Masquerade

Chapter 9

Nick stepped through the curtain and stopped as he found himself in a maze of mirrors, great a labyrinth that he doesn't want to be a part of. It is hiding so many secrets that he knows he has to go through it. He needs to figure out this place and see if there is anyone in here. But there are too many places to go through and to the mirrors were so weird. It was like he was in a carnival maze.

He looked around the place in circles not knowing where to even go at all. It was more confusing than the most confusing thing he has ever done. He was getting dizzy and clumsy at the same time. He doesn't even know what to do at all. The more he thinks about it the more confusing it gets for me.

"Hello." said Nick seeing if he can hear something if tries talking "Is anyone in here?"

He stood there still hoping to get some silence hoping or maybe even with luck he could get something. Something that can help him find anyone that might be in here. He may have come late to the masquerade but he is not an idiot to know that there is something going on.

"Greg! Morgan!" Nick tried shouting

He still couldn't get anything at all. So he decided to go through some openings and walked on through. He was walking through the whole mirror labyrinth to see if he could find someone who might be in here. Most likely he would like it to be one of his friends-slash-co-workers. He really wants everyone to be safe and to know where they even are for that matter.

Nick kept on walking around the place wondering what the hell was even going on. It was something he wasn't even sure what it is. But all he knows is that he wants to end this thing once and for all. But first he needs to look all around this place for his co-workers. Maybe they're here maybe they're not but still he needs to check.

He got to a crossroad where he could choose between two areas to go through. He pointed at each of them unsure and unaware of where to go and to what could happen. Anything can be threw them. Of course he wants to get out of the place because of how creepy and shiny it is. It's too shiny for him with the glass from the mirrors. Now which way is he supposed to even go? What was even more, he's getting confused. He doesn't even know where the entrance is anymore. It was super weird.

Finally he decided to go through the left fork that was in his way and continued on walking through. Just as he was starting to walk through he saw a glint from behind him. He turned around and saw a mysterious figure walking not too far away wearing a black feathered dress. To him she has something to do with all the disappearances.

He ended up turning and does some loop-de-loops until he started on running and decided not to pay any attention to where he was even going. He thought this was the best way instead of by going by his gut feelings and his own heart. He is just going to run around and not look where he is even going. He believes that this might even help him out.

When he was running around he ended up slipping and he fell to the ground. He groaned as he looked down at himself and saw that there was nothing there except the ground. But the ground has gone all ice on him. He gapped and looked down at his feet. They looked totally normal to him but his left foot was hurting more than anything. He thinks he might have sprained it. He tried getting up but he was having some trouble. He gripped onto his ankle and foot right there in pain and agony. But he knows that he needs to continue on and search for his co-workers around the place.

"Ugh. My foot hurts." Nick groaned as he was in an awkward angle

He couldn't even get up at all. But he needs to continue to go around and search. What is he supposed to even do? He can't go on like this he could make his ankle even worse. But he also can't just stay there where he was where something could come and get him. But he guesses that he has no choice.


Greg was in the concrete room with torches lit up with fire illuminating the whole room. But the worst part is the wall was moving and making the room smaller than when he first arrived in there. He looked around wondering if the door could appear again. It disappeared on him causing him to be trapped. He was in danger so the only thing on his mind is to get out of the place.

But the thing is he can't find a way out even worse the room is getting smaller by the second. He kept on looking at the wall just hoping that it would stop. But that is only hope and his current desire, for the whole thing to stop and for him to be okay.

He is so crazed, in denial at the moment and talking to himself. He keeps going between of being crazy and putting his hands up to his face and messing up his hair a little bit. But then he stops and says that this isn't happening or that he will get out of it. But then he will start to talk to himself as if in conversation with someone even though he isn't.

"Come on Greg you can get out of here and get to Morgan find her and get the others and tell them what's going on." said Greg to himself right there

"No, that's not going to happen because you are trapped." Greg answered to himself

"But they need to know." Greg replied back to himself

"Well, try telling them some way because you're not getting out of here." said Greg back to himself

"Say goodbye to that dream, Greg." responded Greg to himself

"What dream?" Greg said back

"Alright, alright. Let's just get out of here." Greg finally finished

Yeah he was definitely going crazy and not just because of the screaming, the agony and the scrunching of his hair. It was also because he was talking to himself and talking back. Now that was unusual, creepy and weird all at the same time. He has never done that until now.

"Okay, okay what to do?" said Greg now finally to himself and trying to clear his mind

He saw how close the wall was now to him it was going to squeeze him in like two minutes if he doesn't get out. He looked around and he put his hands to that wall hoping that would help but it kept on moving towards him. He gently put his hand to the other wall. He was getting afraid and terrified at the same time. He then put his back to the wall and sighed. He wasn't going to get out and he knows it. So he is just going to relish what he has left.

He then pressed his back a little harder onto the concrete wall and he fell to the ground. But when he fell to the ground a hole appeared and he ended up falling through it. He tried to scream but couldn't. His jaw is locked in its place causing him to stay silent. He has his hands clutched as he kept on falling and falling and falling. He wasn't sure how far down he was going or where he was even going at all. But then as he was falling he put his legs together to make it look like he was gliding instead.

The whole place changed and it looked like a tunnel going down. But the tunnel was a dark blue with sparkles or something around it that made it shine all around. It glistened almost like the moon but it was blue and the most wonderful thing he has ever seen. Instead of fear it made him relaxed and at ease. It's like he felt safe.

Finally he gave way and he fell onto a ground to his side but he felt totally fine. He thought he was going to break something but he didn't. He was alive but maybe not safe. He put his hands to the ground and got up. He was back in the maze which astounded him. How in the heavens did he get back in the maze? Was it just a dream he had? But it to him it seemed too real to be a dream. It was like he never even left the place. So how did this even happen? How is, he even unharmed? He isn't sure he will give it that much.

He got up from the ground and looked around the place. He then started on walking through it and turned and took some loop-de-loops. He even got to a crossroad but a different one. He looked at himself in the mirror seeing himself unharmed but a little sweaty. He wasn't even sure where he was. But he kept on walking until in the distance he saw a body on the ground.

He ran on over to the person as quickly as he could. He thought it might be Morgan because if that thing happened to him then maybe the same thing is happening to her. But as he got closer and closer he didn't see blonde hair but instead short hair and a black suit.

"Nick." said Greg going over

"Greg, buddy, thank god. Can you help me? I think I twisted my ankle or something. I can barely move." said Nick

"Yeah grab my hand." ordered Greg

"Here." said Nick as he put his hand out and Greg helped him up "Where's Morgan?"

"I don't know we came in here together but I lost her." replied Greg

"Well let's see if we can find her." responded Nick

The two of them continued on through the labyrinth of mirrors walking with Nick's arm around Greg's neck. Greg could feel the dead weight by him as Nick weighs probably a little bit more than him. So he knows that he can handle it for some time.

The two of them kept on walking through the maze going through dead ends, loop-de-loops, turns, forks in the path and never ending trails. Finally they saw a long curtain and went through. They realized that they were back at the masquerade ball but Morgan was still inside.