ok guys, first of all, I AM SO SO SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING SOONER!!!!!!! i've been meaning too,but i got writers block for several days, and then i've just gotten busy with other things in my life. so once again, I'M SO SORRY FOR THE DELAY!!!! but here's chapter 16, and it's a nice long one. and the next chapter will be up in the next few days(hopefully). so enjoy chapter 16, and please review!!

DISCLAIMER: i do not own the Secret Saturdays. i only own Lina and Gwen

i groaned and opened my eyes. "whoa, what happened?" i sat up and looked around. i saw metal bars all around me, like a prison cell or a cage. "where am i?" i stood and walked over to the bars. i carefully pulled on one. yep, they were solid steel. "darn it!" i mumbled, looking around. i wasn't sure where i was, but i had a pretty good idea. "ok, now i just have to find a way to get out of here" i whispered, not wanting anyone to hear me. "oh, don't be stupid" i thought. "you're the only one in here". "i am alone in here, right?" i said, looking around again. yep, i was alone. but i wondered how long that would last. and i still hadn't figured out where i was.

"ah, i see that the young lady has woken up" a voice suddenly said, making me jump.

"who's there?!"i yelled, even though i recognized the voice.

"why, you're in Weird World my dear. where else would i have taken you?"

i cringed, suddenly feeling very scared.

"why am i here? what are you going to do to me? why...?"

"my, you do ask a lot of questions" Argost said, finally stepping out to where i could see him. "my plan is very simple" he said. "the Saturdays are on their way here looking for you right now. and when they get here, i'll finally rid myself of them once and for all!"

i gasped. "so you're going to kill us all?!"

"yes, that's pretty much the whole plan" he said before he turned and left.

i sank to my knees, more scared then ever. "i'm only 11 years old!" i thought. "i don't want to die yet!" i stood up and started pacing, my thoughts racing in my head. "oh man, what am i going to do?" i said, thinking out loud. "if the Saturdays come here, then we'll all die!" i sat down and started crying. "what a mess!" i wasn't sure how long i sat there, but after a while i heard voices. i jumped up and looked around.

no one there.

"you're going crazy Lina!" i said, shaking my head. but then i heard the voices again.

but i realized that i recognized the voices. it was the Saturdays, they were here! "oh no" i mumbled, quickly looking around for a place to hide. "duh, you're in an empty cage you dolt!" i thought. i suddenly noticed that part of the cage seemed darker, covered in shadows. i scrambled into the darkest corner, pressing my back against the bars of the cage.

"don't find me, please don't find me!" i whispered, my heart hammering in my chest. suddenly the door on the other side of the room burst open and Zak, Doyle, Fisk, and Gwen ran into the room. "oh snap, they brought Gwen with them?!" i thought. my sister had always been a girlie girl, and this sort of lifestyle didn't seem like her thing. i was surprised to see her there.

"ok guys, this is the last place we have to look" Zak said, holding the claw in a defensive manor.

"and hopefully you won't find me" i thought. they searched every inch of the room, not leaving one inch of space unchecked. i stayed in the dark corner, trying not to make any noise. i knew that Argost wanted them to find me. he wanted them to have that feeling of relief that we were reunited, only to have it shattered when he unleashed his awful trap.

whatever it was.

"guys, she's not here. let's just go and look somewhere else" Gwen said, sounding like she was going to cry.

"don't worry babe, we'll find Lina" Doyle said, putting his hand on her shoulder.

i couldn't help but smile. "Doyle calls Gwen 'babe' now? well, i didn't see that coming".

"come on Zak, she's not here" Doyle said as they headed towards the door.

only Zak stayed behind.

"guys, i know she's here" he said, sounding determined.

"no Zak, Lina's not here. we'll find her, don't worry. now come on" Doyle said. Zak hesitated before turning and following them out of the room. once they were gone i breathed a sigh of relief, realizing then that i'd been holding my breath.

"good, they're gone. now if i could just..." but suddenly the door opened again and Zak ran back into the room. i could hear Doyle and Gwen yelling and i could hear Fiskerton going on about something. "snap!" i hissed, running back in the dark corner. but it was too late, Zak had seen me.

"Lina, i knew you were here!" Zak yelled, running over to me. i turned around just as he slammed the bars as hard as he could with the claw, but nothing happened.

"this is exactly why i didn't want you to find me!" i yelled.

Zak looked at me like i was nuts. "didn't want us to find you?! why not?!"

"because Argost wants to kill us, that's why!" i yelled back, tears welling up in my eyes. "he kidnapped me to lure you guys into a trap, and now we'll all die!"

"Lina, is that you?!" Doyle, Gwen, and Fisk ran back into the room.

"Fisk, bust Lina out of here so we can go!" Zak yelled. Fisk ran to the cage and bent the bars back, allowing me to slip out.

"thanks Fiskerton" i said, hugging him. "now can we get out of here before we die?"

"yes, Doc and Drew have the airship outside waiting for us" Doyle said as we all headed for the exit. we were almost to the door, and i felt my hope rising.

"we're going to make it!" i thought. "we aren't going to die!" i was almost to the door when i suddenly felt the ground dissapear from beneath me, and i started falling into darkness. i heard the others screaming as i hit the ground hard. i sat up, my head throbbing and the dark room spinning. "whoa, what was that?" i said, standing up.

"Lina, are you ok?!" Doyle yelled.

i looked up and could see a square of light above me.

"that must be where i fell through" i thought. i could see Doyle and Zak leaning down, looking at me.

"yeah, i'm fine! my head just hurts a little" i called, not wanting them to worry.

"Gwen went to get mom and dad, they'll be here in no time" Zak said. i nodded, feeling my head swimming. i was about to sit down when i heard a low growl from somewhere across the room.

"what's that, who's there?" i called, my quivering voice echoing into the darkness. suddenly i felt hot breath on my neck and i screamed and jumped back.

"Lina!" Zak yelled. i was about to answer when i saw soemthing approaching me. my eyes were getting accustomed to the darkness and i could see a little better. a low, lean fugure was approaching me, growling fiercely. once the creature got closer, i immediatly recognized it.

"the Cactus Cat!" i gasped as it approached, hunched low. and it looked hungry.

"oh snap!"

oh no, looks like the Cactus Cat is going to have Lina for dinner(remember Cactus Cat, from chapter 3?)!! lol, no, i wouldn't do that. but it wants Lina for dinner!! or does it? well you'll just have to wait till the next chapter to find out. i hope to have chapter 17 up in the next few days, so don't give up on me, this story will continue!! and i'm hoping to update sooner like i used to. so i hope you liked this one, and please review!!!!

-FreddysNightmare1984