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Chapter 8: The Dream

As we waited for Emma, I began to get tired again. "I think I'm gonna pass out." I told

Shalimar and Jesse. "Wake me up when Emma gets here ok?" Jesse nodded and Shalimar

said, "Sleep tight." I smiled at her then lied down. I fell into a dream state and saw

Sanctuary. 'I haven't been here in a while.' I thought as I looked around. The place was

familiar, yet so unfamiliar. I couldn't see anyone around and wondered where they might

have gone. "Shal? Emma?" I called but got no response. "Adam? Jesse?" I paused again.

"Anyone?!" no one was there but me. Strange. 'Adam's always here.' I thought trying to

puzzle this together. I walked to the Jesse's bedroom and found it empty. All that was in

there was a bed without sheets, and a broken lamp. I scratched my head and wondered

what it meant. I walked across the hall to Shalimar's room to find it just as deserted.

"What is going on here?" I asked the empty place. I heard my voice echo in the dimly lit

hall and turned around. "Hello Mr. Mulwray." An unpleasant voice greeted me. "Who are

you?" I asked him defensively. "Don't you remember me?" he asked, but I still couldn't

see his face. "Who are you?" I demanded almost shouting. "Mr. Mulwray I'm hurt. How

is it you don't remember me? Don't you remember what happen here?" he asked me and

I didn't like his tone. "You know what happen?" I asked him. "You don't?" he replied.

"Who the hell are you?!" I screamed at him. He stepped into the light and my jaw

dropped. I tried to speak, but couldn't. I exhaled slowly, but couldn't inhale. I grabbed

my throat and fell over backwards. I hit the floor of Sanctuary hard, but began breathing

again. I sat up instantly and saw him again. "Y-you can't b-be here." I told him and shook

my head. "No, you're not here. You can't be here. You." my voice trailed off as he

approached me. I felt helpless, which was a definite new experience for me. I scrambled

backwards on the floor, in a backwards crab-like crawl. I continued to shake my head, not

believing what my eyes were seeing. I ran into a wall and banged my head. His evil smirk

turned into a grand smile and he laughed as I groaned. Propping my body against the

wall, I set my hands into position. "Its no use, Mr. Mulwray." The man said. Noticing

that my powers weren't working, I questioned the man. "What did you do to them?!" I

screamed. "It all depends on what you mean by 'them.'" He said smartly. "Your friends,"

he laughed. "well I killed them of course. And your powers," he smiled before

continuing. "are no more." "How?" I asked trying to ignore the first part of his answer for

a minute. "I have my ways." He said. I rested my elbows on my knees and put my face in

my hands. I started to sob and talked through my hands. "Why did you kill them?" I

asked him staying as calm as possible, which wasn't very calm at all. "Its always been

my goal, to take out Mutant X." he started to continue, but I interrupted. "Well I guess

you didn't succeed." I bitterly smirked through my teeth. "'Cause look who's left." I

laughed at his stupidity and once again shook my head. "Not for long, Mr. Mulwray." He

said and pulled out his pistol. I managed to dodge it in time and tackle him to the ground.

The gun spiraled down the hall and I tightened my grip on his neck. "Time to die,

Mason." I warned him, the watch him fall into an endless sleep. "They can't be dead." I

told myself. "They can't be."