A/N: Hey guys. Here's chapter 22! I had a bit of writer's block, but it broke and after this part I have a good amount of things planned out. So, I guess that's it. Enjoy!

Willa woke up with a renewed spirit and a smile on her face. She was filled with confidence and determination. She made Wanda's bed. She didn't have a hair brush or any extra clothes with her, so she smoothed out the wrinkles in her shorts and tee and put her hair into a side braid. She grabbed her pocketbook, walked to the living room, and reached for the chair blockading the door. But just as she was about to pull it away, she stopped dead in her tracks. The banging had not ceased. Her mother was still there.

Willa stood paralyzed with shock. She felt like she was caught between a rock and a hard place. If she left the apartment, she would get captured and her friends would not be safe. If she didn't leave the apartment, she would never be able to and her friends would not be safe.

"What do I do?" Willa screamed aloud. She began to pace back and forth. Willa dropped onto an armchair and buried her head in her hands. After thinking for a moment, she stood back up and to the door. She was going out into that hallway and she was not going to get captured.

Before she pulled the chair away from the door, a tear trickled down her cheek. It fell for the same reason it fell at spaceship earth. In order to get out of that hallway uncaptured, she was going to have to hurt her mother. She remembered the pain deep down in her gut when she had had to hurt Jess. She remembered how her heart seemed to break into a million pieces. But this was worse than hurting one of her best friends, this was hurting her mother. She didn't know if she would be able to handle the pain.

"I have to try" she whispered to herself. "I have to do this."

Slowly, with a shaking hand, Willa pulled the chair away from the door and then, cautiously, fearfully, slowly turned the lock. Her whole body was shaking when she stepped into the hallway. What she saw made her fall to her knees.

Her mother was tied up on the floor, with a gag over her mouth. Willa immediately rushed over and tried to untie the knots.

"Oh! Why didn't I come out sooner?" Willa said aloud, desperately tugging at the ropes. Whoever had tied these knots must have been really good at it.

"I've been asking myself the same question." said a voice from around the corner. Willa knew she recognized that voice from somewhere. She had never met the villain face to face; at least she didn't think she had. Why couldn't she figure it out? The owner of the voice continued to step closer, talking the whole time.

"Honestly, when Cruella and that other girl told me that you didn't turn yourself in when your mother told you too I was shocked. Haven't you ever heard the expression 'Mother knows best'?"

That last line said it all. Willa knew who the speaker was. Willa slowly looked up to see her suspicions confirmed. There stood mother Gothel. Willa charged at her, but Gothel put up a hand to stop her.

"Uh Uh Uh." she hissed. Then, she grabbed Willa's mother and held a knife to her neck.

"Don't make another move. Because if you do, let's just say you might 'startle' me. And if I am 'startled' my wrist might flinch. And with this knife in my hand pressed up against your mommy's throat, I don't think I need to spell that one out for you. All it takes is one little flick of the wrist sweetheart. All it takes is one little flick of the wrist."

Willa did all that she could to hold back tears. Gothel began to walk away, but suddenly stopped. Without turning around, she began to speak again.

"Oh and I almost forgot the best part. Remember that little deal that we offered you? The one about turning yourself in or your mother would be the first to die? It's back on. And let's just say our executioner will also make sure that it's not quick."

Then, with and evil laugh and a sweep of her cape, she was gone.

Willa could not believe what she had just seen. She had to find her friends, and fast. The only thing was, there probably weren't ten clues hidden yet. How was she supposed to find the flash drive in time? Maybe she would just have to start making guesses as to where the flash drive was. She didn't know. Right now, all she knew was that she needed to go to Animal Kingdom.

With one last look at the spot where her mother had just been, with one last wipe of a tear from her eye, she locked the door to the apartment and walked out of the firehouse. When she arrived on Main Street, she was half hoping to see Mother Gothel there with her mother. Then again, half of her was glad that she saw what she saw, no activity. The Magic Kingdom hadn't opened yet, so Willa was able to run right out without being confronted.

The buses were running, so she went to one of the stations. She made sure to keep her head down, so that no one would recognize her. She didn't have time to stop and chat or sign autographs. When she boarded the bus, she went down and sat in the back. Tears constantly fell down her cheeks as she thought about her mother.

She finally arrived in Animal Kingdom. She put her fake employee ID on her neck and entered. Following the same path that she had taken with Philby, Finn, Amanda and Charlene not too long ago, she arrived at the base of the large, steep hill. Maybe it was the fight and drive in her due to what she had just seen, maybe it was a little angel watching over her, but this time, the hill did not prove to be a challenge. Willa jogged up it with ease.

When she reached the tree, she pulled on the branch that Amanda had right before she was captured. A hatch opened and without thinking, Willa stepped inside. The door instantly closed leaving Willa in pitch black darkness. She pushed on the hatch, but it wouldn't budge.

"NO!" she screamed. She had fallen into the same trap as Amanda. She fell down onto her knees and buried her head in her hands. Then, through the sound of her tears, she heard a weak, frail cough.

Willa turned around in the direction of the cough.

"WAYNE?" she shouted. Wayne did not wake up. He was asleep on the floor. At least Willa hoped he was asleep.

"WAYNE!" she called. Wayne woke up.

"Willa?" he replied with a frail voice. Willa began to jog over. She had to free Wayne from the chains and find a way out of here. She was about half way to him when Maleficent stepped out in front of her.

"Uh uh uh girly. Where do you think you're going?"

"I-I-I" Willa stuttered. She tried to run past Maleficent, but the fairy put out a hand to stop her.

"No need to go over there" she said. "You're ours now. I think I'll just take you to Everest with the others. Don't worry though. You won't be there long." Willa could only think of one thing that that could mean. Maleficent grabbed her and snapped her fingers. The hatch in the tree opened and Maleficent dragged her out.

The park was not opened yet, but a few cast members were roaming the streets. They ran forward. Most of them weren't shocked. Many cast members knew about the Overtaker issue. Jess, Megan and Olivia shooed them back. Maleficent continued to drag Willa through the Animal Kingdom.

"Hey Ugly!" called a voice from behind. Willa didn't recognize the voice. It must have belonged to a cast member. Maleficent's attention was diverted to the noise and Willa was able to break free.

"Run!" the cast member called.

She sprinted as hard as she could towards Expedition Everest where she now knew the others were being held. She continued to run, hopping over benches and plant boxes. She finally reached Expedition Everest. She ran through the cue line and finally found a cast member only door. She scanned her ID, and walked inside.

It was a single control room. There was no one in there. She closed the door and continued to run through the ride space. She reached another door, scanned her ID and again found nothing. This continued on for a while. She had gone through every door in the place and still hadn't found anything. She reached the final door.

"This has to be it" she said aloud. She scanned her ID, and when she opened the door she found a large dark storage room. She slowly entered, trying to be as quiet as possible in case there were any overtakers present. Willa didn't hear anything, so she continued on. She could hear crying, coughing and heavy breathing.

"Willa?" a voice called. Willa ran to it. She recognized it immediately.

"Philby!" she shouted.

A/N: Mwa Ha Ha Ha Ha. I left you guys with a cliffie. Don't worry. The next chapter will be in real soon cause I don't currently have writer's block. Well I guess that's it for now. What did you guys think? We've reached the end of the middle section. Tee hee. Bye!

-kingdomkeepers365

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