There was clearly something dangerous going on.
She picked up the phone, only to see the empty signal bars. She'd never reach anyone up here. Trembling, she put down the phone and headed up the stairs.
She called out Felix's name until she was hoarse, but there was no reply. She knew she needed to go out again, but she couldn't face it. She felt totally useless.
"Oh, Marzia," a deep voice suddenly rang out in the house. Marzia felt her heart jump into her throat. She turned around once, twice. "What? Who's there?"
"You'll see."
And suddenly, there was only darkness.
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Felix didn't know how long he'd been passed out for, but his head ached and he had no idea where he was. It was pitch black.
"Hello?" he croaked.
A light switched on as soon as he spoke, a bare bulb hanging from a wire from the bleak ceiling. He gingerly stood up, blinking rapidly. He froze.
Behind a panel of glass, was an unconscious Marzia. She was tied up to a chair, wires wrapped around her wrists.
He wanted to scream, but no sound came out. He made to move forward, but nearly tripped onto his face. He looked down to see metal cuffs gripping his ankles.
"What the FUCK?!" he yelled suddenly, startling himself. "WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?!"
"Hello, Felix."
He looked around desperately, but he found no one.
"Don't worry, Felix. You just have to do one little task."
He didn't recognize the voice. All he could look at was Marzia, poor, sweet, unconscious Marzia strapped to a chair with her forearms viciously wrapped in metal wire.
"All you have to do is pull the lever."
Felix looked at the panel before him. A small red lever was placed in the middle. It had two labels on either side.
"One option is SHOCK. This will send a strong electric current through Marzia's body. This will electrify her, paralysing her for life, and also break the light system in the house. "The other is KILL. Both you and Marzia will be released unharmed, but someone else will be - fatally. The choice is yours."
"I-I can't!" Felix stuttered desperately.
The voice laughed, its noise booming through the cramped room. "Then you all die. Choose."
Felix looked at the lever. He had to make a decision.

BREAK THE LIGHTS AND PARALYSE MARZIA

KILL SOMEONE ELSE