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Hey pastries, so up next on our Update Frenzy, is a whole bunch of dreams and nightmares and fluff

Zachary closed his eyes, and drifted off into sleep.

It was pitch black...but he heard struggling and a voice talking to his dad..the voice was angry, and he didn't know who it was but..it sounded like his dad was scared and in pain. Now he wasn't in his dad's arms but in bed..he opened his eyes and he saw a shadowy figure there was something in his arms glistening in the light...he didn't know what it was, but he knew the shadow wanted to hurt him. He screamed and cried, as more shadows came and took the other one away. his dad took him in his arms and...he didn't understand what he was saying completely. But he knew he was safe.

The next thing he knew he was in a hospital again, Destiny was asleep on the other side of his dad who was trying to get baby Lilian to sleep. Papa was in the bathroom, when another man came. Zachary pretended to be asleep...but he saw as the man kissed Dan, and whispered a few things in his ear that Zachary couldn't hear. He knew though that his dad was scared. he opened his eyes and the man saw he was awake...he'd never forget that look in his eyes..it was a look of hatred...and something else...something he couldn't place he reached for him, when Dan called for Phil, and immediately punched the man. The two year old watched as Papa fought the man...and the scene changed again

He was now seven years old, and tied to a chair...waiting for his dad and papa to rescue him. He hadn't meant to go with Charlie, honest. He'd taken him from his friend's home..he hoped daddy and papa wouldn't be too upset. He looked up, as his daddy came and saved him...only to see the man stood there pointing a knife at Dan.

He was in the car, holding his five year old sister as Destiny ran into the house...only to hear her scream moments later. Seven year old Zachary cried, as he laid in bed the dark shadows creeping up on him as the man stood there. He hurt daddy and now he was here to hurt him, he cried as he came closer and closer when Dan opened the door and the man disappeared..

"Zach? Are you ok?" Asked Dan softly, Zachary cried and extended his arms out. Dan went over and sat down on the bed as Zachary clung to him. Dan gently shushed him and rubbed circles on his back. "It's alright, it's alright, I'm here..I'm here...there's nothing that can hurt you."

"Promise?" Asked Zachary."

"I promise." Said Dan, gently kissing the top of his head.

Zachary gasped, as he was now nine and in bed...his room was dark, and there was a great weight on his chest as he couldn't move his body. He tried to move, but it was like something was holding him down. He looked up, and screamed but nothing came out as a giant mass of dark shadows were on the ceiling. They were twisting and turning, and he saw some eyes but also teeth and a few claws. He whimpered, and sniffed trying to scream out for his parents but couldn't. He closed his eyes, and opened them to see Dan and Phil there. Nine year old Zachary cried, as Dan hugged him. He was in a doctor's office with his parents ,

"It appears Zachary suffers from Sleep Paralysis and Nyctophobia, or fear of the dark. His brand of Nyctophobia however is incredibly advanced and if he's left in the dark for too long could suffer an anxiety attack so severe he could pass out and it could take anywhere from a few minutes, hours, maybe even a week for him to wake up." Said the doctor, that night Zachary was not happy with having to sleep with fairy lights in his room.

"Dad I'm not a baby anymore, I don't need a nightlight!" Exclaimed Zachary.

" Zach, their not technically nightlights, besides this is for your own good." Said Dan, Zachary scoffed and looked away as Dan sat down on the bed.

"It's not fair, first I can't sleep over at my friends' house anymore and now I have to sleep with a nightlight?" Said Zachary, Dan sighed and ran a hand through his hair.

"I know, but I'm doing it to keep you safe." Said Dan.

"You just don't want me to have fun, you're the worst dad ever." Dan just stood there speechless before nodding. He gently kissed Zachary's forehead, and smiled softly.

"Goodnight, I love you...and I know you think I'm being unfair but one day you'll understand that sometimes, we have to do things we don't want to do. Especially if it means keeping the ones we love safe." Said Dan softly, before walking away. Time seemed to speed up, and he saw many of the fights, the words thrown in anger or disappointment, culminating in one night...last year.

"Why?" Asked Zachary in exasperation.

"Because I said so, and that's final." Said Dan, Zachary shook his head and glared at Dan.

"I hate you."

"Excuse me?" Said Dan, as Zachary glared at him.

"I hate you, you always think something bad is going to happen when it isn't. You treat me like a baby, and you never let me do what I want. I can't stay late, I can't sleep without a nightlight, I can't do anything because you don't trust me." He exclaimed, Dan sighed and shook his head.

"Zach I...I understand you're mad, but do you really think this is going to make me change my mind? It's not, I am doing this to protect you." Said Dan,

"Trying to protect me from people who want to hurt you. Everything would be better if you weren't my dad." Said Zachary, "I wish...I wish...I wish you hadn't gotten better after Lilian! I wish you'd go away forever!"

"I'm sorry you feel that way," Said Dan softly, honestly not knowing what else to say to that. Phil came soon after, and Dan left...Zachary gasped, as now he wasn't looking from his point of view but seeing everything from the outside. He followed Dan, and gasped as the shadows came. He reached out and cried out.

"Dad! I didn't mean it dad! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I didn't mean it! I didn't mean it!"

"Zach!"

Zachary gasped, and woke up in a cold sweat. He saw Dan there, and immediately hugged him tightly.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..." He cried, Dan didn't know what was going on, but he knew something was wrong. He hugged Zachary and let the younger boy cry on his shoulder. Zachary sniffed and sighed softly, how could he have been so stupid, and selfish, and a spoiled little brat? Really...that was all he was...a selfish little brat. Maybe instead of his dad not existing...he shouldn't have existed.

" What happened?" Asked Dan softly.

"Dan...I have to tell you something...and...and you have to promise not to tell Phil, or freak out." Said Zachary, he had to tell him...because honestly he wanted to just get everything off of his chest. Dan nodded and listened.

"I'm not Phil's cousin...I'm his...and your son."