Helena was in a very complex dream. She could feel water course over her body and could hear voices. They were calm and inviting and she felt like this place in her mind was a haven until it began to change. The water turned blood red, the voices became screams and she could see Deborah in front of her. Not the Deborah that she knew, but the monster that she had become. Helena struggled to reach the surface of the bloodied water, but to no avail. Deborah then grabbed her by the leg and began to take her down to the murky depths. Helena then woke up screaming at the top of her lungs, it startled the doctors and they came into the room right away. As Helena opened up her eyes, she could still see blood and everyone looked like B.O.W's. They tried to calm her down but Helena kept on squirming and fighting back. One doctor motioned for the other to bring her a sedative until they could figure out what was going on. Helena kept on screaming at them to get away from her, but no one would listen.

"What is going on here?"

Leon busted into the room after hearing the commotion from a nearby hallway. He quickly went over to Helena's side and she began to hit him. At this point tears flooded down her eyes and stroked across her cheeks.

"Get away from me! Don't come near me Deborah!"

"Helena—"

"Agent Kennedy, we have to sedate her. Her pulse is going off the charts and she's harming everyone."

Leon shot a quick glare at the doctor who suggested that and he focused his attention back on Helena.

"No one is going to do any of that."

"But sir—"

"No buts! I can handle this!"

Leon impulsively grabbed onto either side of Helena's face with his hands and put his forehead to hers. Helena struggled against him and Leon tried to shush her quietly. He closed his eyes and began to breath slower.

"Deborah no!"

"Easy…Helena it's alright."

Helena continued to struggle but the fits were not as bad.

"Deborah,"

"Shh…you're safe here. You're grounded here. Helena it's going to be alright. Listen to me; you are going to be fine. You're safe right now Helena. You're safe, you're grounded, and you're here."

Helena began to slowly ease up and her mind began to concentrate on the soothing words Leon was speaking. Her grip around Leon's wrists loosened and her body gave up. Leon helped her head back to the pillow gently and rubbed a bit of the sweat off her face as she fell back asleep. The doctors stared at Leon as if he were some magical witch doctor. They were baffled at how he was able to calm her down so fast like that.

"How did you—"

"She was having a nightmare."

With that Leon took off out of the room and went to find a quiet place to be by himself. He recognized what Helena was going through all too well. He sighed and took in a deep breath trying to keep himself calm and relaxed after the scenario. Leon then found the palm of his hand meeting his forehead as he tried to concentrate.

"She has post-traumatic stress."

Leon found himself whispering as he watched Hunnigan enter the room breathless. She adjusted her glasses before looking at Leon with a concerned yet surprised look.

"What happened? I heard that Helena was having some sort of a panic attack and then you went in there and snapped her out of it against orders for her to have a sedative."

Leon nodded and tried to think of something clever to say. He felt like at this moment, telling Hunnigan that Helena most likely had PTSD was not a wise choice.

"She was just having a nightmare. She'll be fine now."

"Is there something you want to tell me?"

Leon had a puzzling look upon his face. He knew that Hunnigan was onto him.

"What do you mean?"

"I find it odd how you were able to intervene like that. It's as if you knew what she had right off the get go, like you yourself have experienced that."

Leon sighed knowing full well he was caught. Hunnigan crossed her arms and began lightly tapping her foot, hoping to get an explanation out of him. Leon looked at Hunnigan wearily and he began to speak up.

"Please don't make her go through the tests just yet."

"Leon her mood was way off the charts. I have to follow protocol so that way we can help her out otherwise—"

"I'll take responsibility for it. Helena's got enough to worry about with being arrested and all. There is no point in making her jump through more loops just to have it turn around and be used against her in court."

Hunnigan gave it some thought then nodded at Leon.

"After all is said and done though we have to go through with the psychological profiling. You know it as much as I do."

"I understand."

"You've been very protective over her."

Hunnigan stated as she began to head for the door to leave. Leon then turned his attention to her and began to ponder in his thoughts.

"She's been going through hell. Why wouldn't I be?"

Hunnigan stopped and turned around.

"Just be careful with your emotions Leon. That is all I am trying to say."

The tension in the room could be felt. Leon knew Hunnigan was looking out for him. Outbursts like the one he had with the doctors would get reported, and then the agency could be suspicious of him. When Adam Bendford was alive, Leon didn't so much have to worry about that since he was a top agent. Also when it came to protocol Leon typically followed orders with no questions asked until later, but something struck him hard when he saw Helena squirming in fear. It was the same madness he suffered from after the government took him in when Raccoon City was destroyed.

Leon could remember lying in his bed in a new apartment the government paid for him and as he slept he began to dream. There was fire everywhere, and the dead had risen. He began to panic once he ran out of bullets trying to fend them off. Leon was cornered, and the infected began to swarm on him. He could feel the stinging bites penetrate his skin as he screamed out for help. His arms flailed around trying to fight off five of them that began to rip at his body. Leon could feel his organs spill out as the biting grew more intense. He then managed to hit one of the infected in the face, but it was already too late for him. He could feel his body giving out. He had failed to survive.

Leon woke up in sweat and began to pant greatly. Claire was awake and holding onto his shoulders gently. He had almost forgotten that Claire decided to spend the night with him. Leon gazed at her and noticed a large bruise on her the side of her right cheek. As Leon began to bring himself together, Claire pressed her forehead against his and began to whisper.

"You're safe, you're grounded, and you're here."

"Claire…did I hurt you?"

She didn't say a word and just kept on repeating the soothing phrase over and over again to Leon. He could feel his mind being more at ease as she gently helped him lie back down. After all was said and done, she gently kissed him on the forehead and lied down next to him. Leon looked at her with concern as she smiled at him and stroked the side of his face.

"Claire, I'm so sorry."

"Leon don't worry about it. Everything is going to be okay, alright?"

Leon could feel himself nodding at her as he pulled Claire in close to him. He had never felt his body or his mind shake so terribly.

Leon snapped out of his flashback and could feel himself sweat. He then got up and walked out of the room quietly. He then took out his cell phone and began to call up Claire. They haven't spoken to each other in over a couple of years, and he wanted to tell her how much she helped him. Without her words, Leon never would have been able to snap Helena out of the nightmare she was facing during her episode. Without Claire ever coming into his life he still would have been facing his own personal hell. As he was waiting for Claire to pick up the phone, Leon could find himself promising Helena the same thing in the back of his mind. Though they had only been partners for a short time, he wasn't going to allow her to face the burden alone. Even if she were to get thrown into prison, he'd be there for her. It was an instinct out of friendship and trust he couldn't let go of.