Shattered Mirror

Chapter 6: The flower of lies

 (This chapter contains a bit of Shrimpo x Goob btw)

Boxten set down a small stack of papers and smiled triumphantly, everyone at the table stared at him with confusion (Goob, Rodger, Cosmo, Sprout, Shrimpo, and Vee if y'all were wondering). "Boxten.....what's this?" Rodger asked as he picked through the papers, "My research! T-took me a few sleepless nights...but research!" Vee raised an eyebrow as she handed papers to the rest of the group, Shrimpo shoved them away. "I HATE READING!"

"Shrimpo you hate everything at this point...." Cosmo muttered under his breath as he flipped through the papers. "I must say you did swell with the glitter glue Boxten! And the small doodles!" Goob said as he flipped through the papers he was given. "But.....what is this for exactly?" Sprout asked, turning to Boxten. "For Glisten of course! We're going to save him!" Vee scoffed, "We? Boxten who's 'we' in this situation?" "I-I was planning on gathering a team to rescue Glisten...?" Everyone's eyes darkened, the reminder of their lost friend dampening the mood.

Rodger sighed and drank his coffee, "Boxten.....Glisten's dead or a full twisted...I've been trying the same thing as you and look where it got me, Teagan had to babysit Toodles for a while because I was more focused on sleepless nights and paperwork rather than being an actual father." Boxten sighed, "I-I know but I believe if we work together-"

"I HATE TEAMWORK AND I HATE ALL OF YOU! I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I SAT AT THIS TABLE!" Shrimpo began to walk away before Goob's arms launched at him, "Does someone need a hug? A hug will make you feel better!" Shrimpo began to squirm, "NO! I HATE HU-" Shrimpo was pulled into Goob....into his chest fur.

Everyone at the table froze and looked at Goob with wide eyes, Shrimpo's face was turning red as he let out some angry flustered noises beneath the fur. Goob let out an embarrassed chuckle, "W-well....hah...didn't expect that to happen. Anyways, count me in on this! I can help." Goob put a now flustered Shrimpo down and began to read the papers. Shrimpo cleared his throat, trying to get rid of the blush on his face, "I-I WILL ALSO BE JOINING YOU ALL.....SH-SHUT UP!" Shrimpo buried his face in the papers to hide the deeper blush that was now starting to spread across his face.

Vee let out a laugh, "Yeah I guess I can join you, you guys need me to look for Twisted's anyway." Cosmo also volunteered, followed by Sprout. Rodger let out a huff, "Alright, I'll join you all. But make sure we pack before we do this ok? We don't want to repeat history again." Everyone nodded in agreement, and the group disbanded.

[10:00pm, Boxten's room]

Boxten was busy writing a goodbye letter with all of his things packed. A pack of band aids, two soda's, a box of chocolate, a water bottle, and top ramen (for Glisten). He heard the sound of feet shuffling and looked through the crack in his door, seeing Dandy quietly go into the staff area and closing the door with a soft click.

Boxten knew that only Dandy or Astro were allowed to go into the staff area but he was curious, he slung his bag over his shoulders and sneaked into the staff area. A blue light engulfed his vision, making him blink a few times. He saw monitors of camera footage, "what the....." Boxten whispered before he heard muffled cries and the closet door handle started to jiggle violently. Boxten opened it and saw...Dandy? But last time he saw him he wasn't gagged or had his petals slightly warn out. Boxten immediately started to untie Dandy, he'll ask questions once he gets him and himself out of this predicament.

Before he could un-gag Dandy, his head was hit with a sudden force, making him see stars. Boxten hit the ground, winded but not unconscious. 'Dandy' stood over the two, a wench in hand ready to take another swing. "You really should've just stayed in bed." 'Dandy' said coldly. {Will be using Dandy as the original and 'Dandy' as the twisted to separate the two}. Dandy let out a cry to run but Boxten was a step ahead, he grabbed his bag and Dandy's arm before taking off in a sprint.

He rapped on Rodger's door, Rodger opened it with a bag and raised an eyebrow at Dandy. "Wha-" "Don't ask questions, get the others now." Rodger immediately speed walked away towards the elevators, where Cosmo, Sprout, and Vee waited. Goob snuck out of his shared bedroom with Scraps and Shrimpo stomped out of his room and towards the elevator. Dandy let out a squeak and pointed at the darkness, 'Dandy' was sprinting towards them, calling in a sickly sweet tone to slow down.

Boxten yelped and practically dragged Dandy towards the elevators, he dove in the elevator and the door slammed shut, engulfing them in darkness. Boxten sat down and breathed a sigh of relief, "So, mind explaining why there was suddenly two Dandy's?" Vee asked, taking out a few band aids from her bag and started to patch up Dandy. "Look, I'm confused as all of you are. I found him in a closet and then Dandy started to attack us. We should be fine though."

Rodger folded his arms and let out a breath, "I still feel bad for leaving Toodles like this. Hopefully this won't take long-" The elevator suddenly stops moving, everyone let out a set of confused murmurs. Then the elevator drops, Boxten felt gravity pull him into the ceiling "HOLD ON!!!!!" He cried out, Cosmo hugged close to Sprout, Dandy held onto Rodger as he laid on the floor on his back, squeezing his eye shut. Goob held Shrimpo close and basically shielded him. Vee also lay on the floor on her back, muttering prayers. Boxten felt gravity invert again, his head connected with the ground. Surrounding him in peaceful darkness.

[with 'Dandy']

Dandy went down to the staff area, taking out a mic and testing it, then he turned on the speakers on the floors. "ATTENTION TWISTED'S, YOU WILL SEE TOONS COMING TO THE FLOORS, KILL THEM, KILL THEM ALL, I CANNOT RISK AN ERROR IN MY PLAN." Dandy shut off the mic, storming towards the elevator, his form slowly becoming twisted. "No more Mr. Nice guy, it's about time I shed some blood."

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Cliffhanger again! Thank you for being here on this journey guys! I will be taking the weekend off as a break.