I ran fast back to the area I had seen the Queen what seemed like only seconds before. The cards were all scattered and running rampant in circles. I wanted to set them all on fire for making such a scene, but this wasn't the time or place.....
"You there! Knave, stop!" I shouted pointing at a very spastic looking card. Irony had a kick in the pants as I realized it was the one who had tried to inhibit me from seeing the Queen earlier.
"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT ACE!" the card yelled at me angrily."IF YOU HAD NEVER COME..." The weakling broke down and burst into more tears. Yep he was going down then next time I saw him....it wasn't the time and place...it wasn't the time and place.....
"Calm yourself!" I growled. "So the Queen is indeed dead? This is what you are saying? With your own eyes you witnessed this?"
"That's right..." The card cried. Ok this was too much...I felt my eye twitch. "And its...all...your...."
"HER HEAD!!" One screamed in the background..."Our DEAR QUEEN!!!" I sighed realizing that this chaos was pointless and was not getting anywhere fast. If this kept up it would drag me further into this.
I looked at RaXi. "This is bad. Now this world's balance will be shifted. The only order there was...destroyed. They really aren't playing around here," I said darkly. "Nevertheless...it serves no purpose for us to remain any longer."
I took a few steps fowards and grabbed RaXi by the shoulder. "Come RaXi. There's much to do."
RaXi nodded, but I was already lost in questions of what to do. We walked to the clearing, but I was trying desperately to find a way out of this and reestablish the order in the chaotic Wonderland.....it seemed hopelessly impossible at this point.
"Triskix." RaXi started. "You said they sent out others to destroy our members. But to what end? I mean...they've already failed in that respect once...and yet...they repeat their mistake again...Unless...they mean only to..."
"Distract us and cause more rampant chaos within the worlds." I finished. That was bluntly obvious at this point and the idea of it vexed me. "It has to be. They must have another purpose. Just as they did here." I stopped, but then began walking again. "We should go."
"Wait." RaXi started. "One more thing."
I stopped and looked at RaXi.
"Why were you sent here in the first place?" RaXi started.
I stopped completely. She really was trying to drown herself now wasn't she?
"What task did the Leader assign you...he knows more than he's telling...doesn't he? You know more than you admit...tell me...I can help you." RaXi said.
I felt a need to walk away instantly. I didn't want to get into this, but I knew that the more I tried to bury it the more RaXi or Lexian or Nyx would dig it up and throw it at me. RaXi surprised me by continuing before I had answered.
"And that's not all...while I wouldn't dare dwell on it...I also believe you know that Minx child as well...care to share with me?" RaXi asked.
I felt my face pale. RaXi had backed me into a corner that I could get out of. How had she read me so much to know about Minx? I took a breath and tried to calm down but it only continued to throw my nerves into disarray. I felt the Leader running through my mind as well. He seemed very angry for some reason and was ready to tear me apart. I pushed him away as well.
"For your first question.....The Leader wanted me to use the Queen to get at Organization Zero.... that's the rial group's name...," I started, "I knew the Queen personally for a while in the ten years that everyone has been away from the castle.....the Leader found evidence that the Queen and Organization Zero were connected.....so he wanted to use me to get information...."
"So you were trying to get information.....but..." RaXi started.
"But Minx ruined it...or rather......the Queen made it impossible for her to live by connecting herself to Zero...." I felt myself sigh involuerantlarily. "And as for Minx.....she's a different matter all together..."
"How do you know her?" RaXi asked, "A friend of yours during the ten years?"
"No," I answered, "I kept myself away from everything during the ten years....Minx....is...I guess the best word would be a sister....but neither of us are really related."
"What do you mean?" RaXi asked, "Nobodies aren't related. Just as you said Nobodies aren't born their made. Nobodies don't have family....."
"Well....heh.....you know.....Ari.....had family...."
"Triskix," RaXi said sharply and I could tell she was ready to hit me.
"But....mabye you never though......but Kristian had family too..." I continued unphased. "And he had....a sister....named Nim.....Nimra was her full name, but she despised it and had everyone call her Nim...." I stopped and took a breath.
"And Minx is Nim's nobody," RaXi finished.
"Yep," I answered, "But I don't know how Minx came into being....I was sure that Nim would never lose her heart....so it is a question....of......" I stopped again.
"Of how," RaXi continued.
"Ya," I answered, "And so....in a sense. Minx is my sister."
"Triskix....when you were fighting earlier.....you looked ready to kill.....and you knew Minx was Nim's nobody....."
"I know," I answered, "I'm kinda at a cross right now....part of me demands that Minx be destroyed......but another part keeps seeing Nim.....it is annoying to say the least.."
