AUTHOR'S NOTE; I DO NOT OWN THE SECRET SATURDAYS BUT I DO OWN NIKKIE DAYRIDER AND LAMIRA LAMAR!

CHAPTER 3: CATCHING UP AND WAKING UP

ZAK'S POV

"There are too many….can't hold them off much longer!" yelled my dad, Doc Saturday. He was trying to hold off some cryptid scorpions. I know what you think when I say scorpions, but that's so not what's going on. You see these scorpions were 4 ft. tall and 6 ft. long and their pincers are as poisoness as their tail. And as if that weren't enough, they had rabies. When are these cryptids gonna give me a break!

"Zak look out!" that was all I heard before feeling a scorpion jab me in the back and everything went black.

NIKKIE'S POV

At the moment an old friend, Lamira Lamar, and I were wlking the streets towards the town square. She was just finishing off her tragic story about how the orphanage where she lived was burned to the ground and how she's been living on the streets ever since. I'll be honest, I felt kind of bad for the poor girl. I mean I know she's tough and all, but it's still pretty sad, especially for someone who's never been really alone before.

We were just turning the corner when I felt an unbearable pain throughout my body. So extreme, in fact, that I dropped to floor screaming and clutching my head. The pain was blinding and everything around me became fuzzy. I tried to get up, but it was like as if an invisible force was pushing me down. Finally, the pain along with everything else stopped.

LAMIRA'S POV

"Nikkie!" I was shakin' the girl as hard as I could. I mean I was so terrified that was like, on the verge of tears if ya know what I mean. All that screamin' of hers must 'ave knocked all the air outa her 'cuz she aint breathin'. So, bein' the amzinly kind person I am, I picked her up and went runnin' around town in search fo' some help. But apparently I didn't 'ave to look far 'cuz as soon as I crossed the bend I ova' heard some people sayin something' about getting' a kid back to the medical room or something' of the sort. So I went running up to them.

" Help! My friend is hurt! You's gotta help me!"

The lady with the white hair looked at the big dude who carried some kid who looked about Nikkie's age. ( Lamira is 14, while Nikkie is 11 like Zak )

Finally the lady sighed and said, " Well we cant just leave her like this. We've got to help, besides there's plenty of room for two more." the guy, who apparently was her hubby or something' just nodded and gestured me forward.

"Thanks, I'll owe ya for as long as I live, I will!"

With that a giant aircraft came down from above.

"Woah, man. That is one tricked out ride you's got there."

ZAK'S POV

My senses started to come back to me. I opened my eyes and waited for them to adjust. I was able to see that I was in the medical room on the aircraft. I relaxed a little a started to look around. Same table, same scanners, same two girls sleeping on the other side of the room…. Wait! Two girls sleeping on the other side of the room! What's going on here!

"Mom!" Drew came running through the doors and asked,

"What's wrong! Are you hurt?"

"That depends. Is it just me or are there two girls in the room. Other than you , I mean."

She looked around a noticed at who I was starring at.

"Oh! Well you see, theses are…. Actually I have no idea who they are! The little blond came running down the street with her, asking for help, so we brought them on board. The strange thing was, as soon as we put…. Nikkie I think she called her, on the bed she instantly began to glow a dark purple. Like she was healing herself or something. And the other one refused to give us answers."

I took a good look at the girls. The blond was pretty tall. Maybe 14, 15. Shifting my gaze to the other one, I gasped. I recognized her as the girl I saw when we were fighting the Nagas! I was still starring when she began to stir.

NIKKIE'S POV

I shifted a little. I realized that I was laying on something more conferrable than I was used to. I heard some voices around me. Voices I didn't recognize. I slowly opened my eyes. It appeared like I was in some kind of infirmary. I lifted myself into a sitting position and saw Lamira sleeping in a chair by my bed. Unfortunately I also noticed the boy and some lady. Still a bit dazed, I asked,

" Where am I?"