How Did We Get Here? (Open)

[Isabelle]

(July 7th. Morning. Open.)

Isabelle was dressed in her usual yellow dress. She was confused. The last thing she remembered was going to bed at home last night after saying goodnight to her family. And now she was standing in the middle of a street in an unfamiliar place. The houses looked so different from her village and she had no idea where she was.

"Oh Mon Dieu. What am I going to do?" asked Isabelle.

She saw others approaching but sighed in relief seeing Monsieur D'Arque. A familiar face. And he remembered her name. Many people just saw her as one of the triplets but he actually knew her name. If only he was younger she might have considered courting him.

"Monsieur D'Arque. Thank goodness. I have no idea where I am." said Isabelle.

She smiled at the other women.

"Hello. I'm Isabelle. The two of us are from the same village. But I don't know how I got here." said Isabelle.

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Lady Eugena Waltham was also confused as she was only a few feet away. She had gone to bed as usual. After learning the truth that her brother had been killed by an accident caused by his own hands she felt she could move on. She'd lost her husband and her brother but she would move on. But she wasn't in England anymore. She didn't eve Hobson so she was feeling worried. She spotted the girl in a dress wondering if there was some kind of party going on. She walked over to her curiously.

After hearing the conversation she nodded.

"I am Lady Eugena Waltham. I grew up in London. We rarely left the country. I did visit Africa briefly but this definitely isn't a jungle." said Lady Waltham.

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Monsieur D'Arque was having a stroll through the neighborhood when he recognized the familiar voice. He went closer seeing two women recognizing one as one of the triplets from his village.

"Isabelle! Is that you?" asked D'Arque.

He smiled glad to see it was her.

"I am Monsieur Anthony D'Arque. But most people call me Monsieur D'Arque. As for how you got here that's quite a long story." said D'arque.

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Natasha walked down the street spying the group forming.

"Velcome everyone. It is good to see new people." said Natasha.

She smiled as introductions began.

"I am Natasha Fatale." said Natasha.

[Annabelle]

(OCC: Sorry felt like putting Annabelle in here. And replacing jack with Loki. But this is still overall a intro for Anastasia and ducky too)

Anastasia was somewhat still getting used to this place. She had been overall isolated for a while due to needing to work around the house as Nella's slave. But today she was allowed to get to know some people. Feeling relieved to not do work, she decided to genuinely know some people. She was nervous about it but was best to try than not. She saw some of the new people and understood their fear so she came and replied "Hi there" She cursied respectively "I'm new here myself I came here recently but trust me you're in a pretty safe place. I'm Anastasia"
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Ducky was also new but she had been pretty anti-social by choice. The only ones she really befriended were Pinnochio and his adopted brothers Ronno and Jim. She didn't feel too comfortable until now to introduce herself. While Loki came by to greet Eugena, she noticed Annabelle, Isabelle and D'Arque. And decided to introduce herself to them along with natasha. She replied to isabelle first, noticing Annabelle was a bit distracted by natasha and monsieur D'Arque. She replied to isabelle "Oh wow! You're so pretty! You are! You are!" She waved to isabelle "I'm Ducky. Hello hello hello" She then replied to natasha "Yep yep yep this is a crowd alright. Hi there I'm ducky"
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Annabelle to say the least was freaked out herself "Mon dieu. What is this place?" She however felt immediate relieve when not one but two people she knew from her village were here. She saw isabelle talk to a dinosaur child but felt a bit unfocused on that and more on the relief her sister and a good friend from the village was here. She smiled with pure joy "Isabelle! Mon amour! I'm so happy you're alright!" She quickly turned to hug her sister and then beamed at Monsiour D'Arque. She too was fond of the doctor and replied to him "Monsiour D'Arque, I'm so glad to see you here too" She then replied "You know how we got here? How? Please tell us"
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Loki walked down to notice the group forming and was glad that natasha started to talk to some of them. He then noticed lady Eugena. He couldn't help but hear her talk about Africa and she was one of the few people that even mentioned that place. The last person who told him about Africa was La. He went over to her and replied "Hello madame. Allow me to introduce myself to you. I am Loki of Asgard. You are brought here by magic and are in the middle of a great war between three armies. You are in the ask thatguy army" He then replied curiously "I heard you say you visited Africa, can I ask why?"

[Isabelle]

Isabelle paused seeing Annabelle as she hugged her sister.

"Annabelle! It's good to see you." said Isabelle.

She grinned.

"I don't feel so lonely here now that you and Monsieur D'Arque are here. It's like we brought a piece of the village with us." said Isabelle.

She paused glancing at Ducky.

"What is she? Some kind of lizard?" asked Isabelle.

She waved to her still confused but she didn't seem dangerous.

"Hello. I'm Isabelle." said Isabelle.

She scoffed at the mention of Belle.

"The nerve of that women. Leading Gaston on. Getting him and the people of the town scared out of their wits over such a monster. And then after the monster disappears... Belle goes off and marries the prince who appeared out of nowhere. Not even giving the rest of us a chance to approach him. And then Gaston he....."

She trailed off as the tears formed. Gaston had disappeared that day and no one knew what happened to h. Last time she heard someone said he was guilty of treason. Others said he was locked in the prince's castle and others said the prince had him executed. There was nothing but rumors.

"Well, they don't have their castle to hide in here. Once we get our hands on Belle or her prince maybe we could find out what happened to Gaston. Or maybe he'll show up here." said Isabelle.

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Monsieur D'Arque smiled at Annabelle.

"Hello, my dear. It's good to have both of you. Like Isabelle said together it feels like a small part of the village is here. I've heard Belle and her prince and some of their servants are in Critic's army but none of them have been seen for quite a while." said Monoisuer D'Arque.

When she mentioned Gaston he sighed.

"I also feel sorry for the loss of Gaston. We may never know what happened to him but he was a legend and a hero to the town. He will live on in our hearts and the stories we tell of him." said Monsieur D'Arque.

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Eugena paused looking up to see Loki.

"Loki of Asgard? But that's a lie. The Norse Gods are just stories and myths. Aren't they?" asked Eugena.

She paused as he spoke of them being brought here by magic.

"If the Norse Gods exist what else is true that we've been told were just stories." said Eugena.

She paused at his words and sighed.

"My brother was part of an expedition to Africa to examine gorillas. My brother and his men were going to hunt them for profit and deliver some to zoos. Others as trophies. But he was killed and his men were arrested. I heard about and went there myself to attack my brother's killer. I must admit I made a fool of myself. My servant helped me capture his friends and family and put them in danger while I poisoned his killer. Only for him to rescue them all and then save my life from some wild panthers. It seemed my brother had killed himself on accident. Vines had wrapped around him and he was stuck hanging from trees. He tried cutting himself loose but he didn't cut enough of them. So when he fell further...."

She trailed off pulling a handkerchief from her pocket and wiping her eyes.

"I've lost my husband and my brother in such a short time. And now I don't even have my servant Hobson to help me. I'm on my own. So I thank you for the shelter and I would like to join your army. I'm quite good with poisons. Maybe I could help there somehow." said Eugena.

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Natasha smiled at Anastasia. She was one of the new slaves she heard about but she felt sympathy for the girl.

"Hello, Anastasia. I am Natasha. Welcome to the army. If you need anything do let me know." said Natasha.

She paused whispering to her.

"Even if it's to rest. To everyone else, you'd be helping clean my room. I usually clean my own room but it can take a very long time." whispered Natasha.

While she couldn't free the girl she could offer her some sanctuary. Even it was only a few hours or less.[/div

[Gaston]

(OCC: I thought this was a good time as any to introduce gaston to this place lmao sorry not sorry)

"In your world we may be stories, but I am still very real and we have both come to a world where both of us can exist. Many things can exist and be brought into this world" Loki explained calmly. He wasn't too concerned that eugena was surprised by him. It was best to get the information he so desired. He then listened as Eugena explained that she visited Africa due to wanting to find her brother's killer. Rumors spread her brother was murdered by someone who lived in the African jungle. In revenge, she along with her trusted servant poisoned the killer and captured the killer's family. He then listened as Eugena came to realize the enemy saved her and explained that during a fight her brother killed himself. Loki felt her connection to her brother and related to it all too well. If thor had died by someone's hand he would go hellbent to destroy the killer. It must've felt even worse that her brother made his own demise. He patted her shoulder, seeing her sad and replying "I wish to offer you condolences. I am sorry for your loss"

He then grew a tad sadder as eugena explained she also lost her husband and did not have her servant here. So she was by herself. He decided to respond cheerfully "You have allies in this army madame eugena. And yes we can use someone who has a knowledge of poisons" He then grew a bit curious, too curious and replied "Forgive me for being so curious, but who did you believe killed your brother? What was his name?"
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Isabelle immediately grabbed ducky's attention again as she asked what she was. Ducky laughed replying "I'm a dinosaur!" She then beamed as isabelle introduced herself "Isabelle! What a nice name!" She then smiled approvingly as annabelle also noticed her. She then saw Isabelle, Annabelle and Monsiour D'Arque become sad when speaking about a man named Gaston. She walked over to isabele tugging on her dress saying "I'm super sorry for the loss of your friend"
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Annabelle hugged her sister tightly, relieved she was here and smiled as monsieur D'arque. She looked at ducky curiously and then was even more confused when ducky said she was a dinosaur "Dinosaur? Hm. Very odd. But she's still kind of cute" She waved to the little dinosaur "Bonjour little one I'm Isabelle's sister Annabelle" She then listened as D'arque told them that they in a army outside of the critic's. The critic's held belle, the prince and some of prince's servants. Annabelle also scoffed agreeing with her sister "Hmf, gaston's disappearance is all her fault. That no good little harlot. Don't you worry isabelle, when we find her we'll give her exactly what she deserves" She then noticed her sister crying and held her tightly. She smiled as D'arque conforted her assuring that the memory of gaston would be kept alive "Monsiour D'Arque is right, my sister, don't be upset. We can talk about him and how brave, wonderful and manly he was. Don't you worry we'll find out what happened to him"

While her romantic feelings mostly dissipated, it was clear isabelle was still holding on. But Annabelle did still have a strong admiration and care for gaston. Sure she didn't really expect herself to marry him, if anything she felt isabelle had a better chance. But she definitely cared for gaston like a old friend and she definitely wanted closure on what happened to him.
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Gaston was a bit confused to say the least. He awoke here and noticed Monsiour D'Arque and the two blonde women immediately, Isabelle in particular. Despite his confusion it gave him relief old friends of his were here. He then, as he got closer, heard them talk about him. Monsiour D'Arque's kind words made him smile. The man was always someone he could count on as a ally. The girls getting a bit upset about him made his ego soar, but it made him feel a bit sorry they were so sad about him. Well a good of a time as any to show up.

"Aw. Monsieur, I knew you loved me" He felt like being a little fun with his old friend. Maybe teasing him would lift all their spirits. He then replied with a laugh "Old Gaston can't go down that easily. Not without saying good bye to you all at least" He then replied, smiling towards isabelle in particular and replied "Listen it's a long story I'm sure you all have questions but I just want to know where we are to be honest first"
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Anastasia meanwhile was getting some closure of her own. She noticed Natasha quickly approach her, warmly greet her and then whispered to her that she was welcome to stay by her room if she needed to. A place of sanctuary in this new world? Anastasia felt so flattered she nearly cried. But she kept her cool, smiling happily. Maybe this place wouldn't be so bad. Especially with friends like Natasha. She replied back "Thank you so much Natasha. You have no idea how grateful I am for that" She replied softly "I don't want you to get in too much trouble for me though"

[Isabelle]

Eugena paused at his words.

"I guess even in this world they may be just stories. If other universes do exist then things that are fiction in one could be real in another." said Eugena.

She paused at his words and smiled.

"Thank you, Loki. You are very kind." said Eugena.

She nodded.

"I am grateful for that. I've only just got here and everyone has been very kind." said Eugena.

She paused at his words.

"It was Tarzan. A human raised by the gorillas to think he was one. Only when Clayton and an expedition led by Jane and Archimedes Porter did he learn the truth. As far as I know, he was the only human in my world to speak human and animal. Clayton wanted to capture the gorillas as trophies to sell to the zoo or to other hunters. My brother did care a lot about money and he didn't find himself a rich wife to marry. So he had to resort to other means. I'm sorry he's gone but I wish he had never gone on that expedition. No money is worth his life." said Eugena.

She was in tears. She no longer blamed Tarzan as he was just protecting his family and friends. Clayton had crossed the line and perhaps if they'd stayed in touch or she'd been able to get him some money none of this would have happened.

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Isabelle paused glancing down at the dinosaur.

"A dinosaur? What's a dinosaur?" asked Isabelle.

She smiled at her.

"Thank you. Annabelle's right. You are cute." said Isabelle.

She smiled at Ducky.

"It's alright. I still miss him but he wouldn't want us to be sad. We'll share his stories with this world so everyone will know about Gaston." said Isabelle, feeling a little better.,

She turned to Annabelle and D'Arque.

"Thank you all. I have felt a little better. It doesn't bring Gaston back but we will never forget him." said Isabelle.

She paused seeing Gaston join them and paled.

"Mon Dieu. Gaston! You're alive!" said Isabelle.

She rushed forward hugging Gaston tears flowing down her face.

"I thought I'd never see you again." said Isabelle.

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Antoine smiled seeing both girls feel better and were shocked at seeing Gaston.

"It's so good to see you Gaston. And I've always had an affection for you. And your money." said Antoine.

He loved money he couldn't deny that. But he was also a doctor. And here he had neither. At least he had a few familiar faces from the village.

"We have pulled into another world to join a war. It has three sides on it. Belle, her husband and others from the castle are in the critic's army." said Antoine.

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Natasha smiled.

"Your welcome my dear." said Natasha.

She chuckled.

"I can't get in trouble for something no one knows. Technically my room would be getting cleaned. Just lying about who is cleaning it not that it's being cleaned." whispered Natasha.[/div