Hey everyone, here's another chapter! Sorry it's taking me so long to update; I have AP tests and core projects due and a science fair thing to get ready for this weekend, so I probably won't be updating as often as I did on my first story . But hopefully I'll be around a lot more in the summer!

So let's see how Beck and Robbie get stuck… and does it have anything to do with Jade and Andre getting attacked? I guess you'll find out in the future ;)

Disclaimer: Again, I don't own Victorious. I asked Dan a million times and he just wouldn't let me. Oh well, maybe next time… :]

Reck- A project, an argument… and a note?

Cat: Robbie! Are we still going to play baby golf today? :D

Robbie: Yeah, about that… I forgot that Beck and I are supposed to be working on an acting project and I can't make it today.

Cat: Aw, phooey! I was so excited about it too :'(

Robbie: Don't cry, Cat! Will tomorrow work?

Cat: Yay! I mean, yes it will work. I'll go over to Tori's today instead, I gotta tell her about the new treasure I found!

Robbie: Okay… See you tomorrow then.

Cat: Kk bye! Have fun working on your project! :D

Robbie sighed and stuffed his blue PearPhone into the front pocket of his jeans. Once again, he had screwed up. Why did he have to be so incredibly awkward around everyone, especially girls like Cat? He wished he knew how to talk to girls. It would make his life so much easier and less pathetic if he did.

Then again, he was glad that he had to decline Cat and work on the project instead. Cat had randomly brought up the fact that he had never actually took her baby golfing after he originally promised her that he would. Of course he defended himself, saying that it's been two years since he broke that promise, but she still insisted persistently until he said yes. He wasn't a big fan of baby golf anyway- the drooling babies creeped him out.

And what would he say to Cat? The two of them would be alone, playing baby golf together, just the two of them… Was this a date? He doesn't know what to think of this new development, considering that he has had mixed feelings for Cat ever since the day she kissed him. Bottom line is that he didn't want to screw up in front of her, and he was glad that moment had been put off a little later into the future.

"Yo Rob! Where are you?" he heard Beck call from upstairs. Robbie sighed, putting his worries to the back of his mind and continued fiddling with the big stage light. He had accidentally broken one of the wires while carrying it (and dropping it, for that matter, because it was just so damn heavy), and even though he was usually good at fixing these types of problems, he had no idea how to go about with this one. This light was from the 1960's, and Sikowitz had given them no instructions on how to use it.

"Down in the basement!" he called, and soon enough he heard the thumping of footsteps coming from the staircase.

"Hey, sorry I'm late," Beck apologized. He was wearing an old, faded-out grey t-shirt and baggy jeans and carried a big hook, extra wires, and some pliers. "I had to go to an unexpected meeting about the death of my Aunt Wallace. Apparently, they discovered that she left a will after all."

Beck's got some pretty weird relatives, Robbie thought. First an Uncle Barbara, now an Aunt Wallace? Did Canadians like to get sex changes or something? Or do they have problems with naming their children? Robbie didn't know, and he hoped that he would never have to find out. "Did they ever figure out how she died?"

"Yeah, something about breaking her spine after falling off a ladder while washing some windows." Beck shrugged it off as if it meant nothing. He didn't know her that well and yet she still included him in his will. Yep, she was a wacko, alright.

"Oh," Robbie said, focusing on fastening the wires together with the pliers Beck had brought. "And… done!" he exclaimed triumphantly. "It should work perfectly now."

"Did Sikowitz ever tell us what this was, exactly?" Beck asked. Since they weren't going anywhere for the summer and their summer jobs didn't consume their entire lives, they decided to go to some of Sikowitz's summer classes. He had said that the classes they take now will carry on into the next school year, meaning that they will have one less rigorous class to take during their senior year. The assignment he had given them was to use an old piece of equipment, do some research on it, and then use it to perform a scene of one's choosing. Of course Beck let Robbie do most of the research, since that's what he is good at.

"I looked it up online; apparently it's called a Klieg light and was used to make many famous films."

"Interesting…" Beck said, clearly uninterested. He really wasn't a big fan of technology unless it involved his laptop or his PearPhone. "Wanna try hanging it up?"

"Sure. Let me go get a chair. You can stand on the table and I'll step on the chair."

Beck and Robbie carefully lifted the cumbersome light up and positioned it on the hook hanging from the ceiling beam. Thankfully, it stayed on the hook and didn't come crashing down.

"Yes!" Robbie celebrated. That was the hardest part of the whole setup. Now all they had to do was turn it on. "Can you reach the switch standing up, Beck?"

"I think so. Hold on a sec."

Beck flicked the switch on the back of the light, but nothing happened. Beck sighed, exasperated. Typical Robbie. He always got so excited about accomplishing things that he forgot to make sure that his plans actually succeeded. "Robbie, I thought you said you fixed it!"

"I did!" Robbie exclaimed, offended. "I put the wires back together like they were before."

"But did you even bother to check to see if the light turned on?"

"It's not my fault!"

The boys started arguing, both equally frustrated with the project. They could both be doing something more entertaining than this. Robbie could be hanging out with Cat and having a great time and Beck could be devising a plan on how to win Jade back. He had been thinking lately and maybe this time, the breakup was his fault. He WAS acting a little out of the ordinary at the time for personal reasons and obviously wasn't thinking clearly. No matter how mean Jade could be, she was always there for him when he was going through his rough patches; and no matter how hard he tried, he still couldn't seem to let her go.

Fed up with each other already, the arguing escalated until they heard a loud clang! behind them. They jumped at the same time, startled by the sudden noise. The light had fallen from the ceiling, breaking the hook in half and popping the opaque lens out of the light.

"Great," Robbie groaned. "Now we have to fix it all over again."

"And that hook cost me like $30!" Beck complained. Sure, it was cheap, but still, it's $30 he'll never get back. He could've used the money to do something better, like repaint his car or buy Jade a nice "I want you back, please forgive me" gift.

Robbie picked up the lens and his mouth dropped open in realization as he saw a crumpled piece of paper in it. "Oh, that's why the lens didn't work!" He took the paper out and opened it, smoothing out the crinkles.

"What is it?" Beck asked.

"Looks like a page from an old biology textbook or something." The paper had small, neat handwriting and a smudged diagram of a bird eating a fish. "Ooh, that looks like a buzzard! And what kind of fish is that? Probably a whitefish, since they tend to get eaten a lot…"

"Robbie! No one cares!" Beck yelled, causing Robbie to drop the paper in surprise. "Let's just chuck the paper into the garbage can and fix the light."

Beck picked the paper up from the floor and flipped it over. "Wait a second… what's this?" he said, examining the legible but sloppy handwriting on the back. It looked a lot newer than the writing on the other side. SOMEDAY THE CHIP WILL BE MINE… OR ELSE, it said. It made no sense at all… but the "or else" made him nervous. Then again he's probably just being paranoid- he's starting to notice this about himself after he and Jade broke up.

Robbie gasped. "A mystery!" He clapped his hands in excitement. "Let's keep it!"

"Fine, because I don't want to lug it around," he said, handing it to Robbie. Robbie stuffed it into the pocket that also held his PearPhone. "Now let's fix the light before it gets dark."

"Aw, is Becky scared of the dark?" Robbie cooed.

"No!" But even though Beck knew that the message could very well mean nothing, the "OR ELSE" haunted him the rest of the night.

Okay, so here are the mystery words I used!

Testate: Having a legally valid will.

Spinal: Of, relating to, or situated near the spine or spinal cord

Klieg light: An intense carbon arc lamp especially used in filmmaking.

Whitefish: various freshwater fish that are most commonly eaten.

Buzzard: any of various usually large birds of prey

Smudge: To smear or blur (something)

Again, weird words, I know! I was surprised myself when I came up with them! Tori and Cat's story will be up next. What kind of treasure does Cat have to show Tori? And does it have anything to do with how the others got trapped? Looks like things are getting pretty intriguing! :D Reviews, anyone?