I am back with what I believe to be chapter nineteen! I am happy and said to say that this story doesn't have very many chapters left. Don't worry, I plan on writing a sequel though, I just thought that some of you would want to know. Read on (and review, please)!

Also, thanks to my amzing and wonderful (and many more awesome adjectives) Beta: I'mDifferent-GetOverIt!

Zoë

We were all waiting in the forest that borders the peacock farm. What kind of person owns a peacock farm? I know it's a random though, but seriously! Anyway, we were all propped up against a tree, waiting for a little past dark.

Part of our plan was to attack when it was dark, and as cliché as that may be, it was our best choice. When it was finally dark enough, I handed everybody, except Zia, a flashlight.

"You know the plan; Bianca and Zia, you're together. You're going to scout around the cave and then tell us if it's safe or not. Then you're going to stand guard while Matt and I get my mom," they rolled their eyes, but nodded. We had gone over the plans dozens of times, no exaggeration. They hated it, but I needed to make sure that nothing would be forgotten.

Bianca walked forward, flashlight in hand, with Zia right on her heel. Soon, they were swallowed by shadows and we couldn't see them. I turned to Mathew and gave him a shaky smile. As much as I wanted to get my mom back, I was equally afraid of wait would be waiting for us.

"You ready?" Mathew asked me.

I nodded. "Even if I weren't, we're here, and my mom's in there," I say pointing in the direction of the cave that my mother was being held in. We couldn't see it, but we knew where it was.

Soon, we heard a piercing whistle in the air; our signal. "You ready, Zoë?" Mathew asked me.

With a wicked grin I said, "The real question is: Are you?" He smiled as we started forward. I was a little shay, but my resolved harden when I thought of Zia. She needed to know her mom, our mom. Before I forgot, I slipped my, or my mother's, invisibility hat onto my head. I left my flashlight in hand and just followed Matt's instead.

The plan we to have Mathew and I spit up, and then meet up at the cave entrance, that way we could double check what Bianca and Zia had already told us. I quietly followed him through the forest, going over the plan. I was scared that I had over looked something, or that there was this huge missing factor. In truth, I was scared we would mess up.

As we exited the forest, I went one way and Mathew went the other. I soon as I had made sure that I wasn't being followed, I switched my flashlight on. I cautiously made my way to the cave entrance. From here, the cave didn't look like anything special- just your typical creep cave. A cave that maybe had spiders…

At that thought, I shudder; I hated spiders almost as much as my mom did. When I was within a couple dozen feet, I heard a twig snap. I had to resist the urge to run and hide because I was invisible. I turned around slowly, but nobody was there. At first, I thought that maybe they were hiding, or invisible just like I was, but then I realized that it was truly nothing

As a second precaution thought, I turned my flashlight off. I tried to peer into the darkness, but I couldn't see anything. With an uneasy feeling, I continued my trek to the cave.

With a feeling of triumph, I smiled because the cave was right in front of me. Finally, I could get my mom, and we could get out of here! As I was about to walk into it, something stopped me. It was a buzz, but it didn't sound like an insect. In fact, it sounded like...

Electricity!

I groaned, momentarily forgetting that someone could be right behind me. We had come all this way, just to realize that the stupid cave was electrified! The oddest thing, though, was that the electricity was an almost invisible wall. Now how was I supposed to save my mom?

Right into the invisible, electrified wall.

O~O~O~O~O

My head felt like I had hit it on a concrete wall, but other than that I was perfectly fine. I heard a groan beside me, as a small shadow moved. With a start, I realized it wasn't a shadow, it was Mathew. Then I realized something else, I was in the cave, not outside of it.

"What did you do?" I asked Mathew, because, really, whose fault could it be besides his?

"Why do you assume it's my fault?" he asked my indignantly. With a snap of his fingers we had light. It wasn't super bright because it was just a little spark on the tip of his finger, but at least we could see each other. I had a feeling he did that just to make me even angrier.

I almost snorted with laughter because every single one of his hairs was standing on her, so his head looked like a blonde-ish cotton ball. It made me feel a little better at our predicament. Then he laughed, and I realized my hair probably looked the same. I remember that my hair was in a ponytail, so probably didn't look as bad.

Then I got mad. He had gotten us both caught! Now we would never going to find my mom! I wonder if he planned this, but then I shake the notion out of my head. I don't think he's clever enough for that, and besides, betrayal is not his style, but that thought still lurked in the back of my head.

"I thought you were a monster or something," he said, half-apologetically, again, I thought that he did it on purpose.

When he said that, I got really mad. "How could you think I was a monster? And even if I was, you still would've gotten captured! Now we're both stuck in here until I can think of a way out of here because the gods know you won't be any help! You are such a stupid Air Head," I told him. I was beyond mad, I was infuriated, but I was also a little sad. We still didn't know where my mom was.

But had ruined everything, and it was his fault that we got captured!

"I'm not an Air Head! And how is this my fault? You should've taken your hat off!" he shouted back at me. With a start, I realized I didn't have the hat, but then I just realized I was sitting on it. Then I noticed that he sounded pretty furious himself, but I didn't care at the moment.

"You're such an idiot! If I were a monster, you would have been dead already!" I told him angrily. That's probably the lamest excuse I've ever heard.

His face flushed in anger, and probably embarrassment, but I really didn't care. We wouldn't be stuck in the stupid cave if it weren't for him, not to mention that I had to think a plan to get us out of here. He was going to be of no help, but it's not like I wanted his help anyway. He would only screw the plan up if I even let him help.

Mathew just glared at me in anger; he probably just couldn't think of a good comeback or anything. Or maybe he was going to give me time to think of a plan so we could get out of here because I certainly didn't want to stay here longer than necessary. That might make me think of forgiving him. Don't worry though, I was still pretty mad.

I was going to ask Mathew what he saw on his way to the cave, but was interrupted by an all-too-familiar voice.

"Zoë?" it asked me, wavering slightly.

"Mom?" I asked, my voice quavering because it definitely sounded like my mom. The real question was: Was it actually my mom?

Cliff Hanger! I hope you all liked this chapter and show your enjoyment by reviewing! Again, I want to remind you that this story only has a couple more chapters. Bye!