Tyson: Who-hooooo. No Kerda for today!
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Tyson: Please read the chapter while I run away from that person. Thank you.
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The explosion sent Kai and Rei streaming over the glass floor. They both stopped themselves in time and stared at where they thought the explosion came from. The MIRROR…
~Rei's POV~
That blast…it came from the black mirror! But, what could be happening? I wonder if Kai has any clue about this?
" Kai! Do you know anything about that strange mirror?" I asked. Kai gritted his teeth at it. Maybe he did after all.
" Yes, I created it myself!" he answered. NO WONDER he knows about it! But, what exactly does this thing do? Why did it show me all those visions? Is my home really in danger?
" This mirror was especially designed for me to keep track of what went on back on Earth," the blue-haired teen continued. Ever since I came here…" his voice trailed off and he closed his eyes as if some old memories were returning to him.
I watched him in a bit of confusion. I realized just now that I never did find out how he got here in the first place.
" So, what I saw in the mirror…it was true?" I said half-conscious, half-buried into my mind. Kai gave me a surprised look as he came up to me.
" What did you see?" he asked slowly, narrowing his eyes. What's happening on Earth?"
" There's a war," I said quietly. Your kind invaded mine and now they're…fighting for some reason." Kai suddenly looked at me wide eyed. For once I saw a full emotion on his face.
" No way," he ran up to the mirror and put his hand on the glass. The darkness in it filled with blue light like when I touched it. The picture in the mirror turned on. It showed the same image, only worse. The demons and the angels were still fighting, though many were now…DEAD!
" Kai, is what this mirror showing…t-true?" I asked. Kai didn't say anything but he knobbed. Y-you mean…" NO!!!
" Why did my grandfather's forces attack the angels?" Kai said in rage and confusion. Or, at least what I THOUGHT was rage and confusion, since he was facing the mirror, his back to me.
" Those are YOUR grandfather's forces?" I asked slowly. Kai turned to me and gave me a serious look.
" Yes," He said. But the question is…why?" Suddenly, I think I saw a chance where the answer might be. I stared at the screen and pointed to it. Kai raised an eyebrow at me, but he got the hint, so he span around and also stared in shock. The screen showed my grandfather and who seemed to be his grandfather against each other.
" I know you did something to my granddaughter and grandson," the man who was fighting my grandfather said, pointing a finger at my elder. Where are they?"
" Huh," I said. But, you two are here. Don't…they know that?" Kai shook his head.
" No, it wasn't accidental that we got here," he said, turning to me again. Korea and I were sent here a year ago by a spell. My archenemy, Sander, the son of my grandfather's messenger, who hated my sister, and me, did this. He used one of the spells in my grandfather's book when he snuck into the library. Of course, nobody suspected him to be plotting evil. Everybody thought my grandfather just send him to get a book for him.
" Not likely, because Sander took the spell he needed. After, the coward didn't have the courage to say the spell to our faces, so he did it while we slept. He's the real enemy here, not your or my kind."
I stared at Kai in amazement. So, that's how they got here. And the demons were blaming us for that Sander's wrongdoing.
" We don't know anything about your grandchildren," I watched my grandfather respond. But we know that one of your men send my grandchild out into space somewhere. Now, we demon him back." It's true; a demon DID blast me into space. On another planet. Where I met Tyson, Kenny, Naia, Enrique, Oliver, Kai and the once crazy Korea. Speaking…
" Hey, Kai, did you ever notice the way your sister acted?" I asked the other. I didn't want to be rude, but I was curios to know and didn't know how to ask otherwise.
" Yes, I have noticed her behavior change," Kai said, and suddenly got so angry that he threw his fist against the mirror, nearly breaking it. My sister isn't the one who was ever crazy, believe me! I knew she longed for somebody! She cared for me, but I knew it wasn't enough! She needed somebody else. Desperately. After that dog died, she felt like her world broke apart. And so did her sanity. But, I knew who did it all the time…it was him! Sander!!! He's the psycho around here, WHY COULDN'T PEOPLE FUCKEN NOTICE IT!!!" Kai's voice echoed in the arena. I stared in shock of seeing him so angry.
Suddenly, I noticed something I didn't before. I saw a drop of water fall from his face. Was he that angry he was…crying? Kai…
I stood there staring when I realized something. The mirror glowed red. Was that good? Probably not!
Suddenly, a shot got out and send Kai tripping backwards.
" Kai, look out!" I yelled and then got surprised at myself. Why did I care? The guy didn't care for me most of the time, so why did I? Kai got up and stared at the glowing red mirror.
" Oh, no, the mirror reached a too high power level," he said. If we don't turn it off now, it'll keep blasting." The mirror let out another while beam, but Kai ducked. Turn it OFF? Was there a switch to it?!
" Oh, no, it DID overload," he roared. A mirror? OVERLOAD?! Was this a computer game or SOMETHING?!
" Wow there, what do you mean overload?" I asked. Before Kai had a chance to reply, the mirror tried to shoot us again. This time a DOUBLE beam, reflected at both Kai and me!
" I can't stop it since I used my dark powers to make it," Kai yelled once the shots were gone. We need to destroy this mirror, QUICKLY!!" I didn't know whether to panic or not. I mean, I was standing in a room with Kai and a killer mirror. Damn, for an old lab, there are sure a lot of killer things, huh?!
" Let me try," I said, running up to the mirror. Stay back." I put my hand together and a blue blast came out.
I stared in horror as it disappeared in the mirror. It was sucked up! Was that mirror made of sponge?
" Why didn't the shot get it?" I asked, turning to Kai. I thought you said it'd…"
" LOOK OUT!" Kai cut me off. I turned around just in time to see a blue beam form at the mirror and be reflected towards me. This thing could NEGATE attacks ALSO?!
Before I could jump out of the way, the blast send me hurling forward, knocking Kai off his feet in the process. I fell out of the beam and landed on something too soft to be the glass floor of the platform. Opening my eyes, I noticed that I was…
AHHHH!!! I was lying on top of Kai!!! God DAMN BLAST!!! I looked strait into Kai's face and saw the same shock as in mine. My surprise melted away, but I couldn't move still. My body froze at the most EMBARRASSING time!!!
" Hey, are you guys…" I heard a familiar voice say, but it was cut off by silence. I turned my head to see Max staring at us with wide eyes.
" I'm sorry, I didn't realize you two were trying to be…alone," the android said quickly. No, no, No, this is NOT what it looks like, Max!!!
I turned one shade of red TOO MANY of embarrassment. I quickly found my muscles and jumped off Kai, who was still surprised.
My face still amber, I hoped that didn't give any "OTHER" impressions except the fact that the blast made me land on him. Hey, it's not like I purposely decided to fall on the guy!
" Okay, that didn't go too well, did it?" Kai's old smug voice was back. Let me ask you this, how could the guy act as if NOTHING JUST HAPPENED?! He must have some good nerves for that! I quickly told myself to stop turning lavender. Max came up to me.
" Hey, what was all the racket down here?" he asked and grinned, his eyes lighting up with joy as he whispered into my ear. Hey, I see you're already getting along…well with Kai, huh?" I blushed a deeper shade of amber. Confusion took over me again. Why was I blushing at the statement? Heh, probably because I'm still embarrassed.
Or maybe because your feelings towards Kai are starting to change, my mind said. ME?! No way! Wait, what is my brain going at. No, I do not…I can't…
I let out a short nervous laugh and threw ridiculous thought out of my head. Talk about silly impressions!
" What's so funny?" I heard Max ask. I knobbed my head to say "nothing".
Kai snorted.
" This is all very nice, but what THE HELL SHOULD WE DO ABOUT THE CRAZY MIRROR?!" Kai yelled so loud, I SWORE I heard my eardrums pop, which I'm sure anybody's could. Man, Kai yelled louder than TYSON!
My face fell…Tyson. I guess I missed my friends on the outside. I wondered if they missed me too. Before I knew it, a hand was waving in front of my face.
" Huh?" I snapped out of my thoughts and Max lowered his hand. Yah?"
" Come in Rei!" Max said. Are we here?" Um…I think so!
" Wait, I got it!" I suddenly yelled out, turning to Max. I know how we can break that mirror!" Max gave me a confused look.
" What mirror?" he asked. Oh, yah, he doesn't know, does he? Oppssss…I pointed to the black mirror and Max got a sarcastic sweat at the back of his head.
" Why would you want to destroy that thing?" he asked, coming up to the mirror. It began to glow dangerously blue.
" MAX!!" I yelled and the mirror shot out a blast, missing the clone by an inch. Max fell backwards, eyes as wide as a full moon, mouth open, and body frozen. I came up and helped him to his feel.
" W-what was that?!" Max asked, a bewildered look on his face.
" That was the most dangerous mirror in the world," I answered, staring at the calm blackness of the glass in the frame. Well, calm for NOW!
" So, how do you propose we break this thing?" Kai came up quickly with a serious look on his face (as always). I turned to Max, trying to ignore Kai's burning eyes.
" Max, you're a clone right?" I asked. Max knobbed silently as he listened intensely.
" Do you have that special acid that burs thing inside of you?" I asked another question.
" I think so, why?" Max asked and I winked at him and my eyes pointed towards the mirror. Max got the idea and smiled. He to my surprise took out some small bottle from his overalls. It contained green liquid in it. I stared at the bottle in his open hand.
" Where…did you get that?" I blinked in confusion, taking the small container.
" When you're a robot, it's always good to carry things for powering up," Max explained, grinning even more. I smiled back and gave him thumbs up. Kai just tapped his fingers against his hand impatiently.
" Okay, so it's like this," I continued. Max, you and Kai need to distract the mirror while I pour this on the glass. I'll sneak up from behind while you try to make sure it's distracted, okay?" Max knobbed. Kai said nothing.
" Kai, will you help us?" I tried to ask him calmly, even though inside rage was building up again. Was he always so…ignorant?
" Sure, whatever, bishounen," Kai crossed his arms again as he moved to the side. I stared at him bewildered. Max seemed to have the same stare, since he looked from Kai to me and back to Kai. He cleared his throat.
" Exactly, how close DID you two get?" he asked me. I flushed another shade of red. Umm…to hate? To near rapes? To a lot, Max, to a lot.
" Um…right," Max said, stunned at my face. It's cool with me." Well, it's NOT cool with me, Max!!! How would you feel if a guy you don't like attacked you and started to sexually…harass you till the mind of insanity?! I don't know about you, but I DON'T like it!
" It's not at all like that," I blurted out. I don't know why Kai called me bishounen!" Kai smirked, seeing me trying to get myself out of this. Dam you, Kai!
" Well, I do, bishounen," Kai said to probably annoy me. I got so angry I was ready to strangle him on the spot. How DARE he?! I tried to keep cool as I tried to ignore Kai, which WAS hard. I mean, the guy's standing right next to me and keeps on mocking me. I can't let that go by unnoticed!
" So, let's go on," Max said, seeing I was probably getting mad from all this talk about names. I knobbed as I watched Kai and Max run up to the mirror. Immediately, it glowed blue. I gripped the bottle of acid in my hand. Here I go!
Taking a deep breath, I crept behind the mirror, making sure to be unnoticed. A beam shot out at Max and Kai, but it missed them. Making sure the mirror didn't notice me; I appeared behind it quickly and opened the acid bottle.
" Take this," I said and spilled the green liquid over the glass. There was a melting sound and smoke came out of the mirror. Dark smoke!
Suddenly, there was a crash and Kai's foot appeared through the mirror. I jumped back in surprise and the foot disappeared back where it came from and a hole appeared in the smoking mirror. Black pieces of glass scattered on the floor. All three of us, Kai, Max and I were staring at the rest of the mirror evaporate as the dark smoke cleared and no more was left of the mirror.
" I'll need these," Kai said, picking up the broken off pieces. I shot him a sharp look.
" Why?" I asked, hoping he wasn't planning to build another mirror like THAT! Unless he really IS nuts and he wants to kill us all!!!
" This is what I need for a portal," Kai said. I cocked an eyebrow. What portal?!
" What are you talking about?" I asked. Kai rolled his eyes like showing: "don't you get it?"
" I meant a portal to get us home," he then said. We need to stop those two civilizations or there will be no MORE of those civilizations!" I felt like jumping up and cheering. We were really going home!!!
" Wow, Rei, that's great news!" Max said, jumping up for me. I smiled happily. All my anger was now gone, like it was never there, and I was now feeling like nothing could ruin my mood.
" Hold it, don't go on cheering yet," Kai said. The portal will probably take twenty-four hours to be complete, and even with that, I'm not sure the massive power could be handled." Well, ALMOST nothing could ruin my mood. Except Kai and his bad mood sayings.
It's like how Naia felt when she saw me after I flew out of the lab the first time thanks to Korea. Why do I keep going back to Naia and the others? Before I knew it, my feet started running up the stairs of the glass platform.
" Rei, where are you going?!" I heard Max shout behind me. I wanted to answer, but my mind was elsewhere. I needed to talk to them before I go. I needed to tell them what I am.
Suddenly, I heard another pair of fast footsteps run up the stairs. Once I got out of the trap door, two hands shoved me down. Oh, hello Kai!
" Where do you think you're going?" he asked, getting out of the door, followed by Max.
" Hey, are you okay, Rei?" Max helped me up. Why were you running so fast?" I caught my breath from the run.
" I'd like to know that, too, Rei," Kai said as if trying to make fun of my name. I snorted at him and he just closed his eyes in response.
" I…just wanted to say goodbye to my new friends," I said. On the outside." Max cooled down and Kai opened his eyes.
" ONLY of you promise to came back," Kai said stubbornly. I knobbed and rolled my eyes. Sure, Kai, sure. I won't escape. I already found a way home, so, why would I bother?
" Okay, Kai," I said, running again. Suddenly I stopped and came back.
" Um, Kai?" I began.
" What, did you finish already?" he asked, leaning against the wall. Typical!
" No, actually I was going to ask where's the way out," I said, a sweat on my head. Kai snorted and Max sweat-dropped.
" Keep going strait and turn left twice, once past Korea's room and the other, past your present room here," Kai answered. Oh, and don't stay too long." Thanks for the reminder that I'm still a prisoner here, Kai.
" Thanks," I ran down the hall and got to all the doors. Spotting Korea's room, I turned left and kept on running.
" Hey, hey Rei," a voice shouted behind me. I turned to see Oliver running behind he. I stopped so he could catch up.
" Hi, Oliver, what are you doing here?" I asked. I thought you were in that maze. Not that I'm not happy to see you or anything." Oliver smiled as he caught his breath.
" Yah, I know," he said, straitening up. I just wondered where you were going?" I explained about the portal and the mirror. After probably ten minutes, he thought for a moment, and then grinned happily again.
" So, you're going home?" he asked. Then, I'm going with you. No way I'll stay on this planet alone! So, how about I go with you wherever you're going?"
" Right on!" I said and we both started running again. FINALLY I spotted my room. I slammed into the door when it opened right in front of my face! AHH!!
CRASH! I was lying facedown on the ground, too stunned to move.
" Oh, I'm so sorry, Rei!!!" a pair of small hands helped me up. The smiling face of Korea cam into my sight. I still can't believe how much better she looked without that evil grin.
" It's okay," I said, brushing the dust off my shirt. Korea glanced at Oliver. She walked up to him.
" Hey, who are you?" she asked the green-haired robot. The other gave her a surprised look, but then smiled.
" So, nobody told me about you, have they Korea," Oliver said. I'm Oliver, someone who keeps instant data on you." Korea blinked.
" You watch over me day and night?" she asked. Oliver knobbed. That WAS true. So true, even Oliver doesn't know it.
" So, where are you guy heading to?" Korea turned to me.
" Outside," I said. To the others, to say goodbye to my friends and to reveal myself."
" Rei, can I go too?" Korea asked suddenly. That took me by surprise.
" I'm not sure that's such…" I started to explain.
" Rei, I know I did bad thing before, but I changed and…" Korea's eyes filled with tears. I don't want them to hate me forever. Before you came, I didn't know how important friendship was, but now…" She smiled through tears of joy.
" I realized that friendship is what I always lacked," she said. You have to give me a chance, Rei, to make up for all the years of being alone." I wasn't sure if they would accept her, but I knobbed in agreement.
" Come on," I said and we picked up speed. I saw the shabby black door…the ENTRANCE!!! Freedom!!!
We stopped in front of the door and I pushed it open. An unusually bright light shone on my eyes. I guess I got used to all the darkness in the lab, I needed to get used to that light. I saw the other doors and the entrance to the kitchen when something ATACKED me by squeezing me so tight, I nearly choked…
What's attacking poor Rei? Will people give Korea a chance and try to accept her? And how will Rei's friends on this planet react to his true nature? Find out in the next chapter.
Kerda: Wow, thing are really ripping out there, huh?
Tyson: Yah, it's getting good. Since I come in, it's even better.
Kerda: Oh, quiet Tyson; just keep following the chapters, okay?
Tyson: Are you talking to me?
Kerda: YES, I'm talking to you!!!
Tyson: Oh, I thought you were talking to the readers.
Kerda: Well, for that to happen, every reader of this fiction must be named Tyson! But they're not, so shove off, man. And to all you readers, please follow along too. Thank you, till next chapter.
