Happy *late* New Year Everybody! Merry 2012! As a gift, I give you another Chappy! Yay! I'm trying to keep the chapters around 1,000 words, that way I attract more people. Whale, here you are!

"What did you do to her!" Fabain shrieked, and tried pouncing on Victor, who was simply sitting at his desk with a scowl on his face. Jerome and Patricia kept him back, but he continued to claw and scratch at him.

"May I ask what you're talking about, Mr. Rutter?"

"Where's Nina?" he asked harshly through gritted teeth.

Victor leaned back in his chair and folded his arms firmly on his desk.

"Was she not at school today?"

Fabian scowled at him. "No."

"Then I do not know where Ms. Martin is, good day." Victor stood and shooed them out with his hands. Fabian stopped and turned to face him at the doorway.

"You're not going to do anything about it?"

"We can send a search team out, but it's going to be costly and a waste of time."

"Waste of time? Do you not remember she's the Chosen One?"

Victor shrugged nonchalantly. "Her work here is done. The mystery is solved."

"Are you saying you're not going to do anything?" Fabian squinted his eyes at him.

"Good day Mr. Rutter," he said and slammed the door in his face. Fabian turned to face the others.

"He's not going to help her," he said, astonished.

Amber's mouth flew open. "But he has to!"

"He didn't last year." Everyone stole another glance at Joy. Joy looked up.

"Will you stop that? The past is the past. I want to know where Nina is too, but if we're living in the past it won't bring us anywhere."

"Joy's right," Patricia exclaimed. "Let's just think where she could be."

...

All the teens sat on the floor in Nina's room.

They all stayed pretty quiet, they were all thinking of where Nina could be.

"I say we save up for a search team," Alfie suggested.

"Where are we going to get the money?" Patricia asked. "We don't get payed for our chores."

"Patricia has a point. I say we wait until we come upon some, some clue or something. I mean, that's how you found me, right?"

Fabian nodded. "She's right."

"But what if we don't get a clue? What if she was taken by someone who doesn't even have to do with any of this?" Patricia stated, referring to last year's mystery.

"Yeah, we would need Nina if we had to solve another mystery anyways," Amber pointed out.

"We'll just have to wait," Fabian forced out. He really didn't want to wait, he wanted Nina right there, right then.

"It's getting late. I say we get some rest and we could figure this out tomorrow." Joy stretched and stood up, yawning. Everyone else followed, and walked zombie-like out of the room, leaving Amber in her room by herself.

...

I was tired and hungry. The person who had brought me here still wasn't back, and I was left here in the darkness. I decided to go to sleep, I mean, it's not like I'm going anywhere, right? I sat on the cold floor, and slowly leaned back, trying to get comfortable. It was impossible. The floor - or should I say concrete - was cold and hard. Just like the person who was keeping my here. Cold hearted.

I eventually fell asleep, falling into a deep sleep...

...

I was on what seemed like an island. There were palm trees everywhere, and it smelled like rain. I was in the middle of some forest. I stepped over vines and pushed through leaves and plants. I heard birds chirping in the distance. Thinking something would be there, I drew closer to the noises. A giant palmetto leaf blocked the way of what would be the ruckus, so slowly I pushed it out of the way to reveal...

I laughed unbelievably. "Guys?"

They were all sitting on a knocked over tree. They seemed defeated. They looked up to see it was me. I saw their faces brighten. Fabian hopped off the tree and ran over to me, enveloping me in a giant embrace.

"Nina, is that really you?"

"In the flesh in blood," I stated, gesturing to myself.

One by one, they greeted me.

"So, do any of you know where we are?" I asked.

They shrugged. "We woke up here. Isn't it kind of weird that we're all dreaming the same dream?" Patricia asked.

"Maybe someone's trying to tell us something..."

"Like who? Who could possibly contact someone through dreams?" Jerome grumbled.

"I know someone," I smirked. "Sarah."

"But... Why?" Fabian asked.

"Well, I mean you guys have no idea where I am, and heck I don't, so maybe she's trying to help us... Find me."

"Wait, you don't know where you are?"

I shook my head. "It was dark. And the man was masked."

"But who would come into a house just for you?"

Everyone exchanged looks and then all of us, excluding Amber, came to realization. Everyone's face lit up, with the exception of Amber. Patricia smiled, Joy bit her lip, Jerome smirked, Alfie raised an eyebrow, Fabian nodded, and Amber's face was blank.

"I don't get it."

"Amber."

"Yeah?"

"It's Rufus." Her face lit up and she let out a long "Ohhhh."

"Ok, I get it now. But why would Rufus kidnap Nina?"

I smacked my forehead. "You're helpless."

"Oh wait... I think I get it now."

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