Below ground, Fate groaned. She awoke with surprise, seeing an unfamiliar location. "Where... Where am I?" She thought to herself, looking around. She grew accustomed to the darkness, noticing some bars. "Odd... Almost seems like a dungeon..." She sighed to herself, pulling out her keyblade. "Well, I'll have to get myself out somehow." She whacked the bars with all her might. She fell back, her keyblade falling behind her. "Geesh... It's hard as stone..." She thought, poking the bars.
"You awake yet?" Someone asked in a cell across the room. "... Tarrel?" Fate asked, staring at the cell. "Yeah, Tarrel. They gave me back my Soul Robber and that keyblade, but they trapped me in here when I used that transportation ball... Dammit." He sighed, taking out the keyblade. "You have any idea on how to get out of here?" "If I did, I certainly wouldn't help you..." Fate stated, growling slightly. "If you DID help me (Hypothetically, of course), I'd probably give you back the keyblade (Hypothetically, of course)." Tarrel stated, smirking slightly.
"Well, if I COULD get out (Hypothetically, of course) I'd strangle you for it, anyways. But since you'd be nice of that ever happened, I'd probably make an exception." Fate replied, still tapping the bars. "First, though, I need to know. Do you know where everyone else is?" "You're friends, you mean? Luna and Maria or in Halloweentown, looking for you, while your other friends are in the other holidays doing the same thing." Tarrel said, pointing out a window.
"... Where am I, for that matter?" Fate asked, looking around. "A couple decades ago, Oogie tried to take over the holidays for the second time. He captured the leaders, and trapped them in some cells that were in the shape of the holiday doors. That's where we are." Tarrel replied, shrugging. "Of course, there are more people here than you're able to see..." "Hm?" Fate became curious, staring at Tarrel. "What do you mean?"
"Well, Miracle is stuck here, somewhere..." Tarrel smirked, pointing to a cage next to Fate's. She gasped, and banged on the wall. "MIRACLE! ARE YOU THERE!? She called out. No reply came. "LIER!" She called Tarrel, sounding angry. "Whoa-whoa-whoa! No need to freak! I've been calling him for a couple hours and he hasn't done a damn thing..." Tarrel replied, throwing a keyblade at the cell next to Fate's. "Respond, why don'cha!"
Steps were heard coming down the stairs, slowly and loudly. "Who's there!?" Fate called out, looking down the hallway. She spotted Daze, slowly walking down the hallway with a grin. "Daze! Great! Help me get out of here!" Fate called out, waving her arm. Daze stopped at the cage, only smirking. "You really have no idea, do you?" Daze asked, looking down at Fate.
"Whatever. Just help me out." Fate replied, tinkering with the lock. "Completely ignorant of what's happening around you..." Daze continued, still smirking. "... What are you talking about?" Fate asked, finally paying attention. "Don't you realize that you and Miracle are different? Even in the slightest?" Daze asked, losing her grin. "I know. I'm the Pumpkin Kings daughter, while Miracle is a clone of Jack." Fate replied, back to tinkering with the lock.
"IDIOT! HA! A TOTAL IDIOT!" Daze laughed, shaking her head. "What do you mean by that!?" Fate asked, angered. "I mean, you don't realize exactly WHY I say you're different." Daze stated, staring at Fate. "Don't you know where you're from, what you are?" "I know those answers! I am from the Skellington family, and... what? What am I? I am a who, not a what." Fate stated, looking at Daze.
"Oh, man! You don't know... I'll have to tell you, then." Daze smirked, kneeling down. "You're another one." "Another what?" Fate asked, staring at Daze. "Clone. Another clone." Daze replied. "... What?... How?... That's simply not possible!" Fate laughed, standing up. "If I were a clone, then I wouldn't be part of the Skellington family!"
"You aren't. You're here because the original daughter disappeared." Daze stated, also standing up. " WHAT!? PROVE IT!" Fate yelled, practically grabbing the bars to the cell. "Simple. That stitch, right on your neck. It holds your head together. If you were an actual member of the Skellington family, you would have the stitch, but also be able to remove the stitch or, at the very least, be able to remove your head." Daze replied, pointing at Fates neck.
"I can to remove my head!" Fate stated, grabbing her skull. She started tugging, feeling pain in her neck. She stopped for a moment, realizing that it was pointless. "So... If I'm a clone... I need one more thing answered... Who was the actual daughter?" Fate asked, starting to cry. "The original, you mean? That would be... Me." Daze replied, smirking.
"HOW!? YOU DON'T EVEN LOOK LIKE JACK!" Fate screamed, crying all over the floor. "Experimenting and improving. I have made myself 'better' because of me making myself look different." Daze replied, walking away. "There is much more to this story than what I have said. Here is a report." Daze tossed the report into the cell. "When you finally feel up to it, your 'brother' is waiting. Go kick his ass." Daze stated before leaving the dungeon.
Fate couldn't stop crying. It was too much. How could she be another clone when Miracle was already a clone? ... That was it, wasn't it? They could make a clone of Jack, so why not make another, just female? It was simple, really. She burst into more tears, blood flowing from her eye sockets.
"... Wow... That's some heavy stuff..." Tarrel stated, looking at Fate. "Toss over the report. I'll read it to you." "..." Fate couldn't say anything. She tossed the report over and looked down in shame. "Let's see..." Tarrel thought, looking it over. "Here's something... Let me read..."
Day 1: I have arrived at Eastertown. The Easter Bunny has no idea I even exist, but he is too drunk to realize this. I have the suit, the supplies and I am working at the bar. Miracle should arrive any time now.
Day 2: This is odd. Miracle's daughter has arrived. Of course, she doesn't know anything yet, but it's interesting to see her not know. It's like watching a baby see you light a match. It doesn't know what it does, and it doesn't know that you're about to burn the baby up. Something is up, and I plan to find out what.
Day 3: New info. Fate thinks her brother is Sketchy. As amusing as it is, it's ticking me off. When she mentioned Miracle, I coughed up some blood. Memories? Probably. Miracle basically gave me away, for whatever reason. He's gonna pay for that.
Day 4: I met a new friend of Fate's. Her name is Tikara. She went back after I told them that fake bit about Miracle's father being Willy Wonka. HA! Who would believe that!? She saw a clone, too. Seems like it was a good idea to mass produce those clones so Sketchy can practice on 'em. Too bad she doesn't know. It'd be fun to watch.
Day 5: I can't believe how foolish Fate really is. She believed that Miracle actually had a wife? HA! He isn't even good enough to have a friend! That's why he has a clone that lives with him! Because she doesn't know what else to do except praise Miracle! It seems that she's going to be fun to mess around with.
Day 6: Sketchy has reported back. It seems that Miracle was born in the circle of trees. It seems that the reason he was born and looks the way he is is because of the spirit of Halloweentown. The greatest holiday had the greatest spirit, it seems...
Day 7: I met Matthew LeBlanc, Emily and Tarrel. Matthew seems like he could be trouble. Not as much as Miracle might be, but certainly an annoyance. Tarrel failed at his mission, unable to strike Fate down because he was interrupted by Matthew. Tarrel will be punished later.
Day 8: Fate has been knocked unconscious and has been transported to a cell along with Tarrel. Tarrel is stuck in a cell as well, being punished for his failure. Matthew and his friends are both hanging out with Fate and looking for Miracle. Odd. It seems that she still has hope...
"It stops there." Tarrel stated, tossing the report aside. "Fate... Stop crying already." Fate didn't listen. She could only shed tears; there was nothing else she could do. Too much was said too fast, and she couldn't handle it. "FATE! STOP CRYING!" "SHUT UP!" Fate screamed, looking at Tarrel with a scowl on her face. "I'M HAVING A MENTAL MELTDOWN! SHUT UP!"
"... FaTe... SoRRY FoR eVeRYTHiNG..." Someone said from the cell next to Fate's. "... Wait... Miracle?" Fate asked, calming down. "Yeah. It seems that it's him..." Tarrel stated, looking at the cell. "SoRRY I NeVeR ToLD You... aBouT WHo You ReaLLY aRe..." Miracle said, sounding different.
"I'm only a what... I'm no longer a who..." Fate sighed, slumping. "FaTe. You... i LoVe You. You'Re MY DauGHTeR. SHe iS oNLY TeLLiNG You WHaT SHe WaNTS You To HeaR..." Miracle stated, sounding like he was going to cry. "The SKeLLiNGToN KeePeRS... THeY aRe VeRY STRiCT... THeY NeVeR WaNTeD JaCK oR SaLLY To HaVe a DauGHTeR..."
"Then why did they have one?" Fate asked, sounding curious, wiping away some tears. "iT WaS... uNeXPeCTeD..." Miracle replied, sighing. "THeY WeRe PLaNNiNG oN KiLLiNG HeR... The DauGHTeR oF The SKeLLiNGToN FaMiLy... aND THeY WeRe NeVeR PLaNNiNG oN eVeR TeLLiNG JaCK..." "That's possibly, considering what those bastards do..." Tarrel murmured, thinking out loud.
"I HaD To GeT RiD oF DaZe... SoMeHoW. I SeNT HeR To a FaMiLY i MeT iN The LaND oF The DeaD... WHeRe eMiLY CaMe FRoM..." Miracle said, choking up slightly. "aND THeN i WaS ToLD To MaKe aNoTHeR FaTe... HeR oRiGiNaL NaMe WaS FaTe, THouGH... iT SeeMS SHe CHaNGeD iT eVer So SLiGHTLY..." Miracle laughed only slightly, seeing a small sliver of irony.
"So that's it, then... I'm a clone..." Fate sighed, shedding more tears. "I thought I was loved..." "i DiD LoVe You! You WeRe JuST aS iMPoRTaNT To Me aS DaZe WaS!" Miracle yelled, trying to make his point clear. "BuT... THoSe VaMPiReS... THeY NeVeR iNTeNDeD FoR SKeTCHY To BeCoMe The PuMPKiN KiNG, eiTHeR... You WeRe BoRN WiTH HiM, aND He WaS BoRN WiTH You... THeY THouGHT He MiGHT Be... TaiNTeD... BeCauSe oF BeiNG BoRN aLoNGSiDe a FeMaLe THaT WaS NeVeR SuPPoSeD To eXiST..."
"They're idiots, the whole lot of 'em." Tarrel stated, shaking his head. "It makes no sense." "TRue. BuT THiS iS HaLLoWeeNToWN, WHeRe aNYTHiNG CaN HaPPeN..." Miracle stated, chuckling. "FaTe... i WiLL GeT uS ouT oF HeRe... TRuST Me..." "... Alright. I'll believe you... Dad." She smiled, looking outside the cell. "I aLReaDY CaLLeD FoR BaCK-uP... SHouLD aRRiVe aNYTiMe NoW..." Miracle said, looking out of the cell.
"I'M HERE!" The Author screamed, falling down the stairs. "Ohmigod..." Fate sighed, shaking her head. "You! WHY The HeLL aRe You STiLL aLiVe!?" Miracle asked, twitching madly. "Meh. Actually, I'm here with Matthew and the other anime freaks." The Author stated, getting out of the way.
"ALRIGHT, MIRACLE! WE'RE HERE!" Matthew called out, arriving at the bottom of the stairs. "So are Sora, Donald and Goofy!" "GooD... GeT HeR ouT FiRST..." Miracle stated, pointing to Fate's cell. "Right! Hold on!" Sora stated, raising his keyblade. He took off the lock with the keyblade, opening the cell. "Good! Now let's get out of here!" Donald stated, running towards the stairs again.
"What about Miracle?" Fate asked, looking into Miracle's cage. "DoN'T WoRRY aBouT Me... I HaVe SoMe oTHeR WaYS oF GeTTiNG ouT oF HeRe..." Miracle stated slyly. "MeeT Me aT THe ToP." "... Fine. I'll hold you to that." Fate stated, running towards the stairs. "Same with me, ya old fart!" Tarrel stated, kicking the cell down after it was unlocked.
Everyone who was released ran up the stairs, unaware of what they would face...
