Chapter 10: part 1:

~~~SARALYN'S POV~~~

Ever since Sam found out I like Danny, everything seems slightly less stressful. That is, until Friday, my birthday, came around. I mean, sure I was rather excited to celebrate the day that my parents brought me into this world, but when an evil old man wants to kidnap you, clone you, and kill your friends, it's gonna dampen your party mood a little.

Moving on. I was about as terrified as a cat trapped in a haunted rocking chair store. I knew Vlad would strike, but it didn't help since I didn't know exactly when he would. Poor Mikey tapped me on the shoulder during gym class, and he accidentally received a face full of my fist. As my friends and I sat in the cafeteria during lunch, I just swirled my food around with my fork. However, it ended up looking like a giant pile of gross, which it didn't help to ease the churning in my stomach.

"Sara, you gotta calm down." Tucker said.

"Yeah, we'll stop Vlad and Rudy in no time." Danny said. I took a deep breath, but my heart was still pounding. I slowly stood up from the table and walked to the hallways. As I tried to sort through my clustered mind, I bumped into something. I looked up and saw what almost made my heart stop.

Vlad. He was standing right in front of me. I gasped. I tried to run, but Vlad grabbed my wrist.

"Hello, Saralyn." Vlad said.

"Let me go!" I said. I yanked as hard as I could but I couldn't break free. He was too strong. I did the only possible thing I could do.

I screamed.

~~DANNY'S POV~~~

"I am pretty worried about Saralyn." Sam said. "She's just been so troubled lately."

"Hey, I'm just as worried as you." I said. "I mean, seriously, since when has Vlad-"

All of a sudden, a bloodcurdling scream echoed from the hallways and into the cafeteria. We all gasped.

"Saralyn!" I cried.

I jumped up from the bench and dashed into the hallways. There, I saw Vlad Plasmius, and next to him he had Sara, who was struggling to get away.

"Let me go!" Sara said. "Danny!"

"Let her go, Vlad!" I said. I shot a ray at him, but he created a shield and deflected it away.

"Daniel, Daniel, Daniel..." Vlad said, shaking his head. "When will you ever learn?"

"I said, let her go!" I cried.

I charged toward Vlad. Vlad shot a ray at me, sending me flying backwards against a wall of lockers and onto the floor. I changed forms.

"Danny!" Sara cried. Vlad started disappearing, taking Saralyn with her.

"Sara!" I cried, reaching a hand out. But I was too late. I watched in horror as Vlad and Sara disappeared completely.

"No..." I said. I collapsed to my hands and knees. "NO!"

My cry echoed off the hallways, but it was nowhere close to drowning out Sara's shrieks in my ears.