Wow. An AU fanfic…that's something I rarely do. This came from inspiration while watching a special episode for an anime involving its characters in a retelling of Alice in Wonderland. Well, I thought it'd be a bit fun to pull that off with Inside Out. After glancing at what characters were there (which weren't enough), I took matters into my own hands. I starred my OC's plus a few other people's OC's, thank you kindly, owners alike.
Btw, this will have a bit of Anger/OC.
A few years ago…
Eight-year-old Riley Anderson had just come out of school. The final splotches of white snow were finally melted away as the end of second grade and the start of summer vacation were only a few weeks away. It was still cold outside; she noted that as soon as she stepped outside and zipped the front of her blue coat as quickly as she could. Still, spring was in the air. Flowers were sprouting and buds were blossoming in their dwellings of trees, bushes, and beds of grass. The sunshine began to say hello with its glows of warmth reaching Minnesota. She wouldn't be ice-skating on Spring Lake for a while and was already missing that, but it was good to have the warm days back again.
She waved goodbye to Meg, her nearly lifelong best friend, and witnessed her being escorted by her mother and taken away in an SUV. Riley sighed impatiently. Her parents called the school and let the staff know that they were running an errand and would be about ten minutes late. It had been a long day, and she couldn't wait to see them.
Just then, she heard a worried yelp. A white, thin object quickly disappeared behind a nearby oak tree. Curiously, she quickly snuck up where she last saw it. It was gone. She visually searched the entire grass lawn, but the wiry thing couldn't be seen. The only thing that helped her find its location was the frantic, "Gah! I'm running late…no! I am late! I've gotta hurry!"
Aha! Riley smiled in success and proceeded to chase the thing—a White Nerve. Out of all the things to see on an ordinary after-school time, it was indeed a White Nerve. And Riley would not let this moment pass her by. With abandon, she took off as fast she could ran to see and maybe even catch the Nerve.
The White Nerve turned around. Throughout this whole time of hurrying, he had been glancing between his way to where he was going and his fanciful pocket watch. He did not want to be late; he couldn't even afford to be late! So much worry was on his mind that he would probably have a nervous breakdown if this continued on for at least five minutes. Things just couldn't get worse!
"Hey! Come back!" A little girl cried, its voice and feet tromps growing louder and louder.
He was wrong; things were getting worse! Adrenaline surged through the White Nerve's short legs, making him run faster to the closest means of escape. He didn't know which was worse right now: being really late or being caught by whatever was coming after him? Both would have extreme consequences that could cost him his life. That's why he had to go, go, go and tear like heck!
"Wait!" Riley called.
Like I'm waiting! The White Nerve thought as he bit harder down on his lip. He turned his head to find the child only a few feet behind him. He shrieked and faced to find his rather frazzled self some feet away from a hole, making the girl and his potential escape route equidistant. Holding his breath, closing his eyes, and having no time to count 1, 2, and 3, he jumped into the hole.
Riley frowned in disappointment as she saw no White Nerve but heard his screams echoing through the seemingly bottomless hole. He was gone.
She would've given up right there, but curiosity had claimed her as its own and possessed her to find out if she could still see him. She peered down deeper into the hole. She could still hear screaming but still couldn't see him.
"This is far enough," a part inside her said. "No way," the other part protested. "Just do it, let's do it." Riley bent down farther and farther and farther…and farther…and farther…and a little farther until…
Clods of dirt under her hands broke free of the ground and collapsed under Riley's weight. Down fell the pieces of dirt. And along down fell a screaming and rather surprised Riley.
Can't wait to see what y'all think! 'Til next time!
