The howling winds. They never stop. Twisting and unforgiving, screaming and ripping my very soul apart. I try to fight it off and hope that it ends, but only to be falling into an abyss of darkness. Unable to control my body, it turns and flips without my permission as unseen forces play with me, like a child a ragdoll. I lash out in hope of regaining control, only to have my limbs restrained.

A burst of light shattered the darkness and it holds me up, protecting me from the darkness.

"It's okay Vivienne, Nostromo is going to help you"

Xeoria? Is that you? I try to call her, but then the light slowly fades. A gust of wind and I fall backward, back into the abyss. But the howling doesn't return. Nor does the darkness frighten me, rather it comforts. A gentle breeze is lowering me to the ground and it lays me down, softly and with a sigh, releases me from my bonds.

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My eyes flickers and I stretch my aching body, turning to be on the cool side of the bed. Something isn't right…

"Good evening Vivienne, please be careful as you get up. You have been… Resting for seventy hours, 35 minutes and 15 seconds," Nos tells me as I sit up, and is telling me about my status over the last three days, but I let it fade in tone as I thought with my might.

Something really doesn't feel right…

"Xeoria? Are you here?"

"Of course, how are you feeling?" Xeoria whispers, feeling as if she is cooling my mind with her voice.

"I- I'm tired, but as if I've run a marathon. Oh what happened to my arm? Is this a new type of bandage?" I peel it off, and there is three near indistinct scars; in line with one another.

"You were having a nightmare, and I had to restrain you in order for Nostromo to sedate you. I tried grabbing your arms but I cut you…" She trailed off, emanating guilt and I think wanted to step back, away from me. I'm not having that, so I got out of bed, despite both Nos's and Xeoria's protests, going straight to face her down.

"There's no need to feel guilty, I was probably worse than anything, and you had to do what was necessary in order to help me. You are not allowed to feel bad about it because you were helping me. If you feel bad about it, I'll personally make sure to chase that feeling away!" I finish by hugging her, and Xeoria laughs. I'm glad that she helped me and I kinda hope the scars doesn't heal completely, a strange momento of our friendship. But still…

Something is seriously bugging me…

"Nos, what day is it?" I ask, while still hugging Xeoria.

"It is Tuesday, and-" she gets cut off as I start to scream.

"HOLY SHIT-BALLS! FUCK!" I pull myself away from Xeoria and start pulling up my computer system, typing in the air and turning around as holograms appears, "Ah fuck! Shit!"

"What is with all the profanity?" Xeoria asks, but my dread is getting worse, it was too late to change anything.

"I… never missed a single, not one day of school… Let alone two… Oh fuck the attendance report been sent already, let's just check… Oh shit…" I trail off as I look at the main screen, flashing with encrypted files and finally a e-mail pings on my screen.

"The e-mail has already been sent Monday morning, and if I just…" I mumble as I furiously type and bought up a few more screens. I stare at them, unable to move nor say anything.

"What's wrong?" Xeoria voice washes over me with concern and a touch of comfort, enabling me to move into automatic, getting changed out of my pyjamas and into something more respectable.

"Nostromo, go into MUTHER Mode, and I'll need you to keep an eye on Xeoria so execute sub-routine 179 upon scanning vehicle 01. Can you also initiate all cleaning bots and ensure the mansion is immaculate. Xeoria, I need you to stay in your room until I say otherwise. You'll also need to be silent, not just in here, but in my mind too. I need complete concentration. I know I'm asking a lot, but it's for your protection. I promise, no matter what you hear, everything is fine," I finish shrugging my blazer on and went to the mirror to think about where to start. Looking at my pale face, my brown eyes staring back tiredly. My black, shoulder length hair has curly cow licks everywhere that can never be conquered and is in need of taming. I start with brushing my hair, to at least get it presentable.

"I don't understand what's happening, tell me or else I'll restrain you with the resin!" Xeoria snaps, and I stop brushing. Turning to her, I feel guilty for keeping her in the dark, but it's for her own good. Or rather, I just don't want her getting found out.

"I'm sorry. I want to keep you safe, so the less you know, the better," I start and I see Xeoria twitch slightly, indicating she's about to do something, "But! Two people are coming and if they were to see you, they might take you away from me. They're not like me, but I promise I'll do everything in my power to keep them away from my room. I don't want to lose you," I nearly let my composure slip but I have to be strong. For Xeoria.

"I understand, if not wholly. I will stay in my room, but afterward I will be getting answers," Xeoria didn't demand, nor shout or scream, it was a calm fact. She went into her room, the door sliding down.

"You will, I promise," I say to the air at the same time Nostromo beeps in a god awful tone and the monotone voice that follows is even worse.

"Vehicle zero-one is approaching. Sub-routine one-seven-nine active."

I head out and downstairs and stood myself by the stair bannister, mentally preparing myself for what's about to happen.

The lock clicks like a gun in the empty hall, and in came two people, one man and a woman. Both dressed in the smartest suits you could think of and the way they held themselves makes you think they were royalties. The woman, blonde and with heavy make-up, is dress up in white while the man with the sharp eyes and permanently conjoined eyebrows is in black. The male walks forward with prompted Nostromo, well MUTHER, to welcome him.

"Welcome home, Mr Weyland."

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Hello! How about that for a cliffhanger! All will be revealed in the next chapter, and more secrets will tumble out.

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