DISCLAIMER: This is a remake of the story "Hilda and the Eversing Mirror". The original story was created by JT, FusionBlueCore, and newgameplus_ld. For those seeking the original version of the story, a link to it will be provided by PM or by description. This version has some differences compared to the original version such as the Deerfox curse not being addressed/canon in this version of the story. Also, in later chapters starting with the second, I collaborated with Sunnymoon to make this story. I give big thanks to him for the help.
"It's got to be here somewhere. Where can it be?" Hilda wondered as she peeked throughout the library. She was trying to find a certain book there. Her friends David and Frida were also with her trying to locate it. Even Twig was helping on the search.
"It's been about a few minutes since we got here, Hilda. You sure you know this is where it would be?" Frida asked.
"Of course. The source lies in here." Hilda opened one book only to put it back when it wasn't what she was looking for.
"This is no ordinary topic you seem to seek," David replied. "A book about mirrors opening to other worlds is crazy."
Hilda pouted. "Have you seen our adventures?"
"Good point."
"Does the Librarian have a lead on this sort of thing?" Frida wondered.
"Not really. This is something new I am hearing about." Kaisa shrugged. "Check that Hidden Room. You might get a hint about it."
Once the three children and the deerfox entered said location, there were barely any clues to help with their investigation. Twig did manage to find something strange near a desk. It was covered by a tarp.
"What is it, boy?" Hilda wondered when Twig started jumping and pointed to the tarp with his head. Upon pulling it, a mirror was discovered.
"A mirror?" David and Frida both said at the same time.
"This doesn't look like it's brand-new," Hilda blew some dust away. "I don't see any cracks, let alone a receipt on this thing."
"Maybe we can keep it?" Frida suggested.
"I don't think so," David got shy. "The Librarian probably would not allow it."
"It won't hurt to ask. The worst she can say is no." Hilda remained confident.
A few minutes later, Hilda walked out of the library in embarrassment. Kaisa was laughing her socks off.
"Well, you can claim that saying 'no' ISN'T the worst thing she can say." David shrugged.
"We got to find a way to get that mirror," Hilda was determined. "I got a feeling that it is no ordinary one we have seen."
"But how will we do that?" David was doubtful. "We'll get arrested for breaking and entering!"
"Who said anything about breaking and entering?" Hilda answered with a smug smile.
Soon, the kids got back to Hilda's apartment. Johanna was busy doing jury duty. This gave the three kids the chance to sneak inside.
"So, where is this spare mirror of yours again?" David whispered.
"I think it's near my bed. We got to be careful with it while carrying it. Kaisa won't tell the difference if we are stealthy enough." Hilda looked for the spare mirror.
She managed to locate it. Upon lifting it, it was quite heavy. Even with David and Frida assisting the transportation, it was still a challenge to transport the thing to the library. Luckily, a wagon came in handy as well as a cloth. Sneaking the mirror wasn't easy to do since silence had to be made to avoid detection from Kaisa or any other people visiting the library.
"Alright, guys. Let's do the old switcheroo." Hilda whispered.
Carefully, Hilda placed the library's mirror on the ground. David and Frida placed the replica one in the place of the other mirror. The three kids lifted the library mirror into the wagon and quietly made their way back to the exit. Things were going smoothly until Kaisa called them over.
"HEY, YOU! YOU THREE!" Kaisa marched over to the kids.
"The plan's not gonna work! It's not gonna work!" David hissed.
"You think you can just come here and steal a non-library item in this place, do ya?!" Kaisa stared down at the three. "Well, you thought wrong! I'm calling the authorities to apprehend you for this!"
Hilda, David, and Frida gulped as the Libarian started to dial the number. What they didn't expect was that a top part of the library broke, causing the debris to fall on Kaisa, making her unconscious. Frida poked her with a stick to check her condition. Thankfully, she is still alive, just knocked out.
"Well, that's another incident in this place." David rolled his eyes.
"She didn't see anything," Hilda stated before she and the others dashed out of the library. However, they were encountered by another obstacle: Trevor.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't the appealing airheads!" the boy taunted the three kids.
"Ugh," David rolled his eyes. "What do you want, Trevor?"
"Well, not much," Trevor chuckled. "Just going to pull my April Fools prank!"
Trevor dashed behind Frida and stole her sash.
"Hey! What's the big deal?!" Frida was annoyed.
"I just told you," Trevor had a lighter. "April Fools!" The sash ended up catching on fire.
Frida was furious. She charged at Trevor, but he managed to dodge her. "You better give me that back if you don't want to end in a hospital!"
"Funny coming from you, witch!" Trevor threw the burning sash at Frida's chest. The girl yelped in pain as she tried to put out the fire.
David tried to interfere, but Trevor tripped him, causing him to get dirty. "Have a nice fall, brownie!"
Soon, Trevor got interrupted as a car hit him on the road. "Out of the road, bozo!" the driver yelled.
Hilda and David helped extinguish the fire on Frida with some water. Sadly, some of her sash became ash. "Damn, this was a very important thing to my life. And now thanks to that imbecile, its gone." Frida looked like she was about to cry.
Hilda placed a hand on her friend's shoulder. "Hey, don't worry, Frida. We will get you a new sash. We can ask the Raven Leader to give you new copies of the badges to replace the ones you lost."
Frida sighed before she got up. "I guess. Thanks."
The kids resumed their journey back to Hilda's apartment. As they entered the place, Johanna was there. And boy, was she not happy.
"Where have you been?" the woman crossed her arms.
"We were going around town." Hilda whistled innocently.
"Really? Well, what's that thing you got in the wagon? It'd better not be another animal." Alfur shook his head.
"Oh, this is…" Frida started to explain, but got interrupted when Tontu popped in behind them. "Hey!"
"This is one big mirror you're carrying. That's got to be the strangest normal thing you brought home." Tontu smelled the mirror.
"Huh. Okay." Johanna was confused about this. "What were you doing with it?"
"Thought I could…" Hilda started before David whispered some useful information. "Help clean it. That's right. These things get dirty so we want them to be shiny and clean so we can see our reflections!"
Johanna at first didn't seem to buy this, but eventually caved in. "All right. Just don't get that thing broken." She headed off to the kitchen to make dinner.
Once the situation was cleared, the three kids headed to Hilda's room to place the mirror.
"So, how are you going to get this thing to work?" Alfur asked.
"Midnight plays a role in this, and so does midday," Frida explained. "The opening occurs at midnight side, and one must place hand to be pulled there. It is expected to be 12 hours to make the mirror work."
David checked the clock. "It should work in about a few minutes. Might as well stand back to avoid collateral damage."
The moon shown up just in time for the mirror to work. Hilda, David, and Frida braced themselves for what would happen next. The windows opened, the curtains flew, the ground rumbled, even Twig got scared and hid behind his master. A white light flashed repeatedly.
"You sure this works?!" David yelled during the commotion.
"I don't know!" Hilda replied.
Hilda went closer to the mirror to see anything for any possible figures in it. Eventually, she noticed a black dot getting bigger.
"Guys! Something is going to come out of this mirror!" Hilda announced before Frida and David joined her.
The dot eventually grew bigger and bigger until a figure was coming closer. It looked familiar to Hilda, but before a closer look could be made, the figure collided with the three. All of the kids were knocked out. Hilda could make a little blur of blue before she fell asleep.
A few minutes later, Hilda woke up. She looked to see David and Frida still unconscious. Hilda couldn't believe what happened earlier. "What the hell was that about?" she whispered as she dusted herself. Eventually, some noises were heard in the kitchen.
Hilda gulped as she grabbed a flashlight and a tranquilizer gun from her desk. She tiptoed toward the source of the noises. She heard some muttering. "Didn't work out the first time, but that's ok. All you have got to do is to sneak back to the mirror without anyone looking, that way no questions can be asked. You'll be back in Trolberg with your friends, and out of this wacko world. It'd be a relief to see my dad again. Alright. Here we go."
Hilda stood up. She aimed her flashlight and tranquilizer gun around the apartment. "Stop right there! You're not stealing anything here! We're calling the cops on you!" Suddenly, Hilda stopped moving when her flashlight was pointed at someone. It was a boy who was standing around the living room in surprise. He had blue hair, denim shorts, a jacket, beret, scarf, and all. He looked very similar to Hilda.
The kids stared at each other not knowing what to do next. The blue haired boy had the stupidest idea possible: "Uh, meow?"
Hilda screamed in terror. "AAAAAHHHHHHH!"
The boy responded in the same manner. "AAAAAHHHHHHH!"
Hilda fired the tranquilizer gun. The dart landed on one of the boy's legs. "Oww…" His vision became blurry before he eventually fell on the floor, unconscious.
Hilda was weirded out. Hilda got closer to the boy and shined her flashlight at him. She grabbed a stick and started poking at the boy, who slept through all of this. The girl lightly gasped when she recognized the male intruder. "I've got to do something about this." With no time to waste, Hilda went to gather some rope and find a chair. She needed to interrogate the boy when he wakes up.
To be continued…