Okay, so I'm horrible. I already know. I haven't had an update in months. I could sit here and give you all the reasons why it takes me so long to update these days, but I don't think you guys want to hear them. So since I haven't had much time to write this chapter is going to be short. Like, really short. Don't be angry or anything, I just was torn between update with a really short chapter or waiting until I had time to write more which would mean the update would take a lot longer. So I'm updating. I hope you like it!!! If your confused in the beginning…you're supposed to be. =)
Sinking. That's how she felt, like she was sinking in the ocean deeper and deeper. She longed to resurface, for she knew there was something up there, looming and desperately important. She was alone as far as she could tell. She struggled and tried to use her voice, but water rushed in and flooded her lungs. She choked and struggled even harder; she knew she had to reach the top before she drowned. She was closer. Her throat was closing up. She kicked frantically. Almost there……
Suddenly, she was pulled down again. She strained to see. Someone had her leg and was pulling her back down into the depths of the ocean. She tried to pry the hand away, but in vain. Her strength faltered; she was dying. Deeper and deeper the person pulled her until she could no longer see anything. Her lungs gave out and death overtook her.
Suddenly, she gasped and sat up, choking for air.
Where was she? Where was all the water? Why wasn't she dead?
She looked around the dimly lit room. It didn't look familiar. Something stirred in the darkness. She squinted.
"Gwen?!" The voice called, laced with worry and familiarity.
"Ben?" she heard herself saying.
"The water…it was a dream…" she realized as the day's events came back to her.
Her head became congested with thoughts, and reality was hard to grasp. Daniel's father…he was an alien. So Daniel must be one too…Kevin…he was right all along. And Ben, he…Ben…
"Ben!!" Gwen cried, realizing the danger he must be in.
"It's okay Gwen, I'm right here."
She looked toward the voice in the corner. It was Ben alright. Chained up. But these weren't ordinary chains, one could tell that. A thought occurred to her, "I have to get him out." She tried to go to his side, but instead collided into a glass wall in front of her. Dazed, she looked around and found herself trapped in a glass box. Why had she not noticed it before?! She raised both hands in front of her but found she could summon no manna. It was this box… this cage…
"Gwen, listen to me."
She quickly perked up and looked at him.
"Daniel is some sort of weird alien we've never seen before and he's trying to---"
A loud slam interrupted him. A bright light appeared and three figures stepped out of the luminescence.
"Oh Ben, who's calling who a weird alien? I am limited to a measly single form while you, a mere human, can turn into practically any one in the universe!"
"Actually, there are ten. I can only turn into ten aliens." Ben snidely remarked.
The three figures finally came close enough to be seen. In front was the obvious image of Daniel, as plain and human looking as ever. Behind him stood two enormous white aliens.
"Your scant knowledge of the omnitrix disgusts me, Ben. If only you truly knew what power you held, capturing you might have been more of a challenge."
Unexpectedly, he whipped his head toward the awestruck Gwen.
"But I had help, didn't I dear? Oh you made it so easy, Gwen. You didn't have a clue! You thought I was here to be with you."
He paused to cackle.
"You even believed I loved you!!" he croaked, laughing as if he had just told a joke.
Gwen could feel her throat catch. She just couldn't cry, no matter how much his words hurt. Not here. Not now.
"How does it feel to be alone, Gwen? To know you were never really desirable?"
Never in her entire life had she ever felt more betrayed. She felt dumb and didn't even notice her legs give out on her. She slowly slid down the glass wall in true despair. She was trapped. Daniel had been the fake Kevin said he was, and now she and Ben were in grave danger. Another bright light startled her out of her thoughts, and she shielded her eyes from it. Now three of those white aliens stood in front of her. And Daniel was gone. No… Daniel never existed.
