Painful Dreams
The Death Dream
By Tenille B. Lester

She felt the wind blow right through her ruffling her hair as she sat on the swing. It rocked her back and forth as if it wanted to comfort her. Sand scattered under her feet and picked up creating miniature sandstorms. As she moved in an irrelevant pattern she felt her memories shifting. They constantly drilled through her skull. She felt so tired. She watched the ground swinging back and forth. She was too tired to lift her head. Even now her terrible visions raced through her head. A knife. a sliver radian man. the blood was dripping from her chest. The wound wasn't real but the pain was. She closed her eyes as she was enveloped into her dream.
She felt herself dropping down to the sandy ground. The wind seemed to stop blowing. It knew her pain. She dreaded sleep. Nevertheless it took over her as her eyes closed. The pain was then the fake and her wound was real in this world of reality. She saw a man, for some reason she feared him, 'he was the one who did it. He who will stab me.' He knows.a voice whispered into her ear making chills go down her spine. She recognized it after a moment as her voice, but what and who?
A saddened weightlessness occurred. She was being lifted by the wind. It seemed to waver as if it was going to drop her. She hit the ground hard. It jolted her from her half asleep state to the real world. She couldn't move her legs so she pulled herself over to the old jungle gym. To the small metal wall, underneath the old slide, which hid the passageway to her home. She let the hidden computer scan her hand activating a door opening mechanism. The large area that she entered was only the top layer of a series of floors, three in total. The others were filled with gadgets, for the place had been a secret military outlet that housed hackers and programmers but was now an abandoned facility in which she lived. As she crawled into the small area she made home the sound of rain erupted over the sound of the 'door' closing. A beep made her aware the defence systems were on. A blanket materialized on her, as she lay on the cold metal.
Why did she have such weird nightmares? Maybe it was because the real monsters the M.T.R.U hunted the streets. The Multiple Task Retrieval Units looking for orphans to train for the war. The Radians, elflike aliens that had usually red, blue or green skin and wanted to take over earth. Why was the question on everyone's minds? Earth had fewer resources and technology, plus Radians had magic. The only advantage humans had been numbers, and now even that was gone. An old lullaby lured her to sleep. Its words were muffled but it still worked and she surrendered to sleep.
Sleep now, remember,
The times gone away
The memories we used to have
Are here for this day.
I used to fall
Now you bring me ground
Laughter was just a dream
Now it's my own sound

'.I. am surrounded. huh? I fell like I'm falling. but I don't feel wind or a tug. I must remember. what? It's at the tip of my tongue. why can't I remember. who. ?'
She awoke to a loud alarm. "Shit," She cursed as she pulled herself up, "Activate A5 & V7." She pulled on a black leather coat over her grey top, and cut jeans as a bike appeared. She picked up a helmet off its seat and put it on making sure that the strap was secure. She twisted the ignition, feeling a comforting rumble coming from the fiery bike. The eastern wall suddenly lifted and she zoomed out into the wet street glowing from the little moonlight escaping through the breaks in the clouds. The sky was dark still, but at least it had stopped raining. The only real light was coming from her headlights. A figure appeared suddenly as she reached the next street. What she saw scared the hell out of her. The sliver radian from her dreams and two others, a blue man and a red female each wearing radian uniforms. "What the Fuck? Why are radians here? And that silver guy." she mumbled as she sped towards the north. Toward the populated part of Toronto and away from the abandoned catacomb with its forgotten streets she charged. They followed her swiftly; soon they were in front of her staring at her with their golden eyes with no white in them. She turned quickly, too quickly. She fell off the bike rolling on the cracked pavement.
When she stopped rolling it took a second for her to regain her bearings. "Stupid boy," she heard the silver one say to her as his black hair swirled in the angry wind, the wind seemed the slash at them but she only felt a slight breeze. They angered the wind for hurting her. An explosion erupted as her bike crashed into a wall. Her helmet disintegrated exposing her face. "A girl." he gasped for a second then something seemed to hit him, she feared he had seen the visions too and recognized her, "Get her. now!"
"Okay boss, medium or well done," the woman asked approaching the girl with light skips as if she was a child. She was beautiful with bright purple hair that matched her rouge skin; her light yellow colour in her eyes was almost white.
The other had black hair and dark gold eyes that made him look mysterious yet familiar; his navy skin added a dark look. He didn't talk or show any emotions and followed the woman but she could tell that he didn't like what he was doing by the way he walked, too slow to be happy. She started inching away from them.
"Reno I want her alive, she may be one."
"Why the hell do you fucking want me?" She knew her question wouldn't be answered, they didn't seem the talkative type, but she asked anyway. She was an orphan. her mother and father had died when she was eleven, ten years ago, ten years on the streets, each year harder than the last, she wouldn't have survived if it weren't for 'The Family.'
The woman, Reno tried to attack the girl but a sudden gust pushed her back to the blue one. "SHIT. what happened. Boss? Blue? Anyone feel like telling me?"
"The wind must reside in her. Din any ideas?" the one she called Blue murmured no emotions showing on his blue face yet she still saw that small hint of sadness.
Din's eyes seemed to burn under his dark eyebrows lined with concentration as he spoke words so quick and unknown she barely heard the strange language coming from his lips, "????????."
She felt herself go limp as her mind fogged. She couldn't breath and felt a hand press on the side of her neck. She felt fear and something else she didn't recognize, a peace that called to her as the darkness took her but she was suddenly brought back. "Don't worry. he'll protect you." A voice. she couldn't tell whom it was. or if she really heard it or if it was in her head. More of the other language was said and soon she was gasping for air.
A boom, like a clash of thunder sounded and suddenly she was sleepy. "He thinks I am one of the four. stupid radian," She mumbled in her dreamy state.
"What are you?" A voice. "Why won't you let me see you face?" "Is he so strong that you fear him that much.""Remember." "We got to get out of here." "WHAT??? You knew all along didn't you?" "Remember." "Allis." "NO! I LOVE YOU!"
Voices seemed to come from somewhere in the distance as rain started. How long she had been lying there she did not know but she knew if she were caught she'd regret it. She lifted her hand moving it closer to her and tried to get up. She went on her hands and knees trying to get on her feet but the rain kept her down. She heard a voice get closer. In a sudden burst of energy she got on her feet steadying her by having her hands stretched outward. Pain jolted up her leg as she limped toward the alleys. She had to reach HQ.
She felt something on her shoulder. She almost fell for lack of concentration then but it steadied her. "Easy now, we mean you no harm," the hand turned her around. An old woman with dark grey hair the colour of thunderclouds had a clipboard under her arm with an attached camera. "." She looked at the woman speechless.

Her eyes were on her feet as the 'picker', a male/female who decided what happens to orphans, walked in a bright striped pinafore and shoes that looked like an old mans slippers. "Allison Hilo," he muttered his teeth stained yellow under his thin brown lips, he had a large nose which seemed to curl upward ending in a sharp point she thought could cut steel, "White Female; Age twenty-one; Class nine; zero living relatives; and skilled in electrics and guns. Well no doubt where to put you."
Later.
"Welcome to Class future fighters, this is you're first (and for some) only class. Pay attention or you won't survive to attend the next class." Allison looked around. The room was filled with pale and skinny kids, some twelve, some twenty-five, a few were like her well fed and strong but most were thin and sickly, she felt lucky that she'd found her base. None of the other well maintained ones were without a smug orderly smile and they had a nice new uniform instead of the tight bodysuits with patches of red here and there. "You will only learn the basics today; tomorrow will be a quiz, get ninety and then you will go to the next the next day; that class will learn advanced control of Fighter robots; Quiz; the mechanics of the robots; quiz; then you will join the squadron in the tougher battles." The instructor wore a full bodysuit so Allison couldn't tell who was instructing. "A computer is programmed in your Fighter, it will only obey you or a high ranking officer. It will listen to vocal commands but if damaged enough you will have to type them."

Five weeks later.
".Hey Allison, can you get this guy off my tail," Jason asked as his Fighter barely dodged rapid fire. He was an orphan like her with ruffled dark brown hair and a Mexican heritage.
"And to think two hours ago you said you wanted company. Maybe I should let the fucker at you." she teased as she cracked her fingers and drummed on the little free space on the table which held the keyboard. Allison was used to the military now. She was glad that she was no longer in hiding but she'd go home any day.
"Stop playing with me and kill the guy..." She smiled wondering how Jason had lasted on the streets without 'The Family's' help.
"Okay, okay. K12 find and destroy R3's little 'friend'."
"Affirmative Allison." K12 responded, the text appearing in the far corner of her window. All of a sudden K12 looped around and sped towards a robot with a radian ship on its tail. K12 shot at it but it was too fast.
"Hmm K12 please shoot at him and to the right of him."
"Affirmative Allison." As she had suspected he swerved right and met a timely death. '.And who says crime doesn't pay.'
"Nice work Ally." Jason laughed as the ship blew up behind him.
"Yes nice work Agent Hilo," she heard Fighter squadron Leader (or just squadron officer) Lester murmured.
"Go Ally, you actually got the alpha to speak," Jason used the nickname for Officer Lester to annoy the antisocial leader.
Allison couldn't help but laugh at Jason's teasing. "That's enough Lopez." Jordan's voice was sterner than usual.
"K12 victory music please." She scanned the skies her hands behind her head.
"Which song Allison?"
"Metal Gear Solid Techno Mix," Jason said before she could answer.
"What he said," she noticed a radian ship approaching Jason. "Jason you got a." she didn't finish as R3 blew up. "Jason!!!" She shot straight up surveying the wreckage.
"Ouch that hurt," Jason murmured, his spacesuit started floating away from the wreckage.
"Don't worry Jason I'll pick you up," Allison then checked the passenger space to make sure he'd have a safe ride. She sighed as she realized she would soon probly become an officer and Jason still would be a rookie. "K12 get Jason in the passenger space."
"Affirmative." She felt a sudden jolt as K12 sped towards Jason then turned at an angle so he could board. She waited scanning the sky for that ship. It was speeding towards Officer Lester. "Officer Lester the same shit that blew up R3` is heading you're way."
"Thanks Hilo."
"That was so cool when you picked me up Ally." She noticed a faint sound coming from the speaker. ????? ??? ???????v?????? ???.? (They are congratulating her)"Thank K12 not me." She knew that she shouldn't say what she wanted to ask if her suspicions were correct so she started typing on a private line.
¬ K12 check the speakers for glitches and our connection..

¬ the speakers are at 99.99% and the connection is 97.86%, Allison

¬ Lower vocal volume and boost the sound in the background and translate on screen. Disinclude Jason

??????? ?????? ?????

??? ???? ? ????????
???????v?? ??????? ???????? v???????????? v?....???? ??? ?? ???????.?

????? "?????? ??? ?????? ?????? ???? ?????.?
¬ "Sir reports say twenty ships are down so far and fourteen of theirs."
¬ "Why are we losing?"
¬ "Umm. sir they have two suspected to be of the four with them!"
¬ "What do you mean suspected?"
¬ "There is five human that have shown power but there was two reports of
The wind. a boy and a girl."
¬ "And the ones we are fighting?"
¬ "Allison Hilo and Jordan Lester both of them are the winds."
Reading it as quickly as it appeared her eyes widening with every line she was amazed at the fact this was happening to her. "Hmm. end sequence K12. And open a private line with Officer Lester, A10."
"Should Jason Lopez be included?"
"Hmm. I guess. Make sure no one listens in." A beep came from the small speakers. "Officer Lester can you hear me?"
"Why are you opening such a private line Fighter Hilo?" He sounded ticked as usual.
"Close your connection with everyone else first." She murmured as she double-checked her and Jason's settings.

"What's going on Ally," Jason's voice sounded curious but afraid and he knew he wouldn't be able to hide it. Jason had been double crossed by almost everyone else but Allison. She had saved him five times before. but she seemed to hide stuff. Like she never talked about before she was caught or how her family had been killed. Could she be hiding something? No. she wouldn't hide something unless. unless she knew it was dangerous information.

"Well." she bit her lip, first she had to say the easy part, "I have proof that radians are listening to our transmit. also I listened into their conversations on the same ship that's listening." She paused. Blood filled her mouth as she bit harder into her lip. "When I was captured and sent here it was because radians had attacked my hiding spot. They knew and spoke English so I was able to hear a bit. they seemed to think I was someone from something called The Four. sound familiar?"
"Who?"
"On screen," she heard Jordan murmur. Suddenly two transparent images appeared in front of her. Jason, in a space suit looking confused and with Jordan sporting a face of pure embezzlement and his blond hair seemed to glow green. He seemed to study her, "You definitely aren't one... hmm."
"What are you talking about Ally? Alpha? Anyone?"
"Why did you include him and how did you know I was one of the four. you aren't one."
"HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME?"
She ignored Jason. "They seem to think that I am though, silly or what?"
". I feel loved."
"Why do they think that?"
"I dunno. but they're puzzled with the "five four. I think I deserve answers!"
"How? What? When? Where? Who? Why?" Jason tried.
"Not now we've spoken enough for this afternoon," he took a deep breath "we'll have a talk later. without Lopez."
"Fine." Suddenly the screens disappeared.
"Allison today's battle is over time to return to earth."
She sighed leaning back and rubbing her head, "You know the way."

She waved at her colleges as she walked to her chambers. 'This place is so much different than The Family.' She fingered through her keys until she found the silver key suddenly it became darker. 'Huh?' Losing her balance she grabbed for the doorknob to steady herself but the door opened as she grabbed it and she just fell.
The radian Din stared at her with pure hatred burning in his eyes. he held a knife. the blood dripping from it made a puddle as she felt herself getting weaker. "He knows". "The four. made to protect the secret. they failed and you're dying". a smile crossed his lips. Five shapes lay on the ground. Another was slowly collapsing.
She awoke with a start; sweat dripping from her brow. Three faces were staring at her Jason, Officer Lester and Lester's superior (and younger sister) General Terra Lester. Her smile was unnerving. "Finally she's awake now lets question her. kick Lopez out Jordan."
"Hey," Jason protested but nonetheless was sent out.
The door locked with a click. A beep followed. No one could hear them. Terra turned towards Allison. "Jordan told me what you told him now explain why they thought you were one of the four and if you have any thing you hiding better tell us."
"Why the hell should I. you tell me about 'The Four' first!"
"Allison. please tell her." Allison eyed Jordan Lester but obeyed. Why did he call her by her first name?
"I guess I should start at the beginning." She sighed as she sat up propping herself against the wall behind the bed. "I've always had visions. I dreamt of my parent's death the night before. Every detail was the same right down to how my mother's hands were positioned when they found us. I had hid on the fire escape while a gang in front of my very eyes beheaded my parents. Then a year later I dreamt the destruction of the mars base two months before. Then the president's murder a year before, it got a bit worse but it stopped at two years, twice in a row. Then three years ago something happened. Robbers attacked me. They threatened to kill me if I didn't give then all my things and." she felt her face burning, ".slept with them. I panicked and ran. They tried to catch me so I. I said something. I forget what but a burst of fire came from my hand."
Terra gasped and started to fidget with her hands.
"'s when the nightmares started. Unlike the others though it started with flashes. Then it started getting farther and farther. A silver radian is holding a knife; I am dying from being stabbed in the chest. That's how far I was then. But one night three radians attacked my hideout. I fled from them on my motorcycle. One of them was the silver man from my dreams. he was called 'Din'. They made me wipe out destroying my bike. That was what brought the police and M.T.R.U. One of them a red female called Reno tried to kill me but the wind which I am also able to control. well actually its more like the wind, water, fire and air are my friends then it is that I control them." She paused for a second to take a breath and to peer at their faces. Blank yet listening. "Anyways a gust of wind blew her back. Din used some kind of spell to paralyse me. I couldn't breathe and next thing I knew I could move again and the police were coming."
Suddenly Terra's hands were around her neck. "What are you? You're some spy aren't you?"
She gasped for air and felt dizzy as she started pulling the fingers away, "I . am not."
She broke off as Terra's fingers tightened. The black abyss beckoned. "Tell the truth!"
"Terra stop it what good is questioning her. I've known Allison for a while now I can tell she's spilled her guts already. anyways I don't think she's done yet."
Terra released her grip dropping Allison back on the bed, "Sorry just that the fire took over."
"You're both fours? Harper was captured. But before I explain I believe you where about to tell us about you latest dream." Now that Whatever that is. " She murmured gasping for air as she rubbed her neck.
"Yep I'm wind she's fire, all of us can control one element. We haven't found earth yet though although we know he's male, and water; Julia she knew about him he seemed more open and friendly as if a veil was lifted.

Jordan looked at Allison. He never would have believed anything she said if it weren't for the thing he and Terra were hiding. She had fainted unexplainably and had a dream three years ago about a girl being chased and then the pursuers burning. Six weeks ago he had a dream about a girl she seemed so sad. Her cloths were rags and her hair was tangled. She had sat on a swing and he could tell she was sick. No matter what he couldn't see her face. He made the wind rock her back and forth trying to comfort her. Suddenly she had fallen off the swing. She lay there. Then got up. Then he woke up. A few hours later he had fainted and saw a figure on a bike trying to get away from three radians. They ran in front of the rider forcing them to turn swiftly and in result fall off and the bike to crash into a wall. They spoke but he couldn't hear them. The figure's helmet disappeared; it was the face less girl. One of them a red radian woman tried to attack her. He had sent her back. More talk then suddenly the girl collapsed. They tried to grab her but he'd sent them back they tried again. One of them a blue radian that spoke little started getting anger at a silver male and suddenly the blue man muttered something and they left and he woke up.
"Now last night wasn't any better then when I still hid but just then it went way further. I'm sorry if some parts are confusing but it's sort of hard to explain. I'm going to do something I've learned over the years. I'm going to go in a trance and go through the dream. I'll try to describe what I see but I have to warn you that in my vision some questions won't be answered..." she sighed and frowned, "Here I go." Suddenly her eyes seemed to go blank and lifeless, "He's holding a knife, my bloods making a puddle on the floor near his feet. I. I'm dying. The pain is starting to fade I don't want to fight. How does he know?"
"What does he know Allison?" Jordan tried.
"He knows the secret that the four were." she paused, "everyone. they're d-dead. Four figures are lying dead near me. Someone else is dying behind HIM."
"Where are you?" Terra tried.
"I don't. know. Ugg." she bowled over as if she had been hit, "The. the. the. p-pain..." Her eyes opened, the pupil narrowing down quickly. Suddenly she jolted awake. "Radians are going to blow this base up in an hour. there's a bomb in the girls bathroom next to the cafeteria on the fifth floor." She murmured then fainted.

A note was on her table when she woke up:

Allison Hilo,
We have deactivated the bomb thanks to your assistance and have found the perpetrator. Terra and I have told the head that you fainted and were not well. They will still expect you tomorrow with the squadron.

Yours truly,

Squadron Officer

Jordan Lester

"Damn guess I have five hours alone to do fucking nothing while they have all the fun and adventure, Damn it all." she crumpled the note into a paper ball and tossed it into a garbage can mock cheering at her own aim. She turned over on her side and sighed heavily. A hand covered her mouth muffling a surprised scream.
She turned over to see a figure cloaked in black. He was pretty tall around 6'6 so his cloak just reached his knees exposing a loose pair of pants, black appeared to be one of his favourite colours. A wisp of black hair was left hanging over his blue forehead while the rest was pulled back in a ponytail. His eyes, a dark gold seemed worried yet hopeful despite the fact he was in a human military base. Yet again the sense of deja vu hung around him.
"I'll let you talk if you promise to not scream or yell. Promise?" He was the radian from the street, Blue. The one who was with Din on that night? She nodded and for some reason unknown to her she didn't scream when he removed his gloved hand. "I am here to help you and the four," 'Blue' seemed to think that Allison trusted him suddenly so he sat on her roommates bed as if he was her friend. "I am here to protect you to be more specific."
She started to giggle madly, "You seem to think I'm naïve enough to believe you want to damn protect me? What sort of shit are you on?" She reached in her pillowcase and felt her pistol; gang relations came in handy. Just feeling the cold steel in her hand gave her strength. She pulled it out and pointed it at him. 'Act cool. maybe he won't make you shoot him.' He merely blinked looking calm. 'What the Fuck is wrong with this guy?' "What the Fuck do you want?"
"I would like you to stop swearing and put away the pistol. Your father hated both bad language and violence."
"He's dead and besides." She raised an eyebrow, "What the he// do you know about my father." Her eyes narrowed and her loose hair fell over her face as always.
"Don't you remember me its Hudag Blue or well Blue Parker."
"Blue." she put her hands on her hips making the gun point at the intruders foot. "Blue was a human, and plus he's dead. You are neither."
He shook his head. "You were always stubborn about things like that. One time you rescued a parrot from a cat and named it Rouge and when you're mother cleaned off the blood and it turned blue you refused to believe it was the same bird and searched your garbage for the corpse. In fact you fell in the garbage can and."
"He had to rescue me by pulling me out. but anyone could know that I had a broken nose and had to get stitches."
"C'mon Allison." He suddenly seemed so small and scared, ".everything has a silver lining."
Her arm dropped, her eyes scanned the blue stranger for traces of her old friend, "Especially Mrs. Munford's hair." 'WTH!!!'
He seemed to notice her confusion. "I am ½ human and ½ radian. I can appear as I choose." To demonstrate he closed his eyes and muttered something. Suddenly his skin was peachy and his eyes went blue/grey.
'.Same colour as Blue's.' The thought hit her like a slap to the face. "So you're here to protect me. why?" She suddenly relaxed and put the gun back in her pillowcase.
"For first for reason my father ordered me, then with the wind, and I then heard your story."
"So that was you with that Din guy." She didn't remove her hand from under the pillowcase.
"Yes I had to go or he would have killed you. he didn't remove the paralysing spell, I had to do it, Secretly too."
Against her better judgment she removed her hand and relaxed. "Is he so strong that you fear him that much." Her words seemed familiar somehow.
"Yes. he is stronger and faster than I could ever be."
'And he's supposed to protect me. I feel safe now really.' She almost laughed at her pathetic life.
"As if that wasn't enough he's to be married to the umm. 'Princess' of Radians. If he is killed before we find the current watcher it'll be chaotic."
"Watcher?"
"Another name for the creators descendant line."
'Yea!' She rolled her eyes and groaned. "Why do we need to find them shouldn't they just come to us."
"No I doubt they even know who they are. for some reason you are connected. How or why is unknown."
"Great, I'm glad. I was beginning to think my 'life' wasn't weird enough. What is the deal with the title 'The Watcher anyhow? Sounds more like a monster title than a name."
"I must go now. See you on the battlefield. I'm going to help you humans. and remember I'm watching." He winked at her and disappeared.

She put her hand on her chest as if swearing an oath and rolled her eyes, "That was the best time of my life, thanks to today I am inclined to never be sick."
"What miss blowing up things?" Jason joked with his mouth full of "Meatloaf Surprise."
"How can you eat THAT? And yes I missed blowing up things to save your butt; I surprised you survived without me. Who protected you?"
"Alfu." She looked at him questioningly. "Ordain Leper," he mumbled stuffing more food in his mouth.
"Jordan. figures."
"So I heard someone say there was a mans voice coming from you room. and it wasn't on the phone because they monitor that stuff."
She felt her cheeks burning, "I ran into a guy who lived near my parents apartment. We didn't do any thing. He was so D*mn rude he drove me crazy."
He snickered, "I bet you scared him away with you 'polite' nature." "Hey," she protested, "At least I attract members of the opposite sex. when was the last time you dated?"
He now blushed and she folded her arms with a smirk. "Hey that was uncalled for. Goddamit why does she have to always bring that up. " Mumbling wasn't his best habit.
"Huh. you like the good General Lester STILL?"
"Shaadauppgodamintdoyahinkevereeoneheardya?" (Tip: if you can't understand it read it aloud) His words were slurred together from lack of room in his stuffed mouth.
"Huh?" She smiled playfully.
"Can't talk must eat."
"Whatever," she stood up passing him her meatloaf and grabbing one of his fries and walked away. Tossing her coke in a garbage can ten feet away without even trying she seemed distracted by something outside in space. A shadow watched her dreading yet hoping the signs were true.
He held the blade high above her and swung it down. Suddenly she jolted left. The Knife struck Blue in the heart. Shadowed figures were laying everywhere. He then walked over and lifted her up by the collar and struck her chest. Din stared at her with pure hatred burning in his eyes. he held still that knife. the blood dripping from it made a puddle as she felt herself getting weaker. "He knows" she heard herself mutter. He heard "The four. made to protect the secret."then his words were silent then "they failed and you're dying". a smile crossed his lips. The five shapes on the ground were lifeless. Blue was slowly collapsing.

"D*mn so close," she whispered as she turned of her stupid alarm clock. She quickly pulled on her uniform. "Hopefully tonight I'll see more."
"$HIT. Jason help I'm surrounded by these fuckers."
"How many Alley?"
"More than ten less than thirty. $Hit make that less than thirty five."
"I'm coming Allison," she heard two voices say at once. Jason and Jordan.
"Allison four robots are approaching. three are Jason Lopez, Officer Lester and General Lester but the other is unregistered and is calling itself 'Protector Blue.' Should we keep an eye on it?"
"He's a friend don't worry." All of a sudden K12 rocked back. "Shit K12 kill those damn radians."
"Affirmative Allison."
"How many fuckers are there K12?"
"32 Allison."
"Tell me the numbers every time they change K12."
(I'm not skipping numbers they're just dying two or three at a time) "31. 28. 27. 23. 18. 15. 16. 12. 9." suddenly they were hit.
"What the." An explosion drowned the swearwords out. She was sent out through her window.
"ALLISON," four voices shouted in unison.
Her arm was numb. "Ugg." (Pronounced ugh with annoyance and kind of like a sigh.) "I can't move my. arm."
"Allison Are you okay?" Jason seemed concerned.
"I'll be fine," she lied.
"You aren't swearing. we need to get you checked out. What do you mean we have to go back. so who cares about curfew." Jordan seemed angry. Suddenly all the robots except for one zoomed off.
"Stupid human regulations," Blue murmured as he zoomed up to her, "Can you get in?"
"I think," suddenly she was hit in the back by a laser, "Ugg make that a no."
"I'm coming." Suddenly he appeared next to her without even a shirt on. He just wore a pair of black pants and sandals. He wrapped his arms around her and suddenly they were in his ship.
"You know that would have been romantic if I wasn't in a spacesuit." Her humour was dry because not feeling you arm can do that (or so I would believe.)
"C'mon stop kidding and take off your spacesuit."
"Okay." She pressed the two 'convert' buttons and her suit changed into a backpack.
He quickly felt her arm. "Hmm. Human Base 15 please Protector. Dislocated shoulder and five breaks past the elbow, I am surprised you're not even crying from shock even though you're arm should be numb."
"Well I never cry." She stared at her boots.
"True. still I guess instead of crying you don't swear when pressure or scared. Ha! But there is no wonder you never swore when recalling you're dreams."
She lazily grumbled, "So you were spying on me?"
"Sorry had to. Did you get any farther?"
"Yes." she looked down biting her lip, "Did you hear the part where I said someone in dying next to me."
"Yes. Why?"
"Last night I saw a bit before. Five other people are dead on the ground but they are only shadows I can't tell who they are. Din tries to stab me and I can't move when. you push me away and get stabbed. Then he stabs me and he says that we have failed and something else but I couldn't hear it."
Suddenly she was aware they weren't moving. "Hello this is Base 15, and I am General Terra Lester. who are you and what is your business?"
"My name is Blue Parker and I'm here because I rescued a Fighter named Allison Hilo."
"Allison. let me speak to her." Blue looked at Allison baffled.
"Hey Terra I got to say, I love the curfew."
"Allison, Are you alright." Terra trailed off.
"I didn't know you cared. to think two day ago you almost killed me."
"Ally just answer her we're worried," Jason ordered her.
"Jason you care too! I'm going to cry." She snickered.
"Allison tell us your condition or you'll have to sit out tomorrow," Jordan practically yelled.
"Ugg you too? Dislocated shoulder and arm broke five times past my elbow in my left arm. I'll live."
"FIVE TIMES?????????????"

Two Days Later.
"Ugg. D*mn pink cast." She murmured. Because of the fact her arm was broken a good half-hour before medical attention they had to put on bandages coated in some chemical that was tickle me pink. Then they coated it in a see through plastic so it wouldn't leak. Good news was her uniform (designed sort of like ones on star trek) couldn't be worn with casts, so by the power of some money lent to her by Terra, she and Terra bought normal clothing. Bad news her cast clashed with her clothing style (greens, blues, dark reds and black), and she wasn't allowed in a Fighter for at least two weeks unless an officer or high ranked person was driving or deemed it so. Now wearing a loose green t-shirt, a choker made of a garbage bag strips braid and jeans people couldn't help but stare. She was going to have a meeting with Terra, Jordan and Blue about Blue.
"Hey, Ally." Jason ran up to her with something tucked under his arm. "Here. its from me and Terra." He passed her a black cast holder. If You Ask Me What #$%# Happened The Next Time You Hear It, It Will Be About Your Broken Arm!!!
"Thanks Jason I love it." She gave him an awkward hug and put it on. "I gotta go though or they may behead Blue." She waved back at him as she rushed to Terra's office.

Blue looked at the door longingly. He couldn't wait to see Allison. They prevented him from seeing her and in return he said he wouldn't talk unless she was present. She noticed the brother of the two; Jordan didn't seem to jump at the idea. He could tell Jordan liked Allison a little too much than he liked. He could feel the man's icy stare at the back of his head.
Suddenly the door opened, "Am I late?" Allison came in wearing a loose green shirt and pants. A garbage bag choker was around her neck and she had a black cast cover on with a threat on it in white.
"So you liked the gift. Jason picked it out since you were so annoyed by others and the colour."
"Yes and so much better now of that damn question."
"Swearing that's a good sign. Now tell me what you gave her." Jordan was snappy, still annoyed by Blue.
"The casts cover. now Mr. Parker will you tell us why you were at the battle field."
"Umm." She seemed confused for a moment fiddling with her arm. "Oh, so that's what this shit is about. Blue they're Fours."
"Why the hell did you tell him that."
"Oh please Jordan don't swear," Terra scolded.
"Why is it you let her swear and not I huh?"
"Because you are an example to everyone in your squad and obey me or I will tell a certain someone about the picture you had copied from her file and is on your dresser."
"Whatever," Jordan turned a bright red, "Now Allison will you please tell me WHY you told this civilian that we're fours?"
"She told me because my family is connected to the watchers." The colour drained out of Jordan and Terra's faces.
Terra sighed, "So you were in the battle to contact us."
"No."
Allison sighed, "Not exactly he was there to protect me."
"Huh?" Jordan raised an eyebrow.
"I was sent to protect her because she seems to be linked with the current watcher. If she dies Prince Din might succeed."
"We thought there might be a connection but we didn't think it was that big." Terra stood up and started walking back and forth, "Perhaps we should send her to a safe house."
"No way." Allison said unnoticed.
"No they would find her there and we would have to alert you're government."
"What about sending."
"Then maybe."
"Ugg," Allison stood up. "No I don't want to."
"What about if we all take a vacation so we can watch her 24/7?"
"I don't."
"Terra, you know that we all can't at the same time."
"I have a fucking good idea that will save you from all this." Allison jumped up suddenly slamming her hands down on the desk startling the others. Then she left the small meeting room and went to her bedroom. Her roommate was out. good. She locked the door and hit the soundproof button. Now no one could get in and hurt her and here no one was here to ignore her wishes 'or get hurt defending me like before...' The thought stabbed her deep in the heart.
Terra was the first one to reach Allison's room. "She's sound proofed and locked the door, darn."
"Where's Blue?"
"I dunno he said something about alternative root."
"Oh." He didn't like Blue. He was too much of a goody-goody. He also seemed to like Allison a little too much for his liking. Allison was so caring and she always put others before herself. Also despite the fact she styled her hair to cover it. She was beautiful. Those were the reasons every morning for the last three weeks he loved the fact the first and last thing he saw was her smiling sweetly at him from her view on top of his dresser each day. He couldn't help but reach for his pocket watch and open the secret compartment. He smiled and she smiled back. "Terra I think we should try and break the door open." (Little crazy, no?)
"Allison."
"Ugg leave me alone." She lay on her bed facing the other way. She didn't want to let him see she was crying.
"Are you alright? I'm sorry I should have." She heard him walking around so rolled on her stomach letting her hair cover her face. "Why won't you let me see you face?" "." She stayed quiet. "Are you crying?" "I." She clamped her jaw, she couldn't tell him. "What is it?"
She was annoyed, why couldn't he understand she was trying to protect him. "Leave me alone," she sobbed. Suddenly with a bang her door caved in.
"Allison we're sorry we were to concerned about you to." Terra's apology was cut short as Allison pulled out her gun from her pillow and positioned it at Terra; who gulped. Jordan stared shocked at Allison and Blue stared sadly at her as if he knew and understood.
"Leave please leave. or I will have to leave." She repositioned the gun so it pointed at her head. "LEAVE or I'll shoot."
"Allison. Please tell me why you're so afraid to let me see you cry?" Blue managed to ask. "I don't cry..." She closed her eyes and started to squeeze the trigger, ".sorry."
"No!" Blue yelled and knocked it out of her hand.
Sobbing was coming from her bed. Jordan didn't know what to do and he hated it. Blue was in control of the situation and he could only stand in one of the corners and watch like he wasn't important. He had searched every blueprint of all floors in the base, including this floor to make sure it was secure. Air vents were too small and there were no secret passageways. No human could enter when the door was locked. No human.
Allison didn't know why Blue was doing this. She just wanted all the pain and death. to end. She knew what she had to do. If she let them see. It would make them go away and let her die, alone. She looked up at Terra first, then at Jordan. He stared at her with wide eyes then, she looked at Blue. "Oh my." She was about to end it all, her hand started to reach for the pillow unnoticed. When he quickly wrapped his arms around her to comfort her, "Its alright." he muttered not phased by her secret.
'Why. isn't he scared? Does he care? He is so kind towards me.' She wrapped her right arm around his waist and rested her chin on his shoulder. The tears flowed down her cheeks and stained his shirt a deep, bloody red. 'I. feel. happy?'
Suddenly she dropped. but he caught her. She pretended to sleep as he laid her down. "So she's." Terra's voice wavered as she pulled the facts together.
"The watcher?" "Blue stated walking towards a window, "Poor girl from what I read in the papers when her parents died the killers were psychotic repeating Girl. cry. no tears. blood whenever asked why they did it."
"They killed her parents because she cried blood. That must have been hard on her," Terra was looking down at her feet.
"Why is it you kept the newspapers secret?" Suddenly Jordan had a gun pointed at him now.
Blue was glad Allison was facing the other way. "Because I didn't know who you were." he felt his muscles tensing. He knew that Allison would never actually use her gun. This man however was scared and dangerous.
"Jordan Allison was there. she already knows and he wouldn't have had a chance to tell us." Jordan looked angry for a moment at Terra but he started to put his gun away.
Blue felt a sense of safety flooding him he slouched down relaxing. "Wait a minute. why is it you know so much about her if you didn't know that she was the watcher till." suddenly the gun was yet again pointed at Blue. "You already knew and didn't say, you fucking asshole."
"I had to be really sure the signs were true."
Terra snatched the gun away from Jordan and snapped at Blue "So what is going to happen are you just going to take her with you to god knows where?"
"Nothing. at the moment. As soon as Din is defeated I'll have to take her to a few planets that need her help. but we need now to go somewhere else to finish this so she will GO TO SLEEP!!!"
A giggle came from the bed; she was primly in a drunk like state from lack of blood. This was strange. shouldn't she be half asleep not peppy unless. is she that tired? "Hey you spied on me why can't I listen to conversations concerning my future?"
She turned towards them a smile crossing her blood stained face yet behind her puffy eyes there was a hint of sadness. He yearned to hold her again although he knew he shouldn't. He shouldn't get close to her. she was a princess and he was just a protector. He could feel a darkness looming over the planet. Although she needed to be guarded she had lost too much blood and so she needed to sleep and company wouldn't help.

She was running towards the scream. She knew what would happen. (At least the dreams would leave when she died) She tripped over one of her friends. Din was ready to kill. He held the blade high above her and swung it down. Suddenly she jolted left. The Knife struck Blue in the heart. The figures that she could never see were suddenly clear. Terra, Jordan, Jason and a strange woman with dark skin and blue hair; all dead lying on the dark floor. Din then walked over and lifted her up by the collar and struck her chest with the blade. Din stared at her with pure hatred burning in his eyes. he held still that knife. the blood dripping from it made a puddle as she felt herself getting weaker. "He knows" she heard herself mutter. He heard "The four. made to protect the secret. dear little princess. I will be immortal." She couldn't hear him. Suddenly she heard one last thing, "they failed and you're dying" a smile crossed his lips. The five on the ground were lifeless. Blue was slowly collapsing. "Allis."
"Ugg d*mn," Allison opened her eyes to find herself on the floor. Her arm was a bit sore but. her arm was sore. She could feel her arm again. "The irony." She murmured not fully awake. For once pain was a sign that didn't partially ruin her life. The pain showed that her arm was healing and that she was still alive. There was a pair of eyes watching her. "Hi Jason... why are you here?"
"I heard about what happened last night. Also Alpha ordered me to watch you."
"Hmm you mean you made him allow you to come and watch me so I wouldn't shoot myself." She put a hand on the bedside table to try help herself stand but only managed to hoist herself up and sit on her bed.
"You should rest you can't even stand. If you had bled anymore we'd have to start donating. and no I didn't volunteer. Alpha said that if I didn't he'd send me back to Fighter class."
"Way weird why." Suddenly the events after the gun came flooding in, "Ugg I forgot."
"What did you forget?"
"My state of royalty."
"What?" Jason stared at her oddly.
"They didn't tell you I'm a."
"WHAT???" A yell came from Allison's room as Terra crossed the main hallway to Allison's door. It was Jason. She put her hand on the doorknob turned and pulled. Inside Jason was pacing as if waiting for someone whistling innocently and Allison was sitting on her bed yawning abruptly. When suddenly a shrill bell rung straight through the halls starling the rooms occupants. The lights started flashing and the temperature dropped suddenly to a chilling breeze.
"Damn what's going on?" Allison stood but then plopped back down on her bed from exhaustion.
"Its an attack... we'd better get you out now!" She quickly went over and sat down.
"What..."
Terra quickly grabbed Allison's good arm and slung it around her shoulders. "Stand..." Terra ordered.
"Okay... I guess." In unison the two stood.
"Walk..." Terra barked at Allison. Allison needed to get out... they were coming.
"Ugg... do I have to." Allison moaned. Her head was spinning but never the less she stood leaning heavily on Terra.
"Yes they're coming and I doubt its just a random attack... they primly want to kidnap us." \
Her head pounded as she tried to lift her leg. It wasn't operating. She tried again. Still no response from any part of them to her desperate commands of movement. "I can't move my legs," her voice was filled with panic.
"It's worse then we thought... quick Jason get help..."
She couldn't move her legs. Pain shot up her chest as she pulled herself over to Blue's limp form. His skin seemed to be a paler blue then before.
"Allison are you alright," Terra shook her awake.
"Ugg... if ever I wished for the dreams to continue more frequently I was wrong. I feel like I was hit in the head."
"Are you alright? You're chest..." Allison looked down. Her shirt was soaked with new blood.
"Damn... was I crying again?"
"No." Terra's face was pale.
"Huh?" She lifted her shirt up till she saw a small cut on her upper stomach. Something was nagging at her. "Shit I'm bleeding, How the hell..." she gasped as she remembered what the cut represented. It was in the same spot as...
The dagger shined of her friends' blood as Din struck her in the lower chest.
"Jordan, Jordan Lester WAIT!"
"Huh?" Jordan saw Jason running up...
"Hudag Blue... long time no see," Din smiled as he drove his faithful dagger into Blue's arm.
"Allison wake up!!! D*mit wake up!!!" Terra shook Allison trying to wake her.
"Damn. I need. caffeine. crap!!!" Tenille fell asleep while typing this story.
"Ugg," Allison moaned as she opened her eyes. She was on a small makeshift bed. She sat up to bump her head on a board. "Shit where am I?"
Suddenly a hand covered her mouth. "Shh we're hiding in a secret room in you're closet," Terra whispered, "the Radians have started to take over but there is still a chance to escape."

"?????? ???? ???? ?????" Voices were coming from the wall and suddenly a light shone through.
"Stupid ??v?????, dough you think you'd escapes?" One of them growled at her as five radian fihahs (Solders) started to grab Terra.
"Run Allison RUN!" Terra yelled. Allison felt guilt and pain. She wanted to cry but she felt a fire inside her start controlling, it guided her feet to a great dash out and away.
As she ran she heard a voice, "Don't worry I'll be fine..." She felt sorrow and guilt tearing at her. She closed her eyes trying to ward off the sickness building inside her. She ran into something and in surprise she bounced back. She opened her eyes and screamed....
Jordan looked inside the darkened room. All he could see was inside a two-meter radius. A dark green hand lay out of the shadows that covered its limp body. 'It was scorched from Terra's fires. Terra... but you were with...' He blindly entered the darkness to feel dozens of cold hands grab him.

"Ahh!" A scream echoed the dark halls and passages of the dark abyss that was Julia Harper's home a thud followed. "I'll get you fucking basturds for this..." Someone yelled.
Julia flicked a rock at a wall. It echoed in the caverns of the dungeon. "Hmm company... and I got no food to spare." She murmured with a deadly smile. She picked up a stick and stuck it into a pool of lava. She concentrated on the lava and removed the stick. An unearthly glow came from it creating many a shadow in which things hid. Things unknown and unthinkable by the men of earth.
Blue felt him lying on the hard ground. His eyelids were too heavy for him to see where he was. He felt emotions flooding him. Fear, anger, hate, and worry. His arm was visibly bleeding but he didn't care. His cover was blown, his ribs cracked and Allison was most certainly held captive somewhere. 'Allison. I'll probly never get to say goodbye to her.' In the distance he could hear something. A murmur from the floor underneath suddenly the floor collapsed underneath him. Falling seemed to become an endless rhapsody. He wanted to never stop. To die a painless death would be his greatest sanctum. But her voice filled his ears with joy, filling the empty feeling, and to stop... to live to see her face and feel her touch. The pain seemed to lift once he heard her voice and he felt the ground hit his back with a sharper intake of breath than healthy. Her voice echoing in his ears, "What the hell???"
"What the hell is???" A voice echoed in the caverns. It sounded female. *THUD* "SHIT please someone help..." Julia came across a clearing.
Light shone through a hole in the ceiling casting a glow on her African heritage skin and her blue hair now long past her shoulders and almost to her feet tied back with a stripe of cloth. There was a girl, early twenties from the looks of her, with long black hair that went a bit past her shoulders, her eyes a golden yellow with flecks of green and brown. Next to her was a radian that looked to be in his mid-twenties. His skin was dark blue & his hair was jet black. There was something off about him. His eyes opened to be a light orange, they were human eyes. The girl held his hand and seemed fretful. Why does this human seem to care about the radian? How did he get eyes like that? What happened to the roof? Her thoughts went wild.
"Allison... someone is watching us..." Blue whispered as she clung to his good hand. She looked so worried that he wished he could hold her in a comforting embrace but he couldn't even any more then whisper.
Allison looked around and seemed to see someone, "Who's there?" She was really worried about him, she hadn't sworn since he had landed.
A woman came out holding a glowing staff he felt himself stiffen. ". Who are you radian and why is this girl so. clingy towards you?" The woman's voice was rough and stern.
"His name is Blue and you shouldn't question him in his condition!" Allison stood up quickly and seemed to stiffen.
"How cute of you to be so protective of you're boyfriend." The woman's face seemed to soften and her expression turned bored.
"HE'S NOT MY BOYFRIEND!" Allison snapped.
"You seem a little touché on that subject." the woman seemed to enjoy Allison's reaction.
"Why you. if all you're going to do is annoy the hell outta me go away to the damn hellhole you came from."
"From caring to swearing in two minutes. and no I'm not going to just leave you. I find it interesting that you are so fond of a radian."
Allison's disbelief showed.

"Man what a headache," Terra mumbled as she picked at the chain's lock. "Too easy!" The cell lock was next. "Dang," she looked at the jumble of letters on the keypad:

? ? ?

A small orb of fire came out of her fingertips and trashed the security panel with the surrounding bars. She hated fireballs. 'They always made my fingers burn and I always' . she tripped up in a trashed pole. '. Trip up in something afterwards.'

Allison stumbled a bit as she tried to gain some footing in the small tunnel as the soft stones crumbled under the two's combined weight. Blue was a bit too heavy for her to walk without strain but she was strong. So she gritted her teeth and carried him through the hellish caverns. She didn't want to ask that woman for help. She was stronger then that. Finally ahead loomed a chamber. Its walls were covered by strange markings that seemed to glow as she entered. That 'evil' woman seemed to not see the walls glow or maybe they glowed whenever a new stimulus came near. maybe. The sudden light gave an unearthly look to a large pool of simmering lava. Weird fumes twisted through the stuffy air causing her nose to twitch from the sheer stench of decay that seemed to prove the lava wasn't from this solar system. It was so horrid she felt she was going to barf yet the woman sat down next to it. "We're stopping HERE?" The woman ignored her. Holding the nausea in check she slowly lowered Blue down onto the ground and sat next to him cradling his head in her lap.
"What the heck happened to you guys? Allison, Terra, Jason. damn I even miss Blue." Jordan impatiently drummed his fingers on the keys. The Internet was old. but it was usually useful but not now. "What the fu."
'Here me water, come.' Julia hated summing the 'essence' of water but she knew she needed to help that radian. 'But he's so stuck up.'
"Excuse me you uncouth ruffian, I heard you maim my dignity and if you wish to avoid suffering and the death of that fine young halfling." A little figure appeared made of whirling water appeared a in the darkness behind her eyelids.
"So he is a mixed breed hmm."
"Do you want him healed or not?" The sprit seemed more cranky than usual, his English accent seamed more posh than normal.
"Yes, now will you please heal him? I'll make you some tea n' crumpets," she scoffed at the water spirit.
"You are a. fine, fine I'll do it." he seemed to be distracted suddenly. "Why do *I* have to be the one. this vile war is so annoying. this generation fails to compare to those years where there was knights to deal with fights not ladies. as if the council wasn't enough. and the watchers aren't fulfilling their duty. this ones barely accepting her heritage." The spirit disappeared.
As she watched the woman start to finally move she noticed a figure coming out of the lava. It was around four feet tall and seemed to be in the shape of a small man. Her eyes widened as it shook off its lava covers and turned into water. She held Blue close as it approached them. It extended its hand towards them and seemed to glow. Blue then stirred and Allison felt a force pulling him up. She felt him slipping from her grasp. He floated to the creature, his dark hair flowing down away from his face. As the creature's hand touched him a light grew over him.
As Blue opened his eyes he saw Allison looming over him. He felt no more pain surprisingly. He sat up to look around. "Where." Suddenly a call rang out, echoing in the halls. Radian soldiers marched from the entrances surrounding the weary couple and their tough companion. They grabbed the three separating them.
Allison's right hand stretched out briefly touching his fingers as he reached for her. The touch was shut off as she was held down and he was carried out with the other woman. "Blue!"
He heard Allison screech. "Allison." he cried back.
Hands held her back. 'Blue's gone to who knows where...' Eyes watched her as she struggled yet didn't care. 'She had been so mean to that woman.' Ears failed to hear her cries. 'Yet she'd helped me.' she felt anger burning inside her. 'I must be free. 'She felt a sudden force crushing her. 'I must free them before.' the solders had collapsed. 'I hope its not to late' she ran.
As Jordan searched the maze of halls in the Dynamo spaceship he heard footsteps approaching. He jerked into a room closing the door behind him. A moan came from the other side of the room. "I don't want any more Meatloaf, Allison." As his eyes adjusted to the dark Jordan saw Jason lying in a corner. He was about to approach him when the wall opposite of Jason collapsed as a fireball caved through. A head with familiar blonde hair peaked through the new hole.
"Oh thy head," Jacques was being pulled along by two people, a man and maiden with gold hair, "is thou deadest?"
"No and you're talking funny." The man snickered as he talked.
Jacques noticed the woman's beauty. "Thy must have passed into thee heavens for thou seethe an angel."
"Aww how cute Terry gotta boyfriend!" Now he openly laughed, "He's so cute when he's delirious."
"Shut up!" The woman growled.
"Why do thou jest thy is delirious thy sees thee truth and thee maiden is fair or do thy eyes deceive?"
"Please you're killing me . a fair maiden?"
"Terra. thy shall remember thou name to thy grave."
The maiden seemed fearful, "Jason you alright?"
"Thou speakith of a Jason, thy hasn't knowledge of him."
"Huh Jason, stop kidding," the man stuttered.
"Look he got a nasty bump on his head."
"So the little hero tries to save her huh?" Din sneered at Blue as he slashed at his back. "Stupid halfling did you really think you could save her, and you," he zoomed over to the woman. "Little Julia Harper. to stupid to care about herself." He slashed her back cruelly.
"Thy name is Jacques not Jason." a voice came from the hallway.
"Hmm. company.."

"So you're not going to talk?" The silver radian sneered, "Fine. then I'll just kill you one by one." He held up his dagger and swung it down on Jason slashing his heart in two.

"Bye thy angelic lady, thy always loved thee..." Jason's head sunk, "and thy feelith Jason loves thee also."

A lady chained behind them snapped "You mons." the radian slit her throat with a quick swipe.

Terra screamed but was cut short also by the blade. Blue was picking at his locks he noticed. 'Hope he succeeds without me...' "Bastured!" He died a quick death also.

She was running towards the scream. She knew what would happen. (At least the dreams would leave when she died) A room appeared to the left of her. Inside was dark. She tripped over one of her friends. Din was ready for her, holding the blade high. He approached until its blade shone above her and swung it down. Suddenly she jolted left. The knife struck Blue in the heart. 'Not again.' Terra, Jordan, Jason and a strange woman with dark skin and blue hair all dead but this was no dream. Tears came to eyes, "No."
Din then walked over and lifted her up by the collar she was too numb to move. The dagger still shone of her friends' blood as Din struck her in the lower chest. Din stared at her with pure hatred burning in his eyes and dropped her. He held that knife high the blood dripping from it made a puddle as she felt herself getting weaker. "He knows," she muttered subconsciously.
He heard her, "The four, your little friends, they once were real warriors, Jason 'Simpson' was a medieval knight now the earth warrior, Terra Lester was once a ruruni, Jordan Lester was Julius Caesar, and Julia Harper was a shaman, they were remade to protect the secret, or should I say you dear little princess. Do you know why?" He lifted the blade to his lips licking the blood. "I will be immortal, it's in a special chemical compound found only in your blood. They failed and you're dying" a smile crossed his lips. The four on the ground were lifeless.
Blue was slowly collapsing. "Allis." She couldn't move her legs. Pain shot up her chest as she pulled herself over to Blue's limp form. His skin seemed to be a paler shade then before. She raised her hand and pulled him closer his pulse was gone.
"What did you love him. so sad? I think I'll bury you next to each other." He droned on without noticing a single bloody tear dropping down onto his forehead. His forehead seemed to absorb the drop and suddenly she felt his pulse.
He coughed. "What? How?" She crawled over to Terra and let another tear roll down her cheek. The wounds closed as the heart started again.
She pulled herself to Jason. She spilt two tears on his forehead. In an instant he sat up. "Huh?"
A hand hauled her back by her hair making her face them, Din. "Did you really think you could."
Blue had hit him hard in the back of the neck. She dropped sliding to the woman's side. She nearly collapsed when the tear fell. 'Must keep going.' She rolled over to Jordan's side. As the tear rolled she felt a sudden wave of dizziness.

Blue watched as the four seemed to walk in a daze in a C around Din. They linked hands creating an almost circle around him. Allison floated up and completed the circle. A burst of fire came from Terra, rising into a pillar above her head, beside hers a pillar of earth shot from Jason, beside his was a pillar of water from that woman, a pillar of wind came from Jordan, and a light came from Allison. A scream came from inside and after a minute when the pillars disappeared there was nothing inside the circle. "Ugg finally no more of those D*mn dreams." Allison murmured.
"Jason!!!" Terra ran hugging the blushing Jason (AWW)
"Umm what happened? I can't remember why I was lying there."
"You were pretty loony for a while all thee, thy, thou, and that and called yourself 'Jacques'. You also were all lovey-dovey with Terra." Jordan snickered.
"I was," Jason blushed from ear to ear seemed to be beyond blushing.
"That was probly his old life," Allison murmured.
"What?" the woman seemed to tease.
"N-nothing. Lets go home." Allison covered.
"But it's gone." Terra moaned.
"Hmm. I wonder if they haven't found my base yet. Oh yeah my names Allison what's yours?"
Allison faced the woman, "Julia Harper."

"Well I'll be." Allison ran up to the jungle gym, "They never thought to put two and two together."
"It's a PLAYGROUND!!!" Terra seemed happier than normal. Tugging Jason ahead the two took to taking the swing set. Terra was on the swing and Jason was pushing her.
"Huh?" Jordan's jaw dropped, "Don't tell me this is it."
"You really have faith in me don't ya?" She giggled and smiled looking at the two lovebirds. "Lets hope it's not too dusty." She joked as she approached the little entrance putting her hand on the secret computer.
The door slid open. "Wow!" Terra walked in quickly.
"What???" Jordan, Blue, Jason and Julia looked stunned. "About fifteen years ago. before we had contact with the radians. The American government set up small, secret bases for the Canadian government to house hackers, spies, and all that. During the first year they were all destroyed along with all other bases wiping out break-thru technology. This base somehow was overlooked. I was lucky in finding it."
"So this is a top secret military base. with the best technology in the solar system and IT IS ALL OURS!!!!!!!!!!" Jordan and Terra practically jumped at the random gadgets left scattered on the ground.
Allison walked over to her family portrait she had managed to find on the Internet. 'I'm happy now. I hope you are too.'
"Hey, Allison what does this do?" *boom* She left herself, her parents and Alfred alone on the wall.
The End. Or is it?