Yo, once again, to my readers of all kind! I'm back with another interesting chapter! Riley was seen awake on that cliffhanger, eh? Or was she awake? You'll see, because this is officially the climax of the story! And bad news, this story is going to officially end very soon. But don't worry, this isn't the last chapter! I've still got a few to go! Anyway, this is gonna be a teeny tiny time skip to when the emotions return to Headquarters from Dream Productions, which is a few minutes later, so you won't see Riley's parents and the three girls immediately when this chapter starts.

XxMoonlight AuraXx: Or is she awake? ;) Oh, that fire was BEFORE they moved to San Francisco. The separation was because...Bill just got fired for whatever reason. XD

Tripledent: Yep-a-rooney. :)

SummerKitty04: Lol, that was long ago with this story but yes they would've! :D Oh, it wasn't Caden who called her Catty, it was the htree bullies.

WriterOfBliss: Indeed.

Justin Bonesteel: I'm glad too, even if I'm the author! Wow, I didn't know you were 20 years old. First there was a 16 year old, then a 19 year old, then a 20 year old...I'm so young. -_-

DoryFan2002: Indeed, but thanks!

Oranegbird124: YAY, another long review! :D I'm glad you liked everything about that chapter! And will Riley wake up? You'll see and find out, my friend! :)

ponystoriesandothers: So many questions...XD Thanks, mah man! :)

Enjoy!

...

Total shock was how Riley was feeling right now. It was that type of shock that caused her to not know what she was doing; not knowing where she was; not knowing what's going on...

Not being able to do anything.

It was a weird type of feeling. It made her feel like a statue; the type of statue that stands very still for people to look at. What was happening with her? How did this happen? Is Riley actually awake? The screen of HQ did show Riley looking up at the ceiling...

Very, very still...

"Guys? What's going on?" Fear asked nervously. They had just returned to their home from Dream Productions, after rushing to as fast as they can, seeing that Riley was fully awake. But this was a weird way of being awake...

"Don't ask me," Anger muttered, staring at the screen. "I didn't cause all of this."

The emotions continued looking at the screen, wondering how long they're gonna stare at nothing but a ceiling.

...

"It seems that Riley is in shock," the doctor explained to three crying girls and sniffling parents. "It can happen when people are in a coma; they can wake up from a terrible memory and not know what is going on. It'll take a while to have the shock completely gone, so we're going to put Riley back to sleep and she'll be able to wake up peacefully."

"We...We can't leave her!" Denise protested.

"You girls wouldn't want to sit there for about a day, just to wait for someone to fall asleep and wake up again?" the doctor said like the girls were stupid.

"As long as it's for Riley!" Jeanette answered, showing a courageous face.

"Girls, your parents wouldn't allow you to stay for that long," the doctor laughed. "The patient needs to be left alone to be checked on."

"You can't do this to us!" Denise cried. "Riley needs us! We promised her that we'll never let her go! We-"

"Calm down," the doctor interrupted impatiently. "We need to do some testing on her, and we would like to do it privately." He sounded irritated now.

"You- you-" Jeanette yelled, trying to think of something to say to protect Riley.

"C'mon girls," Riley's Mom piped in. "The doctor is right. We need to have our daughter be alone for a day."

The girls gave up, sighed, and followed the parents outside, to where they can be driven to their houses. They said nothing for the whole way home, as they were too sad to say anything. They were thinking about nothing but their best friend.

...

Riley saw nothing but darkness in her vision once again. She found out that she was waking up...but why did she feel weird as she opened her eyes? Why did it feel to her like something crazy just happened?

"Ah, Riley!" a nurse smiled at her, standing by her hospital bed. "It's great to see you awake and well! How are you feeling?"

Riley had that feeling like she couldn't speak at all. She felt too weak. "...Good..." was the only thing she could say.

"That's wonderful," the nurse said happily. "I'm going to let your parents know and-"

"W-Wait..." Riley called, but not very loud.

"What is it, Riley? Do you need anything?" the nurse asked with concern.

"Can...Can I...surprise my mom?" Riley requested.

"Why, of course you can! What a great idea! But you can't surprise your mom just now. You're too weak," the nurse said sadly.

"Yeah..." Riley said looking down.

"So just to plan the surprise, how about I tell your mom that we're still doing tests on you so they can't come?" the nurse suggested.

Riley giggled quietly, liking that the nurse is actually heaping her out with her surprise. Riley nodded on the nurse's suggestion.

"What...What happened anyway?" Riley wondered.

"You were in a coma, sweetheart," the nurse answered.

Riley's eyes widened, feeling startled. She suddenly remembered her last memory. She saw an angry Catherine with her fist aiming for her face. Riley became furious with Catherine.

"Why did she do this?" Riley muttered crossly.

"Who did what, sweetheart?" the nurse asked confusedly.

"Never mind..." Riley mumbled.

...

It was, once again, another day later. It was a normal but sunny day, with the sky blue, the clouds slowly moving, the sun sending its rays, the wind whispering to the flowers, and the animals moving along at the outside world.

Riley couldn't wait for what was about to happen. She was riding in a taxi, on her own, heading for her home, to give her mother the biggest and best surprise she has ever done. She was looking forward to her reaction. She kept imagining her screaming in excitement, as she was seeing her alive and healthy daughter back from the hospital.

But what Riley couldn't wait for more was her best friends' reactions...

"Is this it, kid?" the taxi driver asked. He parked in front of Riley's house.

"Yes sir," Riley replied, exiting the car. "Thank you."

The driver nodded in reply and drove away when Riley was heading for her house. Her heart was beating like a drum but felt very thrilled about what she's about to see. She took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

Her heart started to beat even faster. She kept taking heavy breaths, until her mother opened the door...

She started to gasped, cover her mouth in surprise with her hands, and hopped up and down. Tears of joy started to fill her eyes, as she ran quickly to her daughter and hugged her tightly, with her tears making her shirt wet.

"Hi mom," Riley smiled, hugging her in return.

"Riley...Oh Riley..." She stopped the hug and faced her, touching her cheeks softly. "Oh Riley, I can't believe it! You're back, Riley...you're back..." More tears came out. "Oh Riley...my dear, dear Riley...I thought we would never see you again..."

"Hey, calm down, mom. I'm okay," Riley said laughing. "And what do you mean by 'we'?"

Her mom smiled and motioned her to follow her to the kitchen. Riley obeyed and gasped when she saw her father smiling at her, ready for a hug.

"DAD!" Riley squealed, running up to him and embracing him tightly. Bill laughed and rubbed her back gently, hugging his precious daughter in return. "You're...you're...you're...YOU'RE BACK!"

"I came here just to see if my daughter was okay!" Bill said cheerfully.

"Oh Dad...thank you!" Riley kissed him happily on the cheek and giggled as she released the hug.

"Oh Riley...how are you feeling?" Jill asked starting to become protective.

"Oh, I'm fine," Riley replied honestly. "The nurse said that I was able to go home. I wanted to surprise you guys."

"Riley...Oh Riley..." Jill said with more tears of joy.

"Okay, okay, mom, I'm fine," Riley said starting to get annoyed.

"Are you going to surprise your friends?" Bill asked.

"Are you kidding? Of course I am!" Riley said like it was obvious. "And I got the best one! I could surprise them at gym class!"

"What a wonderful idea," Jill said tolerantly. "But isn't that class where those..." She had a displeased face. "...Catherine and Caden twins are at?"

"Who cares?" Riley rolled her eyes. "It's, like, four against two, so we'll be fine. Don't worry."

"Okay, but Riley, those twins are nothing but trouble! Their dad framed me and fired back at Minnesota, did you know that?" Bill asked.

Riley was about to say "yes" but she didn't want her dad to get suspicious with anything so she lied, "No, I actually didn't."

"Well, those twins are horrid. I want you to stay as far away as you can from them, okay?" Bill said cautiously.

"Of course," Riley nodded. "They're basically the worst people in the world."

Her parents chuckled and gathered around for a group hug. Riley felt comfortable and safe with both of her parents around.

She just wished that they were together.

...

Riley, the next day, was back at school with the new school principal, Mrs. Thomas. But she wasn't in class at all. It was the final period of this school day and she was ready for the final surprise she was about to give. Her friends were in gym class right now, and she could hardly wait.

"Are you ready, Riley?" Mrs. Thomas asked, as they both were standing by the gym door.

"Yes, ma'am," Riley replied with the biggest excitement ever.

Mrs. Thomas smiled and unlocked the gym door for her to go in. She opened the door and allowed Riley inside. There they were: her gym class, doing whatever sports they wanted to do: bouncing basketballs; tossing volleyballs; playing soccer, and all sports they could do.

Riley finally spotted them: Jeanette, Stacey, and Denise were just standing there at a corner, throwing each other a ball. Riley could tell that they were still depressed.

It was then until Riley heard Jeanette scream, "OH MY GOD!"

Some of the students flinched from that unexpected scream, but the three girls ignored them, as they rushed to the other side of the gym, tackling Riley with their biggest hugs.

"RILEY!" the three girls said altogether.

"Hi guys," Riley said serenely hugging them back.

"You're okay!" Jeanette cried with happiness.

"It's great to see you guys," Riley grinned.

"Oh Riley, we missed you so much!" Stacey said joyfully. "I'm so glad you're okay!"

"Oh Riley, thank you for staying strong for us!" Denise added. "You're the best!"

Riley giggled as she quickly muttered a "You're welcome" as she formed a group hug with her cheering friends. She started to hear the whole gym class applaud in awe.

Like Riley expected, she saw Catherine and Caden, just standing there, the only students in the class that wasn't showing a single smile.

...

HOLD UP THERE! Did you really think it was going to end here? HECK NO IT ISN'T! We still got those people that was mentioned at the end of this chapter! You see guys? What did I tell you? This chapter was the climax of the story (well, it was sort of the climax at the coma part) and second of all, this story is starting to end. But hey, I really loed with how this story turned out! I got 80 reviews and that's amazing! Thanks for the support guys! I appreciate it!

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed!