Between Realities

...What did I do...?!

(M) Sabre POV:

"Dopple!!" Gänger practically screamed, running to her sister's side. Within moments, she had crouched down, searching for any response from Dopple. My heart was beating with a horrified, unsteady thrum. What's wrong with you! She got in the way- it was her own fault! I tried to reason with myself. It failed. Why do I feel so- so conflicted? I've never felt this before...

"...What... What did you do..." Gänger said in a small voice, her whole body trembling. Ugh! I shouldn't feel this way! Why do I feel so... regretful?

"I- I..." I stammered nervously, my voice caught in my throat.

"You know why, Sabre. You know deep down that she was more than she seemed. That energy she gave off- didn't you recognize it? You've felt it before- many times, in fact. You know that you must stop this nonsense you have created, and you know doing that starts with her," a voice resonated in my mind. It seemed familiar, yet the feeling was so faint I didn't believe it.

"WHAT DID YOU DO?! HOW COULD YOU?! YOU- YOU KILLED HER!!!" Gänger yelled at the top of her lungs. I was shook by the pure hatred and bitterness in her voice, and I took a step back. I noticed that Elite and M had done the same, their expressions going pale. Then, everything seemed to change. The horrified feeling I had changed to a pure and undeniable terror. ...What did I do...?! Wait- no! You aren't here to have regret! You're here to have revenge! Stop feeling this confliction at once!!

Gänger's appearance changed, and she became a strange Steve. She wasn't even one of the chromatic Steves, but was a mix of colors: white, blue, and yellow. When she spoke, I noticed that her voice had changed as well, almost like she had an... accent? It wasn't familiar. "She was innocent!! All she ever wanted was to help people!!"

Changing into a chromatic Steve- a Red Steve- with tan clothes and bits of blue and red cloth, she spoke again, her tone resonating with the urge to attack me. "And you didn't even give her a chance!! All you did was provoke her, hurt her, and now you've ended her!!"

Something about what was happening was familiar and alien at the same time. Unable to control my voice, so when I spoke, it came out small and slow. "What- what are you...?"

She flickered between different appearances- different people. I noticed that she'd even looked like Twisted during one of them. Her rage was so powerful that it came off in surges of energy, filling the space between us. She stepped closer, changing into a Steve that looked like the epitome of fear itself, and said menacingly, "You're about to find out."

Just as she took one more step towards me, a hand stopped her in her tracks. Shock came over me as I recognized them, and when they spoke, I caught the glimpse of a tear in Gänger's eye.

"Stop..."