Hey! Luckily I managed to edit this while my sister was sleeping on me (apparently high school's exhausting), and I like it! I tried to keep in mind words my Creative Writing teacher and E/LA teacher drilled into me. Show, don't tell. I did change parts of this a lot! And thank you for the 3 reviews, from Linda Johnson (thank you! And don't worry, I have all of them written I just need to edit them, which takes a while), BhindGreenEyes(thanks for the review! I really appreciate you reviewing every chapter!), and bade (thank you for reviewing! I'm happy you commented on Bade getting back together and while I don't have anything particularly shocking happening to Jade, I'll see if I can add something in. And something interesting is happening to Cat! Hope that makes up for it!). While the review count has gone down a little, I know that a lot of Victorious stories are being updated now and I thank you all!

This chapter is dedicated to xAppexPredatorx for giving me every honor a writer can get! She favorited and alerted me and this story! So thank you so so much! :)

"Who is the Council?" Tori asked, pulling at her hair nervously. She didn't think she could deal with another dangerous situation. What if it was like the Gorilla Club? "And do we even have a case that we can plead? The Tawny look-alike and red-haired creep made it pretty clear they were going to keep us here. Forever."

"You'll see," The doll just replied ominously. She was obviously having fun messing with their heads. "Now follow me to the Council room. And don't try to run away. I have backup." Behind the doll, Jade sighed. Her plan was crushed, she thought as she looked warily at the knives being pointed at them by various dolls. Their menacing faces frightened her a bit, and she unconsciously crept a bit closer to Beck. They linked hands, and, Cat, who was eating some candy from her bra, grabbed Jade's other hand. Anxiously looking at the knives, Tori clasped one of André's large hands. Soon, the whole gang was holding hands, and they walked, with their heads up, to face the Council.

The doll, surprising them, led them to the door on the right, which had a long coffee table that 10 dolls were sitting at.

"Oh dear." Robbie muttered, staring warily at the stony faces of the dolls. They were continually amazed at the large amount of dolls that were in the house. Altogether, there must've been 40, if not more! The only doll they recognized that was on the Council was the Tawny look-alike, who was scowling at them. She obviously hadn't wanted them to have a choice in staying, and Jade flipped her off quickly, smiling when Beck affectionately kissed the top of her head instead of reprimanding her. These were exceptional circumstances.

One doll, seated at the head of the table, banged a mini gavel onto the table and the room became dead silent. Cat was tempted to say something just to lessen the tenseness, but knew this was a bad time. This doll was a little smaller than the rest, with deep red hair that was curled at the ends, dark brown eyes, and tanned skin. She had dimples and it seemed like she was permanently smiling. Tori wondered if she was stuck like that, becoming a bit distraught at the thought. André noticed her fidgeting and squeezed her hand.

Jade whispered what everyone was thinking. "She looks just like Cat." Making a whimpering noise, the girl in question hid behind Beck, who put his arm around her shoulder protectively.

"Attention, the meeting shall begin now." The doll version of Cat called out, before glancing at the group of humans, turning her head away quickly.

"I suppose you're wondering why we're here, and why us dolls" She chuckled at the word, "are moving. Truth is, we weren't always dolls. We were humans, actors, actresses, singers, writers, and I was the director, although I had a past in competitive breath holding. We had just finished filming the movie The Scissoring, when one of the lower writers, who always complained about not getting any credit, brought in his 'magician' relative who turned us all into dolls. After making a deal with the star to keep quiet about it, he released her. She's the representative of the Scissoring, and they needed her if they were going to make a sequel and build on the Scissoring's success. I'm Jillian V., by the way, and I advocate for you 5 to stay here."

Jillian still hadn't seen Cat, and Cat was avidly hiding from her. This… doll sounded exactly like her biological mother, who had abandoned Cat and her little brother when she was 4. Cat's dad had met another woman shortly, and married her when Cat was 5. The woman became like a mother to Cat, who learned not to talk about her 'other' mom. Apparently she had just up and left one day, soon after finding out about Cat's brother's disease, and her dad was still very bitter about it all.

Jade was flabbergasted. Her idols, Annemarie Van Dudenhelm, who had played Tawny, and the Scissoring's 'directors', knew about this? As soon as she got home, she would burn up her treasured dress and autograph from the star.

"You don't seem very resentful and angry, why do you want us to stay?" Robbie asked awkwardly.

The woman smiled widely, showing sharp teeth. "You guys like the Scissoring, right? We want revenge for all of these years of being trapped in here. We don't have anything from the movie, and if Dale Squires and his 'magician relative' hear about this, then they'll consider letting us go."

"Dale Squires was the writer?" André asked incredulously.

"No chiz, André." Jade replied. "Why else do you think I was so excited to meet him? I mean, that other short film he directed was cool, but it wasn't that impressive. You know, his attitude makes more sense now…" The others nodded in agreement.

"So, do any of you have a reason why we should let you go?" Another doll from the Council asked, who had blonde hair and small, beady eyes.

"I'll tell you why you should let us go, Jillian." Jade spoke confidently, ignoring the other doll and unzipping her backpack. "I have the real scissors from the Scissoring." She shouted, then grabbed Cat and pulled her in front of Jillian. "But more importantly, I have your daughter."

I write long A/N's, don't I? Anyway, I have 1D's Same Mistakes stuck in my head.. Even if you don't like the band, you should really listen to that song! I'll update, HOPEFULLY on Friday, but by the lastest, Saturday. I actually have a considerable amount of free time now during the winter, so hopefully I'll finish posting the story by next Monday, which will have this finished in 2 weeks!

Please review and tell me what you think! Did you like the Jillian thing? :) Thanks for reading!