Chapter Six- Unexpected Alliances

"My 'tomach huwts." Little E complained to Jonathan. "Epa…."

Jonathan sighed. "I know E, I know. I miss Espa too, but we can't be with him right now." He patted E's back a little bit. "Do you want some milk?"

The baby nodded, and grabbed for the diaper bag, throwing his pacifier to the ground.

"I'll get it." Randi smiled, and picked it up. "The twins do that all the time."

"Heh…thanks." Jon put the bottle in E's little hands, and held him so that he could drink it. "I wish we'd have thought of bringing his stroller."

"If you get too tired of carrying him,I'll do it for you." Randi offered kindly, as they turned a corner. "This is one huge Mirror House. I've never been in one so large!"

"That makes two of us. Even the one in the carnival I used to belong to wasn't so big." Jonathan agreed. The path was becoming narrower with every turn.

"You belonged to a carnival? Cool!" Randi smiled.

"I was a little young to remember, but yeah. My brothers and me." He looked up ahead, stopping suddenly. "Weren't we just here?"

"Of course we were, Roba! We're going in a complete circle. It's the only way to go." Kendra's unpleasant voice broke the semi-comfortable feeling Jon was getting with Randi.

"I wasn't asking you, Underwood." Jonathan said in a low voice. "And if it is the only way to go, where are the others?" He was beginning to panic. "Chris! Andy!" He called into his mouthpiece. "Are you two there??"

"Jonathan. We're here." Christien's voice was muffled, and static filled.

"Where are you??" Jon looked behind them, trying to see if the other two Robas, or any other members of their group were trailing them.

"We're in the mirror house,Brother. Same as you." Chris responded in a low voice. "Is everything okay?"

"No. I've been walking in circles for almost an hour. How did you get so far?"

"We were doing the same thing, then, there was this mirror at the end of the third corridor. It was a door of sorts. Just walked through it!

"What? That's impossible!" Jonathan looked at Randi, who shrugged. "Alright. Hey, is there a set of twin girls with you? About Andy's age?"

"Yeah. Alex and Cindy. Monica Raptor's with us too."

"Good. Lacey Wheeler and Kendra are with us. Tell the girls their sister is with me, and she's fine. I'll check in with you guys later."

"Alright. Later." Christien replied.

Jon looked at Randi. "A mirror-passage. This is getting creepy."

"Getting? It's been creepy." Randi shuddered. "At least my sisters are in good hands."

"Yeah. Chris and I've had lost of practice." Jon grinned. "Come on. He said it was in the third corridor. So…. We must be getting close."

"Hey, Roba…um…since you know where you're going and all that…can I stay with you guys?" Kendra asked hesitantly.

"Sure. I don't see why not." Jonathan smiled at Kendra.

"This doesn't mean we're going to become friends or anything. Just so you know." Kendra added.

"Of course not." Jon exchanged a glance with Randi, who just smiled.

"Come on, Kaiba ease up on him! This isn't Battle City!" Rex yelled from the stands.

"Can it, Raptor! He's losing fair and square." The young businessman glared over at Rex. "Alright, Wheeler! Make your move."

"Chill out, Kaiba! I'll move when I'm ready!" Joey looked down at his hand, with a deep sigh. There was not a thing in his hand that could save him. He was already down to four hundred life points. Kaiba's Blue Eyes White Dragon's next blow would destroy him.

"What's the matter, Joey? Can't find anything good to hide behind?" Kaiba snickered.

Come on, Joey. Pull yourself together! Don't let this jerk beat you again! Joey drew a card from his hand. "Aw man! I was hoping for a better loss..but oh well!" He played Scapegoat, to buy himself some time.

"Underwood! Hey, Weevil. Come here." Espa had moved over a few seats. He had to try once more to reason with Weevil. It would take as many people as they could get to help their siblings.

"What do you want, Roba?" Weevil was enjoying Wheeler's defeat immensely.

"Listen to me. Your sister is in a lot of trouble." Espa explained what he'd found out from Christien. "If we lose, there's a very very good chance we'll never see them again."

"What do I care? I'd be back in my mom's good graces. Ever since Kendra came home from the hospital, everyone's been treating her like she was someone special."

"The hospital?" Espa looked at his rival. "What do you mean?"

Weevil sighed. "My sister was born with a disability called Cerebral Palsy. She can walk and all that, but not as good as us. Four months ago, Kenny went into surgery for her legs. Now she can run faster, ride a bike skate, and play soccer. Before then, I was the one who got all the academic attention. I was the one they all wanted to watch. But she took it all away from me."

"Weevil, your sister can't help the attention she's getting. She overcame a great obstacle. If you were a good brother, you'd be encouraging her to do what she wants, instead of being so cold towards her." Espa was stunned by the story Weevil had told.

"You know something, Roba? You're right." Weevil stood up, and to Espa's surprise he started cheering for Joey. "Come on, Wheeler! Take him down!"

The sudden cheering of Weevil Underwood startled Joey. When he looked over to the stands, Joey saw Espa sitting with his worst rival,giving him the thumbs up. Wow, Espa really has changed, and he seems to be able to change anybody. Joey drew his next card then, playing it in defense mode. He was down to the last two hundred life points. "Come on, Kaiba. Attack me. I'm ready for you!"