Every Mirror Has Two Sides
Many thanks to those who are sticking around~ I appreciate it more than you know. The story starts off slow, but believe me when I say the madness is coming soon. Now, do the disclaimer just in case, Nightmare!
Nightmare: Is still knocked out.
Me: Meh. Good enough.
2. Jokers can Play the Blame Game
Nightmare wasn't injured, no bruises or cuts, but was definitely knocked out cold." Whoever did this knew what they were doing," Gray said, observing the unconcious body. Alice stood on the side, carefully rubbing the sides of her stomach that were etched by burn marks. She recalled the fact that Gray had seen the mirror, and that may have beeen the problem and the solution." Gray, did you see the black side of that mirror? When you flipped it over?" she asked, her lungs hurting from her being slammed against the ground. His deep gold eyes glanced over to her." Yes, I did. Should I not have looked at it?"
Alice rubbed her side again, her narrow fingers gracing over the red slashed skin." Well, I think that's the Black Sided Mirror. When I was here earlier Nightmare was telling me about it, and he said that if a Roleholder looks at the black side then something is supposed to happen. He never said what would happen though, so that doesn't give us much to go on."
Gray held Nightmare's body bridal style, and beckoned Alice to come closer. He knelt down, allowing her to climb onto his back. She locked her arms together around his neck." Uh, where exactly are we going?" she asked, a nervous tone creeping in. Gray stood up, locking one arm around his boss and the other around her backside." Julius should have books about this subject. And if not, he's the most reasonable to talk to."
...
The door to Julius's office clicked, the hinges snapping shut." What the..!"
" Julius, we need help!" Alice shrieked. She let go of Gray's neck, sliding down carefully to let her feet touch the floor. The burning in her back was worse now, and she limped over to Julius's desk." Where did Julius go? He was here when I left."
Limping around the desk, Alice screamed again." It's happened to him too!" she cried. Gray sat Nightmare on the floor, propping him against the desk. He walked around the side of the desk to meet her halfway. She was right. Julius had obviously been knocked out as well, and the result was him falling from his chair and collapsing on the floor.
" What do we do? What if this happened to all the Roleholders, who will we get to help-"
Alice stopped mid sentence as fire appeared in her eyes." That damn Joker!" she shouted."... what are we getting at here?" Gray asked with a puzzled expression. Alice, despite the pain of her back, stomped her foot on the floor." This is all Joker's fault! He was the one who found the mirror and tricked me into looking at it! He knows what'll happen, too! That dirty-"
" What does it do?
" Huh?" she gasped. She was so wrapped up in her swearing tirade she had forgotten Gray was there." What does this mirror do?" Placing a finger under her chin, she thought for a moment." Well, I don't really know. Nightmare never said anything about that. But like I said before, this whole thing is the Joker's fault. So odds are he knows how to fix this mess," she concluded.
While she had been talking, Gray was pulling Julius's body next to Nightmare's." When are we going to confront them?" Another question Alice didn't know how to answer." As soon as possible, I guess," she replied.
Gray's eyes scanned her from top to bottom as he titled his head to the side." Are you going in that?" he asked, pionting at her. What does he... I'M STILL IN MY NIGHTGOWN!
Alice bolted to her room in a split second, slamming the door behind her." Alice, what was that for? Did I say something wrong?" Gray's voice called from behind the door." I, uh, I'll be there i-in a minute!" she stammered, trying to get the words out.
She tore away her nightgown and slipped on her dress, pulling on her frilly apron, striped socks, and ruby red shoes. She opened the door to find a worried looking Gray staring her down." Alice, I think something bad is about to happen."
All this talk about mirrors has probably made him paranoid. Alice didn't answer, just strode past him and went to the desk, looking for the mirror." Gray, where did you put the mirror? You didn't forget it did you!" she cried.
He didn't answer her.
She turned around, getting ready to ask him again, but instead, a searing pain slashed it's way up her shoulder. She fell backwards, landing hard on her rear as blood splattered over her dress. A deep cut crossed over her shoulder while blood slowly ran down her arm. Looking up, she saw Gray slowly coming closer, two razor sharp blades at his side. His coat swayed from side to side as he walked, and his eyes held a deathly menacing glare.
" Gray! What are you doing!" she shrieked, grabbing her shoulder in pain." I c-can't stop. I d-don't know what's happening but... I have the strongest urge to kill you." His words were frightening. Why was he acting like this?
This is all because of that mirror! I have to get out of here before Gray chops me into little pieces!
Stumbling up to her feet, Alice ran for the door. As her hand graced over the knob, a knife stabbed the wall right below the keyhole. She turned around to look at Gray. He was coming closer, taking all the time he could get to scare the life from her. " If you run away, how can I enjoy running my blades through your arms?" he asked, a devious smile spread over his face. Without a second thought, Alice flung the door open and dashed through halls of the Clock Tower. Her running wasn't as fast as usual, the pain from her injuries slowly catching up with her. She didn't dare look behind her in fear of him being there, she just kept running.
The halls seemed to stretch for miles as her leg muscules began to ache. Her breath came out in ragged puffs. I have to get out of this tower and see the Jokers. And either way, if I don't, Gray will rip me apart!
The view of the forest never made Alice feel happier. She might as well have gotten down on her knees and worshipped it. But what Alice didn't know while trying to stagger through the forest was that a certain Lizard was watching her every move from the windows of the tower.
I hope she finds she finds a cure for this, otherwise.. I'll have to kill her.
...
The stench of popcorn and cotton candy filled the air as Alice wandered through the fairgrounds. Stands and carts were selling their wares as lions growled and elephants trumpeted in the distance. Entering the main bigtop, Alice glanced around, her eyes searching hastily for the jester.
There he was, standing in the middle of the ring. He was waving his arms around, clutching a striped purple and yellow stick in his hand. Tigers were jumping through fire lit hoops at his command as he waved his arms back and forth." Joker!" Alice screeched. The jester dropped his stick, a jolt of surprise running through his body. Turning to Alice, he regained his composure and smiled at her." I didn't know Miss Alice came by for a visit," he inquired." Hmph. Who gives a d***," the mask at his waist sneered.
" Quite playing games, White! Why did you sneak that mirror into my bedroom?" Alice asked, glaring at him intensely." Gray tried to kill me and it's all your fault! Do you have any idea how much this hurts!" she jabbed a thumb at her slashed shoulder. White glanced down at the wound, his expression changing." Oh my, that does look painful, but you'll live, so I guess it doesn't matter," he smirked at her." Either way, I'm not here to complain about this, I need help."
" Great. I know the perfect Psychiatrist. He can do wonders," Black snapped at her.
" Zip it, you two-faced hack! I need to talk to White, not you!"
White laughed at the fruitless fight going on before his eyes." Very well. What did you want to ask?"
" That mirror. What exactly does it do? I mean, one second Gray is perfectly fine, and the next minute he's trying to cut me into cubes!"
" Too bad he missed," Black spat quietly.
White pulled open a curtain that led to a hidden room." Come Alice, and I'll explain everything," he cooed," and we'll get that nasty cut wrapped up while we're at it."
So we finally see the effects of the Black Sided Mirror. If you saw how Gray acted, just try to guess how the other Roleholders will act. I dare you cause you have no idea how much fun it is!