Dream Sequence #4: Auggie

He was running. He could feel fear gripping at his heart, but he couldn't remember why. As if a certain part of his consciousness knew exactly what was going on he burst through the door and into what looked like an old warehouse. He stood in the middle, gasping for breath, and stilled himself for what came.

Ben Mercer stood in the center, whirling around to face him. He had Annie by the arm and confusion was written across her face. Her eyes turned to meet Auggie's and she called his name.

"Auggie?" Ben's voice sounded as if the tech agent would have been the last person he would have expected to see come through those doors. An expression of regret passed over his features as he pulled a gun.

The next thing that Auggie knew he was leaned up against the wall of the warehouse. He could hear a female voice calling his name and the only name that left his lips was Annie's.

His eyes flickered up and he could see Natasha leaning over him, tears streaming down her pretty face. What was she doing there? Shouldn't she be hiding away someplace safe? "I'm sorry, Auggie," she murmured. "They took her." And everything faded back to darkness.

Auggie Anderson was left shaking, tears standing in his sightless eyes as he came out of the nightmare. Ben Mercer had stolen Annie from him, but it was only a dream.

Only a dream.

Annie was probably safely sleeping in her sister's guest house, Tash was hidden away in Canada or wherever she had ended up, and Ben Mercer was far away and still on the run from the CIA.

A loud knock at his front door caused him to jump before he stood and moved to it. His hand was shaking as he slid it open and his breath caught at the voice that met him.

"Auggie," Natasha Petrovna's beautiful voice sounded in his ears. "I need you help."

Auggie stepped back to allow her in without a word and felt a sudden sense of déjà vu wash over him.

A/N: Hey, sorry there are so many Auggies and few of others, but the ideas keep hitting me for him. I think dreams are a good way to allow him to see different things. I'm actually poking at a larger story idea with this. I really like Tash's character and want to see her come back (through fanfiction, if she comes back in the show that slows down potential AA moments!) and I've been working on a confrontation between Annie/Ben/Auggie for a while in my head... I may start on it soon. Let me know what you think of this one please =D