A/N: Sorry I took so long in writing this chapter. I had it half written then I remembered that what I was writing was supposed to be the chapter after this. Haha So yeah enjoy.

Edwin stretched as he awoke with Lizzie sitting on the floor next to the sofa. He listened to the silence that filled the room. with confused ears. He should be hearing Casey yelling "Der-ek!" After Derek annoyed her just so he could hear her say that. But they were no longer there. They had been but now they were gone. Marti who was now sleeping in the room that Derek and Casey had been sharing, had been at Abby's but she dropped her off here on her way to a town not too far away. Casey and Derek had gone to get firewood but didn't return. When Lizzie asked Nora if maybe they should go look for them, she laughed and said "Derek and Casey can take care of them selves... If they don't kill each other." This confused Edwin and Lizzie. Edwin hopped off the sofa and sat down beside Lizzie.

"Ed... Do you think we should go look for them... They've been gone for hours... They probably haven't killed one another yet." Lizzie tried to be optimistic.

"Lizzie, Lizzie, Lizzie, You have no clue how the teenage mind works. When Derek and Casey fight, they aren't fighting each other, they are fighting the battle raging within them selves. Derek and Casey are in love with each other but don't want to admit it for fear of what dad and Nora would say." Edwin declared sounding a little like Casey. Lizzie slapped her self for not thinking of that sooner. It was as plain as day. Derek had always been protective of Casey and Casey was the same for him. Like the time Scott was pulling the soccer sister scam and Derek went mad over Casey getting hurt, and in the end doing the right thing. Or the time Derek was going to be beat up by the fridge on Max's football team and Casey stood up to him.

"You're right Ed. Remember how jealous Derek was when Casey and Sam got together. Derek almost beat Sam up in the living room."

"Or the time Casey was jealous of Kendra." Edwin chuckled. "Lets go look."

"Okay." Lizzie Confirmed. The two got up and got their coats. They put their mittens on and shoved their hats in their pockets. It was snowing pretty hard but they didn't really care. They wanted to find out what was going on. They walked pretty far when they came across the ax that George gave Derek to chop the wood with. A Clue, they went in the direction it was pointing too until they came to a river. They decided that with Casey's clumsiness she'd probably knocked them both into the river. So they decided to fallow it.

They fallowed the river until they came to a large gate with two Dark looking figures standing outside of it. They Decided to come back early in the morning. It was going to be dark soon and they couldn't risk getting lost too. That would be two sets of their kids that their parents had lost on this trip. Even if they didn't remember. They went back to the cabin and set up a game of monopoly with Marti.

"So how was your day Marti?" Lizzie asked.

"It was good I played with Sir Monksalot and my other animals. Then I had a nap!" Marti exclaimed.

"Marti do you know where Casey and Derek are?" Edwin asked. Lizzie elbowed him for getting Marti involved in the craziness that was going on.

"Smerek and Casey are at home! Playing hide and go seek!" Marti was over excited about that fact.

"How do you know that?" Edwin was now very confused.

"They are always at home playing hide and seek." Marti sang.

"What do you mean Marti?" Lizzie ordered.

"Well when they got grounded that time they were playing hide and seek with each other."Marti Pointed out. She got up and skipped into her room. Lizzie and Edwin exchanged glances then continued the game where they left off removing Marti's pieces. Nora came into the room and looked at the middle children.

"What are you two up to?" She asked cheerfully.

"Playing Monopoly. Then in the morning we're going to search for treasure." Edwin replied.

"Have fun with that. And in the morning be careful." Nora ran the water to do the dishes. "Oh and kids, be back for three tomorrow. We're going to the town just a little bit down the road to get some Christmas gifts for everyone. And I heard they have the best hot chocolate." Nora added.

Lizzie hopped out of bed first that morning she took her time setting out things they'd need like a picture of Derek and Casey that Edwin had tucked away as black mail against Derek. It was of Casey draped over his shoulders And him reaching up. What was really going on in the picture was Casey was trying to get the remote from him. But from the angle the picture was taken from it looked like they were together. She also packed some sandwiches and fruit.When they were both up and ready they set out down the same path as they had gone the previous night until they got to the ax. Then they went to the river. They fallowed it until they came to the guards.

"Excuse me sir?" Edwin asked.

"Yes." The mad on the right wearing a dark red trench coat said.

"Have you seen these two teenagers?" Lizzie asked holding up the picture.

"No, but I will photocopy that for you and put it up inside these walls." The other man who was wearing a blue trench coat replied.

"What exactly is behind those walls?" Lizzie was hopeful.

"Ah, behind these walls is a great land. There are magical creatures and witches. There is a town behind these walls that you must hope the two you seek never find. For it is home to a vampire princess who is not kind to humans who trespass on her land. If they ever come back it could take them months. Hopefully they ran into Mad Madlin, She is a witch who is very beautiful when she is not disguising her self as an old woman. These walls protect the out side world from danger and whats inside from being hunted and killed once more. You see these walls were not always here. These creatures walked the earth freely once. But humans didn't take kindly to them, so we made a pact with Madlin that she would erase the creatures from reality and make them a legend if we continued to bring them things that they needed or wanted from this world. It has been kept ever since." The man in the red said. The man in the blue had gone to make copies of the picture.

"Thank you for your help. Have a nice day." Lizzie thanked. She and Edwin left the men and went to sit by the river and eat the food Lizzie brought. They found a nice spot and sat there in silence before Lizzie got the food out. They were really surprised by what they had just found out about the place their siblings landed.

"Ed do you think they are okay... Or do you think they ran into the princess?" Lizzie questioned.

"It's Derek and Casey we're talking about. They've got dumb luck on their side. If they stumbled upon a vampire, it was probably a vegetarian." Edwin laughed. He was unaware of the truth of his own words. Casey and Derek did have dumb luck on their side but they had no idea how much it would help them out in the end. Edwin took a bite of his sandwich and a sip of one of the juice pack he put in his sack. They finished eating and made their way back to the cabin.

"Oh good you two are home." George said as he pulled Edwin in and sat him on the sofa.

"Whats going on?" Edwin looked at the worry lines that were creasing his fathers forehead.

"We just got a call from the park ranger. Derek and Casey have been seen in the park. You two must not get lost too. They are old enough to find their way home but you aren't." Nora said.

"Nora we know where they are!" Edwin exclaimed.

"So do we." George said. "We're going to stay here until we find them. The Ranger promised that they would bring them to us when they find them." Lizzie and Edwin went into their room and both sat on Edwin's bottom bunk. They were very confused at how suddenly worried their parents were. Or rather why they hadn't been worried the day before. They finally came to the conclusion that it was because they thought that the teens would come home during the night.