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Notes: Thank you all for your reviews! Sorry this is so late! I've been busy.

To Data Seeker: A reason Ben felt bad in the first chapter was because he thought that he was responsible for the of a human. Heroes aren't supposed to kill people, even their enemies. The other reason…well, you'll see. The previous chapter was my worst so far. I hope this will be better.

Ben was back on that platform once again. There was something different this time. Everything was brighter. He could even see Charmcaster across from him standing on a platform as well.

"I know you're not real!" Ben stated. "This is all just a dream. You're a figment of my imagination."

"This is a dream, but I'm real." Charmcaster responded.

"That makes no sense!"

"That explosion when I used the spell was a spell illusion!"

"Spell illusion?"

"It's to fool the person the spell's being used against. It was supposed to make you think that I was gone, but I wasn't. The spell caused our minds to become merged."

"Merged!? Aw, that's disgusting!" Ben said. "So you're the one that hit Kevin aren't you?"

"Right. I didn't plan this, but it's working out great! The spell's effects are getting stronger. Soon you won't have any control over yourself."

"What do you plan doing with my body?"

"Same as before. I can use your aliens to amplify the power of my spells." Charmcaster grinned then jumped off the platform.

"What are you doing!?" Before Ben got a response he ended up in a dreadful looking town. Nobody looked happy. Ben figured he was in one of his old dreams, but he didn't recognize anyone. "Excuse me, where am I?" Ben asked a local.

"You don't know?" the lady replied. "Are you new here?"

"Yeah, I am."

"You're in the town of our terrible leader Charmcaster!"

"Charmcaster!?" (Uh-oh, I wonder what she's planning…)

"Run while you have the chance. You might be able to save yourself!"

"What about you?"

"It's too late for me and everyone else in this town. Charmcaster knows about everyone. If we ran away she would feed us to her dragon!" the lady said. Ben gulped.

"Ok, thank you. I'll run away for now, but I'll come back to rescue you."

"That's very kind, but don't worry about us."

"I wouldn't feel right if I didn't. You've been too nice to me." Ben said. "Good-bye!" With that Ben decided to leave the town. Charmcaster was probably planning something. Ben didn't want to get caught in the plan. He didn't know what would happen to him if he got hurt in this dream.

--Charmcaster

Charmcaster jumped off the platform and was falling in an endless pit. Her surroundings changed into a very large room with her sitting on a throne. She could see hundreds of people who appeared to be preparing a big meal.

"What's going on here?" Charmcaster asked a man who was closest to her.

"I'm…s-sorry. Is…there s-something you don't like?" the man stuttered.

"This is for me?"

"Yes your highness." The man bowed.

"That's right, I remember this place." (It was a dream I had a long time ago, a perfect dream where I ruled the world. Wait, if I'm here then that means…so is Tennyson! If I can finish him now then he won't have any control over his body anymore! I know everything about this place, he doesn't stand a chance.)

"Your meal is ready your highness."

(For food that's not even real it looks really good! No, I need to stay focused.) "Delay it, I've got some business. Release my dragon!" Charmcaster's guards released her giant purple dragon from its cage. Charmcaster walked out into the balcony of her castle. She saw the dragon approaching her. When it was close she jumped on.

"Let's go. We need to find a certain teenager!" Charmcaster searched all over town, but she couldn't find Ben. (I guess I underestimated him. I thought it would be really easy to find him in my own dream. There's not much time left. He'll wake up soon.)

"You there!" Charmcaster said to the lady Ben met. "Have you seen a teenager with a green shirt that has a 10 on it?"

"N-no! I've never seen such a person as him!" the lady responded. Charmcaster could tell that something was up.

"You're lying! You'd better tell me where he went!"

"Towards the mountains. Don't hurt me!!"

"I don't have time to deal with something that doesn't exist!" Charmcaster said. "Come on, towards the mountain." She told her dragon. (I see him! I never thought he'd run off to these mountains.)

--Normal

"It's no use running!" Charmcaster yelled. She was still on her dragon. "This time it's my dream. You can't beat me here. Once I get rid of you here then you'll have no more control over your body. All right enough talking, get hi-"

"Wait!" Ben interrupted. "I know you want to want to be an all-powerful magician, but do you really have to kill me?" (Come on wake up! It's not working! I guess I have to stall.)

"Honestly I wish I didn't, but if I don't then you'll find some way to reverse the spell. I won't be able to make this dream a reality if you mess this up."

"This world is terrible. People are miserable and nobody likes you here."

"But they obey me. Why should I care if they don't like me?"

"So you'll be okay living in a world like this with everyone around you suffering?"

"Well…" (He's got a point. This was just a dream, but I'm not sure if I'd want it to be real. Wait, am I being sympathetic!? Oh no, he's getting to me!) "I don't know."

"Just think about how these people feel. They're forced to do everything you ask. That's no life at all. I'm sure you wouldn't want to be in their position." (Cool, I sound smart!)

"No, I wouldn't." Charmcaster admitted. "But that doesn't mean I can't do something else with my powers! Get him dragon!" The dragon flew towards Ben and opened its mouth to use its fire breath. Ben had nowhere to run.

(This is it. It all ends here…) Just before the dragon breathed fire, Ben heard something.

"STOP!!" Charmcaster yelled to her dragon. Her dragon obeyed. Charmcaster turned her head away from Ben. "Go! Just go!"

"You're not as heartless as I thought. Thank you." Ben said graciously. He walked off the mountain and away from it and the town. Just before Ben was out of sight Charmcaster turned around and looked towards Ben.

(I guess eliminating him is off of my plans…) Charmcaster smiled. This time her smile was different. It was a smile of happiness. She felt happy that she didn't finish Ben. (What a disgusting dream! He was right, what was I thinking?) Suddenly she heard very loud bells. (Must be his alarm. Tennyson's going to wake up any minute now…)