A/N: Okay, I intended to save this chapter until at least five people reviewed, but my friend Grace was pestering me to upload this one too, so lol XD

I'm working on a new Chapter 5, a continuation of Chapter 3. The old Chapter 5 will be changed to Chapter 6. After this fanfic, I think I'll also start a new fanfic about what happens after book 9. Enjoy!

CHAPTER FOUR

Amy and Dan were in so much trouble.

"I told you to meet me at the statue in 30 minutes, not 2 hours! What part of 30 minutes do you not understand?" Nellie reproached. "30 minutes equals to half an hour! You know, half of the clock? I was worried sick!"

After the events that had occurred in the bookstore, Amy and Dan had just sat on the seats and stared at the family tree, which the Kabras had handed to them before they left. All the names were obviously real.

"I'm really sorry," Amy apologised timidly.

"Sorry?" Nellie exploded.

"You didn't know what happened!" Dan retorted. "We-"

"…were walking about and I found a second hand bookstore," Amy quickly interrupted. "I really wanted to check out all the books, so I stayed there and lost track of time."

Dan stared at her, confused. What about that thing about us and the Lucians?

Amy hesitated and bit her lip. I don't know if we should tell her the truth. I don't know, I mean…well, it's just this funny feeling, see…

Dan could understand how she felt. They had found out so much weird but cool stuff about Nellie they hadn't known before, but it was getting more weird than cool. Who was 'clashgrrl', anyway?

"Argh," Nellie groaned. "I forgot how obsessed you kiddos can be about this type of stuff."

"You mean Amy," Dan corrected.

Typically, Amy rolled her eyes. Dan hated it when she did that. It was as if she thought she was so much more mature than him and that he was still a kid. She was so annoying!

"Those 'stuff'," Amy made some quotation marks in the air with her fingers, "are actually useful, you know! If you actually went near one you'd know."

Nellie sighed. "Now, now, munchkins," she started to chide.

Amy and Dan groaned.

Nellie raised her eyebrows and put her hands up in surrender. "Fine, fine! I'll go! Meet me at the statue again in another 30 minutes," her eyes narrowed. "You better not be late."

As soon as Nellie was gone, a weird silence fell between Amy and Dan. They were both thinking about everything that had just happened. This possibility was a lot to take in.

"I don't think we should trust the Cobras," Dan finally spoke up, a defiant expression on his face.

"I don't think we should, either, but…" Amy trailed off. "There was a family tree, after all, and…"

"Are you nuts?" Dan stared at her disbelievingly. "We're not evil masterminds, which Lucians definitely are!"

"Not all of them," Amy replied. "They can't all be that bad, don't you think? Look Dan! We have to look at the evidence and the facts! Just because you don't want to believe it doesn't mean it isn't true!"

Amy might just as well have punched Dan in the stomach. His expression turned cold and he was as still as stone.

Fine. Amy saw the fierceness of those words in his eyes just before he turned away.

"Look, I'm sorry," Amy finally spoke. "Really, I am."

Dan raised an eyebrow. Humph. Sisters just didn't get it. But they needed to talk. This wasn't the time for any arguments or fights.

"Whatever," he shrugged.

All of a sudden, he turned rigid and his eyes widened. His mouth quivered and he started tugging on Amy's sleeve.

"What?" she half-snapped, but Dan could tell she was looking rather afraid, too. She spun around.

That's when she saw him.

A/N: I love cliffhangers XD

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