Penny's P.O.V.
I stared wide-eyed at Bridger and Dr. Westphalen. I couldn't seem to find my voice, and from the way Lucas and Dr. Smith stood there, it seemed as if they couldn't find their voices either. I couldn't help but think back to my dream.
"Bender, stay away," Darwin exclaimed in my head. I nodded.
"Darwin saying something?" Bridger asked. I nodded my head again.
"Well, don't worry, Penny. Dr. Bender isn't going to get anywhere near here," Dr. Westphalen stated, pulling me into a hug. I nodded my head. But somehow, I doubted that Dr. Bender wouldn't find some way of getting on seaQuest.
"And even if he did manage to get on seaQuest, he won't be able to get anywhere near you because you'll have people guarding you at all times," Bridger added.
"Ah, well, not to change the subject, but I think I found something out about Penny and why she and Darwin were able to sync up so well," Dr. Smith said slowly. I looked over at her.
"Well, a couple of seconds before you guys walked in, Penny told me about how she had a dream about her and Lucas's dance date before it happened, and-"
"You had a dream about your date before it happened?" Bridger asked, interrupting Dr. Smith.
"Oh we forgot to tell you about that, didn't we?" I muttered. Bridger nodded his head.
"Well, she also told me that a moment before I came to talk with them that she also had a dream that Dr. Bender was on seaQuest. I think that Penny has clairvoyant abilities. Therefore, when Dr. Bender… ah… well… connected them, she was already predisposed to such…abilities," Dr. Smith explained. I felt my jaw drop.
"You think… I'm psychic?" I asked, once again dumbfounded.
"Well, it would explain your dreams," Dr. Westphalen said.
"But I don't remember having these dreams before I was connected to Darwin," I replied.
"Well, your ability might have been limited before that. Many people have psychic abilities and are unaware of it. Many will have intuition, meaning they'll have a bad feeling right before something bad happens. You probably experienced the same thing and being connected to Darwin enhanced that ability, making it stronger," Dr. Smith explained.
"Okay, so you're saying that not only do I have some crazy person coming after me but now I'm psychic?" I exclaimed. I was feeling a little sick.
"Penny, sit down; Penny, rest," Darwin said. I nodded my head and sat down in a chair. Dr. Westphalen put her hand on my forehead.
"Are you all right?" she asked.
"Yeah, I'm just feeling a little sick," I told her.
"Well, then, you should get some sleep," Dr. Westphalen ordered. I nodded my head.
"I'll walk you back to your room," Lucas said.
"Chief Crocker will be assigning someone to keep watch outside of your room," Bridger stated. I nodded my head once again and walked out of Lucas's room, Lucas in tow. I turned down the hall and headed towards my room.
"Are you sure you're fine?" he asked.
"Yeah, just feeling a little sick," I replied, giving him a small smile. When we got to my room, there was a tall man with black hair and brown eyes standing outside my door.
"I'm guessing you're the officer that Chief Crocker assigned… me…?" I asked. The man nodded his head. Lucas opened my door, and I walked into my room.
"Thanks for walking me to my room," I said. He smiled at me.
"No problem and don't worry; everything's going to be fine," Lucas assured me, giving me a small kiss…
