Hey everyone! Heeere's chapter 20!

Wow! I'd never thought I'd make it this far.

Sorry for taking a long time to update. But it wasn't just my job keeping me busy; I wanted to take a bit of a break and get on with my social life. And I have a couple things going on.

The chapters mentioned in here are 2, 7, and 15. 2 mentions the aftermath of the reset button; 7 mentions the journey of the other personalities; and 15 mentions the nightmare and turmoil Mal dealt with.

This chapter was an old RP me and my friend, SailorMarble14, made years ago. (Thanks hon')

Sorry if I didn't write this one very well but I've been dealing with a lot lately and wanted to get this done as soon as possible.

I can't say when and if I'll get the next chapter up but try to be patient until I do, okay? Like I said, I'm dealing with some stuff and it's hard for me to write at times.

Next Chapter: The boys reminisce the good old days of their past.

Until next time, Enjoy!

I don't own Total Drama or the characters.

Chapter 20: Nightmares

It was night time and all the personalities were asleep in the mind, except for mike who is moving around like he's having a nightmare.

Mike was tossing and turning frequently in his sleep, "No. No! Don't...leave me! Come back! Come back! No please! No! No!"

While this was going on, Mal was still asleep but started to wake up due to his brothers yelling, "Mike?" he yawned.

"No...don't go! Please! Come back! No, come back!" Mike began to tear up in his sleep, "Chester...Svetlana...Vito...Manitoba...Mal...come back. Please..."

Feeling that something was wrong, Mal lept out of bed and ran to his brother to wake him up. "Mike! Mike! Wake up!"

"No! No! Ahhhh!"

"MIKE!" Mal yelled and shook him.

The young man woke up to see his brother hovering over him and staring at him with great concern.

"Huh? What?" he looked around, "Mal? What happened?"

"You where having a nightmare." Mal sits down on the bed and rubs Mike's back, "What happened?"

Feeling that he's about to cry, Mike hugs Mal and buries his face in his shoulder, "Mal! Don't ever leave me again!"

Mal sighed as he hugged Mike back, "I won't. I told you lots of times that I wouldn't leave you ever again and I meant it."

"I know but...I had a dream where you and the others disappeared after pressing that stupid reset button!" Mike sobbed as he explained his dream, "I-I'm so s-scared that you guys will go away again and we'll never be a family anymore! I don't want that, Mal! I don't want to lose you guys again!"

Mal rubbed his brothers back and starts humming a lullaby. It was the same lullaby from the music box they had as kids and they used to play it whenever one of them felt sad, upset, or sick. Normally it would calm them down, but Mike felt very crummy inside because of the fear of losing his personalities again.

"M-Mal...I don't want to feel this way. " he sniffled, "I don't want to believe my dream, but what if it does come true? I'm scared, big brother."

Mal held his brother closer and said,"It will never happen, because you know why?" Mike gave a shrug, "We'll never, ever leave you ever again. I promise."

"R-Really?"

"Really. After all, would I leave my little brother?" The older twin smiled and started to tickle Mike, only for him to, gently, push him off.

"Please Mal." Mike looked down, "I'm not in the mood."

Mal only frowned and knew that the dream must've been bad for Mike not to be engaged in a tickle fight like when they were little, "I'm sorry, Mike. I know it hurts but I know what you're going through."

"What do you mean?" Mike asked as he looked up.

He gave a deep sigh before he continued explaining, "Remember when I had that nightmare when I thought I was going to be evil again?"

"Y-Yeah."

"Well," Mal cleared his throat, "I do recall you, Svetlana, and the others saying to me that it will never happen."

"Oh yeah!" Mike nodded and remembered that awful night," You wouldn't stop crying after Svetlana found you. You told us about your nightmare and how it upset you." Mal nodded silently, "So, how I feel about the reset button is no different than how you feel about yourself."

"Yeah." his brother agreed, "And I know me and the others will be with you because you know why? To myself, I wish that me and our family well always be with you no matter what."

"You promise?" Mike asked.

Mal smiled and took his brothers hand to lock their pinkie fingers together, "I pinkie promise."

Mike felt his eyes well up again but it was not out of sadness, but of joy. He felt very comforted knowing that his older twin brother and the rest of his family will always be there for him, no matter what happens. Some of the fear still remained, but Mike felt like he needed to be strong for his family and for himself.

With a smile and a tear rolling down his cheek, Mike hugged Mal close, "Thank you, big brother."

"You're welcome, little bro'." Mal smiled and hugged right back.

Around three minutes or so, the boys ended their hug as the others came in to check on them. Manitoba, Svetlana, Vito, and Chester were all in their sleepwear and looked a little tired but were also concerned for Mike.

"What are you guys doing up?" Mal asked them.

"We heard Mike crying and came to see what was wrong." Chester answered and looked at Mike, "Is everything alright?"

Mike shook his head and explained what happened in his dream and what Mal had told him just now. He started to feel sad again after he finished telling about his dream again. Except for Mal, most of the personalities remembered the day they woke up in another part of the mind after pressing the reset button and it took them a long time before reuniting with Mike.

"Aww sweetie." Svetlana said as she hugged her brother and rubbed his back.

"It was awful!" the boy said as he buried his head in his sister's shoulder.

Everyone felt bad for the teen as Manitoba sat next to his brother and rubbed his back as well, "Its alright mate, we're here."

Mike sighed as he lifted his head, "I know and I understand what Mal told me, but I can't help being scared!"

Svetlana lets go as Vito takes Manitoba's place on the bed and wraps his arms around his little brother.

"Hey don't be scared, little bro." he said with a smile, "It will never happen, I promise."

"Vito is right, mate." Manitoba said, "We're a family, and families stick together."

Chester gave a small grin and he approached his grandsons and placed a gentle hand on Mike's shoulder, "Just try to calm down, sonny. We hate seeing you so sad like this."

"Thanks guys." Mike took a deep breath and felt better, "Hey, I know it's late but can you guys stay with me for a little bit? I don't want to be left alone."

"Of course, darling." Svetlana said as she gave her brother a kiss on the forehead.

"We're not going anywhere, bro." Vito patted Mike on the back.

"Yeah, we're by your side, big brother. Forever and ever." Svetlana added.

"I can't tell you how glad I am to hear that, guys." Mike wiped his eyes and smiled at his family.

Everyone sat on the bed with Mike and started to hug him as more tears of joy fall from his eyes.

"S-Sorry." Mike wiped his eyes with his sleeves, "I know I shouldn't cry but I can't help it. I'm happy and still a little sad at the same time."

"It's okay, little bro." Mal squeezed his shoulders, "We don't like seeing you sad, and we would do anything, even at a time like now, to help you."

"How?"

"Well what he means is when you're sad, we'll help you even if its the middle of the night." Chester explained.

"Thanks." Mike relaxed as he dried his eyes, "Sorry to wake you guys up so late."

"That's alright, sonny." Chester gave a chuckle and ruffled his hair, "Sleep is one thing, but family always comes first."

"Still, I hate to make you guys worry so much."

"It's alright, Mike." said Maintoba, "Like we've been saying, we hate seeing you sad, and we'll do anything to make you laugh and feel happy again."

"Thanks but I'm a little tired to be laughing now." he gave a big yawn as he finished.

"Okay zen." Svetlana stood up, "How about we let you get some rest und ve'll talk more in ze morning?"

"Okay." Mike stretched and started to lie down," Good night, guys."

"Good night, Mike. Night Mal. Sweet dreams." Everyone said as they left Mike and Mal alone.

Mal decided to sleep next to his brother for the night to make sure he doesn't have anymore bad dreams.

"So, ready to get some sleep?" Mal started to lay next to Mike.

"Yep." he yawned and closed his eyes, "Goodnight Mal."

"Night Mike." Mal yawned, "I love you."

"I love you, too."

They both fell asleep and had nothing but good dreams for the rest of the night. The next morning, Mike's grandfather and siblings talked to him about the dream and Mike felt more relaxed knowing his family is there to help him out.

That's what families are for: to help you whenever you need it. Day or night, they will always be there.

To Be Continued...