Scientists say that when we dream of people it's always people we know. They say we can't dream of someone we don't know. Well I got news for those crazy people. I…can. I'm Abigail Falkner. And over the past ten years or so of my life I have been having these dreams about people from another world. A place called Cocoon. I've had dreams of their past as what their world calls l'cie. Their past on Gran Pulse and their present on the New Cocoon. It seemed like more so than not I dream of Hope. I saw him grow up before my eyes without even truly knowing him. I never knew why I was the one to dream like this but it just happened. Last night's dream was a dream of their past.

"Snow? What do you plan to do? I need to know."

A young boy with silver hair looked up from the ground at the person he currently despised.

"I told you. Save Serah, protect Cocoon, and have myself a big, happy family. Still, it's a long road ahead. Or, maybe not so long. Whatever happens, things will work out. Even if you're l'Cie, you've got to keep fighting."

Hope couldn't stand how chipper this guy was. Especially considering he was the cause for his mother dying. Although Snow didn't know that yet. This was Hope's moment. He was finally going to tell Snow how he felt.

"And what if that gets people around you involved? What happens when your actions end up ruining someone's life? What if someone dies? What then, Snow? How do you pay for what you've done?"

"I can't, all right? There is nothing that can make something like that right again. When someone dead, when someone's gone, words are useless"

"So that's it? People die and you just run away?"

"I know! It's all my fault! But I don't know how to fix it! Where do you start? What do you say? All I can do is go forward. Keep fighting and surviving, until I find the answers I need."

"There are no answers! You're running from what you deserve!"

"Well, why don't you tell me what I deserve?"

"The same fate!"

All of a sudden a bright light emitted around the young boy, causing the railing to break behind Snow and he fell backwards. Hope pulled out the knife that Lightning gave him and began walking to the edge where Snow hung on for dear life.

"Nora Estheim. She was my mother. And now she's dead because of you!"

In the distance an airship approached. It blasted missiles behind Hope causing the ground around them to break and Hope was burst forward from the impact.

I immediately bolted up from the bed and grabbed my sketchbook. Every time I would have a dream I would sketch them out. I didn't want to forget the dreams I had. This was the best way of preserving them, but I never knew exactly what part of the dream I was going to draw. I just let my hand go to work. Once I was finished I looked and admired my artwork. What I drew turned out to be Hope standing over Snow with the dagger in his hand.

"Another dream?"

I looked up to see my younger sister sitting on the edge of the bed smiling at me. I just nodded. The whole time all of this has been happening she has been right there. Everyone else just thinks I'm crazy but she's been supporting me. I walked over to my closet and began to filter through the clothes.

"It's insane Winry. I've been having these dreams for so long I'm starting to think they may be some sort of alternate reality you know?"

I turned to face her and she smiled gently at me while shrugging her shoulders.

"You never know I guess. I'll be waiting on you downstairs. It's our first day at Gale. We don't want to be late."

I silently agreed with her and started to get ready. I threw my blonde wavy hair up in a messy ponytail and put on my favorite flowered dress. It was strapless and had layers in the skirt. I wore a cute lace jacket over the top with knee high tan boots that had fringes on them.

Once I was done I ran downstairs to meet my sister and we walked out the door. Once we got in the car the first thing we heard was 'Forget About You' by our favorite band R5. We immediately starting singing along and jammed going down the road. We had just graduated from high school and decided to go to Gale to further our education. Gale wasn't just any ordinary school. It was a school not only for academics but also for the select few throughout Atlas that knew magic.

We pulled in and luckily found a place to park up towards the front entrance. We sat in the car and stared in awe at just how big the campus was.

"This…place…is gonna swallow us whole!"

We both shouted this together then began laughing at our own nervousness. Not wanting to wait any longer I said my farewells to my sister, got out of the car, and began walking to the wide doublewide doors. I took a deep breath and walked inside. I was ready for my new beginning.

"Abigail Falkner?"

I looked behind me to see a tall man with shaggy black hair. I looked at him with confusion and he just chuckled.

"Sorry I didn't mean to startle you. It's just my job to show the new freshman around. I'm Zane by the way. I'm supposed to be accompanying your sister as well."

"And here I am. Abby here just got so excited if you know what I mean."

He just laughed at that and held out his hand as if to say we were going to get started. All of a sudden the ground started to shake beneath us.

"What the heck."

We all said this in unison as the ground began to shake even more violently. The doors burst wide open and the feeling of being dragged into something overwhelmed us. I looked up to see a black hole looking thing looming over us. I heard a scream as my sister lost her balance and got sucked in.

"Winry!"

I reached my hand towards the black hole and got sucked in as well. Darkness creeped into the back of my mind and I slowly lost consciousness.

"When do you reckon they are gonna wake up?"

"No clue Sazh. We just hope soon."

I heard the voices and somehow a hint of recognition hit me. Then it hit me all together like a whirlwind. I sat up and took in everyone around me. Eight people were in the room and they all looked at me when I sat up on the edge of the bed. All of the people here. I had dreamed about every single one of them. For some reason fear crept up into my heart and I couldn't speak. I was brought out of my stupor when I heard my sister grunt beside me. She rose up slowly and let out a squeal as she noticed all the people in the room.

"Easy there kid. Aint nothing to be afraid of."

Snow was just a smug as ever. My sister clung onto me for dear life. I just patted her on the head.

"Don't worry Winry. They won't hurt you. I know them."

They all looked at me with surprise and the one I knew as Hope spoke up.

"Have we met before?"

I started to reply but was stopped short whenever a young girl walked into the room.

"Yuel! What are you doing here?"

Noel addressed her and she just smiled.

"This girl does know you. But not personally. She knows you from her dreams. She has seen everything that has happened to you all through her own eyes."

She slowly grabbed Hope's arm and began to tug him towards me. She took his hand and cupped my face with it.

"Close your eyes and you will see what she has seen."

Hope closed his eyes and I could feel my mind racing all of a sudden. I could see every dream I had ever had all over again. It stopped whenever Hope removed his hand from my face. He turned to face his friends.

"She knows everything. She knows about us being l'cie, the fall of Cocoon, Caius. She knows it all."

Yuel smiled at me.

"You've been through a lot Abigail. You and your sister. Your future has been written in this world. You will be happy here."

All of a sudden Yuel disappeared leaving the room silent. I stood up and immediately lost my balance. Expecting to hit the floor I felt a strong pair of arms instead. I looked up to see Hope's concerned face. He slowly sat me back down on the bed behind me.

"Thank you. I feel really tired all of a sudden. I think I'm gonna go to sleep."

I laid down and slowly let sleep overtake me.