Finally! I was so excited for this chapter, I really hope you like it. I got a prom to go to so sorry in advance for failing to stay on schedule again. (Yeah, hi. This is the Alli from the future. Remember when I said that? Apparently, the whole world hated me at that exact moment and crashed my car and logged me out. This is just me getting a little steam out on the universe for doing that...JYJYHYGYLKJIUVGKSLER... kay, all good now, giving you back to the past Alli.) I'll just go on a writing binge and build up some more chapters for you. Enjoy! SON
Chapter 13
Alli Rose could hardly breath from the fear so thick in the air. She tentatively raised herself off of the floor and made an effort to keep her knees from shaking. Looking around the books and the innocent-appearing Book Downloader, her breath hitched when she couldn't find the source of the voice.
"Hello?" She squeaked, only to be met by a few minutes of pure silence. She took a step to exit the room when it spoke again.
"Where are you going? You only just got here, why not stay awhile?" The smooth voice taunted, enjoying the distress that she was causing her.
This time Alli didn't stay, and instead sprinted down the halls to find some form of room that would be easy to hide in. She decided to take refuge in the vast wardrobe and hide in some of the clothes.
She squeezed between some bright blue dresses and covered herself thoroughly so she was camouflaged. She struggled to silence her breath, straining her ears to hear any sign of someone chasing her. She chuckled silently, thankful that she was able to get away, but in vain.
She heard mirthless laughter strike through the quiet once more, "I found you." she sang. Soon after, she felt an ice cold hand grip her ankle.
Alli shot up kicking the hand off her and ran out from the dresses, catching her foot in the fabric. She screamed out as she fell to the floor hitting her head and scrambled her way to the stairs. She ran as far as she could and as fast as her legs would carry her. She eventually made it to one of her favorite gardens, but for some reason it was night. Her heart was about to give out from exhaustion until she was forced to cease once more.
"STOP!" She growled, effectively halting her in her tracks, although she protested.
"What do you want? Who are you?" She cried, her panting and sniveling made her words barely intelligible.
"Turn around." She whispered in Alli's ear. She spun around in terror and found herself somehow in the middle of a large, circular stone terrace, it had an eerie, blue-ish gray tinge to the stone the way the artificial moon shone.
"I'm losing my mind." She whispered to herself.
"Haha! You have no idea." The voice giggled in her ear once more. Alli turned out of instinct to find the source and jumped at the reflection of herself in the mirror that appeared out of nowhere.
"What?" She muttered. Her hand reached out to the reflection but stopped its journey halfway through when the twin image didn't follow.
She looked in alarm at the mirror to see herself with a mere smirk playing on her lips.
"Boo." She whispered through the glass, followed by Alli's wail as she collapsed to her knees and gripped the sides of her head. Her mind felt as if it was about to crack open again she was so terrified.
The doppelganger stepped out of the mirror itself and stood over the small girl's trembling body with a look of annoyance marring her face. "Oh shut up."
Strangely, her mouth obeyed, that is until after a beat she controlled her lips again, "How is this possible?"
Without warning, she gripped her throat and pulled Alli upwards to look her in her own eyes that seemed more unforgiving than her own. "Pay attention!" She shouted over her startled choking.
"Stop your-"
"Hurting you?" She finished spitefully, "No I'm not. Now do as I say and pay attention." She spoke softly in a saccharine tone and dropped her forcefully on the ground. Alli Rose stumbled as she regained her footing and rubbed her neck that was surprisingly not painful, her bursting headache suddenly ceased as well.
"What do you mean? Pay attention to what?" She asked, nothing was making sense and she couldn't stand it.
"Don't tell me you didn't feel it. When you were downloading every book in the history of the universe in your tiny, stupidbrain you felt it, I know you did, don't even try to lie to me. I feel what you feel, I see what you see, I can do everythingand anythingyou can and I know what you know. It's like you said before, you're losing your mind, but it's not just that, you broke it!" She shouted angrily.
Realization hit her in the head when she grasped what she was saying, "So I'm delusional, I went insane and I'm just yelling at myself in the mirror then? It can't be just that, there's something else, what is it?" She questioned herself. Something was staring her right in the face but she just couldn't see it.
"I am you in every sense, but not you." She stated simply.
"Then who are you if you're not me?"
The look-alike gripped Alli's shoulder and shoved her down on her knees so she was below her, Alli looked up to see the moon behind her, soaking in a deep shade of red, pouring the bloody light over her silhouette and the scenery around them.
"I am Luna Erythro." Rising over the two, the image of the blood moon shone in the darkened garden. her face pulled into the smile that always haunted her dreams. "Now then, we're going to be here awhile, so lets pull ourselves together." She slapped the side of Alli's face, hard. When she looked up and saw she was gripping the side of her reddened cheek, staring at herself in the mirror.
She then noticed herself standing in a stunning bedroom with walls similar to her old room, but the clouds moved in the breeze and the sky changed into breath-taking colors, with the walls towering high above her. The furniture was light blue and tasteful with the cathedral-like room. Must be my room, I love it!She thought to herself, and partially to the TARDIS. Tearing herself away from the amazing site, she turned back to address the mirror.
"So I was just ranting in front of a mirror then?" She snorted.
Her neck then twitched to the side in an extravagant motion that created a chord of crackles and pops from her neck and pulled her hair to fall to the right side of her shoulder. Her face settling in the smug look of Luna before she spoke again, "Technically we were in all of those places, you just didn't noticed when we moved, you kind of shattered our view on time and reality temporarily. I fixed it though. You're welcome."
Her head cracked back in the opposite direction, having her hair settle on her left shoulder, "Great, is this going to happen every time you talk now? And was the slapping really necessary?" Alli absentmindedly rubbed her cheek.
Crack
"My aren't you inquisitive? All you ask is questions. I meant it when I said we needed to pull ourselves together, clever huh? I guess I'll answer them in order, yes, this is my body too you know, I'm not just going to stick around in your head and talk from there. And also yes, you were freaking out and need to snap out of it, also how I fixed the blackouts." She rambled on with authority, much reminding her of the Doctor.
Crack
"Well I have more questions so deal with it. What did you mean when you said we were going to be here awhile?"
Crack
Luna laughed, "We've been here for days but the amount of info that you pounded in our head broke all views on time. The slap helped temporarily but we need to get back to the front room to fix it completely."
Crack
"Days?! That can't be right! They would have found me running around in here like a lunatic!" She attempted to reason with herself.
Crack
"It's right and I'll show you how this was possible too. Looks like I got most of the brains." Mumbling the latter remark.
Crack
"You know I can still hear you right?"
Crack
"Just come on." She replied, rolling her eyes.
A/N: DUH! DUH! DUUUUUHHHH! This is my attempt at the suspense song, can't do it well on a keyboard, oh well. :) Meet Luna! She may seem a bit mean, but don't worry, she likes Alli since she looks like her. Can't say anyone else is safe though... Anyways! Thank you all for reading, and commenting too, I hope my replies are getting through. Love you all my little companions!