A little time after that, Rook, and the others decide that now will be a perfect time to set the second part of their plan to action.
"Rgh... I can't go on!" Rook says, and collapses, "GUH!"
"Oh no... they got meee..." Epel says, and collapses.
"Too tired..." Sereia says, and falls to her knees.
"I can't continue..." Tanzanite says.
"Curses..." Jasper says, and falls to the ground.
Trinket tinks and falls to the ground.
In the control room, Idia and Ortho have seen the whole thing.
"Dude... talk about wild... Night Raven College put out ANOTHER banner of SSR Epic Troublemakers?" Idia replies, surprised.
The technician asks, "Acting Director, what should we do with the assailants? Sending them back to the school is an option.
"But why did Rook Hunt and his group come after us?" Ortho asks. "It'd be one thing if they'd brought the faculty or more students with them... But the recon data shows no other bio-readings in the area."
Idia thinks about it and says, "Hepta Team. Is Rook-uh, I mean, is the assailant carrying any trackers or communicators?"
"He only has a smartphone. All of the assailants' phones are turned off," The Charon Trooper says.
"So they disabled the GSP themselves?" Idia questions.
"Before engaging the Charon soldiers, Rook Hunt said..." Ortho says, "'One of the people you abducted was my boon companion. Now I have come to rescue Vil Schoenheit from mortal peril!' If I were to hazard a guess, I would say he's not referring to Vil's abduction."
"Huh?" But what else could it be?" Idia questions.
"Maybe Vil Schoenheit suffers from some kind of physical or mental distress," Ortho suggests. He IS a celebrity. It's possible he has some big secret that even the school doesn't know about."
"No way," Idia replies, "There's nothing that major logged in Styx's records."
He thinks for a little and says, "The rule on this island is to return the living back to where they come from, alive. We can't be too careful. I'll hear what Rook's group had to say. They'll all go down the River Lethe anyway. There's no real difference between sending 'em back now or later."
"Yeah, true," Ortho says.
Then Idia says, "Ortho, transfer Rook's group to the Hecate sector via the monorail."
"Roger! Commencing entrance airlock depressurization," Ortho says. "Opening the Oceanus Gate!"
Outside, an opening appears on the water in the ocean and begins to fall, catching everyone's attention.
"I hear walls of lamentation from under the sea..." Rook says, surprised.
Then Epel notices, "Wait, is the Island of Woe underwater?!"
"No way!" Jasper says, shocked.
"Is that really where the others are?!" Sereia asks, surprised.
"If so. Then that's why we didn't see anything when we got here. The Island is under the sea so no one can find it," Tanzanite says.
Suddenly, one of the troopers says, "Starting transfer. Employing blind and stun spells on targets."
"Wait what?!" Sereia exclaims in shock as Epel exclaims, "Huh?! Whoa!"
Before anyone can react, the Charon Troopers use their magic to blind and stun them into unconsciousness.
Meanwhile, still sleeping after the simulation, Briar begins to have one of her dreams like the ones in the past. She finds herself in a different place as usual.
Briar then hears someone say, "Looks like your game's over."
"Huh?" Briar questions. And says in thought, "That sounds like a woman's voice."
She turns her head to see Hades, but a young woman with long brown hair in a ponytail.
The young woman, Meg, walks over to sit down as she says, "Wonderboy's hitting every curve you've throwin' at him."
Hades scoffs, "Oh yeah... heh heh heh heh... See, he's gotta have a weakness. Because everybody's got a weakness. We simply need to find out Wonderboy's."
"Wonderboy's?" Briar replies confused.
Hades walks to Meg and says, "You give me the key to bringing down Wonderbreath. And I give you the thing that you crave most in the entire cosmos. Your freedom."
Briar is shocked to hear this, and wonders if this freedom Hades is talking about is really freedom.
Meanwhile, Sereia, and the others soon regain consciousness after being shocked.
They soon hear Idia's voice, "Seriously, guys... This isn't a video game. You don't resawn IRL. Remember that the next time you wanna do something so boneheaded. You're lucky I'm the one in charge right now. If it were anyone else, you'd be gone."
Soon, everyone looks around to see the light clears down to reveal a large city. Everyone is astonished.
"Wow... It's a whole underwater city!" Epel says, astonished.
"Yes. We have truly arrived at our destination," Rook says.
"It appears so," Tanzanite says.
Rook then says, "The Island of Woe!"
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Twisted Wonderland Book 6: The Watchman of the Underworld
FanfictionAfter Grim attacked Briar after the SDC, she and her friends search for him, but captured by Ortho. A few days later, the school has been invaded by strong people is armor, and has captured, Riddle, Leona, Azul, Jamil, Vil, and Briar, and has Grim i...
