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Chapter 3: A Kind of Pale Jewel
Elsewhere, Years Ago
Running… running, that’s all that the sixteen-year-old has been doing for hours now. The only scenery to be seen was the brick walls and floors and the occasional moss.
With a gasp, the girl stopped and hunched over, attempting to regain her breath.
“I fucking hate this place already…” She grumbled as she straightened herself up, moving her shoulder-length brown hair out of her face, “Can’t wait to get my brother out of here.” She mumbled before continuing down the path in front of her, hoping that she was going the right way.
~~~
Storybrooke, Maine
“I can’t fucking believe it!!” Kat cried out as she threw her duffle onto a bed. She had just got her and Kyle a room at the only inn in Storybrooke after she had found out the news, “Two weeks! Two goddamn weeks until the bike is fixed. And that’s minimum!”
“Kat, I’m just as annoyed about this as you, but do you mind not shouting so loud.” Kyle responded as he placed his duffel on the other bed in the room.
“Sorry, Kyle,” Kat apologized, “But this doesn’t change the fact that we’re stuck here for two weeks.”
“There goes my spot on the team.” Kyle sighed, “And uncle Tobi is too busy with his job to pick us up.”
“Sorry, Kyle.”
“Not your fault,” Kyle shrugged as he plopped down on the bed he claimed as his, “So now what?”
Kat shrugged as she unzipped her duffle, “Dunno, probably just hang around town until my bike’s fixed.”
“Just great…”
~~~
“Mother fucker!” The curse was heard loud and clear in the Oubliette as a large metal contraption appear before two figures.
“It’s the Cleaners!” The shorter figure called out, scared, before turning around, “RUN!”
“No need to tell me twice!” The teenager, who had cursed earlier, responded as the two ran, trying to find a way out of the Cleaner’s path. They were running for several minutes, but no luck in finding any nooks or crannies they could duck into to get away from the dangerous machine.
As they continued to run, the teen noticed that a section of the wall a bit up ahead from them looked different from the rest. “Hoggle, over there!” The brunette pointed out the wall to him. The two sped up a bit and then proceeded to ram into the wall, trying to knock it down.
No luck.
“Damn it.” She cursed before ramming into it again.
No luck, once more. The Cleaners was almost there.
“C’mon, c’mon!” She cried out before ramming it with all her might.
CRACK!
The wall fell down, and due to the laws of physics, the two fell down with it as they were against the wall when it fell. Quickly, the teen, who was much taller than Hoggle, pulled her legs towards her body just in time as the Cleaners drove past them.
“Fricken ‘ell.” She mumbled as she ran a hand through her hair before looking around the alcove that the two had ended up in. She grinned at the object she saw leaning against the back wall to her right. “A ladder! We get the hell outta this place and back into the maze.”
As she got to her feet, she heard the male next to her grumble, “It’s a labyrinth, not a maze.”
~~~
The Willis siblings laughed as they entered the diner. The two had just been watching a cartoon on the elder siblings laptop before they exited their room to get lunch. The two walked over to counter and sat down. After a few moments of them looking at the menu, a waitress came over to take their order.
“What can I get you?” A young woman with red streaks in her hair asked the duo.
“A cheeseburger and a coke please.” Kyle ordered.
“A BLT with a iced tea.” Kat responded a moment later.
“Alright, coming right up.” The waitress smiled before walking off.
After she walked away, the siblings began to chat again, about really nothing at all. They were happy to spend time with each other, something that they didn’t get to do much due to their lives. After a few minutes, the happy chatter became playful arguments.
“Nuh-uh.”
“Yeah.”
“No way.”
“Yes way.”
“I don’t think you could,” Kyle responded with a grin.
“Well I can,” Kat smirked.
“Then prove it, right here, right now.”
“Fine, I will,” Kat huffed before going through her purse and bringing out four somewhat-heavy glass balls, about the size of her fist each. With practiced ease, she began to roll them elegantly around her hands and arms, rarely letting them move off of her body.
“Wow!” At that exclamation, Kat, who had all four balls in a single hand at the moment, dropped them, not having expected the exclamation.
CLACK!! CLACK!! CLACK!! CRACK!!
“Crap.” Kat muttered as she looked at the ground. Three of the balls landed safely on the ground, but the fourth ball ended up cracking, though thankfully not shattering.
“Oh, I’m sorry.” Looking at the source of the voice, Kat realized it was a girl, about ten years old. She had golden blonde hair, brown eyes and was wearing a school uniform.
“It’s alright, no foul,” Kat shrugged, the girl looked sad that she caused her to drop them. Carefully, she scooted off the stool and knelt down to pick up the balls.
“I’ve never seen anyone do something like that before,” The girl said in amazement.
“It’s contact juggling. It’s kind of difficult to do, even with just a single ball.” Kat explained as she placed the last of the glass balls into her bag.
“Could you possibly teach me?” She asked, “It looked really amazing, I would love to learn how to do that.”
“Umm,” Kat frowned, she knew she could teach, after all she was a fencing instructor, but she didn’t know if she’d be able to teach the girl how to contact juggle.
“Please, oh please,” The girl begged. For some reason, looking at the girl, Kat felt herself having a hard time saying no to her.
“Alright, but I’m only gonna be here for two weeks. If you don’t learn it by the end of that time, I can’t help you anymore.” Kat said.
“Oh, thank you! Thank you!” The girl cheered, wrapping her arms around Kat’s waist while the twenty-seven year-old stood awkwardly. “I’m Paige by the way.”
“Nice to meet you, Paige,” Kat said as she was released from the hug, “I’m Kat.”
Elsewhere, Years Ago
Running… running, that’s all that the sixteen-year-old has been doing for hours now. The only scenery to be seen was the brick walls and floors and the occasional moss.
With a gasp, the girl stopped and hunched over, attempting to regain her breath.
“I fucking hate this place already…” She grumbled as she straightened herself up, moving her shoulder-length brown hair out of her face, “Can’t wait to get my brother out of here.” She mumbled before continuing down the path in front of her, hoping that she was going the right way.
~~~
Storybrooke, Maine
“I can’t fucking believe it!!” Kat cried out as she threw her duffle onto a bed. She had just got her and Kyle a room at the only inn in Storybrooke after she had found out the news, “Two weeks! Two goddamn weeks until the bike is fixed. And that’s minimum!”
“Kat, I’m just as annoyed about this as you, but do you mind not shouting so loud.” Kyle responded as he placed his duffel on the other bed in the room.
“Sorry, Kyle,” Kat apologized, “But this doesn’t change the fact that we’re stuck here for two weeks.”
“There goes my spot on the team.” Kyle sighed, “And uncle Tobi is too busy with his job to pick us up.”
“Sorry, Kyle.”
“Not your fault,” Kyle shrugged as he plopped down on the bed he claimed as his, “So now what?”
Kat shrugged as she unzipped her duffle, “Dunno, probably just hang around town until my bike’s fixed.”
“Just great…”
~~~
“Mother fucker!” The curse was heard loud and clear in the Oubliette as a large metal contraption appear before two figures.
“It’s the Cleaners!” The shorter figure called out, scared, before turning around, “RUN!”
“No need to tell me twice!” The teenager, who had cursed earlier, responded as the two ran, trying to find a way out of the Cleaner’s path. They were running for several minutes, but no luck in finding any nooks or crannies they could duck into to get away from the dangerous machine.
As they continued to run, the teen noticed that a section of the wall a bit up ahead from them looked different from the rest. “Hoggle, over there!” The brunette pointed out the wall to him. The two sped up a bit and then proceeded to ram into the wall, trying to knock it down.
No luck.
“Damn it.” She cursed before ramming into it again.
No luck, once more. The Cleaners was almost there.
“C’mon, c’mon!” She cried out before ramming it with all her might.
CRACK!
The wall fell down, and due to the laws of physics, the two fell down with it as they were against the wall when it fell. Quickly, the teen, who was much taller than Hoggle, pulled her legs towards her body just in time as the Cleaners drove past them.
“Fricken ‘ell.” She mumbled as she ran a hand through her hair before looking around the alcove that the two had ended up in. She grinned at the object she saw leaning against the back wall to her right. “A ladder! We get the hell outta this place and back into the maze.”
As she got to her feet, she heard the male next to her grumble, “It’s a labyrinth, not a maze.”
~~~
The Willis siblings laughed as they entered the diner. The two had just been watching a cartoon on the elder siblings laptop before they exited their room to get lunch. The two walked over to counter and sat down. After a few moments of them looking at the menu, a waitress came over to take their order.
“What can I get you?” A young woman with red streaks in her hair asked the duo.
“A cheeseburger and a coke please.” Kyle ordered.
“A BLT with a iced tea.” Kat responded a moment later.
“Alright, coming right up.” The waitress smiled before walking off.
After she walked away, the siblings began to chat again, about really nothing at all. They were happy to spend time with each other, something that they didn’t get to do much due to their lives. After a few minutes, the happy chatter became playful arguments.
“Nuh-uh.”
“Yeah.”
“No way.”
“Yes way.”
“I don’t think you could,” Kyle responded with a grin.
“Well I can,” Kat smirked.
“Then prove it, right here, right now.”
“Fine, I will,” Kat huffed before going through her purse and bringing out four somewhat-heavy glass balls, about the size of her fist each. With practiced ease, she began to roll them elegantly around her hands and arms, rarely letting them move off of her body.
“Wow!” At that exclamation, Kat, who had all four balls in a single hand at the moment, dropped them, not having expected the exclamation.
CLACK!! CLACK!! CLACK!! CRACK!!
“Crap.” Kat muttered as she looked at the ground. Three of the balls landed safely on the ground, but the fourth ball ended up cracking, though thankfully not shattering.
“Oh, I’m sorry.” Looking at the source of the voice, Kat realized it was a girl, about ten years old. She had golden blonde hair, brown eyes and was wearing a school uniform.
“It’s alright, no foul,” Kat shrugged, the girl looked sad that she caused her to drop them. Carefully, she scooted off the stool and knelt down to pick up the balls.
“I’ve never seen anyone do something like that before,” The girl said in amazement.
“It’s contact juggling. It’s kind of difficult to do, even with just a single ball.” Kat explained as she placed the last of the glass balls into her bag.
“Could you possibly teach me?” She asked, “It looked really amazing, I would love to learn how to do that.”
“Umm,” Kat frowned, she knew she could teach, after all she was a fencing instructor, but she didn’t know if she’d be able to teach the girl how to contact juggle.
“Please, oh please,” The girl begged. For some reason, looking at the girl, Kat felt herself having a hard time saying no to her.
“Alright, but I’m only gonna be here for two weeks. If you don’t learn it by the end of that time, I can’t help you anymore.” Kat said.
“Oh, thank you! Thank you!” The girl cheered, wrapping her arms around Kat’s waist while the twenty-seven year-old stood awkwardly. “I’m Paige by the way.”
“Nice to meet you, Paige,” Kat said as she was released from the hug, “I’m Kat.”
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