I want to apologize for the delay in between updates as I was ill and could not focus, but here is a chapter my good friends.

I also want to thank my amazing girlfriend AliE96 for once again writing this amazing nightmare scene, thanks Angel.

"What is going on? Why does this keep happening?"

Ash once again found herself surrounded by the mutilated bodies of friends that were place in a circle around her.

"I don't understand, what's going on? Why is this happening?!" Ash began to freak out.

"It's happening because you made it happen" the mysterious voice whispered to her.

"Who are you? What are you? What do you want?!" Ash demanded.

"Silly child..." the voice chuckled darkly.

"Why are you doing this? Why me?" Ash cried into the air.

"Because... you have a darkness inside you that you can not escape from" the voice spoke.

"No... no I don't! I have a good heart, I do!" Ash shouted.

"Humph... that shows just how little you know about yourself, child" the voice said "The darkness is inside you and you never be able to escape it"

"No...no" Ash denied as she covered her ears.

"Your own darkness is your own undoing..."

"No..."

"And the key to destroying your pathetic friends"

"SHUT UP!" Ash screams "Shut up, shut up! I don't wanna hear it anymore!" she screamed with her hands on her head.

"SILENCE!" The voice shouts just as blood falls out of the sky and onto Ash, covering her in the crimson liquid.

Ash lets out shaky breathes as she removes her hands from her head and looks down at them. They were covered in blood along with the rest of her body.

"W-Who are you? Why me? Why..." Ash asks as tears filled her eyes.

"You know who I am... Ashley" the voice whispered, but it sounded more clearer now.

Ash's eyes widened when she heard the voice and her stomach dropped when she realized who it was "...Endgame"

A dark and sinister laugh echos through out the darkness of the endless void Ash is now in as everything around her begins to fade away..


Ash awoke with a start, her heart beating against her rib cage, as she jolted up right on her hard light bed.

"Where is she?!" Ash nearly yelled as she looked around in a panicked tone, only for her nervousness to fade when she noticed that she was in the HOK, and was safe from Endgame, well as safe as she could be.

"Hey Ash," Marty said softly a s he walked up to her bed, "How are you feeling?" the Jewish Guardian asked his friend.

"I feel like I got hit by a truck, how is... Ish, how is Ish!?" Ash asked in a panicked tone as she looked to her right and saw the African American Guardian lying on his own hard light bed breathing heavy breaths.

"Ish will be fine," RZ answered before Marty could, "he'll have some burn marks on his chest for a while, but other than that he'll be back to his normal self in no time." RZ said in an optimistic tone, which made a small smile emerge on Ash's face, be it very briefly.

Suddenly arguing voices entered the HOK as Joseph and Troy entered the HOK, and it was clear to everyone that they where in a heated argument.

"What's going on you two?" Marty asked in a rare serious tone as they walked towards Ash's bed, not taking their eyes off each-other as they continued to argue, ignoring Marty's question.

"Where is Tua and Ricky?" Ash asked Marty, as she noticed they where the only two Guardians not present in the HOK.

"They where unable to make it, due to being out and about, but needless to say, they will be listening to every word through their NFL-R." Marty explained, and that earned a head nod from Ash.

"Guardians, I'm sure you are aware of the situation that is unfolding," RZ started, and that ended the bickering between Troy and Joseph, as they stopped arguing and started listening to their leader, you have all been attacked here in Canton, and needless to say, I'm working around the clock to upgrade the Safe Zone to keep Endgame out, until then though, I want you all on high alert, we are at red alert at all times." RZ said, which caused Troy to let out a small snort, and that earned a punch in the arm from Joseph.

"What the heck is going on with you two?" Ash asked her two friends.

"Nothing." Troy said quickly.

"Really Troy, I don't call what you said to me as nothing." Joseph hissed as he folded his arms in annoyance.

"It's nothing she needs to know." Troy snarled, and that shocked Ash, it felt like a slap.

"Excuse me?" she asked in an angry tone.

"You heard me." Troy said simply, and that earned a punch from Joseph, as he hit the Korean-American Guardian in his nose, and that made him fall flat on his butt.

"Troy here has come to a conclusion," Joseph began as Troy shot him a murderous look from his sitting position, "that due to your nightmares Ash, and your visions, that you might be a danger to our safety." Joseph said calmly, and that made Ash's anger start to rise, be it slowly, but then again, a volcanoes pressure starts slow, but it very quickly builds.

"How do you know about my visions, the only one who knows is... Ish?" Ash asked as she tried to think of how Ish could have revealed this secret.

"Ish didn't reveal anything, he accidentally left his communication app on, and we over heard every word, similar to how Ricky and Tua are listening in now." Joseph explained.

"I'm glad he left it on, because knowing these visions might help us be prepared." Troy hissed as he finally got back to his feet, and shot Joseph another hateful look.

"She's not going to betray us!" Joseph yelled, his anger with Troy finally reaching it's breaking point, and needless to say, Ash's was as well nearing her breaking point as she learned more information.

"Troy you honestly think I would hurt any of my friends?" Ash asked in an annoyed tone, which made Troy mumble something under her breath that she couldn't make out.

"What was that?" Joseph said as he cracked his knuckles.

"She did once," Troy spat out, and then immediately felt bad, "Ash, I didn't-." Troy said quickly as Ash's eyes once again turned purple, and that made Troy and Joseph back up sightly.

"Enter the Rush Zone!" she shouted as her armor formed around her and she stood their in her Guardian armor.

"Calm down, Ash." Joseph tried to calm down his friend.

"Oh I will calm down all right, after I teach Troy a lesson in manners." Ash said in a dark manner as she cracked her knuckles.

"I might not agree with his point of view, but I wont let you hurt him!" Joseph snarled as he raised his NFL-R, and Marty raised his as well, which went unnoticed by Ash.

"So your against me too!?" Ash yelled as she took a step towards Troy.

"Enter the Rush Zone!" Troy shouted unexpectedly as his armor engulfed his body, and he stood their in his Guardian armor as he took up a fighting stance.

"The coward and traitor has some fight in him," Ash mused as she took up her own fighting stance, "good, I want to play with my prey." Ash chuckled darkly as she lunged at Troy, as Troy jumped into the air, they drew back their right fists, and the attacks collided...

To be continued...