BookMast3r: Well, here it is, the final confrontation, so I hope it doesn't disappoint.
A-Plus Cassiopeia: Since I already explained it to you, I don't feel I need to now.
NatalieHawk: Good thing you like it so far. As for Mirror Isabella, she only thinks she's doing the right thing, but everyone knows she's wrong.
I'm still here: You bet.
Author's Note: I spent a lot of time thinking of how this confrontation should go, including it's resolution. After quite some time, I decided to go with this one, so keep on reading.
Amanda had recognized the sobbing she'd heard through the corridors. It belonged to Mirror Samson. She hadn't seen him in two years, but she'd still been able to recognize his voice.
It didn't take long before she found Isabella's room. Pushing the door open, she saw the tiny door in the wall where the source of the crying was coming from. Sprinting silently towards the door, she found a key on Isabella's table. She quickly grabbed the key and used it to unlock the door.
Slowly, the door creaked open, to reveal Mirror Samson crouched inside. His neck and face were bruised from where Mirror Isabella had beaten and strangled him, and he looked like a mouse caught in a trap.
"Mirror Sam," Amanda whispered to him. Slowly, he opened his eyes to see whoever had unlocked the door and freed him. Almost instantly, he made a loud gasp and his eyes widened in shock as he recognized her.
"A-Amanda!" He shouted in surprise, almost choking in disbelief. Amanda grabbed him by the arm and yanked him outside of the room.
"Y-You're alive!" He shouted, still trying to process that she was actually in front of him. "Aren't you alive? You're not a ghost, are you?"
"No, I'm alive, Mirror Sam," Amanda whispered to him, trying to keep her voice down as to not attract attention from anyone in the party down the hallway. "I was sent to this hospital and they fixed me. I'm fine now."
Mirror Samson opened his mouth to respond, but then he froze in horror. Amanda stared at him in confusion, then turned around, and nearly swore to herself.
There, at the entrance of the door, was ever Mirror person from the party, Ophelia and Pandora at the front. Ophelia had her arm outstretched and pointed at Amanda.
"I told you Earth-dimension people were in the Mirror dimension," She said triumphantly. Amanda could hear a few gasps of shock and murmured whispers riveting from the crowd, all squeezed in the hallway.
"Is that Amanda the orphan girl?"
"I thought she was dead?"
"Is she a ghost? An apparition?"
It was clear that quite a few people recognized her since the last time she'd been in the Mirror dimension, but now was not the time for explanations. She realized that in the forest, Mirror Isabella had the whole city trapped inside the mirror.
Without thinking, Amanda rushed towards the crowd, which all backed away in shock.
"Excuse me, pardon me, watch out!" She shouted as she squeezed through the crowd and started to make her way through the hallway and towards the door leading outside.
In the forest, Isabella and Mirror Isabella were exchanging blasts of ice and electricity at each other. Mirror Isabella was careful not to try and kill her counterpart, though; if Isabella died, she would die too.
David grabbed a tree branch and hurled it like a spear at Mirror Isabella. It nicked her arm, causing her to gasp in anguish, and she fired a blast of electricity at him. David dodged it as the lightning strike struck a tree next to him, the blast sending him flying a few feet away.
"David!" Isabella said, distracted. Mirror Isabella took the opportunity to sprint to the side and fired a beam out of her eye at Isabella, but she managed to dodge it.
That's when David saw them. Dozens of wolves, running out from the trees, coming from all directions. Their fur was pitch black, blending into the night perfectly, and their eyes were a crystal blue. They were like demons, lurking through the night.
The pack were all set on Isabella; she was the biggest threat, after all. Isabella found herself surrounded by them; they circled around her, howling and barking at her, occasionally snapping their jaws at her.
Mirror Isabella laughed triumphantly, waving the mirror up in the air. "You'll never get your city back!" She exclaimed triumphantly. Just as she'd said that, Sam doze out from the trees and grabbed the mirror right out of Mirror Isabella's hand.
Giving a gasp of surprise, Mirror Isabella turned to look at Sam, who rolled around on the ground, the mirror in his hands. Before she could do anything, Brenda arrived and rammed into her, causing her to stumble into one of the wolves.
A few wolves charged at Brenda and Janet, but Isabella fired blasts of ice at them, encasing their limbs in ice. Sam, at the same time, got to his feet, the mirror in his hands.
"I've got it," He said to David, who had gotten up as well. Suddenly, Mirror Isabella tackled him to the ground, grappling with him for the mirror.
"Give it back!" She hissed, her eyes darkening, as she pinned Sam to the ground. Sam responded by firing a blue beam out of his hands, sending Mirror Isabella flying into the air and landing on the ground. Sam got up, but one of the wolves charged at him and fired a blast of ice out of his eyes. Quickly, Sam threw the mirror towards David, who caught it in his hands.
One of the wolves fired a blast of electricity out of his mouth at David, who leapt into the air to avoid the blast. However, he stumbled in midair and began to topple towards the tar pit. Isabella, thinking quickly, conjured an ice bridge over the tar pit and under David. David landed on the bridge and slid over the pit and landed on the ground.
"Isabella, catch!" He shouted as he threw the mirror towards her. However, Mirror Isabella kicked her out of the way and reached out to grab the mirror. Before she could, one of Sam's transparent arms shot out and snatched the mirror away. Suddenly, a wolf knocked Sam to the ground, then swiped at him, sending him flying into a tree.
Janet grabbed the mirror, fumbling with it. Mirror Isabella took one look at her and fired a blast of lightning, aimed at her chest.
"Janet, look out!" Brenda shouted and shoved Janet out of the way. The blast of lightning struck her in the stomach, and she went soaring into a tree and crashed onto the ground, injured but still alive.
"Brenda!" Janet shouted out in anguish. Suddenly, a wolf tackled her to the ground. The massive wolf kept Janet pinned under him, and he snapped at her face. However, Janet, in a moment of flexibility and an adrenaline rush, kicked the wolf off of her, sending him flying into the tar pit.
For a moment, everyone stopped fighting. All eyes were now on the wolf, who was currently struggling as the tar pit engulfed him. It was almost like the pit had a mind of its own; it wrapped itself around the wolf and began pulling him under. The wolf's frantic attempts to free itself only made him sink faster. He howled out for help, but none came. Eventually, he was totally submerged under the pit.
Janet stared at the pit in shock, trying to process the thought that she had actually killed another living being. She was so distracted that she didn't notice Mirror Isabella lunge at her and put her in a headlock.
"Give me the mirror, you rotten louse!" Mirror Isabella hissed as she began to choke Janet. Janet began to kick out and strike at Mirror Isabella, screaming out as she struck at her assailant. Several transparent arms began to reach out for the mirror, but Janet kept it out of reach.
"Janet!" David shouted out and he was about to charge at the two, but Sam grabbed his arm.
"Let me go!" David shouted, but Sam pointed at Isabella, who was behind Mirror Isabella and Janet. Currently, her finger was aimed at Mirror Isabella's back, and a spark of electricity was beginning to form from her finger.
Before she could fire, a shoe flew out and struck Mirror Isabella in the side of the head, causing her to let go of Janet, who ran towards Sam and David. All eyes turned towards who had thrown the show.
It was Amanda.
Isabella's whole body paled. Her pupils shrunk and her breathing began ragged as she saw her.
No, it couldn't be, She thought to herself as she saw the nine-year-old girl in front of her. She's dead. There's no way it's her.
It appeared that Mirror Isabella had been thinking the same thing, as she screamed out in surprise when she saw Amanda. Her transparent arms vanished and she stumbled backwards in disbelief.
"A-Amanda," She whispered in shock. "No...You, you're dead."
"No, I'm not dead," Amanda said, still standing in place. She made no movements except for her mouth, not wanting to provoke Mirror Isabella into violence.
Mirror Isabella forgot about the mirror for a moment, and he face turned into that of bemusement. "How are you alive?" She asked, inching a bit closer. "I killed you, didn't I?"
"No, you didn't," Amanda said, still not making any attempt to move towards Mirror Isabella. "I was treated at a hospital. I survived."
Mirror Isabella blinked once, still perplexed. "What are you doing here?" She asked, gesturing towards her. "You know the dangers that are here."
"I came here to stop you," Amanda said. "Since back at the orphanage, since I first saw you I knew something was wrong. I-"
"Wrong? You think there was something wrong with me?" Mirror Isabella interrupted, and for a breath moment, she appeared angry. Isabella took aim once more, just in case the reflection attacked.
"You don't know what it's like, being forced into a role of guardianship after both your parents just died," Mirror Isabella hissed angrily. "To have to look after three people, who you aren't even that much older than. Do you think you know what that's like?" Her shoulders bunched up in anger.
Amanda stared at her hard, not faltering. "No, but I know what it's like to lose your parents," She said calmly. "I lost my parents at a young age, and when I was in the orphanage, nobody cared about me. Everyone else thought I was weird, so they picked on me, and it was like that for years."
Mirror Isabella's face softened and her body became less tense. She remembered when she was younger, few people seemed concerned with her, but at the same time, nobody ever tried to provoke her. She had realized only recently it was because everyone was scared of her.
"You may think I didn't go through much, but I did," Amanda said. "I was on my own, until I met your brother. You may not have noticed, but he had the same problems I did."
"You don't know Sam!" Mirror Isabella shouted defensively, and she pointed at Sam, then back at Amanda.
"I know that he was an orphan, and that everyone bullied him, even you," Amanda said, not bothering to try and sugarcoat things. "I remember that when you were really angry, you took your frustration out on him, and Isabella, and your friends."
Mirror Isabella stopped to consider this.
"I know you went through trauma, but destroying a whole city is not going to fix it," Amanda said, hoping she was making some progress with Mirror Isabella. She inched a bit closer towards her, and outstretched her arm towards her.
"You don't have to be alone," She whispered as she put her hand on Mirror Isabella's shoulder. As she did that, everyone heard one of the wolves growl. It appeared to have become suspicious of Amanda, and went on the offensive.
Before anyone could stop it, the wolf fired a blue beam at Amanda, who had barely enough time to react.
Sam saw the beam, the way it soared at Amanda. He remembered, two years ago, when that same beam had injured Amanda, and caused him to be removed from the orphanage. He knew he couldn't let it happen again. He had to stop it.
"NO!" He shouted and bolted between Amanda and the beam. He was struck in the stomach, and the force of the blast sent him tumbling towards the tar pit. Mirror Isabella made a futile attempt to grab him, but she wasn't quick enough. With a splash, Sam collapsed into the tar pit, and just like before, he began to be sucked in.
"Sam!" Janet shouted in panic and she dove towards the pit, trying frantically to grab his arm. He outstretched his arm towards her, but he only an inch out of reach from her. The tar pit was powerful, and began to engulf him and swarm over him.
"No, Sam!" Mirror Isabella shouted, and her transparent arms shot out to grab him, but before she could, Sam was submerged under the tar pit.
"Sam!" Janet shouted in anguish as she looked around the tar pit frantically, but she couldn't see any sign of him.
Sam was gone.
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