Kiff: And now for the new-

Me: (pops up) A-HA! BUSTED!

Kiff: Yah! Er, I mean, uh… H-Hi mom… Um, I can explain…

Me: No need to, Kiff… I have it all figured out.

Kiff: Y-You do?

Me: Yeah… You've apparently been sneaking in here, giving author-notes and posting your own chapters BECAUSE…

*dramatic pause*

Fangs: (is biting his nails)

Kiff: …because?

Me: (cheerfully) Because you want to be an author just like your dear surrogate mom! *sniff* I'm so touched.

Kiff and Fangs: 0_0

Me: Well, go ahead, Kiff. (turns to Fangs) Isn't it great? I wonder how long he's been doing this.

Fangs: (innocently rolls eyes) You got me…

Kiff: Um, okay… well, here's the new chapter.

Reviewer Thanks

Luckycool9: Thanks for pointing that out, glad to know; Glad you enjoyed Fangs' OC, too; And we shall see ;)

Scoobycool9: Hey, I'm still trying to figure out if he's really related to Puggsy; Eh, who doesn't have a crazy/angry/psychotic side to their writing? I blew up a couple times in the past too (almost worse than an angry kretin); Yep, wanted to give you a cool job; Hossy is an interesting nickname, and the song mentioned was 'Sexy and I Know It' by LMFAO (I don't know why I keep forgetting to mention those)

Disclaimer: I only own my OC, FF2 owns his, Scoobycool9 owns his, Tracker78 owns hers, and Fangs owns his.

Kiff: Can I have an OC too?

Me: Not until you get older. Plus, we've got enough in the story now.

Kiff: Darn it…

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Dawn took a deep breath, staring at who was inside the glass coffin. Taking a better look, she noticed they looked just like Puggsy (only a few inches taller) and had a dead-serious look on their face… which suited them well, since they looked dead. But, taking further examination, she realized they weren't exactly dead, since beneath their eyelids she noticed some REM (rapid eye movement). Perhaps they were just asleep.

Who are you? Dawn wondered, staring at their face. She noticed they were wearing a black shirt and gray jeans… perhaps there was a wallet in one of their pockets, where she could find some proper identification. She began to open the lid…

"What are you doing in here?" A voice snapped, and a hand gripped her arm, making her yelp and turn around, seeing it was Marcus. "No one's allowed in here… especially children."

"I-I'm sorry, I just never saw this door before and wanted to know what was inside…" Dawn replied, trying to keep from trembling.

Marcus sneered, then pointed at the door, at all the warning signs. "Can you read?"

"Yes…"

"Then you would have known that, despite your curiosity, you weren't allowed in here. The Veni Con Yei is all about rules… and if someone were to break them, they must undergo a punishment. A severe punishment."

"I won't do it again, I promise!"

"That doesn't matter. If I let you off the hook, then everyone would start breaking rules, thinking they could get away with it… And Finneas wouldn't like that. Why don't we go to him now? I heard he knows a great curse to inflict on troublemakers,"

Dawn winced. "No, please… I-I didn't mean-"

"What's going on here?" came a voice, and Downy walked up.

"Ah, Downy. I just caught your niece trying to open Lamone's coffin, and was about to take her to Finneas." Marcus replied, giving Dawn a sinister look.

"Uncle Downy, I didn't know! I just wanted to know what was in there!" Dawn replied, defensively. "Then I saw that man in the coffin, and…"

Downy rubbed her head. "Relax, sweetie, I understand. Your Uncle Downy was quite curious when he was your age too. You don't have to worry about it,"

Dawn smiled. "Really?"

"Sure." he looked at Marcus. "Take her to Finneas,"

Her face fell. "W-What?" Marcus grabbed her arm, pulling her away. "But… you said I didn't have to worry!"

"I know. It's your choice whether you should worry or not… And if I were you, kid, I'd worry." Downy then walked out of the room.

"C'mon, girl…" Marcus said, tightening his grip on her wrist.

Dawn bit her bottom lip, tears running down her face, looking back at the coffin, then down the hallway that led to her punishment. Amy… help… was the first thing she thought.

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It had happened so fast.

One minute, she was sitting in the brig, bored out of her mind, when she heard a riot on deck, and suddenly something crashed into the ship. She heard the sound of small objects hitting and rolling across the deck… one of them rolling down the stairs, and she noticed it was a container full of knock-out gas, and everything went black.

When she came to, she was chained to the wall… next to those other teens who had captured her in the first place. "What the hell happened?" Di demanded.

"Your allies T-boned us and captivated us… again." Kiff muttered, trying to break the chains that held him back. "Dammit, why won't these things break?"

(a/n: Kiff, language!)

(Kiff's a/n: Look who's talking)

"They're made of silver," Lucy (Cinder's human-half), replied. "Werewolves can't handle silver,"

"I thought that was just a myth!" Luca said.

"Sort of. Silver can't burn us or kill us on contact (unless it's a knife or bullet), but silver chains or cages can hold us back, and we can't break them."

"That sucks," Rusty muttered.

"What about Toni and Alyx? They're vampires." Benny pointed out.

"Yeah, and Stutz is a were-cat! They can break them, can't they?" Timothy exclaimed.

"Apparently not," Toni grunted, yanking on her chains.

"That's because we mixed the metals of your chains with garlic, to weaken you." came a voice, and everyone looked over, seeing Keith standing there. "You didn't honestly think that werewolf hunters only knew facts about taking down werewolves, did you?"

"I did!" GIR exclaimed, hanging upside down.

"And were-cats can be stopped with nightshade, so we coated Stutz's chains with that lovely flower, too."

"Hey, Keith, since you're here, how about letting ME go?" Di asked.

Keith smirked. "Oh, of course, Di… we have special plans for you. Your uncle wants to speak with you,"

"My uncle? Where's my dad?"

"Busy." Keith snapped his fingers, and two more hunters came in, one of them being Sven.

Gwen gasped, staring at Sven.

"Take her to the cell down the hall," Keith ordered.

"What?" Di snapped, as they took her away, her hands still chained. "What are you idiots doing?"

"Just a little affliction for you, Amelia. Finneas doesn't appreciate failure,"

"That's bull-shit! You assholes had better let me go! I demand-" The door shut, cutting her off.

Timothy looked at the younger kids. "Don't repeat anything she just said," he told them.

"Alright, Keith, what are you planning to do?" William sneered.

Keith smirked. "Oh, nothing… now. Someone wishes to speak to you, first, and make a proposition." he replied.

"Yeah? Who?" Brody scoffed.

Keith snapped his fingers, and was now standing in a spotlight, holding a microphone. "Ladies and gentlemen! We now introduce the queen of the night, the menacing mother, the cool coffee maker, the vampiress vixen… Matron Sinister Cibil!"

Music began to play, as the light shined on Cibil, dressed in a lovely, slim white dress with a pink boa and feathered hat… and she began to sing.

Cibil: Ask any of the chickies in my pen

They'd say I'm the biggest mother… hen

I love all of them like they love me

'Cause the system works

The system called…

Reciprocity…

"What is she talking about?" Alyx whispered.

"I don't know, but I doubt it'll be good," Drew replied.

Cibil then began to suavely step around the room, moving to the rhythm of her song.

Cibil: Got a little motto

Always sees me through

When you're good to Cibil

Cibil's good to you…

"That's a lie! You're never good to anyone!" Luca snapped, having been kidnapped by Cibil before and knowing what she was really like. Cibil ignored him and continued her number.

There's a lotta favors

I'm prepared to do

You do one for Cibil

She'll do one for you

"Somehow, I'm not so sure about that guarantee," Toni scoffed.

They say that life is tic for tac

And that's the way I live

So I deserve a lot of tac

For what I've got to give!

Cibil walked up to Benny and Timothy, caressing Benny's face first, then Timothy's, both brothers flinching.

Don't you know that this hand

Washes that one too?

When you're good to Cibil

Cibil's good to you!

Benny and Timothy shook their heads. "Remember to wash your faces later," Lilly told them. "Lord knows what kind of dirty work those hands have done,"

Kiff turned to the reader. "Just so you know, that's not the dirtiest line in the chapter," he warned. "Worse is coming…"

If you want my gravy

Pepper my ragout

Spice it up for Cibil

She'll get hot for you

Cibil tossed the boa back, and almost everyone gagged. "I warned ya…" Kiff gagged.

When they pass that basket

Folks contribute too

You put in for Cibil

She'll put out for you

"Erica… I'm scared…" Eric said, stunned.

"You're not alone, bro." Erica replied, equally stunned.

The folks atop the ladder

Are the ones the world adores

So boost me up my ladder, kid

And I'll boost you up yours!

"Yikes!" Rusty gasped.

Lets all stroke together

Like the Princeton crew

When you're stroking Cibil

Cibil's stroking you…

"Eep." Stutz whimpered.

So what's the one conclusion

I can bring this number to?

When you're good to Cibil…

Cibil's good…

To you…!

Yeah!

Cibil stood in the middle of the room, striking a pose.

Everyone just stared, shocked, stunned, confused… and on the verge of losing their lunches. "Um… could you just tell us what you want, WITHOUT a music number, please?" Brody asked, blinking.

"Simple, kids," Cibil said, sitting down with a glass of red wine. "You see, the VCY aren't all about murder. We like to strike deals, too… and my husband and I have been in the dealing business since we first started kidnapping."

"Whatever the deal is, we're not taking it!" Alyx snapped.

"Don't be too hasty, chick. Let me share what I have in mind first," Cibil took a sip, and began to pace. "You see, my husband, Ed, has some connections on the outside, some who could either help your family, or hurt them. There's a little favor my son, Edward Jr., requests from one of you. If you accept, we can send a little message for your family to find some assistance… Say now, however, and you'll all be sitting ducks,"

"Like we don't feel like that now," Kiff scoffed.

"I thought we were all feeling like chained-up prisoners!" GIR replied.

"So what's this request?" Luca scoffed.

Cibil smirked, turning to Toni. "To have a certain vampire princess' hand in marriage… preferably Toni's." she replied.

"HELL NO!" was Toni's immediate reply.

Cibil shrugged. "Suit yourself, then. Too bad… your family could have used the help…"

*ZAP!*

A laser shot the glass out of Cibil's hand, and she turned around… seeing Kiff's eyes glowing red-

*ZAP!*

…and was shot against the wall. Kiff then used his laser-vision to melt the chains that bound him, and used his claws to pick the locks and free the others. "Why didn't you do that while she was singing?" Luca scoffed.

"Shaddap and lets go," Kiff replied, then opened a portal. "I'll be right back, wait here,"

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Di sat still, watching as her uncle entered. "Well, looks like screwing up runs deep in the family," he said. "Dawn just got in a little trouble herself,"

"Where is she? And where's my dad?" Di demanded. "If you so much as hurt her-"

*Slap!*

Downy smacked her across the face. "You should worry more about yourself, my dear niece. When you're part of the VCY, you don't allow yourself to be captured, especially for more than a day. You could have used all the skills we taught you to escape… but no. And to add insult to injury, you let some princess kick your ass."

"If you were there, you would have-"

"Killed her on sight, along with that half-bred son of a bitch that you failed to kill."

"Hey, I didn't know he could open portals, and there were too many witnesse-"

*Smack!*

Downy struck her again. "When you're given an assignment, you carry it out, no exceptions." he took out a knife then, and grabbed her arm. "You know the penalty for failing…"

Di kicked him between the legs and jerked away, trying to run… but Downy yanked her by her hair, holding the knife to her throat now. "Let me go!"

"You're going to regret that… Say hi to your mommy for me-"

*BAM!*

Downy was knocked out from behind, and someone grabbed Di, pulling her through a portal… where she saw those heroes again. "You're bringing HER?" Gwen snapped at Kiff. "Sheista, Kiff! Have you gone mad?"

"No questions, just step through the portal!" Kiff snapped, opening a new portal, which everyone ran through.

Edward Jr. stepped in the room, just as the portal closed. "So, Mom, did she say yes or do we have… to…" he began, pausing when he saw that everyone had escaped and his mother was unconscious. "Oh… Never mind."

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The kids ended up on a beach, panting heavily. Di looked at Kiff, surprised. "Why did you save me?" she demanded.

"My mom was part of the VCY a long time ago, and told me about their rules." Kiff told her. "Figuring your chances, I doubt you'd walk out of that cell alive."

"I say we should have let 'em-" Toni began to snap, but Lucy covered her mouth.

"Yeah, but I tried to kill you," Di replied.

"I think taking a beating from Gwen and being locked up for two days was enough." Kiff said. "You see, unlike those creeps, we're actually merciful. We know how to forgive and… we watch out for each other, regardless of any mistakes we might make."

"Like the mistake of bringing a psycho-chick with us-" Rusty started to add, but Drew covered his mouth.

"Now, we have a deal for you. You can either help us out, maybe even save your sister from whatever punishment they plan on doing to her and getting the opportunity to kick your uncle's ass (pardon my French, Timothy)… or you can try to murderfy us again, only to get mauled and possibly eaten alive by our werewolf friends," Kiff leaned close, keeping eye-contact with her. "What do you think?"

Di sneered, but sighed. "As long as we can save my sister… Deal."

They shook hands.

"I got a bad feeling about this," Lilly said to herself.

"C'mon, lets go find our parents," David said.

"No need, Dave." Brody replied. "I have a feeling we'll be meeting them soon."

"Why's that?" Analessa asked.

Brody nodded forward at a sign, reading: "Welcome to Scotland".

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A/N: Quite a twist, eh? Next chapter… things may or may not get a little intense. Also, the song mentioned was a parody of "When You're Good To Mama" from the hit musical, 'Chicago'.

Please review. No flames or I'll pour hot coffee on your face and make you scream out… while you're in a rattle-snake pit.