Wow, it's been a while since I last updated… I've been insanely busy! But I'm on vacation now, so hopefully after this week (I'm in Ocean City this week… Hellooo beach!) I'll be able to update a lot more quickly, especially with my "Proms are Stupid" fanfic.

However, this one may take some time because I have no idea where to go with this story. I'm so used to writing emotional, sappy love stories with only two people that I'm not entirely familiar with writing action-packed scenes and romantic scenes with multiple people. So yeah, I apologize if this story eventually turns into a train wreck.

So for now, I don't know if there will be any ship moments in this one, but we'll see what comes out of my brain, I guess XD. Probably Tandre with a little bit of Bade and Cabbie. Idk.

Upon hearing the frightened shrieks in the room next to theirs, the deprived figures of Jade and Andre looked up to see the door screech open, revealing Arthur's evil, well-groomed presence. He took off his sunglasses and furrowed his eyebrows. He frowned and motioned to a couple of tall, burly men standing behind him. "Guards! Pick them up and get some food into them! They're dying, for goodness' sakes!"

"But boss," a short guy with a handlebar mustache piped up. "You never told us that you left them down here!"

"Just do it before you end up in the electrocution chair again!" Arthur roared.

"Okay!" he whimpered, and he (along with two other guards) scuttled over to the two fragile teenagers. They gently picked them up and carried them out of that desolate dungeon and to a kitchen table with every kind of food imaginable. Chinese, pizza, buffalo wings… you name it, it was there.

Jade and Andre looked at the food with awe. It felt like they hadn't had food in forever! They were too weak to move, so they just stared at the food for a while, wondering whether it was a dream and if this magical pile of food in front of them would disappear.

"Well don't just sit there like a bunch of doorknobs! Go on, eat the food! Geez , it's not going to hurt you or anything," Arthur muttered.

Jade and Andre glanced at each other, shrugged, and dug in. Andre started stuffing donut holes into his mouth at lightning speed while Jade went for the hamburgers and fries. Soon enough, approximately half of the food was gone.

They were about to relax and bask in their food comas, but Arthur quickly brought them back into reality. "Harriet! Michael! Get these two showered and dressed before they are reunited with the other two girls!"

A stylishly dressed woman and a man nodded and started to escort them to their dressing rooms, but Jade stopped them. "Wait… two girls? And how are we being 'reunited' with them?" she asked indignantly. The food had nourished her flaming temper, making her angrier than ever at Arthur for leaving them to die.

Her anger gave way to recognition, then chills went down her spine. Oh my god. Tori and Cat. It made sense- what other two girls would both Andre and Jade be close to?

"If you hurt them, I'm going to kill you so hard!" Jade bellowed as she struggled in Harriet's iron grip. Andre realized the reason for Jade's violent behavior and his eyes widened in panic. They got Tori? And poor innocent Cat? He didn't have time to react because he too was violently pushed towards the dressing rooms.

Once Jade and Andre were secured in the dressing rooms, Arthur smiled in satisfaction and ordered the guards to release the captives from Prison B. In less than a minute, a frazzled Tori and a sobbing Cat appeared in front of him, untied but still held into place by the guards.

"What do you guys want from us?" Tori cried. "What did we ever do to you?"

"I want Mr. Longneck!" Cat whimpered, tears running down her face in rivers. Tori pulled Cat into her arms and waited for this intimidating man before them to explain himself.

Arthur chuckled. "You didn't do anything. Fate brought you here." Tori looked at him like he was a nut job. "You were just in the wrong place at the wrong time."

"What's that supposed to mean!" Cat cried. She had no idea what was going on; she was still traumatized from being attacked by the mysterious black goo.

"Just listen," Arthur said, and he sat Tori and Cat down and told them the same story he had told Jade and Andre before. He told them about the chip his father had made and how it had disappeared after he went to the therapist's office- and how after his father died, he vowed to get it back at all costs.

"Ohhh, so that's what that note meant!" Cat exclaimed, causing Tori and Arthur to look at her weirdly.

"What note, Cat?" Tori asked, playing dumb. She knew what note Cat was talking about; the boys had told them about the light incident back in the car. However, she wasn't sure if they were the people meant to find the note.

"The one that Beck and Robbie told us about- the one in the light!" Cat said, covering her mouth and giggling.

"Cat!" Tori shouted.

"What-y?"

Arthur frowned at them, thinking that they were smarter than he had originally thought. They were now officially a threat to his operation. He had to convince them to join forces with him now, no matter how stubborn they may be- or else his plan may go down in flames. And if he had to force them into it- or get them to shut up- hey, no harm, no foul. It was the name of the game- the game of conquering the world.

"Interesting… " he murmured (mainly to himself), twiddling his fingers. "That wasn't meant for you guys…"

"What did you say?" Tori asked.

"Nothing!" He brushed it off with a wave of his hand. "Now, I cannot thank you enough for finding the chip and bringing it back to me. And since I've treated you both so unfairly…" He walked them over to a closed white door. "I have a surprise for you."

"Oooh, is it candy?" Cat jumped up and down in excitement, the tears miraculously gone.

"No."

"Red velvet cupcakes?"

"No."

"A unicorn?"

"NO!" Arthur yelled, causing Cat to squeal in fright and jump into Tori's arms. "Some friends you may not have seen in a while."

What? Tori thought in confusion. Arthur opened the door and out walked Jade and Andre. Jade wore a grey and black striped T-shirt with a dog-spiked collar and black jeans while Andre now wore a green shirt with a black leather jacket, baggy jeans, and a couple of gold rings on his fingers.

Andre's mouth dropped open at the sight of them. It's been over a month since they've last seen each other. "Tori!"

"Andre!" Tori exclaimed and ran into Andre's welcoming arms. She had missed him so much! Sure, Cat and the others were cool to hang around most of the time, but Andre was ultimately her best friend. They spent almost every day after school together- until Andre went to Broadway. Sure, they texted and skyped and all that chiz, but it's not the same as talking to each other in person.

Meanwhile, Cat had tackled Jade into a big bear hug. To her surprise, instead of Jade pushing her away and yelling "Don't touch me!," Jade held her with an iron grip. It made Cat feel loved.

But to Jade, it was entirely different. Everything was different now that they were all at risk of being killed off at any second. She was very protective of Cat, no matter how mean she was to the little redhead. As Andre was to Tori, Cat was her best friend. She was always there for Jade and helped her with all of her insecurities and flaws. The least she could do for her was keep Arthur from getting to her.

Concerned as to why they could possibly be here too, Tori started firing questions at Andre at warp speed. "How have you been? How's Broadway? How did you get here? When's your first show?"

"Whoa, easy girl, take a breath!" Andre chuckled. "Broadway was cool… until we got ambushed at our hotel. Some dude attacked Jade and ended up kidnapping the both of us and bringing us here."

Tori gaped at him, and then glanced at Jade. "And mean, bitter Jade wasn't able to fight him off?" Tori smirked. "What a surprise!"

"You want a piece of me, Vega?" Jade screamed and waved her fist while still holding Cat in her arms.

Tori laughed triumphantly and turned back to Andre. "How long have you guys been here?"

"A day or two. Worst two days of my life." Andre glared at Arthur, who shot him a warning glare right back at him.

"What do you mean?"

"We were tied up in that room and left to-"

"Okay, enough chit-chat, let's move along!" Arthur shouted, cutting Andre off and ushering them through the main room into the computer room again. Tori looked at him and mouthed What really happened?

"I'll tell you later," Andre whispered, and Tori nodded. Even though they were all in the same boat now, something still didn't quite make sense. Why did Arthur pick them, of all people, to help with this project they had no idea about? They weren't exactly special or anything. Well, maybe musically talented, but that's pretty much it. Guess we'll find out later, Andre thought and sighed. He just wanted to go home.

Shit, we missed the play! Andre thought, his heart pumping wildly in his chest. He didn't want to get blackballed in Broadway! If they didn't get out of here soon, this could ruin his entire career before it even started. His hand subconsciously squeezed itself into a fist, desperately wanting to punch something- if Arthur even thought about hurting Tori… God knows what he would do to Arthur. He just wanted this nightmare to be over already.

Arthur sat them down at a desk with four computers and a big binder at each. Each binder was a different color and had one of their names on it. Jade's binder was black, Cat's was pink, Tori's was blue, and Andre's was a bright red.

"Pink!" Cat squealed and skipped to her desk. The others rolled their eyes and followed suit.

"What the heck is all of this?" Jade complained, scanning all the people dressed in white clothes typing furiously at the other computers scattered across the room. "A nerd convention?"

"No. This…" Arthur said excitedly and gestured to the action around them. "Is where the action happens."

Jade laughed bitterly. "I don't see any action here, unless these computers get up and dance for us or something."

"Jadelyn," Arthur growled, giving her a cold stare, and Jade immediately shut up and crossed her arms. Tori was surprised- the only person that could ever control Jade was Beck- when they were dating, at least. And she hated the name Jadelyn! What had he done to Jade to make her more… "obedient" than usual? It definitely was strange… Then again, this whole situation seemed unreal at the moment.

"These computers run all of the technology that we're going to use in our little plan." Arthur motioned to them to open their binders, which were filled to the brim with various papers. "The binders contain codes which you must type into the computer when instructed. You must complete the entire program before taking a break and moving on to the next one."

"What do these so-called programs do?" Tori asked.

"They're tests to make sure the machinery is running smoothly." Arthur explained. "Sort of like inspections- except without all the contracts and the possibilities of getting in trouble with the law. Your job is to make sure that the weapons and other technology doesn't malfunction at any point in time."

Jade yawned. "Boooring!"

"When do we get to eat?" Cat piped up, her small stomach growling. Maybe it wasn't so smart for her to eat a donut on the way there- she should've known that empty carbohydrates wouldn't fill her up long enough.

"You can eat during breaks. There's a snack table in the left corner of the room and a mini refrigerator filled with Peppy Colas and Wahoo Punch next to it. We will all go together to eat dinner and other important meals, though. Don't want anyone running off now, do we?" he said, giving them all a sly grin.

They all shook their heads noiselessly. "Good. I knew I picked the right kids for the job. Work hard and don't let me down- or else," he snarled, coming close to Jade's face. Jade matched his snarl with a stone-cold expression of her own. Then, he walked away with his assistants and body guards trotting quickly behind him.

Tori groaned and stared at the binders with disbelief. "Great, what do we do now? We could be stuck here forever!"

"There's gotta be some way to escape…" Andre murmured, trying to think of a way out. However, he couldn't think of anything. This place contained the most advanced technology ever made! Who knows what kind of security system they have here?

"Why don't I just call Robbie? He's good with the techy stuff!" Cat said. The others looked at her, shocked at her sudden attentiveness. They had no idea that she was actually paying attention to what was happening to them, let alone try and come up with a solution to fix it all. She took out her pink PearPhone and started dialing a number.

"You'd think in a place like this they would've taken our phones away from us." Jade snickered. "Obviously, Mr. Steely Eyes isn't as smart as he thinks he is."

"It doesn't matter anyway," Cat groaned. "No signal. Phooey." She pouted. She really wanted to talk to Robbie. It seemed like forever since they had last talked, even though it was only a couple of hours ago since they had last seen each other.

"Speaking of Robbie, where are Robbie and Beck?" Tori asked.

Jade took in a sharp breath. Beck's here? She hasn't talked to him much since the break-up, much less since she and Andre had left for Broadway a month ago. "They're here?" she asked. "I thought you guys came alone. What happened?"

Tori gave Jade a questioning look. Why was she so worried about them? Did she still have feelings for Beck? Focus, Tori! Now's not the time to worry about relationships; this is a life and death situation we're in here! she yelled at herself.

She sighed and pulled her thoughts together. "Long story," she said. "We should exchange stories when we have a break. Hopefully, we're not being watched too carefully."

The enormity of the situation was starting to make Andre a little wonky. First he almost died, and now this top secret company is making him work on a plan that he has no idea about? No way. That's not the way Andre rolls. He needs to know exactly what's happening around him or else he goes crazy- like his grandma does when she sees the numbers changing on the clock.

"Alright, that's it! I'm outta here!" Andre shouted, his nerves getting the best of him.

"Andre, no!" Tori shouted as he heads towards the Emergency Exit door- the door that supposedly leads to the outside world.

"Let him do it!" Jade told Tori.

"But he's going to…"

"LET HIM DO IT!"

"Have fun!" she called to Andre,unwillingly giving in to Jade's peer pressure.

Just as Andre got to the door and touched the handle, he cried out in pain and fell to the ground. The door handle had burned his hand, and his right palm was now a blistering red color and the skin was starting to bubble a little bit.

Cat covered her mouth with her hand and Jade started to laugh. Tori got up and ran quickly to help him up. "Oh my gosh, are you alright?" she cried, examining his hand.

"Yeah, I'm… fine," Andre stammered, still reeling from the searing pain in his hand.

"It should heal in a matter of minutes," Arthur's voice appeared in his ear.

"Aaaaah!" everyone cried, startled by the voice suddenly talking into their ears. Tori grabbed onto Andre's arm in her panic and Cat hid her face in her hands.

Arthur's familiar chuckled filled their heads. "You should know better than that, Andre," Arthur said. "Tsk, tsk. Now stop wasting time and get back to work before something worse happens to you."

Once again frozen with fear, Andre said, "Yes, sir!" and he and Tori hurried back to their desks. "I say we get to work, people! Come on, come on, let's go! Move it!" he shouted, making everyone jump into action. They didn't want to suffer the same consequences that Andre had just experienced. Even Jade reluctantly started looking through her binder and typing on the computer with a frustrated scowl on her face.

She hated this. She hated being bossed around. She wanted to stab this Arthur guy so badly with her hidden pair of scissors (they had neglected to change her undergarments- big mistake on their part), but there was something about him that scared the shit out of her. He seemed too powerful, too omnipotent. It was like no one could stop him to the point where it wasn't natural. He could make people feel sensations without the help of other objects in the vicinity (or so she thought), he had an imaginary shield around him, and he could torture her until her knees shook… This guy couldn't be brought down. Period. And the thought of him being in control of her fate and not her scared Jade. Really bad.

"This couldn't get any worse," she moaned, and the others nodded silently in agreement. It was official; they were trapped here- for the time being. They were so traumatized by Arthur's strict operation that they had completely forgotten about the two people missing from the group- and boy, were they busy boys indeed.

Meanwhile…

"Sinjin!"

Upon hearing his name, Sinjin took his mouth off of an old saxophone he had found in the janitor's closet in the hospital room. "Do you really have to play that NOW, of all times?" Trina yelled at him in disbelief.

"Yes," Sinjin said, dumbfounded that she had even asked such a silly question. "This musical madness of an instrument could help us get out of her. Just relax, enjoy the music, and we'll be out of here in no time."

He took a deep breath and soon enough, various sharp and flat notes entered Trina's ears, making her cringe and cover her ear, wishing that the god-awful music would just stop already. "Someone please help me!" she shouted to no one in particular. It was obvious to her right now that Sinjin's medicine was wearing off. She pressed herself against the wall and slowly slid to the ground, wondering how long she would have to put up with Sinjin's insanity until someone could rescue them- if they were ever going to be rescued.

Hmm, looks like everyone is in a boatload of trouble right now! Will Beck and Robbie come to their rescue? And how? Again, I'm sorry, this isn't my best work, and apparently I have a lot more work to do with my writing because it is a mess. If you guys have any questions on what's happening so far or if I've missed anything, please say so in your review. Trust me, it's really hard to include every single little detail of the plot all throughout the course of the story.

Oh well, I'll get better eventually, I guess. Ugh. Now I'm annoyed for no reason. Lol sorry about that XD Review if you dare!