-Chrona's mindscape-
" What are you going to do once the others find out about your betrayal?" asked the shadow.
"Pass."
--Sigh--
"You can't do this anymore, Chrona." Stated the shadow in a solemn tone.
"Yes I can." Chrona responded, while making a small mark in the sand at the same time.
"No, you can't. Once they find out about it, you will be severely punished. And you know what that means…"
Chrona's teeth clenched and trembled nervously. "I know…." Chrona said in a soft, detached tone, so softly one had to struggle to hear.
"Maka will be so disappointed….don't you know?" the shadow asked with a smug smile, "And then she will hate you- and you wouldn't be able to deal with that, I'm sure. They will lock you up in that room and she will never trust you again. She wouldn't even look at you again."
"How do you know that? May-maybe she will forgive me…. They are so nice here….."
"You're wrong!" the shadow exclaimed, sharply. "They are only nice because they think you are a good child." Then it evilly added, "just like Marie."
Chrona felt a surge of guilt. "Marie-sensei…."
It continued, " The only thing you can do is go back to Medusa-sama and help her with her plans… that is where you belong. Everything will be fine."
" But- but I don't want to go back among mad people…"
"Oh, you can't help that." Said the shadow. "We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."
"How do you know I'm mad?" Chrona remarked.
"You must be- or else you wouldn't have come here…." Answered the shadow with a deranged smirk.
--Silence—
"So let's try this again-" stated the shadow. " what are you going to do when they find out about your betrayal?"
"……."
"……"
"……."
"….. I don't know."