Chapter…. I've actually lost count, well I've got to start wrapping this up but it needs more action in it right? So here's a…well a long chapter. Enjoy
Disclaimer: don't own it if I have to say it one more time the world will end
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Ed and Akane were walking to the deserted train station, that only had one or two misguided people there, scared out of there minds to be in a place like this.
Akane, got a strange feeling all of a sudden, it sent shivers up her spine. She looked instinctively over her shoulder, she couldn't shake off the feeling that there was someone watching them… somewhere.
Ed got the same feeling but instead of a shiver up his spin his skin tingled. He held his breath as they walked by a darkened alley.
The made it safely to the other side of the alley. He let the breath go and told himself he was being overly paranoid.
They walked by another alley without a second thought, but this time something came out. It was thousands of black hands that resembled the hands in the gate of truth.
It grabbed them before they even had a chance to react.
It pulled them into the darkness, and then let go.
It was like they were floating in darkness for a moment, weightless for a second, but then they were suddenly thrust into a room like a prison cell, with only one wall of bars.
akane hit her head on the wall, when they landed.
"crap…. Where are we?" she asked rubbing her head.
"you tell me." Said Edward getting up to stick his nose through the bars and get a glimpse of the outside of their cell, or whatever it was.
Ed backed away from the bars when they started to rumble, he braced himself for them to break but the rumbling stopped.
"welcome hostages. How are you tonight?" asked a voice soon accompanied by a girl with long straight orange hair.
She was wearing a huge mad hatter top hat, black boots, a too too and a maroon/magenta pinstripe vest to match the hat. She also had black (emo) glasses and was carrying an old torn elephant doll, and a black loose tie around her neck.
"hostages?" asked Ed not comprehending what the hell happened.
"yup!" replied the girl cheerily, it sounded almost more sadistic and creepy than cheery though. It made Ed and Akane cringe to hear that voice.
"why are we hostages?" asked Ed frowning.
The girl shrugged.
"cant tell." She said smiling and putting a finger to her lips.
"but were gonna talks to da milatray about you twos." She said the smile paying across her lips.
Ed and Akane looked at each other and Akane stood up opened her mouth but closed it frowning.
"wicked!" yelled an eerie voice that bounced off the walls.
"oops, daddy's calling, I've said too much." Said wicked closing her eyes and smiling then opening them, for a second Akane and Ed thought they saw plain crosses instead of pupils in her eyes for a second.
She cantered off and Ed ran up two the bars.
"daddy? Who… who's that? Come back!" he yelled.
"damn." He said and turned around to join Akane at the wall, they slid down and sat leaning against the wall.
Akane sighed when the footsteps of wicked died away.
"time to bust out." Said Akane getting up and closing her eyes. She opened them and put her hands to the wall expectantly. Nothing happened and she frowned.
"what?" asked Ed from the floor.
"hmm…"she said a tried again this time she kept her eyes closed and focused tremendously on creating a passage out of the wall.
This time it worked. When Akane felt the wall disappear she opened her eyes surprised. Her and Edward looked at each other, then back at the new passage.
"well lets go!" said Akane clasping her hands together and beginning to go in but Ed grabbed her collar and pulled her back.
"gah!" she said as Ed pulled her back. "what the hell?" she asked him when he finally stopped.
"how the hell can you go in there?" he asked, amazingly Edward was growing up and learning. Any other time he would have been right behind Akane if not leading her into the passage that was of course suspicious since it took two tries to make.
"you know you shouldn't go in there." He said seriously, and in the back of his mind he felt like he was being over protective of her.
"well ya, you know how I am lets go…" she said but paused. " unless you don't want to get out of here." She said rounding on him and slowly inching toward the tunnel.
"fine." Said Edward allowing her to drag him in.
They walked in and looked around, Akane had a worried expression that didn't reflect her interested thoughts.
The surroundings were pitch black. "feel on the walls." Said Akane putting her hands on the wall she knew was next to her. It seemed farther than it should have been.
"what the…" said Ed and he flipped a switch that turned on a thousand lights like a factory turning on with a huge bang for each one.
Akane and Edward seemed horrified and surprised at the same time. In front of them was a maze of mirrors, and surrounding them were mirrors too. Them they heard a huge bang behind them. They turned to see that the passageway entrance was now just a wall.
"… a trap..." said Edward.
Akane looked around inspecting the maze her back on Edward.
From the mirror behind him hands came out and grabbed him, one hand held his arms firmly behind his back and a hand over his mouth to keep him silent. he struggled as it pulled him into the mirror. He kicked something and Akane looked around.
"ED!" she screamed and ran over to the mirror. Were she last saw his reflection she now saw only ripples that faded like when you throw a rock into a lake or pool.
She slammed her hands on the mirror.
"give him back!" she yelled smashing her fists on the glass. "give him back, damn it!" she screamed.
She stopped and rested her forehead against the cool reflective glass.
"stay away from the mirrors, Ice." Said the girls voice. Akane's eyes opened instantly. She looked up to see wicked in the mirror her glasses gone and now her pupils were replaces with a plain cross in each, she wore a sadistic smile.
Akane gasped, then wicked disappeared.
Akane looked around frowning and panting.
"looks like I gotta beat the maze." She said and walked into the first open spot she saw. At first she thought a maze would be easy but was corrected within seconds.
Slam! She ran into a clean glass wall that was almost invisible, then turned and ran into a mirror, until finally getting a little bit farther. On and on she went through the maze like this.
After an hour she didn't know were she was and she was sore all over. Tears streamed down her face.
She sunk to the ground hopeless. "ha….ha…." she laughed softly, slowly and silently sobbing.
"I'm going to die here aren't I?" she asked herself.
"stay away from the mirrors alchemist!" cried wicked appearing in all of the mirrors around her. Akane picked up her head and looked around, realization hitting her she got up.
"alchemy." She mumbled. "exactly." She breathed and smiled.
Her eyes changed from dark brown to white, and she put her palms to the floor and after a bunch of flashy blue lights and wind there was just a big empty level room with a door at the other side.
Akane stood up straight and ran to the open square arch.
She reached it but stopped and looked horrified ahead. In the room was a narrow hall lined with nothing but mirrors and thins strips of wall in between.
She grimaced. "damn." She braced herself and ran through the hall knowing that every mirror she had would attempt to grab her she dared not look back.
"run alchemist! Run!" cried the disembodied voice of wicked full of excitement and pleasure in Akane's dismay.
She reached the end out of breath, she looked up just in time to see on last mirror right in front of her, it was a dead end, it pulled her in. in through darkness then falling until she hit the ground.
Ed shook her. "Akane…" he said shaking her violently. she had passed out a minuet after she arrived in the cell.
"huh…mmm..hhmm…" he mumbled as she gained consciousness.
Akane's eyes fluttered open and she looked up into Edwards worried gold eyes, his bangs hanging close to her face.
"were…. Were… what is this place?" asked Akane.
"you tell me." Said Ed allowing Akane to sit up.
Wicked walked up to the bars of the cell.
Her glasses were gone like the way Akane saw her in the mirror.
" so I see you failed alchemist." She said sweetly to Akane.
"I didn't expect anything from you boy, you are a boy after all." She said. "the only boy that can do things right is daddy." She said.
Edward and Akane shot up when she appeared.
"let us out, we'll try again, and we'll make it this time." Said Akane fiercely. "together." She said grabbing Edwards hand almost as if letting go would lose him forever.
"how sweet…" said wicked. "well I cant allow you to leave sorry." She said her voice dangerously sweet like poisoned honey.
Edwards yelled and fell to the ground behind Akane. he was clutching his right leg.
"Ed!" yelled Akane running over and crouching down. "are you ok?" she whispered.
"ya." he breathed taking in short panting breaths.
"what did you do?" said Akane getting up, and standing a couple yards from the wall.
"I broke his leg in two places." She said. "lucky I broke the right one." She said.
"damn it, broken leg or not we'll get out of here." Said Akane. "it's not life threatening." She said.
"huh."
"well this is." Said wicked dangerously sweet again.
The hands came out from the wall and wrapped themselves around Akane's chest and slammed her against the wall, constricting against her ribs until they snapped and broke.
Akane gasped when she felt her bones break so easily. The hands let her go and she slid down the wall and fell forward panting and breathing slowly.
She gasped for air until she slowly lost conciseness from the pain.
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That's the end of this chappy, a cliffy, this is not what I was expecting either, so it's a.. okay it's not a cliffy for me, but it was unexpected. So I hope you enjoyed.. I think you guy's will read it before me but anyway soon it will be ending so cherish each chapter.