Everyone in Crystal City knew what a Mirror Person was. They could fly, they could fire blue laser beams out of their eyes and mouth, they could shape-shift their hands into objects, they had a living reflection, but most notable, they all had a mirror.
A mirror that could send you into the Mirror World, a world of black and blue. Was this true? Had anyone ever seen a Mirror Person pass into the Mirror World? Had anyone ever even seen a Mirror Person before?
The answer is yes.
Two young siblings would find that all of it was true when they met a very unusual boy. A boy with black hair and a blue streak in it.
…..
"Rise and shine, Sammy."
A little boy, five or six, groaned as he struggled to open his eyes. A young girl was sitting next to him on the bed. She seemed to be about a year older than him, and she had Venetian blonde hair and hazel eyes. She was wearing a white dress.
The boy, who she identified as 'Sammy', got up from the bed and yawned.
"I told you, Amanda, I prefer to be called Sam." The boy corrected. "And what do you mean, 'rise and shine'? It's 2:00 in the morning. Go to sleep like the other orphans."
Indeed, the room was filled with dozens of other young boys and girls. They were all asleep and they were all dressed in white.
Except the boy.
The boy was wearing black pyjamas. Giant blue dots were splattered all over it. His hair matched his clothing, being black with a bright blue streak in it. His eye color was relatively normal, being blue.
"I think I saw something," Amanda whispered.
"You always see things," Sam reminded. "Like when you said you saw ball lightning flying through the staircase, or when you said a ghost was talking to my sister…"
"It was a child who was glowing blue."
"…What?"
Before Amanda could respond, Sam bolted out of his bed and flew through the hallways of the orphanage. But not figuratively. He was literally flying.
"Sam, that woman who runs the orphanage said you can't be using your powers 1:00 to 12:00 in the morning!" Amanda shouted after him. But he was long gone by then.
"Oh, I really hate it when you do that," Amanda whispered and walked slowly down the hallway where Sam had disappeared to. She was trying desperately not to awaken any of the orphans with her walking.
She wasn't doing a very good job at it, though. The ground creaked every time she walked. She wasn't very heavy, but it seemed she just had a peculiar way of walking that caused the ground to creak a lot whenever she took a step.
Amanda could hear yawning and complaining and crying from outside of the room the orphans were sleeping in. At that point she stopped tip-toeing and simply took a mad dash down the hallways. She wasn't about to stay and have to explain everything when Miss Whatever-Her-Name-Is inevitably went over to hear what all the ruckus was about.
Sprinting down the stairs, Amanda could see that the hallway downstairs was starting to become brighter, especially in comparison to how dimply lit the orphans room was.
It wasn't very comforting, considering the bright light was blue, which highly resembled the blue child she claimed to have witnessed.
By now, she could see Sam. He was hiding behind a wall and peering through the edge of the corner. His bright blue eyes were widened in shock and horror and his forehead was matted with sweat.
"Sammy!" Amanda said rather loudly. Sam snapped his head over to her and put his finger to his lips to signal her to quiet down. She got the hint.
"Sammy," Amanda whispered. "Isn't that your sister? Her 'mirror counterpart' or whatever you said they are?"
"We are getting out of here," Sam said bluntly and took Amanda by the arm. He tiptoed towards the stairs with Amanda in tow, but then the worst thing happened.
She took one step, and the ground creaked.
Instantly, the bright light started glowing even brighter and this time, what appeared to be glowing blue girl, slightly older than both of them, appeared from around the corner.
"Come on, get out of here," Sam said to Amanda, pushing her up the stairs. "I'll talk to her."
"But I've seen what happens when you upset her, she'll just-"
Not another word was uttered. A thin blue blast was fired from the blinding bright light at the two. It zipped right past Sam and slashed through Amanda's side before dissipating into thin air.
For a moment, the two children just stood there on the stairs, staring at each other in shock, and then, Amanda collapsed on the staircase, rolling down the stairs.
"A-Amanda?" Sam whispered before running to her and holding her up.
"Amanda, are you okay?" He asked worriedly. She was breathing, but just barely. Blood was dripping from the cut in her side.
By now, the bright blue girl had vanished, leaving the two children on the floor.
"Amanda, please be okay," Sam whispered, cradling Amanda and nearing tears.
The door next to the two creaked open, revealing the orphan keeper. She had clearly been awoken by the ruckus that had preceded Amanda's injury. She looked particularly exasperated and irritated, but gasped in shock when she saw the unconscious Amanda.
"Oh my," Was all she managed to whisper.
"Get help, Miss Collette," Sam whispered to the orphan keeper. Miss Collette just stood there, unsure of what to do.
"Get help," Sam repeated, a hurricane of negative emotions flooding his brain.
"…Please."
(A/N: Well, the first chapter is over. Also, special mention, my plan is to make this into an actual movie when I'm older. So, hooray to me! R&R)