A/N: Hey everyone I hope you liked the first chapter. This is a novel so it's going to be really long and it's in progress so chapters after chapter seven might be published slowly. You definitely should not try to read this all in one day. Like I said, it's a novel just like the real Kingdom Keepers books. It's filled with lots of suspense and sad moments( the book not this chapter) so read it with that in mind. Enjoy!

Amanda and Jess stood in Wanda Alcott's house pacing back and forth, anxiously awaiting the arrival of their friends. Wanda was Wayne's daughter, and she had tricked the owner of Amanda and Jess' foster home, into thinking she ran a prestigious boarding school. She took them out of the home, telling the owner, , that she was taking them to the school. Instead she took them to live in her home with her. Jess fell onto an arm chair, breathing heavily and biting her nails.

"I'm just so worried." she said. "They should be here by now! We saw that the overtakers aren't afraid to come into the real world to take us. What if something happened?"

"Don't worry sis." said Amanda. "They'll be here."

"We called them at five." said Jess. "It's six thirty! Don't tell me you're not worried."

"Well…" said Amanda, but before she could get another word out of her mouth, there was a knock at the door. Jess ran to the door and opened it to find Finn standing there.

"FINN WHITMAN WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU?" she shouted.

"Well sorry." said Finn. "It takes a while to pack a whole summer's worth of luggage! Speaking of which could I get a little help here please?" Amanda walked over and grabbed two of his bags. Finn did the same and Jess grabbed his sleeping bag and all of his luggage was inside. Wanda came walking down the stairs.

"Oh hello Finn." she said. "I thought I heard you come in. She walked back up the stairs and the doorbell rang again. Amanda opened the door and Willa stood there. She looked horrible. Her hair was a mess, her eyes red, her cheeks wet, and her clothes tear stained.

"Hey Guys" she said sniffling.

"Willa are you okay?" said Amanda.

"I'm fine." said Willa. "Just a little worried about Maybeck that's all." She had with her two purple suitcases, a duffle bag, and a sleeping bag.

"Oh, Willa it's okay." said Amanda. "He's gonna be fine." She took Willa in her arms and hugged her. Willa was crying on her shoulder. Jess and Finn came up and took her bags.

"But what if he's not." sniffled Willa. "If we don't find him soon enough, who knows what the overtakers will do?" As she said this, Willa once again burst into tears.

"Willa why are you acting like this?" Jess asked. "I've never seen you react like this before.

"Well…" said Willa. " I'm just so worried. This is the second time that he's gotten captured!" Jess went and got a towel and wiped her eyes.

"You didn't act like this the first time he got captured." said Finn.

"I barely knew him then." said Willa. "And I know what you're about to say. I didn't act this way when it was Wayne. When Wayne was captured I was dying with worry. I just didn't show it. When we thought he was dead I was crying hysterically, you know, you were there! The overtakers have never come into the real world to capture any of us before. Who knows what could have happened?" Willa began to cry again. Amanda hugged her tight

"It's okay." she said. "You have every right to cry. This is tough stuff."

"Thanks for understanding you guys." said Willa. "You're such good friends."

"Don't mention it." said Jess. "We'll always be here for you." A few minutes later, Willa had calmed down and the doorbell rang again. Jess opened the door and it was Philby. He had three orange suitcases and a sleeping bag.

"Hey." he said. He carried in his bags by himself. "So, what's the plan?"

"Well we don't have one yet." said Finn. "That's why we met earlier than planned."

"It's seven o'clock. Where's Charlene?" said Willa.

"I don't know." said Jess. "That's why I'm starting to get worried." Five minutes passed. Ten, twenty. Soon it was seven thirty. Just as the keepers were going to call Charlene and make sure she was okay, the doorbell rang. There stood Charlene with ten leopard print suitcases, a pink duffle bag with her name on it, and a zebra stripe sleeping bag.

"Hey guys." She said. "Sorry I'm late. When Jess called me, I was still at cheerleading practice. Practice ran late and I had a lot of bags to pack. Everybody helped to get Charlene's bags in. Just then, Wanda came out of the kitchen carrying two pizzas.

"Oh good Charlene you're here." she said. "I just called my dad. He should be here any minute." Wanda brought out two more pizzas, three bottles of soda, and three bags of chips. The kids thanked Wanda and began to eat. Five minutes later Wayne walked through the door. The kids all said hello. Wanda walked down the stairs and hugged her father.

"Well." he said. "I saw something this morning, before the parks opened. I know what the overtakers are planning. I've feared that one day, this would happen. This is something very sinister, something we have never seen them do before. If I'm correct about the overtakers' plan, then I know why they took Terry." Jess thought she knew what Wayne was talking about.

"I had a dream last night." she said. "I didn't know what to make of it, but I think that what I dreamed is what you saw this morning."

"What did you see in this dream?" asked Wayne.

"Well," said Jess "It was in the Magic Kingdom. The park wasn't open yet. It was still dark, but the sun was beginning to rise. I saw the time on a clock. It was six AM. It was pouring. There was thunder and lightning and I saw a sign that said that the park was closed until further notice. That was what let me know that there were no cast members in the park, that what I saw involved real characters. That's what made it so terrifying. I saw a beautiful young girl with blonde hair. I didn't recognize her at first because she wasn't wearing what she normally does. However, considering she was the real character, this doesn't surprise me because she's a normal person. Anyway, she was wearing a nightgown and her hair was down. Suddenly, I realized who it was. I was looking at Cinderella. She was being carried away, and she was kicking her legs as if she was trying to get away. I then noticed the two people that were taking her. I immediately thought of the overtakers. The character I saw taking her by her right arm didn't surprise me. The evil stepmother. Not only is she a notorious Disney Villain, but she's also the villain in Cinderella. It wasn't so shocking. I had already suspected that she was an overtaker. However, the character that I saw taking her by her left arm was not a Disney Villain. Not only that, but he is a Disney hero. It just didn't make sense to see him carrying Cinderella away. I was so terrified when I saw it, that I woke with a start. It was ten thirty. I had gone to sleep at ten. I took out my diary and drew the picture, but I still had no idea what to think."

"Who was it?" asked Charlene.

"It was…" said Jess. She paused for a second and took a deep breath because she still couldn't believe what she was about to say. "It was….." she paused again. She wasn't sure that the others would believe what she was about to say. She wasn't even sure if she believed it. What if it had been nothing, but a dream? But Jess knew better. She knew that some things, especially things that took place in Disney, could not be ignored. She had learned to accept that her dreams meant something. Gathering up her courage, she said it. "It was….. You know what; I think this would be easier if I just showed it to you." She ran up to her room and opened the drawer on her nightstand, pulled out her dream diary and descended the stairs. Slowly, she walked into the room where everyone was waiting for her. She turned to the page that she had folded last night, the page that contained the drawing of the dream that she had seen less than twenty four hours ago. Hesitantly, she handed it to Finn. Finn looked down at the page and saw the exact same scene that Jess had described. Suddenly, he gasped, and his eyes grew wide. Taking Cinderella by her left arm was Prince Charming.

"This is definitely not good." he said.

A/N: So what do you think of it so far? Leave me a review and tell me how you reacted when it was revealed that Prince Charming was taking Cinderella away? I'd like to know. Thanks and enjoy the novel. :)- kingdomkeepers365