Nightmares and unpleasant memories.

…...

The floor was ice. Christina took one ragged breath after another trying to regain her bearings. She was at school. She was alone. Moanica had poisoned her with her toxic touch and fled. Christina felt foolish. Why did she ever trust the zombie? Now, she paid for it. Her body writhed in agony. She gasped for help hoping that Draculaura could hear her desperate plea. Heck, she'd even settle for Drew coming to her aid. Oh, she hurt! She was on fire as the zombie touch radiated through her body. Her fairy genes were unaccustomed and unfit to fight such a horrible virus. Where was Draculaura? Why hadn't she come yet?

She needed help. She was helpless laying on the cold floor of the vacant classroom. What had Moanica intended? Why do such a dastardly deed? As the hybrid lay on the floor she pondered these things surrounded by suffocating darkness. Moanica's sadistic laughter still rang in her ears. The evil smile on her face still burned fresh in Christina's mind. She would forever see the evil gleam in Moanica's eyes, forever hear the laughter in her ears. Moanica would surely haunt her forevermore.

Oh, where was Draculaura? Couldn't she hear the weak desperate cries for help? She did after all posses supernatural hearing! Tears welled up in Christina's eyes as she begun to lose hope that help was coming. It was never coming.

…...

"Christina wake up,"

Shaggy watched worriedly as his wife writhed in her sleep begging for help.

"Christina it's alright wake up,"

Finally, she stiffened before relaxing the sign she'd woken from her prison of a nightmare. She turned to face him her eyes filled with unshed tears.

"I-i," she stammered only for Shaggy to engulf her in an embrace as she released her pent-up anguish. She sobbed relentlessly.

"It's alright Christina you're safe now,"

"It was awful-"

"I know,"

"I was all alone,"

"I'm right here, you'll never be alone,"

Shaggy rocked the sobbing Christina back and forth. Whispering soothing words and singing to her. After a while, her sobs quieted and she was able to lay back down. Shaggy kept his arms wrapped tightly around her as Christina drifted back to sleep with her head upon his chest.

"You're safe Princess,"

…...

She was safe. Happily running behind her cousins as they played tag in the park without a care in the world.