It's Not Over, as Long as I'm Still Here

by Thedragontamer360

(This takes place after 'Promise of Reunion') A pair of twins and their mother visit the Guertena Art Exhibit. But they get trapped in the fabricated world in the process. They try to escape from the gallery as they meet a friend. But their new friend may have a vendetta against them. Or could they be mistaken?

4. An end to this journey

"Why would I...?" He looked behind him and saw a boy and girl significantly older than him. "Wait a second..."

"Mom, Dad!" The twins shouted with joy. Their dad had purple hair, wore a blue coat and green pants.

"Marco and Karyss didn't kill mother, you two did!" Ben said as he pointed his palette knife at them.

"Are you getting Deja vu, Ib?" Their dad asked.

"Yes." Ib looked at Ben. "So Garry, who do you think 'mother' is?"

"I don't know, Brien is a painting, he can't have a mother."

"Heh, kyahhaahahhahha!" Ben laughed, much to their confusion. "How could you forget? My dear sweet mother..." He moved his bangs to reveal his right eye, which was severely burned. "Who you burned to ashes! I found her calling for help, I tried to, in the process getting this burn."

"Wait, that means MARY IS YOUR MOTHER?!" Garry exclaimed.

"Not really, we just call her that."

Having heard enough, Garry pinned Ben to the wall. Ib got the key from Ben's pocket and freed her kids. Garry pushed him aside and ran away along with his family. As they ran they found themselves at a crossroad. Two doors. They split up, Garry with Karyss and Ib with Marco.

Garry and Karyss were in a room with an empty portrait and drawings strewn about. They heard the door slam. They saw Ben, his arms crossed. Garry pulled out a lighter from his pocket and held it close to the portrait.

"Stay away from us!" Garry held Karyss close. "This is yours, isn't it?"

"Unfortunately, yes. And you are moments away from burning it." He looked down. "I'll explain, when you Garry, and Ib burned my mother I wanted to take revenge. To take something from you and make you feel what I felt. I mistook your kids for you. I lost, just go ahead and burn it."

"Dad?" Karyss said. "Do we really have to burn him?" Almost immediately, Ben pulled out a palette knife, but Garry burned the portrait before he could do anything. "I thought he was..."

They went to where Ib and Marco was. They explained what happened as they walked. The trips down the labyrinth were quiet and empty. No monsters or portraits tried to stop them. They found the reverse Fabricated World and went through. Tired from their journey, an experience unlike any other, but now it was time to go home.