Soon enough, the group entered the containment facility. They enter to find stacked cube cages that go up to the ceiling.
"Well, we got a buncha reinforced cubes here. I'm guessing those are the cages," Leona says.
"They're stacked floor to ceiling. Is there a Phantom in every single one?" Jamil replies.
Suddenly, a voice speaks up, "Bingo!"
And it's very familiar.
"Is that who I think it is?" Jasper questions.
"Each one's like a jack-in-the-box. You never know what kind of Phantom will pop out! Isn't that exciting? Just like opening a birthday present!" The voice says.
Then Leona calls out, "Hey, Ortho. How's about you show yourself? We're all lonely without you."
Jasper says in thought, "He's just being sarcastic."
Soon, Ortho's hologram appears in the room, and says, ""Whoopsie! Where are my manners? Hello there! Leona Kingscholar, Jamil Viper, Jasper, it's nice to see you're doing well!"
"Why, thank you," Jamil says with a frown.
"Yeah," Jasper adds, rolling his eyes.
"Remember when you said it's not hard to predict how a robot thinks? Well, that was very eye-opening for me," Ortho make a good point. If I'm giving you games to play, they should be really fun. I figured if unpredictability was a uniquely human trait, then I would just have to go beyond it! Check the top of the cage to your right."
"Okay... A slip of paper?" Leona replies, and turns to the top cage on the right.
He finds the slip of paper and reads it, "D-O-U-R... Dour? What's this, a description of your family?
"BUZZ. Wrong! That's the password required to advance past this point," Ortho says.
"Huh, a password?" Jasper says, confused.
Then Jamil says, "We've been using an ID card to get through all the doors. Are you saying it doesn't work anymore?"
"You guessed it!" Ortho says, "I've deregistered your card. It's useless now. You'll need the correct password to open the exit door and proceed to the next stage. Leona Kingscholar is currently holding half of the password. The other half is inside one of these cages! Here's your next trial: get the right password, open the door, and move on! Best of luck, gentlemen!"
And then the hologram disappears
Leona scoffs, "Tch. Can't punch a projection."
"Yeah. I'm on the same boat, Leona. I want to punch it in the face," Jasper says, angrily.
Then Jamil says. "He said it was inside a cage. I take it that means we'll have to open one."
They soon hear a roar, "RAWR!"
Leona says in remark, "Ooh, watch out. That jack-in-the-box is feisty."
"The Phantoms in these cages are waking up. The longer we take, the more we'll be at a disadvantage," Jamil says.
"Yeah. I don't trust the squirt one bit, but the door we came through isn't opening, and neither is the exit. It's gonna be a huge pain, but opening that cage is our only option," Leona says.
"Yeah, but it's going to take a while to find the other half, especially with so many Phantoms inside," Jasper says. And brings out his magepen, "But I plan to beat them if it means getting out of here."
"Indeed, but remember, once the cage opens, get ready to fight them," Jamil says.
"Right," Jasper replies.
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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...
