Searchlight

I lay in a room as I open my eyes. My blurry vision adjusts as I rub against one of them. I yawn as I roll my body to my left. No one is there. In fact, nothing is there. I can't see anything in here. I hold a hand up and I spark it to illuminate a small portion of my surroundings.

"Oh come on." A switch causes the room to be blinded with light. I shield my eyes, gritting my teeth. "Rise and shine sleepyhead." I open my eyes slightly to see two big figures standing in the room. "Amethyst, it's us!" I raise my eyebrow as I put my hand down. "It's Jasper and Bismuth, wake up!"

She kicks a bedpost as my eyelids droop. "Is she on something again?"
"I'm not sure."
"Check her forehead." A big hand presses against my forehead. "Jasper, it's really cold." Jasper steps up to my body as Bismuth retracts her hand to give her a turn.

"Bismuth, get a bucket and fill it with scalding hot water." I gasp as I rub my eyes in an urgent manner of panic. "G-Guys! I-I'm awake!" Sure enough, Jasper and Bismuth are hovering over me next to each other, grinning. "An Agate loved doing that to me. It works everytime she had said."

I sit up with a groan. "Was I in Jersey again?" They shake their heads. "No. We saw you getting carried back to the cabin. When we saw Rose, we knew what was going on. So we snuck in here just time for us to rescue you."
Jasper looks down at me with a smile.

"I still haven't payed you back for the times you saved me don't forget." I smile back as I yawn again. "Sorry. It's...been a long night."
"We can tell." Jasper heads for the door. "Don't worry. We made sure the house cleared out before we woke you up. So now that that's over, all we gotta do now is open the door."

Jasper grips the knob before she turns it...only to hear a clicking sound. Jasper's smile turns into a glare within seconds. After the umpteenth attempt, Jasper finally lets it go with a grunt. "Huh. We really didn't think this one through." I facepalm as the light turns off on its own.

"Great! Now we're the ones locked in here in the dark!" I slam my head back down onto the bed with a groan. "This is all my fault." Jasper and Bismuth exchange looks. "Check the room for an exit." Jasper nods as Bismuth turn her head towards me.

"Amethyst, shine your light in Jasper's direction." I hold my hand out in Jasper's direction as I spark it. She fidgets a bit as she searches for an exit. I know exactly why this is. Jasper lost a battle to electricity and BAM! Now she's afraid of lightning and it's all thanks to me.

"Jasper." Bismuth places a hand on her back. "Are you alright?" Jasper ignores her as she rushes her search. Bismuth looks back at me, gritting her teeth. I shrug as she turns back to Jasper. "Jasper, let me take over this one for you."

After a few more seconds, Jasper steps aside for Bismuth to do the work in her place. "Okay. Is there a hatch anywhere or perhaps a window?" I put my free hand to my chin. "Hmm..." My eyes brighten as I notice something off inside the room.

"Guys, look!" I point at a thin crevice of light that I only I can see since I'm directly straight across from it. "What?" I point at the crevice with my free hand. "There! Brush your hand against it!" Bismuth raises an eyebrow.

"Amethyst, I can't see what you're trying to show me." I turn to Jasper and I motion her towards me. She leans her ear in towards me. "Look!" I point out the crevice to her and she nods. She brings herself back up, giving me a thumbs-up. "Good call." She turns back to Bismuth.

"Bismuth, there is a small, narrow line of light in that wall right where your hand is. Brush against it!" Bismuth shrugs. "Alright. If you two say so." She puts her right hand on the wall and she presses against it. "Wait! I feel something!"

She grips the curtain and she launches it down to her right. Light flashes into the room and we sheild our eyes for a moment. "Daybreak." Bismuth turns back to us. "Looks like the hunt is about to commence."

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