Svetlana heard running footsteps and ran out the door to find mike gone, manitoba and vito followed, chester had to walk. They all gasped when they looked all around both ways to see the hall was empty.

"He ran off...that's not good...VITO! CHESTER! YOU TWO TAKE THE RIGHT AND CHECK THE REST OF THE HALL! Me and Svetlana over hea' will go left...I think I have a feeling as to where he might be." Vito nodded and lifted chester up piggy back style and started running. Manitoba ran with svetlana close behind him as they looked around the plains for something...anything! Mike was far ahead of them, out of sight even. As he nears the barrier, he notices three figures standing in front of it.

"Bue…, D, and mal?!" He hesitantly walks a little closer to get a better look at them, all around them and the closer he got, the colder he felt. Mike didn't exactly know what to think but to continue moving forward carefully. Bue, D, and mal just stood there emotionless.

"Guys?...Are you ok?" Mike asked nervously, he gulped as he started to slowly continue on forward until he was right in front of them and the barrier. All of a sudden a large cold and heavy, almost blinding gust of wind came by. It gave Mike goosebumps all over and he repeatedly rubbed his arms out of how cold it got. He made the bold move of inching his hand closer to the barrier to touch it, in curiosity.

Attack him! NOW!

Mal grabbed mike's wrist and squeezed tighter and tighter until it started to cut off circulation. Mike freaked out and struggled against his grip like mad but mal refused to let go but also refused to do anything else. The three weren't hypnotized just afraid and threatened.

I said ATTACK...Not hold! And show no mercy! Break his bones, leave him as nothing but a husk torn apart, NOW! The voice in their head's commanded. They reluctantly obliged, Bue threw the first punch, launching mike back several feet.

Good girl…

"Guys! What's going on?! Say something, please! Bue, D,...Mal?" Mike asked worriedly.

I thought I gave you an order! Boys! GO!"

D and mal kick Mike in the stomach at the same time.

"I don't want...to fight...you guys! I just wanna talk!" Mal picks mike up by the collar of his shirt-

Do it...hit him with everything you've got!

-and punches mike as hard as he can, launching him back by 70 feet. D runs up to him and kicks him back further then casually walks back to the barrier where he was standing.

Good job, I'll see you kiddies later…

Once the voice left, mal, D, and Bue all fell to their knees. Breathing heavily and holding their heads tightly and shaking again. They've been outside the barrier too long and quickly scoot back until they're back in the darkness.

Meanwhile….

Dominic was headed to the mirror room to speak with a certain someone…

"What the hell are you doing?!" Future mal stood in one of the mirrors as Dominic casually walked in.

"You mean you DON'T remember this?" Dominic asked, there was a smug ring to it. Future mal glared.

"I can't...but I know that you did something without my permission!"

"I never asked for your lousy permission to begin with! And this isn't about YOU...it's about D and your dear buddy, mike…". Dominic told him, ever so nonchalantly. Mal started to grind his teeth, the small gap in between his two fronts were now visible. The puppet couldn't take him seriously...pretending that he was able to before. Mal's fists were clenched and he tried to grab Dominic through the mirror but, for some reason, his hand wouldn't go through.

"What happened?! Why can't I get through?!" The dummy smirked…. "You did this...didn't you!" His eyes started to glow but then faded back to normal, he tried to summon his dark aura but it wouldn't come. Mal began to panic as he banged on the wall of the mirror as he came to a realization.

"I'm trapped…."

"That's right…. First I'll off D then I'll come back for you! I'll let the younger you sweat it out until he goes mad...implant a few influenced thoughts...and play around a little, have some fun."

"You're insane…" Mal stated, slight panic in his voice in concern for his younger self.

"Soon you will be too, look forward to it is my best advice. And you already know what's gonna happen to dear Buena when this all ends…". The puppet cackles and turns around to walk back out of the room.

"WAIT! WAIT A MINUTE! GET BACK HERE!" By the time mal finished his sentence, the dummy had left and he slammed the door behind him. Mal kept on hitting the glass over and over again in his feeble attempt to escape, it didn't work.