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Lady Marcy hid underneath the silk covers of her bed. She cuddled the blankets close to her chest and remained as silent and still as she could.
The Core had managed to settle her down some but she was still rightfully terrified. Two members of the resistance had been at that ball and now Olivia and Yunan were missing. Clearly the resistance had gotten in and were planning an attack.
Sasha had warned her about them from the day she’d saved Amphibia from destruction. She told her Andrias was evil and twisted was planning to brainwash her into being his daughter and heir and then have Anne and Sasha “taken care of”. Amphibia would have become a kingdom ruled by a tyrant who would have mind controlled and broken and harmed anyone who did not obey his every command. Pushing Amphibia into a piteous state of penury to keep himself rich and powerful and conditioning all of Amphibia to see the royals as an absolute authority that should be agreed with without question.
The worst part was that all the friends her and Anne had made were in on it. promised they’d live in luxury and riches if they helped with the kings plan. It had started to work to. Marcy saw Andrias like a father before all this had happened. Wether by the mental conditioning she didn’t know her “friends” were putting her through or mind control she did not want to know.
Thank frog Sasha had saved her. Sasha always knew what to do. What was best for her. She had back home and she did here. Sasha was always right. If she just did as she said she’d be fine.
The potions kept her safe and sound and she had Sasha’s eternal protection and friendship. She’d be alright…
Her vision plunged into a room of darkness like a starless sky that flowed into her eyes like pen ink and yet she wasn’t scared. She was relieved for she knew exactly what was happening and where she was going. So as the thirteen orange eyes slowly blinked open staring down at her and engulfing her in an harsh yet comforting ochre light she sat with her legs crossed and looked up at them with a smile.
“Greetings again Wit. We sensed you have a heightened level of anxiety not commonly found in humans. Not to our understanding at least do you require assistance?”
She shook her head as wires zipped down from the top of the void both to monitor and wrap her into a what felt like a warm embrace as she felt an invisible hand softly stroke her hair.
“Ah yes we see the issue. Fear not the resistance can not harm you now little princess. You are under our protection now. We shall alert Sasha to your heightened levels of distress and advise her to meet with you in your quarters. But until that time you have us to comfort you. Relax now young one, we shall not let harm befall you. You are far far to important. Time for you to go back now”
The darkness before her slowly morphed back into her bedroom and she snuggled up peacefully underneath the covers. Peeking out from underneath the duvet with slight hesitation. Before finally emerging from her blanket cocoon. Peaceful as ever.
Blissfully unaware of what her beloved Sashy was up to in the dungeons below her.
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“LET US OUT”
Ivy screeched as she kicked at the bars of her and Maddies prison. Starting daggers at their captor swinging the key to their freedom mockingly in her fingers.
She reached to grab for it reflexes like lightning from her combat lessons with her mother, but Sasha’s were quicker and she snatched it away laughing at them tauntingly as she did.
“I don’t think so brats. You tried to take my Mar-Mar away from me. Away from the safety only I can provide for her. I’m the only one who knows how to protect her”
The yellow froglet lashed out to attack the tyrannical Queen but she dodged each one of her attempts. It was not a hard feat seeing as she was impaired by the metal rails that kept them confined to this hell.
“You can’t keep Marcy locked away forever!! That’s wrong and you know it!”
She desperately tried to reason, but Sasha only rolled her eyes and gave what Ivy could only describe as a laugh fit for a supervillain.
“It’s for her own good and she knows it. Sure Mar-Mar needs a little… help to understand that’s what’s best for her but now we can keep her safe and happy forever and ever”
For a second… a fleeting second that passed by so quickly that if she’d blinked at that exact moment she would have missed it entirely. Both of Sasha’s ocean blue eyes glowed a bright and sickening orange that took up the entirety of her pupils as an insane smile painted her face.
“The thing is kid, we’ve already won. In just two weeks Marcy will be ours forever. We are on the way to deal with Andrias as we speak and you two brats are to be fitted with collars immediately”
She snapped her fingers at frobot who appeared dutifully at her side holding two new mind control collars in its hands. Swirling with a horrid purple liquid held in glass cases around a black onside base adorned with violet markings.
“Sasha! I know you’re working with something and whatever it’s telling you it’s not true”
Maddie said, contributing to the conversation for the first time. She had been studying her behaviour to see what was wrong.
“I can help you if something is making you do this. If there’s something hurting you but you have to let us out”
She reasoned. A hopeful look in her eyes. Sasha was mean and manipulative and egotistical sure, but this was to far even for her.
Unfortunately it seemed she was too far gone. Whatever had done this to her. Sasha Waybright was beyond the point of no return and soon Marcy would be to.
Sasha said nothing she only laughed with insanity and snapped at the Frobot once more.
The collars fastened around their necks.
And then their minds went blank.
Sasha ordered them to follow.
And they did, without a second thought.