…Chapter 15…

(I apologize for the long pause since the last time I wrote…I was auditioning for American Idol and didn't make it, and I just got busy at work. Today I decided to at least write this chapter down and show you that I can finish this story. Sorry this isn't going to be the rumble between Lindsay and Helga, but you'll see that possibly in the next chapter, I promise.)

At the diner, they decided to share French fries and drink milkshakes. Arnold voiced his concerns about the guy Charles. Helga keeps telling him that he was harmless, but to not acknowledge him. They talked about classes she had missed and what went on and then Helga got an urgent text from Phoebe.

Phoebe: DO YOU KNOW WHERE SERENA IS?

Helga: No, did you lose her?

P: She was following me and Gerald to the old hangout and we watched for traffic, we turned around and she wasn't there…

Helga jumped up, Arnold looked at her shocked

"What's going on?"

"Serena is missing."

They stopped eating and left the diner in a rush, they went separate ways to search for her.

...hours later…

We all met up in park, all gasping for air, they all looked at every place they could think of as to where Serena is. I thought she couldn't have been abducted by them, not now. I look up at Arnold and even though he's breathing hard, he is staring at something.

"What are you looking at?"

He straightens up and walked over to the direction he was looking at. I followed along with Phoebe and Gerald.

"I see something green that looks like trail, can you guys see it?"

"No, I don't see anything besides trees. Do you know where it goes?"

I looked at him and his eyes were glowing a bright emerald green and some gold flickered, which was weird, but he started moving and followed him. He led us to a museum in the South America area and that is where they found Serena staring at a relic.

"Serena!" I called out and she didn't move. Her notebook was lying on the ground and a word says "Helga" I picked it up and started reading.

Helga,

I don't know where I am. I was about to follow Phoebe when everything disappeared. I couldn't see auras anymore; the ground didn't feel like the sidewalk I was on. Voices calling my name and I couldn't find anyone familiar. My first thought was to start writing this to you. If anyone knows about secrets it should be you.

Memories flooded to me in this void; memories about the fire. Raiders found my home and demanded to find priceless relic that I had. My mother told me to run and when I did, I looked back and saw her shot down. I screamed "MOTHER" and one of the raiders went after. I ran as fast I could in the forest that I was sure was in the direction of another village. My village was on fire and skin did get burned as well as my clothes. Met a cliff of a waterfall and I was trapped. He found that the relic was around my neck and tried taking it from me. I yanked it back but I fell. Not before I got shot. I blacked out.

I remember trying to open my eyes and saw a glowing color I have never seen before. I figured it was a color green. They told me that my village burned down and I hit my head really hard when I fell. Near DEATH! They told me the relic was theirs and it has healing purposes, to keep me away from dying, they placed it in my back, near my heart. Once they used their medical herbs, hypnotizing me to forget my past, and sent me to Arnold's family. Only when they decide to give me back my memories. I don't know how but they do. I didn't know anything else except that when the Green-eyed people found me, my eyes were bleeding, and they did their best to save my eyes.

I heard whispers that Arnold was given power from the La Corazon and they knew that Arnold would find me eventually. When I was found, the Green-Eyes left a note about what happened, and then was told that my eyes still bled, but not much. Arnold's mom helped heal my eyes, and soon was completely blind except for the colored auras.

I considered your thought about my dream of becoming a mom, and…if you think danger is upon me then…I guess…if you're ok with it…

The writing ends there. I looked at her and I grabbed her shoulder and she fell. I caught her, and I tore her note and put it in my pocket. Arnold and I need to understand what all of this means. He called his mom and we took her home.

…Arnold's P.O.V….

I did see her tear out something out of Serena's notebook before we left to go home. We placed Serena in her room and just sat in the living room. I don't know why I saw the same green trail again, but I was compelled to follow it. This is the second time I found her and I couldn't help but feel that have to be there for her.

We sat in silence while grandma gave us some snacks and went about her mission with the empire. Helga pulled out the piece of paper handed it to me so I can read it. As I did, I learned more of what happened to her. Just don't know how she just disappeared from the care of Phoebe. I read the part about me having a power, but I don't know what it meant.

"I didn't know she was that bad when I found her."

"I wouldn't either if I was you. What was that thing in the museum that she was staring at?"

"I can tell you. It's an old artifact that predates the Mayans, but looks like it's a broken piece of a picture but no one knows what it is or where it was found. Some of it looks Mayan and some looks different. It's one of the mysteries that is not solved, yet." Phoebe loved that section of the museum since 5th grade after we traveled to San Lorenzo.

"This is just getting weirder and weirder." You said it Helga.