Me: Oh finally I decided to get my journal out and update my original fanfic. This chapter won't be very long, but you have to read it to understand what happens in the next chapter where things get really crazy.

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Winnie woke up dangling by her shackled wrists against a cold, stone wall. Her head ached awefully and she was sore all over. What had happened? She looked around and saw Joey was bound to her with thick coils of rope, but he was unaware of it all in his sleep. That was enough to remind Winnie of what had happened.

-4 had broken in with a hoard at his back to capture them, but that had proved a difficult task. Winnie was no softie when it came to defending her house and Joey. She had fought like mad at the numerous attackers. They all had to attack her from behind and capture her off guard and knock her out to capture her. The cowards!

Numbuh 7 roared at the cronies of –4 furiously, "None of you would dare challenge meh alone! Cads! Cowards!"

An evilly girly girl slapped Numbuh 7 across the face, "Who are yeh to speak? Silence!"

The kiwi was anything but, "Dun tell meh wot te do! No one bosses meh about!"

The prep was about to say something, when her leader's voice called, "Save your breath, Derfiniw. It will only rile you opposite more."

Eeballaw Seltaeb, -4, entered the dungeon. His evil, red-rimmed eyes stared at Winnie crazily. His longer goatie gleamed in the dim torchlight as he grinned. "Courageous fool, aren't you? Just like your cousin."

Winnie seethed, "You should talk, you rotten, dunder-headed ninny."

-4 withdrew a long, sharp skinning knife. He held it out at the impudent tomboy's throat. "I'd watch it if I were you. This dagger will take you life if you don't cooperate properly."

Winnie leaned forward slightly, letting the blade pierce her skin. She didn't even flinch as a drop of blood stained the blade. Her eyes were hard with scorn as she glared up at –4. "Oi dare yeh."

Eebal saw the mad battle light dance in her eyes. He withdrew the blade, knowing if he killed her, his bargaining power with Wally would be lost. He sneered and turned his dagger to Joey, "and him?"

Winnie brought her knees up to shield the small boy. "Yeh wouldn't."

"Just watch,"

But before he could even attempt it, Winnie bit his outstretched hand to the bone. –4 yowled, but Numbuh 7 held fast to both the hand and Joey. –4 finally wrenched his hand out of the girl's clenched mouth. He rubbed at his bleeding hand and glared at Winnie, "You've insured both of your deaths."

"Yeh can't kill meh."

Eeballaw and Derfiniw left. The battle light faded from Winnie's syes as she she gazed down at the awakened Joey. He looked up at her, confusion and fear could easily be detected in his expression. She gently nuzzled him and whispered, "It'll be alroight."

He smiled and asked in his gruff baby voice, "Joey bite t'ru wopeses?"

"Yes, please." Winnie told him.

The baby Aussie began gnawing at the thick, tightly lashed ropes. Who knew? He might be able to do it.