A/N: Yes, I am back after a long absence! I'm ready to continue with the story.

[Setting: Madstein's Castle...]

When the bag was lifted off of Tippi's head, she was face to face with the very last person she wanted to see: Dr. Madstein.

"Madstein!" She exclaimed in horror.

"That's right, Tippi." He smirked at her. "You must be wondering why I kidnapped you."

"Well, not really, I mean, I was cruising for a bruising when I decided to cut out. I knew you wouldn't dig it-"

"Shut up!" He slapped her. "Now, as you know, Tippi, that Igor fellow you were staying with...he's the one who saved Malaria...from my future grip."

"Yeah, I'm hep." She nodded, trying to look fearless.

"You belong to me, you ungrateful thing. Now that you're back with me, I'm enlisting you to do something very important. Kill him."

"What?! Kill him?! But...but...he was like a keeper to me! I could never...And Eva! She was a real scooch. And Brain...he was just like the sweetest little ankle-biter, a little brother to me. And...and...and...and Scamper..."

"Who's Scamper?"

"...I am real gone for him. Whenever I look into his running lights, I see the word from the bird, and that's my future...with him."

"So you really like him, don't you?"

"Yes...I do..."

Madstein's scowl turned into a twisted smile. "If you won't kill the Igor, then I'll kill you."

Tippi screamed in horror, but stopped immediately. "Wait, I can't die, though."

He frowned. "Dammit! Uh...er...I'll think of a new plan!" He pressed a button that created metal to hold her down.

[Setting: Igor's place...]

"So where are we going to have the wedding?" Eva asked Igor as he stroked her hair.

"Your choice, sweetheart."

"Well, I was thinking we could have it at the-"

"Tippi!" They turned to see Scamper in hysterics.

"What's wrong?" Igor asked.

"It's Tippi! She's gone! I came back to where I left her, and she wasn't there! I looked everywhere for her, I screamed her name, nothing!"

"She's gone?!" Eva panicked.

"Scamper, she must still be somewhere. She wouldn't have left without you."

"What...what if she learned that my whole change was just a lie? That I was told to change by Madame Lili? Maybe she's disappointed in me..."

"Maybe her old owner took her back." Igor realized in horror.

"What were their names?" Eva tried to recall.

"Madstein and..."

"Lili." Scamper filled in. "Wait a second...Lili...how could I have been such an idiot?! Madame Lili used me to find her again!"

"Scamper, show us where the tent was!" They began to run out the door.

"Are you guys leaving without me?" Brain sobbed loudly, appearing. "I knew you all hated me!"

Igor rolled his eyes. "We don't have time for this, just come on!"

"Yaaaaaaaaaay!" He wheeled outside, following them.

[Setting: Madstein's Castle...]

Please rescue me, guys, thought Tippi desperately, but she didn't know how they could. She was going to be tortured. It was times like this that made her wish she could die and get it over with.

"Tippi!" She turned and saw Madstein coming back into the room, a smug smile on his face. "I've decided what to do with you. Since I can't kill you, I'm going to replace your brain so that you can't remember anything of your little friends, especially not your little boyfriend. Then I'll make you kill Igor because you won't remember how in his debt you are. And the best part? I'll make them watch as you slowly forget everything."

All she could do was continue to think of rescue...but she knew it wasn't a possibility anymore.