Mina's phone began to vibrate as a loud, jovial tune played from it. It was ignored
until the sounds caught the attention of those in the room.
"Solomon? What is that?"
"I suppose it's a phone."
Pandora looked at him before going back to the dress she was sewing. Solomon took
that as his cue to grab the loud object and see exactly what was going on. He walked over
to a table where a neatly folded set of clothes lied with a small backpack next to it. The
phone was vibrating on the table next to the belongings.
"Eveon is calling," he stated with a smile, looking at the ID screen on the phone.
"Is she?" Pandora smiled as she started to add details and unique alterations to the
dress. "How cute..."
When the phone stopped ringing, Solomon turned off the volume so it wouldn't disturb
them again. "I guess we should answer it," Pandora said, "But then we would ruin the
surprise."
Solomon turned his attention instead to the girl lying on the table, wearing only her
undergarments. She'd just been bathed, but he was more interested in the way her hands were
twitching.
"Solomon, you are wonderful," Pandora gushed as she set the dress aside. "I'm so
excited to have Eveon's girlfriend!"
She'd been so happy to see him when he came back with the frightened girl that she
didn't even bother introducing herself before inducing Mina into a trance.
"I'm glad you like her. I will be sure to go grab Eveon soon..." Solomon trailed off
as he continued to watch Mina struggle silently on the table.
Pandora started to notice the slight movement and giggled. "How adorable... she's
trying to break my spell! When was the last time someone moved?"
"One of the more recent ones did before the pianist... I think he rolled himself off
the table," Solomon commented.
"Oh, yes! Now I remember! He almost hurt himself doing that..." Pandora now had a
mask in front of her. "What should I paint?"
Solomon took the time to think before suggesting, "Something that has a twin design?
That way, Mina and Eveon can have similar masks."
"You are so creative," Pandora said happily before drawing a wing on the mask. "Then,
Eveon can have one just like it!"
Pandora hummed to herself as she brought the dress over to Mina. "She's so pretty,
isn't she?"
"Indeed," he said. "Do you need help dressing her?"
"Don't be silly! Eveon might get upset to know a boy was dressing her girlfriend,"
Pandora teased as she slipped the dress onto Mina.
He chuckled, pleased to see Pandora is such a exuberant mood. "Even though she
doesn't have the sight, I'm sure she's going to be one of my favorite dolls..." Pandora
cooed as she sat Mina up to tie the laces at the back of her dress. "Though I do wish her
hair was longer... but maybe Eveon likes short hair?"
"You could always use your magic to change the length of her hair," Solomon said as
Pandora lied the girl back down on the table.
"True... but if Eveon likes her hair shorter, then maybe I won't change it." The
young fiend grabbed the mask and looked down at Mina, hesitating.
"Is something wrong?" Solomon asked.
Pandora giggled nervously. "No... I'm just really excited... but... I hope Eveon
won't get upset that I had to kiss her girlfriend."
"I'm sure she won't contest once she's a doll as well," Solomon said with slight
humor.
"When we get the power to turn all our dolls into fiends, I want to do Eveon and Mina
first," Pandora whispered, before leaning down and pressing her lips to Mina's.
Solomon watched as the young girl's twitching hands became still and lax against the
table.
*****
"...we lost Mina?" Tycara asked, shocked.
Josh grimaced. "Unfortunately so. If the fiends have her, she's as good as..."
"She's probably a Death Doll," Bakra finished for him. "And I'm pretty sure there
isn't a way to turn her back."
"Oh, but then..." Tycara covered her mouth, looking over at Seth. "Is there anything
that can be done?"
"I don't know... I could try to research it, but..." He looked down at the ground.
"Once someone becomes a fiend, it's nearly impossible to turn them back and same probably
goes for a Death Doll. Even if they received a large amount of holy power, it may only harm
Mina instead of turning her back into a normal human."
"Eveon... Eveon's going to be heartbroken!" Tycara exclaimed.
"And that's why we can't tell her," Josh said. "Hoshi knows so she won't be caught
off guard, but if Eveon finds out, it's dangerous."
"They're just using Mina to get to her, aren't they?" Seth asked, already knowing the
answer.
It was then that Josh's phone vibrated in his pocket. He quickly checked the text
message and nodded to Bakra. "Faye just set off the emergency evacuation alarm so all the
civilians will be out of the building."
The demon drew his sword, trying to shake off the sadness he felt at Mina's
unfortunate fate. "Right, let's go." They entered through a back entrance that was earlier
unlocked by Faye. Their plane of action was to have Bakra and Tycara clear the way, while
Josh followed up and Seth covered the rear due to his vulnerability.
People were still rushing out and it didn't take long for a security guard to notice
Bakra's weapon. And it also didn't take long for the demon to defeat him. An automated
voice sounded from the intercoms throughout the building, now shutting down all exits.
"I guess all the civilians escaped and Faye's closing it so the bad guys can't get
out," Seth commented.
"We should hurry up before the units start mobilizing," Josh said, hurrying down the
hall behind Tycara and Bakra.
They easily took out every security guard they could find and it wasn't long before
snakes came pouring out of the ceiling tiles. "Cripes!" Bakra exclaimed, jumping away when
he saw one. "I know Erin said she infiltrated the place, but this is ridiculous!"
Tycara motioned to an elevator in the lobby. "We should start from the 30th floor
since Faye said that's where the weird experiments happen."
*****
"Ah, shit...!" Eric moaned. An emergency lock down? Were they under attack...? All
the exits were locked so now he would have to manually override each door if he wanted to
evacuate properly. Of course, something like this had to happen while Lilith and Adrian
were out looking for the Gate where the Creator was sealed.
The young man got out of his chair, stashing his laptop in his briefcase. Somehow, he
had a feeling the timing was no coincidence... It was early in the morning and just
yesterday Mina had been given to the fiends. Perhaps her friends found out and were seeking
revenge?
He exited his office, gritting his teeth. Eric wasn't happy to think of leaving his
little Alice clones behind, but there were more important things to think about. He started
heading from his personal lab to his actual office, checking his watch.
"Hey, Erin?" He called down the empty hall. "We need to get out of here!" No
response.
He approached his office and locked inside, only to find his secretary missing. He
hadn't seen her actual come straight to his office this morning, but he would have heard if
she called in sick.
Maybe he should look around? Eric perked up at the sounds of yells from down the
hall. They were definitively male and he let out a groan. They were really under attack...
The doctor perked up. What about Dark?
Erin could be there and if she wasn't, she was either with Faye or had gotten out
already. He went out into the hallway before freezing up. A couple of security officers
were in front of him... or rather, lying on the ground about 30 feet away... with a couple
of snakes either strangling them or biting.
Eric was hoping he was in a really bad horror movie with a really bad title and he
would wake up soon in a nice bed somewhere and Alice would knock on his door, asking if he
wanted to have breakfast with her.
Alas, that didn't happen, so he ran the other way, intending to circle around to get
to Dark's room. "Where do you think you're going?"
He whirled around just in time to see the dark green haired woman put her hand
against the wall. A python sized snake immediately shot out at him, made from the wall
material, and wrapped around him. Eric landed ungracefully on his butt, his arms
constricted by the snake and his briefcase lying next to him. "What the hell lady!"
Eric figured that if he was going to die, he was going to give the snake girl a piece
of his mind. He looked up at her, ready to take out all his pent up frustration about
Adrian out on her when he realized something. Despite the strange hair color and snake
eyes... "Erin?!"
She, however, wasn't in the mood to act like his pleasant secretary. "Yes... though
you may refer to me as the Goddess of Serpents."
He gaped at her, not believing that his secretary was really a... a...! "Oh shit...
you aren't still mad about Mina, are you...?"
As if on cue, the snake around him tightened ever so slightly. "Did you catch him?"
Eric craned his neck at the sound of a second voice. He barely recognized the hottie behind
him as Faye and it took him some effort to tear his eyes away from her. Had she always been
so attractive...? He focused his mind of cute, sweet, innocent Alice to keep himself from
staring.
Faye turned around at the sounds of security officers coming around the corner. "Hold
up your hands!"
The love goddess laughed and did just as they asked. However, they weren't expecting
red ribbons to materialize on her fingers and shoot out at them. The soldiers retaliated
with their guns, but Faye used one hand to create a crisscrossing barrier of ribbons,
deflecting all the bullets.
It wasn't long until the soldiers were tied up and squeezed until they passed out.
Eric stared at Faye, not dumbfounded. "So... you must be..." he started, thinking to
himself. "You're the Goddess of Lesbian Bondage Action, aren't you?!"
Faye stared at Eric before directing her attention to Erin, who was stifling her
giggles. "Seriously. Why do people always assume this stuff about me?"
*****
Alice ran her hands up and down her arms, worried and cold. This was it... the last
battle. She tensed up when she felt a pair of hands on her shoulders. "It will be fine,"
Mariah said. "Even if something happens, I will be there to help you."
She could only give Mariah a small smile. "I know... but... what if we don't win?
What if we... die...?"
Mariah searched Alice's eyes a bit before giving her a hug. "I promise you that
nothing will happen. And when this is over, we'll go have a nice warm dinner... then we can
travel around the country, just like we planned."
A cold wind passed them by and Alice leaned into Mariah even more. "I miss my
sister," she choked out.
"I know," Mariah whispered, holding her. "I know..."
The older girl looked down the desolate street, anxious as well. It was a decrepit
part of New York City, long abandoned when strange monsters began to attack. In one of the
buildings awaited their final target. "What will we have?" Alice's voice broke Mariah out
of her musings.
They started to walk down the dark street together. "Well... maybe a salad," Mariah
joked.
"That's stupid - we just finished our greatest battle ever and you want a salad?"
"Maybe a nice steak instead? With mashed potatoes and a tall glass of lemonade,"
Mariah said with a smile.
"That sounds good," Alice said offhandedly. "But maybe I would have French fries
instead of mashed potatoes."
"Do you want to share a dessert?" Mariah asked her, knowing the answer already.
"Yeah! We could get one of those large ice cream dessert things and finish it
together!" Alice said, beaming. As they continued down the street, the young girl grabbed
Mariah's hand, still nervous.
Mariah looked over at Alice before squeezing her hand slightly. "What kind of ice
cream would it be...?"
"Vanilla," Alice replied, trying to keep up her happy demeanor. They were getting
closer and closer to the foreclosed building.
"Right, then we'll get a nice room at a hotel and get some rest," Mariah whispered as
they came to stop in front of the building. Alice was taking deep breaths. "Do you want to
wait a little bit?"
"Y-yeah," the young girl said, rummaging around in her backpack. "I want to... uh..."
She pulled out her diary and sat down on the steps. "If anything happens, I want somebody
to know about it."
"But nothing is going to happen," Maria said with a smile. "So you can reread your
diary and add an entry later about how yummy that ice cream was."
"Right..." Alice whispered, starting to record the latest events. It would be her
last entry, but she didn't know that yet.
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