On the couch in Dan's office she was shaking, slightly tossing and turning, whimpering fearfully, was in a cold sweat, and felt like she had a fever.
Dan had notice something was wrong and carefully tried to wake her up. "Alex, Alex?"
She didn't seem to awaken at first but quickly snapped awake with a startled gasp.
She started gasping for air and sat up, coughing on what her mind told her was smoke.
Tears were streaming down her face as she panted heavily, still visibly shaking.
"Alex, what's wrong?" Dan asked, while trying his best to calm her down.
Alex didn't seem to process her surroundings at first but jumped slightly at his sudden voice, reaching her ears.
She slowly processed him standing beside her in worry and the security of the office space.
She coughed a bit more but it slowed as she continued to process.
She was still shaking rather bad and once she stopped coughing she started to sob from being so terrified.
She clung to Dan like a lifeline as she shook and sobbed.
He slowly put his arms around her, trying to comfort her with a hug as she cried.
He wasn't sure what could have scared her this bad and assumed it was just a nightmare.
Alex slowly calmed down and was quietly crying as she sat there with him. She seemed more at peace with him beside her.
"There we go...now, are you alright?" Dan asked her. "It felt like you have a fever or something."
She slowly nodded. "I... I th-think so...I... I talked with Herobrine..."
She shuddered. "He...He wasn't happy I wouldn't side with him..."
Dan stared at her for a moment before blinking in disbelief. "Wait, What? You talked to Herobrine?"
"Yeah...He...He talked to me. He tried to get me to side with him."
He suddenly looked very disturbed and concerned about this. "Oh Alex. He didn't hurt you, did he?"
"He...He tried to. Or at least threatened me when I said no..."
He placed his hand on her shoulder. "You made the right choice..." Although he didn't know what her choices were. But it didn't matter.
She just nodded. "He... Said something about the Elements and Elemental wielders or something. I'm not really sure."
Dan slightly frown as he thought about it. "Elemental wielders?" He said, quietly. "That's strange."
Alex agreed. "It was...he said that he'd find the elements and the wielders and destroy them...along with everything I hold dear, me included, and his brother whom I assume is Notch..." She told him, staring down at her lap.
Her voice was quiet and barely there as she spoke now.
"Here." Dan offered her some tissue paper. "I already told Justin about Herobrine..."
She nodded accepting the tissue. "Thanks... now wh-" she was interrupted by Dan's phone buzzing at them.
He looked over at the phone and checked out who it was.