Sarah (AYAOTD)

Sarah

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Sarah is a member of the Trail Makers. She has a badge for skydiving and helping to fight pollution.

During the events of Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Season 3 Episode 3 The Tale of Watcher's Woods played by Kendall Saunders

At Camp Grindlestone, as Sarah is walking and looking behind her and Kelly is dragging her large suitcase, they bump into each other. Kelly's suitcase opens and when Sarah tries to help her, Kelly tells her that no one touches her stuff. Sarah introduces herself and tells Kelly it is her first time there and they find out they are going to be sleeping in the same tent. During the night, Sarah leaves the tent and passes a sign that says Camp Grindlestone was established in 1910. Sarah walks up to Kelly and her friends and asks to hang out and then asks if any of them have seen her Trail Makers vest. Kelly and her friends nod their heads no and they all hear bats flying around the ceiling. Kelly says bats hate music and then critiques the music Sylvie is playing on the piano. Sarah walks up to a wood and glass display with the photos of three girls and starts reading it. It says never enter Watcher's Woods, ever. Sarah asks what Watcher's Woods is and Kelly tells her it's a place where people get lost. Sarah asks where it is located at and is told that no one knows. Kelly then says once you are inside it is too late to escape. Sarah doesn't believe the story and asks why it is called Watcher's Woods and Kelly's friend tells her that those who made it back came back crazy babbling something about a watcher who guards the woods. Kelly tells Sarah about the three girls who disappeared in 1919 and says tomorrow will be 75 years to the day. She continues that the only thing that was found was their whistles, which is part of the display. A rat scurries under Kelly's feet, and she screams and says she hates rats and storms off. Sarah sits down on a chair and finds her vest and says it is going to be a long couple of weeks.

The next day, the camp counselor tells the group that they are going to be paired up, and their goal will be to collect as many specimens as possible to receive their nature medals and to return before dark. Kelly gets teamed up with Sarah and they start their hike. During their hike, Sarah tells Kelly that if you get lost, you are supposed to blow three short bursts on a whistle. Kelly pulls out a cigarette to smoke, and Sarah takes it away and says the fire warning is up. Kelly tells Sarah the reason she is there is because her parents want her out of the house for two weeks. She makes Sarah a deal that if Kelly shows Sarah where a pheasant nest is, then they will quit early and go swimming. Sarah agrees to the deal, and they walk to an area where the brush has formed a low tunnel. Kelly then offers to hold Sarah's backpack while Sarah goes to see the pheasant nest. Sarah comes out of the brush tunnel and realizes Kelly left her. The sun goes down and Sarah hears something call her name. She turns around and looks at a tree, and the face of the Watcher appears on the tree. He welcomes her to his woods and she runs away.

Sarah sees a green mist and walks towards it. Sarah sneaks to a cage where Kelly is being held, and Kelly asks her to get her out. Boss Hag, Hump Hag and Fat Hag catch Sarah and Kelly talking. Sarah offers to get their whistles, and Boss Hag tells her that they are keeping Kelly and if Sarah isn't back with the whistles, Kelly will be food for the rats and newts. Sarah uses the North Star to find her way back to camp. As Sarah is running through the woods the Watcher calls out to her and then appears before her. He offers to keep her soul, but Sarah pulls out Kelly's lighter and threatens to burn down his woods and he lets her pass. Sarah runs back to camp and collects the whistles, but trips and one whistle falls into the bucket of rats. The Hags notice one is gone and threaten to behead Sarah with a magic guillotine. As Sarah is about to get her head cut off, Kelly overcomes her fear and grabs the remaining whistle and throws it at the Hags. The guillotine and cage disappear, and Kelly runs to Sarah to see if she is okay. The Hags blow on their whistles three times and their spirits depart the woods. Sarah and Kelly thank each other and hug and return to camp. As they are walking an antique car driven by a driver who looks like the Watcher drives by with the young version of the Hags riding in the back, who wave at Sarah and Kelly.