Soon, the three enter the next containment facility.
"What's the squirt got in store for us this time?" Leona questions as he and the others enter.
The boys wait patiently for something, but so far, nothing.
"Nothing seems to be happening," Jasper says.
"Why?" Jamil questions and tries to think.
Suddenly, a Styx researcher comes out from his hiding place.
He says in relief, "At last! Are you the rescue team?"
"Hm?" Jamil questions and turns his head in surprise, "Someone's on top of that cage!"
The researcher recognizes them, "Wait! You're...Subjects B and D?! And you're one of the intruders.
"Wrong," Jamil points out.
"Who you callin' a subject?" Leona questions with a frown.
Jasper crosses his eyes, "How about you tell us what you're doing down here and what happened?"
The researcher explains, "Some Charons captured us when we were trying to escape and brought us here. Then all I was told was, 'Enjoy your game of tag'...
"Tag?" Leona and Jasper question.
Suddenly, some shadow rushes past them.
"Hey! That little shadow just now..." Jamil says, shocked.
Then the Researcher confirms, "That's it! That's the thing that swiped my ID card! The password's been changed too, so there's no way for me to get out..."
"That shape looked familiar... Could it have been...?" Jamil questions.
"It has to be Grim. He must be here," Jasper says.
"You mean the furball from your dorm?" Leona questions.
"Well, who else would be small and look almost like a cat?" Jasper responds.
Leona thinks a minute and says, "I guess he's about the same size... But the thing zipped by so quick I couldn't make it out. I didn't think the little herbivore was that fast.
"Grim might be in an altered state," Jamil says, "We can't rule out the possibility it's him."
"Tag, huh? How much you wanna bet Ortho set this whole thing up?" Leona says.
Jasper crosses his arms, "I know that Ortho set this up."
Then Leona says, "I'm hearing some muffled noises further back. It must've fled into a cage.
"Grim's a student from our school. We can't go shooting off magic wildly if there's a chance it's him," Jamil says.
"Yeah. We'll have to sniff out the cages makin noise and open 'em one by one," Leona says.
Jasper sighs, "Here we go again. Opening more cages and beating more Phantoms if they're in there."
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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...
