Disclaimer: Dollhouse is owned by Joss Whedon. All I own are my words that I use to write about this awesome show.
Prologue
Her bare feet moved purposefully over the cold floor. The white nightgown she wore fluttered around her ankles. A phantom haunting the abandoned House.
It was loud here, so incredibly loud. It wasn't supposed to be like that here. Quiet, comfortable, safe. That was the world they built, the world she knew. Unwanted guests were invading the world. This happened before, but differently. That time they were more subtle. The mission was to manipulate and change. Now there was only one goal: destruction.
She found the control panel. She- or part of her- remembered its function.
For emergency use only. A failsafe that they all hoped they would never have to engage. She punched in the numbers without hesitation.
She made her way back to the main room. Already things were quieter. She rested her hands on the raining for support as she watched. Butchers. She remembered their name now. They cut people up and left them broken. She didn't like people who did such things.
She needed to stay and wait. Someone had to be here who knew the right numbers. Deep down they all knew this day would come. That was why the failsafe was there, and why she knew the numbers. This place was her home for a very long time. In her mind she had always lived here. It was important to her and so many others. She wouldn't let these butchers taint it.
She took slow, even breaths. Was the fog her own clouded vision or the growing smoke billowing out? Eventually she was forced to sit. Her legs dangled into the free air and she rested her head on the railing. All around her bodies were crumbling to the floor, weapons clattering loudly out of their limp hands.
Everything's going to be all right. She couldn't recall who said this but it was always comforting. Faces swirled in her mind. She knew all of their names, somehow. They were all coming to say goodnight.
She was better than her best. She earned a sleep she wouldn't have to wake from.