A/N: Surprised to see this new chapter so early? I whipped up the first chapter of this second half just for my wonderful readers! Of course, you may all hate me by the end of the chapter. Enjoy, my readers!

Chapter 6: Exact wording

January 10, 2028

Woods residence, Juniper's bedroom

10:00 a.m.

"Mrs. Woods, I have a question, Kahk Kahk," Myriam said as soon as Virginia Woods finished with her explanation of the Mirror Pond for the second time.

"Go right ahead, Miss Scuttlebut," Mrs. Woods said.

"If I'm understanding what you've said correctly, the reason you know so much about this weird pond is because you've personally experienced it before," Myriam said. "So what exactly happened to you back then?"

"Myriam, I thought you'd stop snooping into people's business!" Athena shouted.

"Seriously, what gives?" Widget added.

"Hey! I want to wake up Juniper too, sss sss sss," Myriam said, aggravated. "So I want all the information I can get so I find a way to help!"

"Oh. I'm sorry, Myriam," Athena said, looking ashamed. "I guess I'm angry at myself for not being able to do anything and took my frustrations out on you."

"Apology accepted, Kahk Kahk," Myriam said. "Well, Mrs. Woods? Can you tell us what happened to you when you found the Mirror Pond."

"All I can say is… I made a wish on the pond," Virginia Woods said, looking sad. "For something I desperately wanted at the time."

"So what finally made you wake up?" Apollo asked.

"Hearing Juniper and Athena's voices," Virginia Woods said simply.

"Wait, doesn't that put us back exactly where we started?" Apollo asked.

"Well it's good enough for me!" Robin exclaimed. "Let's go, Hugh!"

Before anyone could stop her, Robin grabbed Hugh's arm and dragged him to the side of Juniper's bed.

January 10, 2028

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Juniper opened her eyes, finding herself in her bedroom. The judge student could have sworn she heard someone calling for her. But when she tried to recall what she heard, it was badly muffled, as if heard from below a lot of water.

This caused Juniper to remember that she wasn't home, but rather in an alternate version of her home that she wished for to the Mirror Pond. The question was: Did her wish work and alter this world? The only way to find out was to go outside and see what had changed.

The first thing that Juniper noticed, alarmingly enough, was that her proof of friendship was missing again. If Juniper's wish worked, it should exist, yet it evidently didn't. Even so, Juniper did not want to let this deter her. Muttering to herself that she was fine, Juniper got dressed for school and went to the kitchen for breakfast.

Much like this first time that Juniper woke up in this alternate world, her grandmother seemed completely normal. The best way to confirm what remained the same was to act normal as well. So Juniper casually mentioned that she wanted to meet with her friends after school.

"That's nice, Juniper. I'll be sure to set out the plates before they get here," Mrs. Woods said.

At the very least, that meant that Hugh and Myriam were still her friends, so that was a relief. Even so, this was exactly how her first morning in the alternate world played out- and at the end of that morning was how Juniper discovered the male Robin in the first place. So it was with dread anticipation that Juniper sat down in her grandmother's car to go to Themis Legal Academy.

January 10, 2028

Alternate Themis Legal Academy

7:45 a.m.

As usual, Juniper met with Hugh and Myriam at the front gate. As mean as this would sound out of context, Myriam's presence was not something that Juniper was happy to see, since it could mean that her wish had failed and nothing had changed.

"Hello, Hugh. Hello, Myriam," Juniper said nervously. "Have you seen Robin?"

"Robin?" Hugh echoed, clearly confused.

"Yes, Robin. Have you seen... ummm-" Come to think of it, Juniper couldn't even be sure what gender Robin was. If her wish had succeeded, then Robin should be a girl again. Yet everything Juniper had seen so far seemed to indicate the wish was a failure, so…

"Him! Have you seen him?"

Hugh and Myriam shared a look with each other that Juniper couldn't read. Then Myriam grinned and said, "No, we haven't seen this Robin. I'll be sure to keep an eye out for him for you, sss sss sss!"

"Thank you, Myriam," Juniper said, relieved that Myriam was at least still friendly. "I guess it's time for us to go to class, then."

"I hope you find whoever you're looking for, Juniper," Hugh added as they entered the school building.

Juniper mulled over the conversation with her friends as she headed to class. Something about the exchange was bothering her, but she couldn't put her finger on what she found odd about it. Before she could think too deeply about it, however, she entered the classroom and saw something that caused her to freeze.

At the front of the classroom was Professor Anne Moi, a wispy woman with light green hair who taught the Judge course. Except in Juniper's home world, Professor Moi only started teaching the Judge course… after Professor Courte's death.

"Where- where is Professor Courte?" Juniper asked, unable to help herself.

"Oh, you poor girl. You were the student that was closest to Constance," Professor Moi said sympathetically. "It's only natural that you would have trouble accepting Professor Courte's death even after these past few months."

"Professor Courte… is dead*cough cough*" The missing proof of friendship was proof that Juniper was still in the alternate world. So then why was Professor Courte dead just like she was in Juniper's homeworld? What did Juniper's wish do that would cause this?

"I- I think I need to go now," Juniper said, before turning around and running out of the classroom. How could she have known that such a simple wish could have such a horrible effect? And- what of Robin, the entire reason Juniper had made her wish in the first place? Juniper just had to see her friend, so that Courte's death in this alternate world wouldn't be in vain.

In her frantic state of mind, Juniper searched for a third-year classroom for the Prosecutor's course and burst inside of it. Not even noticing the professor's shocked expression, Juniper scanned the students inside for any sign of her friend, only to see her nowhere inside the classroom.

Feeling more and more despaired, Juniper trudged her way through the school, with no real destination in mind. All she could think about was had badly everything had backfired on her, again. About how absolutely nothing was going right for her ever since she first stumbled up the Mirror Pond.

This continued until Juniper hit her face against a door. After picking herself up from the floor, Juniper saw that she was in front of the principal's office. "Of course! If anyone knows where in the school Robin is, it's the principal."

Juniper knocked on the door, and when the principal told her to enter she walked inside, feeling more nervous than she could ever recall feeling in her life.

"So what do you need, Miss Woods?" The principal asked.

"Um, could you show me the school records for Robin Newman," Juniper said. "I need to see it real quick as part of, um, an investigation. She's a third-year student in the Prosecutor's Course."

"This must be about those bribery scandals that plagued the school late last year," The principal said. "Just give me a minute, Miss Woods."

The principal opened a file cabinet and started skimming through the files. As the principal searched a frown slowly grew on his face. He even opened multiple cabinets and searched through them as well, to no avail. Finally he turned to Juniper. "I'm not sure how to tell you this, Miss Woods. But-"

As the principal searched file cabinets Juniper could feel her heart growing heavier with every passing minute. The end of the principal's sentence, however, caused her heart to fall and shatter completely.

"There has never been a student by the name of Robin Newman attending Themis Legal Academy."

A/N: Well, everyone? Did you figure out what happened with Juniper's wish to result in this alternate world's current state? If you still haven't put the pieces together yet, then all will be explained next chapter. That chapter will take longer, so hold tight. See you next time! Please review.