“Of course I knew,” Reyna said flippantly. “And I gave my own apologies, though I don’t believe I hold it to as high a standard as you do. But, I had a gut instinct to call Theta here up, and Mother has always taught me to follow it.”
"Those wells, you consider a superstition, are the only way I get to feel close to mine now a days." Madelyn glanced over to water, "And if she was at the party why didn't you just drag her along with you there was no need for magic summonings." Madelyn mumbled wiping away more of the paint.
“And I won’t fault you for it. Besides, Theta had gone. There’s not much one can do.” Reyna loosed her bright red hair and shook it out a little.
Madelyn turned to the twins, "So what were you two doing at the party?" she said brushing off Reyna's nonchalance about the wells.
“Well, we simply couldn’t mess out on the fun, could we?” The Cheshires answered in their creepy way.
"You know how much I dislike it when you sync up." Madelyn said, "Would you please not do it." She smiled almost pleading, "And I don't think thats your reason."
“We have our reasons.” Cade shrugged.
“We have our reasons.” Chelsea repeated, right after Cade finished.
"That's better and still cryptic," Madelyn mumbled. "I was going to get my cards read how bout you?"
Reyna didn’t answer, not even knowing if Maddie was talking to her or not. She brushed some hair out of her face, eyes flickering between the two.
Well, we were going to take a nap first… “Of course.” Chelsea nodded, “That was our plan exactly.” Cade repeated what Chelsea said in a much quieter voice.
"i was only given one clue maybe it will make some sense to you," She held up the tarot card for the world.
The Cheshires tilted their heads as they studied the card, they eventually stopped tilting their head because if they continued, they would have toppled over. “You should really get it read.” Cade grinned.
Madelyn sighed rather loudly, "the world means ends, concussions, and completing a part of life. It doesn't make sense."
Oliver stood a little off to the side, removing his mask as he ran a hand through his oddly white hair. After a few moments of listening, he began to walk a few steps out towards the small pond where a girl had emerged from. He had never been very talkative, so he supposed that he could just listen from afar.
“You live in Wonderland, I’m surprised you haven’t gotten used to it.” Chelsea chuckled. She started taking off her mask because it made her feel like her vision was limited. Cade also started taking off his mask, the two weren’t syncing their speech up, put their movements and actions were synced up.
"Yeah, the end of the world is a daily occurrence here," Oliver added when he heard Chelsea's comment, turning towards the other's as a faint grin crossed his face. If there was a pair of people that he always got along with, it would be the Cheshire's.
"the the end of the world the of a cycle. In the case of this card it's a good thing. Moving passed obstacles, getting the happy ending , if not a bad thing." Madelyn said, "And even for Cassandra this answer was a little to cryptic for the questions I was asking."
"Getting the happy ending?" Oliver hummed, a thoughtful frown on his face as he repeated what Madelyn had said. Luckily for him, he was used to cryptic things, especially when that was the only way his own father spoke. "Would our parents leaving count as something that would help us start anew?'
"A tower," Madelyn mumbled, "That's what this is a tragedy." She looked down at the card, "I know Cassandra and what she says is rarely what she means."
"So… we need to form a team to stop the apocalypse. Alright." Theta shrugged. "This isn't even the weirdest scenario I've ever been in."
"Who said anything about an apocalypse?" Madelyn asked.
"World ending, a tragedy… sounds legit," Theta said carelessly. "Where do I sign up?"
Oliver chuckled lightly at Theta's response, though when he noticed how serious and thoughtful Madelyn's expression seemed to be, he cut himself off. This seemed to be important, so he tried to act serious…for once.
"A tragedy is personal. It's a punishment for ones own sins. It only happens to those who deserve it." Madelyn said calmly, "An apocalypse dose not discriminate between sinners and saints, old or young, rich or poor, the innocent or the dammed. It's come for everyone, no one can stop it, and certainly none of us would be this composed if it were upon us."
A thick fog begins to coalesce in the graveyard, obscuring the vision of everyone. The shuffling sound of movement can be heard all around and everyone feels the creepy feeling of being watched.