Chapter 8
It's been a little while all I can say is school's a bitch and life really bites you in the ass at times. But I finally found the time to continue writing (mainly cuz my school is closed because of the corona virus). So without further ado here's chapter 8. Oh and thanks to everyone reading, favorting, following and reviewing; Fan, 61394, Roxas Itsuka, Luiz4200, bittersweetcalamity, Arbiter8991, LexysK23
61394: I understand the confusion now, my bad. I actually determined their ages by backtracing them cuz in the movie the isle was created 20 years prior and the kids are all around 16 that means that there is a four year difference. So because my story place itself out nine years after the isle's creation I subtracted four from nine making the kids all around 5 years of age.
Arbiter8991: Thanks for the offer I might take you up on it sometime but I honestly focus a lot of time on the grammar as it is and I don't want it to feel like I'm writing a school essay you know.
"You can keep as quiet as you like, but one of these days somebody is going to find you."
-unknown-
''What ye think they wan with us?'' Harry whispers towards the only other conscious occupant of the room.
''Don't know, nothing good that's for sure.'' Jay answers.
''Ya nothing good.'' Harry surmises looking at the door.
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''Why are we doing this again?'' Uma drawls out, clearly annoyed.
''Why because fun!'' Fairy godmother responds bubbly as ever.
''And this 'game' is called what again?'' Mal asks suspiciously with all the attitude of her usually pleasant self.
''Hide and go seek, the new kids will hide and the rest of the kids will search. Sounds fun right?''
''We will hide? And they will try to capture us?'' Jay states slowly, looking quite doubtful.
''Well I wouldn't word it that way but yes essentially'' Fairy godmother says looking a little unsure about what she should say. Doctor Kane did say that they had to start out small and acknowledge their point of view even if their point of view did make hide and seek sound a lot more sinister than it is.
Swallowing Gil peeps out ''What will happen when they capture us?''
Doctor Kane scribbles away at his notebook observing every child's response, notarizing everything important. It's only him and Fairy godmother with the children today, surrounded by their peers. The perfect chance to observe them all.
''Then you're out''
Smirking condescendingly Harry looks the Aurodinan kids up and down ''They are goin to knock us out? riiiight''
''No one is knocking anyone out whatever that means, if one of us finds you then you're out of the game. You will have lost that's it. Gosh don't you have hide and seek where you're from?'' Audrey asks striking back defensively at Harry's comment and overall attitude. Harry clearly ruffled some royal feathers there.
A small silence ensues.
''So?'' Ben asks cautiously
''So What?'' Mal responds
''Didn't you have hide and seek on the isle?'' Aziz chimes in, impatiently rolling on the heels of his feet.
Looking at one another the isle kids smile bitterly, a sort of smile out of place on their young faces.
''Kind of'' Carlos says not quite looking at anyone.
Holding in a bitter laugh Mal chimes in ''we're familiar with that 'game'''
''Very familiar'' Evie adds quietly shoveling her feet back and forth.
''Anymore questions?'' Fairy Godmother asks looking at the children. ''No? Okay then remember if you're caught you come right back here and remember we stay on the palace grounds!''
''20'' the Aurodon kids start counting in unison with their eyes closed as the isle kids start running and let me tell ya their fast little buggers.
They split up right away going with what they're comfortable with. Harry sprints towards the water along with Uma, both quickly crawl into a leisure boat and paddle it to the middle of the lake before ducking down so the enemy won't be able to see them.
Mal runs towards the stables dragging Carlos with her. Hiding in one of the stables is one of the smartest options considering that they don't know what kind of supplies or backup the other gang has.
''What if they keep dogs here?'' Carlos asks looking around the stable a little scared.
''Exactly what I was thinking! What if they have blood hounds like mot… I mean maleficent did? This way they won't be able to sniff us out, genius right!'' Mal says smiling proudly.
''Blood hounds?'' Carlos whispers with wide eyes.
''Calm down Carlos, here I'll make us invisible'' Mal says confidently so what if she's lying mother would be proud.
''You can't... can you?'' Carlos asks dubiously.
''Mhmm I sure can, bibbity bobbety original visible turns invisible'' Mal calls out rolling her now glowing green eyes.
Carlos seeing the glowing eyes is awed ''Wow we must win if no one will be able to see us''
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Meanwhile Jay, Evie and Gil run towards the castle but split up almost immediately upon entering. Not on purpose, they just have terrible sense of direction and are easily distracted by about everything surrounding them.
''Jay?Gil? Where did you go?'' Evie calls out into the large empty room. ''Hello? Is anyone here?''
Receiving no answer she walks further into the room making the lights flicker on automatically. She is met with a shiny marble floor, high glittering chandeliers and huge windows covered by even bigger royal curtains. But what really catches her eye are the marvelous paintings that cover the walls entrancing her in their beauty. It depicts lots pretty ladies in beautiful dresses and handsome men in dashing suits, some even in armor. All dancing and smiling.
''ad vitam'' she says quietly while touching the painting softly. A soft glow sparkles through the ball room as the painting comes to life. Translucent men and women dancing through the room to beautiful music, smiling and laughing.
Looking at them she can't help but think of her mother, she always said ad vitam to her mirror maybe she just wanted to dance and laugh with these ladies and gentlemen? Maybe mother just wanted to dance and never could and that's why she was so mean…
The Ladies and gentlemen don't seem to take note of her so after a while she assumes it's safe enough to join the fun, dancing and smiling alongside them forgetting about anything else.
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Jay ends up somewhere quite different and a lot more crowded. Hiding quickly behind a cabinet he observes the grownups swarming around the room. These like all the grownups he has encountered here look very different from the ones on the isle. Some look vaguely familiar, the guards for one he's seen those before and a couple of the adults walking around as well not to mention the king. Ugh the beast ruler, a huge man just like Gaston. And like Gaston he's probably waiting for some kid to take his day out on. He'd feel sorry for his kid but then again that Ben kid was kinda annoying.
''Aziz what are you doing in here!?'' an elevated agitated voice yells a small distance behind him.
Ignoring the voice he keeps peeking over the cabinet. It's not his concern if that kid Aziz gets his ass whooped, he shouldn't have followed him in here. Idiot.
''Aziz! Answer me when I ask you something.'' The angry voice says way closer than before.
Suddenly he is whipped around forcefully and without thinking about it he flings out his hand as hard as he can, connecting it to his attackers cheek with a resounding smack. The sound halts the room and as one the guards start to move towards him. Gathering his wits he looks at his 'attacker' who is on the floor rubbing her now red and throbbing cheek. Realizing he just hit Jasmine and not she but the guards are coming at him. Jay picks a door and runs for his life not hearing Jasmine calling his name or her ordering the guards to stand down.
Maybe that's why the Aurodon kids aren't afraid of their parents, the guards must be the ones who do their dirty work. They just dish out the orders behind closed doors, Jay thinks as he runs as fast as he can. That and he needs to gather the gang and leave this prison and quickly.
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Gil meanwhile walks the halls of the humongous castle, freezing at every sound and calling out softly ones in a while before hiding behind different pieces of furniture lest he be caught.
Swallowing softly he calls out again ''Evie?'' ''Jay?''
Walking a little further he calls out again and again.
''Uma, Harry? Where are you guys?'' sighing he walks further until he hears another voice. It's not a voice from his gang though, but at least he's not alone anymore. Walking towards the voice he hears a lot more voices, a lot more smaller voices to be specific.
Creeping into the room he sees the Queen, Belle, daddy's future wife in front of a lot of kids telling what can only be a scary story. He hates scary stories but he doesn't want to go out alone again either. Sneaking closer he squishes himself in between two other kids. One he knows is called Jane and the other he doesn't know but he seems harmless enough even with the strange contraption on his face. Why would his eyes need windows?
''The dashing prince climbs the tower slowly not knowing what or who he would see ones inside…''
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Looking over the side of their ship Uma observes the enemy who in her opinion are scrambling like headless chickens. Shifting her eyes towards the water something strange happens. She can see herself in it, well it looks weird cuz the water she has tentacles like a squid but still she can actually see something in the water instead of brown stuff.
Walking past the stables the Aurodon kids are searching high and low for the isle kids.
So this was chapter 8
ad vitam stands for come to life. And we will see what will happen next in chapter 9
