MirrorMask Page #6

Go on.

Be my eyes.

- Find out what's happening.

- You know what's happening.

She's going to destroy everything,

your real daughter.

When she left, she threw this whole world

out of balance, and now...

it's falling apart.

You will not talk to me like that!

Dear Mama, sorry, Mama.

Can I have some more ice cream now,

please?

I suppose that "oops" and "I promise not

to do it again" isn't actually going to...

cut the mustard.

Helena, if I was to say...

If I was to say something apologetic...

it would reflect my feelings

in this matter accurately.

And you were right, you know...

and I was not as right as you were.

About everything.

The windows.

The world ending.

And you probably hate me.

I mean, I'd hate me, too.

Look...

whatever she's done to you...

I know you're still in there.

Oh, well! Onwards and upwards.

Butterfingers.

Well, if I was that princess

and I wanted to hide something...

I'd hide it in my bedroom.

We've looked all over. It's not here.

Well, that's what I'd do.

What are you saying?

Something destroyed the Pit of Despair.

The Swamp of Doom simply isn't there

anymore.

It was a lovely swamp.

You can't get them like that these days.

I'm afraid somebody is actually doing this.

Who?

Somebody who hates me.

Nobody hates you, Majesty. We love you.

Crawler.

But he has a point.

I must call a council.

It's all falling apart.

It's all her fault, that girl.

Let me see her note again.

She says she found the MirrorMask.

- That's probably how she got out of here.

- We looked everywhere.

We looked all over the place.

We could keep looking

until the end of the world.

Message from Her Majesty.

Affairs of state, means she's very busy...

and you'll be eating in your room tonight.

Mama is too kind.

Right.

Well, bon apptit.

Please thank Her Majesty for me.

Food!

We've missed so many opportunities.

We don't even have the Really useful book.

There's just one page left.

What if it's the wrong page?

"Remember what your mother told you."

Mine always said...

"It's a dog-eat-dog world, Son...

"you get them before they get you.

"Eat your greens.

"Please don't do that. Don't embarrass me

in front of the neighbors.

"It will be best for everyone if you

leave home and don't ever come back."

She wasn't actually my mum, either.

She bought me from a man.

I miss my mum.

She'd always have good advice.

Like, when you lose something, she'd say,

"Don't you give up.

"Most of the time,

it's just staring you right in the face."

Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

Absolutely! If we just put little wheels...

on the bottoms of our shoes,

we could just roll around.

No, silly.

Where's the best place to hide a mirror?

We need to find a window.

Before or after dinner?

Oh, Valentine!

Faster.

- Keep on, hurry.

- Princess!

Not again.

Keep going. Faster. Keep going. Yes. Faster!

Run. Keep going. Faster.

Don't let anything distract you.

Food!

But we have to keep going.

There isn't enough time!

You're absolutely right.

All right.

Is he very holy, my love?

Holy? No.

I don't think so.

The holy people. They eat the future fruit...

and then they bring back words of wisdom.

Sometimes they write whole books.

It's wonderful.

Takes one fruit...

300 years to grow, my petal.

Not bad. Rather yummy, actually.

Why do they call it a future fruit?

Because that's where you go

when you eat it, my love.

Valentine, give me the MirrorMask.

For heaven's sake.

There's only one way out, and I'm taking it.

Goodbye.

Bring beer.

That's not my future.

No! I don't want to be a waiter!

I think a retaliatory strike

against the White City...

is really the only way to go on this.

You are talking through your hat!

With respect, Majesty...

I think this entire

end-of-the-world scenario...

is grossly over-exaggerated.

- We are wildly overreacting to a minor...

- Minor?

You try living in a swamp

that isn't there anymore, mate.

You come and tell me that that's minor.

Look. All I'm saying is, is there a

place for total world destruction...

vis--vis a scenario, which is simply not...

What?

It's the Princess.

What about the Princess?

You remember what you said the first time

that she ran away?

The first time?

This MirrorMask, there must be a way

to use it to get us out of here.

I need to find a window. If I can see her,

I bet I can get to her.

There won't be any windows in the forest.

- I have to see what she's doing.

- We know that.

Whether she means to or not,

she's destroying the world.

Yeah, and eating chips, snogging boys,

smoking and everything!

Why do people wear these stupid dresses?

I should have known you'd have something

to do with this, Valentine.

Well...

You listen to me. Your daughter

is going to destroy everything.

I need to find a window and get back there.

Please, let us go.

- You are my daughter.

- But you know that's not true.

I am a reasonable woman.

You come back with me.

I'll execute Valentine humanely.

- And we'll say no more about it.

- She's not a pet.

She's not even a child anymore.

You have to let her grow up.

You mean, let her choose her own food...

her own clothes, make her own decisions.

- Love her, don't try to possess her.

- Yes.

That's exactly what I mean.

Absolutely out of the question.

I don't need this, you know.

I'm a very important man.

If we can't get away from her,

you're a very dead man.

That thing that you have that makes light.

Where is it?

And the mask. Give me the MirrorMask.

For God's sake. I know what I'm doing!

It should have been here by now.

That was always our signal.

I thought you said you had an argument.

More of a difference of opinion.

I was completely in the right.

Sometimes you just have to say sorry.

No. I'll never say that.

All right. I'll say it!

I'm sorry!

You have a real tower.

Well, you know, I am a very important man.

Look.

There's only one way out. The windows.

The ones I drew. They're doors between

our world and her world...

and she's destroying them.

Valentine! Give me the MirrorMask.

For heaven's sake!

What's happening?

There's no more windows left. It's over.

She won.

I'm not going back.

No. I'm not going back!

- This is my world.

- No! I like it here.

I just want a real life.

Real life? You couldn't handle real life.

Helena.

- Dad?

- Hello.

It's gone.

It's a funny place to go to sleep, love.

I wasn't asleep.

Mum! Is she...

There's no news yet.

We've got to keep our fingers crossed.

Look at you. In your pj's.

Come on, you're going to be freezing.

Come on, here.

Put this on.

There we go. Okay?

It's in my pocket.

Hello.

Yeah.

He's here. I'll put him on.

- It's for you. It's the hospital.

- Hello.

Yes.

Thank you...

for telling me.

Yeah.

I'll make the arrangements.

Please.

What did they say? Dad?

She's fine, she's going to be fine.

They got it all.

Let's go in and get ready.

We are going to be fine.

Actually, I've always fancied

joining a circus.

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