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Chris' POV

It feels like the world is falling apart. Isn't it weird how changing one thing can cause everything else to break? It's just like dominos; when one falls, they all fall.

Sam quitting the MBC and announcing the move were like the instigator. Then Danny couldn't take his jealousy anymore and hit Max. And now Cathy and Danny probably won't speak to each other for a week, maybe two. What will happen after that? Who knows.

"I don't get it," Cathy said quietly, still watching the door. She looked like she was hoping that Danny would come back. But he wouldn't. Not tonight.

"Which part?" I asked.

"Why everything's going wrong," she replied. "Sam's leaving. Danny's mad at me. Max is probably a little mad at me too. It feels like I'm not in control of my own life anymore!" I knew exactly how she felt, but now wasn't the time to deal with that. What she'd just said made something click in my mind.

"Cathy, I've got it!" I exclaimed, jumping up from inspiration.

"What's it?" Cathy asked, running over to me.

"Adrien's controlling Sam! I know we kind of figure that earlier, but what if he has a hold on her mind or something? Maybe that's why she quit, she was being controlled by an alien!" I explained.

"Do you really think so?" Cathy asked, sounding hopeful. "There's definitely some kind of alien out there that can control people's minds. I'll ask Grandpa about it. He'll know. I'm so happy we figured this out!"

"Well, we might've figured it out," I corrected. "We don't know if Adrien's controlling her mind, we just know that he's somehow making her do what he wants. He very well could just be blackmailing her or something."

"But we don't even know this Adrien guy. How could he have anything to blackmail her with?" Cathy asked. That was a very true point. Unless…

"What if he's working with someone else? Someone else who does know us?" I suggested.

"That's also true," Cathy agreed. "So we know have two theories. It's just a matter of figuring out which one's right."

"Yep. And the only way to get that done is to start working," I replied.

"We'll start working tomorrow. It's nine o'clock. And this won't be quick work. We don't want your parents wondering where you are at one in the morning," Cathy said logically. Yeah, that was a true statement.

"Okay. Then I guess I'll see you tomorrow," I replied, heading for the door. "Wait, one more thing. What were you gonna tell Sam earlier? When you asked us if we knew where she was?"

"Oh, it's nothing," Cathy answered, shaking her head like it really was no big deal. "I just wanted to tell her that Max asked me to the dance on Friday."

"I see," I said in reply, not quite sure how to answer. I guess this really was something to tell Sam, not Danny and I. "Well, good for you. See you tomorrow."

Cathy's POV

It's funny to see how differently boys and girls react to things.

After Chris left I took one last look around the clubhouse before switching the light off and leaving myself. It had grown dark outside. But that was normal for a cool night in spring. I began to walk towards the house when I heard a noise coming from the bushes next to the clubhouse. I looked over to where the noise came from. It looked like someone or something was struggling against someone or something else. Well that was odd….

"CATHY RUN FOR IT!" I heard before a red beam of light flashed and everything went black.

Danny's POV

"CATHY RUN FOR IT!" I screamed before Max could fire. But I was too late. Cathy had been knocked unconscious and now fell into a heap on the cool grass. I got up and ran over to her.

"I told you that you weren't the only one with a few tricks up your sleeve," Max said as he walked over to where I was, kneeling next to my unconscious friend.

"What do you want with her?" I asked icily, glaring up at him. Max smirked wickedly before answering.

"It has nothing to do with either of you personally, or Chris and Sam for that matter. I'm simply following my directions," he explained.

"Directions? From who?" I asked.

"Or you'll find out soon enough," Max replied. I looked back at Cathy. It looked like she was asleep, not knocked out by a psycho maniac.

"And what did these directions tell you to do?" I asked, looking back up to see a red light. Then nothing.

Chris' POV

"CATHY RUN FOR IT!" I heard three houses down from where the Smiths lived. I ran back. That was never a good sign. And it was Danny who'd screamed it. Which meant that he'd never left Cathy's house. Which meant that Max probably hadn't left either. And that something else had been there the whole time.

I ran into the backyard just in time to see Max holding a gun out to Danny, who was kneeling next to a hopefully unconscious Cathy. The gun fired a bright red light, so bright that I looked away. I looked back to see Danny fall to the ground. So I did what any team member would do in this situation: powered up.

"My directions were to destroy the MBC," Max said, smiling.

"So you're behind this?" I asked. Max looked up at me, surprised.

"You're still here?" he asked.

"I heard the screaming," I replied. "Now answer the question; are you behind this?"

"Nope. I'm just a part of it," Max answered, the smile returning. "And so are you. And Sam. And these two." He gestured to Danny and Cathy.

"What did you do to them?" I asked.

"Don't worry. They're just unconscious," Max answered, looking down at his gun, which I noticed was now pointing in my direction. "They'll be fine when they wake up." I took out my blaster and pointed it at him.

"Don't get the idea that you're getting out of here easily," I said. "I'm not going down without a fight. You caught them by surprise. You don't have that strategy anymore."

"But I do," another voice said from behind me as I felt a strong force push me over. The blaster flew out of my hand as I fell hard on the ground. I looked up to find someone else reaching down and grabbing the weapon.

"You know, I kind of want to go all evil villain monologue here, but I'm not going to. There are too many great ones out there. I don't want to rip off any of them," the new guy said, his voice sounding familiar. I looked up to see a very familiar face standing next to Max; Nossida.

"But I am going to take a line from a villain monologue because I want to test how smart you are," he continued, staring me straight in the eye. "'…Prove that true love conquers all.'"

"What's that from?" Max asked him, confused.

"You don't need to know that. He's the one that has to figure it out. Just come on!" Nossida said, pulling out a small blue cube and pressed the top of it. And with that, they were gone, along with Cathy and Danny. And now I have to figure everything out on my own.

Anyone know where that little quote's from? (Hint, it's Disney.)

Anyway, what's gonna happen now? Chris is on his own to save everyone else. Can he do it?

Find out in the next chapter! (Or two. It will take more.)

Read on!