Seeing as Mimi hasn't appeared yet, I'm gonna be using her point of view for part of this chapter!
MIMI P.O.V.
I was wandering round Castle Bleck, just writing in my diary. I figured, hey, if Dimmy's gonna be waiting for me in my room, I might as well stay away, right? Anyway, I was just getting up to the part about this super-cute boy I passed a few days ago, when there was, like, THIS HUGE GINORMOUS EXPLOSION!
I should've gone screaming. Instead, I turned around and frowned.
"DIMENTIO!" I screamed. "YOU'RE NOT SCARING ME, YOU MEANY-HEAD!"
Nothing. I guess that dummy-face was either hiding, far away or invisible.
I gave a little cute 'humph', then continued writing my entry. The pink feathers topping my pink shiny glitter pen tickled my little button nose, and I gave an adorable little sneeze.
That's when I felt a giant metal claw grabbing me by the waist!
I looked around angrily, preparing to crack my neck and turn L's dumb Brobot to a pile of bolts. But it wasn't Brobot.
My diary and pen fell from my hands as I let loose an ear-splitting scream.
NASTASIA P.O.V.
I sighed audibly as I looked down the piece of paper clipped to my clipboard. It was the schedule for the coming week. I was due for cooking duty, garbage duty, dish-washing duty and about fifty other duties. Why couldn't I just have some time to myself...?
Suddenly, there was a giant 'BOOM!'. I turned around, my eyes narrowed, prepared to zap any offender with my super hypno-powers.
But I never really got the chance.
Behind me burst a giant metal claw from the floor. I screamed and ran, full-tilt, towards the front doors.
The claw shot towards me, and I practically sprinted. I was running the fastest I had ever ran in my whole entire life.
But the claw was faster. It fastened itself around my waist, and I felt a searing pain. I would've cried out, but I don't remember anything after that.
TIMPANI P.O.V.
I looked up at the Castle, my eyes wide with fright. Next to me, Blumiere got to his feet, scepter in hand. There were screams and metal claws flying out of the windows. I gasped, and, unbidden, a rainbow aura appeared around my hands.
"Stay here!" ordered Blumiere, and teleported to the Castle.
I looked back at the Castle, at the monster that my beloved would be forced to fight.
No. I would not take that chance of losing my love again.
I set my teeth, and sprinted towards the Castle.
Bad idea, Timpani, a voice inside me seemed to coo. Bad, bad idea.