Flipside

Part 7, Part 2

"Hello." Aaron approached a guard.

"Hello." The guard agreed. "Invitations?" Aaron seemed to fish for words, then replied.

"We lost them during a- terrible fire. I am Duke Glass, and this is my cousin, Duchess Smith."

"A pleasure to meet you." Genevieve did a curtsy.

"Understandable, have a great day. Head on in." The guard said. Next was Eric and Jaden.

"I'm Jaden, and I wanna sneak-" Eric slapped a hand over his mouth.

"I am Eric Cobblepath, warrior of the Heat Sector. This is Lord Moor, my date." They passed as well.

"I am Queen Williams of the Cold Sector. This is Mallory Hart, my smooching buddy." Mina stated. The guard didn't take that lie as seriously. Mina just pushed him aside and let herself in.

"I am Nevin Smith of-"

"Prince Smith, your partner and you are always welcome." Nevin and Gemma exchanged glances but went in anyways.

"I'm Marsha Smith-"

"Two Smiths! One night! Always a pleasure to serve." The guard bowed deeply. Michael followed Marsha in.

"High Priestess of the Dragon Clan, Pepper Green, and Prince Janes." Dante said.

"Dragon Clan? Never heard of that." The guard raised an eyebrow.

"You have now, sucker. Choo choo, coming through." Pepper hiked up her dress and entered through the door.

"I'm, uh, Gregory Platt. H-heir to the Aquian Throne. This is Charles." Gregory was uncomfortable stating his origins.

"Oh. Go on in, Platt." The guard narrowed his eyes.

"Nobody seems to like the Aquians." Charles commented.

"Mom did some... bad stuff." Gregory said uncomfortably, walking into the ballroom. There were a few crystal chandeliers. Not crystal glass, literal rock crystals. There was a table full of food, where Mallory, Nevin, Sasha, Gemma, and Jaden were happily feasting. Dante and Pepper were dancing the robot to waltz music, which you have to give them points for because I have absolutely no idea how they pulled it off.

"Hey." A girl tapped Mina's shoulder.

"Um, hi. Small child with pink hair." She looked at the girl.

"I am fourteen, thank you very much. I heard there were other Smiths at the gathering? I'm a relative, supposedly. Cupid Smith." She looked up at her. Cupid was fairly short.

"Oh, yeah. See the dude with the teal cape? That's Nevin Smith." She pointed at him. Cupid ran over to him.

"Nevin! Nevin Nevin Nevin!" She screeched.

"I'm Nevin! I mean, hi. Do I know you?" He said, startled.

"Are you really Nevin Smith? I thought you were dead?"

"Maybe here, but I'm a Flipside guy. Is that something the girls around these parts are into?" He asked.

"Nevin, I am your sister! Cupid Smith! Apparently my Flipside counterpart died, but I think that maybe you're my twin and you're actually alive!"

"Slow down, chica. I have honestly no idea what you're talking about." He held up his hands in a halt sign.

"Dad will want to hear about this!" She announced, running off.

"Okay, whoever that lunatic is I don't want her dad poking at me. Hide me." He ducked behind a random guy's coat.

"She might actually be your sister. You never know. And wouldn't you want to see your dad?" Gemma looked at him.