Distorted Reflections

Exact Wording

A/N: Surprised to see this new chapter so early? I whipped up the first chapter of this second half just for my wonderful readers! Of course, you may all hate me by the end of the chapter. Enjoy, my readers!

Chapter 6: Exact wording

January 10, 2028

Woods residence, Juniper's bedroom

10:00 a.m.

"Mrs. Woods, I have a question, Kahk Kahk," Myriam said as soon as Virginia Woods finished with her explanation of the Mirror Pond for the second time.

"Go right ahead, Miss Scuttlebut," Mrs. Woods said.

"If I'm understanding what you've said correctly, the reason you know so much about this weird pond is because you've personally experienced it before," Myriam said. "So what exactly happened to you back then?"

"Myriam, I thought you'd stop snooping into people's business!" Athena shouted.

"Seriously, what gives?" Widget added.

"Hey! I want to wake up Juniper too, sss sss sss," Myriam said, aggravated. "So I want all the information I can get so I find a way to help!"

"Oh. I'm sorry, Myriam," Athena said, looking ashamed. "I guess I'm angry at myself for not being able to do anything and took my frustrations out on you."

"Apology accepted, Kahk Kahk," Myriam said. "Well, Mrs. Woods? Can you tell us what happened to you when you found the Mirror Pond."

"All I can say is... I made a wish on the pond," Virginia Woods said, looking sad. "For something I desperately wanted at the time."

"So what finally made you wake up?" Apollo asked.

"Hearing Juniper and Athena's voices," Virginia Woods said simply.

"Wait, doesn't that put us back exactly where we started?" Apollo asked.

"Well it's good enough for me!" Robin exclaimed. "Let's go, Hugh!"

Before anyone could stop her, Robin grabbed Hugh's arm and dragged him to the side of Juniper's bed.

January 10, 2028

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Juniper opened her eyes, finding herself in her bedroom. The judge student could have sworn she heard someone calling for her. But when she tried to recall what she heard, it was badly muffled, as if heard from below a lot of water.

This caused Juniper to remember that she wasn't home, but rather in an alternate version of her home that she wished for to the Mirror Pond. The question was: Did her wish work and alter this world? The only way to find out was to go outside and see what had changed.

The first thing that Juniper noticed, alarmingly enough, was that her proof of friendship was missing again. If Juniper's wish worked, it should exist, yet it evidently didn't. Even so, Juniper did not want to let this deter her. Muttering to herself that she was fine, Juniper got dressed for school and went to the kitchen for breakfast.

Much like this first time that Juniper woke up in this alternate world, her grandmother seemed completely normal. The best way to confirm what remained the same was to act normal as well. So Juniper casually mentioned that she wanted to meet with her friends after school.

"That's nice, Juniper. I'll be sure to set out the plates before they get here," Mrs. Woods said.

At the very least, that meant that Hugh and Myriam were still her friends, so that was a relief. Even so, this was exactly how her first morning in the alternate world played out- and at the end of that morning was how Juniper discovered the male Robin in the first place. So it was with dread anticipation that Juniper sat down in her grandmother's car to go to Themis Legal Academy.