Corpus Phantasma Crossover Episode 2

 

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The kids assisted the staff with escorting the bullies to the Nurse's Office and by working together they were able to arrive there relatively quickly and without too much effort. The bullies were laid down to rest on the beds in the Nurse's Office. 

Danny took the time to place a hand on Dash's shoulder while placing the icepack on his head. "Get some rest okay, Dash? Get some rest and take this time to rethink your life, alright?"

Dash sighed but acknowledged his words. "Y-yeah....thanks....Danny." He replied quietly while he got comfortable on the bed. "But why are you being so nice to us? After everything we did?"

"Ah Geeze. Look Dash, it's like this: You're a jerk, a punk and a bully with an  overinflated ego but I don't want to see anything bad happen to you. You definitely deserve to be punished for what you did but nothing more than that. Rest up, get better, and come out of this experience and your punishment as a better position." Danny advised him and stood up straight. "That goes for the rest of you Ex-A-Listers as well, got it?"

"Yeeeeaaaaahhhhh." The rest of them moaned out.

"Cool. We'll be going to class then."

Danny dusted off his hands and walked away from the now incapacitated bullies feeling like he was on Cloud 9. Aside from last night's weirdness everything had been going smoothly for a while now. Not only had he made a new friend but they'd put Dash and his gang in their place and scared Lancer into complying and FINALLY punishing the bully gang! It was a brand new day at Casper High and things were looking up! 

Angelique, Jazz, Sam and Tucker were in the middle of having a laugh over the whole situation when Danny walked over to them. "Hey there, Danny, how are you feeling?" Angelique asked him.

"Like a million dollars." Danny admitted. "I haven't felt this good in weeks!"

"Feels good to have those punks off your back, huh?" Jazz asked with a wink. 

"These guys are out of the game! If not for good then at least for the foreseeable future." Danny joked. "Oh man this feels great!"

"We absolutely have to celebrate tonight!" Sam spoke up. "Vegan Berries and Cream Drinks all around!"

"Ahhhh....I'll have to think about that part but I'm always down to party!" He turned and winked at Angelique. "Too Fine Tuck knows how to party!" 

Kira kept her game face on and just smiled politely. "Right. Anyway, I'm just glad this is over. School is stressful enough without fights breaking out in the middle of class, am I right?"

"Trust me. This isn't even close to what we consider stress." Jazz joked with her. "But, really, thank you for your help. We owe you one." 

"Yeah, welcome to the group, Angel!" Sam added and offered her hand. 

"Wow. Thanks guys!" Angelique replied bashfully and shook her hand while the others put their own hands in. 

"Welcome to Team Fenton!" They all told her and threw their hands in the air. 

"WHOO!"

The group laughed and walked out of the Nurse's Office taking their hall passes with them on the way out. 

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The group walked out of the Nurse's Office together. 

"Oh man I needed that today!" Danny declared. "After everything those guys have put us through...it just feels SO nice to finally get some payback! Now they're finally out of our hair and we can actually get through school without looking over our shoulders!" He stretched his arms up and pumped them up. "We are on top of the world!" 

"Feels good to stand up for yourself doesn't it?" Kira asked them. "Sometimes you just have to put a punk in his place."

"Or a group of them in this case." Tucker joked.

"We took them down and our reputations are going to shoot through the roof! We're the New A-Listers and we are going to clean up this school!" Sam added.

"Just be sure you don't let the power go your heads and that you're ready to defend yourselves from whoever comes after you next." Jazz reminded them.

"Let them have their fun. They just beat the biggest bullies in town! I'd say that's cause for celebration." Kira suggested to the group.

"Angelique you are one of the coolest people ever! You are welcome to party with us anytime." Tucker replied with a finger gun and a hand on her arm. Normally, Kira's knee-jerk reaction would have been snap his wrist but she'd grown a lot since the old days and had gotten used to staying in character so she just removed his hand. 

"That's close enough Tuck."

Sam however pulled Tucker into a headlock and gave him a knuckle-headrub. "Personal space, Tucker!" She reminded him in a growly voice. 

"Fine, fine, I got it, I got it, Sam! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Tucker admitted while waving his arms around. 

Angelique just laughed at their antics and Sam released Tucker and the group continued walking and talking with each other.

"So yeah, Sam, I wouldn't mind trying out some of those Vegan Drinks. You know? Take some to a Movie with us? It's cheaper than Soda, right?" Danny asked her.

Sam blushed. "You are SO right! Lets do it! You and me, this weekend, you know, assuming nothing crazy happens."

"And there's never a dull moment in Amity Park!" Jazz joked with the crew.

"Unless you're in Math Class." Danny retorted.

The group shared a laugh before Angelique walked away from the group. "Hey guys! Sorry to dip like this but nature calls. Go on ahead. I'll catch up." 

"Okay then. Laters!" Sam replied and waved goodbye before returning to her conversation with the others. Kira saw her walking closer to Danny before she herself walked away and into The Ladies Room.

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Kira walked into a thankfully empty bathroom and she let out a long sigh as she walked over to the sink and turned it on and began rubbing her hands in the water and splashed it in her face. 

"You feeling alright, kid?" Lily asked her.

"I'm fine. Just give me a minute." Kira replied. She shook her head and placed her hands on the sink. "This never gets any easier."

"That's funny. I'd assumed you'd be used to lying to people by now." 

Kira looked back up and noticed her reflection smiling at her. Unlike Kira's disguise as Angelique, her reflection showed her true stitched together zombified face. "...Hello Mirror."

"Now what's with that greeting? We see each other every time you look at your reflection. This is your own monstrous face looking back at you, Kira. Of course, it's not me your upset with is it? It's yourself. For lying to another group of people who remind you of your old gang, complete with hiding your true monstrous self from them until it's time to kill the big bad scary demon and abandon everyone. Again. Am I on the right track here?"

Of course that was another problem with Mirror. She not only always showed Kira her true self regardless of what disguise she had on but she always voiced Kira's inner fears doubts.

"I just don't like lying to them like this. They're a good bunch of kids. They don't deserve to be deceived and lead by their noses like this." Kira admitted. 

"But it's not all black and white is it?" Mirror asked her. "It's necessary to lie and deceive everyone like this. Can you imagine how they'd react if they saw your real self? If they found out what exactly you do to the demons you defeat? What you are? What you EAT? They'd be disgusted by you! Horrified by you! Danny would take one look at the monster you really are and try to kill you on the spot!"

"Mirror!" Lily growled out a warning to The Reflection. 

"That's the problem with bringing in others into this war. You know you can't trust the other Heroes of the world. Even if you escape from here, word will spread eventually, the other Superheroes will find out about who and what you are and they'll go for the kill. The Superhero types don't care about Undead-Monsters after all. The instant they find out what you are, what you EAT, they'll put a Kill-On-Sight orders on you and where will go when that happens?" 

Kira looked back down at the sink but she could still see Mirror in the reflection of the metal.

"But lets get back to The Kid, Little Danny-Boy, he's certainly talented and experienced, but he's not prepared for The Demonic Abominations you fight on a daily basis. No I don't think he or his allies will survive fighting them and then what will you do? When their mangled corpses litter the battlefield? Will you weep for them while you feast on the demon's brain? Will you bury them to hide your failure? Can you even trust them to fight by your side? No, you're better off handling this yourself like always. Nobody can know your secret. They'll either stab you in the back or try to kill you outright. You cannot trust anyone."

"Mirror Back Off." Lily warned the Reflection Entity for a second time. 

Kira raised a hand up and grabbed a towel.

"You're a monster, Kira, you always have been. You're The Devil Child who allies herself with a legion of Devils and they'll be the only ones you can turn to when everyone else starts gunning for you. You can't even pray to God! The Angels smiting you whenever you ask for a healing magic should be proof of that. Face it, kid, there's one way this ends and it's with you returning to Hell a broken failure."

Kira wiped her face with the towel and looked back up at her. "Are you done? Are you-are you done?" She asked Mirror. "You aren't telling me anything new and it doesn't matter anyway. I am going to save this city, I am going to save the kids and we're going to part as allies, as uneasy as it might be. The Demon in this city, whatever it might be, is going to be just another notch on my belt. Another step on the road to saving my friends. Nothing is going to stand in the way of that and if I have to stand by Archstopholes Incorporated to do so then that's fine by me." She narrowed her eyes. "I know the price I'm paying but they gave me a chance and I won't blow it. I'm a monster? That's fine by me. But in this story the Monster's a Hero." Kira replied while pointing her thumb at herself before lowering it and staring down Mirror. "You say the whole world will become my enemy? Bring it on. It won't change anything. I've always stood with my friends against the greater evils of the world and that hasn't changed. Got that? Earth, Heaven or Hell. It won't change a thing. I'll take them all on to save Mashiro and the others from Eternal Damnation. Even if means I'll have to face it myself. Begone Mirror!" 

Mirror threw her head back and laughed like a Hyena. "Well said, Kiddo, well said. Well said and a response I would expect from you." She looked back down properly at her. "But we'll have to see if you can back up that resolve. We'll be watching."

"Kick back and grab some popcorn then. Because we're going to put on a show." Kira retorted with a smile and balled up the paper towel and tossed it in the trash. 

Mirror bowed and and dropped away leaving Kira with just her reflection. Kira nodded and walked away. She knew that Manea had placed The Mirror Entity in her reflection as a way to test her resolve but Mirror could still cut her deep sometimes. She tried not to let it get to her, she had a mission to focus on after all, but the Reflection's words still hurt. Still she managed to rise above her again this time and Kira couldn't help but be proud of her speech. That one had come straight from the heart after all. 

"I'm proud of you Kira. You held your own, you flexed your resolve and you didn't even break the mirrors this time! Progress!" Lily complimented her.

"We are in public after all. I won't always be able to get away with doing that. Besides, it's better to verbally tell her off and shut her down. It's a better way of standing up for yourself." Kira replied. "But thanks Lily. That means a lot."

"You're welcome Kira Hikaru. Besides, if I'm going to be part of you then I expect you to have that level of resolve or greater. Now lets focus on this job."

"Rest assured, Lily, I will never relinquish my crown or lose my way."