Yes, I'm back. I've been figuring out how to write this chapter and what to implement, but I think it's worked out now, sorry bout the delay, but shall we continue?
Chapter 14: New Experiences
June 23rd 9:00 a.m.
The night they returned, Sarah noticed her parents seemed completely normal as if Toby lived with them their entire lives. It made Sarah a little sad that they had no recollection of Liri, but it made her happy to see her brother loved by their parents, of whom he'd never known.
That morning, Sarah and Toby's parents brought them to Epcot to spend the day together, for Toby's first time, spending a day with his family.
(same time in the Blank World/ Station Eleven)
Lirita sat in a carriage, along with Grimhilde, Iris, and Hans. Iris, with her chin resting on her hand looked out the window to the left of her. She hadn't slept at all during the night they were all travelling. Grimhilde paid no mind to Lirita and looked out the other window. Across from them Iris was sleeping on Hans' shoulder, and he fell asleep with his head on top of hers.
After almost an hour, Iris and Hans woke up and were talking to Grimhilde, while Liri continued to stare out the window, occasionally wondering around Sarah's mind, where she was with Toby and her parents. Liri's eyes widened when she realized they were at the new villains manor, with hundreds of other carriages filled with other villains, servants, and prisoners.
Once Grimhilde exited the carriage quickly, Hans got out and helped Iris down. Just as Liri was about to get down, Hans held out his left hand to help her down. She grabbed it anyway and hopped down.
"Thanks," Liri said quietly, but loud enough for Hans and Iris to hear.
"Hey Lirita," Iris started, "do you want me to show you around the manor?"
"Oh, uh, sure I guess," Liri said following Iris inside, leaving everyone else outside, or getting their things to go inside. Iris led Liri into the main library first.
"Here's the library, where we all study up, or just hang out," Iris explained looking around, "and where my secret hideout is," she continued as she realized Liri was staring at a large mirror on the wall.
"It's not the magic mirror, but it's pretty powerful. It can take you to any villain or character with bad characteristics in any media, doesn't need to be Disney. You just call out to whoever you want to see.
"You're telling me, I can go see whoever I want with this piece of glass," Liri said.
"Basically, see for yourself, just don't take five hundred hours, this thing's pretty popular sometimes," Iris said.
Liri looked into the reflection of herself. She slightly chuckled at who she could see. She looked back at Iris trying to show that it wouldn't work.
"Alright mirror, Claude Faustus, from Black Butler," Iris said. She stood there for a few seconds, then turned around to Iris.
"See nothing happened," Liri said. Just as she finished speaking, a gloved hand grabbed her from the mirror and pulled her into it.
****(through the mirror)****
Liri let out a small yelp when she landed on the floor. She quickly surveyed her surroundings and found herself in a fancy, dark colored living room, decorated in lavish furniture.
"You called my lady?" a deep, stern voice asked. Eyes, green to golden locked on each other. Liri recognized the fancy suit, rectangular glasses, and messy, dark, almost purple hair.
"Claude! Faustus? You mean that frogging mirror worked?" Liri said looking at the mirror behind her.
"Unfortunately yes. Now, I don't normally receive visitors from other realms such as, Disney," he said, more frustrated when he mentioned Disney.
"But your soul is different. You were raised to believe in everything good, but your ancestry reeks of evil, quite a rare one you are," he explained, while they walked over and sat on opposite chairs.
"However it is one, I cannot steal," Claude said.
"Uh, sorry, I guess?" Liri said, very confusedly.
"Oh there's no need to apologize, the presence of your soul in the room is enough to satisfy me. You're a very sweet girl, I can tell," Claude said.
"Uh, okay," Liri said, a little more on the uncomfortable side.
"So, uh, are you still working for Alois?" Liri asked trying to change the subject.
"Unfortunately yes, but he's seemed to mature now that he's sixteen, yet he's still kind of a whiny brat," he said.
"Well, it's an unfortunate quality, that annoys all, might I say," Liri said, while Claude slightly chuckled. Suddenly the door slammed open to reveal...
"Michaelis?!" Claude yelled. Liri was sitting facing away from the door, so she jumped when it slammed against the wall.
"Faustus," Sebastian grumbled, "oh, who's this?" he asked realizing there was someone else in the room.
"Liri, sir," she replied flustered, and slightly shaking. These two in one room wasn't a good thing to witness. Sebastian walked over to Liri and started to introduce himself, Sebastian Michaelis, servant to earl Phantomhive, blah, blah, and so forth.
"She knows you're a demon Michaelis," Claude said taking a sip of tea, that just, showed up? Sebastian's eyes widened.
"We all know, I'm from the main land, well what's considered the main land in the Disney Worlds. I'm confused too," Lirita said.
The three looked towards the doorway when they heard loud conversation nearing the room. Suddenly, the earls, Alois Trancy and Ciel Phantomhive walked into the room.
"Claude! All of a sudden Ciel is beating his fists against the door to my office!" Alois said, but stopped when he realized Sebastian and a girl were also in the room, and noticed there was a girl in the room. Both earls although they were sixteen looked exactly the same. Alois strolled over to Liri's seat, and sat on the arm of the chair.
"Hello, I'm Alois Trancy, what is a gorgeous creature like you doing here in m manor speaking with my butler?" he asked, while Liri's face turned bright red as his face neared hers.
"Your highness, remember, personal space!" Claude said strictly. Shockingly, Alois got off the arm of the chair, and stood across from Liri and apologized.
"Sorry, what's your name?" he asked sweetly.
"I'm Liri," she said. Ciel tapped his walking stick on the ground twice.
"Sebastian, maybe we should stop by a little later, when Earl Trancy's guest has taken her leave," Ciel said.
"Oh, no, actually, I have to go, lots of stuff going on at the villain manor and stuff. Stories for another time," Liri said.
She shook Sebastian's and Ciel's hand before walking over to the mirror where Claude and Alois were standing.
"It was very nice to meet you Claude, along with everyone else I guess," Liri said.
"It was a pleasure to meet you my lady. Don't hesitate to stop by anytime," Claude said. Liri turned to a slightly upset Alois.
"I may've only known you for a few minutes, but please promise you'll come back to visit again Liri?" he asked holding Liri's hand.
"Of course your highness," Liri said bowing her head slightly.
She grabbed onto both Claude and Alois' hands, and hopped through the mirror, leaving her new friends behind.
****(through the mirror once again)****
Liri fell on top of someone when she got through the mirror, well, at least it was Iris.
"What did I tell you?" Iris said, "So who did you meet?"
"Claude, Sebastian, Ciel and Alois from Black Butler," Lirita replied.
"You can't see multiple people," Iris said.
"Well they all sort of barged in, so," Liri said.
"So you're a fellow Kuroshitsuji fan?" Iris said.
"Sarah got me into it. She's a sucker for fandom like that, and of course Disney," Liri said.
Iris and Liri were talking in the library when they were approached by Hades.
"Hello girls, may I speak to Lirita alone please?" he asked nervously.
"Oh sure, I'll see you tomorrow Liri, I have to speak to Adeline and Grimhilde," Iris said getting up and exiting the library.
"Uh, what's up Hades?" Liri asked nervously. She was kind of afraid of Hades, after all, God od Death right in front of her.
"I'm here to take you to your room," Hades said.
Lirita followed Hades up a few flights of stairs and down a long hallway. They eventually reached her room, which was painted a light gray, with a white ceiling, and black wooden floor. All of her furniture was black and modern, she even had a television. She had two other doors that led to a bathroom and a closet. And her bed was covered in a puffy gray comforter and white furry blanket. All over the room there were even blue and turquoise accents.
"Wow, they really nailed my favorite colors in here," Liri said.
"Yeah, I knew you'd like it," Hades said.
"Oh, you helped design it? You know me so well I guess," Liri said laughing it off like a joke.
"Yeah, better than everyone," Hades started, "better than Iris, better than Adeline and the villains, better than your own sister," he continued.
"Hey you okay man?" Liri said.
"Yeah, yeah, uh, I needed to give you something too. It was your mother's," he said, handing her a ring, with a green stone on it. Liri studied it and put it on her pointer finger on her right hand.
"Oh, thank you. You knew my mother too?" Liri asked sitting on the bed.
"Yeah, I knew her too well too," Hades said. Liri looked over at him.
"This isn't one of those sudden family reveals right?" Liri asked sitting up. Hades remained silent.
"Oh god, who are you? Dad, brother, uncle, supposedly deceased relative who shows up two seasons later because they were sent to some weird island and tested on or were abused for their special abilities?" Liri asked.
"Lirita, you're my daughter," Hades said.
"Oh, well at least it's not that weird last option. At referring to you soap opera TV!" Liri yelled at the ceiling.
"So, uh, yeah, this is awkward," Hades said.
"Yeah, I'm awkward, that's the first thing you'll learn about me," Liri said.
"Alright, I'm sorry this is so strange. You're taking it rather well, but I just want to warn you," Hades said.
"What's up pops?" Liri said.
"Adeline will abuse you for your power. Don't let her take complete control of you. There's a few of us who don't completely agree with her ideas around here," Hades explained.
"So, there's like an inside resistance. Who's a part of it?" Liri asked, interested.
"Well, me, and Iris and Hans, and uh, that's sort of it right now. Not all of the villains are here yet although there are quite a few here. I don't totally believe that they'd all agree with Adeline's plans," Hades explained.
"Well you can count me in, I promise, she can't take control of me. She may be a queen, but I'm a princess, wait that totally didn't prove my argument. I'm confuzzled," Liri said.
"You have time to be confuzzled. I'll see you tomorrow," Hades said leaving.
"Goodnight dad," Liri said.
(Sarah's POV)
Sarah and Tobias spent their day at Epcot and were night swimming at the hotel. They were drying off at the side of the pool, when Sarah finally broke the silence.
"Toby, tomorrow we have to get back to the stations. I know they won't hurt Lirita while we don't bother them, but I don't want her to turn against us or anything," Sarah said.
"I know you just met mom and dad, and they love you Toby. They really do, but please, will you help me rescue Liri and save the Disney Worlds?" Sarah pleaded.
"Of course, if Liri's like a sister to you, she is just as much as my sister too," Toby said.
"But first, I want to get some decent sleep in these hotels," Toby said splashing Sarah's face and running to the hotel room.
It was officially Sarah and Tobias, partners in time. But what about Lirita?
(another POV)
It was a quiet night at a large manor, where few resided but a boy, his butler, and a few servants. His butler was helping him get ready for bed. The young earl replayed the image in his mind of the girl he met that day. He'd seemed to have almost read her completely. But there was something off, sadness? Complete mystery? He needed to ask.
"Claude, tell me about Lirita," Alois said. Claude looked at his master sternly, but resumed.
"Her name is Lirita Nevaeh Franklin and she's fifteen years old. All that I know is she is of magic blood of some sort and she used to live in what is referred to as the main land. Now she's been brought to the Disney Worlds, but I'm not sure why. She was born into being evil, but was raised to be good. The rest of her past is a mystery, even to me your highness," Claude explained.
"That's all she told you?" Alois asked.
"All that she explained, and all I could sense from her soul," Claude said.
"And about that mirror, how'd she get through it, and can we enter through it?" Alois asked inquisitively.
"I'm afraid not your highness. It's an enchanted mirror from one side only, and the enchantment is extremely difficult to perform, but sometimes possible. Anyone on that side of the mirror must say the name of the person they wish to see and what world they reside in and step through to meet them," Claude explained.
"How do you know when you've been called upon?" Alois asked.
"You can hear a faint whisper from the mirror calling onto you," Claude explained briefly.
"Would there be any way to get to her through our mirror?" Alois asked.
"As I said your highness, it can be extremely challenging. In addition, she has plenty challenges ahead, and probably needs to be alone," Claude said.
"But I just want to help her," Alois said sadly. Claude's eyes widened. Alois had feelings for this girl, but was it feelings, or was he sincere about his offer or help. Whatever it was, Claude sensed something was different with Alois.
"Hoheo taralna, rondero tarel. Please Claude, help me find Lirita," Alois said sadly, as the contract seal on his tongue glowed. Claude kneeled before Alois.
"Yes your highness, but promise me something," Claude said. Alois froze.
"Promise me this is just out of an offer for help, and not for feelings for this girl," Claude said.
"Pssh, why would it matter? I want to be her friend, that's all, so yes, I promise," Alois said.
"Then, yes your highness," Claude concluded.
Yes, I included Black Butler characters, sue me! Once you're brought into the vortex it is so difficult to escape, but they won't be main characters, so I apologize to my fellow Kuroshitsuji fans... they'll probably show up later, at some point, I guess? Alois is so cute :)! I'm also a big Claude fan, so sorry... only 3 out of 50,000 people like Claude I feel, and I'm one of the three :).
Anyways back to our actual charatcers. Sarah and Toby returning to the Worlds, was obvious, if it wasn't uh, oops? And Liri is related to Hades, well jeez, I knew this from day one, Lirita is a greek name, I don't know what happened to everyone else :).
So, I hope you enjoyed, and I'll see you in the next chapter, and in Halloween of Heather Madsen! :)