After heading back inside, Larry and Tommy blocked the door while Amy wiped her forehead with sorrow. The three looked outside the windows as they got covered in tons of snow. It seemed as if the group couldn’t get out and found themselves locked inside.

“That was close.” Amy sighed, placing a hand on her beating chest.

“But it looks like there’s no way to get out of here,” Larry mentioned.

“Maybe we shouldn’t worry about that for now. We have a goal, remember?”

“Oh, right.”

“Welcome to the first floor of... whatever this place is. What was it called again?”

The three looked up at a chandelier above the ceiling; there didn’t seem to be anything else visible inside the large white room. Tommy walked forward and looked around. He didn’t watch where he went when he bumped into something, not in his view. Tommy rubbed his head and looked over, noticing a reflection of himself right in front of him.

“What the — is this some Mirror Maze?” Larry questioned, placing a hand on one mirror.

“Oh yeah, the name had something to do with mirrors,” Amy said. “Also, we should tread carefully and not hit any more mirrors.”

As the three strolled around the mirrors, Tommy recollected a time when his aunt took him to a funhouse when he was younger during summer vacation. Amy rolled her eyes, not interested in the subjects he discussed. While Larry seemed slightly intrigued by what Tommy had to say.

The group eventually found a door on the other side of the room and entered it, seeing as how nothing blocked the way to the entrance.

.-.-.-.

Amy, Larry, and Tommy found another white hallway, only for it to be a lot more vertical than horizontal. On the other side, was another door. The area looked to be ordinary, albeit it being suspicious and too comfortable.

“Um, I don’t want to jinx anything...” Larry started.

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“Then, don't speak.” Amy retorted.

“But isn’t it weird that we’re not getting any more challenges? Why is that?”

“Maybe it’s not on their resume?” Tommy guessed, placing a hand on his cheek. “Now that I think about it, I feel like I’ve had this conversation before...”

“No wonder Maggie didn’t want to go on this adventure,” Amy murmured dejectedly.

Larry went closer to the door and glanced over at Amy. “So, do we go in?”

“Seems like we have no other option, but be cautious, ok?”

.-.-.-.

The three opened the door and entered the new room, only to discover another empty hallway. Only this time, light blue instead of white. Why were there small blue rocks around the floors? What were they supposed to be? Obstacles, some form of an enemy, something else entirely?

Abruptly, the door from the other side opened by itself as a beam of light pierced through and hit the wall. More lasers popped out as the group tried their best to avoid getting attacked by them. Soon, the shadow approached out of the door, and before them appeared to be a crystalized robot.

“What’s going on?” Larry questioned, taking a step back. “Why is there a robot here of all places?”

“I don’t know!” Amy yelled out. “Maybe the blue rocks have something to do with it?”

“Do you think those were the remains of the royal guards?”

“Who knows, but let’s take care of this mechanical freak!”

Amy leaped into the air and did a spinning kick on the robot’s head. The robot used its long and stretchy arms to chase after her, who ran away from them. The weapons attacked and hit the dark mirrors from the walls, causing the shards to scatter and the mirror to break and shatter into pieces. Larry and Tommy ducked and covered their heads. The two looked over, finding the not-broken shards have revealed another hidden path inside.

“Whoa, how’d that happen?” Larry inquired, raising his head.

“I got to be honest; I did not see that coming...” Amy replied. Tommy noticed that the hidden path contained a mysterious-looking door. “Ooh, nice find.” She complimented.

“Come on,” Tommy brought up, “Let’s get out of here before—” The robot had other plans as it slammed its arms in front of him.

The robot extracted electricity from its metal arms as it moved closer to the others.

“Figures as much it wouldn’t be so easy.” Amy scoffed, gripping on its arms. “You guys go ahead, and I’ll take care of this bot brain!”

“But are you sure?” Tommy asked.

“You’ll get in the way, go. Don’t worry; I got this.” She finished as she charged off toward the mechanical beast.

Tommy nodded as he and Larry reached the secret door. However, Larry stopped in his place just before Tommy could enter the door. The two looked back, watching Amy continue her fight with the robot.

“Hey, Larry, what’s wrong?” Tommy asked with concern.

“I feel the need to help her out,” Larry replied.

“You do?”

“I don’t want to abandon her and let her handle it all by herself... not again.”

Again? “But how?”

Eventually, Tommy realized what he had to do and left the area as fast as he could.