"We're in the final stretch. Only three more people left then this pardon the pun, nightmare, will be over." Gail said pleasantly. She took a deep breath and smiled pleased. Things could be a lot worse, but so far nothing fatal had occurred.

"Hey can we get out of bed and get something to eat?" Kurt asked grudgingly. He was still a bit worn out from having his heart shocked, but it was getting boring just lying down in bed.

"Or the very least could we have something to entertain us. Its getting boring just lying still while you and Beast continue to run test." Vincent complained. It took a lot of effort not to bolt out of the bed. But he was still feeling weak and he didn't think he could handle Piotr and Warren who were guarding the door.

"What do I look like a maid? Come on guys please try to relax. I know you're bored and hungry, but you have to stay here. It's for your own good and no amount of arguing will change my mind." Gail informed them crossly.

"If your hungry or in need of some entertainment I'm sure that some of the other students could go get something for you. Jamie, will you and Rahne please go get something to eat and drink for everyone? Jubilee will you and Alex please go get some books, and games for the students? Thank you very much." Professor Xavier asked kindly wheeling over to Ororo's bed.

"Will do Professor. Be back in a few minutes." Jubilee yelled over her shoulder as the rest of the students ran out of the room. They could here sounds of yelling and running feet.

"Is there anything I can do to help out Professor? My leg is feeling a lot better." Bobby told him. He winced in pain as he moved his leg. It was obvious he was still in pain.

"Yes, would please call Wanda and inform her what to expect when she returns? That way she is prepared to help us with the rescue team when they return." Xavier told him. Bobby nodded and began to hobble out of the room towards the hall phone.

"They're good kids Charles. This experience has shown us how much they've grown since they first came here." Ororo told him gently. Her muscles still ached all over her and her mind was still reeling from the effects of being trapped in a living coffin.

"I quite agree. Even in uncharted territory they have proven their commitment, loyalty, and their desire to help others no matter the situation. Perhaps one day when Forge has figured out how to properly use the dream equipment it can be used to help people."

"Right now I think we have more important concerns. Charles, the team was transferred into the mind of a girl, who until recently was a living weapon. Her entire life from birth was a nightmare. From what little we know of Hydra do you think that a group of teenagers can handle it? It maybe a dream, but the danger is very real." Beast reminded him.

"I know Hank. I'm gravely concerned to. Sarah is still adjusting to having a normal life. Her mind is filled with horrors that no one should have lived through. I fear that we are blessed that she hasn't reacted violently so far, but how long our luck holds in uncertain. I think desperate measures must be put into place." Xavier said wearily. He turned to Warren and Piotr who had been chatting.

"Warren, Piotr I need you two to put the restraints on Sarah and stand guard over her. If she starts attacking people in her sleep I need someone on hand to hold her down long enough for Beast to sedate her."

"Don't worry Professor. You can count on us." Warren assured him. Piotr nodded. The door opened as the others returned from their tasks. Several Jaime clones carried in trays of food each specially designed for the patients as well as for the rest of them. Rahne had brought different kinds of drinks. Jubilee had several volumes in her arms while Alex was carrying Game boys, music, and a small TV. Bobby hobbled over to a chair and let them know Wanda would be arriving in an hour ready to help out.

"Good. Thank you all for your services so far they are greatly appreciated. Sam is there something you want to ask me?" Professor asked turning to face the young Southern boy.

"I'm just worried about my sister sir. She's Sarah's best friend. I'm worried that she'll do something crazy or stupid to help her out. Something that might get her seriously injured." Sam told him.

"I'm sure that Paige will be okay. The others will not allow anything to happen to her. Just relax and everything will be okay."

Forge and Jean were working hard in the Control Room. They had isolated Sarah's brainwaves and translated her dream imagery into a real basis in the Danger Room. They had also tuned the team's armband to the matching frequency sending all of them in their own bodies into the dream this time.

"I've run the program through the computer and I've got the analysis. The dream takes place in Hydra headquarters when she was eight. The team will have about twenty minutes to find her and wake her up before the dream reaches its peak. After that it would be much more difficult to wake her up." Forge reported.

"I'm monitoring their health status. So far they're all doing just fine. Communication is back up and I can sense them all. I'm going to try and reach them." Jean said. Focusing all her psychic energy she sent out her loudest telepathy call. "Can you guys hear me?"

"This is Mirage we here you loud and clear. Glad to have you back Jean. For a while there I was afraid you forgot about us. How is everyone doing? I hope we weren't too late."

"Don't worry were fine. Thinks have been a little tough around here, but we managed to get through. You guys do know where you are and who's dream your in don't you?"

"Yeah we know and I don't care. I'm here to help save Sarah's life and nothing is going to prevent me from doing that. Now if you don't have anything useful to say I like to get this rescue mission started." Husk told her as she butted into the conversation. She was tapping her foot impatiently.

"Got to go see you when were back. Mirage out." She said tapping her communicator off. "Husk we can't just go running around Hydra HQ without a plan first. That's not smart."

"We have a plan. Locate our friend, save her life, wake her up and move on to either Logan or Ray. End of story now let's go!" she said angrily as she started marching away.

"Wait up!" yelled Boom Boom.

"This isn't going to end pleasantly is it?" Magma said sighing. "Come on we better catch up with them. Between the five of us I think we can figure out something that will permit us to survive."

"Remember everyone be on your guard for anything. This is Hydra were talking about. They're ruthless, vicious, and will stop at nothing to get what they want. In this dream their even more deadly then they are in the real world." Reminded Daytripper curtly as they made their way through the complex.

They soon caught up with Boom Boom who was holding Husk, who was squirming tightly by the arm. "Look I know normally I'm the one who's impulsive, but we can't afford to make mistakes right now. So calm down and listen before you get yourself killed. Sam would never forgive me for that." She told her angrily.

"Alright. I settle down for now." Husk told them miserably. She hated losing to anyone and that include her brother's girlfriend.

"The first thing we need to do is locate Sarah while at the same time avoiding Hydra security net. I think it's a safe bet that they might already have some idea that we may be here. So let's make sure not to get caught." Shadow insisted readying his katana.

"We need to gain access to their system. Once we find Sarah it should be a piece of cake to disable the security systems. After that we'll only have the guards to contend with. They're no match for the X-Factor." Sunspot said arrogantly.

"Don't let your pride blind you. This is a serious matter." Dani scolded him, "We have to be careful. Shadow and I will take the lead in case we run into any trouble our weapons should come in handy. Daytripper, you and Sunspot cover the rear. Magma, be ready to take out the security. Husk, Boom Boom see if you can't find a computer we can use to find Sarah. Help out where you can." Mirage commanded diligently as they started creeping down the halls.
Almost at once they spotted several security cameras. With a few well placed fireballs they managed to put them out of commission. They searched the complex room for room ready for any threat. Several times they had to quietly subdue Hydra agents to avoid detection. Finally the found a control room and began to hack into Hydra's files. "This was easier then I thought it be." Husk said as she went through the files.

"Too easy," Amanda Sefton said looking around. She had that nasty feeling in the back of your neck that something was wrong, "Something isn't right. I mean we destroy most of their security nets, subdue their agents, and make a mockery of their headquarters, and they don't realize where we are? I don't by it. Something is up." Daytripper said.

Suddenly the entire place went into lockdown mode. Hidden doorways appeared and out poured dozens of Hydra agents each brandishing several deadly weapons. Someone laughed at their misfortune. Stepping out from the group was a beautiful lady with short green hair who seemed to be the one in charge.

"Bravo, you figured it out. A little too late for you though I'm afraid. I have never heard of your team, but your extensive training and your abilities impress me as well. Our scientist can't wait to see what makes you tick. Oh where are my manners. I'm Lady Viper and you are my prisoners. Get them!" she ordered snapping her fingers.

"Don't let them get you. Fight your way out!" Mirage ordered firing three arrows straight into the chest of her attackers. She flipped over her attackers and used some martial arts she had been taught recently to disarm her opponents.

Shadow used his enhance abilities of his shadow form to his advantage slashing his katana all over the place. Every time he was cornered his ninja training would kick in. It wasn't easy. These Hydra agents were almost as deadly as the Hand.

Daytripper, Magma, and Sunspot had tripled teamed. They were attempting to clear a path to get out of there. Daytripper fired forcebolts at their weapons causing them to explode. She then used her powers to teleport all over the place causing a lot of confusion, confusion that Magma and Sunspot used to their advantage by using their powers to force their attackers away from them.

Boom Boom was using her time bombs in an attempt to open one of the lock doors. But they must have been made of solid titanium because her powers had no effect. "Man this is not good. Hey let go punk. That's no way to treat a lady!" she growled as a huge agent grabbed her.

Husk was oblivious to what was going on around her. She had zeroed in on Lady Viper. Sarah had told her tales about this woman. She had been the one responsible for her existence and her tortured childhood. She knew that in real life the woman was listed as dead, but right now she didn't care. She wanted revenge for her friend. Ripping her skin off and revealing titanium skin underneath. "You're going to pay for harming my friend!" she yelled as she attacked.

Lady Viper just side stepped her and kicked her in the back. "Foolish girl. I'm not harming any of your friends at the moment. You are also very foolish to attack me by yourself your no match for me." She informed confidently.

The two of them circled one another attacking each other ruthlessly. Husk landed several serious blows, but she was injured much more severally by the superior fighting talents of Viper. But Husk refused to give up. "You're not going to harm Sarah!"

"Who are you referring to you little wretch? There is no Sarah!" Lady Viper snarled. She did a quick right upper cut knocking Husk to the ground. Snapping her fingers Husk was held in place by several of her guards. She struggled to free herself, but was unable to. Looking to her side she saw her friends had been caught.

"You may have captured us, but I won't let you harm my best friend!" Husk growled angrily. Lady Viper grabbed her roughly by the chin and held her in place. She stared her straight in the eye.
"You will tell me who you are talking about right now or I will execute your friends one by one starting with the blond. Now whom are you talking about?" Viper demanded.

Husk didn't want to tell them, but she didn't want her brother's girlfriend to die because of her stubbornness. "X23. We know her as Sarah," she said submissively.

Lady Viper's eyes widen in surprise. Project X23 was top secret. Only a handful of people knew about her. She doubted that SHIELD had a clue what they had been doing all these years. How in the world did this collection of poorly trained teenagers know about it and call it by a name.

"You seem to have some knowledge of my favourite projects. Perhaps you like a closer look. Bring them to the lab. I want them to witness history." Viper ordered. She smiled manically as the children were lead away struggling with all their might. "Who knows, they might prove to be useful to us."

They where led down a series of unmarked hallways. Once in a while they would pass by an open door and what they saw shocked them to the core. Several terrorist groups receiving all sorts of weapons to attack various governments, integration rooms were people were being tortured to death for information, and all sorts of labs where multitudes of experiments were going on.

"This place is horrible. They have no conscience at all!" Magma whispered softly to Shadow.

"Not even the Yakuze or Hand would even consider doing half the things that we've seen. I hate to think what they have planned for us. Somehow we have to get to Sarah and out of here in one piece," he replied to her softly. Not soft enough. His captive smacked him across the back of his head.

"Silence! You're not allowed to speak unless spoken to and only if you have something worth hearing. Reassuring your girlfriend that everything will be alright isn't worth hearing." Snarled the guard shoving Shadow forward. Unable to defend himself Shadow put up with the indignity for the time being.

They finally came to a newly equipped medical lab. The lights were so bright they could barely see. They did notice dozens of machines hooked up to one side of the wall while in the middle of the room was some sort of stasis tube. There was also a surgical table and a viewing window to watch the process. The X-Factor and New Mutant were led kicking and screaming to the back of the room where they were imprisoned. "Shut up all of you! Next person I hear speak out of turn gets a bullet to the brain! And I'm not joking!" the guard yelled.

"That's enough Victor, I think they're frightened enough. Now you seven are of little interest to me. Truth is if you didn't mention X23 I would have order my guards to kill you. But you've perked my interest, so I hope you enjoy the show. Now tell me what you know about the project and how you came across this highly classified information." Viper said sweetly as she looked at them one by one.

"Go kiss a monkey you witch! You're not getting anything out of us!" Sunspot shouted angrily. He strained against his restraints with all his might desperate to be free. Suddenly Viper was standing right in front of him. He gulped as she gripped his chin firmly in her hand.

"You should never anger a snake, especially a viper." She stated coyly. In one quick fluid moment she planted a kiss right on his lips. When she let him go his face was turning blue and he was having trouble breathing. "You just might get bitten."

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM!" Mirage demanded angrily. She looked at her friend with horror. He was starting to lose touch with reality and was speaking crazy.

"I gave him a taste of my personal poison. Why do you think they call me Lady Viper? Your friend will be dead in a matter of minutes. I have the antidote and I'm willing to give it you for the right information so what's its going to be?" Viper asked dangling a crystal clear vial in front of them.

"You're a sick bastard, you know that lady?" Boom Boom growled.

"I've been called worse, now what will your choice be? And chose quickly because your friend's time is almost up."

With one quick glance at Sunspot they made the only option open to them. "Give him the antidote and will talk." Daytripper replied humbly. How many times could they fail in one mission?

Viper gave Sunspot the antidote and he instantly perked up. They hated that Viper seem to out manoeuvre them. They needed to end this dream before someone really died. But first they gave an abridged version of what they knew about Sarah and how they came across it. Anything to keep them alive.

"Incredible. I'd never guess that Weapon X would have sent his own team to investigate rumors. That outdated model becomes weaker and softer year after year. Well he's going to be the one suffering when I finish with you and his clone."

"Daughter! Sarah is his daughter not clone! Get it right lady!" Husk snarled "If I was free I kick your butt so bad!"

"You have quite a temper and your powers are truly unique. I've never seen anything like them. In fact I think they should be put to good use. Dr. Risman bring the test subject in here. Let's see how successful the procedure is." Viper said viciously.

Ten minutes later an entire security force headed by Dr. Risman a tall blond woman came in with guards dragging in a kicking, screaming, out of control eight year old child. She was chained up ready to attack anyone. She snapped at people and shouted unintelligent phrases. This wasn't the Sarah they knew. It was a desperate child who had never been loved and forced into becoming a deadly weapon.

"As you can see she's a little untamed right now. Difficult to control and very dangerous to anyone in the entire world. But soon she'll be unstoppable. Once we implant the adamantium inside her body she'll be the perfect killing machine."

"You monster! Leave her alone! Sarah it's me Paige you're best friend! Listen to me none of this isn't real! It's all a horrible memory. You beat this Hell Hag once in the real world and you can do it again. Don't let her control you!" Husk shouted at X23 who was being tied down to the surgical table.

"Lies! I don't know who any of you are! You just want to harm me!" X23 growled.

"Stop this procedure now Dr. Risman. She's your daughter for crying out loud! How can you allow this to continue?" demanded Mirage angrily.

"Silence! I don't know how you knew that particular fact when only the doctor and myself knew, but I'm sure my agents will have fun getting the information out of you. Right now I need your little friend here for an experiment." Viper purred. Snapping her fingers four guards grabbed Husk and carried her towards the status tube. "You're about to help me out in a big experiment child. You should be honored."

"I'd be honored if you were dead!" Husk shouted as they placed an oxygen mask over her face and placed her inside the tube. She banged the glass furiously but was unable to get free from the restraints she'd been placed in.

"Just what do you think your doing!" Sunspot croaked as he watched in horror as the scientist started running checks on the equipment. To him they looked like they were having the time of their lives.

"To put it simply I want to see if it's possible to graft adamantium to her skin. If she survives it means the process can be used on all sorts of mutants and not just ones who heal. You may begin." Viper said casually.

"NOOOOO!" the entire team screamed but it was too late. The tank was filling with fluid and already the andamantium was being processed. If they didn't do something quick they would lose Husk.

In the Control Room sirens were going off as Husk vitals went crazy. Heartbeat irregular, pulse increased, brain activity going nuts. She was in real pain and they had no clue why. "What's going on Forge? What's causing her so much pain?"

"I don't know Jean. First we nearly lose Sunspot now this. We have a major crisis on our hands. Better call upstairs and warn them that they're about to encounter one seriously angry kid." Forge told her shakily.

In the infirmary something serious was going down. Sarah was screaming at the top of her lungs. "NO! LET ME GO! LEAVE ME ALONE!" she shouted as she struggled against the restraints. But they held her in place.

"Maybe we should tighten those things to prevent her from escaping?" suggested Warren warily watching as Sarah thrashed around crazily. Without waiting for permission he started to edge to her. That's when everything went to Hell.

Shink! Shink! Her claws popped out of her hands and foot. With one quick slice she was free and standing up on the bed growling. She was still asleep, but she was now experiencing a night terror. A nightmare so real she was acting it out. "You will not torture me anymore!" she shouted as she leapt straight at Warren's throat.

"Ahh!" Warren said startled. Instinctively he took flight shooting into the air. He whirled around and dive bombed her but she was ready for him. She used her training to kick off the floor and punch a hole in one of his wings. "I can't control my descent! Look out!" he screamed plowing into Beast and Gail who were rushing to the scene. All three landed in a pile on the floor.

"Restrain her! Do whatever it takes to stop her, but don't kill her! I'll see what I can learn from Jean and Forge!" Xavier ordered, as Sarah got ready for another attack.

Rahne, morphed into a wolf and attempt to tackle her but was flung into the wall. Jubilee concentrated her full power and aimed for her chest. Sarah sensed the attack and ducked out of the way. Delivering a vicious right hook to Jubilee jaw knocked her out. "I will not let you harm me anymore Hydra! Leave me alone!"

"She's heading for Logan! In her state of mind she'll kill him!" Sam said as her cannonball towards her. He slammed into her forcing her into Colossus embrace. She struggled violently to get free herself from his grip.

"Stop fighting us Sarah, we don't want to hurt you! You are only making it worse for yourself. Please let us help you." Colossus begged. He received a kick in the face for his troubles. Turning around she grabbed him by the collar and threw him over her shoulder at the other patients who barely managed to get out of the way.

"Time to finish this before someone gets seriously hurt." Scott said taking aim. Right before he blasted her someone shoved him causing him to misfire. Instead of hitting Sarah he hit the ceiling blowing another hole in it.

"Alex why did you stop me from attacking?" demanded Scott angrily. He glared at his little brother intently who glared right back at him.

"Have you forgotten that you're still not completely recovered from your trauma? Look at what your powers did while you were asleep and just now! You would have killed her! Leave Sarah to us we can handle her." Alex instructed him as he ran after Jaime.

Scott started to protest but was silenced by Ororo, "No your brother's right. We don't know the full effects of Forge's equipment and Danielle's powers had on us. Until we do we shouldn't use our powers."

Scott watched helplessly as Alex used his energy blast to try and stop Sarah's rampage only to have her power deflected and turned back on him. Jaime multiplied into a whole army and held her in place while Bobby froze her. But that didn't slow her down in the slightest. It just seems to make her madder.

"You have attempted to turn me into the world's deadliest weapon. Allow me to demonstrate why that was a mistake!" she growled charging Xavier who was still in his telepathic contact with Jean. He had no idea that he was in danger.

"Professor watch out!" they all screamed. Xavier came out of his trance just in time to see Sarah grab his windpipe. They watched in horror as she started crushing his windpipe. Soon he would be dead.

That's when a blue energy field surrounded the crazed girl and lifted her high in the air. She was tried to scream, but was paralyzed and unable to move at all. Her claws were forced back inside her body causing her wither in agony. Everyone turned to the door to see Wanda standing there with her arm outstretched.

"I can see why you called me back home Professor. Seems I was missing one hell of a party." Wanda said simply as she put dropped the unconscious form of X23 onto her bed. "Seems I got here just in the nick of time."

"Thank you Wanda for that timely assist, but I fear that we haven't seen the end of her horrors. Something is happening in her mind to Paige and if she doesn't wake up soon we risk losing her forever." Xavier told everyone grimly.

"NO! We can't lose Paige. Professor isn't there anything you can do to prevent this from happening?" Sam begged desperately. He was panic stricken that something was going to happen to his favorite little sister.

"We just have to have faith that she'll be okay."

Husk was anything but okay. She was terrified, panicking, and in agony as Viper conducting her little experiment on her. She fought with all her might to free herself from her bonds, but it was useless. All she could do was stand there in agony as they shot volts of electricity through her to weaken her body enough to receive the metal. "Somebody help me please!" she wailed

"Stop this madness now! Let her go Viper; you know that she won't survive the process. Show some compassion!" Boom Boom begged. She looked first at Viper then Husk then back at Viper. Never in her life had she felt this helpless.

"I don't even know the meaning of the word compassion. Besides if my experiment fails at least I've gained some valuable knowledge that could be useful later on. But I doubt the process will fail. I have faith in my scientist to do as I command little girl." Viper replied venomously.

"We got to stop this procedure now or Husk is done for," Shadow whispered hurriedly to Mirage.

"I know, but I've tried using my powers to free us and it didn't work. The only one who can prevent Husk's demise is strapped to a surgical table ten feet from us," she whispered back miserably.

"Then maybe we should try and remind her of that friendship."

X23 was attempting to free herself from her restraints. She had no wish to partake in anything Hydra had planned for her. She had already suffered enough in her young life she didn't need more pain. Turning to face the tank she noted with some pity that the young girl looked like she was in tremendous pain and they hadn't even started feeding her the adamantium. X23 had little doubt in her mind she survive the process.

"Why do I care so much about that girl? It's not my concern if she lives or dies. My only concern is should be what they're going to do next to me. Still I can't get rid of this strange feeling that this girl and I share a special bond. What's wrong with me?" X23 wondered. Suddenly she heard some commotion from the prisoners.

"Sarah! X23 listen to us! You name is Sarah Logan! I know you think I'm lying, but I'm not! Everyone word coming out of my mouth is true. This isn't real! You're having a nightmare and if you don't wake up soon you and all of us will die! You have to save Paige! She's your best friend in the entire world! Come on Sarah remember!" Mirage shouted at her before the guards punched her in the stomach causing her to be unvoiced.

Her words were the same ones she heard before, but this time they sparked something inside of her. She had no idea if anything she said was true, but deep down she knew that the girl, Paige, was her friend and needed her help. Growling angrily she used all her strength to rip the bonds off thus freeing herself.

"Stop her! She mustn't halt the procedure!" roared Viper. "And you three don't stop the experiment till it's complete! I will have my weapon no matter what do you hear me!" she screamed at the cowering scientist. They nodded frightened and accelerated the procedure.

"AHHHHHHHHHHH! Someone help me please!" Husk screamed into her mask as she started to feel the liquid metal being forced through the tubes. In a few minutes it would attempt to bury itself through her skin and attach to her bones and she was willing to bet she die.

X23 heard the girl cry out. She didn't have much time. Launching into a perfect triple front flip she landed in the middle of the barrage of guards. Growling angrily she lunged at one of them ignoring the bullets as they tore through her body.

She tore the gun out of the first guy's hands and hurled him into two others. Spinning around she snapped the neck of the next guard and tore the arm out of the other. They wanted a deadly killing machine? Well that's what they get! The next few minutes were blurred as she systematically eliminated each guard.

She came out of her frenzy when she heard the panic cries from the prisoners. Snapping to attention she saw the adamantium about to enter the poor girl's body. Grabbing a rifle she unloaded it into the tank shattering the glass and causing the liquid to pour out everywhere.

"NO! My beautiful experiment!" Viper whaled. The scientist had had enough and decided to book.

X23 didn't let her torturers voice distract her. Discarding the gun she jumped up next to the girl and undid her bonds. Quickly she lowered her to floor, but before she could get out of the chamber the tubes fed the adamantium into her own body!

The X-Factor and New Mutants watched in stunned disbelief as Sarah received her deadly claws. Their faces contorted into pity and pain as they watched her new weapons emerged. What was going to happen now?

X23 jumped down and checked Husk pulse. The girl was hurt severally, but still alive if just barely. She looked coldly into Viper's eyes and threatened her. "You tried to kill my friend, turn me into a weapon, and eliminate my only chance at a normal life. You have caused nothing, but pain and misery to others. It ends tonight. You're going to die right here right now!"

"You against me? You don't stand a chance even with your newly equipped claws." Viper boasted

"She won't be alone. X-Factor! New Mutants! Together we can beat her!" Mirage ordered as they suddenly found themselves free and in position to land a final assault. X23 grinned ready for the fight of her life. For the first time in her life Viper felt fear.

Boom Boom started off throwing down some of her telekinetic bombs causing Viper to stumble. Next Magma hurled fireballs at her burning slightly. Shadow transformed into his shadow form and assaulted her while Daytripper fired a high-powered forcebolts straight through her body. Mirage blaster her with a vicious nightmare while Sunspot used his super strength to take hurl her towards the X23. "That's for the kiss lady!"

Viper tried to get up, but she never had a chance. X23 was in full rage as she used her new claws to gut the life out of her master. Finally it was over and she collapsed to the ground in a heap sobbing. "It's over, it's finally over."

"Not yet it isn't. You haven't woken up and Husk is in big trouble!" Boom Boom said rushing to the side of the fallen girl. She cradled the young girl in her arms. By the looks of things her team mate and boyfriends little sister wasn't okay.

Husk was a mess. She was bleeding profoundly from open wounds and bits of metal were sticking out from her skin. She was barely breathing and she wasn't moving. A quick check of her armband revealed that her internal systems had almost completely shut down. If she didn't get help soon she would die.

"We have to send her back to the real world! Help me remove her armband so the failsafe will place her back in the Danger Room." Boom Boom said anxiously as she started to unstrap the armband.

"Boom Boom stop! Forge said he wasn't sure if the failsafe would work! Her mind could be trapped forever here if we take off the armband!" Shadow yelled at her grabbing her hands.

"We have to try! Husk live depends on it! There's nothing in this stupid dream that can save her life!"

"Maybe there is." Mirage mused eyeing Sarah. An idea was forming in her head. She didn't know if it would work, but it was their only option. "Guys I have an idea, but its risky and it may not work."

"We don't have any choice. Whatever it is do it fast!" Boom Boom pleaded.

"X23, Sarah I need your help. I need you to focus your whole heart and mind on your healing abilities. Imagine that you're giving them to Husk here." Mirage instructed as she kneeled down next to Husk. In one hand she took Husks cold hand and in the other she held onto Sarah who kneeled down and grasped Husk's other hand.

"What are you doing? Sarah can't possibly transfer her powers to Husk!" Boom Boom screamed.

"With me acting as a conduit she can. Think about it I project dreams into people's minds, which means I can channel Sarah dream energy into Husk's body so she can use her powers to heal. It's worth a shot." Mirage told them.

"You have no choice. Let me help save my friend." Sarah said pleading. The others nodded and prayed to God this would work.

Sarah focused her mind on her healing powers and imagined them traveling through her body into Mirage down her arm into Husk and back into her. Nothing happened at first but then the three of them started glowing brilliant white, blue, and red.

"What in God's name is going on?" Sunspot demanded as he gazed at the three girls.

"I have no idea, but I think its working! Look at Husk's body! Her wounds are closing!" Daytripper pointed out excitedly.

It was true. Slowly but surely Husk's wounds were closing up, her systems started up again, and she started breathing properly again. Suddenly her eyes flew open and she gasped in amazement. Instantly the three of them broke their connection and things returned to normal.

"Paige! Oh Paige your okay! I thought we lost you!" Boom Boom sobbed happily.

"I'm okay really. Thanks to my best friend and Mirage here. Looks like I have two guardian angels in my life. I wouldn't be here if you two hadn't trusted one another and tried your crazy idea." Husk said shakily.

"You're welcome best friend. I look forward to seeing you in real life." Sarah said smiling as her nightmare ended. The last sight she saw was her friends waving goodbye.

Sarah blinked her eyes open and sat up. Her entire body felt like it had just been put through a seven-hour workout schedule in the Danger Room at Level Ten. Someone placed her hands on her shoulder. It was Wanda smiling. "Welcome back to the real world. Glad that you're not trying to kill us anymore."

"But I did in my dream. In my dream I killed Viper," Sarah whispered tiredly.

"Sarah! What about my sister? Is Paige okay?" Sam asked anxiously. His eyes where filled with worry.

Sarah smiled reassuringly at him. "You needn't worry. Paige was in danger of dying, but thanks to Danielle and me she's alive and well. I can only hope that the two of them can save the only family that matters to me," as she gazed at her father lovingly.