Odd story on this one. I was basically thinking up potential questions for a Q&A (I have an ego, sue me) and this came about from that. Although if anyone wants to ask any of the large cast anything, then go ahead. I would just ask that you keep it to my OC's. I'm not sure how good I'd be with the Guardians or Pitch.

Also, this can take place in the HOG/Mimpossible universe as well. For those who have read the second HOG/Mim crossover on my DeviantArt, part of that mentioned dream sequence will make sense.

A sharp intake of breath at around 3AM signalled Jackie being thrust from another nightmare.

Breathing heavily her eyes scanned the ceiling, trying to pick out something familiar in the dark and bad vision. When nothing else happened her breathing began to slow and she sat up, reaching for where she knew her glasses were.

That had been a particularly bad one, even though the images in her brain were starting to drip away like sand in an hourglass. It had made as much sense as Alice in Wonderland, and not helped by Jamie's recent lecture material on Revenants that he'd mentioned.

Jackie sighed and got out of bed, calling back the frost that had formed in her sleep. Jamie shifted under the covers, showing that he had been woken up as well.

Jackie winced, but quickly and quietly stepped over Taboo, whose ear flicked in her direction, before changing into a shirt and shoes.

Time to go for a nightly run.

Jackie was back inside as the sun was peeking over the horizon, and at this point she would drop back into bed for a few more hours of sleep. This sleep would normally be devoid of nightmares, but this time, Jackie paused.

Jamie was back asleep and Taboo was dozing peacefully, but when Jackie considered going to sleep, she felt something twist unpleasantly in her gut.

It took her a minute to recognise the sensation as fear, an emotion she usually shoved to one side and ignored.

She clicked her tongue in annoyance, fear was not necessary here. It had no purpose and she should go back to bed. Jackie took another step towards the bed, only for the twisting sensation to start again, more aggressively.

There was no emotion strong enough to block it out, and she did try to shove it aside, only for it to start up again pretty quickly.

Well, there were some reports that needed reading over, maybe she could get an early start on those before heading off to the bookshop later.

Nodding to herself, Jackie left the room and got herself an early breakfast.

Later Jamie would raise an eyebrow when he found out Jackie was already working, but would ultimately brush it off for now.

Jamie let out a long yawn at around eleven that night, stretching far enough to cause some of his joints to pop. He then went all the way and cracked his knuckles, neck and back.

"Seriously?" sighed Jackie, loud enough to be heard from the other side of the room.

"You're just jealous." he called over to Jackie's desk

"Really not."

"You keep telling yourself that." Jamie stood up, stretching once again, but without the joint popping this time. "I'm gonna to go to bed, you coming?".

There was a pause before the answer.

"No, I'm going to stay up for a bit longer. Get these done."

"Okay, night Jackie, love you." Jamie called again, leaving the room.

"Love you too."

A few hours later Taboo stretched and nudged Jackie, who was still at her desk.

"C'mon, you should go to bed."

"I'm fine."

Taboo growled, that phrase was not a good sign.

"I know you didn't go to bed at dawn this morning, so go to bed."

"It's a lot of paperwork."

"Jackie..."

"One night without sleep won't kill me."

Taboo growled, but also yawned, feeling Jackie's own tiredness through their connection.

"You're tired though."

"Go to bed Taboo."

"Only if you will."

Jackie let her own growl of annoyance. "Taboo, just leave it. Go to bed."

Taboo sat down on her rump, staring at Jackie. The answer was clear.

Jackie lifted her hand and clenched it, allowing frost to form on the doorknob to the bedroom. She might regret what she was about to do.

Taboo appeared to lose control of her body, and was slowly lifted off the ground.

"Jackie, don't you dare!" Taboo let out a real world growl as Jackie used her power to lift the ice tiger and move her towards the door.

"Jacqueline Olivia Davies. Put. Me. DOWN!" Taboo snarled, which Jackie ignored, her twitching fingers the only sign of the ice manipulation.

Taboo's back foot met the wall and she took the opportunity to push off the wall, temporally breaking Jackie's hold.

"For moon's sake Jackie what was that about?" Taboo demanded once she'd landed, teeth bared and growling. "You know I hate that!"

"Just go to bed, I'll be going soon as well." Jackie assured, having not looked up from her paperwork the entire time.

"Like I believe that."Taboo snapped, but she turned away and walked out of the room anyway. "Whatever, see if I care."

Taboo used her tail to pull the bedroom door shut behind her, and when the click was heard Jackie relaxed and sighed. She leaned back and rubbed her eyes underneath her glasses, letting out a yawn while doing so.

"What am I doing? I should go to bed..."

There was that twisting again, that reluctance.

"What is the matter with me?!" Jackie hissed to herself. "This isn't like me at all!"

As she glared at her desk in irritation she noticed even her hands were shaking, and she let out a humourless 'heh'.

"I can't believe this. I'm actually scared of going to sleep." She muttered so hopefully no one would hear.

She gripped her desk and stood up, with the full intent of putting this 'to bed' as it were. However, there it was, that reluctance, she just couldn't make herself move towards the bedroom. She couldn't even remember the last nightmare, other than... The Revenants.

Jackie shuddered, seeing the glow of their eyes in her mind. She didn't know if they were a real thing or not, although it was often said among Descendants that 'all the stories are true.' Who's to say that the mythical creatures that Jamie learns about on his course are actually all real, and are either hidden or extinct. She should really go through the Records Room again if she was that curious, and this train of thought was only stalling her.

Although...

"Maybe I'll do some late night reading. Maybe I'll fall asleep naturally that way." Jackie conceded out loud, writing a note to Jamie in case she wasn't back when he was up, and leaving the flat for the HOG base.

"Sir? Sir?"

Jackie stirred in her dreamless sleep, for once not instantly awake. She was at an odd position, sitting with her head resting on something solid in front of her.

Went to the Records Room... Must have fallen asleep...

Well, at least she had gotten some, and no nightmares either. That was a plus.

With a tired groan Jackie lifted her head and looked at the person disturbing her sleep. Ironically it was a Descendant of Sandman, one of the Scribes no doubt.

"Ah, you're awake." The Descendant took a nervous step back. He seemed to be a little younger than Jackie, and infinity more fidgety and nervous.

Jackie sat right up, yawned and stretched before looking over at the Scribe. "How long have I been here, do you know?"

"I-I saw you come in a few hours ago. I d-don't think you've been asleep for that long though..."

Jackie nodded absentmindedly, looking down at the document she'd been reading. She couldn't remember reading any of it.

Well, poor memory is a sign of sleep deprivation... I think.

Jackie groaned, startling the other Descendant, who hadn't left. This had gone on too long already. She wasn't the kind of person who gave into fear easily, so she should just go to bed.

Jackie stood up, rubbing her eyes beneath her glasses.

"Thanks you for waking me, I suggest you get back to what you were doing."

"Yes sir!" the Descendant scurried off somewhere and Jackie resisted the urge to groan again.

Whatever, let's just actually go to bed. At this point hopefully I'm too tired to care.

Jackie stirred, and was suddenly alert and awake, then frowning in confusion. She was staring up at the ceiling as she lay in bed, having been too tired to be scared earlier, as she'd predicted. However, the ceiling was a lot lighter than it should be.

She rolled over and reached out for her glasses. Once the alarm clock swam in clarity Jackie shot upright. It was 10AM.

"No!" Jackie cried, jumping out of bed, not worrying about trying to dodge Taboo, she wasn't there. Jackie was supposed to be at the shop by 8!

"No no no no no no no, damnit!" How could she have overslept like that? Had she forgotten to set the alarm in her sleep deprived delirium? No, it was always set to the same time!

Jackie tore into the kitchen for something to eat, looking for where she had last left her phone. Jamie was sat at the table with a piece of toast, and Taboo was sitting with her head on the table, both looking oddly calm in Jackie's whirlwind.

"Morning Jackie." He said, as calm as he looked.

"Morning." Jackie was ripping open cupboards. She could not be late. She did not do late for something like this!

"Relax Jackie." Jamie started, but Jackie interrupted.

"Relax? I'm late for work, by about two hours!"

"He called Tina." said Taboo, the same time Jamie said. "I called Tina."

Jackie paused, looking at the two of them. "What?"

"I called Tina, and said you wouldn't be coming in because you hadn't been sleeping properly." Jamie looked smug as he bit into his toast. "I woke up when you came in from wherever you'd been at 6AM, and I would suggest you go back to bed. Four hours of sleep is not enough."

"I can run on that much." Jackie had calmed down now, just standing there holding an open cupboard door.

"I don't care. As your boyfriend, and friend in general, I would say go to back to bed."

"It'll be noon in two hours."

"And? You've never slept that long?" Jamie paused for a second before answering his own question. "Wait, of course you never did that. Well, no time like the present! Go and feel what it's like to sleep until the afternoon guilt free!" he laughed.

Jackie raised her eyebrows. "I'm not doing that. I'm up now, might as well stay up."

Taboo let out an amused growl. "Go to bed, or I will drag you, like you tried to do to me last night."

"You're not going to let that go for a while, are you?" Jackie asked, having located what she wanted and was pouring cereal into a bowl.

"Correct. I'm going to milk this one."

"Fair enough, I deserve it." Jackie shrugged, sitting down to eat opposite Jamie, only to have Jamie pull her bowl away from her.

"Jamie." Jackie sighed. "Give me the bowl."

"I will if you go to bed." Jamie had a half smirk on his face.

"Jamie, give me the bowl."

"Nope."

Jackie frosted the bottom of the bowl and pulled it back towards her that way.

Only to have Jamie reach over and take it back again.

"We can do this all day." Jamie was full on grinning now.

"Just let me eat, Jamie!" despite herself, Jackie was laughing.

"Go to bed and get up no earlier than 1PM, and I'll stop being annoying."

Jackie threw her hands up in defeat, finally admitting that she was still tired.

"Alright, you win. I'm going back to bed." She got up and walked back to the bedroom.

"See you in three hours!" Jamie called after her.

"Love you too!"

"Aaand this went from humorous to lovey dovey in five seconds flat." Taboo grumbled.

You love it really. At least I'm not trying to force you anywhere.

"Only I can bring that up!" Taboo laughed reluctantly, trying to remain irritable.

Sure, sure.

Revenants are undead beings that were either wronged or murdered when they were alive. They retain all their memories from when they were alive, and only have one goal, to kill the person that wronged them. They also have no love for the rest of humanity, killing any humans they come across. They are stronger, faster and more intelligent than something like a zombie, and can exist at various stages of decomposition. They've been known to drink blood, and when they find their target, their eyes begin to glow.

You can see why Jackie would be worried about these things existing.