"I'm sorry but can you repeat that?" Captain Marvel requested of Rayshaun. Rayshaun had contacted the teams leader while awaiting for the rest of the team to assemble, and had informed her of the matter at hand.
"Daisy, Doreen, and Kamala are trapped in nightmares, and they are not natural nightmares." Rayshaun began repeating himself. "According to Vixen's dad, these nightmares are being forged by Wraiths master, who has the ability to create and manipulate dreams." Rayshaun informed his boss.
"Does her dad have a plan to pull them out?" Captain Marvel asked quickly.
"Once the rest of the team arrives, we are going to ask him, that question." Rayshaun answered.
"Stay put until I get back to HQ. If this is as serious as you say it is, your going to need all the help you can get." Captain Marvel ordered as she ended the phone call and began flying back towards the teams headquarters.
-Later-
"Is everyone assembled?" Crusader asked as soon as Captain Marvel and the rest of the Secret Warriors had arrived, although Gwen was noticeably missing.
"Everyone but Gwen, but she's not answering her phone." Riri answered Crusaders question.
"We cannot delay any longer if you are to have a chance at saving your friends." Crusader said in an apologetic tone. "I can open a portal to each of their minds, but you can only enter their minds one at a time–"
"Why can't we save all thee of them at once?" Captain Marvel asked in a suspicious tone.
"Because there are really strong magic in play here since this is the doing of Imperious himself. He's made it clear, to go in, your going to have to play by his rules." Crusader said in a firm tone.
"Before we go in, anything we should know?" Dante asked the Continuum warrior.
"Put simply: do not be afraid, remember what is real, and you will make it out." Crusader informed the team.
"One last question." Vixen asked her father, and it was clear she had his attention. "Well two actually: one, who's going into who's mind, and two, how do we get out?" Vixen asked her father.
"You will have to decide who is going where." Crusader answered the first question. "I will bestow upon each of you a war horn, blow it to alert me when you are ready to leave, and then I will use my power to pull you out." Crusader answered as a golden globe materialized in the room and out of it dropped several golden war horns, which the team quickly grabbed. "I have done all I can for now, the rest is up to you." Crusader said in an apologetic tone as he bowed before the Secret Warriors and then ended the communication line, as a few seconds later a golden portal appeared right beside each of the sleeping heroines.
"Lets do this." America said with conviction as she took a step towards Kamala's portal, and a few seconds later Dante joined her inside Kamala's portal.
"Vixen, Riri and I will go after Doreen." Rayshaun informed the younger girl. "If your OK with going after Daisy with Captain Marvel?" Rayshaun asked the yellow eyed girl.
"Save your girl." Vixen answered quickly, which earned a blush from Rayshaun, and a suppressed giggle from Riri as they quickly walked into the portal that would take them into Doreen's mind. Captain Marvel took a step towards Daisy's portal when Vixen grabbed unto her arm to hold her back.
"Captain Marvel, I know you don't exactly trust me... but I need you to do something else." Vixen requested.
"Your right in the fact that I don't trust you... but what do you need?" Captain Marvel responded in a suspicious tone.
"I'm worried that Gwen never showed up, can you please go and check on her? It's probably most likely my paranoia, but I'd rather be safe than sorry." Vixen requested, which caused Captain Marvel to rub her chin in contemplation. "Plus if we get ensnared in darkness, we need someone to be able to contact my father and pull us out." Vixen said as she slipped off her wrist communicator and handed it to Captain Marvel, who eyed it, but ultimately slipped it unto her wrist.
"I'll honor your request." Captain Marvel answered after a few moments of contemplation. "Promise me though you will save agent Johnson." Captain Marvel ordered.
"You have my word. I will pulled her out of whatever hell Imperious has put her in." Vixen said in a convicted tone as she turned around and walked into the portal that led to Daisy's mind, and was sucked into the realm she was trapped in, leaving only Captain Marvel behind.
-Later-
Upon entering Gwen's house Captain Marvel could tell that something was wrong. Not only did the air feel thick and heavy, but she could sense the presence of magic... dark magic. A few minutes later she walked into Gwen's room and saw Gwen's mirror, and more noticeably the bloody hand print on the glass. Captain Marvel quickly activated Vixen's wrist communicator and opened a communication line. "Crusader." Captain Marvel said once he picked up. "I think we've got another problem..."
To Be Continued...
