Eliza (Book 1)

.+* Chapter 21 - Panic *+.

Sofia's View:
I couldn't see any doors leading outside but after a few minutes, I heard his voice. I hid in a small storage room behind old boxes, gasping to catch my breath. I lifted up my hoodie slightly, making sure everything was okay. Thank goodness it was. After a while Gaster's voice dissipated into the background. I got out my phone to call Eliza, I still had no idea as to where I was..

Eliza's View:
My phone rang and I answered it immediately.

* Sofia...where are you?!

* I...I need you to find me...he wants to hurt me Eliza..!

* Who wants to hurt you?

* X-

The phone glitched before I heard a crash, the others hearing it as well, the phone was on speaker. I couldn't just sit down and let her put herself in danger like this. Perhaps it was time I tried the spell I had practiced.

* If I start to gasp for breath, splash me with water, okay?

"Wha-"

I casted the spell, going into my mind, creating a sort of Mind!verse. I casted a spell with my mind to bring Sofia's consciousness to me, and it worked!

Sofia's View:
I was blasted straight into a brick wall and my vision flashed before I passed out, looking down to see blood...My mind seemed so zoned out of itself before I work up in a white blank space.

* Sofia!
Eliza ran over to me, helping me get up. I didn't see any blood...had I died?

* Where are we..?
Eliza explained her spell, my physical body was with XGaster but my mind was in her mind!verse.

* What can you remember about the things around you?

* It has cells and I couldn't find the exit...like an old abandoned prison of some sort.

Eliza tried to use a spell to see the location through my memory but with the magic she was using to create the Mind!verse, she couldn't.

* Before I passed out, I saw blood, is the baby okay?
I asked anxiously.

* If the baby got hurt, you'd be feeling it right now. The baby is alright. 🙂

I sighed in relief. Just as long as it was okay...

Eliza's View:
I was getting the hang of the spell when I felt someone trying to ending the mind!verse. It must've been Grim, was everything alright? I loosened the spell a bit...and XGaster teleported to Sofia, knocking her to the floor.

* HEY!

I blasted him off and trapped her in a protection bubble. I tried to push him out of the mind!verse but...why was he so damn strong?! He stood up, hands flying towards me. I dodged them, blasting at him again, he disappeared. I teleported to Sofia so we were both protected.

* Do you know if you're in the afterlife?

* I d-don't know for sure but by the looks of it, I'd say it's not...

I gave her a hug, and she hugged back tightly. She just wanted to be home. I had a feeling XGaster was still here. Wanna know why? Because as soon as I let Sofia go, Grim woke me up from my mind with cold water.

"Phew!"

* Why'd you wake me up?

"You were gasping."

I explained to them what Sofia had told me, Star had never heard of such a building and he knew the afterlife by heart. We only had a rough description of a place we didn't even know!

Sofia's View:
I woke up suddenly, feeling a sharp pain in my chest. Was it heart burn? Acid reflux? Well no...I'm not THAT far along yet. Gaster stood up from his seat and by the looks of it, you was mad. He grabbed my soul and without hesitation he merged it with the black one. The pain grew and the dark memories returned like a tsunami. He grinned, he was truly evil. I tried getting up but my arms were chained.

* You really like trapping people don't you.
I said in a pissed tone.

[ * Don't worry, in a few months your brother will learn his lesson. ]

I gave him a death glare and he learnt to back off.

* Sure fine, as long as you don't hurt anyone but can you take these chains off? It's not as if I can go anywhere.

He raised his eyebrow. I took a deep breath.

* You've trapped me in a high enough building that I can't escape through windows. As we both saw, when I tried teleporting out I simply ended up in the same place. I can't kill you, and you know that darn well. The least you could do it let me free to roam and relax.

[ * You'll stay in this room until I believe you can be trusted. ]

I nodded as he locked the door behind him, walking off and throwing my phone in. Thank goodness.

Eliza's View:
A month went by...

^ A mirror verse?

Grim showed us his discoveries.

"It makes sense." He said neutrally.

* Can you explain it a bit more?
Before he could begin Ellie came in with the rest of Grim's files and papers.

* Jeez dad, I know finding answers is effort but...OOF.

"The building Sofia described is a thing but when Star and I looked inside, there was nothing. She has to be in a mirrored version." He explained.

* Okay..? So how do we get there?

Ellie smirked while looking at me.

* ...?

She pointed at her soul then at me.

* No.

* Oh COME ON! We have to save Sofia!

* Is there any other way?

Grim shook his head.

I guess we'd be doing this the hard.