Shattered Mirror

Chapter 4: Get used to it newbie

[Glisten's pov]

My eye opened and squinted at the dim lighting, people were talking right beside me but I couldn't understand what they were saying, but from the sounds of it, they sounded like Teagan and Rodger. Did they come back for me...? I slowly sat up and rubbed the sleep off of my face, I honestly didn't care about my makeup anymore after that Twisted beat my face into the ground earlier.

My eyes finally adjusted to my surroundings and stopped being blurry. I was still on the floor but I was in a different room? That didn't make sense....my head turned to Rodger and Teagan only to see two Twisted versions of them....talking?! Last time I checked, Twisted's don't speak English, they only make garbled grunts and sickly gurgling noises from their throats.

The two Twisted's froze in place at the sight of me, my eye widened in fear as I froze in place as well. I heard small feet quickly crawl towards the bed, a bitten off 8 ball head popped up in front of me. Twisted Toodles chuckled, "He looks like he saw a big di-"

[A few hours later]

I was left in the supply closet to "calm down" or what the Twisted Rodger said. I heard Toodles yapping and begging them to let her see me, "No means no Toodles." I heard Teagan say, followed by a hum of approval from Rodger. "But last night, I heard Daddy saying no and you kept on saying yes yes! Then I heard you guys make macaroni while making weird sounds." I audibly chocked on my laughter while Teagan let out an embarrassed chuckle and cough, I could also hear the flustered embarrassment coming from Rodger.

Soon, the dim lighting of the floor drowned out the darkness of the closet and I walked outside. My new ichor covered hands trembling as the Twisted trio stared at me with curiosity. I loved attention sure but...this felt like I was burning alive with stares, I hated this..."So, you're a toon huh." Rodger asked me, his red eye peering down at me while he held up his professional posture. "And you're somehow speaking English." I bit back coldly. "Where am I? How are you all speaking English. What happened."

"I found you near the elevator, took you with me and made sure you stayed alive....as much as I despised breaking protocol, you didn't have to die. Not to the hands of Shrimpo of course." Toodles crawled up to me and sat down on all fours, "I eat rats for breakfast." She whispered. Teagan let out a chuckle, "Ignore her, we haven't gotten her rabies shot yet. And Pebble kinda raised 87% of her existence."

I softly laughed, "I thank you for your......hospitality but I better get on my way." I quickly walked out of the room before they could call me back. I walked through the halls for a while before I sat down in front of the elevator, I wasn't going to stay here and become Twisted. I waited for a few minutes, then for a few hours. I was hungry, injured, cold, and my hope of them coming back slowly withered away.

I hugged myself for warmth and comfort as I waited for the elevator door to open and everyone coming to my aid, to fix me, to make me perfect again. I heard a set of feet coming towards my way and a foot lightly tapped my arm. I looked up to see Shrimpo staring down at me looking a bit embarrassed and mad.

"Rodger told me to watch you. In case you did something stupid or got yourself killed." I rolled my eye and grumbled, hugging myself tighter. "I'm clearly ok." "You're shaking like a leaf." Shrimpo retorted back before sitting down next to me and closing the gap between us. I never knew Twisted's could be so warm, I snuggled closer and let out a sigh. Shrimpo let out a growl, "You're lucky I'm doing this because Rodger would beat me into sushi if you died under my watch, or I would've finished the job and smashed you to a pulp when I found you......."

I didn't hear the rest of Shrimpo's talking, soon his warmth lulled me to sleep, I felt a fuzzy texture be placed onto my body before I drifted fully into unconsciousness....

I couldn't breathe, I couldn't move. Blood, so much blood. Dandy? What happened? What have I done.....DON'T LEAVE ME!!!!

I woke up with a start, Shrimpo was gone, replaced with a chocolate bar already starting to collect dust. I wiped the dust off before I started to eat the bar. My mouth started to water at the sweet taste of the chocolate, after eating, I realized that I was back at the room I woke up in last time, Shrimpo walked into the room and sat down on a beanbag.

"So, how was last night?" He asked, "It was good but...It's nothing like the Garden vie-" Shrimpo let out an irritated growl. "Get used to it newbie, you'll never leave here. The boss wants us all to stay down here, you're no exception." He got up and stormed off, leaving me alone again. I curled up in the blankets, ichor started to spill from my eyes as I sobbed, I cried myself back into slumber. God........I just want to go home.....I don't want to be alone....