Daphne POV
We left after a little while when we knew that Virginia's grandmother was definitely fine, I even think she's starting to warm up to me. Virginia also spoke to me a little later where her grandmother couldn't hear us to tell me that apparently the guy from earlier was also after the dog, he must be a good breed or a celebrity or something to be wanted by so many people, but he is definitely causing us a lot of trouble.
We started walking around in the park, Virginia wanting to see if maybe the owner of the dog is nearby, thankfully we have the day off today from work, though I wouldn't be surprised if we don't have a job to go back to considering we ditched work last night. However finding the owner wasn't easy, we still haven't found anyone who claims to own the dog, so we've decided that for our own safeties that we have to leave the dog where we found him and hope that his owner will find him, I'm really against leaving a dog all on his own, but we don't really have much choice, we've had three strange people broken into our apartment and tried to hurt and kidnap us and of course the deranged creep who wanted to eat Virginias grandmother AND take Virginia out on a date, because that was going to happen ha!
"This is the exact spot where I found you so this is where we have to go our separate ways, ok?" says Virginia, but the dog barks at her as if in reply,
"Look I'm not the adventure type you know, I mean I'm a waitress, the same as Daphne, she's probably more adventurous then me even without the memory loss of her past, but between us we cannot take on anymore crazy that seems to be looking for you. It's just really… this isn't our thing, whoever these people are who want you, they can have you. No, goodbye I got to go" she says, trying to urge us away from the dog, but we hear the dog whining, and the suckers that we both are look behind us and see him looking both cute and upset, I look to Virginia and we both roll our eyes annoyed, indicating to the dog to come along.
"I need some water," I say, feeling a headache coming along, this dog just wont shut up! We've been looking for hours now and still no one is admitting to owning the dog, I'm half tempted to pay them to take the dog.
"Virginia will you please tell this dog to be quiet before I take him to the vet and make sure he can't teach his children how to make the same sound" I say, looking at the dog threateningly, he stops and whines at me for this, I roll my eyes at this, and not ten minutes later he starts barking again.
"Look, I cannot help you find where you came from because I don't know where you came from!" shouts Virginia, she herself getting annoyed with the dog,
"Ok look this is it, your on your own ok, good luck" she says, I walk with her away from the dog to only freeze with what I see in the distance,
"Virginia! Daphne!" shouts Tony who I see is running away from a LOT of policemen,
"Dad? Dad!" he shouts, the two of us leading him away into the bushes to hide where the dog still is,
"You won't believe what happened to me" he says, the three of us crouched down out of sight; I keep a look out for the police,
"Is that the dog that guy is after, well just give it to him" says Tony, hang on what guy?
"Dad, I don't think he is a dog," says Virginia, I look to her confused at this, when did she start thinking this?
"He's trying to say something, talk to me or something, but I cant understand what he's saying" says Virginia, I look back out to see if the police see us, not listening to the other two. But quickly nudge us away behind a tree when I see some coming near us,
"Why are all these cops after you, and why are you wearing handcuffs?" asks Virginia,
"They think I did a bank job" says Tony, I look to him surprise, that doesn't sound like the Tony I know, hearing Virginia is just as surprised but he'll explain later. The dog wonders off and Tony gets us to follow him, why are we following the dog?
"We're looking for a magic mirror" says Tony, I almost stop at this point, what did he just say? Has he lost it? Virginia, just as convinced but follow him anyway.
But as we go further I start to feel a little sick, great terrible timing. But they stop and when I get to them I look and see…what the heck is that? It looks like a shimmering wave in the forest – but why does that look so familiar, the colour, the sound I can hear from it…
"There they are!"
I look behind me in time to see three familiar faces, great this wont be good,
"Daphne come on!" shouts Virginia grabbing my arm and pulling me forward but I don't know why but as soon as we step a few more steps I see Tony disappearing and then as soon as we step forward…our surroundings completely change, and I collapse on the floor to my knees.
"Daphne? Are you alright?" asks Tony, I look up, my head feels like its about to explode, I can feel my body shaking, everywhere I look I can see… my dreams, a group of people stood at the end of this room, Relish and three children and a woman with…me, throwing me backwards, me gripping onto the edge of a mirror?
FlashBack
"Daphne!" shouts Relish, who I just see launching towards me, grabbing onto my hands, me feeling like I'm being sucked into a whirlpool within the mirror,
"Don't let go!" he shouts, I grab onto his wrists, feeling his leather wristband with our insignia carved onto the silver charm I stitched into it, him holding my wrists,
"Relish! Look after them! Please! I love you! They'll find me! They will!" I shout, knowing this force is so loud we have to or else fearing we wont hear one another for the last time,
"No! Just don't let go! I can't lose you!" he shouts, trying to pull me closer but only bringing him with me,
"You mustn't leave them Relish! They need their father! They're going to lose me to day, don't let them lose you too. We will be together again my love! We will" I shout, he launches a bit closer and kisses me, I kiss him back, feeling our tears merging together,
"I love you! I always have and always will" he says, I nod at this, but then feeling the mirror using more strength to pull me further in, and without warning it pulls me out of Relishes grip, the only thing I see as I'm sucked in is his look of fear and pain, I try to reach for him but when I feel entirely within the mirror I feel and see and remember…. nothing
Flashback over
"I'm seeing my dreams," I say, after seeing that dream that was a dream I had only a few days ago before the one where my dream self met Relish.
"Ok Daphne come on, we have to follow the dog" says Tony, Virginia helping me up, thankfully I have enough strength in my legs, I swear I feel like I'm in my dreams in this place, coming into a room with stairs and a door further in,
"Which way?" asks Tony, the dog seeming to look around as if confused,
"Upstairs" I say, seeing the three looking at me confused as to how I would know,
"I swear I feel like I know this place guys – in my dreams, and a way to get out is upstairs, down there is just another storage room" I say, frowning at my headache, closing my eyes from the pain, and feeling us walking further and up the stairs, why are they listening to me? There is no way this can be the right way, I mean its just dreams.
"What happened to everybody?" asks Tony, as me and Virginia come into another room, looks like the mess hall from my dream when I was inside the prison, this room was where I had meals with the other criminals its so strange to be in a place that I have only ever dreamed of to find its actually a real place and we're in it!
I look around some more to see all the men asleep with that pink powder around them, looks like the guards,
"Looks like it's starting to wear off" says Tony, who I see talking to the dog again,
"Is that dog talking again?" asks Virginia, I look to her at my side then back to Tony, can Tony all of a sudden speak dog? Tony nods in answer to her and they lead us through the mess hall,
"Dad, lets go home," says Virginia, I nod at this, this place is too weird,
"N-no I cant go back yet, the police are swarming all over central park looking for me!" he says desperately, ok I can understand that logic,
"Well we cant stay here!" says Virginia, this I also agree with, but suddenly I hear familiar noises, we all look to one another then quickly hide, me and Virginia going under a table, hopefully they wont see us,
"She must have come through here with those others! We searched all over those fields and couldn't find her, she couldn't have used her magic to escape there either, she has to be here!" shouts Blabberwort, who I see with the other three walking into the room, I see them look around the room, but not under the tables, I dread to think of how they became that daft as to when they're looking for someone to look EVERYWHERE especially in places they can hide in.
"We'll have to be quick or else we'll get caught by the guards and dad can't spring us out this time" says Burly, the three of them walking off out of the room. After a few minutes to make sure they're gone the dog and us gets out from the tables
"Huh? No – no hold on a second hold on we're not going to follow you, where are we?" says Tony, who I see looks to be talking to the dog again,
The dog then goes onto the table, sitting up, looking at Tony almost directly, Virginia helps me up and after I find my legs I nod at her to indicate I'm fine, the both of us walking over to the map on the wall…No way! The nine kingdoms!? This has got to be a joke.
"I'm Tony Lewis – Janitor, and I think you've already met my daughter Virginia and our friend Daphne," says Tony, I look to him, then the dog, then back to the map,
"Troll kingdom" says Virginia, I frown and look at where she's looking, my eyes widening, the drawing of the kingdom looking so familiar to me, as well as this whole map, I feel like I've gone to this whole place myself, recognising the stream, the ocean, the woods – everything!
"Wait hold on a second, is this like Cinderella? Sleeping Beauty – fairy tale stuff?" asks Tony, I look to him then the dog, is it actually possible that he is talking to the dog?
"Sounds like my mother in law" says Tony, I smirk at this, imagining him insulting her in one way or another with whatever the dog has said, great now I'm accepting that Tony is in fact talking to the dog,
"Virginia? Daphne, the dog's said to follow him" says Tony, me looking at the map again, I look to Virginia and we follow after Tony who is following after the dog.
This should be fun – not!
