Okay, here's the second update of the day!

The Power of LOVE

Chapter 4 – Vent's Nightmare

Vent, Aile, Ashe, and Grey travelled around the base until it was late. Ashe let out a yawn as she and Grey followed Vent and Aile to the Control Room. Aile decided to come into the Control Room while the others waited outside.

"Prairie, do you happen to have some extra rooms in the base for Ashe and Grey to sleep in?" Aile asked as Prairie turned to face her.

"I'm sorry, Aile… We have no extra rooms left in the base. If you want, they could stay in yours and Vent's rooms. I believe that we kept some mattress in your rooms." Prairie replied.

"Okay, I'll tell them then." Aile walked out of the Control Room and told the others.

"Alright Aile, it looks like you and I are going to be roommates!" Ashe commented as she and Aile headed towards Aile's room.

"Okay, I'll stay in your room then. It's a good thing that I don't have to share a room with Ashe…" Grey commented as he and Vent went to their room.

In Vent's room, the boys could hear that Aile and Ashe were chatting. Vent had already changed into his pajamas while Grey lied down on the mattress and looked at the ceiling.

"Those girls surely talked a lot, don't you think?" Grey asked as Vent nodded.

"Yeah, but I don't think that really bothers me. I'm going to bed now, good night." Vent lied down on his bed.

"Good night, Vent." Grey replied, but the brown haired Guardian had already fallen asleep. 'Wow, that was fast…'

Vent's dream

Vent suddenly found himself floating in a big dark room. He looked around, but he saw that no one but himself there.

"Is this my dream?"

"…elp…"

"What was that? I think I heard a voice…"

"Help…"

Vent tried moving towards the voice he heard, but he felt that he stayed floating in place.

"Help me…" the voice became clearer to Vent. He tried moving again, but it didn't feel like he was still in his place again.

"That voice… I know that voice! Aile…?" Vent moved again, and this time he saw a familiar floating figure. "Aile! Are you okay! What are you doing in this place!"

"Vent… don't come any closer… It's a trap…" Aile replied weakly.

"Aile! I don't care if it is a trap! I will rescue you, no matter what!" Vent moved closer to her, but suddenly stopped when he saw something appeared behind Aile. It was a big reploid with a dark red armor. "W-Who are you!"

"You don't remember me! Hmph, a crappy copy of me shouldn't exist! You don't even remember your original self!" the dark red armored reploid replied. The reploid had long blonde hair and a dark red helmet. He extended one of his hands and caught Aile in his hand.

"Hey! Let go of my friend!" Vent yelled angrily.

"Let her go?" the red armored reploid chuckled. "After all this years, it looks like you have gained some sense of humor… But do you think I'll just let her go like that because you said so?" the reploid gave Vent a cold stare. "You have taken everything from me… and now, I'll take what's really precious to you…"

"You won't get away with this!" Vent moved closer to the reploid, but he took out a dark grey buster and aimed at him. He fired the buster shot straight to Vent's head, but Vent managed to dodge the shot and it hit Vent's left arm.

"ARGH!" Vent screamed in pain as he held his bruised left arm. He saw that blood started coming out from the bruise. The red armored reploid watched him screaming in pain as he laughed evilly.

"You think that you could save your so called friends with that much power? Don't get your hopes too high! Don't even think about saving your friends if you can't even beat me! A mere copy like you will never be able to beat me, your original body!" the reploid commented before laughed evilly again.

Vent saw that the reploid's grip on Aile became tighter and tighter. Vent glared angrily at the reploid as his friend was being held tightly in his hand.

"What's that? Do you actually hate me?" the reploid stared at Vent for a moment and let out and evil grin. "Do it, hate me! That's what makes you so powerful! Hold grudge against me!"

"LET. HER. GO!" Vent yelled angrily as the reploid opened up his hand and let Aile float above his hand.

Vent tried to reach her with his right hand, but the reploid pulled out a purple colored saber and cut Aile's body in half, turning her into bright pink and purple particles.

"No… Aile… No, no, this can't be happening to me…" Vent grasped some of the particles, but they soon disappeared when Vent opened up his hand. "AILE!"

"That's it… the rage… the anger… let them all out!" the reploid said with an evil grin.

Vent grasped more of the particles as his tears started to fall. The particles soon disappeared again, leaving him all alone as the reploid disappeared from his sight with an evil laughter.

"NOOO!"

"NO!" Vent opened his eyes and got up suddenly. He suddenly noticed that he was still in his room. 'Good… it was just a nightmare…'

"Vent, are you okay dude?" Grey asked, apparently was woken up by his sudden yelling.

"Oh, it's okay… I just had a nightmare…" Vent replied as cold sweat started to drop from his face. Grey just shrugged and went back to sleep.

'That nightmare… I don't think it was just some ordinary nightmare… That red armored reploid… Who is he, and why did he call me 'his copy'?' Vent thought and held his left arm which was shot in his nightmare. He felt something wet, and looked at his left arm. It was actually bleeding. The blood came out from the exact same bruise that he saw in his nightmare. 'I knew it! Something's definitely not right about this… I hope Prairie knows about this thing…' Vent looked at the door in his room before he went back to bed.

As soon as Vent closed his eyes, Grey interrupted. "What kind of nightmare did you have anyway? I bet it's something that involves Aile being kidnapped or something and had you woken up!"

"Yeah… sort of…" Vent lied. "What time is it anyway?" There was a small pause before Grey answered.

"It's still midnight… Let's just get back to sleep…"

"Okay then…"

Vent had mysterious nightmare! How could Vent get hurt in the real world? And who was that dark red armored reploid? What did he have against Vent and why did he called him a copy? Please review and let me know about your opinions!