Me: Finally! I thought I'd never get this done.
1: That's because you're lazy.
Me: Am not.
1: Are to.
Me: Am NOT!
1: Are TO!
Me: Grrrr. (flicks 1 off the table)
1: KYYYAAAA!
Me: Please enjoy. ^_^
8: Skull Witch doesn't own anyone but 10.
"This is the typing Morse –code will be in."
Chapter Five:
The Twin's TourEliza's P.O.V.
I followed 3 and 4 out of the throne room and into some kind of hallway. It was dark, and specks of dust were floating everywhere.
As we passed some broken glass, I looked at my reflection. I looked kind of like 9, only my "skin" was smoother and my optics were rimmed with blue.
I stared at my reflection for a moment, before turning around.
That zipper's frickin' creepy. I thought, looking around for something to cover it. Aha. There's something.
The "something" was an old Barbie doll wearing a white tank top with dark purple horizontal stripes.
Perfect.
I walked over to it and started pulling off the shirt. Once I finally got it off, I started pulling it over my own head.
I looked back in the mirror-thing when I was done.
Not bad, not bad at all. I thought as I twisted around to look at my body.
I had just finished admiring my new shirt, when I heard a bunch of rapid clicks behind me.
I turned around and saw the twins talking to each other. I'd have blushed if I could.
"What is she doing?" one of them asked.
"I don't really know. Wish we could ask her."
Suddenly, I got an idea. I walked over to a splinter of wood and slowly tapped out:
"I can understand what you are saying."
They glanced at each other before "speaking" again.
"And just how do you know?"
"Well…" I began, "you communicate with each other using Morse-code. Humans used to use this code to communicate as well. I also know it."
"Oh. You know," one of the twins began, "this is the first time anyone has been able to understand us."
We stood staring at each for a few minutes, before I grinned and tapped out:
"Know what 1 reminds me of?"
"What?"
"A pope." I tapped out, "You do know what a pope is, right?"
"Of course. They were human religion leaders. A lot of people did what they said."
Five seconds later, it clicked, and we started laughing silently. Except for me. It sounded like I was gurgling pieces of glass and metal.
All three of us stopped laughing as 3 and 4 looked at me in confusion.
"What the HELL was that?"
9's P.O.V.
2 and I had barely gotten back to Sanctuary when 3 and 4 rushed up to us, flickering so fast that even 2 had trouble understanding them.
"Alright, alright. Calm down, then tell me what happened."
3 and 4 flickered at each other briefly, before turning back to 2, who provided a translation for me.
"They say 10 suddenly started making weird noises, so they took her to 5. Apparently, she ran off as soon as the three of them turned their backs. 5's after her now." 2 said sounding slightly amused.
"We'd better help him then." I answered as we followed the twins "Who knows what 1 will do if he finds out a stranger is loose in our home."
…
Eliza's P.O.V.
Crap, crap, CRAP. How did this happen? I should've known something like this would happen. I thought as I ran down the hall, closely followed by 5. At least I'm faster than him.
I rounded the corner and saw…there! A hole. I ducked into it quickly, crouching as 5 ran right past my hiding place.
I breathed a silent sigh of relief before getting up to go find a better place to hide.
As I turned to go, however, I heard someone muttering further along the hole. And being the idiot that I was, I decided to check it out.
So I crawled along the tunnel until I saw a light. When I was finally able to stand up again, I was in a room that looked like it belonged to a little kid. The walls and floor were so covered up with drawings I couldn't tell what color they were supposed to be. It was lit up by a single candle sitting on the floor.
As I leaned in for a closer look, a striped doll with the number 6 on his back popped up in front of me sticking yet another drawing on wall.
"The Source." He muttered before going towards a corner that had some blank paper and an inkbottle.
I followed 6 back to his corner and crouched beside him as he began to draw again, using the pen nibs on his hands. I watched, mesmerized, as he drew the same thing that was all over the walls and floor.
When he got up to put up his new drawing, I spotted a small paintbrush behind where he was sitting. I picked it up and started drawing something on a different piece of paper.
…
9's P.O.V.
We had looked almost everywhere after we met up with 5 and 7(who 5 had apparently ran down).
"Maybe she left Sanctuary." 7 finally suggested as it started to get dark.
"No." I said, "There's still one more place we haven't checked yet. 6's room."
"But, no one goes in there but 6." 5 said.
"Yeah, but 10 doesn't know that." 2 said.
So we walked over to the hole 6 had claimed as his own.
I cautiously looked in, then smiled and beckoned the others over.
There on the floor, were 6 and 10 lying back to back. 6 was curled around one of his drawings while 10 clutched a paintbrush.
3 and 4 quickly cataloged the scene, but woke 10 up in the process.
She jumped up, brandishing the wooden end of the brush before figuring out who it was.
10 glared at the twins before tapping her brush against the floor in the same pattern as their flickering. What surprised me was that 3 and 4 responded.
"Well, it looks like our guest has a few hidden talents." 2 observed, chuckling.
10 just nodded in reply before turning to 6 and shaking him gently. This caused him to turn towards her with a confused expression on his face.
"H-hi." He stammered out at 10, who smiled at him.
6 stood up, saw us, and ran over to show us his picture.
The drawing on there was definitely done by 6. But instead of the Talisman, it was of 10.
She was standing with the paintbrush at her side, wearing a cape that was flapping in the wind.
Looking over at 10 to compare, I saw she was putting on a black cape like the one in the picture; only this one had a hood.
"L-like?" 6 asked eagerly.
"Yes 6, it's very nice." 7 answered.
6 took it back, quickly putting it up on the wall above his bed.
"Well, I think it's time we got ourselves some sleep." 2 said as 6 curled up on his bed.
"3, 4, take 10 to your room. She can sleep there tonight."
The twins nodded and led 10 towards their room, flickering about whatever.
The rest of us soon followed.
Me: Did ya like it?
5: No.
Me: Why not?
5: Because I now have to listen to 1 all month while 2 and I fix him up.
Me: Sorry.
5: *sigh* It's fine.
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