AN: I've been banned off my laptop but I've still got the night to write. Hope you like this. I'm really enjoying writing it.


"So this man says that he's met you before?" General Hammond asked Cobb. It was the next day and they were meeting together once again. Robert was back looking at profiles, trying to get closer to finding the killer.

Once again, Arthur wasn't there but no one asked about him so the group simply carried on. Cobb was rubbing his face, thinking as he answered, "Yes but I didn't recognize him. I highly doubt I'd forget a face like his."

"More than likely he was in an accident after meeting you," Saito put in. "However, I can't really think of an accident that would cause as much damage as he has to a person. Did you happen to know someone that happened to be burned on one side of their head or have really sharp teeth and no lips?"

"No," replied Cobb with a sigh though he was smiling. "I think I would've remembered those traits as well."

"So we still don't have anything on this man. Not really anyway. We do know that he lived in France two years and isn't from the states but there are still probably a million people that could fit that description," Hammond said.

"I wish we had more but sadly the only way that I can think of obtaining more information is going into more people's heads. I don't like that idea but it seems to be the best option at the moment," put in Cobb.

"I have to agree with you on that one," Eames commented.

"Good because you're not going to like my next suggestion."

"Which is?" Remsen wondered curiously, leaning forward.

"I think we should go a level deeper."

"Oh hell no!" yelled out Eames. "I'm sorry but I'm not going in deeper than level one."

"Then you could be person that stays behind on that level. No matter what your opinion is, I think we should try."

"And why is that?" asked Saito as he folded his hands together.

"Because I think that we could maybe mend someone, fix their mind. It's pretty obvious it wouldn't work on level one but maybe it would work on level two. I promise you that we wouldn't go any deeper than that. If we did, we would have to use a sedative most defiantly and the risk of death is to high."

"Okay, I see your point on that, though I'm still not going any deeper. However, who would we do this on? The person we just went into, Staler?"

"I think someone new this time. I doubt the figure would give us more information anyway if we just went into the same person's head. Obviously though, if the idea works, we'll try it on her later."

"Well," said Hammond, "we're having someone flown in right now that you could try it on this afternoon. He's from Germany, one of the countries that are involved with the U.S. in catching this perpetrator. He's been like this for several weeks."

"Alright, well, I'm fine with going down a second level," put in Ariadne.

"As am I," replied Saito.

"Okay, then it works out just fine. Eames, you would obviously stay behind and I think it would be better if Colonel Remsen stayed with you," said Cobb.

"No way. I'm coming with you."

Cobb glanced at Eames but he waved his hand away and said, "Don't worry I'll be fine."

"Are sure if need be we—"

"I can take care of myself Cobb and besides, I don't think this guy is really bent on killing us right now. If he was my guess is he would've done it a while ago and he did say this was all a game to him. What's a game if you don't have any pieces to play with?"

Cobb sighed as replied, "You have a point but I still don't like it."

"I understand, but you, Ariadne, Saito, and Remsen seem pretty bent on all going to the second level. And, though I could be wrong, I think it would be better the more people you had down there with you. We have no idea what this guy is going to do or what we'll encounter."

Hammond nodded, agreeing with what Eames had just said. "I believe this would be a good approach. If it's alright with you, I think it would be a good idea to send you down today once the man gets here."

Everyone nodded in agreement so Hammond went on to tell them about the person they were going to delve into.


Eames hadn't told Robert, who was still going through pages and pages of data, that they were going under. He hoped that everything would go according to plan and that he wouldn't have to.

With the others by his side, they went to another room where the man, Daniel Harris, the one they were going into, was being kept. The team got ready and then finally went under.

They used the same design as the last time which was the old warehouse. However, this time no one else was there. They searched the area several times, trying to find Harris. They expected the figure to appear at any moment or for some strange event to happen but this person's mind seemed relatively calm.

Nevertheless, if anything, this information put everyone on edge.

Eventually they found Harris who, once again, seemed to be much better off than the others though he was obviously in pain. Looking around, they quickly got out the Pasiv machine and went under again. Eames gripped his gun even tighter as he looked around. Upon seeing nothing he turned back to look at the sleeping group—

—only to find the figure standing right in front of him.