Coraline 2 - Return of The Beldam

Chapter 5 - My Other Sister

A shrill cry echoed in the mist, as the small door in the wall began to rattle, the other mother began pushing and pulling with all her mite but she screamed out of frustration knew she was too weak. Even with the key the door wouldn't open, Her once-luminous world now lay in ruins, the only thing remaining was a small part of the once beautiful kitchen and the small full length mirror that once held the souls of her victims

she steps in with one leg, peering around looking for him, she remembered throwing him in here a week ago when she caught him roaming around her world. "where are you.." she growled. her eyes darting around the small dark room

The Cat's voice dripped with sarcasm as he emerged from the darkness jumping down from one of the beams "Now, now, is that any way to greet your guests?"

The Other Mother's gaze narrowed. "I can't open the door. What did you do?"

The Cat's tail twitched. "Me? Nothing. Perhaps it's time to concede defeat. Coraline's grown up, and—"

The Other Mother's voice cut through the air, weak but menacing. "I'm not after Coraline this time."

The Cat's eyes glinted with skepticism. "You wouldn't..."

"Oh, but I can, and I will," she hissed, "and you'll help me."

The Cat's laughter echoed through the mirror. "Why would I? You've enslaved me, trapped me in this form. i am the way I am it's all because of you...I'd rather rot than aid you."

The Beldam tries reaching out for him but fails as the cat swiftly pushes past her.

"Fine if you help me, I'll talk to my sister and maybe she will grant you your freedom." the beldam suggests her eyes gleeming with hope the cat would take the bait. There was no way she would acutaly ask her sister to reserve his fate, why that would mean she would have to stop capturing kids and she wouldn't.

"for now I am okay being like this if it means u won't do to what u did to my brother to another child again, personally I hope you starve..." the cat spat as the Beldam groaned with frustration her face twisted in a snarl. "Fine, stay here and rot!" She vanished, leaving the Cat to his darkness.

all she needed was a little bit of hope coming from a child and little bit of happiness to feed off of and she would be able to make more of the world and draw Cora in, and that's when it hit her, a evil smirk fell apon her face.

"ll get to her through her dreams...."

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In the garden, Coraline toiled, her thoughts consumed by the eerie events unfolding around her. Two weeks until normalcy returned, until she could reunite with her friends see them again

Wybie was right maybe she was just over reacting and there was nothing to worry about.

"everything has to be perfect..." she mumbled pulling the weeds from the garden.

As she worked, Cora appeared beside her.

"what are u doing Coraline"

Coraline ignored her, continuing what she was doing, she loved Cora but she was jealous if she was being honest, jealous that she took all her parents attention away from her, that her parents spent more time with Cora than they did with her growing up. How they would always do things together and exclude her saying she was old enough and didn't need to go with or next time, parents always do better with the second kid Mrs Forsable had said to her the one day

Sometimes Coraline wished she was the only child again, she turned her head and watched in disbelief as flowers burst into bloom before her eyes, rising from the ground twisting and turning.

Coraline's heart racing, as she watches Cora reach out for them "snapdragons" she shouts in disbelief as she rushes towards Cora. "Cora move!" she shouts pushing her sister to the ground as she grabbed the flowers from her hand, crushing the flowers beneath her feet. Then the realization dawned on her slowly they were mere daisies, not snapdragons.

She looks up at Cora's face tears begin to form in her large blue eyes, as her bottom lip quivers "I was just trying to help..." she utters out standing up and rushing towards the house.

"Cora!" Coraline tries to shout but Her voice echos against the wind as she rushes after her sister. She wanted to explain it to her but she didn't know how too without sounding crazy. Mom already told her she had an over active imagination.

Just as Coraline stepped in the house Cora was already in her mother's arms crying "Coraline Jones!" her mother shouted as Coraline shook her head trying to explain herself. "look mom I can explain we where out in garden and I saw, well I thought I saw..."

"you thought u saw what Coraline some imaginary version of me with buttons in my eyes! When will you Grow up Coraline and leave these fairytales for what they are...." Coralines mother took a step closer towards her

"I really don't want Cora getting scared or thinking there is someone out there to get her shes already afraid of the door in the wall because of what she overhead you and Wybie saying a few months back, so please Coraline enough is enough." She whispered just before turning and cradling Cora in her arms and taking her into the kitchen.

Cora's tears fell like autumn rain as Coraline struggled to explain the inexplicable. Their mother's words stung: "Grow up, Coraline. Leave these fairytales behind." Coraline thought over and over in her head as she turned and stared at the small door now fading against the wallpaper maybe just maybe she did imagine it all.

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Night time fell over the Pink Palace rather quickly,  A small knocking noise was coming from the corner of Cora's Room causing her to wake up as she looked at the small blue clock on her nightstand 3:00AM she batted her eyelids open and closed still In a dazed like state trying to see where the noise was coming from as she slipped off of her bed pulling on her slippers and walking around the room as a small light began to emerge from the doll house , as Cora stepped closer towards it she could of sworn she heard something calling out to her 

"Cora !" the voice echos as Cora steps closer looking left and right trying to figure out where it is coming from suddenly her eyes are drawn to something moving in her small doll house, as Cora couches down on her knees she sees the small little door creek open, two tiny feet step out of the door Cora couldn't believe her eyes.

"Coraline? How did u get so small..." she questioned as she lay on the floor "are you real?" Cora extended her hand trying to touch the tiny Coraline

"of course I am real silly, I am your other sister everyone has one u know, you have another mother too but she's not feeling well at the moment."  the other coraline jesters as she points towards the small pink door. Cora finger brushed against the tiny Coralines head.

" this is soo cool! "Cora screeched" I have so many questions how did u get this small, where did u come from does Coraline have another me as well... "

"I will explain everything to you in due time little Cora but for now you need to make me a promise that tomorrow night you'll come and see me if you want the magic to work again you have a swear it..."

"oh I swear it ill be here what do I have to do.." Cora asked excited as the little Coraline smirked, there was nothing like a plan coming together.

"tonight just before you fall asleep just repeat these words Transporto me ad alterum Relm, Ubi altera mater Roams gratis ..." Little Coraline says smirking with delite "Then we will play all sorts of games I promise. " Goodbye little Cora... " Coraline says blowing her a kiss of dust as a the room starts to blurr and suddenly Cora jumps awake excitedly running towards the small house.

She opened the small door and moved the house around but there was nothing inside, was she dreaming? was it real? she didn't know but tonight she was going to find out.

The other mother peeked through the small portal showing her the real world, coughing loudly "Almost time..." she muttered as she paced back and forth trying to figure out how she was going to gain strength to trap Cora. And then get Coraline.