I couldn't think of a name, so, I said something funny, but fitting. I'm...not EXACTLY sure what to write in the next chapter, but, I'll think of something. so far, I've thought of everything (except the name) that I've been asking every one else to help me with because they never did. XD Also, if you like this story, can you tell your friends? Short, sweet & to the point: I want to have more reviews than I usually get.

That night, Kitten had had quite a time searching for a place to sleep after talking with Tiana, Naveen, & Louis for hours at her restaurant. Louis had been little too friendly, with his constant hugging her & shaking her hand way too hard. Tiana had offered for her to sleep at her house, until she remembered her mom needed help re-decorating, & Kitten said it was fine. Kitten walked through the dark town at night, looking around & thinking over her day.

Amazing… she concluded, after thinking it over. I've been in a parallel universe all this time. As she walked past the places she'd run past when she was hiding from Naveen & Tiana, she stopped on the other side of the street from Dr. Facilier's emporium. She smiled & began to run across the street. A bus was passing, & passed right in front of her as she held her skirt down when it passed by, blowing her hair in her face & splashing her with water. She stood there in shock, but recovered quickly.

"Well…" she sighed, running to the other side of the street. When she stopped at the purple door after finally remembering how to get to it, she hesitated to open the door. She pulled her hand away & rehearsed, "Ok, what am I supposed to say? 'Hey, Shadow Man, I'm from another dimension & have no place to stay. Can I sleep on the couch?'" She paused to think it over. Then, she started laughing, hard enough to be heard. The door opened in front of her & she trailed off, staring at Dr. Facilier, who looked much better than before.

"Uh…" she said.

"Uh…" Dr. Facilier joked, smiling at her. Kitten chuckled.

"…Umm--how do I put this…" she asked herself, but he could hear her. "…Can I sleep here?" She smiled sheepishly when he just glared at her in confusion. "Umm…it's a REALLY long story, so…let's just keep it simple. I'm not from here & I have no where to stay. I've already asked Tiana & Naveen & I have no money for a hotel." Dr. Facilier laughed. Kitten glared at him with a disappointed expression. "Why are you laughing?"

"You're cute, ya'll know that?" he said, smiling. Kitten blushed, but hoped he wouldn't see it in the dark.

"…Really?"

"Yeah. Sure, I'll help you out. It's the least I can do."

"Oh, right…" Kitten found she was hugging herself because of being cold from the water & the wind chill.

"Come on in." Dr. Facilier moved aside to make room for her.

"Thanks." Kitten walked into the dark room, which looked about the same as she'd left it. Lynn was sitting on the ground, playing "Go Fish" with dolls who Kitten wasn't surprised to see due to seeing the movie. Although, she was surprised to see one of them wave at her & say,

"Hi, Kitten!" Kitten squealed. Vena giggled.

"It's ok. Lynn told them all about you." Facilier explained.

"Buddy-buddy, huh?" Kitten said, smiling, slightly.

"Yep! Join us?" Vena replied.

"Kitten!" Lynn said, smiling widely & holding out her arms.

"Hey, Lynn." Kitten greeted.

"Play?"

"Umm…no thanks. Maybe tomorrow. I'm tired. It's been a long day."

"Ok." Lynn looked back at her cards, but quickly glared at Vena when she saw her leaning over to see them. Vena pulled back & giggled. Kitten chuckled to herself.

"Ok, Kitten, there's not many places to sleep besides the couch or the guest room." Dr. Facilier said, "Make yourself at home."

"You have a guest room?" Kitten asked, looking up at him.

"Yeah, for the pets that Vena keeps bringing in." He glared at Vena, who smiled, sheepishly.

"Ok, well, as long as it's not too messy, I'll sleep in there."

"Alright, then." Kitten followed him down a hallway. She had trouble taking in all the different symbols on the wall, combined with a bunch of pictures that Vena had apparently took of herself or people who didn't want their picture taken. She chuckled, quietly at the picture of Vena, putting bunny ears to Harmoo's head, & another of her trying with all her might to jump high enough to do it to Dr. Facilier. Eventually, Dr. Facilier opened a door in front of her, which she'd have bumped into otherwise. "Here it is."

Kitten looked the room over. There was a bed in the middle of it, a few shelves, five more pictures of Vena's, & a closet. Nothing fancy, like the hallway, just plain dark walls of unidentifiable color & beige carpet. Kitten licked her lips at the thought of beignets.

"Like it?" Facilier asked, breaking her thoughts.

"Oh, yeah. It's nice. Not too fancy, not too dirty, just…nice." Kitten shrugged & walked in.

"Well, I hope you sleep well."

"Thanks. Umm…you, too." Kitten replied as he closed the door. Kitten stood there by the bed & looked around once more, before trying to remember what she was forgetting. Then, she remembered she didn't have anything to do besides go to sleep, since she had left any of her belongings at home, besides her pencil, which had been in her pocket, & her flashlight, in her other pocket. She pulled the two things out, set them on a shelf, & moved the covers out of the way. She fluffed the pillows on the bed & laid down, before pulling the covers over herself. She pulled her arms behind her neck.

"This is nice." she said, actually enjoying the cold feeling beds always had when she first got into them. She closed her eyes & tried not to be too excited to sleep. "Well, at least…" She paused to yawn. "…At least I don't have to worry about dealing with Jeannette, tomorrow…" Before she knew it, she was half-asleep, still dreaming about her awesome day.

A couple hours later, Kitten sat up, suddenly. She looked around. At first, she was surprised to wake up to this room, until she remembered she wasn't at home. She had heard a bang somewhere in the house, & it sounded soft & distant, yet, so close to her ears. She looked around a little more, & when she heard nothing, she sighed in slight relief.

Then she suddenly felt something coil around her arms, pinning them to the sides as she gasped for air. Another second later, she felt it coil around her face as well, covering over her mouth. She screamed, but, whatever was holding her made it sound too deep in her throat to be heard. She was lifted out of the bed & pulled away really fast. Too shocked to be confused of how she got out of the room, she in no time found herself on the other side of the building, outside. She looked around, frantically at the town. The building hid a lot, making it look like nothing but streets & darkness, with few cars driving by. She squealed again.

"Relax, Kitten…" she heard. She looked around, but, her invisible restraints made it hard to move & look for the source. The voice wasn't Dr. Facilier, or Vena, or Lynn. It was male, but, she knew it wasn't Naveen. Who else would know her name? "…You'll be explained everything in a second." The voice got closer to her & she practically felt it in her ear, as if whoever it was was right next to her. She felt her hair move so the person could speak into her ear in a whisper that got louder until it was practically shouting,

"Once we go to the other side!" Kitten squealed in a questioning tone as her atmosphere got lighter & was tinted green. Kitten started fighting her restraints & squealing deep in her throat, all she could do, as the air got harder to breathe. Kitten shut her eyes as the light got too bright & felt herself moving, like she always felt on an elevator. She felt the elevator in her head stop & she opened her eyes to the huge room that Harmoo & Vena had argued in. "Ok…you can scream, now." the voice continued, as she heard the snapping of fingers & her mouth was released. Kitten gasped & started panting.

"Wh-What…!" she began. She was cut short by a harsh, hissing voice behind her.

"SSSSilenccccce!" Kitten squealed. Then, the voice continued. "Neal befffore your captor…" Kitten became confused & looked around, but, her restraints made it hard to move. After a few seconds, she felt something push her down as she fell to her knees. In a few seconds, something shoved her harshly over so her face was touching the ground. She fidgeted & panted, glancing around to find the wise guy.

"Relax, child." Her eyes moved up & she finally saw her kidnapper; Harmoo. Of course, she didn't recognize him, but, he looked slightly familiar.

"Who are you…!?" she said, trying to move her head up enough to talk.

"Calm down, first. Then, I'll explain." Kitten didn't want to calm down, but, she felt that if she didn't, she'd have a heart attack before Harmoo was done "explaining." She panted as slow as she could & tried to slow her heart rate. She relaxed, or at least, tried to relax. "Done?"

"…I guess…" Kitten said.

"Good. So, how have you been, Kitten?"

"Ok, how do you know my name?!"

"Oh, I'm sorry. What?" Harmoo put his hand to his ear & smiled. Kitten sighed.

"I've been fine…" she muttered, "Now, will you answer my question?"

"Yes. I am Harmoo…"

"Harmoo?"

"Don't push me." Harmoo glared at her, his long, black hair falling in her eyes, before quickly returning to his explaining, "…Let me tell you about a little deal I made with them, above me in power." Kitten looked up at the heads on the wall slowly & would have laughed if she wasn't so scared. "Easy. Three things they'd like to happen around here for services in making it happen. And you are part of it."

"But, I don't…"

"I know you don't know me." He paused for a split-second, "But, I know you. I've been watching you & they want you out of their way."

"What did I do? I've never been here before!"

"Oh, but you have. You were under this building when you fought all those shadows."

"I didn't hurt anything. And it was just an accident. All I did was get stuck there & then come back. No harm done."

"Maybe not to you. That shadow, Lynn is a traitor & you helped her & our prisoner get out." Kitten thought for a moment.

"Dr. Facilier was your prisoner?" Harmoo just gave her a smirk. "And to think you're the one who caused it!"

"Not me. All of us. I'm just the one who wants to do something about it."

"About what?" Kitten became a little mad, now.

"About Lynn, about Facilier, & about YOU muddling in our busyness!"

"Lynn is awesome! She's the only one I like!"

"Exactly. And she is supposed to oppose you, not us." Kitten glared at him, angrily. Kitten was yanked back up so she was sitting up again. She squealed a bit.

"Ok. I don't know what you're up to, but, you won't get away with it." she said. Harmoo gave a softened look of curiosity at her words. "Dr. Facilier & Lynn will show up & stop you. He said Lynn will tear you up if you hurt us."

"Indeed, but of course, I'm counting on that. I've got plans for both of them." Harmoo turned around & walked away from her.

"Of course, I'm in a parallel universe & I'm getting lectured by a doll." Kitten said to herself, rolling her eyes. "So, Whatcha gonna do?" Harmoo stopped. "Put on a lousy puppet show?" Harmoo faked a laugh.

"Oh! You're so funny!" he said, "You're gonna put on a bad puppet show for the---NO!" His impression of her was so squeaky it was hard to understand. "I'm gonna get control of Lynn & use her against you two."

"Lynn won't listen to you. She's sweet & I've been around her--almost--enough to know that she isn't about to help you with anything bad when she can spend her day doing something fun or meaningful." Her little added "almost" was only to herself, mumbled & off to the side.

"You don't get it." Harmoo pulled out a big green amulet that was more beautiful than anything Kitten had ever seen. "I'm not going to beg her for obedience; I'm going to hypnotize her…" Harmoo finished with a harsher voice & stomped his foot at the last word, "…Back into her place!" Harmoo turned back around as one of the shadows holding her covered up her mouth again. "Anyway, I'm tired of hearing your voice." She was pulled away from him as he smirked at his little hypnosis gem.

The two shadows that were wrapped around her stopped at a wall & threw her at it. Instead of hitting it, Kitten went right through it & landed on a hard, cold floor. She panted & looked at the wall, as she noticed half of her un-brushed hair was falling in her face. She stared at it for a moment, before scanning the room. Nothing but concrete. Kitten felt like she was in a box. She stood up & looked at the wall again. Then, she gave a slight smirk. She started running towards the wall to go back through it. But, instead of going through it, like she thought she would, she hit it & was knocked back onto her butt. Kitten shook her head, shocked & stared at the wall. She slowly reached for it as she gave a nervous face. She felt it with her hand; solid.

"Whoa…" she said. She thought this over & wondered how she thought she should feel about this. She felt silly being scared of a doll, but, in a way, she was. He did have a lot of shadow minions that she was scared of. Then, she tried to make up the rest of his plan with what he'd told her.

"So…he thinks Lynn is too soft, I guess." she said to herself, "Got it. Why would he care?" She brought her knees to her chest & wrapped her arms around them, feeling helpless when she really looked the room over. She thought more of Lynn. How did she ever become so awesome for a shadow, anyway? Kitten sure wondered. She'd have to remember to ask Dr. Facilier about that sometime. Then, she wondered what Harmoo wanted with him. To put him back in the same position as before? Why?

"I wonder what would make him such a threat. I don't see it." she said to herself.

Kitten tried to understand what made Harmoo such a threat, but, found nothing due to his not so detailed explanation. She rolled her eyes & smiled, slightly, but, tried not to let her guard down incase he decided to punish her for whatever he was yapping about. She thought about the movie & what would make all those dolls & their "leaders" so powerful. She didn't know, but, she did remember that they had ways of making things happen. She wouldn't get in the way of that. And now, she was.

"Oh, great… I see it." she said, plopping her face into her knees. She sat there for a minute, not really sad, but, just bored & tired. She remembered that she'd been yanked out of her own (potential) bed & dragged to the other side apparently to Harmoo's amusement & pride. Then, she thought about Lynn & Dr. Facilier. What really would happen when they found out? Would they be smart & know what to do or come barging in with two machine guns & cheeseburgers for lunch? Kitten giggled at that particular thought.

I can see them, now. Lynn's wearing red war paint on her face that quickly falls off when she morphs or from too much smoke. She thought, She'd try to get the gun to work & wonder what century it's from. Then, she'd blow us all up. Dr. Facilier would probably just…well, I don't know. I'm not THAT creative. Kitten smiled & thought talking to herself was soothing, so, she continued.

I'll bet Harmoo is just mad because he was having fun watching those evil shadows torture anything that moved…unless… She paused her thoughts & frowned in concern. …Facilier was the ONLY thing that moved…

"Ok, that's enough thinking for me!" Kitten announced to herself.

-TO BE CONTINUED-

Oh, Harmoo is a midget, huh? XD Yeah, drew the only thing I could come up with for him, so, that's why before I didn't mention his hair. Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed my chapter & wish me luck on the next. ^^