Antonio looked up at the sign, a bit confused, "What fear is this?"
"Losing your mind," Alfred replied.
"Holy- this is too much." Francessca slumped against the wall and pulled her legs up to her chest. The smell of antiseptic was strong and the lights kept flickering as if they haven't been repaired in a long time. The room was filled with the sound of tinny elevator music playing through an old, small radio.
Max just stared at the ground. "This is just like last time," she whispered. This cause Francessca to start to shake and whimper.
Alfred just had a blank look on his face as he looked from Max to Francessca. Antonio continued to look around and see if there was anything around. "So is there anything in this room that we should know about?" He asked, turning towards Alfred.
Alfred looked up slowly and shook his head, "I honestly don't remember-"
He was interrupted when Francessca screamed and jumped up into Antonio's arms.
"What?" He asked, looking down at her.
She tried to point in the direction of the other hallway, "I just saw something! Please, this is really too much, I just want to go home! I can't handle this again!" She held onto her head as she shook it, hoping that it would clear out the horrible thoughts that were spinning around in her mind. Antonio held onto her tightly, trying to calm her down.
Max just continued to stand there with dull eyes as she stared into space. She turned her head along with everyone else as they heard a scratching noise, as if nails were being scraped against the floor.
"What was that?" Francessca asked, still shaking.
Alfred shrugged his shoulders, "It might just be a rat."
"Or it could be him," Max said softly. Everyone turned to look at her and she just stared back. "It could be, you know you all have been thinking the same thing."
Francessca started shaking her head again, "No, please! I knew we shouldn't have come!"
Alfred stepped in closer, trying to comfort her, "Don't worry, I'm sure it's not him and we'll just have to get through the room quickly, then we can take a shortcut and leave if it gets too bad."
They all started to slowly proceed down the hall and as they turned a corner, they heard a door slam. Everyone jumped and they turned to see a door with a bunch of bloody hand prints. The door was slightly ajar and opening a little as if it bounced back open once it was slammed. They moved in closer and could see a trail of blood leading inside.
The blood was still new and fresh, shining from the glare of the fluorescent lights. They all just stood there, staring at the door, not knowing what to do.
"Well, somebody go," Max said, breaking the silence.
Alfred looked around and saw that no one was volunteering. He sighed, "Fine, I guess the hero has to do everything himself."
He walked in and sees someone lying on the ground. He gasped and everyone moved forward to see what it was.
"What is it?' Francessca asked warily. She looked around the door to see the security guard lying on the ground. She let out a scream and quickly ran in the other direction, "This is insane!"
She ran down the hallway and took a right, heading into another surgery room with blood splattered on the wall and a gurney in the middle of the room. When she ran by, a fake person popped out and began yelling incomprehensible things. She didn't realize it and all she saw was a person wrapped up in bloody cloths and yelling at her. She screamed again and ran into the next room.
"Francessca, come back!" Max yelled after her friend. Antonio ran off to follow her and Max followed behind, leaving Alfred just standing there alone with the dead security guard.
Francessca ran through the room and it looked like another waiting room. She felt someone grab her from behind and she screamed again.
"Shh, it's just me, don't worry," Antonio whispered softly in her ear.
She turned around and quickly hugged him tightly, trying to calm down. Her heart was beating furiously and her brain was so confused. She began to cry into his chest and just stood there, shaking.
Max ran into the room and looked up at her, "Are you alright?"
"No, I-I'm not," she said in between sobs, "I j-just want to l-leave. What if it r-really is him?! What do we do?"
Alfred walked in next. He was carrying a few things and had a sullen look on his face. "We take him down. I'm not going to let what happened to us last time happen again."
They all just stared at him as he walked closer and he handed them each something. Max and Antonio both took poles and he held out a wooden board to Francessca. She just stared at him as he held it out to her.
"It's not much," he said, "But it can still do some damage, take it."
"I can't…" She said softly.
"What do you mean you can't? Just take it."
"I just can't," she said again.
"But you need to-"
"No!" She yelled, cutting Alfred off.
He just stared at her with narrowed eyes, "Fine, whatever." He walked off and led them through the exit door.
Max dropped behind a bit to walk next to her friend. "Why didn't you take it?" she whispered.
Francessca just continued to stare at the ground as they walked and shook her head, "I just couldn't…"
They proceeded through the next door into a huge room full of mirrors. The lights were dim and it seemed like a huge maze of mirrors. The floor was dark tile and the walls were just lined with mirrors. They weren't like the mirrors in the fun house though with contorted shapes, they just turned the room into a huge complex labyrinth.
"Alfred, which room is this?" Max asked.
"The fear of getting lost," he replied.
Francessca froze in the doorway and didn't move at all. Max stopped and turned to look and see what was stopping her, "What's wrong? Come on."
"No, please let me know if there is another way. I can't go through," she pleaded.
Alfred and Antonio turned around, "Come on, we have to go through," Alfred said, waving her forward.
Max reached out and grabbed her hand, "If I had to go through the doll room, you can make it through this one." Francessca was pulled along and the boys turned back and faced forward. There were a bunch of their reflections just looking back at them as they proceeded. The dim light made it hard to see in the room. Max and Francessca ended up falling a bit farther behind then the boys and then they were stopped when they ran into a wall.
"What the-?" Max asked as she looked back at her own reflection staring at her.
They both saw a shadow move behind them and they turn around to see it move more. "Guys?" Francessca called out, "Where are you?" The girls looked around but they couldn't see anything but their own mirror images looking back at them.
"Maybe this is the way!" Max offered as she pulled Francessca along behind her. She ran forward towards what looked to be an exit out of the room, but it only ended up being a reflection. When she ran into it, it shook, but didn't budge otherwise. She took a step back and did a three-sixty turn, trying to tell the difference between the mirrors and the actual way out.
They continued to try and find their way out. They listened closely but couldn't hear the boys anymore. They did hear someone behind them though, but they couldn't tell exactly what direction it was coming from. Francessca turned to say something to Max when she realized that she wasn't standing by her side anymore.
"Max! Where did you go? Please don't leave me!" She called out desperately. She heard Max call back and turned to see her reflection in a mirror. She went to step forward but was pushed and fell flat on her face. She looked up and turned around to see Piggy standing over her. She screamed at the top of her lungs and called out for help.
Max looked up to see her friends reflection, but that's all it was, a reflection. She had no actual idea where her friend was and she saw a shadow looming over her. She spun in a circle but saw Francessca's scared face echoing on the mirrors. The shadow started moving back and so did Francessca. As the shadow moved, it passed under a light and Max froze in shock and horror when she saw that profile that she wished was just a nightmare that she could forget about. "No!" she screamed as she ran forward.
She fell for the reflection and ran smack into the mirror. She shook her head and looked around, trying another direction. She ran forward and realized she was about to hit another mirror so she quickly turned, only to crash into another. This time the pole she was carrying smacked into the mirror as well, causing it to shatter all over her in a thousand pieces. It scratched her forehead and blood began to drip down over her right eye. It blurred her vision and threw off her perception as she stumbled around, trying to straighten herself.
Francessca screamed again and Max whipped her head around in the direction of the scream, looking for her friend. She wiped the blood from her eye and watched as it looked like Francessca was being pulled into the mirrors while Piggy laughed manically.
Francessca was crying and screaming for him to let her go or for Max to help her. He dragged her away and down a dark hallway and into a room. As he pulled her around a corner, she hit her head on the door and immediately felt dizzy. She felt like she was going to pass out and she couldn't tell where she was anymore.
Max felt around a little more and then she ended up finding the way that Piggy and Francessca had gone. She listened closely and tried to follow her friend's screams as she staggered down the dim hallway. Francessca's screams were immediately cut off and Max quickened her pace. She called out but got no response as she ran down the hallway.
The boys continued walking and Alfred began to notice that the girls had been pretty quiet. He stopped to turn and see if they were okay when he stopped suddenly. Antonio stopped as well and turned to look at him. They both noticed that the girls were missing and looked at each other. They quickly ran back the way they came, but became instantly confused by the mirrors. They heard Francessca and Max scream and then they heard glass breaking.
Max tightened her grip on her pole as the anger and panic began to flood through her veins. Her heart was pounding and her eyes darted around, looking for her friend.
"Francessca?! Where are you?" She called out. She rounded a corner and suddenly was smacked in the face with something hard, causing pain to explode in her and black stars to dance in her vision. She fell down in a confused daze.
Piggy threw down the board and grabbed onto Max's wrists. He dragged her into the room along with Francessca and slumped her against the wall as well. They both were passed out and he smiled wickedly as he turned to close the door behind him.
Alfred and Antonio were running into walls, trying to find the girls. They continued to call out, but they didn't get any reply. They finally see the mirror that Max broke and made their way out of the mirror maze and down the hallway. They looked through all the rooms but couldn't find anything.
"I can't believe this! How did we let this happen?" Alfred growled in frustration.
"I don't know, but we need to find them now!" Antonio said.
Max slowly looked up and around, trying to remember what had happened. She found herself in a pure white room and looked over to see Francessca still passed out. She tried to stand up and move but looked down when she couldn't. She saw herself in a straight jacket and tried to struggle some more. When she realized she couldn't get out, she moved her leg to nudge at Francessca, hoping to wake her up. She was interrupted by a familiar voice. "Well, look what we have here. It's nice to see you again," someone laughed coldly.