I was going to stop this chapter halfway threw and leave you guys hanging, but I thought that would be too cruel so I finished it out, only leaving you with a little hanger at the end! Glad you guys are liking the movie quotes; I couldn't help myself again. So on to the longer then normal chapter!
"How do you work this thing!?" Goldberg grumbled fighting with his collar.

"You're asking me?" Averman said doing the same.

A knock came at the door and soon Connie was peeking her head around the slightly open door.

"You guys need help?" She asked already sure of the answer.

"What is with this stuff?" Averman asked pushing his glasses back up on his face.

"Boys." Connie laughed and came in fixing their collars with ease. "Ok now I can finish getting ready." She laughed and jogged back to Julie's room. She flew threw the door noticing Julie looking at something. She spoke as she walked over.

"What's that Jules?"

"My ring." Julie answered looking down at the diamond.

Connie came to a halt beside her then gasped. "Wow, now that is lovely. Not that big which makes it wonderful."

"I hate big rings, always have. Grampie knows me well." Julie laughed.

"Are you going to put it on?" Connie asked noticing Julie still staring at the ring as she was debating that very idea.

"I suppose so." She answered then took the ring out of the box and slid it on her finger.

"Perfect fit." Connie smiled taking Julie's hand in her own staring again at the ring.

"Yep." Julie smiled, "Oh I forgot Daniel's wife Meg will be here soon she's going to fix our hair."

"Cool! I love my dress it's amazing!" Connie gushed as they walked into the dressing area.

"You'll look beautiful in it! That shade of blue is perfect." Julie smiled over at her then sat down on the lounge chair.

"So is that little black dress of yours!" Connie giggled sitting down beside her.

"Yeah, kind of nervous to wear it though." Julie replied.

"Because it's strapless or the cut of it at the bottom?" Connie asked amused.

"Well the strapless doesn't bother me any, it's honestly the way it's cut. It's a dancing dress that's why it's short in the front then tapers down a bit farther on the sides and back. I just don't really have the legs to make it look right." Julie answered.

"Oh stop that, yes you do." Connie laughed slapping Julie on the arm lightly.

"Ah I don't know." Julie answered as the door opened and a petite red hared woman walked in smiling.

"Hey Meg!" Julie beamed and jumped up to hug her.

"Hey Jules." Meg smiled.

"This is Connie." Julie said nodding over.

Meg and Connie said their hellos and soon the girls were giggling and fussing about fixing their hair, make up, dresses, shoes and jewelry. After about an hour they were complete and standing in front of the mirrored wall. Connie had the deep blue dress on with her hair twisted up softly with a few strands loose in slight curls. Meg wore a soft yellow dress with her hair also up. Julie wore the black dress with her hair completely down in soft waves.

"Oh but you don't have the legs to wear that dress, please Jules." Connie said looking at Julie who smiled.

"Point taken." She laughed. Meg giggled as they made their way out of the bedroom and started down the hall. They descended down the stairs and met everyone else in the living room.

"Hello ladies!" Luis said as they walked in.

"Down boy, they are spoken for." Charlie laughed.

"For now they are taken, but soon they will be swept away for I am destine to be their fate." Luis spoke with heavy drama.

"Oh here he goes again." Kenny mumbled.

"I think we should leave before he starts quoting again." Dwayne suggested and everyone agreed.

"Whoa nice rock Jules!" Russ said grabbing her hand.

"Dude." Was all Jesse could come up with. Julie shook her head as everyone looked at it. Finally they headed for the doors. Julie glanced around looking for Portman and met eyes with him instantly. "Wow he looks nice." She thought to herself, as he was thinking the same thing of her. But instead of saying it she couldn't help but pick on him a bit.

"Well look here, the bash boy goes style. You do clean up well don't you?" She giggled and he flashed a smile.

"Same to you cat lady." He replied and offered her his arm as they walked down the stairs. They piled into the cars and soon were walking up the stairs into the fancy club. Once inside they all smirked as Luis made a dash towards a few girls standing by the bar.

"Romeo is on the prowl." Portman whispered over to Julie who laughed. Julie felt eyes on her and without seeing him knew it had to be Mitchell, she tensed up and shivered.

"What is it?" Portman asked quickly.

"Mitchell." She stated calmly. Portman glanced around and finally found Mitchell sitting on the far side of the room. He lifted his glass and smiled at Dean, which naturally made him angry but instead of flying off he focused on Julie.

"I'm right here ok? I'll handle him." He said softly to her. She looked up at him smiled then relaxed. Everyone danced laughed and had a good time; blissfully unaware that something sinister was in the works.

"Here you are ladies." The young waiter said politely sitting Julie and Connie's drinks down before them.

"Thank you." Julie smiled sweetly as the waiter nodded and left.

"This is like a movie or something." Connie said looking around the room. "I feel like we are back in the roaring twenties or something. How old is this place?"

"It was built I think in nineteen humm.. fifteen, something like that." Julie answered sipping her coke as she watched Luis trying to dance with some blonde girl. "I must say Luis is a good dancer, but that girl needs a little help."

"I know." Connie giggled. "Why haven't you been out there yet? I can tell you're dying to dance!"

"No one's asked me!" Julie laughed, "I guess I could go ask someone huh?" She looked over to a nodding Connie. Julie got up and made her way towards where her grandfather was sitting intended on asking him to dance, but instead she suddenly heard a desperate plea.

"Jules! Cut in! Help me Juliet! Save me!"

Julie turned around seeing Luis spin the girl around quickly and look again at her pleadingly. She laughed then walked over and smiled at Luis and the girl.

"May I?" Julie asked nicely and the girl quickly nodded and limped off the dance floor. Julie looked at Luis amused as they started to dance.

"Having fun injuring people?" She asked.

"She said she could dance! I didn't know it was a chicken dance thing!" Luis said still amazed at the previous dance partner.

They danced till the song ended then decided to dance another before returning to their seats. Julie flopped back in her chair and took a big sip of her coke. "Where is that waiter." She mused looking around and finally found him and signaled him to bring her another drink.

"Don't go lush on us Jules!" Portman said walking up and stopping before her.

"Oh shush you." Julie said and took her drink from the waiter.

"You guys even fight like an old married couple!" Luis quipped and received a look from them both.

"Don't start hamlet." Julie and Dean said at the same time, then looked surprised at one another.

"My point exactly." Luis smiled sipping his own drink, then laughed along with everyone else. Julie watched as most everyone came and went from the table dancing. She watched Connie and Guy dancing then slowly got up.

"Where are you going?" Portman asked, and she glanced down at him.

"Ladies room, and no you can't go with me." She flashed a small smile.

"You ok?" He asked.

"Yeah, just a little stuffy can't breathe too well." She waved a hand at him. "Don't worry! I'll be right back." She walked off with Portman watching her every move till she disappeared threw the small hall leading to the bathrooms.

"Earth to Portman." Fulton said then smirked when Portman finally looked his way.

"What?" Portman asked.

"What are you looking at?" Fulton asked sitting down.

"Nothing, was just watching Julie." He replied relaxing back in his chair.

"She ok? Where is she?" Fulton asked looking around.

"Bathroom." Portman answered and Fulton nodded. They noticed Julie's grandfather along with Meg making their way over to them.

"Good night kids." Her grandfather smiled then added. "This lovely lady is taking me home." He motioned at Meg who laughed.

"Lucky man." Fulton smiled and Portman did as well.

"Have fun." Her grandfather stated as Meg received the keys from Daniel who'd just walked up to join them. Daniel sat down with them and they struck up a conversation about various subjects. Meanwhile Julie left the bathroom section and went to sit on the round bench in the middle of the powder room.

"What is wrong with me?" She thought. "I feel so funny." She made herself stand again and started towards the door. She didn't get far before her legs gave way and she fell flat on the floor. The door opened and her mother walked in, upon seeing her daughter on the floor she rushed in and knelt beside her.

"Julie?" She asked softly, and got nothing but an inaudible mumble. The door opened again and Mitchell walked in with Alex right behind.

"Told you it would work." Mitchell smiled over at Alex who returned his smile and nodded in agreement.

"What worked? What did you do to her?" Her mother asked looking shocked at the two men.

"Just a little something to calm her down. Make her easier to deal with." Alex laughed.

"Lovely little thing isn't it?" Mitchell said holding up a small bottle of white powder.

"You drugged her?" Her mother asked still in shock.

"Just a little, she'll be fine in a few hours, or so." Alex smiled.

"Or not." Mitchell smiled and started forward and began picking her up. He lifted her with ease and smiled victoriously down at her unresponsive frame swinging mostly limp in his arms. He didn't get any farther then that, dut to Portman and Daniel charging threw the door.

"You son of a .." Portman yelled and lunged for Mitchell.

Daniel reacted quicker then he ever thought he could in grabbing Portman back before he mauled Mitchell instead he tried to reason with him. "Just get Jules out of here." He said but lost his grip on Portman who continued forward at Mitchell, who panicked and realized Julie was only in his way of freedom. Just as Portman got within three feet of him he tossed Julie into the air knowing Dean would catch her, which he did. Mitchell along with Alex ran out the door in a flash, her mother stopped at the door and softly spoke to them.

"I didn't know." She whispered then looked again at Julie then left.

An intense and hectic hour later Julie was propped up in her bed coming in and out of consciousness; the doctor said she'd most likely sleep it off and would be fine, but he'd return in the morning to check on her again. All the other Ducks had been in to find out what happened and to see her; they'd since gone to bed themselves. Daniel sat at the foot of her bed with Meg while Portman stayed right by Julie's side.

"Ok both of you out." Meg said after they sat in silence for several minutes.

"Why?" Portman asked confused.

"I'm going to get her into something comfortable she can't sleep in that." Meg answered smiling at him. "You won't have to leave her for long." She noticed the slight pink that crossed his face.

"Ok." Portman got up and joined Daniel outside.

"Why don't you go change yourself?" Daniel said sitting on the arm of the sofa pulling off his tie.

"Yeah." Dean said then took Daniel's suggestion and quickly ran to his room and changed. He rushed back and in a few minutes they heard Meg call them back in.

"Can't lift her into bed." Meg stated and moved to pull the covers back while the guys got her settled, then she covered her up.

"We're staying out there on the sofa bed tonight if you need anything." Daniel said looking at Julie, he leaned down and kissed her on the forehead. "Night sis." He whispered then left with Meg.

Portman glanced over at Julie who seemed to be sleeping just fine now. He pushed a couple of pillows up and leaned back and shook his head.

"What next?" He asked aloud then sighed and grabbed the blanket left for him from the foot of the bed and soon was asleep himself.