Wow! Two posts in one day! My personal best! I have a manically busy day ahead of me tomorrow so this is tomorrow's chapter! I hope you all enjoy and I will see you on Wednesday!

Disclaimer: FF really needs a sarcasm font!

Alan awoke to the darkness. He laid there unmoving, with his eyes shut, trying to sort everything out in his head. He didn't know what to believe. The poisonous voice-in-the-silence began to whisper to him.

You know the truth. You were there. Don't fall for their lies.

"Al?"

The two voices overlapped. Alan frowned, trying to block the sounds out.

"I know you are awake, Allie, so you can stop pretending."

Alan still didn't move.

Fingers ghosted over his ribs and Alan, unprepared, squirmed back fighting a smile.

"Virge, cut it out!" He whined pathetically swatting at his brother.

Both eyes shot open as Alan sat bolt upright.

"Virgil?" The question came out as a gasp as pain hit Alan suddenly. He clutched his chest as took a deep heaving breath of pain.

"Easy Al." Virgil said rubbing gentle circles on his back. "You're pretty bruised right now, you're just gonna have to take it easy for a few days."

Alan couldn't really have cared less about himself at that moment. He stared at Virgil.

"You're alive?" He questioned in amazement.

Virgil immediately sat back to stare at Alan in equal incredulity.

"So Brains wasn't kidding." Virgil said lightly to himself, refocusing on Alan Virgil continued, "Al, I want you to go back to the beginning of the day and tell me everything that you remember."

Alan didn't immediately respond as he just stared at Virgil. His gazed dropped down to his hands which were clenched in his lap. This felt real, but it didn't feel any more real than the days he had spent thinking that they were dead. If they weren't where had they been? And how had he survived.

"Virge, are we actually alive?" Alan asked

Virgil's eyebrows rose so high that they actually disappeared into his hair line.

"Yeah, Allie. We're alive." Virgil said softly and gently as though afraid he would spook his youngest sibling.

"Virgil, I don't understand what is going on!" Alan half sobbed.

The bed suddenly dipped down as Virgil climbed up next to his blond brother and wrapped his arms around Alan.

"Ssshhhhh. Calm down, Allie, it's okay. Everything is gonna be okay. Ssshhhh."

Alan's head ended up cushioned on Virgil's chest. He relaxed as he heard the steady beat of Virgil's heart. The beeping that monitored his own heartbeat also slowed as Alan calmed down.

"Okay, Allie?" Virgil asked.

"Confused."

"Why?"

"My dreams feel real. I don't know what is real anymore."

"What do you mean?"

"You died. You all died. I couldn't save you. Thunder…. Thunderbird Five crashed. I'm sorry." Alan was struggling to breathe again as the tears pooled in his eyes.

"Allie, Allie, calm down. You did save us. We are all fine. John was injured on Five but he is recovering really well. Just breathe for me, buddy."

"But then, if you didn't die… what happened to me?"

Virgil, alarmed by the way Alan asked his questioned, cocked his head. "What do you think happened to you?"

Alan looked away, a sure sign that Virgil wasn't going to like the answer.

"Alan, what happened?" A worrying thought occurred to Virgil. "What did you do?"

"I didn't want to be alone." Alan said so quietly that Virgil had to strain to catch the words.

Alan hadn't meant to hurt his family with his actions. He thought they were dead. But now they weren't.

The storm clouds on Virgil's face told Alan that his older brother was not happy with the answer he got. Alan threw the covers to one side and struggled out of bed.

"Al, what are you doing?" Virgil asked panicked.

"I don't think that I believe you." Alan said slowly. "I remember what happened. I need to see it for myself." There would be a video record of all communications with Thunderbird Five.

Virgil looked shocked and alarmed for a second before he pulled a penlight out of his pocket.

"Follow my finger." He said.

"Virgil!" Alan half shouted batting his brother's hand away. "I didn't hit my head."

He attempted to storm off but the trailing diagnostic wires stopped him.

"Alan, stop!" Virgil said firmly. "You are going to hurt yourself. You've already pulled them out once."

That stopped Alan in his tracks.

"What?" Virgil said, confused.

"I was awake then. How did you know about that?" Alan said. His head was starting to pound and the voice-in-the-silence was still whispering away at him.

"You're awake now!" Virgil said panicked. "Why don't you believe me? Why would I lie to you about this?"

Because they died, Alan. He is lying to you. You know this.

"Shut up." Alan said to the voice.

"Wha-? Why?" Virgil spluttered.

"Not you." Alan explained. "The other voice."

"What voice?!" Virgil demanded his face draining of colour.

Alan opened his mouth to explain.

Oh no, you don't Alan. It's time to wake up.

The pain in Alan's head exploded in colour and light. Alan gasped and gripped on to the edge of the bed.

"What's wrong with me?" Alan gasped grabbing a fistful of Virgil's shirt as his elder brother tried to keep him upright.

"I don't know." Virgil replied in a lost voice.

That scared Alan more than he wanted to admit. Virgil always had all of the answers.

Because that isn't Virgil.

Alan ripped himself out of Virgil's arms.

"Who are you? You're not him! You can't fool me!"

"Allie, just calmed down."

Wakey, wakey, Alan.

Alan opened his eyes. It wasn't night at all. It was morning. And he was alone.

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