Twisted Wonderland 2

Game Pieces

"What do we do?"

"Rollo just took her!"

The boys all panic and shout for ideas on what to do.

Grim waves his pitchfork tail angrily and his fur stands on end. "He took my henchhuman! We have to get her back right now!"

Deuce runs his hands through his hair. "But how? Rollo is too fast with that horse so we'll never catch up to him!"

"Not to mention the firelotuses everywhere." Azul adds. His eyes narrowed as he adjusts his glasses. "As much as I loathe to admit it, there's no way we can save Y/N at this moment."

"But we can't just leave her with that villain!" Epel argues.

"I'm afraid Azul is right." Riddle folds his arms. "There's no way we can catch up to Rollo and the firelotuses are blocking our path. We have to think strategically if we want to be any help to Y/N."

"Roi des Roses is right." Rook places a hand to Epel's shoulder. "Do not fear, we shall save our dear Y/N."

"But what should we do?" Ruggie asks. "How do we get her back?"

Malleus steps forward, eyes narrowed. "We stick to the plan. Flamme will head to the bell tower to stop anyone from reaching the Bell of Solace. He'll most likely take Y/N with him, so our best shot at retrieving her is to follow our original plan."

Jamil tilts his head. "But what if Rollo's hidden her somewhere else?"

"Then we wring that information out of him." Malleus says.

Azul smirks. "That sounds like a great plan to me."

Deuce grins, cracking his knuckles. "I'm totally down for that."

Trein shakes his head. "This situation just keeps growing more dire. Boys, I trust that you'll bring Y/N back safely. Grim and I will continue as planned."

Grim whirls around. "What? But I want to help get Y/N back!"

"I know," Trein says. "But the best way to help is by not getting underfoot."

Grim's shoulders slump. "Fine. But you guys better give Rollo an extra beating for me!"

Malleus smiles. "Don't worry, I'll make sure Flamme regrets this night."

You stand at the top of the bell tower with Rollo beside you. You look to the town below, covered in firelotuses, making the city appear to be on fire.

"Why did you take me here?" You ask.

"This is the safest place for you." Rollo turns to you. "I had to get you away from those mages."

You shake your head. "But they're my friends. They-"

"They were only corrupting you." Rollo states. "You're better off here with me, where I can protect you from the vile of the world."

Rollo reaches a hand to brush along your face but you flinch, taking a step back. He sighs, turning to look down at the city. "Soon you'll see that the world is better without magic."

You think about your own world and how it doesn't have magic. About how different everything is. But also the amazing things you've seen people here can do.

You take a tentative step closer. "I know how hard it can be to be magicless when there's so many talented mages around you."

Rollo sneers as he gazes at the city. "They think they're so much better than you, don't they? That just because they have something you don't, it makes them superior."