BookMast3r: David had been acting like a jerk to that kid beforehand.
AlecReyes19: Well, none of the kids have anything against David against Brenda and Isabella.
A-Plus Cassiopeia: Oh, you think Mirror Isabella got offensive then. Just wait and see what she does next.
I didn't mention this in my previous chapter, but here it goes. HOORAY FOR ME! THIS IS MY FIRST STORY TO REACH 100 REVIEWS!
"I'm going out," Isabella told Sam that afternoon. For the life of him, Sam couldn't understand why. It was getting dark rather early, and the city wasn't exactly a nice place after dark. Sure, he knew Isabella could defend herself, what with all her powers, but it was still rather risky. He kept it to himself, though, and just watched as Isabella left.
All Sam could do now is slump down on the floor, bored. He had nothing to do; even with his powers, he felt like he was nothing. He had let Mirror Isabella outwit him and use his love for the Barrets against him.
It felt like a year ago that he had lived with the Barrets, rather than just one day away from them. He recalled the misadventures he'd had with David and Janet: saving Janet from the rabid dog, protecting David from that gang of hoodlums, bringing them into the Mirror dimension: he remembered all of it, even if it felt like such a long time ago.
"I haven't seen you look so down since when we first moved away from the orphanage."
Sam almost jumped when he heard Mirror Samson behind him. It was a wonder how he had never quite gotten used to his reflection sneaking up on him, which was one of his quirks.
"Look, I've been monitoring you, if you could say that," Mirror Samson said. "After all, I am your reflection, so whenever you were near a mirror or reflection, I was there, so yeah."
"Get to the point," Sam groaned, turning around to face the other direction. "I don't have all afternoon."
Mirror Samson rolled his eyes at Sam's snippy tone, but continued nonetheless. "Look, I've been watching you interact with those two kids, and it dawned on me that you ay have bonded with the girl," He said, stiffening a shudder at the thought.
"Her name's Janet," Sam said.
"Yeah, Janet, that's her name," Mirror Samson said. "So, I thought about it, and, since it seems you care about her, maybe you could go see her again."
The thought that Mirror Samson, who a day ago had suggested that Sam return to the Mirror dimension, was now saying that he should go back to the Barrets, was more than a little confusing for Sam.
"What?" He said bluntly. "Don't you remember how Mirror Isabella reacted when I was with them." Sam got to his feet, now somewhat unnerved and angered. "I don't want to put them through that again."
"I don't mean living with them," Mirror Samson reassured, shrugging his shoulders. "Bella is friends with Brenda. Brenda is probably the worst friend I've ever seen, but Mirror Isabella allows it. Maybe she was only upset that you were out of your vicinity."
"She sure didn't seem like that was the case," Sam mumbled, still uncertain. It was the truth, after all; Mirror Isabella was trying to make a point to him, one that was all too clear.
"Look, why don't you just go over and talk to those two, and I'll explain things to Mirror Isabella," Mirror Samson suggested. "I'm sure she'd understand.
Sam didn't like it. Mirror Isabella wasn't one to listen to anyone, except some of her friends, like Pandora, or Ophelia, or Pamela. That, and Mirror Isabella would definitely overreact if things went wrong.
But on another hand, Mirror Isabella should be asleep by now, and when she wakes up, she'd be calmer. That'd be the perfect time for Mirror Samson to explain things properly to her. In the meantime, Sam just couldn't wait. He really wanted to be with Janet again.
"Look I'll go get the Barrets, we'll come back here, and we'll talk it out," Sam suggested. "But you should get some rest. I'll be back soon enough!" With that, he took off down the corridors to go find the mirror.
It was only when Sam left that Mirror Samson felt like he was being watched. Slowly turning around, Mirror Samson prayed that no one was there, and that he was simply paranoid.
Alas, it could not be.
There Mirror Isabella was, wearing her nightgown, standing in the corridors. Her shoulders were slumped down, and she looked half-asleep, but even then, she had the most heartbroken look on her face anyone had ever seen. Mirror Samson could tell by the expression on her face that his sister had overheard the entire conversation.
"Mirror Isabella, I know you don't like the Barrets, but this is for Sam," Mirror Samson tried to explain, keeping his distance from Mirror Isabella. He knew how violent she could get if angered, and he was trying to avoid it.
"You...made a decision as big as this, and you didn't tell me about it first!" Mirror Isabella shouted at him, her saddened expression changing into that of rage. She took a few steps towards her brother, clenching her fists.
"Look, I was going to tell you sooner, but you were asleep, and I didn't want to disturb you," Mirror Samson excused, though he knew it was futile.
"Well, you should have taken that risk!" Mirror Isabella fumed, getting angrier by the second. "Mirror Samson Crystal, how could you do something like this without me knowing?"
Now Mirror Samson got angry himself. "What is it you have against the Barrets, anyways?" He asked, putting Mirror Isabella on edge with how sharp he had questioned her.
"They aren't as bad as you say they are," Mirror Samson went on. "They don't judge Sam because of his powers, like you say they would have. They actually try to help him."
"They're from the Earth dimension, you think any of the help they offer Sam is genuine?" Mirror Isabella asked. "They're just using him, mark my words, and you just put him in danger, telling him to go back to them!"
"They aren't dangerous," Mirror Samson said. "They're good people, and they want what's best for Sam. Kind of like Amanda..."
Mirror Samson almost immediately regretted mentioning Amanda, for the moment he did, Mirror Isabella lunged at him with an animalistic fury. She slammed him onto the ground, and Mirror Samson saw his sister's eyes burning with fury.
"How dare you?!" Mirror Isabella screeched, and her eyes went dark. She began beating on Mirror Samson's face, sending blow after blow at his eyes, nose, and throat. Mirror Samson tried to shield himself, but she began to strike him harder and faster with each blow, bruising him immensely. She then stopped beating him and wrapped her fingers around his throat, strangling him as she practically sat on him.
Coughing, Mirror Samson tried to pry Mirror Isabella's hands off of him, but it was no use. She was bigger and stronger than he was, and he was too injured to try and fight back in any way.
After a few minutes, he fell unconscious. Almost immediately, Mirror Isabella sprang to her feet, shaking a bit, shocked and somewhat disturbed at what she had done. She covered her face with her hands breathing heavily, before grabbing Mirror Samson by the hair and dragging him off into Isabella's room. There, she pushed Mirror Samson into a small room, so small he couldn't even stand in it. After squishing him inside, Mirror Isabella locked him.
After the deed was done, Mirror Isabella wiped her face, breathing heavily.
"What do I do now?" She asked. Suddenly, one of her woodpeckers flew in and landed on her hand.
Mirror Isabella raised the woodpecker to her eye level, and said, "Okay, little birdie, I want you to fly off and make a little visit to those Barrets," She cooed to it. The woodpecker flew off her hand and zipped through the corridors to find the mirror.
"You know, it will never end as long as that city is here."
Mirror Isabella didn't even try to shut off the voice this time. She wanted to hear what it had to say.
"Even if you get rid of the Barrets, Sam will acquaint himself with more of those Earth-dimension freaks. Even if you move somewhere else, it will make no difference."
"What do I do then?" Mirror Isabella asked. She then found herself turning to stare at her hand mirror. The same mirror she had used to impress her friends. The mirror that could suck things inside of it and trap it.
"Use it."
Mirror Isabella didn't want to do it. Even with how arrogant she was, she had a conscience, and she knew deep down what she was going to do was wrong. But it was like she had no control over herself. It was like something else had taken over.
And she found herself reaching for the mirror.
David had gotten home a few hours ago, his incident with Brenda still fresh in his mind. He was angry at having been embarrassed by one of his main enemies, but also forced to face the truth: Brenda was right about him. He was a bully, like her.
David happened to look out of the window and at the street below him. He could see some of his neighbors below, but what really caught his eye was a red-headed girl skating down the street.
It was Isabella.
Almost immediately, David dove away from the window, and grabbed a monster mask he'd owned since he was five. Racing out of his room and past Janet, he shouted, "I'm going out for a while! Stay here!"
"But-" Janet started, but David just glared at her. Immediately, Janet quieted down and looked away. David ran downstairs again, clutching the mask, got his roller-skates, and raced out the door.
David didn't know why, but he needed to find answers from Isabella. He knew that Isabella was stronger than him, but he also knew of her phobia of monsters and ghosts, something he still didn't know the source of. Nevertheless, he knew he could take advantage of Isabella's irrational fear.
As David followed Isabella down the street, Sam sprinted down the sidewalk after them. He was about to call out to them, but he was unexpectedly grabbed and slammed against a house.
Widening his eyes, Sam found himself facing the deep blue eyes of Kizzy. It dawned upon him that she had followed him out of the Mirror dimension and into the town.
"What are you doing, following that creep?" Kizzy asked, pinning Sam against the wall. "I thought Mirror Bella told you to stay in the Mirror dimension!"
"I know, but-"
"No buts, Samson!" Kizzy snapped as she began to drag Samson away from the house. "We're going back to the mirror, and then you're-"
WHACK!
Before Kizzy or Sam could comprehend what had happened, Kizzy was slammed across the temple by a scooter. Instantly, Kizzy crashed onto the ground with a heavy thud, unconscious.
Sam stared at Kizzy's body in shock, then looked up to see who had struck her.
"Brenda?" He choked out when he saw his former enemy holding the scooter as if it were a weapon.
Brenda lowered the scooter. "I saw you getting manhandled by that freak, and I thought you were in trouble, so I..."
"Never mind that," Sam said, grabbing Brenda by the arm. "Izzy and David ran off, and I'm going to go and find them. You're welcome to come with me, if you want."
"What does Izzy have to do with any of this?" Brenda asked, folding her arms.
Sam stifled a laugh, realizing how ironic her statement was. "Oh Brenda, you have no idea. Get on the scooter."
Brenda obeyed and got on the scooter. One of Sam's transparent arms then shot out and grabbed the scooter's handle.
"Hang on!" Sam said before jumping in the air and taking off down the street at a fast pace, taking a screaming Brenda with him.
However, neither of them noticed a blue ray shoot out from the forest and at the town. The ray struck a nearby house, and then began to spread out onto the streets, across the neighborhood, and slowly, but surely, began to expand towards the city.
There, that's one of two plot twists out of the way. Can you guess the other one?