Curious Case of Blake Belladonna
Chapter 3
After regaining their composure, the little mouse who Ruby decided to call Little told them that they could take them to where the raccoon could be and so the three decide to press on to find Blake and Yang's arm.
"You know… now that I think about it. That purple raccoon looked a lot like Jinxy!"
Ruby and Weiss looked at Yang
"What are you talking about? Jinxy is a fairy tale character!" Weiss responded with disbelief in her voice.
"Come, Weiss!" Yang continued "This place… it's like a fairy tale!"
"This place isn't a fairy tale, it's the Everafter!" Little replied
"The… Everafter? I never of a place like that on Remnant" Yang respond back
Little only looked at Yang with a confused look "What's Remnant?"
"Oh that's where we are from" Weiss answered
Wess and Yang began their explanation of what Remnant was but Ruby couldn't hear them. Her mind was running rampant with thoughts on what had happened. All she could hear was an ugly noise, a cacophony of noises. Images of the friends she lost, she failed. The noise was getting louder and louder… her body started to feel heavy. What she wanted to do at that moment was to steam.
"... I guess that makes you disarmed?" RubRubR'sghts were interrupted by Weiss' comment.
"Shut up weissWeissg shot back both girls laughing,
Ruby just looked at them, normally she would say something and join in but… she couldn't her heart and body felt heavy.
"We're here" Little proclaimed as they pointed towards the market square where Jinxy could be.
The girls thank Little but we're curious about their well being
"Are you going okay?" Ruby looked down at the little mouse and then replied "Of course, I'll just live here now" thTheyShestarted to make a small house out of twigs, leaves, and a rock. The Three were shocked and decided to bring the small mouse them. As they entered the market they found the purple raccoon Jinxy, auctioning off items. Yang remembered the story and knew how to play the raccoon's game. After some "lost" at the auction, Ruby stepped forward. The price she needed to pay was a jar full of hope. Ruby was taken back and Jinxy noticed it fast.
It doesn't look like you have enough to fill a jar. Ruby still tried, but when she grabbed the item her heart broke. It wasn't Yang's arm… it was one of Penny's blades. Ruby held it close to her and turned to the group, Yang and Weiss looked at Ruby, never in their time with her had never seen Ruby make a face, especially Yang, not once has she seen Ruby look so lost and defeated. Yang decided to step up for the following item but was challenged by what appeared to be a large and living toy soldier. The toy soldier won the bid and when he received the Item, it revealed itself to be Yang's prosthetic. Yang grits her teeth and went up to the toy soldier.
"Hey, that's not yours," Yang said through gritted teeth
Toy soldier shouted back "Yes it is I won it fair and square"
A tug of war began with Yang and the Toy soldier. A quick skirmish which Yang won by using one of her prosthetic tricks. As soon as Yang got her Arm back all four ran from the market. The ruckus caused Jinxy's whole operation to unravel as angry Everafterians who felt scammed surrounded Jinxy.
The four finally escaped from the market. While Yang and Weiss called it a victory Ruby still felt heavy. Yang, noticing Ruby's behavior, took her sister's hands into her own.
"Hey, don't worry. Once we find Blake we'll get out here, so there's nothing to worry about"
Ruby looked up at Yang and then Weiss, their eyes filled with hope. Ruby wanted to let everything go. She wanted to scream, cry, shout, and yell but couldn't. All she could do was nod and smile.
"Yeah, you're right," she weakly said.
Suddenly they were interrupted. It was the two toy soldiers who were at the auction
"Found you! Give us back the item, a gift for the red prince!"
Weiss looked confused "The red prince?"
The toy soldiers were shocked at Weiss's question
"You don't know who the red prince is? It's his birthday and everyone who was invited has to get him a present!" one toy soldier responded
"That's right, that's why we need that item," said the other
Before any of the girls could respond, Ruby stepped forward.
"How about this instead… This blade belongs to a brave and noble warrior who was a true friend"
The toy soldiers looked at the emerald blade and cheered
"We'll take it and you to the party"
"Wait, Really was a bit beside herself when she heard the cat's explanation of where they were.
"So this place is the same place where Alyx came to? And Alyx was… Real?"
The cat simply nodded.
"That is true, Alyx and her brother arrived here quite a while ago"
Once again Blake was baffled by what the cat said
"Wait, Brother? Alyx didn't have a brother… well not in the book at least"
The cat looked at Blake curiously, much like the title bestowed upon them. And continued
"But she did… his name was Lewis"
Blake looked at the ground as everything she knew was wrong and the right information began to fit together instantly like a jigsaw puzzle. It made sense. The man Lewis based the story on his sister. She then thought about Alyx. Before she could ask, the two arrived at their destination.
Blake looked around at the market place looking for Jinxy, the trickster raccoon who may help them. When Blake finally spotted him, he was closing his cart, grumbling something under his breath.
Blake approached Jinxy slowly. "Um excuse me, sir, can you help me?"
Jinxy turned around "What do you want? Can't you see I'm closing up shop!"
Blake looked at the purple raccoon, he looked older and sounded older as well compared to how she thought he would sound when she was a child.
"Oh well, you see I'm looking for my friends. They are kinda built like me but don't have cat ears. One has white hair, one has yellow hair, and the other… she was wearing a red cape, "You wouldn't have happened to see them have you?" Blake gave the trickster raccoon a cheery smile but the raccoon only gave a huff.
"Yeah I saw them… they ruined everything. Luckily the prince's guards went after them, most likely to arrest them for inciting a riot!"
Blake's eyes went wide with panic. "Do you know where they could be?" Blake asked, her voice filled with both worry and concern.
Jinxy sighed "Probably at the castle as we speak, lousy troublemakers!"
Blake looked towards the cat. "Do you know how to get there?"
The cat nodded "I'll lead them the way now let's go" With that the cat ran ahead with Blake following, headed to reunite and save her friends.
