Will's POV

I ran away from the football field to the actual school, which unfortunately, was not very close to the school.

(Will tries the first door, it doesn't open, he tries the second one, he opens it and runs in, he hears howling again)

Will: Where is that sound coming from? (he trips on a red rope and sees his ankle surrounded by blue lightning bolts) Ow!

My ankle was broken. I couldn't move.

(Cerberus appears with two other nightmarens)

Nightmaren 1: Perfect. We found one.

Nightmaren 2: Where's his friend? She was supposed to be here.

If they didn't have Cerberus with them, I wouldn't have known they were evil nightmarens. One of them was a girl with waist-length blond hair, pale skin and blue eyes. She wore a long green dress with black elbow-length gloves. Her partner in crime was a guy with black hair, brown eyes and slightly tanned skin. He wore an orange business suit with black formal shoes.

Nightmaren 2: Where is Helen? She's supposed to be here by now. (Cerberus slowly walks towards Will)

Nightmaren 1: Patience, my friend. (she runs her fingers through her hair) Helen should be here any moment. In fact she should be here right about...

Helen: Leave him alone! (Cerberus stops)

Nightmaren 1: Now. (she smirks)

Helen's POV

I saw Will lying on the ground and two other nightmarens. I then looked at the hellhound, which scared Will a little. He stayed still.

Helen: Who are these people?!

Will: I have no idea, but the dog is Cerberus! (he growls and goes closer towards Will)

Helen: We have to get out of here! Stay put, Cerberus! (he stays still)

Will: I can't move!

Helen: Then I'm taking you with me! (she picks him and carries him into his arms, running off)

Nightmaren 1: Cerberus, devour them! (he chases after them)

Helen: I don't understand this! First I see a giant spider nightmaren, now I'm running from a three headed...

Will: Save your breath, Helen! You've got to get us away from this giant hellhound!

I ran with Will as fast as she could. I ran through the commons, past the cafeteria and continued to run for our lives. I ran and ran until I went down the hallway to where the orchestra room was.

(Helen back-slams into a door, leading to a room with a piano, then enters the auditorium through another door, she stops to catch her breath and slowly sets Will down in one of the chairs, she falls to her knees and holds herself up with her hands while panting)

Will: Nothing makes sense. How is Cerberus back?

Helen: Cerberus? Is that his name? (Will nods) How do you know the hellhound?

Will: I faced that nightmaren in my dreams over a year ago to regain the Ideya of Growth.

Helen: Queen Bella also returned and attacked me. Those two other nightmarens seem to be in for us. But why?

NiGHTS(voice): Will, Helen, are you okay? (she appears in front of them)

Will and Helen: NiGHTS!

NiGHTS' POV

It was nice to see old friends again.

NiGHTS: Are you okay? Why is Will...?

Helen: He broke his ankle.

Will: The nightmarens attacked us.

NiGHTS: That would explain a lot. Here, I'll try to help heal it. (her hands glow with purple energy, she softly places them on Will's ankle, he moans then sighs and relaxes) It will take about five to ten minutes to heal. I know you two must have a lot of questions.

Will: We do. First off, we were attacked by two different nightmarens. One wore a green dress and the other wore an orange suit. Who are they?

Reala(voice): Their names are Dawn and Dusk. Don't let their appearances bewitch or deceive you. (he appears in front of NiGHTS) They are ruthless.

NiGHTS: Reala! What are you doing here? (NiGHTS' hands glow with blue energy)

Reala: Relax, NiGHTS. I did not come here to hurt you.

NiGHTS: Really? Then why are you here?

Reala: I came to join you. I want to fight Dawn, Dusk and their nightmaren army.

NiGHTS: And you expect me to believe you? You have hunted me down for so long.

Reala: I know you don't trust me, and you have every right not to, but let me tell you this; I've been dismissed from office.

NiGHTS and Will: Huh?

Helen: You were fired? Whatever for?

Reala: It's a long story. But to shorten it, I was fired for...well, basically, I was being blamed for releasing a certain prisoner. Wizeman thought I couldn't be trusted, so he gave me the pink slip.

NiGHTS(sarcastically): Well that's likely.

Reala: Why do you not believe me?

NiGHTS: You have taken advantage of my gullible nature in the past. I'm not falling for any of your tricks! Even then, I have bigger issues to deal with at the moment.

Will: Bigger issues?

NiGHTS: I've only found two out of six visitors I'm looking for.

Helen: Visitors?

NiGHTS: Yes. In Bellbridge, London, there are six different visitors whom, at one point in time, made their way down to Nightopia. You and Will are two of em, and I still have four others to find. I still have to find Claris, Elliot, Henry, and Victoria.

Helen: Well, I know where Claris and Elliot are. They're in the library! Let's go!

Reala: What about Will's ankle? NiGHTS' spell hasn't finished its work yet.

NiGHTS: We'll just have to dualize. And before you ask, yes, that is possible in the real world. (NiGHTS extends her hand, Will does the same, rings of light shine and Will dualizes with NiGHTS)

Reala: We better move. (NiGHTS/Will hold out her hand to Reala)

NiGHTS: You're not coming, Reala. You can't be trusted.

Will: You're right about one thing. (NiGHTS/Will flies away, Helen looks at Reala sadly)

Helen: Sorry Reala. My friends just won't give you a chance.

NiGHTS: Come on Helen! We have no time to lose! (she follows them)