A/N: I don't own Kingdom Keepers. I really wish I did! I hope you all like this chapter :) I'd love some reviews to help me with characterization!

Finnrox: that's what wayne said.

Philitup: so its up to us, again

Willatree: what r we gonna b up against this time?

Mybest: something stronger than maleficent

Charldarl: ya think? gtg, mom's calling

Finnrox: b asleep by 10

"Finn, get to school!" Finn's mom called from downstairs. He quickly logged off and gave his mom a quick kiss good-bye before hopping onto his bike for school. Dashing into the hallway, afraid to be late for class, he stopped dead in his tracks. He saw her.

She was there, after all that happened, just as solitary and quiet as ever, looking at him. As if she had known where he would enter from, as if she knew he was there.

"Not as if it's a surprise," she said casually as he approached her.

"A… A… A…"

"Amanda. That's my name. A-man-da. Don't you remember?" Amanda teased with a grin on her face.

"But… What… it's… Jess. I… It… All… What?" Finn burst out.

Amanda smiled sweetly at her friend. She waved her right forefinger in the air with a small utterance and smiled mischievously before hugging Finn.

"But…" Finn said, astonished.

Amanda let go of him, and he saw that there were tears in her eyes. "I paused time, you won't be late for class. Finn looked around, people were stuck in the middle of what they were doing, they couldn't see or hear anything going on. Finally Amanda broke. "It's Jess, Finn. She's been… Been.."

"Been what?" Finn asked, looking deep into Amanda's eyes.

"She's… there was another Overtaker, and… they threatened to reveal us," Amanda replied.

"Reveal you as what?" Finn pressed.

"As Fairlies," Amanda replied, knowing Finn knew about this already.

"What do they want from her this time?" Finn asked, worried.

Amanda's eyes filled with tears. "What they always want, her dreams. Her… visions."

Finn gave Amanda a giant hug, pulling her close to him. "It'll be okay. We'll get her. When did they kidnap her? Was it, like, last night? In the parks as a DHI?" Finn flashed back to his meeting with Wayne the night before.

"No," Amanda sobbed, pulling Finn tighter, "The Overtakers are getting stronger, they're moving out of the parks. They took Jess straight from our room. I tried to fight, but…" Amanda trailed off.

Almost instinctively, Finn tucked Amanda's hair behind her left ear. As he did, he saw a cut on her temple. "Amanda…" he breathed.

"I know," Amanda sobbed, "I tried, I fought back with what I could, but they knocked me out."

"Who?"

"I… I didn't see. I'm sorry," Amanda cried into Finn's shoulder.

"Shhhhh," Finn soothed, combing Amanda's hair with his fingers, "It's okay. It's okay. We'll find her. We'll find her." Finn tenderly kissed the top of Amanda's head, then kissed her temple on the cut. He pulled her tighter, wondering where that kind of courage came from and worried that Amanda would try to run away. But she didn't. The two stood there, gently rocking back and forth, wishing that the moment would never end.