This is the first chapter to season 3, but I will not be adding onto this story until season 3 airs. I will say again, this is to clear up a bit of confusion hopefully with the last two chapters of season 2, as this is written in 3rd person. I hope you like it. I'm not the best with 3rd person, but I tried. Please note, that my story is usually in 1st person and therefore only explains what Stella sees from her own mind/point of view. That's why this may/most likely will have different parts to it. Let's see if you catch on now, if you haven't yet.(: I hope you enjoy, and thank you for reading!

******EDIT: I HAVE ADDED THIS AS THE EPILOGUE OF SEASON 2, SO IF YOU HAVE READ THAT THEN YOU MAY SKIP THIS CHAPTER. I HAVE DECIDED TO KEEP THIS UP FOR ANYONE WHO MAY NOT READ THE EPILOGUE OF SEASON 2, AND I HOPE THAT YOU ALL ENJOY THIS AND I HOPE THIS HELPS OUT. THANK YOU FOR READING. **********

Estella found sleep easily, cuddled up to Ben. While she slept though, he worried.
Karen had done something intentional, he knew it. He just couldn't comprehend what it was yet. Karen always had a plan. She was too devious to let Estella walk away unharmed.
"Oh, sweety.. Please be okay," his hand brushed some of her hair behind her ear and smiled. She was cute when she slept.
Maggie beat on the window and opened it, her voice just loud enough to be heard over the wind.
"We're almost there. You ready for an unhappy welcome party?"
"There's nothing to celebrate, but they won't see it that way. They didn't watch people they cared about die though."
Maggie snorted, "You got that right. Cozy in their little homes."
With that, she slid the window shut again. His mind drifted again to the moment not too long ago where he hung, helpless against his will as he watched the girl he loved get tortured by that insignificant puppet.
His hatred for her was a little biased, after all she's toyed with his brother and his girlfriend.
The truck jerked to a stop and Ben tightened his grip on Estella to keep her from getting hurt.
"C'mon 'Stella, wake up," He shook her gently and started pulling her out of the truck.
"Wait, what's going on?" She rubbed her head, which was throbbing now.
"We're going back into Charleston. C'mon, I'll help you out," Ben took her hand and helped her step out of the truck. He made sure to keep her close as he led her down the ramps and into the building.
"Charleston?"
"Yah, we're back at the mall. Are you okay?" Ben stopped, causing her to stop with him.
"Oh, I'm fine. Just still half asleep is all. C'mon, we're being left behind," She took his hand and tried to lead him on with the others, but tripped over herself, "Crap. It's okay, really. You know how clumsy I am."
Ben seemed unconvinced, but walked none the less. People were around them, clapping and cheering at their achievement. It wasn't one though.
Estella seemed to space out so Ben led her the rest of the way into the mall, past the people to find Anne.
"Hey Dr. Glass?" He led Estella around with one hand while he pulled Anne aside with the other, "Can you check out Estella?"
"Uh, sure Ben. What's going on?" Anne led them into the infirmary.
"I don't really know. She was talking to me for a little bit, then she just kind of shut down."
Ben had led Estella over to a bed by her shoulders and sat her down. Anne was over to her, inspecting her not too long after.
"She seems fine. Her eyes are open, and her breathing and heart rate are normal. I honestly don't know what's going on. But that device could have something to do with it, don't forget she shocked her spikes. I don't know if that could've done anything, but I wouldn't doubt it wasn't a planned event. They always seem to have a plot up their sleeve."
The others had brought Hal in then, putting him on a table in another room.
"Sorry Ben, but with her seeming fine I need to check out Hal. We'll come back to try to figure her out after. See if she's responded," Anne walked away, leaving Ben alone with Estella.
"I've missed something, haven't I?" He sighed and ran his hands through his hair, "This seems so much like an episode, but you seemed fine before you went to sleep in the truck. I should've kept a closer eye on you. Since the attack, I've not paid any attention to any problems besides your nightmares. Your episodes are just so rare I-.. I dunno. Come back soon, please."
He leaned forward to place a kiss on her forehead before walking away.
Estella seemed lifeless, but a lot was going on in her head.
.."You killed her."
"Pip I never killed a girl- oh no.. I didn't know Pip. I'm so sorry about your sister.."
She stood, walking out of the infirmary and through the crowd of people, her gaze seeming to see something beyond this world.
"I'm confused, Patrick. I don't understand. Ugh, what's going on with me?"
Her feet led her out into the city, where she aimlessly began to wander away.
"Stella? Stella, what're you doing out here? 'Stella? Are you okay?" Pip had been looking for her for a while. When he asked the soldiers if they'd seen her, someone told him that she had walked outside. It didn't make sense to him, her wandering off. It wasn't something she normally did. She liked to stay close. She always had to watch to make sure nothing happened to Ben.
" 'Stella?" He grabbed her arm and tried to look at her, but she didn't give him any attention. He shook her a little before she stumbled back, ripping her arm from his grip.
"No!" Her scream echoed through the abandoned streets, "Get away!"
"Estella it's me," He stood above her and put his hand out, he wasn't going to dare touching her again, "It's Patrick."
"Oh, Patrick," He watched as she tucked her head between her legs, her body shaking, "I don't understand.."
Pip looked up to the sky, a worried look on his face. This storm coming in didn't look good.
"C'mon 'Stell, we need to get inside!"
He pulled her up and tried to drag her with him into the mall but she refused, trying to break free again.
"What's going on with you!?"
Just then, the ground began to shake. Pip was quick to give up and instead headed inside to try and find Ben. Maybe he could do something about her.
While he was going in, almost everyone that was in the mall began to file out in confusion.
"Ben!" Pip found Ben's jacket easily.
"I don't have time, Patrick. I need to find Estella. She's gone missing," He was in full panic mode. Of course he would be, he'd let her walk away while she was in another world. He's seen what could happen if she went unattended, and he didn't want to witness that again.
"No, she's up there, in the front of the crowd. I tried to get her in but she didn't seem to recognize me very well."
"So I was right.." Ben shoved through the crowd of people, Patrick behind him.
As they made their way to the front, white lights began to fall from the sky. One started to fall almost directly above them and you could soon see that it was a ship. Ben and Pip made their way to Estella as soon as it landed.
Ben knelt in front of her face and tried to shake her back into the real world.
" 'Stella, now's not the time for this. You need to come back," Ben knew it was hopeless though, and he had Pip help him pull Estella up and back into the crowd with the rest of the people.
"Ben, what exactly were you right about?" Pip yelled over the noise. Ben's attention went to the ship in front of them.
The door opened, and out stepped a figure in all black. With it's helmet retreating from it's face, you could make out the snake like skin and human eyes.
"Well, they came fast."