First of all, I'm soooo sorry about the long wait. Life decided to get crazy. My dog got really really sick and I was pretty distracted and down for the past two days, but he's back home now and much better. But it was scary! Second of all, chapters might not be updated as frequently anymore. I think I know how I want to bring the story to an end, but I have to find the time to write. So as I start to draw this story to an end, the updates won't be as fast. I'm so thankful for all your reviews and suggestions. I take all of them into consideration, and if I feel that it would tie into my story well, I will use your suggestions. So feel free to leave any! Lastly, thank you for being patient. Your patience is being rewarded today, enjoy the next chapter! Review please!
Inception belong to Nolan. End of story.
"Well…" Cobb paused, thinking it through. "Saito is going to get us access to Browning. We will then be able to sedate him and go into his dream so we can erase all memories of him finding out about us and Inception."
"He won't get suspicious later on and try digging in for more information on us again?" Ariadne asked.
Arthur shook his head. "If we do it correctly he won't remember anything at all."
"We won't be destroying any part of his mind will we?" Ariadne asked, her conscience taking control for the moment.
"No. Just the memories and whatever else is connected to those memories." Cobb replied.
"Has this been done before?"
"Once." Eames voice came from the door and the three of them turned to look at him.
"What?" Cobb asked.
"I've done it before. There were complications with the Mark afterwards though." Eames admitted and the team grew silent.
"Can't you just twist his memories? Change his perspective on what's going on." Ariadne suggested.
Cobb and Arthur looked at each other, wondering if it would be possible. Eames grunted and walked to stand next to Cobb.
"That would probably be more difficult than eradication." Eames finally replied.
"How so?" Ariadne challenged.
"Well if we're going to twist a memory we will also be performing a slight Inception. We'll take a memory and add another idea to it. That would be a lot more difficult than Eradication or Inception." Arthur explained and Ariadne stared at the ground, deep in thought.
"Which one would be more effective though?" Ariande asked.
"Eradication." Cobb replied.
"Are you sure?" Ariadne pressed.
"Probably not, but we will have more work for us if we try Persuasive Inception." Arthur finally said, shooting a worried glance at Eames.
"He's right, love. If we go about Persuasive Inception we will have to work twice as hard. If we just perform Eradication, the risks for him are higher, but we won't have to worry about him ever remembering that he found out about you." Eames said.
"But you just said that Persuasive Inception would be more effective." Ariadne pointed out and Eames froze.
"How about we discuss which one we'll do and take a vote." Cobb suggested.
"If we do that we all know that I'll be outnumbered." Ariadne sighed and crossed her arms tiredly.
Arthur frowned. She was right. None of them wanted to even try to attempt Persuasive Inception. If they did, their work would be doubled. Not only that, but the risks were ten times worse.
"Ari, we can't risk trying it. It's not worth it." Arthur finally spoke up.
"Our lives are worth it Arthur." Ariadne snapped.
Eames stepped forward. "Ariadne, Eradication will work just fine. Trust me on it. I have experience, I know what to do and what not to do. And we'll keep each other safe. Saito has even offered to get his own men to perform Eradication, but we refused because we wanted to get the job done right."
Ariadne bit her lip. She knew she should listen to Eames, but she still wanted to do the best job they could.
"The risks are much, much higher with Persuasive Inception." Cobb said.
"Our chances of falling into limbo are too high. If we do it, the first level could send us to limbo. We'd have to be extra careful and you wouldn't be anywhere near us when we go under. Not only that, but we have to have an extremely good reason to give him otherwise it won't work." Arthur rubbed his face, hoping Ariadne would understand.
She did. As soon as she heard limbo her heart stopped. She remembered what it was like down there and she didn't want to experience that again. She'd rather forget it, but when she could dream, limbo always became her nightmare. She shuddered and Arthur stepped closer to her.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
Ariadne shook her heard. "I'm just a little cold, and the pain is starting to get worse." Ariadne partially lied. Arthur moved to get the nurse, but Eames held out his hand, shaking his head.
"I'll go." Eames said before turning to leave.
After Eames left Arthur turned back to Ariadne, raising his brows. She avoided his gaze and looked at Cobb. Cobb returned her gaze knowingly.
"Eradication will be fine." She whispered and Cobb nodded. Arthur stared at the two in shock. He was upset that Ariadne wouldn't tell him what was going on and he began to walk out.
"I'll get Miles. He wants to see you."
Ariadne tried to protest, but Arthur was out of the room before she could say anything.
"You should tell him." Cobb sternly said.
"I can't."
"You have to. Secrets won't work in relationships."
"You're one to talk." Ariadne said before shutting her mouth and staring at him with wide eyes. "Cobb I'm sorry. I didn't mean it."
Cobb shook his head. "No, you're right. I should have told Arthur about Mal. But we're friends. You're dating him. He needs to know you went to limbo."
"I have nightmares about it." Ariadne admitted, avoiding Cobb's worried look.
"I knew we shouldn't have gone deeper." Cobb sighed. "Talk to Arthur."
"You don't dream about limbo?"
"No. I don't dream anymore." Cobb frowned and watched as Miles entered the room, no sign of Arthur behind him.
"Where's Arthur?" Ariadne asked.
"He said he was going to take a walk." Miles replied, oblivious to the obvious worry and disappointment on Ariadne's face.
"It's good to see you awake and talking." Miles smiled at her and sat down on the chair next to Ariadne's bed.
"Thank you Miles." Ariadne smiled softly at him, but her mind was elsewhere.
"Are you alright my dear?"
"Oh, yeah, I'm fine. Just a little tired." Ariadne replied, her focus on Miles.
"We were briefing her on the plan." Cobb spoke up.
"Ah, well I can do any work if needed." Miles sincerely said and Ariadne nodded.
"I'll let you get some rest. Arthur should be back soon." Miles stood up and followed Cobb out of the room.
Cobb turned around quickly, nodding at Ariadne. "Eames will be here with the nurse soon."
Ariadne smiled and sat quietly, thinking over Cobb's words. He was right. She should talk to Arthur. But the truth was, she was afraid. She didn't know how he'd react to her being in limbo and she'd rather not have him know about it. But if she kept it a secret, he'd eventually find out. Especially with her nightmares.
"Hey darling." Eames whispered and entered the room, the nurse following close behind.
"Eames." She smiled.
"This lovely lady is going to give you some pain medication. It'll make you drowsy, but you need your rest."
"Is Arthur around?" Ariadne asked, ignoring Eames comment.
"No. He left?" He asked. Ariadne frowned and nodded. "What happened?"
"Nothing." Ariadne brushed off and looked at the nurse. "The pain's been getting worse."
"Alright miss. Here's the button. If you feel the pain becomes too much, push it and the drip will allow you to give yourself a dose of morphine. There's a safeguard, so you can't exceed a certain amount, but use as needed." The nurse explained and Ariadne smiled gratefully.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome. If you need anything at all, feel free to give us a call." The nurse turned to Eames and grinned. Eames winked at her and nodded.
"If you see Arthur, tell him to come in." Ariadne said before closing her eyes and falling asleep.
I had to add some drama. Things were too fluffy and perfect and I was getting bored with it. It's not bad drama, things will remain fairly calm until the job...if it even happens... O.O Haha...I'm still deciding what I want to happen...one particular idea comes to mind...hehe...oh I'm mean, thinking out loud...anyways, leave a review and let me know what you think! Thank you so much for reading! You all are awesome!