Shattered Mirror

Chapter 1: The mirror and the twisted shrimp

I shouldn't have used my teleportation skill so early. Recently, after the humans ran out of the museum with their tails between their legs after the 'ichor incident' leaving us toons behind, we've been going down the floors to restore the ichor back and have everyone not die before the Twisted's get smart and figure out how to use the elevator. All of the explorations were led by Rodger and the supplies were sold by Dandy.

The Twisted's were.....us, but different. More violent if you can say, though, I never saw a twisted version of me usually it would just be a twisted version of Poppy or Goob or any other toon. But me. I unwrapped the candy bar and chewed on it, Goob, Rodger, Teagan, Toddles, Vee, and Tisha were all discussing on who will distract (Goob will of course agree to distracting as he did with the previous 11 floors) and the others will extract the ichor and collect research capsules while trying not to die.

Just as I was done with my snack, two hands wrapped around me and my face was met with a furry chest, I let out a muffled yelp and started to rant to Goob while trying to move my head away to breathe, I felt the arms go loose, and oxygen returned to my body. "Oh! Sorry Glisten! Just thought you wanted a hug!" Goob said with a sheepish smile. I glared at him, "Goob! What did I tell you about suffocating people to death! Oh my glitter, you could've killed me!" Rodger's brow furrowed in annoyance, "Glisten, It's not that big of a deal, now stand up, floor 12 is coming up soon." I scoffed and stood up, quickly eating the chocolate and throwing the wrapper away.

Floor 12 wasn't anything special. It was the same as the other 11 floors, Twisted's roaming around, ichor capsules laying around the floor, and little pieces of bubble gum and chocolate bars laying around here and there. As always, Goob fluffed up his fur and called for the Twisted's, the Twisted's as always ran towards him and followed him like moths to a flame. This time, it was Cosmo, Toddles, Shrimpo, and Rodger who were on this floor. I began to extract the ichor, humming a tune as I turned the wheel. Skill check? Perfect. Skill check again? Perfect. Finally, the buzzer goes off and the elevator opened, Toddles ran inside and cheered everyone on. Goob ran inside, followed by Rodger, Teagan,Tisha, and Vee.

I started to head towards the elevator when two claws reached behind me and scratched my shoulders while pinning me down. Shirmpo, or Twisted Shrimpo loomed over me, baring his sharp teeth in my face, ichor dripping out of his mouth and onto the scratch wounds. My eyes grew wide, this Shrimpo was.....more violent, and faster. I swore I saw him a few feet away and now he was staring down at me. My fingers snapped and I was running out of the mirror I created.

I ran as fast as I could, my stamina dropping. 9......8......6.........4......2...I wished I hadn't used my teleportation skill so early. Goobs hand's started to stretch out to reach me, Rodger let out a cry for my name.

"GLISTE-"

The elevator door shuts tight. And the twisted Shrimpo jumps onto me.....and takes me out. I felt its hands wrap around my throat as it tore into me, tearing into my torso while cutting my breath short, I let out a scream for help. Shrimpo balled up its fist and smashed into my mirror.

All I felt was pain. My vision grew blurry as one half only saw darkness, I continued to let out choked, crying screams as I fought for breath and my life. Before I blacked out however, two tendrils of ichor shot at Shrimpo, it crawled away in retreat, Rodger stood over my body. And everything went black.