HEY-O, what's up guys? well, it's finally come down to this; the last chapter of A whole new world. wow, i can't believe it's finally done! but every story has to come to an end sooner or later, right? i love this story and if i could, I'd continue it forever. I've had so much fun writing it. this is one story that i hate to end, but if you guys want a sequel, I'd be more then happy to write one. i deeply appreciate your reviews, they mean the world to me. I'm glad i was able to give you a story that you enjoy, and i hope that you all like this last chapter. and like i said, just leave me a review or PM me about a sequel. i already have some ideas for one, but your reviews are still greatly appreciated! and now, here it is. the last chapter...

DISCLAIMER: i do not own the secret Saturdays or any of it's characters. i only own Lina, Gwen, and any other characters that aren't in the show(though i wish they were!)

I went outside and sat on the roof of the house. I liked being on the roof, because not only was there an awesome view up there, but It was also a place I could go whenever I wanted to be alone and think.

"Lina?"

I turned at the sound of Zak's voice. I smiled when I saw him leaning on the edge of the roof. "Hey Zak"

"what are you doing?"

I shrugged. "Nothing. Just… thinking"

Zak climbed up onto the roof and sat beside me. "So have you made a decision yet? About going back?"

I shrugged again. "I don't know Zak. I don't want to leave, but… but yet I do. I miss my parents"

Zak frowned. "Well I don't think any of us will be mad if you do decide to go. I mean, it's not our decision. And you have another family that needs you"

I looked at him and smiled. "Yeah" we were both quiet for several seconds.

"Lina?"

"Yes?"

Zak hesitated. "Uh, I need to tell you something. And I want to say it before you go. You know… if you decide to go that is"

I looked at him. He seemed real nervous all of a sudden. "What is it Zak?"

"Well I… I want to tell you that I lo…"

"There you guys are!"

Zak and I turned to see Gwen climb up onto the roof. Zak groaned and smacked his hand to his forehead.

I giggled. "Don't worry Zak, go ahead and tell me whatever it is you were telling me"

he sighed and shook his head. "No, I… I'll just tell you later"

Gwen sat down next to him. "No no, don't mind me"

Zak blushed. Obviously he was uncomfortable around Gwen. "No, it's OK. Really. Lina and I can talk later" Zak said.

I sighed and nodded. "OK, sure" Zak got up and climbed off the roof. I turned to Gwen. "So what's up sis?"

she sighed. "Well Lina, I've been thinking about it, and… if you want to stay here, I won't force you to come home with me"

I looked at my sister, shocked. I felt my eyes widen. "What? Gwen…"

"You were right, I can't force you to do anything. And I've decided that if you want to stay here, then… then I won't try to change your mind about leaving" she put her arm around my shoulders. "I just want what's best for you Lina. But only you know what's best for you"

I smiled. "Thanks sis. I… I love you"

Gwen smiled. "I love you too Lina"

I frowned suddenly. "Wait, what about mom and dad? I mean, what will they say if you show up without me?"

Gwen sighed. "I haven't thought that far ahead yet"

I hesitated. Gwen and I talked for a few more minutes before she decided to go back inside. "Going to talk to Doyle?" I asked.

Gwen blushed and nodded slowly. "Uh… yeah"

once she was gone, I sighed and laid my chin on my knees, bringing my legs up against my chest. My thoughts were swirling all around in my mind, and I felt tears well up in my eyes. In my mind I kept going back and forth with thoughts of staying and thoughts of leaving. I sat there on the roof for what felt like hours before I made a decision.

I knew what I had to do.

...

THE NEXT MORNING…

I woke up with a knot in my stomach. "Well, today's the day" I thought. I got up, brushed my hair and got dressed before I went into the living room. Fisk and Zon were there. "Hey guys" I said.

"gooh morni" Fisk said. I smiled slightly. I heard footsteps behind me and turned around.

Doc was standing there. "Lina" he said hesitantly. "It's time"

I sighed and nodded, my heart hammering in my chest. I followed him into the lab where Drew, Gwen, Doyle, and Komodo were. Fisk and Zon slowly came into the lab too. I looked around. "Where's Zak?"

Doc and Drew looked at each other. "We haven't seen him all morning" Drew said.

I sighed and hurried out of the lab and down the hall toward Zak's room. The door was half open. "Zak?" I said, opening the door a little more and stepping inside. Zak was there, sitting on his bed staring out the window. "Zak?" I said again. He slowly turned to look at me, a strange look on his face. "Zak, you aren't coming to say goodbye?"

he shook his head. "No. I… I can't"

I sighed and stepped all the way into the room, walking over and sitting beside him. "Zak, I'm sorry…" I started to say.

"Don't be" he mumbled. I felt a pang of hurt. His tone was almost accusative.

"You don't have to be mad at me you know" I said.

"You don't have to go!" Zak yelled, looking at me.

I stood up, suddenly feeling irritated. "It's my decision, and I decided to go!"

Zak stood up to and we both just stood there staring at each other. "Yeah, but…" Zak hesitated. "After all we've been through, I thought…"

"Thought what?" I asked.

Zak hesitated. "Nothing"

I shook my head. "No, tell me!"

"It's nothing!" Zak snapped.

I felt tears well up in my eyes. "Fine, don't tell me. But Gwen and I are leaving, and I just came to…" I swallowed. "…to say goodbye!" I turned and left, tears streaming down my face. I went back into the lab where everyone was waiting.

"Where's Zak?" Gwen asked.

I sighed and shook my head. "He's not coming" I said stiffly. Gwen and Drew glanced at each other.

"I've already said my goodbyes" Gwen said softly.

I nodded and walked over to Zon. "Hey girl" I said. I rubbed under her chin and she closed her eyes, relaxing. I smiled slightly. "I know we didn't hang out much, but I'll still miss you" Zon nodded and rubbed her head against me. I giggled. then I turned to Komodo. "I'll miss you too" I said, smiling and wrapping my arms around his neck. "goodbye Komodo" I whispered. he nuzzled my arm.

then i went over to Fisk. "well Fisk, i guess..." i started to say, but i didn't get a chance to finish because Fisk grabbed me and hugged me. "donta wanna go!"

i laughed. "Fisk, i... can't... breathe!"

Fisk let go of me, and i took a deep breath.

i looked over at Doyle and blushed.

"oh come on, you don't have to be that way!" he said, walking over and hugging me. i felt myself blush even more. "I'm really going to miss you Lina" Doyle said.

i nodded, hugging him back. "uh, y-yeah. I'll miss you too"

Gwen snickered when Doyle pulled away from me. "you should see your face!" she said.

i glared at her and turned to Doc and Drew. "i can't tell you how much i appreciate what you've done for me. I'll never forget it"

Drew smiled. "we'd do it again in an instant" she said. i smiled and hugged her.

then i turned to Doc and suddenly felt a little awkward. "uh... i..." i started to say.

"Lina" Doc said.

i swallowed. "uh... yes?"

"i know that I've been, uh... harsh in the past. i didn't really trust you a whole lot..."

"i could tell" i thought sarcastically, but i kept my mouth shut.

"but i realize now how wrong i was. we can trust you more then anybody. i guess i was just worried that you were going to try to hurt Zak or betray us somehow"

"Doc's never really been the trusting type. it takes a while" Drew said.

i smiled slightly. "it's OK Doc, i understand. i probably would've been the same way too if it'd been me" i hesitated. "so... we're cool now?"

Doc was silent for a minute before he smiled a little and nodded. "yes Lina... we're cool"

i was mentally doing a dance in my mind. "YES, Doc finally likes me! it took nearly a year, but he finally trusts me!"

i heard a strange noise and turned around to see the portal. it consisted of a large metal contraption that was in a circular shape. there were a bunch of wires and things connected to it and i saw what looked like a large crystal in the center of a glass cylinder on a nearby table. the wires were all connected to the crystal, which was really big and sparkled in the light.

"that crystal is the power source of the portal" Drew explained. "Doc and i have had that crystal for years, locked up here in the lab. we've never known if it has any powers or not, we haven't been able to figure it out. it has some kind of energy emitting from it, but it's still a mystery as to what else we can do with it"

i felt my jaw drop a little. "so i guess that crystal's pretty powerful, huh?"

Doc nodded. "yes. that's why we keep it here in the lab. not even Argost knows about it as far as we know"

i nodded.

Drew hesitated. "well, are you two ready?"

Gwen and i looked at each other. "i... i guess so" Gwen said hesitantly.

i nodded. "yeah, i guess I'm as ready as i'll ever be"

Drew nodded and pushed a few buttons on a control panel hooked up to the cylinder that the crystal was in. there was a low humming noise and suddenly the portal opening was filled with a bright light. so bright that i held my hand in front of my eyes to shield the light.

"this is it" Drew said. "if you're going to go... you need to do it now. i don't want to keep the portal open for very long"

Gwen nodded and glanced at Doyle. "I'll never forget what you've done for us. thank you" she said, smiling slightly at Doc and Drew. she took my hand. "come on sis. let's go home"

i sighed and felt a lump in my throat. i took a deep breath and started toward the portal.

"Lina?"

i stopped and turned to Doc. "yeah?"

"you're sure you don't want to go get Zak?"

i hesitated a second before i nodded. "yeah... yeah, it's OK"

Doc nodded.

i felt tears in my eyes. "Zak seemed pretty mad" i thought. "he probably doesn't want to see me anyway"

Gwen and i slowly walked toward the portal. i felt her grip on my hand tighten. i closed my eyes as the light touched us. it was surprisingly warm and it actually felt good.

"Lina, wait!"

i opened my eyes, seeing nothing but light ahead of me.

"Lina!"

i turned around. "Zak...?" suddenly i started falling. i screamed and i could hear Gwen screaming too, but i couldn't see her. then i hit something hard before everything went black.

...

i groaned and opened my eyes, blinking against the harsh sunlight.

sunlight?

i sat up and looked around. the portal had worked! i was back home again. i saw that i was sitting on the sidewalk, not very far from my house. i jumped when i suddenly realized exactly where i was. i was in the exact spot I'd been in when the lightning struck and i'd been transported to the Saturday's world. i looked around. "Gwen?" i didn't see her anywhere. i heard a low groan behind me. i turned and saw Gwen lying in the grass nearby. "Gwen, you made it too! we're home!"

Gwen sat up and blinked. her blue eyes widened. "wait, you mean... it worked, we're home?"

i nodded. "yeah!"

Gwen smiled and stood up. "i can't believe it! we... we're actually back!"

i frowned a little. "yeah... we are back"

Gwen pulled me to my feet and hugged me. "come on, let's go home!" she grabbed my hand and started pulling me down the sidewalk. i sighed and ran along behind her.

by the time we got to the house, i was getting worn out. "mom, dad!" Gwen yelled, throwing the front door open and running inside. i couldn't help but smile a little as i saw my house, the house I'd lived in my whole life. "mom, dad!" Gwen called again.

i let go of her hand and went into the kitchen. "mom?" no one there.

"Lina? Gwen?"

my heart jumped at the sound of my dad's voice. "dad!" i yelled. i ran into the living room and saw my parents sitting on the couch. "mom, dad!" i yelled, hugging them.

they both seemed surprised. "Lina, what's gotten into you?" mom asked.

i looked at her. "huh, what do you mean? haven't you guys missed me? wern't you worried?"

dad chuckled. "Lina, you just got home from school. it's not like you've been gone for months..."

my jaw dropped. "yes i have, I've been gone for almost a year!"

mom and dad looked at each other. "honey, what are you talking about?" mom asked.

i frowned. "they have no clue" i thought. and then i realized something. "this must be the same day that i left a year ago. time must not have changed here the whole time. as far as mom and dad are concerned, only a few hours have gone by, but it's really been nearly a year!"i felt my eyes widen. no wonder they weren't surprised to see me and Gwen.

i grabbed Gwen's arm. "uh, i guess Gwen and i had better go do our homework"

Gwen looked at me, "huh? wait, Lina..."

"come on Gwen!" i said, pulling up the stairs. i took her into my room, and i felt a lump in my throat when i opened the door. i didn't realize how much I'd missed my room until i opened the door and walked in.

"wow Lina, your room hasn't changed"

"nothing here has changed here Gwen!" i said. i quickly explained my theory.

Gwen nodded. "i think you could be right Lina. it would certainly explain why mom and dad don't have any idea about what we were talking about"

i nodded. "well... what do we do now?"

Gwen walked over to my bedroom window and sat on the windowsill. "nothing. we just keep on going, living our lives just like things used to be" she frowned. Lina, i... i..."

"i miss them too" i said softly.

Gwen looked at me. "how do we know we're both not just crazy?"

i shrugged, rubbing the back of my neck. i stopped when i felt something. i realized i was wearing necklace. i quickly grabbed the clasp and took the necklace off, my hands trembling. i held it in my hand and looked at it, tears blurring my vision. "don't worry Gwen, we're not crazy"

Gwen looked up. i showed her the necklace; it was the one Zak had made for me. Gwen's eyes widened. "so it's true. it wasn't just in our heads"

i shook my head. "nope. it was all real" i sighed and slipped the necklace back on. i moved to sit beside Gwen. "i wonder if we'll ever go back"

"i doubt it" Gwen said. "neither of us have any idea of how we ended up there. it was just lucky that Doc and Drew were able to make that portal work if not, we might have been stuck in that world forever!"

"that wouldn't have been so bad" i thought. i sighed again, staring out the window. "well i guess things will be back to normal now"

boy was i wrong.

well folks, there you have it. the final chapter. man, i still can't believe it's all over! it took a little over a year, but i finally finished. yay me! lol, but seriously, thanks so much to the reviewers, you're awesome! and I'm working on ideas for a sequel since so many people seem to want one. i hope you were satisfied with the ending, and i really appreciate you reviewers. thank you!

-FreddysNightmare1984