Hello! It's winter break! Well for me at least. I had my blue books exams on Monday. Phew! So glad those are over. Too bad I have to do them AGAIN in April. So this isn't too long of a chapter. It's hard for me to write a long chapter so i'm sorry. That's why I update frequently. I'm doing reviews today! So here they are.

VerdiTheTRex - Yes I know. Cliffhanger, AGAIN. Sorry. I just feel like I can't complete a chapter without adding one. There might be a cliffhanger on this one too. Sorry!!

Digiflip - Yep. I'm trying to work on my grammar.

Guest - I have to disagree with you about Aleeka being rescued. I love stories that have people (especially girls) that are in need of being rescued. (No wonder my favorite KOTLC book is book #1) And I love it even more, when whoever rescues them, is their crush or something like that. But don't worry. Not in this chapter, possibly the next, there will be fighting scenes with everyone. ;)

Okay. Big thanks to you who read all that. But I won't keep you waiting any longer. Here's the story. . .

THE group stared at the screen, while Dex tried to find out where Fitz was located. Thankfully, Fitz didn't look to be in too much pain. Just a few burns here and there, but nothing to serious, hopefully. He should be able to help them find Sophie still. With one of the strongest telepaths there are, they could find Sophie in no time! A few more buttons were pressed, and a map popped up on another screen.

"So he's just down the hall?" Keefe asked.

"No. See those blue lines? That means there are hidden doors along the way." Dex explained.

"Okay. So do we just go? Keefe has a photographic memory." Biana said. "He can record the map."

"I guess that could work." grumbled Dex.

"I just want to rescue Fitz and Sophie, okay? Please stay focused." Aleeka pleaded.

"I'm fine with it. As long as we don't end up lost." Linh said.

"Psh, We won't get lost. It looks pretty easy." assured Keefe.

"Can we just go?" Aleeka asked impatiently.

The rest of the group nodded and they silently crept down the hall. When they reached a wall, Keefe touched it and amazingly, it turned, taking Dex, Tam, Linh, Aleeka, and Biana with him to the other side. Instantly, the group was surrounded with miraculous sun light. Aleeka shielded her eyes from the blinding light. Hurriedly, Keefe rushed them through the room. At the next wall, Keefe touched it and his hand sunk through. A Flexuator. Aleeka followed him through the wall. She had a few of these at her old house for security reasons. It wasn't too long before everyone else had appeared next to Aleeka and Keefe.

"That was the last one." Keefe said. "Now we go this way." He pointed to a door, with elvin runes inscribed on it. Aleeka walked over to it, and tried to open it. It wouldn't budge.

"Dex, I think it's locked." Aleeka said, after a few minutes of tugging. Dex scrambled over, and swept his fingers over the door knob. Then over the lock. Then over the runes.

"This is a really old door. It doesn't use technology, or at least locks and codes." Dex said finally.

"Wait." Aleeka said, and touched the runes with her hand. Automatically, the door opened with a loud groan.

"How'd you do that?" Dex exclaimed, amazed. Aleeka shrugged.

"I'll explain later." She said. They heard another groan, not from the door, but from someone inside the room. Aleeka sprinted inside, and gazed at her surroundings. The interior was sleek and modern, with a glass roof. There wasn't any furniture except for a table and a single silver seat. In that seat was Fitz.

Aleeka rushed over to him.

"Fitz! Fitz, can you hear me? Are you okay?" Aleeka said, desperately.

"Aleeka . . . Is that you?" asked Fitz, hoarsely.

Aleeka breathed a sigh of relief. The rest of the group crowded around her. Fitz sat up abruptly.

"Where's Sophie?!" He asked sharply.

"We don't know." Aleeka said slowly. "Gethen said she wasn't here, but I don't know if I believe him. We thought you might be able to locate her."

"I'll try." Fitz said. Everyone waited in silence for a few minutes. After a bit, Fitz shook his head.

"Gethen wasn't lying. She's not here." Fitz said quietly. Aleeka pursed her lips. Suddenly, she heard banging sound coming from down the hall. Dex hurriedly shut the door, but it wouldn't be long before someone came in. Probably Gethen.

"We'll use this!" Dex exclaimed, as he pulled out a blue light-leaping crystal.

"Where'd you find that?" asked Linh.

"In the room where Aleeka freed me." Dex said slyly.

"Guys, this is a Forbidden Cities crystal. It could be dangerous and we don't know where we'll end up!" Tam interjected.

"I don't think about anything till I've already done it." said Keefe casually. Tam glared at him.

"I can so see that." Tam replied sarcastically.

"Okay, enough. Let's just go with it, and hope for the best." Linh said. Biana and Aleeka nodded in agreement. Dex held the crystal up to the light and the group walked into it, their bodies deconstructing into thousands of atoms before materializing in a forest. It looked like it was in the middle of fall. The leaves were reds and oranges and yellows. A bunch were scattered on the ground, and crunched under their feet. The sun was up in the middle of the sky and a few clouds floated lazily about. This place was familiar to Aleeka.

"I feel like I've been here before." Aleeka said.

"What do you mean?" asked Dex. Aleeka gasped.

"This is it. This is where my nightmare takes place."

Yep. I do have a cliffhanger. Sorry i'm not sorry. I hope to have the next chapter out Christmas Day. Look for it then! Another thing, I live in Washington so my time zone is Pacific. That means you guys in Georgia and New Jersey, basically all those states that have Eastern Time zone, or any on the eastern side of the USA, you won't see the next chapter till later in the day.

Thx again for reading! Please review! ;)

- Lemma (Not my real name, just the one for fanfic.)