(Robbie's POV)

"Cat!" I cried out.

Then, I felt a piercing pain in my heart, like I was shot.

I pounded my fist on the ground several times, then broke into tears. My breathing got ususal, and my mind was focused on one thing: Cat.

"I can't take this pain! Revenge!" I shouted.

"Whoa, calm down, Robbie!" You can't possibly save her on your own!" Tori pointed out.

"No. I promised Cat I would get the thief. I will keep that promise, for her...I-I have to go."

At Robbie's bedroom...

"Wherever you are Cat, keep yourself safe. If only there was a way to get the vortex in Cat's room to open again," I said to myself.

"There is," a voice said.

"Huh?" Who's there? Show yourself!"

"My proper name is Stallion. Stallion McDoodles, at your service." A horse randomly showed up.

"Really? I must be seeing things since I'm so mad," I uttered.

"No; this is real!"

"Prove it!"

"Here. Look at this mirror."

And when I did stare into the mirror, I saw Cat...Hanging upside-down while tied to a wall.

"What do you want from me?" Cat said.

"I just wanted a little chat with you. You see, Robbie has been...let me say he's been a bitch lately. He keeps pissing me off like crazy, until I couldn't take it anymore. So, in return, I decided to kidnap Robbie's first and only true love: Cat Valentine," Rex explained.

"So, why did you take Stallion?"

"It was part of my plan. I predicted that: If I took your favorite horse, you would have ran to Robbie for help. Thus, he sees you fall away, and leaves him with his heart breaking."

"That damned puppet! How do you kill such a puppet like that?" I said.

"No problem. You have me," Stallion replied.

"Right. We're going to defeat an evil puppet with a horse."

"And some weaponry," Stallion added before he left my room.

"Um, where are you going?" I questioned.

"Nowhere. I was just changing," a blond guy responded.

"That's still you, right, Stallion?" I inquired.

"Yes. This thing I'm holding is a Vortex Opener. These other two in my pockets are Gamma Ray Guns. They don't harm, they just paralyze, freeze, and slows you down."

"Isn't that the same thing?"

"Well, they do make you stop moving, but they're not really alike."

"This seems like a Sci-Fi adventure," I commented.

"No, it's not. There's no aliens, robots, space ships, planets, rovers, meteors, or limited air supply. It's just advanced technology and dimension-travelling."

"Well, that's qualified as Sci-Fi. Anyways, how do we save Cat?"

"Make a vortex, discard Rex, and save her. It's that simple. But, I have to work on the Vortex Opener, which could take a while to fix and complete."

"How much time do you need?"

"Four days."

"Four whole days?"

"Don't worry, it's not that long. It's Thursday. She'll be back here with us Sunday night or early Monday morning."

"But I can't last four days without Cat!" I admitted.

"Actually, you only have to wait three days. It's midnight."

"Then, I can wait that long without sleeping! So, go ahead, work on that Vortex Opener!"

A few hours later...

Finally, it's morning. I hope Cat is still safe.

"Stallion! Wake up!" I said.

"Huh? What? Oh! Morning, Robbie. So, I see that you're taking this 'not-sleeping' thing seriously."

"Yep."

"Look at the time, we're heading for school!"

"Wait, 'we'?"

"Oh, yeah. I forgot to mention: Only you and Cat can see and hear me. I don't exist in anyone else's mind."

"Great."

At school...

"Hi, Robbie," Tori greeted me.

"Hey," I responded.

"Why so down? Is it because of what happened yesterday?" Tori asked.

"Of course it is. It's been bothering me lately. I can't even sleep."

"Well, I really wish I could help, but I don't know how.'

"It's tried your best to help. But, how could I have betrayed Cat? I really was risking my life for her. Now, I have to save her. I lost my heart, now I have to find it again. If only time went faster."

"Robbie, snap out of it. We both know that Cat's going to be perfectly fine. Just relax for a second. You'll survive the day."

"I guess so..."

At Sikowitz's class...

"Hello, studnets- I mean, students. Wait, where's Cat?" Sikowitz said.

"She's visting her cousins from Arizona," Tori replied quickly.

"Ah; okay. Why didn't she leave a note or something?"

"She said that it was either now or never," I responded.

"Good enough. Anyways, today's lesson is...High-Tension Acting! Basically, you're acting like you're so angry. This type of acting is risky, with the consequences of having a sore throat, and heavy-breathing. So, that is why we're NOT going to try that exercise," Sikowitz continued teaching.

Well, that's a rip-off. Why dare even teach a lesson when we're not going to even do it?

"Okay, we'll be doing this instead. Drive-by exercise: You are mad monkeys, who are chasing one another for a banana! GO!"

This is just insane...

But, it kind of is High-Tension Acting...

I just wish this was over already.