Antidote

Hyde without a Jekyll: *A very small girl in a mound of clothing is banging on Catt's door.* CATT!! I KNOW YOUR IN THERE OPEN UP!!!

Catt Hatter:  *Sozo, now very small and confused, was curled up on the bed hugging the (now enormously) oversized shirt around his tiny body when a pounding came at the door.  Crap, someone's here . He thought grumpily. He considered hiding under the bed and waiting until they left. But before he could move the red velvet curtain that covered the back wall bulged, the telltale sign that Catt had just used time travel to cheat the universe again. She stepped out from behind the curtain carrying an armload of variously coloured vials and gave Sozo an appraising look.* It got you too I see. *She said quietly so as not to be heard by the young girl on the other side of the door.* But not you , *Sozo grumbled back with thinly veiled resentment,*  as usual. Yeah. *She said, brushing the comment on the recurring oddity aside.* Listen, if you want to return to your proper age  though I don't know why you'd want that,  I need you to answer the door, and tell her that I'm in the kitchen. *Sozo harrumphed as he slid off the bed and glared at Catt. She had always been taller than him, but now instead of four inches it was closer to two feet. His head didn't even clear her shoulders anymore!* Fine. *He mumbled, shuffling over to the door as Catt ducked behind the battered armoire. Sozo had been traveling with Catt long enough to know she wasn't they type to bait people into pointless action, and she always had a good reason for her instructions. She was as trustworthy, as she was irritating. He adjusted the shirt to make sure he was covered decently, and opened the door enough to stick his tiny face through.* She's not here. *He said gruffly to the girl, she seemed familiar. Upon a second look over and sniff, he recognised her as the girl who had invaded the Society some time ago but only made her presence known more recently.* Oh, it's you. *Sozo let the door ease open a bit further,*  What do you want her for?

Hyde without a Jekyll:  Sozo? *The girl ask surprised seeing the tiny boy. Her physical form (and mental state) was still visibly shifting back and forth, unbeknownst to her.*

Catt Hatter:  *He sighed irritatedly,*  Yes, it's me. Now why are you looking for Catt? *The way her body was morphing back and forth between what appeared to be two girls, was odd. However odd was commonplace here.*  And why's your body shifting back 'n forth like that?

Hyde without a Jekyll:  Shifting? *she looks at her hands which to her just looks like hands of a child.* Oh! I don't have time for this!! *She grows impatient with her self.* TIME!! I have to find Catt to get some materials from her! Just tell me where she is!!

Catt Hatter:  *Sozo flinched at her shouting.*  She's in the kitchen. *He said, and abruptly shut the door in her face.*

Hyde without a Jekyll:  *The girl promptly runs off down the halls to the kitchen as fast as her little legs could carry her. She bursts through the doors of the kitchen and yells.* CATT!!

Catt Hatter:  nGAAH! *Catt exclaimed, nearly dropping the bread tray she'd just pulled out of the oven. Upon entering the room Not-Allison was met by the smell of freshly baked bread emanating from the loaves and buns that covered nearly every counter.* The heck kid!? You can't just go barging into rooms yelling at the top of your voice like that! You startled me! *Catt scolded, turning to set the tray down on the island as she gently kicked the oven door closed. She looked down at the girl over the bread laden counter, fully her usual height and apparent age.* Hang on, Alli? *Catt asked, befuddlement tracing its way onto her face. She recognized the two tone hair and eyes, even though they were shifting constantly between her friend's normal look and what she could only assume was the notably absent 'Allison.'* What happened to you?

Hyde without a Jekyll:  NEX! *Not-Allison is becoming increasingly panicked and stressed by all the time travel mumbo jumbo that she's trying to avoid and address as she's unsure on how Catt's time travel works. She begins to talk quickly barely taking breaths and somehow not passing out. Occasionally she'll begin shouting and then quite down to her normal volume followed by more shouting.*  Now I don't think we have much time...UGH TIME!!! But Nex turned me, Dreamer, herself and God knows who else into children! CHILDREN! I MEAN MY CLOTHES WERE LARGE BEFORE BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS!! *she flaps the coat arms like giant wings*  Anyways she also destroyed her chemistry set, which could make the cure, in the process and currently they're trying to gather the ingredients they obtained here, in this dimension, for the cure but they have other ingredients from other dimensions and I was hoping that since you could do Catt magic-science-time-dimensional-stuff so you could help get this problem fixed and return everyone to normal. I don't think I broke any time laws as Nex, Dreamer, and Sozo don't know what I'm doing, so I'm hoping you can still use what ever you use to help fix this mess without time travel interference. I HATE TIME TRAVEL!!! By the way after I left Nex and Dreamer I went to your room to see if you were there and I saw Sozo and he told me to come here and that's how I found you here so you know my timeline if that helps. *she pants a bit from all the running and speed talking.*

Catt Hatter:  *Catt waited for the miniaturized Not-Allison (or maybe it is Allison?) to finish her hysteric rant before walking around the table and shoving a small bun, still pleasantly warm from the oven, into the girl's panting mouth.* Calm down, if there's one thing we've got a lot of it's time. Yes knowing your timeline helps, I don't know of any 'time laws' and it's not "Catt magic-science-time-dimensional-stuff." It's called "Quantumtemporal Fluxdisplacementology," the Time Creases happened by accident. *Catt explained as Allison chewed on the bread.* Once you've finished, tell me how long ago the chemistry set was broken and where the other dimensional ingredients were kept.

Hyde without a Jekyll:  *The small girl worriedly chewed on the bread to calm her nerves.* It's been about 25 to 30 minutes since the explosion... *she chews on the bread some more staring hard at Catt.* Did the smoke not make it down to the kitchen, because you seem to be unaffected?

Catt Hatter:  *Catt nodded as Alli told her the timing. So I should use the 1:16 Crease just to be safe.*  Smoke? You mean that nasty pink stuff that floated through here a while ago? I thought something had happened to the bread.

Hyde without a Jekyll:  *She nods and chews on the fresh bread some more.* That pink smoke caused this...how come it didn't affect you?

Catt Hatter:  Dunno, stuff like that tends not to affect me though. *Catt sighed, a shadow of melancholy falling across her usually cheerful face.* Though this time, I almost wish it had...

Hyde without a Jekyll:  *She stopped eating the bread and looked at Catt curiously.* Why is that?

Catt Hatter:  I think it's the hatt. *She sighed again, her gaze resting on the floor.* To be honest, if the lead fragments weren't liable to cause further damage to my brain,  or interfere with my lack of fear  as it changed sizes, I'd go back and let the smoke change me. The trouble is, in order to do that I'd have to take off the hatt and it's kinda keeping me from dying of brain damage. So yeah...that's out.

Hyde without a Jekyll:  oh...*She looks at the floor.* What if you had Hen take the fragment out? Then you could be this small...though I don't know why you would want to.

Catt Hatter:  It wouldn't heal in time. *She said shaking her head.* I, would... *she sighed.* I've only ever been 16 and three quarter years old.

Hyde without a Jekyll:  I'm sure Nex and Dreamer could recreate this but in a more controlled fashion. *a cloud of confusion casts a shadow over her face.* But I don't understand what you mean by you've "only ever been 16 and three quarters."

Catt Hatter:  *The trouble with accidents is that they're rather difficult to reproduce.Catt thought to herself before grumbling.* I mean I woke up in a junkyard cave knowing how old I was and haven't aged since...

Hyde without a Jekyll:  That's...unusual. *She said trying to think of something to say*

Catt Hatter:  Singular, as far as I've seen. But we have more pressing matters to attend to, *Catt said, shaking off the sullen mood.* Do you know what ingredients Nex was using for the smoke thing?

Hyde without a Jekyll:  ...Oh yah! *She rummages around in her satchel and produces a list of ingredients that she got from Nex before storming out.* Here you go. *She hands the list to Catt.*

Catt Hatter:  *Catt hurriedly grabbed the list and told Sort-of-Allison to wait there until she got back with the ingredients before taking off for her room.*

Hyde without a Jekyll:  *Sort-of-Allison grabbed many loaves of bread before walking out of the kitchen to pace in an attempt to calm her nerves.*

Miss Jekyll and Miss Hyde:  Nex ran in looking rough like she had been in a fight. Her hair was short in ragged in burned in some places. "I got the chemicals" She said. "We need to come up with a reversal"

Hyde without a Jekyll:  *Not-Allison was frantically pacing through the halls waiting for Catt to come back with the ingredients. She was nervously chewing on the loaves of bread Catt had made.* YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW THAT!?! *She swallowed the bite she had just taken and in a calmer voice said.* Catt should be back soon with the items you need.

Miss Jekyll and Miss Hyde:  "I need to do it soon i can feel my memories ebbing away and look" Nex said pointing to her arm it started to look slightly transparent. "I'm fading. I don't belong in this form"

Hyde without a Jekyll:    FADING!?! IS THIS PERMANENT?!? AM I GOING TO DIE?? *She stopped and though about what she just said.*...I'm going to die... *She looked at Dreamer* ...and you're going to live.

Miss Jekyll and Miss Hyde:  Dreamer had just ran in carrying a bag and her eyes widened seeing Nex. "Oh gods" She said horrified. Nex nodded sadly. "unless we don't reverse this"

Hyde without a Jekyll:  ...you're going to live... *she kept looking at Dreamer and began to smile*...she's going to live...

Miss Jekyll and Miss Hyde:  "This IS NOT good! Dreamer called grabbing Nex and running toward there room.

Hyde without a Jekyll:''  *The girl watches them leave. Just a few more hours and I'll stop existing...and then Allison can come back...and then things will go back to the way they should be. She smiles at this thought and ''walks down the hall to her room to prepare for Allison's arrival.*

Miss Jekyll and Miss Hyde:  Dreamer and Nex got to work quickly working on a reversal. It was the first time they had worked together in a long time.

Catt Hatter:  *Just then Catt walked in, fully her normal size and carrying several vials and assorted jars. * I got the stuff! Oh, hi Dreamer, Nex.

Miss Jekyll and Miss Hyde:  "Hi" Dreamer said quickly and Nex finished the product and it seemed to smoke. "Alright let's hope this works." She said. "Wait your normal size?!" Dreamer yelled when she turned back to her current age along with Nex.

Catt Hatter:  Yeah. *Catt sighed, looking at the ground.* Looks like I missed being part of this rewind.

Miss Jekyll and Miss Hyde:  "No you just got here as we finished it" Dreamer said.

Catt Hatter:  I mean that I, *sigh* Never mind. I'm glad you were able to make the antidote. Here's your stuff. *Catt shoved some bread trays out of the way and set down the equipment.*

Miss Jekyll and Miss Hyde:  "Oh!" Dreamer said blinking.

Catt Hatter:  Yeah. I went back in time to grab your ingredients, it was Not-Allison's idea. *Catt looked around.* Speaking of, where is she?

Miss Jekyll and Miss Hyde:  Nex shrugged.

Catt Hatter:  Do you think the antidote would reach her room from here? *Catt asked urgently, grabbing her by the shoulders.*

Miss Jekyll and Miss Hyde:  "We can make a another one." Nex said.

Catt Hatter:  Do it! I- we've got to get it to her right away!

Miss Jekyll and Miss Hyde:  Dreamer poured in the stuff but held off putting in the last chemical.

Catt Hatter:  That the last ingredient? *Catt asked, pointing to the last container in Dreamer's hand.*

Miss Jekyll and Miss Hyde:  "It causes the smoke." Dreamer said.

Catt Hatter:  I'll take that as a 'yes.' *She said, making to grab the two beakers and run off to Sort-of-Allison's room. With her current mindset there was no time to lose.* (Note: Catt overheard the Narrators talking about Not-Allison's mental state)

'''Hyde without a Jekyll:'''  *Sort-of-Allison was in a giddy state smiling and laughing. She had cleaned the room and was currently writing letters to Allison; explaining everything that had happen, where they were, who she was, etc.*

'''Catt Hatter:'''  Alli! *Catt called, letting herself into the room. She caught sight of the little girl and visibly relaxed.* Oh thank goodness, you're still here! Nex and Dreamer managed to make the antidote!

'''Hyde without a Jekyll:'''  *She doesn't turn around be continues writing.* Good! Nex and Dreamer should take it before Nex disappears. Now, please leave as I'm very busy!

'''Catt Hatter:'''  They already have, I'm here to give you yours. *Catt said a note of urgency underlining her tone.*

'''Hyde without a Jekyll:'''  *The girl put her pencil down and turned her head to glare at Catt harshly with a cold eye (orange one is still just as dead as ever though flickers of life almost can be seen behind it for a second at times.) and flatly says* No.

'''Catt Hatter:'''  No? *Catt asked. Not that she didn't see this coming, sometimes she was glad she could hear the plans being made for her world.*

'''Hyde without a Jekyll:'''  No. *She repeated and anger creeped into her expression.* Now Go AWAY!

'''Catt Hatter:'''  Not on your life! You won't help Allison by disappearing! * Catt snapped in response, checking to make sure the window was closed and locked.* You're wanting to help her right?

'''Hyde without a Jekyll:'''  *Sort-of-Allison stood up a growl rising in from her throat.* YOU DON'T GET IT! SHE ISN'T HERE BECAUSE I AM AND IF I DISAPPEAR THEN SHE COMES BACK!

'''Catt Hatter:'  She isn't here because she doesn't want'' to be! Have you even once heard her speak to you in your head? No! She hasn't been talking because there's nothing there to talk! *As she spoke, Catt angrily marched around so she was between the screaming child and the door, making sure she kept facing the girl.* HJ7 doesn't create a new personality, it cuts it half! Don't you get it? You are all of Allison that survived!

'''Hyde without a Jekyll:'''  *Tears began to well in her eyes and her voice wobbled.* S-She's dead?...NO! *She wiped the tears away remembering the words of Hen, Dreamer, etc.* THEY SAID SHE WOULD COME BACK! YOU'RE WRONG! SHE'S GOING TO COME BACK!

'''Catt Hatter:'''  I never said she was dead! *Catt said, desperately backpedaling. She didn't mean to make her cry!* It's more like she's in a coma, and comas are the way a body heals itself from a horrendous trauma or terrible injury. If you pull her out too soon, you could hurt her even worse! Irreparably even! Please, I know you want her back. But forcing won't end well for either of you!

'''Hyde without a Jekyll:'''  *The tears begin to flow from her blue eye.* SHE'S BEEN IN A COMA FOR 4 YEARS! I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING TO HEAL HER! EVERYTHING! IF SHE'S NOT BACK, IT'S NOT BECAUSE SHE'S STILL HEALING...*she looked down at the ground, salty tears splashing against the floor.* ...It's cause I'm in her way...

'''Catt Hatter:'''  ... *Catt looked down at the sobbing girl. She knelt down and looked up into her tear streaked face.* Are you still in pain? Some people get hurt so badly that it takes them decades to heal enough to wake up. If you're still in pain, then she's probably not better yet. If she was, she would be able to push you out of the way, don't you think? Was she not strong enough to do that?

'''Hyde without a Jekyll:'''  *She sniffs.* ...I don't know why she would...It's not like there's anything left of her life to come back to...

'''Catt Hatter:'''  What about your life? You have a place with all of us here at the Society. If there's nothing left of Allison's life, *Catt pulled the small girl into a warm embrace and let her cry into her shoulder.* why are you so adamant to give it back? Why give back nothing?

'''Hyde without a Jekyll:'''  I-I thought if I destroyed all the things that weren't good for her, she would come back...I killed her master...I burned down that hell of a house...I finished her work...*she sniffs*...I destroyed it all and she didn't come back...M-Maybe it's the Silver Feather Men, but I'm--We're here in this safe place...They can't touch either of us here... *she grew silent for a long time.* ...She wanted to die. For it to all the pain to end. ...But that night she made me...that night she disappeared...the pain only got worse. I want--Need to show her that the pain stops. That she can come back and live. That there's reasons to live...*she grips her chest.* ...I need for the pain--my pain to end.

'''Catt Hatter:'''  Well, I think that might be your problem. *Catt murmured, gently stroking the girl's back.* You can't very well make someone believe something you don't, especially when the person you're trying to convince is a part of you. Everyone wants the pain to stop, sometimes it hurts so bad, you don't think it's worth waiting for it to get better. But you don't have to face it alone, and if you want to convince Allison that life is worth coming back for and living. I think you'll need to start believing it yourself first. *Her throat was starting to ache. It was too late to back out now, it had been too late when she mixed the chemicals together and left them on the ground before coming over to hold her friend. Now the antidote's green smoke had nearly filled the room. She kept holding on to her friend, standing as Not-Allison returned to normal size. Catt's voice was a hoarse whisper as she buried her face in her friend's shoulder.* I'm sorry.

'''Hyde without a Jekyll:'''  *The girl stood there arms hanging by her sides as Catt held her. Her eyes were shut tight as tears, silently, fell from them. Her next words were barely audible* …I want to die… * This was the first time she had admitted it to herself. She did want to die. She wanted to die so badly. She wanted it all to end. The constant physical pain to end. The constant mental and emotional torment to end. The joy to end. The fear to end. The hope to end. She wanted it all to disappear with her. The Silver Feather Men, the killing, the torture, even Allison to just disappear. It was so much...too much. Saying words like “disappearing” made less real. She knew she couldn’t kill her body as it would kill her beloved Allison…but if she just “disappeared”… it would be okay. Allison would still live. She’s tried to get over it. Tried to conquer the pain and emotions. Understand them. That’s why she killed all of them. Allison’s master, the other maids, those who walked in to the abandon warehouses where she lived for a time, and those she tortured to suicide. She was freeing them all from their pains. Those she tortured, she studied. She wanted to understand how the fear, the pain, the hope worked. If she could understand it then maybe she could stop it in herself. When her victims would finally beg for death and ready to take their own lives, to end the pain, she would let them. Who was she to stop them? Who was she to prevent it, what even she wanted for herself? So she let them take that knife and plunge it into their hearts. They always looked so relieved…relieved for all eternity. She wanted to put this all in words. To tell all of it all to Catt. To make her understand. To let her finally die. But sorrow and grief had gripped her throat closed and only tears were allowed to escape. Unknown to her, the antidote had finished it's work and the girl was now full size.*

Catt Hatter:  Shh... I know, *The whispers of Not-Allison's past pervaded Catt's mind despite her efforts to ignore them. Why did they (Narrators) have to keep saying her ''name! ''So many lives, she wondered- No. Now was not the time to be selfish. She had already done that, and was sure she'd reap the consequences soon enough. She would deserve it too... Her eyes, pressed shut against her friend's shoulder, were barely shedding tears as she clung to the girl. She wanted to cry for her, to fully weep with her, to show her she understood, but she didn't know how. Her breathing was ragged, but the tears wouldn't fall properly and freely, as she wished them to.* I know, and I'm sorry. I'm so sorry! *She squeezed the girl tightly as her words caught in her throat and threatened to choke her.*

'''Hyde without a Jekyll:'''  *She hugged Catt tightly, gripping her coat, and crying into her shoulder. The girl was happy to share the pain, even if it was just through a hug. She didn't know why Catt was apologizing, it wasn't her fault Allison was gone and even so the pain would end soon enough and Allison would finally come back. The world was going to be right again…all she needed to do was wait. *

'''Catt Hatter:'''  *Trying to put off the inevitable as long as she could, Catt let them stay there. Holding each other and crying on one another's shoulders. Who knew if Alli would ever allow Catt to hug her again, or let her be in the same room ever again. She would open her eyes only to see the betrayal, and Catt would see the hurt she had caused. And she knew she would deserve whatever happened next.*

'''Hyde without a Jekyll:'''  *They stood there a long time holding one another. The crying slowed and then stopped.* Catt I-- * The silence was too long. Not-Allison's hug grew tighter. Her arms tensed. It was getting hard for Catt to breath. This was no longer a hug.*

'''Catt Hatter:'''  *Catt stayed the way she was, she didn't even try to break free. She didn't want to.* I, gh- guess you noticed. *She gasped as Not-Allison slowly crushed the air from her lungs.* I'm -ghk- sorry.

'''Hyde without a Jekyll:'  *Not-Allison growled in Catt's ear.* You don't get to be sorry. You don't get to speak. You've lost those rights. ''*Catt could feel her rib cage painfully rubbing against her lungs. The air was being forced out of her and the arms of her once friend would not let it back in.*

'''Catt Hatter:'  *I have...'' She tried to say, but there was no more air to be spent on pointless words. As the last of her oxygen was used, she wondered what if Not-Allison had enjoyed the bread. The world faded to nothing and Not-Allison felt Catt's arms slide off of her shoulders to hang limply at her victim's sides.*

Hyde without a Jekyll:  *Not-Allison gently laid Catt down on the floor. She wanted to kill her right then and there. It would be easy, but it wouldn’t satisfy her. She needed to hear Catt beg, she needed to hear her scream and cry. She needed Catt to suffer the way she suffered. She strode over to the mirror and stared at the face in it. It wasn’t Allison’s face anymore. The edges had become sharp and harsh, her blue eye radiated hatred, and her hair was brown and wild. If there was any part of Allison left, it had been covered by the dangerous, dark aura that surrounded her face. Avenge and revenge were one in the same. Not-Allison covered her orange eye with her goggles, tucked her long hair into her top hat, and concealed her nose and mouth with her scarf. She was ready to work. Not-Allison gently, placed Catt’s body to a nearby wheel-able trunk. She placed a pillow under her neck and laid a blanket on top of her, making sure she was tucked in and comfortable on the journey ahead. No point having the goods damaged before they arrived. A peaceful expression rested on Catt’s face, as the lid closed and locked clicked into place.*