Painting the Roses Red (An Ib AU)

Chapter 15: In the Toy Box

Ocean's Point of View

"Ocean!" I hears as hands wrapped around me and yanked me backwards as I was near the wall. I looked back.

"Tommy!" I said, holding on tight to him. However, I couldn't keep my grip, I had to let go. Jack was screaming his head off, until his body was not responding hithe wall and was going downwards. Barry started screaming once he saw Jack fall.

"No!" He screamed. Tommy was falling against the wall, his hands scraping against it. Evan was not responding, falling head-first down below. Rick was looking for something to slow his fall, but there was nothing. I felt something slip from my grasp.

"My rose!" I said, diving for it. I was looking but found nothing.

"No!" I cried out as the dim light entered my vision. I kicked Toby so he wouldn't take much damage before hitting the chalkboard ground below. I woke up about five minutes after and rolled on my side, my legs felt like jelly. 

I caught a flash of red/black in the distance. I crawled towards it slowly and weakly, my arms the only thing keeping me up. I was almost in the grip of my rose when I heard footsteps behind me.

Hoping it was one of the guys, I turned around only to have a blue doll trying to get on me. I snapped. I picked out my mirror from before and slammed it down on the ground, shards cutting into my skin. I heard a scream that exited me for some reason in a sickened way. Mark was there, shocked by my mirror. A large wound was in his thigh, red paint spilling out. It closed up slowly as I tackled him.

"OCEAN!" Tommy called as he tore the doll of as my vision came back. Mark wasn't there, Tommy was staring off the edge into the abyss.

"Jeez..." I said as Toby sighed.

"Yeah, I know." Toby stated.

"Goodbye, Mark." Jack said with a little bit of anger.

"-Or whatever your name was." Barry finished.