Chapter 26: The Garden of Eden
Klarion, the Phantom taking over Camellia's body, and Robin all stood on the building glaring at one another.
"How did you find us, boy...?" The phantom asked then Robin held a device and there was a blinking light on it.
"Implanted a tracking device inside the girl when she was passed out."
The Phantom chuckled then Robin glared at him.
"It was you... You used Emma's body to try and attack Alice and Magenta!"
"Bravo! Give the boy a cigar! Yes. I used this little girl's body to try and murder those two girls. I figured this girl would be the ticket if she caused a murder. She hardly remembers anything once I'm done taking over her body. I'm surprised it took you this long to figure it out..."
"All it took was one hair from her's that was on my uniform the night you beat the living hell out of me and in a second I knew it was her. But I wasn't convinced those times I met her. She just seemed like she never did anything wrong; just a innocent, little girl. But now that Klarion exposed you... I'm gonna kill you."
The phantom chuckled softly then laughed loudly.
"I'd like to see you try! Hit me with your best shot!"
The phantom was suddenly cut off when Robin fired a gun and the bullet hit Camellia's shoulder. The phantom held the shoulder.
"Ha ha ha ha...! Owwww... Owwww...? But... How...? That gun... Where did you get that gun ?!" The phantom shouted then Robin smiled.
"Thumper. This is what he turned into."
"You're still under contract with him...?" Klarion asked, looking at the Boy Wonder.
"No. At the very least, his soul is in contact with me. Once I find the body, the contract will forever be hold..."
Suddenly the phantom charged at Robin but Robin held the gun and pulled the trigger but there was a bright light. Robin opened his eye to see and he saw a brown rabbit coming out of his chest, but then the light got even brighter and Robin had to shield his eyes.
When Robin opened his eyes, he noticed that he was suddenly in a grassy meadow instead of a building. He turned and saw Camellia on the grass. He was about to wake her up, when he heard something.
"Don't touch her..." A voice said then Robin turned into the direction the voice was calling him. In front of his eyes stood a boy. He wore an over coat jacket, shorts, and a small hat. He had brown hair along with brown bunny ears drooping down.
"Thumper...?"
"Yep. That's my name, don't wear it out... So? Back to your Wonderland, huh?"
"Which is... What...?" Robin asked then Thumper put his hands on his hips.
"You really don't remember, do you...?" He asked then Robin looked at the rabbit boy. Thumper looked down then he looked at his master and sighed.
"Fine. I guess you deserve the truth. As to why I wanted to break the contract between us and not start a contract with that girl laying over there."
Robin gasped as Thumper's body began to faze out then it vanished and he was suddenly a brown rabbit doll wearing the small hat he wore when he was a human.
"That's partly the reason why I wanted to break the contract with you. See, back when you were a little kid... You had an active imagination, you were always so happy; with your family and then with that girl. You then began to create this garden, your Wonderland... The Garden of Eden along with me. I, on the other hand, wanted to get rid of you having that imagination and the girl so that I can gain a human form."
"But... Why kill her?" Robin asked then Thumper sat on a rock and looked at him.
"You seriously don't remember? Honestly, you haven't seen that girl before, in your entire life?" Thumper asked then Robin looked at Camellia and shook his head.
"Wow... Okay... Ummm... Where to begin...? Okay... When you and your family performed a show, there was a girl, a year young looking, had brown hair, and blue eyes... Just like yours. That little girl... Was her!" Thumper said, pointing at Camellia.
"She... I've met her before...?"
Suddenly, a sharp pain hit Robin in the head and he held his head groaning.