Sam led David and Janet through the misty forest, holding each of their hands to avoid getting separated from them in the fog.
"Are you sure we should be here?" Janet asked, somewhat nervous. "I mean, Izzy-I mean Isabella could still be out here."
"Don't worry, we're almost there," Sam reassured, winking at the siblings. He then waved a hand and cleared the fog, allowing them to be able to see the forest.
"Where are you taking us?" David asked suspiciously. "I have a bad feeling about this."
"Oh, it's simple," Sam said. "Isabella wanted me in the mirror by 24 hours, but she didn't say for how long."
"You know, I don't think she intended for that little loophole of yours," David replied, agitated. "And she stuck a blade at my neck and implied she might kill me. She seems pretty serious."
"Don't worry, she's just bluffing," Sam replied. "I know her, and she would never do something like that, even towards someone she doesn't like too much."
"Oh, that makes me feel so much better," David replied sarcastically. Sam halted the two at a tree stump. "Here we are," Sam said, gesturing towards the stump.
"Here?" Janet asked, uncertain. "Your home is in your tree stump?"
"No, silly," Sam said before his transparent hands stretched out and removed the branches covering the large mirror. David and Janet stared at it in confusion.
"THIS is what I'm talking about," Sam said. "I live in that mirror. Come in." With that, he dove into the mirror and disappeared inside. Janet paused for a bit, then excitedly jumped into the mirror as well.
David blinked. "This is so confusing," He mumbled and climbed into the mirror after the two.
Once inside, he landed on a smooth surface. Getting to his feet, David stared in amazement. He seemed to be in a room, but it was black and blue in colour. There was no real furniture or objects in the room save for the mirror.
"Well, here we are," Sam said to him happily. "The Mirror dimension."
"Sounds neat" Janet said from behind him. The two raced for the door and pushed it open before David could fully comprehend what was happening.
"Hey, wait for me!" He shouted and took off after them. Kicking the door open, he found himself in a long black hallway with Sam and Janet racing down it. David groaned and followed them.
"So, uh, who are we going to meet here?" David asked, confused. Sam didn't give and answer and continued on his way with Janet close behind him.
David followed them down the hallway, intrigued.
"Where are you taking us?" He asked. "To go meet someone," Sam answered before adding, "I told you that already."
"Yeah, but who?" David asked. Sam stopped at a door at the end of the hallway. Pushing the door open, Sam entered a new room, with Janet and David following, feeling somewhat uncertain.
"Kizzy, are you in here?" Sam called out. After no initial response, a small girl floated down from the ceiling and towards Sam. David and Janet hid in the shadows, mystified.
The girl had light blue skin and dark blue hair. She looked about a year older than Sam, and she was wearing a black gown with blue stripes. She landed in front of Sam with a cross look on her face.
"That's the girl I saw in my room," Janet whispered, tugging on David's sleeves.
"Kizzy, it's you," Sam said joyously. "Look, a bunch of incidents happened, and I was staying with this family, and-" He was cut off when Kizzy punched him in the stomach, causing him to double-over and gasp in pain.
David and Janet gasped, watching in shock.
"Do you realize how worried your sisters were?" Kizzy snapped at Sam. "They had me check the neighbourhood to find you, and I was nearly caught a multiplicity of times! Are you pleased with yourself?!"
"Well, maybe I could answer if you let me speak," Sam choked out, sitting on the ground. "Look, I was staying with these siblings. Their names are David and Janet. I'll talk more, but I need to see Mirror Isabella now. Have you seen her?"
Kizzy scoffed and pointed a finger at a small room. Sam beckoned for the siblings to follow him, but they kept out of sight from Kizzy as they followed him to the room.
"This is Mirror Isabella's substitute room," Sam explained. "She lives away from here, and usually only comes when something important has happened."
"So, where is she?" David asked nervously. The three walked over to a rather large crystal bed on the centre of the room, but they could find no sign of Mirror Isabella.
Suddenly, the three heard a screech coming from behind them. Screaming in surprise, David and Janet jumped forward and bounced on the bed before landing on the floor. Sam, however, casually turned around to see a crystal blue girl, visibly around Isabella's age, hanging upside down from the ceiling.
"Mirror Isabella!" Sam said happily and hugged the girl while she was still hanging from the ceiling. David and Janet trembled as they peeked up from behind the bed and watched the two. They saw that Mirror Isabella looked just like the real Isabella, but had a blue colour palette. Her hair was also much longer, reaching past her shoulders. She was wearing a blue nightgown.
Mirror Isabella dropped to the ground and hugged Sam back, and for a moment, David saw a look of genuine happiness on the girl's face. But then she frowned and pushed Sam away.
"Sam, where were you these last few days?" She asked, clearly disappointed.
"It's a long story," Sam said. "But here's the short version: I got hit by a truck, two kids named David and Janet saved me, and they took me to their house where I stayed for a bit."
"David and Janet," Mirror Isabella mumbled. "Hey, Isabella talks about those two all the time."
"Izzy talks about us?" Janet whispered to David, who shrugged. Unfortunately, Mirror Isabella heard them and floated over the bed.
"I can't believe Izzy actually mentioned us to her," Janet continued to David, oblivious to Mirror Isabella until she, along with David, noticed her hovering a few feet above them.
Instantly, the two grew silent.
Mirror Isabella stared at them in shock, then turned back towards Sam.
"Did you...bring them here?" She asked.