Tapping could be heard as the creature wearing Maddie's face stared at the portal where the two boys had disappeared.
"Tsk tsk." It said. "Such a shame that he had to get away."
Turning away from the portal, it approached a storage cabinet and opened it, rummaging around. The sound of metal sliding against metal could be heard as it pulled out a glowing dagger. It kept digging around until it found a syringe and pulled that out as well.
"Really, he is just making it harder on himself. Pity."
It began mixing together a concoction, the sickly green glow illuminating the gray of her skin.
"He would have spared his family the horror of knowing what he is. Would have spared them from the same fate he'll have."
It filled the syringe, studying it to make sure it had the right amount before pressing a button on the wall in front of her.
"Jazz, sweetie, can you come down to the lab plese?"
A few moments later heavy steps could be heard coming down the stairs, chains dragging across the floor. Jazz made her way through the door and walked up to Maddie. Her glowing red eyes met Maddie's pitch black.
"I need you to run an errand to the human world for me. Take these." The thing handed the dagger and syringe to Jazz. "I found another copy of your brother and I need to dispose of his kind."
Jazz's face near imperceptibly changed, her eyebrows drew down just a fraction but her face remained empty and stoic.
The creature began removing the chains from Jazz's wrists and ankles. "Imagine how much fun you'll have! The human realm! Surely you'll find yourself a snack this time?"
Jazz's face still never changed, she stared blankly at Maddie.
"Good." The thing patted Jazz's cheek. "Now go find that portal in the woods and go find your brother and his family."
Jazz turned and began heading up the stairs, silent now that she was no longer bound by chains. Maddie smiled a sharp and toothy smile and turned back to her work bench to begin preparing for her guests.
"It is such a shame that he'll have to witness the murder of his family before I dispose of him." She smiled brightly. "Though it is his own fault, really, for making this more difficult that it needed to be."
The creature started humming as it cleaned and prepared the tools it would need once Jazz got back.
She failed to notice the way that Jazz clenched her fists around the objects in her hands just outside the doorway, before walking resolutely up the stairs.