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Mirabel woke up gasping, damn power. (She got a power after she left from somewhere she did NOT want to talk about...) for hanging with her friends today and was not excited. She opens
her eyes to see her calming, teal and dark wood home glowing softly in the faint
light of the morning's sunrise. Slowly breathing past out of her panic and anxiety attack she opened her pure black eyes and sat up. "God I need to stop," She said as she realized she is beside a
mirror. Her powers gave her the ability to move through shadows and mirrors to a different dimension or the 'broken world' which most of us mortals know as hell, purgatory, afterlife, hell, etc.
However, the realm isn't always kind. Sometimes they would try to kill Mirabel, torture her (it IS hell), or just hurt her. It takes a lot out of her and she always wondering when Dolores used to sing
about Tio Bruno, if this is what she meant by a heavy gift but so humble?
Today was a good day she had her last day of work for yesterday; before she gets a 1 month holiday. Living outside the Encanto was definitely a surprise and a big adjustment. Getting out of
Encanto was the hardest part, god Tio wasn't lying when he said the mountains that surround Encanto are high... He was right about that. However, Mirabel found out that Encanto was stuck
almost in a time loop, no more than 5 years past her abuelos death date. So in the city now in modern-day Columbia, she has electricity, T.V, a phone, a car, etc. She watches a lot of
television, mainly telenovelas for her Tio Bruno.
She thinks back on her family and how much she misses them, her mama, Tio Bruno, Dolores, and Tonio...except Alma.
"Fuck Alma, rude ass puta" Mirabel was muttering. She got up for the day to take a shower and
go to her friend's place.
She slowly got up and took a small and large towel from her linen closet in the hallway and walked to the beautiful open concept large bathroom, to get ready for the day.
She wiped at her eyes and they fell back to her normal eyes. no longer pure black.
Mirabel got up stumbling slightly, still messed up from the mirror world, "Happy Fucking Birthday to me, yay 24" Mirabel muttered walking into the bedroom.
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In Encanto
The family was sitting for breakfast just like with Bruno they did not talk about Mirabel after she ran away or disappeared 2 weeks after casita was rebuilt and Alma has treated her basically the
same and it hurt her a lot. She couldn't take it. She talked to her Tio Bruno about outside Encanto. I mean he knows the future, he would know what is safest to explore.
That is what you lied to him about, 'exploring' for a few hours. Not running away from the Encanto, the familiar, and the miracle.
The Madrigals were all eating breakfast very quietly. They all knew today would have been Mirabel's 24th birthday. However, no one knew if she was alive or dead. They all collectively agreed she
is alive and just won't come home. They won't accept it but Alma refuses to allow anyone to leave the Encanto for her. They don't agree but do it for fear of retribution. There are only two people
who still look; Casita and Bruno.
Casita was mad at everyone for not even trying to talk about Mirabel on her birthday. Casita
was very upset and everyone could feel it. Casita has for many years tried to help the family
that agreed to always be there for her and love her and love the miracle that houses and loved
them for many years when Alma needed the miracle to begin with. However, she does not
want Bruno to happen again, Casita messed up on that one… The walls… not smart casita not
smart. Bruno was one of the only people that knows what Casita is like, emotions, etc..
Bruno was the first to speak up, “Juli, hermada, I want you to know Mirabel wold have an
amazing birthday. She loves you so much.“ Trying to smile lightly. His own ongoing in the family
have been rocky with Alma as well. Juli looked up from her plate with silent tears in her eyes,
“Thank you Brunito” Her said slightly wobbly. Alma looked at her in sadness. She regrets that
day too much. NO ONE Is allowed to talk about it. The one person who did in the village was
removed from the Encanto……
Casita couldn’t sit still anymore. They won’t. So it’s time to use their own little ‘magic’ and that
was to bring out her personal vessel in a humanlike body to talk to the madrigals. Casita knew
Bruno knew they could do this, yet never have unless its important. His own circumstances did
not count.
Well let’s see again Casita tried to remember, she forgot slightly. She looked for Bruno.
Bruno was up in his vision cave today, out of freedom and was having a good vision. For once in
his opinion. “Yes Casita?.. Im-Im a-a-a-a b bit busy here rig-ghht now.. YES?!”
Casita was trying to push its way into his vision. Casita was winning. It hurt a lot. Bruno started
to scream. “AHHHH!! Casita please STOP!” “Casita help!” he was screaming so loud, his mouth
was open with no sound coming from it. His eyes and nose started to bleed and his ears were
thumping faster than anything he ever heard before. It was consuming.
Dolores heard everything and jolted up and screamed for everyone to run to Tio Bruno.
She ran into the room and screamed, “Tio Bruno! He is screaming and- and- and HELP HIM!”
She fell to her knees crying. No one wasted time and the family ran to him.
Mariano stayed with Dolores.
In Bruno’s room and Isabella used her gift to bring everyone to the stop with her vines.
(The stairs still are awful)
They all stopped dead, it was a scene no one could ever want to see. It was so beautiful until
they saw Bruno. He was floating in the air slightly, bleeding, screaming, holding his head for
dear life. In front of him past the flourishing greens and golds flowing through the sand which
was everywhere not just a dome, was a woman standing in a dimmer golden glow staring at
Bruno with sadness trying to comfort him.
He dropped and Felix and Augustin caught him and placed him on his bed with his family.
Alma came up to her and asked who she was, and how she got her.
The woman only smiled sadly and said, “Years ago I gave you your Encanto, you talk to me
every day, you ask me for advice, help, dishes, etc.… I do everything I can for you to feel loved
and helped and happy. I began to break after I was what you did to your son.. Bruno” she said
softly, but not without authority. Everyone was confused who this is.
She continued a bit more hotly, “Year and after when I let Bruno hide in my walls I saw what
you did to Mirabel. I refuse to allow this to continue again, not with giving my help to heal your
family first.” With a small sad smile and a tear down her cheek. “She was the only wh-who
treated me as a person and I am. I just want her back too.” The family was shocked.
Bruno woke up saw the family, the woman, felt his head, saw the blood and said, “Ah I knew
you were being rude at my vision Casita” He said looking at the woman. Everyone was shocked
as hell an didn’t realize this woman was, and Bruno did?! He continued,
“Casita was is so important you almost had to off me” He chuckled slightly, and a small white
rat he named Mali ran up to him and cuddled under his chin squeaking softly at him in an
attempt to conform him.
“CASITA?!” They all screamed at her.
Camilo fainted and Isabella was so shocked she let out a section of cati under her feet.
No one knew what to do.
They all looked at Bruno.
He sighed and explained, "This is Casita, she can become a body but only is extreme moments of need so I'm not too sure why she is here now in this moment "
The family looked to Casita as she replied, "I want to show you, ''your" Mirabel and what has happened to her, and I can do if Bruno creates a vision that is blank. I can use it to create almost a
movie for you to watch and see her in day-to-day life and you wish so I will tell you where she is exactly to find her." She said with a small smile.
They all agreed and Bruno got the empty vision from a giant pile near the spare room (full of them, he really needs to find a way to throw them out better).
Casita takes it and it starts to grow and glow. It is now about the height and width of a 60 inch TV. Facing his bed, I guess it was easy to see Casita was for them to sit for all of this.
They all did and the vision started showing Mirabel.
(It can show her when there is a reflection or mirror because of her powers, otherwise, Castia would never be able to see her or try to help)
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As Mirabel left the shower she felt like she was being watched, unbeknownst to her that her entire family was watching her.
As she sighed heavily, she got ready for the day.