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|| Fight Song|| Rachel Platten ||
Alice was still shaking as Sonata tried to tuck her into bed in Baron Pierce's room, knowing she would find it a comfort. "No, I don't want you to go." Alice clung to her, hugging Sonata's arm against her chest. She shifted uneasily, wanting to see if she could help Julian downstairs. "Alright, I'll stay, okay?" Alice nodded, but she didn't think she could fall back to sleep. She coughed, her chest feeling strange and constricted. "You're gonna be alright," Sonata pet her head, trying to soothe her back into a slumber. At last, Alice fell back to sleep, clutching one of Sonata's fingers in her tiny hands. Was she that small because she was a fairy? Sonata didn't think so, because Monaka was tall and lithe. No doubt it was a result of the abuse she had experienced at the hands of the demons. Sonata could barely bring herself to leave, but she knew that she had to go check on the others and Cal.
Alice stood in the ruined streets of Paris. It seemed to be an all-out war. Demons on both sides were battling each other, wanting the reign of the tyrant Baron King Messiah to end. Alice stood frozen in the battle, watching as Echo hid in a house, bleeding. She was panting hard, her boney wings dangling with diamonds. There was a gash in her side, her tail hanging limply as she limped into a building to find shelter. Alice followed her, wondering if this was the present or the future. "I don't care whose house this is! I'm crashing here for now!" Echo yelled, laying down on the couch and groaning. She looked at the wound in her side, watching it to make sure it regenerated.
Someone stomped through the door, Echo cursing. "Not another one," she groaned, sitting upright. A diamond fractured, an ice pick shooting from her hand and through the demon that attempted to enter. Alice screamed as he disappeared into a cloud, a soul gem left in the doorway. Echo leaned back, clutching her side in pain. "There's gotta be some pain medicine in here or something." She groaned, standing upright slowly. Alice followed her, afraid that if she lost sight of Echo, she would never see her again. "Well, well, look who finally decided to evolve." Doll King sat on the kitchen counter, biting into an apple. Echo froze, she had never liked her sister, not that Alice knew that. Alice hid behind the counter, peeking over the top.
"What are you doing here Doll? We're on the same side." Echo rifled through the cabinets, finding what she was looking for. Pain pills. "Are we?" Doll asked, slamming the cabinet shut before Echo could retrieve them. "Because I need to know where you stand," she drew her sword, Echo taking a step back. "What are you doing?"
"Whose side are you on Echo?" Doll asked, holding out her blade.
"I'm on the same side as you, are you daft? Put your sword away!"
"Whose side are you on Echo!"
"No one! I'm on no one's side, okay! I'm not working for anyone, I hate everyone! I just want to get out of this bloody city!" Doll sighed in relief, putting her sword away. "Glad it's really you," she suddenly hugged her sister, but Echo shoved her away. "You don't get to play nice after pointing your sword at me." She grabbed the bottle of pain pills, downing two of them without any water.
"Look, we need your help. I'm aiming for Messiah's head, I can't do it without you."
"I'm not joining you on your daft crusade. I don't feel like dying today Doll."
Her hands bound into fists, Alice noticed it, ever so subtly.
"I don't want to do this Echo." Why was the ground illuminating? What was happening? Alice had never seen anything like this before.
Christopher stepped out of the shadows, his hand bleeding. Echo's blood was already on the ground. "No, no, no, no. You can't do this to me." Echo hissed, but it was already happening. Doll stepped out of the circle, a light blinding Alice as Echo screamed, falling to the ground. "I hate you!" Tears welled up into her eyes. "We can't just have you leaving us again Echo, we need you."
Echo remained unmoving against the ground, but Alice could see the contract mark on the small of her back. She didn't understand what it was, but she noticed the same mark on Christopher's hand.