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Chapter 30: Kidnapped

(A/N) Hey, everyone…I was sorta high on caffeine when I wrote that last chappie, which is the only way I am able to think like Theresa. Just so ya know…coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee! COFFEE! : ) But I'm glad you all liked it! Any suggestions on what you want to see later on? Just let me know. Oh, and remember the whole pregnancy thing? Well, that gets explained in this chappie…along with a bunch of other somewhat forgotten stuffs! Now R&R!

Sharpay had left the bathroom and found Ryan exiting a classroom. She had grabbed him and given him a rundown of her plan as she dragged him in the direction of the auditorium where they were now. Kelsi had been preparing her compositions for the musical when the twins marched onto the stage behind Miss. Darbis. Curiosity got the better of her and, just to be sure she wasn't seen, Kelsi hid behind the piano; listening attentively.

"So, if you're telling me, as co-presidents of the drama club, that changing the callbacks would be what's best for our theatre then…I might actually agree with you." Miss. Darbis was saying as she walked off, no doubt, to take care of the matter. There was an awkward (strange, weird, not normal, different, what? ... inside joke only Theresa would get … using character name, of course) silence in which the twins looked at each other. "Is that a yes?" Ryan asked in slight confusion. Sharpay winked at him happily.

"No." Kelsi whispered to herself as she saw Sharpay's evil grin curl around the edges of her mouth. Ryan looked in Kelsi's direction managing to catch a glimpse of her before she realized it and ducked behind the piano once again, out of sight. As the twins left, Kelsi realized the two had planned to switch the callbacks to the day of Troy and Gabriella's competitions. Whatever else they'd planned couldn't be good. Kelsi sighed as she held her head in her hands.

Meanwhile, Cloe and Rachael were currently running through the halls; frantically searching for someone they could report Theresa's conversation to. As they turned a corner, they collided with Ryan and Sharpay. "Thank goodness we found you!" Cloe stated as the four backed up to give each other space. There were way too many corners in this school, which led to way too many collisions, especially with all this running going on.

"We've got news…very big news!" Rachael exclaimed. "So do we." Ryan explained happily. "We know who's behind this scandal." Sharpay stated with a satisfied smirk, "And we've stopped them from their sabotage." "Really?" Cloe asked, an eyebrow raised. "Who?" Rachael questioned with a smile. "Who else would it be?" Sharpay told them, "It's Gabriella!"

"What?" Rachael almost screamed, "It's totally Theresa!" "We overheard her contemplating what to do to conquer the universe!" Cloe added. "Well, we talked to Troy and Gabriella and got the facts." Ryan told her, "Gabriella planned it and Troy's just along for the ride." "Or maybe we're not understanding it properly." Cloe argued. "Quit bickering!" Sharpay complained. "And you two say you don't act like a couple." Rachael muttered before moving the group forward.

As they walked, Cloe got a gut-wrenching feeling. She moaned slightly. The pain hurt and her heart ached indescribably. The first thing that came to mind was that something horrible was about to happen. She shrugged it off as soon as she reached the doors that lead onto campus. As they walked onto the steps, they noticed that no one seemed to be around. The same pain shot through Cloe's gut, like a knife had just stabbed her. She moaned again.

This time, Ryan noticed and stopped. "What's wrong?" he asked; his face full of concern. "Cramps." Cloe responded, standing still a moment. "Are you sure?" he asked her again. Cloe shook her head as a wave of indescribable pain coursed through her body. Ryan grabbed her to prevent her from falling to the ground. Then, Sharpay and Rachael stopped only a foot or two away. The group looked up and discovered the reason why no one was around. Up in the now purple sky was a huge inter-dimensional worm hole.

In other words, it was like the Twilight Zone had opened up and all hell broke loose through it. Through the swirling vortex, the vampiric monkeys flew out, their scaly wings flapping violently. Then, another swarm of flying creatures followed the monkeys. They were pigs! At that moment, both Rachael and Cloe knew who was behind it all. That thought seemed to spread to the twins because their faces had the exact same identical expression of fear as a lightening bolt appeared and with it came the girl with all the answers…and the evil.

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As the two twins looked up with identical expressions of horror plastered in their faces, the person behind this whole scam was revealed. Theresa was hovering in front of the swirling vortex which was still producing the swarms of pigs and monkeys. She laughed manically, as she viewed the faces below her. Looking up, they saw her body get thinner and her face became narrower with distinct feline features, making her look much older.

"So, it took you this long to finally figure it out." she laughed at them. Cloe looked up from where she was crouching to hold back the pain. As slight tears filled her eyes, she figured Theresa was the one who inflicted the pain on her the entire time. "She was responsible for those cramps." Cloe muttered quietly. Rachael remembered her early accusations and sent her an apologetic look.

"Very good." Theresa acknowledged Cloe's realization with a smirk, "Can you guess what else I've been doing?" "You also made that puddle in the cafeteria appear to throw us off!" Ryan slapped a free hand to his forehead as he realized what had happened. "And to ruin my new outfit!" Sharpay added ignoring the rest.

"Ryan seems to have gotten smarter since the last time I made him believe what I wanted." Theresa chuckled. "What?" Rachael asked in shock. "You, too, Rachael." she responded obviously amused with herself, "Remember that staring contest? Did you seriously think it was only a game? During that time, I was slowly taking over your mind; attempting to control you. If Cloe hadn't brought you back, you would have been one of my monkeys."

"You're not serious!" Sharpay screamed. "I'm deathly serious." Theresa responded, "As for the boy, all I had to do was get him to open up to me and discuss his differences between him and his sister. After he made it so easy to see inside, all I had to do was insert into his mind everything I wanted him to see and think. It was really very easy."

Ryan glared at her for that last insult. He always knew his kindness would hurt him. "Why didn't you go for the rest of us?" Sharpay questioned. "I couldn't." Theresa sated with angry eyes, "Cloe's mind couldn't be tapped. For those with The Sight, it is harder to unlock their mind. The only thing I could try to do was weaken it…with pain!" Another burst of pain erupted throughout her body. She collapsed almost out of breath, that's how much it hurt, but she kept her mind focused on the situation in front of her.

Theresa smiled only slightly before continuing, "Sharpay was too complicated to crack. She had way too much running around in her head. All the chaos and havoc going on could have been dangerous for me to try and tap. For all you know, I could have made all this happen. I might have even been the one who planned your future and your past!" She let out an evil laugh. That's when it finally clicked.

"You did this to Sharpay! You made this happen to her!" Ryan screamed, anger evident in his voice, venom pulsing in each word. "You bet I did!" Theresa snapped back proudly, "I kidnapped your mothers, killed the king, and will proceed to absorb your power destroying you in the process!" "What about Big Ben goes digital or stealing spoons?" Rachael pleaded desperately, "Wouldn't that be fair?" "Fair? Fair? You're telling me about fair?" Theresa screamed in rage, "Life's not fair! I've been locked up for 20years…20 years! Is that fair?" "What did you do?" Sharpay asked in a disgusted tone.

"I absorbed the king's powers and unintentionally destroyed him. I meant to drain him completely and keep him locked up, but something went wrong. I planned to do the same with your mothers, but they disappeared after capturing me." Theresa explained, "I escaped and tried to find them, but they'd left Magicath. I searched every dimension possible until I found you. It took me a while of following you around to discover where you're mothers were. They were well aware of the difficulties of raising magical children of their own, so they prevented your powers from giving you away."

This made her smile as she said, "So, they left you. I found them and kidnapped them, intending to finish what I started. But they had given up their powers to bind yours. How sweet. I despise sweet! Almost as much as I despise eating meat, but I'm willing to make an exception for humans." "You're going to eat them?" Sharpay squealed with utter disgust. "Cannibals do that. Save the cow; eat the meat-eaters. We tend to eat our own kind. And being a vegetarian makes it all the more fun." Theresa responded, "And I love to have fun!"

At that, she raised her hands above her head and the vortex started sucking in objects of all kinds. Mainly it was aimed at them. Ryan crouched down and grabbed onto Cloe to keep her from flying away. Sharpay and Rachael ducked behind the two. "Now, feel my wrath!" Theresa cried out as lightening hit. In that moment, the vortex sucked in even harder and started to pull Sharpay towards it. Rachael held onto the side wall and attempted to grab Sharpay, but she missed and Ryan managed to catch her and hold her back.

That was, until the vortex started sucking Cloe towards it, too. Ryan grabbed both of them, but the vortex was too strong. The two girls were sucked into the air. Ryan grabbed their hands as Rachael grabbed a hold of his waist in attempt to help. Theresa laughed maniacally as she watched the vortex continue with even more strength. "Ryan, stop being stupid and let go!" Sharpay yelled at him. "No, I can't lose you!" Ryan responded, unwilling to let them get hurt. "If you don't, we'll all get sucked in!" Sharpay screamed, "I'll take care of her."

Ryan knew she meant Cloe, but he was too determined to succeed. There was no way he'd let go. "I promise you I won't hurt myself." Sharpay stated, "I promise, Ry." Ryan's heart sank. She hadn't called him that in years. "Shar, I promise I'll come and find you or I'll die trying." he responded. Cloe looked into his eyes and grabbed hold of Sharpay as Ryan knew what he had to do. He let go and watched as the two girls got sucked into the vortex and everything vanished. He sat there with Rachael, looking up at the blue sky and thought of how he's just let his sister and his girlfriend go all in on simple motion.

(A/N 3) Wow, that was a pseudo (false) – ending. My first fake cliffie! WOW! Luv that! Didn't you? I hope so. What did you think? Do you want to review? What was that? You do? Well, then go ahead and click that little button that says so right down there in the left hand corner. Go on…you know you want to…DO IT! YAY! Okay, now review…plz… :)